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... give a whimsical twist when he wished to be waggish . " By my soul , but I'd have you to know it's a piece of dis- tinction to be waited on by a Benshee . It's a proof that one has pure blood in one's veins . But i'faith , now we are ...
... give a whimsical twist when he wished to be waggish . " By my soul , but I'd have you to know it's a piece of dis- tinction to be waited on by a Benshee . It's a proof that one has pure blood in one's veins . But i'faith , now we are ...
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... eye , and was reflected from it . She was sure it moved . Nay more , it seemed to give her a wink , as she had sometimes known her husband to do when living ! It struck a momentary chill to her heart ; for she 40 TALES OF A TRAVELLER .
... eye , and was reflected from it . She was sure it moved . Nay more , it seemed to give her a wink , as she had sometimes known her husband to do when living ! It struck a momentary chill to her heart ; for she 40 TALES OF A TRAVELLER .
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... since these gentlemen have given the adventures of their uncles and aunts , faith , and I'll even give you a chapter out of my own family history . " THE BOLD DRAGOON ; OR THE ADVENTURE OF MY GRANDFATHER THE ADVENTURE OF MY AUNT . 43.
... since these gentlemen have given the adventures of their uncles and aunts , faith , and I'll even give you a chapter out of my own family history . " THE BOLD DRAGOON ; OR THE ADVENTURE OF MY GRANDFATHER THE ADVENTURE OF MY AUNT . 43.
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... give him a good - humored box on the ear . In short , there was nobody knew better how to make his way among the petticoats than my grandfather . In a little while , as was his usual way , he took complete pos- session of the house ...
... give him a good - humored box on the ear . In short , there was nobody knew better how to make his way among the petticoats than my grandfather . In a little while , as was his usual way , he took complete pos- session of the house ...
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... give a signal for pursuit- " But I am running away from my subject with the recollection of youthful follies , " said the Baronet , check- ing himself . " Let us come to the point . " Among my familiar resorts was a cassino under the ...
... give a signal for pursuit- " But I am running away from my subject with the recollection of youthful follies , " said the Baronet , check- ing himself . " Let us come to the point . " Among my familiar resorts was a cassino under the ...
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Página 161 - I care not, fortune, what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face, You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve : Let health my nerves and finer fibres brace, And I their toys to the great children leave : Of fancy, reason, virtue, nought can me bereave.
Página 230 - ... true sympathy; how few love us for ourselves; how few will befriend us in our misfortunes; then it is that we think of the mother we have lost. It is true I had always loved my mother, even in my most heedless days; but I felt how inconsiderate and ineffectual had been my love. My heart melted as I retraced the days of infancy, when I was led by a mother's hand, and rocked to sleep in a mother's arms, and was without care or sorrow. "O my mother!
Página 363 - Now I remember those old women's words, Who in my wealth would tell me winter's tales, And speak of spirits and ghosts that glide by night About the place where treasure hath been hid...
Página xi - There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in travelling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one's position, and be bruised in a new place.