The Myrtle and the Heather: A TaleJ.W. Parker, 1857 |
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... Italian . Her features were strikingly sym- metrical , her clear skin was tinged with the richest dye ; her dark hair , glistening in the sunshine like threads of gold , was bound round her slight head in profuse braids . With parted ...
... Italian . Her features were strikingly sym- metrical , her clear skin was tinged with the richest dye ; her dark hair , glistening in the sunshine like threads of gold , was bound round her slight head in profuse braids . With parted ...
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... Italian . Her features were strikingly sym- metrical , her clear skin was tinged with the richest dye ; her dark hair , glistening in the sunshine like threads of gold , was bound round her slight head in profuse braids . With parted ...
... Italian . Her features were strikingly sym- metrical , her clear skin was tinged with the richest dye ; her dark hair , glistening in the sunshine like threads of gold , was bound round her slight head in profuse braids . With parted ...
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... Italian mother , whom Mrs. Courtenay thought it right never to mention . Mrs. Courtenay died when Beatrice was nine years old ; many said that she was an inesti- mable woman , and that Mr. Courtenay would be lost without her . He ...
... Italian mother , whom Mrs. Courtenay thought it right never to mention . Mrs. Courtenay died when Beatrice was nine years old ; many said that she was an inesti- mable woman , and that Mr. Courtenay would be lost without her . He ...
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... Italian nature possessed Beatrice in this , as in some other hours of her existence ; giving her emotions a force which it seemed to surpass the strength of childhood to combat . At length she lay quiet in Serena's arms , almost too ...
... Italian nature possessed Beatrice in this , as in some other hours of her existence ; giving her emotions a force which it seemed to surpass the strength of childhood to combat . At length she lay quiet in Serena's arms , almost too ...
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... Italian vivacity . The artists thronged around , expressing their delight and sur- prise in every variety of gesture and tone , yet the gravity of Courtenay and of his granddaughter was little discomposed . The former contemplated with ...
... Italian vivacity . The artists thronged around , expressing their delight and sur- prise in every variety of gesture and tone , yet the gravity of Courtenay and of his granddaughter was little discomposed . The former contemplated with ...
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agent Anne Lindsay Anne's Annunziata asked Auldgirth aunt Baronet Beatrice's beauty believe better bosom Castle CHARLES KINGSLEY child countenance Countess Countess of St Courtenay's cried Judith dear delight desire Donaldson Duror English exclaimed eyes face fancy father feel felt Fergus Flavio Florence gazed Gerald girl grandfather hand head hear heard heart Heir of Redclyffe Helens Heronry Horace Lindsay Horace's Howard Judith Maxwell knew Lady Rhoda Lady St Lindsay's lips listened look Maddalena Massillon Maxwell's mind Miss Courtenay Miss Evelyn Miss Lindsay Miss Maxwell Morag morning mother Naples never night Oreste paused Pompey pray promise replied Beatrice replied Judith returned San Miniato scarcely side Signor silence sing Sir Roderic Sir Roderic's smile sorrow speak spirit spoke sure tears tell thee thought tion told tone turned uncle uttered voice watched wish words young
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Página 118 - Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and smiles And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller betwixt life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength and skill : A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With...
Página 160 - The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
Página 62 - A wave o' the sea, that you might ever do Nothing but that ; move still, still so, and own No other function. Each your doing, So singular in each particular, Crowns what you are doing in the present deeds, That all your acts are queens.
Página 123 - I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
Página 28 - ... such as speak wrong. 15 I should utterly have fainted, but that I believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 16 O tarry thou the Lord's leisure ; be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart; and put thou thy trust in the Lord.
Página 192 - Kilmeny looked up with a lovely grace, But nae smile was seen on Kilmeny's face; As still was her look, and as still was her ee, As the stillness that lay on the emerant lea, Or the mist that sleeps on a waveless sea. For Kilmeny had been she...
Página 203 - Grands seroient inutiles sur la terre, s'il ne s'y tronvoit des pauvres et des malheureux. Ils ne doivent leur élévation qu'aux besoins publics; et loin que les peuples soient faits pour eux, ils ne sont eux-mêmes tout ce qu'ils sont, que pour les peuples.
Página 164 - I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go : and I will guide thee with Mine eye.
Página 267 - So to the sea we came ; the sea, that is A world of waters heaped up on hie, Rolling like mountaines in wide wildernesse, Horrible, hideous, roaring with hoarse crie.