The dull stone house, by Kenner Deene, Volume 2; Volume 1051862 |
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... fire with indignation at his pre- sumption ; and he must go on loving this woman all his miserable life , with no hope before him . None . He must never try to move her pity , nor awaken her sympathy . He must suffer , and be dumb ...
... fire with indignation at his pre- sumption ; and he must go on loving this woman all his miserable life , with no hope before him . None . He must never try to move her pity , nor awaken her sympathy . He must suffer , and be dumb ...
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... fire and purple above where the pale form was stretched on the cross ? and the drooped figures of the women were bending towards the earth ? Or was it in the grey dawning of the day , when the anxious watchers questioned eagerly , with ...
... fire and purple above where the pale form was stretched on the cross ? and the drooped figures of the women were bending towards the earth ? Or was it in the grey dawning of the day , when the anxious watchers questioned eagerly , with ...
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... fire , my heart is a flame . Don't laugh , " and she turned the full gaze of her dark eyes on Paul . " I am not inclined to laugh , Emma ; you speak earnestly ; you are not acting . Then you really love this Roggmoore ? " " More than my ...
... fire , my heart is a flame . Don't laugh , " and she turned the full gaze of her dark eyes on Paul . " I am not inclined to laugh , Emma ; you speak earnestly ; you are not acting . Then you really love this Roggmoore ? " " More than my ...
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... fire burnt in his eye . Albert talked and laughed incessantly . After tea , Paul em- braced his mother and sister , and then he went for his horse . The sun had gone down , and it was in the autumn twilight that he left the white house ...
... fire burnt in his eye . Albert talked and laughed incessantly . After tea , Paul em- braced his mother and sister , and then he went for his horse . The sun had gone down , and it was in the autumn twilight that he left the white house ...
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Charlotte Smith. the table . Silver and crystal gleamed brightly . A fire was kindled . The couch was drawn up to it . Mrs. Withers and Jane were busy below . Albert was lolling by the fire mending his fishing lines , and greatly in Mrs ...
Charlotte Smith. the table . Silver and crystal gleamed brightly . A fire was kindled . The couch was drawn up to it . Mrs. Withers and Jane were busy below . Albert was lolling by the fire mending his fishing lines , and greatly in Mrs ...
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Page 131 - If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Page 109 - Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!
Page 106 - Ne'er tell me of glories serenely adorning The close of our day, the calm eve of our night: Give me back, give me back the wild freshness of morning, — Its smiles and its tears are worth evening's best light.
Page 156 - He was a good man and his loss will be deeply felt by a large circle of friends...
Page 210 - Towards the close of the last century, that is to say, about seventy years ago...