The dull stone house, by Kenner Deene, Volume 2; Volume 1051862 |
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... girl's slight hand lay in his . Very feverish , " said he . 66 Margaret sighed . Then Paul began to look for pen and paper . He wrote a pre- scription . He rose . It was time for him to go , but he lingered . He lingered un- bidden ...
... girl's slight hand lay in his . Very feverish , " said he . 66 Margaret sighed . Then Paul began to look for pen and paper . He wrote a pre- scription . He rose . It was time for him to go , but he lingered . He lingered un- bidden ...
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... a white chiselled face , and two blue eyes , and a voice of marvel- lous sweetness . The words this voice uttered were nothing in themselves . He had never heard this girl express a senti- ment or 8 THE DULL STONE HOUSE .
... a white chiselled face , and two blue eyes , and a voice of marvel- lous sweetness . The words this voice uttered were nothing in themselves . He had never heard this girl express a senti- ment or 8 THE DULL STONE HOUSE .
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... girl , mounted on a fine horse . In her black hat , falling feather , and long , sweep- ing riding dress , this girl looked like the sweet vignette of some painter's fancy . Shaded by the drooping branches of the beech trees , B 5 THE ...
... girl , mounted on a fine horse . In her black hat , falling feather , and long , sweep- ing riding dress , this girl looked like the sweet vignette of some painter's fancy . Shaded by the drooping branches of the beech trees , B 5 THE ...
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... girl courte- ously thanked him , turned her horse's head and rode off , Paul felt refreshed , as though a voice had cheered him and whis- pered hope to him . He was at that time a dreaming creature , and he never thought of inquiring ...
... girl courte- ously thanked him , turned her horse's head and rode off , Paul felt refreshed , as though a voice had cheered him and whis- pered hope to him . He was at that time a dreaming creature , and he never thought of inquiring ...
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... girl after all , but I think I should like to address her in the words of Madame de Maintenon , - ' Je ne suis pas prévenus contre vous mais je vois dans vous un orgueil effroyable . ' Margaret thinks that all in the middle ranks are ...
... girl after all , but I think I should like to address her in the words of Madame de Maintenon , - ' Je ne suis pas prévenus contre vous mais je vois dans vous un orgueil effroyable . ' Margaret thinks that all in the middle ranks are ...
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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...