The dull stone house, by Kenner Deene, Volume 2; Volume 1051862 |
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... honour is very dear to me . " " Be completely at your ease . I am the fittest guardian of my own honour . " " I know you think so ; but may not love blind you ? If ambition sways you , then I may leave you to guard your own honour ; but ...
... honour is very dear to me . " " Be completely at your ease . I am the fittest guardian of my own honour . " " I know you think so ; but may not love blind you ? If ambition sways you , then I may leave you to guard your own honour ; but ...
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... honour is untouched , but my love is terrible , my jealousy wake- ful . Paul , if you could know all you would see that I suffer . " " Tell all then , Emma , I entreat , I im- plore you . " " Where's Paul , " said the voice of Mrs ...
... honour is untouched , but my love is terrible , my jealousy wake- ful . Paul , if you could know all you would see that I suffer . " " Tell all then , Emma , I entreat , I im- plore you . " " Where's Paul , " said the voice of Mrs ...
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... honour , I dare not say what I have to say to any one but Emma . " Paul was dreadfully excited , and he blundered , as excited with more ready tact , " I know what it that message from you must not hear . our own . " people do . people ...
... honour , I dare not say what I have to say to any one but Emma . " Paul was dreadfully excited , and he blundered , as excited with more ready tact , " I know what it that message from you must not hear . our own . " people do . people ...
Page 63
... honour by ad- dressing , Miss Heartley , has but one mean- ing , and he wishes to convey it to you at once . It is not an agreeable thing to say to a lady , but still it must be said . " " Would Mr. Roggmoore say it ? " Flora asked ...
... honour by ad- dressing , Miss Heartley , has but one mean- ing , and he wishes to convey it to you at once . It is not an agreeable thing to say to a lady , but still it must be said . " " Would Mr. Roggmoore say it ? " Flora asked ...
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... honour my poor house with your presence this evening ? I assure you you will find it to your ad- vantage to conciliate that very excitable young person . You may be a great gen- tleman ; but still , even a great gentle- man should try ...
... honour my poor house with your presence this evening ? I assure you you will find it to your ad- vantage to conciliate that very excitable young person . You may be a great gen- tleman ; but still , even a great gentle- man should try ...
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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...