The dull stone house, by Kenner Deene, Volume 2; Volume 1051862 |
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Page 49
... opened the French window , and walked out into the mellow , September sunshine ; and the cool breeze fanned his brow , and he grew calmer . What 99 In the solitude of her luxurious chamber sat Margaret Percy , plunged amid the soft VOL ...
... opened the French window , and walked out into the mellow , September sunshine ; and the cool breeze fanned his brow , and he grew calmer . What 99 In the solitude of her luxurious chamber sat Margaret Percy , plunged amid the soft VOL ...
Page 62
... opened softly . She turned , and found herself face to face with Charles Bingham Roggmoore . He was serene and smiling , but there was a most unpleasant light in his eye . " Good morning , sweet Queen of Flow- ers , " said he , gaily ...
... opened softly . She turned , and found herself face to face with Charles Bingham Roggmoore . He was serene and smiling , but there was a most unpleasant light in his eye . " Good morning , sweet Queen of Flow- ers , " said he , gaily ...
Page 71
... opened sudden- ly and Emma came out in the rain - her hair was disordered , she wore a thin dress of light muslin . Her face was strangely pale . " Charles , go in , I'll lead your horse round and unsaddle him , " and he walked in ...
... opened sudden- ly and Emma came out in the rain - her hair was disordered , she wore a thin dress of light muslin . Her face was strangely pale . " Charles , go in , I'll lead your horse round and unsaddle him , " and he walked in ...
Page 88
... opened his eyes , and gave some signs of returning life . In about four hours time from the depar- ture of the groom , Paul , splashed with mud , and heated from his rough and hasty ride , came into the sick man's room . He bled him a ...
... opened his eyes , and gave some signs of returning life . In about four hours time from the depar- ture of the groom , Paul , splashed with mud , and heated from his rough and hasty ride , came into the sick man's room . He bled him a ...
Page 101
... opened it , and then rushed with it to the room which he usually occu- pied at Percy Priory . Some hours later we find him in the shrubbery , still perusing the same startling sheet of vellum . " This is true , and plain , and positive ...
... opened it , and then rushed with it to the room which he usually occu- pied at Percy Priory . Some hours later we find him in the shrubbery , still perusing the same startling sheet of vellum . " This is true , and plain , and positive ...
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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...