The Young Englishwoman1875 |
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... eyes on his book , " some of the others may have seen him . " Trubie took the hint - if such it was meant to be- and withdrew . He spent the next half hour in knocking at sundry doors , and repeating , with slight variation , the ...
... eyes on his book , " some of the others may have seen him . " Trubie took the hint - if such it was meant to be- and withdrew . He spent the next half hour in knocking at sundry doors , and repeating , with slight variation , the ...
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... eyes , at last , from the path on which they had been fixed in abstraction , he saw that the long vista before him was once more enlivened by a moving object . His keen , far sight , trained in western wilds , easily made it out to be a ...
... eyes , at last , from the path on which they had been fixed in abstraction , he saw that the long vista before him was once more enlivened by a moving object . His keen , far sight , trained in western wilds , easily made it out to be a ...
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... eyes fixed upon the half - open door , I heard within a jingle of glasses and phials . It was a sound not to be mistaken , and almost at the same instant a voice said near me , in hoarse whisper- " Bring a light ! " a I started up ...
... eyes fixed upon the half - open door , I heard within a jingle of glasses and phials . It was a sound not to be mistaken , and almost at the same instant a voice said near me , in hoarse whisper- " Bring a light ! " a I started up ...
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... eyes . Most people called these black , deceived by the shadow of the jetty lashes . They were wide open , now , and the light of a sunny , mid - day streamed in upon her face through the window , yet the upper part of the irid was ...
... eyes . Most people called these black , deceived by the shadow of the jetty lashes . They were wide open , now , and the light of a sunny , mid - day streamed in upon her face through the window , yet the upper part of the irid was ...
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... eyes all alight with fire and dew . " Glorious ! One likes to remember that upon such a foundation as your Dundee and his followers our Re- public was built , " assented the listener . " And then ? " " And then " -taking up the words ...
... eyes all alight with fire and dew . " Glorious ! One likes to remember that upon such a foundation as your Dundee and his followers our Re- public was built , " assented the listener . " And then ? " " And then " -taking up the words ...
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Popular passages
Page 2 - Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Page 538 - Like a mighty army Moves the Church of God ! Brothers, we are treading Where the saints have trod ; We are not divided, All one Body we, One in hope and doctrine, One in charity.
Page 478 - TELL me not, Sweet, I am unkind That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, Dear, so much, Loved I not Honour more.
Page 238 - But the beating of my own heart Was all the sound I heard. He came not, — no, he came not,— The night came on alone, — The little...
Page 159 - We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives Who thinks most — feels the noblest — acts the best.
Page 359 - I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.
Page 122 - Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long : And so make life, death, and that vast for-ever One grand, sweet song.
Page 538 - Crowns and thrones may perish. Kingdoms rise and wane, But the Church of Jesus Constant will remain ; Gates of hell can never 'Gainst that Church prevail ; We have Christ's own promise, And that cannot fail. Onward, etc. 5 Onward, then, ye people ! Join our happy throng ! Blend with ours your voices In the triumph song ! Glory, laud, and honor, Unto Christ the King ; This through countless ages Men and angels sing.
Page 50 - How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectared sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Page 159 - The friends who in our sunshine live, When winter comes, are flown ; And he who has but tears to give, Must weep those tears alone. But Thou wilt heal that broken heart, Which, like the plants that throw Their fragrance from the wounded part, Breathes sweetness out of woe.