Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 142William Blackwood, 1887 - England |
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Page 11
... poor old Janet ; oh , it will not be good news to her . But what But what did Joyce say ? I should like to have been there ; and why , why did not you bring her up to the house with you ? But I see , -oh yes , it was better , it was ...
... poor old Janet ; oh , it will not be good news to her . But what But what did Joyce say ? I should like to have been there ; and why , why did not you bring her up to the house with you ? But I see , -oh yes , it was better , it was ...
Page 15
... Poor Colonel Hayward ! " and what a pity it was he had not a nicer wife ! Greta , however , had com- punctions at sight of the morti- fied and discomfited looks of the stranger . Greta was very kind- hearted , and did not like that any ...
... Poor Colonel Hayward ! " and what a pity it was he had not a nicer wife ! Greta , however , had com- punctions at sight of the morti- fied and discomfited looks of the stranger . Greta was very kind- hearted , and did not like that any ...
Page 21
... Poor old Janet ! the girl's head was full of a romance more thrilling than any romance she had ever read ; but Janet's was tragedy , far deeper , sounding every depth of despair , rising to every height of self- abnegation . And Peter !
... Poor old Janet ! the girl's head was full of a romance more thrilling than any romance she had ever read ; but Janet's was tragedy , far deeper , sounding every depth of despair , rising to every height of self- abnegation . And Peter !
Page 22
... poor lady , who had been speaking in slow and laboured tones , struggling against her emo- tion , became almost inaudible , and stopped , while old Janet , wringing her hands , cried out without know- ing she did so , " Oh , will ...
... poor lady , who had been speaking in slow and laboured tones , struggling against her emo- tion , became almost inaudible , and stopped , while old Janet , wringing her hands , cried out without know- ing she did so , " Oh , will ...
Page 46
... poor , and he used the influence he gained by his charities for their religious and social improvement . To use a common phrase , he found " his work cut out for him , " for law- less traditions and habits still lin- gered on the storm ...
... poor , and he used the influence he gained by his charities for their religious and social improvement . To use a common phrase , he found " his work cut out for him , " for law- less traditions and habits still lin- gered on the storm ...
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