The Wilmingtons: A Novel, Volume 1H. Colburn, 1850 |
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admiration affection affectionate beautiful began believe brother called Caroline carriage character charming colour countenance daughter dear aunt dear boy dearest delicacy delightful dressed Duchess endeavoured Estcourt eyes face Fairy Queen father feeling fellow felt fine air Flavia flowers fond gentle George loved grandmamma grandmother grave hand handsome happy Harry loved Harry Wilmington Harry's head heard heart Henry honour impa indulgence lady laughing least lisped little girl little pony lived Lizzy look Lord George manner melancholy mind mingled mington Miss Emerson moping mother never nosegay painful phaeton pleasure poor possessed pretty racter rich Roehampton seemed Selwyn shyness side sighed sitting smile sofa sort spirits splendid stood suffered sure sweet Sweet Caroline talk taste tell temper tender things thought truth turned unso Vernon vexed walked whilst wife wish youth وو
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Página 4 - Heaven lies about us in our infancy ! Shades of the prison-house begin to close upon the growing boy, but he beholds the light and whence it flows, he sees it in his joy; the youth who daily from the East must travel, still is Nature's priest, and by the vision splendid is on his way attended ; at length the man perceives it die away and fade into the light of common day.
Página 2 - ... (as I collect), the career of cost, and heat, and hatred, of reproach, scandal, and misery, in which they are now engaged, of which neither this day nor this year, nor perhaps another will, I fear, see the end, and which seems well to exemplify an old English saying, that the mother of mischief is no bigger than a midge's wing.
Página 218 - Pray only that thine aching heart, From visions vain content to part, Strong for love's sake its woe to hide, May cheerful wait the Cross beside, Too happy if, that dreadful day, Thy life be given thee for a prey.
Página 176 - Some of those are your children, perhaps," she said, with a malignant smile. " The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children to the third and fourth generation. My sister's wrong shall be upon you and yours like a scourge of scorpions." She stepped out, and left him standing at the open doorway. The cold wind beat furiously upon his bare head, driving the frozen snow upon his face and great brown beard. He took no heed for a while. When he shut the door his eyes...
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Página 236 - ... been many fashions in my time. The greater part of the resi-dents, that is, the boys, change once in three years ; the fellows and tutors, perhaps, in half a dozen ; and every generation has its own fashion. There is no principle of stability in Oxford, except the Heads, and they are always the same, and always will be the same to the end of the chapter. What is in now," he asked, " among you youngsters ? drinking, or cigars ?" Charles laughed modestly, and said he hoped drinking had gone out...
Página 35 - She went up to him, and laid her hand upon his shoulder before he perceived her,—for he was deep in thought, his head dropped upon his breast, and looking very downcast.
Página 216 - Tiresome man! How teasing you horrid creatures are," &c. &c. Poor Caroline! this courting before her—her father's last sentence! But she had learned, as all who love peace, and are destined to live with those of less delicacy of feeling than themselves, must learn, to take no offence...