The First Lieutenant's Story, Volume 140Routledge, 1856 - 455 pages |
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... never knew any Italians . " " I consider myself , however , more English than Italian , " she added ; though I have never yet seen England . " " Why , has your father always lived here ? " 66 66 Always since my birth . My mother died ...
... never knew any Italians . " " I consider myself , however , more English than Italian , " she added ; though I have never yet seen England . " " Why , has your father always lived here ? " 66 66 Always since my birth . My mother died ...
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... never been much at home , of late years ; always at school or at sea . ' " How sad your mother must be then , living all - quite alone ! " " I suppose she is ; but , somehow , I never thought of i before . " " Not think of your mother ...
... never been much at home , of late years ; always at school or at sea . ' " How sad your mother must be then , living all - quite alone ! " " I suppose she is ; but , somehow , I never thought of i before . " " Not think of your mother ...
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... never - and I never had - seen anything so beautiful ! As I assured her that , " not for worlds would I repeat what she had said , " I involuntarily held out my hand , half in pledge of my truth , and half in - I know not what - of ...
... never - and I never had - seen anything so beautiful ! As I assured her that , " not for worlds would I repeat what she had said , " I involuntarily held out my hand , half in pledge of my truth , and half in - I know not what - of ...
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... never be unworthy of it , -I am sure I shall never cease to love you . But , before I go , will you give me something to keep for your sake ? -anything . ' She thought for a moment , then turned to the little table which stood by with ...
... never be unworthy of it , -I am sure I shall never cease to love you . But , before I go , will you give me something to keep for your sake ? -anything . ' She thought for a moment , then turned to the little table which stood by with ...
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... never till that moment had I fully felt the presumption of what I had done ; never fully felt the immeasurable distance between myself - well born certainly , but poor , and thoughtless , and unpolished - and that rich and beautiful ...
... never till that moment had I fully felt the presumption of what I had done ; never fully felt the immeasurable distance between myself - well born certainly , but poor , and thoughtless , and unpolished - and that rich and beautiful ...
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Page 329 - Blest power of sunshine ! — genial Day, What balm, what life is in thy ray ! To feel thee is such real bliss, That had the world no joy but this, To sit in sunshine calm and sweet, — It were a world too exquisite For man to leave it for the gloom, The deep, cold shadow of the tomb.
Page 156 - O'er youth's bright locks, and beauty's flowery crown, — Yet must thou hear a voice — restore the dead ! Earth shall reclaim her precious things from thee ! — Restore the dead, thou sea ! BRING FLOWERS.
Page 25 - Yet, fill'd with all youth's sweet desires, Mingling the meek and vestal fires Of other worlds with all the bliss, The fond, weak tenderness of this ! A soul, too, more than half divine, Where, through some shades of earthly feeling, Religion's...
Page 356 - Slave, I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the hazard of the die: I think, there be six Richmonds in the field ; Five have I slain to-day, instead of him: — A horse ! a horse ! my kingdom for a horse ! [Exeunt.
Page 156 - Give back the lost and lovely ! those for whom The place was kept at board and hearth so long, The prayer went up...