The First Lieutenant's Story, Volume 140Routledge, 1856 - 455 pages |
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... replied Henry , gloomily . " Not if we like holding silent communion with the Father of our spirits , " said Mr. St. Clair ; " but otherwise darkness is ge- nerally felt to be a dreary thing . " 66 66 All times are much alike , I think ...
... replied Henry , gloomily . " Not if we like holding silent communion with the Father of our spirits , " said Mr. St. Clair ; " but otherwise darkness is ge- nerally felt to be a dreary thing . " 66 66 All times are much alike , I think ...
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... replied Mr. St. Clair , in a softened voice ; " no sorrow can withstand His gracious presence there . You have found that , I dare say , at times . " 66 ' I have never known sorrow till now , " replied Henry . " Then you must have had ...
... replied Mr. St. Clair , in a softened voice ; " no sorrow can withstand His gracious presence there . You have found that , I dare say , at times . " 66 ' I have never known sorrow till now , " replied Henry . " Then you must have had ...
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... replied , recommencing the incredible nods , which my speak- ing had suspended for a moment ; while , stepping quickly forward , he briskly rang the bell , to prove his moral certainty of the fact , his countenance all the while beaming ...
... replied , recommencing the incredible nods , which my speak- ing had suspended for a moment ; while , stepping quickly forward , he briskly rang the bell , to prove his moral certainty of the fact , his countenance all the while beaming ...
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... entered on a new existence , whose language I did not know . After a time I stammered out , - 66 ' Your father is General Sydney , is he not ? " 66 Yes , " she replied . " And your THE FIRST - LIEUTENANT'S STORY . 15.
... entered on a new existence , whose language I did not know . After a time I stammered out , - 66 ' Your father is General Sydney , is he not ? " 66 Yes , " she replied . " And your THE FIRST - LIEUTENANT'S STORY . 15.
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lady Catharine Long. 66 Yes , " she replied . " And your name is- Mary Terèsa Sydney . " 66 66 66 99 Why do you call it Terèsa , and not Theresa ? " 66 Because it is Terèsa , and not Theresa , " she replied , with an amused expression of ...
lady Catharine Long. 66 Yes , " she replied . " And your name is- Mary Terèsa Sydney . " 66 66 66 99 Why do you call it Terèsa , and not Theresa ? " 66 Because it is Terèsa , and not Theresa , " she replied , with an amused expression of ...
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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.
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