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... living remembrance of her great sorrow , and , above all , her warm , eager , and enthusiastic piety , gave her a singular hold on Gwladys ' heart and mind . When the day was fixed for one of these promised visits , she would listen for ...
... living remembrance of her great sorrow , and , above all , her warm , eager , and enthusiastic piety , gave her a singular hold on Gwladys ' heart and mind . When the day was fixed for one of these promised visits , she would listen for ...
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... living . The water had by that time risen above Walter's mouth , and for the last hour he had scarcely been able to breathe at all ; but he had contrived to raise Gwladys higher up above his head , so that though she had fainted from ...
... living . The water had by that time risen above Walter's mouth , and for the last hour he had scarcely been able to breathe at all ; but he had contrived to raise Gwladys higher up above his head , so that though she had fainted from ...
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... living in ! What we speak of now is of that close tie , wherein two hearts be- come mysteriously bound and knit together by a secret influence , which , like the joints of 48 True Love . some wonderful puzzle , fit together.
... living in ! What we speak of now is of that close tie , wherein two hearts be- come mysteriously bound and knit together by a secret influence , which , like the joints of 48 True Love . some wonderful puzzle , fit together.
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... living alone with Walter on a desert island ; and springing up and throwing and throwing on her dressing gown , while her beautiful hair fell in a shower round her shoulders , she looked out and saw him patiently waiting in the court ...
... living alone with Walter on a desert island ; and springing up and throwing and throwing on her dressing gown , while her beautiful hair fell in a shower round her shoulders , she looked out and saw him patiently waiting in the court ...
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... the colonel's hand . The last messages were given , the last mail- bags thrown on board , and the vessel , with its living freight , steamed rapidly out of the island harbour . G 82 The Voyage . CHAPTER III . Breath freezes on.
... the colonel's hand . The last messages were given , the last mail- bags thrown on board , and the vessel , with its living freight , steamed rapidly out of the island harbour . G 82 The Voyage . CHAPTER III . Breath freezes on.
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Page 188 - All was ended now, the hope, and the fear, and the sorrow, All the aching of heart, the restless, unsatisfied longing, All the dull, deep pain, and constant anguish of patience ! And, as she pressed once more the lifeless head to her bosom, Meekly she bowed her own, and murmured,
Page 211 - So tired, so tired, my heart and I! Though now none takes me on his arm To fold me close and kiss me warm Till each quick breath end in a sigh Of happy languor. Now, alone, We lean upon this graveyard stone, Uncheered, unkissed, my heart and I.
Page 20 - Alone \ — that worn-out word, So idly spoken, and so coldly heard ; Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known, Of hopes laid waste, knells in that word — ALONE ! The New Timon.
Page 1 - The right o'er others woes to weep ; The right to succour in reverse ; The right to bless while others curse; The right to love whom others scorn ; The right to comfort all that mourn ; The right to shed new joy on earth ; The right to feel the soul's high worth ; The right to lead the soul to God, Along the path...
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Page 46 - WHAT is love? Ask him who lives, what is life? ask him who adores, what is God ? I know not the internal constitution of other men, nor even thine, whom I now address. I see that in some external attributes they resemble me, but when, misled by that appearance, I have thought to appeal to something in common, and unburthen my inmost soul to them, I have found my language misunderstood...
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Page 48 - That which has been there begun and sanctified in life, is continued and perfected hereafter. In its nature it has a something almost sacred, for the Heavenly Father Himself set it in the hearts of His children. When once truly called out, it inspires...
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