Wooed and Married: A Novel, Volume 3Tinsley Bros., 1875 |
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... tired , and she had missed the picture - gallery . In every few lines it was , " My wife ; " " My husband . " " All the artists are raving about my wife's beauty , " wrote Guy . " One fellow , with a big yellow beard , has been praying ...
... tired , and she had missed the picture - gallery . In every few lines it was , " My wife ; " " My husband . " " All the artists are raving about my wife's beauty , " wrote Guy . " One fellow , with a big yellow beard , has been praying ...
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... tired face and reddened eyelids of her young mistress . " What does it matter , Phyllis ? " returned Dym listlessly ; but she was glad of the coffee nevertheless . Miss Elliott was a great favourite in the household . Mrs. Bridget , the ...
... tired face and reddened eyelids of her young mistress . " What does it matter , Phyllis ? " returned Dym listlessly ; but she was glad of the coffee nevertheless . Miss Elliott was a great favourite in the household . Mrs. Bridget , the ...
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... tired as the train slackened speed and drew up at the platform of King's Cross Station , with its lights and bustle and crowd of passengers and porters , which was rather a bewildering scene to Dym's sore and aching eyes . Two or three ...
... tired as the train slackened speed and drew up at the platform of King's Cross Station , with its lights and bustle and crowd of passengers and porters , which was rather a bewildering scene to Dym's sore and aching eyes . Two or three ...
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... tired little Dym ! " " It rests me so to hear you talk , Will . ” He gave her a full bright smile of under- standing . " I think we have talked enough now . Pour out the tea , Dym , and give me a cup ; I must go out directly . " 66 To ...
... tired little Dym ! " " It rests me so to hear you talk , Will . ” He gave her a full bright smile of under- standing . " I think we have talked enough now . Pour out the tea , Dym , and give me a cup ; I must go out directly . " 66 To ...
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... tired , " returned Dym sleepily ; " where have you been all this time , Will ? " " Where should I have been ? " he returned quietly ; " the church was nice and warm , so you need not be afraid of my vigil ; the rain has stopped too ...
... tired , " returned Dym sleepily ; " where have you been all this time , Will ? " " Where should I have been ? " he returned quietly ; " the church was nice and warm , so you need not be afraid of my vigil ; the rain has stopped too ...
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afraid almshouses answer arms asked auntie Beatrix beside better Birstwith Camden Town cheeks Chéri cold cousin dark darling dear Delaire Dick Dison door Dorothy Dym's eyes face feel Flossie gentle girl girl's glad grave grey Guy Chichester Guy's hair hand happy Harrogate heard heart Honor Humphrey's Hush Ingleside is-I JEAN INGELOW Kelpie kissed knew Lansdowne House leave lips little Florence look MAURICE DAVIES Mentone Miss Elliott morning mother Nethecote never Nidderdale night once pain pale papa phrey Phyllis poor child returned Dym returned Humphrey ROSA NOUCHETTE CAREY round seemed shiver shook his head sighed silent sleep smile sorrow speak Squire Squire's Stewart stooped strange sudden suddenly Susan sweet talk tears tell tender thought tired to-night told tone Trichy trouble Undine voice watched weary whispered wife Will's wonder words young
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Page 245 - Mr. Davies, in the most plain, simple, matter-of-fact way, tells us exactly what he saw on each occasion. The result is a most interesting volume. We have left many of Mr. Davies's fifty-nine chapters unnoticed, but all of them will repay perusal.
Page 17 - Kennst du das Land, wo die Citronen bluhn, Im dunkeln Laub die Gold-Orangen gliihn, Ein sanfter Wind vom blauen Himmel weht, Die Myrte still und hoch der Lorbeer steht? Kennst du es wohl? Dahin! Dahin MBcht'ich mit dir, o mein Geliebter, ziehn.
Page 245 - It reflects in a very comprehensive way some of the leading aspects of religious thought in the Church of England at the present time, and contains a number of literary photographs — if the phrase may be allowed — of eminent clergymen ..... The author knows his subject, and has the art of instructing his readers.
Page 245 - Meeting, &c. HETERODOX LONDON; or, Phases of Free Thought in the Metropolis. 2 vols. 8vo. 28s. "The readers of Dr. Davies's very instructive pages will learn much that it behoves them to know and ponder, and will be brought face to face, possibly for the first time, with some momentous problems of the modern social organism.
Page 237 - While I do my duty, Struggling through the tide, Whisper Thou of beauty On the other side...
Page 245 - UNORTHODOX LONDON ; or, Phases of Religious Life in the Metropolis. By the Rev. C. MAURICE DAvIES, DD 1 vol.
Page 245 - The more interesting portion of the volume relates to the Spiritualists and their doings, a subject to which Dr. Davies has devoted much attention, and in which he takes keen interest.
Page 68 - Dym, try to be glad for me ; I am longing so sorely for my rest." She only shook her head and buried her face deeper in the curtains. Glad ! how could she be glad, even for his sake? The welcomes might be sweet to the faithful servant, but death itself seemed so terrible to this poor child, stretching out her tender arms to detain the brother who was so dear to her. " Will, do not leave me ; pray that you may not leave me !" clinging to him with one cold little hand, and speaking in such a weary...
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