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Page 390
The measured and melancholy song seemed deeply to affect the young stranger
; he listened attentively , and , before the chant was ended , the hand that was
resting on the carpet - bag , which lay at the bottom of the caïque , grasped it
more ...
The measured and melancholy song seemed deeply to affect the young stranger
; he listened attentively , and , before the chant was ended , the hand that was
resting on the carpet - bag , which lay at the bottom of the caïque , grasped it
more ...
Page 399
His eyes were next directed to the inmates of the house , — and the first person
that attracted his attention was a fine handsome young woman , very gaily
dressed . She was bustling about here and there , but he remarked that she
would ...
His eyes were next directed to the inmates of the house , — and the first person
that attracted his attention was a fine handsome young woman , very gaily
dressed . She was bustling about here and there , but he remarked that she
would ...
Page 484
The three young Frenchmen , however , declared that nothing could be more
delightful than the fresh - plucked fruit ; and , as bunch after bunch disappeared ,
the young girl , smiling to see how keenly they were relished , raised her gay
voice ...
The three young Frenchmen , however , declared that nothing could be more
delightful than the fresh - plucked fruit ; and , as bunch after bunch disappeared ,
the young girl , smiling to see how keenly they were relished , raised her gay
voice ...
Page 632
Forgive me , young woman ; but in your face I see over again the good angel that
delivered Peter from his dungeon , and it is a blessing to my eyes to look upon
one like you . I am not mad , young lady ; indeed I am not . Nay , do not shrink .
Forgive me , young woman ; but in your face I see over again the good angel that
delivered Peter from his dungeon , and it is a blessing to my eyes to look upon
one like you . I am not mad , young lady ; indeed I am not . Nay , do not shrink .
Page 639
When , through “ the young Stranger , ” her secret took wind , The Old Lord was
neither “ to haud nor to bind . ” He bounced up and down , And so fearful a frown
Contracted his brow , you ' d have thought he ' d been blind . The young lady ...
When , through “ the young Stranger , ” her secret took wind , The Old Lord was
neither “ to haud nor to bind . ” He bounced up and down , And so fearful a frown
Contracted his brow , you ' d have thought he ' d been blind . The young lady ...
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Page 87 - Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide ; To lose good days that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope ; to pine with fear and sorrow ; To have thy Prince's grace, yet want her peers...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 6 |
| Editors | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith |
| Publisher | Richard Bentley, 1839 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2007 |
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