Belgravia: A London Magazine, Volume 77Chatto and Windus, 1892 |
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... happy as he had been in the companionship of his old friend , it was an abso- lute relief to see the last of him . " For now I shall have you to myself again , my own , " he said ardently . " Only till we get to The Court , Geof , " she ...
... happy as he had been in the companionship of his old friend , it was an abso- lute relief to see the last of him . " For now I shall have you to myself again , my own , " he said ardently . " Only till we get to The Court , Geof , " she ...
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... happy nor free , nor treated with the slightest amount of consideration , much had occurred which it might reasonably have been anticipated would have altered her greatly . Altered she was externally , without doubt . The beauty , that ...
... happy nor free , nor treated with the slightest amount of consideration , much had occurred which it might reasonably have been anticipated would have altered her greatly . Altered she was externally , without doubt . The beauty , that ...
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... happy time together - without too much of Florence . For it was a fact that , as soon as her natural grief at parting with the only companion she had ever had was over , Jane felt what she had first considered to be sinfully well ...
... happy time together - without too much of Florence . For it was a fact that , as soon as her natural grief at parting with the only companion she had ever had was over , Jane felt what she had first considered to be sinfully well ...
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... cheque for three hundred pounds in her hand , she ought to have been a happy woman . She ought to have been ! but - there was a " but " in the situation , blithely and brightly as she seemed to fill THE HONOURABLE JANE . 25.
... cheque for three hundred pounds in her hand , she ought to have been a happy woman . She ought to have been ! but - there was a " but " in the situation , blithely and brightly as she seemed to fill THE HONOURABLE JANE . 25.
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... happy bright set of children , their pleasant matron and master seemed pleased at the interest shown . The boys were busy in the evening , laughingly winding water from a quaint old well , glad to be made useful . The garden was pretty ...
... happy bright set of children , their pleasant matron and master seemed pleased at the interest shown . The boys were busy in the evening , laughingly winding water from a quaint old well , glad to be made useful . The garden was pretty ...
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Page 361 - Happy in this, she is not yet so old But she may learn; happier than this, She is not bred so dull but she can learn ; Happiest of all is, that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed, As from her lord, her governor, her king.
Page 366 - TIGER! Tiger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, and what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
Page 359 - He led me through his gardens fair Where all his golden pleasures grow. With sweet May dews my wings were wet, And Phoebus fired my vocal rage; He caught me in his silken net, And shut me in his golden cage. He loves to sit and hear me sing, Then, laughing, sports and plays with me; Then stretches out my golden wing, And mocks my loss of liberty.
Page 370 - I am not ashamed, afraid, or averse to tell you what ought to be told — that I am under the direction of messengers from heaven, daily and nightly.
Page 370 - Angels, & tremble at the Tasks set before us; if we refuse to do Spiritual Acts because of Natural Fears or Natural Desires ! Who can describe the dismal torments of such a state ! — I too well remember the Threats I heard ! — "If you, who are organised by Divine Providence for spiritual communion, Refuse, & bury your Talent in the Earth, even tho' you should want Natural Bread, Sorrow & Desperation pursues you thro' life, & after death shame & confusion of face to eternity.
Page 370 - But if we fear to do the dictates of our angels, and tremble at the tasks set before us; if we refuse to do spiritual acts because of natural fears or natural desires; who can describe the dismal torments of such a state! — I too well remember the threats I heard! — 'If you, who are...
Page 311 - Shakespeare knew the human mind and its most minute and intimate workings, and he never introduces a word or a thought in vain or out of place...
Page 366 - What the hammer ? what the chain ? In what furnace was thy brain ? What the anvil ? what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp ? When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see ? Did he who made the lamb make thee...