Jane Lomax; Or, A Mother's Crime, Zväzok 1H. Colburn, 1838 |
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Strana vii
Horace Smith. need no further apology , and indeed so humble a Tale scarcely demands so formal an intro- duction as that which he has already penned . If he fail , he will assign his want of success to his deficiency of talent , rather ...
Horace Smith. need no further apology , and indeed so humble a Tale scarcely demands so formal an intro- duction as that which he has already penned . If he fail , he will assign his want of success to his deficiency of talent , rather ...
Strana 5
... scarcely ever failed , began to give way , and he found himself sinking under the united attacks of age and illness , he began to feel , for the first time , the want of some companion in the house , who might relieve the tedium of ...
... scarcely ever failed , began to give way , and he found himself sinking under the united attacks of age and illness , he began to feel , for the first time , the want of some companion in the house , who might relieve the tedium of ...
Strana 62
... scarcely have assumed an aspect of greater horror . " Chicken - hearted creature ! are you afraid of your own thoughts ? " whispered the wife , in an accent of scornful reproach . " Shut those staring , fear - fraught eyes , and pretend ...
... scarcely have assumed an aspect of greater horror . " Chicken - hearted creature ! are you afraid of your own thoughts ? " whispered the wife , in an accent of scornful reproach . " Shut those staring , fear - fraught eyes , and pretend ...
Strana 65
... scarcely in ac- cordance with his years ; but these impressions manifested themselves with a sweetness so serene , a simplicity so pure and touching , that they added an ineffable charm to his character , and sanctified the attachment ...
... scarcely in ac- cordance with his years ; but these impressions manifested themselves with a sweetness so serene , a simplicity so pure and touching , that they added an ineffable charm to his character , and sanctified the attachment ...
Strana 80
... ; and how vivid was the lightning ! Dearest Jane ! let us wait a little ; there is no hurry , and I cannot -write ; I can scarcely hold the pen , while I am every moment liable to be struck dead in the very 80 JANE LOMAX ,
... ; and how vivid was the lightning ! Dearest Jane ! let us wait a little ; there is no hurry , and I cannot -write ; I can scarcely hold the pen , while I am every moment liable to be struck dead in the very 80 JANE LOMAX ,
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affectionate affections agitated apothecary Barlow beautiful bedder Benjamin better bless bosom Bryant character circumstances companion countenance cried crime Cypress House darling Benjamin dear Alfred dear boy dear Jane dear Mary dear Rose death delight detection duty Eagle Wharf Edward Ruddock ejaculated exclaimed eyes fate father favour fear feelings felt fortune girl give goot Grimsby hand happiness Harriet heart Heaven Hoffman hope Hunter hurried husband Ilfracombe instantly Jane Joel lady LEICESTER SQUARE less look marriage Mary Lomax Meaux ment mind Miss Owen mother nature ness never night object occasion Old Bailey painful parents party passion perhaps Pike poor present preter racter rendered reply resumed Rose Mayhew scarcely secret seemed sick smile soul spirit suffer sure tears terror thing thought tion tremble trifling uttered Vandermeulen voice whispered whole wife wish words wretched your's
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Strana 193 - O, speak again, bright angel! for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head, As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him, When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air.
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Strana 23 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
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Strana 111 - Glories Of Human greatness are but pleasing dreams And shadows soon decaying : on the stage Of my mortality my youth hath acted Some scenes of vanity, drawn out at length By varied pleasures, sweetened in the mixture, But tragical in issue : beauty, pomp, With every sensuality our giddiness Doth frame an idol, are unconstant friends, When any troubled passion makes assault On the unguarded castle of the mind.
Strana 96 - This hour's the very crisis of your fate, Your good or ill, your infamy or fame, And all the colour of your life, depends On this important now.