The portrait of a Christian gentleman, a memoir of P. F. TytlerJ. Murray, 1859 - 356 strán (strany) |
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... round the latticed windows . " When Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton was on a visit to Woodhouselee , we took her to visit this little village , and she was so pleased and impressed by what might be done with a little care and encouragement ...
... round the latticed windows . " When Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton was on a visit to Woodhouselee , we took her to visit this little village , and she was so pleased and impressed by what might be done with a little care and encouragement ...
Strana 30
... round the clear wood fire , we listened with such excited feelings of terror and of awe , that very soon for any of us to have moved to ring a bell would have been impossible . How could we dare to doubt the truth of every word , having ...
... round the clear wood fire , we listened with such excited feelings of terror and of awe , that very soon for any of us to have moved to ring a bell would have been impossible . How could we dare to doubt the truth of every word , having ...
Strana 32
... round him , and entreated to know if poor Con- stance was for ever to remain in that fearful niche in the convent wall ? if he really had doomed her to such a death ? At first he tried to parry the questions , but finding that would not ...
... round him , and entreated to know if poor Con- stance was for ever to remain in that fearful niche in the convent wall ? if he really had doomed her to such a death ? At first he tried to parry the questions , but finding that would not ...
Strana 34
... round the room , each balancing a peacock's feather on his nose . Sometimes , on our return from walking , Mr. Stewart would compliment us on our blooming complexions . Peter would then never fail to say : ' Now , young ladies , don't ...
... round the room , each balancing a peacock's feather on his nose . Sometimes , on our return from walking , Mr. Stewart would compliment us on our blooming complexions . Peter would then never fail to say : ' Now , young ladies , don't ...
Strana 41
... round which they moved . To his indulgent eye they looked for approbation , and they coveted no other reward than his smile , or his caress . They admired and revered him as entirely as they loved him . On the 15th of October 1795 , he ...
... round which they moved . To his indulgent eye they looked for approbation , and they coveted no other reward than his smile , or his caress . They admired and revered him as entirely as they loved him . On the 15th of October 1795 , he ...
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Strana 356 - Smith haa proceeded, and the careful, scholar-like manner in which he has carried it out. The great distinctive feature, however, is the chapters on Literature and Art. This gives it a decided advantage over all previous works o/the kind.— Atlienaeum.
Strana 26 - Cum semel occideris et de te splendida. Minos Fecerit arbitria, Non, Torquate, genus, non te facundia, non te Restituet pietas.
Strana 199 - But as we descended the vale of the Gala he began to gaze about him, and by degrees it was obvious that he was recognizing the features of that familiar landscape. Presently he murmured a name or two, — Gala Water, surely, — Buckholm, — Torwoodlee.