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... thought all other hells would be beds of roses ; and yet all this I was content to suffer , so that I might be loved by Florence . I had now entirely deserted the Noels . I never went near the house , nor did I ever see Ellen ; and I ...
... thought all other hells would be beds of roses ; and yet all this I was content to suffer , so that I might be loved by Florence . I had now entirely deserted the Noels . I never went near the house , nor did I ever see Ellen ; and I ...
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... thought that that misery had been caused by me . After a struggle , I could assume indifference no longer and , turning to her , I said , with an agonised heart , Ellen , you have been very ill ; you are so pale , so sadly changed ...
... thought that that misery had been caused by me . After a struggle , I could assume indifference no longer and , turning to her , I said , with an agonised heart , Ellen , you have been very ill ; you are so pale , so sadly changed ...
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... thought her little heart would have burst ; mine , too , was near the breaking . I forgot Florence ; I forgot the whole world except Ellen , and my first love rushed upon me with overpowering violence . I renewed my vows to her ; I told ...
... thought her little heart would have burst ; mine , too , was near the breaking . I forgot Florence ; I forgot the whole world except Ellen , and my first love rushed upon me with overpowering violence . I renewed my vows to her ; I told ...
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William P. Nimmo. as gloomy as my thoughts ; for the jessamine and honeysuckle , falling in clusters over the window ... thought shall be of Florence . I shall give this little MS . to my kind old aunt , who alone has not deserted me in ...
William P. Nimmo. as gloomy as my thoughts ; for the jessamine and honeysuckle , falling in clusters over the window ... thought shall be of Florence . I shall give this little MS . to my kind old aunt , who alone has not deserted me in ...
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... thought occurred to him that there was some terrible struggle going on between fiercely contending parties , and he was confirmed in this by some broken words , which , when he put them together - a work in which the fancy had probably ...
... thought occurred to him that there was some terrible struggle going on between fiercely contending parties , and he was confirmed in this by some broken words , which , when he put them together - a work in which the fancy had probably ...
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Page 237 - Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man her slave oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless: Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife, And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away...
Page 240 - Let Fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy ; Which come in the night-time of sorrow and care, And bring back the features that joy used to wear.
Page 223 - When Britain first, at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main ; This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain : " Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves!
Page 240 - Like the vase in which roses have once been distilled — You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
Page 129 - How ill this taper burns ! Ha ! who comes here ? I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition.
Page 121 - For over all there hung a cloud of fear ; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is haunted...
Page 223 - THE stars are with the voyager Wherever he may sail ; The moon is constant to her time ; The sun will never fail ; But follow, follow round the world, The green earth and the sea ; So love is with the lover's heart, Wherever he may be.