Not Wisely, But Too Well: A Novel

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Tinsley, 1867 - 292 Seiten
 

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Seite 173 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude Forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Seite 148 - There is the throne of David ; And there, from care released, The shout of them that triumph, The song of them that feast.
Seite 18 - I'm beginning to come to the conclusion," she said, turning down the corners of that undulating mouth of hers in a rather disgusted way, " that it is quite possible to have too much of a good thing.
Seite 259 - WILL you walk into my parlour ? " said the Spider to the Fly, " Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy ; The way into my parlour is up a winding stair, And I have many curious things to show when you are there."
Seite 23 - O wad some power the giftie gie us, To see oursels as others see us!
Seite 219 - Ah, what shall I be at fifty Should Nature keep me alive, If I find the world so bitter When I am but twenty-five...
Seite 186 - Dont waste your time at family funerals grieving for your relatives: attend to life, not to death: there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it, and better.
Seite 236 - Enow of such, as for their bellies' sake Creep and intrude and climb into the fold! Of other care they little reckoning make Than how to scramble at the shearers' feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest. Blind mouths! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learned aught else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs!
Seite 166 - O Love, O fire ! once he drew With one long kiss my whole soul through My lips, as sunlight drinketh dew.
Seite 99 - ... the beating of their own hearts was all the sound they heard." " It wor the wind," said Maggot. " Iss, that 's what it wor," replied Tonkin ; "come, lev us go down. The wind can't do no harm to we.

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