Twice-told Tales, Volume 1Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1861 |
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... whisper ; it might be false , or the attempt might fail ; and , in either case , the man , that stirred against King James , would lose his head . Still the intelligence produced a marked effect . The people smiled mysteriously in the ...
... whisper ; it might be false , or the attempt might fail ; and , in either case , the man , that stirred against King James , would lose his head . Still the intelligence produced a marked effect . The people smiled mysteriously in the ...
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... whispered the wondering crowd . Meanwhile , the venerable stranger , staff in hand , was pursuing his solitary walk along the centre of the street . As he drew near the advancing soldiers , and as the roll of their drum came full upon ...
... whispered the wondering crowd . Meanwhile , the venerable stranger , staff in hand , was pursuing his solitary walk along the centre of the street . As he drew near the advancing soldiers , and as the roll of their drum came full upon ...
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... above her , and sent forth its deepest knell . The vibrations died away and returned , with prolonged solemnity , as she entered the body of the church . • Good heavens ! what an omen , ' whispered 38 TWICE - TOLD TALES .
... above her , and sent forth its deepest knell . The vibrations died away and returned , with prolonged solemnity , as she entered the body of the church . • Good heavens ! what an omen , ' whispered 38 TWICE - TOLD TALES .
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Nathaniel Hawthorne. • Good heavens ! what an omen , ' whispered a young lady to her lover . On my honor , ' replied ... whispering among THE WEDDING KNELL . 39.
Nathaniel Hawthorne. • Good heavens ! what an omen , ' whispered a young lady to her lover . On my honor , ' replied ... whispering among THE WEDDING KNELL . 39.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne. some of the ladies , and a confused whispering among the gentlemen . Thus tossing to and fro , they might have been fancifully compared to a splendid bunch of flowers , suddenly shaken by a puff of wind , which ...
Nathaniel Hawthorne. some of the ladies , and a confused whispering among the gentlemen . Thus tossing to and fro , they might have been fancifully compared to a splendid bunch of flowers , suddenly shaken by a puff of wind , which ...
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affection Annie appeared awful beautiful became become bell beneath black veil breath bright Carbuncle cause child church close comes continued cried dark dead death deep Dominicus door earth expression eyes face fancy feeling figure fire fountain friends gathered gaze girl give glance glass grave gray green hand head heard heart Heaven hill Hooper hour Ilbrahim keep kind lady leaves light living look meet Merry mind moral morning mother Mount natural never night observed once passed perhaps person picture poor Puritan Quaker replied rose round scene seemed shadow side smile soul spirit stand step stood strange street sunshine tell thing thou thought till toll town trees turned voice Wakefield wandering whispered whole wife wild window woman young youth
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Page 282 - He sat in a highbacked, elaborately-carved, oaken arm-chair, with a gray dignity of aspect that might have well befitted that very Father Time, whose power had never been disputed, save by this fortunate company. Even while quaffing the third draught of the Fountain of Youth, they were almost awed by the expression of his mysterious visage. But, the next moment, the exhilarating gush of young life shot through their veins. They were now in the happy prime of youth. Age, with its miserable train of...
Page 9 - The sketches are not, it is hardly necessary to say, profound; but it is rather more remarkable that they so seldom, if ever, show any design on the writer's part to make them so. They have none of the abstruseness of idea, or obscurity of expression, which mark the written communications of a solitary mind with itself. They never need translation. It is, in fact, the style of a man of society.
Page 280 - Patience, patience!" quoth Dr. Heidegger, who sat watching the experiment with philosophic coolness. "You have been a long time growing old; surely you might be content to grow young in half an hour. But the water is at your service." Again he filled their glasses with the liquor of youth, enough of which still remained in the vase to turn half the old people in the city to the age of their own grandchildren. While the bubbles were yet sparkling on the brim the doctor's four guests snatched their...
Page 272 - Man must not disclaim his brotherhood, even with the guiltiest, since, though his hand be clean, his heart has surely been polluted by the flitting phantoms of iniquity.
Page 54 - But the bride's cold fingers quivered in the tremulous hand of the bridegroom, and her deathlike paleness caused a whisper that the maiden who had been buried a few hours before was come from her grave to be married. If ever another wedding were so dismal, it was that famous one where they tolled the wedding knell. After performing the ceremony, Mr. Hooper raised a glass of wine to his lips, wishing happiness to the new-married couple in a strain of mild pleasantry that ought to have brightened the...
Page 230 - The most desirable mode of existence might be that of a spiritualized Paul Pry hovering invisible round man and woman, witnessing their deeds, searching into their hearts, borrowing brightness from their felicity, and shade from their sorrow, and retaining no emotion peculiar to himself.
Page 15 - There were the sober garb, the general severity of mien, the gloomy but undismayed expression, the scriptural forms of speech, and the confidence in Heaven's blessing on a righteous cause, which would have marked a band of the original Puritans, when threatened by some peril of the wilderness.
Page 279 - Drink, then," said the doctor, bowing; " I rejoice that I have so well selected the subjects of my experiment." With palsied hands they raised the glasses to their lips. The liquor, if it really possessed such virtues as Dr.
Page 274 - ... duodecimos. Over the central bookcase was a bronze bust of Hippocrates, with which, according to some authorities, Dr. Heidegger was accustomed to hold consultations in all difficult cases of his practice. In the obscurest corner of the room stood a tall and narrow oaken closet, with its door ajar, within which doubtfully appeared a skeleton.
Page 280 - Again he filled their glasses with the liquor of youth, enough of which still remained in the vase to turn half the old people in the city to the age of their own grandchildren. While the bubbles were yet sparkling on the brim, the doctor's four guests snatched their glasses from the table and swallowed the contents at a single gulp. Was it delusion? Even while the draught was passing down their throats it seemed to have wrought a change on their whole systems. Their eyes grew clear and bright ;...