Half-hours with the Best Authors, Volume 1Charles Knight Charles Knight, 1850 - English literature |
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Page 135
... heart fa ' in showers frae my ee , Unken'd by my gudeman , who soundly sleeps by me . Young Jamie loo'd me weel , and sought me for his bride ; But saving ae crown - piece , he'd naething else beside . To make the crown a pound , my ...
... heart fa ' in showers frae my ee , Unken'd by my gudeman , who soundly sleeps by me . Young Jamie loo'd me weel , and sought me for his bride ; But saving ae crown - piece , he'd naething else beside . To make the crown a pound , my ...
Page 156
... hearts had been softened by prosperity might weep , he said , for such events ; but all that could be expected of a plain man was not to laugh . He was not much moved even by the spectacle of Lady Tavistock dying of a broken heart for ...
... hearts had been softened by prosperity might weep , he said , for such events ; but all that could be expected of a plain man was not to laugh . He was not much moved even by the spectacle of Lady Tavistock dying of a broken heart for ...
Page 152
... heart still longed for , I affected myself to tears over the true pleasures of humanity ; pleasures so delicious - so pure and yet so far from men ! Oh , if in these moments any ideas of Paris , of the age , and of my little author ...
... heart still longed for , I affected myself to tears over the true pleasures of humanity ; pleasures so delicious - so pure and yet so far from men ! Oh , if in these moments any ideas of Paris , of the age , and of my little author ...
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