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Page 9084
On the evening of the fourteenth day from the one in which Helen had embarked ,
the little ship of Dundee entered upon jhe bright bosom of the Nore . While she
sat on the deck watching the progress of the vessel with an eager spirit , which ...
On the evening of the fourteenth day from the one in which Helen had embarked ,
the little ship of Dundee entered upon jhe bright bosom of the Nore . While she
sat on the deck watching the progress of the vessel with an eager spirit , which ...
Page 9086
Helen ' s face being overshadowed by the low brim of her hat , the agony of her
mind could not have been read in her countenance had the good Southron been
sufficiently uninterested in his story to regard the sympathy of others ; but as soon
...
Helen ' s face being overshadowed by the low brim of her hat , the agony of her
mind could not have been read in her countenance had the good Southron been
sufficiently uninterested in his story to regard the sympathy of others ; but as soon
...
Page 9087
Helen grasped the pilot ' s rough hand , and in a paroxysm of gratitude , pressed
it to her lips , then forgetful of her engagements with the insensible man who
stood unmoved by his side , sprung into the boat . The Norwegian followed her ,
and ...
Helen grasped the pilot ' s rough hand , and in a paroxysm of gratitude , pressed
it to her lips , then forgetful of her engagements with the insensible man who
stood unmoved by his side , sprung into the boat . The Norwegian followed her ,
and ...
Page 9088
Oh ! ” cried Helen , “ for the sake of a greater than any countess in the land , take
this jewelled bracelet , and let me pass ! ” The man , misapprehending the words
of this adjuration , at sight of the diamonds , supposing the page must come from
...
Oh ! ” cried Helen , “ for the sake of a greater than any countess in the land , take
this jewelled bracelet , and let me pass ! ” The man , misapprehending the words
of this adjuration , at sight of the diamonds , supposing the page must come from
...
Page 9089
of the countess ' s unsolicited advances appeared ready to be extended to her
rash daughter - in - law ; and with an irrepressible cry , which seemed to breathe
out her life , Helen would have fled , but her failing limbs bent under her , and she
...
of the countess ' s unsolicited advances appeared ready to be extended to her
rash daughter - in - law ; and with an irrepressible cry , which seemed to breathe
out her life , Helen would have fled , but her failing limbs bent under her , and she
...
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Page 9078 - Two principles in human nature reign, Self-love to urge, and reason to restrain ; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call ; Each works its end, to move or govern all ; And to their proper operation still Ascribe all good, to their improper — ill.
Page 9068 - Of all the Causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is Pride, the never-failing vice of fools.
Page 9069 - Tis not a lip, or eye, we beauty call, But the joint force and full result of all. Thus when we view some well-proportion'd dome, (The world's just wonder, and ev'n thine, O Rome!) No single parts unequally surprise, All comes united to th' admiring eyes; No monstrous height, or breadth or length appear; The whole at once is bold and regular.
Page 9149 - Afar in the desert I love to ride. With the silent Bush-boy alone by my side...
Page 9071 - True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense...
Page 9263 - Fear not to touch the best; The truth shall be thy warrant: Go, since I needs must die, And give the world the lie. Say to the court, it glows And shines like rotten wood; Say to the church, it shows What's good, and doth no good : If church and court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell potentates, they live Acting by others' action; Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by a faction : If potentates reply, Give potentates the lie.
Page 9076 - A thousand wings, by turns, blow back the hair; And thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear: Thrice she looked back, and thrice the foe drew near. Just in that instant, anxious Ariel .sought The close recesses of the Virgin's thought: As, on the nosegay in her breast reclined, He watched th...
Page 9070 - Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds; as some to church repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. These equal syllables alone require, Tho...
Page 9168 - I love (oh ! how I love) to ride On the fierce foaming bursting tide, When every mad wave drowns the moon, Or whistles aloft his tempest tune, And tells how goeth the world below, And why the south-west blasts do blow. I never was on the dull tame shore, But I loved the great Sea more and more...
Page 9075 - He springs to vengeance with an eager pace, And falls like thunder on the prostrate Ace. The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky; The walls, the woods, and long canals reply. Oh thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate.
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| Title | The World's Great Masterpieces: History, Biography, Science, Philosophy, Poetry, the Drama, Travel, Adventure, Fiction, Etc. ... Volume 25 of The World's Great Masterpieces: History, Biography, Science, Philosophy, Poetry, the Drama, Travel, Adventure, Fiction, Etc, Harry Thurston Peck |
| Author | Harry Thurston Peck |
| Publisher | American literary society, 1901 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 9 Apr 2008 |
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