Belgravia, a London magazine, conducted by M.E. Braddon, Volume 121870 - 2 pages |
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Page 107
... did not feel quite certain of his ground . No doubt that Mrs. Merton liked him well enough ; but a preference in the present , as Bob felt perfectly assured , is by no means a guarantee of a BOB KENNEDY'S WIDOW - HUNT 107.
... did not feel quite certain of his ground . No doubt that Mrs. Merton liked him well enough ; but a preference in the present , as Bob felt perfectly assured , is by no means a guarantee of a BOB KENNEDY'S WIDOW - HUNT 107.
Page 115
... doubt . Fishermen are constantly dredging up portions of its veget- able soil , its old gnarled tree - trunks , and its numerous mammalian remains . Underneath the sea hereabouts is one of the most striking evidences of an old land ...
... doubt . Fishermen are constantly dredging up portions of its veget- able soil , its old gnarled tree - trunks , and its numerous mammalian remains . Underneath the sea hereabouts is one of the most striking evidences of an old land ...
Page 133
... doubt . Whoever this Mr. Hol- brook was , it was more likely that he should have escaped the no- tice of Lidford people as a guest at Heatherly than under any other circumstances . At Heatherly it was such a common thing for strangers ...
... doubt . Whoever this Mr. Hol- brook was , it was more likely that he should have escaped the no- tice of Lidford people as a guest at Heatherly than under any other circumstances . At Heatherly it was such a common thing for strangers ...
Page 137
... doubt my own heart . ' ' Had there been any other influence at work , Marian ? Had you seen your husband , Mr. Holbrook , at that time ? ' She blushed crimson , and the slender hands nervously clasped and unclasped themselves before she ...
... doubt my own heart . ' ' Had there been any other influence at work , Marian ? Had you seen your husband , Mr. Holbrook , at that time ? ' She blushed crimson , and the slender hands nervously clasped and unclasped themselves before she ...
Page 138
... doubt that in the future you will find some one far better worthy of your love than ever I could have been . ' That is the stereotyped form of consolation , Marian , a man is always referred to - that shadowy and perfect creature who is ...
... doubt that in the future you will find some one far better worthy of your love than ever I could have been . ' That is the stereotyped form of consolation , Marian , a man is always referred to - that shadowy and perfect creature who is ...
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Page 68 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Page 201 - It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log, at last, dry, bald, and sere: A lily of a day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the plant, and flower of light. In small proportions, we just beauties see: And in short measures, life may perfect be.
Page 201 - His forehead was broad and high, light as if built of ivory, with large projecting eyebrows, and his eyes rolling beneath them like a sea with darkened lustre. "A certain tender bloom his face o'erspread," a purple tinge as we see it in the pale thoughtful complexions of the Spanish portrait-painters, Murillo and Velasquez.
Page 298 - Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Page 227 - In a calm retirement the gay vanity of youth no longer fluttered in her bosom ; she listened to the voice of truth and passion, and I might presume to hope that I had made some impression on a virtuous heart.
Page 257 - Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 453 - There, when the sounds of flute and fiddle Gave signal sweet, in that old hall, Of hands across and down the middle, Hers was the subtlest spell by far Of all that...
Page 228 - After a painful struggle I yielded to my fate; I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son; my wound was insensibly healed by time, absence, and the habits of a new life. My cure was accelerated by a faithful report of the tranquillity and cheerfulness of the lady herself, and my love subsided in friendship and esteem.
Page 449 - The turning of coats so common is grown, That no one would think to attack it ; But no case until now was so flagrantly known Of a schoolboy's turning his jacket.
Page 42 - And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant...