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... thought her beautiful the night before ; to - day she was something beyond what that term can ex- press . Whether it were the clearer light of day making her charms more visible , or the simpler taste of her dress , or the benignant ...
... thought her beautiful the night before ; to - day she was something beyond what that term can ex- press . Whether it were the clearer light of day making her charms more visible , or the simpler taste of her dress , or the benignant ...
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... thought she pleased him less than the night before ; but the playful ex- pressions of her face had so much variety and beauty , and so poetical an imagination was shewn in the sportiveness of her con- versation , .4 THE RECLUSE OF NORWAY .
... thought she pleased him less than the night before ; but the playful ex- pressions of her face had so much variety and beauty , and so poetical an imagination was shewn in the sportiveness of her con- versation , .4 THE RECLUSE OF NORWAY .
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... thought the pre - emi- nence of Ellesif indisputable the eyes . In this , however , he was mistaken : in shape and brightness each were equally admirable , but sensibility added intellectual charms to those of Ellesif . Though her hair ...
... thought the pre - emi- nence of Ellesif indisputable the eyes . In this , however , he was mistaken : in shape and brightness each were equally admirable , but sensibility added intellectual charms to those of Ellesif . Though her hair ...
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... thought with strong emotion , it heightened to the liveliest carnation . The rest of her features were not so cri- tically beautiful as her sister's , but they were in harmony with the youthful character of her countenance ; and it was ...
... thought with strong emotion , it heightened to the liveliest carnation . The rest of her features were not so cri- tically beautiful as her sister's , but they were in harmony with the youthful character of her countenance ; and it was ...
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... thoughts , of Theodore . After dinner , when the party returned to the drawing - room , each person established herself at different employments , with an ease evidently the growth of France , and at that time unknown to the slower ...
... thoughts , of Theodore . After dinner , when the party returned to the drawing - room , each person established herself at different employments , with an ease evidently the growth of France , and at that time unknown to the slower ...
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Page 138 - ON A GIRDLE THAT which her slender waist confined Shall now my joyful temples bind : No monarch but would give his crown His arms might do what this has done. It was my Heaven's extremest sphere, The pale which held that lovely deer : My joy, my grief, my hope, my love Did all within this circle move. A narrow compass ! and yet there Dwelt all that's good, and all that's fair : Give me but what this ribband bound, Take all the rest the Sun goes round.
Page 59 - In courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, Where most may wonder at the workmanship. It is for homely features to keep home; They had their name thence: coarse complexions And cheeks of sorry grain will serve to ply The sampler, and to tease the huswife's wool.