London Society, Volume 2James Hogg, Florence Marryat William Clowes and Sons, 1862 - English literature |
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... thing of slower growth , than that which the thousand - tongued cla- mour of popular applause matures in a day in town . Thus one of the loveliest girls in the world , had been simply ' pretty Maggie Arden , ' at the archery meet- ings ...
... thing of slower growth , than that which the thousand - tongued cla- mour of popular applause matures in a day in town . Thus one of the loveliest girls in the world , had been simply ' pretty Maggie Arden , ' at the archery meet- ings ...
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... thing of so - called præ - Raphaelitism proper left in the quondam leader of that school ; while Mr. Leighton , who , in 1856 , painted drapery in pure co- lour without the slightest reference to material , has this year elaborately ...
... thing of so - called præ - Raphaelitism proper left in the quondam leader of that school ; while Mr. Leighton , who , in 1856 , painted drapery in pure co- lour without the slightest reference to material , has this year elaborately ...
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... things that would keep their own eyes in tune ; a thing , too , that is such a growing delight and charm , and such an actual rest in its quiet music . We make our rooms so gaudy , and so much mis- use the forms of leaves and flowers ...
... things that would keep their own eyes in tune ; a thing , too , that is such a growing delight and charm , and such an actual rest in its quiet music . We make our rooms so gaudy , and so much mis- use the forms of leaves and flowers ...
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... things strik- ing is not to make them gaudy - and that to make things beautiful we need not make them cold . We may ... thing has won . For a drawing - room table , brilliant itself with colours , baskets need not be gay - full of white ...
... things strik- ing is not to make them gaudy - and that to make things beautiful we need not make them cold . We may ... thing has won . For a drawing - room table , brilliant itself with colours , baskets need not be gay - full of white ...
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... thing in style upon nothing , ' and the reputation of not caring much what became of the hearts he won , despite of his cha- racter , with little seeming difficulty , ' It's a shame to take that horse along the hard roads at the pace ...
... thing in style upon nothing , ' and the reputation of not caring much what became of the hearts he won , despite of his cha- racter , with little seeming difficulty , ' It's a shame to take that horse along the hard roads at the pace ...
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