The Recluse of Norway, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814 |
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... ment , looked once or twice at him , with a newly - awakened feeling of interest . His large dark eyes , till then as full of sweet- ness as of thought , were directed with so sad B 5 THE RECLUSE OF NORWAY . 9 straint and embarrassment ...
... ment , looked once or twice at him , with a newly - awakened feeling of interest . His large dark eyes , till then as full of sweet- ness as of thought , were directed with so sad B 5 THE RECLUSE OF NORWAY . 9 straint and embarrassment ...
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... ment by the distressed tones of her sister . She appeared sincerely sorry for Ellesif's distress , but agreed with Theodore in pro- nouncing it extravagant and causeless . " Had it happened to me , my dear Ellesif , " she said , " I ...
... ment by the distressed tones of her sister . She appeared sincerely sorry for Ellesif's distress , but agreed with Theodore in pro- nouncing it extravagant and causeless . " Had it happened to me , my dear Ellesif , " she said , " I ...
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... ment . Whenever the select set met at the villa of his patron , Theodore saw that every one brought with them some support against possible dulness , or some refuge from idleness . Accomplishments appeared as much the heritage of the ...
... ment . Whenever the select set met at the villa of his patron , Theodore saw that every one brought with them some support against possible dulness , or some refuge from idleness . Accomplishments appeared as much the heritage of the ...
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... ment . 66 " Shall I be your other supporter ? " asked Ellesif , rising to assist . " He'd rather have you in his arms , said De Roye . He hazarded this unlucky jest in so low a voice that it missed the ear of Ellesif ; but Theodore ...
... ment . 66 " Shall I be your other supporter ? " asked Ellesif , rising to assist . " He'd rather have you in his arms , said De Roye . He hazarded this unlucky jest in so low a voice that it missed the ear of Ellesif ; but Theodore ...
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... ment in himself , he unwisely concluded that such conduct must check the growth of it in Ellesif . He foresaw not , that al- though pride , delicacy , or principle , may lead to the determination of never avowing the sentiment he wished ...
... ment in himself , he unwisely concluded that such conduct must check the growth of it in Ellesif . He foresaw not , that al- though pride , delicacy , or principle , may lead to the determination of never avowing the sentiment he wished ...
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Aardal admiration Ager-huus agitation agreeable amuse animated answer appeared asked attachment beauty believed blush Catalonia chaprone character charms cheek Chevalier Christiana Colonel Muller colour Condé Roncevalles Copenhagen Coperstad Count Lauven Count Lauvenheilm countenance Countess Anastasia court Danish cabinet daugh daughters dear delight Denmark Dofrestom Don Balthazar's dore elegant Ellesif emotion exclaimed expression eyes father fear feelings Gaston de Roye graceful hand happy hear heard heart heilm Heinreich her's Holstein honour hope imagination indulge interest King knew ladies leaving Theodore letter lived look Madame Sauveur Marquise ment mind ness never noble Norway obliged observed painful party passion person pleasure pray present Prince Princess Ursini racter replied Theodore Roye's Señor Guevara sensibility sentiment shew silence sister Sleswick smile soul Spain spoke surprize Sweden sweet tears tell tenderness Theo Theodore felt Theodore read Theodore's thing thought tion voice wished young
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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.
Page 306 - One in his breast may wear thee, But ne'er with love like mine ! As the last notes of the sweet singer died on the ear, Ellesif turned to look at Theodore. He was still leaning against the harp,, and his eyes, surcharged with tears, were fixed with a sad and fond gaze upon her. Wild throbs of...