Readings from the best authors, ed. by A.H. Bryce, Ausgabe 10Archibald Hamilton Bryce 1862 |
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... beauty , sweetness of disposition , and felt superiority of mind and manner , single her out , unconsciously , as an object of attraction and praise , making her the May day Queen of the unending year . Such a darling was Lucy Fleming ...
... beauty , sweetness of disposition , and felt superiority of mind and manner , single her out , unconsciously , as an object of attraction and praise , making her the May day Queen of the unending year . Such a darling was Lucy Fleming ...
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... beauty appealing every hour more tenderly and strongly to a spirit awakened to new power , and revelling in new emotion . In that cot- tage he took up his abode . In a few weeks came a library of books in all languages ; and there was ...
... beauty appealing every hour more tenderly and strongly to a spirit awakened to new power , and revelling in new emotion . In that cot- tage he took up his abode . In a few weeks came a library of books in all languages ; and there was ...
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... mute and motionless , her face covered with a deplorable beauty -- eyes closed , and her hands clasped upon her breast ! " Dead , dead , dead ! " muttered in his ringing ears a voice from the tombs , 40 LUCY FLEMING .
... mute and motionless , her face covered with a deplorable beauty -- eyes closed , and her hands clasped upon her breast ! " Dead , dead , dead ! " muttered in his ringing ears a voice from the tombs , 40 LUCY FLEMING .
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... beauty in its corruption .. " Ha - ha ! " starting up , he cried , in horror- " What birds of prey are these whom Satan has sent to devour the corpse ? " He be- came stricken with a sort of palsy , and , being led out to the open air ...
... beauty in its corruption .. " Ha - ha ! " starting up , he cried , in horror- " What birds of prey are these whom Satan has sent to devour the corpse ? " He be- came stricken with a sort of palsy , and , being led out to the open air ...
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... beauty , the pride of every model , and the perfec- tion of every master . As a general , he marshalled the peasant into a veteran , and supplied , by discipline , the absence of experience ; as a statesman , he enlarged the policy of ...
... beauty , the pride of every model , and the perfec- tion of every master . As a general , he marshalled the peasant into a veteran , and supplied , by discipline , the absence of experience ; as a statesman , he enlarged the policy of ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abbot ALFRED TENNYSON arms Babylon battle BATTLE OF NASEBY Battle of Trafalgar beauty beneath blood blow born bosom brave breath bright brother brow Cæsar Catiline child clouds dark dead death deep died dread dream earth Enniskilleners eternal eyes fair fame father fear fell fire glorious glory grave Greece hand hast hath head hear heard heart heaven hills honour hope hour Hurrah king lady land Lapstone light lips living look Lord LORD MACAULAY Macgregor MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT mighty morning mountains never night o'er pride proud rise roar rose round shore shout SIEGE OF CORINTH sigh silent sleep smile soul sound spirit stood sweet sword tears tell thee thine Thomas Kibble Hervey thou thought thousand throne thunder Tower of London uncle Toby University of Edinburgh Vent voice wave wild wind
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 297 - Men at some time are masters of their fates : The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Seite 281 - If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? revenge : If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example ? why, revenge. The villainy you teach me I will execute ; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.
Seite 85 - It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision.
Seite 252 - Await alike the inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault, The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
Seite 281 - He hath disgraced me, and hindered me of half a million ; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies ; and what's his reason ? I am a Jew...
Seite 166 - And this is in the night : — Most glorious night ! Thou wert not sent for slumber ! let me be A sharer in thy fierce and far delight, — A portion of the tempest and of thee...
Seite 201 - Tis of the wave and not the rock; Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee...
Seite 238 - When first on this delightful Land he spreads His orient Beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful Evening mild...
Seite 296 - Dar'st thou, Cassius, now Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point?" Upon the word, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in And bade him follow; so indeed he did. The torrent roared, and we did buffet it With lusty sinews, throwing it aside And stemming it with hearts of controversy, But ere we could arrive the point proposed, Caesar cried, "Help me, Cassius, or I sink!
Seite 237 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but .the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung...