London Society, Band 55William Clowes and Sons, 1889 |
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... Lady Rattleton , a lively - looking blonde , casting a sharp glance all round the breakfast - table . " She didn't like that beating you gave her at billiards last night , perhaps , or else for once in her life she is lazy . " 66 Wrong ...
... Lady Rattleton , a lively - looking blonde , casting a sharp glance all round the breakfast - table . " She didn't like that beating you gave her at billiards last night , perhaps , or else for once in her life she is lazy . " 66 Wrong ...
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... Lady Rattleton of course - says loudly : " Whose watch is this ? " As she speaks she lifts a gold watch from a small table at her elbow , with chain attached , and holds it up , as if for auction , to those around . Dugdale's heart ...
... Lady Rattleton of course - says loudly : " Whose watch is this ? " As she speaks she lifts a gold watch from a small table at her elbow , with chain attached , and holds it up , as if for auction , to those around . Dugdale's heart ...
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... Lady Rattleton puts back the watch on the table where she had found it . Dugdale breathes more freely , and lets his glance turn to where Lilian has but just now been standing . She has gone into the embrasure of the window , however ...
... Lady Rattleton puts back the watch on the table where she had found it . Dugdale breathes more freely , and lets his glance turn to where Lilian has but just now been standing . She has gone into the embrasure of the window , however ...
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... lady's side and startled her by his soft sibilant whisper . " Buona sera , signora , " lifting his plumed hat and bowing lowly as he spoke . " Bony Sarah ! Don't Bony Sarah me , " exclaimed the startled lady , glaring angrily at him ...
... lady's side and startled her by his soft sibilant whisper . " Buona sera , signora , " lifting his plumed hat and bowing lowly as he spoke . " Bony Sarah ! Don't Bony Sarah me , " exclaimed the startled lady , glaring angrily at him ...
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... lady was busily transact- ing a little business on her own account . She with the assistance of her maid packed up all her wearing apparel in a huge Saratoga trunk and then looked to see that her jewellery and money was all right in the ...
... lady was busily transact- ing a little business on her own account . She with the assistance of her maid packed up all her wearing apparel in a huge Saratoga trunk and then looked to see that her jewellery and money was all right in the ...
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Anthony Hamilton asked Aunt beautiful Beenham Bessie Charles Taylor charming Cherry's child Claude court cousin cried Dæmon daughter dear delight Dolly door dress Duchess Duchess of York eyes face fashion father feel fellow felt Frances Frances's garden gentleman George Hamilton girl give Hamilton hand happy head heard heart honour horse hounds hunting field husband Jane knew Lady Charlotte Lady Hamilton laughed letter Levison live London look Madam marriage marry Mary of Modena matter mind Miss morning mother nature never night Noel Hill North Sea Ormatroyd Peter Thornhurst Pharamond picture play poor pretty Princess ride Rockleigh round Saxton seemed servant Sheba Silver Pits smile spirit Street sure sweet Sydney talk tell thing thought told turned voice walk wife woman wonder words young
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Seite 594 - Then youthful box, which now hath grace Your houses to renew, Grown old, surrender must his place Unto the crisped yew. When yew is out, then birch comes in, And many flowers beside, Both of a fresh and fragrant kin, To honour Whitsuntide. Green rushes then, and sweetest bents, With cooler oaken boughs, Come in for comely ornaments, To re-adorn the house. Thus times do shift, each thing his turn does hold ; New things succeed as former things grow old.
Seite 254 - THE bed was made, the room was fit, By punctual eve the stars were lit; The air was still, the water ran, No need was there for maid or man, When we put up, my ass and I, At God's green caravanserai.
Seite 418 - Love is and was my Lord and King, And in his presence I attend To hear the tidings of my friend, Which every hour his couriers bring. Love is and was my King and Lord, And will be, tho...
Seite 605 - And because the breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music,) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air.
Seite 602 - Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain...
Seite 606 - As for the making of knots, or figures, with divers coloured earths, that they may lie under the windows of the house on that side on which the garden stands, they be but toys: you may see as good sights many times in tarts.
Seite 146 - Thus it had come to pass, that Tellson's was the triumphant perfection of inconvenience. After bursting open a door of idiotic obstinacy with a weak rattle in its throat, you fell into Tellson's down two steps, and came to your senses in a miserable little shop, with two little counters...
Seite 604 - There's fennel for you, and columbines; there's rue for you; and here's some for me; we may call it herb of grace o' Sundays. O, you must wear your rue with a difference.
Seite 607 - I like also little heaps, in the nature of mole-hills (such as are in wild heaths) to be set, some with wild thyme, some with pinks, some with germander that gives a good flower to the eye...
Seite 595 - And leaning on my elbow and my side, The long day I shope me for to abide For nothing else, and I shall not lie, But for to look upon the daisie ; That well by reason men it call may The daisie, or else the eye of day.