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Strona 13
... means of manifesting . Annet was called next to confirm her uncle's account of her cousin's mysterious arrival : but when the accused turned his eyes upon her , she fainted , and could not be recalled to speech . This swoon was deemed ...
... means of manifesting . Annet was called next to confirm her uncle's account of her cousin's mysterious arrival : but when the accused turned his eyes upon her , she fainted , and could not be recalled to speech . This swoon was deemed ...
Strona 33
... means calculated to raise his spirits . It was a small thatched cottage , which skirted a deep wood ; nothing was to be seen but the dark waving branches , nothing was to be heard but the wind moaning among the trees - I dare say ...
... means calculated to raise his spirits . It was a small thatched cottage , which skirted a deep wood ; nothing was to be seen but the dark waving branches , nothing was to be heard but the wind moaning among the trees - I dare say ...
Strona 39
... means to attain the object , and was soon concealed from my view in the thick underwood . I re- mained standing on the bridge , and listened , absorbed in thought , to the roaring of the waters . In a few minutes I perceived my son , at ...
... means to attain the object , and was soon concealed from my view in the thick underwood . I re- mained standing on the bridge , and listened , absorbed in thought , to the roaring of the waters . In a few minutes I perceived my son , at ...
Strona 61
... means of regain- ing her liberty . In pursuance of her orders , my wife took the little Blanche , at the hour fixed for the marriage , to the chapel , where Bernhard and Adelaide soon arrived . The same priest who had married her to ...
... means of regain- ing her liberty . In pursuance of her orders , my wife took the little Blanche , at the hour fixed for the marriage , to the chapel , where Bernhard and Adelaide soon arrived . The same priest who had married her to ...
Strona 63
... mean time , had gone to Lucens , where I found the amiable Manfred in his last moments . He had just been brought , in compliance with his wishes , from a remote province in France , where Bernhard had wounded him , to his dear country ...
... mean time , had gone to Lucens , where I found the amiable Manfred in his last moments . He had just been brought , in compliance with his wishes , from a remote province in France , where Bernhard had wounded him , to his dear country ...
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Acarnania Adelaide affection alguazil Alphonse Amaury appeared arms arrived baron beautiful beheld Bernhard bishop of Beauvais blessing boat bosom brother Cameron captain castle cause Cavallo child concealed countenance cried dark daughter dear death delight Dijon discovered Don Manuel Don Nimagri door ducats Edeliza Ellen enemy entered Esclées exclaimed eyes face father fear feelings fell Flora Macdonald Florence frigate Gasparo girl Gordon hand happy heard heart heaven honour hope horror hour husband inquisidor Isle of Wight Jano Jeronimo knew light Lisbon live look Lucens marriage Marseilles melancholy mind morning mother never Newry Nicolas night noble lady once Padua Panagia passed passion Pedro Pedrosa perceived poor replied returned Santa Maura scarcely scene seemed sigh silence soon soul spirit stood tears thee Therese thou thought took trembling Valette voice Voivode Walsingham waves wife woman young lady youth
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Strona 142 - Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this ? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord : I believe that thou art the Christ the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Strona 311 - tis slander ; Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave This viperous slander enters.
Strona 136 - If the storm do not abate," said the sick man, after a pause, " it will be hard for my friends to carry me over the drifts to the kirk-yard." This sudden approach to the grave, struck, as with a bar of ice, the heart of the loving boy — and, with a long deep sigh, he fell down, with his face like ashes, on the bed, while the old man's palsied right hand had just strength to lay itself upon his head.
Strona 138 - Oh ! if my husband knew but of this — he would never, never desert his dying father ! " and I now knew that the Elder was praying on his deathbed for a disobedient and wicked son. At this affecting time the minister took the Family Bible on his knees, and said, " Let us sing to the praise and glory of God, part of the fifteenth Psalm...
Strona 335 - Nothing is so glorious in the eyes of mankind, and ornamental to human nature, setting aside the infinite advantages which arise from it, as a strong steady masculine piety ; but enthusiasm and superstition are the weaknesses of human reason, that expose us to the scorn and derision of infidels, and sink us even below the beasts that perish.
Strona 72 - ... his paternal farm. Just as he had attained his twentieth year, his father died, leaving him (an only child) the inheritor of all his little property, and at liberty to follow the bent of his own inclination. The temptation was strong : — Tumultuous wishes, and powerful yearnings, were busy in his heart ; but he was " the only son of his mother, and she was a widow.
Strona 152 - ... agony till I came to her relief, and how fine a boy I ushered into the world, which would have been lost but for my assistance, I am sure I should not be condemned for a few hasty words spoke in passion.' ' Sirrah !' cried one of the puisne judges, ' respect the decency of the court.
Strona 137 - Jamie, thy own father has forgotten thee in thy infancy, and me in my old age ; but, Jamie, forget not thou thy father, nor thy mother ; for that, thou knowest and feelest, is the commandment of God.
Strona 142 - That is not an unbeliever's voice," said the dying man, triumphantly ; " nor, William, hast thou an unbeliever's heart. Say that thou believest in what thou hast now read, and thy father will die happy ! " " I do believe; and as thou forgivest me, so may I be forgiven by my Father who is in heaven.
Strona 150 - ... secretary and two notaries, with other officers of the holy council, were attending in their places. The prisoner was placed behind a bar at the foot of the table between the messengers who brought him in, and having made his obeisance to the awful presence in the most supplicating manner, he was called upon according to the usual form of questions by one of the junior judges to declare his name, parentage, profession, age, place of abode, and to answer various interrogatories of the like trifling...