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Adam Blair Agnes Aline Anthony's nose appeared arms ascer Ashton Badajoz baron beautiful beheld bosom bothy brother burst castle Cecil cheek child Chiswick cottage countenance cried dark Darvell daugh daughter dead dear death Don Torribio door dreadful Duncan Stewart exclaimed eyes face father fear feelings felt fire Fitzhenry gazed George Somers Glossin grave hand happy Harz Hatteraick heard heart hope horror horse hour husband king king of Bohemia knew lady Leixlip length light living looked Louisa marriage mind Molch Montmorency mother never night once pale passed passion pedler Pessimus poor racter returned round Saône scene Scotland seemed seen sight silent Sir Edward smile soon sorrow soul spirit spoke stood stranger tears terror thing thou thought Thyatira tion turned Venoni voice Waldeck WASHINGTON IRVING Waverley wife wild woman words wretched young
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Strona 338 - ... that smoothed his pillow, and administered to his helplessness? Oh! there is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every comfort to his convenience ; she will surrender every pleasure to his enjoyment, she will glory in his fame, and exult in his prosperity; — and, if...
Strona 334 - The bustle around seemed to waken the mother from a wretched reverie. She raised her glazed eyes, and looked about with a faint wildness. As the men approached with cords to lower the coffin into the grave, she wrung her hands, and broke into an agony of grief. The poor woman who attended her, took her by the arm, endeavoured to raise her from the earth, and to whisper something like consolation — " Nay, now — nay, now — don't take it so sorely to heart.
Strona 338 - He was too weak, however, to talk — he could only look his thanks. His mother was his constant attendant ; and he seemed unwilling to be helped by any other hand.
Strona 331 - MARLOWE'S Tamburlaine. DURING my residence in the country, I used frequently to attend at the old village church. Its shadowy aisles, its mouldering monuments, its dark oaken panelling, all reverend with the gloom of departed years, seemed to fit it for the haunt of solemn meditation. A Sunday, too, in the country, is so holy in its repose — such a pensive quiet reigns over the face of Nature, that every restless passion is charmed down, and we feel all the natural religion of the soul gently springing...
Strona 336 - The parents of the deceased had resided in the village from childhood. They had inhabited one of the neatest cottages, and by various rural occupations, and the assistance of a small garden, had supported themselves creditably and comfortably, and led a happy and blameless life. They had one son, who had grown up to be the staff and pride of their age. —
Strona 335 - I could see no more; my heart swelled into my throat; my eyes filled with tears; I felt as if I were acting a barbarous part in standing by, and gazing idly on this scene of maternal anguish; I wandered to another part of the church-yard, where I remained until the funeral train had dispersed.
Strona 332 - When I saw her feebly rising and bending her aged form in prayer; habitually conning her prayer-book, which her palsied hand and failing eyes would not permit her to read, but which she evidently knew by heart ; I felt...
Strona 8 - ON a stormy night, in the tempestuous times of the French revolution, a young German was returning to his lodgings, at a late hour, across the old part of Paris. The lightning gleamed, and the loud claps of thunder rattled through the lofty, narrow streets — but I should first tell you something about this young German. Gottfried Wolfgang was a young man of good family. He had studied for some time at Gottingen, but being of a visionary and enthusiastic character, he had wandered into those wild...
Strona 7 - And the serpent writhing in her beak?" — " Doubtless : there is nothing uncommon in it ; it ia her natural prey. But it is odd that she does not devour it." — He smiled in a ghastly manner, and said, faintly, " It is not yet time !" As he spoke the stork flew away. My eyes followed it for a moment, it could hardly be longer than ten might be counted. I felt Darvell's weight, as it were, increase upon my shoulder, and, turning to look upon his face, perceived that he was dead ! I was shocked with...
Strona 10 - He was, in a manner, a literary ghoul, feeding in the charnel-house of decayed literature. Wolfgang, though solitary and recluse, was of an ardent temperament, but for a time it operated merely upon his imagination. He was too shy and ignorant of the world to make any...