Jane Lomax; Or, A Mother's Crime, Volume 1H. Colburn, 1838 |
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... secretly and assiduously commenced a course of self - instruction , a task which soon enabled a vigorous intellect like her's to take its station rather above than below the level of the sphere in which she was now moving . From this ...
... secretly and assiduously commenced a course of self - instruction , a task which soon enabled a vigorous intellect like her's to take its station rather above than below the level of the sphere in which she was now moving . From this ...
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... secret from all , especially from Mr. Vandermeulen . " " You assured me that your scheme could be carried into execution not only without danger , but without loss of character . " " And so it can . Where there is no detec- tion , I ...
... secret from all , especially from Mr. Vandermeulen . " " You assured me that your scheme could be carried into execution not only without danger , but without loss of character . " " And so it can . Where there is no detec- tion , I ...
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... secret presentiment that his mortal career would be a short one , had en- grafted on his naturally placid and sedate tem- perament a touch of pensiveness , and an ever- present sentiment of religion , scarcely in ac- cordance with his ...
... secret presentiment that his mortal career would be a short one , had en- grafted on his naturally placid and sedate tem- perament a touch of pensiveness , and an ever- present sentiment of religion , scarcely in ac- cordance with his ...
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Horace Smith. could persuade him that Vandermeulen was using underhand means to penetrate the secret of its contents . Throwing out hints , there- fore , of his impertinent curiosity , she insinu- ated that he had been sounding her upon ...
Horace Smith. could persuade him that Vandermeulen was using underhand means to penetrate the secret of its contents . Throwing out hints , there- fore , of his impertinent curiosity , she insinu- ated that he had been sounding her upon ...
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... secret de- viation from the paths of honour and justice . But you have nothing with which to upbraid yourselves ; you have violated no law , human or divine ; you have deceived none , injured none , defrauded none , and Heaven can ...
... secret de- viation from the paths of honour and justice . But you have nothing with which to upbraid yourselves ; you have violated no law , human or divine ; you have deceived none , injured none , defrauded none , and Heaven can ...
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Page 193 - But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks! It is the east, and Juliet is the sun ! — Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she...
Page 193 - O, speak again, bright angel! for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head, As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him, When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air.
Page 279 - Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love: Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues; Let every eye negotiate for itself, And trust no agent; for beauty is a witch, Against whose charms faith melteth into blood.
Page 23 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
Page 139 - Hence, thou impostor, traitor, monster, devil ! — I can no more: Thou, and my griefs, have sunk Me down so low, that I want voice to curse thee. Alex. Suppose some shipwrecked seaman near the shore, Dropping and faint with climbing up the cliff...
Page 111 - Glories Of Human greatness are but pleasing dreams And shadows soon decaying : on the stage Of my mortality my youth hath acted Some scenes of vanity, drawn out at length By varied pleasures, sweetened in the mixture, But tragical in issue : beauty, pomp, With every sensuality our giddiness Doth frame an idol, are unconstant friends, When any troubled passion makes assault On the unguarded castle of the mind.
Page 96 - This hour's the very crisis of your fate, Your good or ill, your infamy or fame, And all the colour of your life, depends On this important now.