The Works of Mary Russell Mitford: Prose and Verse, Viz. Our Village, Belford Regis, Country Stories, Finden's Tableaux, Foscari, Julian, Rienzi, Charles the FirstCrissy & Markley, 1846 - 672 pages |
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Page 16
... whilst the purely grey rouleau of Mrs. Theodosia showed its mixture of black and white still plainer . Mrs. Frances , too , had the blue eye , with a laughing light , which so often retains its flash to extreme age ; whilst Mrs ...
... whilst the purely grey rouleau of Mrs. Theodosia showed its mixture of black and white still plainer . Mrs. Frances , too , had the blue eye , with a laughing light , which so often retains its flash to extreme age ; whilst Mrs ...
Page 36
... whilst on the more im- portant she implicitly yielded to Ellen's judg ment . But , when they had reached their twenty - first year , a great evil threatened one of the sisters , arising ( strange to say ) from the other's happiness ...
... whilst on the more im- portant she implicitly yielded to Ellen's judg ment . But , when they had reached their twenty - first year , a great evil threatened one of the sisters , arising ( strange to say ) from the other's happiness ...
Page 37
... whilst the bees were still in its lime - trees , and the golden beetle lurked in its white rose , I began to lament that she had ever seen Holly - grove , or known its master . It was clear to me , that unintentionally on his part ...
... whilst the bees were still in its lime - trees , and the golden beetle lurked in its white rose , I began to lament that she had ever seen Holly - grove , or known its master . It was clear to me , that unintentionally on his part ...
Page 39
... whilst the other side sinks softly away , like some tiny bay , and the water flows between , so clear , so wide , so shallow , that Lizzy , longing for adventure , is sure she could cross unwetted ; now dashing through two sand - banks ...
... whilst the other side sinks softly away , like some tiny bay , and the water flows between , so clear , so wide , so shallow , that Lizzy , longing for adventure , is sure she could cross unwetted ; now dashing through two sand - banks ...
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... whilst he , with a little affectation of science , was squeez - vance some second - hand opinion , was well ing the lemon and mixing Cayenne pepper with the gravy , two of us exclaimed in a breath , " Poor Mr. Sidney ! " — " Ay ...
... whilst he , with a little affectation of science , was squeez - vance some second - hand opinion , was well ing the lemon and mixing Cayenne pepper with the gravy , two of us exclaimed in a breath , " Poor Mr. Sidney ! " — " Ay ...
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