 The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet it in such a scene. To find it wandering like a spectre, lonely and joyless, where all around is...  The Casket - Page 1571828Full view - About this book
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1825 - 844 pages
...blandishments of friendship. She was prevailed on to go to a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet...in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and so woe-begone, as if it had tried to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulness of sorrow.... | |
 | Andrew Knapp, William Baldwin (Attorney at law) - Crime - 1825 - 532 pages
...There can be no exhibition of far-cone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet it in each a scene. To find it wandering like a spectre, lonely...looking so wan and woebegone, as if it had tried in Tain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulnesa of sorrow. After strolling through the... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...person who told me her story', had seen her at a masquerade'. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet...in the trappings of mirth', and looking so wan and wo-begone', as if it had tried in vain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulness of sorrow'.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet...in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and wo-begone, as if it had tried i.\ vain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulness of sorrow.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1834 - 316 pages
...person who- told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet...find it wandering like a spectre, lonely and joyless, wliere all around is gay — to see it dressed out ia the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and... | |
 | Aesthetics - 1834 - 428 pages
...exhibition of far gone wretchedness more striking and puiuful than to meet it in such a icenc. — To find it wandering like a spectre, lonely and joyless...where all around is gay — to see it dressed out iti the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and so wo-begohe, as if it had tried in vain to cheat... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet it in snch a scene. To find it wandering like a spectre , lonely...in the trappings of mirth , and looking so wan and wobegone , as if it had tried in vain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forget-fulness of sorrow.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of fargone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet...in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and wo-begone, as if it had tried in vain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulness of sorrow.... | |
 | B. Bowing - 1840 - 436 pages
...The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet...in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and woe-he-gone, as if it had tried in vain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulness of sorrow.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet...looking so wan and woe-begone, as if it had tried in Tain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulness of sorrow. After strolling through the... | |
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