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... hear him tell her his strange stories of the digger's rough , uncertain life , of the beauties of the Californian valleys and mountains , and of the great American war . She liked the strange spirit and force which gave such life to his ...
... hear him tell her his strange stories of the digger's rough , uncertain life , of the beauties of the Californian valleys and mountains , and of the great American war . She liked the strange spirit and force which gave such life to his ...
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... hear what he said ; " but when he was working for her sake he was insa- tiable enough . No labour , no hard- ship was too great when he was making up his pile for her to enjoy it . Now , you see , it occurs to me that what the thought ...
... hear what he said ; " but when he was working for her sake he was insa- tiable enough . No labour , no hard- ship was too great when he was making up his pile for her to enjoy it . Now , you see , it occurs to me that what the thought ...
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... . " I " I am sure , when he hears how ill you are , he will no longer re- fuse ... " Miss Megaw began to feel grieved at the signs of weak- ness and suffering that a somewhat trying interview had brought 1876. ] 29 Against All Odds .
... . " I " I am sure , when he hears how ill you are , he will no longer re- fuse ... " Miss Megaw began to feel grieved at the signs of weak- ness and suffering that a somewhat trying interview had brought 1876. ] 29 Against All Odds .
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... hears the words of con- solation that fall from a maiden's lips . The " You have done me good , " said Madame Bertin when they were parting ; " your memory will be very pleasant to me . Do not forget to write to me if you find out any ...
... hears the words of con- solation that fall from a maiden's lips . The " You have done me good , " said Madame Bertin when they were parting ; " your memory will be very pleasant to me . Do not forget to write to me if you find out any ...
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... hear the nightingale . A sublime song rises . The master knows well what he is doing . He laughs at those who pretend to make creatures and things speak by means of imitative harmony . He knows no such puerility . He knows that music is ...
... hear the nightingale . A sublime song rises . The master knows well what he is doing . He laughs at those who pretend to make creatures and things speak by means of imitative harmony . He knows no such puerility . He knows that music is ...
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Page 220 - Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining...
Page 617 - Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.
Page 390 - TO fair Fidele's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring Each opening sweet, of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing Spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove, But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No...
Page 742 - A bolt is shot back somewhere in our breast. And a lost pulse of feeling stirs again: The eye sinks inward, and the heart lies plain. And what we mean, we say, and what we would, we know.
Page 606 - Jesus' blood; Give every burdened soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. 644 8s, 7s & 4s. T ORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, •*-* Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace ; O refresh us, : Travelling through this wilderness.
Page 742 - Yet still, from time to time, vague and forlorn, From the soul's subterranean depth upborne As from an infinitely distant land, Come airs, and floating echoes, and convey A melancholy into all our day.
Page 490 - Bombay for the purpose of ascertaining, by means of examination, the persons who have acquired proficiency in different branches of Literature, Science, and Art, and of rewarding them by Academical Degrees as evidence of their respective attainments, and marks of honour proportioned thereunto...
Page 742 - And long we try in vain to speak and act Our hidden self, and what we say and do Is eloquent, is well — but 'tis not true!
Page 244 - What God shall we adore with sacrifice? Him let us praise, the golden child that rose In the beginning, who was born the Lord — The one sole Lord of all that is — who made The earth and formed the sky, who giveth life, Who giveth strength, whose bidding gods revere...
Page 121 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.