Violet Bank and its inmates [by H.C. Jenkin]. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 41
Page 2
... face ; but for all his fierce look , anyone , without being an eagle , may stare at him fearlessly ; the hard white roads , sparkling as if sprinkled over with diamond - dust , are as cold as if he were not to be seen . The sky has not ...
... face ; but for all his fierce look , anyone , without being an eagle , may stare at him fearlessly ; the hard white roads , sparkling as if sprinkled over with diamond - dust , are as cold as if he were not to be seen . The sky has not ...
Page 6
... face peeping in at the low window . " There he is , by Ju - pi - ter ! " shouted Frank . " I'll let him in - don't ring ; " and with a narrow escape of dragging tablecloth and breakfast - things to the ground , the boy ran to admit the ...
... face peeping in at the low window . " There he is , by Ju - pi - ter ! " shouted Frank . " I'll let him in - don't ring ; " and with a narrow escape of dragging tablecloth and breakfast - things to the ground , the boy ran to admit the ...
Page 19
... face as a child some- times puts on . Dr. Maximus made a little wry face . " I don't mean stingy , " added she , in a deprecating tone , " only careful ; and then we might manage , before we are dreadfully old , to have of our own ...
... face as a child some- times puts on . Dr. Maximus made a little wry face . " I don't mean stingy , " added she , in a deprecating tone , " only careful ; and then we might manage , before we are dreadfully old , to have of our own ...
Page 33
... face , in which were a pair of black , bead - like eyes , and a very wide mouth , at the extreme edge of her chin - was the neatest , smartest little body ever seen ; everything , from the pink bow at her collar , to the tiny kid shoes ...
... face , in which were a pair of black , bead - like eyes , and a very wide mouth , at the extreme edge of her chin - was the neatest , smartest little body ever seen ; everything , from the pink bow at her collar , to the tiny kid shoes ...
Page 35
... the same imme- morial Christmas - fare , covered by the same bright silver , reflecting , so oddly flattened , widened , or lengthened , the cheerful faces round the D 2 AND ITS INMATES . 35 secuted with her sharp eyes, she was most ...
... the same imme- morial Christmas - fare , covered by the same bright silver , reflecting , so oddly flattened , widened , or lengthened , the cheerful faces round the D 2 AND ITS INMATES . 35 secuted with her sharp eyes, she was most ...
Common terms and phrases
answer Arachne asked beauty began believe Bolton chair cheeks cheerful Christmas Clementina cockatoo comfort Count cried Sylvia Daugh daughter dear dear Frankie Deepdene door drawing-room exclaimed eyes face fear feel felt fire fortune Frank friends gentle gentleman girl give Grace looked Grace's heart grandpapa grey hand handsome happy Hatton Garden head heard honour Lætitia lassie laugh letter lips listen Lucilla mamma Mansell Mansell's marriage mean mind Miss Birch Miss de Witt Miss Koëcher Miss Lloyd Miss Sylvia Monypenny morning mother never Peerage picture poor Grace pretty PRINCE CONSORT replied round sighed sister smile sort soul speak suffering sure Susan sweet Sylvia Birch tears tell thing thought tone turned Twiston Veitch Violet Bank voice whisper window wish woman wonder words young lady Zephyrina
Popular passages
Page 292 - Surnames. Alphabetical Index to the Daughters of Viscounts and Barons, who, having married Commoners, are styled Honourable Mrs. ; and, in case of the husband being a Baronet or Knight, Honourable Lady. Mottoes alphabetically arranged and translated. "A work which corrects all errors of former works. It is a most useful publication. We are happy to bear testimony to the fact that scrupulous accuracy is a distinguishing feature of this book.
Page 292 - ... gentleman's library. At all times, the information which It contains, derived from official sources exclusively at the command of the author, is of Importance to most classes of the community; to the antiquary it must be invaluable, for implicit reliance may be placed on Its contents."— Globe, "This work derives great value from the high authority of Mr. Lodge. The plan is excellent.'*— Literary Gazette.
Page 292 - A work which corrects all errors of former works. It is the production of a herald, we had almost said, by birth, but certainly by profession and studies, Mr. Lodge, the Norroy King of Arms. It is a most useful publication.
Page 65 - And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age : for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
Page 292 - The production of Edmund Lodge, Esq., Norroy King of Arms, whose splendid Biography of Illustrious Personages stands an unrivalled specimen of historical literature, and magnificent illustration. Of Mr. Lodge's talent for the task he has undertaken, we need only appeal to his former productions. It contains the exact state of the Peerage a* it now exists, with all the Collateral Branches, their Children, with all the Marriages of the different individuals connected with each family.
Page 169 - Experience might have taught you there's many a slip between the cup and the lip ; and the Millers were saying the other day that they had heard Dr.