Thaddeus of Warsaw, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 |
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... cried she , as the man ascended the stairs , " I have the best young gentleman ever the sun shone on , dying in that ... cries of the little William , who stood near his grandmother . " Hush , my good woman , " said the B 2 doctor ...
... cried she , as the man ascended the stairs , " I have the best young gentleman ever the sun shone on , dying in that ... cries of the little William , who stood near his grandmother . " Hush , my good woman , " said the B 2 doctor ...
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... operation Thaddeus again fainted . " Poor gentleman ! " cried Mr. Vin- cent , binding up the wound before he tried to recover him : " look here , Tom , " point- B3 pointing to the scars on his arm and breast ; THADDEUS OF WARSAW . 5.
... operation Thaddeus again fainted . " Poor gentleman ! " cried Mr. Vin- cent , binding up the wound before he tried to recover him : " look here , Tom , " point- B3 pointing to the scars on his arm and breast ; THADDEUS OF WARSAW . 5.
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... cried she , drying her eyes ; " but the bed in which he lies , the whole scene , puts me so in mind of the last mo- ments of my poor misguided son , that the very sight of it goes through my heart like a knife . Oh ! had my boy been as ...
... cried she , drying her eyes ; " but the bed in which he lies , the whole scene , puts me so in mind of the last mo- ments of my poor misguided son , that the very sight of it goes through my heart like a knife . Oh ! had my boy been as ...
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... cried she , " for he is the best gentleman I ever beheld . He has been above a week with me ; and till this night , in which he lost his senses , though hardly able to breathe or see , he has read out of books which he brought with him ...
... cried she , " for he is the best gentleman I ever beheld . He has been above a week with me ; and till this night , in which he lost his senses , though hardly able to breathe or see , he has read out of books which he brought with him ...
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... cried Vin- cent , with a discontented and contemp- tuous raise of his eye - brows and voice ; " what , a poor Frenchman ! Good Lord , how this town is over - run with these fellows ! " " No , doctor ; " exclaimed Mrs. Rob- son , much ...
... cried Vin- cent , with a discontented and contemp- tuous raise of his eye - brows and voice ; " what , a poor Frenchman ! Good Lord , how this town is over - run with these fellows ! " " No , doctor ; " exclaimed Mrs. Rob- son , much ...
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Page 121 - O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown! The courtier's, soldier's, scholar's, eye, tongue, sword; The expectancy and rose of the fair state, The glass of fashion and the mould of form, The observed of all observers, quite, quite down!
Page 210 - Twas this deprived my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast ; For while I gaz'd, in transport tost, My breath was gone, my voice was lost : My bosom glow'd ; the subtle flame Ran quick through all my vital frame ; O'er my dim eyes a darkness hung ; My ears with hollow murmurs rung. In dewy damps my limbs were chill'd ; My blood with gentle horrors thrill'd ; My feeble pulse forgot to play ; I fainted, sunk, and died away.
Page 132 - How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies...
Page 37 - When he had finished half-a-dozen drawings, and was considering how he might find the street in which he had seen the print-shops, the recollection occurred to him of the impression his appearance had made on the pawnbroker. He perceived the wide difference between his apparel and the fashion of England; and seeing with...
Page 207 - Thaddeus almost laughed at the oddity of the conceit. } " Do, dear Mr. Constantine," cried she, " translate it into the sweetest French you can; for I mean to have it put into a medallion, and to give it to the person whom I most value on earth !" There was something so truly ridiculous in the...
Page 114 - The lady knocked at the door; and, as soon as it was opened, the Count was taking his leave, but she laid her hand on his arm, and exclaimed, " No, sir; I must not lose the opportunity of convincing you, that you have not succoured a person unworthy of your kindness. I entreat you to walk in !" Thaddeus was too much pleased with her manner not to accept this invitation. He followed her up stairs into a drawing-room, where a young lady was seated at work.
Page 183 - Lee, she flew with voracious appetite to sate herself on the garbage of any circulating library that fell in her way. The effects of such a taste were exhibited in her manners. Being very pretty, she became very sentimental. She dressed like a wood nymph ; and talked, as if her soul were made up of love and sorrow. Neither of these emotions she...