Lord Castleton's Ward. A NovelSamuel Tinsley, 1874 |
Términos y frases comunes
Adèle affianced asked Bathurst beautiful believe betrothed bless blushing bosom breast breath brow Charles Bathurst cheek child cicisbeo cold Constance Greville darling dear boy Dear Stratford distress Earl of Castleton Eaton Place Ellen Emily exclaimed eyes fair fancy fear feeling Florence de Malcé folly forgive gaze gentle Géran girl glance grace guardian hand happiness head heart heaven heiress Herbert Malgrove honour hope houri knew Lady Constance Lady Ellerslie Lady Graham lady's ladyship late laughed less lips looked Lord Castleton lordship Madame St Madlle mamma marquis matter Mdlle ment mind Naples nature never noble Oatlands once overmaster pain passionate perhaps Petrarch poor Poynings pray pride proud returned scarcely Seymour sigh silence smile Snowdrop soul spirit Stewart strange sure sweet tears tell tender thought tion true turned Twickenham uncon Vivian ward weary woman words young lady
Pasajes populares
Página 36 - But these are all lies : men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for love.
Página 295 - Oh! too convincing - dangerously dear In woman's eye the unanswerable tear That weapon of her weakness she can wield, To save, subdue at once her spear and shield: Avoid it - Virtue ebbs and Wisdom errs, Too fondly gazing on that grief of hers! What lost a world, and bade a hero fly? The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
Página 355 - Oh, what was love made for, if 'tis not the same Through joy and through torment, through glory and shame, I know not, I ask not, if guilt's in that heart : I but know that I love thee, whatever thou art.
Página 331 - Nisus' injured hair! But when to mischief mortals bend their will, How soon they find fit instruments of ill! Just then Clarissa drew with tempting grace A two-edged weapon from her shining case: So ladies in romance assist their knight, Present the spear, and arm him for the fight. He takes the gift with reverence, and extends The little engine on his fingers...
Página 134 - And cheering from my dungeon's brink, Had brought me back to feel and think. I know not if it late were free, Or broke its cage to perch on mine, But knowing well captivity, Sweet bird ! I could not wish for thine.
Página 310 - Big, bright, and fast, unknown to her they fell ; But still her lips refused to send — " Farewell ! " For in that word, that fatal word, howe'er We promise, hope, believe, there breathes despair.
Página 248 - Be to her virtues very kind ; Be to her faults a little blind ; Let all her ways be unconfin'd ; And clap your padlock — on her mind.
Página 218 - I know there are a set of malicious, prating, prudent gossips, both male and female, who murder characters to kill time, and will rob a young fellow of his good name before he has years to know the value of it.
Página 74 - OF all the fairest Cities of the Earth None is so fair as FLORENCE. 'Tis a gem Of purest ray ; and what a light broke forth, When it emerged from darkness ! Search within, Without ; all is enchantment ! 'Tis the Past Contending with the Present ; and in turn Each has the mastery.
Página 218 - What marvel that this hag of hatred works Eternal evil latent as she lurks, To make a Pandemonium where she dwells, And reign the Hecate of domestic hells? Skill'd by a touch to deepen scandal's tints With all the kind mendacity of hints...