The Old Bachelor in the Old Scottish Village. [Essays and Sketches.]Myles Macphail, 1845 - 247 страница |
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... kind of composition is a very peculiar and difficult one . It may almost be called a distinct Art . Its fine principle demands that sorrow and suffering , how- ever strongly set forth , should yet be chastened and subdued to repose ...
... kind of composition is a very peculiar and difficult one . It may almost be called a distinct Art . Its fine principle demands that sorrow and suffering , how- ever strongly set forth , should yet be chastened and subdued to repose ...
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... kind , we had our barn - dance in day - light , with its brisk hoo ! hoo ! and many a ringing smack of a kiss on the cherry - cheeked damsels , astonishing the array of an ordinary with its deray extraordinary over the way all the merry ...
... kind , we had our barn - dance in day - light , with its brisk hoo ! hoo ! and many a ringing smack of a kiss on the cherry - cheeked damsels , astonishing the array of an ordinary with its deray extraordinary over the way all the merry ...
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... kind without handles , which sit pinchingly on the bridge of the nose , making him or her who reads aloud twang the conventicle dis- mally through the droning member ) -these spectacles , I say , she transferred from her own nose , and ...
... kind without handles , which sit pinchingly on the bridge of the nose , making him or her who reads aloud twang the conventicle dis- mally through the droning member ) -these spectacles , I say , she transferred from her own nose , and ...
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... kind neighbour of the bereaved mourner ) advanced to me in silence , but with a questioning look , I quietly begged of her a little water . After I had drunk , she pointed to that bed , and gave me to understand , in a few low words ...
... kind neighbour of the bereaved mourner ) advanced to me in silence , but with a questioning look , I quietly begged of her a little water . After I had drunk , she pointed to that bed , and gave me to understand , in a few low words ...
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... kind to an orphan cousin , the only relative he had on earth besides his mother . This cousin went to America and prospered . He was grateful ; and having it in his power to offer a piece of land to Sandy , he pressed him with urgent ...
... kind to an orphan cousin , the only relative he had on earth besides his mother . This cousin went to America and prospered . He was grateful ; and having it in his power to offer a piece of land to Sandy , he pressed him with urgent ...
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answer Antonio Cardo beautiful better body Bremner Bride of Lammermoor brother Bucke Captain character Charlotte Cardo child church-yard cloud cottage Covenanter cried dead death door Dumfries Edinburgh Eildon hills Ernly face father Florence Frederick Hume give gloaming grave green hand harp haste head hear heard heart Heaven Helen Walker hills Hinton Douglas honour hour Irongray Italian Italy Jenkins Julia Romelli kind King Lear kissed lady leave light living look Marli marriage Miss Clement Miss Pearce Miss Romelli moon morning mother nature neighbouring never night once passion poor returned round Scotland Scottish seemed seen Signor Romelli Signora Romelli sister sleep sorrow soul south of Scotland spirit sweet tell thing thou thought Timon of Athens took turned unhappy Vaulpas Village whole wild woman young youth
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