Magnum Bonum: Or, Mother Carey's Brood, 2. kötetMacmillan and Company, 1879 - 956 oldal |
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acrostics afraid Allen Armie Armine Armine's asked aunt Babie Babie's Barbara Belforest better Bobus brother Brownlow Caroline Cecil child Colonel coming course cousin cried davenport dear dear boy doctor door Elfie Elvira Engelberg Essie Esther Eton Evelyn exclaimed eyes father feel fellow girl give glad Gould Graham hand hear heard heart hope Janet Jessie Jock Jock's John Johnny Jotapata Kandersteg Kencroft Kenminster kissed knew lady Lake of Lucerne laughed Leukerbad London look Lord Fordham Lucas Magnum Bonum mamma Mary mean Medlicott Menella mind Miss Ogilvie moraine morning Mother Carey never night party perhaps poor seemed Serene Highness Sir James sister stay strong Sunday sure Sydney table d'hôte talk tell there's thing thought told tone Traveller's Joy uncle voice Wakefield walked wish wonder young
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480. oldal - But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
564. oldal - THAT, AND A' THAT. Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs his head, and a,' that ? The coward slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a
315. oldal - Happiest of all in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed, As from her lord, her governor, her king. Myself, and what is mine, to you and yours Is now converted : but now I was the lord Of this fair mansion, master of my servants, Queen o'er myself; and even now, but now, This house, these servants, and this same myself, Are yours, my lord.
626. oldal - I recur to my first conclusion, that this situation is out of the question. To say nothing of the injury to my health and nerves from agitation and suspense, rendering me totally unfit for drudgery and annoyance, I cannot feel it right to place myself in a situation equivalent to the abandonment of all hope. It is absurd to act as if we were reduced to abject poverty, and I will never place myself in the condition of a dependent. This season has so entirely knocked me up that I must at once have...
517. oldal - But still the lady shook her head, And swore by yea and nay, My whole was all that he had said, And all that he could say.
340. oldal - Gold ! and gold ! and gold without end ! He had gold to lay by, and gold to spend, Gold to give, and gold to lend, And reversions of gold in future.
450. oldal - Their oaten pipes blew wondrous shrill. The hemlock small blew clear; And louder notes from hemlock large, And bog-reed, struck the ear; But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts, The Fairies cannot bear.
353. oldal - He would have gone on with the spirit of the times, mother; men do, while women stand still.' 'I don't think he would in this.
427. oldal - ... It seems to be so with others." " Depend upon it, Doubting Castle never lay on the straight road. If men run into it, it is not simple study of the works of creation that leads them there ; but either they have only acquiesced, and never made their faith a living reality, or else they are led away by fashion and pride of intellect. One who begins and goes on in active love of God and man, will find faith and reverence not diminished but increased.