The Novice of Saint Dominick, Volume 4T. Hughes, 1823 - Irish fiction |
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... of your nobility : that which by inheritance you could not possess , by " the king's royal grant is yours . Long 66 may the countess de St. Dorval wear the " coronet of her ancestors , and shed new ❝lustre on her distinguished rank ...
... of your nobility : that which by inheritance you could not possess , by " the king's royal grant is yours . Long 66 may the countess de St. Dorval wear the " coronet of her ancestors , and shed new ❝lustre on her distinguished rank ...
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... of the youthful countess -the deepest tint of crimson burnt on her cheek - bright was the beam of her flash- ing eye - nor was its brightness dimmed by the tear of grateful emotion through which it sparkled . " Your silence ...
... of the youthful countess -the deepest tint of crimson burnt on her cheek - bright was the beam of her flash- ing eye - nor was its brightness dimmed by the tear of grateful emotion through which it sparkled . " Your silence ...
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... of men . THE court was never more brilliant , never more crowded , than on the festival of St. Denis , the patron saint of Paris , the day on which the countess de St. Dorval , ' supported by the duchess de Guise and the marchioness de ...
... of men . THE court was never more brilliant , never more crowded , than on the festival of St. Denis , the patron saint of Paris , the day on which the countess de St. Dorval , ' supported by the duchess de Guise and the marchioness de ...
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... of Laon had obtained a pretty general cir- culation ; and that even de Sancy was well informed of the countess de St. Dorval's being no other than the captive of the ba- ron de Montargis , whom he had accused of violating the laws of ...
... of Laon had obtained a pretty general cir- culation ; and that even de Sancy was well informed of the countess de St. Dorval's being no other than the captive of the ba- ron de Montargis , whom he had accused of violating the laws of ...
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... countess , what an- " swer shall we send ? " continued made- moiselle de Beuil , running to an open es- crutoire . " Whatever you please , " said Imogen , with a faint smile , and endeavouring to re- . ST . DOMINICK . 45.
... countess , what an- " swer shall we send ? " continued made- moiselle de Beuil , running to an open es- crutoire . " Whatever you please , " said Imogen , with a faint smile , and endeavouring to re- . ST . DOMINICK . 45.
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Page 227 - Thy sober Autumn fading into age, And pale concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene. Ah ! whither now are fled Those dreams of greatness ? those unsolid hopes Of happiness ? those longings after fame ? Those restless cares ? those busy bustling days ? Those gay-spent, festive nights?
Page 292 - So, when this loose behaviour I throw off, And pay the debt I never promised, By how much better than my word I am, By so much shall I falsify men's hopes ; And, like bright metal on a sullen ground, My reformation, glittering o'er my fault, Shall show more goodly and attract more eyes Than that which hath no foil to set it off.
Page 227 - Summer's ardent strength. Thy sober autumn fading into age, And pale concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene. Ah ! whither now are fled Those dreams of greatness ? those unsolid hopes Of happiness ? those longings after fame ? Those restless cares? those busy bustling days?
Page 173 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Page 335 - ... powers, As on a boundless theatre, to run The great career of justice, to exalt His generous aim to all diviner deeds, To chase each partial purpose from his breast, And...
Page 117 - Fulke Greville, servant to Queen Elizabeth, counsellor to King James, and friend to Sir Philip Sidney.
Page 29 - Imagination's rays : Where Virtue, rising from the awful depth Of Truth's mysterious bosom...
Page 255 - Clutha was removed from its place by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook there its lonely head: the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows : and the rank grass of the wall waved round his head. Desolate is the dwelling of Morna : silence is in the house of her fathers.
Page 335 - And thro' the tossing tide of chance and pain. To hold his course...