The Novice of Saint Dominick, Volume 4T. Hughes, 1823 - Irish fiction |
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... she soon perceived every woman of her ac- quaintance , whether married or single , ex- acted and received . The licentious man- ners which had long prevailed in France ( and which a long course of civil wars had 14 THE NOVICE OF.
... she soon perceived every woman of her ac- quaintance , whether married or single , ex- acted and received . The licentious man- ners which had long prevailed in France ( and which a long course of civil wars had 14 THE NOVICE OF.
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... reign of Francis the First had conquered by her charms the sacred infallibility of the pope himself . The king received her grace- * Pope Leo X. • ful acknowledgments in a manner so gal- lantand flattering 30 THE NOVICE OF.
... reign of Francis the First had conquered by her charms the sacred infallibility of the pope himself . The king received her grace- * Pope Leo X. • ful acknowledgments in a manner so gal- lantand flattering 30 THE NOVICE OF.
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... received to the object from whom it flowed ; and , as he condescend- ingly fastened a bracelet that fell from the arm of the blooming countess , he impressed the tribute of a kiss on her hand as he re- linquished it . The fair Gabrielle ...
... received to the object from whom it flowed ; and , as he condescend- ingly fastened a bracelet that fell from the arm of the blooming countess , he impressed the tribute of a kiss on her hand as he re- linquished it . The fair Gabrielle ...
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... received it . But what - what to thee , O child of sentiment ! child of passion ! over whose sensible and glowing heart nature still pre- served her sweet and boundless influence even in the empire of art - what to thee was the ...
... received it . But what - what to thee , O child of sentiment ! child of passion ! over whose sensible and glowing heart nature still pre- served her sweet and boundless influence even in the empire of art - what to thee was the ...
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... received its greatest charm from the power of her genius and her taste ; and even the beauty of the duchess de Beaufort was eclipsed by the whim and originality of the countess de St. Dorval . The second day of the stag - hunt all the ...
... received its greatest charm from the power of her genius and her taste ; and even the beauty of the duchess de Beaufort was eclipsed by the whim and originality of the countess de St. Dorval . The second day of the stag - hunt all the ...
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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...