The Beauties of Washington IrvingLea & Blanchard... for George W. Gordon, 1839 - 349 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 28
... window . A tall figure stood among the shadows of the trees . As it raised its head , a beam of moonlight fell upon the countenance . Hea- ven and earth ! she beheld the Spectre Bridegroom ! A loud shriek at that moment burst upon her ...
... window . A tall figure stood among the shadows of the trees . As it raised its head , a beam of moonlight fell upon the countenance . Hea- ven and earth ! she beheld the Spectre Bridegroom ! A loud shriek at that moment burst upon her ...
Σελίδα 29
... window was open and the bird had flown ! The astonishment and concern with which the in- telligence was received , can only be imagined by those who have witnessed the agitation which the mishaps of a great man cause among his friends ...
... window was open and the bird had flown ! The astonishment and concern with which the in- telligence was received , can only be imagined by those who have witnessed the agitation which the mishaps of a great man cause among his friends ...
Σελίδα 31
... window - had wooed - had won - had borne away in triumph - and , in a word , had wedded the fair . Under any other circumstances the Baron would have been inflexible , for he was tenacious of paternal authority , and devoutly obstinate ...
... window - had wooed - had won - had borne away in triumph - and , in a word , had wedded the fair . Under any other circumstances the Baron would have been inflexible , for he was tenacious of paternal authority , and devoutly obstinate ...
Σελίδα 32
... windows in quest of something to amuse the eye ; but it seemed as if I had been placed completely out of the reach of all amusement . The windows of my bed - room looked out among tiled roofs and stacks of chimneys , while those of my ...
... windows in quest of something to amuse the eye ; but it seemed as if I had been placed completely out of the reach of all amusement . The windows of my bed - room looked out among tiled roofs and stacks of chimneys , while those of my ...
Σελίδα 33
... window , with the rain dripping on it from the eaves ; an un- happy cur , chained to a dog - house hard by , uttered something every now and then , between a bark and yelp ; a drab of a kitchen wench tramped back- wards and forwards ...
... window , with the rain dripping on it from the eaves ; an un- happy cur , chained to a dog - house hard by , uttered something every now and then , between a bark and yelp ; a drab of a kitchen wench tramped back- wards and forwards ...
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