 The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet it in such a scene. To find it wandering like a spectre, lonely and joyless, where all around is...  The Life and Times of Robert Emmet, Esq - Σελίδα 263των Richard Robert Madden - 1847 - 342 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Washington Irving - 1846 - 356 σελίδες
...charmer, charm he never so wisely." The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet it in a such a scene. To find it wandering like a spectre, lonely and joyless, where all around is gay —... | |
 | Hugh Gawthrop - 1847 - 184 σελίδες
...the charmer, charm he ever so wisely." The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness...in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and wo-begone, as if it had tried in vain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulness of sorrow.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 σελίδες
...charmer, charm he never so wisely." The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness...a spectre, lonely and joyless, where all around is gay—to see it dressed out in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and wobegone, as if it had... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 σελίδες
...her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretch* edness moie striking and painful than to meet it in such a scene;...wandering, like a. spectre, lonely and joyless, where till around is gay; to see it dressed out in I he trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and woe-begone,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 542 σελίδες
...told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness I more striking and painful than to meet it in such...in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and wobegone, as if it had tried in vain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulness of sorrow.... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 σελίδες
...charmer, charm he ever so wisely ". The person who told me her story, had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness...a spectre, lonely and joyless, where all around is gay—to see it dressed out in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and woebegone, as if it had... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 σελίδες
...charmer, charm he never so wisely." The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness...a spectre, lonely and joyless, where all around is gay—to see it dressed out in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and wobegone, as if it had... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 538 σελίδες
...charmer, chann he never so wisely." The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness...striking and painful than to meet it in such a scene. To Cnd it wandering like a spectre, lonely and joyless, where all around is gay — to see it dressed... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 488 σελίδες
...charmer, charm he never so wisely." The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness...in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and wobegone, as if it had tried in vain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulness of sorrow..... | |
 | 1853 - 390 σελίδες
...charmer, charmed he never so wisely." The person who told me her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness...such a scene — to find it wandering like a spectre, lovely and joyless, where all around is gay — to see it dressed out in the trappings of mirth, and... | |
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