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Page 170 - THE day is cold, and dark, and dreary ; It rains, and the wind is never weary ; The vine still clings to the mouldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark and dreary.
Page 257 - Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour, The time, the clime, the spot, where I so oft Have felt that moment in its fullest power Sink o'er the earth so beautiful and soft, While swung the deep bell in the distant tower, Or the faint dying day-hymn stole aloft, And 'not a breath crept through the rosy air, And yet the forest leaves seem'd stirr'd with prayer.
Page 345 - Now mayst thou see, my son ! how brief, how vain, The goods committed into Fortune's hands, For which the human race keep such a coil ! Not all the gold that is beneath the moon, Or ever hath been, of these toil-worn souls Might purchase rest for one.
Page 314 - ... and a female figure rushed in. Mr. Siddons gazed in speechless astonishment, not unmixed with a touch of fear. There before him stood his wife, her fine hair dishevelled, her dress all in disorder, her face all quivering with strong emotion. In bewildered alarm he asked her what was the matter, but her only answer was to throw herself into his arms, and burst into a torrent of tears. He soothed her tenderly, not knowing what to think, and gradually she grew calmer. Then her words made the mystery...
Page 329 - 11 tell you what happened next." But just at this moment they were interrupted by a knock at the door, and a voice inquiring: "Girls, girls! have n't you gone to bed yet? I 've heard you talking for the last hour.
Page 250 - ... look. Lawrence felt himself growing a little pale again. " Do you care ? " he asked, and his voice shook perceptibly. " For Mr. Brinsley ? " enquired Fanny, instantly changing her tone again and beginning to laugh. " For you! Oh dear, what a question!" She laughed outright. Lawrence leaned down and knocked the ashes out of his pipe against the toe of his heavy walking-shoe without saying a word. Then he put the pipe into his pocket. She watched him. " You've no right to be angry this time,