Striking Likenesses: Or, The Votaries of Fashion. A Novel ...B. Clarke, 1808 |
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... Abbess of Maubuisson and Bertaumont , the unworthy sister of the far - famed Gabrielle . At first , Madame d'Estrées had only presided over the Abbey of Bertaumont , near Amiens , where Henry IV . was a frequent visitor . It is said ...
... Abbess of Maubuisson and Bertaumont , the unworthy sister of the far - famed Gabrielle . At first , Madame d'Estrées had only presided over the Abbey of Bertaumont , near Amiens , where Henry IV . was a frequent visitor . It is said ...
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... abbess's call . " Dennis - Dennis , I say ? " Another snoring sound was the reply . " The wretch sleeps , " said the abbess . It was , no doubt , the anger of the lady abbess that made her quite forget- ful of the fact that the little ...
... abbess's call . " Dennis - Dennis , I say ? " Another snoring sound was the reply . " The wretch sleeps , " said the abbess . It was , no doubt , the anger of the lady abbess that made her quite forget- ful of the fact that the little ...
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... ABBESS kneels and all follow . ] wine . She places them beside the urn of incense . ] ABBESS : Here I place the bread and wine , symbol of her min- istry , the holy food she carried to the world outside . ABBESS and NUNS : Beneficent ...
... ABBESS kneels and all follow . ] wine . She places them beside the urn of incense . ] ABBESS : Here I place the bread and wine , symbol of her min- istry , the holy food she carried to the world outside . ABBESS and NUNS : Beneficent ...
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... Abbess was happy and in a good humour; she would expose herself to the force of the wind on a belvedere which she had had built on purpose; and, when anyone came to ask a favour of her in this spot, she never refused it. The baker's ...
... Abbess was happy and in a good humour; she would expose herself to the force of the wind on a belvedere which she had had built on purpose; and, when anyone came to ask a favour of her in this spot, she never refused it. The baker's ...
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abbess admiration æther Antonia artless baronet beauty beheld bless blush bosom bowed Bravenger Carberry charms cheek choly cival countenance Cripplegate curricle daugh daughter Dauverne's dear delighted derland dissipation dium duchess Ellen England esteem Eustacia exclaimed Dauverne fair fashion father favourite fear folly forget gazed girl glowing grace Grange hand happy heart heaven honour hope innocence inquired interrupted Lady Geraldine Lady Selina land laughing lips lisped looking lord Mahala marchioness Marquis of Allingthorn melan ment Miss Forrester Moreland morning mother never o'er observed passed peace pensive Percival pleasure plied poor possessed quaker questioned Dauverne rejoined remember replied Dauverne resumed returned Rosa sigh Sir Frederic Stanley sister Benedicta smil smile soft sorrow soul stole Sunderland sweet tear tell tender thee thou thought thousand tion tonia verne vicarage virtue voice walk Warwickshire Werter youth
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Страница 33 - Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget them all.
Страница 46 - Tis not the coarser tie of human laws, Unnatural oft and foreign to the mind, That binds their peace, but harmony itself, Attuning all their passions into love; Where Friendship full exerts her softest power, Perfect esteem enlivened by desire Ineffable, and sympathy of soul; Thought meeting thought, and will preventing will, With boundless confidence: for nought but love Can answer love, and render bliss secure.
Страница 76 - How few, like thee, inquire the wretched out, And court the offices of soft Humanity ? Like thee reserve their raiment for the naked, Reach out their bread to feed the crying orphan, Or mix their pitying tears with those that weep ? Thy praise deserves a better tongue than mine, To speak and bless thy name.
Страница 34 - Is she not more than painting can express, Or youthful poets fancy when they love ? " Does she not come, like wisdom, or good fortune, " Replete with blessings, giving wealth and honour?