The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music, and RomanceMargaret De Courcy, Beatrice De Courcy G. Henderson, Old Bailey, 1832 An illustrated women's magazine; includes extracts from novels, short stories, reviews, aphorisms, songs, philosophical discussions, and detailed descriptions of the latest clothing fashions from London and Paris. |
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... entered her aunt's house , she had never known the want of a mother's care . The warmest affection existed between the cousins , which lasted until the hand of death was laid on one ; and continued for her child through every ...
... entered her aunt's house , she had never known the want of a mother's care . The warmest affection existed between the cousins , which lasted until the hand of death was laid on one ; and continued for her child through every ...
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... entered his aunt's room one morning , thinking she was late in making her appearance , and found her lying on the floor . He ran for assistance , crying that Aunt Martha was dead . ' It was soon discovered that she had fainted ; and ...
... entered his aunt's room one morning , thinking she was late in making her appearance , and found her lying on the floor . He ran for assistance , crying that Aunt Martha was dead . ' It was soon discovered that she had fainted ; and ...
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... entering . " This visit , Madam , " said Sir Hildebrand , politely advancing to welcome his fair guest , " is , I must confess , an unexpected honour . " Carlotta muttered a reply , and looked sulkily at Gervase , in whose presence she ...
... entering . " This visit , Madam , " said Sir Hildebrand , politely advancing to welcome his fair guest , " is , I must confess , an unexpected honour . " Carlotta muttered a reply , and looked sulkily at Gervase , in whose presence she ...
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... entered the apartment . It was easy to perceive that the good Friar was by no means pleased at the lengths to which the baron had permitted his subordinate agents to carry their proceedings , while the knight facetiously expatiated on ...
... entered the apartment . It was easy to perceive that the good Friar was by no means pleased at the lengths to which the baron had permitted his subordinate agents to carry their proceedings , while the knight facetiously expatiated on ...
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... entered the breakfast - room the next morning when Conrade made his appearance . Mexina looked inquiry ; when Conrade , unwilling to keep her in suspense , instantly produced the ring of which she had been deprived . " I have won it ...
... entered the breakfast - room the next morning when Conrade made his appearance . Mexina looked inquiry ; when Conrade , unwilling to keep her in suspense , instantly produced the ring of which she had been deprived . " I have won it ...
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Algiers appeared arms Aurelia Barberoussa Baron beauty behold black lace blonde lace bosom bouillonné breath Bryan cambric capotes castle Celestina chapeau child Claireville colours composed corsage countenance courser crape dark daughter dear death deep Don Carlos dress Earl Emily EMILY GERARD exclaimed eyes fair fancy fashionable father favour fear feelings flounces flowers garniture gentle girl hand happy heard heart Heaven honour hope knew lace lady light Llangollen look Lord Louisa mantelets marabouts marriage Mexina morning MORNING DRESS mother muslin nature Nethertown never night once Osmond passed passementerie pink possessed proud redingote ribbon rich robe rose round satin scene seemed shade Signor silk Sir Eustace skirt smile soon soul spirit stranger taffeta tarlatane tears tell tender thee thou thought tight sleeves tion trimmed tulle Valenciennes lace velvet Villiers voice Wernerstoff wife woman young youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 170 - So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt...
Seite 168 - Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, That Heaven would want spectators, God want praise Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night...
Seite 248 - Come on, sir; here's the place: — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Seite 322 - And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Seite 353 - ... the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed — she had Another morn than ours.
Seite 168 - By morrow evening, and from land to land In order, though to nations yet unborn, Ministering light prepared, they set and rise; Lest total darkness should by night regain Her old possession, and extinguish life In nature and all things ; which these soft fires Not only...
Seite 352 - A something, light as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken — Oh ! love, that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch like this hath shaken.
Seite 353 - WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept And sleeping when she died.
Seite 352 - Alas ! — how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love ! Hearts that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more closely tied ; That stood the storm, when waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heaven was all tranquillity...
Seite 147 - Achtermannshohe, a human figure of a monstrous size. A violent gust of wind having almost carried away my hat, I clapped my hand to it by moving my arm towards my head, and the colossal figure did the same.