The Gentleman of the Old School, Volume 2 |
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The Gentleman of the Old School: A Tale, Volume 2 George Payne Rainsford James Volledige weergave - 1839 |
The Gentleman of the Old School: A Tale George Payne Rainsford James Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2019 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 179 - The power, the beauty, and the majesty, That had her haunts in dale, or piny mountain, Or forest by slow stream, or pebbly spring, Or chasms and wat'ry depths ; all these have vanished. They live no longer in the faith of reason...
Pagina 179 - They live no longer in the faith of reason! But still the heart doth need a language, still Doth the old instinct bring back the old names, And to yon starry world they now are gone, Spirits or gods, that used to share this earth With man as with their friend ; and to the lover Yonder they move, from yonder visible sky Shoot influence down: and even at this day 'Tis Jupiter who brings whate'er is great, And Venus who brings every thing that's fair!
Pagina 178 - Tis not merely The human being's Pride that peoples space With life and mystical predominance ; Since likewise for the stricken heart of Love This visible nature, and this common world, Is all too narrow: yea, a deeper import Lurks in the legend told my infant years Than lies upon that truth, we live to learn.
Pagina 179 - And if this be the science of the stars, I too, with glad and zealous industry, Will learn acquaintance with this cheerful faith. It is a gentle and affectionate thought, That in immeasurable heights above us, At our first birth, the wreath of love was woven, With sparkling stars for flowers.
Pagina 38 - ... how kindly, and nobly, and courteously you behaved to her and her mother in Germany." " I can assure you, my dear Sir," said Ralph ; but Sir Andrew again gently waved his hand with a smile, saying, " Nay, hear me out, dear nephew. I am not blaming you, but I would have you remember that, though dear Lady Mallory may be a year or two older than yourself, and though you may have been accustomed for years to treat her almost as an elder sister, yet she is still most beautiful, young, and deeply...
Pagina 40 - I should ever insinuate such a charge against you, that you could knowingly behave ill, or would ever break a vow, or willingly fail in any promise to a woman ! I know you too well, Ralph — your mother was my sister...
Pagina 42 - Ralph, that would not kill a butterfly, destroys the painted insect, while, catching it merely to admire its beauty; and I think, Ralph, that we should not only be as careful and as tenderly thoughtful in our general demeanour towards women, as we are in our vows, our promises, and our actions towards men ; but far more so, inasmuch as, by the contrary, we risk more terrible injury to a more delicate being, and may injure our own honour by doing wrong to those who cannot right themselves.
Pagina 121 - ... pale, while a sudden feeling at her heart — a fear as it were of retribution — made her apprehend that the object for which she was prepared to struggle with poor Edith Forrest, had been snatched from them both. " What of him ? what of Captain Strafford, Margaret ? " she exclaimed, forgetting in the emotion of the moment that calmness which veiled her feelings from the eyes of those around her. " Oh, madam, he is quite safe...
Pagina 40 - There are some however who differ from this creed, and who abhor such conduct ; I own myself one, Ralph. I look upon it that the man who behaves ill to a woman, and yet would not do so to a man, only shows himself to be at heart a coward ; for the only cause which enables, permits, or justifies any such act, is that woman cannot protect or avenge herself. She is trusted, Ralph, by God and by her weakness to man's...