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...Preface: There are of course peculiar advantages as well as disadvantages in endeavouring to write the life of one recently departed. On the one hand, the remembrances connected with him are far fresher; his contemporaries can he consulted, and much can be made matter of certainty, for which a few ...

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...s Memoirs of Margaret De Ribaumont Viscountess of Bellaise By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Stray Pearls: Me... ...baumont, Viscountess of Bellaise by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ort was made to secure greater equality of burthens. On the meeting of the States- General—the only popular assembly possessed by France— Louis XIII.,... ...o stir up the Duke of Orleans to take a manly part and mediate between the parties; but being much afraid of his own appanage, the city of Orleans, be... ... undertone—’I beg pardon, Mrs. Margaret—decked out in all her splendour, a virgin for the sacrifice!’ ‘What sacrifice, sir?’ I asked, startled. ‘Eh!’ ... ...d been parted all through the change to man and woman, now found ourselves united again, understanding one another as no other being could do, and alm... ...s who are ready to admit her claim. Harry Merrycourt, who was altogether a political, not a religious rebel, would gladly have kept Lord Walwyn com- p... ...pe of success—the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough. ‘The hyperborean Orcades,’ as the ...

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...Preface: When the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history. In the present case...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Joe Brownlow?s Fancy. The lady said, ?An orphan?s fate Is sad and hard to bear.? --Scott ?MOTHER, you could do a great kindness.? ?Well, Joe?? ?If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath?s here for the holidays. After all the rest, she...

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...Magnum Bonum or Mother Carey’s Brood by Charlotte M Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Magnum Bonum, or... ...m Bonum, or Mother Carey’s Brood by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is furnish... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...generally with his regiment, and when visiting them was a good deal at the United Service Club. He had lately married an heiress in a small way, retir... ...sie from the contamination by taking her out in the carriage and to garden parties, which the young lady infi- nitely preferred to long walks that tir... ... complaining of everything being cold and dull, and talking about seas and islands, palm-trees, and coral caves, and humming birds, yes, and black sla... ... to weak human nature. (Mrs. Rigby.) 22nd.—All his toilet apparatus is of “virgin gold;” he lets nothing else touch him. (Jessie.) “Exactly like King ... ... moderate gaiety, and no fastness. The ruling interests were religious and political questions, as befitted Fordham’s maiden ses- sion, the society wa... ...ke her to London to see Janet in her lodgings before the departure for the States. He was at her service, and as they did not mean to sleep in town, t...

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...Preface: It is the fashion to call every story controversial that deals with times when controversy or a war of religion was raging; but it should be remembered that there are some which only attempt to portray human feelings as affected by...

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...THE CHAPLET OF PEARLS BY CHARLOTTE M.YONGE A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Chaplet of P... ... BY CHARLOTTE M.YONGE A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Chaplet of Pearls by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsyl... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ... alteration even in the volumes. Sir Francis Walsingham was a young rising statesman in 1572, instead of the elderly sage he is represented; his daugh... ...could easily be declared void, both on account of the consanguinity of the parties and the discrepancy of their faith; and which would leave each of t... ... 52 Yo n g e so much the fashion that games were given in order to keep up political influence, perhaps, because the freedom of a gar- den pastime amo... ...ot but draw such a fate on himself. Now all is smooth, the estates will be united in their true head, and you—you too, my child, will be provided for ... ...nked at the Queen Elizabeth that it had its head-quarters in the Chan- nel Islands, and thence was a most formidable foe to mer- chant vessels on the ... ...irs, and a rugged woodcut of a very tall St. Ursula, with a crowd of pigmy virgins, not reaching higher than the ample hem of her petticoat. ‘Did Aunt...