He spoke of the happiness that was now certainly theirs, of the folly of not breaking sooner out of that magnificent prison of latter-day life, of the old romantic days that had passed from the world for ever.
Pawrust It was at this time that the meeting, or, rather gathering of the mem- bers of this inharmonious family took place in the cell of the elder w...
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Bellflower Near it in the field, I remember, were three faint points of light, three telescopic stars infinitely remote, and all around it was the un...
Near it in the field, I remember, were three faint points of light, three telescopic stars infinitely remote, and all around it was the unfathomable darkness of empty space.
Leaderequinox It is no doubt an optimistic enterprise. But it is good for awhile to be free from the carping note that must needs be audible when we ...
Eagleberry I protest, even warmly, that neither he nor his sorrows were in my intention. Followerivy He completely abandoned the child of his marriag...
The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest.
I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul. God keep me, if only for the sake of those dear to me!
And with that he went off to see my father, taking me with him by the arm.
I protest, even warmly, that neither he nor his sorrows were in my intention.
