I do not want to speak to you at all," the bishop | answered. This was very bad ; — almost anything would be better than this. He was sitting now over the fire, with his elbows on his knees, and his face buried in his hands. She... The Rivals: Tracy's Ambition - Pagina 86di Gerald Griffin - 1830Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| Gerald Griffin - 1857 - 458 pagine
...minutes Francis shook off his mood of meditation, and entered the mouth of the tomb, creeping along upon his hands and feet. Lenigan, who feared lest...with his elbows on his knees, and his face buried in bis hands. On hearing Lenigan's voice, he started up, as if from a reverie, and uncovering the lantern... | |
| Gerald Griffin - 1861 - 310 pagine
...see me dis morniti'," said the wounded lord. His master made no reply, but remained for a minute with his elbows on his knees, and his face buried in his hands. " Danny," ho said, at length, " do you remember a conversation whicb I had with you some weeks since... | |
| Henry Kingsley - 1862 - 468 pagine
...Silent O'Moyle ' ; we feel it as in Keats's ' St. Agnes' Eve.' " He was sitting up on the sand, with his elbows on his knees, and his face buried in his hands. None of them spoke for a time ; and he, looking seaward, said, idly, in a low voice, — " ' St. Agnes'... | |
| Henry Kingsley - 1862 - 316 pagine
...Silent O'Moyle ; ' we feel it as in Keats' ' St. Agnes' Eve."' He was sitting up on the sand, with his elbows on his knees, and his face buried in his hands. None of themspoke for a time ; and he, looking seaward, said, idly, in a low voice — " ' St. Agnes'... | |
| Henry Kingsley - 1862 - 458 pagine
...Silent O'Moyle ' ; we feel it as in Keats's < St. Agnes' Eve.'" He was sitting up on the sand, with his elbows on his knees, and his face buried in his hands. None of them spoke for a time ; and he, looking seaward, said, idly, in a low voice, — " « St. Agnes'... | |
| 1862 - 556 pagine
....Silent O'Moyle ;' wo fuel it as in Keats's 'St. Agnes' Eve.'" He was sitting up on the sand, with his elbows on his knees, and his face buried in his hands. Xone of them spoke for a time ; and he, looking seaward, said, idly, 'in a low voice — " ' St. Agnes'... | |
| 1862 - 842 pagine
...' Silent O'Moyle ;' we feel it as in Keats's 'St. Agnes' Eve.'" He was sitting up on the sand, with his elbows on his knees, and his face buried in his hands. None of them spoke for a time ; and he, looking seaward, said, idly, in a low voice — " ' St. Agnes'... | |
| Mary Elizabeth Braddon - 1867 - 300 pagine
...type of womanhood." Mr. Hawkehurst put his book in his pocket, and abandoned himself to meditation, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees and his face buried in his hands, unconscious of the trundling hoops and screaming children. " She is better and fairer than the fairest... | |
| Mary Elizabeth Braddon - 1867 - 304 pagine
...type of womanhood." Mr. Hawkehurst put his book in his pocket, and abandoned himself to meditation, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees and his face buried in his hands, unconscious of the trundling ' O hoops and screaming children. " She is better and fairer than the... | |
| Anthony Trollope - 1867 - 878 pagine
...was very bad ; — almost anything would be better than this. He was sitting now over the fire, with his elbows on his knees, and his face buried in his hands. She had gone round the room so as to faco him, and was now standing almost over him, but still she... | |
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