Everley [by miss Cornish].1855 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 44
Page 8
... dancing , French and Italian , these had been pre - eminent in their education ; history , geography , grammar , had been taught them she knew , but they were far from being considered so essential as the others . Religious instruction ...
... dancing , French and Italian , these had been pre - eminent in their education ; history , geography , grammar , had been taught them she knew , but they were far from being considered so essential as the others . Religious instruction ...
Page 13
... dance , mamma , " said Mary . " You ought to give one now in honour of Evelyn's return . " " Really , my love , they are so much trouble , and upset the house so completely . I have no objection to dinner parties or musical soirées ...
... dance , mamma , " said Mary . " You ought to give one now in honour of Evelyn's return . " " Really , my love , they are so much trouble , and upset the house so completely . I have no objection to dinner parties or musical soirées ...
Page 18
... dance or a dinner party , but papa is so dreadfully punctual , that I am generally punished for it by cold tea and eggs . But sit down and see what you will have . Here is fowl and marmalade , the eggs are already cold . " Oh ! never ...
... dance or a dinner party , but papa is so dreadfully punctual , that I am generally punished for it by cold tea and eggs . But sit down and see what you will have . Here is fowl and marmalade , the eggs are already cold . " Oh ! never ...
Page 23
... dance and play , and to hear them admired , and to be introduced to their friends ! But then her plans ! all her long cherished schemes of usefulness ! Could she drive through the back streets of Wortley to search out cases of misery ...
... dance and play , and to hear them admired , and to be introduced to their friends ! But then her plans ! all her long cherished schemes of usefulness ! Could she drive through the back streets of Wortley to search out cases of misery ...
Page 30
... dances and soirées . Mrs. Falconer wondered whether she would be lady - like and graceful , and hoped she would be pretty and toler- ably accomplished , because then there would be some prospect of her " settling well . " She had always ...
... dances and soirées . Mrs. Falconer wondered whether she would be lady - like and graceful , and hoped she would be pretty and toler- ably accomplished , because then there would be some prospect of her " settling well . " She had always ...
Common terms and phrases
amusement Annie asked Evelyn Augusta and Mary Bishop of Brechin bonnet Brent Cambridge Camden Society Captain Kynaston carriage Christian Church cloth colour comfort coner Crayford dance daughter dear mamma dearest delight dress duty Eaton Square Edgar Ethelstone Evelyn felt Evelyn thought Everley exclaimed Evelyn eyes face Fairy Bower Fcap feel flowers friends Georgina Georgy girl give glad hand happy Harriet Harry Haughton hear heard heart Holy Holy Communion hope kissed knew Lady Trevor laughed leave letter live look Lynwood Park Lyttleton married mind Miss Falconer morning morocco mother never nice papa parish pleasant pleased poor Prayers quiet Raymond Redbourn remarked replied Evelyn Rolph scarcely seemed Sir Charles sister smile sure talk tell thank things told tone voice W. F. Hook walk week wish wonder Wortley young
Popular passages
Page 216 - Let us do our work as well, Both the unseen and the seen ; Make the house, where Gods may dwell, Beautiful, entire, and clean. Else our lives are incomplete, Standing in these walls of Time, Broken stairways, where the feet Stumble as they seek to climb. Build to-day, then, strong and sure, With a firm and ample base ; And ascending and secure Shall to-morrow find its place.
Page 474 - No one is so accursed by fate, No one so utterly desolate, But some heart, though unknown / Responds unto his own.
Page 268 - He needs must think of her once more, How in the grave she lies; And with his hard, rough hand he wipes A tear out of his eyes.
Page 336 - A servant with this clause makes drudgery divine; who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, makes that and the action fine.
Page 492 - Sweet is the smile of home ; the mutual look When hearts are of each other sure ; Sweet all the joys that crowd the household nook, The haunt of all affections pure...
Page 378 - If you have no power of giving: An arm of aid to the weak, A friendly hand to the friendless, Kind words, so short to speak, But whose echo is endless: The world is wide, — these things are small, They may be nothing, but they are All.
Page 455 - Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live ; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die.
Page 11 - Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead thou me on ! The night is dark and I am far from home; Lead thou me on ! Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me.