Emily: Or, the Countess of Rosendale, Volume 3H. Colburn, 1840 |
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Page 23 - ... if nothing but a fairy's foot should venture to tread upon them. In the corner next the window stood a writing.table, which shewed in its arrangement the good taste of the owner. The more useful ornaments were interspersed with vases of rare china, filled with bright...
Page 137 - ... letter. It was more than six months—it was more than eight since he had last seen Isabel; and yet, had it not been for this summons, he could not himself have told how many more he might have lingered near the spot which contained Emily. Herbert stood as if stunned by the receipt of this letter. Now he could no longer hesitate as to the course he should pursue. " In an hour let every thing be ready for my going abroad. Until that time, see that I am not disturbed.
Page 22 - All was so well arranged, so beautiful in its kind, that it seemed naturally to belong to the place it filled, and left imagination no room to suggest that aught could have been changed for any thing prettier, or more suitable to the surrounding objects.
Page 23 - ... to be useful. The arched ceiling, relieved with gold, and the curtains of pale green, contrasted well with the soft colour of the walls, which were hung with the most rare and beautiful paintings.