Memoirs of the Verney Family ...: Memoirs of the Verney family during the commonwealth, 1650 to 1660 ... by Margaret M. Verney

Forsideomslag
Longmans, Green, and Company, 1894

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Side 1 - And still upon that face I look, And think 'twill smile again ; And still the thought I will not brook, That I must look in vain ! But when I speak— thou dost not say, What thou ne'er left'st unsaid ; And now I feel, as well I may, Sweet Mary ! thou art dead ! III.
Side 426 - How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
Side 1 - The time would e'er be o'er, And I on thee should look my last, And thou shouldst smile no more ! And still upon that face I look, And think 'twill smile again ; And still the thought I will not brook That I must look in vain ! But when I speak — thou dost not say What thou ne'er left'st unsaid ; And now I feel, as well I may, Sweet Mary ! thou art dead...
Side 217 - Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage; If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.
Side 440 - No civil broils have since his death arose, But faction now by habit does obey ; And wars have that respect for his repose As winds for halcyons when they breed at sea.
Side 74 - French you can not be too cunning for that language affords many admirable books fit for you as Romances, Plays, Poetry, Stories of illustrious (not learned) Woemen, receipts for preserving, makinge creames and all sorts of cookeryes, ordring your gardens and in Breif, all manner of good housewifery.
Side 73 - Common prayer) and a good plaine cattichisme in your mother tongue being well read and practised, is well worth all the rest and much more sutable to your sex; I know your Father thinks thise false doctrine, but be confident your husband will bee of my oppinion.
Side 31 - Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see, My heart untravell'd fondly turns to thee ; Still to my brother turns, with ceaseless pain, And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.
Side 261 - The Way to be Rich, according to the Practice of the great Audley, who began with £200 in 1605, and dyed worth ,£400,000, November, 1662.
Side 72 - Doctor, teach her to live under obedience, and whilst she is unmarried, if she would learne anything, let her aske you, and afterwards her husband, At Home. Had St. Paul lived in our times I am most confident hee would have fixt a Shame upon our woemen for writing (as well as for theire speaking) in the Church.

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