The Living Age, Volume 242Living Age Company, 1904 |
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Page 73
... father's death she left her old home for an in- dependent life in the world , but gives some measure of her remarkable capac- ity for continuous mental work . She had at that time and till late in life a rare capacity for night work ...
... father's death she left her old home for an in- dependent life in the world , but gives some measure of her remarkable capac- ity for continuous mental work . She had at that time and till late in life a rare capacity for night work ...
Page 75
... father's house her cathedral for solitary wor- ship while the rest of the household were at the village church . But whether she was in the garden or in the house , the evening of her life , which she desired earnestly to spend in quiet ...
... father's house her cathedral for solitary wor- ship while the rest of the household were at the village church . But whether she was in the garden or in the house , the evening of her life , which she desired earnestly to spend in quiet ...
Page 80
... was like a captured butterfly , pinned fast through its vitals . Had I had my will I would rather have driven my Step- father's team , or plodded my way through the wholesome brown earth with my hand to the 80 Lychgate Hall .
... was like a captured butterfly , pinned fast through its vitals . Had I had my will I would rather have driven my Step- father's team , or plodded my way through the wholesome brown earth with my hand to the 80 Lychgate Hall .
Page 81
... Father . " If I know thee , Luke , thou art as mas- terful a lad as is to be found in the whole country . Thou'd never bend that stiff neck of thine to bear thy Brother's yoke . Thou'd think of him but as the little chap thou's carried ...
... Father . " If I know thee , Luke , thou art as mas- terful a lad as is to be found in the whole country . Thou'd never bend that stiff neck of thine to bear thy Brother's yoke . Thou'd think of him but as the little chap thou's carried ...
Page 86
... Father - that is , my Step- father , but to me he has ever been as good as my own - he got Chestnut's dam off Sir Jocelyn Gillibrand , and his sire was Red Knight , one of the finest -but I forgot , " I cried , breaking off , " you don ...
... Father - that is , my Step- father , but to me he has ever been as good as my own - he got Chestnut's dam off Sir Jocelyn Gillibrand , and his sire was Red Knight , one of the finest -but I forgot , " I cried , breaking off , " you don ...
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