Then the watcher approaches the patient's pillow, and sees a new and strange moulding of the familiar features, feels at once that the insufferable moment draws nigh, knows that it is God's will his idol shall be broken, and bends his head, and subdues... Shirley: A Tale - Pàgina 149per Charlotte Brontë - 1849 - 412 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - 1857 - 352 pàgines
...broken, and bends his head, and subdues his soul to the sentence he cannot avert, and scarce can bear "No piteous, unconscious moaning sound — which so...stray at times into realms foreign to the living." She went on with her work steadily. But it was dreary to write without any one to listen to the progress... | |
| Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - 1857 - 640 pàgines
...broken, and bends his head, and subdues his soul to the sentence he cannot avert, and scarce can bear "No piteous, unconscious moaning sound — which so...stray at times into realms foreign to the living." She went on with her work steadily. But it was dreary to write without any one to listen to the progress... | |
| Benjamin John Wallace, Albert Barnes - 1858 - 720 pàgines
...broken, and bends his head, and subdues his soul to the sentence he cannot avert, and scarce can bear No piteous, unconscious moaning sound — which so...stray at times into realms foreign to the living. Speaking of Emily, Charlotte says in a letter : " Never in all her life had she lingered over any task... | |
| Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - 1862 - 612 pàgines
...to the sentence he cannot avert, and scarce can bear " No piteous, unconscious moaning sound—which so wastes our strength that, even if we have sworn...firm, a rush of unconquerable tears sweeps away the oath—preceded her waking. No space of deaf apathy followed. The first words spoken were not those... | |
| Charlotte Brontë - 1872 - 608 pàgines
...night like Jacob at Peniel. Till L>reak of day, she wrestled with God in earnest prayer. CHAPTER XXV. THE WEST WIND BLOWS. NOT always do those who dare...evidently remembered with clearness what had happened. " Mamma, I have slept so well. I only dreamed and woke twice." Mrs. Pryor rose with a start, that her... | |
| Charlotte Brontë - 1872 - 610 pàgines
...suffering night. This morning I am worse. I have tried to rise. I cannot. Dreams I am unused to havt troubled me." Then the watcher approaches the patient's...becoming estranged from this world, and already permitted tostray at times into realms foreign to the living. Caroline evidently remembered with clearness what... | |
| Charlotte Brontë - 1873 - 492 pàgines
...and bends his head, and subdues his soul to the sentence he cannot avert, and scarce can bear. .... " No piteous, unconscious moaning sound— which so...stray at times into realms foreign to the living." She went on with her work steadily. But it was dreary to write without any one to listen to the progress... | |
| Charlotte Brontë - 1893 - 376 pàgines
...patient's pillow, and sees a new and strange moulding of the familiar features, feels at once than the insufferable moment draws nigh, knows that it...evidently remembered with clearness what had happened. " Mamma, I have slept so well. I only dreamed and woke twice." Mrs Pryor rose with a start, that her... | |
| Charlotte Brontë - 1896 - 382 pàgines
...patient's pillow, and sees a new and strange moulding of the familiar features, feels at once than the insufferable moment draws nigh, knows that it...evidently remembered with clearness what had happened. " Mamma, I have slept so well. I only dreamed and woke twice." Mrs Pryor rose with a start, that her... | |
| Charlotte Brontë - 1900 - 756 pàgines
...and bends his head, and subdues his sonl to the sentence he cannot avert, and scarce can bear. . . . 'No piteous, unconscious moaning sound — which so...stray at times into realms foreign to the living.' She went on with her work steadily. But it was dreary to write without any one to listen to the progress... | |
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