 ... inhabitants! The most desirable mode of existence might be that of a spiritualized Paul Pry, hovering invisible round man and woman, witnessing their deeds, searching into their hearts, borrowing brightness from their felicity, and shade from their...  The Token: A Christmas and New Year's Present - Page 43edited by - 1831 - 350 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 474 pages
...their heart«, borrowing brightness from their felicity, and shade from their sorrow, and retaining no emotion peculiar to himself. But none of these things...if I would know the interior of brick walls, or the royetery of human bosoms, I can but guess. Yonder is a fair street, extending north and couth. The... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1861 - 302 pages
...their hearts, borrowing brightness from their felicity, and shade from their sorrow, and retaining no emotion peculiar to himself. But none of these things...to the pavement. Ornamental trees, the broad-leafed horse chestnut, the elm so lofty and bending, the graceful but infrequent willow, and others whereof... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1865 - 464 pages
...their hearts, borrowing brightness from their felicity, and shade from their sorrow, and retaining no emotion peculiar to himself. But none of these things...street, extending north and south. The stately mansions arc placed each on its carpet of verdant grass, and a long flight of steps descends from every door... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1871 - 302 pages
...their hearts, borrowing brightness from their felicin, and shade from their sorrow, and retaining no emotion peculiar to himself. But none of these things...to the pavement. Ornamental trees, the broad-leafed horse chestnut, the elm so lofty and bending, the graceful but infrequent willow, and others whereof... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1873 - 490 pages
...no emotion peculiar to himself. But none of these things being possible, our wistful watchman, if he would know the interior of brick walls, or the mystery of human breasts, can but guess. And guess AN UNROOFED CITY A SAD SIGHT. 125 he does, to the best of his power,... | |
 | Edward Austin Sheldon - 1875 - 444 pages
...harbor, formed by its extremity, is a town ; and over it am I, a watchman, all-heeding and unheeded. Yonder is a fair street, extending north and south....of steps descends from every door to the pavement. 5. Ornamental trees, the broad-leafed horse-chestnut, the elm, so lofty and bending, the graceful but... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1876 - 592 pages
...their hearts, borrowing brightness from their felicity, and shade from their sorrow, and retaining no emotion peculiar to himself. But none of these things...every door to the pavement. Ornamental trees, the hroad-leafed horse chestnut, the elm so lofty and bending, the graceful but infrequent willow, and... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1876 - 268 pages
...from their felicity, and shade from iheir sorrow, and retaining no emotion peculiar to himself. J3ut none of these things are possible ; and if I would...the pavement. Ornamental trees — the broad-leafed horse-chesuut, the elm so lofty and bending, the graceful but infrequent willow, and others whereof... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1879 - 270 pages
...their hearts, borrowing brightness from their felicity, and shade from their sorrow, and retaining no emotion peculiar to himself. But none of these things are possible ; and if I would know the iuterior of brick walls, or the mystery of human bosoms, I can but guess. Yonder is a fair street,... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1879 - 540 pages
...their hearts, borrowing brightness from their felicity, and shade from their sorrow, and retaining no emotion peculiar to himself. But none of these things are possible ; and if I would know U" >*teSIGHTS FROM A STEEPLE. 209 rior of brick walls, or tlie mystery of human bosoms, I can but guess.... | |
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