 Then I told how for seven long years, in hope sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them what coyness, and difficulty, and denial meant in maidens...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Seite 2621822Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charles Frederick Johnson - 1898 - 312 Seiten
...years, in hope sometimes, and sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W***n, and — as much as children could understand, I explained...Alice looked out at her eyes with such a reality of rcprcsentment that I became in doubt which one of them stood before me, or whose that bright hair was;... | |
 | Charles Frederick Johnson - 1898 - 312 Seiten
...sometimes, and sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W***n, and—as much as children could understand, I explained to...them what coyness and difficulty and denial meant in maidens—when, suddenly turning to Alice, the soul of the first Alice looked out at her eyes with... | |
 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1899 - 456 Seiten
...suddenly, turning to Alice, the soul of the first Alice looked out at her eyes with such a reality of 15 representment that I became in doubt which of them...stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was. While I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to my view, receding, and still receding,... | |
 | Ernest Edwin Speight - 1900 - 328 Seiten
...> and, as much as children could nderstand, I explained to them what coyness, and 1'fficulty, anc* denial meant in maidens — when suddenly, turning...Alice looked out at her eyes with such a reality of re-pre-entment, that I became in doubt which of them 'tood there before me, or whose that bright hair... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1901 - 120 Seiten
...years, in hope sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W n; first Alice looked out at her eyes with such a reality...gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to 8 my view, receding, and still receding, till nothing at last but two mournful features were seen in... | |
 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1901 - 258 Seiten
...years, in hope sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I 10 courted the fair Alice W n; and, as much as children could understand, I explained...Alice looked out at her eyes with such a reality of 15 representment that I became in doubt which of them stood there before me, or whose that bright hair... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - 1902 - 346 Seiten
...years, in hope ' sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, ' I courted the fair Alice W n ; and as much as ' children could understand, I explained...representment that I became in doubt which of them ' stood before me, or whose that bright hair was; and ' while I stood gazing, both the children gradually 'grew... | |
 | William Peacock - 1903 - 408 Seiten
...years, in hope sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W—n ; and as much as children could understand, I explained...what coyness, and difficulty, and denial, meant in maidens—when suddenly turning to Alice, the soul of the first Alice looked out at her eyes with such... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1904 - 882 Seiten
...years, in hope sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W. : and as much as children could understand, I explained...such a reality of re-presentment, that I became in donbt which of them stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was ; and while I stood gazing,... | |
 | John William Cunliffe - 1904 - 344 Seiten
...years, in hope sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained...eyes with such a reality of representment, that I beoame in doubt which of them stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was ; and while I stood... | |
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