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The Jessamy bride, by F. Frankfort Moore 1906 Hardcover
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The Jessamy Bride. ... With Illustrations by a. Forestier.
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Flying from a Shadow. A work of wanderings. In verse. vol. 1.
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The Silver Sickle. a Collection of Stories. With ... Illustrations.
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...vocation. I want you to help me in abusing that horrid old Colonel Passmore." "I'm always ready to sympathise with my friends. But I really thought that Colonel Passmore was abused and done for." "Nothing of the sort--we have been doing it in deadly earnest for the past few days, Willie and I, but we really both agreed last night that we haven't gone below the surface yet; we've been quite superficial in our abuse of him." "And you desire to apply to me for help in your extremity?" "That's it. Isn't it quite infamous that he should' have it in his power to interfere with our happiness?" "Quite; but how is he doing that?"."Didn't I tell you long ago that he declines to give his consent to our being married until Willie is twenty-five?" "Oh, yes, you told me that. But it will be out of his power to withhold his consent afterwards." "Of course; but in the meantime.... oh, Minna, doesn't it seem a terrible waste of time?.... two years and three months...." "It was two years and three months some days ago; it is less now." "Oh, of course, if you choose to make fun of us--" "But I don't. My dear child, I think that it's quite delightful to see how perfectly you carry out your father's precept regarding being natural, and saying just what you feel. For my part I don't see that there's anything except what is good and They call it Love. 11. 1 womanly and true to nature in your anxiety to be married without delay." "Why shouldn't we wish to be married at once to make sure of each other?" Minna was not ungenerous...
A Nest of Linnets : A Novel (1901)(Hardback) - 2009 Edition
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Frank Frankfort Moore was an Irish dramatist, biographer, novelist and poet.
Career
Born in Limerick, Ireland, Moore worked as a journalist (1876-1892) before gaining fame as an author of fiction. Died at Saint Leonard"s, May 1931. The Lighter Side of English Life (1914) A Mixed Grill (1914) The Life of Oliver Goldsmith (1910) A Georgian Pageant (1908) "He knew that to offer a man friendship when love is in his heart is like giving a loaf of bread to one who is dying of thirst." The Jessamy Bride "I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God, it would be in a garden at the cool of the day." A Garden of Peace.