Category: Novels
“Law is the world’s great light, a second sun To this terrestrial globe, by which all things Have life and being; and without which Confusion and disorder soon would seize The general state of men.”
A week is soon gone. This is not mentioned to our readers by way of information, as if any of them should be ignorant of the fact; but by way of directing their minds to a sympa...
10. CHAPTER X.“This fellow is wise enough to play the fool, And to do that well craves a kind of wit; He must observe their mood on whom he jests, The quality of persons and the time.”
19. CHAPTER XIX.The following day dawned brighter. Though it was November, the sun had strength to struggle through the clouds; and much of the heavy weight that lay on Markham’s mind the prece...
15. CHAPTER XV.“Such is the weakness of all mortal hope, So fickle is the state of earthly things, That ere they come into their aimed scope, They fall so short of our fraile reckonings, And b...
12. CHAPTER XII.In pursuance of the promise made by old Mr. Martindale, Miss Isabella Featherstone, and others of the party who had no other amusement in view, went the following morning to the...
3. CHAPTER III.“There was a time,-- And pity ’tis so good a time had wings To fly away,--when reverence was paid To a grey head; ’twas held a sacrilege Not expiable, to deny respect To one, si...
4. CHAPTER IV.In pursuance of the arrangement proposed the preceding evening, Mr. Martindale and his guest, immediately after an early breakfast, went out in search of Richard Smith’s cottage...
9. CHAPTER IX.From Hovenden Lodge, Philip Martindale returned home; and after finding every thing as it should be at the Abbey, and arranging with the trusty Oliver concerning uniformity of n...
2. CHAPTER II.“I may speak foolishly, ay, knavishly, Always carelessly, yet no one thinks it fashion To poise my breath; for he that laughs and strikes Is lightly felt, or seldom struck again.”
8. CHAPTER VIII.The residence of Sir Andrew Featherstone was called Hovenden Lodge; why it was called a lodge we cannot say. It was a large plain house, situated in a small level park. The hand...
14. CHAPTER XIV.It is not to be supposed that Oliver should keep the secret which he had heard without the assistance of some of his fellow-servants; and if the servants of the house had kept t...
13. CHAPTER XIII.“----reason, my son, Should choose himself a wife; but as good reason, The father (all whose joy is nothing else But fair posterity) should hold some counsel In such business.”
6. CHAPTER VI.It is now high time to introduce more particularly to our readers the Hon. Philip Martindale. He has been glancing and flitting before our eyes; but he has not stayed long enoug...
11. CHAPTER XI.Wandering in various directions, and engaged in divers pursuits, the visitors at Brigland Abbey were dispersed, to fill up the dreary morning hours. To follow them all is imposs...
16. CHAPTER XVI.Philip Martindale was very glad that his cousin had not asked any importunate questions concerning the motive of his journey to London, but he was very sorry that the journey ha...
5. CHAPTER V.The Rev. Cornelius Denver, perpetual curate of Brigland, was one of the best-tempered creatures in the world. He would not injure any one; he had almost every one’s good word; h...
17. CHAPTER XVII.It is now necessary for us to revert to old Mr. Martindale and his new pets. So delighted was he with the general character of the minds of this family, that he was reluctant to...
7. CHAPTER VII.Philip Martindale proceeded, as we have stated, from the coffee-house towards Tothill Street, with a view of keeping his engagement with his friend of the scarlet coat and crims...
1. CHAPTER I.“Law is the world’s great light, a second sun To this terrestrial globe, by which all things Have life and being; and without which Confusion and disorder soon would seize The g...