 | Harry Thurston Peck, Frank R. Stockton, Julian Hawthorne - Anthologies - 1901 - 450 pages
...render it irresistible, had blessed him with her love and made him the father of several children. The evidence would convince you that this is but a...comes ; he comes to change this paradise into a hell. A stranger presents himself. Introduced to their civilities by the high rank which he had lately held... | |
 | Guy Carleton Lee - Orators - 1902 - 446 pages
...render it irresistible, had blessed him with her love and made him the father of several children. The evidence would convince you that this is but a...destroyer comes; he comes to change this paradise to a hell. Yet the flowers do not wither at his approach. No monitory shuddering through the bosom... | |
 | United States - 1906 - 794 pages
...and made him the father of her children. The evidence •would convince you, Sir, that this is onlv a faint picture of the real life. In the midst of all this peace, this innocence, and -this tranquility, this feast of the mind, this pure banquet of the heart — the destroyer... | |
 | Warren Wood - Blennerhassett Island - 1909 - 428 pages
...render it irresistible, had blessed him with her love, and made him the father of several children. The evidence would convince you that this is but a...all this peace, this innocent simplicity and this tranquility, this feast of mind, this pure banquet of the heart, the destroyer comes; he comes to change... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - Readers - 1914 - 248 pages
...him with her love, and made him the father of several children. The evidence would convince you, Sir, that this is but a faint picture of the real life. In the midst of all this peace, this innocence, and this tranquillity, — this feast of the mind, this pure banquet of the heart, — the... | |
 | Albert Jeremiah Beveridge - 1919 - 720 pages
...render it irresistible, had blessed him with her love and made him the father of several children. The evidence would convince you, that this is but...destroyer comes; he comes to change this paradise in to a hell. Yet the flowers do not wither at his approach. No monitory shuddering through the bosom... | |
 | Albert Jeremiah Beveridge - Judges - 1919 - 694 pages
...render it irresistible, had blessed him with her love and made him the father of several children. The evidence would convince you, that this is but a faint picture of the real lift-. In the midst of all this peace, this innocent simplicity and this tranquillity, this feast of... | |
 | Samuel Henry Wandell, Meade Minnigerode - 1925 - 442 pages
...Much was to be made later by Mr. Wirt of the "seduction " of that gentleman from his island paradise. "In the midst of all this peace, this innocent simplicity...comes; he comes to change this paradise into a hell. ... A stranger presents himself. . . . The conquest was not difficult. Innocence is ever simple and... | |
 | Samuel Henry Wandell, Meade Minnigerode - Politicians - 1925 - 444 pages
...Much was to be made later by Mr. Wirt of the "seduction " of that gentleman from his island paradise. "In the midst of all this peace, this innocent simplicity...comes; he comes to change this paradise into a hell. ... A stranger presents himself. . . . The conquest was not difficult. Innocence is ever simple and... | |
 | West Virginia - 1926 - 820 pages
...picture of real life. In the midst of all this peace, this innocence, this tranquillity, this feast of mind, this pure banquet of the heart, the destroyer comes. He comes to turn this paradise into a hell ; yet the (lowers do not wither at his approach, and no monitory shuddering,... | |
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... him. And to crown the enchantment of the scene, a wife, who is said to be lovely even beyond her sex and graced with every accomplishment that can render it irresistible, had blessed him with her love and made him the father of several children. The... 
