Compton Merivale; Another Leaf from the Lesson of Life

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850. Excerpt: ... COMPTON MERIVALE: ANOTHER LEAF FROM (c)tie Uesson of Htfe. CHAPTER THE FIRST. FAMILY HISTORY. Ach! des Hauses zarte Bande Sind gelost auf immerdar Denn sie wohnt im Schattenlande Die des Hauses Mutter war; Denn es fehlt ihr treues Walten Ihre Sorge wacht nicht mehr An verwaiste Statte schalten Wird die Fremde lieheleer. Schiller--Das Lied von der Glocke. Pray, my deare, be kind to that poore child I leave behind, for my sake, who loved you soe well. If you should think fitt to marry againe, I humbly begg that, as long as any of your sisters live, you will lett it, if they permit, live with them; for it may be, though you will love itt, my successor will not be soe fond of it, as they, I am sure, will be. Mrs. Godolphin's Letter to her Husband. I Tell you, my dear Doctor, it's all moonshine. You'll do them no good. They're a set of stubborn, incorrigible boors. They'll listen, no doubt, to all your fine speeches, but they'll laugh in their sleeves, and just go on their own way. You'll B find this out by-and-bye, and so will young Merivale too, take my word for it. You might as well expect to To convince their superiors that property 'has its duties as well as its privileges/ said Dr. Grant, laughing, which, I assure you, I have sometimes found no easy task. But come, come, we shall never agree on this subject; let's go and have some tea, and make Susan sing us a song. We shall agree about that, I dare say. Ah! yes; there cannot be two opinions about anything that sweet girl does; and they went up stairs. Thus ended a conversation which had taken place at the house of Dr. Grant, at Compton Merivale, between the master of the house and Mr. Brereton a neighbour, who had been dining with him. They had been discussing, as was their wont.