The Sisters (Volume 1); A Novel, in Four Volumes (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1821. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... I following lines on the cover of Mrs. Marshington's letter: -- Oh, believe not, my love, that I e'er can forget A friend who's so faithful and true; Oh, no till the sun of my life shall be set, I must ever think fondly of you. No: the flowers of gratitude never can fade In a bosom so ardent as mine, Or apathy listlessly fling in the shade The remembrance of kindness like thine. Dear guide of my youth, instructed by thee, Each rude passion shall sink into rest, As the storm that raves wild o'er the billowy sea, Is hushed at its Maker's behest. She had just finished the last stanza when Rosalind flew into the room. Her eye was lighted up with the wicked glee of a lively school-boy on achieving some little act of juvenile roguery. "Ah what are you also in the agonies of composition, Philly? Why, I have only just got out of them myself " She caught the letter out of her sister's hand as she spoke, and eagerly read the lines. "To be sure there is a wide difference in the nature of our lucubrations. Thy muse and mine are as diametrically opposite as thou and myself--more I cannot say And now for the key to what has made me for the first time a poet. You know there has long been a suspicion afloat that Mr. Flickerton (the poor white-eyed, red-haired, wild-looking man, you may remember, I pointed out at Brighton) was an admirer of thefoolosopker, who bored you so dreadfully about spring-tides and neap-tides, the influence of the moon on comets, brains, 8tc. &c. at Lady Wyedale's second party. Well, this was a subject on which I always felt very sceptical, yet very curious, and last night at the theatre, as my good genius would have it, my doubts and desires were gratified. We all sat in the same box; and about the conclusion of the first act, Flickerton had occasion ...