[Gutenberg 47195] • A Nest of Linnets
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- Authors
- Moore, Frank Frankfort
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co.
- Tags
- 1751-1816 -- fiction , sheridan , richard brinsley
- Date
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.59 MB
- Lang
- en
"This will never do, Betsy," said Mr. Linley, shaking his head. "Sir Joshua calls you Saint Cecilia, but 'twere a misnomer if you do not sing the phrase better than you have just sung it. 'She drew an angel down': let that be in your mind, my dear. There is no celestial being that would move a pinion to help a maiden who implored its aid in so half-hearted a way. Let us try again. One, two, three--" "'Angels, ever bright and fair, '" sang Miss Linley.