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Article ELIBANK; OR, THE NOBLE BASKET-MAKER. ← Page 2 of 8 →
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Elibank; Or, The Noble Basket-Maker.
His lordship had been left a minor under the protection of a paternal uncle , who was not over attentive to the formation of sound principles of religion , virtue , and morality in the mind of his young ward ; but , looking forward with a greedy eye to the title and estates devolving upon himself , encouraged the young lordling in all the seductive pleasures of the day , and with this view sent him ' to London , as he himself expressed it , " to push his fortune "—what was the singular result of his embassy will be in the
seen sequel of his life . The youthful and noble aspirant , supposing or believing his rent-roll to be inexhaustible , gave the reins to pleasure , and was just entering the zenith of a wild and mad career , when he was suddenly arrested on the road to ruin by a fair and lovely being , who ; with an effulgence like the day-star of bis destiny , sent forth the bright rays of hope and happiness to his heartand from that moment he became and
, a new better man . By some unlocked for , and not previously contemplated accident , his lordship was brought in contact with the only daughter of a rich and highl y ; respectable London merchant , of great wealth , and not without some influence at court ; but whose turn of mind was peculiar and eccentric in the extreme .
MT . Jonathan Moleskin had outlived tbe autumn of his days , yet even in the sear and yellow leaf of a hitherto anxious and laborious life , he had not lost sight of those principles of industry and economy by which , after a period of fifty years' turmoil in business , he had raised himself to a state of opulent independence and honour as a citizen . The beautiful daughter—the rich and lovely heiress of the civic dignitary—was therefore the theme of admiration and esteem throughout whatever circle she mi to be introduced
ght happen ; and the number of suitors for her fair hand , as may well be supposed , were neither few nor far between ; but the magical touchstone of love had never as yet drawn her young heart into the vortex of delusion ; and in its pride and purity that heart , unknown to herself , was for ever set apart as the stronghold of one in every way worthy to win and to retain it , in the primitive happiness of its natural goodness . It is not
necessary to the subject of our tale , that we should enter upon an artistical description of the interesting heroine . Suffice it to say , that she was of that age in which the female heart is most susceptible to the tender passion of love—that her form was tall , slender , and of fairy lightness—that her large bright eyes were blue as heaven itself —her forehead finely formed , high , and beaming with expressive intelligence—her hair of a rich auburn , flowing , in a profusion of graceful ringlets , over a neck beautiful and fair as the light of the morning , and but enough .
^ It was at one of the brilliant and fashionable assemblies given by the Countess of B , that the young lovers met , in the midst of gaiety , so unproductive of real pleasure and lasting . enjoyment . There , however , they did meet , and that meeting irrevocably sealed their fa ' te . The hour for retiring had arrived—the faltering looks of youth ' and beauty were emblematic of sinking spirits , and of languor of fleeting enjoymentsand amidst the hurried preparations for departureEliban ' k
; , politely , yet most respectfully , proffered his services to see that being , in whose eyes he had alread y found favour , safely lodged in the home of her father . The proffer was timidly yet gratefully accepted ; few ami uninteresting were tbe words spoken by the way ; a short adieu ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Elibank; Or, The Noble Basket-Maker.
His lordship had been left a minor under the protection of a paternal uncle , who was not over attentive to the formation of sound principles of religion , virtue , and morality in the mind of his young ward ; but , looking forward with a greedy eye to the title and estates devolving upon himself , encouraged the young lordling in all the seductive pleasures of the day , and with this view sent him ' to London , as he himself expressed it , " to push his fortune "—what was the singular result of his embassy will be in the
seen sequel of his life . The youthful and noble aspirant , supposing or believing his rent-roll to be inexhaustible , gave the reins to pleasure , and was just entering the zenith of a wild and mad career , when he was suddenly arrested on the road to ruin by a fair and lovely being , who ; with an effulgence like the day-star of bis destiny , sent forth the bright rays of hope and happiness to his heartand from that moment he became and
, a new better man . By some unlocked for , and not previously contemplated accident , his lordship was brought in contact with the only daughter of a rich and highl y ; respectable London merchant , of great wealth , and not without some influence at court ; but whose turn of mind was peculiar and eccentric in the extreme .
MT . Jonathan Moleskin had outlived tbe autumn of his days , yet even in the sear and yellow leaf of a hitherto anxious and laborious life , he had not lost sight of those principles of industry and economy by which , after a period of fifty years' turmoil in business , he had raised himself to a state of opulent independence and honour as a citizen . The beautiful daughter—the rich and lovely heiress of the civic dignitary—was therefore the theme of admiration and esteem throughout whatever circle she mi to be introduced
ght happen ; and the number of suitors for her fair hand , as may well be supposed , were neither few nor far between ; but the magical touchstone of love had never as yet drawn her young heart into the vortex of delusion ; and in its pride and purity that heart , unknown to herself , was for ever set apart as the stronghold of one in every way worthy to win and to retain it , in the primitive happiness of its natural goodness . It is not
necessary to the subject of our tale , that we should enter upon an artistical description of the interesting heroine . Suffice it to say , that she was of that age in which the female heart is most susceptible to the tender passion of love—that her form was tall , slender , and of fairy lightness—that her large bright eyes were blue as heaven itself —her forehead finely formed , high , and beaming with expressive intelligence—her hair of a rich auburn , flowing , in a profusion of graceful ringlets , over a neck beautiful and fair as the light of the morning , and but enough .
^ It was at one of the brilliant and fashionable assemblies given by the Countess of B , that the young lovers met , in the midst of gaiety , so unproductive of real pleasure and lasting . enjoyment . There , however , they did meet , and that meeting irrevocably sealed their fa ' te . The hour for retiring had arrived—the faltering looks of youth ' and beauty were emblematic of sinking spirits , and of languor of fleeting enjoymentsand amidst the hurried preparations for departureEliban ' k
; , politely , yet most respectfully , proffered his services to see that being , in whose eyes he had alread y found favour , safely lodged in the home of her father . The proffer was timidly yet gratefully accepted ; few ami uninteresting were tbe words spoken by the way ; a short adieu ,