THE PRIMROSE PATH
A Chapter in the Annals of the Kingdom of Fife
By MRS. OLIPHANT
AUTHOR OF
“THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD” “AGNES” “A SON OF THE SOIL” “CARITÀ”“FOR LOVE AND LIFE” “MISS MARJORIBANKS” “INNOCENT” &c.
“A violet in the youth of primy nature,
Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting,
The perfume and suppliance of a minute;
No more.”
Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting,
The perfume and suppliance of a minute;
No more.”
—“the primrose path of dalliance!”
Hamlet, Act I., Scene III.
Hamlet, Act I., Scene III.
NEW YORK
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS
FRANKLIN SQUAR
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