John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 485 páginas |
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... John Halifax came to my aid . " Suppose you let me carry you . I could - and - and- it would be great fun , you know . " He tried to turn it into a jest , so as not to hurt me ; but the tremble in his voice was as tender as any woman's ...
... John Halifax came to my aid . " Suppose you let me carry you . I could - and - and- it would be great fun , you know . " He tried to turn it into a jest , so as not to hurt me ; but the tremble in his voice was as tender as any woman's ...
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... John , do you know you're uncommonly like a childish hero of mine - Dick Whittington ? Did you ever hear of him ? " 66 " No. " " Come into the garden then " -for I caught another ominous vision of Jael in the doorway , and I did not ...
... John , do you know you're uncommonly like a childish hero of mine - Dick Whittington ? Did you ever hear of him ? " 66 " No. " " Come into the garden then " -for I caught another ominous vision of Jael in the doorway , and I did not ...
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... John ! John ! " I called out , but he did not hear , for his horse had taken fright at the red cloak , and required a steady hand . Very steady the boy's hand was , so that the farmer clapped his two great fists , and shouted " Bray ...
... John ! John ! " I called out , but he did not hear , for his horse had taken fright at the red cloak , and required a steady hand . Very steady the boy's hand was , so that the farmer clapped his two great fists , and shouted " Bray ...
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... John , where are you ? " " Here " ( he stood at the foot of the steps , with the reins on his arm ) ; " did you want me ? " " Yes . Come up here ; never mind the cart . " But that was not John's way . He led the refractory horse ...
... John , where are you ? " " Here " ( he stood at the foot of the steps , with the reins on his arm ) ; " did you want me ? " " Yes . Come up here ; never mind the cart . " But that was not John's way . He led the refractory horse ...
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... John did not even see us . I asked my father , in a whisper , how he liked the boy . " What boy ? -Eh , him ? -Oh , well enough - there's no harm in him that I know of . Dost thee want him to wheel thee about the yard ? Here , I say ...
... John did not even see us . I asked my father , in a whisper , how he liked the boy . " What boy ? -Eh , him ? -Oh , well enough - there's no harm in him that I know of . Dost thee want him to wheel thee about the yard ? Here , I say ...
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Abel Fletcher answered asked Beechwood better Brithwood child Cloth daughter dear derley door Edwin Enderley eyes face fancy father feel gentleman gone Guy's hand happy hear heard heart honor husband Jael Jessop John Halifax JOHN S. C. ABBOTT John's Kingswell knew Lady Caroline laughed listened little Muriel live Longfield looked Lord Luxmore Lord Ravenel marriage Mary Baines Maud mill mind minute Miss March Miss Silver morning mother Muriel never night Norton Bury Oldtower once pain parlor perhaps Phineas Fletcher poor quiet rose round seemed silence Sir Ralph smile spoke stood sure talking tan-yard tell thank thee things thought to-day to-morrow told took turned Uncle Phineas Ursula voice walk watching wife window wish woman wonder word young
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Página 416 - And babes, sweet-smiling babes, our bed. How should I love the pretty creatures, While round my knees they fondly clung ; To see them look their mother's features, To hear them lisp their mother's tongue. And when with envy, time transported, Shall think to rob us of our joys, You'll in your girls again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my boys.
Página 106 - His certain life, that never can deceive him, Is full of thousand sweets, and rich content : The smooth-leaved beeches in the field receive him With coolest shades, till...
Página 105 - Thrice, oh! thrice happy, shepherd's life and state! When courts are happiness, unhappy pawns! His cottage low and safely humble gate Shuts out proud Fortune, with her scorns and fawns. No feared treason breaks his quiet sleep ; Singing all day, his flocks he learns to keep, Himself as innocent as are his simple sheep. No Serian worms he knows, that with their thread Draw out their silken lives — nor silken pride: His lambs...
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