John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 485 páginas |
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... feel that this was a critical moment , and to have gathered all his mental forces into a serried square , to meet the attack . He met it , and conquered in silence . " Lad , shall I give thee the groat now ? " " Not till I've earned it ...
... feel that this was a critical moment , and to have gathered all his mental forces into a serried square , to meet the attack . He met it , and conquered in silence . " Lad , shall I give thee the groat now ? " " Not till I've earned it ...
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... feeling my heart cheered and delighted , like one brought out of a murky chamber into the open day . But all this was highly objectionable to Jael . " Phineas ! " — and she planted herself before me at the end of the table- " it's a ...
... feeling my heart cheered and delighted , like one brought out of a murky chamber into the open day . But all this was highly objectionable to Jael . " Phineas ! " — and she planted herself before me at the end of the table- " it's a ...
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... feel almost like a child . " Please take me to that clematis arbor ; it looks over the Avon . Now , how do you like our garden ? " " It's a nice place . " He did not go into ecstacies , as I had half expected ; but gazed about him ...
... feel almost like a child . " Please take me to that clematis arbor ; it looks over the Avon . Now , how do you like our garden ? " " It's a nice place . " He did not go into ecstacies , as I had half expected ; but gazed about him ...
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... feeling they express , lies a countless wealth of the same , unexpressed below ; a character the keystone of which was that whereon is built all liking and all love - dependableness . He was one whom you may be long in knowing , but ...
... feeling they express , lies a countless wealth of the same , unexpressed below ; a character the keystone of which was that whereon is built all liking and all love - dependableness . He was one whom you may be long in knowing , but ...
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... feeling how much his future depended on his favor with his master , I did not dis- cuss the matter . Only at every possible opportunity - and they were rare— -I managed to send John a little note , written carefully in printed letters ...
... feeling how much his future depended on his favor with his master , I did not dis- cuss the matter . Only at every possible opportunity - and they were rare— -I managed to send John a little note , written carefully in printed letters ...
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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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