John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 485 páginas |
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... gives character and determination to the whole physiog nomy , and without which , in the fairest features , as in the best dispositions , one is always conscious of a certain want . As I have stated , in person the lad was tall , and ...
... gives character and determination to the whole physiog nomy , and without which , in the fairest features , as in the best dispositions , one is always conscious of a certain want . As I have stated , in person the lad was tall , and ...
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... give thee a groat . Let me see ; -art thee a lad to be trusted ? " And holding him at arm's length , regarding him meanwhile with eyes that were the terror of all the rogues in Norton Bury , Abel Fletcher jingled temptingly the silver ...
... give thee a groat . Let me see ; -art thee a lad to be trusted ? " And holding him at arm's length , regarding him meanwhile with eyes that were the terror of all the rogues in Norton Bury , Abel Fletcher jingled temptingly the silver ...
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... give thee thy groat , my lad ? " We had neither of us once thought of the money . When I acknowledged this , my father laughed , called John an honest lad , and began searching in his pocket for some larger coin . I ventured to draw his ...
... give thee thy groat , my lad ? " We had neither of us once thought of the money . When I acknowledged this , my father laughed , called John an honest lad , and began searching in his pocket for some larger coin . I ventured to draw his ...
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... give me an interest in life , or , at least , make it drag on less wearily . To say that what I projected was done out of charity or pity , would not be true ; it was simple selfishness , if that be selfishness which makes one leap ...
... give me an interest in life , or , at least , make it drag on less wearily . To say that what I projected was done out of charity or pity , would not be true ; it was simple selfishness , if that be selfishness which makes one leap ...
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... give up , then ? " He smiled - there was no " giving up , " in that smile of his . " I'll tell you what I'd do - I'd begin and break it , twig by twig , till I forced my way through , and got out safe at the other side . " " Well done ...
... give up , then ? " He smiled - there was no " giving up , " in that smile of his . " I'll tell you what I'd do - I'd begin and break it , twig by twig , till I forced my way through , and got out safe at the other side . " " Well done ...
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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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