John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 485 páginas |
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... unsteady voice , as leaning against the fire - place , he drew his hand backwards and for- wards across his face ; " you are very kind ; I'll stay an hour or so , if you wish it . " " Then come and sit down here , and let 16 JOHN HALIFAX.
... unsteady voice , as leaning against the fire - place , he drew his hand backwards and for- wards across his face ; " you are very kind ; I'll stay an hour or so , if you wish it . " " Then come and sit down here , and let 16 JOHN HALIFAX.
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... hours more there would be nothing left of the fine old tree . " I don't quite like this , " said John , meditatively , as his quick eye swept down the course of the river , with the houses and wharves that abutted on it , all along one ...
... hours more there would be nothing left of the fine old tree . " I don't quite like this , " said John , meditatively , as his quick eye swept down the course of the river , with the houses and wharves that abutted on it , all along one ...
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... hours did the work of ruin , and then the flood began to turn . It was a long waiting until they came home - my father and John . At daybreak , I saw them standing on the door- step . A blessed sight ! 66 O father ! my dear father ...
... hours did the work of ruin , and then the flood began to turn . It was a long waiting until they came home - my father and John . At daybreak , I saw them standing on the door- step . A blessed sight ! 66 O father ! my dear father ...
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... hours , since it made you none the worse man of business . " " No , I hope not , or I should be much ashamed . It would not be doing my duty to myself any more than to my master , if I shirked his work for my own . I am glad he does not ...
... hours , since it made you none the worse man of business . " " No , I hope not , or I should be much ashamed . It would not be doing my duty to myself any more than to my master , if I shirked his work for my own . I am glad he does not ...
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... hours in a pleasant dreaminess , scarcely exchanging a word ; nevertheless I could generally track John's thoughts , as they went wan- dering on , ay , as clearly as one might track a stream through a wood ; sometimes - like to - day ...
... hours in a pleasant dreaminess , scarcely exchanging a word ; nevertheless I could generally track John's thoughts , as they went wan- dering on , ay , as clearly as one might track a stream through a wood ; sometimes - like to - day ...
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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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