John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 485 páginas |
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... poor puny wretch ! so reverenced physical strength . Everything in him seemed to indicate that which I had not his muscular limbs , his square , broad shoulders , his healthy cheek , though it was sharp and thin — even to his crisp ...
... poor puny wretch ! so reverenced physical strength . Everything in him seemed to indicate that which I had not his muscular limbs , his square , broad shoulders , his healthy cheek , though it was sharp and thin — even to his crisp ...
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... poor , desolate , homeless , way - faring lad to stand in sight of their merry nursery - window , and hear the clatter of voices , and of not unwelcome dinner - sounds - I wondered how he felt it . Just at this moment another head came ...
... poor , desolate , homeless , way - faring lad to stand in sight of their merry nursery - window , and hear the clatter of voices , and of not unwelcome dinner - sounds - I wondered how he felt it . Just at this moment another head came ...
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... poor folks generally abominate - water . And now the sickness of hunger had gone from his face , the lad , if not actually what our scriptural Saxon terms " well - favored , " was certainly " well - liking . " A beggar - boy , indeed ...
... poor folks generally abominate - water . And now the sickness of hunger had gone from his face , the lad , if not actually what our scriptural Saxon terms " well - favored , " was certainly " well - liking . " A beggar - boy , indeed ...
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... poor pocket . " Don't be afraid - I was not going to give thee anything -except , maybe - would thee like some work ? " " O , sir ! " " O , father ! " I hardly know which was the most grateful cry . Abel Fletcher looked surprised , but ...
... poor pocket . " Don't be afraid - I was not going to give thee anything -except , maybe - would thee like some work ? " " O , sir ! " " O , father ! " I hardly know which was the most grateful cry . Abel Fletcher looked surprised , but ...
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... poor David keeping his sheep among the folds of Bethlehem . When my father came home , he found me waiting in my place at table . He only said , " Thee art better then , my son ? " - But I knew how glad he was to see me . He gave token ...
... poor David keeping his sheep among the folds of Bethlehem . When my father came home , he found me waiting in my place at table . He only said , " Thee art better then , my son ? " - But I knew how glad he was to see me . He gave token ...
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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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