John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 485 páginas |
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... thought on the boy , whom from a sense of common justice he had made take shelter beside us . In truth , worthy man , he had no lack of matter to occupy his mind , being sole architect of a long up - hill but now thriving trade . 8 JOHN ...
... thought on the boy , whom from a sense of common justice he had made take shelter beside us . In truth , worthy man , he had no lack of matter to occupy his mind , being sole architect of a long up - hill but now thriving trade . 8 JOHN ...
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... thought I should like to be what my father was . " " What was he ? " 66 " A scholar and a gentleman . " " Once , This was news , though it did not much surprise me . My father , tanner as he was , and pertinaciously jealous of the ...
... thought I should like to be what my father was . " " What was he ? " 66 " A scholar and a gentleman . " " Once , This was news , though it did not much surprise me . My father , tanner as he was , and pertinaciously jealous of the ...
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... 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 ear down , and whisper something - but I got no answer ...
... 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 ear down , and whisper something - but I got no answer ...
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... thought a minute , and then said , in a low tone , " I can't write , and I don't know when I shall be able to learn ; I wish you would put down something in a book for me . " " That I will . " He took out of his pocket a little case of ...
... thought a minute , and then said , in a low tone , " I can't write , and I don't know when I shall be able to learn ; I wish you would put down something in a book for me . " " That I will . " He took out of his pocket a little case of ...
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... they are steep enough - bleak and cold , too , especially when one is lying out among the sheep . At a distance they look plea- sant . This is a very pretty view . " Ay , so I had always thought it ; more 20 JOHN HALIFAX .
... they are steep enough - bleak and cold , too , especially when one is lying out among the sheep . At a distance they look plea- sant . This is a very pretty view . " Ay , so I had always thought it ; more 20 JOHN HALIFAX .
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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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