John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 485 páginas |
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... wife who had chestnuts in her lap - are you acquainted with my friend , Mr. William Shak- speare , young gentleman ? —I must try to fulfil the other duties of existence . You said the Coltham mail passed here in three hours ? Very well ...
... wife who had chestnuts in her lap - are you acquainted with my friend , Mr. William Shak- speare , young gentleman ? —I must try to fulfil the other duties of existence . You said the Coltham mail passed here in three hours ? Very well ...
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... wife might . Now do go on reading . " " Certainly ; I only wish to draw a parallel between Thyrsis and ourselves , in our future summer life at Enderley . So the old gentleman's wife may appropriate the ' silken pride , ' while we ...
... wife might . Now do go on reading . " " Certainly ; I only wish to draw a parallel between Thyrsis and ourselves , in our future summer life at Enderley . So the old gentleman's wife may appropriate the ' silken pride , ' while we ...
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... wife , most likely . Poor thing ! how hard to be shut up in - doors on such a summer evening as this ! " It did seem a sad sight - that closed window , outside which was the fresh , balmy air , the sunset , and the roses . " And how do ...
... wife , most likely . Poor thing ! how hard to be shut up in - doors on such a summer evening as this ! " It did seem a sad sight - that closed window , outside which was the fresh , balmy air , the sunset , and the roses . " And how do ...
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... wife ! " " Wife ? -ahem ! more jumping at conclusions . No ; let us keep on the safe side , and call her the - individual . In short , the owner of that grey silk gown I saw hanging up in the kitchen . I've seen it again . " 66 The grey ...
... wife ! " " Wife ? -ahem ! more jumping at conclusions . No ; let us keep on the safe side , and call her the - individual . In short , the owner of that grey silk gown I saw hanging up in the kitchen . I've seen it again . " 66 The grey ...
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... wife ought to walk when her husband is ill . " I could not help laughing at John's original notions of conjugal duty . " Besides , Mrs. Tod always calls her invalid ' the old gen- tleman ! ' and I don't believe this was an elderly lady ...
... wife ought to walk when her husband is ill . " I could not help laughing at John's original notions of conjugal duty . " Besides , Mrs. Tod always calls her invalid ' the old gen- tleman ! ' and I don't believe this was an elderly lady ...
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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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