My Novel Or Varieties in English LifeB. Tauchnitz, 1851 |
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... seemed as fine as silk , escaped from the sides of a straw - hat of prodigious brim ; a complexion sallow and swarthy , and features which , though not without considerable beauty to the eye of the artist , were not only unlike what we ...
... seemed as fine as silk , escaped from the sides of a straw - hat of prodigious brim ; a complexion sallow and swarthy , and features which , though not without considerable beauty to the eye of the artist , were not only unlike what we ...
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... seemed at that moment so little of what Dr. Riccabocca understood by a priest , that the Italian's heart smote him for his irreverent jest on the cloth . Luckily at this moment there was a diver- sion to that untoward commencement of ...
... seemed at that moment so little of what Dr. Riccabocca understood by a priest , that the Italian's heart smote him for his irreverent jest on the cloth . Luckily at this moment there was a diver- sion to that untoward commencement of ...
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... seemed to recognise the voice of its friend , for it stopped short , pricked one ear wistfully , and looked up . The Tinker touched his hat , and looked up too . " Lord bless your reverence ! he does not mind it , he likes it . I would ...
... seemed to recognise the voice of its friend , for it stopped short , pricked one ear wistfully , and looked up . The Tinker touched his hat , and looked up too . " Lord bless your reverence ! he does not mind it , he likes it . I would ...
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... seemed to have sate on watch for their master , sprung towards him barking ; and the sound drew the notice of Mrs. Dale , who , with parasol in hand , sallied out from the sash - window which opened on the lawn . Now , O reader ! I know ...
... seemed to have sate on watch for their master , sprung towards him barking ; and the sound drew the notice of Mrs. Dale , who , with parasol in hand , sallied out from the sash - window which opened on the lawn . Now , O reader ! I know ...
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... seemed to have taken a joint love to the place , and to deck it as they would have done some favourite chapel to their Madonna . It was long before the natives reconciled them- selves to the odd ways of the foreign settlers the first ...
... seemed to have taken a joint love to the place , and to deck it as they would have done some favourite chapel to their Madonna . It was long before the natives reconciled them- selves to the odd ways of the foreign settlers the first ...
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Page 403 - I have been in the deep : in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren : in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Page 401 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a...
Page 400 - But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession...
Page 186 - And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Page 181 - When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
Page 330 - He raised eyes, swimming with all his native goodness, towards the wise man, and dropped them gratefully on the face of the infant peace-maker. Then he turned away his head and fairly wept. The Parson was right: "O ye poor, have charity for the rich; O ye rich, respect the poor.
Page 400 - ... whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Page 189 - The things which are impossible with men are possible with God:' that is, man left to his own temptations would fail; but strengthened by God, he shall be saved. If thy riches are the tests of* thy trial, so may they also be the instruments of thy virtues. Prove by thy riches that thou art compassionate and tender, temperate and benign; and thy riches themselves may become the evidence at once of thy faith and of thy works. " We have constantly on our lips the simple precept, 'Do unto others as ye...
Page 223 - A man's own conscience is his sole tribunal, and he should care no more for that phantom ' opinion' than he should fear meeting a ghost if he cross the churchyard at dark." Now, as Lenny did very much fear meeting a ghost if he crossed the churchyard at dark, the simile spoiled the argument, and he shook his head very mournfully.
Page 362 - There's gumption and gumptious! Gumption is knowing; but when I say that sum 'un is gumptious, I mean — though that 's more vulgar like — sum 'un who does not think small beer of hisself. You take me, sir?" "I think I do," said the parson, half smiling.