The Man of FeelingChapman & Lang, 1801 - 148 pages |
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Page 44 - But delusive ideas, sir, are the motives of the greatest part of mankind, and a heated imagination the power by which their actions are incited : the world, in the eye of a philosopher, may be said to be a large madhouse.
Page 15 - ... opinion of the world entitles to regard, whom accident has placed in heights of which they are unworthy, that he who cannot restrain his contempt or indignation at the sight, will be too often quarrelling with the disposal of things to relish that share which is allotted to himself.
Page 124 - What could I do, Mr. Harley ? I feared the undertaking was too great for me ; yet to leave, at my age, the house I. had lived in from my cradle! I could not, Mr. Harley, I could not ; there- was not a tree about it that I did not look on as my father, my brother, or my child : so I even ran the risk, and took the squire's offer of the ;whole. But I had soon reason to repent of my bargain...
Page 29 - I spit blood whenever I attempted to work. I had no relation living that I knew of, and I never kept a friend above a week, when I was able to joke ; I seldom...
Page 41 - I think it an inhuman practice to expose the greatest misery with which our nature is afflicted, to every idle visitant who can afford a trifling perquisite to the keeper ; especially as it is a distress which the humane must see with the painful reflection, that it is not in their power to alleviate it.
Page 120 - The banks on each side were covered with fantastic shrub-wood, and at a little distance, on the top of one of them, stood a finger-post to mark the directions of two roads which diverged from the point where it was placed. A rock, with some dangling wild flowers, jutted out above where the soldier lay ; on which grew the stump of a large tree, white with age, and a single twisted branch shaded his face as he slept.
Page 47 - Though this story was told in very plain language, it had particularly attracted Harley's notice : he had given it the tribute of some tears. The unfortunate young lady had till now seemed entranced in thought, with her eyes fixed on a little garnet ring she wore on her finger : she turned them now upon Harley. My Billy is no more ! said she.
Page 29 - I seldom remained above six months in a parish, so that I might have died before I had found a settlement in any : thus I was forced to beg my bread, and a sorry trade I found it, Mr. Harley...
Page 180 - If to know Miss Walton's goodness," said he, "be a title to deserve it, I have some claim.
Page 158 - He stopped of a sudden ; his hand shook so much that he could hardly turn the key ; he opened the gate, however, and advanced a few paces. The lady's lap-dog pricked up its ears, and barked ; he stopped again : The little dogs and all , Tray, Blanch, and Sweetheart, see they bark at me!