Lady Good-for-nothing: A Man's Portrait of a WomanC. Scribner's sons, 1910 - 457 էջ |
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... commanded respect in spite of his colour . He ad- dressed her as " woman . " " Woman , if you will stop yo ' cacklin ' and yo ' crowin ' ? Go in now and fetch me fish , fetch me chickens , fetch me plenty eggs . Fetch me a dam scullion ...
... commanded respect in spite of his colour . He ad- dressed her as " woman . " " Woman , if you will stop yo ' cacklin ' and yo ' crowin ' ? Go in now and fetch me fish , fetch me chickens , fetch me plenty eggs . Fetch me a dam scullion ...
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... commanded them to be opened . The landlady faintly protested . " The wind will gutter the candles - and such wax too ! " She was told to obey , and she obeyed . In the boy's room knelt a girl - a chambermaid— unstrapping his small ...
... commanded them to be opened . The landlady faintly protested . " The wind will gutter the candles - and such wax too ! " She was told to obey , and she obeyed . In the boy's room knelt a girl - a chambermaid— unstrapping his small ...
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... commanded . She stretched them out . The ointment , as she turned them palms upward , shone under the candle rays . " Turn them the other way , " he commanded , after a long look at them . The words might mean that the sight afflicted ...
... commanded . She stretched them out . The ointment , as she turned them palms upward , shone under the candle rays . " Turn them the other way , " he commanded , after a long look at them . The words might mean that the sight afflicted ...
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... commanded his master . Manasseh obeyed . " Now empty the bag , put into it what you have counted , and sweep up the rest . " Manasseh dropped in the coins one by one , and tied the neck of the bag with its silken ribbon 44 LADY GOOD ...
... commanded his master . Manasseh obeyed . " Now empty the bag , put into it what you have counted , and sweep up the rest . " Manasseh dropped in the coins one by one , and tied the neck of the bag with its silken ribbon 44 LADY GOOD ...
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... Manasseh ap- peared , and was commanded first to draw up the blind and then , though the hour was early , to bring shaving- water with all speed . While the negro went on his errand Captain Vyell arose 57 A SABBATH-BREAKER.
... Manasseh ap- peared , and was commanded first to draw up the blind and then , though the hour was early , to bring shaving- water with all speed . While the negro went on his errand Captain Vyell arose 57 A SABBATH-BREAKER.
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Lady Good-For-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman Arthur Thomas Quiller -Couch Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 2019 |
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Էջ 351 - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Էջ 351 - Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Էջ 197 - In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun : which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course.
Էջ 175 - Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine...
Էջ 142 - MY HEART is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Էջ 176 - Being your slave , what should I do but tend Upon the hours and times of your desire? I have no precious time at all to spend, Nor services to do , till you require.
Էջ 202 - Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
Էջ 161 - And he that will not drink his health, I wish him neither wit nor wealth, Nor yet a rope to hang himself, With a fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, With a fa, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Էջ 429 - ... the miserable objects among the lower sort of His Majesty's subjects, who all fly to me for bread, and lie scattered up and down in my garden with their wives and children. I have helped them all hitherto, and shall continue to do so, as long as provisions do not fail us, which I hope will not be the case, by the good orders M. de Carvalho has issued in that respect.
Էջ 124 - Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son : for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.