The Old Curiosity ShopHarper & Brothers, Publishers, 1872 - 2 էջ |
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... told him the little story of our companionship . " Why bless thee , child , " said the old man , patting her on the head , " how couldst thou miss thy way ? What if I had lost thee , Nell ! " " I would have found my way back to you ...
... told him the little story of our companionship . " Why bless thee , child , " said the old man , patting her on the head , " how couldst thou miss thy way ? What if I had lost thee , Nell ! " " I would have found my way back to you ...
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... told her so twenty times , that she had always said , “ No , Henrietta Simmons , unless I see it with my own eyes and hear it with my own ears , I never will believe it . " Mrs. Simmons corroborated this testimony and added strong ...
... told her so twenty times , that she had always said , “ No , Henrietta Simmons , unless I see it with my own eyes and hear it with my own ears , I never will believe it . " Mrs. Simmons corroborated this testimony and added strong ...
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... told are not good for digestion . " " And you wouldn't like your wife to be attacked with that , or any thing else that would make her uneasy , would you ? " said Mrs. Jiniwin . " Not for a score of worlds , " replied the dwarf , with a ...
... told are not good for digestion . " " And you wouldn't like your wife to be attacked with that , or any thing else that would make her uneasy , would you ? " said Mrs. Jiniwin . " Not for a score of worlds , " replied the dwarf , with a ...
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... told me to return directly I had the answer . " " But you haven't it , Nelly , " retorted the dwarf , " and won't have it , and can't have it , until I have been home , so you see that , to do your errand , you must go with me . Reach ...
... told me to return directly I had the answer . " " But you haven't it , Nelly , " retorted the dwarf , " and won't have it , and can't have it , until I have been home , so you see that , to do your errand , you must go with me . Reach ...
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... told , and was rewarded for his parti- sanship in behalf of his master by a dexterous rap on the nose with the key , which brought the water into his eyes . Then , Mr. Quilp departed , with the child and Kit in a boat , and the boy ...
... told , and was rewarded for his parti- sanship in behalf of his master by a dexterous rap on the nose with the key , which brought the water into his eyes . Then , Mr. Quilp departed , with the child and Kit in a boat , and the boy ...
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Էջ 226 - ... then hugged it to his breast again, murmuring that it was warmer now ; and as he said it he looked, in agony, to those who stood around, as if imploring them to help her.
Էջ 35 - My boat is on the shore, And my bark is on the sea ; But, before I go, Tom Moore, Here's a double health to thee ! Here's a sigh to those who love me, And a smile to those who hate ; And whatever sky's above me, Here's a heart for every fate. Though the ocean roar around me, Yet it still shall bear me on ; Though a desert should surround me, It...
Էջ 226 - ... patient, noble Nell, was dead. Her little bird — a poor, slight thing the pressure of a finger would have crushed — was stirring nimbly in its cage ; and the strong heart of its child-mistress was mute and motionless for ever. Where were the traces of her early cares, her sufferings, and fatigues ? All gone. Sorrow was dead indeed in her, but peace and perfect happiness were born ; imaged in her tranquil beauty and profound repose.
Էջ 228 - Under that porch, where she had sat when Heaven in its mercy brought her to that peaceful spot, she passed again, and the old church received her in its quiet shade.
Էջ 228 - When Death strikes down the innocent and young, for every fragile form from which he lets the panting spirit free, a hundred virtues rise, in shapes of mercy, charity, and love, to walk the world, and bless it.
Էջ 196 - Statutes in that case made and provided, and against the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, his crown, and dignity.
Էջ 226 - For the rest, she had never murmured or complained ; but with a quiet mind, and manner quite unaltered — save that she every day became more earnest and more grateful to them — faded like the light upon a summer's evening.
Էջ 174 - Oh! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay; I never loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away.
Էջ 5 - MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK, as originally constructed, became one of the lost books of the earth — which, we all know, are far more precious than any that can be read for love or money.
Էջ 14 - But what," said Mr. Swiveller with a sigh, " what is the odds so long as the fire of soul is kindled at the taper of conwiviality, and the wing of friendship never moults a feather ! What is the odds so long as the spirit is expanded by means of rosy wine, and the present moment is the least happiest of our existence !" " You needn't act the chairman here," said his friend, half aside. " Fred 1" cried Mr. Swiveller, tapping his nose, " a word to the wise is sufficient for them — we may be good...