The Crock of Gold: A Rural NovelRichard Bentley, 1844 - 342 էջ |
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... Simon Jennings , ( butler indoors , bailiff out of doors , and general factotum every- where to the Vincent interest , ) deposed , that on the night in question he heard the house- dog barking furiously , and went out to quiet him ; but ...
... Simon Jennings , ( butler indoors , bailiff out of doors , and general factotum every- where to the Vincent interest , ) deposed , that on the night in question he heard the house- dog barking furiously , and went out to quiet him ; but ...
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... Simon Jennings , as nephew and next of kin , followed the body to its last home in the capacity of chief mourner ; to do him justice , he was a real mourner , bewailed her loudly , and had never been the same man since . More- over ...
... Simon Jennings , as nephew and next of kin , followed the body to its last home in the capacity of chief mourner ; to do him justice , he was a real mourner , bewailed her loudly , and had never been the same man since . More- over ...
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... JENNINGS , Mr. Simon Jennings , - for he prided himself much both on the Mr. and the Simon , was an upright man , a very upright man indeed , literally so as well as metaphori- cally . He was not tall , certainly , but what there was of ...
... JENNINGS , Mr. Simon Jennings , - for he prided himself much both on the Mr. and the Simon , was an upright man , a very upright man indeed , literally so as well as metaphori- cally . He was not tall , certainly , but what there was of ...
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... Jennings must take certain draughts thrice a - day , be very careful of his diet , and keep his mind at ease . As to Simon himself , he was , poor man , much to be pitied in this ideal visitation , for , though his looks confessed that ...
... Jennings must take certain draughts thrice a - day , be very careful of his diet , and keep his mind at ease . As to Simon himself , he was , poor man , much to be pitied in this ideal visitation , for , though his looks confessed that ...
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... Simon's appearance was little in his favour : not that his small dimensions signified , ― Cæsar , and Buonaparte ... Jennings's strict character and stern integrity . The face was a sallow face , peaked towards the nose , with head and ...
... Simon's appearance was little in his favour : not that his small dimensions signified , ― Cæsar , and Buonaparte ... Jennings's strict character and stern integrity . The face was a sallow face , peaked towards the nose , with head and ...
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Common terms and phrases
apoplexy aunt Bacchus's bailiff baronet Ben Burke Ben's blessing Bridget Burke CHAPTER cottage covetous crime crock of gold dare daughter dear devil door dread dream eyes fancied father fear fellow flung fool girl give gone Grace Acton guilty Hall hand happy Happy prison head hear heard heart heaven hoard honest Roger honey honey-pot honour hope Hurstley innocent John Devereux Jonathan Floyd kind kind gentlemen kindly knew labour landlord look Lord Mammon Mary Acton master mind morning murder Narbonne neighbours never night once Philip Sharp Pike Island poacher poor pretty prison Quarles Quarles's quiet rich Richard Hunt Roger Acton round Sarah Stack seemed shawl shilling silence Simon Jennings Sir John soul stood strange tell thank thee thing thou thought toil tongue trouble truth turn wealth wicked wish word wretch
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Էջ 65 - Israel, trust in the LORD, for with the LORD there is mercy : and with Him is plenteous redemption. 8. And He shall redeem Israel : from all his sins.
Էջ 129 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Էջ 229 - Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Էջ 324 - But in this genial interval, nature is in all her freshness and fragrance ; " the rains are over and gone, the flowers appear upon the earth, the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in the land.
Էջ 119 - Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Էջ 64 - Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it ? For there is mercy with thee ; therefore shalt thou be feared. O Israel, trust in the Lord : for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins.
Էջ 323 - The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Էջ 323 - A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Էջ 323 - He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. 18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Էջ 290 - Pardon me," upstarted Mr. Sharp, " this poor gentleman is a monomaniac ; pray, my lurd, let him be removed while the trial is proceeding." "You horsehair hypocrite you !" roared Ben, "would you hang the innocent and save the guilty ?