The Crock of Gold: A Rural NovelRichard Bentley, 1844 - 342 էջ |
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... seemed only to be working for the landlord or his bailiff . Such a man then had been Roger Acton from his youth up till now , or , if sadness must be told , nearly until now ; for , to speak truth , his heart at times would fail him ...
... seemed only to be working for the landlord or his bailiff . Such a man then had been Roger Acton from his youth up till now , or , if sadness must be told , nearly until now ; for , to speak truth , his heart at times would fail him ...
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... seemed therefore clear she was not murdered for her property , nor by any one intending to have robbed the house . Against this it was contended , and really with some shew of reason , that as Mrs. Quarles was thought to have a hoard ...
... seemed therefore clear she was not murdered for her property , nor by any one intending to have robbed the house . Against this it was contended , and really with some shew of reason , that as Mrs. Quarles was thought to have a hoard ...
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... seemed no motive for the deed , and no one to suspect of it so they left the matter open , found her simply " Dead , " and troubled their heads no more about the business . Good Mr. Evans , the vicar , preached her funeral sermon , only ...
... seemed no motive for the deed , and no one to suspect of it so they left the matter open , found her simply " Dead , " and troubled their heads no more about the business . Good Mr. Evans , the vicar , preached her funeral sermon , only ...
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... , a something , he declared himself wholly at a loss to explain what that something was : more- over , contrary to former habits of an ostenta- tious boldness , he seemed meekly to shrink from observation AND A BITTER TRIAL . 43.
... , a something , he declared himself wholly at a loss to explain what that something was : more- over , contrary to former habits of an ostenta- tious boldness , he seemed meekly to shrink from observation AND A BITTER TRIAL . 43.
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A Rural Novel Martin Farquhar Tupper. tious boldness , he seemed meekly to shrink from observation ; and , as he piously acquiesced in the annoyance , would observe that his un- pleasant jerking was " a little matter after all , and that ...
A Rural Novel Martin Farquhar Tupper. tious boldness , he seemed meekly to shrink from observation ; and , as he piously acquiesced in the annoyance , would observe that his un- pleasant jerking was " a little matter after all , and that ...
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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 ?