The Crock of Gold: A Rural NovelRichard Bentley, 1844 - 342 էջ |
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... wealth and as for the statuary , those two busts had cost loyal Roger far more in compa- rison than any corporation has given to a P.R.A. , for Majesty and Consortship in full . There is , moreover , in the room , by THE HOME . 13.
... wealth and as for the statuary , those two busts had cost loyal Roger far more in compa- rison than any corporation has given to a P.R.A. , for Majesty and Consortship in full . There is , moreover , in the room , by THE HOME . 13.
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... wealth faded from his fancy . So he awoke at five anything but cheerfully . It was Grace's habit , good girl , to read to her father in the morning a few verses from the volume she best loved ; she always woke betimes when she heard him ...
... wealth faded from his fancy . So he awoke at five anything but cheerfully . It was Grace's habit , good girl , to read to her father in the morning a few verses from the volume she best loved ; she always woke betimes when she heard him ...
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... wealth , at which he stood like one amazed , for a poor man's mind could never have conceived its equal . Evidently , he had intruded on the latter end of a long and luxurious revel . Wax- lights , guttering down in gilded chandeliers ...
... wealth , at which he stood like one amazed , for a poor man's mind could never have conceived its equal . Evidently , he had intruded on the latter end of a long and luxurious revel . Wax- lights , guttering down in gilded chandeliers ...
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... wealth like this : it was a fairy - land of Mammon in his eyes : he stood gasping like a man enchanted ; and in the contemplation of those little hills of gold , —in their covetous longing contemplation , he forgot the noisy quarrel he ...
... wealth like this : it was a fairy - land of Mammon in his eyes : he stood gasping like a man enchanted ; and in the contemplation of those little hills of gold , —in their covetous longing contemplation , he forgot the noisy quarrel he ...
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... wealth and wantonness of living , these reflections struck him in a moment ; no one saw him , no one cared about the gold ; that little blessed morsel that could do him so much good ; -all was confusion , all was opportunity , -and who ...
... wealth and wantonness of living , these reflections struck him in a moment ; no one saw him , no one cared about the gold ; that little blessed morsel that could do him so much good ; -all was confusion , all was opportunity , -and who ...
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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 ?