Jeannette Isabelle: A Novel, Հատոր 1John Richardson, 1837 |
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... hand , and holding the patchy parapluie close down over the frills of her cap with her right , like a shield con- stantly presented against the enemy to windward , when she felt herself suddenly knocked head over heels by the violent ...
... hand , and holding the patchy parapluie close down over the frills of her cap with her right , like a shield con- stantly presented against the enemy to windward , when she felt herself suddenly knocked head over heels by the violent ...
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... hand as it rummaged in his waistcoat- pocket ; and when , at last , it re - appeared with a five - franc piece , which was given as a pour - boire , in consideration of the drenching drive , to the post- boy , our host took his wife by ...
... hand as it rummaged in his waistcoat- pocket ; and when , at last , it re - appeared with a five - franc piece , which was given as a pour - boire , in consideration of the drenching drive , to the post- boy , our host took his wife by ...
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... hands resting on his hips , that he had never had a question to manage which required more adroitness or more habilité on the part of the com- municator . “ Inconceivable ! ” repeated he , as he raised his right hand to his forehead ...
... hands resting on his hips , that he had never had a question to manage which required more adroitness or more habilité on the part of the com- municator . “ Inconceivable ! ” repeated he , as he raised his right hand to his forehead ...
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... hand of his master , " I thought it better to be care- ful ; what do you want to throw away your money for in buying a whole box at a time ? you know the steward said in his last letter that you ought to retrench ; so use this first ...
... hand of his master , " I thought it better to be care- ful ; what do you want to throw away your money for in buying a whole box at a time ? you know the steward said in his last letter that you ought to retrench ; so use this first ...
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... hand , the archness of her eye , in which there was ever a sort of sly and roguish playfulness which seemed waiting for a laugh , and , above all , the commanding air with which she trod the earth , with the prettiest little feet that ...
... hand , the archness of her eye , in which there was ever a sort of sly and roguish playfulness which seemed waiting for a laugh , and , above all , the commanding air with which she trod the earth , with the prettiest little feet that ...
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Էջ 156 - It may have been so, sir. But I have a bad opinion of Black. I don't think he would stick at much." "It is just this, Geoff, as I believe: that Black's case is an illustration of the old saying, ' Give a dog a bad name, and hang him.
Էջ 236 - A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y.'—In short the learned pig Toby would have passed a much more creditable examination. Mrs- Blandford, almost in despair, at last brought out with an air of exultation her eldest child of all, a pretty little girl enough, who was to be examined in nothing less than the church catechism. She answered rightly the two first questions...
Էջ 205 - TO-DAY ia the scale-beam between to-morrow and yesterday ; it inclines to joy or sorrow, as our minds are swayed by the influences of the past or the future ; and it varies, on different sides, from elevation to depression, as our hopes or fears, our painful recollections or our soft regrets predominate. WE never injure our own characters so much, as when we attack those of others.
Էջ 83 - Of course, the fair side is always presented towards them, and all the darker traits and wilder extravagancies, are sedulously concealed on the reverse. This makes it so doubly dangerous for a girl to consult only her own preferences, and her own will, in making her choice for life; and this also proves the expediency, on all occasions, of taking the advice of some experienced male counsellor.