Bentley's Miscellany, Հատոր 31839 |
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Արդյունքներ 100–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 1
... appeared at the threshold . This person , whose age might be about forty , had some- thing of the air of a mechanic , though he , also , looked like one well- to - do in the world . In stature he was short and stumpy ; in person ...
... appeared at the threshold . This person , whose age might be about forty , had some- thing of the air of a mechanic , though he , also , looked like one well- to - do in the world . In stature he was short and stumpy ; in person ...
Էջ 3
... appeared the following record of the poor fellow's fate , " Hung himsel in this rum for luv off licker ; " accompanied by a graphic sketch of the unhappy suicide dangling from a beam . A farthing candle , stuck in a bottle neck , shed ...
... appeared the following record of the poor fellow's fate , " Hung himsel in this rum for luv off licker ; " accompanied by a graphic sketch of the unhappy suicide dangling from a beam . A farthing candle , stuck in a bottle neck , shed ...
Էջ 16
... appeared most exposed . There was also a Maze , ( the name is still retained in the district , ) into which the debtor could run , and through the intricacies of which it was im possible for an officer to follow him , without a clue ...
... appeared most exposed . There was also a Maze , ( the name is still retained in the district , ) into which the debtor could run , and through the intricacies of which it was im possible for an officer to follow him , without a clue ...
Էջ 21
... appeared wholly absorbed in the contemplations inspired by a broad bowled Dutch pipe . Behind the illustrious personages just described marched a troop of stalwart fellows , with white badges in their hats , quarter - staves , oaken ...
... appeared wholly absorbed in the contemplations inspired by a broad bowled Dutch pipe . Behind the illustrious personages just described marched a troop of stalwart fellows , with white badges in their hats , quarter - staves , oaken ...
Էջ 23
... appeared to have a child in her arms . " Then , most probably , it was the widow Sheppard , " answered Blueskin , sulkily . " Right , " said the Master , " I didn't think of her . And now I've another job for you . " " Propose it ...
... appeared to have a child in her arms . " Then , most probably , it was the widow Sheppard , " answered Blueskin , sulkily . " Right , " said the Master , " I didn't think of her . And now I've another job for you . " " Propose it ...
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Andy answered asked beauty beneath Blueskin Brownlow called carpenter Charcam child Clairac Cordoba countenance cried dark Darrell dear Dick Dick Dawson door exclaimed eyes face Fagin fancy father fear feeling feet followed gentleman GEORGE CRUIKSHANK glance hand Handy Andy head hear heard heart honour hour Iago Jack Sheppard Jackson Johnstone Jonathan Wild Kneebone Lady Trafford laugh Lethbridge light London Longstaff look master mind Monks Moorish mother murder Murphy never night o'er Oonah Othello passed poor Quilt Raffleton rejoined replied returned round Saint Giles SAMUEL LOVER seemed Seville Cathedral side Sikes Sir Rowland smile song soon spot Squire stood street sure sweet Tarlton tell Thames thee there's thing thou thought tone Trenchard turned Tyburn uttered voice walls whisper widow Wood word Wych Street young
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Էջ 43 - If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that.
Էջ 416 - It was a peal of joy from the populace outside, greeting the news that he would die on Monday. The noise subsided, and he was asked if he had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him.
Էջ 80 - A pleasing land of drowsy-head it was, Of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye ; And of gay castles in the clouds that pass, For ever flushing round a summer sky...
Էջ 46 - The Moor is of a free and open nature, That thinks men honest, that but seem to be so ; And will as tenderly be led by the nose, As asses are.
Էջ 98 - I travelled, I took a particular delight in hearing the songs and fables that are come from father to son, and are most in vogue among the common people of the countries through which I passed...
Էջ 42 - Demand me nothing ; what you know, you know : From this time forth I never will speak word.
Էջ 147 - God, yet they defer from day to day, from week to week, from month to month, from year to year, the practice of these duties.
Էջ 599 - Farewell, great painter of mankind ! Who reach'd the noblest point of art, Whose pictured morals charm the mind, And through the eye correct the heart. If Genius fire thee, reader, stay, If nature touch thee, drop a tear, If neither move thee — turn away — For Hogarth's honour'd dust lies here.
Էջ 45 - Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so, for my peculiar end ; For when my outward action doth demonstrate The native act and figure of my heart In complement extern, 'tis not long after But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at I am not what I am.
Էջ 284 - If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, "the law is a ass — a idiot. If that's the eye of the law, the law's a bachelor ; and the worst I wish the law is, that his eye may be opened by experience — by experience.