Gleanings from popular authors, grave and gay, Volumen11882 |
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... minutes but , even with an infinity of books around , the to spare , or maybe weary , would - be reader finds no little difficulty in selecting a lover of reading says to a short comprehensive extract , one that combines himself , " I ...
... minutes but , even with an infinity of books around , the to spare , or maybe weary , would - be reader finds no little difficulty in selecting a lover of reading says to a short comprehensive extract , one that combines himself , " I ...
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... minutes ; when she would begin to be dreadfully tired , and would lighten the abject by curling my hair , or trying the effect of my face with my shirt - collar turned down . If I teitly checked this playfulness , and persisted , she ...
... minutes ; when she would begin to be dreadfully tired , and would lighten the abject by curling my hair , or trying the effect of my face with my shirt - collar turned down . If I teitly checked this playfulness , and persisted , she ...
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... minutes ; when she would begin to be dreadfully tired , and would lighten the subject by eurling my hair , or trying the effect of my face with my shirt - collar turned down . If I tacitly checked this playfulness , and persisted , she ...
... minutes ; when she would begin to be dreadfully tired , and would lighten the subject by eurling my hair , or trying the effect of my face with my shirt - collar turned down . If I tacitly checked this playfulness , and persisted , she ...
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... minutes to spare , or maybe weary , a lover of reading says to himself , " I want a book ; " and he feels that he requires a volume upon which he can lay his hand , and without trouble or research , open it anywhere , sure of finding ...
... minutes to spare , or maybe weary , a lover of reading says to himself , " I want a book ; " and he feels that he requires a volume upon which he can lay his hand , and without trouble or research , open it anywhere , sure of finding ...
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... minutes . The eyes of the spectators greedily surveyed the shattered array of the combatants as they drew off from the contest , but found it still impossible to decide which had sustained the greater loss . It seemed as if the Clan ...
... minutes . The eyes of the spectators greedily surveyed the shattered array of the combatants as they drew off from the contest , but found it still impossible to decide which had sustained the greater loss . It seemed as if the Clan ...
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Términos y frases comunes
asked beautiful began bells boat Bob Wilkins Brer Fox Brer Rabbit BRET HARTE called captain carronades cold Colonel cried dark dead dear death Deerslayer door Dora exclaimed eyes face father fear feel fell fellow fire gaze gentlemen Gordon Browne hair hand happy head hear heard heart honour horse hour Iona Ivanhoe Jack Jellyby knew lady laugh light look Macleod mind morning never night once ophicleide Othello Petrucio Phadrig poor replied Richard Sale Rip Van Winkle roar rose round seemed sez Brer sezee shot side Sol Davis soon sound stood story tears tell there's things thou thought told Tom Norris took Trenck turned uncle Toby voice vrom walk wall wife wind window word young
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Página 13 - With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, Would that its tone could reach the rich ! She sang this "Song of the Shirt.
Página 13 - Work - work work Till the brain begins to swim! Work - work - work Till the eyes are heavy and dim! Seam , and gusset , and band , Band , and gusset , and seam , Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream! "O men with sisters dear! O men with mothers and wives! It is not linen you're wearing out , But human creatures
Página 111 - With throats unslaked, with black lips baked, Agape they heard me call : Gramercy! they for joy did grin, And all at once their breath drew in, As they were drinking all. See! see! (I cried) she tacks no more! Hither to work us weal; Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel!
Página 109 - The Wedding-Guest sat on a stone : He cannot choose but hear ; And thus spake on that ancient man, The bright-eyed Mariner.
Página 73 - Hear the sledges with the bells Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night! While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight...
Página 73 - Hear the loud alarum bells, Brazen bells ! What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells ! In the startled ear of night How they screa,m out their affright ! Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, In a clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire...
Página 113 - I looked to heaven, and tried to pray ; But or ever a prayer had gusht, A wicked whisper came, and made My heart as dry as dust.
Página 25 - ... Rip Van Winkle! Rip Van Winkle!" — at the same time Wolf bristled up his back and giving a low growl, skulked to his master's side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Rip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him; he looked anxiously in the same direction and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back. He was surprised to see any human being in this lonely and unfrequented place, but supposing it to be some...
Página 25 - As they ascended, Rip every now and then heard long rolling peals, like distant thunder, that seemed to issue out of a deep ravine, or rather cleft, between lofty rocks, toward which their rugged path conducted.