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... answer , and left the room . Although during his absence we did not come to an open rupture , thanks to the patient en- durance of Mary , I could no longer have put in a claim for the Dunmow flitch of bacon for I am in candour bound to ...
... answer , and left the room . Although during his absence we did not come to an open rupture , thanks to the patient en- durance of Mary , I could no longer have put in a claim for the Dunmow flitch of bacon for I am in candour bound to ...
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... answered " done ; " for as it after- wards proved I was " done to a tinder . " Thor- pely greeted me with a hearty welcome , and presented me to his wife , who appeared to be a good - humoured unaffected woman , and in looks , figure ...
... answered " done ; " for as it after- wards proved I was " done to a tinder . " Thor- pely greeted me with a hearty welcome , and presented me to his wife , who appeared to be a good - humoured unaffected woman , and in looks , figure ...
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... the Long Walk . " I am slightly acquainted with Captain Armott , " I answered , " and will call upon him , to - morrow , when I have no doubt that I shall able to prevail upon him and his friend Strange , OF MY LIFE . 47.
... the Long Walk . " I am slightly acquainted with Captain Armott , " I answered , " and will call upon him , to - morrow , when I have no doubt that I shall able to prevail upon him and his friend Strange , OF MY LIFE . 47.
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... answer for himself , " said Miss Castleton , as the rest of the party ap- proached us . " What is it , my dear ? " good - humouredly enquired Mr. Brampton . " Mr. Pembroke has proposed a private play , " responded the lady , " ably ...
... answer for himself , " said Miss Castleton , as the rest of the party ap- proached us . " What is it , my dear ? " good - humouredly enquired Mr. Brampton . " Mr. Pembroke has proposed a private play , " responded the lady , " ably ...
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... answered , telling the wit how anxious I was to procure the services of Mr. Whiston in our proposed amateur play , and to find some one who would undertake the construction of the theatre . " How fortunate you have called this morn- ing ...
... answered , telling the wit how anxious I was to procure the services of Mr. Whiston in our proposed amateur play , and to find some one who would undertake the construction of the theatre . " How fortunate you have called this morn- ing ...
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acquaintance Admiral anxious Armott arrived Arthur asked attend barracks better Brampton Manor House brother officers buggy called Captain Castleton character chasse marées coach colonel companion daughter dealer delighted dine dinner door Dowdeswell Doyly dress drive Edgeware Edgeware Road enquired exclaimed father feeling gentleman give going Granby Gravesend groom guineas happy Hargreaves Harry Sharpe hear heard heart honour horse hounds hour hunters hunting James Smith Jerry John Hargreaves joined lady leave London look mainsail Mary mind Miss Brampton morning never Nimrod o'clock Orger Othello party Pembroke play port port wine proceeded proved reached regiment remark replied responded Salt Hill Sandfly Sims Skittowe soon sooner sporting stables Street theatre there's Thorpely thought tidal basin to-morrow told took town vessel waiting Warwickshire Whiston wife Windermere Windsor Winterburn wish yacht young
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Página 312 - Near this spot Are deposited the Remains of one Who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, 'Courage without Ferocity, And all the Virtues of Man without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery If inscribed over human ashes, Is but a just tribute to the Memory of BOATSWAIN, a Dog, Who was born at Newfoundland, May, 1803, And died at Newstead Abbey, Nov. 18, 1808.
Página 314 - But the poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend, Whose honest heart is still his master's own, Who labours, fights, lives, breathes for him alone...
Página 134 - It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul, — Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars ! — It is the cause.
Página 245 - Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph o'er the waters wide, The exulting sense - the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer of that trackless way?
Página 315 - He knew his lord ; he knew, and strove to meet ; In vain he strove to crawl and kiss his feet ; Yet (all he could) his tail, his ears, his eyes, Salute his master, and confess his joys.
Página 284 - I see the right, and I approve it too ; Condemn the wrong, and yet the wrong pursue.
Página 314 - For, faithful in death, his mute favorite attended, The much-loved remains of her master defended, And chased the hill-fox and the raven away. How long didst thou think that his silence was slumber ? When the wind waved his garment, how oft didst thou start ? How many long days and long weeks didst thou number, Ere he faded before thee, the friend of thy heart ? And, oh, was it meet that — no requiem...
Página 56 - YE field flowers ! the gardens eclipse you, 'tis true, Yet, wildings of Nature, I dote upon you, For ye waft me to summers of old. When the earth teem'd around me with fairy delight. And when daisies and buttercups gladden'd my sight, Like treasures of silver and gold.
Página 315 - Thus, near the gates conferring as they drew, Argus, the dog, his ancient master knew; He, not unconscious of the voice and tread, Lifts to the sound his ear, and rears his head...
Página 314 - mid the brown mountain heather, Where the Pilgrim of Nature lay stretched in decay, Like the corpse of an outcast abandoned to weather Till the mountain- winds wasted the teuantless clay.