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Abel Beechcroft added asked attorney baronet Beau Villiers better butler Clinton Cordwell Firebras Crackenthorpe cried Abel cried Randulph cried the miser Cripps Deacle Diggs door dressed dulph exclaimed eyes fair Thomasine Father Verselyn garden gentleman glass hand hear heard Hilda Scarve hope instantly Jacobite Jukes Kitty Conway Lady Brabazon ladyship landlord laughing little barber look marry Marylebone Gardens master Miss Scarve morning nephew Nettleship never night nunks old beau opened party passed person Peter Pokerich Philip Frewin pon rep proceeded Randulph Crew Ranelagh Rathbone rejoined Abel rejoined Jacob rejoined the miser replied Abel replied Firebras replied Hilda replied Jacob replied Randulph replied Sir replied the miser replied Trussell returned Sir Bulkeley Price Sir Norfolk Salusbury Sir Singleton Spinke stairs sword tell thought thousand pounds told tone took turned valet walk Westminster Bridge Willars window wish wont young
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Page 34 - Twas drink made me fall into love, And love made me run into debt ; And though I have struggled, and struggled, and strove, I cannot get out of them yet. There's nothing but money can cure me, And rid me of all my pain ; 'Twill pay all my debts, And remove all my lets ; And my mistress that cannot endure me, Will love me, and love me again : Then I'll fall to loving and drinking again.
Page 209 - ... for of making passionate love to innocence and inexperience. Zoe herself was eager for the drive, and came down, followed by Rosa with some wraps, and waited in the morningroom for the dog-cart. It was behind time for once, because the careful coachman had insisted on the axle being oiled. At last the sound of wheels was heard. A carriage drew up at the door. "Tell Mr. Severne,
Page 252 - Jacob, who was greatly elated, returned their greetings lustily. As they passed through Westminster Bridge, and shaped their rapid course to Lambeth, they passed a boat containing a couple in bridal attire, and rowed by watermen with favours in their caps. These were Mr. Rathbone and Mrs. Nettleship, who, having made a composition with their creditors, had come to the conclusion that the best thing they could do would be to fulfil their original agreement ; and having heard that Randulph and Hilda...
Page 33 - I HAVE been in love, and in debt, and in drink, This many and many a year ; And those three are plagues enough, one would think, For one poor mortal to bear.
Page 75 - THE Folly on the Thames, whither Beau Villiers and his party were steering their course, was a large floating house of entertainment, moored in the centre of the stream, immediately opposite Old Somerset House. It was constructed in the latter part of the reign of Charles the Second ; and thither the merry monarch, who was excessively fond of aquatic amusements of all kinds, would frequently repair with his courtiers and frolic dames. Thither also Queen Mary, the consort of William the Third...
Page v - The sin carries its own punishment with it; and is made the means of chastising the sinner. Dead to every feeling except that of adding to his store, the miser becomes incapable of enjoyment except such as is afforded by the contemplation of his useless treasure, and at last he is deprived even of this selfish and unhallowed gratification, for dread of losing his gold far outweighs delight in its possession. Distrust of all around him darkens his declining days; those who should be dearest to him...
Page 108 - And into't I came to be drunk as a lord ; My life is the reck'ning, which freely I'll pay, And when I'm dead drunk, then I'll stagger away ! Tot de rol.
Page v - To expose the folly and wickedness of accumulating wealth for no other purpose than to hoard it up, and to exhibit the utter misery of a being who should thus voluntarily surrender himself to the dominion of Mammon, is the chief object of these pages.