The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq, Volume 1John Murray, 1834 - 316 pages |
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Page 31
... kind of witchery about the sex.— " Her life , " said he , " shall be like a fairy tale . " The very difference in their characters pre- duced an harmonious combination : he was of a romantic and somewhat serious cast ; she was all life ...
... kind of witchery about the sex.— " Her life , " said he , " shall be like a fairy tale . " The very difference in their characters pre- duced an harmonious combination : he was of a romantic and somewhat serious cast ; she was all life ...
Page 37
... kind . All the splendid furniture of his late residence had been sold , excepting his wife's harp . That , he said , was too closely associated with the idea of herself : it belonged to the little story of their loves ; for some of the ...
... kind . All the splendid furniture of his late residence had been sold , excepting his wife's harp . That , he said , was too closely associated with the idea of herself : it belonged to the little story of their loves ; for some of the ...
Page 47
... kind neighbour , and an obe- dient , hen - pecked husband . Indeed , to the latter circumstance might be owing that meekness of spirit which gained him such universal popularity ; for those men are most apt to be obsequious and ...
... kind neighbour , and an obe- dient , hen - pecked husband . Indeed , to the latter circumstance might be owing that meekness of spirit which gained him such universal popularity ; for those men are most apt to be obsequious and ...
Page 50
... kind , and that by frequent use had grown into a habit . He shrugged his shoulders , shook his head , cast up his eyes , but said nothing . This , however , always provoked a fresh volley from his wife ; so that he was fain to draw off ...
... kind , and that by frequent use had grown into a habit . He shrugged his shoulders , shook his head , cast up his eyes , but said nothing . This , however , always provoked a fresh volley from his wife ; so that he was fain to draw off ...
Page 51
... kind of perpetual club of the sages , philosophers , and other idle personages of the village ; which held its sessions on a bench before a small inn , designated by a rubicund portrait of His Majesty George the Third . Here they used ...
... kind of perpetual club of the sages , philosophers , and other idle personages of the village ; which held its sessions on a bench before a small inn , designated by a rubicund portrait of His Majesty George the Third . Here they used ...
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