Men of Character, Volume 1H. Colburn, 1838 |
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... walked into the room ; the landlady very civilly tripping down stairs . " I believe , sir , " said the stranger , " you are Mr. Buff ? " 66 " I am , sir , " said Adam , suppressing a shiver . " I think it very fortunate that I find you ...
... walked into the room ; the landlady very civilly tripping down stairs . " I believe , sir , " said the stranger , " you are Mr. Buff ? " 66 " I am , sir , " said Adam , suppressing a shiver . " I think it very fortunate that I find you ...
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... walked to the door . " Real philosophy takes little time to dress , Mr. Buff - if you please , I'll wait below , " and the speaker left the room , Buff smiling benignantly on his exit . Adam leapt from his bed , and securing the latch ...
... walked to the door . " Real philosophy takes little time to dress , Mr. Buff - if you please , I'll wait below , " and the speaker left the room , Buff smiling benignantly on his exit . Adam leapt from his bed , and securing the latch ...
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... walked on . One moment , thoughtful reader . Behold the pair as they recede : could you not , even without our preface , divine from their habits , their separate bearing , the dis- tinctive character of each ? Look at Jonas Butler ; a ...
... walked on . One moment , thoughtful reader . Behold the pair as they recede : could you not , even without our preface , divine from their habits , their separate bearing , the dis- tinctive character of each ? Look at Jonas Butler ; a ...
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... walked in Paradise - when , somehow , fate has bestowed upon the eulogist the finest Burgundy . He declares himself contented with a crust - although a bene- ficent fairy has hung a fat haunch or two in THE MAN WHO " COULDN'T HELP IT . " ...
... walked in Paradise - when , somehow , fate has bestowed upon the eulogist the finest Burgundy . He declares himself contented with a crust - although a bene- ficent fairy has hung a fat haunch or two in THE MAN WHO " COULDN'T HELP IT . " ...
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... walked twice or thrice around her ladyship and trembled . He tried to puff , but his unsteady hand , in fitful gusts , sent forth the powder above , below , about , but not upon the head . Again , Job addressed himself sternly to his ...
... walked twice or thrice around her ladyship and trembled . He tried to puff , but his unsteady hand , in fitful gusts , sent forth the powder above , below , about , but not upon the head . Again , Job addressed himself sternly to his ...
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Page 233 - Tis now the very witching time of night; When churchyards yawn, and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world: Now could I drink hot blood, And do such business as the bitter day Would quake to look on.
Page 123 - Fare thee well! and if for ever, Still for ever, fare thee well: Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall my heart rebel. Would that breast were bared before thee Where thy head so oft hath lain, While that placid sleep came o'er thee Which thou ne'er canst know again: Would that breast, by thee glanced over, Every inmost thought could show!
Page 133 - Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. I never nursed a dear gazelle. To glad me with its soft black eye, But when it came to know me well, And love me, it was sure to die ! Now too — the joy most like divine Of all I ever dreamt or knew.
Page 204 - My Daughter to me should be, like a Court Lady to a Minister of State, a Key to the whole Gang. Married! If the Affair is not already done, I'll terrify her from it, by the Example of our Neighbours.
Page 207 - Dear wife, be a little pacified. Don't let your passion run away with your senses. Polly, I grant you, hath done a rash thing. Mrs.
Page 200 - Really, I am sorry upon Polly's account the captain hath not more discretion. What business hath he to keep company with lords and gentlemen? he should leave them to prey upon one another.
Page 206 - Polly. I know as well as any of the' fine ladies how to make the most of myself and of my man too. A woman knows how to be mercenary, though she hath never been in a court or at an assembly. We have it in our natures, papa.
Page 227 - Tis woman that seduces all mankind, By her we first were taught the wheedling arts; Her very eyes can cheat; when most she's kind, She tricks us of our money with our hearts. For her, like wolves by night we roam for prey, And practise ev'ry fraud to bribe her charms; For suits of love, like law, are won by pay, And beauty must be fee'd into our arms.
Page 206 - Ladies how to make the most of my self and of my Man too. A Woman knows how to be mercenary, though she hath never been in a Court or at an Assembly. We have it in our Natures, Papa. If I allow Captain Macheath some trifling Liberties, I have this Watch and other visible Marks of his Favour to show for it. A Girl who cannot grant some Things, and refuse what is most material, will make but a poor hand of her Beauty, and soon be thrown upon the Common.
Page 123 - Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall my heart rebel. Would that breast were bared before thee Where thy head so oft hath lain, While that placid sleep came o'er thee Which thou ne'er canst know again : Would that breast, by thee glanced over, Every inmost thought could show ! Though...