The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Volume 7C. L. Bowman, 1852 |
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... heard my father use a rough word , ' twas extraordinary with how much awe his people re- garded him ; and the servants on our plantation , both those assigned from England and the purchased ne- groes , obeyed him with an eagerness such ...
... heard my father use a rough word , ' twas extraordinary with how much awe his people re- garded him ; and the servants on our plantation , both those assigned from England and the purchased ne- groes , obeyed him with an eagerness such ...
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... heard in Europe , and was then too young to understand ) , how this person , having left her family and fled to Paris , out of jeal- ousy of the Pretender betrayed his secrets to my Lord Stair , King George's Ambassador , and nearly ...
... heard in Europe , and was then too young to understand ) , how this person , having left her family and fled to Paris , out of jeal- ousy of the Pretender betrayed his secrets to my Lord Stair , King George's Ambassador , and nearly ...
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... heard , that she not only brought back my Lord to the Church of England , but procured the English peerage for him , which the junior branch of our family at present enjoys . She was a great friend of Sir Robert Walpole , and would not ...
... heard , that she not only brought back my Lord to the Church of England , but procured the English peerage for him , which the junior branch of our family at present enjoys . She was a great friend of Sir Robert Walpole , and would not ...
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... heard that the old Lord Castlewood , of part of whose family these present vol- umes are a chronicle , though he came of quite as good blood as the Stuarts whom he served ( and who as re- gards mere lineage are no better than a dozen ...
... heard that the old Lord Castlewood , of part of whose family these present vol- umes are a chronicle , though he came of quite as good blood as the Stuarts whom he served ( and who as re- gards mere lineage are no better than a dozen ...
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... heard the great peal of bells from Castlewood church ringing that morning to welcome the arrival of the new lord and lady , it had rung only terror and anxiety to him , for he knew not how the new owner would deal with him ; and those ...
... heard the great peal of bells from Castlewood church ringing that morning to welcome the arrival of the new lord and lady , it had rung only terror and anxiety to him , for he knew not how the new owner would deal with him ; and those ...
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Page 268 - And today, Henry, in the anthem, when they sang it, 'When the lord turned the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream,' I thought, yes, like them that dream — them that dream. And then it went, 'They that sow in tears shall reap in joy: and he that goeth forth and weepeth, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him'; I looked up from the book, and saw you.
Page 274 - ... song, whose shape was perfect symmetry, health, decision, activity, whose foot as it planted itself on the ground was firm but flexible, and whose motion, whether rapid or slow, was always perfect grace — agile as a nymph, lofty as a queen — now melting, now imperious, now sarcastic, there was no single movement of hers but was beautiful. As he thinks of her, he who writes, feels young again, and remembers a paragon.
Page 360 - I took a little flower of the hillock and kissed it, and went my way, like the bird that had just lighted on the cross by me, back into the world again. Silent receptacle of death; tranquil depth of calm, out of reach of tempest and trouble! I felt as one...
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Page 331 - Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war: In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Page 2 - Park slopes, after her stag-hounds, and driving her one-horse chaise—a hot, red-faced woman, not in the least resembling that statue of her which turns its stone back upon St. Paul's, and faces the coaches struggling up Ludgate Hill.
Page 300 - He performed a treason or a court-bow, he told a falsehood as black as Styx, as easily as he paid a compliment or spoke about the weather. He took a mistress, and left her; he betrayed his benefactor, and supported him, or would have murdered him, with the same calmness always, and having no more remorse than Clotho when she weaves the thread, or Lachesis when she cuts it.