Vicar of WakefieldGinn, 1901 - 222 pages |
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... pounds to begin the study of law . But the money burns in the young man's pocket ; he makes haste to get rid of it , and soon returns to his generous kinsman with a purse as empty of cash as his mind is of legal lore . But the uncle ...
... pounds to begin the study of law . But the money burns in the young man's pocket ; he makes haste to get rid of it , and soon returns to his generous kinsman with a purse as empty of cash as his mind is of legal lore . But the uncle ...
Page xiv
... pounds for the story , and Goldsmith drank the doctor's health in a bottle of wine for which he had previously spent a good share of his last guinea . Such was the origin of the first purely domestic novel in our language , — a book ...
... pounds for the story , and Goldsmith drank the doctor's health in a bottle of wine for which he had previously spent a good share of his last guinea . Such was the origin of the first purely domestic novel in our language , — a book ...
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... pounds . Our second child , a girl , I intended to call after her aunt Grissel ; but my wife , who ' Squire a landed proprietor or country gentleman . Progress : a journey of state . Pound : about $ 5.00 . U منه two bayo thien two THE ...
... pounds . Our second child , a girl , I intended to call after her aunt Grissel ; but my wife , who ' Squire a landed proprietor or country gentleman . Progress : a journey of state . Pound : about $ 5.00 . U منه two bayo thien two THE ...
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... pounds a year , I made over to the orphans and widows of the clergy of our diocese ; for , having a fortune of my own , I was careless of temporalities , and felt a secret pleasure in doing my duty without reward . I also set a ...
... pounds a year , I made over to the orphans and widows of the clergy of our diocese ; for , having a fortune of my own , I was careless of temporalities , and felt a secret pleasure in doing my duty without reward . I also set a ...
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... pound . I was unwilling to shock you or the family with the account till after the wedding : but now it may serve to moderate your warmth in the argument ; for , I suppose , your own pru- Heterodox : not orthodox , heretical . ― dence ...
... pound . I was unwilling to shock you or the family with the account till after the wedding : but now it may serve to moderate your warmth in the argument ; for , I suppose , your own pru- Heterodox : not orthodox , heretical . ― dence ...
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Page 95 - Good people all, of every sort, Give ear unto my song ; And if you find it wond'rous short, It cannot hold you long. In Islington there was a man, Of whom the world might say, That still a godly race he ran, Whene'er he went to pray. A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes ; The naked every day he clad, When he put on his cloaths.
Page 41 - No flocks that range the valley free To slaughter I condemn : Taught by that power that pities me, I learn to pity them : ' But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring ; A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied, And water from the spring. ' Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego ; All earth-born cares are wrong : Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.
Page 41 - Forbear, my son," the hermit cries, " To tempt the dangerous gloom ; For yonder faithless phantom flies To lure thee to thy doom. " Here to the houseless child of want My door is open still ; And though my portion is but scant, I give it with good will.
Page 63 - As I had some opinion of my son's prudence, I was willing enough to intrust him with this commission ; and the next morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with p'ins. The business of the toilet being over, we had at last the satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth they called thunder and lightning,...
Page 20 - I gave laws, was regulated in the following manner : By sunrise we all assembled in our common apartment, the fire being previously kindled by the servant ; after we had saluted each other with proper ceremony, (for I always thought fit to keep up some mechanical forms of good breeding, without which, freedom ever destroys friendship,) we all bent in gratitude to that Being who gave us another day.
Page 87 - My wife desired to be represented as Venus, and the painter was desired not to be too frugal of his diamonds in her stomacher and hair. Her two little ones were to be as Cupids by her side, while I, in my gown and band, was to present her with my books on the Whistonian controversy. Olivia would be drawn as an Amazon sitting upon a bank of flowers, dressed in a green Joseph, richly laced with gold, and a whip in her hand. Sophia was to be a shepherdess, with as many sheep as the painter could put...
Page 66 - You need be under no uneasiness," cried I, " about selling the rims, for they are not worth sixpence, for I perceive they are only copper varnished over.
Page 130 - ... could avail me nothing in a country where every peasant was a better musician than I : but by this time I had acquired another talent, which answered my purpose as well, and this was a skill in disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents there are, upon certain days, philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant ; for which, if the champion opposes with any dexterity, he can claim a gratuity in money, a dinner, and a bed for one night.
Page 20 - Our little habitation was situated at the foot of a sloping hill, sheltered with a beautiful underwood behind, and a prattling river before ; on one side a meadow, on the other a green.
Page 20 - Though the same room served us for parlour and kitchen, that only made it the warmer. Besides, as it was kept with the utmost neatness, the dishes, plates, and coppers being well scoured, and all disposed in bright rows on the shelves, the eye was agreeably relieved, and did not want richer furniture.