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... returned Tom Dubs the ostler , who had all the new relay of horses ready in the court to be brought forth and traced the moment the others were relieved from the vehicle . " No he bain't , " coincided Jack , looking at a huge silver ...
... returned Tom Dubs the ostler , who had all the new relay of horses ready in the court to be brought forth and traced the moment the others were relieved from the vehicle . " No he bain't , " coincided Jack , looking at a huge silver ...
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... returned the other with surprise ; " you seem to me a very obstinate little boy . " No , indeed , sir , " cried James , " it is not out of obstinacy , if you'll believe ; but only I can't tell you why . " " Well , just as you please ...
... returned the other with surprise ; " you seem to me a very obstinate little boy . " No , indeed , sir , " cried James , " it is not out of obstinacy , if you'll believe ; but only I can't tell you why . " " Well , just as you please ...
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... returning gloom more horrible . The storm seemed rather to gain strength than to di- minish , when the carriage reached the middle of a large cominon ; and stopping suddenly , one of the servants ac- quainted his master , that his ...
... returning gloom more horrible . The storm seemed rather to gain strength than to di- minish , when the carriage reached the middle of a large cominon ; and stopping suddenly , one of the servants ac- quainted his master , that his ...
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... returned to their horses , taken their pis- tols from the holsters , and demanded admission in terms which would not bear refusal ) had reached the parlour , the door of which still remained open ; and were no sooner ob- served by ...
... returned to their horses , taken their pis- tols from the holsters , and demanded admission in terms which would not bear refusal ) had reached the parlour , the door of which still remained open ; and were no sooner ob- served by ...
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... returned it to his pocket , coolly replying to the interroga- tive , " Yes , sir , I do , " and then walked off , leaving the questioner abashed at his own ridiculous way of inquiring the time . A Durham pitman , who had turned ...
... returned it to his pocket , coolly replying to the interroga- tive , " Yes , sir , I do , " and then walked off , leaving the questioner abashed at his own ridiculous way of inquiring the time . A Durham pitman , who had turned ...
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Page 124 - Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend, And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend ; This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all.
Page 223 - ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?
Page 149 - Hitherto, Lords, what your commands imposed I have performed, as reason was, obeying, Not without wonder or delight beheld. Now of my own accord such other trial I mean to show you of my strength, yet greater, As with amaze shall strike all who behold.
Page 293 - God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills ; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates ; a land of oil-olive, and honey...
Page 317 - In his domesticated state, when he commences his career of song, it is impossible to stand by uninterested. He whistles for the dog ; Caesar starts up, wags his tail, and runs to meet his master. He squeaks out like a hurt chicken ; and the hen hurries about, with hanging wings and bristled feathers, clucking to protect her injured brood. The barking of the dog, the mewing of the cat, the creaking of a passing wheelbarrow, follow with great truth and rapidity.
Page 124 - HOW happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill...
Page 200 - ... with affection and esteem ; he wound us up to be mere machines of pity, and rendered us incapable of withstanding the slightest impulse made either by real or fictitious distress ; in a word, we were perfectly instructed in the art of giving away thousands before we were taught the more necessary qualifications of getting a farthing.
Page 223 - ... his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold : Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.
Page 197 - Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; the Lord is his name; that strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Page 316 - Yearly in our course returning, Messengers of shortest stay, Thus we preach this truth concerning, Heaven and earth shall pass away.