The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature, with biographical and explanatory notes, ed. by R. Garnett, L. Vallée, A. Brandl. Imperial ed, Volume 23Richard Garnett 1899 |
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... asked to have the refusal of it , but I guess I won't sell it ; I had but two of them , this one and the feller of it , that I sold Governor Lincoln . General Green , the Secretary of State for Maine , said he'd give me 50 dollars for ...
... asked to have the refusal of it , but I guess I won't sell it ; I had but two of them , this one and the feller of it , that I sold Governor Lincoln . General Green , the Secretary of State for Maine , said he'd give me 50 dollars for ...
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... asked him if he would go to the States along with him , told him all the little girls there would fall in love with ... asking the child if he had any aunts that looked like mamma . As the door closed , Mr. Slick said , " It's a pity she ...
... asked him if he would go to the States along with him , told him all the little girls there would fall in love with ... asking the child if he had any aunts that looked like mamma . As the door closed , Mr. Slick said , " It's a pity she ...
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... to Dotheboys Hall , sir ? " asked Nicholas . " About three mile from here , " replied Squeers . " But you needn't call it a Hall down here . " Nicholas coughed , as if he would like to know DOTHEBOYS HALL . 155 Charles Dickens.
... to Dotheboys Hall , sir ? " asked Nicholas . " About three mile from here , " replied Squeers . " But you needn't call it a Hall down here . " Nicholas coughed , as if he would like to know DOTHEBOYS HALL . 155 Charles Dickens.
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... asked Nicholas , sitting up in bed . " Ah ! that has it , " replied Squeers , " and ready iced too . Now , Nickleby , come ; tumble up , will you ? " Nicholas needed no further admonition , but " tumbled up " at once , and proceeded to ...
... asked Nicholas , sitting up in bed . " Ah ! that has it , " replied Squeers , " and ready iced too . Now , Nickleby , come ; tumble up , will you ? " Nicholas needed no further admonition , but " tumbled up " at once , and proceeded to ...
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... asked a blessing on it . This was told her in the London newspapers - not by Mr. Squeers , for he is too kind and too good to set anybody against anybody — and it has vexed her so much , Mobbs can't think . She is sorry to find he is ...
... asked a blessing on it . This was told her in the London newspapers - not by Mr. Squeers , for he is too kind and too good to set anybody against anybody — and it has vexed her so much , Mobbs can't think . She is sorry to find he is ...
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Page 91 - THE SEA. The Sea ! the Sea ! the open Sea ! The blue, the fresh, the ever free ! Without a mark, without a bound, It runneth the earth's wide regions 'round ; It plays with the clouds ; it mocks the skies ; Or like a cradled creature lies.
Page 262 - Horror the soul of the plot. But see, amid the mimic rout, A crawling shape intrude! A blood-red thing that writhes from out The scenic solitude! It writhes! - it writhes! - with mortal pangs The mimes become its food, And the seraphs sob at vermin fangs In human gore imbued.
Page 355 - There warn't no stoves (tell comfort died) To bake ye to a puddin'. The wa'nut logs shot sparkles out Towards the pootiest, bless her, An' leetle flames danced all about The chiny on the dresser.
Page 138 - WITH deep affection And recollection I often think of Those Shandon bells, Whose sounds so wild would, In the days of childhood, Fling round my cradle Their magic spells.
Page 322 - Take heed, that in thy verse Thou dost the tale rehearse, Else dread a dead man's curse; For this I sought thee. "Far in the Northern Land, By the wild Baltic's strand, I, with my childish hand, Tamed the gerfalcon; And, with my skates fast-bound, Skimmed the half-frozen Sound, That the poor, whimpering hound Trembled to walk on.
Page 318 - MAIDEN ! with the meek, brown eyes, In whose orbs a shadow lies Like the dusk in evening skies ! Thou whose locks outshine the sun, Golden tresses, wreathed in one, As the braided streamlets run ! Standing, with reluctant feet. Where the brook and river meet, Womanhood and childhood fleet ! Gazing, with a timid glance.
Page 324 - And as to catch the gale Round veered the flapping sail, Death ! was the helmsman's hail, Death without quarter...
Page 78 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Page 296 - But this labor concluded, he may have thought it expedient to remove all participants in his secret. Perhaps a couple of blows with a mattock were sufficient, while his coadjutors were busy in the pit; perhaps it required a dozen — who shall tell ? " THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER; OR THE BLACK BROTHERS.
Page 321 - SPEAK. ! speak ! thou fearful guest ! Who, with thy hollow breast Still in rude armor drest, Comest to daunt me ! Wrapt not in Eastern balms, But with thy fleshless palms Stretched, as if asking alms, Why dost thou haunt me...