Piccadilly: A Fragment of Contemporary BiographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1870 - 328 páginas |
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... me en tête - à - tête in a remote corner , was entertaining me with her accustomed vivacity , I am conscious of having gazed into those large swimming eyes with a vacant stare so utterly at variance with my usual 4 PICCADILLY .
... me en tête - à - tête in a remote corner , was entertaining me with her accustomed vivacity , I am conscious of having gazed into those large swimming eyes with a vacant stare so utterly at variance with my usual 4 PICCADILLY .
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... eye , and devotes his en- ergies to its discovery , is of all men the one who requires the most kind and faithful friend to show him the beam which is in his own . I will be that friend , and charge nothing for it , " thought I. Grandon ...
... eye , and devotes his en- ergies to its discovery , is of all men the one who requires the most kind and faithful friend to show him the beam which is in his own . I will be that friend , and charge nothing for it , " thought I. Grandon ...
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... eyes were very bloodshot and yellow . Neither of them was the least embarrassed when we were shown in ; Grandon and I both were slightly . ' What a comfort that the snow is gone , " said I to the Bishop . " " " Yes , " said his Lordship ...
... eyes were very bloodshot and yellow . Neither of them was the least embarrassed when we were shown in ; Grandon and I both were slightly . ' What a comfort that the snow is gone , " said I to the Bishop . " " " Yes , " said his Lordship ...
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... take one of these Broadhem girls in to dinner , " thought I , as I followed the rustle of their crinolines down - stairs back to the drawing - room . So I ranged myself near the one with dark hair and blue eyes — LOVE . 15.
... take one of these Broadhem girls in to dinner , " thought I , as I followed the rustle of their crinolines down - stairs back to the drawing - room . So I ranged myself near the one with dark hair and blue eyes — LOVE . 15.
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... eyes — I like the combination - to the great annoyance of Jug- gonath , who had got so near her for the same pur- pose that his great foot was on her dress . " I beg your pardon , Mr Juggernaut , " said I , giving him a slight shove ...
... eyes — I like the combination - to the great annoyance of Jug- gonath , who had got so near her for the same pur- pose that his great foot was on her dress . " I beg your pardon , Mr Juggernaut , " said I , giving him a slight shove ...
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Página 221 - Moses' seat : all therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do ; but do not ye after their works : for they say, and do not.
Página 105 - Great God, I ask thee for no meaner pelf Than that I may not disappoint myself, That in my action I may soar as high, As I can now discern with this clear eye. And next in value, which thy kindness lends, That I may greatly disappoint my friends, Howe'er they think or hope that it may be, They may not dream how thou'st distinguished me.
Página 305 - Memoir of Sir William Hamilton, Bart., Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh. By Professor VEITCH of the University of Glasgow. 8vo, with Portrait, 18s.
Página 259 - A long pull, and a strong pull, and a pull all together ! [Cries, and drops his face on arm, upon table.