John Halifax, GentlemanHarper, 1860 - 485 páginas |
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Abel Fletcher answered asked Beechwood better Bill Watkins Brithwood called child daughter dear derley door Edwin Enderley eyes face fancy father feel gentleman gone Guy's hand happy hear heard heart honor husband Jael Jessop John Halifax John's Kingswell knew Lady Caroline laughed listened little Muriel live Longfield looked Lord Luxmore Lord Ravenel marriage married Mary Baines Maud mill mind minute Miss March Miss Silver morning mother Muriel never night Norton Bury Oldtower once pain parlor perhaps Phineas Fletcher poor Quaker quiet rose round seemed silence Sir Ralph smile spoke stood sure talking tan-yard tell thank thee things thought to-day to-morrow told took turned Uncle Phineas Ursula voice walk watching wife window wish woman wonder word young
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Página 15 - I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Página 106 - His certain life, that never can deceive him, Is full of thousand sweets, and rich content : The smooth-leaved beeches in the field receive him With coolest shades, till...
Página 95 - Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.
Página 105 - Thrice, oh! thrice happy, shepherd's life and state! When courts are happiness, unhappy pawns! His cottage low and safely humble gate Shuts out proud Fortune, with her scorns and fawns. No feared treason breaks his quiet sleep ; Singing all day, his flocks he learns to keep, Himself as innocent as are his simple sheep. No Serian worms he knows, that with their thread Draw out their silken lives — nor silken pride: His lambs...
Página 106 - With coolest shades, till noon-tide rage is spent ; His life is neither toss'd in boist'rous seas Of troublous world, nor lost in slothful ease : Pleased and full blest he lives, when he his God can please. His bed of wool yields safe and quiet sleeps, While by his side his faithful spouse hath place ; His little son into his bosom creeps, . The lively picture of his father's face : Never his humble house nor state torment him : Less he could like, if less his God had sent him ; And when he dies,...
Página 94 - Secure? bolts and bars secure against fire? for that was threatening us now. " They can't mean it, — surely they can't mean it," repeated John, as the cry of " Burn 'un out ! " rose louder and louder. But they did mean it. From the attic window we watched them light torch after torch, sometimes throwing one at the house ; but it fell harmless against the stanch oaken door, and blazed itself out on our stone steps. All it did was to show more plainly than even daylight had shown the gaunt, ragged...
Página 101 - Phineas, lad, I'm glad ; glad it's safe over." " Yes, thank God ! " " Ay, indeed ; thank God ! " He covered his eyes for a minute or two, and then rose up pale, but quite himself again. " Now let us go and fetch your father home.
Página 88 - Whither ?" said my father, rousing himself. " To try and save the house and the tan-yard — I fear we must give up the mill. No, don't hold me, Phineas. I run no risk : everybody knows me. Besides, I am young. There ! see after your father. I shall come back in good time.
Página 222 - ... to be two living Essays on the Advantages of Poverty. We are not going to be afraid of it, or ashamed of it. We don't care who knows it. We consider that our respectability lies solely in our two selves.