Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 60Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith Richard Bentley, 1866 |
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... passed became steeper and steeper . Still on they went , till suddenly they discovered that they were actually sliding towards the edge of the cliff . At the same moment , they became aware of the danger of their position . They did the ...
... passed became steeper and steeper . Still on they went , till suddenly they discovered that they were actually sliding towards the edge of the cliff . At the same moment , they became aware of the danger of their position . They did the ...
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... passed out of their own power into that of their liege lords , and been expended . When a young lady thinks this she is very apt to decline the gentle- man's generous proposal , and to stay at home , if she has got two grains of sense ...
... passed out of their own power into that of their liege lords , and been expended . When a young lady thinks this she is very apt to decline the gentle- man's generous proposal , and to stay at home , if she has got two grains of sense ...
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... passed the night very comfortably in the arm - chair ; but it proved so sad a failure , that Captain Travers turned away , anxious to avoid the sight of her misery , saying that he would , at least , contrive to obtain some breakfast ...
... passed the night very comfortably in the arm - chair ; but it proved so sad a failure , that Captain Travers turned away , anxious to avoid the sight of her misery , saying that he would , at least , contrive to obtain some breakfast ...
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... passed without much meditation on the part of Captain Travers . Cigar after cigar had been smoked , as he pondered over the turn which affairs had taken . " Why the devil don't I run off with her at once ? " he had muttered , as he ...
... passed without much meditation on the part of Captain Travers . Cigar after cigar had been smoked , as he pondered over the turn which affairs had taken . " Why the devil don't I run off with her at once ? " he had muttered , as he ...
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... passed quite out of sight , his tall figure was seen standing on the plat- form , wistfully following it with his eyes . Disdaining the services of sundry cabmen who assailed him , as , lost in thought , he finally quitted the station ...
... passed quite out of sight , his tall figure was seen standing on the plat- form , wistfully following it with his eyes . Disdaining the services of sundry cabmen who assailed him , as , lost in thought , he finally quitted the station ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Adelaide admiration appeared asked aunt Aylesford baronet beautiful Bedouins Bourbon Brighton called Captain Chetwynde Captain Fanshaw Captain Travers carriage Charlwood Clarence Cliff Cottage Colonel Home companion Cousin Geoffrey cress cried daughter David dear door Dormer dress Estelle Everheart exclaimed eyes fancy fear feel felt followed fortune France fungi gentleman girl give glance hand happy heard heart hope horse hour husband Jodrell knew La Hogue Lady Danvers laughing Laura leave Little Gull look Lucetta M'Cormic Mainwaring marriage matter morning mushrooms never night Old Court once Osbert party passed Pierrepont Plessets poor Portslade pretty Prince of Orange Rainald rejoined remarked replied round scarcely seemed seen Sir Hugh smile soon sure Sybella tell Theodosia thing thought Titine told took turned watercress wife wine wish woman yachts young ladies
Passagens conhecidas
Página 172 - All places that the eye of heaven visits, Are to a wise man ports and happy havens : Teach thy necessity to reason thus ; There is no virtue like necessity.
Página 174 - The best in this kind are but shadows ; and the worst are no worse, if imagination amend them.
Página 389 - The whole employ of body and of mind. All spread their charms, but charm not all alike; On...
Página 388 - Tut, man ! one fire burns out another's burning, One pain is lessened by another's anguish; Turn giddy, and be holp by backward turning ; One desperate grief cures with another's languish : Take thou some new infection to thy eye, And the rank poison of the old will die.
Página 62 - Florence would have had another prosperous Lord Mayor ; and the ten dumb centuries continued voiceless, and the ten other listening centuries (for there will be ten of them and more) had no Divina Commedia to hear!
Página 613 - THOMAS GRADGRIND, sir. A man of realities. A man of facts and calculations. A man who proceeds upon the principle that two and two are four, and nothing over, and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over.
Página 60 - God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face, A gauntlet with a gift in't.
Página 57 - We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers Deny us for our good ; so find we profit, By losing of our prayers.
Página 174 - Of earth, but to despise. Opinion is the rate of things, From hence our peace doth flow; I have a better fate than kings, Because I think it so. When all the stormy world doth roar How unconcerned am I?
Página 59 - And glories in her lovers' pains. With age she fades, each lover flies, Contemn'd, forlorn, she pines and dies. When Jove the Father's grief survey'd, And heard him Heav'n and Fate upbraid, Thus spoke the God. By outward show, Men judge of happiness and woe : Shall ignorance of good and ill Dare to direct th' eternal will ? Seek virtue ; and, of that possest, To Providence resign the rest.