The Gentleman in Black: And Tales of Other Days

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Edwards & Bushell, 1857 - 392 páginas

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Página 215 - O! beat away the busy meddling fiend That lays strong siege unto this wretch's soul, And from his bosom purge this black despair.
Página 89 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
Página 123 - Oh grief, beyond all other griefs, when fate First leaves the young heart lone and desolate In the wide world, without that only tie For which it loved to live or feared to die...
Página 176 - The rack is used no where as in England : in other countries it is used in judicature, when there is a semiplena probatio, a half proof against a man; then to see if they can make it full, they rack him if he will not confess. But here in England they take a man and rack him, I do not know why, nor when ; not in time of judicature, but when somebody bids.
Página 384 - tis she !" shouted the stranger ; and he was rushing towards the mirror, but was prevented by Cornelius, who said, — " Forbear, rash man, to quit this spot! With each step that thou advancest towards the mirror, the image will become fainter, and shouldst thou approach too near, it will vanish away entirely.
Página 247 - ... civilities of the rustics, and directed our steps to the vicarage. It was small, with a thatched roof. The front was entirely covered with woodbine and honeysuckle, which strongly scented the circumambient air. A grove of ancient oaks, that surrounded the house, cast a solemn shade over, and preserved the verdure of the adjacent lawn, through the midst of which ran a small brook, that gently murmured as it flowed. This, together with the bleating of the sheep, the lowing of the herds, the village...
Página 355 - You shall have her, Doctor — you shall have her, with all my heart; and I think I have a small document on hand, to show that you can likewise have her consent for the asking, if, indeed, you have not obtained it already." " I will double your stock in trade, sir, before I leave this country, if you realize this promise to me. My jaunt from India beyond the Ganges is likely to be amply compensated. Why, the possession of such a jewel is worth ten voyages round the world, and meeting all the lines...
Página 348 - ... inventory. And if you had any degree of temper, I would tell you, that your niece, Miss Campbell, is one of the worst-looking, worstconditioned middle-aged women, that I ever looked on !" " Temper ! I short of temper ? Why, I must say, sir, that I would not be possessed of a temper as irritable as yours, to be made owner of all the shops in this street, as well as the goods that are in them. You are a very nettle, sir, — a piece of brown-paper wet with turpentine, — a barrel of gunpowder...
Página 300 - ... opens in the middle of the tower, and two hands appear, by which food, such as he had found on the preceding night, is let down in a hanging basket. At this moment, for the first time during this whole frightful revolution of fortune, did pain and the anguish of suspense extort from him a question or two— Wherefore was he brought hither? What offence had he committed ? But no answer from above ; the hands vanish, and the trap-door closes. In this abode of misery, without a glance even at
Página 352 - Pray, could you not have got a blackamoor, with a camel's load or two of rupees, for a spouse, and so saved the expense of a journey to Britain?" " I will tell you what, friend — I have a great mind to break your head, and so save the expense of a rope to hang you in. A piece of presumption, indeed, to think to dictate to my tastes, or analyze the springs of my affection and dislike !" Here the clothier seized his massy mahogany ellwand, and his friend the Doctor, having heard of the feats of arms...

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