The Caxtons: A Family Picture, Volumen1Wm. Blackwood, 1859 |
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... knew what resentment was . " Squills , " said he , turning round from his books , and laying one finger on the surgeon's arm confiden- tially , " Squills , " said he , " I myself should be glad to know how I came to be married . " Mr ...
... knew what resentment was . " Squills , " said he , turning round from his books , and laying one finger on the surgeon's arm confiden- tially , " Squills , " said he , " I myself should be glad to know how I came to be married . " Mr ...
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... knew exactly what to make of my father his wife excepted . The people of Abdera sent for Hippocrates to cure the supposed insa- nity of Democritus , " who at that time , " saith Hippo- crates drily , " was seriously engaged in ...
... knew exactly what to make of my father his wife excepted . The people of Abdera sent for Hippocrates to cure the supposed insa- nity of Democritus , " who at that time , " saith Hippo- crates drily , " was seriously engaged in ...
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... with her whole heart , knew every trick of his face , and , nine times out of ten , divined what he was going to say before he opened his lips . Yet certainly there were deeps in his nature which the plummet of her tender THE CAXTONS . 13.
... with her whole heart , knew every trick of his face , and , nine times out of ten , divined what he was going to say before he opened his lips . Yet certainly there were deeps in his nature which the plummet of her tender THE CAXTONS . 13.
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... knew me only as a harmless creature , who was happy enough to please your fancy . By - and - by you discovered that I was no worse for all the quartos that have transmigrated into ideas within me - ideas that are mysteries even to ...
... knew me only as a harmless creature , who was happy enough to please your fancy . By - and - by you discovered that I was no worse for all the quartos that have transmigrated into ideas within me - ideas that are mysteries even to ...
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... knew how I prized them both . O Primmins ! " Primmins began to sob . " Don't tell fibs , nursey , " said a small shrill voice ; and Master Sisty ( coming out of the house as bold as brass ) continued rapidly- " don't scold Primmins ...
... knew how I prized them both . O Primmins ! " Primmins began to sob . " Don't tell fibs , nursey , " said a small shrill voice ; and Master Sisty ( coming out of the house as bold as brass ) continued rapidly- " don't scold Primmins ...
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amongst answered asked Austin Author Blackwood's Magazine bless brother brow called Captain Roland Caxton CHAPTER child cried Crown Octavo door drew earwigs Edition eyes face fancy Fanny Trevanion father Fcap felt fortune garden gentleman GEORGE HENRY LEWES Greek hand happy head heard heart heaven honour hurdy-gurdy Keith Johnston Kitty knew Lady Ellinor laugh leave lived London look Lord Rainsforth ma'am member of Parliament mind Miss Trevanion mother nature never once pause Philhellenic Pisistratus poor Primmins Puss in Boots quoth round saffron Savoyard scholar seemed sigh Sir Sedley Beaudesert Sisty smile speak Squills stood STRANGER talk tell thing thought tion took truth turned Uncle Jack Uncle Roland Vivian voice volume walk WILLIAM BLACKWOOD William Caxton window woman word young youth
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Página 193 - Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following spring supplies, They fall successive, and successive rise: So generations in their course decay, So flourish these, when those are past away.
Página 331 - He had, to a morbid excess, that desire to rise which is vulgarly called ambition, but no wish for the esteem or the love of his species; only the hard wish to succeed— not shine, not serve— succeed, that he might have the right to despise a world which galled his self-conceit.
Página 25 - I have narrated, he gave me one far exceeding in value those usually bestowed on children, — it was a beautiful large domino-box in cut ivory, painted and gilt. This domino-box was my delight. I was never weary of playing at dominoes with Mrs. Primmins, and I slept with the box under my pillow. "Ah...
Página 331 - Caxtons.' Passion, in him, comprehended -many of the worst emotions which militate against human happiness. You could not contradict him, but you raised quick choler; you could not speak of wealth, but his cheek paled with gnawing envy. The astonishing natural advantages of this poor boy— his beauty, his readiness, the daring spirit that breathed around him like a fiery atmosphere— had raised his constitutional self-confidence into an arrogance that turned his very claims to admiration into prejudices...
Página 40 - A more lying, round-about, puzzleheaded delusion than that by which we confuse the clear instincts of truth in our accursed system of spelling was never concocted by the father of falsehood.