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Página 55
... better catch the streets and people , both east and west , astir in all their restless life of noontide . And so they did . For they met that same persistent stream of horse and carriage folk on its way to ride or drive under the leafy ...
... better catch the streets and people , both east and west , astir in all their restless life of noontide . And so they did . For they met that same persistent stream of horse and carriage folk on its way to ride or drive under the leafy ...
Página 59
... better known as " dead . " Dot mentioned this , and Great - heart said she had unconsciously hit upon a very apt simile , for the wall was but a reflection of the hearts of those behind it , who , if not dead in the flesh ( though many ...
... better known as " dead . " Dot mentioned this , and Great - heart said she had unconsciously hit upon a very apt simile , for the wall was but a reflection of the hearts of those behind it , who , if not dead in the flesh ( though many ...
Página 120
... better order . Great - heart explained afterwards that this worthy couple were " very much behind the times indeed , " and quite unsuited to the sphere of life they had chosen . It certainly seemed so , yet they were only in keeping ...
... better order . Great - heart explained afterwards that this worthy couple were " very much behind the times indeed , " and quite unsuited to the sphere of life they had chosen . It certainly seemed so , yet they were only in keeping ...
Página 177
... " This way for the boat , " oft - times repeated . Great - heart took the children up on to the bridge , that they might get a better view of it all . First , out of the wooden shed rushed 12 TO THE CITY OF PLEASURE . 177.
... " This way for the boat , " oft - times repeated . Great - heart took the children up on to the bridge , that they might get a better view of it all . First , out of the wooden shed rushed 12 TO THE CITY OF PLEASURE . 177.
Página 178
... be owned , anything but quiet or orderly . There seemed little politeness or patience , all being alike selfish . Great men , who ought to have known better , jostled rudely against unprotected ladies and children , 178 GREAT - HEART .
... be owned , anything but quiet or orderly . There seemed little politeness or patience , all being alike selfish . Great men , who ought to have known better , jostled rudely against unprotected ladies and children , 178 GREAT - HEART .
Términos y frases comunes
answered arms asked beautiful busy carriages certainly church CITY OF PLEASURE close cloth course cried Croaker crowd Crown 8vo darlings delighted door Dot's doubt dressed excitement exclaimed eyes face fancy fashion Fcap fear flowers front garden gaze glanced Great-heart told hands happy hatchment head heart Hebrew Bible high bailiff hope hour hurry inquired knew lady little Dot Lollards looked Lowther Street luggage maiden mind morning morocco murmured nearly never night nymphets once party passed pleasure plenty poor portmanteaus Presently Punch and Judy quiet rooks round seemed Shetland ponies side sight sister smile soon sorrow sort stood sure talk tell things thought took travellers trees Trixie and Dot Trixie's truly turned waiting walk watched whispered window wonderful words
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Página 368 - Such songs have power to quiet The restless pulse of care, And come like the benediction That follows after prayer. Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the poet The beauty of thy voice. And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away.
Página 248 - Tis the voice of the sluggard ; I heard him complain, " You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again." As the door on its hinges, so he on his bed, Turns his sides, and his shoulders, and his heavy head. "A little more sleep, and a little more slumber...