The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature: A Biographical and Bibliographical Summary of the World's Most Eminent Authors, Including the Choicest Selections and Masterpieces from Their Writings ...Fifth avenue library society, 1899 |
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... seemed eager to efface any agreeable impres- sion her reception might have excited . " And wha thought o ' seein ' ye enoo ? " said she , in a quick gabbling voice ; " what's brought you to the toon ? Are you come to spend your honest ...
... seemed eager to efface any agreeable impres- sion her reception might have excited . " And wha thought o ' seein ' ye enoo ? " said she , in a quick gabbling voice ; " what's brought you to the toon ? Are you come to spend your honest ...
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... seemed to be , settled herself on the step , and showed us , in the frame of the carriage window , her brown , composed , and smiling face . " Excuse me , ladies , " she said , in the short , melodious accents which characterize the ...
... seemed to be , settled herself on the step , and showed us , in the frame of the carriage window , her brown , composed , and smiling face . " Excuse me , ladies , " she said , in the short , melodious accents which characterize the ...
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... seemed to pay no attention to the oc- currence . " Why , my child , perhaps the girl does not understand altogether what pleasure I should find , and she herself ought to find , in running about barefoot in the dust . In any case I ...
... seemed to pay no attention to the oc- currence . " Why , my child , perhaps the girl does not understand altogether what pleasure I should find , and she herself ought to find , in running about barefoot in the dust . In any case I ...
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... seemed As if it could not be ; And some folks thought ' twas a dream they'd dreamed Of sailing that beautiful sea ; But I shall name you the fishermen three : Wynken , Blynken , And Nod . Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes , And Nod ...
... seemed As if it could not be ; And some folks thought ' twas a dream they'd dreamed Of sailing that beautiful sea ; But I shall name you the fishermen three : Wynken , Blynken , And Nod . Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes , And Nod ...
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... seemed frightened enough , too , at the ghost , I thought . Nemo omnibus horis sapit . " Little more worth remembering occurred at the play ; at the end of which Jones asked him which of the players he had liked best . To this he ...
... seemed frightened enough , too , at the ghost , I thought . Nemo omnibus horis sapit . " Little more worth remembering occurred at the play ; at the end of which Jones asked him which of the players he had liked best . To this he ...
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Page 344 - I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid ? We have been assured, 'sir, in the sacred writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Page 161 - Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint, and heard great argument About it and about : but evermore Came out by the same door where in I went...
Page 348 - So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will...
Page 341 - Then I turned and went down Chestnut Street and part of Walnut Street, eating my roll all the way and, coming round, found myself again at Market Street wharf, near the boat I came in, to which I went for a draught of the river water; and, being filled with one of my rolls, gave the other two to a woman and her child that came down the river in a boat with us, and were waiting to go farther.
Page 80 - And don't you make any noise!" So, toddling off to his trundle-bed, He dreamt of the pretty toys; And, as he was dreaming, an angel song Awakened our Little Boy Blue — Oh! the years are many, the years are long, But the little toy friends are true!
Page 349 - And again, Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but Poor Dick says, It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.
Page 161 - Ah Love! could you and I with Him conspire To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire, Would not we shatter it to bits — and then Re-mould it nearer to the Heart's Desire!
Page 353 - What's he? What? Touch-paper to be sure. What are our poets, take them as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all? Them and their works in the same class you'll find; They are the mere waste-paper of mankind.
Page 351 - ... said I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle.
Page 341 - I came in, to which I went for a draught of the river water; and, being filled with one of my rolls, gave the other two to a woman and her child that came down the river in the boat with us, and were waiting to go farther. Thus refreshed, I walked again up the street, which by this time had many clean-dressed people in it, who were all walking the same way.