The Three Perils of Woman; Or, Love, Leasing and Jealousy: A Series of Domestic Scottish Tales, Volume 1E. Duyckinck, 1823 - English fiction |
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... judge would value ? Peugh ! sterling stuff is always put up in small par- cels . Take you that , cousin Agatha , for your supe- rior length of shafts , and your two nicks on the horn beyond me . And , more than that , I have been in ...
... judge would value ? Peugh ! sterling stuff is always put up in small par- cels . Take you that , cousin Agatha , for your supe- rior length of shafts , and your two nicks on the horn beyond me . And , more than that , I have been in ...
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... judge of them , and act for themselves . " " Well , dear cousin , you shall judge and act both for me these two years to come ; but only , you are to allow me to feel and speak what I please . And , to be plain , I feel that I could ...
... judge of them , and act for themselves . " " Well , dear cousin , you shall judge and act both for me these two years to come ; but only , you are to allow me to feel and speak what I please . And , to be plain , I feel that I could ...
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... judge yourselves at liberty to go the same lengths again ; and if the most punctual care is not taken , you are much inclined to be making encroachments by little and little . A maid , you know , is a sheet of white paper , and she ...
... judge yourselves at liberty to go the same lengths again ; and if the most punctual care is not taken , you are much inclined to be making encroachments by little and little . A maid , you know , is a sheet of white paper , and she ...
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... judge o ' things that are half done . Hem ! I gang on this gate . " " But whatten wark's this wi ' M'Ion , M'lon ? Ilka third sentence in your letter is aye about M'Ion ower again . There is something aneth this . And my fear is , that ...
... judge o ' things that are half done . Hem ! I gang on this gate . " " But whatten wark's this wi ' M'Ion , M'lon ? Ilka third sentence in your letter is aye about M'Ion ower again . There is something aneth this . And my fear is , that ...
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... judge of countenances , and knew not one sort of expression from another , but , hearing a laugh in the party , he imagined he had said some- thing exceedingly witty , and went on " After a ' , I disna see what right ony chap has to ...
... judge of countenances , and knew not one sort of expression from another , but , hearing a laugh in the party , he imagined he had said some- thing exceedingly witty , and went on " After a ' , I disna see what right ony chap has to ...
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Page 92 - O all you host of heaven! O earth! What else? And shall I couple hell? O fie! Hold, hold, my heart, And you, my sinews, grow not instant old, But bear me stiffly up ! Remember thee? Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe.
Page 92 - That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And with his arms outstretch'd, as he would fly, Grasps in the comer : welcome ever smiles, And farewell goes out sighing. O, let not virtue seek Remuneration for the thing it was ; For beauty, wit, High birth, vigour of bone, desert in service, Love, friendship, charity, are subjects all To envious and calumniating time. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin ; That all with one consent praise new-born gawds, Though they are made and moulded...
Page 247 - O all-mighty an' just God, who can fathom the depth of thy judgment? It is higher than heaven, what can we do; it is deeper than hell, what can we understand? What shall we, or what can we, do to appease thy displeasure? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, or the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? If thou requirest it, I must; but, in the mean time, we leave with thee this night two broken an' contrite spirits, an' bow to thy decision, whatever it may be.
Page 247 - It is higher than heaven, what can we do: it is deeper than hell, what can we know: the measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea...