Night and Morning, Volume 1Little, Brown,, 1894 |
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Adèle arms Arthur Beaufort barouche Birnie Bow Street runner brother Caleb called Castle of Indolence Catherine Catherine's character child coach countenance cried dark dear door épicier eyes face Fanny father fear fell fellow fortune Gawtrey Gawtrey's gazed gentleman glance hand happy head heard heart Heaven horse hostler lady lawyer letter lips live looked Lord Lilburne Love ma'am Madame Beavor Mademoiselle mamma marriage married mind Monsieur Favart Monsieur Goupille morning mother muttered Napoleon Bonaparte never night pale passion paused perhaps Philip Morton Philip rose Plaskwith Plimmins poor returned Robert Beaufort Roger Morton round seemed Sidney sighed sizar smile Spencer spoke strange stranger street Stubmore table d'hôte tell thought took town turned uncle voice whispered wife window woman word young youth
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Page 88 - There was not such a gracious creature born. But now will canker sorrow eat my bud, And chase the native beauty from his cheek, And he will look as hollow as a ghost; As dim and meagre as an ague's fit ; And so he'll die ; and, rising so again, When I shall meet him in the court of heaven I shall not know him: therefore never, never Must I behold my pretty Arthur more.
Page 182 - And having dropped the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful: messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some, To him indifferent whether grief or joy.
Page 80 - A pipe ! — it is a great soother ! — a pleasant comforter ! Blue devils fly before its honest breath ! It ripens the brain — it opens the heart; and the man who smokes, thinks like a sage and acts like a Samaritan ! " Roused from his reverie by this quaint and unexpected declamation, Philip turned his quick glance at his neighbor.
Page 293 - Thus, holding high discourse, they came to where The cursed carle was at his wonted trade; Still tempting heedless men into his snare, In witching wise, as I before have said. But when he saw, in goodly...
Page 258 - HAPPY the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A Splendid Shilling...
Page 107 - May, while that you may, For May hath but his time ; When all the fruit is gone, it is Too late the tree to climb.
Page 281 - For as we love our youngest children best, So the last fruit of our affection, Wherever we bestow it, is most strong, Most violent, most unresistible, Since 'tis indeed our latest harvest-home, Last merriment 'fore winter...
Page 297 - Mon bourgeois, meddle not with what does not concern you ! " " With what does not concern me ! " repeated Monsieur Goupille, drawing himself up to so great a stretch that he seemed pulling off his tights the wrong way. " Explain yourself, if you please. This lady is my wife ! " "Say that again, — that's all!
Page 173 - As he spoke, Gawtrey shook the young man's hand with cordial vigour, and strode off to his chaise, muttering, — " Money well laid out — fee money ; I shall have him, and, Gad, I like him, — poor devil!" CHAPTER V. -' He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room. " Old Play: from LAMB'S Specimens. "Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.
Page 136 - I never hated, and never cursed you, robber as you were, — yes, robber! For, even were there no marriage, save in the sight of God, neither my father, nor nature, nor Heaven, meant that you should seize all, and that there should be nothing due to the claims of affection and blood. He was not the less my father, even if the Church spoke not on my side.