The very intelligence that shone in her deep blue eye, and was stamped upon her noble head, seemed scarcely of her age, or of the world; and yet the changing expression of sweetness and good humour, the thousand lights that played about the face, and... Oliver Twist, Or, The Parish Boy's Progress - Page 157by Charles Dickens - 1838 - 331 pagesFull view - About this book
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1838 - 686 pages
...scarcely of her age or of the world, and yet the changing expression of sweetness and good humour, the thousand lights that played about the face and...all, the smile — the cheerful happy smile — were entwined with the best sympathies and affections of our nature. She was busily engaged in the little... | |
| Charles Dickens - Criminals - 1846 - 380 pages
...scarcely of her age or of the world ; and yet the changing expression of sweetness and good humour; the thousand lights that' played about the face, and...above all, the smile ; the cheerful, happy smile; were made for Home; for fireside peace and happiness. She was busily engaged in the little offices of the... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1849 - 808 pages
...fiice and left no shadow there ; above all, tlie sinilo — the cheerful happy smile — were entwined with the best sympathies and affections of our nature....to raise her eyes as the elder lady was regarding hor, playfully put back her hair, which was simply braided on her forrlioad, ami | throw into one beaming... | |
| Charles Dickens - Conduct of life - 1856 - 198 pages
...seemed scarcely of her age or of the world, and yet the changing expression of sweetness and goodhumor, the thousand lights that played about the face and...all, the smile — the cheerful happy smile — were entwined with the best sympathies and affections of our nature. She was busily engaged in the little... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1871 - 218 pages
...scarcely of her age, or of the world ; and yet the changing expression of sweetness and good humour, the thousand lights that played about the face, and...above all, the smile, the cheerful, happy smile, were made for Home, and fireside peace and happiness. She was busily engaged in the little offices of the... | |
| Charles Dickens - English fiction - 1872 - 194 pages
...scarcely of her age, or of the world ; and yet the changing expression of sweetness and good-humor, the thousand lights that played about the face, and...above all, the smile, the cheerful, happy smile, were made for Home, and fireside peace and happiness. She was busily engaged in the little offices of the... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1876 - 534 pages
...scarcely of her age or of the world ; and yet the changing expression of sweetness and good humour, the thousand lights that played about the face, and...above all, the smile, the cheerful, happy smile, were made for Home, and fireside peace and happiness. She was busily engaged in the little offices of the... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1884 - 872 pages
...scarcely of her age, or of the world ; and yet the changing expression of sweetness and good-humor, the thousand lights that played about the face, and...above all, the smile, the cheerful, happy smile, were made for Home, and fireside peace and happiness. She was busily engaged in the little offices of the... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1885 - 874 pages
...scarcely of her age, or of the world ; and yet the changing expression of sweetness and good-humor, the thousand lights that played about the face, and...above all, the smile, the cheerful, happy smile, were made f(5r Home, and fireside peace and happiness. She was busily engaged in the little offices of the... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1890 - 524 pages
...scarcely of her age or of the world ; and yet the changing expression of sweetness and good humor, the thousand lights that played about the face, and...above all, the smile, the cheerful, happy smile, were made for Home, and fireside peace and happiness. She was busily engaged in the little offices of the... | |
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