London Society, Volume 37James Hogg, Florence Marryat William Clowes and Sons, 1880 |
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... word I should , from his manner , as soon have ventured to suspect the Governor of the Bank of England . ' Though there was not much actual business to transact at his office Mr. Seaton did not leave till long after the time when he ...
... word I should , from his manner , as soon have ventured to suspect the Governor of the Bank of England . ' Though there was not much actual business to transact at his office Mr. Seaton did not leave till long after the time when he ...
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... word spoken . ' He was affable enough ; though grave looking and serious in manner , he had , so Mrs. Hemans declared , ' a pleasant way with him , and was a gentleman anybody might have took to . ' As for the lady , she was " ' igh and ...
... word spoken . ' He was affable enough ; though grave looking and serious in manner , he had , so Mrs. Hemans declared , ' a pleasant way with him , and was a gentleman anybody might have took to . ' As for the lady , she was " ' igh and ...
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... was gluttonous or a wine - bibber ; those who had dealings with his firm were unanimous in saying their word was their bond , and that they would rather trust John Moffat's yea and nay than 16 The Mystery in Palace Gardens .
... was gluttonous or a wine - bibber ; those who had dealings with his firm were unanimous in saying their word was their bond , and that they would rather trust John Moffat's yea and nay than 16 The Mystery in Palace Gardens .
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... word , the Moffats were guilt- less . Each year Mrs. Moffat , the children , and the servants went off to the sea ... words passed between the pair , and the first step into society was taken , which drew the husband and wife by ...
... word , the Moffats were guilt- less . Each year Mrs. Moffat , the children , and the servants went off to the sea ... words passed between the pair , and the first step into society was taken , which drew the husband and wife by ...
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... word to say concerning father or mother , brother or sister , or the friends of her childhood and the companions of her girlish days . SO She was not a Londoner - some clever questioner extracted much ; but beyond that fact no one could ...
... word to say concerning father or mother , brother or sister , or the friends of her childhood and the companions of her girlish days . SO She was not a Londoner - some clever questioner extracted much ; but beyond that fact no one could ...
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Page 30 - Thou h'ast tasted of prosperity and adversity; thou knowest what it is to be banished thy native country, to be over-ruled as well as to rule and sit upon the throne; and being oppressed, thou hast reason to know how hateful the oppressor is both to God and man...
Page 390 - And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Page 489 - There are thousands of houses in England at this moment where wives, mothers, and children are dying of hunger. Now/ he said, ' when the first paroxysm of your grief is past, I would advise you to come with me and we will never rest till the Corn Law is repealed.
Page 56 - If time be heavy on your hands, Are there no beggars at your gate, Nor any poor about your lands ? Oh ! teach the orphan boy to read, Or teach the orphan girl to sew, Pray heaven for a human heart, And let the foolish yeoman go.
Page 156 - He is of necessity a miserable and useless man ; and he is so, even though he be clothed in purple and fine linen, and fare sumptuously every day.
Page 138 - And who, in time, knows whither we may vent The treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores This gain of our best glory shall be sent, T' enrich unknowing nations with our stores?
Page 560 - Oh, -woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou.
Page 20 - These are the forgeries of jealousy : And never, since the middle summer's spring Met we on hill, in dale, forest, or mead, By paved fountain, or by rushy brook, Or on the beached margent of the sea, To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind, But with thy brawls thou hast disturb'd our sport.
Page 394 - ... discussion, the numbers were — For the Ministerial Address, 269 ; amendment, 360 — majority against the Government, 91. Ministers now resigned office, and on the 31st of the month Sir Robert Peel accepted her Majesty's commands to form a Ministry. Mr. Gladstone received from his leader the appointments of Vice-President of the Board of Trade and Master of the Mint. In appearing on the hustings at Newark...
Page 15 - O we will walk this world, Yoked in all exercise of noble end, And so thro' those dark gates across the wild That no man knows. Indeed I love thee : come, Yield thyself up : my hopes and thine are one : Accomplish thou my manhood and thyself; Lay thy sweet hands in mine and trust to me.