The Belle of the BoweryH.L. Williams, 1846 - 95 páginas |
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... there might be some chance of his getting some money . Why , that woman is rich ! I hope your appeal will be successful . If it is , and you raise some funds out of her , you know , Preston , where you can get good liquor cheap . Come ...
... there might be some chance of his getting some money . Why , that woman is rich ! I hope your appeal will be successful . If it is , and you raise some funds out of her , you know , Preston , where you can get good liquor cheap . Come ...
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... there not one chord in it which can be made to vibrate to a sister's sickness , poverty , and distress ? ' ' A drunken husband cannot affect me , however strong his appeals may be , ' she answered . You have spent a handsome little ...
... there not one chord in it which can be made to vibrate to a sister's sickness , poverty , and distress ? ' ' A drunken husband cannot affect me , however strong his appeals may be , ' she answered . You have spent a handsome little ...
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... will wish you had done justice to your sister , for she will meet you beyond the grave and accuse you face to face . She will not need proof there , to convict you of stealing from her , for your crimes will all THE BELLE OF THE BOWERY .
... will wish you had done justice to your sister , for she will meet you beyond the grave and accuse you face to face . She will not need proof there , to convict you of stealing from her , for your crimes will all THE BELLE OF THE BOWERY .
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... there` is yet space for you . Pay over to your sister what justly belongs to her , and smooth her passage to the tomb , whither I fear she must shortly go . ' i Will you leave my house ! ' she again exclaimed , in a coarse , cracked ...
... there` is yet space for you . Pay over to your sister what justly belongs to her , and smooth her passage to the tomb , whither I fear she must shortly go . ' i Will you leave my house ! ' she again exclaimed , in a coarse , cracked ...
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... There may be a limit to his course , and that limit he may have reached . He told me to - day that he would try and not drink any more . When he went away he had not drank anything since quite early in the morning , and perhaps he will ...
... There may be a limit to his course , and that limit he may have reached . He told me to - day that he would try and not drink any more . When he went away he had not drank anything since quite early in the morning , and perhaps he will ...
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acquainted alarm answered asked Aunt Cottle beautiful girl believe belle better Blacker Bowery breakfast Catherine Seymour Comer companion countenance deacon death delirium tremens Dick dram shop dress drink drunkard's daughter emotions exclaimed eyes face father fear feel felt gazing gentleman give glass graceful gratified hand handsome HARVARD COLLEGE hear heard heart heavens Henry Luroff hope husband hypocritical innocent kind knew libertine lips live look Louise Preston miserable miserly Miss Preston mistress monomania morning mother never nigger paint Perhaps piano-forte picture play poor inebriate replied Clinton replied Louise replied Miss Bruce replied Preston rich Richard Preston robbed robber rumseller sick woman sister smiling sober soon speak stomach suppose talk tears There's Thomas Clinton thought thousand dollars told took trembling tremulous trunk trust voice wife wish young artist young lady young painter Young Thompson
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Página 27 - Luroff ( the name itself is instructive), who "has seduced more girls from the country than any other young man in the city."7 Not only virtuous girls, but virtuous men are in danger too.
Página 30 - Have you ever heard of a young man by the name of Henry Luroff ? ' inquired Thompson. ' What ! old Luroff 's son — the rich man who lives in street ! ' aaid Preston. ' The same,