Sancho; Or The ProverbialistCadell, 1816 - 181 páginas |
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... strike , in regular succession , the hours with his hand upon the table . Now , I do not mean to say that my aunt either clucked or struck for the benefit of the neighbourhood ; but she ' did what was quite as much to the purpose . 2.
... strike , in regular succession , the hours with his hand upon the table . Now , I do not mean to say that my aunt either clucked or struck for the benefit of the neighbourhood ; but she ' did what was quite as much to the purpose . 2.
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... hands were in the act of moulding into man . I would not be ungrateful to her - nor would I for the world undervalue the labours and watchings of those who , through the years of infancy , warm us in their bosom , and gently lead us up ...
... hands were in the act of moulding into man . I would not be ungrateful to her - nor would I for the world undervalue the labours and watchings of those who , through the years of infancy , warm us in their bosom , and gently lead us up ...
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... hands , but with something of the expression upon her countenance usually given by painters to the philosopher who ... hand - and would have kissed me , but that , alas ! she perceived my face be- grimed to the very eyes with half the ...
... hands , but with something of the expression upon her countenance usually given by painters to the philosopher who ... hand - and would have kissed me , but that , alas ! she perceived my face be- grimed to the very eyes with half the ...
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... hand , and highly congenial to our sordid nature , was not soon to be rooted out . And , accordingly , I was doomed ... hands upon articles belonging to other boys ; but had adroitly " taken such care of Number One , " that no one had ...
... hand , and highly congenial to our sordid nature , was not soon to be rooted out . And , accordingly , I was doomed ... hands upon articles belonging to other boys ; but had adroitly " taken such care of Number One , " that no one had ...
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... of " Number One " to be taken care of . My aunt wrung her hands - but whether in dismay at my folly - at my sufferings at the wickedness of the school boys , or of the master ~ or , finally , at the apparent fallibility of 37.
... of " Number One " to be taken care of . My aunt wrung her hands - but whether in dismay at my folly - at my sufferings at the wickedness of the school boys , or of the master ~ or , finally , at the apparent fallibility of 37.
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Página 159 - By thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion ; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us.
Página 107 - the eleventh," said the archbishop, " and you " certainly will. — A new commandment I give " unto you, — that ye love one another.
Página 104 - ... and benevolence is more intelligible and pardonable, to arise, and thus to address his countrymen : " ' Peruvians — You are far too precipitate. Consider, I beseech you, the character and circumstances of the persons for whom this privilege is demanded. " ' In the first place, they are civilized nations — they read and write, they sleep in beds, and ride in coaches-- they wear coats and trowsers : who then will say that bark is meant for such persons as these " " 'In the second place, their...
Página 103 - Imagine him to arise amidst the tawny multi102 hide, and, with much feeling and emphasis, to state, that at least sixty millions of people de.pended upon their determination for health and life. At once, I am persuaded, the cry of that multitude would interrupt the pleadings of the orator, and one, and all, would exclaim, ' Give them bark ! give them bark ! and let not an European perish, whom it is possible for a Peruvian to save.
Página 103 - ... exclaim, • Give them bark ! give them bark ! and let not an European perish, whom it is possible for a Peruvian to save.' Thus far all would be well. But conceive, instead of the assembly being permitted to act upon this benevolent decision, some Peruvian, of an age in which the prevalence of policy or mere prudence over justice and benevolence is more intelligible and pardonable, to arise, and thus to address his countrymen: • " ' Peruvians, you are far too precipitate. Consider, I beseech...
Página 105 - Sixthly, when the time comes for the general cure of fevers and agues, 1 have no doubt but the Great Spirit will give us some sign from the mountains. " ' Such, Peruvians, are my reasons for opposing the wish of the speaker ; and whoever promotes it, or opposes me, is a madman, and an enemy both to the incas and the Great Spirit*
Página 102 - Having made my speech, I will own that I F3 101 expected, as the very smallest return, the loud acclamations of the astonished assembly. But a most profound silence ensued ; till a clergyman, who, as I then thought, looked old enough to know better, arose, and thus addressed the assembly: — " Instead, Sir, of replying directly to the reasonings of the speaker who has preceded me, I will simply put another case, and request his decision upon it. Suppose, instead of the present assembly, a thousand...
Página 100 - Heathen, convened a meeting near my aunt's mansion-house, to consider the means of extending to about sixty millions of poor idolatrous Hindoos the knowledge of Christianity. Now, whatever Religion and sound Wisdom might urge upon so plain a point, mere Prudence could not but be alarmed at an attempt, however quiet, to disturb the creed of sixty millions of people. Accordingly, having entered the assembly, I rose, and to the admiration of my aunt, made the following oration. '" I rise, Sir, to oppose...