The Works of Charles Dickens, Volume 5Harper & Brothers, 1873 |
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... fire of self - impor- tance broke out in his bosom , the desire to benefit the human race in preference effectually quenched it . The praise of mankind was his Swing ; philanthropy was his insurance office . ( Vehement cheering . ) He ...
... fire of self - impor- tance broke out in his bosom , the desire to benefit the human race in preference effectually quenched it . The praise of mankind was his Swing ; philanthropy was his insurance office . ( Vehement cheering . ) He ...
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... fire in a rusty , unfixed grate ; and an old three - cornered stained table , with some presence . In his restless attempts to procure some easy resting - place for his head , he tossed his hand out of the bed , and it fell on mine . He ...
... fire in a rusty , unfixed grate ; and an old three - cornered stained table , with some presence . In his restless attempts to procure some easy resting - place for his head , he tossed his hand out of the bed , and it fell on mine . He ...
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... FIRES . Mr. Pickwick fully. nan . Payne is my name , sir - Doc- 43d . Good - evening , sir . " Having peech , and uttered the three last ey , he stalked majestically after his owed by Doctor Slammer , who said tented himself by withering ...
... FIRES . Mr. Pickwick fully. nan . Payne is my name , sir - Doc- 43d . Good - evening , sir . " Having peech , and uttered the three last ey , he stalked majestically after his owed by Doctor Slammer , who said tented himself by withering ...
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... ferocity , but with civilized gentleness ; their eyes flashing - not with the rude fire of rapine or re- venge , but with the soft light of humanity and in- telligence . " could form a guess at the meaning of this new 28 THE PICKWICK CLUB .
... ferocity , but with civilized gentleness ; their eyes flashing - not with the rude fire of rapine or re- venge , but with the soft light of humanity and in- telligence . " could form a guess at the meaning of this new 28 THE PICKWICK CLUB .
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... fire of blank cartridges , and harassed by the operations of the military , a fresh body of whom had begun to fall in on the opposite side , that Mr. Pickwick displayed that perfect coolness and self- possession , which are the ...
... fire of blank cartridges , and harassed by the operations of the military , a fresh body of whom had begun to fall in on the opposite side , that Mr. Pickwick displayed that perfect coolness and self- possession , which are the ...
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Page 333 - The Greek Testament: with a critically revised Text; a Digest of Various Readings; Marginal References to verbal and Idiomatic Usage; Prolegomena; and a Critical and Exegetical Commentary. For the Use of Theological Students and Ministers, By HENRY ALFORD, DD, Dean of Canterbury.
Page 177 - All this time, Mr Winkle, with his face and hands blue with the cold, had been forcing a gimlet into the soles of his feet, and putting his skates on, with the points behind, and getting the straps into a very complicated and entangled state, with the assistance of Mr Snodgrass, who knew rather less about skates than a Hindoo. At length, however, with the assistance of Mr Weller, the unfortunate skates were firmly screwed and buckled on, and Mr Winkle was raised to his feet. 'Now, then, sir,' said...
Page 39 - ... dead men's graves. Creeping where grim death has been, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Whole ages have fled and their works decayed And nations have scattered been; But the stout old Ivy shall never fade, From its hale and hearty green. The brave old plant in its lonely days, Shall fatten upon the past: For the stateliest building man can raise, Is the Ivy's food at last. Creeping on, where time has been, A rare old plant is the Ivy green.
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Page 162 - Cause I'ma married man, Samivel, 'cause I'ma married man. Wen you're a married man, Samivel, you'll understand a good many things as you don't understand now ; but vether it's worth while goin' through so much, to learn so little, as the charity-boy said ven he got to the end of the alphabet, is a matter o
Page 7 - I walked down to Westminster Hall, and turned into it for half an hour, because my eyes were so dimmed with joy and pride, that they could not bear the street, and were not fit to be seen there.