The Vicar of Wakefield: A TaleR. Morison, Jr., 1791 - 276 páginas Details the romantic intrigues in the family of a country vicar in eighteenth century England. |
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... began to think seriously of matrimony , and chofe my wife as fhe did her wed- ding - gown , not for a fine gloffy surface , but such qua- lities as would wear well . To do her juftice , fhe was a good - natured notable woman ; and as ...
... began to think seriously of matrimony , and chofe my wife as fhe did her wed- ding - gown , not for a fine gloffy surface , but such qua- lities as would wear well . To do her juftice , fhe was a good - natured notable woman ; and as ...
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... began to wonder how they vexed us . My children , the offspring of temperance , as they were educated without foftnefs , fo they were at once well formed and healthy ; my fons hardy and active , my daughters beautiful and blooming ...
... began to wonder how they vexed us . My children , the offspring of temperance , as they were educated without foftnefs , fo they were at once well formed and healthy ; my fons hardy and active , my daughters beautiful and blooming ...
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... began to aim at the qualifications of the fol- dier and the fcholar ; was foon diftinguished in the army , and had fome reputation among men of learn- ing . Adulation ever follows the ambitious ; for fuch alone receive most pleasure ...
... began to aim at the qualifications of the fol- dier and the fcholar ; was foon diftinguished in the army , and had fome reputation among men of learn- ing . Adulation ever follows the ambitious ; for fuch alone receive most pleasure ...
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... began to wear a different aspect . The flattery of his ⚫ friends began to dwindle into fimple approbation . Approbation foon took the more friendly form of advice ; and advice , when rejected , produced their reproaches . He now ...
... began to wear a different aspect . The flattery of his ⚫ friends began to dwindle into fimple approbation . Approbation foon took the more friendly form of advice ; and advice , when rejected , produced their reproaches . He now ...
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... began the morning , my youngest boys being appointed to read the leffons of the day , and he that read loudeft , distincteft , and beft , was to have an halfpenny on Sunday to put into the poor's box . When Sunday came , it was indeed a ...
... began the morning , my youngest boys being appointed to read the leffons of the day , and he that read loudeft , distincteft , and beft , was to have an halfpenny on Sunday to put into the poor's box . When Sunday came , it was indeed a ...
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Página 96 - I had rather be an under-turnkey in Newgate. I was up early and late: I was brow-beat by the master, hated for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys within, and never permitted to stir out to meet civility abroad.
Página 51 - ... commission; and the next morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins. The business of the toilet being over, we had at last the satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth they call thunder and lightning, which, though grown too short, was much too good to be thrown away.
Página 34 - But let a maid thy pity share, Whom love has taught to stray ; Who seeks for rest, but finds despair Companion of her way.
Página 77 - In Islington there was a man, Of whom the world might say, That still a godly race he ran, Whene'er he went to pray. A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes; The naked every day he clad, When he put on his clothes. And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree. This dog and man at first were friends ; But when a pique began, The dog, to gain...
Página 78 - And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound. And curs of low degree. This dog and man at first were friends ; But when a pique began, The dog, to gain some private ends, Went mad, and bit the man. Around from all the neighbouring streets The wondering neighbours ran, And swore the dog had lost his wits, To bite so good a man.
Página 16 - Our little habitation was situated at the foot of a sloping hill, sheltered with a beautiful underwood behind, and a prattling river before ; on one side a meadow, on the other a green.
Página 16 - ... the walls on the inside were nicely white-washed, and my daughters undertook to adorn them with pictures of their own designing. Though the same room served us for parlour and kitchen, that only made it the warmer.
Página 33 - And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep : A shade that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wretch to weep?
Página 53 - Between ourselves, three pounds five shillings and twopence is no bad day's work. Come, let us have it then." "I have brought back no money," cried Moses again. "I have laid it all out in a bargain, and here it is...
Página 2 - ... life, that the poorer the guest the better pleased he ever is with being treated ; and as some men gaze with admiration at the colours of a tulip, or the wing of a butterfly, so I was by nature an admirer of happy human faces.