John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, publishers, Franklin Square., 1859 - 499 pages |
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Page 14
... Phineas . - I say , " turning back to John Halifax with a sudden thought , " art thee hungry ? " " Very hungry . " Nature gave way at last , and great tears came into the poor lad's eyes . " Nearly starving . " " Bless me ! then get in ...
... Phineas . - I say , " turning back to John Halifax with a sudden thought , " art thee hungry ? " " Very hungry . " Nature gave way at last , and great tears came into the poor lad's eyes . " Nearly starving . " " Bless me ! then get in ...
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... Phineas ! " — and she planted herself before me at the end of the table- " it's a fine , sunshiny day : thee ought to be out . " " I have been out , thank you , Jael . " And John and I went on talking . " Phineas ! " . -a second and ...
... Phineas ! " — and she planted herself before me at the end of the table- " it's a fine , sunshiny day : thee ought to be out . " " I have been out , thank you , Jael . " And John and I went on talking . " Phineas ! " . -a second and ...
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... Phineas , one of my men at the tan - yard has gone and ' listed this day - left an honest livelihood to be a paid cut- throat . Now if I could get a lad - one too young to be caught hold of at every pot - house by that man of blood ...
... Phineas , one of my men at the tan - yard has gone and ' listed this day - left an honest livelihood to be a paid cut- throat . Now if I could get a lad - one too young to be caught hold of at every pot - house by that man of blood ...
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... Phineas , his child , this miserable child , will bear the mark of th wound all her life . " " Poor thing ! " said I , absently . " No need to pity her ; her spirit is not half broken yet . Thomas Jessop said to me , ' That little ...
... Phineas , his child , this miserable child , will bear the mark of th wound all her life . " " Poor thing ! " said I , absently . " No need to pity her ; her spirit is not half broken yet . Thomas Jessop said to me , ' That little ...
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... Phineas , " said he ( after having stopped a volley of poor Jael's indignations , beseechings , threats and prognostica- tions , by a resolute " Get the lad ready to go " ) " Phineas , my son , I rejoice to see thy mind turning towards ...
... Phineas , " said he ( after having stopped a volley of poor Jael's indignations , beseechings , threats and prognostica- tions , by a resolute " Get the lad ready to go " ) " Phineas , my son , I rejoice to see thy mind turning towards ...
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Abel Fletcher answered asked Beechwood better Brithwood child Cloth daughter dear door Edwin Enderley eyes face fancy father feel gentleman gone Guy's Half Calf hand happy hear heard heart honor husband Jael Jessop John Halifax JOHN S. C. ABBOTT John's Kingswell knew Lady Caroline laughed listened little Muriel live Longfield looked Lord Luxmore Lord Ravenel marriage Mary Baines Maud mill mind minute Miss March Miss Silver morning mother Muriel never night Norton Bury Oldtower once pain parlor perhaps Phineas Fletcher poor quiet rose round seemed silence Sir Ralph smile spoke stood sure talking tan-yard tell thank thee things THOMAS CARLYLE thought told took turned Uncle Phineas Ursula voice walk watching wife wish woman wonder word young
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