The Old Curiosity Shop, Volum 2London ; Glasgow : Collins, 1899 - 382 sider |
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Abel appeared bachelor Barbara Barbara's mother Becky Morgan better Bevis Marks bless brother child Christopher Chuckster church close cold comfort cribbage cried Brass Daniel Quilp dead dear Dick door doubt dream dwarf eyes face fire Garland gentle glad gone grandfather hand happy head hear heard heart honour hope Kit's mother lady light little Jacob live looking ma'am Marchioness matter mind Miss Brass Miss Sally morning never night nodded Notary Nubbles OLD CURIOSITY SHOP old gentleman passed pony poor portmanteau quiet Quilp replied returned Richard Swiveller round Sampson Brass schoolmaster seemed senseless things sexton single gentleman sleep small servant smile speak stairs stood stopped sure tears tell There's things thought told Tom Scott took turned voice walk whispered window Witherden word young
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Side 356 - She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was dead. Her little bird — a poor slight thing the pressure of a finger would have crushed — was stirring nimbly in its cage ; and the strong heart of its child-mistress was mute and motionless forever.
Side 257 - Statutes in that case made and provided, and against the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, his crown, and dignity.
Side 184 - Oh! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay; I never loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away.
Side 356 - Ever and anon he pressed it to his lips; then hugged it to his breast again, murmuring that it was warmer now; and, as he said it, he looked, in agony, to those who stood around, as if imploring them to help her.
Side 358 - But when he saw her little favorite, he was moved as they had not seen him yet, and made as though he would have him come nearer. Then, pointing to the bed, he burst into tears for the first time, and they who stood by, knowing that the sight of this child had done him good, left them alone together.
Side 359 - ... sight of this child had done him good, left them alone together. Soothing him with his artless talk of her, the child persuaded him to take some rest, to walk abroad, to do almost as he desired him. And when the day came on, which...
Side 361 - And now the bell — the bell she had so often heard by night and day, and listened to with solemn pleasure almost as a living voice — rung its remorseless toll for her, so young, so beautiful, so good. Decrepit age, and vigorous life, and blooming youth, and helpless infancy poured forth — on crutches, in the pride of strength and health, in the full blush of promise, in the mere dawn of life — to gather round her tomb. Old...
Side 361 - They carried her to one old nook, where she had many and many a time sat musing, and laid their burden softly on the pavement. The light streamed on it through the...
Side 363 - Oh ! it is hard to take to heart the lesson that such deaths will teach, but let no man reject it, for it is one that all must learn, and is a mighty, universal Truth. When Death strikes down the innocent and young, for every fragile form from which he lets the panting spirit free, a hundred virtues rise, in shapes of mercy, charity, and love, to walk the world, and bless it. Of every tear that sorrowing mortals shed on such green graves, some good is born, some gentler nature comes. In the Destroyer's...
Side 289 - Since laws were made for every degree, To curb vice in others as well as in me, I wonder we ha'n't better company Upon Tyburn Tree!