Hood's own; or, Laughter from year to year1839 |
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Pagina 14
... night by picking and stealing , notwithstanding I had ten dozen of bottles broke on purpose to stick a - top of the wall . But I rather think they came over the pales , as George , who is very thoughtless , had driven in all the new ...
... night by picking and stealing , notwithstanding I had ten dozen of bottles broke on purpose to stick a - top of the wall . But I rather think they came over the pales , as George , who is very thoughtless , had driven in all the new ...
Pagina 15
... night last , with almost not a shoe to his foot , and no coat at all , as was supposed to be with the approbation of parents . It appears , that not supposing the distance between the families extended to him , he. THE PUGSLEY PAPERS . 15.
... night last , with almost not a shoe to his foot , and no coat at all , as was supposed to be with the approbation of parents . It appears , that not supposing the distance between the families extended to him , he. THE PUGSLEY PAPERS . 15.
Pagina 16
... night , per opposition coach , after ninety miles of discom- fort , absolutely unrivalled for cheapness , and a walk of five miles more , through lanes and roads , that for dirt and sludge may confidently defy competition , not to ...
... night , per opposition coach , after ninety miles of discom- fort , absolutely unrivalled for cheapness , and a walk of five miles more , through lanes and roads , that for dirt and sludge may confidently defy competition , not to ...
Pagina 17
... night , directly a strolling camp came and set up in the neighbourhood . To avoid prolixity , when I came to take stock , there was no stock to take - namely , no eggs , no butter , no cheese , no corn , no hay , no bread , no beer - no ...
... night , directly a strolling camp came and set up in the neighbourhood . To avoid prolixity , when I came to take stock , there was no stock to take - namely , no eggs , no butter , no cheese , no corn , no hay , no bread , no beer - no ...
Pagina 20
... night The music that has had its day ! So , Rooke , for us you cannot write Till time has made you Raven grey . Your score may charm a modern ear , Nay , ours , when three or fourscore old , But in this Ancient atmosphere , Fresh airs ...
... night The music that has had its day ! So , Rooke , for us you cannot write Till time has made you Raven grey . Your score may charm a modern ear , Nay , ours , when three or fourscore old , But in this Ancient atmosphere , Fresh airs ...
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Alderman amongst better boys called Captain coach coachman course cried dancing dead dear Dietrich door eyes face fancy favour fear female gentleman give Gog and Magog green Grocer's company hand hath head hear heart honour hope horse hyæna lady legs Lincolnshire Little Britain live London look Lord Ma'am Madame Doppeldick maid Malchen Master meruit ferat mind Miss Norman morning mother never night Nore Number Old Bailey once Palmam qui meruit Peter Stone Pompey poor PUGSLEY Quickset round Saint Ursula Sambo seem'd seemed short sister sort spirit squibs stand Stoke Pogis sure tell thee There's no Romance Thickset thing thou thought tion took turn Vespasian Vincent Ball voice waggon walk whim whole window wish young
Populaire passages
Pagina 44 - What ! must you go ? next time I hope You'll give me longer measure ; Nay — I shall see you down the stairs — (With most uncommon pleasure...
Pagina 144 - Jael had those full dark inscrutable eyes. In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces — or rather masks— that have looked out kindly upon one in casual encounters in the streets and highways. I love what Fuller beautifully calls — these
Pagina 41 - Who in the gutter caterwauls, squalls, mauls Some feline foe, and screams in shrill ill-will. Now Bulls of Bashan, of a prize size, rise In childish dreams, and with a roar gore poor Georgy, or Charley, or Billy, willy-nilly ; — But Nursemaid in a nightmare rest...
Pagina 240 - ... application of the following words of Sir Walter Scott, much better than the career of their illustrious author. " There is no man known at all in literature, who may not have more to tell of his private life than I have. I have surmounted no difficulties either of birth or education, nor have I been favoured by any particular advantages, and my life has been as void of incidents of importance as that of the weary knife-grinder—' Story! God bless you, I have none to tell, sir.'"..
Pagina 149 - ... been whites, and are still white, or nearly white, once a year, like the hawthorns in May, they are protected and even pampered by laws, the framers of which have assuredly considered their own crows as the fairest. Let any one turn to the Statute Anno Quarto et Quinto Gulielmi IV. Regis, cap. 35, intituled " An Act for the Better Regulation of Chimney Sweepers and their Apprentices," and he will find that the Climbing Boy, compared with the African, is almost a spoiled child.
Pagina 47 - The horror of Emilia, on discovering that the Moor had murdered her mistress, was scarcely greater than that of Miss Morbid ! She hardly, she said, believed her own senses. You might have knocked her down with a feather ! She did not know whether she stood on her head or her heels. She was rooted to the spot ! and her hair, if it had been her own, would have stood upright upon her head ! There was no doubt in the case. She saw the transfer of a portion of her own bank-stock, from her escritoire into...
Pagina 79 - Sally, sharks do things by halves, Yet most completely do ! A bite in one place seems enough, But I've been bit in two, " You know I once was all your own But now a shark must share ! But let that pass — for now to you I'm neither here nor there.