Prose and Verse, Volume 2Wiley and Putnam, 1845 - English literature |
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Page 47
... Quaker , averse to quarrels , Or the Governess pacing the village through , With her twelve Young Ladies , two and two , Looking , as such young ladies do , Truss'd by Decorum and stuff'd with morals- Whether she listen'd to Hob or Bob ...
... Quaker , averse to quarrels , Or the Governess pacing the village through , With her twelve Young Ladies , two and two , Looking , as such young ladies do , Truss'd by Decorum and stuff'd with morals- Whether she listen'd to Hob or Bob ...
Page 66
... Quaker , who opened the discourse by in- forming me , in a grave whisper , that his grandfather was the inventor of cold - drawn castor - oil . I mention the circumstance here , thinking it pro- bable that this is the first occasion on ...
... Quaker , who opened the discourse by in- forming me , in a grave whisper , that his grandfather was the inventor of cold - drawn castor - oil . I mention the circumstance here , thinking it pro- bable that this is the first occasion on ...
Page 92
... Quaker doctrine ; yet lacking the tangible sign - a drab coat or a broad - brimmed hat — no member of the sect ever yet discovered that , in all but the garb , the peace - loving author was a Friend , moved by the spirit , and hold- ing ...
... Quaker doctrine ; yet lacking the tangible sign - a drab coat or a broad - brimmed hat — no member of the sect ever yet discovered that , in all but the garb , the peace - loving author was a Friend , moved by the spirit , and hold- ing ...
Page 124
... quaker , and the whole civil war about the Seville Oranges . Nay , even on domestic matters , nearer home , my profound political ignorance leaves me in doubt on questions concerning which the newsmen's boys and printers ' devils have ...
... quaker , and the whole civil war about the Seville Oranges . Nay , even on domestic matters , nearer home , my profound political ignorance leaves me in doubt on questions concerning which the newsmen's boys and printers ' devils have ...
Page 144
... quaker excepted , who merely said , when his throat was being cut rather roughly- " Friend , thee dost haggle . " It must not be concealed , however , as regards irritability of temper in the sick - room - there are faults on both sides ...
... quaker excepted , who merely said , when his throat was being cut rather roughly- " Friend , thee dost haggle . " It must not be concealed , however , as regards irritability of temper in the sick - room - there are faults on both sides ...
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