The Vicar of Wakefield: A TaleW. Lewis, 1808 - 196 pages |
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... whole ; and the powerful interest which the story creates in every feeling mind , is a proof how much may be done to raise the passions , without the aid of meretricious ornament , or any of those extrava- gant and improbable incidents ...
... whole ; and the powerful interest which the story creates in every feeling mind , is a proof how much may be done to raise the passions , without the aid of meretricious ornament , or any of those extrava- gant and improbable incidents ...
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... our visitors would say , Well , upon my word , Mrs. Primrose , you have the finest chil- dren in the whole country : Ay , neighbour , B2 THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD . 3 cats or the children. The squire would sometimes ...
... our visitors would say , Well , upon my word , Mrs. Primrose , you have the finest chil- dren in the whole country : Ay , neighbour , B2 THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD . 3 cats or the children. The squire would sometimes ...
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... whole day together . A suit of mourning has trans- formed my coquet into a prude , and a new set of ribbands has given her youngest sister more than natural vivacity . My eldest son , George , was bred at Oxford , as I intended him for ...
... whole day together . A suit of mourning has trans- formed my coquet into a prude , and a new set of ribbands has given her youngest sister more than natural vivacity . My eldest son , George , was bred at Oxford , as I intended him for ...
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... whole neighbourhood to which I was removing , particularly Squire Thornhill , who was to be my landlord , and who lived within a few miles of the place . This gentleman he described as cne who desired to know little more of the world ...
... whole neighbourhood to which I was removing , particularly Squire Thornhill , who was to be my landlord , and who lived within a few miles of the place . This gentleman he described as cne who desired to know little more of the world ...
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... whole body is so exquisitely sensible , that the slightest touch gives pain : what some have thus suffered in their persons , this gentleman felt in his mind . The slightest dis- tress , whether real or fictitious , touched him to the ...
... whole body is so exquisitely sensible , that the slightest touch gives pain : what some have thus suffered in their persons , this gentleman felt in his mind . The slightest dis- tress , whether real or fictitious , touched him to the ...
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acquaintance amusing appeared assured baronet began Berosus Burchell catgut CHAP character cheer child comfort companion continued cried Moses cried my wife daugh daughter dear dressed eldest Flamborough fortune friendship gave gentleman girls give going guilt happy heart heaven honest honour hope horse Jenkinson knew laugh letter Livy look Madam Manetho manner marriage married miseries Miss Wilmot morning musical glasses neighbour never night observed Ocellus Lucanus OLIVER GOLDSMITH Olivia once opinion pain papa passion perceived perfectly pipe and tabor pleased pleasure poor post-chaise pounds present prison promise rapture received replied resolved rest returned rich Saracens scarce seemed shagreen shew Sir William sister soon Sophia spect stranger sure tell thee thing Thornhill Thornhill's thou thought tion took town turn Vicar of Wakefield virtue wretched young lady
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Page 83 - Good people all of every sort, Give ear unto my song, And if you find it wondrous short It cannot hold you long. 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;...
Page 34 - Turn, gentle hermit of the dale, And guide my lonely way To where yon taper cheers the vale With hospitable ray. " For here forlorn and lost I tread, With fainting steps and slow ; Where wilds immeasurably spread, Seem lengthening as I go.'" " Forbear, my son," the hermit cries, " To tempt the dangerous gloom ; For yonder faithless phantom flies To lure thee to thy doom. " Here to the houseless child of want My door is open still ; And though my portion is but scant, I give it with good will.
Page 57 - that we know; but where is the horse?" "I have sold him," cried Moses, "for three pounds five shillings and twopence." "Well done, my good boy," returned she; "I knew you would touch them off. Between ourselves, three pounds five shillings and twopence is no bad day's work. Come, let us have it then.
Page 58 - There again you are wrong, my dear," cried I; "for though they be copper, we will keep them by us, as copper spectacles, you know, are better than nothing.
Page 36 - Alas ! the joys that fortune brings Are trifling, and decay ; 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...
Page 58 - You need be under no uneasiness," cried I, "about selling the rims; for they are not worth sixpence, for I perceive they are only copper varnished over." "What!" cried my wife, "not silver, the rims not silver!" "No," cried I, "no more silver than your saucepan.
Page 55 - As I had some opinion of my son's prudence, I was willing enough to intrust him with this 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,...
Page 83 - 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...
Page 2 - I ever took care to lend him a riding-coat, or a pair of boots, or sometimes a horse of small value, and I always had the satisfaction of finding he never came back to return them. By this the house was cleared of such as we did not like : but never was the family of Wakefield known to turn the traveller or the poor dependant out of doors.
Page 35 - No flocks that range the valley free To slaughter I condemn; Taught by that Power that pities me, I learn to pity them. "But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring; A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied, And water from the spring. "Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego; All earth-born cares are wrong; Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.