Bentley's Miscellany, 2. köideCharles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith Richard Bentley, 1837 |
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... looked at Oliver , and called him by his name . did not answer , and was to all appearance asleep . He After satisfying himself upon this head , the Jew stepped gently to the door , which he fastened ; he then drew forth , as it seemed ...
... looked at Oliver , and called him by his name . did not answer , and was to all appearance asleep . He After satisfying himself upon this head , the Jew stepped gently to the door , which he fastened ; he then drew forth , as it seemed ...
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... looked uneasily at the box notwithstanding . " Did you see any of these pretty things , my dear ? " said the Jew , laying his hand upon it after a short pause . " Yes , sir , " replied Oliver . " Ah ! " said the Jew , turning rather ...
... looked uneasily at the box notwithstanding . " Did you see any of these pretty things , my dear ? " said the Jew , laying his hand upon it after a short pause . " Yes , sir , " replied Oliver . " Ah ! " said the Jew , turning rather ...
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... looked so bad , that Oliver was on the point of declaring his intention of seeking his way back in the best way he could , when his thoughts were suddenly directed into an- other channel by a very mysterious change of behaviour on the ...
... looked so bad , that Oliver was on the point of declaring his intention of seeking his way back in the best way he could , when his thoughts were suddenly directed into an- other channel by a very mysterious change of behaviour on the ...
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... looked anxiously round , as if he contem- plated running away himself ; which it is very possible he might have attempted to do , and thus afforded another chase , had not a police officer ( who is always the last person to arrive in ...
... looked anxiously round , as if he contem- plated running away himself ; which it is very possible he might have attempted to do , and thus afforded another chase , had not a police officer ( who is always the last person to arrive in ...
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... looked almost as rueful as Oliver when the key grated in the lock ; and turned with a sigh to the book which had been the innocent cause of all this disturbance . " There is something in that boy's face , " said the old gentle- man to ...
... looked almost as rueful as Oliver when the key grated in the lock ; and turned with a sigh to the book which had been the innocent cause of all this disturbance . " There is something in that boy's face , " said the old gentle- man to ...
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Page 554 - She should have died hereafter ; There would have been a time for such a word. To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.
Page 551 - I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me— I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this.
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