The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyHarper, 1873 - 339 páginas |
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Arthur Gride asked baron body Bray brother Charles chair Cheeryble Cloth coach creature cried Nicholas Crowl Crummles daugh daughter dear door eyes face feel Flabella Folair girl Gregsbury Greta Bridge hand head hear heart hope inquired John Browdie Kate Kenwigs kinwater laugh Lillyvick Linkinwater look Lord ma'am Madame Mantalini Madeline mamma married matter mean mind Miss Knag Miss La Creevy Miss Nickleby Miss Price Miss Snevellicci Miss Squeers morning mother never Newman Noggs Nickleby's night olas old gentleman once Pluck poor Pyke Ralph Nickleby rejoined replied Nicholas replied Ralph replied Squeers retorted returned round scarcely Sir Mulberry Hawk sister Smike smile Snawley speak stairs street suppose sure talk tears tell there's thing thought Tim Linkinwater tion took turned uncle Verisopht voice walked Wititterly word young lady
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Página 244 - It is an exquisite and beautiful thing in our nature, that when the heart is touched and softened by some tranquil happiness or affectionate feeling, the memory of the dead comes over it most powerfully and irresistibly. It would almost seem as though our better thoughts and sympathies were charms, in virtue of which the soul is enabled to hold some vague and mysterious intercourse with the spirits of those whom we dearly loved in life. Alas ! how often and how long may those patient angels hover...
Página 278 - ... suggest a drop of comfort. It is a pleasant thing to see that the sun has been there to know that the air and light are on them every day, to feel that they are children and lead children's lives ; that if their pillows be damp, it is with the dews of Heaven, and not with tears ; that the limbs of their girls are free, and that they are not crippled by distortions, imposing an unnatural and horrible penance upon their sex; that their lives are spent from day to day at least among the waving trees,...
Página 79 - ... him, and struck him a blow across the face with his instrument of torture, which raised up a bar of livid flesh as it was inflicted. Smarting with the agony of the blow, and concentrating into that one moment all his feelings of rage, scorn, and indignation, Nicholas sprang upon him, wrested the weapon from his hand, and, pinning him by the throat, beat the ruffian till he roared for mercy.