The History of Pendennis, Volume 2Harper & Brothers, 1850 - 392 pagina's |
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... heard one word of the song , which under its title of " The Cat in the Cupboard , " Hodgen has since rendered so famous . Late and very tired , he slipped into his private apartments at home and sought the downy pillow , but his ...
... heard one word of the song , which under its title of " The Cat in the Cupboard , " Hodgen has since rendered so famous . Late and very tired , he slipped into his private apartments at home and sought the downy pillow , but his ...
Pagina 10
... heard the tones of a piano and of a siren singing , coming from the drawing - room and sweeping over the balcony - shrubbery of geraniums . He would have liked to stop and listen , but it might not be . Drive to Tattersall's , " he said ...
... heard the tones of a piano and of a siren singing , coming from the drawing - room and sweeping over the balcony - shrubbery of geraniums . He would have liked to stop and listen , but it might not be . Drive to Tattersall's , " he said ...
Pagina 11
... heard a mermaid sing , " Mr. Poyntz , the wag replied . " Who ever heard a mermaid ? Eales , you are an old fellow , did you ? " 66 66 ' Don't make a lark of me , hang it , Poyntz , ” said Foker , turning red , and with tears almost in ...
... heard a mermaid sing , " Mr. Poyntz , the wag replied . " Who ever heard a mermaid ? Eales , you are an old fellow , did you ? " 66 66 ' Don't make a lark of me , hang it , Poyntz , ” said Foker , turning red , and with tears almost in ...
Pagina 15
... heard , was not conspicuous , appeared in a stall . He found out where her engagements were ( it is possible that Anatole , his man , was acquainted with Sir Francis Clavering's gentleman , and so got a sight of her ladyship's ...
... heard , was not conspicuous , appeared in a stall . He found out where her engagements were ( it is possible that Anatole , his man , was acquainted with Sir Francis Clavering's gentleman , and so got a sight of her ladyship's ...
Pagina 17
... heard of her - I should say she was a devilish accomplished , clever girl : and would make a good wife with a sensible husband . " " How do you know about her money ? " Pen asked , smiling . " You seem to have information about every ...
... heard of her - I should say she was a devilish accomplished , clever girl : and would make a good wife with a sensible husband . " " How do you know about her money ? " Pen asked , smiling . " You seem to have information about every ...
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The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes And Misfortunes, His Friends And His ... J I M Stewart,William Thackeray Gedeeltelijke weergave - 1986 |
The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His ... William Makepeace Thackeray Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2015 |
The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends, and His ... William Makepeace Thackeray Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2016 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
ain't Altamont Ann Milton Arthur Pendennis asked baronet begad Begum blushed Bonner Bows Brixham Bungay called Captain carriage chambers Chatteris Clavering family colonel Costigan creature cried daughter dear delight dev'lish dinner door eyes face Fairoaks Fanny Bolton fellow fond fortune girl give Glanders hand happy Harry Foker heard heart Helen honor Huxter kind knew Lady Clavering Lady Clavering's Lady Rockminster laugh Laura letter Lightfoot little Fanny live lodge London looked Major Pendennis mamma marriage marry Mirabel Miss Amory Miss Bell Miss Blanche Morgan morning mother Muslin never night old gentleman old Pendennis Pall Mall Gazette passed Pen's Pendennis's perhaps pretty Rosenbad Shandon Shepherd's Sir Francis Clavering speak story Strong talk tell thing thought told took Tunbridge uncle voice walked Warrington widow wife wish woman word young lady
Populaire passages
Pagina 237 - ... :—I see the truth in that man, as I do in his brother, whose logic drives him to quite a different conclusion, and who, after having passed a life in vain endeavours to reconcile an irreconcilable book, flings it at last down in despair, and declares, with tearful eyes, and hands up to heaven, his revolt and recantation.
Pagina 363 - The man that lays his hand upon a woman, Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch Whom 'twere gross flattery to name a coward.
Pagina 9 - ... who could it be but he ? And as you suffer it, so will your brothers, in their way, — and after their kind. More selfish than you : more eager and headstrong than you : they will rush on their destiny when the doomed charmer makes her appearance. Or if they don't, and you don't, Heaven help you ! As the gambler said of his dice, to love and win is the best thing, to love and lose is the next best.
Pagina 237 - ... than a laugh ; if, plunged yourself in easy sensuality, you allow the whole wretched world to pass groaning by you unmoved : if the fight for the truth is taking place, and all men of honour are on the ground armed on the one side or the other, and you alone are to lie on your balcony and smoke your pipe out of the noise and the danger, you had better have died, or never have been at all, than such a sensual coward.
Pagina 236 - ... is merely to follow out, in its progress, the development of the mind of a worldly and selfish, but not ungenerous or unkind, or truth-avoiding man. And it will be seen that the lamentable stage to which his logic at present has brought him...