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...ing homeward from Shaston to the village of Marlott, in the adjoining Vale of Blakemore or Blackmoor. The pair of legs that carried him were rickety, and there was a bias in his gait which inclined him somewhat to the left of a straight line. He occasionally gave a smart nod, as if in confirmation of some opinion, though he was not thinking of anything in particular. An em...

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... Blake more or Blackmoor. The pair of legs that carried him were rickety, and there was a bias in his gait which inclined him somewhat to the left of... ...John,’ said the parson. The pedestrian, after another pace or two, halted, and turned round. ‘Now, sir, begging your pardon; we met last market day on... ... begging your pardon; we met last market day on this road about this time, and I zaid “Good night,” and you made reply “Good night, Sir John,” as now.... ... the past, and that would be less commonplace than the original bald stark words. Conning for an hour in the British Museum the pages of works devoted... ...f injuring her. ‘You ought to be ashamed of yourself for using such wicked words!’ cried Tess with spirit, from the top of the hedge into which she ha... ...s too late.’ ‘That’s what every woman says.’ ‘How can you dare to use such words!’ she cried, turning impetuously upon him, her eyes flashing as the la... ...’ she had vigorously moved under the guid ance of sundry gnomic texts and phrases known to her and to the world in general, no doubt she would never ... ...religion is towards reconstruction; to quote your favourite Epistle to the Hebrews, “the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that a... ...ates — shaping such sad imaginings. She was expressing in her own na tive phrases — assisted a little by her Sixth Standard training — feelings which...

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...Excerpt: The journey which this little book is to describe was very agreeable and fortunate for me. After an uncouth beginning, I had the best of luck to the end. But we are all travelers in what John Bunyan calls the wilderness of this world -- all, too, travelers with a donkey: and the best that we f...

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...nnsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...cation project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Man... ...c; and they remembered, and crooned over, till by degrees they adopted the phrases and manner of speech of highly gram- matical people, such as the re... ... as Anthony im- pressed upon her understanding during the conflict of hard words, a principle. Those who can persuade themselves that they are fightin... ...strange gentleman would dare to address her sister. She half-fashioned the words on her lips that she had dreamed of a false Zion, and was being right... ... So,” said Algernon, “I should lose tremendously.” “You will lose, mark my words.” “Is the lecture of my year’s senior concluded?” said Algernon. “Yes... ...to be heard of in the neighbourhood. Robert laughed at her, and called her Hebrew woman— eye-for-eye and tooth-for-tooth woman. “Leave real rascals to... ...y sit by listening, and reflecting on her as a strange Biblical girl, with Hebrew hardness of resolution, and Hebrew exaltation of soul; beautiful, to...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. It was Sunday, and, according to his custom on that day, McTeague took his dinner at two in the afternoon at the car conductors? coffee-joint on Polk Street. He had a thick gray soup; heavy, underdone meat, very hot, on a cold plate; two ki...

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