John Halifax, GentlemanB. Tauchnitz, 1857 |
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Abel Fletcher answered asked Beechwood better Bill Watkins blessed Brithwood carriage child daughter dear door Edwin Enderly eyes face fancy father feel gentleman glad gone Guy's hand happy hear heard heart honour hope husband Jael Jessop John Halifax John's Kingswell knew Lady Caroline laughed listened little Muriel live Longfield looked Lord Luxmore Lord Ravenel marriage married Mary Baines Maud mill mind minute Miss March Miss Silver morning mother Muriel never night Norton Bury Oldtower once pain parlour perhaps Phineas Fletcher poor Quaker quiet remember rose round seemed silence smile spoke stood sure talking tan-yard tell thank thee things thought to-day told took turned Uncle Phineas Ursula voice walk watching wife window wish woman wonder word young
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Seite 119 - His certain life, that never can deceive him, Is full of thousand sweets, and rich content : The smooth-leaved beeches in the field receive him With coolest shades, till...
Seite 8 - And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Seite 118 - Thrice, oh! thrice happy, shepherd's life and state! When courts are happiness, unhappy pawns! His cottage low and safely humble gate Shuts out proud Fortune, with her scorns and fawns. No feared treason breaks his quiet sleep ; Singing all day, his flocks he learns to keep, Himself as innocent as are his simple sheep. No Serian worms he knows, that with their thread Draw out their silken lives — nor silken pride: His lambs...
Seite 108 - Now, my lads, come in !" and he unlocked the gate. They came thronging up the steps, not more than two score, I imagined, in spite of the noise they had made. But two score of such famished, desperate men, God grant I may never again see I John divided the food as well as he could among them; they fell to it like wild beasts.
Seite 111 - Halifax closed the hall door and came in — unsteadily — staggering. Jael placed a chair for him — worthy soul ! she •was wiping her old eyes. He sat down, shivering, speechless. I put my hand on his shoulder; he took it, and pressed it hard. "Oh! Phineas, lad, I'm glad; glad it's safe over.
Seite 103 - ... oaken door, and blazed itself out on our stone steps. All it did was to show more plainly than even daylight had shown, the gaunt, ragged forms and pinched faces, furious with famine. John, as well as I, recoiled at that miserable sight. 'Tll speak to them," he said. "Unbar the window, Jael;" and before I could hinder, he was leaning right out.
Seite 102 - Secure? bolts and bars secure against fire? for that was threatening us now. " They can't mean it, — surely they can't mean it," repeated John, as the cry of " Burn 'un out ! " rose louder and louder. But they did mean it. From the attic window we watched them light torch after torch, sometimes throwing one at the house ; but it fell harmless against the stanch oaken door, and blazed itself out on our stone steps. All it did was to show more plainly than even daylight had shown the gaunt, ragged...
Seite 107 - There was no mistaking that compassionate accent, nor the murmur which followed it. " But what must us do, Mr. Halifax ? " cried Jacob Baines. " Us be starved a'most. What's the good o' talking to we ?
Seite 107 - John Halifax called out to Jael, bade her bring all the food of every kind that there was in the house, and give it to him out of the parlor window. She obeyed — I marvel now to think of it, but she implicitly obeyed. Only I heard her fix the bar...
Seite 201 - And babes, sweet-smiling babes, our bed. How should I love the pretty creatures, While round my knees they fondly clung ; To see them look their mother's features, To hear them lisp their mother's tongue. And when with envy, time transported, Shall think to rob us of our joys, You'll in your girls again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my boys.