Chrysal: Or, the Adventures of a Guinea. Wherein are Exhibited Views of Several Striking Scenes, with Curious and Interesting Anecdotes, ... By an AdeptJ.F. and C. Rivington; G. Robinson; T. Cadell; T. Evans; and R. Baldwin, 1783 |
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Seite 148 - ... of a return proper to be made only to Heaven. Oppress me not, sir, I conjure you, with the mention of what it would have been a crime I could never have forgiven myself to have known I had not done.
Seite 141 - I be fond of giving even that but in compliment to you ; I have had full twice as much for two many a time." "Much good may your bargain do you, sir; but I will not take less than fifty for mine in compliment to you, or any bookseller alive; and...
Seite 149 - ... most likely to divert their attention from their present misery, and inspire their minds with better hopes, while the children, all but the daughter who hung upon his words, comforted at heart with a better meal than they had long tasted, fell fast asleep, as they leaned their heads upon their mother's lap. As soon as it was day,
Seite 141 - You are very peremptory, sir, but you know your own value, and therefore in hopes you will let me have more for my money next time, I will venture to give you your price now, though really if it was not for your name I could not possibly do it, but to be sure that is worth a shilling extraordinary, I own." "Which is twelve pence more than yours ever will be, unless to the ordinary of Newgate. — But come ! give me the money, I want to go to my company.
Seite 145 - , exclaimed she, bursting into tears, ' languishing under infirmities, acquired in the service of his country ; my mother, worn out with attending on him, and both perishing of want (Heaven grant they are not already dead !) together with two infant brothers insensible of the cause of their distress, and crying to them for a morsel of bread, which it is not in their power to give...
Seite 144 - ... themselves to casual prostitution in the streets, that his curiosity was struck, and he stopped to take more particular notice of her. She appeared to be about fifteen. Her figure was elegant, and her features regular ; but want had sicklied...
Seite 149 - ! exclaimed the daughter, who was afraid that if he should go away, he might not return.
Seite 241 - ... who did not wake to join them at firft, put an end to the debate. " Damn you all" (faid he, fnatching a candle from one, and a poker from another) " for a ** pack of cowardly lubbers! Will you ftand ** jawinghere, while thepeoplearemurthering?" Then rufhing in, " Hallo! (continued he) " what's going forward here, in the Devil's
Seite 139 - I desired to meet you upon was about a poem I was informed you had ready for the press, and which I should be glad to treat with you for."— " Well, sir, and what will you give me for it! Be quick, for I cannot wait to make many words." " What ! before I have seen it ! It is impossible for me to say till I have looked it over and can judge what it is, and how much it will make.
Seite 138 - Booksellers seldom meet with such insolence from authors. I should serve him right to go away and disappoint him. But would not that disappoint myself more? He is come into such vogue lately that the best man in the trade would be glad to get him. Well, if he does not do what I want, I know not who can ! Fools may be...