Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 14Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith Richard Bentley, 1843 - Literature |
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Page 89
... thing I hate more nor another , it is that cursed mock - modesty some gals have , pretending they don't know nothing . It always shows they know too much . " The reader will not fail to observe the dramatic skill with which , in the ...
... thing I hate more nor another , it is that cursed mock - modesty some gals have , pretending they don't know nothing . It always shows they know too much . " The reader will not fail to observe the dramatic skill with which , in the ...
Page 93
... thing itself that's cooked . Veal , to be good , must look like anything else but veal ; you mustn't know it when you see it , or it's vulgar ; mutton must be in- cog . too ; beef must have a mask on ; any thin ' that looks solid , take ...
... thing itself that's cooked . Veal , to be good , must look like anything else but veal ; you mustn't know it when you see it , or it's vulgar ; mutton must be in- cog . too ; beef must have a mask on ; any thin ' that looks solid , take ...
Page 474
... thing or that . Sometimes he wanted a nail ; then he wished to borrow a hammer , a gimblet , a few pieces of rope , some pack - thread , a sewing - needle , and sundry other things ; and once or twice a sign of the change in him - he ...
... thing or that . Sometimes he wanted a nail ; then he wished to borrow a hammer , a gimblet , a few pieces of rope , some pack - thread , a sewing - needle , and sundry other things ; and once or twice a sign of the change in him - he ...
Contents
The English Captives at Cabul by one of the Female Prisoners | 11 |
The Convicts Dream | 33 |
Historical Remains of the Castle of Anet | 233 |
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