The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy, Band 10Estes & Lauriat, 1896 - 742 Seiten |
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... Lord Tip- toff's brother , and Lord Colchicum , Captain Tiptoff's uncle , a venerable peer , who had been a man of pleasure since the first French Revolution . Foker rushed upon Pen with eagerness , and insisted that the latter should ...
... Lord Tip- toff's brother , and Lord Colchicum , Captain Tiptoff's uncle , a venerable peer , who had been a man of pleasure since the first French Revolution . Foker rushed upon Pen with eagerness , and insisted that the latter should ...
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... Lord Colchicum gave it to me . " Pen remembered that nobleman's name , and with a bow and a blush said he believed he had to thank Lord Colchicum for having proposed him at the Poly- anthus Club , at the request of his uncle Major ...
... Lord Colchicum gave it to me . " Pen remembered that nobleman's name , and with a bow and a blush said he believed he had to thank Lord Colchicum for having proposed him at the Poly- anthus Club , at the request of his uncle Major ...
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... Lord Colchicum , and made him a handsome speech of thanks , to which the other listened , with his double opera - glass up to his eyes . Pen was full of excitement at the idea of being a member of this polite Club . " Don't be always ...
... Lord Colchicum , and made him a handsome speech of thanks , to which the other listened , with his double opera - glass up to his eyes . Pen was full of excitement at the idea of being a member of this polite Club . " Don't be always ...
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... Lord Colchicum , though stricken in years , bald of head , and enfeebled in per- son , was still indefatigable in the pursuit of enjoy- ment , and it was the venerable Viscount's boast that he could drink as much claret as the youngest ...
... Lord Colchicum , though stricken in years , bald of head , and enfeebled in per- son , was still indefatigable in the pursuit of enjoy- ment , and it was the venerable Viscount's boast that he could drink as much claret as the youngest ...
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... Lord Crabs's son , had also lived there , he recollected . He despatched Morgan to find out where Lamb Court was , and to report upon the lodging selected by Mr. Arthur . That alert messen- ger had little difficulty in discovering Mr ...
... Lord Crabs's son , had also lived there , he recollected . He despatched Morgan to find out where Lamb Court was , and to report upon the lodging selected by Mr. Arthur . That alert messen- ger had little difficulty in discovering Mr ...
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acquaintance ain't amused Ann Milton Arthur Pendennis asked Back Kitchen Bacon begad better blushed Bolton Bows Bungay Bungay's called Captain Costigan carriage chambers Chevalier Clavering family Colchicum Colonel Altamont cried dance daughter dear delighted dine dinner door eyes Fairoaks fellow Finucane gentleman girl good-humor Grosvenor Place hand heard heart honest honor Huxter Jove knew Lady Agnes Lady Clavering Lady Mirabel Lady Rockminster Lamb Court laugh Laura live London looked Lord Lord Steyne Lowton Major Pendennis mamma marry Mirobolant Miss Amory Miss Blanche Morgan morning mother never night novel Oxbridge Pall Mall Gazette Pen's perhaps play pleasure poor Popjoy pretty Pynsent Shandon Shepherd's Sir Francis Clavering speak Strong talk tell Temple thought took uncle Vauxhall voice Wagg walked Walter Lorraine waltz Warrington window woman wonder young lady youth
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Seite 93 - Kneel, undisturbed, fair Saint ! Pour out your praise or plaint Meekly and duly ; I will not enter there, To sully your pure prayer With thoughts unruly. But suffer me to pace Round the forbidden place, Lingering a minute Like outcast spirits who wait And see through heaven's gate Angels within it.
Seite 140 - and little Popjoy is to be engaged for the infantine department." " It is to be called the ' Pall Mall Gazette,' sir, and we shall be very happy to have you with us," Shandon said. " ' Pall Mall Gazette '-why
Seite 93 - ALTHOUGH I enter not, Yet round about the spot Ofttimes I hover ; And near the sacred gate, With longing eyes I wait, Expectant of her. The Minster bell tolls out Above the city's rout, And noise and humming : They've hush'd the Minster bell : The organ 'gins to swell : She's coming, she's coming...
Seite 92 - Although I enter not, Yet round about the spot Sometimes I hover, And at the sacred gate With longing eyes I wait, Expectant of her. The Minster bell tolls out...
Seite 76 - London for their business, came and recreated themselves with the jolly singing and suppers of the Back Kitchen ;— squads of young apprentices and assistants, the shutters being closed over the scene of their labours, came hither, for fresh air doubtless;— rakish young medical students, gallant, dashing, what is called "loudly...
Seite 233 - ... he remembered what had been the overflowing feelings which had caused him to blot it, and the pain which had inspired the line. If the secret history of books could be written...
Seite 307 - ... admirable and devoted Major above all, — who had been for hours by Lady Clavering's side, ministering to her and feeding her body with everything that was nice, and her ear with everything that was sweet and flattering, — oh ! what an object he was ! The rings round his eyes were of the colour of bistre ; those orbs themselves were like the plovers...
Seite 76 - ... simper which is only learned at the knees of Alma Mater ; — and handsome young guardsmen, and florid bucks from the St. James's Street Clubs ; — nay, senators English and Irish : and even members of the House of Peers.