Peter Parley's Annual: A Christmas and New Year's Present for Young People..William Martin Darton and Company, 1871 |
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... Loftus , a fine , strong , brown - cheeked , handsome lad of fourteen years ; not at all devoted to books -I am afraid we were , all of us a little remiss in this direc- tion , but trusty , and brave , and a great favourite with us . Joe's ...
... Loftus , a fine , strong , brown - cheeked , handsome lad of fourteen years ; not at all devoted to books -I am afraid we were , all of us a little remiss in this direc- tion , but trusty , and brave , and a great favourite with us . Joe's ...
Page 92
... Joe Loftus couldn't beguile him into accepting a bait ; and he would find , in the course of a ramble with us in the woods , more curious matters in the shape of beetles , birds , and beasts , than we boys believed could have existed at ...
... Joe Loftus couldn't beguile him into accepting a bait ; and he would find , in the course of a ramble with us in the woods , more curious matters in the shape of beetles , birds , and beasts , than we boys believed could have existed at ...
Page 93
... Joe Loftus had the idea that it was merciful to let them grow till they were big enough to be eaten , which then excused their capture . People who love sport do not always show as much hu- manity as even this amounts to ; and ...
... Joe Loftus had the idea that it was merciful to let them grow till they were big enough to be eaten , which then excused their capture . People who love sport do not always show as much hu- manity as even this amounts to ; and ...
Page 94
A Christmas and New Year's Present for Young People.. William Martin. Joe ... Joe , " and at first I thought it was a water - vole's nest , because of the ... Loftus , " until I've seen the place ; for it was very shaky last year , and ...
A Christmas and New Year's Present for Young People.. William Martin. Joe ... Joe , " and at first I thought it was a water - vole's nest , because of the ... Loftus , " until I've seen the place ; for it was very shaky last year , and ...
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... Joe Loftus , who had evidently seen the nest alluded to as soon as the direction had been pointed out by the lesser boy . Joe looked unconcerned , but didn't make a move . " You're afraid ; that's what you are , Joe Loftus ! " said Dick ...
... Joe Loftus , who had evidently seen the nest alluded to as soon as the direction had been pointed out by the lesser boy . Joe looked unconcerned , but didn't make a move . " You're afraid ; that's what you are , Joe Loftus ! " said Dick ...
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Page 309 - And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him : for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Page 313 - And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh; and his brethren were content.
Page 313 - And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Page 329 - I go to school,' says he. I took him up in a moment, and we went on. Presently, the very queer small boy says, 'This is Gadshill we are coming to, where Falstaff went out to rob those travellers, and ran away.' 'You know something about Falstaff, eh?' said I. 'All about him' said the very queer small boy.
Page 311 - And he said to him, Here am I. And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again.
Page 315 - And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother : and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
Page 335 - I am not here advocating the case of a mere ordinary client of whom I have little or no knowledge. I hold a brief to-night for my brothers. I went into the gallery of the House of Commons as a parliamentary reporter when I was a boy not eighteen, and I left it — I can hardly believe the inexorable truth — nigh thirty years ago.
Page 248 - The long and large materials were always taken first, and two of the longest were generally laid crosswise, with one of the ends of each touching the wall, and the other ends projecting out into the room.
Page 315 - And we said, We cannot go down; if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.
Page 308 - And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah ; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.