The Parricide; Or, The Youth's Career of CrimeJ. Dicks, 1817 - 180 pages |
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... young man , as he struck a light for the candle he had already procured from a shelf in the stable . " I watched at the window till I was tired , and then descended to the garden . Here is the bag in its usual place ; there is an ...
... young man , as he struck a light for the candle he had already procured from a shelf in the stable . " I watched at the window till I was tired , and then descended to the garden . Here is the bag in its usual place ; there is an ...
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... young companion entered the room . " Ah ? " Mr. Arnold , how delighted - how happy I am to see you , " exclaimed the beautiful girl , rising gaily , and clasping the hand of the visitor in her own ; for she had scarcely seen sixteen ...
... young companion entered the room . " Ah ? " Mr. Arnold , how delighted - how happy I am to see you , " exclaimed the beautiful girl , rising gaily , and clasping the hand of the visitor in her own ; for she had scarcely seen sixteen ...
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... Young Crawford ate but little , and seemed ab- sorbed in thought . ate " My dear James . " at length cried his affection- 66 parent , why do you thus seem wrapt up in contemplation ? Why are you framing some idle theory , or dissecting ...
... Young Crawford ate but little , and seemed ab- sorbed in thought . ate " My dear James . " at length cried his affection- 66 parent , why do you thus seem wrapt up in contemplation ? Why are you framing some idle theory , or dissecting ...
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... young Crawford - probably the result of the communication Arnold had made to him , and to which he had previously alluded " as a glorious scheme . " After mutual temporary adieus , and after a fond though timid glance from Emily to him ...
... young Crawford - probably the result of the communication Arnold had made to him , and to which he had previously alluded " as a glorious scheme . " After mutual temporary adieus , and after a fond though timid glance from Emily to him ...
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... young ladies- farewell , Emily - Kate , remember your friend . " And with a momentary glance of fondness- but a world of expression was in it - at Emily , he wrung both their hands ; and followed by his young pupil - his student in ...
... young ladies- farewell , Emily - Kate , remember your friend . " And with a momentary glance of fondness- but a world of expression was in it - at Emily , he wrung both their hands ; and followed by his young pupil - his student in ...
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The Parricide, Or the Youth's Career of Crime (Classic Reprint) George W. M. Reynolds No preview available - 2018 |
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Page 6 - The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul, producing holy witness, Is like a villain with a smiling cheek ; A goodly apple rotten at the heart: O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath ! Shy.
Page 78 - When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray ; What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die.
Page 14 - In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
Page 44 - ET a obfervation with extenfive view, **— * Survey. mankind, from China to Peru ; Remark each anxious, toil, each eager ftrife, And watch the bufy fcenes of crowded life ; Then fay how hope and fear, defire and...
Page 157 - It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall. It is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged and made room for him. It is the wisdom of crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which, as Cicero says of Pompey, are sui amantes sine rivali, are many times unfortunate.
Page 157 - Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing. It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall. It is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged and made room for him. It is the wisdom of crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour.
Page 26 - Here laws are all inviolate; none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here — " he was interrupted by a knife, With — "Damn your eyes! your money or your life!
Page 80 - the sovereign architect raised on Masonic principles the beauteous globe, and commanded that master science, Geometry, to lay the planetary world, and to regulate by its laws the whole stupendous system in just unerring proportion, rolling round the central sun.
Page 102 - It was the first time he had called her by her Christian name ; but...
Page 19 - HOUSES, churches, mix'd together ; Streets unpleasant in all weather; Prisons, palaces contiguous, Gates, a bridge, the Thames irriguous; Gaudy things enough to tempt ye...