The Ingoldsby Legends: Or, Mirth and Marvels, Volume 2G. Routledge, 1889 |
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Page 31
... taken my candle upstairs , There's Therese sitting there - upon one of those chairs ! Such a frown , too , she wears , And so frightfully glares , That I'm really prevented from saying my pray'rs , While A LEGEND OF FRANCE . 31.
... taken my candle upstairs , There's Therese sitting there - upon one of those chairs ! Such a frown , too , she wears , And so frightfully glares , That I'm really prevented from saying my pray'rs , While A LEGEND OF FRANCE . 31.
Page 32
... pray'rs , While an odour , the very reverse of perfume , - More like rhubarb or senna , pervades the whole room ! " Hector Achille Stanislaus Emile , When he heard him talk so felt an odd sort of feel ; Not that he cared for Ghosts - he ...
... pray'rs , While an odour , the very reverse of perfume , - More like rhubarb or senna , pervades the whole room ! " Hector Achille Stanislaus Emile , When he heard him talk so felt an odd sort of feel ; Not that he cared for Ghosts - he ...
Page 48
... the lady , " Dear sir , no apologies , pray , You will take our ' pot - luck ' in the family way ; We can give you a dish Of some decentish fish , And our water's thought fairish ; but here in the 48 SIR RUPERT THE FEARLESS .
... the lady , " Dear sir , no apologies , pray , You will take our ' pot - luck ' in the family way ; We can give you a dish Of some decentish fish , And our water's thought fairish ; but here in the 48 SIR RUPERT THE FEARLESS .
Page 56
... Pray don't be frighten'd , my dear ; Should it even set fire to the castle , and burn it , you're Amply insured both for buildings and furniture . " But now , from without , A trustworthy scout Rush'd hurriedly in , Wet through to the ...
... Pray don't be frighten'd , my dear ; Should it even set fire to the castle , and burn it , you're Amply insured both for buildings and furniture . " But now , from without , A trustworthy scout Rush'd hurriedly in , Wet through to the ...
Page 64
... pray , Might your vorship be pleashed for to vant in ma vay ! " - " Why , Shylock , although , As you very well know , I am what they call ' warm , ' - pay my way as I go , And , as to myself , neither borrow nor lend , I can break ...
... pray , Might your vorship be pleashed for to vant in ma vay ! " - " Why , Shylock , although , As you very well know , I am what they call ' warm , ' - pay my way as I go , And , as to myself , neither borrow nor lend , I can break ...
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