The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 353
... hand man . Whilst the mouth measures words with seeming skill , The right hand labours , and the left lies still ; For he resolved on scripture grounds to go , What the right doth , the left hand shall not know . With studied ...
... hand man . Whilst the mouth measures words with seeming skill , The right hand labours , and the left lies still ; For he resolved on scripture grounds to go , What the right doth , the left hand shall not know . With studied ...
Page 420
... hand into his pocket gave him all the money he had , and so parting with his servant , hugging of him in his arms , he went up the ladder with an undaunted countenance . ' " " 66 " The people observing him to tremble in his hands and ...
... hand into his pocket gave him all the money he had , and so parting with his servant , hugging of him in his arms , he went up the ladder with an undaunted countenance . ' " " 66 " The people observing him to tremble in his hands and ...
Page 445
... hand , and so coming within him , received a stab with his dagger on my right side , which ran down my ribs as far as my hips , which I feeling , did with my right elbow force his hand , together with the hilt of the dagger , so near ...
... hand , and so coming within him , received a stab with his dagger on my right side , which ran down my ribs as far as my hips , which I feeling , did with my right elbow force his hand , together with the hilt of the dagger , so near ...
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