The Miser's Daughter, 1. kötetJ. F. Taylor, 1903 |
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Abel Beechcroft added appearance asked barber Beau Villiers better brother butler Clinton Cordwell Firebras Crackenthorpe cried Abel cried Randulph cried the miser Cripps Deacle Diggs door dressed exclaimed eyes fair Thomasine Father Verselyn Folly gentleman glass halberd hand hear heard Hilda Scarve hope inquired instantly Jacobite John Fagg Jukes Kitty Conway Lady Brabazon ladyship landlord laughed Little Sanctuary look Marylebone Gardens matter mercer miser's daughter Miss Scarve mother nephew Nettleship never nunks periwig person Peter Pokerich Philip Frewin pon rep pretty actress proceeded pursued Randulph Crew rejoined Abel rejoined Jacob rejoined the miser remarked replied Abel replied Firebras replied Jacob replied Randulph replied Sir replied the miser replied Trussell returned Sir Bulkeley Price Sir Norfolk sirrah stranger surprise tell thought thousand pounds tion tone took turn uncle Abel uncle Trussell valet walk WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH window wish young
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39. oldal - I HAVE been in love, and in debt, and in drink, This many and many a year ; And those three are plagues enough, one would think, For one poor mortal to bear.
39. oldal - Twas drink made me fall into love, And love made me run into debt ; And though I have struggled and struggled and strove, I cannot get out of them yet. There's nothing but money can cure me, And rid me of all my pain ; 'Twill pay all my debts, And remove all my lets ; And my mistress that cannot endure me, Will love me, and love me again; Then I'll fall to loving and drinking again.
42. oldal - LET us drink and be merry, dance, joke, and rejoice, With claret and sherry, theorbo and voice! The changeable world to our joy is unjust, All treasure's uncertain, Then down with your dust! In frolics dispose your pounds, shillings, and pence, For we shall be nothing a hundred years hence.
129. oldal - ... THE Folly on the Thames, •whither Beau Villiers and his party were steering their course, was a large floating house of entertainment, moored in the centre of the stream, immediately opposite old Somerset House. It was constructed in the latter part of the reign of Charles the Second ; and thither the merry monarch, who was excessively fond of aquatic amusements of all kinds, would frequently repair with his courtiers and frolic dames. Thither also Queen Mary, the consort of William the Third...
244. oldal - ... burden of past years ; and Charles saw too plainly, in his blank and sorrow-stricken look, that the present had no happiness for him. He was lying on a sofa when Charles entered, from which he quickly arose to greet him. But he seemed oppressed with weakness, and his hand was cold and clammy. " Oh, how glad I am to see you ! How kind in you to come! Sit down by me here, and let us talk together. When do you go home ?"
202. oldal - And into't I came to be drunk as a lord ; My life is the reck'ning, which freely I'll pay, And when I'm dead drunk, then I'll stagger away!
202. oldal - Windows, and breaks open Doors, He revels all Night, is afraid of no Evil, And boldly defies both the Proctor and Devil.