A Tale of Two Cities, and Sketches by BozEstes and Lauriat, 1880 - 810 pages |
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... prisoners ' van .. 594 698 603 TALES . I. The boarding house . 607 II . Mr. Minns and his cousin 642 III . Sentiment ...... 653 IV . The Tuggs's at Ramsgate . 664 V. Horatio Sparkins .. VI . The black veil .... 683 698 VII . The steam ...
... prisoners ' van .. 594 698 603 TALES . I. The boarding house . 607 II . Mr. Minns and his cousin 642 III . Sentiment ...... 653 IV . The Tuggs's at Ramsgate . 664 V. Horatio Sparkins .. VI . The black veil .... 683 698 VII . The steam ...
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... prisoners in London gaols fought battles with their turnkeys , and the majesty of the law fired blunderbusses in among them , loaded with rounds of shot and ball ; thieves snipped off diamond crosses from the necks of noble lords at ...
... prisoners in London gaols fought battles with their turnkeys , and the majesty of the law fired blunderbusses in among them , loaded with rounds of shot and ball ; thieves snipped off diamond crosses from the necks of noble lords at ...
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... prisoner . It would be worse than useless now to make any inquiries , because it would be dangerous . Better not to mention the subject , anywhere or in any way , and to remove him for awhile at all events - out of France . Even I ...
... prisoner . It would be worse than useless now to make any inquiries , because it would be dangerous . Better not to mention the subject , anywhere or in any way , and to remove him for awhile at all events - out of France . Even I ...
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... prisoner is . These are not the hands she knew , this is not the face she knew , this is not a voice she ever heard . No , no . She was - and He was - before the slow years of the North Tower - ages ago . What is your name , my gentle ...
... prisoner is . These are not the hands she knew , this is not the face she knew , this is not a voice she ever heard . No , no . She was - and He was - before the slow years of the North Tower - ages ago . What is your name , my gentle ...
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... prisoner had got into a coach , and his daughter had followed him , when Mr. Lorry's feet were arrested on the step by his asking , miserably , for his shoemaking tools and the unfinished shoes . Madame Defarge immediately called to her ...
... prisoner had got into a coach , and his daughter had followed him , when Mr. Lorry's feet were arrested on the step by his asking , miserably , for his shoemaking tools and the unfinished shoes . Madame Defarge immediately called to her ...
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Alexandre Manette appearance asked Barsad boots captain Carton Charles Darnay child coach cried crowd Cruncher Cymon Tuggs dark daugh daughter dear Dingwall Doctor Manette door dress ejaculated Evrémonde exclaimed eyes face father Fixem Gabriel Parsons gentleman girl glass hair hand head heard hope hour husband inquired Jacques Jerry knew light looked Lorry Lucie Madame Defarge Malderton manner Maplesone Marquis mender of roads mind Miss Brook Miss Lillerton Miss Manette Miss Pross Monseigneur Monsieur morning neckerchief never night Old Bailey parlor passed Percy Noakes person prisoner replied round seated side stairs stood street Stryver Sydney Carton Taunton tell Tellson's thing Thomas Potter thought Tibbs tion took Trott turned voice walked Watkins Tottle whispered wife window wine wine-shop woman words young lady
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Page 351 - I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die." The murmuring of many voices, the upturning of many faces, the pressing on of many footsteps in the outskirts of the crowd, so that it swells forward in a mass, like one great heave of water, all flashes away.
Page 754 - My very noble and approved good masters, That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter, It is most true ; true, I have married her : The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more. Rude am I in my speech, And little bless'd with the soft phrase of peace ; For since these arms of mine had seven years...
Page 352 - It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done ; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.
Page 52 - Tellson's down two steps, and came to your senses in a miserable little shop, with two little counters, where the oldest of men made your cheque shake as if the wind rustled it, while they examined the signature by the dingiest of windows, which were always under a shower-bath of mud from Fleet Street, and which were made the dingier by their own iron bars proper, and the heavy shadow of Temple Bar. If your business necessitated your seeing "the House...
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