The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All AgesChatto & Windus, 1899 - 332 páginas |
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... moved after their fashion ; wherefore they gave him a brisk cuffing at once and sent him to bed . For a long time his pain and hunger , and the swearing and fighting going on in the building , kept him awake ; but at last his thoughts ...
... moved after their fashion ; wherefore they gave him a brisk cuffing at once and sent him to bed . For a long time his pain and hunger , and the swearing and fighting going on in the building , kept him awake ; but at last his thoughts ...
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... moved among great lords and ladies , in a blaze of light , breathing perfumes , drinking in delicious music , and answering the reverent obei- sances of the glittering throng as it parted to make way for him , with here a smile , and ...
... moved among great lords and ladies , in a blaze of light , breathing perfumes , drinking in delicious music , and answering the reverent obei- sances of the glittering throng as it parted to make way for him , with here a smile , and ...
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... moved on , aimlessly , and in a little while the houses thinned , and the passers - by were infrequent . He bathed his bleeding feet in the brook which flowed then where Farringdon street now is ; rested a few moments , then passed on ...
... moved on , aimlessly , and in a little while the houses thinned , and the passers - by were infrequent . He bathed his bleeding feet in the brook which flowed then where Farringdon street now is ; rested a few moments , then passed on ...
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... moved on , drifting deeper into the maze of squalid alleys where the swarming hives of poverty and misery were massed together . Suddenly a great drunken ruffian collared him and said : hast not If it be " Out to this time of night ...
... moved on , drifting deeper into the maze of squalid alleys where the swarming hives of poverty and misery were massed together . Suddenly a great drunken ruffian collared him and said : hast not If it be " Out to this time of night ...
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... , and so was I moved to seek again the kenne ! where I was born and bred to misery , yet which harboreth my mother and my sisters , and so is home to me ; whereas these pomps and splendors where- unto The Prince and the Pauper 47.
... , and so was I moved to seek again the kenne ! where I was born and bred to misery , yet which harboreth my mother and my sisters , and so is home to me ; whereas these pomps and splendors where- unto The Prince and the Pauper 47.
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Términos y frases comunes
answer began Blue Laws boiled to death brother Canty's CHAPTER Christ's Hospital clothed command cried crowd dost doth dream Duke earl Edward England exclaimed eyes face father fell gentle grace halberd hand hath head heard heart Hendon Hall hermit honor Hugh Hugo hurried John Canty king of England king's knees Lady Lady Jane Grey liege little king little prince London London Bridge look Lord Hertford Lord Protector Lord St loved majesty matter ment Miles Hendon mind mother night noble Offal Court once palace passed poor presently Prince of Wales prince's prisoner Prithee rags royal Seal servants shout sound stood strange thee thing thou art thou hast thou shalt thou'lt thought throne thyself Tom Canty Tom's tongue took touch trouble turned voice wait whispered woman words
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Página 270 - Queen, as much as heart can think, Welcome again, as much as tongue can tell, Welcome to joyous tongues and hearts that will not shrink. God thee preserve, we pray, and wish thee ever well...
Página 311 - I yield thee most hearty thanks that thou hast given me life thus long, to finish this work to the glory of thy name!" That innocent and most exemplary life was drawing rapidly to its close, and in a few days he rendered up his spirit to his Creator, praying God to defend the realm from Papistry.—/.
Página 151 - A gentleman entered the room bearing a rod, and along with him another who had a tablecloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and, after kneeling again, they both retired. Then came two others, one with the rod again, the other with a salt-cellar, a plate, and bread. When they had...
Página 229 - An expression of pleased surprise flitted across Hugh's face, and he exclaimed: to life ? God be praised if it be so ! Our poor lost boy restored to our arms after all these cruel years ! Ah, it seems too good to be true, it is too good to be true — I charge thee, have pity, do not trifle with me!
Página 150 - A gentleman enters the room bearing a rod, and along with him another bearing a tablecloth, which, after they have both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spreads upon the table, and after kneeling again they both retire; then come two others, one with the rod again, the other with a...
Página 22 - No, Tom's life went along well enough, especially in summer. He only begged just enough to save himself, for the laws against mendicancy were stringent, and the penalties heavy; so he put in a good deal of his time listening to good Father Andrew's charming old tales and legends about giants and fairies, dwarfs and genii, and enchanted castles, and gorgeous kings and princes. His head grew to be full of these wonderful things, and many a night as he lay in the dark on his scant and offensive straw,...
Página 17 - In the ancient city of London, on a certain autumn day in the second quarter of the sixteenth century, a boy was born to a poor family of the name of Canty, who did not want him.
Página 73 - The advance-guard of the expected procession now appeared in the great gateway, a troop of halberdiers. " They were dressed in striped hose of black and tawny, velvet caps graced at the sides with silver roses, and doublets of murrey and blue cloth, embroidered on the front and back with the three feathers, the prince's blazon, woven in gold. Their halberd staves were covered with crimson velvet, fastened with gilt nails, and ornamented with gold tassels.
Página 307 - It was not till the end of this reign that any salads, carrots, turnips, or other edible roots, were produced in England.