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Its low ticking was the only sound that broke the profound quiet : but it was a
solemn one ; for well they knew , who heard it , that before it had recorded the
passing of another hour , it would beat the knell of a departed spirit . “ It is a
dreadful ...
Its low ticking was the only sound that broke the profound quiet : but it was a
solemn one ; for well they knew , who heard it , that before it had recorded the
passing of another hour , it would beat the knell of a departed spirit . “ It is a
dreadful ...
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They listened for her breath , but no sound came . They felt for the palpitation of
the heart , but no faint throb responded to the touch . That heart was broken , and
she was dead . “ The husband sunk into a chair by the bedside , and clasped his
...
They listened for her breath , but no sound came . They felt for the palpitation of
the heart , but no faint throb responded to the touch . That heart was broken , and
she was dead . “ The husband sunk into a chair by the bedside , and clasped his
...
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The windows were patched with paper , and stuffed with the foulest rags ; the
doors were falling from their hinges ; poles , with lines on which to dry clothes ,
projected from every casement ; and sounds of quarrelling or drunkenness
issued ...
The windows were patched with paper , and stuffed with the foulest rags ; the
doors were falling from their hinges ; poles , with lines on which to dry clothes ,
projected from every casement ; and sounds of quarrelling or drunkenness
issued ...
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... the father had unconsciously yielded up his own son into the hangman's hands
. - Slowly and heavily the time dragged along , as the Jrother and sister , in their
miserable hiding - place , listened in anxious suspense to the slightest sound .
... the father had unconsciously yielded up his own son into the hangman's hands
. - Slowly and heavily the time dragged along , as the Jrother and sister , in their
miserable hiding - place , listened in anxious suspense to the slightest sound .
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... and , after waiting till the sound of footsteps had died away in the distance , he
cautiously descended , and stood beneath the gloomy arch that forms the landing
- place from the river . - The tide was in , and the water flowed at his feet .
... and , after waiting till the sound of footsteps had died away in the distance , he
cautiously descended , and stood beneath the gloomy arch that forms the landing
- place from the river . - The tide was in , and the water flowed at his feet .
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The Life and Writing of Charles Dickens: A Woman's Memorial Volume Phebe Ann Hanaford Vista completa - 1871 |
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| Título | The Life and Writings of Charles Dickens: A Woman's Memorial Volume |
| Autor | Phebe Ann Hanaford |
| Editor | B.B. Russell, 1871 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania |
| Digitalizado | 11 Abr. 2013 |
| Largo | 401 páginas |
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