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My first-floor apartmince in Halbiny is now kimpletely and chasely furnished the droring-room with yellow satting and silver for the chairs and sophies hemrall green tabbinet curtings with pink velvet & goold borders and fringes; a light blue Haxminster Carpit, embroydered with tulips; tables, secritaires, cunsoles, &c., as handsome as goold can make them, and candle-sticks and shandalers of the purest Hormolew.
First of all she made Gaff and Billy go round the apartment with her, and expounded to them the signification of the various items, after the manner of a showman. "Here, you see," said the good woman, pointing to the floor, "is a splendid carpit strait fro' the looms o' Turkey; so the man said as sold it to me, but I've reason to believe he told lies.
Stephen says he never did sleep in a four-poster, and often wondered what it would be like no more did I, so I would like to take him by surprise, you see. Then I want to git " "Well?" said Haco, when she paused. "I'm awful keen to git a carpit, but I doubt I'm thinkin' o' too many things. D'ye think the first year's what d'ye call it?" "Interest," said Haco.
On the base of this figure, are the two following elegant lines, written by pope Urban VIII. in his younger years. Quisquis amans sequitur fugitivae gaudia formae, Fronde manus implet, baccas vel carpit amaras. Who pants for fleeting Beauty, vain pursuit! Shall barren Leaves obtain, or bitter fruit.
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