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I say, Linn, I hope there's going to be some sunlight down there. I am longing to see a holly-tree in the open air the green leaves and scarlet berries glittering in the sunlight. Oh, I can tell you an autumn session of Parliament is a sickening thing when the interminable speeches and wranglings drag on and on until you think they're going to tumble over into Christmas-day itself.
But not alone in Philadelphia is the cheap coffee-house to be found. There are hundreds of them in our various towns and cities, though none on so large a scale as here; and they are rapidly multiplying and doing good. "The Friendly Inn," and "The Holly-Tree Inn," are places somewhat similar in character, but partaking more of the nature of an "inn" than a simple eating-house.
Tolerant sympathy is one of the latest lessons of life, and perhaps it is well that only 'The calm temper of our age should be Like the high leaves upon the holly-tree, for the character in course of formation needs to be guarded by prickles.
The selected Readings were these "Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn," the murder scene of "Sikes and Nancy," and the grotesque monologue of "Mrs. Gamp."
"Come," said he; "after all, there's nothing here so beautiful as the young lady who now honors the place with her presence." With this he handed her ceremoniously to a place at his right hand; said a short grace, and sat down between his two guests. "But, Mr. Raby," said Grace, ruefully, "I'm with my back to the holly-tree." "You can ask Coventry to change places." Mr.
We were just by the big holly-tree ..." "Which big holly-tree? One thing at a time!" "Don't interrupt! There is only one big holly-tree. Now you know! Well! Ply ran on in front because he caught sight of Miss Scatcherd ..." "Easy easy easy! Where was Miss Scatcherd?" "In front, of course! Ply dotes on Miss Scatcherd, although she's forty-seven."
We will go out to my ever-green bower, my sacred holly-tree yonder, and have it fronde super viridi. Sing heigh-ho! heigh-ho! for the green holly, Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly. But, egad," continued the old gentleman, "when I look closer at you, I begin to think you may be of a different opinion.
We will go out to my ever-green bower, my sacred holly-tree yonder, and have it fronde super viridi. Sing heigh-ho! heigh-ho! for the green holly, Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly. But, egad," continued the old gentleman, "when I look closer at you, I begin to think you may be of a different opinion.
That object is to give a plain account of my travels and discoveries in the Holly-Tree Inn; in which place of good entertainment for man and beast I was once snowed up. It happened in the memorable year when I parted for ever from Angela Leath, whom I was shortly to have married, on making the discovery that she preferred my bosom friend.
Casting my eyes upon my Holly-Tree fire, I next discerned among the glowing coals the pictures of a score or more of those wonderful English posting-inns which we are all so sorry to have lost, which were so large and so comfortable, and which were such monuments of British submission to rapacity and extortion.
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