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"And how long hast been of his cognisance, sweeting?" demanded Dorothy, with more honey on her tongue than ever. "I have wist him some six weeks," said Agnes. "Six weeks! woe worth the day!" cried Dorothy, putting on an aspect of sentimental sorrow.
It would be impossible even if her character were unimpeachable. I am astonished, if he wishes to enter into the matrimonial state, that he does not seek some one who would be able to support him in his position and offer him the sympathy which a man who has had a University education might justifiably demand." Mrs. Sweeting had hitherto listened in silence. Miss Tarrant provoked her.
Though black in ourselves, we are comely in Christ's comeliness; but we never live upon his righteousness, only as we see none in ourselves. Ryland. 23 "Sweeting," an obsolete term for a sweet apple. Ed. 24 This whole paragraph is omitted from all editions subsequent to 1688, when the author died. It is the practical illustration of his whole theory.
You feel that she is not exercising the art of comedy, but relieving her own intolerable boredom and irritation. No object could well be more innocent, and more appealing in its innocence, than little Mr. Sweeting, curate of Nunnerly. Mr.
The pound sweeting, the spitzenberg, and many sister apples were there; and I stayed long enough to see them ripen into perfection. While they ripened I gathered the jewel-like clusters of red and white currants and a certain rare English gooseberry which English hands had brought from beyond the seas and planted here when the sign of the Black-Horse swung over the tavern door.
Miss Tarrant, never having been "connected with trade" her father was chief clerk in the bank considered herself superior to all her acquaintances, but her very small income prevented her from claiming her superiority so effectively as she desired. "Mrs. Sweeting," she said, "I am surprised at you!
If there be some in England, that would this sweeting of the world to be with no less policy kept still than it was born and brought forth in Rome, who then can accuse Christ of lying? No, no; as it hath been ever true, so it shall be, that the children of the world be much wiser, not only in making their things, but also in conserving them.
"Long!" interrupted the lively Princess gaily. "All the longer for merriment and festivities. Thy daughter, my lord, is already beautiful, and I'll wager the boy will be a grown man ere we have time to turn round. So that is settled. Therefore come hither, oh nephew! Jallaluddin Mahomed Akbar, since that is thy long name, and kiss thy cousin Amina Nurse! bring my sweeting hither.
Sweeting, to suppose I should condescend to notice this contemptible stuff or alter my course to please all Langborough. Why did you take the trouble to report it to me?" "Because, sir, I wouldn't for the world you should think I was mixed up with them; and if my husband doesn't vote for you my name isn't Sweeting." "I am much obliged to you.
As for that Miss Tarrant, there's that a- rankling in her that makes her worse than any of them, and if you don't know what it is, being too modest, forgive me for saying so, I do." "But what's the matter, Mrs. Sweeting?" "Matter, sir!
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