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" He had one of these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of misery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light he had, he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the door, then cast it down, shook his head, and went... "
The works of Laurence Sterne, with a life of the author, written by himself - Page 89
by Laurence Sterne - 1803
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The Weekly Miscellany; Or, Instructive Entertainer: Containing a ..., Volume 7

1776 - 632 pages
...one of thofe little Hicks in his hand, and, wi'fharuftynail,he was etching another <Jay of mifery, to add to the heap. As I .darkened the. little light he had, he lifted wp a hopelefs eye towards the door, then caft it down, fhook his head, and went on with his work of...
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A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, Volume 1

Laurence Sterne - France - 1774 - 338 pages
...add to the heap. As I darkened the fittte l?giit he had, he lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the Jhe door, then caft it down— fhook his Head, and •went on with his work of, 8f|i&ioij. I heard his chains upon his legs, as he' tufn ) d ; his body to lay his little flick upon...
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A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, by Mr Yorrick

Laurence Sterne - 1779 - 208 pages
...one of thefe little fticks in his hand, and with a rufty nail he was etching another day of mifery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light...a hopelefs eye towards the door, then Caft it down — Ihook his htad , and went on with his work of affliftion. I heard his chains uprm his legs, as...
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The Works of Laurence Sterne ...

Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 360 pages
...one of thefe little fticks in his hand, and with a rufty nail he was etching another day of mifery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light...lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the door, then caft it down—fhook his head, and went on with his work of affliction. I heard his chains upon his legs, as...
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The Beauties of Johnson: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...one of thefe little fticks in his hand, and with a rufty nail he was etching another day of miferyto add to the heap. As I darkened the little light he...a hopelefs eye towards the door, then caft it down — Ihook his head, and went on with his work of affliction. I heard his chains upon his legs, as he...
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The Works of Laurence Sterne ...

Laurence Sterne - 1783 - 262 pages
...one of thefe little fticks in his hand, and with a rufty nail he was etching another day of mifery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light...down — fhook his head, and went on with his work of affliclion. I heard his chains upon his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick upon the...
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Essays, Moral and Literary, Volume 2

Vicesimus Knox - 1783 - 408 pages
...twice hi tufl-d thee can only bind " them up for ever." Again, in his defcription of the captive, " As I darkened the little light he had, he " lifted...hopelefs eye towards the door, then " caft it down, (hook his head, and went on with his " work of affliction. I heard his chains upon his " legs, as he...
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The Beauties of Sterne: Including All His Pathetic Tales, and Most ...

Laurence Sterne - 1784 - 292 pages
...of thofe littleflicks in His hand, and with a rufty nail he was etching another day of mifery toadd to the heap. As I darkened the little light he had, he Bfted up a ho^elefs eye towards the door, "then caft it down— -(hoik his head, and went o'n with...
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The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...neap. As I darkened the little light he had, he lifted np a hopelefs eye towards the door, then cafi it down — fhook his head, and went on with his work of affliction. I heard his chains upon his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick upon the...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...of thefe little flicks in his hand ;. a.nd, with a nifty nail, he was etching another day of mifery, to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light he had, he lifted up a hopelefs eve towards the door — then caft it down — fhook his head — and went on with his work of affliction....
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