 Harley had drawn a shilling from his pocket ; but Virtue bade him consider on whom he was going to bestow it.— Virtue held back his arm ; but a milder form, a younger sister of Virtue's, not so severe as Virtue, nor so serious as Pity, smiled upon him...  Text-book of English grammar - Page 169by John Hunter (of Uxbridge.) - 1848Full view - About this book
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...had drawn a fhilling from his pocket ; but virtue bade him confider on whom he was going to beftow it.— Virtue held back his arm : — but a milder form, a younger fifter of virtue's, not fo fevere as virtue, nor fo ferious as pity, fmiled upon him : His fingers... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - English fiction - 1800 - 254 pages
...peers of the realm, or captains in the army; a question which I promised to answer them by that time." Harley had drawn a shilling from his pocket; but Virtue bade him consider on whom he was going to bestow it.—Virtue held back his arm :—but a milder form, a younger sister of Virtue's, not so severe as... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...realm , or captains in the army : a » question which I promised to answer » them by that time. » Harley had drawn a shilling from his pocket ; but...form, a younger sister of Virtue's , not so severe a« Virtue , nor so serious as Pity , smiled upon him : his fingers lost their compression ; — nor... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 pages
...peer? of the realm, or captains in the army; a question which I promised to answer them by that time.' Harley had drawn a shilling from his pocket; but Virtue bade him consider on whom he was going to bestow it.—Virtue held back his arm; but a milder form, a younger sister of Virtue's, ' It •not so severe... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1820 - 326 pages
...peers of the realm, or captains in the army ; a question which I promised to answer them by that time." Harley had drawn a shilling from his pocket ; but...smiled upon him : his fingers lost their compression -y — nor did Virtue offer to catch the money as it fell- It had no sooner reached the ground, than... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...Virtue made him consideren whom he was going to bestow it. Virtue held buck his arm; buta milder form, has eeen ; He'll talk of them from Boon to night. And goes with folks to shew the sight nim: his flngers lost their compression ; nor did Virtue offer to catch Hie money as it fell. It hud... | |
 | Literature - 1836 - 332 pages
...peers of the realm, or captains in the army ; a question which I promised to answer them by that time." Harley 'had drawn a shilling from his pocket ; but...but a milder form, a younger sister of Virtue's, not BO severe as Virtue, nor so serious as Pity, smiled upon him : his fingers lost their compression ;... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...peers of the realm or captains in the army ; a question which I promised to answer them by that time.' g youth she smiled. Like music from the greenwood...rubies and with emeralds set ; And sweet the music ; Ыя fingers lost their compression ; nor did Virtue offer to catch the money as it fell. It had... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1847 - 534 pages
...peers of the realm, or captains in the army : a question which I promised to answer them by that time." Harley had drawn a shilling from his pocket; but Virtue bade him to consider on whom he was going to bestow it. — Virtue held back his arm : — but a milder form,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1857 - 456 pages
...drawn a shilling from his pocket v ; but Virtue bade him consider on whom he was going to bestow"it. Virtue held back his arm^; but a milder form, a younger...his fingers lost their compression; nor did Virtue' appear to catch the money as it fell. It had no sooner reached the ground, than the watchful cur (a... | |
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