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Excerpt: Oliver Twist or the Parish Boy?s Progress by Charles Dickens.

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...h Boy s Progress A PENN S TATE E LECTRONIC C LASSICS S ERIES P UBLICATION Oliver Twist or the Parish Boy’s Progress by Charles Dickens is a public... ...in the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Oliver Twist or the Parish Boy’s Progress by Charles Dickens , the Pennsyl... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity University. 3 OLIVER TWIST OLIVER TWIST OR THE PARISH BOY’S PROGRESS BY CHARLES DICKENS C... ...was looking on, and who stepped forward to interfere. ‘Take it up for her, Joe; can’t you?’ said this person. ‘What’s the good?’ replied the man. ‘You...

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...test of joys—but I had a dear friend in Magdalen College in Oxford; I wish Joe Addison were here to convince thee, as he quickly could—for I think he’... ...my life, you see, and took to this sorry red one); I have often thought of Joe Addison—Dr. Cudworth says, ‘A good conscience is the best looking-glass... ...itics to college with him, to which he must add a dangerous admiration for Oliver Cromwell, whose side, or King James’s by turns, he often chose to ta... ...there: they walked over the old house and gardens, and fought the siege of Oliver’s time over again: they played a game of rack- ets in the old court,...

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...ee buckshot into his naked hide, so close that you might have laid a broad joe upon them all”—here Natty stretched out his long neck, and straightened... ... the wrong I have done thee?” “I am called Edwards,” returned the hunter; “Oliver Edwards, I am easily to be seen, sir, for I live nigh by , and am no... ...I dodged the trees in the bargain; but this is a very different thing, Mr. Oliver.” “This,” cried the young man, with an accent that sounded as if he ... ...y rifle, and get a shot at the big turkey they’ve put up at the stump. Mr. Oliver is over-anx- ious for the creatur’, and I’m sure to do nothing when ...

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.... Thus, for example, Miss Edgeworth re- jects, as no true bull, the common Joe Miller story, that, upon two Irishmen reaching Barnet, and being told t... ...1798; and, in consequence of his depositions, on March 12, at the house of Oliver Bond, in Dublin, the government succeeded in arresting a large body ... ...sided over the Irish Directory, viz., Emmet, M’Niven, Arthur O’Connor, and Oliver Bond. As far as names went, their places were immediately filled up;...

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...sing at every word he did not know; and on his very composedly calling old Joe the gardener, ‘the old gander,’ Anne burst into an irrepressible giggle... ...nemy,’ said Anne; ‘I give you up, you recreant; your name should have been Oliver, instead of Rupert.’ ‘There is an exemplification of the lecture,’ s...

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...ious friend Rigdum-Funnidos. How did I envy at that moment our friend Jack Oliver, who produces with such happy complacence his fardel of small talk, ... ... folk will come to my house on dangerous errands, egad they shall not find Joe Crackenthorp a cat’s- paw. I’ll keep myself clear, you may depend on it... ...hapter. 390 Redgauntlet CHAPTER XX NARRATIVE OF DARSIE LATIMER, CONTINUED Joe Crackenthorp’s public-house had never, since it first reared its chimne... ... ment of the adventurous Wanderer, and was met on the top of the stairs by Joe Crackenthorp. ‘Where are the other gentle- men?’ he said. ‘Yonder, in t...

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...look into the book, or to be reminded of that criminal imposture which Dr. Oliver Goldsmith had practised upon her youthful credulity. In that case, a... ...between the enigma and its answer may remind the reader of an old story in Joe Miller, where a traveller, apparently an inquisitive per- son, in passi...

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...towed a most obliging smile on him; and, calling him by the name of honest Joe, said she was heartily glad to see him in England. “See, my dear,” crie... ...reat lover of birds, and strictly forbad the spoiling of their nests. Poor Joe was one day caught upon a tree, and, being concluded guilty, was severe... ...hed for it; but it was afterwards discovered that another boy, a friend of Joe’s, had robbed the nest of its young ones, and poor Joe had climbed the ... ...of such a people? and it was chiefly owing to the avoiding this error that Oliver Cromwell carried the reputation of England higher than it ever was a...

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... dred long years must still elapse before Englishmen would hear the name of Oliver Cromwell. Unquestionably the discovery of the Mississippi is a dat... ...r an aristoc racy. Why, in my time they used to call the ‘barkeep’ Bill, or Joe, or Tom, and slap him on the shoulder; I watched for that. But none o... ...ay Street was thronged with thou sands of people. General Mabry and his son Joe were acquit ted only a few days ago of the murder of Moses Lusby and...

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...e devil a smack of your nonsense shall you ever get into me. There’s Jemmy Oliver, of our regiment, he narrowly escaped being a pimp too, and that wou... ...esently sent forth her summons, which both her servants instantly obeyed. “Joe,” says the mistress, “don’t you hear the gentleman’s bell ring? Why don... ...ed to prevail by gentle means; but all in vain: Betty was as inflexible as joe. Both insisted it was not their busi ness, and they would not do it. ...

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...on in the Survey. Noa, noa, e’en let un smell things out o’ themselves for Joe Hodges—’ “You will allow there was nothing for it after this, but pay- ... ...’ “You will allow there was nothing for it after this, but pay- ing honest Joe Hodges’s bill, and departing, unless I had pre- ferred making him my co... ...l, and I’ll be adding something till’t, till she’ll maybe get a Liddesdale joe that wants something to help to buy the hirsel. [The stock of sheep]—Wh... ... dwelt, in the memory of man, four inhabitants, called An- drew, or Dandie Oliver. They were distinguished as Dandie Eassil-gate, Dandie W assil-gate,...

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...n. Her parish experience came into play. ‘Does papa think he would be like Joe Sparks? But then gentlemen don’t beat their wives, nor go to the public... ...And we might get the new number of Nicholas Nickleby.’ N.B. Perhaps it was Oliver T wist or The Old Curiosity Shop I am not certain which was the curr...

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...ot refrain from a short extract. I may premise that the poor boy’s name is Oliver Caswell; American Notes – Dickens 46 that he is thirteen years of ... ...as to follow every motion, but so slightly as not to embarrass them; while Oliver stood attentive, his head a little aside, his face turned up, his le... ...on the table, and going away a little distance with the chil dren, placed Oliver’s fingers in the positions to spell key, on which Laura went and bro... ...he negro slave, Sally. Walks as though crippled in the back.’ ‘Ran away, Joe Dennis. Has a small notch in one of his ears. ’ American Notes – Dicke...

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...s calculating within half an ounce or so, ‘would be a trifle under that of Oliver Cromwell.” Nell was very much surprised that the man should be so ac... ...ulder; ‘and I respect you for having so much young blood left. Ha, ha, ha! Joe Jowl’s half sorry he ad vised you now. We’ve got the laugh against him...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Joe Brownlow?s Fancy. The lady said, ?An orphan?s fate Is sad and hard to bear.? --Scott ?MOTHER, you could do a great kindness.? ?Well, Joe?? ?If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath?s here for the holidays. A...

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...ood by Charlotte M Yonge CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I JOE BR JOE BR JOE BR JOE BR JOE BRO O O O OWNL WNL WNL WNL WNLO O O O OW W ... ... and hard to bear.” —Scott “MOTHER, you could do a great kindness.” “Well, Joe?” “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for th... ... and was viewed as the representative of sober common sense in the family. Joe and his mother did like to feel a plan quite free from Robert’s condemn... ...Naughty boy—” “Well moaned, Andromeda!” “But papa,” persisted Janet, “when Oliver Cromwell—” “Oh! look at the Gorgon!” cried the mother, as the batter... ... petrified right across his legs. “But papa,” Janet’s voice was heard, “if Oliver Cromwell had not helped the Waldenses—” It was lost, for Bobus and J...

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...test of joys—but I had a dear friend in Magdalen College in Oxford; I wish Joe Addison were here to convince thee, as he quickly could—for I think he’... ...my life, you see, and took to this sorry red one); I have often thought of Joe Addison—Dr. Cudworth says, ‘A good conscience is the best looking-glass... ...itics to college with him, to which he must add a dangerous admiration for Oliver Cromwell, whose side, or King James’s by turns, he often chose to ta... ...there: they walked over the old house and gardens, and fought the siege of Oliver’s time over again: they played a game of rack- ets in the old court,... ...ing to decline this pub- lic manifestation of Steele’s regard. “My dearest Joe, where hast thou hidden thyself this age?” cries the Captain, still hol... ...at it. Traitor! treason! what names are these to scare you and me? Are all Oliver’s men dead, or his glorious name forgotten in fifty years? Are there...

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... de- veloped between him and such men of genius as Boswell, David Garrick, Oliver Goldsmith, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Edmund Burke. Johnson’s genius l... ...hould have taken him to Rome.’ He was first taught to read English by Dame Oliver, a widow, who kept a school for young children in Lichfield. He told... ...bottles of port, and sat till between one and two in the morn- ing. As Dr. Oliver Goldsmith will frequently appear in this narrative, I shall endeavou... ...t the Epitaph should be in English, observed to Sir Joshua, ‘I wonder that Joe Warton, a scholar by profession, should be such a fool.’ He said too, ‘...

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..., with a postscript full of affectionate regards and messages to T om, and Joe, and Charley, and other close friends and neighbors. As the reader fini... ...ired after her journey to be kept up. “Tired? She tired! Oh, hear the man! Joe, you know she’d sit up six weeks to please any one of you!” When Joe h... ...ome, now, let’s get to decorating—not much time left.” Pretty soon Tom and Joe arrived, and then all hands set about adoring the house with flowers. T... ...days in the Humboldt mines—’62 ’63. You will remember, you and Clagett and Oliver and the old black smith Tillou lived in a lean to which was half wa...

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...bout two hundred, among whom were George Bancroft, Washington Allston, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. The toast of “Health, happiness, and a hearty welcom... ...st. At every new act of kindness on your part, I say to myself “That’s for Oliver; I should not wonder if that was meant for Smike; I have no doubt th... ...n Irving under my arm; and, when I don’t take him, I take his own brother, Oliver Goldsmith. Washington Irving! Why, of whom but him was I thinking th... ...ss of Scrooge’s nephew, to the hideous mirth of the party assembled in Old Joe the Ragshop keeper’s parlour. The reading occupied more than three hour...

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...ndexter. A staffer for McFarlane and Poindexter, Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, developed a scheme to trade U.S. arms for hostages and divert... ...l Khattab Saudi; mujahid leader in Chechnya L’Houssaine Kherchtou (a.k.a. Joe the Moroccan,Abu Talal) Moroccan; former al Qaeda member who broke with... ...ll carried cockpit keys on their person. See Craig Marquis, Craig Parfitt, Joe Bertapelle, and Mike Mulcahy interview (Nov. 19, 2003). 27.AAL transcri... ... flights. On American Airlines’ policy , see Craig Marquis, Craig Parfitt, Joe Bertapelle, and Mike Mulcahy interview (Nov. 19, 2003). United Airlines...

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...inois regiment was surrounded by rebels at a point on the Hannibal and St. Joe Railroad some miles west of Palmyra, in Missouri, and I was ordered to ... ... meet every call for aid whether mechanical or professional. Colonel W. S. Oliver was master of trans- portation on this occasion by special detail. ... ...loss was much greater. On the 18th the combined forces of the enemy, under Joe Johnston, at- tacked his advance at Bentonville, capturing three guns a... ...he receipt of my letter of the 5th, General Sherman moved directly against Joe Johnston, who retreated rapidly on and through Raleigh, which place Gen...