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" 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 on with his work of affliction. I heard his chains upon his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little stick upon the bundle.... "
Readings in English Prose of the Eighteenth Century - Page 498
edited by - 1911 - 724 pages
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The Works of Laurence Sterne ...

Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 360 pages
...darkened the little light he had, he lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the door, then caft it down—fhook his head, and went on with his work of affliction....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little flick upon the bundle.—He gave a deep figh—I faw the iron enter into his foul—I burft into tears——I...
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The Beauties of Johnson: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...the little light he had, he lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the door, then caft it down — Ihook his head, and went on with his work of affliction....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick upon the bundle — He gave a deep figh — I faw the iron enter into his foal — I burft into...
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A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy: By Mr. Yorick. In Two ...

Laurence Sterne - 1782 - 168 pages
...lit* .tie.light he had, he lifted up a. hopekfs eye towards the door, then caft it do.wja.. —fliook his head, and went on with his work of. affliction....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick upon the bundle—He gave a deep figh I faw the iron enter into. his foul—I. bur.ft into tears—I...
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Essays, Moral and Literary, Volume 2

Vicesimus Knox - 1783 - 408 pages
...the little light he had, he " lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the door, then " caft it down, (hook his head, and went on with his " work of affliction....his " legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick " upon the bundle. He gave a deej> figh. I faw the " iron enter into his foul." It is eafy, but...
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The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...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....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick upon the boodle— -He gave a deep %h — I faw the iron enter into his foul— I burft into...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...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....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick upon the bundle. He gave a deep ligh. — I faw the iron enter into his foul. — I burft into...
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The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf ...

680 pages
...one of these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of mi?ery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light...towards the door, then cast it down, shook his head, and then went on with his work of affliction. I heard the chains upon his legs, as ho turned his body to...
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The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind ...

Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of misery to add tc the heap. As I darkened the little light he had, he...his legs,. as he turned his body to lay his little sfiqk. upon. the bundle He gave a deep sigh—I saw the iron enter into his soul—I burst into tears—I...
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The Beauties of Sterne; Including Many of His Letters and Sermons, All His ...

Laurence Sterne - 1799 - 392 pages
...the little light he had, he lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the door, then caft it down — fliook his head, and went on with his work of affliction....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little (lick upon the bundle — He gave a deep figh — I faw the iron enter into -his foul — I burft into...
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The English instructor; or, Useful and entertaining passages in prose ...

English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...nights he had passed there — 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....bundle — He gave a deep sigh — I saw the iron enter into his soul — I burst into tears — I could not sustain the picture of confinement which my fancy...
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