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...aning on the ground, I felt something rough under my hand: it was a chased brass comb on a cord, such 16 Knock, Knock, Knock and other stories as pea... ... have got something of mine.” “What is it?” “Why, that,” he pointed to the brass comb lying on the little toilet table. “A thing of little value,” the... ...ilver watch, a regular turnip, with a rose tree engraved on the face and a brass chain. I was overwhelmed with delight, while my aunt, Pelageya Petrov... ...ron, copper, and metals of all sorts; he had provided himself with various instruments, and it was nothing for him to mend or even to make a screw, a ... ...red with morocco, yellow with age. David, as a connoisseur of all sorts of instruments, seized upon it at once. “It’s English,” he pronounced, putting...

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...e candles before men- tioned pretty rapidly, and of reducing the number of brass knobs on his street door from four or five hundred (which had previou... ...me to Mr Pecksniff’s house, Mr Pecksniff borrowed his case of mathematical instruments (if silver-mounted or otherwise valuable); entreated him, from ... ... he was a strong and vigorous old man, with a will of iron, and a voice of brass. But neither the apprehensions which he plainly entertained, at times... ...ere a lamp, divers sheets of paper, a piece of India rubber, and a case of instruments; all put ready, in case an architectural idea should come into ... ..., stood a gruff old giant of a clock, with a preposterous coronet of three brass balls on his head; whom few had ever seen—none ever looked in the fac... ...was reported to be full of wealth; though in what shape—whether in silver, brass, or gold, or butts of wine, or casks of gun-powder—was matter of prof... ...sister was governess in a family, a lofty family; per- haps the wealthiest brass and copper founders’ family known to mankind. They lived at Camberwel... ...hildren. ‘Though whether they might not be better employed with such blunt instruments as knitting-needles than with these edge-tools,’ he said, ‘is a... ...business. ‘These here tools,’ said Mark, bringing forward Martin’s case of instruments and sticking the compasses upright in a stump before the door, ...

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...an is the sculptured stone head of some public fountain, which through its brass mouth-tube emits water to the worthy and the unworthy; careless wheth... ...st hear Steam- engines clanking around him? Has he not seen the Scot- tish Brass-smith’s idea (and this but a mechanical one) travelling on fire-wings... ...ckh likely to make in polished society? Could she have driven so much as a brass-bound Gig, or even a simple iron-spring one? Thou foolish “absolved A... .... Silent are they, but expressive in their silence: the past witnesses and instruments of Woe and Joy, of Passions, Virtues, Crimes, and all the fatho... ...soul higher than him- self is actually here; were his knees stiffened into brass, he must down and worship.” Organic filaments, of a more authentic so...

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... reading, and the blind were, for the most part, set to perform on musical instruments, and got up a con- cert for the visitors. It was then we wished... ... of their gold and silver, and the statues of their jewels and crowns. But brass and tinsel look to the visitor full as well at a little distance,—as ... ...real caballeros with cloak and cigar—real Spanish barbers lathering out of brass ba- sins—and to have heard guitars under the balconies:there was 19 ... ...ountain of warm water, and fancying all is done, he reappears with a large brass basin, containing a quantity of lather, in the midst of which is some... ...n a divan; and stalking off, for a moment, returned with a long pipe and a brass chafing-dish:he blew the coal for the pipe, which he motioned me to s...

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...ugh; yet this is not all. In fact, the Ministry, and Necker himself whom a brass inscription ‘fastened by the people over his door-lintel’ testifies t... ...tand on paper, but in practice and fact are not, and cannot be. Figure the brass head of an Abbe Maury flooding forth Jesuitic eloquence in this strai... ...ther grumble. Harangue of ‘Tennis-Court Club,’ who enter with far-gleaming Brass- plate, aloft on a pole, and the Tennis-Court Oath engraved thereon; ... ... on a pole, and the Tennis-Court Oath engraved thereon; which far gleaming Brass-plate they purpose to affix solemnly in the Versailles original local... ... French Revolution—V olume Two galaxies fling their coloured radiance; and brass-lunged Hawkers elbow and bawl, “Grande Acceptation, Constitu- tion Mo... ..., with the pricking of semstresses stilettos, scissors, and female pointed instruments. Horrible to behold; the ancient Dead, and Petrarchan Laura, sl...

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...there hurried into one of these offices, an individual in a brown coat and brass buttons, whose long hair was scru pulously twisted round the rim of ... ...s, a desire to use, for purposes of deception and Self interest, the very instruments which you, in pure honesty and honour of purpose, and with a la... ...eatures in the still life of the street are green shutters, lodging bills, brass door plates, and bell handles; the principal specimens of animated na... ...s box, I suppose?’ said Mr. Pickwick, pointing to a kind of pulpit, with a brass rail, on his left hand. ‘That’s the witness box, my dear sir,’ replie... ...me wery happy to look at, ever since I was a boy about half as high as the brass headed stick o’ my wery respectable friend, Blazes, there. As to the... ...pkin!’ Mr. Benjamin Allen drew forth, from the same hiding place, a small brass pipkin, which Bob Sawyer observed he prided himself upon, particularl... ...ned the fat boy, beginning to cry. ‘Then, what the devil did you run sharp instruments into Mr. Pickwick’s legs for?’ inquired Wardle angrily. ‘He wou... ...r, and pinned him there, until he had affixed his signature to a couple of instruments; which, from Mr. Weller’s habit of printing, was a work of so m...

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... lunar observation. This, I believe, consists in obtaining with the proper instruments the angular dis- tance between the moon and some one of the sta... ...ne fighting ship. Still, there is a good deal of French flummery about her—brass plates and other gewgaws stuck on all over, like baubles on a handsom... ...ooloo’s pro- fession turned out to be worthless. He was, alas! as sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal; one of those who make no music unless the clap... ...rench). Wicked priests here, too; and wicked idols in woman’s clothes, and brass chains. “Good friends, no you speak, or look at them—but I know you w... ...perbolical phrase of Shorty’s, “It was ‘ot enough to melt the nose h’off a brass monkey.” 181 Melville Returning to the house, Shorty, assisted by ol... ...ssed volumes of plates; gilded candelabra; sets of globes and mathematical instruments; the finest por- celain; richly-mounted sabres and fowling-piec...

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... now produced, out of a work bag that she had with her, some little wooden instruments (what they are called I never knew), and proceeded to knit, or ... ... abominable corruptions have cankered into our nature, to be the efficient instruments of his infernal regen eration! And his consummated Paradise, a... ...d to go regularly to bed. And on Sundays, when you put on a blue coat with brass buttons, you will think of nothing else to do but to go and lounge ov... ...itcher into the well; and— except with her needle, and those little wooden instruments for purse making—was as unserviceable a member of soci ety as ... ...o me, but stirringly audible both by its foot tramp and the clangor of its instruments. Once or twice all the city bells jangled together, announcing ...

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...is, and worked with keen, practical good sense to achieve results with the instruments at hand. It is impossible to conceive 5 The Writings of Abraha... ... in his hat. All this could not lift him from pov- erty, and his surveying instruments and horse and saddle were sold by the sheriff for debt. But whi... ...perance personally, and have reformed, are the most powerful and efficient instruments to push the reformation to ultimate success, it does not follow... ...s than I did. I always was superstitious; I believe God made me one of the instruments of bringing your Fanny and you together, which union I have no ... ...was one of our Democratic gals in the Lost Townships, the way you ‘d get a brass pin let into you would be about up to the head.’ He a Democrat! Fiddl...

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...all upon him for assistance in their troubles. He therefore put up a large brass plate with ‘John Bold, Surgeon’ on it, to the great disgust of the ni... ...e pegs so twisted and re-twisted—listen, listen! Now alone that saddest of instruments tells its touching tale. Silent, and in awe, stand fiddle, flut... ...am, and the poor warden continued playing sad dirges on invisible stringed instruments in all manner of positions; he was ruminating in his mind on th... ... their music! Yes, they would walk forth with their music books, and their instruments, and shaking the dust from off their feet as they went, leave t... ...re conveyed such articles as he wanted for daily use—his music, books, and instruments, his own arm-chair, and Eleanor’s pet sofa; her teapoy and his ...

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...g the first twenty years of this century, was encumbered with old iron and brass, tires of wheels, springs, bells, anything in short which the destruc... ...in short, the necessary articles of the poorest households, —for old iron, brass, and lead, or any metal under any shape it might lurk in. The Auvergn... ...tle-green velveteen trousers; a checked waistcoat, from which depended the brass key of his silver watch by an iron chain which long usage had polishe... ...d funnily with the rigid furrows of his stern, hard face. The man of iron, brass, and lead became a being of flesh and blood and bones. If he happened... ... value of which was wholly unknown to the Sauviats, six wax candles in two brass sconces twisted like vine-shoots, lighted the dark room and Veronique... ...ce with all its resources. Seek, there- fore, at once for the proper human instruments who will enable you within the next dozen years to get an incom...

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...ding round it; you know the sort of tortoise-shell clock-case, inlaid with brass; the green stove, the Argand lamps, covered with oil and dust, have m... ...her weak eyes from the daylight by a soiled green silk shade with a rim of brass, an object fit to scare away the Angel of Pity himself. Her shawl, wi... ..., that this sort of projectile falls flat and harmless on skulls of triple brass, as cannon-shot against solid masonry; then there are flaccid and spo... ...made of rosewood, one of the old-fash- ioned kind with a curving front and brass handles, shaped like rings of twisted vine stems covered with flowers... ...an expiated the sin of loving them too much? They themselves have been the instruments of vengeance; they have tortured me for my sin of affection. “A... ...had spo- ken, “you know quite as well as I do that Father Goriot has not a brass farthing left. If you give out clean linen for a man who is just goin...

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...ng of the present day , was ornamented with enormous plates and buckles of brass, that shone like gold in those transient beams of the sun which found... ...said the hunter, throwing his rifle across his left arm, and knocking up a brass lid in the breech, from which he took a small piece of greased leathe... ...d their out- cry. One stately, powerful mastiff, who wore round his neck a brass collar, with “M. T .” engraved in large letters on the rim, alone was... ...ll, that was dimly lighted by two candies, placed in high, old- fashioned, brass candlesticks. The door closed, and the party 53 James Fenimore Coope... ... ma- hogany, inlaid with ivory, and bearing enormous handles of glittering brass, and groaning under the piles of silver plate. Near it stood a set of... ...e. A table was now spread with phials, boxes of salve, and divers surgical instruments. As the latter appeared in succes- sion, from a case of red mor... ...ion. After the rather scantily furnished pocket-case which contained these instruments was exhausted, the physician turned to his saddle- bags, and pr... ...person of Hiram Doolittle, and was couched in the ancient language of such instruments, especial care having been taken by the scribe not to omit the ...

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... And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. 23 And Lamech sai... ...filedst thou it: he went up to my couch. 5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cru elty are in their habitations. 6 O my soul, come not ...

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...sumption of industry intended to put their guest at ease, had taken up her instruments and was twisting a rose-petal into shape. “Y ou make artificial... ... hall- way to the chirping dressing-table toy; tall clocks of mahogany and brass with cathedral chimes; clocks of bronze, glass, por- celain, of every...

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...ch; all kinds of industries combine to produce a noise which the number of instruments renders distracting. The general system of decoration in this p... ...t, grease, and dust, and outer doors, covered with Utrecht velvet set with brass nails, once gilt, in a diamond pattern. These relics of splendor show...

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... light, nimble gods, menial servants to Jupiter: those are his ministering instruments in all affairs below. They travel in a caravan, more or less to... ... roof of some steeple. His helmet was of old rusty iron, but the vizor was brass, which, tainted by his breath, corrupted into copperas, nor wanted ga...

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...e shelter to a perishing world, refuses to cover us. T o us, its bones are brass, and its features iron. In running thither for shelter and succor, we... ...o load and unload vessels—worked in Ricketson’s candle works—in Richmond’s brass foundery, and elsewhere; and thus supported myself and family for thr... ...rom slavery. Having worked very hard that spring and summer, in Richmond’s brass foundery—sometimes working all night as well as all day—and needing a... ...ying accompaniments of the system. Wherever slavery is found, these horrid instruments are also found. Whether on the coast of Africa, among the savag... ...ti- vating and adorning the fair fields of our country, may yet become the instruments of terror, desolation, and death, throughout our borders. It wa... ...recting houses, constructing bridges, building ships, working in metals of brass, iron, copper, silver, and gold; that, while we are reading, writing,... ...nds of rejoicing are empty and heart- less; your denunciations of tyrants, brass-fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mocker...

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...und thee thrown! That desperate grasp thy frame might feel Through bars of brass and triple steel! They tug, they strain! down, down they go, The Gael... ...airschoes of their own fashion. The strings of the clairschoes are made of brasse wire, and the strings of the harps of sinews; which strings they str... ...e now only heard of in the Highlands in ancient song. At what period these instruments ceased to be used, is not on record; and tradition is silent on... ... the Grahames and Buchanans, on the other, are said to have been the chief instruments in sup- pressing this devoted clan. The Laird of Macgregor surr... ...A round target of light wood, covered with strong leather and studded with brass or iron, was a necessary part of a Highlander’s equipment. In chargin...

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...ched arms. On either side of him are ranged three or four angels, with the instruments of the Passion. Beneath him, in the second frieze, stands the a... ... accompanied with two sheets of thin paper, three wafers, and one of those instruments of torture which pass in France for pens,—these being the utens... ...ne of the objects were contained in curious old cases of beaten silver and brass; these things, at least, which looked as if they had been trans- mitt... ...ion. Beside the barrel is a large caldron lined with copper, with a rim of brass. The way these things are painted brings tears to the eyes; but they ...