She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord. He took her hand with an air of kindness : she drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room. " I have been thanking God," said the good La Roche, " for my... The Works of Henry Mackenzie - Page 165by Henry Mackenzie - 1808Full view - About this book
| 1781 - 392 pages
...filence ; threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room — "I have been thanking God," faid the good La Roche, " for my recovery." " That is right," replied his landlord.— " I " would not wiOi," continued the old man, hefitatingly, " to think ctherwife ; did I not " look up with gratitude... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 262 pages
...from him in silence ; threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room. ' I have been ' thanking God,' said the good La Roche, ' for my ' recovery.'...continuation of ' life, which, it may be, is not a real good:—Alas! f 1 may live to wish I had died, that you had left ' me to die, Sir, inftead of kindly... | |
| 1803 - 308 pages
...from him in silence ; threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room. " I have been thanking God," said the good La Roche, " for my recovery."...wish'' continued the old man, hesitatingly, " to think other" wise ; did I not look up with gratitude to that BJ" ing, I should barely be satisfted with my... | |
| Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 pages
...recovery." " That is right," replied to landlord. " I should not wish," continued the cid man, h» tatingly, "to think otherwise; did I, not look up with gratitude...that Being, I should barely be satisfied with my» cover)', as a continuation of life, which, it may be, n not? teal good. % ^ 16. "Alas ! I may live... | |
| Noah Webster - 1804 - 232 pages
...in filence ; threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room. " I have been thanking God," faid the good La Roche, "for my recovery." "That is right," replied his landlord. " I mould not wifli," continued the old man, hefitatingly, " to thiek otherwise ; did 1 not look up with... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 338 pages
...him in silence ; threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room. « I have been. « thanking God,' said the good La Roche, ' for my recovery.' « That is right,' replied his landlord. V 2 — * I would not wish>' continued the old man, he* sitatingly, ' to think otherwise ; did I not... | |
| Noah Webster - 1809 - 202 pages
...silence ; threw down her eyes to the ' ground, and left the room. " I have been thanking God," said i he good La Roche, " for my recovery" "That is. right," replied his landlord. " I should not wish," continued the old man, hesitatingly, " to think otherwise ; did I not look up with... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...from him in silence , threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room. — ' I have been thanking God,' said the good La Roche, ' for my recovery.'...old man, hesitatingly, ' to think otherwise ; did 1 not look up with gratitude to that Being, I should barely be satisfied with my recovery, as a continuation... | |
| Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 pages
...away from him in silence; threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room. " I have been thanking God," said the good La Roche, " for my recovery." " That is right," replied his landlord. u I should not wish," continued the old man. hesitatingly, "to think otlfenvise ; did I not look up... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 pages
...from him in silence; threw down her eyes to i he ground, and left the room. ' I have been thanking God,' said the good La Roche, ' for my recovery.' ' That is right,' rephed his landlord.—' I would not wish,' continued the old man, hesitatingly, 'to think otherwise... | |
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