 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1832 - 506 pages
...stript hanging-, That served to keep her carcase from the cold, So there was nothing of a piece abont her. Her lower weeds were all o'er coarsely patched...yellow, And seemed to speak variety of wretchedness.' "See," said Lester, "one of the eyesores of our village, (I might say) the only discontented person."... | |
 | 1835 - 344 pages
...shoulders had she wrapp'd The tatter'd remnants of an old strip'd hanging Which serv'd to keep her carcass from the cold. So there was nothing of a piece about her. Her lower weeds were all o'er coarsely patch'd With different colour'd rags, black, red, white, yellow, And seem'd to speak variety of wretchedness.... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...on her crooked shoulders had she wrapt The tatter'd remnant of an old striped hanging, iVhich served ar. If an absurd dress or behaviour be introduced in the world, it will hnr. lor lower weeds were all o'er coarsely patch'd >Vith difTrent colour'd rags, black, red, white,... | |
 | Henry Neele - 1839 - 264 pages
...shoulders had she wrapt The tatter'd remnant of an old striped hanging, Which served to keep her carcass from the cold ; So there was nothing of a piece about her. Her lower weeds were all o'er coarsely patch'd With different colour'd rags, black, red, white, yellow, And seem'd to speak variety of wretchedness."... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1840 - 512 pages
...shoulders had she wrapp'd The tatter'd remnants of an old stript hanging, That served to keep her carcass from the cold, So there was nothing of a piece about her. Her lower weeds were all o'er coarsely patch'd With different-coloured rags, black, red, white, yellow, And seem'd to speak variety of wretchedness."... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1842 - 490 pages
...her crook'd shoulders hail ghe wrapp'd The tatter'd remnants of an old stript hanging. That served to keep her carcase from the cold, So there was nothing...about her. Her lower weeds were all o'er coarsely patck'd With different colour'd rags, black, red, white, yellow, And seem'd to speak variety of wretchedness."... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...shoulder had she wrapp'd The tatter'd remnant of an old striped hanging, Which served to keep her carcass ration. All the skie was of a fiery aspect, like the...the light seene above 40 miles round about for many rag» — black, red, white, yellow, And seein'd to speak variety of wretchedness. I ask'd her of the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...shoulder had she wrapp'd The tatter'd remnant of an old striped hanging, Which served to keep her carcass re up wealthy sums On my lips, thus hardly sunder'd...another Hundred, then unto the other Add a thousand, seem'd to speak variety of wretchedness. I ask'd her of the way, which she informed me ; Then craved... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...shoulder had she wrapp'd, The tatter'd remnant of an old etripcd hanging. Which served to keep her carcass from the cold. So there was nothing of a piece about...her. Her lower weeds were all o'er coarsely patched \Vithdifferentcoloured rags — black, red, white, yellow, And seem'd to speak variety of wretchedness.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 pages
...shoulder had she wrapp'd The tatter'd remnant of an old striped hanging, Which served to keep her carcass seem'd to speak rariety of wretchedness. I ask'd her of the way, which she informed me ; Then craved... | |
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... with age grown double, Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself. Her eyes with scalding rheum were gall'd and red ; Cold palsy shook her head ; her hands... 
