"Book" Quotes from Famous Books
... stupefaction, with her apron over her head and face, he laid his hat on a table, went to the bedside of the little girl, and felt her head and pulse. He soon satisfied himself that the little sufferer was in no danger, under proper remedies, and now dashed down a prescription on a leaf from his pocket-book. Mrs. Flanagan, who had come out from the retirement of her apron, to stare stupidly at him during the examination, suddenly bobbed up on her legs, with enlightened alacrity, when he asked if there was any one that could go out to the apothecary's, ... — Little Classics, Volume 8 (of 18) - Mystery • Various
... laid down his book and arose. "I will inquire, madame," he said, with grave courtesy. "You ... — The Deserter • Charles King
... should have acknowledged the receipt of your book and accompanying kind note; and I now have to beg your pardon for not ... — The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Complete - Constitutional Edition • Abraham Lincoln
... a cause before the Supreme Court of the United States, and laid down, as the basis of his argument, a principle to which he desired to call the particular attention of the judges. The opposing counsel interrupted him, calling for the authority sustaining his principle,—'The book—the book!' demanded his adversary. 'Sir, and your honors,' said Wirt, straightening himself up to his full height, 'I am not bound to grope my way among the ruins of antiquity, to stumble over obsolete ... — Wild Northern Scenes - Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod • S. H. Hammond
... glad that my Father in heaven Tells of His love in the Book He has given. Wonderful things in the Bible I see, But this is ... — From Wealth to Poverty • Austin Potter
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