 ... make children look older than they are. From this forlorn child I learned that she had slept and lived there alone for some time before I came ; and great joy the poor creature expressed when she found that I was, in future, to be her companion through...  The Athenaeum - Page 791870Full view - About this book
 | 1821 - 724 pages
...household or establishment in it ; nor any furniture, indeed, except a table, and a few chairs. But I found, on taking possession of my new quarters,...a poor friendless child, apparently ten years old j but she seemed hunger-bitten ; and sufferings of that sort often make children look older than they... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1847 - 270 pages
...household or establishment in it; nor any furniture, indeed, except a table, and a few chairs. But I found, on taking possession of my new quarters,...that sort often make children look older than they arc. From this forlorn child 10 I learned, that ehe had slept and lived there alone for some time before... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1850 - 316 pages
...no household or establishment in it; nor any furniture, indeed, except a table and a few chairs. But I found, on taking possession of my new quarters,...that sort often make children look older than they arc. From this forlorn child I learned, that site had slept and lived there alone, for some time before... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1876 - 640 pages
...no household or establishment in it; not any furniture, indeed, except a table and a few chairs. But I found, on taking possession of my new quarters,...poor, friendless child, apparently ten years old; hut she seemed hungerbitten; and sufferings of that sort often make children look older than they are.... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1886 - 320 pages
...household or establishment in it ; nor any furniture, indeed, except a table and a few chairs. But I found, on taking possession of my new quarters,...seemed hunger-bitten, and sufferings of that sort often 2 make children look older than they are. From this forlorn child I learned that she had slept and... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey, David Masson - 1890 - 494 pages
...this asylum as long as I was likely to want it. Towards nightfall I went down to Greek Street, and found, on taking possession of my new quarters, that the house already contained one single inmate,—a poor, friendless child, apparently ten years old ; but she seemed hungerbitten ; and sufferings... | |
 | 1904 - 884 pages
...there was no household or establishment in it; nor any furniture, except a table and a few chairs. But I found, on taking possession of my new quarters,...make children look older than they are. From this lorn child I learned that she had slept and lived there alone for some time before I came; and great... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1898 - 282 pages
...household or establishment in it ; nor any furniture, indeed, except a table and a few chairs. But I found, on taking possession of my new quarters,...contained one single inmate, a poor friendless child, ap- 10 parently ten years old ; but she seemed hunger-bitten, and sufferings of that sort often make... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1900 - 294 pages
...household or establishment in it; nor any furniture, indeed, except a table, and a few chairs. But I found, on taking possession of my new quarters, that the house 5 already contained one single inmate, a poor friendless child, apparently ten years old; but she seemed... | |
 | Arthur St. John Adcock - 1912 - 412 pages
...household or establishment in it ; nor any furniture, indeed, except a table and a few chairs. But I found, on taking possession of my new quarters,...are. From this forlorn child I learned that she had lived and slept there for some time before I came ; and great joy the poor creature expressed when... | |
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