 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1796 - 612 pages
...excufe me. Alas ! I can fcarcely tell it ; I muft pay my houfe-rent, and I am fix dollars too ihort ; I have been ill a whole month, and could hardly keep...— but, gracious heaven \ I am, neverthelefs, fix dollors too fhort, and muft have them to-day, or to-morrow ; pray hear me, dear Or'.'1 Here (lie took... | |
 | English literature - 1796 - 616 pages
...excufe me. Alas ! I can fcarcely tell it; I muft pay my lioufe-rent, and I ara fix dollars too fliort ; I have been ill a whole month, and could hardly keep my poor children from ftarving ; 1 have laid by everv pennv — but, gracious heaven ! I am, neverthelefs, Лх dollors too (hört,... | |
 | 1833 - 570 pages
...replied that she would lake it into consideration. pay my house-rent, and I am six dollars too short. I have been ill a whole month, and could hardly keep my poor children from starving. I must have the six dollars to-day or to-morrow. Pray hear me, dear sir.' Here she took a... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - Married women - 1833 - 346 pages
...entreat you to excuse me," said she ; ' I must spay my house-rent, and I am six dollars too short. I have been ill a whole month, and could hardly keep my poor children from starving. I must have the six dollars today or tomorrow. Pray hear me, dear sir.' Here she took a small... | |
 | Miss M. Kendrick, Lydia Maria Child - Gift books - 1849 - 314 pages
...entreat you to pardon me,' said she ; ' I must pay my house-rent, and I want six dollars of the sum. I have been ill a whole month, and could hardly keep my poor children from starving. I must have the six dollars to-day or tomorrow. Pray, hear me, dear sir.' Here she took a... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - Women - 1853 - 332 pages
...I entreat you to excuse me,' said she, ' I must pay my house rent, and I am six dollars too short. I have been ill a whole month, and could hardly keep my poor children from starving. I must have the six dollars to- j " I was just risen from dinner, when a widow desired to... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - Women - 1858 - 300 pages
...entreat you to excuse me,' said she ; ' I must pay ray house-rent, and I am six dollars too short. I have been ill a whole month, and could hardly keep my poor children from starving. I must have the six dollars to-day or to-morrow. Pray hear me, dear sir.' Here she took a... | |
 | Joseph Johnson - 1869 - 320 pages
...sir, I entreat you to excuse me,' said she ; ' I must pay my house rent, and I am six dollars short. I have been ill a whole month, and could hardly keep my poor children from starving. I must have the six dollars to-day or to-morrow. Pray hear me, dear sir.' Here she took a... | |
 | Johann Caspar Lavater - Christian life - 1795 - 294 pages
...excufe me, Alas! I can fcareejy tell it; ** I muft pay my houfe*rent, and I am (ix " dollars too fhort 5 I have been ill a whole * month, and could hardly...I am, ** neverthelefs, fix dollars too fhort, and fijuft " have them to-day, or to-morrow ; pray " hear me, dearSirl" Here flie took afmall parcel out... | |
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I entreat you to excuse me," said she ; ' I must spay my house-rent, and I am six dollars too short. I have been ill a whole month, and could hardly keep my poor children from starving. I must have the six dollars today or tomorrow. Pray hear me, dear... 