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170 THE VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER.
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XXX.—THE VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER.
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t Whenever he business I hear abilit the...
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. JNow Now In of lier all fashions hat , now she in her _things hair change is drest the , best .
& _£ > & « _& = * Nor in her weeds alone is she so nice
But rich perfumes she buys at any price , ; Storax and spikenard she burns in her chamber ,
And daubs herself with civet , musk , and amber . " L . 3 .
170 The Village Shopkeeper.
170 THE VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER .
Xxx.—The Village Shopkeeper.
XXX . —THE VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER .
T Whenever He Business I Hear Abilit The...
t Whenever he business I hear abilit the ies of p loymen half t of th women e human discussed race affi , rmed and cap
to or the denied past , , I usuall recall y , as ins el t ances erly peop which le mi are gh ap t s t erve to do as _, evidence go back on either side the question . Thus as I sit dreaming"
make pictures when they are shut , " and a long procession , my eyes of persons and scenes ? some pleasant and some simply queerpas &
o before f my me men ; t bu al t vision when , one I clap littl my e fi hands gure appears ( figurativel upon y ) , the exclaim , stage ,
shadows ( _inaudibly to ) , the " That u vasty will deep do ! " " and at once dismiss the other
. Maria Dearest Denny of , old come maids forward ! thou ! let good me , k see ind ag ain ghbourl your y shining soul ,
me face once with more its " wit busy h skilful wrinkles han " ds a pod tw gy inkling packet of yes tea ! t ie up sugar for ,
le or t t hat voice out which a skein seemed of thread " fashioned " price of a laug halfpenny h" sound , " and in
nay ears t to as see it , k now the cheery and d I ays mus of t do childhood best ! to , But reroduce others
t oug he quiet scenes in whic you h you , figured , and the my simple inciden p ts with D which ham your memor native y is lace connec ! was ted what . is called a genteel
eep , my p , vil riva lage te , that ses is , it had the an a unusual riculturis proportion ts in the nei of respectabl hbourhood e
were p of the gentleman , -farmer g class , and this , in the g absence of noblemen One of , t con he stituted handsomes our t aristocracy or at least . the most pretentious
farm-houses was called Be , nton ' sit stood about a mile from , the village street , and was . the resi ; dence of Joseph Stoughton ,
Esq of the ., reputed most i to noran be one t of the -proud wealthiest and , arrogant and know men n to be of his
order . In his g eyes poverty , purse was a , crime and labour its meet
unprovided punishment Denny , had for ; died , when he suddenl was th inclined erefore y , leaving to he consider learnt a wife it and that as a personal daug his hter uncl affront utterl e , Dr y ; . ,
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 2, 1863, page 170, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_02111863/page/26/
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