 | William Evans Burton - 1858 - 586 páginas
...And in time double wealth, double honor arrives ; Heaven doubles his children, slaves, houses, und herds, But we don't hear a word of a couple of wives ! A WHET BEFORE DINNER. Too late for dinner by an hour. The dandy enter' d — in a shower Caught,... | |
 | William Evans Burton - 1864 - 552 páginas
...forbearance rewards: And in time double wealth, double honor arrives ; Heaven doubles his children, slaves, houses, and herds, But we don't hear a word of a couple of wives! pleasure in observing how much of the year he has each day passed, by observing the state of his boots.... | |
 | Isaac Jack Reeve - 1866 - 332 páginas
...forbearance rewards ; At length double wealth, double honour arrives : Heaven doubles his children, slaves, houses, and herds — But we don't hear a word of a couple of wives ! * The Royal Marriage Act, passed ia 1772, gave rise to manyjeux-d'eaprit, of which the above is one.... | |
 | 1888 - 272 páginas
...forbearance rewards ; At length double wealth, double honor arrives; He doubles his children, slaves, houses, and herds, But we don't hear a word of a couple of wives." MEANING OF THE WORD " PISCATAQUOG." (Vol. V, pp. 96, 141.) My attention has been called to the meaning... | |
 | 1888 - 536 páginas
...forbearance rewards ; At length double wealth, double honor arrives; He doubles his children, slaves, houses, and herds, But we don't hear a word of a couple of wives." MEANING OF THE WORD " PISCATAQUOG." (Vol. V, pp. 96, 141.) My attention has been called to the meaning... | |
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... battle, Tooth and nail strove to worry him out of his life ; He robb'd him of children, slaves, houses, and cattle, But, mark me, he ne'er thought of taking his wife. But heaven at length Job's forbearance rewards, At length double wealth, double... 
