 ... candlesticks that were never used but at high-days, holy-days, and family feasts. The lights were scattered about the room, two of them standing on the chimney-piece. This position of candles was in itself significant. Candles on the chimney-piece...  Scotland, Stories of - Page 1251896Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1883 - 874 pages
...significant. Candles on the chimney-piece always meant a party. On the hearth, in front of a back-brand to give substance, blazed a fire of thorns, that crackled...hedge-carpenter, Elijah New the parish clerk, and John Pitcher, a neighboring dairyman, the shepherd's father-in-law, lolled in the settle; a young man and maid who... | |
 | 1883 - 708 pages
...significant. Candles on the chimney-piece always meant a party. On the hearth, in front of a back-brand to give substance, blazed a fire of thorns, that crackled...including Charley Jake the hedge-carpenter, Elijah New the parish-clerk, and John Pitcher, a neighbouring dairyman, the shepherd's fatherin-law, lolled in the... | |
 | 1883 - 736 pages
...significant. Candles on the chimney-piece always meant a party. On the hearth, in front of a back-brand to give substance, blazed a fire of thorns, that crackled...including Charley Jake the hedge-carpenter, Elijah Xew the parish-clerk, and John Pitcher, a neighbouring dairyman, the shepherd'sfetherin-law, lolled... | |
 | 1885 - 276 pages
...significant. Candles on the chimney-piece always meant a party. On the hearth, in front of a back-brand to give substance, blazed a fire of thorns, that crackled...including Charley Jake the hedge-carpenter, Elijah New the parishclerk, and John Pitcher, a neighbouring dairyman, the shepherd's father-in-law, lolled in the... | |
 | Tales - 1885 - 272 pages
...significant. Candles on the chimney-piece always meant a party. On the hearth, in front of a back-brand to give substance, blazed a fire of thorns, that crackled...including Charley Jake the hedge-carpenter, Elijah New the parishclerk, and John Pitcher, a neighbouring dairyman, the shepherd's father-in-law, lolled in the... | |
 | Charles Read Nutter, Frank Wilson Cheney Hersey, Chester Noyes Greenough - 1907 - 520 pages
...back-brand to give substance, blazed a fire of thorns, that crackled ' like the laughter of the fool.' 20 Nineteen persons were gathered here. Of these, five...including Charley Jake the hedge-carpenter, Elijah New the parish-clerk, and John Pitcher, a 25 neighbouring dairyman, the shepherd's father-in-law, lolled in... | |
 | William James Dawson - 1910 - 334 pages
...significant. Caudles on the chimney-piece always meant a party. On the hearth, in front of a back-brand to give substance, blazed a fire of thorns, that crackled...including Charley Jake the hedge-carpenter, Elijah New the parish-clerk, and John Pitcher, a neighboring dairyman, the shepherd's fatherin-law, lolled in the... | |
 | Delphian Society - 1912 - 642 pages
...significant. Candles on the chimney-piece always meant a party. On the hearth, in front of a back-brand to give substance, blazed a fire of thorns, that crackled...shy filled the window-bench ; four men, including Charlie Jake, the hedge carpenter, Elijah New, the parish clerk, and John Pitcher, a neighbouring dairyman,... | |
 | 1914 - 424 pages
...apartment at eight o'clock on this eventful evening would have resulted in the opinion that it was as cozy and comfortable a nook as could be wished for in boisterous...Elijah New, the parish clerk, and John Pitcher, a neighboring dairyman, the shepherd's fatherin-law, lolled in the settle; a young man and maid, who... | |
 | Stuart Pratt Sherman - 1914 - 396 pages
...significant. Candles on the chimneypiece always meant a party. • 10 On the hearth, in front of a back-brand to give substance, blazed a fire of thorns, that crackled...wearing gowns of various bright hues, sat in chairs 15 along the wall; girls shy and not shy filled the windowbench; four men, including Charley Jake the... | |
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