The Library of fiction - or, Family story-teller, consisting of original tales, essays, and sketches of character (1836) (14763102471)

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Title: The Library of fiction : or, Family story-teller, consisting of original tales, essays, and sketches of character
Year: 1836 (1830s)
Authors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Tugg's at Ramsgate Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Little talk about spring and the sweeps
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Publisher: London : Chapman and Hall
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign



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r Bougainville played the petition, and so well thatthe minister said Delightful! * I have invented a dance to it, sir, said Monsieur Bougain-ville, calmly, and will dance it, if you please. A dance! shouted the minister, in rapture, and leapingfrom his seat. Indeed! why that is most extraordinary ! Shall I dance it, sir ? inquired Monsieur Bougainville. « By all means, said the minister. * And I myself, he said,in the enthusiasm of the moment, will play to you. And heseized the violin, and commenced the performance with muchspirit and energy. Monsieur Bougainville danced the petition. The ministerwas delighted. The steps were all new, and exceedingly grace-ful. When he had done, the minister walked up to him, andexclaimed, as he took him by the hand, * Monsieur Bougain-ville, your genius has triumphed. The situation is yours. Monsieur Bougainville was accordingly appointed ; and thereare, we should imagine, few of the readers of this narrativewho will say that he did not deserve it.
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Page 66, Vol. 2. 57 THE GUERILLA BY SHERIDAN KNOWLES,Author of The Hunxiiback, &c. On came tlie crowd shouting, The Guerilla! The Guerilla 1ferocious exultation in the sound of their voices and in theirlooks. On they came right to the place of execution, gatheringnew accessions at every yard. Arrived at the fatal spot, theystopped ; and, drawing back on every side, formed a little ring,densely bounded; in the centre of which stood a Guerilla, witha boy about fifteen or sixteen years old, apparently his son;and along with them a Spaniard of superior rank, one or twopublic functionaries of a subordinate class, and the executioner. Several murders had been recently committed in the moun-tains ; among the rest one upon the son of the Spaniard whowas extremely popular in Burgos ; and against the Guerillas theretaliation of summary justice was proclaimed by the edict ofthe people ; of which act of popular despotism the man and theboy, who had been taken at a few leagues distance from th