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William Carleton Fardorougha, The Miser

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Fardorougha, The Miser. It Was On One Of Those Nights In august, When The Moon And Stars Shine Through An Atmosphere Clear And Cloudless, With A Mildness Of Lustre Almost Continental, That A Horseman, Advancing At A Rapid Pace, Turned Off A Remote Branch Of Road Up A Narrow Lane, And, Dismounting Before A Neat Whitewashed Cottage, Gave A Quick And Impatient Knock At The Door. Almost Instantly, Out Of A Small Window That Opened On Hinges, Was Protruded A Broad Female Face, Surrounded, By Way Of Nightcap, With Several Folds Of Flannel, That Had Originally Been White. "Is Mary Moan At Home?" Said The Horseman. "For A Miricle-Ay!" Replied The Female; "Who'S _Down_, In The Name O' Goodness?" "Why, Thin, I'M Thinkin' You'Ll Be Smilin' Whin You Hear It," Replied The Messenger. "The Sorra One Else Than Honor Donovan, That'S Now Marrid Upon Fardorougha Donovan To The Tune Of Thirteen Years. Bedad, Time For Her, Anyhow,--But, Sure It'Ll Be Good Whin It Comes, We'Re Thinkin'." "Well, Betther Late Than Never--The Lord Be Praised For All His Gifts, Anyhow. Put Your Horse Down To The Mountin'-Stone, And I'Ll Be Wid You In Half A Jiffy, Acushla." She Immediately Drew In Her Head, And Ere The Messenger Had Well Placed His Horse At The Aforesaid Stirrup, Or Mounting-Stone, Which Is An Indispensable Adjunct To The Midwife'S Cottage, She Issued Out, Cloaked And Bonneted; For, In Point Of Fact, Her Practice Was So Extensive, And The Demands Upon Her Attendance So Incessant, That She Seldom, If Ever, Slept Or Went To Bed, Unless Partially Dressed. And Such Was Her Habit Of Vigilance, That She Ultimately Became An Illustration Of The Old Roman Proverb, _Non Dormio Omnibus_; That Is To Say, She Could Sleep As Sound As A Top To Every Possible Noise Except A Knock At The Door, To Which She Might Be Said, During The Greater Part Of Her Professional Life, To Have Been Instinctively Awake. [mehr]

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin The Miser

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to [mehr]

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin The Miser

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (/moʊlˈjɛər/;[1] French: [mɔ.ljɛːʁ]; 1622–1673), was a French playwright and actor [mehr]

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William Carleton Fardorougha, The Miser

The Works of William Carleton, Volume One

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William Carleton (20 February 1794 in Prolusk (often spelt as Prillisk as on his gravestone), Clogher, County Tyrone [mehr]

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William Carleton Fardorougha, The Miser The Works Of William Carleton Volume One

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his book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. [mehr]

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