See how she sits on that bit of a sate that I puts there for her wid my own hands, as a laddy should, looking jist what she is, the quane of the woods, and the delight of our eyes!
No less than three times have I been obliged to make these salutary applications to Nick's back, with my own hands; though it is, now, more than ten years since a blow has passed between us.
I secured that door, sir, with my own hands, in a military manner, and know that it was found as I left it.
I have had all in my own hands once; and if ever I am in the same position again, I will act.
How then could you believe, that if that hand of Europe, which you grasp every day, remains dirty, you can escape from soiling your own hands?
Have I not difficulties enough before me here, that I am desired to increase them with my own hands?
But specially I have shed the innocent blood of one Michael Hunter with my own hands.
I can almost fancy that I see the cloister garden, and the pear-trees which I grafted with my own hands.
I closed the great gate after her with my own hands, and then looked for Hans, who was just coming out of the lodge, into which he had been taking old Christian.
As surely as that I shall some time be in paradise," answered the vizier, "for my daughter made the purse with her own hands.
But really, if I had not helped to hang the Pasha with my own hands, I might perhaps have been deceived.
I did the work on it myself, and must carry it to her with my own hands.
And there was another person at The Cleeve who took into her own hands a considerable share of the management and leading of Sir Peregrine, though, in truth, she made no efforts in that direction.
I informed them of the contents of Pemberton's letters, of my reply and the substance of the interview, and that I was ready to hear any suggestion; but would hold the power of deciding entirely in my own hands.
I asked for his mail, and he picked up his light saddle-bags containing the great overland mail, and we walked together to headquarters, where he delivered his parcel into Colonel Mason's own hands.
I believe in taking life in my own hands," I said.
I cannot pay his relations till they administer, for he is much in debt;[5] but I will have the staff in my own hands, and venture nothing.
I stayed with them till just now between ten and eleven, and was forced again to give my eighth to the bellman, which I did with my own hands, rather than keep it till next post.
But some time or other I shall bring you both to your end with my own hands!
Let me, with my own hands, pour a glass of wine to pay you my compliments.
I don't know what you people think of Hsi Jen, but she was a lowbred girl, whom I've with my own hands raised up!
If he really continues to behave in this manner, I shall soon enough compass his death, with my own hands, and he'll then know what stuff I'm made of.
Even I, Lone Chief, with my own hands, slew Skolka, the shaman, in the face of all the people.
With my own hands I slew him, who was a greater shaman than Skolka, our own shaman.
She sealed the letter, rang for Charles, and charged him to deliver it into Mr Rowland's own hands, placed the copy in her bosom to show to Margaret, and returned to the parlour.
As soon as Charles returned home, after having delivered the letter into Mr Rowland's own hands, Mr Hope gathered his family together, for their Sunday worship.
There was something in the novelty, perhaps; but Hope threw on the fire with remarkable energy the coals he had himself brought in from the coal-house, and ate with great relish the toast toasted by his wife's own hands.
I fed the horse with my own hands, the day; and the last male that he ate was of my own cooking.
Well, I got my valentine all ready; directed it to the Grand Duke in a delicate, ladylike way, and took it with my own hands down to the post-office.
Well, sisters, I took this bird from its cage with my own hands, and I smothered it with kisses from my own lips, which quivered with intensity of emotion.
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