...felt dispos'd to look, As self-approving, on a pious book : Yet, to her native bias still inclin'd, She felt her act too merciful and kind ; But, when...standing by, * Half dead himself, to see his Master die.3 " Expir'd he then, good Heaven ! for want of food i" ' No ! crusts and water in a corner stood...

...by her .side, The trembling Servant gasp'd for breath, and shed Relieving tears, then uttered — " He is dead ! " " Dead ! " said the startled Lady:...standing by, " Half dead himself, to see his Master die. " 'p. 321-5. ' The Wager ' is cot of this tragical complexion. It is a story, not of the most dignified...

...felt her act too merciful and kind ; But, when long musing on the chilling scene So lately past—the frost and sleet so keen — The Man's whole misery...dwell ; ' There his sole friend, the Ass, was standing hy, ' Half dead himself, to see his Master die.' " Expir'd he then, good Heaven ! for want of food...

...then utter'd— ' He is dead !' " Dead !" said the startled Lndy, ' Yes, he fell ' Close at the doer where he was wont to dwell ; ' There his sole friend,...standing by, ' Half dead himself, to see his Master die.' " Expir'd he then, good Heaven ! for want of food !" ' No! crusts and water in a corner stood ; —...

...think some pity was his due. Thus fix'd, she heard not her Attendant glide With soft slow step—till, standing by her side. The trembling Servant gasp'd...the Ass, was standing by, ' Half dead himself, to «ee his Master die.' " ExpirM he then, good Heaven ! for want of food ?" ' No ! crusts and water in...

...think some pity was his due. Thus fix'd, she heard not her attendant glide With soft slow step—till, standing by her side, The trembling servant gasp'd..." There his sole friend, the ass, was standing by, " Mali' dead himself, to see his master die." " Expired he then, good Heaven ! for want of food f"...

...hreath, and shed Believing tears, then utter'd — s He is dead!s s Dead!u said the startled lady; s Yes, he fell Close at the door where he was wont to...dwell; There his sole friend, the ass, was standing hy, Half dead himself, to see his master die.s s Expired he then, good Heaven ! for want of food ?s...

...offence, and evil was his mind — " But he had suffer'd, and she would be kind ; " She spurn'd'such baseness, and she found within " A fair acquittal...Master die." " Expired he then, good Heaven ! for want o food?" " No ! crusts and water in a corner stood ; — " To have this plenty, and to wait so long,...

...her attendant glide With aoft slow atep— till, atanding by her aide, The trembling servant gaap'd see The common course of human gratitude !" This hia master die." "Expired he then, good Heaven! for want of food !"— " No ! cruau and water in a...

...trembling servant gasp'd for breath, and shed Relieving tears, then utter'd—" He is dead !" " Dead I" er hand, with her heart in it, to Francesco. Great lien, good Heaven! for want of Ibod ?"— " No! crusts and water in a corner stood ;— To have this...