 | Charles Dickens - 1869 - 488 pages
...began to apply tliis to himself. "Business^" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. " MankindT was my business. The common welfare was my business...of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business ! " It held up its chain at arm's length, as if that were the cause of all its unavailing grief, and... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...were always a good man of business, Jacob," faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. "Business ! " cried the Ghost, wringing its hands...welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive... | |
 | Oliver Optic - 1871 - 1018 pages
...once was like this man. Scrooge. But you were always a good man of business, Jacob. Marley. Business! Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business. Charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. Hear me — my time is nearly gone. Scrooge. I will; but don't be... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1872 - 610 pages
...wringing its hands again. " Hankind was my business. The common. welfare was my business ; charity, merey, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business....of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business ! " It held up its chain at arm's length, as if that were the eause of all its unavailing grief, and... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1874 - 224 pages
...always a good man of business, Jacob," faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. " Business ! " cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again....welfare was my business ; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive... | |
 | George Melville Baker - 1874 - 770 pages
...once was like this man. Scrooge. But you were always a good man of business, Jacob. Marley. Business ! Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business. Charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. Hear me ; my tune is nearly gone. Scrooge. I will ; but don't be... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1876 - 472 pages
...were always a good man of business, Jacob," faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. "Business!" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again....of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business! " It held up its chain at arm's length, as if that were the cause of all its unavailing grief, and... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1876 - 444 pages
...was my business. The eommon welfare was my business ; eharity, merey, forbearanee, and benevolenee were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the eomprehensive oeean of my business ! " It held up its ehain at arm's length, as if that were the eause... | |
 | 1879 - 760 pages
...always a good man of business, Jacob," faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. ' " Business ! " cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again....welfare was my business ; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1880 - 878 pages
...always a good man of business, Jacob," faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. " Business ! " cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again....of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business ! " It held up its chain at arm's length, as if that were the cause of all its unavailing grief, and... | |
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But you were always a good man of business, Jacob," faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. "Business!" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance,... 
