| William Swinton - 1880 - 694 pages
...to apply this to himself. " Business !" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. " Man- 310 kind was my business. The common 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 - 1882 - 68 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....forbearance, and benevolence, were all my business." Scrooge was very much dismayed to hear the specter going on at this rate, and began to quake exceedingly.... | |
| Alfred Williams Momerie - 1882 - 402 pages
...were always a good man of business, Jacob." " Business ! " cried the ghost, wringing its hands ; " mankind was my business ; the common 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 - 1884 - 932 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....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 flung... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1884 - 876 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... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1885 - 286 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... | |
| Alfred Williams Momerie - 1885 - 408 pages
...were always a good man of business, Jacob." " Business ! " cried the ghost, wringing its hands ; " mankind was my business ; the common 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 - 1886 - 168 pages
...regret can make amends for one life's opportunities misused ! Yet such was I ! Oh, such was I !" " Business !" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again....of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business ! " " But you were always a good man of business, Jacob," faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply... | |
| Howard Sandison - 1886 - 496 pages
...faltered Scrooge; who now began to apply this to himself. "Business ! " cried the ghost wring. ing its hands again. "Mankind was my business. The common...Charity, mercy, forbearance and benevolence, were, airr my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of .water in the comprehensive ocean of... | |
| William Swinton - 1886 - 690 pages
...to apply this to himself. " Business !" cried Ihe Ghost, wringing its hands again. " Man- 310 kind was my business. The common 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... | |
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