 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1850 - 320 lapas
...blackbrowed Puritans would have thought it quite a sufficient retribution for his sins, that, after so long a lapse of years, the old trunk of the family tree,...had ever been brightened by success — would they deern otherwise than worthless, if not positively disgraceful. "What is he?" murmurs one gray shadow... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1851 - 328 lapas
...blackbrowed Puritans would have thought it quite a sufficient retribution for his sins, that, after so long a lapse of years, the old trunk of the family tree,...myself. No aim, that I have ever cherished, would they recognise as laudable ; no success of mine — if my life, beyond its' domestic scope, had ever been... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1852 - 268 lapas
...blackbrowed Puritans would have thought it quite a sufficient retribution for his sins, that, after so long a lapse of years, the old trunk of the family tree,...myself. No aim, that I have ever cherished, would they recognise as laudable; no success of mine — if my life, beyond its domestic scope, had ever been... | |
 | Nathaniel [two or more stories] Hawthorne - 1866 - 596 lapas
...blackbrowed Puritans would have thought it quite a sufficient retribution for his sins, that, after so long a lapse of years, the old trunk of the family tree,...myself. No aim, that I have ever cherished, would they recognise as laudable; no success of mine—if my life, beyond its domestic scope, had ever been brightened... | |
 | John Nichol - 1882 - 492 lapas
...black-browed Puritans would have thought it quite a sufficient retribution for his sins, that after so long a lapse of years, the old trunk of the family tree,...have borne as its topmost bough an idler like myself. What is he ? murmurs one gray shadow of my forefathers. A writer of story-books ! What mode of glorifying... | |
 | John Nichol - 1882 - 496 lapas
...black-browed Puritans would have thought it quite a sufficient retribution for his sins, that after so long a lapse of years, the old trunk of the family tree,...should have borne as its topmost bough an idler like myselt TVhat is he ? murmurs one gray shallow of my forefathers. A writer of story-books ! What mode... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1883 - 630 lapas
...blackbrowed Puritans would have thought it quite a sufiicient retribution for his sins, that, after so long a lapse of years, the old trunk of the family tree, with BO much venerable moss upon it, should have borne, as its topmost bough, an idler like myself. No aim,... | |
 | John Morley - 1894 - 702 lapas
...black-browed Puritans would have thought it quite a sufficient retribution for his sins that after so long a lapse of years the old trunk of the family tree,...myself. No aim that I have ever cherished would they recognise as laudable; no success of mine, if my life, beyond its domestic scope, had ever be"en brightened... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1898 - 362 lapas
...blackbrowed Puritans would have thought it quite a sufficient retribution for his sins that, after so long a lapse of years, the old trunk of the family tree,...cherished would they recognize as laudable; no success of mine—if my life, beyond its domestic scope had ever been brightened by success—would they deem... | |
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Doubtless, however, either of these stern and black-browed Puritans would have thought it quite a sufficient retribution for his sins, that after so long a lapse of years the old trunk of the family tree, with so much venerable moss upon it, should have... 
