1 I heard that the table beer was a robbery of parents, and the pudding an imposition.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContextHighlight In CHAPTER 6. I ENLARGE MY CIRCLE OF ACQUAINTANCE 2 And therefore it is,' said Mrs. Micawber, 'that I the more wish, that, at a future period, we may live again on the parent soil.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContextHighlight In CHAPTER 57. THE EMIGRANTS 3 The Doctor's desire that Annie should be entertained, was therefore particularly acceptable to this excellent parent; who expressed unqualified approval of his discretion.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContextHighlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS 4 I was willing to do anything to relieve Mr. James from his difficulty, and to restore harmony between himself and an affectionate parent, who has undergone so much on his account.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContextHighlight In CHAPTER 46. INTELLIGENCE 5 I am glad you think so, Copperfield,' rejoined Traddles, 'because, without any imputation on the Reverend Horace, I do think parents, and brothers, and so forth, are sometimes rather selfish in such cases.
6 I preceded Mr. Omer, in compliance with his request; and after showing me a roll of cloth which he said was extra super, and too good mourning for anything short of parents, he took my various dimensions, and put them down in a book.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContextHighlight In CHAPTER 9. I HAVE A MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY 7 Mr. Micawber told us, that when he heard her sing the first one, on the first occasion of his seeing her beneath the parental roof, she had attracted his attention in an extraordinary degree; but that when it came to Little Tafflin, he had resolved to win that woman or perish in the attempt.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContextHighlight In CHAPTER 28. Mr. MICAWBER'S GAUNTLET