He has turned to be a drunken, godless, impudent fellow, and his wife little better than himself; his daughters dowdy hussies; his sons lanky, lean, pasty-faced, blaspheming blackguards, drinking rum before breakfast, and living by cheating one another out of horses.

Can you deny this picture ?" "Yes," said the Major, "I can disprove it by many happy instances, and yet, to say the truth, it is fearfully true in as many more.

There is no social influence in the settled districts; there are too many men without masters.

Let us wait and hope." "This is not to the purpose at present, though," said Mrs.Buckley.
"See what you can do for us in the bush, my dear Dean.

You have a very hopeless task before you, I fear." "The more hopeless, the greater glory, madam," said Frank, taking off his hat and waving it; called, chosen, and faithful.