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- Of the numerous other telegraph instruments that have been invented since 1837, that of Mr. Morse is in most general use, especially on the Continent and in America. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Mr. Godfrey had some brandy and soda-water, Mr. Franklin took nothing. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I had never before seen Mr. Bruff pay her such devoted attention, and look at her with such marked respect. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Now, Mr. Hilton Cubitt, please continue your most interesting statement. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Wopsle in a comprehensive black cloak, being descried entering at the turnpike, the gravedigger was admonished in a friendly way, Look out! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- That depends,' said Mrs. Bardell, approaching the duster very near to Mr. Pickwick's elbow which was planted on the table. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Sixteen shillings sterling, we are told by Mr Byron, was the price of a good horse in the capital of Chili. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Mr. Bumble wiped from his forehead the perspiration which his walk had engendered, glanced complacently at the cocked hat, and smiled. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Dear Mr. Traddles and dear Trotwood, papa once free with honour, what could I wish for! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The first known application of the kind was made by Mr. Murdoch, an engineer in the employment of Messrs. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The first known application of the kind was made by Mr. Murdoch, an engineer in the employment of Messrs. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- With the aid of Messrs. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He says no more until he has performed his task, which he achieves as Messrs. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The box, when claimed, to be only given up by Messrs. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The first electrical railway was constructed and operated at Berlin in 1879, by Messrs Siemens and Halske. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- These mansions are to be had either unfurnished, where, if you have credit with Messrs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Quickly succeeding the Wilde machine came independent inventions in the same direction from Messrs. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And why, think you, are Messrs. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Recalling how he had just now placed Messrs. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- As the little man concluded, he took an emphatic pinch of snuff, as a tribute to the smartness of Messrs. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- How we shall conciliate this little creature, said Mrs. Bretton to me, I don't know: she tastes nothing, and by her looks, she has not slept. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She had been all sweetness and kindness, always thankful, always gentle, even when Mrs. Clapp lost her own temper and pressed for the rent. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- That depends,' said Mrs. Bardell, approaching the duster very near to Mr. Pickwick's elbow which was planted on the table. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mrs. Badger considers it too yellow. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- No, indeed, sir,' returned Mrs. Sparsit, with a gentle melancholy upon her. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- No bad news, Colonel, I hope; said Mrs. Jennings, as soon as he entered the room. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Mrs. Bennet could certainly spare you for another fortnight. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Better be happy old maids than unhappy wives, or unmaidenly girls, running about to find husbands, said Mrs. March decidedly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I knew Mrs. Reed had not spoken for days: was she reviving? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Or her taste for peculiar people, put in Mrs. Archer in a dry tone, while her eyes dwelt innocently on her son's. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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