Arthur O'Leary: His Wanderings and Ponderings in Many LandsLittle, Brown, 1899 - 499 strani |
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... French were more insolent than ever ; the prices were falling under the new tariff ; pigs looked down , and " Repealers " looked up . The only interesting news was the frauds in pork , which turned out to be pickled negroes and potted ...
... French were more insolent than ever ; the prices were falling under the new tariff ; pigs looked down , and " Repealers " looked up . The only interesting news was the frauds in pork , which turned out to be pickled negroes and potted ...
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... French varnish ; his travelling - cap jauntily thrown on one side so as to display to better advantage his perfumed locks , that floated in a graceful manner somewhat lengthily on his neck ; the shawl around his neck having so much of ...
... French varnish ; his travelling - cap jauntily thrown on one side so as to display to better advantage his perfumed locks , that floated in a graceful manner somewhat lengthily on his neck ; the shawl around his neck having so much of ...
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... French bonnet , and actually captivate a custom - house officer by the charms of her robe à la Victorine . The French douaniers are droll fellows , and are the only ones I have ever met who descend from the important gravity of their ...
... French bonnet , and actually captivate a custom - house officer by the charms of her robe à la Victorine . The French douaniers are droll fellows , and are the only ones I have ever met who descend from the important gravity of their ...
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... French saved him from the penalty of lis- tening to the comments which were passed upon his nez retroussé , bouche ouverte , etc .; but what was his surprise , when , producing some yards of tape , they proceeded to measure him round ...
... French saved him from the penalty of lis- tening to the comments which were passed upon his nez retroussé , bouche ouverte , etc .; but what was his surprise , when , producing some yards of tape , they proceeded to measure him round ...
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... French . Meanwhile , his cou- rier busied himself in preparations for departure , and the Honorable Jack undertook to shawl the young ladies , a performance which , whether from the darkness of the night or the intricacy of the muffling ...
... French . Meanwhile , his cou- rier busied himself in preparations for departure , and the Honorable Jack undertook to shawl the young ladies , a performance which , whether from the darkness of the night or the intricacy of the muffling ...
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acquaintance admirable amusing Antwerp Arthur O'Leary Aubuisson beside Boitsfort burgomaster called character château colonel companion cried dark delightful Dinant dinner door dressed endeavored English Erfurt Ettenheim eyes face fear feel felt Flemish followed fortune Frankfort French German give Givet Göttingen habits half Halsdt hand happy head heard heart honor horses host Hôtel de France hour kind knew lady laughing Laura leave live look louis-d'ors Meuse mind Monsieur morning mountain Napoleon never night Norvins O'Kelly once party passed passion Père pleasant pleasure replied Rhine road Saint Christopher scarcely scene Scheldt schiedam seemed seen side smile speak spirit spoke stood story strange table d'hôte taste tell there's thing thought tion tone took traveller turned Tyrol Vandyck voice walked whole wild wish word
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Stran 191 - To-day, my lord of Amiens and myself Did steal behind him, as he lay along Under an oak, whose antique root peeps out Upon the brook that brawls along this wood...
Stran 53 - I will not bore my reader with the tiresome cant of "effect," "expression," "force," "depth," and " relief," but, instead of all this, will tell him a short story about the painting, which, if it has no other merit, has at least that of authenticity. Rubens — who, among his other tastes, was a great florist — was very desirous to enlarge his garden, by adding to it a patch of ground adoining.
Stran 191 - With equal taste and judgement it is provided that the deep recesses of the forest, and the ' oak, whose antique root peeps out upon the brook that brawls along the wood,' should be the scenes whence Jaques inculcated his lessons of philosophy and morality.
Stran 242 - Why, soldiers, why Should we be melancholy, boys! Why, soldiers, why? Whose business 'tis to die?
Stran 103 - Northumberland," with troops, was the answer ; and before the words were well out, a banging noise was heard — the ports of the...