Arthur O'Leary: His Wanderings and Ponderings in Many LandsLittle, Brown, 1899 - 499 strani |
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... leaves of books , old prints , etc. , scrawled on in the most uncouth fashion ; and purporting , from the numbers appended , to be a con- tinued narration of one kind or other . " What's all this ? " said we . " These , " said he ...
... leaves of books , old prints , etc. , scrawled on in the most uncouth fashion ; and purporting , from the numbers appended , to be a con- tinued narration of one kind or other . " What's all this ? " said we . " These , " said he ...
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... coming " when he was leaving the room , and never came , now grown smiling and smirk- ing ; the landlord expressing a hope to see you again , while he watches your upthrown eyebrows at the exorbi- tancy ARTHUR O'LEARY. ...
... coming " when he was leaving the room , and never came , now grown smiling and smirk- ing ; the landlord expressing a hope to see you again , while he watches your upthrown eyebrows at the exorbi- tancy ARTHUR O'LEARY. ...
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... leaves the care of his to some Cockneys , who come down every half - hour to look after the tarpaulins , inspect the coverings , see the knee - caps safe , and ask if they want " ' ay ; " and all this , that to some others on board they ...
... leaves the care of his to some Cockneys , who come down every half - hour to look after the tarpaulins , inspect the coverings , see the knee - caps safe , and ask if they want " ' ay ; " and all this , that to some others on board they ...
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... Eh , Jem ! all right ? " - " Yes , sir , all right , " said the man , touching his hat respectfully . The tall figure immediately disappeared down the com - panion ladder , leaving me in the most puzzling THE " ATTWOOD . " 19.
... Eh , Jem ! all right ? " - " Yes , sir , all right , " said the man , touching his hat respectfully . The tall figure immediately disappeared down the com - panion ladder , leaving me in the most puzzling THE " ATTWOOD . " 19.
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His Wanderings and Ponderings in Many Lands Charles Lever. - panion ladder , leaving me in the most puzzling state of doubt as to what manner of man he could possibly be . Had the problem been more easy of solution I should scarcely have ...
His Wanderings and Ponderings in Many Lands Charles Lever. - panion ladder , leaving me in the most puzzling state of doubt as to what manner of man he could possibly be . Had the problem been more easy of solution I should scarcely have ...
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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...