Arthur O'Leary: His Wanderings and Ponderings in Many LandsLittle, Brown, 1899 - 499 strani |
Iz vsebine knjige
Zadetki 1–5 od 79
Stran 9
... light nor any stir announced that the family were about . After some little delay , our summons was answered by a bare - legged handmaiden , who , to our question if Mr. O'Leary stopped there , without further hesitation opened a small ...
... light nor any stir announced that the family were about . After some little delay , our summons was answered by a bare - legged handmaiden , who , to our question if Mr. O'Leary stopped there , without further hesitation opened a small ...
Stran 24
... light feet that pattered upon the quarter - deck ; and I could not mistake the assured footstep which accompanied them ; nor did I need the happy roar of laughter that mixed with the noise to satisfy myself that the Honorable Jack was ...
... light feet that pattered upon the quarter - deck ; and I could not mistake the assured footstep which accompanied them ; nor did I need the happy roar of laughter that mixed with the noise to satisfy myself that the Honorable Jack was ...
Stran 27
... light beside his face , a third read out the clauses of the passport , and compared the description with the original . Happily Mr. Moriarty's ignorance of French saved him from the penalty of lis- tening to the comments which were ...
... light beside his face , a third read out the clauses of the passport , and compared the description with the original . Happily Mr. Moriarty's ignorance of French saved him from the penalty of lis- tening to the comments which were ...
Stran 30
... light where its rays might fall with good effect on the Holbein , I stretched out my legs to the blaze , and as I looked upon the canvas , began to muse over the story with which it was associated , and which I may as well jot down here ...
... light where its rays might fall with good effect on the Holbein , I stretched out my legs to the blaze , and as I looked upon the canvas , began to muse over the story with which it was associated , and which I may as well jot down here ...
Stran 42
... light with my flint . A titter of laughter from the officers now attracted the Emperor's attention , and he stopped short , and stared at me as if I had been some wonderful beast . " What is this ? ' said he . ' Why don't you move ...
... light with my flint . A titter of laughter from the officers now attracted the Emperor's attention , and he stopped short , and stared at me as if I had been some wonderful beast . " What is this ? ' said he . ' Why don't you move ...
Druge izdaje - Prikaži vse
Pogosti izrazi in povedi
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
Priljubljeni odlomki
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...