The Novels of Charles Lever, Količina 7Downey, 1897 |
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Stran 5
... hear for the thousandth time the dissertations on English habits , customs , and constitution , delivered by some ill - informed , underbred fellow or other to some eager German - a Frenchman , happily , is too self - sufficient ever to ...
... hear for the thousandth time the dissertations on English habits , customs , and constitution , delivered by some ill - informed , underbred fellow or other to some eager German - a Frenchman , happily , is too self - sufficient ever to ...
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... hear of Washington's retirement when the active period of his career had passed over ; and a hundred similar instances are quoted for our admiration of men who could throw themselves at once from all the whirlwind excitement of great ...
... hear of Washington's retirement when the active period of his career had passed over ; and a hundred similar instances are quoted for our admiration of men who could throw themselves at once from all the whirlwind excitement of great ...
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... hear that it is celebrated for its lace manufactory or its iron - work , its painting on glass or its wigs , straightway he buys up all he can find , only to discover , on reaching home , that a London shopkeeper can undersell him in ...
... hear that it is celebrated for its lace manufactory or its iron - work , its painting on glass or its wigs , straightway he buys up all he can find , only to discover , on reaching home , that a London shopkeeper can undersell him in ...
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... hear that the ' Continent ' was no longer the Continent we have been accustomed to believe it , what a terrific shock it would prove ! Like the worthy alderman of London , who , hearing that Robinson Crusoe was only a fiction ...
... hear that the ' Continent ' was no longer the Continent we have been accustomed to believe it , what a terrific shock it would prove ! Like the worthy alderman of London , who , hearing that Robinson Crusoe was only a fiction ...
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... Rubens's genius , happened to hear of the entire transaction , and waiting on the painter , suggested an expedient by which every difficulty might be avoided , and both parties rest " content . Why not , ' said he , ARTHUR O'LEARY 43.
... Rubens's genius , happened to hear of the entire transaction , and waiting on the painter , suggested an expedient by which every difficulty might be avoided , and both parties rest " content . Why not , ' said he , ARTHUR O'LEARY 43.
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acquaintance admirable adventure amuse Antwerp Arthur O'Leary Aubuisson beneath beside Boitsfort Brussels burgomaster called character château colonel companion confess countess cried dare dark delightful Dinant dinner door dressed Dutch endeavoured English Erfurt eyes fear feel felt Flemish followed fortune Frankfort French gentleman German Givet habits half Halsdt hand head heard heart honour horses host Hôtel de France hour kind knew lady laughing Laura leave lived look louis-d'or matter Meuse mind minutes Monsieur morning mountain Napoleon never night Norvins O'Kelly once party passed père pleasant pleasure porte cochère replied Rhine road Saint Christopher scarcely Scheldt schiedam seemed seen side smile speak spoke stood story strange suddenly table d'hôte taste tell there's thing thought tone took traveller turned Van Halsdt voice walked whisper whole wild word
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Stran 187 - 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 42 - 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 187 - 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 241 - Why, soldiers, why Should we be melancholy, boys! Why, soldiers, why? Whose business 'tis to die?
Stran 22 - ... sauce, to any one guest in preference to another. The table d'hote, which began at one, concluded a little before three, during which time our host, when not helping others, was busily occupied in helping himself, and it was truly amazing to witness the steady perseverance with which he waded through every dish, making himself master in all its details of every portion of the dinner, from the greasy soup to that acme of Dutch epicurism, Utrecht cheese. About a quarter before three, the long dinner...