The Novels of Charles Lever, Količina 7Downey, 1897 |
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... heart , ' he writes to his friend Canon Hayman . And , com- paring it with Tom Burke , ' which was appearing about the same time , he says : ' Well , I have been straining every nerve to make " Burke " my best book , but I fear it may ...
... heart , ' he writes to his friend Canon Hayman . And , com- paring it with Tom Burke , ' which was appearing about the same time , he says : ' Well , I have been straining every nerve to make " Burke " my best book , but I fear it may ...
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... hearts . Never mind , he's a glorious fellow for all that , and here's his health . When will Ireland have his equal to chronicle her feats of field and flood , and make her land as classic as Scott has made his own ! ' While we rambled ...
... hearts . Never mind , he's a glorious fellow for all that , and here's his health . When will Ireland have his equal to chronicle her feats of field and flood , and make her land as classic as Scott has made his own ! ' While we rambled ...
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... heart ; while in the evening I slept beneath the whist- table , being too much afraid of ghosts to venture upstairs to bed . It was on one of those evenings , when the party were assembled as usual , that some freak of mine - I fear I ...
... heart ; while in the evening I slept beneath the whist- table , being too much afraid of ghosts to venture upstairs to bed . It was on one of those evenings , when the party were assembled as usual , that some freak of mine - I fear I ...
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... heart when they told me I might join and be one among them . I suppose every boy has something in his nature that inclines him to adventure . It was strong enough in me certainly . ' The hardy , weather - beaten faces of my companions ...
... heart when they told me I might join and be one among them . I suppose every boy has something in his nature that inclines him to adventure . It was strong enough in me certainly . ' The hardy , weather - beaten faces of my companions ...
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... hearts quiver . The Dart was a good sea - boat , but the waves swept her from stem to stern ; and though nothing but a close - reefed top- sail was bent , we went spinning through the water at the rate of twelve knots the hour . The ...
... hearts quiver . The Dart was a good sea - boat , but the waves swept her from stem to stern ; and though nothing but a close - reefed top- sail was bent , we went spinning through the water at the rate of twelve knots the hour . The ...
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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...