The Novels of Charles Lever, Količina 7Downey, 1897 |
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Stran xiii
... matter of any difficulty . We confess the thing savoured a good deal of book- making . What of that ? We remember once , in a row in Dublin , when the military were called out , that a sentinel happened to have an altercation with an ...
... matter of any difficulty . We confess the thing savoured a good deal of book- making . What of that ? We remember once , in a row in Dublin , when the military were called out , that a sentinel happened to have an altercation with an ...
Stran xiv
... matter , yet do we grievously fear that a tureen full of ' O'Leary ' might not be an acceptable dish , because there was a bone of ' Harry Lorrequer ' in the bottom . With all these pros and cons , our vainglorious boast to write the ...
... matter , yet do we grievously fear that a tureen full of ' O'Leary ' might not be an acceptable dish , because there was a bone of ' Harry Lorrequer ' in the bottom . With all these pros and cons , our vainglorious boast to write the ...
Stran xvi
... matters when one early morning in December the post brought us an ominous - looking epistle , which , even as we glanced our eye on the outside , conveyed an impression of fear and misgiving to our minds . If there are men in whose ...
... matters when one early morning in December the post brought us an ominous - looking epistle , which , even as we glanced our eye on the outside , conveyed an impression of fear and misgiving to our minds . If there are men in whose ...
Stran xxi
... matters of foreign and domestic policy , from Shah Shoojah to subsoil ploughs . A dirty pack of cards , and even punch , were adding their fascinations to while away the tedious hours ; but now the company sat in solemn silence . The ...
... matters of foreign and domestic policy , from Shah Shoojah to subsoil ploughs . A dirty pack of cards , and even punch , were adding their fascinations to while away the tedious hours ; but now the company sat in solemn silence . The ...
Stran 43
... Matters remained for some months thus , when the burgomaster , who was an ardent admirer of Rubens's genius , happened to hear of the entire transaction , and waiting on the painter , suggested an expedient by which every difficulty ...
... Matters remained for some months thus , when the burgomaster , who was an ardent admirer of Rubens's genius , happened to hear of the entire transaction , and waiting on the painter , suggested an expedient by which every difficulty ...
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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...