The Novels of Charles Lever, Količina 7Downey, 1897 |
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Stran xvi
... moved our puppets to the slow figure of a minuet , or rattled them along at the slap - dash , hurry - scurry , devil - may - care pace , for which our critics habitually give us credit , we felt that our foot beat time responsively to ...
... moved our puppets to the slow figure of a minuet , or rattled them along at the slap - dash , hurry - scurry , devil - may - care pace , for which our critics habitually give us credit , we felt that our foot beat time responsively to ...
Stran xxi
... moving ; the farmers had lifted the collars of their frieze coats , and concealed their hands within their sleeves , so as to be perfectly invisible ; and the reverend fathers , putting on dark and dangerous looks , spoke only in ...
... moving ; the farmers had lifted the collars of their frieze coats , and concealed their hands within their sleeves , so as to be perfectly invisible ; and the reverend fathers , putting on dark and dangerous looks , spoke only in ...
Stran 1
... moved out of the room , and don't seem to care where he goes . ' A capital lesson in life may be learned from the few moments preceding departure from an inn . The surly waiter that always said ' coming ' when he was leav- ing the room ...
... moved out of the room , and don't seem to care where he goes . ' A capital lesson in life may be learned from the few moments preceding departure from an inn . The surly waiter that always said ' coming ' when he was leav- ing the room ...
Stran 3
... moving , and the river is now more amusing than the passengers . I should like to see the man that ever saw London from the Thames , or any part of it , save the big dome of St. Paul's , the top of the Monument , or the gable of the ...
... moving , and the river is now more amusing than the passengers . I should like to see the man that ever saw London from the Thames , or any part of it , save the big dome of St. Paul's , the top of the Monument , or the gable of the ...
Stran 11
... move , and explaining , on the clearest principles , what a frightful chasm his absence must create in the London world - how deplorably flat the season would go off , where he was no actor - and wonder- ing who among the aspirants of ...
... move , and explaining , on the clearest principles , what a frightful chasm his absence must create in the London world - how deplorably flat the season would go off , where he was no actor - and wonder- ing who among the aspirants of ...
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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...