The Novels of Charles Lever, Količina 7Downey, 1897 |
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Stran xxi
... reached the ' Pig and Pot- hooks , ' the hostelry whence Mr. O'Leary had addressed us ; and although not yet eight o'clock , no appearance of light nor any stir announced that the family were about . After some little delay , our ...
... reached the ' Pig and Pot- hooks , ' the hostelry whence Mr. O'Leary had addressed us ; and although not yet eight o'clock , no appearance of light nor any stir announced that the family were about . After some little delay , our ...
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... reaching home our first care was to examine these papers , and see if anything could be made of them which might prove readable . Unfortunately , however , the mass consisted of brief memoranda , setting forth how many miles Mr. O'Leary ...
... reaching home our first care was to examine these papers , and see if anything could be made of them which might prove readable . Unfortunately , however , the mass consisted of brief memoranda , setting forth how many miles Mr. O'Leary ...
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... night after we sailed , a violent shock shook the vessel from stem to stern , and we found ourselves against the quay of Antwerp . ' When I reached my brother's house I found him 26 ARTHUR O'LEARY 26 MINE HOST'S TALE.
... night after we sailed , a violent shock shook the vessel from stem to stern , and we found ourselves against the quay of Antwerp . ' When I reached my brother's house I found him 26 ARTHUR O'LEARY 26 MINE HOST'S TALE.
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Charles James Lever. ' When I reached my brother's house I found him in bed , sick ; the doctors said it was a dropsy . I don't know how that might be , for he drank more gin than any man in Holland , and hated water all his life . We ...
Charles James Lever. ' When I reached my brother's house I found him in bed , sick ; the doctors said it was a dropsy . I don't know how that might be , for he drank more gin than any man in Holland , and hated water all his life . We ...
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... reaching your destination , the most comfortable hotel to stop at when you have got there , who built the cathedral , who painted the altar - piece , who demolished the town in the year fifteen hundred and - fiddlestick - then take into ...
... reaching your destination , the most comfortable hotel to stop at when you have got there , who built the cathedral , who painted the altar - piece , who demolished the town in the year fifteen hundred and - fiddlestick - then take into ...
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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...