The Novels of Charles Lever, Količina 7Downey, 1897 |
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Stran xi
... traveller had wandered away to ' pastures new , ' Heaven knows where ! and , notwithstanding repeated little paragraphs in the second advertising column of the Times newspaper , assuring A. O'L . that if he would inform his friends ...
... traveller had wandered away to ' pastures new , ' Heaven knows where ! and , notwithstanding repeated little paragraphs in the second advertising column of the Times newspaper , assuring A. O'L . that if he would inform his friends ...
Stran xvii
... traveller in these parts brings me intelligence that a work is announced for publication by you , under the title of The Loiterings of Arthur O'Leary , containing his opinions , notions , dreamings , and doings during several years of ...
... traveller in these parts brings me intelligence that a work is announced for publication by you , under the title of The Loiterings of Arthur O'Leary , containing his opinions , notions , dreamings , and doings during several years of ...
Stran xxi
... travellers , a noisy , jolly , semi - riotous party , disputing over the markets , censuring Sir Robert , abusing the poor - rates , and discussing various matters of foreign and domestic policy , from Shah Shoojah to subsoil ploughs ...
... travellers , a noisy , jolly , semi - riotous party , disputing over the markets , censuring Sir Robert , abusing the poor - rates , and discussing various matters of foreign and domestic policy , from Shah Shoojah to subsoil ploughs ...
Stran xxv
... travellers were seen , " etc. , etc. ? Eh ? That's your way , not mine . A London fellow told me that my papers were worth five hundred pounds . Come , that's what I call something . Now I'll go over to the " Row . " ' Stop a bit . Here ...
... travellers were seen , " etc. , etc. ? Eh ? That's your way , not mine . A London fellow told me that my papers were worth five hundred pounds . Come , that's what I call something . Now I'll go over to the " Row . " ' Stop a bit . Here ...
Stran xxvi
... travellers had contributed , and brief sketches of places and people that were rather amusing ; but so disjointed , broken up , and unconnected were they all , it was almost impossible to give them anything like an arrangement , much ...
... travellers had contributed , and brief sketches of places and people that were rather amusing ; but so disjointed , broken up , and unconnected were they all , it was almost impossible to give them anything like an arrangement , much ...
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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...