The Novels of Charles Lever, Količina 7Downey, 1897 |
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Stran 3
... voice from the aft - cabin . ' Here , ma , ' replies a pretty girl , who is arranging her ringlets at a glass , much to the satisfaction of a young fellow in a braided frock , who stands gazing at her in the mirror with something very ...
... voice from the aft - cabin . ' Here , ma , ' replies a pretty girl , who is arranging her ringlets at a glass , much to the satisfaction of a young fellow in a braided frock , who stands gazing at her in the mirror with something very ...
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... voice behind me . ' Ah , I know her ; she's a revenue cruiser . ' Lord ! what liars the Cockneys are ! The plot thickens every moment . Here come little bright green and gold things , shooting past like dragon - flies skimming the water ...
... voice behind me . ' Ah , I know her ; she's a revenue cruiser . ' Lord ! what liars the Cockneys are ! The plot thickens every moment . Here come little bright green and gold things , shooting past like dragon - flies skimming the water ...
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... voice implied it . The veriest common- place fell from him with a look , a smile , a gesture , a some- thing or other that made it tell ; and men repeated his sayings without knowing that his was a liquor that was lost in decanting ...
... voice implied it . The veriest common- place fell from him with a look , a smile , a gesture , a some- thing or other that made it tell ; and men repeated his sayings without knowing that his was a liquor that was lost in decanting ...
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... voice the moment before was in a tone of jest , suddenly grew pale , and as she crossed herself devoutly muttered , ' Nein ! nein ! don't do that ! ' and shutting the door , hurried downstairs with all the speed she could muster . I was ...
... voice the moment before was in a tone of jest , suddenly grew pale , and as she crossed herself devoutly muttered , ' Nein ! nein ! don't do that ! ' and shutting the door , hurried downstairs with all the speed she could muster . I was ...
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... voice terrified me so much that I finished the can at a draught , to reanimate my courage . ' Ja , Ja ! ' said Van Hoogendorp , in a cadence as solemn as the bell of the cathedral ; ' I have seen many strange things ; I remember what ...
... voice terrified me so much that I finished the can at a draught , to reanimate my courage . ' Ja , Ja ! ' said Van Hoogendorp , in a cadence as solemn as the bell of the cathedral ; ' I have seen many strange things ; I remember what ...
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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...