The Novels of Charles Lever, Količina 7Downey, 1897 |
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Stran xvii
... walked , smoked , laughed , and fattened from Trolhatten to Teheran , was it that you should have the profit ? Was I to be exhibited in ludi- crous situations and extravagant incidents , with " illustra- tions by Phiz , " because I ...
... walked , smoked , laughed , and fattened from Trolhatten to Teheran , was it that you should have the profit ? Was I to be exhibited in ludi- crous situations and extravagant incidents , with " illustra- tions by Phiz , " because I ...
Stran xxvi
... walked on a certain day in the November of 1803 , and how he had supped on camel's milk with an amiable family of Bedouins , who had just robbed a caravan in the desert . His correspondence was for the most part an angry one with ...
... walked on a certain day in the November of 1803 , and how he had supped on camel's milk with an amiable family of Bedouins , who had just robbed a caravan in the desert . His correspondence was for the most part an angry one with ...
Stran 30
... walked so far since I was born . " " Where is the citadel ? " cried he in a passion . " In the devil's keeping , " said I , " or we should have seen it long ago . " " That must be it yonder , " said an aide - de - camp , point- ing to a ...
... walked so far since I was born . " " Where is the citadel ? " cried he in a passion . " In the devil's keeping , " said I , " or we should have seen it long ago . " " That must be it yonder , " said an aide - de - camp , point- ing to a ...
Stran 116
... allow me to feign a look of carelessness as I walked by the window , from whence the coarse laughter of the captain was now heard peal after peal . I shall not tell you how I suffered when I reached my hut 116 ARTHUR O'LEARY.
... allow me to feign a look of carelessness as I walked by the window , from whence the coarse laughter of the captain was now heard peal after peal . I shall not tell you how I suffered when I reached my hut 116 ARTHUR O'LEARY.
Stran 130
... walked on and on , somehow I never could extricate my- self , but continually kept moving in some narrow circle- so I guessed at least , for I never wandered far from the deep - toned bell of Notre Dame , that went on chanting its ...
... walked on and on , somehow I never could extricate my- self , but continually kept moving in some narrow circle- so I guessed at least , for I never wandered far from the deep - toned bell of Notre Dame , that went on chanting its ...
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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...