The Novels of Charles Lever, Količina 7Downey, 1897 |
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Stran v
... wish , unlike his , shall be complied with . ' ' Arthur O'Leary ' is the only novel ( if it can be called a novel ) of Lever's which Cruikshank illustrated , and it may be of interest to quote from a letter of Cruikshank , which the ...
... wish , unlike his , shall be complied with . ' ' Arthur O'Leary ' is the only novel ( if it can be called a novel ) of Lever's which Cruikshank illustrated , and it may be of interest to quote from a letter of Cruikshank , which the ...
Stran xv
... wish particularly to lay stress on the honesty of these our intentions - the more , as subsequent events have interfered with their accomplishment ; and we can only assure the world of what we would have done had we been permitted . And ...
... wish particularly to lay stress on the honesty of these our intentions - the more , as subsequent events have interfered with their accomplishment ; and we can only assure the world of what we would have done had we been permitted . And ...
Stran xxvii
... wish to attribute any favour the world may show them to their real author ; and with this last assurance , we beg to remain your ever devoted and obedient servant , HARRY LORREQUER . ARTHUR O'LEARY CHAPTER I THE ATTWOOD ' OLD Woodcock ...
... wish to attribute any favour the world may show them to their real author ; and with this last assurance , we beg to remain your ever devoted and obedient servant , HARRY LORREQUER . ARTHUR O'LEARY CHAPTER I THE ATTWOOD ' OLD Woodcock ...
Stran 60
... wishes of the party towards me , too , had another effect - it nerved me with a courage I never felt before ; and when I took the first opportunity of a squabble at the whist - table to make my escape from the room , I had so little ...
... wishes of the party towards me , too , had another effect - it nerved me with a courage I never felt before ; and when I took the first opportunity of a squabble at the whist - table to make my escape from the room , I had so little ...
Stran 91
... wishes ; and he immediately began the thousand - times - told tale of the happiness of a soldier's life . I stopped him short at once , for my mind was already made up ; and before the day broke I had enlisted in his Majesty's Twelfth ...
... wishes ; and he immediately began the thousand - times - told tale of the happiness of a soldier's life . I stopped him short at once , for my mind was already made up ; and before the day broke I had enlisted in his Majesty's Twelfth ...
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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...