The old English gentleman, or, The fields and the woodsH. Colburn, 1841 |
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... short pipe . Tom Bolton's hair was thin , and the many winters that had passed since he was a " fea- ther weight " had frosted the few remaining locks . Threescore and seven years numbered his age ; but the health of youth glowed in his ...
... short pipe . Tom Bolton's hair was thin , and the many winters that had passed since he was a " fea- ther weight " had frosted the few remaining locks . Threescore and seven years numbered his age ; but the health of youth glowed in his ...
Strana 5
... short time the mingled ingredients steamed fragrantly from the bowl , and , as Will stirred them about , his father's olfactory nerves seemed excited . " That smells prime , " said he , regarding the prepared beverage admiringly . " You ...
... short time the mingled ingredients steamed fragrantly from the bowl , and , as Will stirred them about , his father's olfactory nerves seemed excited . " That smells prime , " said he , regarding the prepared beverage admiringly . " You ...
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... but were the only three out of the whole pack able to continue the chase . " Striver was a short distance before me , and , to my great surprise , I saw him prepare to have a go at the rasper . His horse THE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN . 23.
... but were the only three out of the whole pack able to continue the chase . " Striver was a short distance before me , and , to my great surprise , I saw him prepare to have a go at the rasper . His horse THE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN . 23.
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... short time I managed to get peace , and then I tried to find out the reason of all this rumpus . I looked here and there to no pur- pose , and began to think that a hound had broke out in his dream , which set the others on ; when ...
... short time I managed to get peace , and then I tried to find out the reason of all this rumpus . I looked here and there to no pur- pose , and began to think that a hound had broke out in his dream , which set the others on ; when ...
Strana 40
... report of a gun cut short the sentence . The terriers pricked their ears at the sound , and stood with their master looking in the direction whence it came . " Where did that come from ? " asked the 40 THE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN .
... report of a gun cut short the sentence . The terriers pricked their ears at the sound , and stood with their master looking in the direction whence it came . " Where did that come from ? " asked the 40 THE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN .
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added asked the squire attorney bird Bolton brow Bumstead Button cheek close cousin curate dear dogs door ears ejaculated exclaimed the squire eyes Fanny father favourite fear fellow Fiddylee fingers for'ard gamekeeper Gaylad gentleman hallooed hand head hear heard heart Heaven hope horse hounds hunt huntsman inquired Jack Tiggle JOHN MILLS keeper ladies laugh leap lips look master minutes Miss morning neck never night old whipper-in pawnbroker plied poor postboy Powis Titley proceeded quired rejoined Agnes rejoined the squire replied Agnes replied Anstruther replied Charles replied Kate replied Peter replied the squire replied Titley replied Wilmott responded returned rose round RUPERT STREET scarcely shaking side silence Sir Horatio smile smock-frock squire's stood stopped Striver tail tears tell there's thick thing thought Titley's told Tom Bolton trapper Trimbush uncle voice whip William wish yards young
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Strana 50 - Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who...
Strana 148 - O, how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day ; Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, And by and by a cloud takes all away ! Re-enter PANTHINO.
Strana 14 - Now the wasted brands do glow, Whilst the screech-owl, screeching loud, Puts the wretch, that lies in woe, In remembrance of a shroud. Now it is the time of night, That the graves, all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church-way paths to glide.
Strana 182 - Hark ! from yon covert, where those towering oaks Above the humble copse aspiring rise, What glorious triumphs burst in every gale Upon our ravish'd ears ! The hunters shout, The clanging horns swell their sweet-winding notes, The pack wide opening load the trembling air With various melody ; from tree to tree The propagated cry redoubling bounds...
Strana 12 - Cowards die many times before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.
Strana 3 - He was a shrewd philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over, Whatever sceptic could inquire for, For every why he had a wherefore. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their nature by abstracts.
Strana 182 - The pack wide opening load the trembling air With various melody ; from tree to tree The propagated cry redoubling bounds, And winged zephyrs waft the floating joy...
Strana 117 - t; I have use for it. Go, leave me. — (Exit Emilia). I will in Cassio's lodging lose this napkin, And let him find it. Trifles, light as air, Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of Holy Writ.
Strana 3 - He understood b' implicit faith: Whatever Skeptic could inquire for; For every WHY he had a WHEREFORE : Knew more than forty of them do, As far as words and terms could go. All which he understood by rote, And, as occasion...
Strana 87 - O, sir, to wilful men, The injuries, that they themselves procure, Must be their schoolmasters : Shut up your doors ; He is attended with a desperate train ; And what they may incense him to, being apt To have his ear abus'd, wisdom bids fear. Corn. Shut up your doors, my lord ; 'tis a wild night : My Regan counsels well : come out o