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... idea of getting a fall , is brilliant in his gloves , flashy in his neckcloth ; he pinches in his waist , and shines in his boots . He is generally president of the mess committee , and considered a very tolerable judge of the full ...
... idea of getting a fall , is brilliant in his gloves , flashy in his neckcloth ; he pinches in his waist , and shines in his boots . He is generally president of the mess committee , and considered a very tolerable judge of the full ...
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... sacrifice , from some hazy idea , that that little man , whose father is an eminent saddler and accoutre- ment maker in the borough of Southwark , would probably worship a dragoon , and do his bidding 26 CONFESSIONS OF.
... sacrifice , from some hazy idea , that that little man , whose father is an eminent saddler and accoutre- ment maker in the borough of Southwark , would probably worship a dragoon , and do his bidding 26 CONFESSIONS OF.
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... idea of tolerating any poaching upon my preserves , and being abundantly satisfied of my ability to protect my own property , was perfectly easy in my mind upon the subject , and speedily found myself , or lost myself , in the halls of ...
... idea of tolerating any poaching upon my preserves , and being abundantly satisfied of my ability to protect my own property , was perfectly easy in my mind upon the subject , and speedily found myself , or lost myself , in the halls of ...
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... idea of Ellen's only fault being a bit of a blue . He ad- mitted that it was sometimes a fact , and always a pity ... ideas , Johnny , my boy , 34 CONFESSIONS OF.
... idea of Ellen's only fault being a bit of a blue . He ad- mitted that it was sometimes a fact , and always a pity ... ideas , Johnny , my boy , 34 CONFESSIONS OF.
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Charles Henry Knox. " Those romantic ideas , Johnny , my boy , ” said I , “ will be the ruin of you . Marriage , in the eye of the law , is a valu- able consideration . A woman , in the eyes of a sensible man , is a necessary appendage ...
Charles Henry Knox. " Those romantic ideas , Johnny , my boy , ” said I , “ will be the ruin of you . Marriage , in the eye of the law , is a valu- able consideration . A woman , in the eyes of a sensible man , is a necessary appendage ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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Página 259 - Nay then, farewell ! I have touch'd the highest point of all my greatness : And, from that full meridian of my glory, I haste now to my setting. I shall fall Like a bright exhalation in the evening, And no man see me more.
Página 248 - THE CURFEW tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds...
Página 126 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain!
Página 197 - The endeavour of this present breath may buy That honour, which shall bate his scythe's keen edge, And make us heirs of all eternity.
Página 126 - There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men. A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell...
Página 109 - The glorious, pious and immortal memory of the great and good King William — not forgetting Oliver Cromwell, who assisted in redeeming us from Popery, slavery, arbitrary power, brass money and wooden shoes.
Página 11 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years.
Página 20 - Act, other than the Person thereunto authorized by Law, shall assume or use the Name, Style, or Title of Archbishop of any Province, Bishop of any Bishoprick, or Dean of any Deanery, in England or Ireland, he shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay the Sum of One hundred Pounds.
Página 256 - They come, in dim procession led, The cold, the faithless, and the dead ; As warm each hand, each brow as gay, As if they parted yesterday.
Página 183 - Why, soldiers, why Should we be melancholy, boys, Why, soldiers, why ? Whose business 'tis to die...