Lonz Powers: Or, The Regulators: A Romance of KentuckyLippincott, Grambo & Company, 1850 |
No interior do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 80
Página 52
... justice ; his hearers were all on horseback and had no way of expressing their approbation and wonder at his arduous and glorious duties , which they would have no doubt done had there been a suitable oppor- tunity , such as a floor to ...
... justice ; his hearers were all on horseback and had no way of expressing their approbation and wonder at his arduous and glorious duties , which they would have no doubt done had there been a suitable oppor- tunity , such as a floor to ...
Página 54
... justice , and one of those men who must always ( to use a common but trite saying ) have his finger in every pie - that is , if he went to a meeting and couldn't get to speak himself , he would hold the hat of the man . who did do it ...
... justice , and one of those men who must always ( to use a common but trite saying ) have his finger in every pie - that is , if he went to a meeting and couldn't get to speak himself , he would hold the hat of the man . who did do it ...
Página 55
... Justice , and was much interested in his fellow - townsman , fully sustaining his sporting character - so much so , that at this moment ( when the Squire had some faint idea of backing out ) , merely to aid him in exciting the dormant ...
... Justice , and was much interested in his fellow - townsman , fully sustaining his sporting character - so much so , that at this moment ( when the Squire had some faint idea of backing out ) , merely to aid him in exciting the dormant ...
Página 57
... Justice to " let him loose , " cursing and raving like a much injured man that he was , while poor Dan , rehearsing the tail of a kite ( or rather comet , as he was judge ) , dangled and thumped and swung out merrily be- hind . In the ...
... Justice to " let him loose , " cursing and raving like a much injured man that he was , while poor Dan , rehearsing the tail of a kite ( or rather comet , as he was judge ) , dangled and thumped and swung out merrily be- hind . In the ...
Página 59
... justice of the peace . So ended the memorable " fox - hunt in the bottom , " and so endeth this chapter . CHAPTER VI . " The universe , In nature's silent eloquence , declares That all fulfil the works of life and joy- All but the ...
... justice of the peace . So ended the memorable " fox - hunt in the bottom , " and so endeth this chapter . CHAPTER VI . " The universe , In nature's silent eloquence , declares That all fulfil the works of life and joy- All but the ...
Outras edições - Ver tudo
Lonz Powers: Or, the Regulators: A Romance of Kentucky;, Volume 1 James Weir Pré-visualização indisponível - 2019 |
Lonz Powers: Or, the Regulators: A Romance of Kentucky;, Volume 1 James Weir Pré-visualização indisponível - 2019 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
arms BARRY CORNWALL beautiful bloody Bob Allston bosom brave bright brother Burton Captain cockney Colonel companions continued crime curse danger dark dead death Dick doubt dread dreams enemy escape excited exclaimed face fancy fate father fear fierce flatboat followed forest Fort Massac fox-hunting friends gaze girls give guilty hand happy head heard heart heavy Hermitage honour hope horse hour hurried Iago joker Julia justice Kentucky knew laughed Lonz look Lordy loving band M'Connel memory merry Monk Morten murder murmured Napier never night O'Rourke Old Sisk once Othello person Pilot Pilot Rock pleasant pleasure poor present prisoner punishment reckless Regulators remember replied robbers rock scene shouted silent sleep smile soon sorrow soul steamboats stranger tears terrible thieving band thing thought tone trembling turned vengeance venison victim voice wife wild wish wonderful young
Passagens conhecidas
Página 61 - Therefore, prepare thee to cut off the flesh. Shed thou no blood; nor cut thou less nor more, But just a pound of flesh ; If thou tak'st more, Or less than a just pound, — be it but so much As makes it light, or heavy, in the substance, Or the division of the twentieth part Of one poor scruple ; nay, if the scale do turn But in the estimation of a hair, — Thou diest, and all thy goods are confiscate.
Página 190 - Their dearest action in the tented field ; And little of this great world can I speak, More than pertains to feats of broil and battle ; And, therefore, little shall I grace my cause In speaking for myself.
Página 280 - Avaunt ! and quit my sight ! let the earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold ; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which thou dost glare with ! Lady M.
Página 205 - The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner ; and all quality. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O, you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! lago.
Página 208 - I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am ; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice: then must you speak Of one that loved not wisely but too well ; Of one not easily jealous, but being wrought Perplex'd in the extreme ; of one whose hand, Like the base Indian, threw a pearl away Richer than all his tribe...
Página 134 - Mountains have fallen, Leaving a gap in the clouds, and with the shock Rocking their Alpine brethren ; filling up The ripe green valleys with destruction's splinters ; Damming the rivers with a sudden dash, Which crush'd the waters into mist, and made Their fountains find another channel — thus, Thus, in its old age, did Mount Rosenberg— Why stood I not beneath it ? C.
Página 223 - Nor lonely the bird, nor his ghastly mate, They are each unto each a pride : Thrice fonder, perhaps, since a strange, dark fate Hath rent them from all beside! So when the night falls, and dogs do howl, Sing, ho! for the reign of the horned owl! We know not alway Who are kings by day, But the king of the night is the bold brown owl!
Página 208 - No more of that. I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am ; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice...
Página 208 - Of one that loved not wisely but too well ; Of one not easily jealous, but being wrought Perplex'd in the extreme ; of one whose hand, Like the base Indian, threw a pearl away Richer than all his tribe ; of one whose subdued eyes, Albeit unused to the melting mood, Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their medicinal gum.
Página 235 - Marched boldly up, like our trained band, Presented, and away. When all the meat was on the table, What man of knife, or teeth, was able To stay to be entreated?