The Old English Gentleman: Or, The Fields and the Woods, Volume 1Henry Colburn, 1841 |
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... girl you meet . " 66 Ha , ha , ha ! " roared Will . " William Bolton , my son , " continued the old man , " I'm sorry to make the comparison ; " here he gravely shook his head ; " but I can't get up a better - a more true one never was ...
... girl you meet . " 66 Ha , ha , ha ! " roared Will . " William Bolton , my son , " continued the old man , " I'm sorry to make the comparison ; " here he gravely shook his head ; " but I can't get up a better - a more true one never was ...
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... girls entered . He was clasped round the neck by both at the same time , and submitted to a process of long and vigorous salutation , with much apparent satis- faction . " Ye young lags , " exclaimed the squire , " what were those ...
... girls entered . He was clasped round the neck by both at the same time , and submitted to a process of long and vigorous salutation , with much apparent satis- faction . " Ye young lags , " exclaimed the squire , " what were those ...
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... the ground , and meeting those of Kate's , sparkling with glee , the two girls simultaneously broke into a laugh , which disconcerted Titley's self - ap- proved manner . He seemed to entertain a fear that 48 THE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN .
... the ground , and meeting those of Kate's , sparkling with glee , the two girls simultaneously broke into a laugh , which disconcerted Titley's self - ap- proved manner . He seemed to entertain a fear that 48 THE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN .
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... girls and his friend , while he went to change his blue for the scarlet coat . Under four large oaks growing close toge- ther in the centre of the park , the appointed place for " the meet , " were several mounted horsemen in the gay ...
... girls and his friend , while he went to change his blue for the scarlet coat . Under four large oaks growing close toge- ther in the centre of the park , the appointed place for " the meet , " were several mounted horsemen in the gay ...
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... girls laughed , and were urging each other to the task of returning thanks , when Wilmott rose from his chair to perform the duty for them . 66 " No , no , no , " said the squire , laughing ; you're a polite fellow , Wilmott , but I ...
... girls laughed , and were urging each other to the task of returning thanks , when Wilmott rose from his chair to perform the duty for them . 66 " No , no , no , " said the squire , laughing ; you're a polite fellow , Wilmott , but I ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
added appearance Ashley asked the squire asked Wilmott attorney bipeds Bolton Bumstead Button close coat continued the squire cousin dear dogs door ears exclaimed the squire eyes Fanny father favourite fellow Fiddylee fingers gentlemen girls hallooed hand head hear heard hope horse hounds hunt huntsman inquired Jack Tiggle joined jumped keeper ladies laugh leap lips look loud master Merryman minutes morning mulled wine neck never Newfoundland dog night observed Titley old whipper-in otter pack Powis Titley pulled Ranger rejoined Agnes rejoined Titley replied Agnes replied Kate replied Peter replied the squire replied Titley replied Wilmott rose round scent Scourfield Hall shouted side smiled smock-frock squire's stood Striver tail tally-ho terrier There's thick thing Titley's Tom Bolton Tom's trapper Trimbush turned uncle voice walk watchmen whip William William Bolton wish wood Woodland Rookery yards Yoiks young
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Página 264 - O, who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast? Or wallow naked in December snow By thinking on fantastic summer's heat? O, no! the apprehension of the good Gives but the greater feeling to the worse.
Página ix - 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. Hudibras.
Página ix - 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...
Página 9 - ... the coppices, I like to see a huntsman put only a few hounds over, enough to carry on the scent, and get forward with the rest, it is a proof that he knows his business. A huntsman must take care, where foxes are in plenty, lest he should run the heel; for it frequently happens, that hounds can run the wrong way of the scent better than they can the right, when one is up the wind, and the other down. Fox-hunters, I think, are never guilty of the fault of trying up the wind, before they have tried...
Página 32 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flew"d, so sanded; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each. A cry more tuneable Was never holla'd to, nor cheer'd with horn, In Crete, in Sparta, nor in Thessaly : Judge when you hear.