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Pagina 15
... reply , " you are a promising actor , but you never perform . ” " You did not say that , Harry ? " said the father , interrogatively . " I did , " was the response ; " and thought it clever . " " So it was , " said Falstaff , smiling ...
... reply , " you are a promising actor , but you never perform . ” " You did not say that , Harry ? " said the father , interrogatively . " I did , " was the response ; " and thought it clever . " " So it was , " said Falstaff , smiling ...
Pagina 19
... replies the editor of Punch ; " mostly white lies , my masters . " " The buckram men , for example , " suggests Bardolph . " Yes , the men in buckram suits , " sayeth our leader . " He saw almost immediately that the Prince knew all he ...
... replies the editor of Punch ; " mostly white lies , my masters . " " The buckram men , for example , " suggests Bardolph . " Yes , the men in buckram suits , " sayeth our leader . " He saw almost immediately that the Prince knew all he ...
Pagina 77
... reply . " Wrap one up for me . " In an adjacent shop there was a store of jewellery , such as would have paid a king's ransom , if golden glow and crystal glitter might denote intrinsic value , There were brooches , rings , bracelets ...
... reply . " Wrap one up for me . " In an adjacent shop there was a store of jewellery , such as would have paid a king's ransom , if golden glow and crystal glitter might denote intrinsic value , There were brooches , rings , bracelets ...
Pagina 78
... replies . A pair of ear - rings set with emeralds , a diamond ring , and a brooch of rubies and pearls , were our united purchases , and Shallow paid elevenpence for the whole of this magni- ficent collection . " At dinner , during the ...
... replies . A pair of ear - rings set with emeralds , a diamond ring , and a brooch of rubies and pearls , were our united purchases , and Shallow paid elevenpence for the whole of this magni- ficent collection . " At dinner , during the ...
Pagina 86
... reply . " The Telegraph ? " I next suggested . " The Greenock Telegraph , yes , " said the man , handing me the local paper . " No , I want a London daily . " " Ye'll get none in Greenock , " he replied , with an air of triumph ; " ye ...
... reply . " The Telegraph ? " I next suggested . " The Greenock Telegraph , yes , " said the man , handing me the local paper . " No , I want a London daily . " " Ye'll get none in Greenock , " he replied , with an air of triumph ; " ye ...
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Pagina 234 - If sack and sugar be a fault, God help the wicked ! If to be old and merry be a sin, then many an old host that I know, is damned ; if to be fat be to be hated, then Pharaoh's lean kine are to be loved. No, my good lord ; banish Peto, banish Bardolph, banish Poins ; but for sweet Jack Falstaff, kind Jack Falstaff, true Jack Falstaff, valiant Jack Falstaff, and therefore more valiant, being as he is, old Jack Falstaff, banish not him thy Harry's company ; banish plump Jack, and banish all the world.
Pagina 209 - And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behaviour I throw off, And pay the debt I never promised, By how much better than my word I am, By so much shall I falsify men's hopes...
Pagina 226 - Kendal green, when it was so dark thou couldst not see thy hand? come tell us your reason ; What sayest thou to this ? Poins. Come, your reason, Jack, your reason. Fal. What, upon compulsion? No; were I at the strappado, or all the racks in the world, I would not tell you on compulsion. Give you a reason on compulsion ! if reasons were as plenty as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion, I. P.
Pagina 11 - Illustrated Horse Doctor. Being an Accurate and Detailed Account, accompanied by more than 400 Pictorial Representations, characteristic of the various Diseases to which the Equine Race are subjected ; together with the latest Mode of Treatment, and all the requisite Prescriptions written in Plain English By EDWARD MAYHEW, MRCVS 8vo.
Pagina 227 - Should I turn upon the true prince? Why, thou knowest, I am as valiant as Hercules : but beware instinct ; the lion will not touch the true prince. Instinct is a great matter; I was a coward on instinct. I shall think the better of myself and thee, during my life; I, for a valiant lion, and thou for a true prince.
Pagina 11 - Illustrated Horse Management. Containing descriptive remarks upon Anatomy, Medicine, Shoeing, Teeth, Food, Vices, Stables ; likewise a plain account of the situation, nature, and value of the various points ; together with comments on grooms, dealers, breeders, breakers, and trainers ; Embellished with more than 400 engravings from original designs made expressly for this work. By E.
Pagina 8 - German Life and Manners. As seen in Saxony. With an account of Town Life — Village Life — Fashionable Life — Married Life — School and University Life, &c. Illustrated with Songs and Pictures of the Student Customs at the University of Jena. By HENRY MAYHEW, 2 vols., 8vo., with numerous illustrations.
Pagina 24 - Thomson's Lunar and Horary Tables. For New and Concise Methods of Performing the Calculations necessary for ascertaining the Longitude by Lunar Observations, or Chronometers ; with directions for acquiring a knowledge of the Principal Fixed Stars and finding the Latitude of them.
Pagina 254 - Honour ? Air. A trim reckoning! — Who hath it? He that died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel it ? No. Doth he hear it? No. Is it insensible then ? Yea, to the dead. But will it not live with the living ? No. Why ? Detraction will not suffer it : — therefore I'll none of it: Honour is a mere 'scutcheon, and so ends my catechism.