Lavengro: The Scholar--the Gypsy--the Priest, Band 2G. P. Putnam, 1851 - 550 Seiten |
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Seite 156 - ... the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, until the great event was decided.
Seite 415 - God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Seite 157 - Let no one sneer at the bruisers of England. What were the gladiators of Rome, or the bull-fighters of Spain, in its palmiest days, compared to England's bruisers ? Pity that ever corruption should have crept in amongst them...
Seite 447 - He's chaffing; let me at him"; and, before I could put myself on my guard, she struck me a blow on the face which had nearly brought me to the ground. "Enough...
Seite 185 - So you think there's no harm in stealing? " " No harm in the world, dear! Do you think my own child would have been transported for it, if there had been any harm in it? and what's more, would the blessed woman in the book here have written her life as she has done, and given it to the world, if there had been any harm in faking? She, too, was what they call a thief and a cutpurse; ay, and was transported for it, like my dear son; and do you think she would have told the world so, if there had been...
Seite 159 - Hail to thee, Tom of Bedford, or by whatever name it may please thee to be called, Spring or Winter. Hail to thee, six-foot Englishman of the brown eye, worthy to have carried a six-foot bow at Flodden, where England's yeomen triumphed over Scotland's king, his clans and chivalry.
Seite 450 - The battle during the next ten minutes raged with considerable fury, but it so happened that during this time I was never able to knock the Flaming Tinman down, but on the contrary received six knock-down blows myself. "I can never stand this...
Seite 447 - I would have you to know that I come of Christian blood and parents, and was born in the great house of Long Melford.
Seite 156 - Think so ! — there's night and day, brother, both sweet things ; sun, moon, and stars, brother, all sweet things ; there's likewise a wind on the heath. Life is very sweet, brother ; who would wish to die...
Seite 159 - ... Scroggins, who beat the conqueror of Sam the Jew. There was Black Richmond — no, he was not there, but I knew him well ; he was the most dangerous of blacks, even with a broken thigh. There was Purcell, who could never conquer till all seemed over with him. There was — what ! shall I name thee last ? ay, why not? I believe that thou art the last of all that strong family still above the sod, where mayest thou long continue — true piece of English stuff, Tom of Bedford — sharp as winter,...