The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'., 11. kötetJohn William Carleton 1844 |
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8. oldal
... four , " or expertness in reefing main - topsails in a gale of wind , were accomplish- ments only worthy to be known by men before the mast . Depend upon it , there is no employment nor amusement in the world which is worthy of being ...
... four , " or expertness in reefing main - topsails in a gale of wind , were accomplish- ments only worthy to be known by men before the mast . Depend upon it , there is no employment nor amusement in the world which is worthy of being ...
23. oldal
... four to five hundred acres . Partridges and pheasants are like- wise very numerous , though probably not in proportion to the hares . There is no country in which a pack of harriers can be more ac- ceptable constantly hunting about the ...
... four to five hundred acres . Partridges and pheasants are like- wise very numerous , though probably not in proportion to the hares . There is no country in which a pack of harriers can be more ac- ceptable constantly hunting about the ...
24. oldal
... four or five spare horses out besides those ridden by his lordship , Ayris ( the huntsman ) , Kit Atkinson ( the head whip ) , and the second whip ; thus , should an accident occur , there is always a horse at hand to supply the place ...
... four or five spare horses out besides those ridden by his lordship , Ayris ( the huntsman ) , Kit Atkinson ( the head whip ) , and the second whip ; thus , should an accident occur , there is always a horse at hand to supply the place ...
25. oldal
... four days of the week , the places of meeting are invariably within reach of the town ; on Fridays they go to Broadway , to hunt in that neighbourhood on the succeeding day . And in order to fill up the time of the residents and ...
... four days of the week , the places of meeting are invariably within reach of the town ; on Fridays they go to Broadway , to hunt in that neighbourhood on the succeeding day . And in order to fill up the time of the residents and ...
35. oldal
... four this afternoon , and she drove in her chaise above forty miles , and it was five before we went to din- ner . " George I. , although averse to England and the English , and surrounded by a set of rapacious Germans , one of whom was ...
... four this afternoon , and she drove in her chaise above forty miles , and it was five before we went to din- ner . " George I. , although averse to England and the English , and surrounded by a set of rapacious Germans , one of whom was ...
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298. oldal - Every thing that heard him play, Even the billows of the sea, Hung their heads, and then lay by. In sweet music is such art, Killing care and grief of heart Fall asleep, or hearing die.
3. oldal - Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round walks on, And turns no more his head ; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread.
285. oldal - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed, Oth.
255. oldal - I IN these flowery meads would be : These crystal streams should solace me; To whose harmonious bubbling noise I with my angle would rejoice. Sit here, and see the turtle-dove Court his chaste mate to acts of love; Or on that bank, feel the west wind Breathe health and plenty; please my mind. To see sweet dewdrops kiss these flowers. And then...
386. oldal - The cloud shadows of midnight possess their own repose, For the weary winds are silent, or the moon is in the deep: Some respite to its turbulence unresting ocean knows: Whatever moves, or toils, or grieves, hath its appointed sleep. Thou in the grave shall rest — yet till the phantoms flee Which that house and heath and garden made dear to thee erewhile.
71. oldal - Non amo te, Sabidi, nee possum dicere quare, Hoc tantum possum dicere, non amo te " — * * Thus Englished by the famous Tom Brown : " I do not love thee, Dr. Fell...
35. oldal - The queen was abroad to-day in order to hunt, but finding it disposed to rain, she kept in her coach; she hunts in a chaise with one horse, which she drives herself, and drives furiously, like Jehu, and is a mighty hunter, like Nimrod.
261. oldal - All that are desirous to pass from London to York," continues the advertisement, " or from York to London, or any other place on that road, let them repair to the Black Swan in Holborn, in London, or to the Black Swan in Coney Street, in York.
39. oldal - That shining shield invites the tyrant's spear, As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man. O how portentous is prosperity ! How, comet-like, it threatens, while it shines .' Few years but yield us proof of death's ambition, To cull his victims from the fairest fold, And sheath his shafts in all the pride of life.
36. oldal - May it please your Royal Highness,— The members of the Jockey Club, deeply regretting your absence from Newmarket, earnestly entreat the affair may be buried in oblivion ; and sincerely hope that the different meetings may again be honoured by your Royal Highness's condescending attendance.