The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Volume 3

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Harper & bros., 1898

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Página 412 - Saint Willibald for Bareacres through battle ringing clear? I'd cut me off this strong right hand a single hour to ride. And strike a blow for Bareacres, my fathers, at your side ! Dash down, dash down, yon Mandolin, beloved sister mine '. Those blushing lips may never sing the glories of our line : Our ancient castles echo to
Página 646 - abetting an act of frightful wickedness and violence, performed by a set of men against one of their fellows ; and I pray God that it may soon be out of the power of any man in England to witness such a hideous and degrading sight. Forty thousand persons (say the Sheriffs), of all ranks and
Página 363 - Preface to the Fourth Edition : "" No one can be more sensible than I am of the many faults and deficiencies to be found in this play ; but, perhaps, when it is considered how very rarely it has happened in the history of our dramatic literature that good acting plays have
Página 592 - let us pass for a moment from that young lady, and lift up the veil of mystery which envelops the deeds and character of Perkins. Perkins, too, was an orphan ; and he and his Lucy, of summer evenings, when Sol descending lingered fondly yet about the minarets of the Foundling, and gilded the grassplots of
Página 485 - rush past each other with a pealing scream ? So rapidly did the two warriors gallop towards one another; the feathers of either streamed yards behind their backs as they converged. Their shock as they met was as that of two cannon-balls ; the mighty horses trembled and reeled with the concussion ; the lance aimed at the
Página 258 - Mr. Blewitt's gentleman, there was scarcely any betwixt our masters, —mine being too much of the aristoxy to associate with one of Mr. Blewitt's sort. Blewitt was what they call a bettin man ; he went reglar to Tattlesall's, kep a pony, wore a white hat, a blue berd'seye handkercher, and a cut-away coat. In his
Página 597 - me—I, for one, my dear Heeltap, will be among you on Friday night—ay, and hereby invite all pretty Tory Misses, who are in want of a partner. " I am here in the very midst of good things, you know, and we old folks like a supper after a dance. Please to accept a brace
Página 627 - continued he in a lower tone. " I came to say that I must be off duty to-day, for I am engaged to take a walk with some ladies of my acquaintance." " Ladies, forsooth ! " thought he ; " I know who they are. This precious girl that he is fooling with, for one, I suppose.
Página 213 - of whom my Jemmy robbed Lady Kilblazes, as I before have related. When our friend the Baron first saw Madame, a very tender greeting passed between them ; for they had, as it appeared, been old friends abroad. " Sapristi," said the Baron, in his lingo, " que fais-tu ici, Aménaïde ? " " Et toi, mon pauvre Chicot,
Página 259 - Mr. Blewitt is a raskle. Thirdmo. When a raskle and a simpleton is always together, and when the simpleton is rich, one knows pretty well what will come of it. I was but a lad in them days, but I knew what was what, as well as my master ; it's not gentlemen only that's up to snough.

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