Great Men at Play, Bind 1Remington & Company, 1889 |
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Side 30
... asked the ground for his refusal to play with an extremely slow player , whose tediousness had obtained him the cognomen of the Telegraph , ' in his own sententious manner , he gave utterance to the following reply : Well , sir , the ...
... asked the ground for his refusal to play with an extremely slow player , whose tediousness had obtained him the cognomen of the Telegraph , ' in his own sententious manner , he gave utterance to the following reply : Well , sir , the ...
Side 31
... asked him to play . Seeing that he was an Englishman , and very young , the man proposed a scudo as the stake . Buckle assented . " Or , perhaps , a couple of scudi ? " he added . Buckle agreed . Well , perhaps it would make a better ...
... asked him to play . Seeing that he was an Englishman , and very young , the man proposed a scudo as the stake . Buckle assented . " Or , perhaps , a couple of scudi ? " he added . Buckle agreed . Well , perhaps it would make a better ...
Side 37
... asked his lordship how many he would give , if he were to put a patch over one eye . His lord- ship agreed to give him five , and Lookup having won several games in succession , Lord Chester- field threw down his mace , declaring that ...
... asked his lordship how many he would give , if he were to put a patch over one eye . His lord- ship agreed to give him five , and Lookup having won several games in succession , Lord Chester- field threw down his mace , declaring that ...
Side 43
... asked by the supporting counsel , Serjeant Cockle , to describe the local situations of the several parties concerned their relative positions at the time of the accident and death of the poor donkey ; where the waggon was , and where ...
... asked by the supporting counsel , Serjeant Cockle , to describe the local situations of the several parties concerned their relative positions at the time of the accident and death of the poor donkey ; where the waggon was , and where ...
Side 51
... asked , in surprise . 6 " Bad news , Robert , " was the reply . " I ordered the Titania ' to be got ready for me , to and my family , a few days ' cruise ; and— take me , she's burnt to the water . " But Robert , good - naturedly ...
... asked , in surprise . 6 " Bad news , Robert , " was the reply . " I ordered the Titania ' to be got ready for me , to and my family , a few days ' cruise ; and— take me , she's burnt to the water . " But Robert , good - naturedly ...
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Admiral Admiral Rous amusing anecdote angler appears cards Charles James Charles James Fox Charles James Napier Charles Wheatstone charming cricket curious delight Derby dinner Duke Earl eminent enjoyed exclaimed famous favourite Fawcett field fishing flowers fond fortune garden gave gentleman George Selwyn habit hand Henry Henry Fawcett Henry Raeburn hobby Horace Walpole horse hounds hunting indulged interest John Lady leisure letter live London look Lord George Lord George Bentinck Lord Palmerston Lord Westbury match ment Metcalf miles mind morning nature never Newmarket night occasion party passion pastime play player pleasure pursuit race Recollections recreation remarked remembered replied ride river rode round says shooting sing Sir Walter Scott sport sportsman taste tells tion told took trout turf W. E. Forster walk whist William writes young
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Side 283 - I NEVER had any other desire so strong, and so like to covetousness, as that one which I have had always, that I might be master at last of a small house and large garden, with very moderate conveniences joined to them, and there dedicate the remainder of my life only to the culture of them, and study of nature...
Side 245 - The meaning of Song goes deep. Who is there that, in logical words, can express the effect music has on us? A kind of inarticulate unfathomable speech, which leads us to the edge of the Infinite, and lets us for moments gaze into that!
Side 287 - Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where there is an object to catch the view; to make water run where it will be heard, and to stagnate where it will be seen...
Side 200 - I remember when I was a little boy I felt a great fish at the end of my line which I drew up almost on the ground, but it dropped in, and the disappointment vexes me to this very day, and I believe it was the type of all my future disappointments.
Side 272 - Therefore am I still A lover of the meadows and the woods And mountains, and of all that we behold From this green earth, of all the mighty world Of eye and ear, both what they half create And what perceive...
Side 307 - ... ward. This yard I shut in with green palings, adorned it with a trellis, bordered it with a thick bed of earth from a nursery, and even contrived to have a grass-plot. The earth I filled with flowers and young trees. There was an apple-tree, from which we managed to get a pudding the second year. As to my flowers, they were allowed to be perfect. Thomas Moore, who came to see me with Lord Byron, told me he had seen no such heart's-ease. I bought the Parnaso Italiano...
Side 297 - tis and ever was my wish and way To let all flowers live freely, and all die (Whene'er their Genius bids their souls depart) Among their kindred in their native place. I never pluck the rose; the violet's head Hath shaken with my breath upon its bank And not reproacht me ; the ever-sacred cup Of the pure lily hath between my hands Felt safe, unsoil'd, nor lost one grain of gold.
Side 326 - ... set something on fire, the commonest incident being for some one to look up from work or book to say casually, " Papa, your hair is on fire," of which a calm, " Is it, my love ? " and a hand rubbing out the blaze, was all the notice taken.
Side 195 - Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods t" embrace, And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war and wantonness. Let them that list these pastimes still pursue, And on such pleasing fancies feed their fill ; So I the fields and meadows green may view, And daily by fresh rivers walk at will Among the daisies and the violets blue, Red hyacinth and yellow daffodil, Purple narcissus like the morning rays, Pale gander-grass and azure culver-keys.
Side 93 - ... for which I like him. That huntsman I have known for fifteen years, and sat many an hour beside his father's death-bed. I am godfather to that whip's child. I have seen the servants of the hunt, as I have the hounds, grow up round me for two generations, and I feel for them as old friends; and like to look into their brave, honest, weatherbeaten faces.