Hints on the Nature and Management of DunsT.C. Newby, 1845 - 158 էջ |
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Արդյունքներ 6–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 37
... look to him for your money . With regard to any ' further credit , ' you must use your own discretion ; all I can tell you is , that he is an extravagant fellow , and I only allow him £ 250 per annum , out of which he keeps a cabriolet ...
... look to him for your money . With regard to any ' further credit , ' you must use your own discretion ; all I can tell you is , that he is an extravagant fellow , and I only allow him £ 250 per annum , out of which he keeps a cabriolet ...
Էջ 52
... looks considerate , when the unwelcome visitor is old or infirm . I think it , too , a good plan always to begin the attack yourself - as , by saying , for instance : - 86 I suppose , Mr. Tomkins , you have called 52 HINTS ON THE NATURE ...
... looks considerate , when the unwelcome visitor is old or infirm . I think it , too , a good plan always to begin the attack yourself - as , by saying , for instance : - 86 I suppose , Mr. Tomkins , you have called 52 HINTS ON THE NATURE ...
Էջ 60
... looks bad , especially if he is favoured by a Dun's call . The animal's eyes will , by some strange fascination , be most certainly attracted to those suspicious - looking missives , and it will give him awkward qualms and misgivings as ...
... looks bad , especially if he is favoured by a Dun's call . The animal's eyes will , by some strange fascination , be most certainly attracted to those suspicious - looking missives , and it will give him awkward qualms and misgivings as ...
Էջ 80
... look upon him as a friend , who has already rendered him great service - more , probably than he will ever have it in his power to repay -and who , although just at present rather troublesome and obstinate , may , by persuasion and ...
... look upon him as a friend , who has already rendered him great service - more , probably than he will ever have it in his power to repay -and who , although just at present rather troublesome and obstinate , may , by persuasion and ...
Էջ 86
... look . " O Lord ! I'm dd if he a'nt in the blue stage , " roared the terrified tailor ; and with one stride , he was out of the room ; with three more , out of the house ; and he was too much engaged for the next six weeks , with fumi ...
... look . " O Lord ! I'm dd if he a'nt in the blue stage , " roared the terrified tailor ; and with one stride , he was out of the room ; with three more , out of the house ; and he was too much engaged for the next six weeks , with fumi ...
Common terms and phrases
animal ant-lion beautiful blessed burgundy cabriolet call it merry champagne chapter cheek by jowl cholera Christmas Bills cigars coat considerable course deal chest debt delight Detri Detrimental Detrimental's dine dinner disagreeable door Dun-o-phobia Dun's elder brother eldest epicurean excuses father feel flatter gaze gentleman give glorious golden Governor heart heiress hints honour horrid wafered thing Humbug Injured JOHN BOLSTER kisses knocker ladies lips MANAGEMENT OF DUNS MANAGING YOUR DUNS Marriage Mary dear merry Christmas MISERY morganatic nephew never obedient servant paternal peculiar personage postman's knock pretty prey Primogeniture purse Queen's Bench received remittance reply rich sake shirt single knock Sleep Son's Spencer Saxe Mundham sponging-house sure surplice sweet tailor ten-pound-note thee thou throw tick tiger tion uncle unpleasant victim WAFERED LETTER weary wine-merchant woman words yon basket Young England Younger Sons
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Էջ 69 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Էջ 151 - The Desolator desolate! The Victor overthrown The arbiter of others' fate A suppliant for his own! Is it some yet imperial hope, That with such change can calmly cope? Or dread of death alone? To die a prince — or live a slave — Thy choice is most ignobly brave!
Էջ 72 - ... pouting and looking daggers, grievously offended by the absence of her lover, a parcel was brought in by a servant and delivered to the master of the house. He opened it, and to the astonishment of all, out fell a shirt ! Snatching up a little dirty scrap of paper which fell from the garment, the host read out the following exquisite morceau for the edification of the company. " Muster Wilkinson, " Sir. — Has Muster Howard,* owes me eighteen-pence, and has only got this one shirt, -which I...
Էջ 34 - ... boat, further on than his own, where he is disposed of. They are much more numerous than we are. I have not heard of more than about thirty families of Mooteeas, and the Lodahas are not much above two hundred men, but the Bongoos are very numerous, I have heard.
Էջ 72 - ... and, of course, dinnerless. In the middle of dinner at Mr. Wilkinson's that evening, while the guests were discussing the mysterious non-appearance of my hero, and the pretty Charlotte...
Էջ 114 - Because you do not believe that all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.