 His ambush is a shop- stall, or close lane, and his assault is cowardly at your back. He respites you in no place but a tavern, where he sells his minutes dearer than a clock-maker.  Supernatural Illusions - Pagina 33door Peter James Begbie, P. I. Begbie - 1851Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pagina’s
...they seize upon flyisg birds, and fetch them again in his talons. He is the period of young gentlemen, or their full stop, for when he meets with them they can go no farther. His ambush is a shop-stall, or close lane, and his assault is cowardly at your back. He respites you in no place but... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pagina’s
...they seize upon flying birds, and fetch them again in his talons. He is the period of young gentlemen, or their full stop, for when he meets with them they can go no farther. His ambush is a shop-stall, or close lane, and his assault is cowardly at your back. He respites you in no place but... | |
 | 1856 - 374 pagina’s
...they seize upon flying birds, and fetch them again in his talons. He is the period of young gentlemen, or their full stop, for when he meets with them they...where he sells his minutes dearer than a clock-maker. The common way to run from him is through him, which is often attempted and atchieved, [and no man... | |
 | sir Thomas Overbury - 1865 - 338 pagina’s
...they seize upon flying birds and fetch them again in his talons. He is the period of young gentlemen, or their full stop, for when he meets with them they can go no further. His ambush is a shop-stall or close lane, and his assault is cowardly, at your back. He respites... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1891 - 460 pagina’s
...they seize upon flying birds, and fetch them again in his talons. He is the period of young gentlemen, or their full stop, for when he meets with them they can go no farther. His ambush is a shop-stall, or close lane, and his assault is cowardly at your back. He respites you in no place but... | |
 | John Earle - 1899 - 204 pagina’s
...they seize upon flying birds, and fetch them again in his talons. He is the period of young gentlemen, or their full stop, for when he meets with them they can go no farther. His ambush is a shopstall, or close lane, and his assault is cowardly at your back. He respites you in no place but... | |
 | Charles Edward Gough - 1909 - 226 pagina’s
...His house is the picture of hell. ..." Further on one reads of the " Sergeant or Catchpole " that " His Ambush is a Shop Stall, or close Lane, and his Assault is cowardly at your backe." The " Sarieant " " goes muffled like a theefe, and carryes still the markes of one, for he... | |
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