 The parties broke up without noise and without confusion. They were carried home by their own carriages; that is to say, by the vehicles Nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon.  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Pagina 2691820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Emma J. Todd - 1896 - 522 pagina’s
...pockets, nor amusing conceits and monkey divertisements of smart young gentlemen with no brains at all. The parties broke up without noise and without confusion....excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
 | Marshman William Hazen - 1895 - 450 pagina’s
...ma'am," to any question which was asked them. The parties broke up without noise or confusion. The guests were carried home by their own carriages — that...vehicles nature had provided them, excepting such as could afford to keep a wagon. 1. Evinced, dexterity, launching, porpoises, preserved, beaux, genuine,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 pagina’s
...; Haman 2 swung conspicuously on his gibbet ; and Jonah* appeared most manfully bouncing out of the whale, like Harlequin through a barrel of fire. The...excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 578 pagina’s
...advantage ; Haman swung conspicuously on his gibbet ; and Jonah appeared most manfully bouncing out of the whale, like Harlequin through a barrel of fire. The...excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
 | 1898 - 348 pagina’s
...pockets, nor amusing conceits and monkey divertisements of smart young gentlemen with no brains at all. The parties broke up without noise and without confusion....excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pagina’s
...advantage ; Haman swung conspicuously on his gibbet ; and Jonah appeared most manfully bouncing out of the whale, like Harlequin through a barrel of fire. The...excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 430 pagina’s
...advantage; Haman swung conspicuously on his gibbet ; and Jonah appeared most manfully bouncing out of the whale, like Harlequin through a barrel of fire. The...excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
 | Frederick Saunders, Minnie K. Davis - 1899 - 768 pagina’s
...advantage ; Haman swung conspicuously on his gibbet ; and Jonah appeared most manfully bouncing out of his whale, like Harlequin through a barrel of fire. The...their own carriages, that is to say, by the vehicles that Nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen... | |
 | Sherman Williams - 1902 - 504 pagina’s
...pockets, nor amusing conceits and monkey divertisements of smart young gentlemen with no brains at all. The parties broke up without noise and without confusion....excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
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