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...denationalized that those one took for Russians generally turned out to be American, and those one was inclined to ascribe to New York proved to have ... ...appreciation of its value. Even she and Lansing, in spite of their unmixed Americanism, their substantial background of old-fashioned cousinships in N... ...s touts at an International Exhibition. If they were usually recognized as Americans it was only be- cause they spoke French so well, and because Nick... ... for keeping the offender at his beck with a continuous supply of stories, songs and games. “Y ou’d better be careful never to put yourself in the wro...

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...of skill—poker. He had been the aptest pupil of a steady-eyed, sententious American, who had drifted mysteriously into Macassar from the wastes of the... ...t closed firmly round the butt of his re- volver bulging his jacket on the hip, and he thought how soon and how quickly he could terminate his quarrel... ... here. Many, many. Men with arms by their side. Many … men. And talk … and songs … “ She went on like that, raving gently to herself for a long time a...

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...to this the country has continued to flourish. It is a singular feature in American life that at the beginning of this century, when the proprietor of... ...al use in the west of England, whence it is most prob- ably derived by the Americans. The latter draw a distinction between a sled, or sledge, and a s... ...construction used for temporary purposes in the new countries. Many of the American sleighs are elegant though the use of this mode of conveyance is m... ...nt to multiply words with Marmaduke about it.—Will you bite, you villain? —hip, boys, hip! Old Natty, too, that is the best of it!—Well, well—’Duke wi... ..., puffed up with an accidental thing, such as the time when he drew in the hip-joint of the man who was thrown from his horse; that was the fall befor... ...Well, old John, what do you think of the music? as good as one of your war-songs, ha?” “Good!” said Mohegan, who had been sharing deeply in the potati... ...en were all to be seen enlivening the fields with their presence and their songs; while the soaring fish-hawk was al- ready hovering over the waters o... ... with the winds. “ “ Ah! he has abandoned that vain relic of paganism, his songs,” cried the divine; “ what says he now? is he sensible of his lost st...

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... _920 Seemed to me then my purpose, the vast theme Of those impassioned songs, when Cythna sate 86 V olume One Amid the calm which rapture doth cr... ...rough my sleep, and did that utterance harmonize. 33. 33. 33. 33. 33. ‘Thy songs were winds whereon I fled at will, As in a winged chariot, o’er the p... ...r,— Words which the lore of truth in hues of flame Arrayed, thine own wild songs which in the air Like homeless odours floated, and the name ... ... the revolution eight hundred students, and among them several Germans and Americans. The munificence and energy of many of the Greek princes and merc... ... reported that this Messiah had arrived at a seaport near Lacedaemon in an American brig. The association of names and ideas is irresistibly ludicrous...

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...for she had caught from her musical mother numerous airs that suited those songsters admirably. A far more satisfactory time than when she practised i... ...d leaf halo of some worm eaten Tucsan saint. Tess’s female companions sang songs, and showed themselves very sympathetic and glad at her reappearance ... ... day. Folks, we must lift up a stave or two — that’s the only cure for’t.’ Songs were often resorted to in dairies hereabout as an enticement to the c... ...ryman, landowner, agriculturist, and breeder of cattle. He would become an American or Australian Phase the Third — The Rally 103 Abraham, commanding... ...lk, led her to support herself while she waited by resting her hand on her hip, and her elbow against the wall of the porch. The wind was so nipping t... ...om the back of a mule which was bearing him from the interior of the South American Continent towards the coast. His experiences of this strange land ...

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...th him on that, and he made off, shaking his head. But my particular delight was to enlarge on politics and the war. None damned the French like me; n... ... Edinburgh Cou- rant, and the next morning my pretty chambermaid set the paper before me at breakfast, with the remark that there was some news from m... ...at the table. You must not suppose our tete-a-tete was long, but it was a lively period while it lasted. He drank like a fish or an En- glishman; shou... ... and stood there, alone and conspicuous, looking across the garden at the old grey bastions of the fortress, where all these troubles had be- gun. I c... ...ly presentable; and they were all Christian martyrs compared to Rowley; but they were in a frolicsome and rollicking humour that promised danger as we...

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...as enthralled by Ada’s singing and told me that she seemed to know all the songs that ever were writ ten—and Mr. Jarndyce, and I were the audience. A... ...r through the horse being frightened and lashing out, she was lamed in the hip and from that hour began to pine away.” 93 Bleak House – Vol. One The... ...an to walk about. Mr. Skimpole played the melody of one of Ada’s favourite songs. Ada and I both looked at Mr. Jarndyce, think ing that we knew what ... ...hed, or to playing fragments of airs on the piano, or to singing scraps of songs, or to lying down on his back under a tree and looking at the sky—whi... ...ghts as I lie here. T ake an extreme case. T ake the case of the slaves on American plantations. I dare say they are worked hard, I dare say they don’... ...me, a low whistle is wafted through the Inn and a suppressed voice cries, “Hip! Gup py!” “Why, you don’t mean it!” says Mr. Guppy , aroused. “Small! H... ...ft arm as she sat beside him, and putting his right hand gracefully on his hip. “My son and daughter, your happiness shall be my care. I will watch ov...

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...ne of his heroes, and of Lancashire origin, strangely!), flew to the South American station, in and about Lord Cochrane’s waters; then as swiftly back... ...g the strong salt of his similes, likening that rascal and his crew to the American weed in our waters, to the rotting wild bees’ nest in our trees, t... ...midshipmite days, whole watches through—don’t you re- member? on the North American station, and in the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean. And that gir... ... music was curious, considering how impressionable he was to verse, and to songs of birds. He listened with an oppressed look, as to something the par... ...bout their organ; the dismallest organ that ever ground a hackneyed set of songs and hymns to madden 315 George Meredith the thoroughfares.’ ‘The Pre... ...ple. “And as for your mother, I ‘ll make her a duke”; that ‘s one of their songs. The word people, in England, is a dyspeptic agitator’s dream when he...

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... their minds to stop and sup; so we would drive home by moonlight, singing songs. And so we did. I sat beside the farmer, the girl scrambled into the ... ...your best friend.’ I tossed him a shilling. We sang beginnings and ends of songs. The farmer looked at the moon, and said, ‘Lord! she stares at us!’ T... ...d like ana- grams. T o put it familiarly, they are like a child’s field of hop- scotch. You may have noticed the urchins at their game: a bit of tile,... ...it? We’ve all had a dozen apiece. You saw little Kiomi curled up under the hop and briony?’ ‘I took her for a dead jackdaw.’ ‘I took her for what she ... ... soit peu philosophe, a ce qu’on dit; a traveller. They say he has a South American complexion. I knew him a boy; and his passion is to put together w... ... do you mean your wife—egad, it’d be a pretty scene, with your princess in hip-up petticoats, stiff as bottle-funnel top down’ards, airing a whole leg... ...e the first syllable of his name, while we consign him to oblivion, with a hip, hip, hip, hurrah for Richmond!’ The cheers responded thunderingly, and...

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...mo; but apart from the locality, and that a pretty wide one (all the South American Continent), the novel and the story have nothing in common, neithe... ...n with that feeling of superiority the success of our cause inspired in us Americans. I suppose I re- ally despised him because he was an old Castilia... ...rds made himself master by surprise of two more ships, one English and one American. “It was rumoured at the time that he dreamed of setting up a navy... ...aced brother in his knickerbocker suit, in which he had been singing comic songs for the entertainment of a joyless proletariat. She advanced not as i...

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...irty thousand!” exclaimed Wilbur, without thought as yet. “Now y’r singin’ songs,” cried the Captain. “Listen to me, son,” he went on, rapidly shuttin... ...lena Bay at about the turn of the tide. Moran swung herself over the side, hip deep in the wa- ter, and, wading ashore with a line, made fast to the h... ...d his knuckles squarely between her eyes where her frown was knotted hard, hop- ing to stun her and end the fight once and for all. But the blow did n... ... yet retained, he thrust her down and from him, until at length, using his hip as a pivot, he swung her off her feet, threw her fairly on her back, an... ...ere’s plenty of turtle and abalone to be had for the catching. Some of the American men-of- war, I believe, come down to this bay for target-practice ... ...-chop coffin—savvy? Silver heap much—costum big money. You gib my money to Hop Sing Association, topside Ming Yen temple. You savvy Hop Sing?—one Six ... ...ng Yen temple. You savvy Hop Sing?—one Six Companies.” “Yes, yes.” “Tellum Hop Sing I want funeral—four-piecee horse. You no flogettee horse?” he adde...

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...d* miles— *“Three hundred”:—Of necessity, this scale of measurement, to an American, if he happens to be a thoughtless man, must sound ludicrous. Acco... ...less man, must sound ludicrous. Accordingly, I remember a case in which an American writer indulges himself in the luxury of a little fibbing, by ascr... ...o an Englishman a pompous account of the Thames, constructed entirely upon American ideas of grandeur, and concluding in something like these terms:— ... ...of rest which she had secured for France. She never sang together with the songs that rose in her native Domrémy as echoes to the de- *“Arc”:—Modern F... ...ging a catch. Listen to him: They “showed their backs” did these English. (Hip, hip, hurrah! three times three!) “Behind good walls they let themselve... ...ah! three times three!) “Behind good walls they let themselves be taken.” (Hip, hip! nine times nine!) They “ran as fast as their legs could carry the... ... the streets, &c., and the burden of one of the most popular revolutionary songs, ‘Ça ira, ça ira, ça ira.’”— MASSON. 8 18 ALL MORALITY,—ARISTOTLE’S, ...

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...as enthralled by Ada’s singing and told me that she seemed to know all the songs that ever were writ ten—and Mr. Jarndyce, and I were the audience. A... ...r through the horse being frightened and lashing out, she was lamed in the hip and from that hour began to pine away.” 93 Bleak House – Dickens The ... ...an to walk about. Mr. Skimpole played the melody of one of Ada’s favourite songs. Ada and I both looked at Mr. Jarndyce, think ing that we knew what ... ...hed, or to playing fragments of airs on the piano, or to singing scraps of songs, or to lying down on his back under a tree and looking at the sky—whi... ...ghts as I lie here. T ake an extreme case. T ake the case of the slaves on American plantations. I dare say they are worked hard, I dare say they don’... ...me, a low whistle is wafted through the Inn and a suppressed voice cries, “Hip! Gup py!” “Why, you don’t mean it!” says Mr. Guppy , aroused. “Small! H... ...ft arm as she sat beside him, and putting his right hand gracefully on his hip. “My son and daughter, your happiness shall be my care. I will watch ov...

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... tumultuous and jubilant, carried him off his feet. Like the famous choral songs amongst the citizens of Abdera, nobody could hear it without a contag... ...of rest which she had secured for France. She never sang together with the songs that rose in her native Domrémy, as echoes to the de- parting steps o... ...ing a catch. Listen to him. They “showed their backs,” did these English. (Hip, hip, hurrah! three times three!) “Behind good walls, they let them- se... ... three times three!) “Behind good walls, they let them- selves be taken,” (Hip, hip! nine times nine!) They “ran as fast as their legs could carry the... ...he sun, 10 “Three hundred.” Of necessity this scale of measurement, to an American, if he happens to be a thoughtless man, must sound ludicrous. Acco... ...less man, must sound ludicrous. Accordingly, I remember a case in which an American writer indulges himself in the luxury of a little lying, by ascrib... ...o an Englishman a pompous account of the Thames, constructed entirely upon American ideas of grandeur, and concluding in something like these terms:— ...

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...mong broken laths, and the walls were scrawled with names, sentiments, and hop records. “They’ve been keeping pigeons here,” she cried. “And you could... ...ve a good time in her. You were—” “Well, I discovered I was too much of an American to be content to be a rich man’s son. You aren’t blaming me for th... ...riage!” Sophie exclaimed, a little awed; for to them the joke, which to an American means work, was only just beginning. “If it’s took in a proper spi... ...as his present keen interest. They set off to look at it, and the imported American scraper which had blighted the none too sunny soul of “Skim” Winsh... ...lling as well as she knew my office-work. She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garin sat with me. She hurr... ...nd dirtying things in the dark.” “I don’t mind that so much as their silly songs, after we’ve fed ‘em, all about ‘work among the merry, merry blossoms... ...in the food-supplies should set them to instituting inquiries, which, with songs about work, was their favourite amusement. How in an auspicious hour,... ...th pipe and nozzle fitting all types of generator. Gradu- ated tap on left hip. Hansen’s Flickers Lead the Aerial Flight 197 O...

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...tion to (I) the production, (2) the distribution, (3) the consump- tion of American wheat. When complete, they will form the story of a crop of wheat ... ...stic; the curves of her figure, the contour of her shoulders, the swell of hip and breast were all low; from head to foot one could discover no pro- n... ... wear them after all. My poor little flowers.” But she showed him a single American Beauty, pinned to the shoulder of her gown beneath her cape. “Yes,... ...n his studio and regularly kow-tow to it, and talk about the ‘decadence of American industrial arts.’ I’ve heard him. I say it’s pure affectation, tha... ...er shoulder. She sat very straight in her chair, one hand upon her slender hip, her head a little to one side, listening attentively to Corthell. By t... ...Very slender as yet, no 119 Frank Norris trace of fulness to be seen over hip or breast, the curves all low and flat, she yet carried her extreme hei... ...couch, his wife, at the organ, played the music she knew he liked best—old songs, “Daisy Dean,” “Lord Lovell,” “When Stars Are in the Quiet Sky,” and ...

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...t the bottom of his heart surprised that all this had not greeted him with songs and incense, but now (he made no secret of it) he made his entry in a... ...ishment. Its consort The Sceptre collapsed within the week. I won’t say in American parlance that suddenly the bottom fell out of the whole of de Barr... ...y! But Mrs. Fyne’s fervent “thank goodness” turned out to be a bit, as the Americans—some Americans—say “previous.” In a very short time the odious fe...

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...my late neighbour made, in his journey to Liverpool—a little Lascar, or an American or Spanish castaway.” ‘“A wicked boy, at all events,” remarked the... ...’s affirmations that he considered the merry tunes I chose as next door to songs. He had retired to private prayer in his chamber, and Mr. and Mrs. Ea... ...e treat to hear them. After the usual carols had been sung, we set them to songs and glees. Mrs. Earnshaw loved the music, and so they gave us plenty.... ...the boards. I let the poor things converse unmolested, till I supposed the songs were going to cease, and the singers to get some refreshment: then I ...

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...ls, walls hung with an olive-green paper, and otherwise decorated with the American Declaration of Independence, a portrait of Bonaparte as First Cons... ... Now, don’t go beyond that, and mind you specify nothing. Don’t sing those songs of Beranger at table; and don’t get fuddled. If you are drunk, your f... ...ds in the tender tones which give courage to a stricken heart, just as the songs of a mother soothe the weary child tormented with pain as its cuts it... ...anufacturing op- erations. Strange cries and grunts issued therefrom, with songs and whistles and hisses that recalled the hour of four o’clock in the...

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...nes through their midst, most like those quick-closing vistas in a Kentish hop-garden seen when the train races by at full speed; and the infantry fir... ...ssly and cannot understand that inclination does not im- ply power; of the Americans, whose rasping voices in the hush of a hot afternoon strain tense... ...so strong. I didn’t feel it so much when I was with Maisie. These damnable songs did it. He’s be- ginning again.’ But it was only Herrick’s Nightpiece... ...nd anything in to you? Fizz, for instance. Cassavetti is beginning to sing songs of the Sunny South already.’ For one minute Dick considered the propo... ...ed the revolver neatly hidden under the fulness of the blouse on the right hip and fingered his collar. ‘I can do no more,’ Madame said, between laugh...