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And of such, how many entirely understand the inner Philosophy of Clothes, and follow all the allusions, quips, and nicknames of Sartorian subjectivity. It would be a fine subject for some Self-Improvement Circle of readers to write examination papers upon questions as to the exact meaning of all the inward musings of Teufelsdröckh.
I've been intending to ask you for some time. I have a given name," he added. "Will you do the same?" she asked. "Call myself John?" he replied. They both laughed as if a great witticism had been perpetrated. "No, call me by my given name." "Lizzie, Bess, Elizabeth, or Sis?" he asked, remembering the various nicknames of her family.
The favourite was a fine soldier, and his lance unhorsed his opponents in tourney after tourney. His reckless wit flung nicknames about the Court, the Earl of Lancaster was "the Actor," Pembroke "the Jew," Warwick "the Black Dog." But taunt and defiance broke helplessly against the iron mass of the baronage.
There can be little doubt that the name "Christian" so curiously hybrid, yet so richly expressive was a nickname due to the wit of the Antiochenes, which exercised itself quite fearlessly even on the Roman emperors. They were not afraid to affix nicknames to Caracalla, and to call Julian Cecrops and Victimarius, with keen satire of his beard.
"But all these things are only nicknames; the water things are not really akin to the land things." That's not always true. They are, in millions of cases, not only of the same family, but actually the same individual creatures. Do not even you know that a green drake, and an alder-fly, and a dragon-fly, live under water till they change their skins, just as Tom changed his?
Valory, M. Varennes, the king is arrested at, in his flight from Paris. Varicourt, M. de Vaudreuil, Count de. Vaudreuil, Marquis de. Vauguyon, Duc de la. Vergennes, Count de. Vergniaud, M. Vermond, Abbé de. Versailles, Marie Antoinette and Louis married at, May 16th, 1770; less frequented; winter of 1779. Veto, debates on the; "Monsieur" and "Madame," nicknames to the king and queen.
"They'll just be jealous." Turning to make sure Emerson had disembarked, Nathaniel Hawthorne winked at Graham and whispered, "Here's a little note that I, too, wrote to Mrs. Fields. Not a word now to Emmy, Dickybird, or Marky-Mark." Graham laughed out loud at the nicknames being given to Emerson, Dickens, and Twain, as well as the schoolboy-like antics being displayed by these great men.
How those boys had ever acquired the familiar names of "Tom" and "Jerry" no one seemed to remember; they really had been christened Alexander and Stuart by their own father in his own church. Then Peter Ottertail had, after the manner of all Indians, given them nicknames, and they became known throughout the entire copper-colored congregation as "The Pony" and "The Partridge."
The "lucky gentleman" generally buys one unless he has a Semitic trace in his veins. Then another collection is made, a school formed, and they carry on with the game. The caller-out has many nicknames for the numbers such as "Kelly's Eye" for one, "Leg's Eleven" for eleven, "Clickety-click" for sixty-six, or "Top of the house" meaning ninety. The game is honest and quite enjoyable.
He passed his hand over his hair, and laughed. "They call me 'Brick' Hamlin a subtle reference to this crown of glory." "But it is n't red," she insisted swiftly. "Only it shows a little bright with the sun on it, and I am not going to call you that. I don't like nicknames. What did they call you before you went into the army? When when you did know good women?"
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