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A yard or two outside the railway in America the primeval forest or prairie often remains untouched, and much in the same way, though in a less striking degree at first sight, some of our own highways winding through Down districts are bounded by undisturbed soil. Such a road wears for itself a hollow, and the bank at the top is fringed with long rough grass hanging over the crumbling chalk.
Like as not he wears a flowing tie, a monocle and pink socks." The man approached and raised his hat, smiling urbanely. It was Baron Tregar. Philip leaped to his feet, reddening. "Excellency!" he stammered. "Pray be seated!" exclaimed the Baron with sympathy. "Such a disturbing experience as you have had affords one privileges."
The Virgin sits with the Child on her left knee, clad in a red robe, round the neck of which little Loves are embroidered in gold. Over it she wears a dark-green mantle shot with gold a form of decoration very usual with Signorelli, especially about this time.
He wears a fur cap and a long loose coat like a Russian blouse thrown carelessly off one shoulder and tied about the waist, blue or red trousers, and high boots of felt or skin reaching almost to the knees. A long sword, its hilt inlaid with bright-colored bits of glass or stones, is half concealed beneath his coat, and he is seldom without a gun or a murderous looking spear.
At every step I had to contend for the honor and independence of my islanders; so that early I came to understand the weight of Shakspeare's sentiment "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown!" O reader, do not laugh!
Was he blind? "Why does he wear glasses, then?" whispered Dotty. "Grandma wears 'em because she can see a little, and wants to see more." The superintendent was amused. As he could not see, Dotty had unconsciously supposed his hearing must be rather dull; but, on the contrary, it was very quick, and he had caught every word.
Many words won't fill a bushel. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears. The key often used is always bright. Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. The sleeping fox catches no poultry. There will be time enough for sleep, in the grave. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.
She seemed jealous frantically jealous of Leucha Villiers. Lady Crossways had spoken of her young daughter as 'my cold, distinguished child, who never wears her heart on her sleeve. Lady Crossways was very proud of this trait in Leucha, and Leucha herself was proud of it, and treasured and fostered it until she came across Hollyhock.
And he did not apologise for paraphrasing the famous ballad. He has shamed Egypt at last into admiration for Wyndham bimbashi: to the deep satisfaction of Hassan, the Soudanese boy, who received his fifty pounds, and to this day wears the belt which once kept him in the narrow path of duty.
"It's a duplicate of the rig my little Indian friend wears," she explained, smiling. "Hasn't Ann told you? She's quite wild about it." "Ann's very busy soothing Dick," laughed Carl and to the malicious satisfaction of that worthy Greek who had been trailing along in his wake, presented Herodotus. Diane nodded, smiled politely and sought delicately to ignore the ancient Greek.
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