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Updated: May 13, 2025
"I seeks ter be a true Christian," he said, "an' I ought ter be down on my marrow-bones right now givin' praise an' thanksgivin' ter ther Blessed Lord, who's done held back ther tormints of tribulation, but " he broke off there and his voice trailed off into something like an internal sob "but yit hit seems ter me like es ef my three boys air sleepin' res'less an' oneasy-like in th'ar graves ternight."
"Our marrow-bones are broken," some asserted. "The enemy is in a fort; we are outside. We will lose more men than he. Let us draw off; and when he is in the open, we can then attack as we please." "He is few; we are many. Our slain warriors and their women cry for vengeance," asserted others. "We will be called cowards if we retreat.
But as for John Dyvis, let him look out! He struck me the first night aboard, and I never took a blow yet but wot I gave as good. Let him knuckle down on his marrow-bones and beg my pardon. That's my last word." "I stand by the captain," said Herrick. "That makes us two to one, both good men; and the crew will all follow me.
The very tall young man is conscious of this failing in himself; and informs his comrade that it's his 'exciseman. The very tall young man would say excitement, but his speech is hazy. The men who play the bells have got scent of the marriage; and the marrow-bones and cleavers too; and a brass band too.
While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her! Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come! B. Jonson. Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
While thus engaged their guns and bridles lay handy beside them, for at such times their Indian enemies are apt to pounce on and scalp some of them, should they chance to be in the neighbourhood. At the same time the carts advanced and began to load with meat and marrow-bones.
Moving like a circus-horse about the great table of his laboratory, he would begin to tramp indefatigably round and round, so that his steps have worn in the tiles of the floor an ineffaceable record of the concentric track in which they moved incessantly for thirty years. His mind would grow clear and active as he walked, smoking his pipe and "using his marrow-bones."
Them Chihuahua Mexicans, you savvy. After they'd wore out their shoes and froze their marrow-bones wadin' they got tired and shoved 'em in, regardless. Well, if this warm weather holds we'll be able to git our rodér good and started before the sheep come in. That's one reason why I never was able to do much with these sheepmen," he added.
To behold these two at handstrokes with axes ha, there would be a sweet affray indeed a sight for the eyes of holy archangels! Dost know aught of Sir Benedict, O Innocence?" BELTANE. "I have seen him." BOWMAN. "Then, my soft and gentle dove-like youth, get thee to thy marrow-bones and pray that kind heaven shall make thee more his like, for in his shoes doth stand a man a knight a very paladin!"
You had better go your way quietly and let us go ours. 'If you do not, said Gambardella, who was excessively bored, 'we will skewer every mother's son of you in five minutes, by the holy marrow-bones of Beelzebub!
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