Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: June 21, 2025
Without taking much thought, he followed his new friend down a short and narrow hall, at the end of which they entered a large, luxurious room, well lighted and filled with people. "Yes, it's a gambling room The Nonpareil and there are plenty more like it in Richmond, I can tell you," said Talbot. "Those who follow war must have various kinds of excitement.
They know not from minute to minute whether they will fawn or be insolent. So they do both indifferent ill." Harry, who chose not to hear, was opening the door. There came in upon him a woman the young woman of the coach. Even as he recoiled, bowing, even as he collected his startled wits, he was aware of the singular beauty of her complexion. Its delicacy, its life, were nonpareil.
I suppose the longest lead held by the Nonpareil during the race was a good forty yards. She must have won this within four minutes of starting, and for half a mile or so she kept it. Having so much in hand, Ede slowed down for flesh and blood couldn't keep up such a rate of striking over the whole course and at once he found out his mistake.
He had no intelligent word, but his arm was full of meaning as it slipped about her. "Who has been unkind to you, Nonpareil?" She let her head sink upon his shoulder, as she sobbed without restraint. "What shams have pierced your pure heart? Am I the cause of any of these tears? Am I?" "Yes," Fran answered, between her sobs, "you're the cause of all my happy tears."
In less than twenty strokes he was clear, the Nonpareil lifting forward in great heaves that made the spectators tell each other that though 'twas no race they had seen something for their money.
I have experienced the ability and activity of his mind and body: it was Troubridge that equipped the squadron so soon at Syracuse it was he that exerted himself for me after the action it was Troubridge who saved the "Culloden," when none that I know in the service would have attempted it it was Troubridge whom I left as myself at Naples to watch movements he is, as a friend and an officer, a nonpareil!"
Stir it well to the bottom, let it stand half an hour, and stop it up close. In a few days it may be bottled off. WINE ROLL. Soak a penny French roll in raisin wine till it will hold no more: put it in a dish, and pour round it a custard, or cream, sugar, and lemon juice. Just before it is served, sprinkle over it some nonpareil comfits, or stick into it a few blanched almonds slit.
Smith says: "Powhatan, understanding we detained certain Salvages, sent his daughter, a child of tenne years old, which not only for feature, countenance, and proportion much exceeded any of his people, but for wit and spirit, the only nonpareil of his country."
March in this region corresponding to May in the Middle States, the birds were in full spring song in every thicket, the cardinal, the nonpareil, the mocking-bird, and our old familiar robin, whose cheerful note greets the traveller all over North America.
Howard in his little Ark-Royal "the odd ship of the world for all conditions" was engaged at different times with Bertendona, of the Italian squadron, with Alonzo de Leyva in the Batta, and with other large vessels. He was hard pressed for a time, but was gallantly supported by the Nonpareil, Captain Tanner; and after a long and confused combat, in which the St. Mark, the St. Luke, the St.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking