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He ultimately worked his passage to the United States, where he made a precarious living in various towns as Professor of Gymnastics, Sword Exercise, Fencing, and Pugilism. A few months were sufficient to give him a distaste for this kind of life.
It is possible, that women, after countless ages, during which that smaller relative development in weight and muscularity which is incident to almost all females which suckle their young, and that lesser desire for pugilism inherent in almost all females who bear their young alive, rendered her lacking in the two qualities which made for individual dominance in her societies, may yet, in the future, discover that those changes in human conditions, which have done away with the primary necessity for muscular force and pugilistic arts, have also inverted her place in the scale of social values.
Eglett's the excelling virtues of the practice of pugilism in Old England, and the school of honour that it is to our lower population. "Fifty times better for them than cock-fighting," he exclaimed, admitting that he could be an interested spectator at a ring or the pit cock-fighting or ratting.
A good fashion, if not abused, has come in vogue, and young men develop their bodies as well as brains. I belong to an athletic club in town, and could take to pugilism should everything else fail." "Is there any prospect of your coming to that?" Sue asked mischievously. "If we were out walking, and two or three rough fellows gave you impudence " He nodded significantly.
"I am bringing it from the frownery the one over there with the gilded steeple." "And what are you going to do with the nice new frown?" the Pugilist asked. "Put down pugilism if I have to wear it night and day," said the Moral Sentiment of the Community, sternly.
But what a bold and vigorous aspect pugilism wore at that time! and the great battle was just then coming off: the day had been decided upon, and the spot—a convenient distance from the old town; and to the old town were now flocking the bruisers of England, men of tremendous renown.
"It is as well that you did not. The prizefighter would have beaten you." "Perhaps so, sir and also, perhaps not." "Ah, you add pugilism to your elegant accomplishments?" The young man laughed pleasantly. "William Ball is the only professor of my Alma Mater who has ever had occasion to compliment me, sir. He is better known as the Oxford Pet.
He ultimately worked his passage to the United States, where he made a precarious living in various towns as Professor of Gymnastics, Sword Exercise, Fencing, and Pugilism. A few months were sufficient to give him a distaste for this kind of life.
He was wont to go down to Ranelagh surrounded by a retinue of bruisers rapscallions, such as used to follow Clodius through the streets of Rome and he loved to join in the scuffles like any commoner. Pugilism he learnt from Angelo, and he was considered by some to be a fine performer.
In spite of the compliments she had sometimes paid to his common sense, Mrs. Porter did not put Steve at his ease. He was almost afraid of her. Consequently, when he came to Fifth Avenue, he remained below stairs, talking pugilism with Keggs. It was from Keggs that he first learned of the changes that had taken place in the surroundings of William Bannister.
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