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Writers in magazines thrived for some months on collections of his humorous sayings, anecdotes of his eccentricities, and specimens of the eloquence that had lightened through the tobacco-reek of tavern and club-room.
Writers in magazines thrived for some months on collections of his humorous sayings, anecdotes of his eccentricities, and specimens of the eloquence that had lightened through the tobacco-reek of tavern and club- room.
"We have a very nice parlour, sir, and everything very agreeable for gentlefolks; but it's bespoke the night for a gentleman and his daughter, that are going to leave this part of the country ane of my chaises is gane for them, and will be back forthwith they're no sae weel in the warld as they have been; but we're a' subject to ups and downs in this life, as your honour must needs ken but is not the tobacco-reek disagreeable to your honour?"
"It didna become a wild Indian," David said, "much less a Christian, and a gentleman, to sit in the kirk puffing tobacco-reek, as if he were in a change-house." Meiklehose shook his head, and allowed it was "far frae beseeming But what will ye say? The Captain's a queer hand, and to speak to him about that or onything else that crosses the maggot, wad be to set the kiln a-low.
If I'd had any tobacco-reek on me, Simon Cameron wouldn't have let me hold him as long as this. Persian's hate tobacco." He set the soothed animal down on the lawn, where, after one scornful look at the tugging and helpless dog, Simon Cameron proceeded to rub his arched back against the man's legs, thus transferring a goodly number of fluffy gray hairs to Brice's shabby trousers.
They're no sae weel in the warld as they have been; but we're a' subject to ups and downs in this life, as your honour must needs ken, but is not the tobacco-reek disagreeable to your honour? 'By no means, ma'am; I am an old campaigner, and perfectly used to it. Will you permit me to make some inquiries about a family in this neighbourhood?
They're no sae weel in the warld as they have been; but we're a' subject to ups and downs in this life, as your honour must needs ken, but is not the tobacco-reek disagreeable to your honour? 'By no means, ma'am; I am an old campaigner, and perfectly used to it. Will you permit me to make some inquiries about a family in this neighbourhood?
They're no sae weel in the warld as they have been; but we're a' subject to ups and downs in this life, as your honour must needs ken, but is not the tobacco-reek disagreeable to your honour? 'By no means, ma'am; I am an old campaigner, and perfectly used to it. Will you permit me to make some inquiries about a family in this neighbourhood?
"It didna become a wild Indian," David said, "much less a Christian, and a gentleman, to sit in the kirk puffing tobacco-reek, as if he were in a change-house." Meiklehose shook his head, and allowed it was "far frae beseeming But what will ye say? The Captain's a queer hand, and to speak to him about that or onything else that crosses the maggot, wad be to set the kiln a-low.