The man without a profession1844 |
З цієї книги
Результати 1-5 із 50
Сторінка 67
... , my dear ; you have been in the army yourself , and therefore you know what it is . If we could find a nice regiment for Frank - that is , when he has finished his Greek and Latin - with a colonel that WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 67.
... , my dear ; you have been in the army yourself , and therefore you know what it is . If we could find a nice regiment for Frank - that is , when he has finished his Greek and Latin - with a colonel that WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 67.
Сторінка 68
Charles Rowcroft. finished his Greek and Latin - with a colonel that would look after his morals a bit , and which we could be sure would not be ordered abroad , I shouldn't object , my dear — particu- larly , as you seem to wish it ...
Charles Rowcroft. finished his Greek and Latin - with a colonel that would look after his morals a bit , and which we could be sure would not be ordered abroad , I shouldn't object , my dear — particu- larly , as you seem to wish it ...
Сторінка 69
... Colonel Yelloley ? " " So it's to be the army , after all . " " No , no - I'm not thinking of the army in that way . Colonel Yelloley was in the Com- pany's service . He was talking to me the other day about India ; and not thinking , I ...
... Colonel Yelloley ? " " So it's to be the army , after all . " " No , no - I'm not thinking of the army in that way . Colonel Yelloley was in the Com- pany's service . He was talking to me the other day about India ; and not thinking , I ...
Сторінка 72
... ! What will he want with more money ? Haven't we enough ? And then , think of the climate ! And I should never see him again ! -and if I did , he would be of the colour , I suppose , of old Colonel Yelloley . 72 THE MAN.
... ! What will he want with more money ? Haven't we enough ? And then , think of the climate ! And I should never see him again ! -and if I did , he would be of the colour , I suppose , of old Colonel Yelloley . 72 THE MAN.
Сторінка 73
... Colonel did not offer the writership to me ; although I believe I need only speak the word to secure it . However , I only mentioned it . I should dislike Frank going to India in that way , which is , after all , only a sort of ...
... Colonel did not offer the writership to me ; although I believe I need only speak the word to secure it . However , I only mentioned it . I should dislike Frank going to India in that way , which is , after all , only a sort of ...
Інші видання - Показати все
Загальні терміни та фрази
acquaintance affairs apothecary arrived asked attention barrister Brazilian girl Brazils clergyman Colonel Yelloley Constanza countenance course Coverley Hall Coverley's daughter dear boy dear Clara door Drudge editor Eton eyes father favour fear feel felt fortune Frank Coverley French language gentleman girl give gout Gray's Inn hand head heart hope Huntham Latin leave letter literary London look Lord Louisa maid matter Matthew Carl means ment mind Miss Carlton Miss Lesley morning mother never newspaper observed occasion once opportunity OTLEY painful paper Parr perhaps person Playfair political poor Portuguese pounds present priest profession replied returned Sambo seemed shew Sir Matthew Carlton Skinnom smile sorrow sort speak stranger Sunderland suppose sure talk tell there's thing thought tion Tom Hodges took Wideacre wife word write young lady
Популярні уривки
Сторінка 24 - A stranger yet to pain ! I feel the gales, that from ye blow, A momentary bliss bestow, As waving fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to sooth, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring.
Сторінка 42 - What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ? While some on earnest business bent Their murm'ring labours ply 'Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint To sweeten liberty : Some bold adventurers disdain The limits of their little reign, And unknown regions dare descry; Still as they rim they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind.
Сторінка 86 - Man is a vapour, full of woes; he cuts a caper, and down he goes.' Voila, la vie! The curtain drops, and there's an end." " And there's an end of the candle...
Сторінка 165 - ... 1844 novel The Man Without a Profession, an experienced London journalist, Mr. Seedy, gives a young novelist advice about the publishing industry: the sale of a work depends not on the merits of the book, but on the personal reputation of the author ... so that an author must write several works . . . before his name becomes popular. Then, when his name is up, he may for some time sell anything that is not positively and glaringly bad . . . When the name of an author is well up, he can obtain...