 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1848 - 328 pages
...would imagine, but observing all that stirs on either hand of him, without moving his short neck ; a regular even pace, stealing away ground rather than seeming to rid it ; a grey eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head, by chance lively, very lively if he... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...would imagine, but • observing all that stirs on either hand of him, without moving his short neck ; a regular even pace stealing away ground rather than seeming to rid it ; a gray eye too often overclouded by mis- . tiness from the head ; by chance lively, very lively if... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - Drama - 1857 - 424 pages
...•ft rid ground] ie get over ground: the expression is now, I believe, obsolete; and I was rather surprised to find it used so recently as in a letter...than seeming to rid it." Correspondence, vol. iv. 291. Green. Is'ta bargain ? Omnes. And hands clapt upon it. Bell. Stay, yonder's the Dolphin without... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1859 - 424 pages
...ground : the expression is now, I believe, obsolete ; and I was rather surprised to find it used ao recently as in a letter from Richardson, the novelist,...pace, stealing away ground, rather than seeming to rid U." Corretpondtna, vol. iv. 291. Green. Is'ta bargain ? Omnei. And hands clapt upon it. licit. Stay,... | |
 | Charles Knight - Booksellers and bookselling - 1865 - 344 pages
...faced, and ruddy cheeked : at some times looking to be about sixty-five, at other times much younger; a regular even pace, stealing away ground, rather than seeming to rid it : a gray eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head : by chance lively — very lively it... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1868 - 370 pages
...faced, and ruddy cheeked ; at sometimes looking to be about sixtyfive, at other times much younger ; a regular even pace, stealing away ground, rather than seeming to rid it ; a grey eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head ; by chance lively — very lively it... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - Young women - 1868 - 372 pages
...faced, and ruddy cheeked ; at sometimes looking to be about sixtyfive, at other times much younger ; a regular even pace, stealing away ground, rather than seeming to rid it ; a grey eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head ; by chance lively — very lively it... | |
 | England - 1869 - 796 pages
...faced and ruddy cheeked ; at some times looking to be about sixtyfive, at other times much younger; a regular even pace, stealing away ground rather than seeming to rid it : a grey eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head ; by chance lively — very lively it... | |
 | England - 1869 - 824 pages
...faced and ruddy cheeked ; at some times looking to be about sixtyfive, at other times much younger; a regular even pace, stealing away ground rather than seeming to rid it : a grey eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head ; by chance lively — very lively it... | |
 | Henry Benjamin Wheatley - London (England) - 1870 - 454 pages
...faced and ruddy cheeked ; at sometimes looking to be about sixty-five, at other times much younger ; a regular even pace, stealing away ground, rather than seeming to rid it ; a gray eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head, by chance lively, very lively it will... | |
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... would imagine, but observing all that stirs on either hand of him without moving his short neck ; hardly ever turning back ; of a light-brown complexion ; teeth not yet failing him... 
