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... die, and whom we ordinarily see to startle and harke in their sleep, and horses to neigh and struggle. But all this may be referred to the narrow f... ... running, wrestling, musicke, dancing, hunting, and managing of armes and horses. I would have the exterior demeanor or decencie, and the dispositio... ...ne without another, but equally be directed, no otherwise than a couple of horses matched to draw in one selfe-same teeme. And to heare him, doth he ... ...continued a day and a night without eating or drinking; and most of their horses and cattell died; of their men a great number also deceased; many w... ...ut, ardua cervix. -- Hor. i. Sat. ii. 86. This is Kings manner, when they horses buy, They see them bare, lest if, as oft we try, Faire face have s... ...ommon unto them with men of meane fortune. It is for Gods to mount winged horses, and to feed on Ambrosia. They have no other sleepe, nor no other ap... ... or Ablative meaneth. As far as I remember, I have sometimes had certaine horses which they call Funales, or Dextrarios, which on the right hand wer... ...all Funales, or Dextrarios, which on the right hand were led by, as spare horses, to take them fresh at any time of need and thence it commeth that ... ...to take them fresh at any time of need and thence it commeth that we call horses of service Destriers; and our ancient Romanes doe ordinarily say to...

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... sharp bits.’ ‘They’re thorns. Roses grow them so they don’t get eaten by horses and cows.’ Bozo shook his head and laughed. ‘No, no, no. You really...

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...nd delicious excitement with which I was affected by the tramp- ing of the horses on the pavement in the echoing stables, by the loud resonance of the...

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...into veal long ago, but survived on account of his manners; and lastly the horses, scattered through the seventy acres of the Back Pasture. You must g... ... rock and boulder and moss, with green streaks of brake and swamp; but the horses like it well enough—our own, and the others that are turned down the... ...th the salt as usual. It was a broiling hot day, and we could not find the horses anywhere till we let Tedda Gabler, the bobtailed mare who throws up ... ...ver in a hidden brook before she came out on a ledge of rock where all the horses had gathered, and were switching flies. The Deacon was the first to ... ...on and I lay down among the brown, silky needles, and gasped. All the home horses were gathered round us, enjoying their Sunday leisure. There were Ro... ... night and to strangers. My companion, who knew and had broken most of the horses, looked at the ragged hammer-head as it rose, and said quietly: “Ni-... ...fliction makes him bashful as a rule, but he is ever the most courteous of horses. “Excuse me, suh,” he said slowly, “but, unless I have been misinfoh... ...t no Hoffman House, but dey’re Vanderbilts ‘longside o’ Kansas.” “What the horses o’ Kansas think to-day, the horses of America will think to-morrow; ... ..., the horses of America will think to-morrow; an’ I tell you that when the horses of America rise in their might, the day o’ the Oppres- sor is ended....

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... 770 Hel. The greatest grace lending grace, 771 Ere twice the horses of the sunne shall bring 772 Their fiery torcher his diurnall r... ... haue writ my letters, casketted my treasure, 1295 Giuen order for our horses, and to night, 1296 When I should take possession of the Bride, ... ...ore, because I would not fall out 2539 with thee. Go thy wayes, let my horses be wel look’d 2540 too, without any trickes. 2541 Clo. I...

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...hence emanate the country postmen, and where is located the supply of post-horses necessary for county visitings. But these towns add nothing to the i... ...er any other cir- cumstances, he would go to Greshamsbury as fast as post- horses could carry him. Then, indeed, there was war in Barsetshire. If ther... ...ill of six or seven hundred pounds. She had of course had her carriage and horses; the girls of course had gone out; it had been positively necessary ... ...ed. When his cousin submitted to him the necessity of having more than two horses for his own use he could listen to him; but when the same monitor ta... ...as in Paris, but he went off to Hatherly as fast as special train and post-horses would carry him, and got there just in time for the funeral. As he c... ... whether his taste might lead him to prefer books or pictures, or dogs and horses, or turnips in drills, or old Italian plates and dishes, was a matte... ...and the feeling which actuated it. He also had thought of the stableful of horses which had belonged to himself when he became of age; and of the much... ...about to produce no doubt a special guerdon, and therefore a pair of post- horses were put into request. It was hardly yet nine when the post-boy some... ..., ’ said she; ‘of course Sir Roger don’t expect you to come here with post-horses for nothing. ’ In this, by the by, Lady Scatcherd did not stick quit...

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...l went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirl... ...d he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. 8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he an s... ...he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. ... ...as told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compass... ... risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how sh... ...e eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. 18 And when they came down ... ...d made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, t... ...efore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life. ... ...he Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were. 11 And he called t...

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...he ascertained, being not wanted in win- ter, had been carried to the cart-horses’ stable; and there broken, as they were of light construction, only ... ...nd, to be sure,” said Vassily Fedorovitch despondently. “But there are the horses, too, they’re not good for much.” “We’ll get some more. I know, of c... ...ting snow. He was not put out of temper even by the sight of the peasants’ horses and colts tram- pling down his young grass (he told a peasant he met... ...smiling. “No, you’re a lucky man! You’ve got everything you like. You like horses—and you have them; dogs—you have them; shooting—you have it; farming... ...nduct. Besides the service and society, Vronsky had another great interest—horses; he was passionately fond of horses. That year races and a steeplech... ...ed up. “Send to my house, and tell them to have out the carriage and three horses as quick as they can,” he said to the servant, who handed him the st... ...ed to him. “Where are you off to?” asked Yashvin. “Oh, here are your three horses,” he added, seeing the carriage drive up. “To the stables, and I’ve ... ...ge drive up. “To the stables, and I’ve got to see Bryansky, too, about the horses,” said Vronsky. Vronsky had as a fact promised to call at Bryansky’s... ...some eight miles from Peterhof, and to bring him some money owing for some horses; and he hoped to have time to get that in too. But his comrades were...

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...ad a shooting lodge in Scotland, and apartments in London, and a string of horses in Leicestershire—much to the disgust of the country gen- 13 Anthon... ...othergill—that’s the duke’s man of business, you know—is getting off their horses now in the stable-yard there. ’ ‘Home from hunting—eh, Bob?’ ‘Yes, s... ... as a member of Parliament; and yet it seemed that there was no end to his horses and carriages, his servants and retinue. He had been at this work fo... ...ll he carried on the game himself; and now, on this morning, carriages and horses thronged at his gate, as though he were as substantially rich as his... ... uneasy,’ said Mr Sowerby. ‘You and Smith shall have my phaeton, and those horses will take you there in an hour. Not, however, but what we shall all ... ...se she need not hurry herself; but the waiter brought up word that all the horses of the hotel were out, excepting one pair, neither of which could 7... ...vening. ‘James, ’ said he turning to the waiter, ‘let me have that pair of horses immediately, if you please. ’ ‘Yes, sir, round in fifteen minutes, s... ... it was eleven, they were still a mile from Chaldicotes gate, although the horses were in lather of steam; and they had just only entered the village ... ...I suppose we’ll stop here, sir, ’ said the postillion, as he pulled up his horses short of the church-door, in the midst of the people who were congre...

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... steam, and perceiving the atmosphere of my own moisture as we see that of horses on a frosty day. I do not know where a man finds the fulcrum that en...

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...oor, with an equally large cellar beneath. The cellar had been divided to accommodate more servants and had also been used for storage of hay for the horses. Upstairs was divided into two floors with each floor having a lounge, two bedrooms, with a modern kitchen and a toilet and wash room. Stef and Nicola are lucky in renting the ground floor as this included a small p...

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...stood ‘‘head on,’’ bowing and curvetting at each other like a couple of war horses reined in by their riders. It was the first vessel that I had seen... ...t which the soil begins, and so hard that it is a favorite place for running horses. It was growing dark, so that we could just distinguish the dim o... ...y birth. The men in Monterey appeared to me to be always on horseback. Horses are as abundant here as dogs and chickens were in Juan Fernande... ...ur or five rowels, each an inch in length, dull and rusty. The flanks of the horses are often sore from them, and I have seen men come in from chasing... ...sore from them, and I have seen men come in from chasing bullocks with their horses’ hind legs and quarters covered with blood. They frequently give ... ...d to wait our turn, with the twofold apprehension of being too late for our horses, and of getting corned, for drink you must, every time; and if you... ...ations, we slipped out, and went about among the houses, endeavoring to get horses for the day, so that we might ride round and see the country. At f... ...l acquainted in the place; and he, knowing where to go, soon procured us two horses, ready saddled and bridled, each with a lasso coiled over the pomm... ...em down to the beach at night, for a dollar, which we had to pay in advance. Horses are the cheapest thing in Califor- nia; the very best not being ...

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...es, where he renewed hostilities. In this attempt many of his soldiers and horses were killed; for the same consul had placed iron pikes in the shallo...

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...d, but grisliness all over the body. 211 The Works of Aristotle Q. Why do horses grow grisly and gray? A. Because they are for the most part in the s... ...ffron, when they are young, and become white when they grow up? A. Because horses have abundance of watery humours in them, which in their youth are d... ...e of their lives, as unto wolves and bears, unto some to eat with, as unto horses, unto some for the forming of the voices, as unto men. Q. Why do hor... ...n the skin itself, it stops the passages from whence the hair should grow. Horses have thinner skins, as is plain by their hair; therefore all passage...

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... Santa Caterina, Angels, Brigands, Friars, Temples at Sunset, Battles, White Horses, Forests, Apostles, Doges, all my old acquaintances many times re ... ...Campagna. When it was day, and we stopped at a miserable post house, all the horses had been hired twelve hours ago, and sent away in different direct... ...to dress, partly there and partly in the chaise; and no grass grew under the horses’ iron shoes between Poland Street and the Forest. Now, mind! (said...

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... no use to talk to such an old fool. At that moment a sound as of feet and horses came along the road. “’Tis the soldiers!” 13 Yo n g e said Walter. ... ...r besides the colonel and his son, two soldiers had to be lodged, and four horses, which, to the consternation of old Margery, seemed likely to devour... ...night. After a breakfast on bread, cheese, rashers of bacon, and beer, the horses were brought to the door, and the colonel took his leave of Lady Woo... ...plessness. Lucy and Charles were by her side, the front door open, and the horses were being led up and down before it. Walter and Eleanor hurried up ... ...; and they had not been upon it more than ten minutes, before the sound of horses’ tread was heard, as if coming from Chichester. Looking round, they ... ...nearer came the troop; Rose almost fancied she could discern on one of the horses something muffled in black that could be no other than her mother. H...

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...emy for young ladies, on Chiswick Mall, a large family coach, with two fat horses in blazing har- ness, driven by a fat coachman in a three-cornered h... ...lunged into them on his return with consid- erable assiduity. He drove his horses in the Park; he dined at the fashionable taverns (for the Oriental C... ...ad, because Sir Pitt was on the box, and because he is pro- prietor of the horses for this part of the journey. “But won’t I flog ‘em on to Squashmore... ...k intended to drive the rest of the way, and revenge himself on Sir Pitt’s horses, of course I laughed too. A carriage and four splendid horses, cover... ...the stables with 84 V anity Fair – V olume One gallant hunters; now, such horses as Queen’s Crawley pos- sessed went to plough, or ran in the Trafalg... ...lough, or ran in the Trafalgar Coach; and it was with a team of these very horses, on an off-day, that Miss Sharp was brought to the Hall; for boor as... ...stickler for his dignity while at home, and seldom drove out but with four horses, and though he dined off boiled mut- ton, had always three footmen t... ...nment flung his contract of damaged beef upon his hands: and for his coach-horses, every mail proprietor in the kingdom knew that he lost more horses ... ...hrubberies, the garden-beds to be dug, the crops which were to be cut, the horses which were to go to cart or plough. Be- fore she had been a year at ...

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...l not ring like bridal bells in a man’s ears. I have my books about me, my horses, my dogs, a contented household. I move in the centre of a perfect m... ...d his nose and stroked his mane. I could not get my fingers away from him. Horses are so like the very best and beautifullest of women when you caress...

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...ng to a historian of their own country, were wont to rebuke their startled horses. “Do you think,” said they, “that King Rich- ard is on the track, th... ...ed by a solemn oath, that he would cause him to be drawn to pieces by wild horses, if he should ever venture to pollute the Christian camp by his pres... ... encounter which had threatened to be fatal to one or both; and their good horses seemed no less to enjoy the interval of repose. That of the Saracen,... ... Mohammed Mohadi, the guide and the conductor of the faithful. A hun- dred horses stand ready saddled for me and my train at the Holy City, and as man... ...man lying here like an ox dying of the murrain, when tambours are beating, horses stamping, and trumpets sounding with- out.” The baron hastily depart... ...e of darkness, dost thou well know that thou shalt be torn asunder by wild horses should King Richard die under thy charge?” “That were hard justice,”... ...tter heathen sold for forty pence at the bagnio.” They were now near their horses, which stood at some distance from the royal tent, prancing among th... ... the forces, Where the red-cross legions gather? Best of horsemen, best of horses, Highest head and fairest feather.” Here the orator, jingling his st... ...ing to the busy hum among the soldiery, the clatter from the forges, where horseshoes were preparing, and from the tents of the armourers, who were re...