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... aback, after they had got- 21 Le Morte Darthur – Book Eighteen ten their horses as well as they might. O mercy Jesu, said Sir Gawaine, what knight i... ...e them ready to depart from the hermit. And so upon a morn they took their horses and Elaine le Blank with them; and when they came to Astolat there w... ...e Sir Launcelot let devise that he was arrayed, and Sir Lavaine, and their horses, as though they had been Saracens; and so they departed and came nig... ... Palomides, and ei- ther met other so hard and so fiercely that both their horses fell to the earth. And then were they horsed again, and then met Sir...

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...all sorts of expeditions in all sorts of vehicles drawn by rampagious cart-horses,—with heads and without,—mud for paint and ropes for harness,—and ev...

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...fight, for they have not wronged me; never did they harry mine oxen nor my horses, nor ever waste my harvest in deep soiled Phthia, the nurse of men; ... ...e to him the heav enly Dream: “Sleepest thou, son of wise Atreus tamer of horses? T o sleep all night through beseemeth not one that is a counsellor,... ...my head and charged me saying: ‘Sleepest thou, son of wise Atreus tamer of horses? To sleep all night through beseemeth not one that is a counsellor, ... ...mandrian plain. And the earth echoed terribly beneath the tread of men and horses. So stood they in the flowery Skamandrian plain, unnumbered as are l... ...l me, O Muse, who among them was first and foremost, of warriors alike and horses that followed the sons of Atreus. Of horses they of Pheres’ son were... ... the wrath of Achilles yet endured; for he was greatest of all, he and his horses that bore him, even Peleus’ noble son. But he lay idle among his sea... ...hore sported with quoits and with casting of javelins and archery; and the horses each beside his own chariot stood idle, champing clover and parsley ... ...dwell in deep soiled T roy, and let them depart to Argos pas ture land of horses, and Achaia home of fair women.” So spake he, and Hector rejoiced gr... ...ir names; but two captains of the host can I not see, even Kastor tamer of horses and Polydeukes the skilful boxer, mine own brethren, whom the same m...

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...ll of which having been deposited, the coachman departed to look after his horses, and the valet to establish himself in the little dark anteroom or k... .... One evening, therefore, Selifan the coachman received orders to have the horses harnessed in good time next morning; while Petrushka received orders... ...nk) and the near horse (a roan), would do their work gallantly, and *Three horses harnessed abreast. 52 Dead Souls even evince in their eyes the plea... ...en, and, meanwhile, the dust on the road became kneaded into mire, and the horses’ task of pulling the britchka heavier and heavier. Also, Chichikov h... ...us encouraging and stimulating cries with which Russian folk urge on their horses, and a random, unpremeditated selection of adjectives. Meanwhile Chi... ... mud on his hands and knees. Fortunately Selifan succeeded in stopping the horses, although they would have stopped of themselves, seeing that they we... ... up courage, Chichikov gave orders for the britchka to be righted, and the horses to be urged forward; and since a Russian driver has at least this me... ... piece of charcoal! Yet what a clever blacksmith he was! And now I have no horses to drive out with, for there is no one to shoe them.” “In everything... ...d himself back into his place with an “All right! Good-bye, madam!” as the horses moved away at a trot. Selifan looked gloomy as he drove, but also ve...

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...y to receive it and con- duct it on board his frigate. A car drawn by four horses, decked with funereal emblems, had been prepared be- fore the arriva... ...the quay. But with the exception of the artillerymen necessary to lead the horses, and occasionally support the car when descending some steep parts o... ...he key of the box to the French representative, Mon- sieur Chabot: English horses carry the funeral car down to the sea-shore, accompanied by the Engl... ... covered with violet velvet crape, and the whole vast machine was drawn by horses in superb housings, led by valets in the imperial livery. Fancy at t... ...n brass helmets and shining jack-boots, noble-looking men, large, on large horses, the pick of the old army, as I have heard, and armed for the specia...

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... year, but moon; They are a sort of post house, where the Fates Change horses, making history change its tune, Then spur away o’er empires a... ...alls, The quiet sheep feeds, and the tortoise crawls; Troops of untended horses; here and there Some little hamlets, with new names uncouth; ... ...inspiration gather’d from distress, When all the heart strings like wild horses pull The heart asunder;— then, as more or lees Their speed a... ...tatistics, tactics, politics, and geography)— Having been used to serve on horses’ backs, And no great dilettanti in topography Of fortresses,... ... kings, And orders, and on all that he had done— And wishing that post horses had the wings Of Pegasus, or at the least post chaises Had fea... ... Now pondering:— it is time we should narrate. I left Don Juan with his horses baiting— Now we ‘ll get o’er the ground at a great rate. I s... ... Hut, whence wise travellers drive with circumspection Life’s sad post horses o’er the dreary frontier Of age, and looking back to youth, give... ...gh seldom sunny, Is free, the respiration’s worth the money. On with the horses! Off to Canterbury! Tramp, tramp o’er pebble, and splash, spla... ... fly; On roads, east, south, north, west, there is a run. But for post horses who finds sympathy? Man’s pity ‘s for himself, or for his son,...

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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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...uperhuman: it leads to an indiscriminate contempt for the Human. To a man, horses and dogs and cats are mere spe- 143 Man & Superman cies, outside th...

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...s military services, and the elder at home at Schloss Galgenstein breeding horses, hunting wild boars, swindling tenants, living in a great house with... ...tailed, barrel-bel- lied, thick-flanked, arch-necked, Roman-nosed Flanders horses, which were the property of the two gentlemen now taking their ease ... ...care to hear? The little horse-boy, who was leading the two black Flanders horses up and down the green, might have put them in the stable for any goo... ...nd down the green, might have put them in the stable for any good that the horses got by the gentle exercise which they were now taking in the cool ev... ...leek shining coats; but the lad had been especially ordered so to walk the horses about until he received further commands from the gentlemen reposing... ... then discoursed to some of his own companions regarding the merits of the horses; and the parson, a learned man, explained to the villagers, that one... ...r his Lordship’s horse, I am sure it is all one. Don’t be afraid, sir! the horses are not tired; we have only come sev- enty mile to-day, and Prince E... ...ined by this manoeuvre was very great; but with regard to the names of the horses and children, which coincided so extraordinarily, it is but fair to ... ...n window, had kept a pretty wistful eye upon all going on without; and the horses marching thus to and fro for the wonderment of the village, were onl...

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...m, and all hurrying away; then empty waggons and carts appeared, and spare horses with ser- vants, who, it was apparent, were returning or sent from t... ...t of the city of London, yet I may venture to say that in a manner all the horses did; for there was hardly a horse to be bought or hired in the whole... ...illed their meat at Mile End and that way, and brought it to mar- ket upon horses. However, the poor people could not lay up provisions, and there was... ... than a paved street, and the people generally went in the middle with the horses and carts. It is true that the farthest end towards Whitechappel Chu... ... away, but for staying where they were; and above all, perceiving they had horses and arms, for they had seen one horse and one gun at the tent, 122 ... ...drivers, or being left to one man to drive, he died in the street; and the horses going on overthrew the cart, and left the bodies, some thrown out he... ...elds, the driver being dead, or having been gone and abandoned it, and the horses running too near it, the cart fell in and drew the horses in also. I... ...as I observed in its place, that the throng was so great, and the coaches, horses, waggons, and carts were so many , driving and dragging the people a...

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...kes the mud it finds more fluid, so that the wheels of carriages and feet of horses throw and dash it upon the foot pavement, which is thereby rendere... ...eaps to be spread abroad again by the wheels of carriages and tram pling of horses, but that the scavengers be provided with bodies of carts, not pla... ...wheel barrows; they remaining where plac’d till the mud is drain’d, and then horses brought to draw them away.” I have since had doubts of the practic... ...ANCASTER, April 26, 1755. “Whereas, one hundred and fifty waggons, with four horses to each waggon, and fifteen hundred saddle or pack horses, are wan... ...ay evening, where I shall be ready to agree for waggons and teams, or single horses, on the following terms, viz.: I. That there shall be paid for eac... ...ing terms, viz.: I. That there shall be paid for each waggon, with four good horses and a driver, fifteen shillings per diem; and for each able horse ... ...l be demanded. 5. No drivers of waggons, or persons taking care of the hired horses, are on any account to be called upon to do the duty of soldiers, ... ...otherwise em ployed than in conducting or taking care of their carriages or horses. 6. All oats, Indian corn, or other forage that waggons or horses ... ...orses bring to the camp, more than is neces sary for the subsistence of the horses, is to be taken for the use of the army, and a reasonable price pa...

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...he love of healthy women for the manly form, seafaring persons, drivers of horses, the pas sion for light and the open air, – all is an old unvaried s... ...is time embracing a messenger, while a groom stands by holding two saddled horses. And yet further to the left, a cavalcade defiles out of the tower; ... ...evenson Bowes,” and a passport is got for her, her man, a maid, and “three horses, whereof two shall return,” as well as liberty to take all her own m...