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...he colored silk skirt beneath, and a white shirt-waist, striped black, and starched to a rattling stiffness. Her neck was swathed tight and high with ... ...sement would he have at either affair? “Sit up there with your shirt-front starched like a board,” he blustered, “and your collar throttling you, and ... ... blue calico gown and an apron that was really a marvel of cleanliness and starch. “Kitty!” exclaimed Captain Jack, seized again with an unexplainable... ...s grinding out copy for the Supplement at the same time that takes all the starch out of me. Y ou’ve no idea what it means to write all day, and then ... ...nces and paragraphs marched down the clean-swept spaces of his paper, like companies and platoons defiling upon review; his chapters were brigades tha...

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...aze. A lugubrious bay-window to the right of the porch. Window curtains of starched cheap lace revealing a pink marble table with a conch shell and a ... ... anguish of the jolt- ing. His leg was thrust out before him, resting on a starch- box and covered with a leather-bound horse-blanket. His drab courag... ...ater in Gopher Prairie. It was known as the “op’ra house.” Once, strolling companies had used it for performances of “The Two Orphans,” and “Nellie th... ...uqua, in New York, there are, all over these States, commercial Chautauqua companies which send out to every smallest town troupes of lecturers and “e... ...off in the house. She peeped at his cuffs. They were frayed in prickles of starched linen. She had turned them once; she clipped them every week; but ... ... two friends played with an imperial chariot which Miles had made out of a starch-box and four red spools; together they stuck switches into a mouse-h... ... have no carnal thoughts, Nor sin shall me besmirch. With a rustle of starched linen skirts and stiff shirt- fronts, the congregation sat down, a...

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...y it, he should deplore the occurrence which had made them so. For all his starched, impenetrable dignity and composure, he wiped blinding tears from ... ...oughts, and wandering speculations. 100 Dombey & Son Mr Dombey stiff with starch and arrogance; the little image by inheritance, and in unconscious i... ...ve scorned the action. Tozer, who was constantly galled and tormented by a starched white cambric neckerchief, which he wore at the ex- press desire o... ...gan to have an interest in the Lord Mayor, and the Sheriffs, and in Public Companies; and felt bound to read the quotations of the Funds every day , t... ...exhausted with laughter and admiration: while Mr Dombey looked on over his starched cravat, like the Major’s 384 Dombey & Son proprietor, or like a s... ...forced attention as before. Mr Dombey, with another bow, which cracked the starch in his cravat, would beg to leave that to the Artist. ‘I would rathe...

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... West Indies and the yellow fever. Stubble and Spooney looked to get their companies without purchase. Before the end of the campaign (which she resol... ...r little Amelia, at Fulham; and he came home to find his sisters spread in starched muslin in the drawing-room, the dowagers cackling in the backgroun... ... with her tender ringing tones; their attitudes and their elbows and their starch, with her humble soft movements and modest graces. Poor Swartz was s... ...The Colonel of the —th regiment, in which Messieurs Dobbin and Osborne had companies, was an old General who had made his first campaign under Wolfe a...

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...ust of his armour; his collar was a falling one of scholastic cut, without starch or lace, his buskins buff-coloured, and his shoes polished. He wore ... ...s to keep myself cool, I am making my way in this fashion to overtake some companies of infantry that are not twelve leagues off, in which I shall enl... ...ep and wages were so miserable and scanty that half went in paying for the starching of one’s collars; it would be a miracle indeed if a page voluntee... ...crimped with a crimping iron?” (From this we may perceive the antiquity of starch and crimped ruffs.) Then he goes on: “Poor gentleman of good family!... ...nor,” replied one of them, “we are two cap- tains of Spanish infantry; our companies are at Naples, and we are on our way to embark in four galleys wh...

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...hillips, 4 The German physiologists have even discovered vegetable matter—starch—in the human body. See Med. Chirurgical Rev., Oct., 1854, p. 339. 1... ...n of the people, and the threatened enactment of a law compelling railroad companies to respect the rights of travel- ers. Hon. Charles Francis Adams ...

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...ll. The drama had by this time outgrown market- place stages and strolling companies, and with his old love for it he naturally turned to it for a con... ...ust of his armour; his collar was a falling one of scholastic cut, without starch or lace, his buskins buff-coloured, and his shoes polished. He wore ... ...s to keep myself cool, I am making my way in this fashion to overtake some companies of infantry that are not twelve leagues off, in which I shall enl... ...ep and wages were so miserable and scanty that half went in paying for the starching of one’s collars; it would be a miracle indeed if a page voluntee... ...crimped with a crimping iron?” (From this we may perceive the antiquity of starch and crimped ruffs.) Then he goes on: “Poor gentleman of good fam- il... ...ñor,” replied one of them, “we are two cap- tains of Spanish infantry; our companies are at Naples, and we are on our way to embark in four galleys wh...

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...ared, when by the very nature of your position it is your duty to be clear-starched up to the pellucidity of crystal, to be spotless as the lily, to b... ...heir blushes were hidden, that peculiar glance of the eye which always ac- companies a blush was visible enough from the one to the other. The elder l... ...hese men. You see a little of the paint, you could hear the crumple of the starch and the padding; you could trace something of the uneasiness in the ...

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...ed estate-managers and unmarried young fel- lows in the service of the big companies. All this prosperity was not yet; and Mr. Van Wyk prospered alone... ... sea.” Mr. Van Wyk, leaning forward, his face gone pink all over, with the starched table-napkin over his knees, was inclined to mistrust his senses, ... ...if left quite to themselves. Only the white man must be of the sort to put starch into them, and the captain is just the one for that. Why, sir, he ha...

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...e or in driving about the country on business connected with the insurance companies that he represented, or in sitting at home reading Bancroft’s His... ...ing. Harney and Charity sat down on a bench made of a board resting on two starch boxes. They faced a door hanging on a broken hinge, and through the ...

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...prising ‘Hurrah!’ Up jumped all the echoing young ones, but John, with the starch in his throat, Said, ‘Father, before we make noises, let’s see the c... ...ing alleys overflow With musical shrieks and wind-wedded hair. The riotous companies melt to a pair. Bless them, mother of kindness! A star has nodded... ...ere were groups where silvery springs The ethereal forest showed begirt By companies in choric rings, Whom but to see made ear alert. For music did ea...

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... West Indies and the yellow fever. Stubble and Spooney looked to get their companies without purchase. Before the end of the campaign (which she resol... ...r little Amelia, at Fulham; and he came home to find his sisters spread in starched muslin in the drawing-room, the dowagers cackling in the backgroun... ... with her tender ringing tones; their attitudes and their elbows and their starch, with her humble soft movements and modest graces. Poor Swartz was s... ...The Colonel of the —th regiment, in which Messieurs Dobbin and Osborne had companies, was an old General who had made his first campaign under Wolfe a... ...ide-de-camp to General Tufto had ceased previously. Rebecca laughed in all companies at that officer, at his toupee (which he mounted on coming to Par... ...ts with them; lawsuits with the lawyers; lawsuits with the Mining and Dock Companies in which he was proprietor; and with every person with whom he ha... ...was like the contact of an oyster— Mrs. Frederick Bullock would gather her starched nurslings and simper back into her carriage. Every visit which thi... ...nd oiled, trimming his nails as he descended the stairs majestically, in a starched cravat and a grey flannel dressing-gown—a real old English gentlem... ...t be- gun to sprout for the ensuing tour; and stout trim old veterans with starched neckcloths and neat-brushed hats, such as have invaded Europe any ...

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...y it, he should deplore the occurrence which had made them so. For all his starched, impenetrable dignity and composure, he wiped blinding tears from ... ...oughts, and wandering speculations. 100 Dombey & Son Mr Dombey stiff with starch and arrogance; the little image by inheritance, and in unconscious i... ...ve scorned the action. Tozer, who was constantly galled and tormented by a starched white cambric neckerchief, which he wore at the ex- press desire o... ...gan to have an interest in the Lord Mayor, and the Sheriffs, and in Public Companies; and felt bound to read the quotations of the Funds every day , t... ...exhausted with laughter and admiration: while Mr Dombey looked on over his starched cravat, like the Major’s 384 Dombey & Son proprietor, or like a s... ...forced attention as before. Mr Dombey, with another bow, which cracked the starch in his cravat, would beg to leave that to the Artist. ‘I would rathe... .... The arrivals quickly became numerous. More directors, chairmen of public companies, elderly ladies carrying bur- 515 Charles Dickens dens on their ...

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...d at its journey’s end in fine condition. There it was exhibited to select companies of female view- ers, in whose gentle bosoms it awakened implacabl... ...n putting the point to you. But really, when I herd it remarked in several companies, and in very good company, that however worthy of a foreigner, it... ... master of languages, among your compatriots who are as stiff as their own starch is to one another, but are ready to relax to a foreign gentleman of ...

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...of a very high grade, the berries hard and heavy, rigid and swol- len with starch. “If it was all like that, sir, hey?” observed Phelps. Harran put hi... ...hat- ter—varied by an occasional note of laughter and the swish of stiffly starched petticoats. On the row of chairs that went around three sides of t... ... spirit of aggression, of truculence, swelled up underneath waistcoats and starched shirt bosoms. More than one offender was promptly asked to “step o... ...ful. Soon the entire number of Annixter’s guests found them- selves in two companies, the dancers on the floor of the barn, frolicking through the las...

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...eavoured to lure him away; Lombard Street itself had beckoned to him; rich companies had whispered ‘Be a Beadle!’ but he still continued faithful to t... ...ld I disguise what you know so well, but what the crowd never dream of? We companies are all birds of prey; mere birds of prey. The only ques- tion is... ...!’ ‘—That I didn’t consider myself very well used by one or two of the old companies in some negotiations I have had with ‘em— once had, I mean. They ... ...his neckerchief; adjusting his shirt collar with great nicety, so that the starched points should also invade those organs, and afflict them with an a... ...that,’ returned the Captain. ‘But when our people’s frills is out, they’re starched up pretty stiff, I tell you!’ With that, he fell into the rear to ... ...ddle-aged lady, with what may be termed an excisable face, or one in which starch and vinegar were decidedly employed. There was likewise present that...

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...ally imagined. Nay , I will appeal to common observation, whether the same companies are not found more full of good-humour and benevolence, after the... ...red by the most part; es- pecially by Lindamira, a lady whose discreet and starch car- riage, together with a constant attendance at church three time...

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...oared. “Take ‘em over swampy ground. Let ‘em run around a bit an’ work the starch out of ‘em, an’ then, Almighty, if we wouldn’t plug ‘em at ease I’d ... ...at present constituted, is made up of:—Twenty-five regiments infantry, ten companies each. Ten regiments cavalry, twelve companies each. Five regiment... ...regiments cavalry, twelve companies each. Five regiments artillery, twelve companies each. Now there is a notion in the air to reorganize the service ... ...—Eighteen regiments infantry at four battal- 56 American Notes ions, four companies each; third battalion, skeleton; fourth on paper. Eight regiments... ...reditary instinct, for you know that when we English have got together two companies, one machine gun, a sick bullock, forty generals, and a mass of W... ...d be made to pay up five million dollars without feeling it. There are her companies of infantry in a sort of port there. A gun-boat brought over in p...

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... jealousy exists, through the rivalry of each other. Several bill sticking companies have started, but have failed. The first party that started a com... ...ed off, all over his soft arms and legs, as I constantly observe them? The starch enters his soul; who can wonder that he cries? Was Augustus George i...

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.... The arrivals quickly became numerous. More directors, chairmen of public companies, elderly ladies carrying bur- 105 Charles Dickens dens on their ... ...resently came back express, with a face all flushed and besmeared, and the starch completely taken out of his shirt-collar, to say these words: ‘Wal’r... ...easier turned or soothed than the grave gentleman without a wrinkle in his starched cravat. But the very intensity of his purpose became almost a sub-...

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...should take place after breakfast is the reason though I wish not so badly starched.’ ‘I ought to make an apology,’ said Arthur, ‘for so early and 40... ...d at its journey’s end in fine condition. There it was exhibited to select companies of female view- ers, in whose gentle bosoms it awakened implacabl... ...n putting the point to you. But really, when I herd it remarked in several companies, and in very good com- pany, that however worthy of a foreigner, ... ...aster of lan- guages, among your compatriots who are as stiff as their own starch is to one another, but are ready to relax to a foreign gentleman of ...

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...ass the groin, to- gether with the production of the peritoneum, which ac- companies them through the rings of the oblique and trans- 113 The Works o... ...the diet be such as has drying, astringent and glueing qualities, as rice, starch, quinces, pears and green cheese; but let the summer fruits be avoid...

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... a kind Providence furnishes the limpest personality with a little gunk or starch in the form of tradition. “Let me hope that you will rescind that re... ...uld have been flattered to have his portrait asked for. Nothing like these starchy doctors for vanity! It was as I thought: he cared much less for her... ...ed that his bias was towards getting the best possible terms from railroad companies). He put up his gig at Y oddrell’s, and in walking with his assis...

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... a kind Providence furnishes the limpest personality with a little gunk or starch in the form of tradition. “Let me hope that you will rescind that re... ...ould have been flattered to have his portrait asked for. Nothing like these starchy doctors for vanity! It was as I thought: he cared much less for her... ...ed that his bias was towards getting the best possible terms from railroad companies). He put up his gig at Yoddrell’s, and in walking with Middlemar...