... sneers at their ill-nature, only because their irony is too strong for his brain. With his fellows, perhaps he will affect a sporting turn ; he will read very assiduously the Spirit of the Times, — he will have a shooting jacket made with a world... Glimpses of Gotham ; And, City Characters - Sivu 45tekijä(t) Samuel Anderson Mackeever - 1880 - 72 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| Lorgnette - 1852 - 398 sivua
...sporting turn ; he will, read very assiduously the Spirit of the Times, — he will have a shooting jacket made with a world of pockets, and will sometimes take it with him, on a trip to a summer watering-place; but only wears it occasionally of a morning, when he . is sure'no sportsmen are by... | |
| Donald Grant Mitchell - 1853 - 336 sivua
...sporting turn ; he will read very assiduously the Spirit of the Times, — he will have a shooting jacket made with a world of pockets, and will sometimes take it with him, on a trip to a summer watering-place ; but only wears it occasionally of a morning, when he is sure no sportsmen are by ;... | |
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