Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand about six feet in length, perfectly straight, and rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with great composure, observing at the same time, that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at... Old English Sports - Página 106por Frederick William Hackwood - 1907 - 361 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Walter Scott - 1833 - 852 páginas
...cry of "Shame! shame!" which burst from the multitude, induced him to alter his ungenerous purpose. Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand...rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel thiswiih great composure, observing at the same time, that to ask a pood woodsman to snoot at a target... | |
| Walter Scott - 1844 - 728 páginas
...niter his ungenerous purpose. Locksley returned almost instantly wilh a willow wand about six feet ill length, perfectly straight, and rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with srrenf composure, observing at the same tiiin-, that to ¡isk a irood woodsman to shoot at a larget... | |
| Walter Scott - 1860 - 480 páginas
...cry of "Shame! shame!" which burst from the multitude, induced him to alter his ungenerous purpose. Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand...ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target so broad as bad hitherto been used, was to put shame upon his skill. "For his own part," he said, "and in the land... | |
| Walter Scott - 1864 - 354 páginas
...induced him t> alter his ungenerous purpose. " Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow waud about six feet in length, perfectly straight, and...broad as had hitherto been used, was to put shame upon hia skill. " For his own part," he said, " and in the land where he was bred, men would as soon take... | |
| Walter Scott - 1868 - 710 páginas
...induced him tj alter his ungenerous purpose. " Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow waud about six feet in length, perfectly straight, and...at a target so broad as had hitherto been used, was to.put shame upon his skill " For his own part," he said, " and in the land where he was bred, men... | |
| Alfred Elliott - 1872 - 246 páginas
...attend me,' he said, 'if you please— I go but to cut a rod from the next willow bush.' .... " He returned almost instantly with a willow wand about...ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target so broad as liad hitherto been used, was to put shame upon his skill. ' For his own part, he said, ' and in the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1877 - 692 páginas
...about six feet iu length, [«rftictiv straight, and rather thicker than a man's thumb. Hf иецап to peel this with great composure, observing at the...woodsman to shoot at a target so broad as had hitherto beeu « )d, was to put shame pon his skill. " For his own part," he said, " and in tl.e land 'irhero... | |
| William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 284 páginas
..." Shame ! shame ! " which burst from the multitude, induced him to alter his ungenerous purpose. 9. Locksley returned almost instantly, with a willow...hitherto been used was to put shame upon his skill. " For my own pai-t," said he, " in the land where I was bred, men would as soon take for their mark King... | |
| 1881 - 436 páginas
...a neighbouring bush. Locksley returned immediately with a willow rod about six foot long,perfectly straight and rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with the greatest composure, observing, at the ваше time, that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at so... | |
| Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1884 - 280 páginas
...work out. Make sentences containing eject, erase, exclaim, eccentric, effect. X. THE WILLOW WAND. 1. Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand...hitherto been used was to put shame upon his skill. 2. " For his own part," he said, " and in the land where he was bred, men would as soon take for their... | |
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