 Cucullin was an ugly customer, no doubt, to meet with ; and, moreover, the idea of the confounded "cake" aforesaid flattened the very heart within him. What chance could he have, strong and brave though he was, with a man who could, when put in a passion,...  Tales and Sketches: Illustrating the Character, Usages, Traditions, Sports ... - Side 103av William Carleton - 1845 - 393 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Carleton - 1869 - 276 sider
...used to be sharp and ready-witted : and my own opinion, Oonagh, is, that it will go hard with you, of you'll outdo Cucullin yet." She then made a high smoke...you do nothing for me ? Where's all your invention 1 Am I to be skivered like a rabbit before your eyes, and to have my name disgraced for ever in the... | |
 | Joseph Jacobs - 1892 - 314 sider
...within him. What chance could he have, strong and brave though he was, with a man who could, when put in a passion, walk the country into earthquakes and knock thunderbolts into pancakes ? Fin knew not on what hand to turn him. Right or left — backward or forward — where to go he could... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 432 sider
...within him. What chance could he have, strong and brave though he was, with a man who could, when put in a passion, walk the country into earthquakes and knock...; and Fin knew not on what hand to turn him. Right and left — backward or forward — • where to go he could form no guess whatsoever. " Be easy,... | |
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