| 654 страници
..." But the horse of all horses that rivalled the day Was the squire's neck-or-nothiog, and he was a grey." Sir Walter Scott, who was no mean judge of...the turf. Physiologists consider white as a sign of dehility : white-haired persons are weak. The Spaniards have a strong aversion to white legs or snip,... | |
| James Roderick O'Flanagan - 1837 - 716 страници
...and break thy neck. I had thee in hand, Fencer, but my equestrian skill availed not, thou didst die. Woe worth the chase — woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant bay ! Roderick ! named after me, thou wert the arrantest villain I ever crossed. Like the deer... | |
| John William Carleton - 1848 - 550 страници
...the horse of all horses that rivalled the day Was the squire's neck-or-nothing, and he was & yrey." Sir Walter Scott, who was no mean judge of either...white legs or snip, and will never breed from such as have them. This prejudice may be traced to a Mahomedan superstition when the Moors occupied Spain.... | |
| John William Carleton - 1839 - 524 страници
...every man, who values the most generous of all animals, the horse, to raise his voice against it. " W0e worth the chase — woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant grey." SCOTT. But enough ; my purpose is answered. If you insert this, let it appear " literatim... | |
| William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 страници
...misruleth his inwitte ! And teell worth Piers Plowman that pureueth God in his going." PIERS PLOWMAN. " Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray." — Lady of the Lake. " Thus saith the Lord God, ' Howl ye and say, woe worth the day.'... | |
| Robert Gordon Latham - 1851 - 634 страници
...worth = is, and is a fragment of the regular AngloSaxon verb weoif&an = to be, or to become ; German, Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant grey. Lady of the Lake. * Found rarely; bist being the current form. — "Deutsche Grammatik,"... | |
| Robert Gordon Latham - 1854 - 282 страници
...is, and is a fragment of the regular AngloSaxon verb weofSan = to be, or to become ; German, werden. "Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray." Lady of the Lake. Do. — In the phrase, this will do, = this will answer the purpose,... | |
| William Chauncey Fowler - 1855 - 786 страници
...misruleth his inwitte ! And well worth Piers Plowman that pursueth God in his going." PIERS PLOWMAN. " Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray." — Lady of the Lake. " Thus saith the Lord God, ' Howl ye and say, woe worth the day.'... | |
| Ferdinand De Wilton Ward - 1856 - 344 страници
...upon the banks of Seine That Highland Eagle e'er should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless steed ; Woe worth the chase— woe worth the day— That cost thy life — my gallant grey i" Slowly we moved onward, gazing upon scenery of engrossing interest, localizing the... | |
| William Chauncey Fowler - 1858 - 424 страници
...misruleth his inwitte ! And well worth Piers Plowman that pursucth God in his going." Pints PLOWMAN. " Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray."— Lady of the Lake. " Thus saith the Lord God, ' Howl ye and say, woe worth the day.'... | |
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