The Spanish Novelists: Don Francisco de Quevedo Villegas. Doctor Don Juan Perez de Montalvan. Antonio de Eslava. Donna Maria de Zayas i Soto MayorR. Bentley, 1832 |
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Стр. 55 - ... his eyes almost sunk into his head, as if he looked through a perspective glass, or the deep windows in a linendraper's shop ; his nose turning up, and somewhat flat, for the bridge was carried away by an inundation of cold rheum, for he never afforded himself a more costly malady.
Стр. 55 - The master was himself a skeleton, a mere shotten herring, or like a long cane with a little head upon it. He was red-haired, and no more need be said to those who know the proverb, 'that neither cat nor dog of that colour are good...
Стр. 55 - ... his eyes almost sunk into his head, as if he had looked through a perspective glass, or the deep windows in a linen-draper's shop ; his nose turned up and was somewhat flat, the bridge being almost carried away by an inundation of cold rheum, for he never incurred any worse disorder because it would cost money. His beard had lost its colour from fear of his mouth, which being so near, seemed to threaten to eat it out of mere hunger ; his teeth had many of them deserted him from want of employment...
Стр. 60 - ... but eating. Our master and we supped, but in reality we had none of us supped. On going to bed, neither Diego nor I could sleep a wink, for he lay contriving how to complain to his father, that he might remove him, and I advising him so to do ; and at last I said to him ; " Pray, Sir, are you sure we are alive ; for to tell you the truth, I have a strong fancy...
Стр. 110 - They stood out a little, pretending they did not use to accept of any from persons they were not acquainted with. I laid hold of that opportunity, telling them, I owned it was a presumption in me to offer them any thing there; but that I desired them to accept of a parcel of rich silks sent me from Milan, which that page of mine should carry them at night ; pointing to one that stood over the way bareheaded, waiting for his master, who was in a shop. And that they might take me for some man of quality,...
Стр. 141 - He was broken bellied, and it hung out in a bunch ; besides, he bound up his arm hard with a rope above the shoulder, which made his hand look as if it were lame, swelled, and had an inflammation. He lay flat on his back, with all the rupture naked, which was as big as his head, and cried, " Behold my misery, see how the Lord chastises his servants.
Стр. 56 - ... he would rather die than endure it. One of the boys cut his hair. In fair weather he wore a thread-bare cap, an inch thick in grease and dirt, made of a thing that was once cloth, and lined in scurt and dandruff.
Стр. 121 - I made as if I did not hear them, and walked on. The two gentlemen went up to a coach full of ladies, and desired me to .banter awhile.
Стр. 88 - they exclaimed, " did you see a man run this way ? " "He is before you," was my answer, "for he trod upon me." I boasted of this exploit, and with some reason : I even invited them to come and see me steal a box of sweetmeats another night. They came, and observing that all the boxes were so far within the shop, that there was no reaching them, they concluded the thing was impracticable. Drawing my sword, however, about a dozen paces from the shop, I ran...
Стр. 99 - One is lousing," that no other might go in, until he had done. I blessed God with all my heart, to see how he had provided for men, giving them ingenuity if they wanted riches. " For my part," said my friend, " I am sick of the breeches with travelling, and therefore must withdraw to mend.