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...SLIPPING FOR A -- SOUTH-EASTER?A GALE, 108 -- CHAPTER XXVI ? SAN FRANCISCO?MONTEREY, 117 -- CHAPTER XXVII ? THE SUNDAY WASH-UP?ON SHORE?A SET-TO?A -- GRANDEE???SAIL HO!???A FANDANGO, 122 -- CHAPTER XXVIII ? AN OLD FRIEND?A VICTIM?CALIFORNIA -- RANGERS?NEWS FROM HOME?LAST LOOKS, 128 -- CHAPTER XXIX ? LOADING FOR HOME?A SURPRISE?LAST OF AN OLD -- FRIEND?THE LAST HIDE?A HARD ...

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...TER XXVII — THE SUNDAY WASH UP—ON SHORE—A SET TO—A . . . . . . . . . . . 122 GRANDEE—’’SAIL HO!’’—A FANDANGO CHAPTER XXVIII — AN OLD FRIEND—A VICTIM... ...s being slaves and doing all the hard work;) and every rich man looks like a grandee, and every poor scamp like a broken down gentleman. I have often... ...t Richard Henry Dana CHAPTER XXVII — THE SUNDAY WASH UP—ON SHORE—A SET TO—A GRANDEE—’’SAIL HO!’’—A FANDANGO The only other vessel in port was the... ...h a court yard in front, kept a great retinue of Indians, and set up for the grandee of that part of the country. His son was sent to Mexico, where he... ...y Donna Anneta De G——De N——y C——, youngest daughter of Don Antonio N——, the grandee of the place, and the head of the first family in California. Ou...

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...nor to their successors, nor to their ministers, nor to their counsellors, nor to their grandees, can this notice be of the least prejudice, but on t...

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... Cortez, through the patronage of his father, became one of the most prominent grandees of Spain, filling many posts of opulence and honor; but he was...

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...the idea I had — but I thought I might go around and get acquainted with the grandees, anyway — not exactly splice the main brace with them, you know... ... of a prophet? A mudsill like me trying to push in and help receive an awful grandee like Edward J. Billings? Why, I should have been laughed at for a... ... small fry — not a single one. And mind you, I’m not talking about only the grandees from our world, but the princes and patriarchs and so on from a...

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...pen his will. The council of state assembled for that purpose, and all the grandees of Spain who were in the capital took part in it, The singularity ... ...o the ambassador, the King added, “If he follows my counsels you will be a grandee, and soon; he cannot do better than follow your advice.” When the h... ...s mixture displeased the ladies of the palace and sev- eral of the Spanish grandees, who plotted with the ladies openly to mark their displeasure; and... ...he house of La T remoille: her husband was chief of the house of Ursins, a grandee of Spain, and Prince of the Soglio. She was also on very good terms... ...ap after having so well sown. He counted upon nothing less than being made grandee of Spain, and would have obtained this favour but for his indiscret... ...- ports spread against him. He admitted to me, that several of the Spanish grandees had persuaded him that it was not pos- sible the King of Spain cou... ...er, whom he had recognised and made legiti- mate, and who has since become Grandee of Spain, Grand Prieur of France, and General of the Galleys (for t... ...general. At thirty-four he was made, on account of his victory at Almanza, Grandee of Spain, and Chevalier of the Golden Fleece. He continued to comma... ...- glish estates; to make the second Duke and Peer of France, and the third Grandee of Spain. Three sons hereditarily el- evated to the three chief dig...

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...hiefs were seen to dance; and day found the house carpeted with slumbering grandees, who must be roused, doctored with coffee, and sent home. As a fir... ... his influence is the child rather of authority than popularity. No Samoan grandee now living need have at- tempted that which he has accomplished dur...

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...he swell room of the house, with the busts of Cerretani sena tors and other grandees of this line looking approvingly down upon me, as they used to l... ...ke Howard, lawyer and bachelor, aged almost forty, was another old Virginian grandee with proved descent from the First Families. He was a fine, majes...

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...e day at the Plow Inn, in a very pretty village (Ottenho”fen), and then went into the public room to rest and smoke. There we found nine or ten Black ... ...eed, assure you. I’ve read all your little efforts and greatly admired them, and when I heard you were here, I …” I indicated a chair, and he sat down... ...no other name. I do not say, “I am going here, or I am going there”—I say nothing at all, I only act. For instance, next week you may find me the gues... ...ed head on the ground. These people seem needless, but no, they are there for a purpose; one cannot look at them without seeing the gor- geous process... ...ey were new. But the statues which are ranked between the windows have suf- fered. These are life-size statues of old-time emperors, elec- tors, and s...

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... felt as if plunged in a perfumed bath. The chateau de Menda belonged to a grandee of Spain, who was at this time living there with his family. During...

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...ould have been strongly tempted to laugh as much at them as the king and his grandees did at me. Neither, indeed, could I forbear smiling at myself, w... ...n’s house to whom I was recommended, presented my letter from his friend the grandee in the island, and was received with much kindness. This great lo... ... W. SCOTT. **London. SIR W. SCOTT. Gulliver’ s Travels – Swift 168 tee of grandees; a sieve, a court lady; a broom, a revolu tion; a mouse trap, a...

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...n, men are cursing; and around them all is the vast, void Night. The proud Grandee still lingers in his perfumed saloons, or reposes within damask cur... ...shall I speak it?—the Clothes fly off the whole dramatic corps; and Dukes, Grandees, Bishops, Generals, Anointed Presence itself, every mother’s son o...

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...re to attend upon Tom and his two small friends took their places behind their chairs. At a lower table the Court grandees and other guests of noble d... ...ut strongly in the glare from manifold torches—and at that instant the decaying head of some former duke or other grandee tumbled down between them, s...

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... in her love. She is the rival of the Alcalde’s daughter, and married to a grandee cut out to wear an Almaviva’s cloak, with stuff sufficient in it fo... ...ity embroiled everybody again. Torchbear- ers, rich men, footmen, Figaros, grandees, alcaldes, dames, and damsels—the whole company on the stage began... ...go a second time to enjoy the play, to shed tears over the love-distracted grandee, and die of laughing at the old Alcalde. The play is twice a succes...

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...— and this was the master stroke — it should be decreed that these princely grandees should be always addressed by a stunningly gaudy and awe compell... ...day, and dine with us. Marco was appalled, and held his breath; and when the grandee accepted, he was so grateful that he almost forgot to be astonis... ...and swear a little, in a poor juvenile sixth century way. We saw knights and grandees whom we knew, but they didn’t know us in our rags and dirt and r...

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... Lady with a dozen children, and corre- sponding nursemaids; and the great grandee Bareacres family that sat by themselves near the wheel, stared at e... ...of the prodigal Victor XIV . All the neighbouring Princes, Princesses, and Grandees were invited to the feast. Beds rose to half a crown per night in ...

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...vided again, Viola being carried off by some 108 My Young Alcides grandee, Eustace having to search for some noble damsel to whom he had been... ...he round was over, and Eustace was prepared with the carriage to drive the grandees the mile up to Arghouse, Sir James returned his thanks, but he was...

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...y Sov- ereign a dukedom and his orders with a reversion to my heir. I am a Grandee of Spain of the First Class, and Duke of V olovento. Take my titles... ... don’t ask the third question.’ “‘Godfroid de Bouillon, Comte de Bechamel, Grandee of Spain and Prince of V olovento, in our Assembly what was the oat...

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...s had given umbrage to none. She had never thrown herself among the county grandees so as to excite the envy of other clergymen’s wives. She had never... ... government clerks, and such like, (for we cannot all of us always live as grandees, surrounded by an Elysium of livery servants), one gets a cold pot... ...ith the squire and Miss Thorne, with a countess, a bishop, and the country grandees, while Mrs Greenacres and such like were walking about with the pl... ...t took place. She and her brother of course went off to welcome the titled grandee, and with them, alas, went many of the signora’s admirers. ‘Oh, Mr ...

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...hurt you,’ said James, smiling. ‘Ah! Jemmy, you didn’t know me as a county grandee,’ she said, with a bright sad look, ‘when your poor grandpapa used ... ...hat damage?’ ‘The fostering an ugly little imp of independence.’ ‘Aye! you grandees have naturally a distaste for indepen- dence, and make common caus...

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... is no fool, is my little Duke. There is nothing like a man who has been a grandee in his time for turning coals into gold. Just before dinner the not... ...iving of which the programme has been lost since the fall of Napoleon. The grandees of the Empire were a match in their follies for the great nobles o...