| Walter Scott - 1895 - 560 pages
...weather-gage of another ship when she is at the windyard of her ; that is, in the position of advantage. "Why, how call you those grunting brutes running about on their four legs ? " demanded Wamha. "Swine, fool, swine," said the herd; "every fool knows that." "And swine is good Saxon," said... | |
| Walter Scott - 1895 - 544 pages
...weather-gage of another ship when she is at the windward of her ; that is, in the position of advantage. "Why, how call you those grunting brutes running about on their four legs 1 " demanded Wamba. "Swine, fool, swine," said the herd; "every fool knows that." "And swine is good... | |
| Walter Scott - 1895 - 556 pages
...comfort." " The swine turned Normans to my comfort!" quoth Gurth; "expound that to me, Wamba, for my brain is too dull, and my mind too vexed to read riddles." 1 One grievance that, the Saxnns had against the Normans was the se-verity of the forest-laws, which... | |
| Walter Scott - 1895 - 544 pages
...comfort." " The swine turned Normans to my comfort!" quoth Gurth; "expound that to me, Wamba, for my brain is too dull, and my mind too vexed to read riddles." 1 One grievance that the Saxons had against the Normans was the se-verity of the forest-laws, which... | |
| George Eugène Fasnacht - 1897 - 216 pages
...' emphase, ' 33. given, say administered. which is generally used in a 38. A Lesson in Philology. ' Why, how call you those grunting brutes running about on their four legs 1 ' demanded Wamba. SSwine, fool, swine,' said the herd, 'every fool knows that.' 'And swine is good... | |
| Walter Scott - 1898 - 610 pages
...comfort." " The swine turned Normans to my comfort! " quoth Gurth; " expound that to me, Wamba, for my brain is too dull, and my mind too vexed, to read...every fool knows that." " And swine is good Saxon," 3 said the Jester; " but how call you the sow when she is flayed, and drawn, and quartered, and hung... | |
| Walter Scott - 1900 - 628 pages
...swine turned Normans to my comfort!" quoth Gurth ; " expound that to me, Wamba, for my brain is too 285 dull, and my mind too vexed, to read riddles." " Why,...fool, swine," said the herd, "every fool knows that." 290 " And swine is good Saxon," said the Jester; "but how call you the sow when she is flayed, and... | |
| Jean Sherwood Rankin - 1906 - 360 pages
...comfort." " The swine turned Normans to my comfort! " quoth Gurth ; " expound that to me, Wamba, for my brain is too dull and my mind too vexed to read riddles." "Why, how call you those grunting beasts running about on their four legs? " demanded Wamba. " Swine, fool — swine," said the herd;... | |
| Jean Sherwood Rankin - 1903 - 360 pages
...comfort." " The swine turned Normans to my comfort! " quoth Gurth ; " expound that to me, Wamba, for my brain is too dull and my mind too vexed to read riddles." ' ' Why, how call you those grunting beasts running about on their four legs? " demanded Wamba. "Swine, fool — swine," said the herd;... | |
| Jean Sherwood Rankin - 1903 - 360 pages
...comfort." " The swine turned Normans to my comfort! " quoth Gurth ; " expound that to me, Wamba, for my brain is too dull and my mind too vexed to read riddles." ' ' Why, how call you those grunting beasts running ahout on their four legs? " demanded Wamba. " Swine, fool — swine," said the herd;... | |
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