| Clement Dowd - 1897 - 546 Seiten
...indulgence. His great heart always beat in duty, with sympathy, with the highest chivalry to woman. The man that lays his hand upon a woman, Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch, Whom 't were gross flattery to name a coward, was always upon his lips. He was ambitious, very... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1898 - 854 Seiten
...! " cried little Harry, springing in. " Don't lay hands on a woman, sir. The man that lays his haml upon a woman, save in the way of kindness, is a Hallo...Lightfoot began, in piteous tones of reproach to her hushaml, — " You unmanly fellow ! to treat a woman so who fook you off the street. Oh, you coward,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1898 - 850 Seiten
...breakfast-table. " Hands off, man alive ! " cried little Harry, springing in. "Don't lay hands on a woman, sir. The man that lays his hand upon a woman, save...letter for Miss Amory. What's this, Mrs. Lightfoot 1 " Mrs. Lightfoot began, in piteous tones of reproach to her husband, — " You unmanly fellow ! to... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1898 - 590 Seiten
...brutal ruthless ruffian royal wretch 1 " Qiglio exclaimed. " As England's poesy has well remarked, ' The man that lays his hand upon a woman, save in the way of kindness, ia a villain.' Ha, Hedzoffl" " That he is, your Majesty," said the attendant. " And didst thou see... | |
| G. F. Monkshood - 1900 - 202 Seiten
...badly guarded when it is guarded by keys and spies. No woman is honest who does not wish to be. Dupuy. The man that lays his hand upon a woman, save in the way of kindness, is a wretch whom 'twere gross flattery to name a coward. Tobin. Beauty deceives women in making them establish... | |
| 1903 - 1186 Seiten
...; there has been no mistake ; and there shall be no mistake.4 Letter to Mr. JOHN TOBIN. 1770-1804. The man that lays his hand upon a woman, Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch Whom 't were gross flattery to name a coward. The Honeymoon. Act il. Sc. 1. She 's adorned Amply... | |
| John Brevard Alexander - 1902 - 502 Seiten
...indulgence. His great heart always beat in duty, with sympathy, with the highest chivalry to woman. " The man that lays his hand upon a woman, Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch, Whom 't were great flattery to name a coward," was always upon his lips. He was ambitious,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1902 - 442 Seiten
...Duke Aranza at Cork delivered the celebrated claptrap above alluded to as follows:— "The man who lays his hand upon a woman, Save in the way of kindness, is a villain, Whom 'twere a gross piece of flattery to call a coward ;" and looked round calmly for the... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe - 1902 - 286 Seiten
...down the rapturous approbation of the audience by certain rhodomontade to the effect that " Whoever lays his hand upon a woman, Save in the way of kindness is a villain Whom 't were base flattery to call a coward," 1 Cf. The Literati, VoL XV. — ED. as if the... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1902 - 608 Seiten
...Duke Aranza at Cork delivered the celebrated claptrap above alluded to as follows:— 'The man who lays his hand upon a woman, Save in the way of kindness, is a villain, Whom 'twere a gross piece of flattery to call a coward ;' and looked round calmly for the... | |
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