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...lera. It was certainly a young man in a dark blue, tail-less coat and huge Cossack trousers, that being the livery of the men about the stables. It mu... ...ry of her eldest brother who had served in the Guards and dying early left hosts of friends and a loved memory in the great world of St. Petersburg, s... ... life and death than if it had been an encounter with a tiger. A picket of Cossacks was sleeping in that village lost in the depths of the great Lithu... ...this expec- tation was worth the risk, goodness only knows. However, these Cossack parties, in most cases wan- dering without an officer, were known t... ...e- fore the day on which the remark was made we had seen Vienna, the Upper Danube, Munich, the Falls of the Rhine, the Lake of Constance—in fact it wa... ...that no travellers were expected, or perhaps even desired, in this strange hostelry, which in its severe style resembled the house which surmounts the... ...e gesticulating knots; and there would be perpetually one or another of my hosts taking aim at the empty horizon with the long, brass tube of the tele...

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...y of her eldest brother, who had served in the Guards and dying early left hosts of friends and a loved memory in the great world of St. Petersburg, s... ... life and death than if it had been an encounter with a tiger. A picket of Cossacks was sleeping in that village lost in the depths of the great Lithu... ...r this expectation was worth the risk, goodness only knows. However, these Cossack parties, in most cases wandering without an officer, were known to ... ...s army would have per- 33 Joseph Conrad ished honourably on the points of Cossacks’ lances, or per- chance escaping the chase would have died decentl... ... before the day on which the remark was made we had seen Vienna, the Upper Danube, Munich, the Falls of the Rhine, the Lake of Constance,—in fact, it ... ...e gesticulating knots; and there would be perpetually one or another of my hosts tak- ing aim at the empty horizon with the long, brass tube of the te...

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...ore in a soldierly fashion that he would not finish his dinner without his host. He returned indeed to the salon; and as he warmed himself by the fire... ...titious appellation which he had thought fit to give himself) followed his host to a room on the first floor above the salon. “That is right,” said Be... ...kable about it save a certain flatness of feature which called to mind the Cossack and Russian countenances that since the disasters of 1814 have unfo... ...ain sure is that, that I who am talking to you have been myself across the Danube, where I saw the ruins of a bridge built by that man; and it appeare... ... cry the Russians, and there is all Russia as- sembled, a lot of brutes of Cossacks, that you never can come up with! It was country against country, ... ...of a Polish lady who lived outside the town, a quarter of a mile away; the Cossack advanced guard just caught him nicely, him and his picket. There wa... ... to her coffee and cream?” cried Benassis. “I would rather hear our pretty hostess talk.” “You did not put that nicely, Genestas,” said Benassis. He t...

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... wish. Between their mountain fastness and the dearly loved spring lay the host of the Philistines; but their love for their leader feared no enemies.... ... these foes, the most fatal foes of the invader, began to attack the Greek host. Nothing but the discipline and all-pervading influence of Alexander c... ... MAN HAS SA W ONE MAN HAS SA W ONE MAN HAS SAVED A VED A VED A VED A VED A HOST HOST HOST HOST HOST B.C. 507 B.C. 507 B.C. 507 B.C. 507 B.C. 507 THERE... ...t, nor prize, 88 A Book of Golden Deeds But where his rude hut by the Danube lay, There were his young barbarians all at play, There was ... ...ce of Attila, the savage chief of the Huns, who came from the banks of the Danube with a host of savages of hideous features, scarred and disfigured t... ...all, it was mixed with much of iron. Major Kascambo, with a guard of fifty Cossacks, was go- ing to take the command of the Russian outpost of Lars, o... ...ast shots, when the Tchetchenges made a Russian de- serter call out to the Cossacks that they would let them all escape provided they would give up th... ...gage, had been hidden in a ravine, and now, instead of retreating with the Cossacks, came to join his master. All the baggage was, however, in- stantl... ...tle of Plintenburg, also called Vissegrad, which stands upon a bend of the Danube, about twelve miles from the twin cities of Buda and Pesth. It was i...

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...f a bonfire. That was fun to set boys jigging. No wonder how in Russia the Cossacks feared him, and scampered from the shadow of his plumes—were cloud... ... nation, to be a nation, must have men—I mean brave men. That’s what those hosts of female men combine to try to stifle. They won’t succeed, but we sh... ...lerating scorn of “the young woman.” It roused an uneasy sentiment of semi-hostility in the direction of my lord; and he had no personal complaint to ... ... did half his work for him. It saved him at Essling from a plunge into the Danube; it saved him at Moskowa; it would have marched him half over Englan... ...is hand and a mortal disease in his blood. Are you ready? How anticipate a hostile march on the capital, is our business.’ 91 George Meredith Stridin...

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...tion of the beholders. It became the subject of talk on both shores of the Danube, and as far as the garrisons of Gratz and Laybach. They crossed blad... ...es, the battalions, the regiments, the brigades, and divisions of an armed host, this body of men put its pride in preserving some semblance of order ... ...re march of strug- gling corpses towards a distant grave. Only an alarm of Cossacks could restore to their eyes a semblance of martial resolution. The... ...of cavalry, they found themselves cut off in the woods by a small party of Cossacks. A score of fur- capped, hairy horsemen rode to and fro, brandish-... ...a direct charge. Two carefully aimed shots rang out in the frosty air, two Cossacks reeled in their saddles. The rest, not thinking the game good enou... ...indecency of his costume. A thoughtless person may think that with a whole host of inani- mate bodies bestrewing the path of retreat there could not h...

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..., by a thousand kind words and offices, over- come, for once at least, her hostility to her kind. Miss Sharp’s father was an artist, and in that quali... ... refuse to play the wicked parts, such as those of infames Anglais, brutal Cossacks, and what not, and prefer to appear at a smaller salary, in their ... ...e of former benefits to goad and irritate him: these are always a cause of hostility aggravated. Finally, he had to break off the match between Sedley... ...aring fidelity round the eagles in the Champ de Mars, four mighty European hosts were getting in motion for the great chasse a l’aigle; and one of the... ...and had a little European congress on her recep- tion-night. Prussians and Cossacks, Spanish and English—all the world was at Paris during this famous... ...e began to look at pictures with great energy. When the Potentate from the Danube made his appearance, the conversation was carried on in the French l...

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...y occupied apartments in this hotel; and had before this period had sundry hostile meetings with the ladies of the Bareacres family. My Lady Bareacres... ...and had a little European congress on her recep- tion-night. Prussians and Cossacks, Spanish and English—all the world was at Paris during this famous... ...ed into his room, and after a few words, which neither the speaker nor the host understood, the former produced from an inclosure a letter sealed with... ...lcome, a kind smile, a good dinner, and a jolly shake of the hand from the host and hostess there, just for all the world as if they had been undisput... ...e began to look at pictures with great energy. When the Potentate from the Danube made his appearance, the conversation was carried on in the French l...

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...ed, two men appeared on horse back. They were an aide-decamp followed by a Cossack. The aide-de-camp was sent to confirm the order which had not been ... ...lm, we cannot be deprived of the advantage of commanding both sides of the Danube, so that should the enemy not cross the Lech, we can cross the Danub... ...es of which streamed jostling masses of Russian troops. At the bend of the Danube, vessels, an island, and a castle with a park surrounded by the wate... ...with a park surrounded by the waters of the confluence of the Enns and the Danube became visible, and the rocky left bank of the Danube covered with p... ...d by the commander in chief, was sitting on the trail of a gun carriage. A Cossack who ac- companied him had handed him a knapsack and a flask, and Ne... ...idge must be reinspected.” “V ery good,” answered Nesvitski. He called the Cossack with his horse, told him to put away the knapsack and flask, and sw... ... stern, threatening, inaccessible, and intangible line which separates two hostile armies was all the more clearly felt. “One step beyond that boundar... ...mself. ‘Dearest foe! Flower of the Austrian army, hero of the Turkish wars Hostilities are ended, we can shake one another’s hand…. The Emperor Napole... ...ir shirt sleeves despite the cold wind, swarmed in these earthworks like a host of white ants; spadefuls of red clay were continually being thrown up ...

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... hope you have not played a wicked trick on me,” she added, turning to her hostess. “Y ou wrote that it was to be quite a small reception, and just se... ...Pavlovna in order to say something and get away to attend to her duties as hostess. But Pierre now committed a reverse act of im- politeness. First he... ...f this young man who did not know how to behave, she resumed her duties as hostess and continued to listen and watch, ready to help at any point where... ...sbands for them whether you like it or not....” Well,” said she, “how’s my Cossack?” (Marya Dmitrievna always called Natasha a Cossack) and she stroke... ...ess tried to frown, but could not. Marya Dmitrievna shook her fat finger. “Cossack!” she said threateningly. *Do you know the proverb? ** That suits u... ..., we cannot be deprived of the advantage of com- manding both sides of the Danube, so that should the enemy not cross the Lech, we can cross the Danub... ...es of which streamed jostling masses of Russian troops. At the bend of the Danube, vessels, an island, and a castle with a park surrounded by the wate... ...with a park surrounded by the waters of the confluence of the Enns and the Danube became visible, and the rocky left bank of the Danube covered with p... ...d by the commander in chief, was sitting on the trail of a gun carriage. A Cossack who accompanied him had handed him a knapsack and a flask, and Nesv...

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...r under the candlestick and closed his eyes. And there rose before him the Danube at bright noonday: reeds, the Russian camp, and himself a young gene... ...n front of the Governor’s house Alpatych found a large num- ber of people, Cossacks, and a traveling carriage of the Governor’s. At the porch he met t... ...He woke him up, told him to har- ness, and went into the passage. From the host’s room came the sounds of a child crying, the despairing sobs of a wom... ...m. “Going already?” said he. Alpatych, without answering or looking at his host, sorted his packages and asked how much he owed. “We’ll reckon up! Wel... ...e excitement in these conflicting salon circles and some demonstrations of hostility to one another, but each camp re- tained its own tendency. In Ann... ...hes shaped like Chinese pagodas.” “Well?” asked Napoleon. “One of Platov’s Cossacks says that Platov’s corps is join- ing up with the main army and th... ... shrewd and garru- lous fellow.” Napoleon smiled and told them to give the Cossack a horse and bring the man to him. He wished to talk to him himself....

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... order to select a place for the crossing. Seeing, on the other side, some Cossacks (les Cosaques) and the wide-spreading steppes in the midst of whic... ... of Kash- mir—that’s settled. Vive l’Empereur! Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah! The Cossacks—those rascals—see how they run! Vive l’Empereur! There he is, do y... ...y who was thought to be most pleasing to the Emperor was invited to act as hostess. Count Bennigsen, be- ing a landowner in the Vilna province, offere... ...on issued the order to cross the Niemen, and his vanguard, driving off the Cossacks, crossed the Russian frontier, Alexander spent the evening at the ... ...ice, Balashev found it very strange here on Russian soil to encounter this hostile, and still more this disre- spectful, application of brute force to... ...n would have extended Russia from the Gulf of Bothnia to the mouths of the Danube. Catherine the Great could not have done more,” said Napoleon, growi... ...ce Andrew had seen them last. The household was divided into two alien and hostile camps, who changed their habits for his sake and only met because h...

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...like the mighty rivers, shall flow on for ever, immortal as thou, Nile, or Danube, Euphrates, or St. Lawrence! and ye, summer and winter, day and nigh... ...beseech you, about the muff or other circum- stances inconsistent with the hostile evidence. These circum- stances had the testimony, you will observe... ...s every heart perceived, of despairing grief. Then came the manners on the hostile side—the haggard con- sciousness of guilt, the drooping tone, the b... ...alled him. This confession on the following day went into the hands of the hostile minister, and my revenge was perfect. 76 Narrative and Miscellaneo... ...tar siege of the Russian fortress Koulagina—the bloody engagement with the Cossacks in the mountain passes at Ouchim—the surprisal by the Bashkirs and... ...d the children themselves were saved only by the in- numerable camels. The Cossacks, who dwelt upon the banks of the Jaik, were the first among the su... ...n. This was the ouloss, or clan, called Feka-Zechorr, between whom and the Cossacks there was a feud of ancient standing. In selecting, therefore, the...

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...ition to 12 The History of the Thirty Y ears’ War generate an unmitigated hostility to all innova- tions in religion; a feeling which the thought tha... ...of many disputes. In the heat of con- flict it had produced a cessation of hostilities; it covered, not extinguished, the fire, and unsat- isfied clai... ...- hausted their other territories in endeavouring to defend these from the hostile inroads of the Turks, and to put down intestine rebellion. In this ... ...ault; all the country round Vienna was laid waste, the navi- gation of the Danube closed, all supplies cut off, and the horrors of famine were threate... ...enemy so superior in numbers, had retreated, by rapid marches, towards the Danube. Bohemia and Bavaria were now equally near to the king, and, uncerta... ...m- mon enemy. After a short stay in Nuremberg, he followed his army to the Danube, and ap- peared unexpectedly before the frontier town of Donauwerth.... ...to espouse the cause of the Emperor. Po- land was urged to supply him with Cossacks, and Italy with warlike necessaries. Before the three months were ...

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... three lusty angels with shirts bagg’d out at their waists, The snag tooth’d hostler with red hair redeeming sins past and to come, Selling all he pos... ...ptain and engineers? In the houses the dishes and fare and furniture—but the host and hostess, and the look out of their eyes? The sky up there—yet he... ...heir churches, I hear the responsive base and soprano, I hear the cry of the Cossack, and the sailor’s voice putting to sea at Okotsk, I hear the whee... ...er, the Yiang tse, and the Pearl, I see where the Seine flows, and where the Danube, the Loire, the Rhone, and the Guadalquiver flow, I see the windin... ... Austrian! you Lombard! Hun! Bohemian! farmer of Styria! You neighbor of the Danube! You working man of the Rhine, the Elbe, or the Weser! you working... ...for carpentering, plastering, painting, To work as tailor, tailoress, nurse, hostler, porter, To invent a little, something ingenious, to aid the wash...