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...em in that delicious sheet of The Times which appears on the morning after Boxing-day. Perhaps reading is even better than seeing. The best way, I thi... ...es; and I may have mixed up one with another. That I was at the theatre on Boxing-night is certain — but the pit was so full that I could only see fai...

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... as an exercise and an accomplishment. He had large reserves of eulogy for boxing. He knew the qualities of the famous bruis- ers of the time, cited f... ...fallen young hero’s part. His tastes were low. He frequented the haunts of boxing men; her lord informed her of his hav- ing made, or of his making, m... ...d nothing but the raw material of courage—pluck, and no sci- ence. Ask any boxing man what he thinks of the chances. The French might have sacrificed ...

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...led no doubt with many pleasing episodes, such as the rape of Hy las, the boxing match between Pollux and Amyeus, the account of Cyzicus, the account... ...ting ordinance, that none should depart till they had made trial of him in boxing; and he had slain many of the neighbours. And at that time too he we... ...t warrior from the host and set him here on the spot to contend with me in boxing. But if ye pay no heed and trample my decrees under foot, assuredly ... ...eople lament with most piteous dirges— he entered the lists with Titias in boxing and slew him, mighty Titias, who surpassed all the youths in beauty ...

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...ith the country disagreeable to you, Ned? Come! a bout of quiet scientific boxing, and none of these beastly rushes, as if you were singling me out of... ...the brim. You’re best in appearance—and I always said it—when stripped for boxing. Hats are gentlemen’s things, and becomes them like as if a title to...

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... won’t you be ashamed if you can’t take her part? Well, can you? ‘We teach boxing and self-defense by mail. Many pupils have written saying that after... ... business, and that’s all there is to it, and you aren’t going to have any boxing-lessons by mail, either!” “Well but—Yes—I just wanted to show how ma... ...f all the camembert they teach us in the High.” “But I thought they taught boxing in the school gymnasium.” “That’s different. They stick you up there...

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...reer lay in his legs, and was now irrevocably cut short. He taught the boy boxing, and shooting, and the arts of fence, and superintended the directio... ...med her that he had received an order from his young master, one day while boxing with him, not to mention the young lady’s name to him as long as he ...

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...accomplish ments of all kinds. We are not particularly remark able for our boxing, nor yet as wrestlers, but we are singularly fleet of foot and are...

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...te natural that his grandfather should recoup himself for his education by boxing his ears,” said Blondet. “Tell me, my poor little fellow, have you r...

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...fears about Jeph conquering, but while the others stood round to watch the boxing, he slipped away, with 18 Under the Storm his heart perplexed and s...

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... and hands every now and then, and was evidently laying down the law about boxing. We saw his fists darting out every now and then with mysterious swi...

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...” “Still—” “There’s footer,” said Benham, “we might both play footer.” “Or boxing.” “And, anyhow, you must come with me when I drive again. I’m going ...

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...nd at times his hands would appear to swell swiftly to the size of mammoth boxing-gloves, so that he must rub them together to feel that they were his...

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...all lands, saddles, hunting-whips, spurs, bits of many patterns, foils and boxing-gloves formed a queer and heterogenous collection. However, by thus ... ...nas- 245 Balzac much as the young British scion of nobility had assumed a boxing attitude. That fray pacified, another annoying epi- sode occurred. A...

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...ut to shame the most turbulent sixpenny gal lery that ever yelled through a boxing night. It is especially curious to behold one of these clowns com ...

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...e of the brick sidewalks, stood locust trees with trunks protected by wooden boxing, and these furnished shade for summer and a sweet fragrancer in sp...

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... of character: and, bating his total ignorance, for he knew nothing except Boxing and a little Grammar, showed less of that aristocratic impassivity, ...

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...icable hieroglyphics met his view. “What have we here?” he cried; “two men boxing! Has there been a breach of the peace? Ah, that’s the way, the momen...

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...ys no. Rock him to sleep. Campbell can watch.” It needs three beys and two boxing-gloves to rock a boy to sleep. Again the operation has nothing to do...

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...essons in fenc- ing gloves, and I began, of the same master, to improve in boxing. It gave me no manner of con- cern that Steerforth should find me a ...

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... and men, a Spanish Grammar, a set of sketching mate- rials, and a pair of boxing-gloves. The art of self-defence Mr Feeder said he should undoubtedly... ... as defiant a character as if it had been the prelude to his im- mediately boxing Mr Dombey for a thousand pounds a side and the championship of Engla...