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Example sentences for "lansquenet"

Lexicographically close words:
lank; lanky; lanner; lanolin; lanoline; lansquenets; lantana; lantern; lanterne; lanterns
  1. Gaspard de Montflanquin, released from durance vile by the abolition of imprisonment for debt, and appointed consul to the Republic in Polynesia, passes his time teaching lansquenet to the savages.

  2. Ecarte and lansquenet were almost as much out of the question.

  3. Here's some gold I won at lansquenet this morning.

  4. However, one evening at lansquenet may swallow it all up.

  5. Duc de Berry and Madame la Duchesse de Berry presided in the salon at the public lansquenet and brelan; and the different gaming tables for all the Court.

  6. Heavy gambling at lansquenet was carried on at Paris in the evening, at Madame la Princesse de Conti's.

  7. As Rodolphe had gained some money at the lansquenet played during the evening, he carried off Musette and Marcel to a restaurant which was just opening.

  8. They were going on with a game of lansquenet that had lasted three days.

  9. The game at lansquenet was still going on in Madame Sidonie's room.

  10. The lansquenet also shook his head, saying "Jungfer, Jungfer, you don't know what a day this is.

  11. While Ruth had been washing the dog's wound, and the lansquenet talked of Ulrich, her tearful eyes met the father's.

  12. Sums were discussed, which even the winged imagination of the lansquenet could scarcely grasp.

  13. The cards were furnished us, and with a fortune that varied little we played lansquenet until long past midnight.

  14. The lansquenet had spoken loudly; the quartermaster, who caught the name Navarrete, turned, and his eyes met Ulrich's.

  15. The lansquenet had declined Zorrillo's invitation to join him; an old friend from Madrid was present, with whom he wished to talk over happier days.

  16. Amid the applause which followed the conclusion of the song, Madame d'Azay left the lansquenet table and appeared at the door of the salon.

  17. From lansquenet they very soon passed to dice and betting, with others who strolled up to the table.

  18. Mother and son went away to Nele's cottage, next door to their own home, before which they saw one of the lansquenet troopers summoned from Bruges through fear of the troubles that might arise during the trial and during the execution.

  19. At the sound of their voices, the lansquenet turned his heavy head in their direction, hunted for his flask, and not finding it, he went on spitting into the air and tried to see his spittle falling back in the moonlight.

  20. Moor went towards the door, but it was thrown wide open ere he reached it, and a bearded lansquenet crossed the threshold.

  21. At this moment the drums of the lansquenet sounded in the courtyard, the impatient stamping of horses echoed through the vaulted halls, and the heralds blew their trumpets to proclaim the taking the oath of fidelity.

  22. A knight in armour, his horse being led between two of the lansquenet from the outpost, now approached the place where Long Peter, their general, and the other men, were assembled.

  23. There stands, for example, Captain Loeffler: if there is a braver lansquenet in all Christendom, I'll allow my skin to be peeled off and walk about in my bones the rest of my life!

  24. Scarcely had they taken their departure, when a disturbance was observed at the door where the lansquenet were on guard, which attracted the notice of the Ulerich.

  25. The lansquenet also were permitted to fall out of their ranks, leaving strong piquets on the heights, and on the Neckar.

  26. Six companies of the lansquenet also are moving in that direction.

  27. The Duke determined to quit the height which the lansquenet occupied, and take up a position in the plain beneath.

  28. Certainly such elegant laced-up figures as are seen now-a-days among military men, were not the fashion among the lansquenet and their commanders, A.

  29. You will find there the lansquenet under George von Hewen and Schweinsberg encamped on a hill.

  30. The lansquenet are already engaged," said he, casting his eagle eye rapidly down the valley.

  31. Bassa manelka, beat away till the drumsticks break--that's the way the brave lansquenet salute a prince.

  32. I know that too; but to-night you played lansquenet at the Sire de Jarnonville's, and luck smiled upon you; that is why I attacked you.

  33. No, I do not know one, for I have never had any relations with those gentry; but I have two hundred gold pieces about me bearing the effigy of our monarch; I intended to play lansquenet to-night.

  34. Léodgard was banker at a lansquenet table.

  35. You are mistaken; I stayed a very long time at the lansquenet table," rejoined Léodgard, curtly.

  36. I'm cleaned out, and so completely that I was just in the act of sending to Cerizet for a hundred louis, when I lost at lansquenet this morning, at Jenny Cadine's.

  37. If I win five or six thousand francs at lansquenet to-night, why should I grudge sixty-five francs for the power to stake, hey?

  38. Lansquenet is another of the thousand facets of Paris as it is," said Leon.

  39. Edmond, after playing a few rubbers of whist, had taken his place at a lansquenet table, where he was not lucky.

  40. I love to believe that Monsieur Freluchon will be one of us; I shall have also a few devotees of lansquenet and baccarat--fine players.

  41. Generally Lansquenet is played with counters instead of money.

  42. There was an end of lansquenet for that night.

  43. He had finished the night at his club, where lansquenet had been raging till long after sunrise.


  44. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lansquenet" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    blackjack; bridge; game