Judge of my surprise, therefore, when one day a little before Christmas, M.
I begin to think that you would have done better if you had waited a little beforebringing M.
I reached Malesherbes, where Madame was residing with her parents, a little before seven o'clock, and riding without disguise to the chateau demanded to see her.
On the evening of the second day, a little before supper-time, my wife came to me, and announced that a young lady had waited on her with a tale so remarkable that she craved leave to bring her to me that I might hear it.
I went up directly to the room where she lay, and was met at the entrance by my friend, who, notwithstanding his thoughts had been composed a little before, at the sight of me turned away his face and wept.
We commended it till two of the clock this morning; and having to-day met a little before dinner, we found that, though we drank two bottles a man, we had much more reason to recollect than forget what had passed the night before.
The horse, Aggahr, must have found his way without difficulty, as he had arrived a little before sunset.
A little before twelve o'clock Mrs. Stonehouse and Pearl arrived, and were shown into the room where Lady de Lannoy awaited them.
We presume to take your kindness for granted and will call a little before twelve o'clock.
However, he turned up at a little before five o'clock, spruce and dapper and well dressed and groomed as usual.
Did not you take heed, quoth he, a little before he opened his mouth to speak, what a shogging, shaking, and wagging his head did keep?
So their father met them as they were in their grief, and he himself grieved with them; but it was more than he expected to see those his sons again, whom he had a little before heard to have perished.
The next morning one of the brothers brought me a beautiful opossum, which had been caught in the fowl-house a little before sunrise.
We dined on the banks of the river a little before sunset.
But I am afraid I am not [of the] elect, or chosen to salvation, though you called me fool a little beforefor so fearing.
Nay, He tells them a little before, that they should be mad for the sight of their eyes which they should see (verse 34).
These were the men that, but a little before, had killed the Prince of life; and those to whom he did, that notwithstanding, send the first offer of grace and mercy.
Writing a little before this to Charles Lloyd, senior, Coleridge had said: "My days I shall devote to the acquirement of practical husbandry and horticulture.
Mrs. Leicester's School, 1809, had been published a little before.
We reached the skirts of the camp, a little before sunset, and, with much entreaty, procured a little water.
A little before sunset we arrived at the town of Samee, on the banks of the Senegal, which is here a beautiful but shallow river, moving slowly over a bed of sand and gravel.
A little before sunset, the king sent to inform me that he was at leisure, and wished to see me.
Coming home heard that in Cheapside there had been but a little before a gibbet set up, and the picture of Huson hung upon it in the middle of the street.
My Lord very angry for him staying on shore, bidding me a little before to send for him, telling me that he was afraid that for his father's sake he might have some mischief done him, unless he used the General's name.
To bed, coming in sight of land a little before night.
Pen; and there held a council of Warr about many wants of the fleet; and so followed my Lord Sandwich, who was gone a little before me on board the Royall James.
In the evening, a little before dark, and just as we had finished our tea, to my great astonishment our two runaway natives made their appearance, the King George's Sound native being first.
A little before daylight it commenced raining, and continued showery all day, and though we got wet several times, we experienced great comfort from the warm clothing we had obtained from Captain Rossiter.
After proceeding eleven miles along the coast, I halted, and Wylie came up a little before dark, bringing the hobbles with him.
Now, a little before them, there was on the left hand of the road a meadow, and a stile to go over into it; and that meadow is called By-path Meadow.
During the winter, a little before Christmas, Thorodd went out to Ness for the fish he had there; there were six men in all in a ten-oared boat, and they stayed out there all night.
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