The on-lookers ceased talking and prepared to watch, for now came the crucial test of the evening.
Again, it was said the priest and the parson would get to quarreling over some nice point of doctrine, or as to the exact style of sending him to heaven, which would make it extremely unpleasant for the worldly minded lookers on.
If, then, the lookers on were at first delighted, they now stood amazed, and declared that so sensible an animal had never before been brought to the city.
These good lookers are always hard t' land," said the man.
It seemed an age to the lookersbefore they stopped somewhat to the far side.
They vse other playes to passe the tyme, in such an order, that it séemed maruellous to the lookers on.
And seeing that an encounter was imminent between them, the Kauravas, anxious to witness it, stood aloof aslookers on.
And the encounter that took place between Partha and Bhishma, was fierce and the Kaurava warriors with their troops stood as lookers on.
On Ramsgate Pier rumours of disasters at sea, bring the watchful lookers on together in anxious gossip; many partially disabled vessels have already found refuge in the harbour, and now a schooner is brought in by some Broadstairs boatmen.
In fact, to the lookers on the whole thing was regarded as great fun.
The moving scene continued, both the retreat and advance, and appeared to the lookers on so intensely comical that they scarcely dared to look at one another.
Then to the place, each smiling face, Move on in grand succession; The lookers on did say “well done, It iz a grand processhun!
The lookers on, to see them come, Get on the second story; Right down the park they did the mark, Coming e full glory.
Of the crowd eleven were killed, and over fifty wounded, two of the killed and some of the wounded being mere lookers on, and not engaged in the riots.
I found, as I stated before, that the mob contained two elements there--strikers and lookers on.
No; a portion were lookers on, but the sympathy appeared to be all with the strikers.
With that, Captain Josh picked up his stick, and started for home, while the on-lookers went back to the store to discuss Tom Bunker's defeat.
More on-lookers had now arrived, who jeered and hooted the unfortunate man.
Instinctively they paused at the sight, and both sat down, so as to be out of view of any casual lookers on.
The whole Company were in their Holiday Cloaths, and divided into several Parties, all of them endeavouring to shew themselves in those Exercises wherein they excelled, and to gain the Approbation of the Lookers on.
A shout of astonishment and applause burst from the lookers on.
As they took their places, facing each other, the lookers on, men well qualified to judge of strength and sinew, murmured to each other that it would be difficult to find a better-matched pair.
This substitution was so rapidly done, that no one perceived it, and of course, when the shuffling was all over, and the card named by the lookers on was turned up, it proved to be the ace of diamonds.
The whole of the lookers on had dispersed, each fearing that he might be charged with taking part in the outrage.
The lookers on sat and trembled, all save the friar, who had by that time somewhat rallied his scattered senses, and stood on his feet.
Why doe not then the blossomes of the field, Which are arayd with much more orient hew, And to the sense most daintie odours yield, 80 Worke like impression in the lookers vew?
Tho on his head his dreadfull hat he dight, Which maketh him invisible in sight, 1280 And mocketh th'eyes of all the lookers on, Making them thinke it but a vision.
For with mild pleasance, which doth pride displace, She to her love doth lookers eyes allure; And with stern countenance back again doth chace Their looser lookes that stir up lustes impure.
Drums are beaten and rattles shaken, songs and yells are continually shouted, and lookers on stand ready, with masks on their heads and weapons in their hands, to take the place of each dancer who becomes fatigued and falls out of the ring.
I was so much more interested in trying to discover my wife among the numerous lookers on, that I paid no special attention to the dance.
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