 | 1865 - 820 pàgines
...mighty man at cutting and drying, he was ; a government officer ; in his way (and in most other people's too) a professed pugilist ; always in training ; always...bolus ; always to be heard of at the bar of his little public office, ready to fight all England. He had a genius for coming up to the scratch, wherever and... | |
 | 1854 - 634 pàgines
...mighty man at cutting and drying, hewas ; a government officer ; in his way (and in most other people's too), a professed pugilist ; always in training, always...England. To continue in fistic phraseology, he had a genins for coming up to the scratch, wherever and whatever it was, and proving himself an ugly customer.... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1854 - 302 pàgines
...mighty man at cutting and drying, he was ; a government officer ; in his way (and in most other people's too), a professed pugilist; always 'in training, always...whatever it was, and proving himself an ugly customer. He would go ia and damage any subject whatever with his right, follow up with his left, stop, exchange,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1858 - 490 pàgines
...mighty man at cutting and drying, he was ; a government officer; in his way (and in most other people's too), a professed pugilist ; always in training, always...whatever it was, and proving himself an ugly customer. He would go in and damage any subject whatever with his right, follow up with his left, stop, exchange,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1858 - 488 pàgines
...mighty man at cutting and drying, he was; a government officer; in his way (and in most other people's too), a professed pugilist; always in training, always...continue in fistic phraseology, he had a genius for mming up to the scratch, wherever and whatever it was, and proving himself an ugly customer. He would... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1865 - 822 pàgines
...at cutting and drying, he was ; a government officer ; in his way (and in most other people's ton) a professed pugilist; always in training ; always...bolus ; always to be heard of at the bar of his little public oflice, ready to fight all England. H» had a genius for coming up to the scratch, wherever... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1868 - 662 pàgines
...mighty man at cutting and drying, he was ; a government officer ; in his way (and in most other people's too), a professed pugilist ; always in training, always...heard of at the bar of his little Public-office, ready if i fight all England. To continue in fistic phraseology, he had a genius for coming up :o the scratch,... | |
 | A. Hoppe - 1871 - 504 pàgines
...Fistic, a. (fffct'-It) = pugilistic, "to add again to the interest of fistic circles". — DHT p. 8: To continue in fistic phraseology, he had a genius for coming up to the scratch etc. Fistock, s. (fljt'-of) Auuft(f)cn. Golding, Oind's Jfetamorph. b. 9: Scarce able for to stay his... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1873 - 584 pàgines
...mighty man at cutting and drying, he was ; a government officer ; in his way (and in most other people's too) a professed pugilist ; always in training, always...whatever it was, and proving himself an ugly customer. He would go in and damage any subject whatever with his right, follow up with his left, stop, exchange,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1880 - 868 pàgines
...mighty man at cutting and drying, he was ; a government officer ; in his way (and in most other people's too), a professed pugilist ; always in training, always...whatever it was, and proving himself an ugly customer. He would go in and damage any subject whatever with his right. follow up with his left, stop, exchange,... | |
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A mighty man at cutting and drying, he was ; a government officer ; in his way (and in most other people's, too), a professed pugilist ; always in training, always with a system to force down the general throat like a bolus, always to be heard of at the... 
