 | 1896 - 368 Seiten
...reading your letter between two haycocks; but his attention is somewhat diverted by casting his eyes on the clouds ; not in admiration of what you say, but for fear of a shower. . . . Now his lordship is run after his coat I have a moment left to myself to tell you that I overheard... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1901 - 384 Seiten
...reading your letter between two haycocks ; but his attention is somewhat diverted by casting his eyes on the clouds, not in admiration of what you say, but for fear of a shower. As to the return of his health and vigour, were you here, you might inquire of his haymakers, but as... | |
 | Sir William Robertson Nicoll - 1906 - 316 Seiten
...reading your letter between two haycocks, but his attention is somewhat diverted by casting his eyes on the clouds, not in admiration of what you say, but...pleased with your placing him in the triumvirate between you and me, while one of us runs away with all the power like Augustus, and another with all the pleasures... | |
 | Walter Jerrold - 1909 - 438 Seiten
...your letter between two I lay cocks ; but his attention is somewhat diverted by casting his eyes on the clouds, not in admiration of what you say but...placing him in the Triumvirate, between yourself and me ; tho' he says that he doubts he shall fare like Lepidus, while one of us runs away with all the power,... | |
 | Claude Moore Fuess - 1914 - 136 Seiten
...reading your letter between two haycocks, but his attention is somewhat diverted by casting his eyes on the clouds, not in admiration of what you say, but...he says that he doubts he shall fare like Lepidus u — while one of us runs away with all the power, like Augustus, and another with all the pleasures,... | |
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I now hold the pen for my Lord Bolingbroke, who is reading your letter between two haycocks; but his attention is somewhat diverted, by casting his eyes on the clouds, not in admiration of what you say, but for fear of a shower. 
