| 单词 | twelvemonth |
| 例句 | The promised letter of thanks from Mr. Collins arrived on Tuesday, addressed to their father, and written with all the solemnity of gratitude which a twelvemonth’s abode in the family might have prompted. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The other three gain and lose little more than a twelvemonth on him. XTC: 'Is there a place in rock'n'roll for a Princess Anne lookalike?' – a classic feature from the vaults 2013-01-23T13:09:00Z A twelvemonth sinceI knew her not at all.Our hearths were crowded thenbut now it is fittingthat one of them bides cold.A fire shared is a fire cheaper by far. Poem of the week: A Fire Shared by Peter Didsbury 2010-06-28T11:43:00Z His grave and coffin were made under his directions more than a twelvemonth before his death; the inscription on the tablet on his coffin, and the lines placed upon his gravestone, were his own composition. Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z After the scandal had been growing for a twelvemonth, Leo again wrote to Caietano to summon Doctor Martin before him, and, after diligent examination, to condemn or absolve him as might prove requisite. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z In violent suspicion, refusal to abjure worked the same result in a twelvemonth. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z About a twelvemonth ago we first noticed the appearance of a tendency to somnambulism. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z A man should have this picture a twelvemonth in his collection before he can discover half its beauties!' Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Each of the former carried, besides her crew of fifteen sailors, forty soldiers, forty horses, and provisions for a twelvemonth. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z He did not even take offence when they threatened him with death within the twelvemonth if he did not reform the Church. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Suffice it to say that a bill was brought in for restraining the South Sea directors and officers from leaving the kingdom for a twelvemonth. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z It was too well known what was to be the lot of the happy finders before that day twelvemonth for him to say anything upon that part of the subject. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Her cries will ring in my ears a twelvemonth hence. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z A twelvemonth passed; the welcome Spring once more Made green the hills beside the white-faced Mission, Spread her bright dais by the western shore, And sat enthroned—a most resplendent vision. In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z In Lincolnshire the bargain between employer and employed was closed by the giving of the “fasten-penny,” the earnest money, usually a shilling, which “fastened” the contract for a twelvemonth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z The coxswain, however, fell very ill soon after, and was nigh death’s door; he did not recover his strength for a twelvemonth, so greatly had the anxiety of that night’s work told upon him. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The boar should be, at least, a twelvemonth old—some even recommend eighteen months, at least—before he is employed for the purpose of propagating his species. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z What, then, would have been the use of cutting a canal, through which there would not have passed five ships in a twelvemonth? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z "This will be the best news Lord Middleton has had for a twelvemonth!" he cried gleefully. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z It is most shocking how this matter has been brought about, and what has become of my salary, and no one can say what may become of it, until the above-mentioned twelvemonth comes round. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, the last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway toward the village burying ground.... Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z A year has passed; we are nearer by a twelvemonth to the term of this earthly probation. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z We will all go to Manchester for a twelvemonth, and let the farm to Tom Higginbotham. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The rest of the twelvemonth, the unlucky wight of a traveler must needs have recourse to a horse-drawn coach. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z As for the non-collegiates, there was not only no increase but an actual diminution; the figures here were less by 11 than in the preceding twelvemonth. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Without the aid of the booksellers, 1000 copies of it were sold within a twelvemonth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z He said of himself, that if he were confined to one spot, he should preach himself and his whole congregation to sleep in a twelvemonth. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z He stooped and picked up a silver coin, as bright as if struck within a twelvemonth. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Intimations reached it—in that strange but sure way that big business always has of sending out its intimations—that Watertown within the twelvemonth was to be upon the lines of the New York Central. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z The Jubilee Year of 1887 witnessed the completion of a revolution in the public press, that had in fact begun a twelvemonth earlier. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Mr Millar told me that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five copies of it.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Still, in the course of a twelvemonth, there are enough to go both by express and freight to make a pretty considerable transportation bill in themselves. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z In 1721 nothing of importance was produced, but in the next twelvemonth three capital works appeared. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z "There was no need to tell her that, wife, she knows I am courting her this twelvemonth." The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z It is probable that they saw more astonished people than are to be found in England in an ordinary twelvemonth. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Elfrida was a very intelligent child from her birth, and ran about alone and prattled ere a twelvemonth had passed over her head. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z And within another twelvemonth he had abandoned all idea of returning to his father's store in Providence and entered upon a partnership in the Macy business. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z It appeared from the report that, during the past twelvemonth, no fewer than 5937 sparrows had been slaughtered by the honourable members of the club. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Feb 3, 1872 2012-02-10T03:00:16.947Z Then he wrote a kind and playful letter to his daughter-in-law, pretending to scold her for her mistake and bidding her present him with a grandson within a twelvemonth. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z She quoted: “'Tis said that whatever sweet feeling May be throbbing within the fond heart, When listening to a whippoorwill s-pieling, For a twelvemonth will never depart.” The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z Miss Dorothy has lived here alone, with but a rare visitor once or twice in the twelvemonths. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z The most successful sale of winter underwear that Macy's ever held took place during a very warm week in July, a twelvemonth before the laundry soap episode. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z God grant us all to thrive, And for a twelvemonth to be alive, And every bachelor to wive; And many blessings on the head Of our dear Presidential Ted. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z “Nay, Roderick, I leave in peace and peace I shall maintain; From me thou sure hast spoil enow to count a twelvemonth’s gain.” Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z "Moreover, this is the second occasion of the sort within a twelvemonth." In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z A twelvemonth's wear hath ta'en thy nap from thee, My seedy coat!—when shall I get another? Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z The innovation has proved a commercial success, too, or we may be sure that it would not have endured in the unsentimental economic world for a twelvemonth. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z The step actually and finally adopted, however, by the proclamation of 1611, did not equalise the exchange for more than a twelvemonth. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z They may like to vote upon a school hymn for the entire year, and learn it in this way,—one that shall serve as a sort of rallying song throughout the twelvemonth. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z It is just a twelvemonth to-day since he was in a trance like this. Where There is Nothing Being Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre 2011-12-21T03:00:25.100Z I should prefer renting the house for a twelvemonth's occupancy, with option to make it five years. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms 2011-12-08T03:00:29.427Z In May we could not hear of a single wild kid of the previous year's capture that had survived the twelvemonth in any of the hill-villages of Gredos. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Even money was freely laid, however, that within a twelvemonth Ginger would lead her to the altar. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z He wrote us word that his business in England was prospering, but he would be obliged, he thought, to remain another twelvemonth.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z It is the one time in the twelvemonth with many for seeing their friends at all. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z As young Turner said, they might easily in this way swear him into jail for a twelvemonth. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z In season and out, throughout the twelvemonth, he is persecuted—done to death with nets, poison, and dynamite. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The captain said, They must not mind what his brother said, for he had been mad for a twelvemonth past. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z Will Andrewes and the others have been your pals ever since we came into the country, nigh upon a twelvemonth ago, and Jem Gott and I was your pals long before. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Unheralded by author's fame or by the blare of advertisement, it was at first unnoticed; but in about a twelvemonth everybody was talking about it. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z A mere twelvemonths' labour at reforming the morals and refining the minds of the rustics by means of the schoolmaster was not quite enough to bring young Codling to a proper sense of his position. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z He had not kept these pretty babes A twelvemonth and a daye,70 But, for their wealth, he did devise To make them both awaye. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z I have not had a very good year—a baddish crisis about a twelvemonth ago; but I have gradually worked out of it and the prospect ahead is fairer. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z She had occasion to sign her name before me, as a magistrate, a twelvemonth ago, and I remember it perfectly. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z I have been handling it in the church for the last twelvemonth—— Mr. Quirke. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z Private offers have been made to bring the Needle to England for from 7,000l. to 12,500l. within a twelvemonth; it remains to be seen what it will cost when brought on Government account. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Wherever you meet them, you find they are going from this place to that; and if you were to meet them every day for a twelvemonth, the answers would always be as indefinite. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z I would not touch it for a twelvemonth's wages. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z A twelvemonth ago I thought it impossible I could ever feel as I do now. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Persons in straitened circumstances, who actually live from hand to mouth, deposit their hard-earned savings for a twelvemonth to be spent on this grand festival. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The last twelvemonth's produce of this district amounts only to 500 reindeer skins instead of 3000, as in ordinary years. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z She made her husband pledge himself that he would not be absent for above a twelvemonth, or else, she said, she should immediately come after him. The New Paul and Virginia Positivism on an Island 2011-10-08T02:00:25.133Z Even with the appliances at their command, Mr. McKay reckoned that it would take a twelvemonth to make a boat large enough for their requirements. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z He may pay another visit six months hence, and another a twelvemonth after that. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z To take only one—the principal—instance: he had lost his wife after only a twelvemonth of marriage, some three years before the date at which we meet him. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z This little word late shows us that he too, within the twelvemonth had passed away. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z It must be a nugget—it must—it must—and if a nugget then the largest found on Ballarat for a twelvemonth. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z The provision for a twelvemonth was exhausted, and still the thirst of the strangers seemed unabated. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z When Lessingham came home, he was much disappointed to hear that Constance Allerton had been living for more than a twelvemonth in Philadelphia. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z "Yes," said Henry laughingly, "I have brought safely back the Factory Pearl, which a twelvemonth since I found in this room, and which I have taken for my own." Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z And in truth I would rather perish than be without seeing thee for a twelvemonth. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z It is a twelvemonth since I left the Port, and I am right glad to meet the worshipful ladies of the province once again, and to see that good friends thrive. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z But he told them an agrarian law was folly, and equal division would not last a twelvemonth, if the participants got the property to themselves. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z So much are men the slaves of habit, that the supposition appears extravagant; and, after a twelvemonth, the thing itself would be no more astonishing than it is now in France. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z By the end of a twelvemonth, Nero had got to be quite an old and quite a wise traveller. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z In the course of a twelvemonth, his patience was rewarded. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z Meanwhile our fairs fell off, and for a whole twelvemonth the stall wasn't worth a pinch of powder. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z I know very well she did not, and that within a twelvemonth she died. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z When a twelvemonth had elapsed since his disappearance, we both entreated Marmaduke to come down to Fairburn, and take possession of what might fairly be considered his own. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z "She is so like a daughter of mine who died a twelvemonth ago." Ulster Folklore 2011-08-25T02:00:26.683Z But I mean to change all that, before you have been my wife a twelvemonth. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Within a twelvemonth he would see the mosaics of Saint Mark’s in Venice, the glorious windows of the French cathedrals, the dome of Saint Sophia, the wonders of the Holy Land. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z And he did gain it, because he worked for it bravely, but also because of a fearful experience which happened to him about a twelvemonth later, shaking his young soul to its inmost depth. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Assaulting the police is ’most as bad as high-treason, and if you’ll give me his name, sir, or put me in the way of getting a hand on him, I’ll give him a twelvemonths’ imprisonment.” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Some time after this a red-haired boy appeared, and begged to be taken into Finn's service for a twelvemonth, saying he could kill birds and do any kind of work. Ulster Folklore 2011-08-25T02:00:26.683Z Two had now passed, so that only a twelvemonth's stock of food remained in the holds. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z They told me that a glass-worker was doing marvelous things here, and I heard a twelvemonth since that you were leaving Normandy for England. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z He accordingly recommended him for an ensigncy in one of the West India regiments; and before that day twelvemonth, he had risen to the rank of lieutenant. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z “True,” rejoined he, “such a ring is not to be got nearer than the Red Sea, and that is a twelvemonth’s journey from here; nevertheless we will go.” Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z He had not kept those pretty babes A twelvemonth and a day, When, for their wealth, he did devise To make them both away. National Rhymes of the Nursery 2011-07-12T02:00:29.700Z The greatest and most keenly felt was the departure of Percy and Herbert for college, the October twelvemonth after Edward had gone; the house seemed actually desolate without them. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z "I fancy our good people see themselves, and nothing but themselves, on every day and hour throughout the twelvemonth." A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z "And if you will get off that horse I will teach you a lesson about meddling with other people's property, that you will remember for a twelvemonth." The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z At that same moment the two poor old Eagles returned from their long twelvemonth’s journey, bringing a beautiful diamond ring, which they had fetched for their little favorite from the Red Sea. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z They had departed in anger, it was said, threatening to return with fire and sword within a twelvemonth and a day. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z "Happy new year, little Karen! and a lover ere this day twelvemonth." King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z Where now is that noble band of young and generous spirits, who but a single twelvemonth ago were all the world to each other? The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z Lady E. That's the art—Lord, if one lived entirely upon one's own whims, who would not be run out in a twelvemonth? The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z "Oh, then," said Oisin, "if I had my sight and strength, I'd thrash as much corn in one day as would do your whole house for a twelvemonth and more." Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z I think on't, if we were to pick and chuse, for a twelvemonth, we couldn't have pitched upon a more convenient place to be knocked down in. The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z He took his horse and rode away, and she heard nothing of him for a twelvemonth. Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts With a Rap at the "Spirit-Rappers" 2011-06-26T02:00:08.797Z Somewhat to the British officers' surprise they noticed that it was dated "April 1916", or more than a twelvemonth since the last list had been obtainable by the public. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z A thousand accidents may have thrown these articles together, into the sea; and once there, they would float in company for a twelvemonth, unless violently separated. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z "One thing I know; we've got the cup, and they'll have to wait a whole twelvemonth before they can take it away from us again." Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z In the case of large trees the ground that was to receive them was prepared a twelvemonth beforehand. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z Events unforeseen might protract it for years, but it could not arrive in less than a twelvemonth. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z It is scarcely a twelvemonth since I drew tears from your eyes.' The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z Many has come back to him this last twelvemonth or so. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z A twelvemonth after the death of his fair young wife Mary, Miss Trevlyn of the Hold stepped into her shoes, and became the step-mother of the little child, George. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z "Faith, I have none to give, sir," answered the man, "or I would willingly trust you, if you did not pay me till this time twelvemonth." Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z They had heard of his misfortune a twelvemonth after it happened; but what measures had been subsequently pursued, their kinsman had not thought proper to inform them. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z "Suppose them all carried over," said Don Quixote, "and do not be going and coming in this manner; or thou wilt not have finished carrying them over in a twelvemonth." The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z He hoped, with God's aid, to be able to discharge his pastoral duties for a twelvemonth; so that he, too, should be doing something for his country. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z For Martin's schooling he promised to be responsible; and he would also guarantee the rent of the London house for one twelvemonth. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z Timothy looked much the elder, although in truth he was his master's senior by no more than a twelvemonth. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Don't be afraid that I am impatient to close 'Tony'; if it only 'suited your book' I'd go on with him for a twelvemonth. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Don Quixote immediately conceived that this must be the owner of the portmanteau, and resolved therefore to go in search of him, even though it should prove a twelvemonth's labour, in that wild region. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z This day twelvemonth we were at Achill in the midst of dire poverty, when the very waves that thundered along the seashore were less stormy than the passions of man beside them. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Whether, from the day whereon I heard the converse of the two men who went by my house, I was ever seen of any man for a twelvemonth or more, I scarce can tell. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z I've no doubt of it," said St. George; "but neither money nor bank securities will make trees grow sixty feet in a twelvemonth. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z “Yes; my husband died a twelvemonth come May.” The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z Not long after the death of the baroness, General von Klinger left Europe to travel, and did not return till the following spring twelvemonths. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z In 1828, the agreement of 1818 was indefinitely continued, but might be terminated by a twelvemonth's notice by either party, at any time. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z And the chance would be gone, Which her hopes had upborne, For a twelvemonth and some few days more. The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook 2011-03-13T03:00:22.773Z She died therefore within a twelvemonth after the events that plunged them both in adversity. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z There however I did not stay more than a twelvemonth, as at Easter the heretics sought to force us to attend their worship, and to partake of their counterfeit sacrament. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z I cannot believe that a few words shuffled over by a parson at Conventford last January twelvemonth can be strong enough to separate me for ever from the woman I love, and who loves me. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z But he continued to "read" with Mr. Diamond for nearly a twelvemonth. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z But scarcely past a twelvemonth spent at Rome Ere mournful tidings summoned me back home. The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook 2011-03-13T03:00:22.773Z There was a portrait of the husband, who, in Regina’s eyes, was not to be named in the same twelvemonth with the noble Alfred sleeping on the other side of the room. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z And how, a twelvemonth past, he knocked again, And the beloved one asking: "Who art thou?" Myra's Well A Tale of All-Hallow-E'en 2011-02-28T03:00:33.577Z My darling, my darling! if fate had sent me here a twelvemonth earlier, you and I might have been standing side by side in the moonlight, talking of the happy future before us. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z “Only a twelvemonth,” was the reply, followed by a moan. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z Here I must hasten to explain that the will is dated 1913, that is, a twelvemonth previous to the outbreak of this deplorable war, and there is no codicil. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Why, Elizabeth, we two men should be the laughing-stock of the town for a twelvemonth if we allowed a chit of a girl to master us. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z This time twelvemonth, for example, you, my dear doctor, may be a bishop, and not over inclined to these harmless levities. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z After waiting fifteen years, another twelvemonth would not matter. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z You give me this paper to manage, and I'll make your fortunes for you in a twelvemonth; I will, as sure as I stand here.' The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z But a twelvemonth had elapsed and nothing had been done. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z There he has rented a house, in which for nearly a twelvemonth he has been residing: a small domicile, meublé. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Nearly a twelvemonth from the day the unfortunate adventure was made, George Prentice sat musing in his counting-room, his mind busy with unpleasant and desponding thoughts. Strive and Thrive or, Stories for the Example and Encouragement of the Young 2011-02-07T03:00:25.547Z Think of the cost of living a twelvemonth in such a place as Three Rivers! The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z We were told that it wasn't used once in a twelvemonth, but we took a look at it—we took a look at everything. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z Every room in the house is visited in turn, and delinquencies of a twelvemonth are laid bare. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z "Mr. Massingbred, we might talk this way a twelvemonth, and never be a bit nearer our object than when we began," said Scanlan, resolutely. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z It was not till she had fasted every Monday and Thursday for a twelvemonth, that Zillah's long yearning for a child was gratified. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z He passed here about a twelvemonth ago, with his whull party, on their way to squat on your own land, or I'm mistaken. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z You heard what Mrs Parker said—that it wasn't used once in a twelvemonth. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z Minister and people were but a twelvemonth out of bondage. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Now, however, we are told, only a twelvemonth later, that this nobleman and his wife are ready for a sufficient fee to procure "some kind of peace" for the Catholics. What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence 2011-01-03T03:01:06.770Z The husband of a woman who had the last-mentioned disorder, cut away a part of the swelling, but it grew as large again in the course of a twelvemonth. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z I wonder how many times in a twelvemonth it does duty at Old Bailey! The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z A wonderful day indeed, and the first of many that were to make the twelvemonth just concluded one of the most, if not the most important in our history. The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z She died of grief in less than a twelvemonth.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z We will make the Eden last longer than a twelvemonth. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z The two months appeared to me two twelvemonths, till I again saw, and renewed my acquaintance, with the only woman whom my soul had ever loved. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 I remember it kept us all comfortably in the creature for a whole twelvemonth; and it wasn't a trifle, Bill, that could do that. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 Came out after his twelvemonth for your job, and then got in for it again. A Little World Mrs Brandon declared a twelvemonth would no doubt serve to alter the state of affairs, and then she could return. By Birth a Lady I've worked for you heart and soul for sixty years and more, and this boy comes in and cuts me out in a twelvemonth.' The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z “About a twelvemonth ago, when this sort of thing began—” “What sort of thing?” said the doctor. A Double Knot It was within a few hours of the time, when, as I told you before, Bill Stanley and Jack Jenkins were to sail upon a twelvemonth's voyage. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 I have not received a line from them for this twelvemonth. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Not but what she was prepared to grace Great Bunbury with her presence for a twelvemonth if that were likely to bring off the match. A Poached Peerage For a whole twelvemonth it will be a real slice of Eden, Elsie, and you shall be Eve.' The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z So he turned them both into deer, and bade them come hither again in a twelvemonth. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race We had been sleeping on the carcases of ten thousand Turks, whom Bonaparty had massacred about a twelvemonth before. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 The result was simply ridiculous, as within a twelvemonth, and by practical results at the various mines which they had inspected, every deduction of their report was proved to be entirely wrong. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands In about a twelvemonth, however, he became studious, though not to the taste of his schoolmasters. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 Let us brave everything, get married at once, live in a garret, and have a splendid time—for a whole twelvemonth—on my two hundred pounds.' The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z In less than a twelvemonth Mr. Holly died, leaving them eight thousand a year: Sir Horace survived his friend but a few weeks, and Sir Henry succeeded to nearly fifteen thousand a year more. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I And yet that man has been reproving me for a twelvemonths because I’ve refused to become one of his elders. The Little Minister It is rarely that so much is imported into this country in a twelvemonth. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands His son George, my junior by a twelvemonth, was burgomaster for twenty-two years. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster "Were any one of our princes to employ me," he said, "after a twelvemonth I might have made some tolerable progress; but give me three years, and my work should be done." The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches But her happiness was of short duration: she died in less than a twelvemonth, in giving birth to a daughter! The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I I'll declare your Taddeo Gaddi genuine, if the little artist can hold out even a twelvemonth, without scrawling his hedges and foregrounds.' The Children of the World The eccentricities of the child began to exhibit themselves as soon as he had reached a twelvemonth, and from that period his actions became more animal than human. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands I attended school during the stay of a twelvemonth at the paternal home. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster It won the popular heart immediately, and passed through four editions in the first twelvemonth. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 There was an income of less than three hundred a year,—which would probably become about four within the next twelvemonth. Ayala's Angel This state passed a law in 1891, similar to the one outlined above, and over eighty towns accepted its provisions, and established free libraries within a twelvemonth after it came in force. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses The railway will doubtless be finished within a twelvemonth. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands I had lived uninterruptedly for a twelvemonth at Augsburg, save for one ride to Munich, a city well worth seeing. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster In the fall of the year, choppers were employed to cut enough wood to last a twelvemonth. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 "I know that I have given that as a reason to Sir Harry; but I know also that I should have gone without a cook for a twelvemonth had you not summoned me." Ayala's Angel And, anyway, she and Clodagh couldn't stand each other for a twelvemonth. The Gambler A Novel Keep that in your head, if it will hold there a twelvemonth. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency For at least a twelvemonth I had despatched messenger after messenger for instructions. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster You're a constant man, Master Jolly; you have been in that mind this twelvemonth's day. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 In this state of things there had, during the last twelvemonth, been more than one journey made to Rome and back. Ayala's Angel It had not been in existence a twelvemonth, before its name, in the localities which it frequented most, became a by-word signifying something very forbidding and disagreeable, if not actually criminal. K. K. K. Sketches, Humorous and Didactic Treating the More Important Events of the Ku-Klux-Klan Movement in the South. With a Discussion of the Causes which gave Rise to it, and the Social and Political Issues Emanating from it. I promise you that you shall not be so tried again for a twelvemonth to come, at the least. Maria Edgeworth It was now more than a twelvemonth since I had gone to Paris, and the time was drawing near when, in accordance with the good old fashion, I should spend Christmas at home. Fragments of an Autobiography In another twelvemonth he was partner of the one, husband of the other, and the taxpayer of a house in Gramercy Park. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel So I reckon it'll pay me as well to have someone in for a twelvemonth, even if I make no more money. Windyridge Still, however, the vessel did not heal, and after attending her for above a twelvemonth at her father's house in Wimpole-street, Dr. Chambers, on the approach of winter, ordered her to a milder climate. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Practically every cutting will root and make sturdy plants in a twelvemonth. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens More than a twelvemonth was to elapse before we met again, for I had left Paris to pursue my studies under Kaulbach in Munich. Fragments of an Autobiography From a handsome, well-preserved woman she had in a twelvemonth been overtaken by age. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel A sailor's life, however, is one of manifest risk, and in less than a twelvemonth Sarah M'Guffock was a young widow, without incumbrance, and with her rights to her just share of the captain's effects. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative My next, which took place about a twelvemonth after, was of a very different description. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Nor are you the man I take you for, if you 're not married into the family before this day twelvemonth! One Of Them But all business connected with this had been settled nearly a twelvemonth ago, and now l'oncle Auguste thought it about time to put his abilities in the matrimonial agency line to the test. Fragments of an Autobiography For the past twelvemonth his life had been a continuous torture. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel She wrote one last, madly cursing letter to King George challenging him to meet her before a twelvemonth and a day at the judgment bar of God. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Nearly a twelvemonth had passed, and the invalid, still attended by her affectionate companions, had derived much benefit from the mild sea breezes of Devonshire. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Leave the question at rest till this day twelvemonth. One Of Them Well, if not at what o'clock, tell me in how much time you will have Rome and Venice," he answered, "Within a twelvemonth. Fragments of an Autobiography That way, I doubled my money inside the twelvemonth.’ Rewards and Fairies Many of the letters were old, and had been floating between New York and Havre for more than a twelvemonth. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. "Not the worst nor the best; but I was imprisoned for a twelvemonth in your place." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance It was a wretched twelvemonth, the whole of it; and it made that household, and made Tom Cutts, more miserable and more. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Then my lord got quickly well, When he was his charmer to wed; And Catskin, before a twelvemonth, Of a young lord was brought to bed. The Nursery Rhymes of England His eldest cousin, Alfred Lindsay, who was always foremost in every plan of mischief, and the most perfect adept in concealing the part he had taken in it, was a twelvemonth Arthur's senior. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 Any Alderman convicted of bringing up his basin to be filled a second time on the same day, will be denied any further relief for an entire twelvemonth. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) This time, at least, I would be a faithful envoy; at least, as faithful as a man might be who had gone to sleep over his credentials for a twelvemonth. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance As a rule, this happened about half a dozen times in a twelvemonth. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Indeed, so well had Dunn's orders been attended to, that the apartments which he scarcely occupied for above a day or so in a twelvemonth had actually assumed the appearance of being in constant use. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day About a twelvemonth after his arrival at "the Harbor," a new inmate was admitted there, in the person of an invalid sailor, who was said to be in a deep decline. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 This lady—whoever she may be—has very sore afflictions throughout twelvemonth; but then Raphael must earn his half-crown's worth. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) They shall come out, and they must—ah! hand in hand, too, though they have been enemies this twelvemonth. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago He gave him no further reason; he even withheld from him the fact that he had been at Missolonghi a twelvemonth previously. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Before a twelvemonth was over, you could n't say, on your oath, whether you had married for love or interest, except that poverty might remind you of the one, and affluence suggest the other. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Here she cured him of his wounds by healing salves, but not until he had promised that he would not set foot beyond the boundaries of that castle for a twelvemonth and a day. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality And these merchants have made a contract with him, and have engaged, under the penalty of losing their heads, to deliver your children to him within a twelvemonth. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries Had not Mr. Walker, Secretary of State of the new Confederacy, predicted that the "stars and bars" would wave over Faneuil Hall in a twelvemonth? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 Meanwhile, Montauban had been transferred to another command, and for a twelvemonth after his successor's arrival the inquiry was allowed to fall in abeyance. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Been carrying it for upward of a twelvemonth, and no doubt waiting for an opportunity to strike.” Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories There they remained in penance for six years, and afterwards Sir Lancelot took the habit of a priest, and for a twelvemonth he sang mass. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I 245 have a rich friend who travels more, and buys more costly things, than I do, but he does not really learn more or advance farther in the twelvemonth. The Intellectual Life There, there, avast with that tale; you've told it to me every night that my heart was heavy this twelvemonth past. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The other one was the Marquis d'Arragon, who died about a twelvemonth afterwards. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections For nearly a twelvemonth 261 this little brute has been carrying a heavy insurance upon the life of Jefferson P. Drake; but, thank God, he’ll never live to collect it. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories Soon after my arrival, the church, by some accident, was destroyed by fire, and remained unroofed for about a twelvemonth, exposed to rains and frost. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) I fancied I loved the Lady Lioness," said Gareth, "and promised for her sake to return to this country in a twelvemonth. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur And how," replied Lady Belfield, "could the debt which was not to have been paid for a twelvemonth have relieved the pressing wants of a creature who must pay ready money for her materials? Coelebs In Search of a Wife I had become acquainted with the great sculptor a twelvemonth previously, in Delacroix's studio. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections A little Scotch girl from Nairn who came into service at the Abbey about a twelvemonth ago.” Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories I have not heard from home for upwards of a twelvemonth. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 He was here among you a twelvemonth, and you made a kitchen knave of him, which I hold to be a shame to you all. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur If he had lived another twelvemonth, Sainte-Beuve might have had some other word for the Great Citizen. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. As a consequence, it became the fashion to present the young ones on New Year's Day with a receipt for a twelvemonth's subscription, made out in their names, instead of the everlasting bag of sweets. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Probably they have been making a “progress” throughout the kingdom, as within this twelvemonth we had the satisfaction of viewing them at the principal town in a northern county. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Such was the life, or such the incipient death, of Keats, in the last twelvemonth of his brief existence. Life of John Keats Here the knights took oath to meet at the fountain that day twelvemonth if they were living, kissed each other, and departed, each knight taking his chosen lady on his steed behind him. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur Now that you have given up your careless habits I shall take care to remind you of all these details, and expect to see you a finished society man within a twelvemonth.” A Daughter of the Forest Nowadays more murders, suicides, and burglaries occur in the twenty-four hours than occurred in a whole twelvemonth then. Eyes Like the Sea At length, I succeeded; that is, I accomplished such a letter as I felt convinced I couldna surpass, although I wrought at it for a twelvemonth. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III Some of you are too young to remember her," the old man continued, "and you were all away when she was here within a twelvemonth ago! A Monk of Cruta And she was not ready to accept it, but gave me a twelvemonth's probation. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur A short twelvemonth before my visit, a pair of pouting English lips told me it was "awfully jolly." Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) This was the audacious fashion of the year, and within a twelvemonth this costume was worn in the whole kingdom. Eyes Like the Sea But though it was only intended for a temporary residence, when a twelvemonth had passed, she did not leave it. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III Then, with a return to sadness, "Twenty years ago it is, and now she has been a twelvemonth dead and in her quiet grave." Rossmoyne In the summer of 1831 she paid a visit, which extended over a twelvemonth, to a recently married sister, then settled at Christianstadt. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century She never gets a chance of bringing them out except once in the twelvemonth, when she is asked to the "Quartermasters' Ball." Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) The parson who joined them would be sent for a twelvemonth to a monastery, by way of penitential discipline; but Wenceslaus Kvatopil would remain a lieutenant, or even, if he distinguished himself, become a captain. Eyes Like the Sea The contest continued, with varying success, for nearly a twelvemonth. Old and New London Volume I I took notice in particular of a little boy, who was so attentive to every story, that I am mistaken if he ventures to go to bed by himself this twelvemonth. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed The Earl, when he found his bride, had been living almost in solitude for a twelvemonth. Lady Anna Brüsewitz was sentenced to merely a mild type of confinement for a term of two years, but was pardoned by the Kaiser at the expiration of a twelvemonth. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Still, however, the vessel did not heal, and after attending her for above a twelvemonth at her father's house in Wimpole street, Dr. Chambers, on the approach of winter, ordered her to a milder climate. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 The directors were ordered to lay before the house a full account of all their proceedings, and were forbidden to leave the kingdom for a twelvemonth. Old and New London Volume I Much has been written about Mr. Balfour in the last twelvemonth; and Mr. Balfour himself has published a book, a copy of which we are awaiting with more or less impatience. The So-called Human Race It must have been going on for at least the last twelvemonth, and she, the while, had been kept in the dark by the manœuvres of a simple girl! Lady Anna But, true, Borgert was a twelvemonth ahead of him in actual service. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Nearly a twelvemonth had passed, and the invalid, still attended by her affectionate companions, had derived much benefit from the mild sea-breezes of Devonshire. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 Next twelvemonth we shall not know whether we have read them or not; but what a fadeless possession is the memory of one of the world-books! Home Life of Great Authors Sometimes a man will whisper, "Nurse...." as I go by the bed; and when I stop I hear, "In ten minutes it will be a twelvemonth!" and he fixes his eyes on me. A Diary Without Dates A twelvemonth ago,—nay, at a period less remote than that,—the two female claimants in Cumberland had always been spoken of in those parts as wretched, wicked, vulgar impostors. Lady Anna Within a twelvemonth his very name perhaps would be no longer on anybody’s lips in this place. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day And they were well fed: he had more meat in a week now than in a twelvemonth in Ireland. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement There is no absolute harm in seeing your way clear before you for a twelvemonth, though of course it deprives you of the plot-interest of poverty. Miss Cayley's Adventures About a twelvemonth previous to his death, he had been preferred to the important curacy of Armagh, but he never lived to visit his new parish. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. In Freehold there is a company now of twenty-five twelvemonth boys that needs a captain. Peggy Owen and Liberty Remember that that great grandchild of hers had been born over a twelvemonth ago! When Ghost Meets Ghost Arthur looked slightly affronted at this speech, and, to assert his manliness, could have resigned all letters for a twelvemonth. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement “Drunken brute!” he howled, in much indignation; then after a pause, in a voice of some contrition, “Well, if I am a drunken brute, it’s only once in the twelvemonth!” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) “What was still more mortifying, the book seemed to sink into oblivion, and in a twelvemonth not more than forty-five copies were sold.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Behind him rode the little company of twelvemonth men and militia of which he was captain; back of these came two large wagons. Peggy Owen and Liberty Anyhow—not a twelvemonth!" said Mo. "And there he was skearing you out of your wits, when the lady came in and di-verted of him off. When Ghost Meets Ghost Nearly two of the three twelvemonths passed by, however, and I was still an operative mason. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. For in the words of the junior member, this old maid of a probate judge had cut them out of the fattest little piece of graft the office had seen in a twelvemonth! Clark's Field These letters-patent were to be published by the clergy from their pulpits; they produced so little, that they were renewed for another twelvemonth: one entire parish in the city contributed seven shillings and sixpence! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors This was a somewhat startling suggestion to emanate from a king who, but a brief twelvemonth before had been butchering his Protestant subjects by tens of thousands. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 "Viator.—That will not be above a day longer; but if I live till May come twelvemonth, you are sure of me again, either with my Master Walton or without him." A Danish Parsonage Though never a strict abstainer, I have wrought as an operative mason for whole twelvemonths together, in which I did not consume half-a-dozen glasses of ardent spirits, or partake of half-a-dozen draughts of fermented liquor. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. She persevered in her twelvemonth's stewardship, and at the end of that time had redeemed her word, and relieved her husband's estate from its most pressing embarrassments. Records of Later Life Such, then, was the patronage received by Stowe, to be a licensed beggar throughout the kingdom for one twelvemonth! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors In pointed terms he exposed to the young Valois both the sin and the mistaken policy of the events of a twelvemonth since. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Some hundreds of thousands of these were piled up around, ready for counting and packing, sufficient, it appeared to me, to supply our whole population for a twelvemonth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 I reached my aunt's cottage without mishap or adventure of any kind; but found, that during the twelvemonth which had just elapsed, great changes had taken place in the circumstances of the household. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. What the Prophet means, and intends to say here is this, that, in the space of about a twelvemonth, the overthrow of the hostile kingdoms would already have taken place. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 Did she not feel that a week spent with Frank Jones in some little cottage would be worth a twelvemonth of golden splendour in the "Marble Halls" which Lord Castlewell was supposed to own? The Landleaguers He was a spirit merchant by trade, a leader of the Nonconformists, and, it was said, drank more water in that one afternoon than he had swallowed for a twelvemonth before. Shirley "I tell you I've a perfect little paradise of a house engaged, furnished and provisioned for a twelvemonth." The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes A twelvemonth ago there were hosts of friends pulling him hither and yon, proposing this and that, laughing and chatting gayly. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart At the time when this child knows to distinguish between good and bad food, hence, after the space of about a twelvemonth, he will not have any want of nobler food, ver. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 I remained in this dejected condition near a twelvemonth. The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana I render a reason, mother; besides, if my cry is bold, it is only heard once in a twelvemonth. Shirley This time twelvemonth I was moving the creation of that same Revolutionary Tribunal. Orphans of the Storm Yet the money they spent in giving a single party would have kept this family for a twelvemonth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Considering that early in 1612 he suffered a serious fall from his horse, this record of activity is sufficiently creditable for one twelvemonth. The Founder of New France A Chronicle of Champlain I'm sure I had not ate a good meal hardly in a twelvemonth, at least not of such a joint of meat as the loin of veal was. The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana We females have a whole twelvemonths to try our luck in. Phemie Frost's Experiences Beauvais is built in the same manner, but the houses are profusely varied with carving, and a good artist might employ himself there for a twelvemonth. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy Meanwhile, old Pedro, for the first time in nearly a twelvemonth, had turned his back upon the mesa which he loved and set out on a toilsome path. Jessica, the Heiress But they carried her off into the province, and have immured her, I have heard men say, almost in a dungeon, in her father's castle, for now above a twelvemonth. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 "We shall still be jawing about them this day twelvemonth...." Changing Winds A Novel Yet, within one twelvemonth! the Popish Bill was carried by the Wellington ministry! Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 The yield has seemed small indeed at the end of each twelvemonth and it is only when viewed in the aggregate that its size can be appreciated. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV This ludicrous game often continues for a twelvemonth before anything is consummated. Aztec Land This poem was written shortly after the author's return from a visit to Spain, and more than a twelvemonth before the overthrow of the tyrannical government of Queen Isabella and the expulsion of the Bourbons. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition In 1524, twenty thousand of them had settled themselves in Pembrokeshire; and the majority of these had crossed in a single twelvemonth. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. Sheridan, at this moment, has no more weight in the House than he had within a twelvemonth after taking his seat. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 Oh, if I could only see that taller one turn around, now, and fetch him such a slap in the face that it would ring for a twelvemonth! Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 The Rio Grande produces more water in a twelvemonth than the great Murray River of Australia, which is flooded at certain seasons and is a "dry run" at others. Aztec Land The latest report I have shows that in a single twelvemonth the total working capital of these societies increased more than 300 per cent. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions We heard him, scarce a twelvemonth since, deliver a discourse of singular power, on the sin-offering of the Jewish economy, as minutely particularized by the divine penman in Leviticus. Leading Articles on Various Subjects During a twelvemonth's residence in a continental city, I became acquainted with a Russian officer, whom I will designate by the name of Adrian. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 Joe Harris was nearer to being ennuyeé—absolutely bored, for the next hour, than she had before been for a twelvemonth. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 After reigning for a twelvemonth, he was banished from Mexico on parole never to return. Aztec Land Returning in about a twelvemonth, he resumed his old seat, among his cronies. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. In the earlier twelvemonth, no real change took place in the existing state of things. Leading Articles on Various Subjects The man was so frightened at this vision that he was ill for a twelvemonth—it was he who recounted the circumstance to Pope Leo IX. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. He had not been in Amsterdam a twelvemonth when, before he was yet twenty-six, he was entrusted with an order of more than usual importance. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Allan Loring was alone in the world, and almost a stranger to the people of his charge, for he had been scarce a twelvemonth among them. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 Our troops have now been fighting for a twelvemonth.... England and Germany A twelvemonth has not yet passed since history seemed to want incident. Leading Articles on Various Subjects In the grave thus marked out, my brother's remains were laid on the following Thursday, and in little more than a twelvemonth his venerable and venerated friend was brought to occupy his own. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 I have passed through the city of Bon Accord about six times during the last twelvemonth, and like it better the more I see of it. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Our journalist reverts to the subject of the mint set up in Jersey some twelvemonths before, which at that time promised to become a profitable financial speculation. The Coinages of the Channel Islands In three months boil it again with fresh spice, and it will then keep a twelvemonth.—Another way. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Some of our readers will perhaps remember that we noticed at considerable length the two first volumes of this beautiful edition of Baillie rather more than a twelvemonth 252 ago. Leading Articles on Various Subjects The Princess was more surprised than ever, and recollecting that it was now that day twelvemonth on which she had promised to marry Riquet with the Tuft, she was like to sink into the ground. The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault At the end of the twelvemonth, Mr. Pope called and requested to hear the prayer. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland And the year of plenty had to be deferred for another twelvemonth. The Cabin on the Prairie Of whatever kind the trap is, it should be scented; but once in a twelvemonth will be sufficient. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families He found what only a few twelvemonths previous had been a piece of dark moor, laid out into minute patches of corn, and bearing a dense population. Leading Articles on Various Subjects In a twelvemonth his wife became the mother of twins, a boy and a girl, and before two weeks had passed their father was stricken with fever, and died. Donald and Dorothy Early spring vegetables are in market throughout the twelvemonth, and spring flowers abound at the florists' in December and January. Imaginary Interviews It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway toward the village burying-ground. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I Grapes thus packed will keep for a twelvemonth. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families There may be only one drop in a twelvemonth, but leave it long enough, and the hardest stone must be worn away at last. Pioneers of Science Watt was not easily daunted, however, and within a twelvemonth had himself patented five other devices for obtaining rotatory motion from a piston rod. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use He applied for a divorce a twelvemonth after the marriage. Somehow Good Wait a twelvemonth; and you will see the flash and flame of French republicanism melting down every barrier of the Continent. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 And so my design on the Hebrides had to be postponed for a twelvemonth. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland These reptiles of the carboniferous era, though only a few twelvemonths ago we little suspected the fact, seem to have been not very rare in our own neighborhood. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed She is bent and decrepit and growing more so by very fixed stages each twelvemonth. The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit "How fair a child is mine!" he called to his followers, "this child but a twelvemonth old." A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Once, perhaps, the town crept out quietly, a field at a time, a new road in a twelvemonth. Highways and Byways in Surrey Wherever the rock had been laid bare during the last few months, there were the markings; wherever it had been laid bare for a few twelvemonths, they were gone. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Of the one hundred thousand species of known plants, few indeed would survive submersion for a twelvemonth; nor would the seeds of most of the others fare better than the plants themselves. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed On a fixed day, Wednesday 28th October, exactly twelvemonths to a day from our leaving Liverpool, Natives from far and near assembled for the occasion. The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals Had my sometime Lady ruled it another twelvemonth, there would have been never a bit of discipline left. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Old Graves can see through any tricks of that kind, and Wrayford hasn’t been on this station a twelvemonth without picking up a few native wrinkles.” Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills To hear you speak the world would think that we had been married a twelvemonth! Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 One hundred and sixty million bushels of grain have passed through its elevators in a twelvemonth. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands It had reached its sixtieth edition before it had been published a twelvemonth. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Owing to the war in the Soudan, the supply, amounting to ten millions of pounds yearly, has been stopped for more than a twelvemonth. Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young Morton says it was all from overstrain after his wound, and that he’ll want a twelvemonth at home to get back his strength.” Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills Lady Barbara Gordon, in open company, had announced that she knew positively that Lord Farquhart was no other than the Black Highwayman who for a twelvemonth had been terrorizing the roads round about London town. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 This day twelvemonth; and a happy year may it be! Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades My mother remained at school at Musselburgh for a twelvemonth, till she was eleven years old. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Doom had fallen; for more than a twelvemonth the ruins had smouldered, and to-day they were but the harmless haunt of bat and badger. The Doomsman It was a sore subject with Tŭngku Indut, too, and he and his father were not on speaking terms, on this account, for near a twelvemonth after. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula The list is likely to be lengthened quite as materially in the current twelvemonth, as A. Pringle already claims to have found six new elements in some silurian rocks in Scotland. Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8 You, Sir Percevall, have paid your debt of homage in advance for a twelvemonth. The Panchronicon The country could not hold out even for a twelvemonth, and there is nothing for it except that everyone should join in saving money for purposes of equipment. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era There is always fat picking to be had under that same bird's beak, but this bad knee of mine has kept me out of it for twice a twelvemonth. The Doomsman But I must confess that I was never more rejoiced in my whole life, for they had on board plenty of everything for a twelvemonth, and nothing spoiled. The Red True Story Book Beautiful she certainly is not—in the sense in which I might have understood the word a twelvemonth ago; but a little wear and tear in the world makes us look below the surface. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France The transformation of society as he imagined, if it cost a few thousand heads in a twelvemonth, was less deadly than a single day of Napoleon fighting for no worthier motive than ambition. Lectures on the French Revolution For the space of a twelvemonth this rebel remained master of the situation, but, in A.D. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era And now for news that will delight you: She is to come abroad with me for a twelvemonth, and wishes to go with you and me to Düsseldorf first! The Martian On that day twelvemonth, when the earth had regained the same spot, the shoal had not entirely passed, and the earth made another plunge. The Story of the Heavens How can my soul sufficiently magnify the Lord for all the help which he has been pleased to give since this day twelvemonth! The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller Thus in the difficult task of controlling mutinous white men and Mission of Aguado. defending the colony against infuriated red men Columbus spent the first twelvemonth after his return from Cuba. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest A twelvemonth later, Grandfather Arden had a stroke of paralysis.—Don't be too much discouraged, dear children; this is positively the last death that I shall have occasion to chronicle in this story. A Little Country Girl He's in your old regiment, and a great favorite; not yet twenty—he only left Eton last Christmas twelvemonth. The Martian It is merely a sum in division to find how far we have to move each second in order to accomplish this long journey in a twelvemonth. The Story of the Heavens That so diverse a list should be under a single imprint and should represent, with few exceptions, the publications of a single twelvemonth, seems to me very remarkable. When Winter Comes to Main Street What the consequence of this double fraud would have been, there was no opportunity of knowing, as, in somewhat less than a twelvemonth, my poor mother followed my father to the grave. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 Or, if he had delayed his return for a twelvemonth longer, he would have only found the obstacles so much the more diminished. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 The mystery of it overwhelmed him again, though he had grown somewhat accustomed to the idea during the last twelvemonth. The Martian The city itself is certainly bad enough; but no European sleeps a single night in it out of a twelvemonth. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. Accordingly, when, within the last twelvemonth, I had been called upon to teach the elements of drawing in my school, it astonished me to discover the ease with which I could either sketch or copy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 Full twelvemonths passed before we received a letter from him; and never will I forget the delightful sensations that gushed into my bosom at the sight of that letter. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 This gloomy air was his wont since a twelvemonth. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Take woman from the churches, Protestant or Romish, to-day, and no church could do business for a twelvemonth. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology They were then compelled to seek shelter on board the shipping of their country, where many of them remained for nearly twelvemonths, till the course of events allowed of their returning to Macao. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. They were married by special license, and spent a twelvemonth abroad. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 "Then," said Sir Tristram, "promise never more to come near the lady La Belle Iseult, also that for a twelvemonth and a day you will bear no armour, nor wear any harness of war." Cornwall's Wonderland When the bucaniers go into the woods to hunt for wild bulls and cows, they commonly remain there a twelvemonth or two years, without returning home. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main Give me meat and drink for this one twelvemonth.' The Book of Romance A few days before Christmas 1842, the town underwent a general sweeping; an event that did not take place again till that time twelvemonth. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. More than a twelvemonth of war has not taught them that the hitherto recognized observances of war are no longer binding. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The daughter, though only between ten and eleven years old, was sent to a convent at Teirargues, where, after enduring considerable persecution, she persisted in her steadfastness, and was released after a twelvemonth's confinement. The Huguenots in France A twelvemonth previous there were in hand seven hundred and eighty pounds; now that sum was reduced to one thirty-ninth of the amount—twenty pounds. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Thereafter, Bobby Burnit was in no more jeopardy from hired thugs, and for a solid year he kept up his fight, with plenty of material to last him for still another twelvemonth. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man Were a couple of thousand of these put upon this job for a twelvemonth, there would not be much of the hill left. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. "They jeered at the scheme in the papers as far back as last November twelvemonth." The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War But you must shut the window and hide before he came over the hill; for very few that had looked upon the Dragon ever lived to that day twelvemonth. The Dragon of Wantley His Tale A twelvemonth was spent in Germany and Holland, Austria and Italy. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Barely a twelvemonth was over when he packed off her troublesome retinue to France—a bishop and 29 priests, with 410 more male and female attendants. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History And a word o' persuasion i' thy ear, comrade: Mistress Lemon hath been dead this twelvemonth, comrade. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales I would try again, every day for a twelvemonth, if there were a scintilla of hope. Vixen, Volume II. They would hardly have the wedding before a twelvemonth was over. Vixen, Volume I. Within a twelvemonth, sixty-two men and women, including head men of villages, and four Brahman women, wives of priests and of head men, were baptized, representing twenty-three villages in which the gospel had been preached. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Another twelvemonth sped its way, and once again the Yule log burned within the hall, and once again the troubadour knocked at the gate, all in the night and falling snow. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation The Bolshevist Government has now dominated the central portion of European Russia for more than a twelvemonth. Bolshevism: A Curse & Danger to the Workers "My dear love, how often do you drive them in a twelvemonth?" Vixen, Volume II. He was hanged, and his body burned, in the same square where the "vanities" had been sacrificed hardly more than a twelvemonth before. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Our fathers and grandfathers made the grand tour, in a twelvemonth, as a sort of topping-off to their early education, before they settled down to a business or professional life. The Automobilist Abroad They had been together for perhaps three days at Jerusalem, but then three days at Jerusalem are worth a twelvemonth in such a dull, slow place as London. The Bertrams Within a twelvemonth, the "Constitution," most happily apt of all names ever given to a ship, became the embodiment of this verified prediction. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 She had known of more than one ballroom proposal where the gentleman was just sufficiently master of his emotions to stipulate for silence till he had departed on a twelvemonth's furlough. The Prodigal Father But or a month's by they'll be advertising for estimates for a twelvemonth's carrying. The House with the Green Shutters My dear Lady Blessington, I have made up my mind to "see the world," and mean to decamp, bag and baggage, next midsummer for a twelvemonth. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 As to the dance, you have only to knock yourself up for a twelvemonth and it will go nobly. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 Edinburgh, which is No. 1, I have been obliged to put as far off as next Christmas twelvemonth. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 Every night there is a pit opened; and every night that same pit is sealed up again, for a twelvemonth. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete For a twelvemonth now she had urged her husband to be rid of Gourlay. The House with the Green Shutters Truly, we scarce looked for so much honour as two visits in the twelvemonth. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot They will not quit, they say, until a twelvemonth and a day be gone by from the time the rascal Dons laid hands on their master. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea The Earl of Leicester's secret marriage with the widowed Countess of Essex, a twelvemonth before, now came out in a storm of gossip, and threw the jealous queen into a rage. With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds He ordered one to be roasted, and at the close of a twelvemonth requested it to be served up. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 I’ve been skulking about for over a twelvemonth now, waiting for my chance, and it’s come. Witness to the Deed My friend stated that she looked even better than she did about a twelvemonth ago. Fasting Girls Their Physiology and Pathology He would be only too happy if his cousin,—he always called the Squire's son his cousin,—would make Newton his home for the next twelvemonth. Ralph the Heir The job wouldn't take long though, and they might expect to see him back within a twelvemonth, with enough in his pocket to drive away the devil and the coroner anyway. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 In one twelvemonth a total and terrible change took place in the character of the prince. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 He was the notorious convict Barron, or Dale, sentenced to seven years’ penal servitude, about a twelvemonth ago, for the daring fraud upon the Russian government by the issue of forged rouble notes. Witness to the Deed During a twelvemonth Ali Baba forbore to go near the forest, but at length his curiosity incited him to make another journey. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes His wife was then dead, and for nearly a twelvemonth he went about, declaring to attorneys and others that his professional life was done. Ralph the Heir The twelvemonth and a day being up, The dead began to speak: ‘Oh who sits weeping on my grave, And will not let me sleep?’ Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series “It looks as if no water had been along here for a twelvemonth,” said Chris. The Peril Finders Guest took it, and saw that it was from the governors of the great institution, suggesting that Stratton should resign his post for a twelvemonth, and go away on half salary to recoup his health. Witness to the Deed It might be about a twelvemonth old; but its dress did not correspond with the squalid poverty by which it was surrounded. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 To-night I shall finish with him and his band; and if I don’t give the jackals and vultures a meal that will last them for a twelvemonth, my name’s not Veraegui!” The Tiger Hunter ‘I’ll do as much for my true love As any young man may; I’ll sit and mourn all at her grave For a twelvemonth and a day.’ Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series In some instances before, and in many after, the academic work was for certain classes compressed within three years, but I was singular in entering a class already of a twelvemonth's standing. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life This was a licence in March, 1584, to export for a twelvemonth woollen broadcloths. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography There, having drifted through a twelvemonth of moderate dissipation, he secluded himself for nearly two years of mathematical study, as though purposing to reduce his universe to an equation in order to solve it. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 He did not see the need of a specialized and authoritative War Office, though the triumphs achieved by Carnot and the Committee of Public Safety during the past twelvemonth might have opened his eyes. William Pitt and the Great War This was a twelvemonth after Paut�e had come to stay with him. The Call Of The South 1908 From the repairs put on the building a twelvemonth beforePage 298 there was left a lot of refuse scrap lying about. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life If they were true, it was misprision of treason in him to have concealed the matter for a twelvemonth. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography You have indeed reason to look with satisfaction on all around you, though it is a painful thing to think how many have been ruined and made miserable since this day twelvemonths. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 Cases in which dancing endures for a whole twelvemonth have already been mentioned. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Scarcely an application for amnesty was refused, and it is recorded that in less than a twelvemonth 14,000 such applications were made and granted. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement We numbered then twenty-eight, having started with forty-nine a twelvemonth before. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life If the judgment of Solomon was received with one-half the applause and admiration that greeted mine, then Solomon must have been an insufferable person to converse with for at least a twelvemonth after. The Path to Honour A twelvemonth did his darksome mind Plot for the dreadful deed. On the Tree Top “Bless me!” rejoined Sandy, “have you not had enough of reeling this last twelvemonth?” The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Nonsense," said the Publisher; "some novels grow as old in a twelvemonth as others do in a decade. Days Off And Other Digressions And then within a twelvemonth, came the tragedy of the Gerrard family. Tom Gerrard They would chat away for a twelvemonth together without ever quarrelling.” Deerbrook "Will he contradict his knowing my sister Ada, who's one of the ladies at Madame Chenille's, in the Edgware Road, more than a twelvemonth since, and paying her attentions?" asked Bella. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance I am sure, whenever I look at a bouquet for the next twelvemonth, I shall think of this. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century Besides, I think I promised something of the kind before to William, when I came home this time twelvemonth ago. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner Let us lament, in sorrow sore, For Kent Street well may say, That had she lived a twelvemonth more She had not died to-day. The Book of Humorous Verse If I remember rightly, it is just a twelvemonth since you warned me how wretched marriage was. Deerbrook It looks as if it had not rained here for a twelvemonth.” Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites Thus did this wicked young man come to a deplorable end, on the very night that a twelvemonth before he had so successfully plotted against the peace of the poor Irishman and Josiah Shirley. The Little Quaker or, the Triumph of Virtue. A Tale for the Instruction of Youth Bearing witness of prospering hopes and growing joys, nearly a twelvemonth passed away, and Fabens commenced his wheat harvest. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm It is now inveterate, the complaint commenced last March, a twelvemonth past. A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father These symptoms gradually increase in the part first affected; and at an uncertain period, but seldom in less than twelvemonths or more, the morbid influence is felt in some other part. An Essay on the Shaking Palsy We could have kept them back for a twelvemonth if we had only knowed.” Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites But I heard nothing further till, one day going past after another, about a twelvemonth after amazing word came. The Dew of Their Youth All coin was scarce, and in some villages a piece of gold would not be seen in a twelvemonth. Shining Ferry Now, though his ostensible revenues were not large, he was able to spend ninety thousand pounds in a single twelvemonth. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 But within the last twelvemonths this difficulty has not been so great; perhaps owing to an increased secretion of mucus, which envelopes the passing fæces, and which precedes and follows their discharge in considerable quantity. An Essay on the Shaking Palsy Affairs went on this way for a twelvemonth and then something happened. Sam Lambert and the New Way Store A Book for Clothiers and Their Clerks The West Indies being at this time overrun with a desperate set of pirates, a proclamation was issued offering a pardon to all who would surrender themselves within a twelvemonth. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 As soon as a young man arrived to the proper age, the community built him a house, broke up the lands about it, and supplied him with all the necessaries of life for a twelvemonth. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses There could be no crop harvested for a twelvemonth, and beggary looked them in the face. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War No advantage was derived from all the means which were employed during upwards of twelvemonths. An Essay on the Shaking Palsy Marry, I count in another twelvemonth every soul in this Castle saving me shall be a Lollard.” The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time And his questions were echoed by the others, who at this moment were shaking me by the hand, as if they had not seen me for a twelvemonth. The Scalp Hunters There’s not as much lead to her heels in a twelvemonth as would last Doll a week.—So this is what thou calls a brown hood, is it? The King's Daughters She loved company, and had always found it so lively in Loudon before; whereas she had positively been but twice to a neighbor's for a twelvemonth, and had quite forgotten the road to the mill. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War My dearest Felix, —she had so called him for the last twelvemonth by common consent between Graham and the very discreet lady under whose charge she at present lived. Orley Farm They detain me perhaps once in a twelvemonth, if I happen to fall in with them. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. Through his agency the Comte de Choissy and his young wife, with whom he had been but a twelvemonth united, were arrested, and shortly after sentenced to death. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 At the end of our first twelvemonth we thank our subscribers for the patronage we have received. Notes and Queries, Number 52, October 26, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc "The war might have been finished to-day; now it's likely to go on for another twelvemonth." At the Point of the Sword The last judicial appointment which I made was about a twelvemonth ago, of Sir Edward West, to be Recorder of Bombay. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents Her personal attractions had gained her a husband as soon as she had arrived at Bengal, and she had now been married nearly a twelvemonth—splendidly, yet unhappily married. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Strange rumors got afloat, but ere a twelvemonth had passed, the father had drank himself to death. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 She went to him a twelvemonth since about it, and he told her his opinion; but he told her she might live fifty years yet, though she might go any day. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 "He may come to-day; he may not come for a twelvemonth." At the Point of the Sword |
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