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单词 broth of a boy
例句 broth of a boy
A broth of a boy he was, and nine times his parents sent him from Reading to London to bind him to a trade. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z
He's a broth of a boy all right—the biggest man I ever saw, I think. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z
He was what the Irish would call "a broth of a boy." The Wreckers of Sable Island
As for himself—once a broth of a boy—he had been torn from the sacred precincts of his native shanty and consigned to a loveless, unhappy marriage. The Moonlit Way
Your Majesty's Grandsons I welcomed with joy, At a time when I'm horribly worried; Albert Victor and George—he's a broth of a boy— Their visit was brief and too hurried.
"Och, isn't he a broth of a boy, now, that captain of ours?" Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11
The top of the morning to you, my broth of a boy, and the heavens be your bed, bedad and bejabers, as you say in your country, according to Punch. Changing Winds A Novel
He was 'a broth of a boy,' his biographer tells us. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds
I have got a regular broth of a boy, an Irishman, in his place, who leads me a dog of a life. Tom Brown at Oxford
“It does a fellow good to look at that broth of a boy squatting on the stern,” remarked Westerfield, while the Deerfoot was still a short distance away. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters
"That is so, my broth of a boy; but some things happened before you were born, as well as since." Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing
He is a broth of a boy, he is; Jean is not breeched yet, but his spirit is beyond his years and there's no more rollicking blade than he. Child Life In Town And Country 1909
“True for ye,” answered Flinders; “he’s a broth of a boy for fightin’. The Battle and the Breeze
On another occasion came Forster himself and lady, for a little family dinner; the same cook insisted on having in her husband, "a dear broth of a boy," to assist her. John Forster
My dear Bob," Captain O'Halloran said, "your uncle is a broth of a boy. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83)
You’re right, my jewel; there’s not such a broth of a boy to be picked up every day in the week. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook
He’s a broth of a boy, and will be an ornament to the service, I hope.” Paddy Finn
He must be a broth of a boy, indeed! Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
He is a ‘broth of a boy,’ as we say here, and I know for my sake, Jack, that you will look after him. The Three Lieutenants
I always did say you were a broth of a boy, Geoffrey, but you have eclipsed yourself this time. More about Pixie
“Aye, aye, sort; so say I,” answered Mr McCarthy; “and may joy go with him, for he was the broth of a boy!” The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land
It’s just this, your honour: while we were away in foreign parts, there was a broth of a boy,—I knew him well,—Dominic Brian. Paddy Finn
"He's a queer little chap," observed the old doctor, "a broth of a boy, if ye'll allow me to say so—I'd be proud of Timmy if I were his mother, Mrs. Toss!" What Timmy Did
The famous commanders of old Were highly and duly extolled, But their names, as recorded in song, As a rule were excessively long— Unlike that new broth of a boy, The Japanese General Oi. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08
"How would you old penny-pinchers and porch-climbers like to have a broth of a boy like that fellow for a son-in-law?" he demanded. The Pride of Palomar
I call David a broth of a boy. The Rebel of the School
For in rainy or sunshiny weather, I’m full of good whiskey and joy; And take me in parts altogether, By the pow’rs I’m a broth of a boy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 18, 1841
She was spirited away by that broth of a boy. What Timmy Did
Whenever I tackle this subject I'm reminded of a broth of a boy who in days agone drove the team afield on my father's farm. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12
The best broth of a boy might be condemned to go to a school in England; he might be condemned to the misery, the want of freedom, which she was now enduring. Wild Kitty
"Wisha, then, David, it's a broth of a boy, you are!" and she kissed him on his forehead. The Rebel of the School
"O'Grady, you are a broth of a boy," the colonel said. With Moore at Corunna
Some said it was Brown; but he was a broth of a boy—a thrue people's man. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography
"You well may; he is a broth of a boy," said Nora. Light O' the Morning
As my wife and I, at the window one day,   Stood watching a man with a monkey, A cart came by, with a "broth of a boy,"   Who was driving a stout little donkey. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe
Did he call you the broth of a boy? John Bull's Other Island
"By the powers, Terence, you are a broth of a boy," and he hurried away to the major. With Moore at Corunna
"You are a broth of a boy, Terence," Captain O'Grady said. With Moore at Corunna
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