| 单词 | carpet knight |
| 例句 | He was at all events no carpet knight. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The expression of his countenance is more bold than handsome, and indeed he is anything but a carpet knight; a fact of which he seems, like a man of sense, quite aware. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z After all, however, his brightest bays were gained in his character as carpet knight. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Du Maurier was almost entirely a carpet knight. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 His wit and fine person made him to be sought after by those who knew him already, but he was not by nature a carpet knight. Francezka Those who were looked upon as mere carpet knights became veritable heroes; lawyers became colonels: war has an ennobling influence on so many types of character. Eyes Like the Sea When Joan of Arc led the French army to victory I dare say the carpet knights of England thought her unwomanly. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Surely not your three thousand carpet knights, who can scarcely sit their horses and are coached by their squires. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight In fact, Louis soon proved that he was no 'carpet knight.' The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. While he was still absorbed in Court strifes, and in the seductive labour of building up a fortune, he had proved that he was no mere carpet knight. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography However, he is no carpet knight, and if the Russians come into the valley, we shall see what he and his cavalry can do.” The Three Commanders It has been already mentioned that he fought in the Spanish wars, and in milder moments he distinguished himself at 'justs and tournaments now justled out of fashion by your carpet knights.' Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts He seems to me the very personification of a 'lady's man,'—a thorough-paced carpet knight. Molly Bawn These are six carpet knights, and I one page Can easily bring in six that bee of age, They come to visite this your highnes court, And if they can, to make your honour sport. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Dawn, too, was so robust that there was a likelihood of her being attracted by her opposite, and inclined to favour a carpet knight before one of the open field. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn Nor was the lad merely a carpet knight. The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees Jerome, the villain, seconded Madame's request so vigorously I could not decline, though he well knew I was no carpet knight capable of entertaining ladies fair on the tourney field of wit. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV He was no carpet knight, and men who carry their lives in their hands do not pick and choose their words. The Captain of the Kansas Inherits a comfortable property, goes to an expensive college, dawdles through Europe, and then comes home to play carpet knight and read poetry to girls. The Henchman Like all young men who wished for court favour, he began by fighting: Louis cared little for carpet knights. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Though the "regular" Republicans called them "Mugwumps" and laughed at them as the "men milliners, the dilettanti, and carpet knights of politics," they had a following that was not to be despised. History of the United States He looked at me as if I were some smirking carpet knight who prated of conventions when a man was dying. Montlivet Your blessed father wasn't much of a carpet knight in his day. The Northern Light Truly our chiefs were anything but carpet knights! With Steyn and De Wet You might fit Marmion's lines to him well enough— "His square-turned joints and length of limb Show him no carpet knight so trim, But in close fight a warrior grim." With Rimington He was one of those well-upholstered carpet knights who flourished in the British army at that time, and was even less energetic than Howe. George Washington He was in the 66th Regiment, and had fought in the Crimean War; been wounded, too—no carpet knight. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure. My Brilliant Career Our national captains were carpet knights; our knights errant were among the dismounted rabble. The Crimes of England He was courteous, too, and obliging; and though Lionel and Johnny were in consequence inclined to regard him as a "carpet knight so trim," the ladies fully appreciated these good qualities. The Two Guardians or, Home in This World The subordinate commands fell to young patricians, carpet knights who went on campaigns with their families of slaves. Caesar: a Sketch Some sultan leads a sultaness; some emperor, a queen; and jeweled sword-hilts of carpet knights fling back the glances tossed by coquettes of countesses. Redburn. His First Voyage But he was the last man in the world to become a carpet knight. The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century This is, I believe, the original of the contemptuous term a carpet knight, who was naturally held in scorn by the men of war. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Sensualist -- N. Sybarite, voluptuary, Sardanaphalus, man of pleasure, carpet knight; epicure, epicurean, gourmet, gourmand; pig, hog; votary of Epicurus, swine of Epicurus; sensualist; Heliogabalus; free liver, hard liver; libertine &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases These sons of California, like himself, were no mere carpet knights. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance No carpet knight was he, Florinda; he pulled his own oar. The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence A lady must always see a man somewhat as a carpet knight, and ill would betide both if it were not so. My Young Alcides That carpet knight, Joshua, lost popularity for a while, while Maqueda, who was known always to have been in favour of conscription and perfect readiness to repel attack, gained what he had lost. Queen Sheba's Ring |
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