| 单词 | dancing-master |
| 例句 | But most asked few questions, being content to play what the dancing-master demanded; and most, like me, found pleasure in the old tunes and their enlarging. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The fleet went out "in very good heart," Rupert's ship boasting "a dancing-master and two men who feign themselves mad and make very good sport to a bag-pipe." Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z The singer stopped, the company rose, the Prince swept about, bowing like a dancing-master, and, after the sensation had subsided, the ladies were taken up and presented to him, one by one. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z By great good-fortune there happened to be in the village, upon the occasion of a visit from Madame R�camier, a French dancing-master. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z The dancing-master shows the step With many a puff and grunt; He has a red silk handkerchief Stuck grandly in his front. Kensington Rhymes 2012-03-15T02:00:28.607Z From Prague it readily spread to Vienna, and was introduced to Paris by Cellarius, a dancing-master, who gave it at the Od�on in 1840. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z “I never practised such an Allemande as this since I have been a dancing-master.” The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z Sir William has engaged a dancing-master to put me into a genteel and polite method of acquitting myself with propriety on the important circumstance of moving about a room gracefully. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z There are merely allusions by the contemporary playwrights to the French dancing-master, fencer, or sweep, equally unable to pronounce English correctly, to the great merriment of the "groundlings." The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z In every attitude and gesture there was a spontaneous and lofty grace—not the grace of the dancing-master, but the ease and repose of native nobility. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Getting communicative with those around, he threw out some broadish hints that he thought he could dance a hornpipe or jig better than the dancing-master himself. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z Indeed, an instructor in natural science has very much the same difficulty in training classical scholars to observe that a dancing-master would have in teaching a class of Chinese girls to waltz. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z Johnson said they taught "the morals of a courtesan, and the manners of a dancing-master." English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z The dancing-master teaches the girl to step gracefully and accurately through various dancing-steps. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z But our dancing-master took a thought of gathering all his scholars, male and female, and giving them a ball. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The soul is the dancing-master, the body the shoe. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z Do not pride yourself on doing the "steps neatly," unless you are ambitious of being taken for a dancing-master; between whose motions and those of a gentleman there is a great difference. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z The poor dancing-master got wind of the procession through a telescope, just as he was stretching his feet, full of pas, into a warm foot-bath. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Take my word for it, your linguist is as poor a creature as a dancing-master, and just as great a formalist. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Not that she thought any harm of the dancing-master; Miss Judy thought no harm of any one. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Towards Cappagh he went, stepping out as lightly, and springing up at every step as if he had been all his life a dancing-master. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry Seeing his majestic appearance, I approached him with all the politeness of a French dancing-master. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... The very dancing-master cried out, "Grace,—more grace, if you please, Miss Olivia," at every step of her minuet; and the riding-master's eternal exhortation was, "Sit as if the whole world was watching you, miss." Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Now, when a dancing-master is excited by passion, he never loses sight of the unities. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Did she know whether he used to be a dancing-master in his own country, as we have understood? Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z I do hate to see a minister or professing Christian mean and peevish to his wife, and yet be as polite as a dancing-master to other women. Moody's Stories Incidents and Illustrations The Frenchman was slim, and long, and pale; and allowing always for the dancing-master air, which in my secret soul I thought never could be allowed for, he might be called elegant. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Her father, Ferdinand Joseph de Cupis, earned a scanty living as violinist and dancing-master, and from childhood she was trained for the stage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" I went to school, indeed, but never to dancing-school, a sober little dancing-master giving us lessons at home. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 No; my dancing-master has not been with me yet. The Constant Couple or, A Trip to the Jubilee My pupil handed me the fee, with a graceful gesture and a courtesy which her dancing-master had taught her. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Once among the crowd of prisoners there appeared a dancing-master. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read Nanasy bacsi did not understand this logic, but contented himself by thus filling up the rubric: Whoever he may be, actor, dancing-master, or what else, she will certainly be able to manage him. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 As for the rest, he promised the dancing-master a thaler a lesson; and the Frenchman announced himself as ready to begin the instruction of this peculiar pupil. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace I 'm sorry for it, madam; I 'd as soon be mistaken for a hairdresser or a dancing-master. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life I could not help laughing, for she footed it with the skill of a dancing-master. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment At thirteen years old, the Child of the Marshalsea presented herself to the dancing-master, with a little bag in her hand, and offered her humble petition. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read A Frenchman had taken up his quarters in our town, an itinerant dancing-master, who set the whole place in a whirl. Eyes Like the Sea The dancing-master would then represent a lady, the old gentleman furnishing him with a silk dress and an Indian shawl; and the nephew would request the lady to dance with him. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace For this special purpose dancing-master Knaak came over every week from Hamburg. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 And I believe that no woman alive can distinguish between a gentleman and a dancing-master! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) The sister was so apt a pupil, and the dancing-master had such abundant time to give her, that wonderful progress was made. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read As he was the only dancing-master in the town he could not go and lie that he had sprained his foot. Eyes Like the Sea It was within Aurora’s breast as if in the dark one had clasped as she thought a sweetheart, to find when the light came that her arms were entwined around the dancing-master, or the tailor. Aurora the Magnificent One of her teachers was a French dancing-master called Christian, for whom she had a warm regard. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen So they have to do the very best they can with such wives as they have got, and furbish them up with diamonds, laces, flounces, and a dancing-master, till they answer to begin with. Phemie Frost's Experiences "Oh! you are the young lady, are you?" said the dancing-master, surveying the small figure and uplifted face. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read At last the dancing-master came chassé-ing up; I could see from his grinning face that he had some ill-tidings to tell me. Eyes Like the Sea They ogle the ladies through their quizzing glasses, wear high-heeled slippers, and diddle along on their toes like a French dancing-master teaching his pupils the minuet. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance For grace is no gift of a dancing-master or result of the schools. Diana But you do have a dancing-master such as cannot be found on any stage in Europe. Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) A Tragedy in Four Acts "And what can I do for you?" said the dancing-master. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read Suddenly the dancing-master looked at his watch: 'Gracious me, if it isn't six o'clock! Eyes Like the Sea At half past four the dancing-master, Mr. Deneyer, taught him the minuet. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance He must have had an individuality: the dancing-master whom he emulated, nay, surpassed—the wig-maker who curled his toupee for him—the tailor who cut his coats, had that. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The dancing-master, in his turn, is wholly indifferent about the young lady's progress in drawing; all he undertakes, is to teach her to dance. Practical Education, Volume II Do you remember our dancing-mistress at school, who had been engaged seven years to a dancing-master, and then they broke it off by mutual consent, and she married a Creole? Somehow Good He rolled his eyes, he declaimed, he posed and pirouetted like a miniature dancing-master, and his little cracked voice rose higher and higher as his own fine words and expressions increased in eloquence. A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others "We will have no more of his fine airs."—"I never liked him."—"Drive him off."—"Send him back to his dancing-master!"—"Kick him!"—"Stone him!"—"Beat him!"—"We'll have no humbug here." The Nursery, January 1877, Volume XXI, No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Tom had but to listen, and he retained every sound which the dancing-master produced. Music and Some Highly Musical People Halfman stepped forward and made him a series of extravagant salutations, which parodied the most elaborate congees of a dancing-master. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel The fellow walks like a dancing-master, and talks picking his words to conceal want of education. Love of Brothers Thus poor Emilie, always afraid of being scolded, retained a natural awkwardness, which the repeated lessons of her dancing-master had not been able to conquer. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental As soon as he entered, he saluted them very respectfully, though not with the grace of a dancing-master, nor were his compliments very elegantly turned. The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror Avoid, on the one hand, the stiffness of the soldier, and, on the other, the ape-like suppleness of the dancing-master; and let there be no straining, no fidgeting, no uneasy shifting of position. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies He was as polite as a dancing-master, and helped me out so that I got what I wanted. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing "Will you have the light or the dark meat," asked Jim, with a politeness that would have done credit to a dancing-master. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 The English king called the Prussian “my brother the sergeant;” the Prussian retaliated by calling the English king “my brother the dancing-master.” Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 The elder Dickens had unquestionably some of the traits ascribed to the unpractical friend of Copperfield's youth, and something of the cruel self-indulgence and pompous deportment of the dancing-master in 'Bleak House.' Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 Bell and Lucy had been at school with Barbara Norman, and a strong friendship—a school friendship—had been struck up amongst the trio, whom the French dancing-master denominated 'the Graces.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 441 Volume 17, New Series, June 12, 1852 Major Gilbert was a compositor and also a dancing-master. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science A mere dancing-master is an artist who teaches to form steps. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing He took off his cap, and bowed as gracefully as a dancing-master to the assembly. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics He showed the precise carriage and moved with the cadenced step that made some say in mockery that he was like a dancing-master and earned him from others the name of the "French Orpheus." The Gods are Athirst His father emigrated with the Bourbons; but, unlike most of those who emigrated, he neither turned music-teacher, dancing-master, hair-dresser, nor teacher of the French language. Valerie Doubtless he felt belittled at finding himself placed under the orders of a mere boy, even though the pilot was as polite as a French dancing-master. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock Nay, this is so common to them, that it is even the foundation of a proverbial remark, that no gentleman 170 can be said to dance well, who dances like a dancing-master. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing Politeness with him, assumed the airs and grimaces of a French dancing-master, which personage he was not unfrequently and not inaptly said to resemble. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac “At your service, monsieur,” he answered, bowing with all the grace of a dancing-master. The Castaways By the help of an equerry and a dancing-master, the writhing princess was hoisted down-stairs and got into a carriage. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II He fled without asking the dancing-master to refund his tuition. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers I have no respect for these warriors of hair-powder and lace, who wear stays and learn to march from the dancing-master. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette At the beginning of his versatile career he was a successful London dancing-master, popular with "the nobility and gentry." Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration "I will be as polite as a French dancing-master." Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway He was deft as a dancing-master; he twinkled like a gleam of light, and amid that savage thresh of blows he was as cool as if he were boxing in the school gymnasium. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance Herr Zimmer, the University dancing-master, gave lessons and cotillion or waltzing-parties thrice a week, and these I regularly attended. Memoirs As Mr. Turner, the dancing-master, had "suffered much by booking," we infer that some people had "danced without paying the fiddler." The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts He never stumped, but he stole along with a glissade that was the envy and admiration, not exactly of surrounding nations, but of the dancing-master. Rattlin the Reefer There was a dancing-master; but as he had the art of making a toil of a pleasure, few of the boys learned. Mark Seaworth The account-book shows that after this incident the young ladies did not diminish their attention to the harpsichord, guitar, and dancing-master. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 The dancing-master was tall and slim, with a springing step and a very graceful bow; his sleek hair was brushed across a rather bald head, and he had a long reddish nose. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children He pointed out his toes like a dancing-master; but carried his head like a potentate. Highways and Byways in Sussex This is, after all, but an imperfect description of one who took upon herself the task of forming my address, revising my gait after the dancing-master, and making me to look the gentleman. Rattlin the Reefer Toby picked his way like a dancing-master, and though the road was rough, never once did he stumble; he still bore himself gallantly for the old House of Fairlee. The Tory Maid He is inaugurating the dancing-master policy: "By your leave, my dear sir, we will have a fight; that is, if you are sufficiently fortified; no hurry; take your own time." The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer The critic of style is not the dancing-master, declaiming on the deep ineffable things that lie in a minuet. Critical Miscellanies, Volume I (of 3) Essay 4: Macaulay The voice of the drill-sergeant was not heard, but the dancing-master with his kit attended twice a week, like Rose, all the year round. A Houseful of Girls We will suppose that, by the aid of the dancing-master and the drill-sergeant, I have been cured of my vulgar gait, and that my cockney accent has disappeared. Rattlin the Reefer Usually there is either too much or too little of the dancing-master, but on this occasion every one seemed inspired with a love of the art. Recollections of Europe The fisherman saluted me with a bow which reflected great credit on his former dancing-master. Cape Cod Folks There had been nothing which had so shaken the foundation of things since Gertrude Drayton had run away with her dancing-master, who, it was more than suspected, had left a wife in France. John Ward, Preacher Some said he had been a dancing-master before he entered the cloister, and it was no wonder he turned out a renegade and took to trading. Old Kaskaskia I will remind M. Villars that his proverb has been parodied, and that it has been said, 'Scratch a Frenchman, and you find a dancing-master.' The Cockaynes in Paris Or 'Gone abroad' To be sure he had not the manners of a dancing-master, but—" "Yes," interrupted mamma; "this statement is another of the usual exaggerations current about brother. The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua There was a decided fancy for the polka and a species of mazurka, which I remembered having learned from a dancing-master in the dawn of life, under some strange and forgotten name. Spanish Life in Town and Country This man, though but a dancing-master, must have had the soul of a painter, a musician, and a poet in one. The Diary of an Ennuyée But whilst we agree with one of Johnson's bitterest sentences as to the immorality of Chesterfield's letters, we disagree with his styling his code of manners the manners of a dancing-master. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Mrs. Modish.—As to the education of my daughters, I spared no expense; they had a dancing-master, music-master, and drawing-mister, and a French governess to teach them behaviour and the French language. Dialogues of the Dead You have no more to do with this character than with that of a dancing-master.' The English Church in the Eighteenth Century The persons advertising for situations under this heading are only 4 out of 45; they are a matriculated governess, a dancing-master, a doctor, a singing-master. Town Life in Australia The court poet announces the noon hour, and the exhibition of the other dancing-master is postponed. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works I never went in for a French dancing-master to bid me mind my P's and Q's! The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year Mercury.—So their religion, sentiments, and manners were to be learnt from a dancing-master, music-master, and a chambermaid! Dialogues of the Dead You may be at any time new varnished whenever after generations shall wish to see how like a dancing-master the old gentleman must have looked. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 Why, did the old dancing-master run off with both of them? The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One As Johnson sternly said, "Lord Chesterfield wrote as a dancing-master might write," and he spoke the truth. Side Lights "Does that doddering old dancing-master of yours behave himself?" The Firing Line There rides my lady like an empress, Devil going as dainty as a dancing-master, and all the grandees doffing hats to her down the line. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality Theseus as a dancing-master does not much fire the imagination, it is true, but the incident has its value and purpose in this dissertation. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales "And I am glad to have made your acquaintance, although in—" "In the character of a dancing-master," said Macleod, gravely. Macleod of Dare He was as polite as a French dancing-master. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Besides these three instructors, the girls had their dancing-master, an Englishman who pretended to impart not only the best-approved steps of a London assembly-room, but its manners and graces as well. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. But I find that, wiled away by the painfully pleasing reminiscences of my youth, I am wandering from my undertaking, which is, not to narrate the misadventures of a dancing-master, but to compose a preface. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times I do not recommend them to make children musicians, or that they should learn, under the dancing-master, to step gracefully. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 “Why are the Whigs like the toes of a dancing-master?”—“Because they must be turned out.” Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841 "Thank you, Miss Woolridge," replied the new third officer, raising the uniform cap he had already donned, and bowing as gracefully as a dancing-master. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East The dancing-master, hesitating somewhat disconsolately in the hall, at last went also into the moonlight, where he walked slowly up and down upon the terrace, his thin, beruffled hands clasped behind his old brocaded coat. Lewis Rand Politeness is not to be learned of the dancing-master, the fop, or the belle. Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness She begins the day with a dancing-master at nine o'clock, and never rests till midnight.... Love Romances of the Aristocracy So the next girl that run away to a dancing-master, or an ensign, would reckon herself one of Harriet's school. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) Kawelo listened to the advice of the poet dancing-master, and withdrew into the mountains to pursue his duties. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands The daughter will elope with a French dancing-master. The Abominations of Modern Society I can fit out the dancing-master easily enough, but am not so certain about the barber, the chauffeur, and the aviator. Reveries of a Schoolmaster To complete the confusion of the good folk she undertook, in the course of a jig, to describe some figures in algebra taught her by a dancing-master at Rotterdam. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete He refused; but the same day gave the use of it to a dancing-master. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters As for Mademoiselle's last difficulty, the little dancing-master met that by offering to read whatever was necessary to carry on the scene. In the Days of My Youth Even the mechanic commonly confines himself to one set of muscles; the blacksmith acquires strength in his right arm, and the dancing-master in his left leg. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 It introduces, too, Mr. Oscar Byrn, the dancing-master and director of crowds at the Princess's. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections A dancing-master would flourish on the family-records as a professor of the Terpsichorean art. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 I shall be dancing-master to the royal maiden. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva "Heavens and earth!" murmured the little dancing-master, ruefully surveying the ruins of his blonde peruke. In the Days of My Youth Will you let yourselves go down before this handsome dancing-master and his minions? A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 "Or if ye will, the little maid will dance the coranto for you, straight from my Lord Chancellor's dancing-master; and while she dances I will sing." Master Skylark "I don't think," rejoined Bannister, "it would have done you any harm if, at the same time, you had swallowed a dancing-master!" The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 404, December 12, 1829 An English dancing-master has also, we believe, with considerable labour and ingenuity, devised a plan somewhat similar to that of the French author: diagrams being proposed to represent the figures, or steps, instead of characters. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 406, December 26, 1829 A piercing scream from Madame Marotte, a general cry on the part of the audience, and a strong smell of burning, brought the dancing-master to a sudden stop. In the Days of My Youth Coupee, the dancing-master, who says "if it were not for dancing-masters, men might as well walk on their heads as heels." Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook She therefore enjoined me to improve my minuet-step with a new French dancing-master, and wait the event of the next birth-night. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II He was a handsome man: first dancing-master, then quarter-master, then an admired comedian. The Spectator, Volume 2. O Mrs General, ask the milliner who taught her to work, and the dancing-master who taught her sister to dance. Little Dorrit The little dancing-master bowed, coughed, smiled, and looked somewhat embarrassed. In the Days of My Youth If they meet a funeral procession, a blind man, a lame man, an oil-vender, a carpenter, a potter, or a dancing-master, the expedition will be dangerous. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 My dear sir, there were no men at Miss Pinkerton's establishment except the old dancing-master; and you would not have had the girls fall out about HIM? Vanity Fair At length a dancing-master, who was giving lessons in the neighbourhood, borrowed the fiddle, and, to the great relief of the family, it was never returned. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers At thirteen years old, the Child of the Marshalsea presented herself to the dancing-master, with a little bag in her hand, and preferred her humble petition. Little Dorrit Mademoiselle Honoria, inheriting rigidity from the maternal Cyclops, drew herself up and declined stiffly; but the other, whom the dancing-master had called Rosalie, got up directly and said she would do her best. In the Days of My Youth Our best visitors are old Mrs. Oddfish, the curate's wife, and little Cripplegate, the lame dancing-master; and all our entertainment your old stories of Prince Eugene and the Duke of Marlborough. She Stoops to Conquer "Stand up an' fight, lad!" growled his father, "plant your feet square—never go hopping about on your toe-points like a French dancing-master." The Amateur Gentleman He smiled like a dancing-master, lifted my hand off the bird and says, says he, 'She's not for sale.' Strong Hearts Everybody seemed to hear of her as soon as they arrived; for the milliner sat up in bed, drying her eyes, and said, just as the dancing-master had said: 'Oh! Little Dorrit The poet, the player, and all but the dancing-master and doctor, went on this errand. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2 A good deal assisted by bad company and a French dancing-master. She Stoops to Conquer Ho!" cried Roger, with a gulp of relief, "it is only the French dancing-master taking French leave of poor cousin Hugh! The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages As in the drawing-room the gentleman or lady behaves naturally, and not according to the dancing-master, so in their correspondence the best-bred people act from nature, and not from instruction. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 You are the young lady, are you?' said the dancing-master, surveying the small figure and uplifted face. Little Dorrit Ah! monsieur," interrupted the dancing-master, "but you see de grand inconvenience of concealing your rank and name. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 A French dancing-master could never have taught him that timid look—that awkward address—that bashful manner— HARDCASTLE. She Stoops to Conquer And it was,—a raffish, handsome, slender, red-haired fellow, somewhat suggestive of the royal duke, yet rather more like a sneak-thief, and with a whiff somewhere of the dancing-master. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes He went out every morning to shoot with his hair curled like a woman, and dressed like a dancing-master. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 Once, among the heterogeneous crowd of inmates there appeared a dancing-master. Little Dorrit Whilst he dines, we must leave the tailor complaining that he was wasting precious time; the foreman in the panic of guilt; and the good-natured dancing-master half distracted betwixt his fears and his ignorance. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 I have begged her to engage a dancing-master as soon as she arrives, and not to dance until she has learned how. The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise We had a dancing-master who came regularly to Mr. Cape's house to prepare us to shine in society, and his instrument was the convenient dancing-master's pocket fiddle or kit. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 Dismissing her dancing-master by reason of jealousy, he began instead a course in Arithmetic. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty It is proper, therefore, if ignorant of the figures, to consult a dancing-master and to learn them. Manners and Social Usages "Wid de utmost pleasure," exclaimed the delighted dancing-master; and the hours of his attendance were soon settled. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 To choose my own Minister—just as they muzzle A playful young bear, and then mock his disaster By bidding him choose out his own dancing-master. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes "Because he is a dancing-master," replied Desiree with a grave assurance. Barlasch of the Guard A confounded French dancing-master calling himself a count, and daring to fall in love in our family! The Virginians A dancing-master worked all winter to teach it to the performers of the last season. Manners and Social Usages The dancing-master, who, in the midst of the illuminations, had regretted that his cards could not be printed, went early in the morning to inquire about them at the printer's. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 Maria presented herself to her brother with a grace which did honour to the family dancing-master. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time Also, I hoped the change wasn't altogether due to Monson and the dancing-master and my imitation of the tricks of speech and manner of the people in her set. The Deluge "Why didn't you chastise him, sir, as my lord did the dancing-master?" cried Lady Castlewood. The Virginians He has sinews like steel springs, and legs like a dancing-master! O. T. a Danish Romance "I'll not work beyond my time for any dancing-master that wears a head." Tales and Novels — Volume 01 Not even the dancing-master had afforded his mechanical aid to Coningsby, who, like all Eton boys of his generation, viewed that professor of accomplishments with frank repugnance. Coningsby I see I've offended again, as usual," said I. "You attach so much importance to petty little dancing-master tricks and caperings. The Deluge Have you forgot the poor dancing-master, who told us he had been waylaid by assassins, but who was beaten, it appears, by my lord your brother's footmen? The Virginians Count Pourtales was a dancing-master and was really so witty, graceful, and took such artistic attitudes that he was a revelation to every one. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Archihald replied, that he was not talking or thinking about the dancing-master, and desired Forester to make haste and dress himself, and that he would then soon hear what was the matter. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 This was a dancing-master and his scholar, of six years old, the daughter of the woman of the house. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes The second instance of the extraordinary effect of music is related of a dancing-master of Alais, in the province of Languedoc. Thaumaturgia "Not about the—the——" the chaplain paused: he was going to say about her ladyship's little affair with the French dancing-master; about other little anecdotes affecting her character. The Virginians Of course.—I had a call from the dancing-master, a most debonair individual, all smile and bow and curvets. Memories of Hawthorne The note was easily traced, as it had not passed through many hands—our readers will be sorry to hear it—to M. Pasgrave, the dancing-master. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 As soon as her health is improved the dancing-master should be put in requisition, and calisthenic and gymnastic exercises should be resorted to. Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children The nimbleness of a dancing-master is not at all prejudiced by being taught to move; nor doth any mechanic, I believe, exercise his tools the worse by having learnt to use them. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling "By which the poor dancing-master got a cudgelling for nothing!" The Virginians The evolutions of the troops involved steps more appropriate to the dancing-master than to the drill sergeant. The Eve of the French Revolution Forester thanked the good-natured dancing-master, but he proudly said, that he should trust to his own innocence for his defence. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 When he is old enough, let the drill-sergeant give him regular lessons, and let the dancing-master be put in requisition. Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children He took me to a dancing-master, who was well known for his skill. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life "I remembered that you had performed to that very tune with the dancing-master at Kensington, my dear!" The Virginians Shall we take a master to teach us the use of the plane and engage him by the hour like the dancing-master? Emile The dancing-master, however, was interested in finding him out, because he was informed that Forester had sat up almost all night to print his cards, and that he had them now in his pocket. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 A dancing-master, so called from his kit or cittern, a small fiddle, which dancing-masters always carry about with them, to play to their scholars. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Daily might he be seen in Chestnut street, gallanting some favoured belle, with the elegant air of a dancing-master, and the grimace of a monkey. Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor "It's Papa Le Beau's favorite word with his pupils," said Peggy, who always spoke of the dancing-master thus. The Secret Passage "I don't want to give the 'Bush' the chance of saying Poulter never shows himself outside the walls of the academy," remarked the dancing-master complacently. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl The joy of the poor dancing-master at this complete proof of his innocence was rapturous and voluble. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 Holy Virgin!" said his mother with a laugh, "I perceive they have no dancing-master at Pontesordo. The Valley of Decision She wrote me a charming letter, recommending me to her own dancing-master, M. d'Auban, under whom I studied for several years. Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One He darted on with marvelous rapidity, with his elbows pressed close to his body—husbanding his breath and timing his steps with the precision of a dancing-master. Monsieur Lecoq During this time, Mavis became on friendly terms with the dancing-master; the more she saw of him, the more he became endeared to the lonely girl. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl M. Pasgrave called upon him, in consequence of the message which he left at the magistrate's: his original design in sending for the dancing-master was to offer him some acknowledgment for his obliging conduct. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 "And Hal will be mincing along with his toes turned out like a dancing-master!" continued an affected voice. The Stokesley Secret In the town of Boston, once hermetically sealed against heresy, there are Baptist and Episcopal churches—and a dancing-master. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters My neighbour, the dancing-master, has demanded of me why I take this liberty, since I would not allow it him? but I answered, "His was an act of an indifferent nature, and mine of necessity." Isaac Bickerstaff, physician and astrologer Mavis nerved herself for the ordeal of meeting the dancing-master. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl To Mr. W——'s the tailor, his foreman, the dancing-master, the banker's clerk, and Mackenzie, repaired. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 She came from her home, modest, and her innate spirit of purity rebelled against the liberties taken by the dancing-master, and the men he introduced to her. Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes Mademoiselle de—obtains, through family influence, a pension for Marcel, a famous dancing-master, and runs off, delighted, to his domicile to convey him the patent. The Ancient Regime His compatriot, Le Fèbvre, had begun to give a few lessons as a dancing-master. My Lady Ludlow At any rate, my dancing-master, and perhaps my music-teacher—a little bit—are the only ones that have any reason to be proud of the result. A Face Illumined In the morning, Forester first went to inquire how the dancing-master had slept, and then knocked impatiently at Dr. Campbell's door. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 I used to practise it at school with the dancing-master. The Lady of Lyons "Dancing-master be hanged!" said Mr. Billings, with becoming spirit: "if you call me dancing-master, I'll pull your nose." Catherine: a Story A dancing-master is coming every morning to give me lessons, for I must be able to dance in a month, or I can't go to the ball. Letters of Two Brides Morrison had the suppleness and skill of a dancing-master. The Call of the Canyon She had a music-master to teach her the spinet; a dancing-master, too, to teach her the Minuet and the Triumph and the Gaudy. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story In the second place, he was not as old as the music-master, or as ugly as the dancing-master. I Say No There was a strong trade blowing, making the old barky caper like a dancing-master, which long unfamiliar motion almost disagreed with some of us, after our long quiet. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales To which Charmides replied: How like a flatterer you are! one would think you had set yourself to puff the dancing-master. The Symposium Think you'd want to box and jump around like a dancing-master? Babbitt My next step was into France, where fortune assigned me the part of a dancing-master. A journey from this world to the next — Volume 2 Julian performs the parts of a knight and a dancing-master. A journey from this world to the next — Volume 2 |
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