| 单词 | duellist |
| 例句 | But she wasn't revealing the names of the duellists and "it's probably just a myth anyway". Adelaide festival 2013: week one 2013-03-05T12:39:38Z This Western has the first shootout in which I expected the duellists to burst into bel canto.” Stanley Kauffmann: The Old Master of Movie Criticism 2013-10-09T23:03:45Z “Even as a kid, Pete was relentlessly driven to optimize that cost function. He was ready to do battle. He was an amazing duellist.” The Life-Style Guru of Frugality 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z It was originally used to stop aristocrats from duelling, by allowing all those involved in the duel, including the doctors and seconds, to be charged with murder along with the duellists. The complex case of joint enterprise 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Described as a "Victorian era head-to-head arcade battle for tablets", this two-player game sees your dapper duellists hurling knives, bombs and even homing pigeons at one another in a fight to the death. 20 best Android apps this week 2013-07-22T14:52:38Z I have seen a desperate duellist disgrace himself by a cowardly flight in the field of battle. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The proud duellist reposes in a Christian grave beneath marble, proud and daring as himself.” England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z She knew it for the salute which duellists exchange before the fray, and she saw that if she would do anything she must place herself within his guard. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z It is said that Captain Best, the successful duellist, was never a happy man afterwards. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z His rose-land has arbors of moss-swept oak,— Gray, Druid old oaks; and the moss that sways And swings in the wind is the battle-smoke Of duellists, dead in her storied days. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z The friends of the duellists decided at what distance the combatants should stand, and made them draw lots for the first fire. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Obtaining the dying man's pardon, the young duellist entered the marines, eventually commanded a privateer frigate, and took, near Martinique, a Dutch flute, containing 400,000 livres. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Like the duellist, the patriot would have us believe that a dishonorable act is made honorable if the party suffering by the dishonor be killed. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z The experienced duellist would have steadied his nerves by as long a sleep as possible. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z If “satisfaction,” in the slang of the duellist, was to be looked for, the initiative devolved undoubtedly upon Longcluse. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z He has been a novelist, a controversialist, a politician, a member of the Cortes, a republican, an orator, a traveller, an expatriate, a ranchman, a duellist, a journalist. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z In January, 1810, Virginia had passed an act making the death of a duellist within three months of the encounter, murder, and providing that the survivor should be hung. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z Goodall, witness against Lord Warwick, arrival of the duellists at the Bagnio, ii. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z As punctuality is the courtesy of kings, so also is it of duellists. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z She knew from her brother's own lips, that he was a duellist; and she was also persuaded that Mr. Longcluse was, in his own playful and sinister phrase, very literally a “miscreant.” Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z In his youth, Ma�ara was a renowned duellist, a boon companion, and a gambler. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z No wiser a man by experience, he challenged the Leader of the parliamentary majority to a truly duellist struggle on the floor of the House. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z Amy, Henry, wounds of French and Lord Warwick; arrival at the Bagnio of other duellists; condition of their swords, ii. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z French duellists, as a rule, have a rooted dislike to facing a bullet. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z In it the King of Prussia and the French Emperor are shown as duellists, sword in hand, while Britannia is endeavoring to act as mediator. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z Needless to say, it ended in the way which was to become so fashionable among French duellists in later years. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z The young baronet acted weakly, doubtless; but the duellist's blood was surely upon his own head. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z Spicca is, on the contrary, admirably drawn, and the regard we feel for the merciless old duellist is roused in us with true art. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z A little Jew had a quarrel with a renowned Schl�ger, or duellist, of great stature, who had maltreated the little Hebrew. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Upon this principle, and as one of the greatest of penmen, M. Dumas is also the prime authority amongst duellists. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Yet the Spaniard of cavalier days was undoubtedly a formidable duellist; that was no doubt owing to the quality of the man, not of his art. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The duellist turned pale as the death that threatened him, but he did not venture to make any objection. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z Naturally, her family was furious, and the girl's brother, Captain Montgomery, a noted duellist, determined to bring the ex-viceroy to reason. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Each duellist is, in fact, conducted into a chamber by his witness and second, and clothed in the duel costume. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The duellists now stood at the extreme distance. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z It is alleged, as a proof, that many successful duellists have happened to be indifferent performers on the fencing floor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z A century since, the doctor’s lancet and the duellist’s pistol were rivals in slaughter, and all but fanatics thought their abolition impossible. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z It is in this way this scoundrel always works,—like the duellists who force the challenge from the other party, that they may have the choice of the weapon! Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z A thicker glove is fastened to the paukhosen behind for the left hand, or should the duellist happen to be left-handed, for the right, to keep it out of the way during the fight. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The last mentioned was the most notorious duellist of his time, and was himself killed in a duel in 1804. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z De Mellay resolved to place the duellists as far apart as possible, and to make them fire together. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z "I protest, gentlemen," said the bishop, gravely; "I wish I could hear a better reason for the panegyric than his skill as a duellist." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z The long lingering seconds in which a duellist watches his adversary's pistol, wavering over the region of his heart or brain, is less torturing than such suspense. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z The duellist takes the end of the riband which secures the glove in his hand until a similar one has been passed round the elbow. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z With blades bare, the duellists dashed in full gallop towards each other, Scarthe crying out: “For the King;” while Holtspur, with equal energy raised the antagonistic cry: “For the People!” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z These meetings take place at caf�s, and their bills have to be met by the duellists. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z This is the Municipal Gallery, housed in a beautiful old mansion in Harcourt Street—another memorial of spacious eighteenth century days, where that famous judge and duellist, Lord Clonmell, lived. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z That wild waste, the old Bois de Boulogne, which few persons but duellists ever visited, has passed away, and in its place you find the most magnificent park in the world. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z We have stated that it is a disgrace to the duellist if, before the round is ended, he goes backwards off the measure. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z I have never entertained or expressed in the Senate or elsewhere, the idea of personal responsibility in the sense of the duellist. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z When the conflict has taken place there is often much more than "coffee for one" to be paid for by the duellist. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z Islands heaved out of the raging expanse, small and densely covered with torn vegetation, every ridge of pine-crested rock moaning under the north wind, splintered and rough and ragged, scarred like the duellist's arm. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Bismarck was a great duellist; he fought and won while he was in the university no fewer than twenty-seven duels. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z The following persons are necessary to a duel, besides the two duellists; two seconds, two witnesses, an umpire, and the surgeon. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z "Now, Mattie"—"Now, Sidney," had been said between them, and then each waited for the next words—as a duellist might wait for the sword's-point aimed at his heart. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Barring the two services, doctors used, I fancy, to be the great duellists among professional men. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z They turned their backs on Britt in order to watch the duellists more intently. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z They were standing in the middle of the room, eyeing each other as might a pair of duellists obliged to fight over some technical dispute. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z For a short time the ardour of duellists was cooled. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The duellists were surely at it over his very head. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z One thing seemed pretty certain; and that was that the guilty and victorious duellist would not venture to appear in our part of the world for some time to come. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z A laugh, threats, failure—yes, that was all he minded,—that last; and it would be inevitable, seeing that he could not fight his own father,—and Trouet was no duellist. A Blot on the Scutcheon There was nothing wonderful in the fact that one of the duellists should fall at the hands of the other, no matter how paltry the cause of quarrel. The Undying Past He—he, the idol of the women, the envy of the men, the model of the first society in Paris, the dreaded duellist—produced no effect on a wretched attorney-at-law! The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 There are peculiar glances of the eye which are irresistible, and certain celebrated duellists are said to owe their bloody triumphs to this fascinating glance, which unmans, paralyses, and destroys their adversaries. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 And so, Tom, for these trivialities, you picked a quarrel with a man who is a notorious and deadly duellist? Our Admirable Betty A Romance "You agree with the duellist, I perceive," said he, laughing, "that twelve paces is a more fatal distance than across a handkerchief: proximity begets tremor." The Fortunes Of Glencore The two women looked at one another for the space of a second, like duellists about to cross swords. A Bed of Roses Two warriors would break away from the line and face each other like duellists, while the rest danced about them, uttering war cries that made the forest ring. Tahara Among African Tribes For all his sinister reputation as a duellist, at that moment I would gladly have met him with any weapons he might choose. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois That he's reputed to play devilish high and to be a redoubtable duellist with more than one death on his hands and—er—little beyond. Our Admirable Betty A Romance It took a few weeks to make me a spendthrift and a debauchee; a few more, and I became a duellist and a brawler. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience He intrigued in society and politics, was a practised duellist, and though he was not more than seven-or eight-and-twenty at Richelieu's death, had already caballed against him. A Short History of French Literature A faint colour came into the face of the duellist. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction Also I feared that a display of eagerness on my part might cause even so noted a duellist as the aide to hesitate, and I had become desperately desirous to break the blockade of events. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois But 'tis different when you're opposite a skilled duellist as means to kill. Our Admirable Betty A Romance The duellists were to begin to fire at the first whistle of the engine, then, after a lapse of two minutes, what remained of the two gentlemen would be taken from the car. Round the World in Eighty Days He was also a noted duellist and a lifelong gambler. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" In early life challenged Joseph Howe to a duel, but neither of the duellists injured. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History Now he is the duellist, and I am the second. Black Diamonds Eisendecker was a bold, hotheaded fellow, fond of all the riotous excesses of Burschen life; his face, seamed with many a scar, declared him a 'hahn,' as in student phrase a confirmed duellist is termed. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Everyone was on the qui vive for the first whistle, when suddenly savage cries resounded, accompanied by shots, which certainly did not come from the duellists. Round the World in Eighty Days He struck to kill, hammering with strong threshing blows; Wat, more like a duellist of the schools—rather, as it seemed, to show his mastery of the weapon. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway What inspired him most, however, was the knowledge that he was trying his force with that of the greatest duellist in the world, and one who had always killed his man. Eleven Possible Cases The duellist has no power to refuse; he is in the hands of his seconds. Black Diamonds It's been very helpful because of the ease that duellists have in getting through customs. Evil Out of Onzar And the best thing about him is that he has killed fewer men than any other duellist in France. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Latterly objectionable men pushed in, worst of all, Lord Mohun, a disreputable debauchee and duellist, afterwards run through by the Duke of Hamilton in Hyde Park, the duke himself perishing in the encounter. Old and New London Volume I How could that be the celebrated duellist, the guardian pirate! Eleven Possible Cases The duellists were standing at their marked lines, the seconds at a little distance alongside of them. Jena or Sedan? Thane's forged Onzarian passport was stamped "duellist priority" and that was that. Evil Out of Onzar If this man and Claude de Pontbriand's friend be one and the same, there is no more famous duellist in France. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier The most celebrated and perhaps the worst of all his quarrels was that with Charles Dickinson, a young man of prominence, a duellist, and a marvellous shot. Andrew Jackson “And yet I have heard of you, Colonel, as a duellist,” said Gotthold. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) The half-dozen of obsequious courtiers he did not see at all, but to Jacqueline he bent from the waist with a duellist’s punctilio. The Missourian This singular feat on the part of the young officer, when opposed to so skilled a duellist as Captain M—l, has created a profound sensation throughout the garrison.' Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow "I doubt if it would be wise to take such a fire-eating duellist into our confidence," said Claude, regarding his friend with a smile. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Jackson the duellist must give place to Jackson the soldier. Andrew Jackson When I was a boy, Bushrod Carrington—he was nearer my father's age than mine—was the greatest dandy and duellist in the state. The Romance of a Plain Man But nothing could be got out of the obstinate duellists, who called no witnesses, except to character. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 I got involved in a quarrel with the man who has just passed me, who was a captain in the Lancers, and a notorious bully and duellist. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow The appeal to God is forgotten, and the duellists talk of "satisfaction." Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) There is no difficulty to my judgment in understanding the character of that duellist. Graham of Claverhouse Yes, he was a great duellist—that was the age of duels. The Romance of a Plain Man He was unluckily a duellist almost by profession, and thus as dangerous to associate with as a mad bull. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 But if ever I did go out with a notorious duellist who forced the duel upon me, I should like to stop his shooting for the rest of his life. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow Perverted spirits; reckless, and unblest; Ye slaves to lust; ye duellists profess'd; Vainer than woman; more unclean than hogs; Your life the felon's; and your death the dog's! Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 Strange it is that a spot which ought to have been sacred to pity, should have been made the arena for the blind wrestling of controversial duellists. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. It has come to this: France and Germany are like two duellists, face to face, sword in hand. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue The proud duellist, thus for the first time in his life discomfited, was chagrined beyond endurance. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots The man was a noted duellist, and was known to be a dead shot. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow But for his repute as a duellist they would have picked a quarrel with the visitor there and then. The Wild Geese Snorting, and bellowing, and grunting, the monstrous duellists were forced apart; and Last Bull, who had been taught something of man’s dominance, was driven off to his stable and imprisoned. Kings in Exile But in Berlin the German student of tradition, the beer person, the duellist, the rollicking lad with his big dog, is lost. Home Life in Germany The patriot nobly sacrifices himself for the good of others; the duellist wantonly sacrifices others to himself. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans But the average Englishman could hardly bring himself to believe that a great European nation would seek war as a duellist seeks a quarrel, from sensitive vanity and pride in his own fighting skill. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force But he distrusted Payton, his insolence, his violence, and the privileged position which his duellist's skill gave him. The Wild Geese I have stood before the pistol of the duellist. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness By the phrase “à la mort” is conveyed a peculiar meaning, well-known to the Orleans duellist. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley I tell you, Monsieur, these men are noted duellists as well as black-legs, and possess courage. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West He was, according to his own account, a desperate duellist. A History of Elizabethan Literature And I have kept my word, though it has not prevented my obtaining a wide reputation as a duellist. Major Frank The duellists are imprisoned for a month in horrible cells. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study “Hang!” simultaneously shouted the two hackney-drivers, who seemed as bitter against the disgraced duellist as if he had “bilked” them of a fare. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Among those who witnessed it was young Bismarck, who had already achieved a reputation as a duellist among the students of Göttingen. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Noted duellist as Craven was, Sir Robert did not give a pinch of snuff for his rage. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 My answer to this was that I had never suspected Lord William of being a duellist. Major Frank This is the terrible Count de Comminges, the duellist of the day, the chief of those raffinés who fought on every pretext, and often on no pretext at all. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 The duellists stood confronting one another, in the position of “salute,” both hands on high grasping their swords at hilt and point, the blades held horizontally. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley He had no ground of personal offence bringing Hamilton within any justifiable pretensions even of the lax code of the duellist. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History That certainly was a good thing, for the duellists if closely questioned might have a different explanation, and it would be highly inconvenient to have two contradictory stories going about. Miss Mapp Snorting, and bellowing, and grunting, the monstrous duellists were forced apart; and Last Bull, who had been taught something of man's dominance, was driven off to his stable and imprisoned. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The politeness of the raffinés is as overpowering as their envy is ill concealed; and, as to the ladies, in those days the character of a successful duellist was a sure passport to their favour. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 There are duellists and brawlers, athletes and aesthetes, men who lived almost sainted lives and scholars who lived more for learning than for fame. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 They bowed like two duellists on the field who salute each other before crossing their swords. Jack 1877 She must, while Miss Mapp rested, get hold of the Padre without the duellists. Miss Mapp At this the two intending duellists again set their steeds in motion; and, riding for a short distance along the shore-road, turn into another, which will take them to Punta Pedro. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea In his History he denounces 'the audacious, common, and brave, yet outrageous vanity of duellists.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Certain it is that Walpole leaped over the furze bushes for joy on seeing the duellists still erect. William Pitt and the Great War Raleigh, Sir Walter, an inveterate duellist, abandons the custom, ii. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Miss Mapp’s eternal reservoirs had begun to get on Diva’s nerves, and as she lingered here a moment more a great idea occurred to her, which temporarily banished the disappointment about the duellists. Miss Mapp The duellists take stand by the stones, twelve paces apart. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea "Ivan Rachieff is one of the most skilful duellists with sword or pistol in the Czar's army," said the woman, who had been an attentive observer of all that passed between the two men. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Besides, a duellist well-known Hath mixed himself in the affair, Malicious and a slanderer. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse Notwithstanding this, every eye was riveted on the duellists. Under the Rebel's Reign Once round the corner and out of sight of the duellist’s house, he broke into a limping run, which was accelerated by the sound of an engine-whistle from the station. Miss Mapp And thus, like two duellists, they stood fatally eyeing each other! Cruel As The Grave There the usual formalities were settled by the other officer and myself, whereupon the two duellists made ready and waited for the signal to begin, which fell to my lot to give. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly They stood like duellists trying to read intention in each other's eyes. Men of Affairs "A professed duellist," cried Bouchereau, his eyes opening wider and wider; "a man who passes his mornings in the shooting gallery and fencing room, and has a duel regularly once a quarter!" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Then he remembered he was a sporting Christian gentleman, and no duellist. Miss Mapp A place was arranged where the royal duellists, each crossing his own frontier for the purpose, were to meet in combat. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II More than once the duellists stopped as if by mutual consent, to regain breath, then quickly facing each other again, fought more determinedly than ever. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The boys called it "The Haunted House," and peopled it with ghosts; gorgeous bucks of the Regency, languishing beauties such as Lawrence painted, fiery politicians, duellists, mysterious black-a-vised foreigners. The Hill A Romance of Friendship "Let us go," said the Doctor, who could hardly help smiling to see how the voice of interest instilled sensibility and humanity into the heart of a professed duellist. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 By eleven o’clock that morning, the two duellists were universally known as “the cowards,” the Padre alone demurring, and being swampingly outvoted. Miss Mapp One thing I longed to learn from him—whether any of these amorous duellists had been favoured with the approbation of the lady. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse At the appointed time, the duellists appeared upon “the field of honor” accompanied by friends who were to witness their victory or sympathize in their defeat. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver The old duellist made his choice with due deliberation. "George Washington's" Last Duel 1891 As a duellist at least she seemed worthy of his steel. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa Miss Mapp had gone straight home from her visit to the Poppits just about eleven, and stationed herself in the window where she could keep an eye on the houses of the duellists. Miss Mapp The old-time duellists with their swords were a hundred times fairer. Sonnie-Boy's People There was a famous duellist who had fought sixty or seventy times and never received a scratch. Memoirs The Major indicated with a wave of his hand one of the spots which George had marked for the expected duellists. "George Washington's" Last Duel 1891 Indeed, this well-known and somewhat contemptible state of mind is familiar to a larger growth of boys—happily not in England—called duellists. In the Track of the Troops And Major Flint, so one has heard, is an experienced duellist… That, of course, makes it even more dangerous.” Miss Mapp But now public opinion is so transformed that the "honorable and brave" duellist is a moral coward. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View All these works are excellent sermons; but a sermon to a gambler, a duellist, or a suicide! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The Major tossed up and posted the duellists, and with much solemnity handed them the pistols, which both the two young men received quietly. "George Washington's" Last Duel 1891 Lieutenant F. W—— of the navy was an inveterate duellist and an unerring shot. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 Any of those hollows, he knew, might prove to contain the duellists in the very act of firing, and over the rim of each he had to pop his unprotected head. Miss Mapp The duellist is one of the worst of moral cowards.” Amos Huntingdon Moreover, the longer and the more steadily the duellist fixes his eye on his adversary, the less likely he is to miss. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 Dexterous penmanship is a source of the same sort of pride as that which animates the skilful rifleman, the practised duellist, or well-trained billiard-player. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 The two naval officers met on the duelling ground at Bladensburg, "the cockpit of Washington duellists," on the 22nd of March, 1820. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure The annalists and memoir-writers of the period prove that Bussy's exploits as a duellist and a gallant had impressed vividly the imagination of his contemporaries. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois A large open field, close by, was the resort of duellists, and many a bloody affray has there occurred. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland The duellists stared in utter amazement, and instinctively lowered their weapons; for she had put herself right in their line of fire with a recklessness that contrasted nobly with her fear for others. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 One of his daughters,—it is an odd combination,—was the mother of Aaron Burr, the duellist who killed Hamilton, and afterwards became the prototype of all Southern secessionists. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) The police magistrate before whom the duellists were arraigned, discharged them on the ground that there had been no actual misdemeanor. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure He should follow the example of duellists, and by going out he would certainly give satisfaction. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings "He is a noted duellist," said the Englishman, "and has killed more than one adversary." Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series Whereupon the duellists and seconds stood respectfully aloof, in a mixed group, and watched with eager interest and pity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 The Windmill was formerly a favourite resort of duellists. Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London The principle is sound common sense, as everybody, even duellists, will admit. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure The duellist, being very lame, requested that he might have a prop. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings "You should have killed him," growled the surgeon, glancing after the discomfited duellist, who was sneaking off, unattended even by his own second. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The boys called it "The Haunted House," and peopled it with ghosts; gorgeous bucks of the Regency, languishing beauties such as Lawrence painted, fiery politicians, duellists, mysterious black-a-vized foreigners. The Hill A Romance of Friendship After this acknowledgment, Mr. Adams proceeded to remark with severity on this statement and language, occasioning an excitement in the house, particularly among the duellists, which belongs to the history of the period. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. The two dogs first stood on their hind legs, grappled together, and glared at each other for a second, like two pugilists trying a preliminary fall, or a couple of duellists pointing their pistols. A Houseful of Girls The usual place of resort for Dublin duellists was called the Fifteen Acres. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings The duellist had brought his own pistols, one of which he carefully loaded, and having placed himself in position, rapidly aimed and fired. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The praise of this unrivalled duellist made his heart swell with pride, and infused fresh vigour into his muscles. The Child of Pleasure I am unwilling that they should not have full freedom of speech in this house on all occasions—as much so as the primest duellist in the land. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him. Chapters from My Autobiography It was the salute of a courteous duellist to his adversary. The Hippodrome All quarrels had to be settled on shore, pirate fashion, the duellists standing back to back armed with pistol and cutlass. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Huxley, had he not been the greatest intellectual duellist of his age, might have been its greatest satirist. Damn! A Book of Calumny He is a ruffian and a notorious duellist. Dr. Dumany's Wife The real principals in any duel are not the duellists themselves, but their families. Chapters from My Autobiography "Yes, I was angry with him then, but there are circumstances which may reconcile a couple of would-be duellists, are there not?" The Poor Plutocrats She fulminates her major excommunication against duellists, even in the event of their failing to keep their agreement. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals He was a sincere Puritan; and he had a courtly dignity of manner; but he was of arbitrary and passionate temper, and he was a sanguinary duellist. Abraham Lincoln There is, for instance, the story of Alexander Keith McClung, famous about the middle of the last century as a duellist and dandy. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' The French duellist is painstakingly protected from danger, by the rules of the game. Chapters from My Autobiography A certain captain in the 49th was a confirmed duellist, with a reputation of being a dead shot at short range. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 In the words of the lady whose preference honors me, 'I honor the soldier as much as I detest the duellist.' The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales There was now a dead silence in the room, and all listened intently to hear what the lad had to say to the duellist. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars The bandmaster did not move or say a word; he resembled a duellist, who sees his adversary advancing towards him and taking aim at him, and who is waiting for death. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2 Since the duellist's family are the real principals in a duel, the State ought to compel them to be present at it. Chapters from My Autobiography The day is past in our country, and I rejoice to say it, when a duellist can be tolerated. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is It was like the rapier play of a skilled duellist, his weapon flashing hither and thither, parrying every thrust of his opponent, and with consummate ease keeping him ever at a distance. The Splendid Folly Mary and her husband came over with their child, and the entire party, with the exception of the duellists themselves, settled down to watch the conflict between Lady Torridon and Beatrice Atherton. The King's Achievement The two men gripped hands tightly, like duellists crossing swords. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel Challenges should not mention the duellist; he has nothing much at stake, and the real vengeance cannot reach him. Chapters from My Autobiography We were like duellists saluting each other before we crossed swords, each relying upon his own superior skill. The Passenger from Calais Death, then, in the world's opinion, is the duellist who is bound to win. Paradoxes of Catholicism The would-be duellist—and challenges had been common since the late assault—knew the man and his story. Corporal Sam and Other Stories Are you aware that Wattles is a most experienced and successful duellist? The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Here it is tragedy, in France it in comedy; here it is a solemnity, there it is monkey-shines; here the duellist risks his life, there he does not even risk his shirt. Chapters from My Autobiography Good-night and pleasant dreams to a duellist on the eve of a duel! The Lost Lady of Lone Each, however, was high-minded and courageous, and knowing that his opponent was remarkable for bravery and success as a duellist, refused to make any concession. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two He saw two duellists going to fight, In fear they could not smother; And he shot one through at once—for he knew They never would shoot each other. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Dismissing them from present consideration, we confine ourselves, for a while, to the Richard and the Serapis, the grand duellists of the fight. Israel Potter But it is possible the duellist may conceive that he adds to his reputation by decisions of this sanguinary nature. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 The gallant colonel entered the room, looking as little like the dead shot and notorious duellist he was reported to be, as any fine gentleman could. The Lost Lady of Lone The wound was not mortal, however, and the duellists, after a brief confinement by order of the authorities, were duly set at liberty. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character You know my feeling, Sir—you are a duellist! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 18, 1841 There stood the rou�—the duellist—and, with all his faults, the hero too! Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh "As a duellist yourself, no doubt a successful one, you must be aware that such matters are conducted differently in the States." The Princess Passes "You must blow out the man's brains and break the woman's heart," softly and sweetly replied the dandy duellist. The Lost Lady of Lone Out of Viola's resemblance to her brother and her disguise grows the absurd situation of Olivia's claiming her as a husband, and that of Sir Andrew taking for his unwilling duellist the all-too-willing Sebastian. Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies A notorious duellist, he may have been busy with dramas of the past. Lewis Rand I have fought successfully with some of the most noted duellists of—" "Enough, enough! Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall It was the morning of the 22d of September when the duellists arrived in the town. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 When Captain Brock joined the 49th, the peace of the regiment was disturbed by one of those vile pests of society—a confirmed duellist. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock The duellist dares not say "No," for he would be "cut." Thrift It was "murder," and no fair fight, folk said; and, whatever the rights of the case, at least the successful duellist was afterwards hanged for the murder. Stories of the Border Marches The taking down of the pistols, and the attempt to follow the young duellist, are pathetic because they are useless, and I hardly think that Mr. Irving conveyed this idea. Reviews If either of the duellists was knocked down, that was the final settlement. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before He had brought none of the airs of the noble into this business, realizing shrewdly that they would but hamper him, as lace ruffles hamper a duellist. Helmet of Navarre After the fourth ineffectual exchange Major Wood tried to make peace between the duellists. Love Romances of the Aristocracy However, he took the Governor's professional duellist out behind a row of palms one sunny morning and shot him—a beautiful bit of work. Wide Courses The young gentlemen of leisure who thus obtained the news of the two duellists, lost no time in carrying it from house to house. Saracinesca There was a kind of challenge in their glances; the challenge of an ancient feud of their peoples; of the professional rivalry of polite duellists. The Last Shot As for this point, never hero in romance was carried away with a more furious ambition to conquer giants and tyrants, than I have been in extirpating gamesters and duellists. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 The next day at dawn the duellists met near the Magazine in Hyde Park, Colonel King bringing with him his second and a surgeon. Love Romances of the Aristocracy He had insulted and shot men before, but he never knew that Cunningham was a professional duellist himself. Wide Courses The old Prince had been a duellist in his day, and he would no more have thought of advising his son not to fight than of refusing a challenge himself. Saracinesca She met the look as a duellist meets his opponent's blade, instantly but warily, summoning all the craft of her newly awakened womanhood to her aid. The Rocks of Valpre Him his contemporary Theseus succeeded in the Bear Garden, which honour he held for many years: this grand duellist went to hell, and was the only one of that sort that ever came back again. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 Her brother, Colonel Luttrell, was the most reckless swashbuckler and the deadliest duellist of his time—a man whose morals were as low as his temper and courage were high. Love Romances of the Aristocracy He would not detract from his reputation; the duellist should add another laurel to his chaplet of honour, and purchase it with his blood. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 Boy-like, he envied the great duellist his reputation, his unerring skill, his unfaltering nerve; he even envied him the fear he inspired in those whom he did not like. Don Orsino When one duellist is disabled by skin wounds—there are rarely any others—or by want of breath, palpitation or the like, the duel is over, and the duellists shake hands. William of Germany They looked at each other then—those two—with that careful, yet careless-appearing glance which two duellists might employ when some common instinct warns them that sooner or later they will cross their swords. Mary Minds Her Business It is an exceedingly irrelevant imagination that shows her in other scenes as a duellist, for instance, because forsooth she can fence. The Art of the Moving Picture He was the most celebrated, or, I ought to say, the most notorious duellist in France—at a time, too, when duelling was most the rage. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 486, April 23, 1831 Few men had been dreaded like the famous duellist, who had played with the best swordsmen in Europe as a cat plays with a mouse. Don Orsino The scene of the duel is usually the back room of some beer-hall, with locked doors between the duellists and the police. William of Germany How near the character of the duellist, originally, approached to that of the knight-errant, appears from a transaction, which took place at the siege of Juliers, betwixt this Balagny and Lord Herbert. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition So he drank some champagne, and smiled nonchalantly as the imperturbable duellist smiles while the pistols are being examined. The Regent The other was an old duellist, and a practised performer with the weapon. What I Remember, Volume 2 She did not remember to have heard him mention the melancholy old duellist. Don Orsino So the finger of the duellist trembles on the trigger of his gun before he receives the signal to fire—a suspense more terrible than the actual face of death. The Night Horseman With these double weapons, frequent instances occurred, in which a duellist, mortally wounded, threw himself within his antagonist's guard, and plunged his poniard into his heart. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition The most noted duellist at one of the universities that winter was a burly young Westerner, who had things at first all his own way. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe Burr's conduct by the rules by which a more enlightened public opinion now judges the duellist. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 He had never been a gambler, as reputed duellists often are. Don Orsino Dexterous penmanship is a source of the same sort of pride as that which animates the skillful rifleman, the practiced duellist, or well-trained billiard-player. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney Lever did not exaggerate more than Dickens, and his portraits of Galway fox-hunters and duellists, of soldiers of fortune, and of Dublin undergraduates were largely based on fact. The Glories of Ireland This called for men whom both the German and the British duellists would trust to succour the human beings crouched and helpless under the circling flashes of their steel. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form Her reputation as a duellist, whose defence none of his sex could pass, had led to his wondering what they saw in her, and he had dressed himself in their sentiments and so approached her. Tommy and Grizel In all his many speculations as to the tie which existed between Maria Consuelo and the old duellist, he had never thought of this one. Don Orsino In the beginning of the century a duellist lived there; the terror of the countryside he, for he was never known to miss his man. The Lake Some states also exclude duellists and men who bet on elections. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins Criticism and argument were again at their height, while Upton, as Edison's duellist, was kept busy replying to private and public challenges of the fact.... Edison, His Life and Inventions It was not death that a duellist feared: it was shame, and the contempt of his fellows. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 He saw Erhaupt's face above his shoulder, filled with the amazement and indignation of a man who as a duellist and as a soldier had shown a certain brute courage, and the King laughed again. The King's Jackal ‘And yet I have heard of you, Colonel, as a duellist,’ said Gotthold. Prince Otto, a Romance The French ask for a duellist as the English ask for a sportsman. The Wisdom of Father Brown Away on the farthest cape or headland of the long islet, on a strip of turf beyond the last rank of roses, the duellists had already crossed swords. The Innocence of Father Brown The most inveterate duellists of the present day are the students in the Universities of Germany. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 They were listening for the whistle agreed upon, when suddenly savage cries resounded in the air, accompanied by reports which certainly did not issue from the car where the duellists were. Around the World in 80 Days But they parted as duellists part before the fray. Delia Blanchflower So the duel between these two dragged on with varying fortunes, and the years passed, and neither duellist had conquered as yet. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship The man is a perfect master of his vile trade; a practised duellist; as expert, Frank says, in killing of men as in cogging of dice. Anna St. Ives Every morning the most notorious bravos and duellists used to assemble at his house, to take a breakfast of bread and wine, and practise fencing. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 So great was the confusion, and so great the zeal of the patriots, that even the pleasure of ducking the female duellists was forgotten in the general enthusiasm. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 A man who had never been a duellist, who had raised his voice sternly against the practice of duelling, stood there intent upon bloodshed. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger Between the first and last words the duellists were to discharge the first shot from their weapons. The Gray Dawn "Oh, the devil!" said the churchman; "what sort of a duellist is this who fights in a shirt of Milanese armor!" Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes These considerations appear to have weighed with the jury, and this fierce duellist was again found guilty of manslaughter only, and escaped with a merely nominal punishment. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 Is it true that you are a great duellist? The Jew and Other Stories Having seen the duellists fairly embarked, I felt a deep interest in the result, and eagerly watched for the return of the barges. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale This Bodkin is a noted duellist, and will try to shake your nerve. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 There is a code of honor that obtains all over the world, and any duellist who descends to secret armor is, as you are perfectly aware, guilty of supersticery. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes But little sympathy was expressed for his fate; he was a confirmed duellist, had been engaged in many meetings of the kind, and the blood of more than one fellow-creature lay at his door. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 The officers did not long discuss the sudden friendship of Kister and Lutchkov; they were used to the duellist's queer ways. The Jew and Other Stories This proved to be one of the duellists, who was shot in the groin at the second fire, and dangerously wounded. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Duelling and duellists had, from the time he could think, been his abhorrence, and now he was to end his life, or to take the life of a fellow-creature perhaps, in a duel. Tales and Novels — Volume 10 Leandro drew from the inside pocket of his sack-coat a long, narrow knife; the onlookers retreated to the walls so as to leave plenty of room for the duellists. The Quest It is society, and not the duellist, who is to blame. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 Lieutenant F. W——— of the navy was an inveterate duellist and an unerring shot. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 The American officer was remonstrated with by his friends on the folly of fighting a Frenchman, a noted duellist, with his favorite weapon, the small sword; it was rushing on certain death. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The gentlemen concluded their draughts with a couple of smacks, that sounded not unlike the pistols of two practised duellists, though certainly a much less alarming noise, when the entertainer renewed the discourse. The Pilot The duellists, as they may be called, mounted each his horse and circling about the plain, speedily headed toward each other and dashed forward on a dead run. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. He never swerved from his resolution to pursue all duellists with the utmost rigour, and many were executed in various parts of the country. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 I remembered speculations, 'cute notions, guesses, and calculations; "All aboard," and "Go ahead," and "Pile on, skipper;" sharp eager faces, diversities of beards, duellists, pickpockets, and every species of adventurer. The Englishwoman in America After vainly trying by a series of strategic movements to drive out the lawful owner, it rushed on to the web, and the two envenomed httle duellists closed in mortal combat. The Naturalist in La Plata He was also younger brother of Lord Edward Herbert of Cherbury, an inveterate duellist and the father of English Deism. A History of English Literature He was enthusiastic as a duellist as he was absorbed in art. My Tropic Isle It is a very valuable one too, infinitely more effective than the fantastical code of the duellist, which favours the person who inflicts the injury, affording him facilities for murdering or maiming the person injured. The Purple Land There had been three duels at Chicago in the morning, and one of the duellists, a swarthy, dark-browed villain, sat next but one to me. The Englishwoman in America I could hardly believe my ears, Ronald," his father said; "to think that my son, scarce a man yet, should have killed in fair fight one of the first duellists in France. Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden It was quite plain that the Colonel—a practised duellist—was hastening home to answer it. The Best American Humorous Short Stories Of all men, your accomplished duellist is generally the most polite. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War The duellists stepped back as the "phrase" ended, and then Sir Seymour gave an "invitation," holding his sword-arm wide to the right of his body. Snake and Sword A Novel But before his military exploits brought him a national reputation he had become notorious in his neighborhood as a duellist. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders The rope in judicial hands is certainly as lawful as the pistol in rash ones; so the duellist has no reason to complain. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 The Colonel was impressed; he had a duellist's respect for punctuality. The Best American Humorous Short Stories The subject was never afterwards alluded to: Denbigh appeared to have forgotten it; and Jane sighed gently, as she devoutly hoped the colonel was not a duellist. Precaution Nor could I fail to understand how the late Colonel Jere Lansdale would have found need to be a duellist after he became her lover, even had he aforetime been unskilled in that difficult art. The Boss of Little Arcady He paused as a duellist may pause with his best weapons laid out on the table before him, wondering which one to select. The Velvet Glove Murfrey says you are the bearer of some secret correspondence for the duellist. The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp He saw two duellists going to fight, In fear they could not smother; And he shot one through at once—for he knew They never would shoot each other. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe On this subject, his indifference would have appeared, to a regular duellist, the very extreme of obtuseness. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky The skill of the Northern inventor, and the devilish perfection of the heart-cleaving blade of the Southern duellist are a shame to this wild age. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance I know that of you which, even on the code of the duellist, would justify any gentleman in refusing to meet you. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood The duellists, with their pistol hands dropped, walked steadily forward, one, two, three, four, five strides. Janice Meredith Still, the two duellists stood with their swords as heavily as statues, and the silence seemed to cool the eccentric and call him back to more rational speech. The Ball and the Cross The melancholy duellist had spent weeks in studying the trick, and had completely mastered it. Sant' Ilario When this was the case, a man was not allowed to watch, in order that the weak points of the duellist might not be betrayed to his future opponent. My Life — Volume 1 He, too, was the owner of Montagu House, behind which "every morning saw steel glitter and blood flow," for the age was that of the duellist as well as the gambler. Confessions of a Beachcomber "Behaved himself like a thoroughbred, as he is," Dorsey Sullivan, a famous duellist, had remarked in recounting the occurrence to a non-witness. Kennedy Square The little man plunged like a rabbit among the tall flowers, the two duellists after him. The Ball and the Cross Still, like a duellist, who tries to regain all his strength after a sleepless night, Daniel was now fully prepared for the battle. The Clique of Gold He can do all the duellist's wonders both with sword and pistol, and that is why he was respected when he refused the duel because he—before these parents of mine drove him... and me! The Tragic Comedians — Complete He can do all the duellist's wonders both with sword and pistol, and that is why he was respected when he refused the duel because he— before these parents of mine drove him . . . and me! The Tragic Comedians — Volume 3 As for Lupin, I read in the radiance of his glance the joy of the duellist who at length encounters the sword of his hated rival. The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin The moment the two duellists had pushed open the door of that inoffensive, whitewashed cottage they found that its interior was lined with fiery gold. The Ball and the Cross He sat down slowly facing him, and they gazed at one another with the wary eyes of duellists crossing swords at the beginning of a duel. Arsene Lupin Have my laurels or those of Florent Chapron prevented you from sleeping, that you are here with the classical wrist of a duellist?... Cosmopolis — Complete Have my laurels or those of Florent Chapron prevented you from sleeping, that you are here with the classical wrist of a duellist?…. Cosmopolis — Volume 4 At this cafe might be seen all the most notorious duellists, amongst whom I can call to mind an Irishman in the Garde du Corps, W—, who was a most formidable fire-eater. Reminiscences of Captain Gronow Working men who drank the health of a duellist were imprisoned for drunkenness. The Ball and the Cross The other thus assaulted proved to be, unluckily for the lieutenant, Lord Camelford, the celebrated bruiser and duellist. Rejected Addresses It shall be an American duel, and only the death of either of the duellists shall put an end to it! Louisa of Prussia and Her Times You have taught the boy to become a sot; in time, were he to remain under your guidance, I make no doubt but that he would become a gamester and a duellist as well. The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes The late Marshal St. A— and General J— were great duellists at this time, with a whole host of others whose names I forget. Reminiscences of Captain Gronow Before the duellists had exchanged half a dozen passes, the big, blue policeman appeared once more on the top of the hill, a palpable monstrosity in the eye of heaven. The Ball and the Cross He chose not to enter the army, and instead became a journalist, novelist, duellist, an habitue of the Latin Quarter and the boulevards. Real Soldiers of Fortune The other two gentlemen were engaged in loading the pistols and counting off the steps; they were Baron Arnstein and Count Palfy, the seconds of the two duellists. Louisa of Prussia and Her Times "Do you forget, sir, that I know you for what you are—a gamester, a libertine, a duellist, the murderer of my brother?" The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes The duellists of former times did not always stand upon those punctilios respecting equality of arms, which are not judged essential to fair combat. The Lady of the Lake But we, by the queerness of our position, are something much more than either duellists or gentlemen. The Ball and the Cross The soldier of varying fortunes, the duellist and dreamer, the devout Catholic and devout Buddhist, saw the forty-third year of his life only as the meeting-place of many fiascos. Real Soldiers of Fortune When they clapped for the first time, the two duellists raised the hand with the pistol, fixing their angry and threatening eyes on each other. Louisa of Prussia and Her Times They say he was the boldest rider in Ireland, and a renowned duellist too. Stories of a Western Town The captain bore the infelicitous reputation of being a notorious duellist and a dead-shot. Tales of the Argonauts It was incongruous with the eccentric spectacle of the duellists which ought to have startled a sane and free man. The Ball and the Cross They stood like duellists, one on each side of the trunk—that common, brown-Japanned, tin trunk, corded with rope. Fraternity You may trust your practised duellist for that when he comes face to face with the necessity to demand satisfaction. The Snare The crowd disposed itself on the fringe of the sward, and the duellists went forward, and set about the preparations. Saint Martin's Summer I shall leave the question with the casuists, however; only observing, that what I have written will not avail either the professed duellist, or him who is the aggressor in a dispute of honour. Guy Mannering The duellists had from their own point of view escaped or conquered the chief powers of the modern world. The Ball and the Cross Did you ever see two duellists cross rapiers? White Lies Now the king had just published a decree that every duellist was to have his head cut off, and that head was to be set up on the scene of the fight. Carmen As a duellist he had acquired who had fallen at his hands; but they were many. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 We had heard of him as a duellist, as a bully, an employer of bravos. The House of the Wolf; a romance The would-be duellists, forgetting their quarrel, stuck the revolvers in their belts and followed the general example. Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners) Between two such professional duellists the combat cannot last long. Beatrix "It could sentence one of the two duellists to the mines like an ordinary murderer." Resurrection The duellist accepted my aid with his stiff and ultra recherche air, and, taking my arm, led me to his apartment. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 He is Berault, the gambler, the duellist, the bully; whom if you—' Again she interrupted him. Under the Red Robe The man in question was a noted duellist, and her father and brother would surely bring him to account for his conduct. The Deputy of Arcis We are no French duellists, who are mad enough to make four or six lives answer for the sins of two. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth You have but a poor opinion of my powers," laughed Norman, "although the German looked a veteran duellist from his scars. Mae Madden Two ideas were opposed like duellists bent on the slaughter of one another. The Egoist He experienced all the humiliation which a duellist would undergo if he heard the most secret advice which he had received from his seconds repeated aloud by a mocking adversary. The Crystal Stopper When the morning breeze began to sift in through the little window he fell slowly into a heavy, overpowering sleep, like that of criminals condemned to death, or duellists before the fatal morning. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse These two master-foxes were, therefore, like two duellists, whose arms are paralyzed by chance. Maitre Cornelius It occurs in the distinction between two duellists fighting according to rule and two peasant lads brawling with the handles of their picks according to agreement. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students The first duellist Shall be dispatched by me with honors due! Cyrano De Bergerac |
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