| 单词 | furbish up |
| 例句 | She would have Sophie to look over all her “toilettes,” as she called frocks; to furbish up any that were “passées,” and to air and arrange the new. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z So, leaving tears for the pastime of lunatics, Bridget bravely furbished up her philosophy and brought it into use. The Misfit Christmas Puddings 2012-05-22T15:16:50.590Z But should this be, indeed, the extent of the ignorance of the Boer Commandant upon the conditions governing war, let us trust that he may soon furbish up his knowledge upon these especial points. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Another sleeping halt was passed, and we have all washed clean at the fresh-water basins, and furbished up our ragged furs and woollens. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z He was engaged in furbishing up a necklace of chrysoprases and jacinths with a hare's foot when the renegade breathlessly rushed through the door unable to utter a word for sheer weariness. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Three "dead" locomotives stood in their stalls, all furbished up for later employment. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Old brasses were being furbished up, and cobwebs swept away by new and ruthless brooms. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z And this mighty furbishing up of pewter reminds me that justice requires me to do a stroke of the same work. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The chevalier quite won her heart, for his watery gaze would remain fixed on her for hours, while, knitting in hand, she furbished up for him the legends of the chateau. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z Since you are a man of valour--the hero of the hour, though I vow you are more like a girl--furbish up your arms, and drill your cohorts, and leave policy to me. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z "Notwithstanding, I have partly managed it already," cried Leopold; "I have had the large apartment furbished up." Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Every one furbished up his musket, cast bullets, bought powder, or fitted up a canoe. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z A few half-torn newspaper leaves round some bottles of cognac was all that the most earnest wish to oblige could furbish up in the way of information. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z He found as a matter of experience that wherever a mail-coach was set up other traffic followed, and the post-chaises along the road were furbished up and better conducted. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The old pony chaise was furbished up anew and the girls took to driving the fat, wheezy, old pony about the country in a manner new and far from agreeable to it. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z I found myself furbishing up all my epigrams when I spoke to her. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Mr. Sliddim, considerably furbished up in personal appearance, was made caretaker at Birmingham House in Berkeley Square. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z I had furbished up the memories of twenty years before—which was one mistake—and was looking forward to it—which was another. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z Mrs. Quinn sat furbishing up an ulster she had bought at a second-hand store at a great bargain. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z It only induces Guido to furbish up his tools for a fresh assault. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z But as there was nothing to prevent the petty officers going, they all furbished up and started, taking us two boys with them. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The third day she spent at home, resting and furbishing up her wardrobe to make a good appearance in the evening. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z A part of my comrades I had now got well equipped; by degrees, the rest were likewise furbished up, though on a thriftier plan; and so a very seemly corps at length was mustered. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Guns, saddles and other gear were furbished up, and horses carefully selected out of the half wild herd. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Within an hour after sunrise the Wagons were emptied of their contents, whilst every male of European descent above the age of ten was furbishing up a gun. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z In feudal times it would hardly have occurred to him to furbish up this very doubtful patent of nobility; but in the era of liberty it might pass muster and prove useful. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z It is enough to say that within them the old house underwent such a cleaning and scrubbing and furbishing up as it had not known in five and twenty years. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z When you were the director of our puppet-show, for instance, how many times were fresh clothes got ready for the dwarfish troop, fresh decorations furbished up? Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z "Word always gets about," my informant explained, with a smile, "that we are in the neighbourhood, and of course things are furbished up a bit." The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z But we will go off together in a week or two, so try and furbish up your French. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z There was a general furbishing up of the streets and quais. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z The great folk had laid out their best clothes; military insignia and Masonic regalia had been furbished up. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z The man was evidently a sort of character, a swaggerer who wished to pass for a gentleman and a soldier, albeit his elbows were ragged, and his whole dress patched and furbished up. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Of course the teeth and the hair are gone for ever, but I think I can furbish up the smile, the eye and the hands. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile I am going to keep you tremendously busy," she said to Caroline; "we must furbish up this old house. Capricious Caroline "Shall I give them 'Hell' again, freshly furbished up?" he asked himself. The Undying Past For as we were encamped some half-hour from Rehnen, I had leave to go into the town with my dear comrade, there to have those arms furbished up which we had just received. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim A veteran subaltern of the army of Napoleon, who lived in Puria, was secretly furbishing up his old uniform, with the intention of presenting himself before the French Emperor when he should enter Italy. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico "I 'd wager he is gone off to Dublin to furbish up securities, or something of that kind." Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) That day Lez-Breiz said to his young attendant: Rise, furbish up my handsome casque; my lance and my sword; I mean to redden them in the blood of the Franks.— The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Smiths were set to work to furbish up and repair such firearms as were in the place, and wagons were sent off for musket balls, flints, and provisions. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools And if we furbish up for the reading of our country clients, we venture to say that we shall keep as near the truth as one half of the letter-writers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 And then at last one morning a halt was called, and weapons and shields were furbished up, and full war-gear, laid aside for the march, was donned. Haviland's Chum It was surprising how old childish friendships and the most distant ties of kindred were furbished up and brought into the light of day. An Isle in the Water Favourable mention may also be made of a certain ballad composed by the late Professor Palmer, in illustration of his inability to master nautical terms, which he furbishes up in mirth-provoking fashion. By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects He soon realized the necessity of furbishing up the cranial contents of his associates. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria And, of course, Mrs. Skinflint and the Rev. Mr. Skinflint, with all their blood-relations, could not be other than greatly gratified to find the story furbished up in the printed form, and set in fun. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. It was not an old sonnet furbished up to fit the purpose of a friend. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 "These fine sunny days began to make me ashamed of my winter merino, so I have furbished up a lighter garment." Shirley Yes, there are some things that will not last a lifetime," answered Mrs. Willis, "and we must furbish up once in a while. A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays We furbished up our French and German, our knowledge of books and pictures and plays—successful books and pictures and plays. The Harbor The villagers received him with enthusiasm, fearing, however, that he was but passing through, and they furbished up the old monastery in a hurry for him to sleep in. The Soul of a People I accepted his invitation with naïve precipitation and furbished up my wardrobe as best I could, feeling that even the wife of a clergyman might not welcome a visitor with fringed cuffs and celluloid collars. A Son of the Middle Border The young women were furbishing up their neglected French, or studying it anew, and the French minister was paid all the honors of the town. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia She was furbishing up the lace on the dress now, and Polly was seated by the little table stoning the raisins for the Christmas pudding, and gazing with admiration at her sister all the while. Good Luck They have been dealt with as the Catholic Church deals with most of such places to-day; polished and furbished up, labelled and ticketed—edited, with notes, in short, like an old book. A Little Tour of France It was as if, having been very busy elsewhere for three months, she meant to stand no nonsense now, but get the whole country furbished up in one night. The Rhodesian They would furbish up their arms, and sharpen their weapons, and decorate their helmets and war-jackets. Children of Borneo He furbished up some old "patter" and injected new anecdotes. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. The shutters were thrown open, and the thin-legged piano and the haircloth furniture were furbished up for the morrow. Explorers of the Dawn It may have been my brutal ignorance of tying flies, but when I tried them with what I could furbish up, they seemed to resent the thing as an insult. A Tramp's Notebook I shall not attempt to furbish up any intellectual entertainment for readers from the excessively dry bones of my subsequent blockading, especially off the mouth of the Sabine. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life In order to furbish up the dulled prestige of the Gironde he sought to excite national animosity, and to revive the former hatred of the name of Pitt. William Pitt and the Great War He found everything but what he wanted most—the code book, by which he could furbish up on dots and dashes. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility Happily, too, the student soon learns to distinguish the collections whose sincerity is certain from those furbished up by literary art. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology She furbishes up her old knowledge and talks with them, she reads the books he has recommended to Violet, and they discuss them together until it appears as if she were the interested one. Floyd Grandon's Honor Old gentlemen past the military age furbished up their Latin and Greek. The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 Why, mainly for comfort," I answered; "and while I am wearing them I am having my uniform, such as it is, furbished up and cleaned a bit. A Little Union Scout Up to this period he knew little Latin and less Greek, but now he had an opportunity to furbish up on both. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Old muskets, pistols and cutlasses were furbished up after long disuse, and pressed into service once more. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion The greater part of the day was spent in furbishing up clothes and camp equipments and scrubbing the collected dirt and scum of three weeks from the decks and sides of the canoes. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters The threadbare witticism about the Bourbons of 1815, who had learned nothing and forgotten nothing, may well be furbished up for the benefit of the Republicans who now control the Third French Republic. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 The furniture had been repaired and furbished up. Paddy Finn Workmen also crowded the churches, furbishing up gilt candlesticks, refreshing the features of saints, adding rubies to their faded lips and lustre to their eyes, cleaning and polishing in all directions. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar The seamen were busily employed in sharpening cutlasses and examining their pistols, and the soldiers in furbishing up their arms ready for active service. The Three Lieutenants If he does, we may set to work and furbish up our arms, lay in stores of provisions, and be prepared for our defence.” The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First I dare say it was sad stuff, furbished up at a moment's notice. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 Denis, my two brothers-in-law, and I had a vehicle to ourselves, which it had not been thought necessary to furbish up. Paddy Finn Ah," said Petrea, "I'll just furbish up my gauze dress, and keep a little money for some ribbon, and then all is done; and as for the rest, it does not matter how I look. The Home These chiefs, unable any longer to employ usefully those old bugbears, the terms "Jacobin" and "sans-culotte," decidedly too hackneyed, had furbished up the word "demagogue." Napoleon the Little It would be absurd for him now to furbish up the rusty weapons of the law and enter again upon the tedious labor of collecting a clientage. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series All the women, richer, better placed in the game than Milly, easily detecting the shabbiness of her home beneath the attempts to furbish up, envied the girl these two gifts. One Woman's Life An old peerage is a valueless title to natural gifts, except so far as it may have been furbished up by a succession of wise intermarriages.... Applied Eugenics The landlord made no effort to furbish up or renovate the mansion, deeming that such expense would be useless; so No. 13, deserted by man, and cursed by God, remained vacant and avoided. The Silent House It was the cleaning up or tidying day at the Bastille: the cannons were furbished up, the staircases scraped and cleaned; and the jailers seemed to be carefully engaged in polishing even the keys themselves. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" An' hadn't we better furbish up my bonnet this afternoon? Flood Tide Yet when England and France began furbishing up colonial stations in the Caribbean, Japan forthwith made offers for a site for a coaling station in the Gulf of Mexico. The Canadian Commonwealth Every thing was cleaned and furbished up, from battlement to dungeon keep. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Yet, for all its ill looks and disreputable suggestions, those who dwelt in Geneva Square would not have seen it furbished up and occupied for any money. The Silent House Instead of sewing, she was occupied in furbishing up some old stage jewelry, and her visitor, stretched on an iron bench, calmly puffed a cigar. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays The composer did much the same sort of thing for Marylebone Gardens, furbishing up old and writing new strains with an ease that well became the urgency of the circumstances. The Great German Composers So we entered the inn; and she began furbishing up the utensils, just to tease me more than anything else. Arms and the Woman It was a dangerous game, ruinous in itself, and, behind the Custom-House officers, men were beginning to furbish up the locks of their muskets.... Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 "City gunsmiths have been busy these days furbishing up sportsmen's rifles for the '12th.'" Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920 It will need some furbishing up, maybe, to meet modern conditions, but never mind! The Complete Home And lackeys will wander forth with scented notes of their mistresses, and many a gallant will furbish up his buckles. The Grey Cloak As before, the old family carriage was furbished up, and the lady once more enveloped in her brocades and satins. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Any transcendentalist who wishes to furbish up his philosophic furniture will find this a good workshop for the purpose. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 Who that has passed through one, or witnessed one, needs any description thereof to furbish up its memories. What Answer? With all excuse I can furbish up, however, it is shameful that the truth of the matter never struck me before, or at least this bit of the truth—as follows. Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers Every part of it was furbished up, and the church sheltered no sculpture under its portals; it was symmetrical, built by peg and line; its rigid forms, its hard outlines were an offence. The Cathedral The place swarmed with soldiers; sentries were pacing to and fro on the parapets, gunners furbishing up their pieces, and squads of native auxiliaries being drilled on a broad savanna outside the walls. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance When should those old ideas have reappeared,—when should the racial astral molds have been brought out and furbished up with new strength to make them endure? The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Our clean blues were furbished up, lanyards scrubbed, and money counted. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Bundles were restrapped, the damp provisions laid out in the sun, and the clothing of the party, even to the most intimate garment, was taken down to the river to be refreshed and furbished up. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 Can you furbish up your old ones till then, and thereby prove yourself sensible for once? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 He furbished up old plays, and adapted popular stories, and chapters of history from Holinshed's Chronicle and Plutarch's biographies, to the stage. Back to Methuselah Some ran to furbish up their arms; others rolled stones to build up the walls; everybody, in short, was employed, and everybody in the way of his neighbor. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete He wrote essays—moral, antiquarian, or burlesque; he furbished up his old satires on the worthies of Bristol; he wrote songs and a comic opera, and was miserably paid when he was paid at all. The Rowley Poems The man of fifty years, contemplating the world, finds in it certainly some new things; but a thousand times more does he find old things furbished up, and plagiarisms and modifications rather than improvements. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters But because the book, however human, belongs, after all, to the category of "Best Sellers" it appears to have been found needful to furbish up this excellent matter with an incredible ending. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 1, 1917. "It shall be done according to your word," said I. "I will furbish up my exterior, and this very afternoon make my first appearance in the character of Paul Pry." The Red Thumb Mark I couldn't give the finest loyalty and comradeship I had to give to a man, have it returned disdainfully, and then furbish up the pieces and present it over again. Her Father's Daughter Charlotta was so gay that old, dull tasks Were furbished up to seem like rituals. Men, Women and Ghosts When thus furbished up the unsightly club becomes an elegant walking stick. Arizona Sketches Thus having furbished up a parson, Dame Baucis next they played their farce on. The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces One or two of the old properties were drawn out of the garrets, where they had lain ever since, and furbished up anew for the present festivities. Vanity Fair To look at the matter in this light simplified his own case and surprisingly furbished up all the dim domestic virtues. The Age of Innocence Harness was to be repaired and furbished up, the big carriage and the old phaeton were to be put in order, and Master Ughtred's cart was to be given new paint and springs. The Shuttle She wore an odd little vizored cap of white leghorn, which may either have been the latest thing in children's hats, or some bit of ancient finery furbished up for the occasion. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm But I have not forgotten my law—or some of it—and no doubt I can furbish up a little more, if necessary. Scarhaven Keep Disapproving of some of the details of this instrument, Paine furbished up his old weapons, and published "A Dissertation on the First Principles of Government." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 Probably, as we carried some of the guns, they took us for a party of hunters who wished to furbish up before revisiting civilization. A Columbus of Space "I'm trying to furbish up my old body and decrepit heart against my nuptials, so I invested fifty cents in this tie." The Pagans I shall get the books with which you presented me furbished up, and write in each that it was your gift;—a pleasant memorandum which is found in others on these shelves. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey His occupation consisted in furbishing up a very tarnished and faded uniform, whose white seams and threadbare lace betokened many years of service. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 "I furbish up my Latin and Greek when on a steamer or in omnibuses," he said to me; "it prevents my being annoyed by the loss of time." Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 I intend to furbish up our family history and mythology, and then I shall assert that I attach no importance to them. Youth and Egolatry It's very American, that, you know, that picking of holes in excellent material, furbishing up your consciences, running after your motives as if you were ferrets in a rat-hole. A Fountain Sealed It is like he may order of thee a new suit of harness; and I myself heard worthy Bailie Craigdallie say there was a talk of furbishing up the city's armoury. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day "It's 'hard times,'" the meek sighed, and furbished up last year's clothes, and cut the butcher's bill. The Web of Life Then it was that the old mahogany furniture, that had been relegated to the attic, was brought down, furbished up, and restored to its original place. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks What we want, sir, is not to fashion new dukes and furbish up old baronies, but to establish great principles which may maintain the realm and secure the happiness of the people. Coningsby Well, we found it very useful," continued Jack, "although some of it had got a little damp; and we furbished up the old pistol, with which Peterkin is a crack shot now. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean The aristocracy of the Ancient Dominion was furbishing up its former splendor. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 Pulin spent his evenings in furbishing up his English and arithmetic, mastered the whole art of book-keeping, and, being naturally intelligent, he soon had the office routine at his fingers’ ends. Tales of Bengal Henry mentally furbished up his George Eliot to reply. Young Lives The day was fixed, and Mrs. Coleman was busy for a long time beforehand in furbishing up and altering her wedding-dress, so that she might make a decent figure. The Revolution in Tanner's Lane By half-past six his duties in the store were accomplished, and brushed and furbished up as far as possible, he stood outside the door awaiting his fair task-mistress. Barriers Burned Away Smiths were set to work to furbish up and repair such firearms as were in the place, and waggons were sent off for musket balls, flints, and provisions. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 Which of us does not begin to furbish up his pedigree when he is made a peer of the realm? Ancient China Simplified Some of them had been furbished up till they looked like gold. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland Now and then he was furbished up and appeared briefly at Coombe Court or at The Keep. The Head of the House of Coombe Some had it that he had gone in through the old Traitors' Grate, and that they were furbishing up the old axe and block for his handsome head! Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood Zachariah was despatched with instructions to lay in the necessary supplies, while two women were engaged to sweep, scrub and furbish up the long uninhabited house. Viola Gwyn "Something I never will need this summer, and Sary can use it very nicely to furbish up that black dress." Polly of Pebbly Pit Please to think if you can furbish up any of these besides a novel. Autobiography of Anthony Trollope There was a great deal of furbishing up at the palace. The Art of the Story-Teller It was finished, it was complete, its materials were strong and lasting, it needed no furbishing up, no repairs; it merely needed to be let alone. Following the Equator, Part 6 We arrived in time to furbish up and get to the English church before services began. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 04 Spain and Portugal, in the midst of all these eager rivalries, were tempted to furbish up their old and half-dormant claims. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History A barber was requisitioned, accoutrements were furbished up, and weather-beaten sombreros were ornamented with brilliant ribbons. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom After the long rest they had been able to brush and furbish up their best uniforms, until they were both neat and bright. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide And, unluckily, he went once more over all the papers of the investigation, analyzing the evidence he had, like a soldier, who, on the eve of a battle, furbishes up his arms. Within an Inch of His Life Nothing was heard but the din of armorers, the shoeing of steeds, and furbishing up of weapons, and all night long the alarm-fires kept blazing on the mountains. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada —The old sketch, "Luck," also found its way to Harper's Magazine, and other manuscripts were looked over and furbished up with a view to their disposal. Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume II, Part 2: 1886-1900 They could easily furbish up some story, and as Braddock doubtless had money, could easily buy a passage for a large sum. The Green Mummy "I'll clean hit up for ye," she said to Harry, as she saw Fortner beginning to furbish up his own rifle for the next day's duties. The Red Acorn "I am but furbishing up my armour," said the Wanderer, smiling. The World's Desire It was cleaning up or tidying day at the Bastile; the cannons were furbished up, the staircases scraped and cleaned; and the jailers seemed to be carefully engaged in polishing the very keys. Louise de la Valliere A part of the mansion was restored and furbished up with the plate, hangings, and furniture brought from the house in London. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne Mamma has furbished up an old dairy; I have lost my only key and stuffed the garden with flowers....' Our Village The parlor is taken bodily out of old English novels, a direct descendant, slightly furbished up and modernized, of the Village inn parlor of Goldsmith,—homely, clean, and comfortless. Gala-days Miss Balfour had furbished up the distant hauteur of the society manner she had at times used effectively, but she found herself instead taking the beautiful, forlorn little creature in her arms. Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) The old laws of Scotland against sedition, laws which were considered by Englishmen as barbarous, and which a succession of governments had suffered to rust, were now furbished up and sharpened anew. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 She has been for some days furbishing up an old suit of black velvet, to make her appearance as Sir Ulic's partner at the next ball. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker Our men had been very busy furbishing up the red cross of St. George on their breasts, and stripping themselves of any sign of our own colours. A Monk of Fife Thus at the beginning of the fifteenth century—the age of library building—the capitular hoard at Exeter was furbished up, newly housed, and arranged. Old English Libraries “Then, signior, I lay on you my sovereign behest to furbish up your lungs and other vocal organs, as they will be wanted on my royal service.” Jane Eyre Suddenly out come the flags and fireworks, and the old enthusiasms are furbished up—and it's sheer destruction of the proper thing that ought to be going on. The World Set Free They furbish up old words or weld together new indifferently, that they may possess the machinery of their speech and not be possessed by it. Style "A spicy boudoir, this," says Mr. Bucket, who feels in a manner furbished up in his French by the blow of the morning. Bleak House She would have Sophie to look over all her “toilettes,” as she called frocks; to furbish up any that were “passées,” and to air and arrange the new. Jane Eyre |
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