| 单词 | hornpipe |
| 例句 | In a few moments Pickett was doing a hornpipe with Fremantle, and the momentary sadness had passed like a small mist. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not infrequently, the others who played the British jigs and hornpipes with me on fiddle or pipe were of my Africk race. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z IN THE NAVY: One of the rituals of life aboard a ship of the late-18th-century Royal Navy — along with the disciplinary floggings and daily rations of rum — was a form of dance called the hornpipe. Top 10 Tunes You Think You Know (But Really Don?t) 2011-11-16T10:00:23Z But what’s most irresistible is the way he rapidly transfers weight from one foot to another and back, side to side, in a little hornpipe. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater?s Ashton Program at the Met 2010-06-09T22:16:00Z As different groupings of dancers come and go, marking the hornpipe music with some maritime motions, rumpling Baroque grace with hip bumps and air kisses, other dancers pass in front or behind. Mark Morris Dance Group Debuts ‘Water’ in Its Element 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z A regular group — the banjoist and fiddler Don Meade leads the Landmark’s — gathers, and other musicians drop in to learn a new reel, jig, hornpipe or air. Traditional Irish Music in New York City 2012-03-15T22:06:12Z It attracted fiddlers and flute players who, yes, played Irish reels, jigs, waltzes, and hornpipes, but who also played those Appalachian tunes, old and beautiful like rare apple varieties or wildflowers. The Joy of a Musical Session 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z “This here is a hornpipe called ‘The Blackbird,’” he explains. ‘Riverdance’ Was Years Ago. Colin Dunne Makes Quiet Music Now. 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z She added that the group’s “wild jigs and reels, impish hornpipes and raucous slides” helped dispel the myth that Irish music was little more than songs like “MacNamara’s Band” and “Danny Boy.” Paddy Moloney, who helped revive Irish music as head of the Chieftains, dies at 83 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z It also did contemporary jigs, hornpipes, and polkas. William Barr’s Secret Passion: The Bagpipes 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The orchestra played a sailor’s hornpipe, whose lyrics, in one version, speak of a jaunty refusal to heed the weather. Letter From Europe: The Solace of Rain Over a Jubilee 2012-06-08T14:00:39Z Then he takes Corcoran into the cabin to teach him another accomplishment—dancing the hornpipe. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z The composition of hornpipes flourished chiefly in the 18th century, and even Handel did not disdain to use the characteristic rhythm. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Captain Cook, on his voyages, made his sailors dance hornpipes in calm weather to keep them in good health. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Together with the races of the thoroughbreds, there were also long prize lists, programmes of amusements, such as catching a soaped pig, and competing for money, and mastery at dancing Irish jigs, reels and hornpipes. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z About midday the most important person present leads off with his partner down the main street to the tune of a hornpipe—a local tune—and they are followed by a gay crowd. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z They were solos, of course, and the barber was the first to take the floor; and oh! the shuffling and the double-shuffling, and the tripleing and double-tripleing of that wonderful hornpipe! Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The hornpipe may be written in 3⁄2 or in common time, and is always of a lively nature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z A sailor’s hornpipe this time—a rattling nerve-jogging tune that set the men all on a fidget. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Old Duncan is even reported to have danced a hornpipe. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The song is ended with a regular hornpipe dance on deck. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z After a hornpipe, a dreadful woman in white, with a blue peplum, hoarsely shouts a song without music, accompanied by drums and barbaric cymbals. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z He could dance a hornpipe in the pantry. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z Mary had brought her mandoline, and on fine evenings they would get up a concert, the sailors singing their chanties and dancing the hornpipe. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z The dancing commences with a sailor’s hornpipe in character, and right merrily several of the competitors foot it on the floor of wood that has been laid down on the grass for the purpose. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z When it was fairly landed, the bird expressed his delight by dancing a double-triple fandango, which was partly jig, partly hornpipe, and all the rest a Highland schottische. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Getting communicative with those around, he threw out some broadish hints that he thought he could dance a hornpipe or jig better than the dancing-master himself. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z I have only to add that the bridegroom himself will open the ball with a hornpipe.” Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z And dance he did, a regular sailor’s hornpipe. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The fiddler struck up a hornpipe, and once more the deck was filled; and so with music, with dancing, and song the night sped merrily on. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z And Dan tried to do a few steps of the hornpipe without letting go of the wheel. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z I 188 suppose her father would dance a hornpipe if we let her sing it. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z He is going to dance you a hornpipe, sir. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z “Now, Raggy,” cried Harry, striking into a hornpipe, “now for your breakdown.” Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The Frenchman executes a hornpipe out of good-fellowship towards his mate, whilst the Englishman expresses his regard for “La France” by performing the cancan. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z She has made one suggestion that convinces me she has a keen sense of dramatic effect—a hornpipe in one of the Acts. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887 2011-06-29T02:00:26.507Z And he danced a hornpipe in the middle of the floor until the dishes rattled in the cupboard. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z This carried a "French four" well enough, but when we danced a cotillion or hornpipe there was a great deal of rolling around instead of dancing. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z It was as merry a hornpipe as ever was seen. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Bob made the grand discovery that he could dance a hornpipe. Nearly Bedtime Five Short Stories for the Little Ones 2011-06-02T02:00:26.960Z I shall never forget it—nor that quartet of sailors that sang all those funny old sea ballads and then danced the hornpipe.” Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z It was amid these cross blades that the Admiral, hitching up his trousers, danced a hornpipe. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 26th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.693Z “I shall have to dance a hornpipe to do that,” Mr. Mechlin answered, laughing. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z On shipboard they delighted the men by tasting their dinner, and the sailors in return amused them by dancing a hornpipe. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z Every evening the two black-bearded sailors would dance hornpipes for her, much to her diversion and delight. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z The man on the bar began to dance a hornpipe, while the crowd surged excitedly around. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z In the evenings, in the large kitchen, the sailor men danced their hornpipes, and around the great fireplace they spun long yarns of haps and mishaps on distant seas. The Dusantes A Sequel to "The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine" 2011-03-06T03:00:18.327Z Their vanity and conceit sustains them against all the snubs in the world, and till they come down to a Bath-chair, they never believe that they can't dance a hornpipe! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z When the other soldiers ventured 194 to return, they found the two gravely dancing a hornpipe, with great mutual satisfaction.” The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z These two went gravely and sadly about their work, and the latter asked no more for the hornpipes and the sea-songs of her sailormen. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z One would have said that it was a drunken sailor attempting a hornpipe. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z One of the ladies could play a violin, and treated us to jigs, reels, and hornpipes. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Then the uncle danced a hornpipe, which he learned on the hocean; and so they kept agoin till about nine o'clock, when the countess said she heard her husband coming. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z The little fellow clung on; but the crazy horse, instead of running, began a hornpipe right between the deadly rails. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories In the evenings, in the large kitchen, the sailormen danced their hornpipes, and around the great fireplace they spun long yarns of haps and mishaps on distant seas. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z Bill calmly leaned his back against the wall, placed his hat upon the side of his head, put his hands into his breeches pockets, and began to whistle Shaun Gow's hornpipe. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry Good Eggs were dancing hornpipes; Good Eggs were steadying themselves with cognac; Good Eggs were gently herded out of the little office as ten o'clock chimed. Sinister Street, vol. 2 I was asked whether I would favour them with a dance of my country, so I danced the hornpipe. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Why, a boa-constrictor, after gorging an ox, would be as fit to dance a hornpipe as he.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Nothing could have been more comical than the solemnity of the old fellow as he went through these antics; it was as if a gray-bearded patriarch should suddenly attempt a hornpipe. East Angels These dread and significant words swam before my dazzled eyelids, dancing maniac hornpipes on a parchment slip of paper. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Now, I’ll dance you a sailor’s hornpipe, and then I must go out and milk. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn A third mermaid wished that she had been born with legs, in order to learn the hornpipe. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I The performances were French quadrilles, English hornpipes, German waltzes, Russian mazurkas, and Spanish fandangos. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. Red Shirt, Silenus, "and his crew" join in a dance, "Crew Junction"—but why not a hornpipe, if they're a crew?—and the Curtain descends on Part the First. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 16, 1887 He sang the wildest kind of songs, danced two or three hornpipes, and then insisted on Darius joining him, while Jim Freeman furnished the music by whistling fast and furiously. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington The glass was placed in position, the spectator looked through it, the performers were lifted in by the pincers, and the dance began—a mixture of the Highland-fling, the sailor's hornpipe, and a "regular" break-down. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks With Battle thrumming on this old crowd or lute, Nod danced many a staggering hornpipe and Mulgar-jig. The Three Mulla-mulgars He disdains to imitate; when confined in the belly of the great fish he does not wait like Sindbad, or wait and pray like Jonah: Baron M�nchausen dances a hornpipe. A Novelist on Novels His heart danced at the poetic possibility, and his heels would have extemporized a vigorous hornpipe but that his saltatory ardor was quenched by the depressing sturdiness of cow-hide boots. The Witches of New York When your joints grow stiff, Darius, I shall begin to look after mine; but up to the present time they're fit for a hornpipe almost any day. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington He danced a regular sailor’s hornpipe upon hearing how the several pictures had been snapped off, while the men remained in utter ignorance of the presence of the two boys near by. Jack Winters' Campmates "Don't you want this chap to dance the Newgate hornpipe, Mo?" When Ghost Meets Ghost I saw Jemmy 62 dance a hornpipe on the table, and booze the company all round, when the Deacon was gone. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV Then came what I suppose would be called a few bars of the hornpipe; then he gave another line,— “What a very nice point, said Gride.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Below, on the first landing, and lighted by another lamp, lads and lasses danced, not more than three at a time for lack of space, in jigs and reels, and hornpipes. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) Ah, it’s a fine dance—I’m with you there—and looks mighty like a hornpipe in a rope’s end at Execution Dock by London town, it does. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) It was indeed true that some person had sent to the Penelles cottage a London paper, in which there was a large picture of Denasia and the admiral dancing the famous hornpipe. A Singer from the Sea It was also arranged as a hornpipe for the harpsichord and sung by young ladies throughout England. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Jack feels like dancing a hornpipe on his box. Donald and Dorothy “That’s a bonny hornpipe now,” he would say; “it’s a great favourite with performers; they dance the sand dance to it.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) That comes off, and he is an American sailor, with his hands on his hips dancing a hornpipe. A Boy's Town Ralph lifts the pistol, takes aim—and Josephine rushes on.-230- "Oh, stay your hand—I love you," she cries, and in less than a minute everybody is dancing a hornpipe, except Deadeye. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces O, my dear eyes! what a relief it was to Mr. Migott and myself to find ourselves in our floating castle, boxing the compass, dancing the hornpipe, and splicing the mainbrace freely in our ocean-home. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot Franky, old fellow, if it wasn’t for the look of the thing I could chuck up my cap and break out into a hornpipe. Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop Even the sailors sang as they worked, and one of them went so far as to attempt a sailor’s hornpipe on the slippery deck, to the great amusement of his mates. Lucile Triumphant After they all sat down, I asked the catgut scraper if he could play the fisher’s hornpipe. A Sailor of King George But judging from his slight ability in later years, I fancy that he must have taken many lessons to secure his perfection in that hornpipe. My Father as I Recall Him There, amidst the medley of such an entertainment, the Lord Mayor could coax Lions to do tricks, the sailor could indulge in his hornpipes and quaff dog's-noses. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy And, let me tell you, there are a great number of spurious hornpipe steps in circulation. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers After this performance one of the seamen danced the sailor's hornpipe, which brought forth a torrent of yells instead of bravos, but they certainly meant the same thing. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Rub-a-dub on the dining-table hammered the furious boy's toes and heels, as he broke out into another hornpipe. The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys Not once had he regretted his choice, and upon the outbreak of war he was ready to execute a hornpipe of sheer delight at the prospect of "being in the big scrap". The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War I could lie flat on the floor and let her dance a hornpipe on me if she wanted to.” Caps and Capers A Story of Boarding-School Life Besides, he did not know how to dance the hornpipe. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers Tom was talked about: biceps like thighs, now: a hornpipe danced on the hands. The Bill-Toppers The Naval Brigade prepared for action laughing and singing, and Jack Tar indulged in promiscuous hornpipes between the conversations of his big guns. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Presently the musicians struck up a hornpipe, when away they went in the jolliest dance eyes ever looked upon, and would have absorbed all attention had not a new diversion been created just then. A Dixie School Girl The English dances they soon learnt, and in the well-known hornpipe, especially, displayed much grace. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 I must insist now—really, as a personal matter—upon your going through the sailor's hornpipe. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers "It's like saying your prayers to a hornpipe, thinking of her and carrying on with them wastrels." Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon I am learning the sailors' hornpipe at school," said Miss Muffet, slowly and calmly; "you watch my feet. Old Junk Towering above the nimble little Will, Jack cavorted, swung his lantern and by signs indicated his desire to imitate Tweedle-dum’s and Tweedle-dee’s performances, to which Will promptly acceded and the quartette hornpipe was on. A Dixie School Girl The seamen also danced hornpipes and country dances. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries I wonder now if we have forgotten our sailor's hornpipe. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers Jack Ivyleaf, who was up to all sorts of fun, used to join them, and soon learned to dance the hornpipe as well as the best dancer on board. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. In Britain, you have the hornpipe, a dance which is held an original of this country. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing If Will-o’-the-Wisp was aware of the name of her partner in the quartette hornpipe, or Tweedle-dum knew Tweedle-dee’s surname Miss Woodhull was the one to find it out, not she. A Dixie School Girl Paul got up and danced a hornpipe on the bench; Bramble kicked the boy nearest to him. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story Say, it always makes my stomach do a hornpipe just to look at a picture of the sea. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California Then, as if her feelings were absolutely too much for her, she took her skirt in her hands, and began to dance an old-fashioned Kerry hornpipe, humming a lively Irish tune to supply the music. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life A dancer luckily for the manager, presented himself, who danced the hornpipe in its due perfection. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing Here a most hilarious hornpipe is interrupted by the distant call of Gulliver's aria, and the rescue is consummated delightfully. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions These orders were obeyed with three cheers, and ere the sun went down full many a hornpipe had been danced on deck by the uncouth though agile William. Captain Boldheart & the Latin-Grammar Master A Holiday Romance from the Pen of Lieut-Col. Robin Redforth, aged 9 “Come on, let’s get the Skipper to teach us how to dance a hornpipe,” and he led the way from the142 table, quite disregarding the fact that the others had not finished. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo The pot—that pot above everything—threw him into transports of joy, culminating in a series of "hornpipes" and "cellar-flaps," wound up by a triumphant "six-eight breakdown." Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery Dancing ensued, and a soldier volunteered a hornpipe. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War He could take them all up in his arms and dance a hornpipe with them hanging about him, as lightly as a young lady in satin shoes. Peter Biddulph The Story of an Australian Settler Accordingly, I leaped from the hammock where I had swung idly during the scene, and, beginning with a balancez and an avant-deux, terminated my terpsichorean exhibition by a regular “double shuffle” and sailor’s hornpipe. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver He dressed one of his hands, all but two fingers, with a napkin which he made like the skirts of a ballet-dancer, and then made his fingers dance a hornpipe. The Coast of Bohemia Will had her hornpipe, also, when the curtain was down, kissed every one of the other "sisters, cousins, and aunts," and joined lustily in the rousing farewell cheers given by the crew. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore, Etc. When he was done, I took the floor with the hornpipe, whistling the air, and double-shuffling, toe-and-heeling, and quivering from one leg to another very briskly. The Frozen Pirate But in the kitchen they would be laughing, chatting, playing crude forfeits, telling grotesque stories, giving riddles, and now, to the muted sound of a melodeon, a man would dance a hornpipe.... The Wind Bloweth In England to the time of Charles II. it was in the hands of the Fiddler, who accompanied the jig, the hornpipe, the round, and the North Country frisk. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators "You were instructing him in the more difficult and subtle movements of a hornpipe, and I must say I thought your elasticity was wonderful—wonderful." Salthaven The captain unconsciously began to move his feet, the officers to shuffle, and the men, catching the infection, commenced a rapid hornpipe, which Mr Order, the first-lieutenant, in vain attempted to stop. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy Watty felt inclined to dance a hornpipe, but he sat down instead, and, covering his face with his hands, burst into tears of joy. Philosopher Jack Bunks usually shook his head when he heard these threats, and said, “It wouldn’t pay, unless he wanted to dance a hornpipe on nothing,” which was a delicate reference to being hung. The Lifeboat Having finished this delicate little morsel, the two bears rose on their hind-legs and danced a hornpipe together—Tom Singleton playing the tune for them on a flute behind the scenes. The World of Ice True Blue had not danced a hornpipe for many a long year,—it would not have been dignified while he was a boatswain,—but he had not forgotten how to do so. True Blue Bill, under Jack Windy’s instruction, perfected himself in his hornpipe, and Jack declared, and even old Grim growled out an assent, that there were not many lads of his age who could beat him. Sunshine Bill Simon O’Rook uttered an Irish howl, threw his cap into the air, and forthwith began an impromptu hornpipe, in which he was joined by Bob Corkey. Philosopher Jack I, meantime, played away a variety of other tunes, till Jack, jumping up from the spot where he had thrown himself, made a sign to me to begin another hornpipe. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman “I wish I was a boy myself, that I might go to sea, and pull, and haul, and dance a hornpipe.” Paddy Finn When, however, one of the stage sailors came on and volunteered to dance a hornpipe, his indignation knew no bounds. True Blue “I told you, Bill, that hornpipe of yours would gain friends wherever you go,” said Jack. Sunshine Bill I could dance a hornpipe with any man on board; and as for singing a rollicking sea-song, there were few who could match me. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days The idea pleased me amazingly; so I came to the door, and began to scrape away right merrily, while Jack commenced one of the wildest hornpipes I ever saw danced. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman He was desired to dance a hornpipe or sing a sea-song. Paddy Finn There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to please you and the young ladies; and I think that you would like to see a right real sailor’s hornpipe danced. True Blue With his music, and under Jack Windy’s instruction, Bill soon learned to dance a hornpipe, so that few could surpass him. Sunshine Bill ‘For all the world like the Falls of Niagara dancing a hornpipe.’ Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days Jack danced his hornpipe, I sang, and the other two men made themselves generally useful. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman It was followed by a regular sailor’s hornpipe. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea True Blue did go off indeed, and with the greatest spirit performed a hornpipe which deservedly elicited the admiration of all the spectators. True Blue Then they had games; though there was no ground for cricket, quoits could be played, and of course there was a fiddler on board, and hornpipes were danced. The Three Admirals The Frenchmen leapt into the air, whirled, bounded and skipped, while the British tars did the double-shuffle and performed the various evolutions of the hornpipe, to the admiration of their Gallic rivals. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure He then made a sign to me, and I struck up Jack’s favourite hornpipe; the Moors, old and young, black beards and grey, short and long, forming a circle round him. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Musicians and dancers were then introduced, exhibiting their long, shaggy, goat-skin jackets, sometimes dancing upright, at others bending or striking the ground with their heels like hornpipe dancers. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley In the evening, however, one of the young ladies began to play a hornpipe, the music of which Sir Henry, not without difficulty, had procured for her. True Blue Loud cheers broke from our small company, and Roger Trew, who had remained on board, waved his hat, and danced a hornpipe in his glee at the success of their undertaking. In the Eastern Seas Pull lad, pull, and keep me at it, or I zhall be getting up and dancing zailor’s hornpipe all over the boat, and without music. Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land Scarcely ever before was such a hornpipe danced. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman “Blue sky!” yelled one of the sailors frantically as a patch appeared; and in his intense excitement he dashed off into the rapid steps of a hornpipe. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track When not engaged in playing for the amusement of the men, he employed himself in fiddling to little True Blue, whom Tom Snell had lately undertaken to instruct in dancing a hornpipe. True Blue And it don’t wear your legs to stumps in talking over a poor fellow’s ways as it do to stand up in hornpipes.’ The Bibliotaph and Other People “Though I did want,” said David, rather regretfully, as they entered, “to see that performing pig who knows his letters and dances a hornpipe.” Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children He intimated also to Jack that he must get up and go through his hornpipe again. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman I would as lief have a diable petit dancing his infernal hornpipe on my cerebellum as to be in the room with one. Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I Billy True Blue for ever in dancing a hornpipe!” True Blue At times he declared that he was tired out and must turn back, but hardly were the words out of his mouth, than, lo, he was dancing an impromptu hornpipe with astonishing nimbleness and dexterity! Big Game A Story for Girls This done, he plunged both hands into his pockets and danced a hornpipe on the hearthrug, while the girls abused him at the pitch of their voices. Sisters Three When invited properly, he would dance a hornpipe, whistling his own music in sharp staccato notes, as from a piccolo. She and I, Volume 1 She executed a few steps of the sailor's hornpipe with the doll as partner, then plumped herself onto the middle of the bed and laughingly regarded her two companions through over-hanging curls. Just Patty "There was the big sailor going through the steps of the sailor's hornpipe." The Little Skipper A Son of a Sailor Mr Bunker was enlivening the monotony of the polka by the judicious introduction of hornpipe steps, while the Baron, his coat-tails high above his head, shouted and stamped in his wild career. The Lunatic at Large It was the very dirk he had won by his well-danced hornpipe on his voyage with M. Champlain. Some Three Hundred Years Ago The nerves in his head throbbed to a devil's hornpipe of their own, and mental effort was beyond him. The Great Amulet "It wouldn't take us long," said Patty, a spark of mischief breaking through the blankness of her face, "to earn money enough for a carriage—you thump the tambourine and I'll dance the sailor's hornpipe." Just Patty And such a hornpipe by the little Brunette! The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts Pickles was so delighted with his own success that he danced a kind of hornpipe all the way home. Sue, A Little Heroine Fierce and impossible yarns followed until Jacques, as if to work off his excitement, jumped into the circle with the swing and the stamp of his newly-learned hornpipe. Some Three Hundred Years Ago Mr. Sturge pointed his toe and seemed about to execute the first steps of a hornpipe, but checked himself. The Mayor of Troy The Puritan was most accommodating, and his singing the words of psalms to the tune of the hornpipe would tend to shew that the Old Adam was not all put away as yet. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries Suddenly Lew Veazie jumped straight up into the air, clapped a hand smartly against one of his legs, and began to dance a hornpipe. Frank Merriwell's Reward All the way back to Great Anvill Street, where Mrs. Price lived, Pickles danced a hornpipe. Sue, A Little Heroine The great news was read out and yet, such is the contrariness of human nature that neither the hornpipe nor the Highland Fling was danced. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I "When I hornpipe it on the tight rope," Levin heard her chuckle, "one of these yer big flowers must die with me." The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times Upon my word," said the baron, at length, "I feel so light I almost think I could dance a hornpipe. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II Christmas Tales from 'Round the World "Yes, 'tis a pretty dance indeed," said Gethin, "and something like the sailor's hornpipe we used to dance on board ship sometimes." Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead "Oh, you can help her real fine, mother!" said Pickles, beginning to dance a hornpipe round them both. Sue, A Little Heroine Will no one dance a hornpipe with me? Polly A New-Fashioned Girl The Man�bo dance is somewhat on the style of an Irish jig or a Scotch hornpipe. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir When Captain Scraggs had completed his hornpipe on his hat he threw an appealing glance at his new mate. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates All day she had been haunted by the memory of the sailor's hornpipe, Gethin's flashing eyes, his handsome person, his supple limbs! Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead They hitched up their trousers in seamanlike fashion, they pretended to row boats, they spit on their hands and hauled in imaginary ropes, and as a climax, Tommy danced a hornpipe on his toes. Judy The shadows of the winter night might have footed it to the soft measures of the hornpipe which Jim Otis played on his fiddle. Madelon A Novel He could dance a hornpipe, sing a good song, make a splendid showing with the gloves or single-sticks; was something of a wag, and when he laughed the deck trembled. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine He went out of the door doing the sailor’s hornpipe,—right hand on stomach, left hand on back, left hand on stomach, right hand on back, and taking little skips as he alternated the position. The Jester of St. Timothy's "Yes, yes, the sailor's hornpipe proper," said Robin; and he struck up the time with spirit, and Gethin began the dance with equal vigour. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead We'll splice the spanker boom, and port the helm to starboard, and ship the taffrail on to the lee scuppers of the after hatch, and dance hornpipes on the mizzen peak. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life When Chamberlain saw that the man was well on his way he stepped into the road and solemnly danced three steps of a hornpipe, and the next instant started on a run toward the village. The Stolen Singer In my exuberance, I danced an Irish hornpipe, and my career in the barrack-room was over. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine The colonel slipped off his horse, dragged Kathlyn from hers, and began to execute a hornpipe. The Adventures of Kathlyn What may have been the origin of our hornpipe is illustrated in fig. The Dance (by An Antiquary) Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D. We of the Navy, coalless and probably by that time rumless as well, will rush blindly from our harbours, our masts decked with Jolly Rogers and our sailors convulsed with hornpipe, to seek the enemy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-29 He raised no objection till he one day returned unexpectedly to find her dancing a hornpipe for the benefit of a small, admiring crowd to whom she had been administering tea. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories When it struck the rude net it bounded high, and came down again, and continued its grotesque hornpipe until it finally lost its spring. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Old Silas Watson, dignified lawyer as he was, actually danced a hornpipe when he beheld his old friend safe and sound. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad Miss Smith has been wronged about a hornpipe. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals Acting seems to me rather like dancing hornpipes in fetters. Records of a Girlhood Do you remember the hornpipe you danced in our lodgings and how you shocked the landlady? Jewel's Story Book Climb a rope or pole of fifteen feet, or, as alternative, dance the hornpipe correctly. Outdoor Sports and Games On land it includes an exaggerated rolling gait—itself somewhat fatiguing—and intervals of active participation in that most exacting dance, the hornpipe, to one's own whistling accompaniment. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 27, 1917 Kenny, whistling a madcap hornpipe, glinted at the table with approval. Kenny How would you dress a fowl that it would stand upon a dish as if it was going to dance a hornpipe? Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three To the same purpose is, "May you die wid a caper in your heel!"—"May you die in your pumps!"—"May your last dance be a hornpipe on the air!" Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Why the fellow could plan a roguery with any man that ever danced the hangman's hornpipe, and yet he be's repatin' bits an' scraps of ould prayers, an' charms, an' stuff. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three I attended every wake, dance, fair, and merry-making in the neighborhood, and became so celebrated for dancing hornpipes, jigs, and reels, that I was soon without a rival in the parish. The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The organ which accompanied it struck up a hornpipe, and a sailor, dressed in his blue jacket, made his appearance and commenced keeping time with the utmost correctness. Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met Jack and I are going up to dance a hornpipe and sing for Burnett. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary As for dancing, I only wish you'd see her at a hornpipe. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Jan could be silent; but Jan could not tell a man, whose soul was hovering on the threshold of the next world, that he might yet recreate himself dancing hornpipes in this. Verner's Pride The figure of the Russian dance was much like those of our hornpipes, and was danced either single, or by two or four persons at a time. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time At the close of the hornpipe the little sailor made a bow, and tripped off, apparently conscious of having deserved the undivided applause of the bystanders. Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met They parade in their theatrical attire, dance quadrilles and hornpipes, fight with broadswords, and make speeches on the external platform of their booth. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Once around the corner of the beach from Pegleg's shanty, Abner danced a hornpipe, shocking a flock of gulls. Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Southeastern Massachusetts Do you do anything in the hornpipe line? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 13, 1841 They have many figure-dances, but what they take most delight in, are more like our hornpipes than any thing else I can compare them to; and upon these occasions they shew surprising activity. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The Honourable Miss Nathan, when we last heard of her, was dancing a hornpipe among a shilling’s worth of new laid eggs, at Tivoli. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 25, 1841 He was even said to resemble a dancer achieving the terpsichorean feat known as the egg hornpipe. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Then think of his hornpipe—the very shuffling for a minister. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 1, July 31, 1841 Swept hither and thither, you find, moving in reel and cotillon, saraband and rigadoon and hornpipe, Quakers and Presbyterians who are down on the dance. Around The Tea-Table A man may break his leg, and yet live to dance many a hornpipe afterwards. Mary Erskine My brother was anxious to know what quickstep they played, and if it was "Havelock's Quick March"; but our friend said it was not a quickstep at all, but something more like a hornpipe. From John O'Groats to Land's End Perhaps a nearer view of the sailor's hornpipe, as danced by that vessel in the harbor, shook his resolution. Italian Journeys He crossed his arms, and, fixing his eyes on the stranger's, began the hornpipe. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales Few were the dances in which I did not take a part, sinking so low as occasionally to oblige with a hornpipe. In the Wrong Paradise The minstrels striking up a hornpipe, they all dance together till a quarrel breaks out among them, when the eighteen servants are driven off, their masters remaining alone on the stage. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Dad danced a wild hornpipe, the Professor strode up and down, first thrusting his hands into his pockets, then withdrawing and waving them above his head. The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon Or, The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch The two did a fine young hornpipe dance, so delighted were they over the fact that they had been assigned together to the same vessel again—-and to the famous U-boat. The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet And then he danced a hornpipe of glee—not with his legs, but in his heart. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) Afterwards an Irishman leaped into the ring, and began an Irish hornpipe. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 Before she was four, she was dancing a hornpipe in a sailor's jumper, a rakish little hat, and a diminutive pair of white ducks! The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections By degrees, as Tom deemed it prudent to appear stronger, he would dance the sailors' hornpipe for them, or sing wild, rollicksome songs, or make beautiful rustic seats and bowers for the squaws. Po-No-Kah An Indian Tale of Long Ago Then Bob began to dance a sailor's hornpipe. Bob the Castaway Having finished this delicate little morsel the two bears rose on their hind legs and danced a hornpipe together—Tom Singleton playing the tune for them on a flute behind the scenes. The World of Ice When the song was ended, a fisherman came forward and danced a hornpipe on the table, again to the thrumming of the banjo, without which nothing seemed complete. The Obstacle Race I was so proud and pleased and delighted that I danced a hornpipe for joy! The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections "The force of frolic could no farther go" than "the Doctor's hornpipe," It was the climax of jollity. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 288, Supplementary Number There was an Old Person of Ischia, Whose conduct grew friskier and friskier; He danced hornpipes and jigs, And ate thousands of figs, That lively Old Person of Ischia. The Book of Nonsense They shivered their timbers proudly,At a phantom forelock dragged,And called for a hornpipe loudlyWhenever amusement flagged.“Hum! More Bab Ballads Pantomime is to be her line, and she is coming out to-night, in a hornpipe after the tragedy. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people We have never found a real sailor who could dance a hornpipe, though we have made extensive inquiries throughout the profession. Stage-Land These orders were obeyed with three cheers; and ere the sun went down full many a hornpipe had been danced on deck by the uncouth though agile William. Holiday Romance Yet his must be a mind of no common order, or he would not dare to teach my dear father to dance a hornpipe on the cabin table. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan I saw Jemmy dance a hornpipe on the table, and booze the company all round, when the Deacon was gone. Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson I was tired to death of jigging and gallanting, and that bother about the hornpipes. Silas Marner The stage sailor is good to his mother and dances the hornpipe beautifully. Stage-Land Dannie could no more hear a rat fast in one of me traps and not come over and put it out of its misery, than he could dance a hornpipe. At the Foot of the Rainbow He's as nimble as a pony, and his hornpipe is the talk of the fleet! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan Dance a hornpipe," cut in Fred, as Jo paused for breath, "and, as they danced, the rubbishy old castle turned to a man-of-war in full sail. Little Women But he had the prospect of dancing with her again when the hornpipe was concluded, and in the meanwhile it was very pleasant to get long glances at her quite unobserved. Silas Marner But Strether scarce heeded the plan proposed for this; he had still the impression—not the slighter for the simulated kick—of an irrelevant hornpipe or jig. The Ambassadors Not thus you fly your female foes by night, Nor shun the feast, when the full bowls invite; When to fat off'rings the glad augur calls, And the shrill hornpipe sounds to bacchanals. The Aeneid English "Should you like me to dance a hornpipe on the deck?" Daisy Miller "Begolly! and will your honor be whistling the hornpipe for me to be dancing of?" he cried. Freckles Roland stood for a few moments, profound surprise on his face, and then began to execute a triumphant hornpipe amidst the desks and stools of the office. The Channings Fancy my surprise when my little uncle jumped up on his chair, and thence on the table, upon which he commenced a sort of demoniac hornpipe. Adela Cathcart, Volume 2 He grew jealous of me, for I performed a hornpipe. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 As the wind increased and the sea became more turbulent, the Dolphin tumbled about like an elephant dancing a hornpipe, insomuch that it was difficult for a person to keep his perpendicular. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale "And I reckon Porter'll be doing a hornpipe when he finds it out." The Short Line War That gentleman sprang from his desk to the middle of the room, turned a somersault, and began dancing a hornpipe on his head. The Channings Why! even Bobby Hargrew," she complained, "with her silly sailor part, has lines to repeat, besides that sailor's hornpipe in the first act. The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause Goldsmith was nettled by the jest, and, stopping short in the hornpipe, exclaimed: "Our herald hath proclaimed this saying, See Aesop dancing, and his monkey playing." Oliver Goldsmith A Biography In fact, I could dance a hornpipe here if you liked. The Vision of Desire And his bow and scrape, although more like a stage sailor than the real thing itself, were ticked off so admirably, that you expected him to start off into a rattling hornpipe. Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece What sort of hornpipe am I dancing now? Impressions of Theophrastus Such But have a care to keep thy outer hand near to the inner, and the balance of thy body to the cliff, for there is no room to dance hornpipes here. Moonfleet In the course of the evening Oliver undertook a hornpipe. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography Along this road was the Laird riding on the Eve of St. Lawrence, in a careless, indifferent manner, with his hat to one side, and his cane dancing a hornpipe before him. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 It was very late, long after the little party had scattered from Minturn's piazza, that the sailors finished dancing their hornpipe for the big company assembled to greet them in the hotel. The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore Sometimes in the evening the sailors, at her Majesty's request, danced hornpipes on deck. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 He durst as soon have danced a hornpipe on the top of the 'monument' as have talked of a 'rapturous emotion.' Note Book of an English Opium-Eater My dear, they stumped after him the whole day long, and at night they danced a hornpipe outside his hut. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale "He is the celebrated dog of republican principles,"—"who climbs trees;"—"and walks the tight-rope;"—"and dances the hornpipe!" The Old Stone House "Oh, goshwalader!" exclaimed the man, almost breaking out into a hornpipe. Nature's Serial Story Well, sir, I've been to your stateroom; but finding you gone, and everything dancing a hornpipe there, I tried to get up on deck to you, but there, sir, I failed. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths When the music commences, the smallest motion, or pretence of keeping time with the feet is enough to start the sailor in a vigorous hornpipe. Healthful Sports for Boys You no more feared that she would blurt out something unsanctioned by good taste than that she would dance a hornpipe. His Sombre Rivals Suddenly pressing open a velvet casket, Mr. Allen hung a jewelled watch with a long gold chain about his favorite's neck, while she improvised a hornpipe around his chair. What Can She Do? "My affection for the man is so great," wrote Erasmus once, "that if he bade me dance a hornpipe, I should do at once what he bid me." English Literature for Boys and Girls My crew shouted with delight, and the captain of one of the guns performed a brilliant hornpipe. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville My sole recreations consist in dancing English hornpipes and cutting capers. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 "Ye see," he cried, as soon as he had recovered his breath sufficiently, "ye see, I be wunnerful spry an' active—could dance ye a hornpipe any day, if I was so minded." The Broad Highway If I had two glasses of whisky I'd dance a hornpipe would dazzle your eyes; but the way I am at this minute you could knock me down with a rush. In Wicklow and West Kerry She played on the piano the sailor's hornpipe for him to dance. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man And "Heave round cheerly, men," sung out Navy Bob, dancing a hornpipe on the forecastle. Omoo When I found it, I danced a hornpipe all round the room and went straight off to Conto and Blag. Simon the Jester His sailor's hornpipes, Irish jigs, his old English North-country ballads and his coster songs were an unending joy to his comrades. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land At first they marched up and down, playing tunes exactly like the regimental bands of the Turks, and then commenced dancing a species of "hornpipe," blowing furiously all the while. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile Lightly and gracefully he went through his steps, the men crowding in from the bar to admire, for Nixon was famed for his hornpipe. Black Rock: a Tale of the Selkirks Bathes in the Mediterranean—Meets an unexpected companion—Arrives unintentionally in the regions of heat and darkness, from which he is extricated by dancing a hornpipe—Frightens his deliverers, and returns on shore. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen "And if it will make your dinner agree with you, I will dance you a hornpipe into the bargain." My Ten Years' Imprisonment He would dance nothing but sailors' hornpipes, rolled in his gait, and was as nautical in conversation to his uncle would permit. Little Men There's the clowns, the sawdust, the white horse that dances a hornpipe, the candles stuck in hoops, just as in our own dear country. Burlesques But when, after the hornpipe, he proceeded to execute a clog-dance, garnished with acrobatic feats, the committee interfered. Black Rock: a Tale of the Selkirks But it was soon plain to everyone, the Captain included, that many times two weeks must elapse before Mr. Hamilton would be able to appear on deck again, to say nothing of dancing hornpipes. Mary-'Gusta After a day's work like mine you can hardly expect me to dance a hornpipe. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields Convulsed with laughter, he returned hastily to the barn; while Jane expressed her feelings, whatever they were, by executing something like a hornpipe before the window. He Fell in Love with His Wife As for young Tug, he showed off in a sailor's hornpipe: which Mrs. Cox says is very proper for him to learn, now he is intended for the sea. Burlesques Then he stepped into the centre of the room, bowed to the judges, and began a sailor's hornpipe. Black Rock: a Tale of the Selkirks To put your foot on German grass would be as great a sacrilege as to dance a hornpipe on a Mohammedan’s praying-mat. Three Men on the Bummel I would have sooner danced a hornpipe upon my own head, than walk the softest minuet over yours.' The Expedition of Humphry Clinker She had a wide mouth that kept the peppermint-pepsin tablets rattling like hail from the slot-machine wherever she went, and she could whistle hornpipes. Strictly business: more stories of the four million In verse, their amorous exploits, Set to a hornpipe. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11 But Graeme proposed that he should give the hornpipe again, and the floor was cleared at once, for Nixon's hornpipe was very popular, and tonight, of course, was in high favour. Black Rock: a Tale of the Selkirks |
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