| 单词 | looker-on |
| 例句 | "Are you her," asks a looker-on, "or are you the drill?" Nicholson Baker 2011-08-13T23:04:05Z When he arrived in Paris, in the seventeen-forties, at the age of thirty, he was a deracinated looker-on, struggling with complex feelings of envy, fascination, revulsion, and rejection provoked by a self-absorbed élite. How Rousseau Predicted Trump 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z If you are to take Wagner at his word he was a mere looker-on in Dresden during what Bakounine contemptuously called "a petty insurrection." Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z It is much better and more humane than the whipping and spurring which is so grievous to a sensitive looker-on. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z It is merely the plain narrative of a looker-on, who accompanied the expedition from the commencement of December 1867, when affairs at Zulla were at their worst, to the closing scene at Magdala. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The honest indignation of the apostles, the visible perturbation of the traitor, are each right in their place, and for the looker-on, but they are nothing to him. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z "Dear me!" said Barbara, strong in the traditional superiority of the looker-on, "why don't you move your bishop?" Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z There was nothing remarkable in the action; but the stranger's manner was hurried and nervous, and the looker-on leaned forward, curious to learn what he was about. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Only the landlady, with her apron rolled round her arms, stood grim and silent; a looker-on whose taciturnity presently irritated Nadin beyond bearing. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z And yet the mother's calmness had in it a something haggard, that would have startled a looker-on less troubled than Mathieu himself. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z Morton was the interested looker-on, following the hunter like a shadow, ready, if it had been wanted, to put in his contribution to the fight in the form of a rifle-ball. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z If churches filled to overflowing be proof of national piety, then are the people pious: and farther than this, no looker-on such as myself should, I think, attempt to go. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z A looker-on here in 1807 found in this burying-ground and on the summit of the hill the remains of the ditch that surrounded the ancient fortification erected in 1675, on the approach of Philip's war. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z But the attentive looker-on knows that the solitary monkey's life behind the bars is in its way nothing but a tragedy, as well as Cervantes' immortal book is nothing but a mournful epic. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z The pupil can then be taught to turn her horse to either hand, or about, at a walk, without any motion of the bridle hand perceptible to a looker-on, although perceptible enough to the horse. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z Mrs. Bruce has done the bargaining, and I have been only an amused looker-on. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z In spite of herself she had ceased to be the looker-on. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Assuming the looker-on to be free from all qualms on the subject of grave-yard associations, I invite him to loiter with me awhile among the tombstones of buried Newport. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z As a looker-on and an observer of events in this country, I must confess my astonishment at the ignorance, perverseness, and stupidity of men whom I have ever heretofore regarded as honorable and truthful. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z He was honest, and had only feelings of profound love and respect for his wife; but to a looker-on, to Dora above all, the fact was difficult to believe in, it must be confessed. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z She hoped someone, or something, would sting him alive some day, but at present he persisted in adopting the rôle of the blasé looker-on, and no one appeared to have any influence over him whatever. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z But a looker-on must have had serious doubts as to their success; indeed, it may be said that their danger was great and pressing. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Dr Justin was quiet, and took the place of a looker-on rather than a sharer in the amusements of the young people. Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z No looker-on can quite realise the actual stress and storm of the struggle itself—the ridiculous vehemence of feeling, the absurd agony of soul, which must often rack the actors in some great Parliamentary debate. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z On the third day they went through the interesting ceremony of a fast, which, to the looker-on, must have been a somewhat slow process. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z As it happened, however, the enemy had seen fit to change its tactics, and instead of the new graciously polite Lawrence, there was only the old casual, indifferent looker-on. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z Here the purely objective looker-on afore-mentioned might murmur over the foolhardiness of man when he meets, unawares and all uncomprehendingly, one of the bewildering moods of an impressionable sweetheart. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z These British have a proverb that the looker-on sees most of the game. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Donovan had merely been a looker-on at the mad game in which the sergeant had sought to recover his losses. Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains 2011-09-15T02:00:11.393Z There was no paint or powder, false hair, or strengthened eyebrows, and she therefore seemed like a looker-on on the boards of a theatre where all the others were dressed up to act parts. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z To the casual looker-on, who knows nothing of the drudgery of the industry, flower-growing seems a delightful method of getting a living. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Accordingly I remained a looker-on among the fourth division. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z The first trial that he suffered might seem light enough to an outside looker-on, but it was heavy enough to Valentine. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z She was in truth a looker-on upon the melancholy scene, and as such, was more qualified to judge how sorrow worked in each of them than any other could be. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z His client, unfortunate in that degree, had merely been a spectator, a looker-on. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The sitting-room had at that moment two occupants; and the picture presented was such as no looker-on would have been likely to forget while he lived. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z If so, the flash of the keen gray eyes that followed the compliment on the touching death of Alethe, must, to an observant looker-on, have been one of the most entertaining incidents of the fête. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Jessie got up, at length, stepping over the carpet without rustle or jar, "the poetry of motion," thought the looker-on, and laid more coals upon the fiery mass in the grate. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Understand I am speaking generally, as a looker-on, whose eyes are no longer blinded by the glamour of wealth in a big city and the comforts of a luxurious home. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z It is upon the looker-on only--not upon the victim who is smitten down--that the battle-axe of Death casts a flash of light. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z It was a new thing, and disagreeable to the one looker-on, to see her mother from morning to night bent over work which was not for herself. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z He could not tell till he tried; and it was one thing to experiment in private, but quite another thing to court open discomfiture of the very nature which would most delight the looker-on. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z "Decidedly!" replied a looker-on, Selina Bradley by name—a kind-hearted, talkative, and indiscreet girl whom everybody liked, yet of whose tripping tongue many were afraid. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z It will make you a leader instead of a follower, a participant instead of a looker-on. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z I was an observer, a looker-on, at Hopefield, and my immediate business was the collecting of information. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z I was tired of being a mere looker-on at life’s great game, and wanted my share in it. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Ridden by a famous domidor—his owner for once but a looker-on—the beautiful black wins every prize, in speed outstripping all horses on the ground. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z "I'm a looker-on, this time," he said with a sigh. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Rows of white houses line these streets and present an odd appearance to the looker-on. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Poor Father Le Cocq! any chance looker-on Would have fancied for certain, his usefulness gone. Wayside Weeds 2011-01-23T03:00:17.230Z What a contrast might a looker-on have observed in those two faces!—the one round, ruddy, redolent of health, and shewing no traces of guilt or care; the other worn, pale, anxious, and cadaverous-looking. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z It is in either version an obvious satire on the looker-on, who always tells how he could have done the thing better. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources The owner of the X Y Z was passing something to the girl and it seemed to the prejudiced eyes of the looker-on that their fingers touched and lingered. The Trail of Conflict I have been a looker-on at many things I have wished for myself before today, Ruth, as you know. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory Any looker-on could have seen that something dreadful was being told by the wires. In Story-land He felt himself the looker-on, an intruder, almost a trespasser. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Their lessons would have amused a looker-on; but there was no looker-on. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches Something seems to have gone wrong with me—I seem to have become a looker-on at life. The Missioner I forgot, Roland, that I was the looker-on, and not the player of the game. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) But it is this very fact which makes El Azhar interesting to the looker-on; it is a living relic, a survival in the nineteenth century of the university of the fourteenth and fifteenth. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu Irma regarded all that environed her as if she were a mere looker-on, taking no part in the life about her. On the Heights A Novel A looker-on at sea, on terra firma he proved himself a perfect Nimrod. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 But I, who am a looker-on in Vanity Fair, often see more than meets the eye; and in this case I had a family feeling both as regards Rose and Antony. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance The stiff, unnatural order of bed and bureau mocked the looker-on. The Shadow History, however, as related by the esplanade, pays no attention to these aberrations of the looker-on; its story goes steadily forward. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu Everyone thought Rachel so wonderful—wonderful of course she was, but a complete sense of that wonder must blind the looker-on to Roddy's point of view. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary At first sight a looker-on would have raised his eyebrows, and muttered, “Drunk!” The Sapphire Cross One of these instruments is a rude drum to the beating of which they perform grotesque dances, with unwearying feet, really surprising the looker-on by their power of endurance in sustaining themselves in vigorous dancing. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time The rain dripped from the roof directly down upon his hat, and probably, the looker-on thought with glee, was stealing down his back also. Anne The man knocked the hat off, and the snake was immediately shot by a looker-on. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa He had just announced his intention to enter the army again; in justice to himself, he could not remain a mere looker-on in the moment of danger. Waldfried A Novel Just then there were two sloops in their harbor loading with ship-timber, and an armored schooner, the Margaretta, was there as a good looker-on. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read To a looker-on the entire camp would seem to have gone crazy. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw What made the feat more adroit was the fact of his having permitted a looker-on to select the horse for him to bestride before the whole lot were driven out. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 When he returned to civilization, he had become a confirmed looker-on. The Crow's Nest One of our batteries, some six hundred yards to the right, broke the stillness by fitfully throwing a shell once in a while, but to a looker-on all seemed inaction. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Could it be that he must stay there almost up among the clouds, and only be a "looker-on?" Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret The cards were again shuffled by a looker-on. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 He, at least, as a philosophic looker-on at life, will spit upon such philistine opinions. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) Stevenson loved risk to life and limb, but hated gambling for money, and had known the tables only as a looker-on during holiday or invalid travels as a boy and young man. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Any mere looker-on must perceive through all their wranglings that these are the arri�re-pens�es of the two antagonistic parties. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III The looker-on sees nothing to make such a fuss about. Eighth Reader There's one merit in meanness, if it disgusts the looker-on, it never fails to carry a pleasing sensation to the bosom of the gamester. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes I do not pretend," he said, "that he was there by accident; but I maintain that he was there simply in the capacity of a looker-on. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow It made her feel very old, as if she were becoming a looker-on at life, almost an outsider. Kildares of Storm The worst thing was that the farce of it all could only be detected by the looker-on. The Law-Breakers To a cool looker-on this seemed rather a waste of the raw material, taking place between two individuals of the same sex. Aztec Land But as neither Mr. Trench, nor E. M. B., nor Mr. Margoliouth, have as yet betrayed any disposition to quarrel about the question in dispute, a looker-on need not be afraid of interposing. Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Sufferings like these often cause the death of a large proportion of a command; and to a careless looker-on these things would appear to be mere neglects. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry To the looker-on it would have expressed a terrible threat. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills Among the guests the county families were well represented, and garrison officers from a neighbouring dep�t formed a motley group which a looker-on, viewing the scene as in a kaleidoscope, would laugh at. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 In short, I have acted, in all the parts of my life, as a looker-on, which is the character I intend to preserve in this paper.”—Spectator, Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Brand held his breath, it was an epoch—for a looker-on a marvellous experience—a page in the chapter of his life. The Traitors Raree shows, in which the looker-on sees the inside splendors of the nobles' homes, or the heroic acts of Japanese warriors, or some famous natural scenery, are very common. Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories But on this evening a looker-on might have observed that, even before the curtain rose, there was unusual animation among the audience. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories While the acting proceeds no looker-on must interfere except under my intense displeasure. Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief I am content at present to be a bare looker-on.... Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Little Decima, who had been a depressed looker-on at the proceedings, buried her head in her mother's apron and cried as if she herself were the victim. The Golden House Thus the time passes away pleasantly enough, after all, taking into view the variety of incidents and scenes which constantly occupy the attention of a looker-on. The Land of Thor Yes," Angelica answered thoughtfully, "the looker-on sees most of the game. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius To baffle the looker-on seemed not merely a great science, but the one game of wits which could never lose its interest. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange She was an alien, a mere tourist, a looker-on; the daughter of a millionaire who came to Rhodesia for wealth, and gave—how little in return! The Rhodesian The blue jay takes his life with the utmost seriousness, however it may strike a looker-on. A Bird-Lover in the West The people pray seldom, but with so ardent a devotion, that a looker-on would think them enraptured during the continuance of the prayer. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. I should much rather, therefore, have left the fight to others, content with being merely a looker-on. Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays Cora was seated nigh them, a calm and amused looker-on; regarding the wayward movements of her more youthful sister, with that species of maternal fondness which characterized her love for Alice. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 There was a looker-on who lived to erect a throne in the place of the one that fell that day, and to be the next sovereign who reigned at the Tuileries. Lectures on the French Revolution I have never had an assistant or a looker-on to whom this was not perfectly apparent. The Foot-path Way At last, just as the looker-on expected to see them grapple, they calmly alighted on a tree eight or ten feet from each other. Little Brothers of the Air The appreciator may seem to be a looker-on at life, in that he does not act but simply feels. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life Adams had no part in the proceedings except as a looker-on. The Pools of Silence I believe if the French were to land to-morrow on Portland, he would comment on our attempts to dislodge them as if he had no concern with the business except as a looker-on. Tom Brown at Oxford As a looker-on, I feel that both parties in the war have so much to be proud of that both can afford to hear what impartial Englishmen, or foreigners, have to say about it. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The pangs they endure are indeed alleviated by soothing considerations drawn from the Gospel; but they are, notwithstanding, deep—deeper than the looker-on may at first suppose. Thoughts on Missions Here he is a looker-on, holding himself aloof; and for him, again, the book is not art. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life It is not fun poked by a mere looker-on, it is the fun felt in the war by one who has been through it. Fragments From France Besides, he must clear himself of 271 suspicion, and because the part of a mere looker-on was uncongenial, there was a course which she would urge on him. Prescott of Saskatchewan But I want to be rather more than a looker-on. The Long Portage Roulette is a little more amusing, as it is more intelligible to the looker-on. Stray Studies from England and Italy Of the years of training and practice, of the sacrifice and the power of will, that have gone to the accomplishment of this result, the looker-on can form but little conception. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life Every looker-on was anxious; yet all the anxiety of the multitude could not equal the agonizing suspense in that one father's heart. Little Grandmother And so the doughty skipper was, for the time, a looker-on. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Unquestionably, from his advantageous point of view as a looker-on at the game, the dog is justified in the conviction that they are. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 The object of all this was very uncertain to a looker-on. In Nesting Time "He spoke," said a looker-on, "like a man inspired," and he ended by a demand for the absolute, total, and immediate repeal of the Acts. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 He had a typically British love of outdoor pastimes as an active participator and not a mere looker-on. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V His brow was wrinkled up, his nostrils twitched, and his ears moved slightly, for he was listening intently; and a looker-on would have seen that he was intensely excited. The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne I used to find much enjoyment in frequenting the Casino to watch the people and to play the role of "looker-on in Vienna," which, by the way, is a star role and therefore rather agreeable. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude On the contrary, to an unprejudiced looker-on it was quite the reverse of being inactive. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek That was his gentle way of intimating that Claude was not invited to be a looker-on. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana A careless looker-on estranged In silence shall I sit and yawn And dream of life's delightful dawn? Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse The shell that burst next door to him and killed his sergeant is only one of similar thousands to the looker-on behind. No Man's Land They, of course, did not know me, and I could, unsuspected, be a looker-on in Vienna. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude "I'm awfully sorry," he began, "perhaps—perhaps——" "Perhaps it is very impertinent for a mere looker-on like myself to have any views at all about this marriage," Honoria put in quickly. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance So, after supper, they sat down to play, and I was a looker-on. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi At sunset, the Sixth held dress parade—the first since our march from Columbia; but I, on duty that day as one of the 'reserve guard,' was merely a looker-on. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The looker-on or the consoler computes the magnitude and the liberality of the compensation. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Can’t say that my desires run in that groove, Jack, my lad; I’m quite content to play the part of looker-on. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy It was M. Ralph Edmondstone who conversed, and that, too, with so much of the charm of animation that it was pleasurable even to be a mere looker-on. "Le Monsieur de la Petite Dame" These were admirably trained to their vocation, as I had an opportunity of judging whilst a looker-on here. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. The struggle need not be one that a looker-on could measure or see, but the warfare must be maintained—the struggle must only cease with life. Janet's Love and Service The looker-on is impressed with the singular fact that most of the senators are very wealthy men; and it is said that they seek the position for the honor and power it confers. As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home The outer circle drew with it all the outside population, all the "dwellers in tents," from the busiest lobbyman to the laziest looker-on. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Do you know why those unco spectacles were sometimes almost sweet to me, though I was more often a looker-on than a sharer in their horror? John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn He bore himself with an air of distinction, and the looker-on saw the gloved hand caress a big moustache of sweeping silver. Despair's Last Journey The girl flushed, whether from pleasure or annoyance, it was impossible for the looker-on to decide. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book He seizes her hands and presses his lips to them in what seems to the looker-on at the other end of the room an impassioned manner. Molly Bawn Now that she had proved to be a mere looker-on she began to take thought about the lamb's future. The Wrong Woman The minister, one morning in the pulpit, solemnly opened his Bible, and unexpectedly beholding a most ludicrous picture, laughed outright, to the great scandal of every looker-on. Hubert's Wife A Story for You Mr. Congdon," the Governor began in his blandest tones, "as a mere looker-on at the passing show I'm persuaded that you're not getting much out of life. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! The looker-on—and his name, as usual, was legion,—had found no lack of occupation since the arrival on the field, some two weeks previous, of the Rev. Stephen Burns. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Through the crepuscular light, bulks of things—big, black, formless—were dimly seen; but nearer the hoarding than the middle of the waste open ground was a spectacle that puzzled the looker-on. The Mark Of Cain Realistic, as when the mere event is rendered as through the eyes of an unenlightened looker-on. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion In spite of all her familiarity with her upstairs, she now, with a looker-on, proceeds to treat "her young lady" as though she were a stranger and of blood royal. April's Lady A Novel He would have seen, as only a looker-on could see, what was happening to them. Play the Game! Why, how silly of him to be crouching there, a mere looker-on, when he ought to be having a hand in the matter. Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat Although only in a certain sense a looker-on, I felt greatly refreshed, and my spiritual life renewed by the exhortations delivered and the prayers engaged in. The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific To a looker-on it was hard to say whether it was the devil or the saint whom the people had come to worship. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited People mostly say that the Secretary will win, but as an old woman—a mere looker-on—I have my doubts. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond I grasped all this from my position of looker-on, Pomp never leaving my side, and asking questions which I tried to answer, so that he could understand. Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah Only please mind this; you are a looker-on, and you are not to fight.” Fitz the Filibuster The whole thing was momentary, and the looker-on could not feel sure. A Dash from Diamond City A looker-on would have wondered why he did this, and would have gazed ahead to see what there was to induce him to make so wild a rush in a dangerous place. The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First “I was the looker-on, sir,” said Gould, stepping forward. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys Sit thou a patient looker-on; Judge not the play before the play be done; Her plot has many changes; every day Speaks a new scene. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically In this broad ‘Vienna’ of human effort, the mere ‘looker-on’ cannot be tolerated. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 The happiness it brings cannot go very high, yet so far as a looker-on may judge it feels like happiness. Girls and Women A gentleman, playing at piquet, was much teased by a looker-on who was short-sighted, and, having a very long nose, greatly incommoded the player. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings One for the looker-on in the struggle who has no eyes for what lies still in shadow. The Arena Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891 The painting of Master Betty was amusing at first, but it seemed, in the end, to be but a prolonged and tedious business to the not artistic looker-on. Art in England Notes and Studies They are entertaining and instructive to the looker-on, and a healthy, though fatiguing, amusement for the dancers. Denmark You mistake, Lucy—you mistake—I am in truth no less an idler than yourself—a looker-on, with no part in the game of life. Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest "Then," said a looker-on, "he gave up the ghost." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 He did both, as a looker-on said, "in apple-pie order," which means, I suppose, about as well as they could be done by one of his age. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning To be fed, to be paid, admired, exhibited in public, run after, and all the rest of it--all this is enough to make the most impartial looker-on skeptical. Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use You must be content to be the actual looker-on, though you had better not abandon your inquiries altogether. A Maker of History The suggestion of Margot Lorenzi as a saint might have made a looker-on smile, but Victoria and Stephen passed it by, scarcely hearing. The Golden Silence The most casual looker-on might have seen the change taking place in his patient day by day and he was not a casual looker-on. Robin Involuntarily he joined it, thinking himself a looker-on, then suddenly Livingstone, the Buller's inside three-quarter, caught the ball and ran towards him. The Loom of Youth "Why are these grounds so brilliantly illuminated?" he asked a curious looker-on. A Cardinal Sin Yet oddly enough, this injustice itself appeals rather to the comparative looker-on than to the heavily-handicapped players in person. Post-Prandial Philosophy He is no longer content with being a passive observer, a quiet looker-on, while his character and interests are under discussion. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro The next the lids dropped and the nurse sprang forward because he had slipped into a faint so much like death that it might well have rent hope from a looker-on. Robin He, however, was only a looker-on,—could be no more than a looker-on for the existing short session. Phineas Redux He is here as the nather, "looker-on;" one who watches over the interests of the country, particularly in its foreign relations. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government Presently, from sheer inability to further control himself, the looker-on gave a laugh that rent the stillness of the afternoon like a cruel shock. The Place Beyond the Winds The big sailor sprung aside with an oath, forced from him by his terror; and from every looker-on there broke a groan. Great Sea Stories "I am allowed to be a looker-on in Venice." The Lighted Match To the average looker-on Catholicity is what Catholics are, and Catholics in America viewed from a standpoint of morality were then and still are a very mixed population. Life of Father Hecker The looker-on in the shade of the fir trees just noticed that Kitty Fisher drove the second,—just caught other familiar voices as they flew by. Wych Hazel Now the magic of the ax followed it here as before, and every looker-on believed he saw Sir Ranier slaying his hundreds. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 Yet how fair was this world in which he had no place—even to a mere looker-on. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe Hours and seasons following one another surely, infallibly, unalterably, in unchanging unity; the looker-on has a glimpse of the immensity of the force that first set them afoot. Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 To-night, as I looked down, it seemed to me that as a looker-on I saw more, perhaps, of the real significance of it all than you who were there. A People's Man "I am not even a stakeholder in the game; though, as a mere looker-on, I confess having watched it with keen and growing interest." The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters They say that lookers-on see most of the game, and so far as I am concerned I'm certainly the looker-on of this party. A Lost Leader She speaks always as a looker-on, and they recognise this. Hetty Wesley Beauty and the Beast may be a pretty fairy-tale, but in the realism of practical life it assumes the guise of a tragedy that makes the looker-on shudder with disgustful pity. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) That his manner was inexplicable, even allowing that he had some great crime on his conscience, a looker-on had not failed to observe. Elster's Folly "Oh, it will be all right!" the Inspector assured them, with the easy optimism of the looker-on in domestic tragedy; "your father will see there was nothing else for you to do." All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Would be required the clever pencil of a fearless looker-on—some one not engaged in the actual evocation. Four Weird Tales Mr. Dooley is a philosopher, but his is the philosophy of the looker-on, of that genuine unconcern which finds Saint George and the dragon to be both a trifle ridiculous. Americans and Others The looker-on sees a man or woman uncomfortable or in pain, lying in an easy bed, "the best place for sick folk," with nothing to trouble him beyond the bodily malease which holds him there. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) What! shall Leopold be a mere looker-on, and calmly behold his knights die around him in his own cause? Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Hence she had developed the talent of the looker-on. The Moon out of Reach And, since all liked him, and felt that somehow he seemed outside of them—spectator, looker-on—all sought to claim him. Four Weird Tales They were a revelation to Dot, the almost silent looker-on. The Odds And Other Stories I shall be a mere looker-on, Miss Munro, and dare to disregard the caution which you bestow, though duly sensible of the kindness which gives it utterance. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia What a happiness never to lose or gain any thing in the game of human life, by being never any thing more than a looker-on! Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution The new Assembly made the Privy Council pass an Act rendering signature of the Covenant compulsory on all men: “the new freedom is worse than the old slavery,” a looker-on remarked. A Short History of Scotland He belonged with them there, and he would rather face death with those familiar faces around him than be here, safe perhaps, but only a looker-on. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad And as she went from part to part, A deeper red each cheek became, Her very eyes lit up in flame, That made each looker-on exclaim, "Really an ardent love of art!" The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Jan had got a brass vessel before him, and was mixing certain powders in it, preparatory to some experiment in chemistry, Master Cheese performing the part of looker-on, his elbows, as usual, on the counter. Verner's Pride All the next day Wilford was very busy arranging his affairs, and a casual looker-on would have seen nothing unusual in the face always so grave and cold. Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering Some people are, indeed, so rich, they have such an overabundance of money and goods, that how to get rid of them would, to a looker-on, seem to be their only difficulty. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. This reconciles the prudential looker-on to the occasional and partial appearance of neglect. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends He cannot stand outside, a looker-on, separate and apart, having no portion therein: he is in it and of it, an integral atom, a something which cannot be isolated if it would. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times But Bessie declined; she was too much a stranger to take so conspicuous a place, she said, and would rather be a quiet looker-on. Bessie's Fortune A Novel He almost felt himself looker-on at what other men were doing. Heart's Desire The coveted hand, in spotless kid, shielded the earnest eyes from the glare of the morning sun, and all in all, the picture was one to tempt any looker-on. Idle Hour Stories "I see you would enjoy life merely as a looker-on," said Arnold. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 It seemed to her to be her fate ever to be an alien, a looker-on. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains Yet it does seem very odd to me to be giving orders while you sit by a mere looker-on. Elsie's Womanhood Certainly the scene in the cemetery on the evening of the "Day of the Dead" was one calculated to make an impression not to be readily forgotten by any mere looker-on who witnessed it. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 "Spillikins" is a game during which, though it enjoins silence on the looker-on, a real expert can playfully challenge a remark or tolerate one, now and again. Hocken and Hunken But whether the part he chooses in it be that of actor or of looker-on, he will endure his life with indifference. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) You know that to have been a silent looker-on at the return to slavery of a man to whom we owed so much was impossible. Westways As the travellers entered upon the clearing, there occurred one of those casualties which so often increase the awe of the looker-on, in such places. Nick of the Woods I was in the position of a looker-on and a critic, and I saw many things that did not impress me at all too favourably. Ireland Since Parnell The looker-on can easily spy an error in the actor. An History of Birmingham (1783) "I saw Florimonde going the round of her half dozen parties the other night," wrote a "looker-on in Venice" toward the close of the last season. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 You-all can put down a bet I'm no idle an' listless looker-on that blizzard time; an' I grows speshul active at the close. Wolfville Nights I ought to have known that I was only fit to be a looker-on when I fell at the first fence. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories "A looker-on sees a good many things, you know," he said. Greatheart The old Shepherd is present, but only as a looker-on, having for the nonce resigned the command to his reputed daughter. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England It is very diverting to the mere looker-on, when the world first proclaims some man a god, bowing down and worshipping him, and then anathematizes him if he ventures to proclaim his own godship. Stage Confidences Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay. The Cross of Berny Somehow, even though she told herself she had no interest in the matter, Molly wished that he were something more valuable than the flippant looker-on she took him to be. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories He had expected a flood of questions, for Nora was no looker-on at life, and he was surprised by her merely observing that she was glad he was getting away from the heat. The Beauty and the Bolshevist He was a looker-on in the legislative halls, and right merrily he lampooned everything he saw. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 She had watched it happening, standing by, as it were, a looker-on, watching what passed between the girl there and one other. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower It seemed as if I had been only a looker-on. The Cross of Berny "I am quite sure I can tell the difference between a looker-on, a mere loafer, and a man who does," said Molly, with absolute confidence. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories Emerson sympathized with all generous public movements, but he was not fond of working in associations, though he liked well enough to attend their meetings as a listener and looker-on. Ralph Waldo Emerson A looker-on would have been able to come to marked conclusions concerning the different characters of these young ladies, simply from their manner of dress. Four Girls at Chautauqua And she, the looker-on, finds it strange that the girl should not see…. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower The man’s back was turned to the looker-on. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts "A very intelligent looker-on, though," said Charlie, in a tone she did not wholly understand. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories The looker-on can sometimes form a more independent and impartial opinion of the course and results of the contest, than those who are actually engaged in it. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style Those four girls, as they arranged themselves in the cars for their all-day journey conveyed four different impressions to the critical looker-on. Four Girls at Chautauqua And the looker-on notes how the girl only blushes, and makes no answer. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower He had gone to and fro in the earth and walked up and down in it, comfortably immune, an amused and ironic looker-on. The Purple Heights "I was just a looker-on; I did not touch it," said Harry, whose hand was still on the bolt of the partly opened door. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand The Deacon's hired hand was all his time a looker-on, but he finally mustered up courage, and with great difficulty succeeded in pulling the enraged Deacon off the poor man. The Deacon of Dobbinsville A Story Based on Actual Happenings But, in these cases of crystal-gazing, the detail was too copious to be conveyed, by a looker-on, in a wink or a cough. The Making of Religion Oh, but how cunning of him, thinks the looker-on. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower It is at first incomprehensible that one should have suddenly grown to be an object of interest and curiosity to one's fellow-creatures, after having been so long a looker-on. A Roman Singer A tour de force is always more interesting to the looker-on than to the person who is taking part in it. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections But I think it prevented my ever being more than a looker-on. Father Payne The swallows skimmed along he ground one after another without a cry, and their silent flight made a sad impression upon the heart of the looker-on. Liza "A nest of nobles" Then the young man smiles, and steals forward noiselessly—the looker-on is all excitement now, and on the point of crying out to warn her. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower Lockwood may be a little indistinct, but he is properly so, for he is not a character, he is a mere impersonal looker-on. The Three Brontës "Been more or less of a looker-on all your life, eh?" he suggested. The Obstacle Race Hearts must be all alike to her at such a distance, but the faces to the looker-on were so different. Balcony Stories We sweep into the field of that looker-on, the momentary incarnations of this sempiternal being, Man. An Englishman Looks at the World There again, so neatly put, thinks the looker-on. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower You forget that, though a flower unnoticed and unseen--a very wall-flower in fact--I have been a looker-on in Vienna. Not Pretty, but Precious I am quite aware of all this, Captain Rowley, but I have thought your kindness to me was so great as to permit me to be a looker-on. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" How far a simple looker-on could supply them if so minded! Balcony Stories Everything that is well and gracefully performed appears easy to the looker-on. A Cotswold Village To the looker-on, it seemed that the traveller did nothing which was worthy of such careful record. The Angel over the Right Shoulder The Beginning of a New Year Cora was seated nigh them, a calm and amused looker-on; regarding the wayward movements of her more youthful sister with that species of maternal fondness which characterized her love for Alice. The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 The looker-on was a round, red-faced, sturdy yeoman, with a double chin, and a voice husky with good living, good sleeping, good humour, and good health. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty He could wish to save her from being a looker-on at his game, but he could—he couldn't not—go on playing. James Pethel Archer too would have preferred to escape their friends' hospitality: in conformity with the family tradition he had always travelled as a sight-seer and looker-on, affecting a haughty unconsciousness of the presence of his fellow-beings. The Age of Innocence An observing looker-on might catch glimpses of emotional scenes. The Shuttle "The Chancellor is music mad," a looker-on near the boys said to another. The Lost Prince A looker-on would have supposed him interested and sympathetic to the last degree; but in reality, he was furious. The Count's Millions The Marquis, by a fortunate chance for a looker-on, happened to be in the Turkish capital at the time when the populace were all exulting at the capture of Acre. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 "You didn't come to accuse me of being a looker-on?" The Spread Eagle and Other Stories And it is so much better to be a looker-on than an actor in life. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. I merely wanted to warn you—being myself a cool looker-on—to be prudent, not to say or do anything irrevocable. Love's Shadow I was no longer an auditor—a looker-on. An Amiable Charlatan "Were any looker-on to overhear what you say, he'd jeer at you!" Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Her head drooped a little toward her right shoulder, being supported by the back of her chair, and the silk remaining in her motionless hands, a looker-on would have thought she was still embroidering. The Dream Among the corporations figured the Peintres-verriers, or painters on stained glass, their car proving especially attractive to one small looker-on. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" The looker-on will see only the hillside, and may, if he watches with care, distinguish a few brown clad men moving slowly about it, dwarfed almost to invisibility by the size of the landscape. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War The attempt to reach it appears both poetical and perilous to a looker-on, but may be accomplished without much more difficulty or hazard, than in stemming a violent northeaster. Other Tales and Sketches (From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches") The person whom I addressed was a grave man, fifty years old or thereabout, who had evidently come thither as a looker-on. Earth's Holocaust (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") The cool looker-on all the time remarked this, and Cornelius was convinced that he had from the first been right in his own opinion, that Sir Ulick was "shirking the boy." Tales and Novels — Volume 09 "What else could she mean?" reflected the looker-on. With Edged Tools "You might have thought it no great concern of his—you might have imagined all our efforts as only a part of a play, and his interest merely the interest of a looker-on." With the Procession He knows that the looker-on will hardly accept his apology for "being late," that it is in order to being "more fit." Milton She had been so long a longing looker-on from the outer circle that the slipping away was the less hard. The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love Many a looker-on, whose lot was nigh as desperate as that of the demonstrators, felt that it struck him between the eyes. The Wheel O' Fortune And Lady Cantourne, the proverbial looker-on, slowly rubbed her white hands one over the other. With Edged Tools What glass screen has, as it were, interposed itself between me and the enjoyment, the possession, the contact of things, leaving me only the role of the looker-on? Amiel's Journal In a degree he was a curious looker-on; and in a still larger way he was a sympathetic, but not convinced, friend and well-wisher. Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis From various indications, however, in the conversation, David had gathered that this looker-on must be the former prix de Rome. The History of David Grieve The master of the house was too stout for dancing, of too restless and irritable a temperament for the role of looker-on. Mrs. Day's Daughters He is surely better as a looker-on at life than when he tries to present the surging passions of an actor-in-chief. The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century He left early, on the ground that he had an appointment to keep in Ferribridge, and Ann felt as though he had joined the party more in the capacity of a looker-on than anything else. The Vision of Desire "A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,— All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly." O. T. a Danish Romance A looker-on might have found the relations between Madame Cervin and her boarder puzzling at first sight. The History of David Grieve But of course there are some grand magazines which are known all the world over, and which no one should leave London without entering as a looker-on, if not as a purchaser. Our Hundred Days in Europe There was good hearing outside for those that desired to listen to the music, with seats to let in the surrounding tents and booths; and there was unlimited seeing for the mere looker-on. Suburban Sketches There is a lot of common sense in that, and yet in every work, Dias, sometimes while a skilled man is puzzling how to do a thing a looker-on will suggest a satisfactory plan. The Treasure of the Incas If Reddin was definitely antagonistic, a hunter, Edward was neutral, a looker-on. Gone to Earth Henry presently discovered that, to stay in the village a looker-on while the love affair of Madeline and Cordis progressed to its consummation, was going to be too much for him. Dr. Heidenhoff's Process The reader may believe, if he will, that the bird is aware of the imitative quality of the notes, and amuses itself by heightening the delusion of the looker-on. A Florida Sketch-Book That the exactions never or rarely take shape in words is, to the unbiassed looker-on, only an exasperating feature in their tyranny. Bits about Home Matters I was merely a looker-on, a passive spectator—until the right moment arrived. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation In many, but little feeling is shewn for the poor blacks; and they seemed to think less of their own fate than I did, who was merely a looker-on. Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. The Americans have certainly not the same besoin of being amused, as other people; they may be the wiser for this, perhaps, but it makes them less agreeable to a looker-on. Domestic Manners of the Americans They are a theatre to themselves, and a looker-on is not wanted. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia Presently, having drunk the wager, they went indoors again, all but a tall fellow who had been a looker-on, but had not been of the Lennox company. Salute to Adventurers I am only a looker-on at the tragic farce that is being played here," she continued, after a little, "but lookers-on, you know, see most of the game. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations Through all the Company's war with the river and its repeated defeats Willard Holmes was forced to stand a mere observer, an idle looker-on. The Winning of Barbara Worth The attempt to reach it appears both poetical and perilous to a looker-on, but may be accomplished without much more difficulty or hazard than in stemming a violent northeaster. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 In fact, one, to have read the report, would have supposed that Frank had been merely a looker-on, instead of one of the principal actors. Frank on the Lower Mississippi I will turn looker-on, and be amused, and sleep…. The Prince of India — Volume 02 For this reason whenever this looker-on took contact with things he attracted attention. Victory An Island Tale I am but a looker-on, with certain business interests which politics might affect, and therefore I take some notice of politics. Princess Maritza Eugenia was in high spirits, chatting gaily with Mr. Hastings, whose manner was so unusually lover-like, that more than one looker-on smiled meaningly, as they saw how very attentive he was. Dora Deane Only Mrs. Schwellenberg was with her, and again she made me a mere looker-on; and the obligation I felt to her sent me somewhat lighter hearted from her presence. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 "In short," he says, "I have acted in all the parts of my life as a looker-on." English Literature for Boys and Girls From his vantage-ground of the looker-on, with his unnaturally sharpened sensitiveness, he knew perfectly how matters stood and how hopeless the desire seemed. Winding Paths During the latter part of the day the proceedings were peculiarly interesting to me, a looker-on with no share in any one of the boats, owing to the catches being composed chiefly of jelly-fish. Afoot in England I am as lazy as a dog, and the role of looker-on would just suit me. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 She, the looker-on, had seen the whole play from its first beginning and could judge at least that part of it which had its bearing on her missionary masters. Rung Ho! And that is the meaning of Spectator—the looker-on. English Literature for Boys and Girls I am here merely as a looker-on in Vienna. A Rock in the Baltic "Don't bother him," added a third; "he's only a looker-on." The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence Not that he played for anything more than an occasional louis; nor, on the other hand, was he merely a cold looker-on. At the Villa Rose It was believed that two stones got spilt in the scuffle, and were picked up and sold by a third person—a looker-on—who had no idea of the value of his booty. An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay "Seven; they have all passed into eternity!" rejoins the seaman, who, till then, had been a mute looker-on. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter Now, however, the full swing of common enjoyment rendered every one blind to what the looker-on took no trouble to conceal. The Sea-Witch Or, the African Quadroon : a Story of the Slave Coast Perhaps the best way of all is to subside into the genial and interested looker-on, to be ready to applaud the game you cannot play, and to admire the dexterity you cannot rival. From a College Window It was one of those strange and contradictory scenes of war that bring home to the bewildered looker-on the utter impossibility of picturing how the thing really happens. Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort Once or twice he fancied the Duchess was for unmasking; but her impulses came and went like fireflies in the dusk, and it suited his humour to remain a looker-on. The Valley of Decision He had no reason for hurry; as usual, the tumult of the world's business passed him by; he was merely a looker-on. The Whirlpool How like a child's dream these few days upon the marshes, talking to one who was no more than a looker-on at the great things of life, must seem! Jeanne of the Marshes There was something in the appearance of this youthful pair which would have convinced a looker-on that there was a mystery of some sort surrounding the romance of their love. Prince Eugene and His Times It is the looker-on who sees most of the game, and weeks ago she had vainly tried to open Elizabeth's eyes to a sense of her danger. Herb of Grace I had now the annoyance of witnessing the difficult ascent of the elephants in single file, exposing their flanks in succession to the shoulder-shot, while I remained a helpless looker-on. Ismailia An autograph of a distinguished personage means more to an imaginative person than a prosaic looker-on dreams of. The Americanization of Edward Bok : the autobiography of a Dutch boy fifty years after Mr. Whitney then climbed down and walked to where the cub had been sitting as a looker-on. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches "Aided and abetted by more than one looker-on." Clever Woman of the Family How much was due to the interest which she as a looker-on felt in men and women, and how much was due to herself as a woman, was always a mystery to me. Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited by his friend Reuben Shapcott "Of course not—if you persist in keeping to the role of looker-on," she retorted. The Hermit of Far End But it's also eccentric and it puzzles the average looker-on who is always searching after meanings, according to the literary habit of the day, the result of universal reading. The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth Hilary saw them eyeing her boots, and, suddenly forgetting his role of looker-on, he became very angry. Fraternity As for me, the head and chief, it would not do to remain an idle looker-on. Caught in the Net There was a peculiarity, however, which could not have failed the notice of a looker-on this night in Antioch. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ Sewell declared that he had only been a looker-on, and his accusations against Tyler were so full of prevarications that they were not held sufficient to incriminate him. The Valet's tragedy, and other studies Tom Taylor is here still, and his progressive steps in civilization are quite amusing, to a looker-on; every time I see him, I am struck with some new change—some fresh growth in elegance. Elinor Wyllys, Volume 1 Felix here, who knows him best, says that he will not come because he prefers ever to play the game from outside the circle, a looker-on to all appearance, yet sometimes wielding an unseen force. The Yellow Crayon Now I was a mere looker-on; seldom an unmoved, and sometimes an angry spectator, but still a spectator only, of the pursuits of mankind. Chronicles of the Canongate It is just the fascination of the looker-on. The Vanished Messenger To a looker-on, like myself, it is sad to see how many sweet women who might be angels in the households of worthy men prefer to lead a single life. The Black Robe Adeline crossed the room to a window where Elinor was sitting quietly as a looker-on, having just escaped from a long conversation with the talkative old friend. Elinor Wyllys, Volume 1 The old man had played the looker-on at human existence, and seemed to know as much, if not more, of the game than the players. The Grey Room Ah, one that was a woeful looker-on When as the noble Duke of York was slain, Your princely father and my loving lord. King Henry VI, Part 3 The contrast of the boys' faces would have given infinite amusement to a looker-on—the one so solemn and big with mighty purpose, the other radiant and bubbling over with fun. Tom Brown's School Days I am the looker-on, you know, and I have seen—a good deal. The Malefactor To a looker-on, the game is good fun.' The Firm of Nucingen If the opinion of a looker-on from afar is worth anything, Mr. Hugh Clifford’s anxiety about his country’s record is needless. Notes on Life and Letters Ah, one that was a woeful looker-on When as the noble Duke of York was slain, Your princely father and my loving lord! King Henry VI, Part 3 Today he was a looker-on, and the ice of his years of bitterness had not melted. The Malefactor |
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