| 单词 | portly |
| 例句 | She heard shouting behind her as she spun around a portly butcher who stood gaping at her with a cleaver in his hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Harry watched, amazed, as a portly ghost approached the table, crouched low, and walked through it, his mouth held wide so that it passed through one of the stinking salmon. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The General was a portly, ugly man, his manners were not refined, and his talk was conspicuous for an eagerness to apply military similes to a very wide variety of matters. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Ben, old, grey, and portly, with his lined face and half-burned eyebrows. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was portly, with twinkling eyes that moved quickly from one thing to another. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But portly and overfed though she was from living in the comfort of a zoo, even so she tipped the scales at barely 110 pounds. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Fudge, a portly little man in a long, pinstriped cloak, looked cold and exhausted. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Alongside him stood a disproportionately portly black woman, fashionably dressed in a black skirt and a white blouse. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sleeping when Catelyn entered, his hair and beard as white as his featherbed, his once portly frame turned small and frail by the death that grew within him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Father, see who I've brought. Cat has come to see you . . ." Hoster Tully had always been a big man,- tall and broad in his youth, portly as he grew older. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Dr. Campbell was an efficient sort, a portly gentleman who buzzed around the room with his white coat flapping behind him like a cape. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The honored guests moved silently upon the platform, herded toward their high, carved chairs by Dr. Bledsoe with the decorum of a portly head waiter. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood on the steep bank above the water turbines, contentedly puffing on a cigar, looking over his portly belly at the river below. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mr. A’s avatar looked like a portly, bearded college professor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The portly commandant chews on a thought for a moment. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Bobby’s aide or so-called second at the tournament was his close friend and fellow Jack Collins student William Lombardy, a portly twenty-year-old seminarian who was studying to become a Roman Catholic priest. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The oldest girls serve pumpernickel and goose liver on the house’s last unchipped plates while the portly vice minister and his severe-looking wife inspect the parlor like lords come to tour some distasteful gnomish cottage. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She slipped quickly down the stairs and into the crowd, moving steadily toward where a group of soldiers garbed in silver-and-white military dress surrounded a portly man with a luxuriant mustache. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Being so still, so portly in his iron sheath, and having the great blind helm over his head so that he had no proper face, he had a look of danger about him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Farmer had imagined a portly, cigar-smoking type who made backroom deals with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He was not portly yet, though he was now getting on toward fifty-five. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she was there with a portly middle-aged woman with pale skin and dyed red hair. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was portly and wore a dirty ski jacket. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z His uncle was portly and balding, with a close-cropped yellow beard that followed the line of his massive jaw. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They are each a mound of clay, and the potter that is the portly, shiny-faced commandant is throwing four hundred identical pots. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He smiled down, but in the square ahead he saw a crowd, a speaker, a circle of portly men. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine my father, a portly bear who I have never seen move faster than a brisk walk. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He had, Harry knew, been Head of the Auror office; he looked tough and battle-scarred, very different from portly Fudge in his bowler hat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z On top, the portly man sported a long-sleeved suit shirt with a bow tie. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched, trying not to betray a flicker of surprise or alarm, as a portly man appeared within the flames, spinning as fast as a top. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Inside, the portly knight who commanded the waycastle greeted Mya by name and offered them skewers of charred meat and onions still hot from the spit. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was portly, with a kind face and a ducklike walk. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z White studied the man who appeared before him: short, portly, and middle-aged, with ghostly white long hair. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Leaning back and rubbing his belly, Morella becomes one of the portly, grinning charity workers foolishly asking Scrooge for a holiday donation. Be his guest: Morella’s solo ‘Christmas Carol’ is an inviting ghost story 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z With only a copy of Swallows and Amazons and a cryptic telegram to guide him, he must evade a portly policeman named Flint and to find her. Fiction for older children ? reviews 2011-07-21T10:40:32Z A portly former golf pro, he’s holding tight to turf others have claimed, then abandoned: the union of hip-hop and country. Playlist: Debuts From Roc Marciano and Miranda Cosgrove 2010-05-07T17:23:00Z Its star – a portly ethnographer-cum-archaeologist who solves crimes and explains civilisations – is already well known to millions of Japanese readers, who follow his exploits in a series of Hoshino Yukinobu-penned comics. The British Museum: marbles, murals... and manga! 2011-08-14T18:59:00Z She evokes performers of the past — male and female, slender and portly, Gleasonesque, Stoogelike and Burnettian — but scrambles their influences, along with her own peculiar quickness and grace, into something fresh and unpredictable. Movie Review: ‘The Heat’ Is a Buddy Movie Without Any Guys 2013-06-27T16:22:35Z Melissa McCarthy The upstart party of the portly – or the party of the visible-to-the-human-eye – plumps instead for acceptance. Lionel Shriver: 'If you're thin, you are a kook; if you're fat, you're a failure' 2013-05-11T07:00:27Z As crew members huddled around the monitors, Cam, the portly, gay Mr. Dad portrayed by Eric Stonestreet, learned some bad news. This Life: What ?Modern Family? Says About Modern Families 2011-01-21T21:20:03Z By then portly and sporting a thin ring of gray hair, he forged an interest in cybersecurity, a remarkable professional turn for a man in his 60s. He helped build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. How did he end up dead in a landfill? 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z When “The Firm” came out, Brimley was fifty-eight years old—plodding, portly, with a gray walrus mustache, his grandfatherly mien in this case turned sinister. The Wilford Brimley Meme That Helps Measure Tom Cruise’s Agelessness 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z They also hold a mirror up to the ideal OAN viewer: portly old white guys and their trophy wives. How One America News sells an altered reality 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z But like everyone else, she fell silent when a dapper, portly puppet suddenly loomed over an upstage wall of screens. Review: A Harrowing Puppet Show, ‘Demolishing Everything With Amazing Speed’ 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z In “The Red-Headed League,” for example, when Watson first sees Holmes’s portly client, he tries to imitate the master’s observational methods, offering a sensitive, novelistic description. Exhibition Review: A Sherlock Holmes Exhibition Stops in Ohio 2014-02-14T23:25:09Z In entertainment, the move toward more portly TV characters is part of a trend that producers say reflects the growing waistlines of Americans. "Mike & Molly" puts some fat on people in Hollywood 2010-07-28T20:07:00Z For one thing, he's on the short side, portly, shaven-headed and in possession of a set of gnashers that could benefit from an orthodontist's immediate intervention. OShea's got the rhymes that bite 2010-07-23T23:06:00Z In every alley of the theatre loom the silhouettes of the portly gentlemen in top hats who have come to take their pleasure with these skinny half-naked adolescents. Artists have always glamorised prostitution. Manet savaged all their delusions 2011-02-06T22:36:01Z Glenn Shadix, best remembered for his portrayal of a portly, pretentious designer in the metaphysical comedy "Beetlejuice," died Tuesday at his home in Birmingham. 'Beetlejuice' actor Glenn Shadix dies in Alabama 2010-09-08T01:25:00Z At Stakna Monastery, perched on its floodplain outcrop, a portly monk shows us around dusky shrines, shammies tied to his feet to polish the parquetry as he shuffles along. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one YORK, England — Perched on a shelf at York Art Gallery is a ceramic figure of a portly middle-aged man holding a magnifying glass. Opening of Ceramics Center Coincides With Crafts Revival 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Chasman—short, portly, and opinionated—had earned his PhD from MIT in physical chemistry. Hedge fund’s wild side: The man who lost $8 billion 2013-06-01T20:30:00Z At one point in “G-d’s Honest Truth” at Theater J, a portly man in a suit but no tie delivers a sermon about Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac. Play inspired by rabbi and his fake torahs misses its mark 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z There is a photograph of Mr. Lewis, portly as he sits up in bed in a hospital gown, and a motley assortment of knickknacks gathered over time. At 90, Jerry Lewis’s Mouth Runneth Over 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z The exhibition is designed to compare and contrast the portly and bourgeois Vuitton with the skinny and louche Mr. Jacobs. Exhibition Review: When Rock 'n' Roll Met the Classic Trunk 2012-03-26T12:30:07Z He was the portly British publicist who took selfies wearing wacky hats, and who sent Donald Trump Jr. an email offering documents from the Russians that would “incriminate” Hillary Clinton. All the president’s ‘Guys’ 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Yohji Yamamoto also followed the high crown hat and Victorian values of tailoring — shown, as ever, on a selection of “real” men, from skinny to portly. Fashion Review: Comme des Gar?ons and Dries Van Noten Offer a Hint of Victoriana 2012-01-20T18:50:37Z The apparent transformation made news in February last year when the portly, scruffy and seemingly confused Phoenix appeared on Letterman's Late Show. Joaquin Phoenix tells Letterman: I hope spoof didn't offend you 2010-09-23T18:13:00Z Best actor nominees include Golden Globe acting honorees Christian Bale, who has been widely praised for transforming himself into a portly U.S. Lady Gaga, Christian Bale compete for top Screen Actors Guild awards 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z But they were also a study in contrasts: she five feet tall and dressed in no-nonsense gray tweed, he a portly 6-foot-3 and shaped “like a giant avocado,” as Niven recalled in a memoir. Taking a Dip in History: A Pool Party at Hearst Castle 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z The shy and portly singer, with an unfashionable bowl haircut, was instantly compared to dowdy Scottish star Susan Boyle. Lin Yu Chun, 'Taiwan's Susan Boyle', signs Sony record deal 2010-05-14T09:48:00Z Obviously, seasonal cheer floods “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes”: It coats every second of the production, from the score’s wall-to-wall holiday hits to the ubiquitous presence of a certain portly, red-suited gentleman. Review: Maybe Later, Santa. The Holidays Are for High Kicking. 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The title character in "Gil" is an elementary school student, slightly portly and always picked last for sports, who lives with his mom. That's seriously funny: Comics tackle tough issues 2012-03-06T13:34:23Z Last month, ahead of his tour through Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, the portly Meat Loaf told Reuters that he did not want to travel anymore. Rocker Meat Loaf pulls out of UK gig due to illness 2013-04-15T12:46:50Z When I described Nilas Martins as “portly” in The New York Times and Mark Morris as “obese” in the Times Literary Supplement, those remarks were also greeted with silence. Critic?s Notebook: Judging The Bodies In Ballet 2010-12-04T00:15:00Z So she fashioned a hardware-stuffed bowtie for her terrier’s collar and set about tracking the activity of her portly pooch. The internet of pets: how technology can help your dog lose weight 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Mr. James’s portly Eric is a walking fat joke who is not quite roly-poly enough to earn the kind of cheap ridicule the movie heaps on him. | 'Grown Ups': Adam Sandler in Blatant Acts of Naked Regression 2010-06-24T22:53:00Z Sagal began running as a kid because he wanted to escape his portly body. A Memoir That Might Inspire You to Break a Sweat 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Charles Levit, 62, moved as quickly as his portly frame would let him, shuffling rapidly up to the doors, thrusting a cane before him and panting a bit. ArtsBeat: Rolling Stones Fans Are Older and Wealthier, but Still Enthusiastic 2012-12-09T14:08:56Z “You’ve got to lose some weight too,” says the banner for the gym, which shows a photograph of the portly North Korean leader next to a bikini-clad woman. Latte art and a gym ad: Kim Jong Un's softer image in South Korea 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Hopkins is padded to match Hitchcock's portly silhouette, yet the jowly prosthetics applied to his face are a bit distracting and unrealistic. Review: 'Hitchcock' is lightweight but fun study 2012-11-19T17:30:11Z And if Steps were as unappetising as ever then at least there was the surreal thrill of seeing portly middle-aged audience members – male and female – doing ridiculous hand jives to their songs. Cheers and groans as Kylie and Jason put in a shift at reopened Hit Factory 2012-12-22T00:29:07Z The dinner-table chatter went dead, and I noticed that the portly, jacket-and-tie-clad man next to me kept nervously stirring his vodka stinger, the clink of ice tinkling a counterpoint to the groans from the stage. 2010-02-11T23:23:00Z If the words Turkish cuisine still conjure up images of portly mustachioed men hacking away at huge wheels of sweaty lamb, it might be time to pay a visit to Istanbul. New Turkish Cuisine 2011-10-13T08:55:00Z Farmers squelched through the soggy fields while portly Holstein-Friesian cows grazed. Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life of an island 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The miller’s wife is large and portly, but her little husband is the size of a samovar. Review: In Vladimir Sorokin’s ‘The Blizzard,’ a Doctor’s Long and Strange Trip 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z “I got second when I was teen queen,” said Alaina Denette, 19, the new Swine Festival Queen, whose rhinestone crown featured a portly pig. The Agriculture Queens of Louisiana 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Of medium height, Poincaré was portly and slightly stooped, with a full beard, thick glasses and a legendary air of distraction. Henri Poincaré: the unlikely link between Einstein and Picasso 2012-07-17T11:48:23Z Mr. Gillett, though portly and middle age, exudes a teenager’s starry-eyed infatuation with show business and infuses everything he sings with a blustery sentimentality. Music Review: Eric Michael Gillett and La Tanya Hall at Feinstein?s 2012-02-22T23:03:37Z A lithe Frenchwoman, she’s the physical opposite of the portly Mary, and perhaps annoyingly modern, too, in Mary’s traditionalist eyes. ‘After Love’ Review: The Other Woman 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z His latest collection, modeled on young men and older gents, both slim and portly, offered soft tweed suits, washed pinstripes, funky knits and bathrobe coats in plush red velvet with old-fashioned pinups on the back. On the Runway: Paris Men's: Local Heroes 2011-01-20T22:57:33Z In long johns and a bowler, portly Wei-Chia Su jiggled his flesh and stuck an open umbrella between his legs to spin it. Dance Review: Ballet Tech Performs at the Joyce Theater 2013-06-14T20:30:52Z At Stakna Monastery, perched on its floodplain outcrop, a portly monk shows us around dusky shrines, shammies tied to his feet to polish the parquetry as he shuffles along. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one He is gently unassuming and comfortably portly, and quite lacking in the hauteur one may expect from the head of such a distinctive brand. Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business | Simon Garfield 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z “He was a portly man. Smelled like bourbon. Flatulent too.” 'True Detective' Recap: Pain Is Inexhaustible 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z My suspicions were confirmed when I was in an airport recently, and, walking past a food court, saw a portly woman in screaming yellow stretch pants at Dunkin’ Donuts. I Was Misinformed: The Dieting Supremacist. Hate Her. 2014-04-04T23:28:43Z Like “The Godfather,” Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Miller’s Crossing” begins with a portly, mustachioed man asking a mob boss for a favor. How ‘Goodfellas’ and the Gangster Class of 1990 Changed Hollywood 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z He’s trim, stylish -- and almost completely unrecognizable from the portly schlub that audiences fell in love with in films like "Superbad." Are comedians funnier when they're fat? 2011-09-23T16:24:00Z It’s a coming-of-age story about a portly, well-groomed man making fun of himself to his millions of followers, encouraging them to get on his level, imploring them to smell as good as he does. The Goofy Charm of DJ Khaled’s “The Keys” 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Durning had everyday looks - portly, thinning hair and a bulbous nose - and was a casting director's delight, equally adept at comedy and drama. Character actor, World War Two hero Charles Durning dies at 89 2012-12-25T14:22:25Z His men were likely to be portly and balding, with tidy mustaches and sometimes wearing berets; the women were often double-chinned matrons in polka-dot frocks. Jean-Jacques Sempé, Cartoonist of Droll Whimsy, Dies at 89 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Returning as the voice of the titular, portly, motormouth kung fu master, Po, Jack Black is perhaps even better than the first time around. 'Kung Fu Panda 2': Hyperflexed 3-D takes kick out of sequel 2011-05-24T20:04:05Z One, Christine Bonansea, French herself, does a fine impression of a portly, pompous Frenchman, more with body language than with costume. Dance Review: Catherine Galasso?s ?Bring on the Lumi?re!,? at Joyce SoHo 2012-01-31T23:19:58Z As a younger man, Taiwan's Lin Yu-chun sang for hours on end, trying to get his mind off the sneers he endured because of his portly figure. Taiwan singer conjures up Susan Boyle comparisons 2010-04-09T08:51:00Z At one point, the portly star unbuttoned his shirt to reveal a notable pair of breasts. Stars with criminal pasts honored at BET Awards 2011-06-27T04:47:22Z Lancisi is a bit portly, with bushy gray hair, and he was carrying a bag of rehearsal paraphernalia. From puppet shows to Broadway, ‘Elephant Man’ set designer relishes the details 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Avery is a portly, lower-class white male who may or may not wear underwear. Making a Murderer: another blow to our confidence in America's police 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Rob McElhenney, who plays Mac, has allegedly beefed the hell up over the summer, and is ready to let his cocky character walk on the portly side. "It's Always Sunny" star gets fat -- for laughs 2011-06-17T20:18:00Z Comedy Africans still popped up but they were generally benign, such as Dinka, the naive, portly, generally decent Nigerian in Ice Cube’s Barbershop series. Black Panther: does the Marvel epic solve Hollywood's Africa problem? 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z That doesn’t mean it was portly or lumbering, but quite the opposite in a delicate, deliciously shaped second movement and a light minuet. Andris Nelsons Brings Old World Flavor to Boston Symphony 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Christie's described it as a whimsical representation of original sin showing a portly nun, with a bible in her left hand and the forbidden fruit in her right. Surrealist, Mexican works poised to lead NY Latin American art auctions 2012-11-16T23:07:45Z The race attracts the young and old, the athletic and the portly. Madrid high heels run defies gravity, homophobia 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z He’s more padded than portly and nowhere near the hulk who, in “Henry IV, Part I,” Hal mocks as “this horseback-breaker, this huge hill of flesh.” ‘The King’ Review: Once More Unto the Breach (but Why?) 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Then a portly lady sidled up to the counter and somehow nudged me aside with her ample hips. Post-lockdown Amsterdam is a crowd-free joy 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Corden, a portly British performer, was energetic, amiable and cheerfully self-assured, but not particularly special. Review: James Corden Is Amiable, if Not Particularly Special, in ‘Late Late Show’ Debut on CBS 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z In the video, Morris, who is now a portly sexagenarian, is lean and muscular, with long, wild arms and great cascades of curly brown hair tumbling down his back. A New Incarnation of Mark Morris’s Singular Dance 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z In those fin d’époque days, patrons packed clubs like Africa Nights or the Black & White run by Buddy, a portly and far more congenial version of Casablanca’s Rick. Letters: Letter: Memories of Burundi 2010-05-14T07:46:00Z As Proposition Joe Stewart, the portly, deeply connected and relatively civil drug kingpin on “The Wire,” he preferred to broker deals between rival drug factions rather than resort to violence. Robert F. Chew, Actor on ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 52 2013-01-19T04:32:48Z The actor is well known for going to extremes – gorging, starving, bodybuilding – which reshape his physique from Olympian to emaciated to portly and back. Christian Bale: 'I was asked to do a romantic comedy. I thought they’d lost their minds' 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z For many Indians, these portly Europeans, who brought their strange fashions and beliefs to Goa, changing the religious landscape in the process, are little more than historical curiosities, people from another place and time. In Old Goa, India, a saint’s relics raise mysterious questions With the portly Mr. Domino on piano projecting an infectious sweetness, Mr. Hardesty stepped forward, or stood up, and offered a quiet coolness with his solos. Herbert Hardesty, Fats Domino’s Saxophonist, Dies at 91 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The social media phenomenon was nearly interrupted by a federal government shutdown, but at the 11th hour, Congress pulled through with a stopgap funding bill — and fans of portly bears ultimately won. A government shutdown almost wrecked Fat Bear Week. Now we have our round winner 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The portly left-hander from Sonora will join Jim Gilliam as the only people to have their numbers retired without induction into the Hall of Fame. The Dodgers are retiring Fernando Valenzuela's number. Does he have a path to Cooperstown? 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Ahmed, a portly man sporting a handlebar moustache and his trademark white turban, exuded an aura of fear wherever he went, embodying the archetype of a gangster-politician. Atiq Ahmed: The life of India's gangster-politician killed on live TV 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Amsonia Blue Behemoth, a new cultivar of another mainstay native, reaches a portly 4 feet tall and is dappled with plentiful clusters of baby blue spring blossoms. The home garden is going bigger, wilder and more dramatic 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z “It’s only natural,” said a portly Bangladeshi man who was described by those who know him as head of one of the largest smuggling operations in Cox’s Bazar. Rohingya refugees brave perilous seas to escape camp desperation By this time, he had gone on a crash diet, his familiar portly figure reduced by five stone, and published the Nigel Lawson Diet Book. Obituary: Nigel Lawson 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z For most Lord of the Rings fans, hobbits are the portly little folk of Middle-earth who live in homes carved out of hillsides and spend quiet lives smoking pipe-weed, singing songs and drinking ale. Right-wing rings of power: The far-right's bizarre obsession with Lord of the Rings 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Even here, Black farmers don’t see their locs or shades of melanin represented in a space where archetypes range from portly White men in overalls to slim and bearded White hipsters in plaid. In majority-Black Prince George’s, a struggle to help Black farmers 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z By the end of the 1930s, Roth was a bloated, portly wreck, shuffling along on feet swollen by drink. Review | The rootless, brilliant and tragic life of Joseph Roth 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z But the portly, bespectacled leader also showed he was a tough political fighter who defied predictions that his stint as China’s leader would be short. Former President Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s rise, dies 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z There are no training wheels for the portly juveniles. Climate reshapes life for tenacious gannets on Quebec isle 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z In a weeklong contest called Fat Bear Week, 12 Alaskan bears are vying for portly dominance. Your Friday Briefing 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z This year’s competition attracted 135 portly, bearded men, who are endeavoring to prove their likeness to the famed American author. Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest begins in Florida Keys 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z For his part, Mr. Claus has had so many media inquiries that he at times has directed reporters to his campaign website, where visitors are greeted with a snapshot of a portly, white-bearded man. Alaska special election for House seat becoming a crowded, unpredictable affair 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Though dozens of people have sent in tips, a black bear thought to be in the Issaquah area continues to evade capture by wildlife officials hoping to find the portly animal. Despite dozens of tips, Eastside’s collared black bear continues to evade capture 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z “This bear has been repeatedly getting into garbage and other human-caused attractants and has become quite portly faster than it would feeding on natural food sources,” Gunnell wrote in an email. Have you seen this bear? Very big and ‘highly mobile,’ it’s eluded capture near Issaquah 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The current cabal of assassins hide behind a judicial burlesque overseen in London by portly judges in gowns and white horsehair wigs mouthing legal "Alice in Wonderland" absurdities. The execution of Julian Assange: He exposed the crimes of empire — and that can't be tolerated 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z But one portly squirrel is so big it earned the nickname, “Fatty McFatterson.” ‘Bah-boom, bah-boom’: Acorn-ucopia of food fattens squirrels 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z And if any deflection attempt proves overzealous, the asteroid may break up into smaller but still portly pieces that could hit Earth in multiple spots. How a Nuclear Bomb Could Save Earth From a Stealthy Asteroid 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z "The portly patriarch of paunch persevered to pulverise the Baron of Beardonkadonk in the final match," the park announced on Twitter, adding that the champ was "still chowing down". Fat Bear Week: 480 Otis crowned chunkiest boy in Alaska 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Reporters who visited Simentov over the years — and paid the exorbitant fees he charged for interviews — found a portly man fond of whiskey, who kept a pet partridge and watched Afghan TV. Afghanistan’s last Jew leaves after Taliban takeover 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Then, almost in unison, the two looked over at the portly home plate umpire, hunched down and popped their guts out. The Mascot Whisperer 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z He was locked away to serve several life sentences, aging into a portly man with a thick white beard. Long-Buried Secrets: The Serial Killer and the Detective 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z The already portly pugilist ballooned from 268 pounds to 283 for the rematch just six months later and lost in a landslide decision. Andy Ruiz Jr. survives knockdown, cruises to decision win over Chris Arreola 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z His uncovered mouth and portly belly, which pushes obscenely out of the frame, both signal a marvelous indifference to propriety. Perspective | Feeling sleepy yet? I had to laugh that the word that caused me to pause the recording and consult a dictionary was the English word “portly,” used by Capulet to describe Romeo not as stout but as well-mannered. With Josh O'Connor and Lupita Nyong'o, 'Romeo and Juliet' speaks to our fractured society 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z At 5 feet 10 inches, with a round face, unkempt curly mane and portly build, Mr. Levine did not cut the figure of a charismatic maestro. James Levine, Former Met Opera Maestro, Is Dead at 77 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Archaeologists now believe this portly swine marks the oldest drawing of a creature yet discovered anywhere in the world. This 45,500-year-old pig painting is the world’s oldest animal art 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z It was answered by a portly man in a white shirt who was smoking a cigar. My Christmas among the spies. In the Holy Land. In 1974 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z A tall, portly bundle of unfulfilled dreams and midlife disappointments, he spends his days trying to inspire his moody, distracted band students while clinging to his own fantasies of stardom. Review: It's not quite 'Inside Out,' but Pixar's metaphysical comedy 'Soul' will lift your spirits 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z One contemporary described him as a “large, portly, handsome man.” Perspective | Loughboro Road NW is named for the man who had it built in the early 1800s 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z There are beers being supped and bald-headed, portly gentlemen swaying away. Anthony Joshua v Kubrat Pulev: world heavyweight boxing – live! 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Farmer Vincent and his portly sister, Ida, put lost motorists in their popular smoked meats. Movies on TV this week: 'Citizen Kane'; 'Raging Bull' and more 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z A short and portly man with white hair, his health was said to be deteriorating in recent years with heart problems. Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies at age 79 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z A short and portly man with white hair, his health was said to be deteriorating in recent years. Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies age 79 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z The portly Ruth, 47, homered off the still trim Johnson, 54, between games of a Yankees-Senators doubleheader, delighting the 69,000 fans in attendance. The strange, one-of-a-kind political campaign that almost landed Walter Johnson in Congress 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z The contest pits 12 portly contenders against each other for the title of most aesthetically pleasing ursid in the weeks before they go into annual hibernation in Alaska’s Katmai national park. First Thing: Biden raised $4m from the ashes of the first debate 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Everyone’s favorite week dedicated to celebrating the portly carnivore is back, and, maybe like some of us in quarantine, bigger than ever. Alaska national park's Fat Bear Week tournament returns to celebrate chubbiest brown bears 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z The portly moon brushes up against the Red Planet Oct. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in October 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z But that in itself is instructive: Great art keeps us in a place where there is no “closure,” and where a principle of portly ambivalence reigns over wan and emaciated certitude. Perspective | A painting that dares to stare back at you 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Spanish novelist Cervantes tells of gaunt, aging and bemused Don Quixote, portly Sancho and buxom Dulcinea. Movies on TV this week: 'Kramer vs. Kramer' on TCM and more 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Newman was omnipresent for two decades at the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa, Florida, his portly frame easily recognizable from a distance. Mark Newman, oversaw Yankees’ prospects, dead at 71 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z Eventually, Mr. Page, facing five FBI interrogations in New York hotels, began to look at the portly professor with suspicion. FBI’s Halper served as father-confessor/spy: Carter Page book 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Wilford Brimley, 85, portly actor with a walrus mustache who found his niche playing cantankerous coots in “Absence of Malice,” “The Natural,” “Cocoon,” “The Firm” and other films, died Aug. 1 in a Utah hospital. This week’s passages 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z An Army supply sergeant’s tragic hero is a portly master sergeant who knows his way around. Movies on TV this week: 'The Great Escape' on TCM 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Once slender, with dark, curly hair and a mustache, he was now bald, clean-shaven and portly. Peter Green, 1960s guitar hero and co-founder of Fleetwood Mac, dies at 73 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z With a square face, closely cropped black hair and a portly figure, Mr. Liu bears a striking resemblance to Xi Jinping, China’s top leader. A Singing Xi Jinping Look-Alike Battles the Censors in China 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z On more than one occasion, his portly physique and wide forehead came in handy — to play late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. A Korean American stand-up comic walks into a bar in Korea. Hilarity ensues — or so he hopes 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z He was a portly man who relished dining at restaurants rated with multiple stars, but also had his favorite neighborhood taverns, comfortable but undistinguished. James Goode, historian of Washington statues and architecture, dies at 80 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z He first met Mr. Halper, a portly man known to some as The Walrus, at London’s classic The Travellers Club, a cushioned high-ceiling gentlemen’s hangout for statesmen and ambassadors. FBI targeted Trump associates with informants 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Joshua, an Adonis-like figure, held four versions of the heavyweight crown when he made his stateside debut at Madison Square Garden in New York against the portly Ruiz, a replacement opponent and massive underdog. Andy Ruiz-Anthony Joshua rematch overshadowed by location: Saudi Arabia 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z On opening night, a meat merchant eyed up passersby, determining if they fit her ominous needs: “You’re too malnourished,” she told a portly man. The spookiest, scariest Halloween attractions in the D.C. area, ranked 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z A portly lord sends an 18th-century London actress to a madman’s insane asylum. Movies on TV this week Sept. 8, 2019 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z He sat cross-legged in the sand, dressed only in black trunks, his portly belly exposed for all to see. At Mao’s Beach, China’s Leaders Still Make History as Lifeguards Hide From the Sun 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The island’s donkeys buckle under the burden of portly visitors. The Bride, the Groom and the Greek Sunset: A Perfect Wedding Picture 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z A ninja watches out for his portly adopted brother, hired to track a mystery woman’s beau in Southern California. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Like his father, Nicolasito is tall and portly; at 29 years old, he is one of the youngest political figures in Maduro’s inner circle. Mini-Maduro targeted as US turns screws on Venezuela leader's son 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Bartholomew had found Domino playing in local bars and recognised the portly youth’s star quality: together the two men adapted Junker’s Blues, a song about heroin addiction, into The Fat Man. Dave Bartholomew: a giant who taught the world to rock'n'roll 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z His cherubic grin and portly physique veiled his menace at the plate. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s impact negligible in return to Angel Stadium 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Burns, who had been a student of Dydoʼs at Brooklyn College in the sixties, is sixty-one, a bit portly, and extremely affable. Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and “The Making of Americans” 2005-06-06T04:00:00Z But a historic time bomb may be ticking under the portly old soldier. The general’s horse wasn’t manly enough. So the sculptor gave the mare a makeover. 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z A portly singer with an ingratiating grin, Mr. Wiseman was once dubbed by a disc jockey “the voice with a heart” for the nimble quality and rich texture of his voice. Mac Wiseman, bluegrass performer of wide-ranging talent, dies at 93 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z From her studies of his bones, Tiesler found that he was portly, bordering on obese, and in his 50s when he died. Maya bones bring a lost civilization to life 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Alone, these would be gimmicks, but Bale also disappears so deeply into his balding, portly, pasty character that for long minutes you forget it’s him. Review: ‘Vice’ is exhausting, but Bale’s something to behold 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Lassner also recently referred to the president as an “orange, portly windbag” and mocks Trump and members of his administration on a regular basis, often with profane language. Melania Trump invites 'Ellen' producer to event about kindness in response to his snarky tweets 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z The portly player’s number wasn’t circled, but he paid his $150 entry fee just like everybody else. Hoop dreamers follow the path to the Go-Go open tryouts 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Vignon clearly relishes being at the center of the storm, with reporters now beating a path to the Vercors plateau in southeastern France where the portly priest ministers. In France, rebel priest takes on church bosses on sex abuse 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Apparently the supreme leader is sensitive about his weight and doesn’t like being compared to Christopher Robin’s portly friend. Twitter was supposed to spread democracy, not Trump’s ravings | John Naughton 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z The portly and popular right-hander walked none and struck out one. Colon gets record 246th win as Texas beats M’s, King Felix 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z It started when Xi visited the US in 2013, and an image of Xi and then president Barack Obama walking together spurred comparisons to Winnie – a portly Xi – walking with Tigger, a lanky Obama. China bans Winnie the Pooh film after comparisons to President Xi 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Colon, the portly 45-year-old right-hander now with the Texas Rangers, starts against Oakland. LEADING OFF: NL contenders square off, Britton joins Yankees 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The authorities identified the supposed organizer as Mr. G., a Ukrainian citizen, and showed tape of security agents arresting a portly man in a white shirt on a city street. ‘Dead’ Russian Journalist Appears at News Conference in Ukraine 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Instead they had been robbed by a man named Byron Moreno, a portly referee from Ecuador. World Cup stunning moments: Italy shocked by South Korea in 2002 | Paolo Bandini 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z “America is the greatest Satan,” said Sheikh Marwan Abu Rass, a portly cleric who held his index finger in the air as several thousand people did the same. Waves of Gazans vs. Israeli Tear Gas and Bullets: Deadliest Mayhem in Years 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The young actor, so good as the portly, doomed Chuck in “The Maze Runner,” never asks for our sympathy, instead seeking — and getting — recognition for a deeply nuanced portrayal. Review | ‘Measure of a Man’ is a funny, wise movie about bullying that speaks to kids and grown-ups alike 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The portly pitcher who turns 45 on May 24 said his motivation is that he still likes being around the game and has always wanted to play a long time. Long time: Beltre, Colon only in MLB with 20-plus seasons 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z He nicknamed the “small, portly” lab worker who briefed him on the chemical effects Aesculapius, after the Greek god of medicine. Russia's Lab X: poison factory that helped silence Soviets' critics 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z One day earlier this year, two prison officers led a portly, middle-aged man into court and instructed him to sit in the dock. How many murders can a police informer get away with? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z The Bear of Very Little Brain is used in China as code for the portly Mr Xi—the post was swiftly deleted by humourless censors. Xi Jinping decides to abolish presidential term limits 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z It's astonishing to see the actor who once played the thin, gangly Sid Vicious now fully inhabiting Churchill's portly figure, outsized persona and heroic legacy. Flash and volume likely to defeat subtlety in this year's acting Oscar races 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z I think accenting the oddly sloped wall draws attention to an unfortunate feature — like dressing a portly person in horizontal stripes. Computer-aided design: Using online consultants to decorate your home 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z The portly governor had found no way to avoid a mob of protesters in wheelchairs outside his office, prompting tunnel talk. Analysis: Access to Arkansas information isn’t always simple 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Cinnamon, a portly Beagle cross from Kansas City, Missouri, takes PetReleaf's hemp oil daily for her bad hips. Could medical marijuana help your dog? 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Pundits should, he says, be “sassy” – advice that sounded particularly incongruous presented next to the fulminations of the various portly gentlemen who dominate the Oz’s opinion section. Milo Yiannopoulos speaks, and Australia's respectable racists howl their approval 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z One of my more kindly mates remarked that I was a little portly. Men are putting on weight – and the diagnosis is grim | Neil Boom 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z A good-humored, portly man with a soft smile and a mustache, Mr. Talabani was nonetheless a pragmatic and savvy political operator who knew when to play down his Kurdish nationalism. Jalal Talabani, unifying former president of Iraq, dies at 83 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z The principals were joined by an assortment of hangers-on including Emin’s publicist – a portly Briton named Rob Goldstone. Trump in Moscow: what happened at Miss Universe in 2013 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z His tummy as portly as it always would be, Winnie-the-Pooh’s very first appearance has been revealed in a previously unpublished sketch from the 1920s by illustrator EH Shepard. The real Winnie-the-Pooh revealed to have been 'Growler' 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z The Fighter is the only person I meet in Lucky House who is not rail thin, and his portly belly is often on display as he walks between beds shirtless. My week in Lucky House: the horror of Hong Kong's coffin homes 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Find the fattening moon sliding over the star Antares — Mars’ visual doppelganger — on July 5, and on the next night, the portly moon bellies up close to Saturn. Skywatch: Jupiter and Saturn entertain the evening crowd and Venus provides morning pageantry 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Stocky and portly with a rough goatee, he was a compelling presence. Javier Valdez: brave, brilliant casualty of Mexico’s dirty war | Angus Macqueen 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z The portly, nearly full moon is close to Jupiter April 10, and the next day, the official full moon remains relatively close to Jupiter. Skywatch: April brings Jupiter, Saturn and Venus into easy view 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z With his sharp suit and fedora, Bernal cuts a handsome silhouette, which serves only to contrast him with the portly Neruda. Review | ‘Neruda’: The Chilean poet-politician comes into focus in a noirish biopic 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z The strange tale involves a Cinderella team, a bookmaker eager for publicity and, most important, a portly middle-aged goalkeeper with a taste for meat and potatoes. A Pie Too Far? Soccer Investigates a Bet on a Goalie’s Lunch on the Sidelines 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Kim, a portly man in his mid-40s, died shortly after the attack, en route to a hospital after suffering a seizure, Malaysian officials say. TV footage appears to show deliberate attack on North Korean 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z The portly animal squirmed and bared his tiny teeth as his audience cheered. Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, foresees long North American winter 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z From then on, when a sympathetic friend would tip him off about impending searches, he'd shroud his moustachioed face and portly figure and move somewhere safer, disguised as a woman. The policemen who dressed as women to hide from IS - BBC News 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z When Trump headlined a fundraiser in May to help Christie retire his campaign debt, he pointed at the portly New Jersey governor and asked: “You’re not eating Oreos anymore, are you?” Christie re-emerges after his falling out with Trump. But is he back on the inside? 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Though no one suggests easing body-mass standards for active-duty soldiers, the Pentagon may allow portly, paunchy and potbellied recruits to enlist — and then whip them into shape in boot camp. Pentagon may relax fitness and drug standards in effort to attract new recruits 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z He was a portly, toppled despot aghast at how stubbornly an intelligent woman refused to defer to him. Hillary Clinton’s male tormentors 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z “They were well trained. They were good fighters, and all in shape — no big bellies,” said Fateh Allah, smiling as he looked at a portly colleague. Islamic State is stunning its adversaries with the ferocity of its counterattacks 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z A man met Mrs. Hummick, who was rather portly, and was advised to remember her name by thinking of "stomach." How to Remember People’s Names 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z If you saw the portly men stomping around the mat, nearly naked, the image is probably etched into your memory for eternity. Mongolian coaches get three-year ban for stripping in protest at Rio Olympics 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z He is a portly 70-year old who likes to insinuate that Mrs Clinton is in desperate health while declining to reveal his own medical records. Who’s deplorable? 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z On the coast, they watched squirrels beg for food and giggled at portly sea lions. Two Chinese retirees win hearts on epic American road trip 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z I'd also be a little portly from eating one too many Pockys, but that's a small price to pay to be fluent in code and a competitive player in the workforce. Kids can now learn to code with Pocky, the delicious Japanese snack 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The portly maven—who used to joke that much of his girth was muscle—dropped 40 pounds and shaved his signature goatee. How Roger Ailes Became the Most Powerful Man in TV News 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z At age 73, portly and rumpled, his presence wouldn't have done much to signal the future. Pence Pick Would Show a Different Shade of Trump 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z He was a portly man of 42 who wore a long white robe and covered his head with a schmag, or checkered cloth. A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z No longer do Nathan’s employees cajole portly passers-by to enter the contest. Glorious gluttony 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z My admiration wasn’t affected by the fact that portly Townson, clearly the odd one out, was holding a pipe in one picture – not some hippie bong thing, but the kind smoked by suburban dads. Cult heroes: the 5th Dimension – elegant pop crooners who wowed the mainstream 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z But no, one portly fellow said as he huffed past, it was Kanye. No more parties in N.Y.: A view from inside the Kanye chaos 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The portly pitcher’s trot around the bases after hitting the impressive two-run shot took about 30 seconds. Colon hits 1st career homer in Mets’ 6-3 win over Padres 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z The portly pitcher's trot around the bases took about 30 seconds. New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon hit his first career home run Saturday night, a shot that came less than three weeks before his 43rd birthday 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z But the breed is well known for its tendency to develop a portly form, a concern given the variety of health problems - from diabetes to heart disease - linked to obesity. Labradors may be genetically 'hard-wired' for greed 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z From the dugout, Mets manager Terry Collins thought it might land fair, allowing the portly Colon to run for an extra-base hit. Mets hit 3 home runs in 1st, Colon coasts past Braves 4-1 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z With his wild hair, portly figure and bespectacled face, Levine is beloved by musicians, singers and audiences. New York Met Opera's music director James Levine to retire after 40 years 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks April 22, but the portly full moon effectively washes out these shooting stars. Skywatch: April brings planetary presents 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z When a portly manager drained a shot, he sprinted the length of the bleachers. Before ACC tournament, Jim Larranaga hopes Miami can learn from his run at George Mason 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Colon, a 42-year-old portly right-hander, gave up four hits, struck out two and walked none. Bartolo Colon helps Mets’ split squad top Tigers 7-3 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z My regular is an elegantly dressed gentleman in his mid-50s, slightly overweight in a way that calls out for the word “portly.” Stripping and Starbucks — when corporations take over desire 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Taken aback, I took in the sight of this unassuming, nondescript, portly little female before me, who was also Asian. I thought I'd found the prefect guy. Until he replaced me. 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z North Korea’s portly young dictator is often played for laughs, but before he rose to power in 2011... The Rogue-State Nuclear Missile Threat 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z In that regard, the portly general was little different from his predecessor, who was known to critics as the “born-again butcher” for the remorseless killing of civilians and political targets. Óscar Mejía Victores, Guatemalan military ruler of mid-1980s, dies at 85 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Related: Super Bowl 50 has got everything – apart from a true villain to hate That coach, a portly, white-haired, 68-year-old defensive coordinator named Harold Wade Phillips, brushed off his trousers and stayed on the sideline. Wade Phillips: the Broncos' defensive genius out to thwart the Panthers 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z At our Catholic school in Oklahoma City, the portly Osborn cut an oddly cosmopolitan figure. Blake Bailey Takes On a Bottle of Clear Creek Distillery Blue Plum Brandy 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z I recently discovered 50-some portly Santa figures in a hotel lobby in Egypt. Why Scandinavian Countries Are Fighting Over Santa 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The Banting diet is named after a short, portly 29th century British undertaker, William Banting. South Africa's guru for benefits of saturated fat faces hearing 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z It's told essentially in three acts, and players are allowed to jump from character to character, including the portly heavy-metal dude Hoagie or the slim and the perpetually perplexed Laverne. 'Day of the Tentacle' remake tries to look like the game of your memories 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z He was 66, four years older than Bum was when his career ended, and portly coaches with white hair don’t get hired as quickly. Wade Phillips: the Broncos' defensive genius out to thwart the Panthers 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Can you layer a puffer over a suit without looking, well, portly? Your Top 7 Men’s Style Questions for Fall, Answered 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z I have never plundered anything,” said Mr. Garly, a 36-year-old Dane whose modest stature, jocular manner and portly figure belie his enthusiasm for ancient warriors. Norway Again Embraces the Vikings, Minus the Violence 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z I was 9 years old and obsessed with the tiny, portly plumber and the endless adventures inside the Mushroom Kingdom. Share your #Mariomemories with us 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z It evokes images of retirees gently trundling through Florida towards the golf course, or portly security guards trundling towards the coffee machine, or tourists with tired legs trundling around European landmarks. How hard it is to ride a Segway? 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z "With the new taxes we will turn the clock back to 1970 when my mother cooked on a wood stove," the portly 50-year-old says. Privileges threatened, days may be numbered for Greece's 'everyman' farmers 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z "I always see whales walking around here," she said, making a play on the word "ballena" in Spanish, which Argentines sometimes use to refer to politicians and people who are portly. Whale appears in docks of exclusive neighborhood in Argentina's capital while hundreds look on 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Last year, the People’s Liberation Army relaxed its weight standards slightly to allow “more portly young men” to join the ranks. New Study Blames Chinese Grandparents For Obese Kids 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The magazine started with what not to do, using pictures of a portly model it called “a comedy character”: Here’s How a Man Should Strip, According to Advice From the 1930s 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Or a portly playboy with a liking for Swiss cheese, fast cars and faster women. Kim Jong-un: Trying to make sense of North Korea's leader - BBC News 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Culham is one of two labs about to give these portly tokamaks a major test. Feature: The new shape of fusion 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z In such circumstances, it was impossible to ignore the portly figure in a brown three-piece suit, complete with tie and highly polished shoes. BB King (1925-2015): a true blues aristocrat 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Newscasts go wild over the portly Aussie’s “birthday gift from Down Under.” Review: Girl power! ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ hits those sweet notes 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z In the second episode, Sims pulls a horse’s cracked tooth, examines an endangered coot and checks on a portly pig that’s blind from extra skin covering its eyes. TV vet takes to sky, dives into sea to help injured animals 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z In the second episode, Sims pulls a horse's cracked tooth, examines an endangered coot and checks on a portly pig that's blind from extra skin covering its eyes. TV vet takes to sky, dives into sea to help injured animals 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z The portly, round-faced Xi isn't about to replace the portrait of Mao hanging from Tiananmen Gate in the heart of Beijing. China's Xi seen at center of emerging culture of praise 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z A portly man, with a penchant for military regalia, his uniform was emblazoned not just with the six-pointed sheriff's star but a badge proclaiming "Never." Race relations 50 years after Selma 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z His disposition is exceedingly proper — the portly carriage, the trimmed white beard, the florid drawl — but he dresses in a rumpled manner that suggests a morning habit of mistaking the laundry hamper for the dresser. Building the First Slavery Museum in America 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z So we wrote that the portly young man could not possibly be the out-of-central-casting Dr. Evil his father was, with the buffoonish sunglasses and the idiotic pompadour. Is Kim Jong Un the Last Bad Bond Guy? 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z A portly, red-faced Frenchman with a huge white beard and a black bowler hat, who seemed like some sort of hippie Da Vinci; a compulsive inventor-artist-musician living in the rural hills of northwest France. Meet the man making chocolate farts 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Christina Tetreault said she was jogging with a friend around the lake on Jan. 7 when she spotted the portly critter. Giant beaver captured at Phoenix-area lake 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z A strong, portly man, Nyong managed to swim atop of the wave and grab an empty plastic tank to float. Photos: 10 Years After Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Coast, and Its People Have Bounced Back The journey from humble Byzantine bishop to the portly figure not averse to a tipple at the bottom of a chimney has been a long one. Turks celebrate Father Christmas as local hero 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z That certainly appears to be the case, and even if Kim doesn't get any respect these days from his elders in Beijing, it's a policy that the portly little dictator in Pyongyang supports. Is Kim Jong Un the Last Bad Bond Guy? 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z In October 2013, a mysterious source created an animated video explaining the roles of world leaders, including a portly Mr Xi. Why has tribute to President Xi's marriage gone viral? 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z A portly hoofed animal about the size of a wild pig may help solve a mystery of evolution and continental drift that dates back 55 million years. Mammal fossil may tie together mammals from Madagascar and India Mr Se Teo goes to chat to them, his portly frame moving deftly from table to table, eliciting warm hellos from everyone he speaks to. Ex-convict turned chef cooks up social change 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z "The Golden Division," a widely played tune sung by the portly Mohammad Abdul Jabar, glorifies a special forces unit of the Iraqi army. Chest-thumping patriotic videos get Iraqis pumped 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z For instance, Friar Tuck is commonly associated as portly and jolly, but has been portrayed in past Robin Hood iterations as a strong man with a quick temper. Why Sony Is Spending $2 Million To Make A Robin Hood Movie Franchise 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z An official once described her as “portly” for a female turkey. Zelda, the Resident Turkey of Battery Park, Is Feared Dead 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z While in office the self-proclaimed "President For Life," became a portly poster-child for wanton misrule, failing to address the poverty and illiteracy of Haitians, while his family and friends indulged in a luxurious lifestyle. Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier dies at 63 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z Surely, if a portly gridiron CEO at a Midwest university was going to be canned midseason, the most likely candidate had to be Michigan’s Brady Hoke. Big Blew: How Michigan Football Got So Bad, So Quickly That’s the inference of an extraordinary acknowledgement from Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency that the portly 30-or-so-year-old heir to power over North Korea is in trouble one way or another. N. Korea Leader Kim Jong-Un's 'Uncomfortable' Illness Deepens Mystery of Power Struggle 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The portly Queens native was rarely seen in public without a bow tie, Homburg hat and two-toned shoes. NYPD dedicates CompStat room to former officer 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The portly pumpkin began to grow so fast that change was actually visible by the hour, he said. Minot pumpkin estimated at more than 1,600 pounds 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z In the batter’s box, a portly man with a white goatee, gnawing on a wad of tobacco, awaited the pitcher’s long, exaggerated delivery. Alumni of Two Dominican Amateur Leagues Play Each September 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Reed, 23, did vaguely poke fun at his portly frame, joking that it surely intimidates opponents. FedEx Cup Leaders Share First 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z The old Sharpton rose to national notoriety as a portly former protege of music star James Brown — complete with the signature pompadour, tracksuit and gold chains. Obama's inner-Rev. Al 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Known as the "Sporting Baron", this portly, bearded veteran of the Crimean War had been a runner in his youth and had gained a reputation as a prodigious gambler. How Sam Cam's ancestor 'reinvented' walking 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Back at the guest house, the evening news is on the television, showing a portly man in uniform with gold and scarlet brass on his shoulders. Boko Haram: Terror’s Insidious New Face On Tuesday, police released photos and video of the suspect, a portly man carrying a shopping bag. Arrest made in San Francisco arson spree 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z It did not specify the changes to the weight requirement, saying only that it was “relaxed to allow more portly young men into the military.” Military to Let Enlistees Be Shorter and Stouter 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z South Africa’s latest government is a portly crew, with many a ministerial suit bursting at the seams. Much too fat 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z This is sometimes known as the “portly banker” effect: The theory is that lighter men appear less substantial. Lose Weight, Get A Raise? 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Mohammad, a portly man with a pakool hat and a forehead comb-over, explained how business came to a halt about a year ago. Kabul's Bush Bazaar dwindles as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z "I'm so proud of the way he's played the last three, four years," said the 60-year-old, who is affectionately nicknamed "The Walrus" because of his portly build and fulsome moustache. Walrus and son set for 'very, very cool' Masters 2014-04-07T22:45:19Z When he went gray and portly in middle age, he sometimes took seasonal jobs as a department-store Santa. On Religion: A Resolution at Last for a Father’s Unsettling Legacy 2014-04-05T00:38:23Z At 62, he is portly, perhaps twice the weight he was when in 1974, as a magical forward, he helped Bayern Munich win the European Cup and Germany the World Cup. Germany's Mr Football in the dock 2014-03-10T12:43:22Z The portly waxing gibbous moon cruises under Jupiter on March 9-10. With the start of spring just weeks away, several planets are becoming hard to miss 2014-03-01T21:39:00Z The burger debate raged for hours, maybe even days, until communities secretary Eric Pickles, known for being rather portly, upped the banter stakes with a picture of himself, in the same pose, . 2013's top memes and viral videos 2013-12-30T01:20:52Z This heroic-marathon would require innumerable stops, the consumption of millions of gallons of milk and mountains of cookies, the scaling of treacherous chimneys, etc. — all very impressive feats for a portly old man. Productivity 2.0: Santa Style 2013-12-23T11:17:00Z Dasani shares a twin mattress and three dresser drawers with her mischievous and portly sister, Avianna, only one year her junior. Homeless Girl in the Shadows 2013-12-09T07:26:35Z Workers climb atop it and unload the pieces by hand, dropping parts and bags to the ground, where they're inspected and weighed by two portly men with notepads. How Beijing--and the Rest of China--Recycles Plastic [Excerpt] 2013-11-08T16:45:03.663Z Last updated at For many a year, the only Ashes spinner worthy of mention was a portly blond Australian who went by the name of Shane. Graeme Swann - spinner, singer and showman 2013-10-29T00:01:03Z Now, he is a portly president who portrays himself as a devout Muslim with miraculous powers, such as the power to cure people of Aids and infertility. Profile: The Gambia's Yahya Jammeh 2013-10-03T14:30:31Z Boris was brooding when he noticed a portly, well-dressed man reading his poster. The speed of dark energy 2013-08-28T17:21:00.513Z Just ask David Cameron, 46, who was photographed topless on a Cornwall beach this week looking "portly", according to the Daily Mirror. How to stop the middle-aged spread 2013-08-23T23:37:24Z "Like fish and water," the portly Huang Qifan told reporters on the sidelines of the annual full session of parliament, using a Chinese expression meaning an almost symbiotic relationship. The art of survival in China: how some of Bo's cronies cling on 2013-08-21T04:16:46Z Mr. Desai, a tall, portly man who was born near the Gujarat city of Surat and grew up in Delhi, serves meat food— an uncommon choice in the state capital, especially for a Hindu. India Ink: Butter Chicken in Ahmedabad 2013-08-20T07:50:49Z I was led to Harish, a portly man, who used only one name. India Ink: Why Does the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Resent Cricket? 2013-07-02T07:29:57Z And a few steps away, a portly man with a thick black beard remained silent. Justice Elusive in a Bangladesh Factory Disaster 2013-06-29T23:10:32Z This prompted Osborne to joke that the portly communities secretary, Eric Pickles, was a fine example of lean government. Spending review: how George Osborne quelled coalition dissent 2013-06-27T20:02:01Z Like a live wire suddenly surging with electricity, Tyson demonstrates the leaping roundhouse kick he felled Green with, conjuring a portly, breath-sucking Bruce Lee and laughing at himself for it. Mike Tyson at 46: perfectionism, punchlines and Brad Pitt 2013-05-14T09:03:00Z Wrapped in a green sari, the portly 41-year-old was diagnosed with diabetes seven years ago. No Answers in Sight for India's Diabetes Crisis 2013-05-13T04:35:28Z The entertaining, portly coaching lifer made a career out of delivering basketball wisdom or a restaurant review with equal aplomb. 10 things to know for the NCAA tournament 2013-03-18T00:43:07Z Archive footage of Beeching himself shows a portly man, bald bar a slicked combover, grey at the temples, with what rail fans might not hesitate to describe as a Hitler moustache. Rail freight in Britain: shaped by Beeching, despite his reputation 2013-03-17T18:51:16Z But the portly Micara, a former Vatican diplomat, spoke Spanish; he provided an endorsement letter for Maciel’s fundraising and an audience with Pope Pius XII. Cardinal Sin 2013-03-11T08:45:00Z "Do we really have to bring in a colonial?" asks one portly, red-faced banker outside the Royal Exchange. Reasons to be cheerful in 2013 2012-12-31T15:30:49Z Dr. Macchiarola, a portly man with thinning hair, impish eyes and a prankster’s smile, was notably outspoken in a job known for inspiring taciturn discretion. Frank Macchiarola, Highly Regarded New York Schools Chancellor, Dies at 71 2012-12-18T18:05:02Z "It's the girl's weakness in most cases," said Ram Singh, a portly middle-aged man who was messily chewing tobacco while waiting at the Connaught Place bus stop in Delhi. India Ink: Are Delhi's Buses Safe For Women? 2012-12-17T15:05:17Z By the 1980s Mr. Steinberg, a portly man with a high-pitched voice, had become very rich, and was not afraid to show it. Saul P. Steinberg, Bold Corporate Raider, Dies at 73 2012-12-11T02:26:42Z In the three years since he’s been in jail, the once jovial and portly Gross has lost more than 100 pounds and has become consumed by his captivity. A Deal for Alan Gross? 2012-12-10T05:00:00Z A portly man with a cherubic grin, Mr. Steinberg epitomized to many the excesses of the deal-making era of the 1980s. Saul P. Steinberg, 1980s Corporate Raider, Dies at 73 2012-12-08T05:08:46Z At 76, he is portly with glasses, a balding dome and frizz of white hair. City Room: For Serge Klarsfeld, a Life Dedicated to Pursuing Nazis 2012-11-29T16:36:00Z Before his capture, Ocalan, now 64, cut a portly figure, with beady eyes and a thick, bushy moustache. Kurdish militant leader wields influence from island prison 2012-11-26T08:55:14Z Abu Ghaybar told a portly rebel known as ‘the teacher’ because he taught primary school before he picked up a gun a few months ago. Aleppo's Deadly Stalemate: A Visit to Syria's Divided Metropolis 2012-11-15T02:05:23Z But Zhang, a portly man with thinning hair, said he knew of no such investigation. Chen Guang-who? Chinese official claims ignorance of blind activist 2012-11-09T11:08:00Z In 2007, the tall, portly Xi secured the top job in China's commercial capital, Shanghai, when his predecessor was caught up in a huge corruption case. Cautious reformers tipped for new China leadership 2012-11-05T23:27:43Z Exhibits That Only Researchers Usually See George Amato climbs a step and lifts the lid on a shiny stainless steel vessel that is basically a tall, portly thermos bottle. Some Exhibits at Natural History Museum Are Only Seen by Researchers 2012-10-26T18:13:23Z Bunter was a portly schoolboy who made a point of gobbling up as many candies and bon bons as he could get his hands on. A Simple Way to Understand Quantitative Easing, Part 3 2012-09-15T23:05:34Z Dr. Katiyar, a portly man with black hair and a shiny white mustache, says he looked at Mrs. Sheikh's records and gave her less than a 50% survival chance. A Woman's 'Untreatable' TB Echoes Globally 2012-09-08T03:01:48Z "I like the portly little man at the front," I said conversationally to the American next to me. Olympics 2012: it's dynamite in the cycling velodrome 2012-08-07T21:18:02Z Apple’s hipster cred was cemented by the amusing, passive aggressive commercials where the handsome young Mac ribbed a portly PC. Who Spends More on Ads -- Apple or Microsoft? Another Lesson in Quality vs Quantity 2012-08-02T12:41:24Z Firstly, if businesspeople can learn from elite sportspeople, then surely sportspeople can learn from elite businesspeople – yet for some reason athletes seem reluctant to invite portly tycoons into their training camps. British former Olympians try to qualify in the corporate training game 2012-07-28T23:06:17Z One of the participants, a rather portly gent, talked about buying a $9,000 bike. Is Technology Killing Your Company? 2012-06-05T13:15:00Z They’re an odd couple—the boyish Tory insider and the portly Labour Party mayor who left school at 16 to become a merchant seaman. Do Britons Need Mayors? 2012-05-24T22:02:39Z The bearded and portly 55-year-old, wearing a loose, white cotton tunic, was speaking in his home in western Beijing, where 15 surveillance cameras continually monitor activity outside his home. Ai Weiwei says blind dissident's escape will inspire Chinese 2012-05-29T08:07:06Z Mr. Ai, known for his portly frame, lost 28 pounds. First a Black Hood, Then 81 Captive Days for Artist in China 2012-05-26T20:00:39Z His third pitch to Butler was right in his wheelhouse, and the portly designated hitter sent it soaring into the fountains beyond the left-field wall. Bard eratic as Royals top Red Sox 2012-05-09T02:12:36Z He was a gentleman of forty now, grown somewhat portly and a little florid, but not too much so. A Captain of Industry Being the Story of a Civilized Man 2012-04-25T02:01:06.607Z While we were looking on with astonishment at this busy scene, a short, thick-set man, whose portly body was ill supported by a pair of bandy legs, came towards the place where we stood. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Ugandan culture emphasizes hospitality, and the man introduces the adults of his family — Hope, Maria and the portly Tuba. Study Abroad, Mormon Style 2012-04-13T22:51:38Z He was portly and bespectacled, and not inclined to hurry. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z They had changed in themselves of course; we all change; and were now middle-aged people of some five-and-forty years: Mr. Dundyke being red and portly; his wife, thin and meek as ever. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z And who has not met the portly, florid gentleman, his face beaming with good nature and good living, who claps our young friend on the back and advises him to give it up? The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The portly person and ancient court of the king, Louis XVIII., called forth many caricatures at a later period. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z In the last act he looked like a portly Friar of Orders Grey sadly in need of the fast rising Nile. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z When he spoke English he was exactly like what a portly, dignified British bishop ought to be—a John Bull in every respect. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z At this moment the lantern came, and the Mayor having wrapped his portly person in a cloak, we passed out of the house. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z I was strolling slowly along one of the shady country lanes which led inland between cornfields and hedge-rows, when I encountered a portly, gray-haired gentleman, mounted on an iron-gray cob, and trotting soberly toward Linbeach. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z "Glad to see yer feed so beautiful, Mrs. B——," remarks a portly host to a corpulent lady, his Christmas guest. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Two of them were grave, portly men wearing flat black caps and scarlet robes, with gold chains about their necks. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z I presume there can be little doubt that the Empress regarded her husband's portly cousin with a cordial detestation. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Though well under thirty he was a tall man and portly, with one of those large faces that easily become injected. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z When completed it will fill four portly volumes, imperial octavo; yet it is a work adapted more especially to family reading than to the use of the scholar in his closet. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Tripolis, Mexico, England, Lisbon, Barbary, India, “where his argosies with portly sail,” “the pageants of the sea.” William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon His Epitaph Unearthed, and the Author of the Plays run to Ground 2012-03-29T02:00:13.153Z He saw two portly looking men coming in their direction. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Mrs. Hammond, depositing her own portly form in a suitable chair, watched her daughter curiously. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z In the other the portly father wrought at his hand-loom, weaving the strong dark-blue cotton material so much in use locally. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z When not thus occupied, buying useless bargains or listening to some poor woman’s tale of woe, she would spend much of her time in her big easy chair, dozing over a portly psalter. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z When Kipps saw the portly contours of his uncle standing dimly in the shop doorway, his footsteps faltered, and the space between our young couple increased. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z He was an old man, with a large, sensible face, and a somewhat portly person dressed in well-brushed black. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z He was a portly man, and tall, about forty years old, and, after his fashion, handsome. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The portly gentleman, simultaneously opening eyes and mouth, gazed down in astonishment at the child, as though during his doze she had materialized out of nothing. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The associations of the place are infinite, and would in themselves fill a portly volume were they all set down with the detail which their rich interest demands. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z No Volga Viking, he is a bit portly, sporting a sheepish grin and a shaggy haircut. Gregory Davidzon, a Kingmaker of Brooklyn?s Little Russia 2012-03-10T16:00:49Z Captain Dove poked the portly lawyer in the short ribs. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z But I wonder how she can refuse you, feyther, for I'm sure she must think you a very portly man in your scarlet vest and new scratch. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z She was a somewhat portly, red-faced woman of about forty. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z The little portly lady waddled away, and a minute or two later Benicia rose languidly, and moved towards the companion door through which she had disappeared. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Ma appeared, a portly female, who held converse with us from the top of the ladder. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z A portly, prosperous-looking, elderly man, with something a little suspicious about one of his eyes, and a squat, queerly-shaped old fellow in semi-clerical garb and wearing smoked glasses, completed the party. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z One may read it in the portly bearing of her youthful priests,—one may read it in the deep-set meditative eye of those who are older. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z He raised his hands--he was a portly gentleman, wearing a satin under-vest and pins and chains innumerable, all at this moment a little awry. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Then she turned for a moment towards the portly, black-robed lady who appeared behind her, and apparently addressed the invisible lieutenant. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Shemuel scurried back into the mews; Foxcroft followed, and in a moment his portly figure was lost to sight in the dusky alley. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z They have a portly, aldermanic look, with great breadth of beam, like ships of their day. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Every line of this man's jocund face, every curve of his portly figure, spoke contentment and well-being. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z She had taken her place modestly behind her employer, the portly hostess, and she had seen the guests arrive one by one. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z At this juncture a portly, ruddy-faced lady of middle age and most courteous of speech and manner appeared, and, addressing us in faultless English, introduced herself as Mdlle. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z The commercial instinct is proverbially lacking in authors; if it were not we should witness less frequently the spectacle of portly MSS. being sent out haphazard to publisher after publisher. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z He was short in stature and rather portly, with an open face, thin nostril, and fine, intelligent eye. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Camille, stealing up behind, passed her tiny arms about the portly waist, while Agla� said, quietly, "Be still, my pet, or you will make me hurt your father." The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z While the portly man, standing uneasily with his hands on the chair before him, was briskly setting forth the circumstances of his assured salvation, Sister Miller was silent on the platform. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z But on that, without warning, she gave way to a fit of silent laughter, which caused her portly form to shake like a jelly. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z "His grace" is a large, portly man, of good presence and sonorous voice. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z They seem to be carrying portly persons on their shoulders. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z He took a chair, accepted a cup of coffee, and, fixing his eyes on the portly Agla�, in what she considered an offensive and marked manner, explained that he was a solicitor. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z At this moment the portly form of Cato, the black butler, was seen descending the staircase in the corner of the room. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z He was a portly man, reddish about the gills. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z We heard nothing further from Mr. Dismuke, the portly gentleman in the tan spats, though he still stayed on at the Bullard. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z Upon looking round, it was thrown open, and a portly matron, dressed almost well enough for a lady, put out her head. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z At this moment the door of the Colonel's private office opened, and the Colonel's portly form appeared upon the scene. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z When that had been sung, he turned to a portly man who had come in late and who was sitting on the platform behind Brother Higginson. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z The handsome, portly form of Sir James Graham passed, in talk with the Rupert of Debate. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The portly man got out of his chair, puffing like a steam-engine. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z The lady, a very red and portly one, rather old, was pushed into her carriage by the help of her footman, Austin watching the process from the window. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z The inn was rather uncleanly, and the coffee so bad, that a portly Quaker in our company would not take this beverage, of which he was otherwise very fond. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The prices shock the portliest purses, but at your first faint sign of protest a gathering mob of gypsies presses close with jeers and hisses, and even the frying-pan sputters contempt. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Merril, who lay in a big lounge chair, little, portly, and immaculately dressed, looked up at him quietly. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z If I didn't hate slang so bad, I should say that the portly man looked as if he were going to throw a fit. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z But the First Floor Back filled the little room with her loud voice and portly presence. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z Chadber was the name of the host, florid of countenance, portly of person, and of manner pompous and urbane. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Cynthia could see the wife on the opposite side of the table, a portly over-dressed woman with an overbearing voice; and on behalf of all her sex she felt grateful to the Cabinet Minister's wife. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z In person, he was little, somewhat portly, and very neatly dressed, a man who had never been known to lose his temper or force himself upon the citizens' attention. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z A little, portly priest moved forward with a smile of good-humoured pride, and an ecclesiastic of a very different stamp walked at his side. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Making his way along the passage was a portly, but rather short man of sixty years, with an intellectual brow and benevolent countenance, a red face and a bald head. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z The door opens, and, duly escorted by "Sam," a tall, portly gentlewoman of commanding and dignified presence, with cordial and hearty manner, enters. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z When contemplating the corpse of a portly pauper, he seems to think of nothing, but the readiest mode of converting it into cabbages. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Merril was standing not far away, little, portly, and immaculately dressed, regarding them with an inscrutable face. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Pancho Brown was essentially English, a little, portly gentleman with a heavy, good-humoured face. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Her only salvation was trying to fix her attention upon Uncle Mac,—a portly, placid gentleman, who seemed entirely unconscious of the iniquities of the Clan, and dozed peacefully in his pew corner. Eight Cousins Or, The Aunt-Hill 2012-01-15T03:00:12.507Z Ettie's mother was a very portly matron of fifty-five, with a broad face, indistinct features, very high color, and a breathless, panting voice. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z He had, indeed, arrived at that age when gravity is at least excusable; although no trace of infirmity appeared in his portly figure and strong-sounding tread. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z With the miss, Michigan punter Will Hagerup smiled and put a hand on Gibbons’s shoulder, and the Wolverine sideline collectively set its sight on the portly kicker. The Quad: Michigan Puts the Foot in Football 2012-01-07T04:06:15Z Last Sunday, they defeated the Dallas Cowboys and their portly, outspoken defensive coordinator, Rob Ryan, to clinch a playoff berth. The Fifth Down: Giants Go From Facing Rex Ryan to Rob Ryan to Matt Ryan 2012-01-05T02:36:46Z She was tall, portly, had large blue eyes and the finest trimmings I ever saw. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The court officer, blue coated, gold buttoned, portly, imposing, threw open the door leading into the court room. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z She was a pale, puffy-faced, portly matron, with a permanent air of remembering the exact figure of her dowry. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z But we know that Periquito had a predilection for ponderous, portly specimens of womankind. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z On Dec. 24, the Giants beat the Jets and their portly, outspoken coach, Rex Ryan, to win the unofficial city championship. The Fifth Down: Giants Go From Facing Rex Ryan to Rob Ryan to Matt Ryan 2012-01-05T02:36:46Z The few men in the great room, for most of the reporters were still out, were bent over portly pads or pecked busily at typewriters. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z He took out a portly wallet stuffed with brown backs, the famous cigars made expressly for him in Havana. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Davis, although I was deceived as to his makeup; I expected to see a portly looking man on a gray horse. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z Nancy came, a good-looking, portly fisherman’s wife, and for a time she did nothing but stick her hands in her sides and laugh. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z The Lord of White Elephants and Righteousness is a portly man, with refined features, an agreeable and intelligent expression, and delicate hands. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Beside the Pope was a cardinal serving, brown of visage, cunning and portly, who, with an ape on his shoulder, gave the people the sacrament with many wanton gestures. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Altogether she was a very portly and regal-looking person, and gave you the impression of being dressed in black velvet, though in point of fact I do not think that she was. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z That evening Mr. Cohglin, whom I found to be a large, portly looking half-breed Irishman, drove up to Mr. Cunnifee's store in a buggy drawn by a fine pair of black horses. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z Offered by a Spanish collector, this formal portrait of a portly middle-aged man was deemed one of the artist’s less appealing subjects and didn’t attract a bid. Velazquez Portrait Sells for $4.7 Million at London Auction 2011-12-07T21:04:20Z “I just received a note from the committee advising on the new constitution!” said the portly, white-haired minister, announcing only that one new provision bans “discrimination between political parties.” In Syria, Bashar al-Assad?s Officials Dismiss Protests 2011-12-07T10:01:35Z “He has grown fat—more portly, May calls it,” said Jean laughing. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z A tall, portly gentleman, with a very decided manner. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z Mr. Watson was a portly man and weighed about two hundred and twenty pounds, and almost as broad as long. Life Gleanings 2011-12-01T03:00:23.890Z As she spoke an elderly woman came into the room, of a somewhat portly presence--the lady's mother. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z This was a portly, middle-aged female, who was a pleasant combination of mackintoshes and agitation. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Mr. Gibbs was a short, portly person, with a manner which suggested, probably in spite of himself, a combination of the pedagogue with the man of business. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z Every eye was fixed on the little portly man in the fur coat who stood beside the wagon looking about him with much apparent good-humor. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z A tall and portly Augustine monk, in his spotless and ample white robes, presents a very imposing and apostolic appearance, and looks quite in his place at the head of the table. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z “Here, Aunty, give me four of those packages of fudge,” cried a genial, gray-haired, portly old gentleman with a military bearing. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z A portly man, with a nose the hue of a danger-signal, hailed me. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z It appeared, in spite of the necessity which the portly gentleman had been under to use his red silk pocket-handkerchief, that there were objections to the will he represented. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Mr Stacey was a tall, portly gentleman, quite an accepted type of family lawyer. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z On my left was seated a portly, red-faced gentleman, whom, I discovered later, was an English merchant of considerable standing in the place. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z A beard, once thick and glossy, was grown grey and thin, curling up, short and stunted, round his portly chin. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Of course they must!—the case was as plain as the portliest of noses on the most rubicund of faces. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z At the conclusion of Miss Angel's examination in chief the portly gentleman asked to be allowed to postpone his cross-examination to the morning. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z "Sundry old memories; perchance the image of a consul, less portly, less purple, less stiff—and less imposing!" Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z By this time the heat was beginning to tell upon the portly Mrs. Shallop. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z He clung to her portly person with all his strength ... then ... he noticed that she was crying. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z The Managers of the Collection also mighty attentive, doing the Honours, and rare to see one of them, a fine portly Man, carve Slices off Great Round of Beef, in high Glee. Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick 2011-10-15T02:00:25.137Z I can see him now, portly, erect, scrupulously neat and exact in dress from the crown of his deeply weeded high top hat to the tip of his polished shoes. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z For Fate, in the portly guise of his fatuous old colonel, had intervened to balk the fulfilment of his most cherished desire. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z The prospect of being sandwiched between the sharp coral and the portly mem-sahib was too much for his self-control. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z And all this time Lamme went carrying his portly form about the town, seeking the wife that he never found. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z By-and-by at eight, enter the Chairman and take the Chair, a fine fat portly Man with a great Jole, and solemn Look, mighty noble, and was, a Medical Student say, an awful Swell. Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick 2011-10-15T02:00:25.137Z Chester was on the point of turning into the hall when a step sounded at the corner of the house nearest the negro quarter, and a short, portly figure emerged into the light. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Instinct had not misled his curiosity; the portly seigneur was his old acquaintance, Signor Emile Gabrielli. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Olive Baird had made light of her part of the business, although both she and Mahmed had their work cut out to half drag, half carry the portly figure entrusted to their care. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z And one portly official, borrowed from a local city league, accompanied each out-of-bounds call with a hip-shaking dance. Locked-Out N.B.A. Stars Find a Home in Philadelphia Arena 2011-09-26T02:19:05Z His daughter's blue eyes rested on the portly waistline of her parent—then on his fluffy chop-whiskers. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z She saw Ann's portly form framed in the doorway for an instant, and then the peddler opened the gate and went into the house. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z It was told by a man portly, ruddy-faced and wearing a gold watch chain, weighty enough for a small cable, from which depended the emblems of two or three of the great secret fraternities. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z This operation was successfully performed without even a groan or a gasp from the injured man, and the lascars returned to carry the portly Mrs. Shallop through the water. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Davis, the portly butler, advanced and opened the front door. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z "Then help me to avoid a lecture from my mother by taking me for a promenade," proceeded Leonie, indicating a portly lady who had ascended from the lower deck and was peering about in search. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z That year Paris received visits from a number of Members of Parliament, from members of the London County Council, and from the Lord Mayor, whose gilded coach and portly coachman took the Parisians by storm.... My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z The individual who sat in the boat was a portly negro, very black, very comely and jolly-looking. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z From it a blond lady leans to flirt with the unseen passer, a child blows bubbles, a portly dame waters her flowers; or the artist himself sits calmly by. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The doctor was a portly gentleman in a suit of black, with strings at his knees, and stockings below them. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z The portly figure and priestly countenance of the “Dean of Grahamstown” belongs as much to the history of the place as his own cathedral spire. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z "That's a fact; and we're doing our level best nowadays to make and keep it little," buzzed the portly man cheerfully, with a wave of one pudgy arm toward the automobile. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z From out the marsh, which licks the threshold with seventy tongues, croak well-fed, portly frogs. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z The governor was a big man, flaccid and portly, and he received Carrington with a big Stetson set rakishly on 87 the back of his head and an enormous black cigar in his mouth. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z She was very young, having been in service only three months, but rather portly. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z He had not taken off his overcoat and he now began to button it about his portly figure. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z One was very portly, wore a pointed light-blond beard, and mustaches bushy and turned up at the ends; the other was younger, dressed wholly in black. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z "My good woman, I never said anything of the kind," the portly party declared, getting red in the face. No title 2011-08-23T02:00:29.833Z And some are short, and some are tall; Some portly, and some spare; Here is a group of pygmies small, A Tom Thumb family; there A Brobdingnagian row extends, The best-informed among my friends. Canada, My Land and Other Compositions in Verse 2011-08-23T02:00:28.813Z "By mine," cried a portly man whom I had seen talking with Master Noel, "by mine—Henry Wellwood, of Wellwood Hall, a justice of the peace." The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z "Oh, you look like one risen from the dead," said portly Pan Dzik. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The cook, a long and much-soiled apron enveloping his portly form, looked on interestedly from the door of the galley. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z "But he had bunions, though!" a portly old gent across the aisle seemed to declare. No title 2011-08-23T02:00:29.833Z A fine portly legislator of the present time has a couple of well-stocked stations, and generally looms large in Australian landscape. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z The negro women venders, always stout and portly creatures, with heads turbaned in many-colored bandannas, are eloquent in recommending their articles for sale, and are also very shrewd at a bargain. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z A portly lady was shrieking constantly and waving her arms in a state of terror. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Sometimes, though rarely, the police have discovered them secreted in the chimney, between bed and mattrass, or, in one case, wound about the portly person of a poacher's wife. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z He had not been seated long when a rapidly driven carriage whirled up before the hotel, and an elderly, portly man leaped out and hurried into the hotel, his face flushed with excitement. No title 2011-08-23T02:00:29.833Z “Similar build, similar color, similar stature,” said Clarke, whose somewhat portly build and Irish white complexion are as far from Woods’s sculpted form and multiracial mix as Portrush is from Los Angeles County. On Par: A Text From Woods to Clarke Stays Private 2011-08-02T22:52:36Z She was tall, portly, and strong as a horse. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z “No, no,” he laughed, moving back the bill which Miss Porter presented, and bowing with deference to her companion, the portly Mrs. Carrington. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z The president was apparently at work, his portly figure filling the padded swing-chair. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z The portly Burghers were in the very act of setting to when they were warned of the approach of British scouts. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z "Well, how goes it now?" cried the portly man, still standing in the doorway. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z That the irascible iron-master would show fight if necessary, he felt certain, and equally so that a portly elderly gentleman would make a poor match for a brawny laborer. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z So I a penned what I had to say on a series of visiting cards,—numbering them: 1, 2, 3 up to 10, and enclosing them in a portly yellow envelope. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z Scarlet Sheriffs, the City's pride, With a portly presence fill'd The whole of the courtyard just outside The hall of their ancient Guild. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z The portly Spaniard saved par with a short putt after he drove into the tall grass. Bjorn leads tight field at British Open 2011-07-14T17:57:19Z The portly Spaniard capped off a bogey-free round with a brilliant chip at the 18th, saving par with a short putt after he drove into the tall grass. Bjorn roars in return to site of 2003 meltdown 2011-07-14T16:44:01Z He was inclined to be portly, his face was coarsely fleshy, with the distinctive stamp of the city on him. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z He glanced with a smile at his wife's portly figure. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z They did not, however, grumble in my hearing; and the portly cur� of the new church on the hill, with whom I made friends, praised their simplicity and virtue. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z His dress is minutely described, and faithfully depicted by Leech, in the etching in which we see the sponger conducting a very portly Mrs. Jawleyford, followed by her daughters, to the 139 dining-room. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z He had evidently walked away from Claire in disgust, and suddenly there loomed in sight a familiar low-cut waistcoat enveloping the portly embonpoint of our early morning companion in the bus. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z How brightly he shines in the sunlight, and how sleek is his portly person! Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z That could not be Sage seated there by the sturdy, portly, grey-haired man, her uncle. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z Mrs. Baker was a portly woman, aged about forty-five, and plain featured. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z As I tell thee, master," answered the portly, round-faced cook, with an air of importance, "he talks with invisible spirits, and no turnkey dares any longer watch by him. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z It might upset the gravity of so portly an old gentleman as his master had grown to be, and he might look at things with a temper somewhat clouded by anger. 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 Two teenage boys and several women - all sporting binoculars - and a portly, grizzled veteran, introduced as the "White Crested Thrush" - a reference to his billowing mane. Avian capital 2011-07-02T11:11:03Z The next minute he stopped short, hardly recognising in the bent, pallid figure, with snowy hair, the fine, portly Rector of a dozen years ago. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z While she was in full view of the two men her mother was not, being screened by the ample dimensions and exuberant cap strings of a portly British matron opposite. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z So saying, the portly cook rolled himself on the floor among the intoxicated and half-awakened turnkeys, and began to belabour them with all his might. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z The conversation is being carried on in Dutch for the benefit of half the group, which owns to that nationality, being in fact our portly friend, Isaac van Rooyen, and one of his sons. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z |
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