| 单词 | shoeblack |
| 例句 | When the shoeblack part of the affair is over and done with, the grammar, which was made for schoolmarms in male garb, and the shining rhetoric, what remains? Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Had he lived longer, and had he enjoyed that competence which a prudent shoeblack seldom fails to enjoy, Spenser would have been second in fame to Shakespeare only. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z I recollect shoeblacks formerly at the corner of almost every street, especially in great thoroughfares. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z The child for friends he sad did lack, They said he was but a shoeblack, Kind hearted man the poor child bore, To a soft cot in back of store. Poems of James McIntyre 2011-05-11T02:00:21.477Z Several shoeblacks very anxious to black my boots, which, as I tell them, would be "painting the lily." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887 Heedless of expenditure she spent two and eleven pence on new black gloves, and twopence on the services of a shoeblack who whistled cheerful tunes, and smiled on the coppers. A Bed of Roses “Don’t understand you, Franky,” said Trevor, with a twinkle of the eye, as he allowed himself to be caught by a shoeblack, and placed a slightly soiled boot upon his stand. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One Every district in London now has its corps of shoeblacks, in every variety of uniform, and while the number of boys has increased from tens to hundreds, their earnings have increased from hundreds to thousands. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Without the nobility and gentry what will she be? and they will all go to the lands they've bought in America, if they're in luck, and if they aren't will have to turn shoeblacks. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June At first he had to perform the service of a shoeblack, that is, he had to oil and polish the cocoa-nut shells which his mistress wore instead of slippers. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Though the young prince may be superior in his gifts to the young shoeblack, and would best show his princeliness by cultivating the shoeblack, still the shoeblack should wait to be cultivated. Marion Fay “Thanky, sir,” cried the shoeblack, spinning up the sixpence he had received. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One The last shoeblack that I remember in London sat under the covered entrance of Red Lion-court, Fleet-street within the last six years. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z The shoeblack boys, the boys that are gathered into institutions and training ships, are expected to bawl and shout their loudest at the annual fêtes when visitors are present. Amaryllis at the Fair I should like to have been Shakespeare's shoeblack—just to have lived in his house, just to have worshipped him—to have run on his errands, and seen that sweet serene face. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges He is not a prince nor am I a shoeblack. Marion Fay Lady Russell declared that her husband would not mind being ‘shoeblack to Lord Aberdeen’ if it would serve the country. Lord John Russell So, I daresay, you could drop down into a navigator, or a shoeblack, or something in that way, to-morrow, and think it pleasant. Tom Brown at Oxford He carefully made détours to escape these, and the shoeblack boys with whom he had been held in high favour. A Sheaf of Corn Like the rest of the audience, these boys were of the class they call Facchini, that is, porters, coachmen, shop assistants, shoeblacks, water-sellers, and so on. Diversions in Sicily He would not mind her marrying a shoeblack if only he could debase his own family. Marion Fay Now fight to death for the boy that living you would not have hired as a shoeblack. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Peripatetic shoeblacks pursued pedestrians, and no sensitive gentleman was safe from them merely because he had carefully and well shined his own shoes before he came out. The Perfect Gentleman Near at hand was seated a shoeblack, to whom he went to have his boots repolished. Stories of Animal Sagacity The shoeblack's platform, of more than ordinary proportions, occupied a good fifth of the waiting-room. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 It was just like a story: thrown on the world while yet a child; a shoeblack in New York, fighting for his stand; a lumber-jack in the woods of Michigan; lastly a miner in Arizona. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance If you don't always strive to go out before everybody, life will end in everybody going out before you, everybody—down to the shoeblack! Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida But how rarely nowadays do we see this peripatetic shoeblack! The Perfect Gentleman Discovering at length that the dog belonged to the shoeblack, the gentleman questioned the man, who confessed that he had taught the dog the trick in order to bring business to himself. Stories of Animal Sagacity I should like to have been Shakspeare's shoeblack—just to have lived in his house, just to have worshipped him—to have run on his errands, and seen that sweet serene face. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American He had evidently got himself up for the occasion, for his shoeblack uniform had been well brushed, his hands and face severely washed, and his hair plastered well down with soap-and-water. My Doggie and I It was the voice of a small shoeblack, whose eyes looked wistful. The Young Trawler He seemed more interested during the remainder of our walk with the little dishonest shoeblack we had just left than with my half-candid story of my life in London during his absence. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life The shoeblack consented, and a price was fixed upon and paid. Stories of Animal Sagacity An Englishman paying an Irish shoeblack with rudeness, the "dirty urchin" said, "My honey, all the polish you have is upon your boots and I gave you that." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings “Well,” said I, with a laugh, “there is no reason why shoeblacks should not require and desire a holiday as much as other people, only it’s unusual—because they cannot afford it, I suppose.” My Doggie and I It was said of a man who rose to a high position in the State through his conscientiousness and high principles, that he was at one time a shoeblack. Chatterbox, 1905. “If anything happens, Doubleday, will you please telegraph to Smith, at Mrs Shield’s, Packworth, and tell him to come to me, and also find out Billy, the shoeblack, and say I want to see him.” My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life I never met any Americans yet, except the kind who boast of having begun as shoeblacks, whose great-great-grand-parents didn't cross in the Mayflower. Set in Silver Finding one morning that my boots had not been polished quite so well as usual, the next time I saw the shoeblack I mentioned the circumstance to him. How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 Intended to Serve as a Companion and Monitor, Containing Historical, Political, Commercial, Artistical, Theatrical And Statistical Information A good voice and commanding presence are powerful auxiliaries towards oratorical success; but Curran's appearance was so mean that he was once taken for a shoeblack. The Young Priest's Keepsake Austin took no more notice of them than if they had been flies, but as soon as the shoeblack had finished, and been generously rewarded, he presented them each with a penny. Austin and His Friends The partners, thus encouraged, looked rather amused, and Mr Barnacle said, “You’re the little shoeblack, are you?” My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life You remember the pregnant, quaint old saying, 'If a Christian man is a shoeblack, he ought to be the best shoeblack in the parish.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII And being poor for a titled pair, they could not afford to entertain even a shoeblack, much less a crowd of hungry sportsmen and a horde of frivolous women, who required to be amused expensively. Red Money Tom, the carpenter, thinks his daughter too good for Joseph the labourer, and Matthew the shoeblack wouldn't let his son marry Sal the crossing-sweeper for all the world. Gladys, the Reaper But these details were the result of his showman's intuition; personally, he would as readily have travelled with Claudius had he affected the costume of a shoeblack. Doctor Claudius, A True Story “By a boy—a shoeblack who—” “A shoeblack!” exclaimed Mr Merrett. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Seated upon this bench, somewhat uncomfortably, as it seemed, with their backs against the wall, sat some ten or a dozen men and boys, each with an attendant shoeblack kneeling before him, brushing away vigorously. In the Days of My Youth By the locksmith's advice and aid, he was established in business as a shoeblack, and opened shop under an archway near the Horse Guards. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty One boy described a blackguard as ``one who has been a shoeblack,'' while another thought he was ``a man dressed in black.'' Literary Blunders "Will the whole upholsterers," he exclaims in his half comic, sometimes nonsensical, vein, "and confectioners of modern Europe undertake to make one single shoeblack happy!" Thomas Carlyle “Doubleday,” he said, when that youth entered, “we want you to bring here a shoeblack.” My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life A quarrel happened between two shoeblacks, who were playing at what in England is called pitch-farthing, or heads and tails, and in Ireland, head or harp. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 I'll get hold of a shoeblack, and make him come for a morning or two. Stephen Archer and Other Tales The notes on the Dublin shoeblacks' metaphorical language are chiefly his. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 Only imagine, Amélie, our shoeblack is said to be actually married; and so is his little brother, and they have one and the same bride! Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia Why, even the little shoeblack was more to him now than I was. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Though the metonymy of bread-earner for a shoeblack's knife may not equal these in elegance, it perhaps surpasses them in ingenuity. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 From the major-domo to the shoeblack, Mr. Harry had a peace-offering for them all. The Virginians Sunday Schools, day schools, evening schools, children's churches, bands of hope, clothing clubs, messenger brigades, shoeblack brigades, orphans' schools, reformatory schools, industrial schools, ragged schools—these were some of the types that arose. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization Then, as it happened, a little shoeblack with whom Charles had struck up a friendship, falling sick in a foul court in South London, Charles must needs go and sit with him. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction The words of the little shoeblack rang in my ears all night long, echoed by another voice from within, “What are you?” My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life A specimen of city rhetoric is given in the shoeblack; the country mendicant's eloquence is of a totally different species. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 He introduced me to one gentleman, I forget his name now, as the patron of the shoeblacks. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 In the debates of the Convention, the king was alluded to as Citizen Capet, and on the street the shoeblack was called Citizen Shoeblack. General History for Colleges and High Schools Michael Finn, the Shoreditch shoeblack, was up all night caring for the sick boys; he carries them up the ladder on his back. God's Answers A Record of Miss Annie Macpherson's Work at the Home of Industry, Spitalfields, London, and in Canada “Yes—he’s a—” I was going to say “shoeblack,” but I stopped myself in time, and said, “a little boy.” My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life We proceed to establish the truth of our minor, and the first evidence we shall call is a Dublin shoeblack. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 As soon as the water is up to my eyes, she may go and be happy, and forget her poor shoeblack.' Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers There is no reason on earth why a shoeblack should not read Schiller, or moralise as he does in Bret Harte's parody of Bulwer Lytton. Without Prejudice There were pictures of a pauper cabin in Ireland, from which it was pretended I came; others in which I was represented as a lacquey and shoeblack. Barry Lyndon I can submit to be ordered off by a shoeblack, but the son of a convict is—” With clenched fist and crimson face Jack gave a sudden bound towards the speaker. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Let us now compare the Irish shoeblack's metaphorical language with the sober slang of an English blackguard, who, fortunately for the fairness of the comparison, was placed somewhat in similar circumstances. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 I was so pleased that I gave half a franc to a pestilential Arab shoeblack. Simon the Jester The shoeblack was returning furiously, his bare legs sticking out on either side of a fiery light chestnut with a streaming mane and tail. The Garden of Allah As I thought, my father's words recurred to me, "A secretary, a clerk or a shoeblack." To-morrow? Left alone in a friend’s lodging with a broken arm and other contusions, and a small shoeblack to look after me, who had once robbed me of my penknife and a sixpence! My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Kicking aside the shoeblacks who began to importune him as he passed under the colonnade, he turned up the narrow passage to the publishing-office of the Post-Office Directory. Desperate Remedies They sneered at rebel officers of humble origin as convicts and shoeblacks. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence He goes to picture-galleries, and is more ignorant about Art than a French shoeblack. The Book of Snobs I have decided not to look out for a vacancy in the shoeblack line," I said; "but to go on—up the hill. To-morrow? “I mean that he has spent the money he stole from us in buying a shoeblack’s apparatus, and seems to think it’s something to be proud of, too,” I replied. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life All form a line, the gentlemen consisting of dealers in fabrics, in instruments, jewellers, hawkers, lackeys, shoeblacks, creditors, in short everything imaginable that is most ridiculous and annoying. The Ancient Regime I remember when I used to think that members of the Cabinet were almost gods, and now they seem to be no bigger than the shoeblacks,—only less picturesque. The Prime Minister I knew a little shoeblack once who used to follow his profession at the corner of Westminster Bridge. Diary of a Pilgrimage Be it a duke or a shoeblack, what do I care, hey?—what do I care?” The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond A moment before he had been cursing and swearing at me, and speaking to me as if I had been his shoeblack. The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond |
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