 | Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...is a king every inch of him, though without the trappings of a king. Presents himself in a Spartan simplicity of vesture : no crown but an old military...one like Agamemnon's, a walking-stick cut from the wood?, which serves also as a riding-stick (with which ho hits the horse ' between the ears," say authors)... | |
 | Great Britain - 1858 - 538 pages
...every inch of him, though without the trappings of a King. Presents himself in a Spartan simphcity of vesture: no crown but an old military cocked-hat,...he hits the horse 'between the ears,' say authors) ; aud for royal robes, a mere soldier's blue coat with red facings, coat likely to be old, and sure... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1858 - 516 pages
...is a King every inch of him, though without the trappings of a King. Presents himself in a Spartan simplicity of vesture: no crown but an old military...(with which he hits the horse ' between the ears,' say authors);—and for royal robes, a mere soldier's blue coat with red facings, coat likely to be old,... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1858 - 536 pages
...every inch of him, though without the trappings of a King. Presents himself in a Spartan simphcity of vesture: no crown but an old military cocked-hat,...into absolute softness if new ; — no sceptre but oue like Agamemnon's, a walking-stick cut from the woods, which serves also as a riding-stick (with... | |
 | 1859 - 886 pages
...crown but an old military cocked hat — generally old, or trampled and kneaded into absolute SO/?H«M if new ; no sceptre but one like Agamemnon's, a walking-stick...from the woods, which serves also as a riding-stick (wilh which he hits the horse 'between the ears,' say authors); and for royal robes a mere soldier's... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1859 - 636 pages
...is a king every inch of him, though without the trappings of a king. Presents himself in a Spartan simplicity of vesture : no crown but an old military...generally old, or trampled and kneaded into absolute so/tncm if new; no scepter but one like Agamemnon's, a walking-stick cut from the woods, which serves... | |
 | William Francis Collier - English literature - 1868 - 550 pages
...crown, but an old military cocked hat — generally old, or trampled and kneaded into absolute softnos if new; no sceptre but one like Agamemnon's, a walking-stick cut from the woods, which eerves also as a riding-stick (with which he hits the horse " between the ears," say authors) ; and... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...is a King every inch of him, though without the trappings of a king. Presents himself in a Spartan simplicity of vesture : no crown but an old military...authors) ; — -and for royal robes, a mere soldier's bine coat with red facings, — coat likely to be old, and sure to have a good deal of Spanish snuff... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1851 - 730 pages
...is a King every inch of him, though without the trappings of a King. Presents himself in a Spartan simplicity of vesture: no crown but an old military...or trampled and kneaded into absolute softness, if new;—no sceptre but one like Agamemnon's, a walking-stick cut from the woods, which serves also as... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1876 - 406 pages
...is a King-evexv inch o£-him. though without the trappings of a King. Presents himself in a Sgartan simplicity of vesture : no crown, but an old military...softness, if new ; no sceptre but one like Agamemnon's, a walking-stick_cut from the woods, which serves also as a riding-stick (with which he hits the horse... | |
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Fred, — a name of familiarity which had not bred contempt in that instance. He is a King every inch of him, though without the trappings of a King. Presents himself in a Spartan simplicity of vesture: no crown but an old military... 
