266 Metaphors for gentleman

An English country gentleman was his beau-ideal of happiness and contentment.

Within a year or two Lord Carrickford, his elder brother, died of excessive dissipation in Florence, where he was then attached to the English Embassy, so that our young gentleman thus became the heir-apparent to his father's title, and so both branches of the family were united into one.

This gentleman, who occupies a situation in the British Indian department, is a grandson of the late Waubojeeg, a celebrated orator and warrior formerly of La Pointe, in Lake Superior.

These gentlemen are Mr. Stephen Blackmore and his solicitors, Mr. Marchmont and Mr. Winwood.

This gentleman was my uncle James, my mother's brother: he was a lieutenant in the navy, and had left England a few weeks after the marriage of my father and mother, and now, returned home from a long sea-voyage, he was coming to visit my mother; no tidings of her decease having reached him, though she had been dead more than a twelvemonth.

This gentleman is an army officer.

This Gentleman was then a young Adventurer in the Republick of Letters, and just fitted out for the University with a good Cargo of Latin and Greek.

Mr. De Vere, Sir?" "If, then, you know at sight that this gentleman is my friend Mr. De Vere, why do you hesitate about the other?"

All those gentlemen are citizens of Waterford, Connecticut.

The blacksmith declared himself to be that same person, "and this gentlemen," he added, pointing to Dymock, whose every day dress, by the bye, did not savor much of the Laird, "This gentleman is Dymock himself.

A genial and captivating gentleman was Lieutenant Brinkner und Meiningen, and I enjoyed my meeting with him; and often since that day in my thoughts I have wished him well.

For my part, I read the inscription in full faith, and believe the poor deceased gentleman to be a much-wronged individual, with good grounds for bringing an action of slander in the courts above.

This gentleman is a person of good sense and some learning; of a very regular life and obliging conversation: he heartily loves Sir Roger, and knows that he is very much in the old knight's esteem, so that he lives in the family rather as a relation than a dependent.

Gentlemen, the country of which your guest to-night is a native is a remarkable exception.

This gentleman is Mr. Chilverton, the famous New York detective.

" This, gentlemen, is the first appeal of religion to hold Emma from the trend of her passions.

gentleman, that there was no special case calling for a departure from our general system of policy.

The gentleman on foot, was Mr. Godfrey.

These two gentlemen are true knights.

This gentleman, as I remember, was Colonel Marrow; we fetched off his body, and retreated into Chester.

Sometimes he would converse with much freedom; at other times the old gentleman remained an hour without offering a remark, and went away with a brief parting nod.

The expense of a special licence is about twenty-eight or thirty guineas, whereas that of an ordinary licence is but two guineas and a half; or three guineas where the gentleman or lady, or both, are minors.

"The nose is the true seat of the mind; and therefore, gentlemen, Nosology, or the science of the nose, is the true phrenology.

This honourable gentleman is now his Majesty's Advocate for Scotland.

"Cracky," I said, "Pee-wee's kindly old gentleman is a German spy.

266 Metaphors for  gentleman