Long, and at vast Expence, th'industrious Stage Has strove to please a dull ungrateful Age: With Heroes and with Gods we first began, And thunder'd to you in heroick Strain: Some dying Love-sick Queen each Night you injoy'd, And with Magnificence at last were cloy'd: Our Drums and Trumpets frighted all the Women; Our Fighting scar'd the Beaux and Billet-Doux Men.

Cinthio came with Musick last Night under my Window, which my Father hearing, sallied out with his Mirmidons upon him; and clashing of Swords I heard, but what hurt was done, or whether Cinthio were discovered to him, I know not; but the Billet I sent him now by Scaramouch will occasion me soon Intelligence.

The consequence was that when the billet of wood was plucked from his grasp with such swiftness, and drawn instantly aloft, Steve staggered, and might have fallen only that Obed clutched hold of him.

If I could get a billet as clerk in San Lorenzo, if" He clenched his fists, unable to articulate another word, then, very slowly, he went on: "Boys, I'd give my life to get Angela away from Paradise.

embellished this billet, which was written in red ink.

'I'm absolutely certain to have a third close shave,' he said, 'and if I'm in the billet someone will get it.'

Bits of it must have made a pattern all round him, but not one hit him, and when he'd picked himself out of the ditch he went back to the billet, knowing all was then safe.

To those who knew the affair at first hand the story will recall much that they saw and felt themselves; often they will recognise a map-reading or will come across the name of a humble billet which they too regarded as a paradise replete with every modern comfort.

"Never underestimate the importance of a good billet," he had told Patrick more than once, an edict laid on him by Sergeant Donald, a mythic presence from the days before Officer Candidate School.

" "Charming creature!" exclaimed Parravicin, as the paper dropped from his hand; "she little dreamed, when she wrote it, who would read her billet.

"This note," she added, producing a billet, "is in the same hand.

The ring of a bridle, the stamp of a hoof, Stars above, and a wind in the tree, A bush for a billet,a rock for a roof, Outpost duty's the duty for me! Listen.

There's another billet, inclosing a bit of pasteboard, lying on your table now unopened too, I'll warrant.

Here's a billet on the floor; the seal's broken; Mr. Raleigh don't read his letters, you know; shall I take it?" "Anything, yes!

We had sent our laddie a braw lot of Christmas packages not long before, but he had had them kept at the rest billet, so that he might have the pleasure of opening them when he was out of the trenches, and had a little leisure, even though it made his Christmas presents a wee bit late.

I accordingly determined not to be discomfited, and took the earliest opportunity of presenting Miss Lucy, through a sure channel, with a passionate billet doux, a patent pair of gilt bracelets, and a box of Ruspini's tooth-powder.

What a parley-vooing and billet-dooing passed between us!

I had not gone far before I perceived one of the workmen following me, who put into my hands a billet.

Daphnè was just going to improve the knot, when she saw a billet hid in the flowers.

I guess that bullet found its billet.

"You didn't mention that the billet you offered was a resident appointment.

He was in bed, his eyes hard shut, when his friend appeared in the billet.

Willie persisted when Macgregor was giving himself a 'tosh up' in the billet.

About the same hour, in the billet, Willie was disposing of the cocoa-nut by raffle, tickets one penny each.

'What's the guid o' leave wi' a jaw like this?' wailed the lop-sided William who, with several other members of the billet, had been included in the dispensation.