Do we say hair or hare

hair 16165 occurrences

I should like one chance at his hair, for all his goodness.

And you couldn't say 'twas regularity of features exactly, either, for her eyes were too limited in circumference, and her nose too numerous in diameter; and her mouth monopolized too much latitude, and she had a hair-mole on one cheek, and faint dawnings of a moustache on her upper lip.

My hair has gradually assumed a lovely golden hue, but my complexion is very dark.

a patriot by name and a Pat-rioter by nature, with enough hair on his head to stuff a gabion, and not sense enough beneath it to accommodate a well-informed parrot.

The "Professor" who was engaged to travel with him, it seems, was highly gifted so far as good clothes, a fine head of hair, and a sweet expression, were concerned.

I love you like the little bird That picks up crumbs around the door.' The Priest sat by and heard the child, In trembling zeal he seized his hair: He led him by his little coat, And all admired the priestly care.

Cockernony, woman's hair gathered up with a band.

Cryne, hair.

But what can we do?" "Well, the first thing for you to do is to go and brush your hair and make yourself tidy, then come down and meet Mr. Hepworth; and then we'll all go over to the hotel for dinner.

" "But some kinds of beauty are not worth having," went on young Harper; "look at that man over there with a lean pale face and long lank hair.

When we were coming back from Texas, Maurice held on the plait of my hair all the way back.

"Kate had red hair.

wen I seed him all my hair strings en all jes stood straight up.

" Nannie is a tall bright negro holding herself very straight, with real white long hair.

Her hair is very fine and wavy.

foh I hears er scratching noise en dar war er big white cat on de wall wid all he's hair standing on dat cat jos jumps from wall ter de nother en Uncle Lige en me jes open dat cabin door en started ter de tother cabins on de place en we deed dat thing dat war bigger den eny cat I eber seed jes come thru dat door in de air en hit de front gate, dis gate hed er iron weight on hit so hit would stay shot en dis thing hit at de top den

She is a tall gaunt black Negro with white hair about one inch long and very kinky, and still she dresses as the older slave woman dressed in the past days.

Den git a hand which is a bag, Hoo-doo; Made uv any sort uv rag, Hoo-doo; An' let de top be color'd blue, Den git de hair frum out de shoe, Hoo-doo.

Then someone wanted to have his hair cut and Alf proved to be an excellent barber.

But one, a lone one, 'midst the throng, Seem'd reckless all of dance or song: He was a youth of dusky mien, Whereon the Indian sun had been; Of crested brow, and long black hair A stranger, like the Palm-tree, there.

[Illustration: HAIR, GREATLY MAGNIFIED. A. Hairs of the Bat.

In some nests, hair, wool, and rushes are dexterously interwoven.

In some, all the parts are firmly fastened by a thread, which the bird makes of hemp, wool, hair, or more commonly of spiders' webs.

The one kneeling on the ground, and collecting the flowers, is, in one respect, disagreeablethe light of the sky, too much of the same hue and tone as the face, is but little separated from itin fact, only by the dark hair; while all below the face and bosom is a too heavy dark mass.

There she stood, radiant with beauty, and in all her bridal attire, except that she had thrown of her bonnet, and her beautiful hair was allowed to be free and unconfined.

hare 1329 occurrences

Fletcher senior, a mean, double-faced fellow, continued, as the saying goes, "to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

On each side of that which forms what we call the nose, a small hole or nook is perceived, capable of containing a pea; but does not penetrate deep, and is surrounded with black filaments, sometimes like eye-brows and eyelashes, so that the nut on that side resembles an ape or a hare.

INGREDIENTS.A hare fresh-killed, 1 lb. of lean gravy-beef, a slice of ham, 1 carrot, 2 onions, a faggot of savoury herbs, 1/4 oz. of whole black pepper, a little browned flour, 1/4 pint of port wine, the crumb of two French rolls, salt and cayenne to taste, 3 quarts of water.

Skin and paunch the hare, saving the liver and as much blood as possible.

Strain through a sieve, put the best parts of the hare in the soup, and serve.

OR, II. Proceed as above; but, instead of putting the joints of the hare in the soup, pick the meat from the bones, pound it in a mortar, and add it, with the crumb of two French rolls, to the soup.

[Illustration: HARE.

The hare feeds in the evenings, and sleeps, in its form, during the day; and, as it generally lies on the ground, its feet, both below and above, are protected with a thick covering of hair.

The ears of a young hare easily tear, and it has a narrow cleft in the lip; whilst its claws are both smooth and sharp.

And though they startled two or three rabbits and a hare in the course of their walk she never attempted to go after them, only giving them a look and then looking back to him, laughing at him as it were for his warning cry of "Puss! come in, no nonsense now!"

It was carrying a hare over its shoulder so that it was nearly all hidden from him.

The fox dropped the hare out of his mouth and stood looking at him, and then our gentleman saw at the first glance that this was not his wife.

But the fox after the first instant did not stand for his portrait you may be sure, but picked up his hare and made off like an arrow.

When he moved the fox got up and shifted his eyes, but still stood his ground, and Mr. Tebrick recognised him then for the dog-fox he had seen once before carrying a hare.

'There, then, you get me a snare and a hare by to-morrow night,' went on old Harry, 'and see if I don't nab him.

You mind to snare me a hare to-night, now!'

What matter who put the snare down, or the hare in, perwided he takes it up, man?

Oh! how the squires swore and the farmers chuckled, when the 'Parvenu' sold the Minchampstead hounds, and celebrated his 1st of September by exterminating every hare and pheasant on the estate!

There was a sudden sharp cry, the first and last voice of a hare when the weasel rises up in front of him; then silence, and the fitful rustle of his mother's pads moving steadily, swiftly over dry leaves.

Moktaques, mok-tâ'ques, the hare.

In the making of hare soup, I am informed by most excellent culinary authority, the first requisite is to catch your hare.

In the making of hare soup, I am informed by most excellent culinary authority, the first requisite is to catch your hare.

Conceding two stone, he fought a draw with the famous Billy McQuire, and afterwards, for a purse of fifty pounds, he defeated Sam Hare at the Pelican Club, London.

Even if you don't know, tell them all the same; the great art of a good cook consists in making jugged hare without hare of a

Even if you don't know, tell them all the same; the great art of a good cook consists in making jugged hare without hare of a

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