The grey reek of the pipes filled the building, and the air was pungent with the acrid smell of cheap, strong tobacco.

"T' Maister's too strong for him," said a smelter to his neighbour.

He was strong upon his legs once more, and his wits had all come back to him.

" The mention of a strong-bladed knife made me think of the dead seaman upon the brig.

. He appeared to be near fourscore; but looked as fresh, and was as strong as a man of fifty.

Goldsmith, I remember, to retaliate for many a severe defeat which he has suffered from him, applied to him a lively saying in one of Cibber's comedies, which puts this part of his character in a strong light.

M'Quarrie told us a strong instance of the second sight.

The repetition of words which he had so often previously used, made a strong impression on my imagination; and, by a natural course of thinking, led me to consider how our present adventures would appear to me at a future period.

They may be compared to strong coarse pictures, which will not bear to be viewed near.

The scenes which they describe must have been a strong contrast to the dreary waste around him.

This was surely a strong instance of his impatience, and spirit of contradiction.

But I must mention, as a striking instance of that spirit of contradiction to which he had a strong propensity, when Lord Elibank was some days after talking of it with the natural elation of a Scotchman, or of any man who is proud of a stately fortress in his own country, Dr. Johnson affected to despise it, observing that 'it would make a good prison in ENGLAND.'

Sir, you may as well maintain that a carrier, who has driven a packhorse between Edinburgh and Berwick for thirty years, does not know the road, as that Lord Mansfield does not know the law of England[1092].' At Mr. Nairne's, he drew the character of Richardson, the authour of Clarissa, with a strong yet delicate pencil.

We'll make them valley's ring, my boys, A-drinking of strong beer.

He was aware of strong resistance, but it only goaded him to further effort.

"Oh, you're mighty strong!"

"Strong enoughto kick overthe traces, eh?" "Never again, sir," said Piers with decision.

He was tall and strong enough and manly enough.

Sinclair had left the fire and was walking up and down from one end of the little plateau to the other, with a strong, long step.

745 Or els by wrestling to wex strong and heedfull, Or his stiffe armes to stretch with eughen bowe, [Eughen, made of yew.]

But if perhaps into their noble sprights Desire of honor or brave thought of armes 825 Did ever creepe, then with his wicked charmes And strong conceipts he would it drive away, Ne suffer it to house there halfe a day.

At one moment I give up trying to get information as a bad job, but I begin questioning again in spite of myself; the desire to know is even stronger than the very strong certainty that I shall be able to learn nothing.

We are told that Cluseret is a great man, that Cluseret is strong, that Cluseret will save Paris.

R65759, 8Aug50, Robert Welles Ritchie (A) DUBLIN DAYS, by L. A. G. Strong.

R67272, 18Sep50, L. A. G. Strong (A) DUGGAR, John Frederick.