It used to be said in regard to horses: "One white foot, buy him, "Two white feet, try him, "Three white feet, deny him, "Four white feet and a white nose, "Take off his shoes and give him to the crows.

The young ladies fell back in uproarious fits of laughter, and laughed all the time that their mamma was declaring her daughter's conduct unworthy a gentlewoman, and bidding her leave the room and take off those disgraceful ornaments.

Let them remain till the next day, when they will be quite cold, and look yellow and shrivelled; take off the shrivelled skins, when they should be as white as snow.

Peel them carefully, remove a little of the white pith, and boil the rinds in water 2 hours, changing the water three times to take off a little of the bitter taste.

When it boils, skim it very carefully, cover the pan closely, and let it simmer very gently for an hour; strain it, let it cool, take off all the fat from the surface, and warm up as much as may be required, adding, if the patient be allowed to take it, a teaspoonful of minced parsley which has been previously scalded.

Sometimes, when he had not many "peelings," he would go to town and get a load of decayed vegetables, that grocers were glad to have him take off their hands.

"I won't take off more than fifty pounds, sir," retorted Joyce with mock stubbornness.

Can I take off my hat?

Though the familiar use of things about us take off our wonder, yet it cures not our ignorance.

fly, be wafted, hover, soar, flutter, jet, orbit, rocket; take wing, take a flight, take off, ascend, blast off, land, alight; wing one's flight, wing one's way; aviate; parachute, jump, glide.

My view now is that we must take off some of the taxes which press most on the poorer classes, and have an income tax.

" At the same time she began to take off her bonnet.

I must next take off my coat and hat, and put on his Sunday jacket and jaunty sombrero.

"I have no hesitation in saying, that if I have a supply of cash, I can take off any crop it may please God to send.

He put out his hand, touched her face, and said: "Take off this veil.

*** The policeman who told the Islington bus-driver to take off his influenza mask is going on as well as can be expected.

One day she saw a young lady looking rather poorly dressed by the side of the rest of the party, and she did not hesitate a moment to take off a rich shawl which she was wearing and hang it over herdoing it, at the same time, in such a humorous, graceful way that no one could refuse such a present so given.

Schinderhannes then ordered them to take off their shoes and stockings, which he threw into a heap, leaving to every one the care of finding his own property.

Take off your shoes.

The idea seemed new to the man, but he merely repeated, "You must take off your hat, sir.

When he was seated in the senate-chamber, a man came to him and told him to take off his hat.

The next morning the Santal took the money-lender to the jungle and told him to take off his clothes as they would dance with only loin cloths on; then he lit a heap of straw and they sat by it warming themselves; and he purposely made only a small fire at first.

In grim silence they listened; I could not move them; they were granite like their own granite city, and I felt I would like to take off my head and throw it at them, if only to break that hard wall.

Previous to leaving, he had threatened that, should he or any of his friends ever catch his faithless spouse on shore, they would take off her head to carry back with them to Muralug; and so likely to be fulfilled did she consider this threat, being in perfect accordance with their customs, that she never afterwards ventured on shore at Cape York.

He stooped to take off the skis, then stepped to the door.