 Craig in honour, as a man who " knew his business," and who had great lights concerning soils and compost ; but he was less of a favourite with Mrs Poyser, who had more than once said in confidence to her husband, "You're mighty fond o' Craig ; but for...  Literary Geography - 76 ページWilliam Sharp 著 - 1904 - 248 ページ全文表示 - この書籍について
 | 1859 - 558 ページ
...says Mrs. Poyser to her husband, speaking of a certain Scotch gardener ; " but for my part, I think he's welly like a cock as thinks the sun's rose o' purpose to hear him crow." This is the Poyser style, remarkably effective when it is necessary to scold her husband, to subdue her... | |
 | Mary Ann Evans - 1859 - 396 ページ
...than once said in confidence to her husband, "You're mighty fond o' Craig ; but for my part, I think he's welly like a cock as thinks the sun's rose o' purpose to hear him crow." For the rest, Mr Craig was an estimable gardener, and was not without reasons for having a high opinion... | |
 | Mary Ann Evans - 1859 - 396 ページ
...than once said in confidence to her husband, "You're mighty fond o' Craig ; but for my part, I think he's welly like a cock as thinks the sun's rose o' purpose to hear him crow." For the rest, Mr Craig was an estimable gardener, and was not without reasons for having a high opinion... | |
 | George Eliot - 1859 - 520 ページ
...than once said in confidence to her husband, "You're mighty fond o' Craig ; but for my part, I think he's welly like a cock as thinks the sun's rose o' purpose to hear him crow." For the rest, Mr. Craig was an estimable gardener, and was not without reasons for having a high opinion... | |
 | George Eliot - 1867 - 486 ページ
...than once said in confidence to her husband, " You're mighty fond o' Craig ; but for my part, I think he's welly like a cock as thinks the sun's rose o' purpose to hear him crow." For the rest, Mr Craig was an estimable gardener, and was not without reasons for having a high opinion... | |
 | 1872 - 774 ページ
...kind of conceited efficient eyer put into words: "You're mighty fond o' Craig; but for my part I think he's welly like a cock as thinks the sun's rose o' purpose to hear him crow." Nor is it the shrewdness born of long experience of men, like that which gives point to this profound... | |
 | 1907 - 1012 ページ
...as her remark in confidence to her husband — " You're mighty fond of Mr. Craig, but for my part, he's welly like a cock as thinks the sun's rose o' purpose to hear him crow." When the old squire calls to suggest a new arrangement of the lease, concealing his real purpose under... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - 1902 - 232 ページ
...o' Craig," Mrs. Poyser had said " in confidence to her husband " ; " but for my part, I think he 's welly like a cock as thinks the sun's rose o' purpose to hear him crow." She said it to other people, it seems, for Mr. Irwine quotes the remark to his mother as one of the... | |
 | Johannes Gärdes - 1904 - 230 ページ
...welche Frau Poyser in George Eliots „Adam Bede" von Craig, dem Gärtner, gibt. Sie sagt: „I think he's welly like a cock as thinks the sun's rose o' purpose to hear him crow". Was dem einfältigen Mann aus dem Volke das Rezept des Arztes noch jetzt vielfach ist, das eigentliche... | |
 | Edwin Llewellyn Shuman - 1910 - 266 ページ
...who writes his own life cannot hide his own character. If, as Mrs. Poyser said of Mr. Craig, "he 's welly like a cock as thinks the sun's rose o' purpose to hear him crow," we shall know the fact from the tone of his voice. Besides, this is just what we want — as much of... | |
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