10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLUB-FOOTED»
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1
Lessons from My Good Old Boat
The. Club-Footed. Jib. I'm. alone in the cockpit of my schooner DELPHINUS,
short-tacking up a narrow section of the bay. Half aloud I say to myself,“Ready
about. Hard alee.”I remain seated by the wheel as the bow comes up through the
wind.
M. The. Club-footed. Grocer. Y uncle, Mr. Stephen Maple, had been at the same
time the most successful and the least respectable of our family, so that we hardly
knew whether to take credit for his wealth or to feel ashamed of his position.
Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
2014
3
Reasoning: Studies of Human Inference and Its Foundations
It has been argued, for instance, that such a statement as 'All club-footed men
have difficulty in walking' need not be taken as implying the existence of any club
-footed men: this is a general truth, it is said, which would remain equally true
even ...
Jonathan E. Adler, Lance J. Rips,
2008
4
Club-foot: Its Causes, Pathology, and Treatment
N0t only is congenital talipes varus apt to be repeated in the same family, i.e. for
the same mother to have several club-footed children; but also a marked
tendency to a reproduction of the deformity is sometimes to be noted in two or
three ...
5
The Dublin University Magazine
THE CLUB-FOOTED KING.(«) There was once a king (4) with a great club-foot, (
When he reigned is another affair,) Which he managed to hide in a Wellington
boot, (c) Such as straight-footed princes wear. And he practised himself to a ...
On the upper half the weave runs at right angles to the leech, while on the lower
half it runs at right angles to the foot. Jibs cut in this way are called mitered. The
club-footed jib has a club or boom lashed to the foot, which is cut straight.
7
Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line
My question was followed by a short silence, during which Julius seemed
engaged in a mental struggle. "I dunno ez hit's wuf w'ile ter tell you dis," he said,
at length. "I doan ha'dly 'spec' fer you ter b'lieve it. Does you 'member dat club-
footed ...
8
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, #19
The Club-Footed Janitor stood at his filing cabinet, staring into the middle
distance. He sipped his tea reflectively. “You know those descriptions of the old
monsters? Dragons and vampires, Bigfoot and the like? You ever notice what
they have ...
CLUB-FOOTED CABBAGES. I notice in the last number of the Farmer, an article
from the Michigan Farmer on the subject of club-footed cabbages. It appears to
me the writer is somewhat fanciful in supposing that the cabbage, in a strait for ...
Samuel W. Cole, Simon Brown,
1860
10
Dwarfs in Ancient Egypt and Greece
Dwarfin a pointed kilt, followed by a club-footed man of the same size and in the
same dress. Inscr.: nmw 'dwarf' (above the dwarf). See Wb ii. 267.4. dnb 'the
crippled one' (above the club-footed man). See Wb v. 576.2—6. Tomb of Baqt I (
no.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLUB-FOOTED»
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Okareka Dance's K'Rd Strip set for Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Because he was club-footed, he was deemed unfit to fight and was left behind when his brothers set sail to explore new lands. Distraught by ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
Forecast. Watch this space
Longerich is rightly unsparing in his 992-page exposition on this “skinny, mean-featured, club-footed” creature of negligible gifts. The world ... «Noseweek, Jun 15»
How an infamous movie revived the Confederacy
The club-footed, angry old cripple, his brown wig weighing conspicuous and heavy on his otherwise bald head, his cane in hand, his chin ... «Politico, Jun 15»
'Madame Bovary' Infantilizes Gustave Flaubert's Protagonist
... Giamatti, sadly underused here), who is eager for Charles to perform a dangerous operation on poor, club-footed Hippolyte (Luke Tittensor). «PopMatters, Jun 15»
Flannery O'Connor: Stamped but not Cancelled
There is Rufus Johnson, a juvenile club-footed delinquent who lies and steals, not because he is “compensating” for his disfigurement, but ... «First Things, Jun 15»
Fine producers who don't employ disabled actors and actors will just …
Sick and dying patients will sprawl in waiting rooms while, ahead in the queue, a West End hopeful perfects his one-eyed, club-footed Malvolio. «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
Jurassic World, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Madame Bovary …
... and supporter Monsieur Homais, who pushes his charge to perform a surgery on a club-footed boy that he simply is unqualified to perform. «Gapers Block, Jun 15»
Ranking horse racing's Triple Crown winners
The only Texas-bred to sweep was called "The Club-Footed Comet" because his right front foot became deformed after he stepped on a sharp ... «Newsday, Jun 15»
Work kitchens are like a dungeon in hell
A filthy, club-footed pigeon once limped in and hopped up on the open sandwich press but even he was not game to stay for long. As the dirty ... «Brisbane Times, Jun 15»
Take Advantage of the (R)evolution in Advanced Television …
While there is great audience targeting and re-aggregation possible, scale audiences at this time can't get too specific - e.g. club-footed ... «IAB, Jun 15»