10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAPERKNIFE»
Discover the use of
paperknife in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
paperknife and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Delphi Works of Andrew Lang (Illustrated)
Observe, Itakethis paperknife — it is an ordinary paperknife — look atitfor
yourselves. Iwill place it on my downturned hand.It is an ordinary hand—look at it
for yourselves, but don't touch it;the consequencesmight be disastrous.' I, for my
part, ...
2
The Adventures of Sally
“I suggested at the last rehearsal and at the rehearsal before and the rehearsal
before that, that, on that line, you, should pick up the paperknife and toy
negligently with it. You did it yesterday,and today you've forgottenit again.” “My
God!
3
The Man Who Broke Hearts (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
With one elegant tanned hand he reached out casually and lifted a silver
paperknife from where it lay on his desk. Was he about toaim it at her?Tina
wondered a little dubiously. He certainly looked as though he would very much
like to. But he ...
4
The Adventures of Sally
Howthe heck can I toy negligently with a paperknife when there'sno paperknife
for me to toy negligently with?” “The paperknife is onthedesk.” “It's not on the desk
.” “No paperknife?” “Nopaperknife. And it'snogoodpicking on me. I'm thestar ...
5
COMPLETE HUMOR ANTHOLOGIES OF P. G. WODEHOUSE - Adventures ...
He was showingoratorical gifts of no mean order. The paperknife seemed to
inspire him. Gradually, Sally began to get the feeling that this harmless,necessary
stageproperty was the source from which sprang most, ifnot all, ofthe trouble
inthe ...
6
Revise Philosophy for AS Level
The example of the paperknife If, for the sake of argument, we accept the idea of
human life as created by an artisan, we can say that 'production precedes
existence' (27). To illustrate theunique characterof human existence, Sartre uses
the ...
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The Adventures of Sally:
He hadasked fora paperknife. There wasno paperknife. Why wasthereno
paperknife? Where was the paperknife anyway? "I assureyou, Mr. Bunbury,"
bleated theunhappy Fillmore, obsequiously. "I placed it with the rest of the
properties after ...
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, 2014
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Pocket Oxford English Dictionary
of paper together. paperknife n. a blunt knife used for opening envelopes. paper
round n. a job of regularly delivering newspapers. paper-thin adj. very thin or
insubstantial. paper tiger n. a person or thing that appears threatening but is
actually ...
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Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912 (Complete)
PAPERKNIFE. [From The Hesperian Tree, edited by J.J.Piatt (Columbus, Ohio,
1903)] O snowwhite blade, thou openestforme Somanyapage filled with delightful
lore Where deathless mindshaveleft the precious store Of words that breathe and
...
John Wilson Townsend, 1976
10
The Clue of the Twisted Candle
The presence of the paperknife decidedme. Ibalanced it acrossthe silver cigarette
box sothat one end came under the telephone receiver;under the other
endIputthe second candle whichI had to cut to fit.Ontop of the paperknife at the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAPERKNIFE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
paperknife is used in the context of the following news items.
The East India Company: The original corporate raiders
... reviled for corruption, committed suicide in 1774 by slitting his own throat with a paperknife some months before the canvas was completed. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
My birthday cards tell me I'm boring
The timeless rituals appeal to the traditionalist in me, be it the rattle of the letter box, the slicing open of the envelope with the paperknife, or the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
The Banksy of the book arts world surfaces via email
The Scotsman ran a story in July of 2011, Whodunit with the paperknife in the library?, professing a short list of possible suspects but to date no ... «seattlepi.com, Jan 15»
Parish pump Hailsham - May 23, 2014
One of these 11,000 German men that had been taken prisoner created a paperknife using readily available materials from the conflict and you ... «Sussex Express, May 14»
BWW Recap: The Surprises Keep Coming on DOWNTON ABBEY
Isobel rings for the butler and gives him the paperknife before she leaves, asking him to please pass it along to Violet. Back at Downton ... «Broadway World, Feb 14»
'Downton Abbey' season 4, episode 4 recap: Nothing is over
Things start turning sour pretty quickly, though, because Violet notices a valuable paperknife has gone missing from her desk. Elsewhere on ... «Hypable, Jan 14»
Who answers all the letters sent to Father Christmas?
For 10 minutes, armed with a paperknife, I'm privy to the hopes and dreams of children around the world. My reverie is abruptly ended when I ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 13»
Still time to review the flawed decision to disband a Fusiliers battalion
I entered his study and was left standing for what seemed a lifetime, when he stopped reading letters and threw me the paperknife he was ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 13»
Why children are drawn to war-torn tales
In Ian Serraillier's The Silver Sword, a paperknife takes on potency as it transmutes into a symbol of hope for three siblings: so do everyday ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 11»
The Lighthouse Presents Fulguro: Les Liseuses
"A liseuse can be a lamp, a small table on which to place books, a dust jacket, a paperknife, a bookmark or even a bed jacket." The act of ... «Dexigner, Apr 09»
