10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHANKS'S MARE»
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1
Multi-Functional English-Chinese Dictionary
Phrase: on Shanks's mare / pony jkflizou zhe Example: I have no a car and I have
to get there on Shanks's mare.H^^^ , R$£jkM3kTo wo mei you che, zhT hao zou
zhe qu le. maverick (an unbranded range animal) /S^iE-^^'J^ mei you jl hao de ...
2
The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal of Satire
They may say that our stables are not what they were, That the Turf is declining,
— well, try Shanks's mare ! Never fret about stamina, think about breed ! The nag
always in training is Velocipede ! No shying, and no broken knees to regret ...
Arthur William A'Beckett, 1869
*it'l$ ! K^Tts ! (&.€ : M. > (Sift : Shame on you! s£ For shame!) shank shanks'smare
CHrffl**Hj«IWBJi i * fl ! ttif' (We're so tired! We've come the whole way by shanks 's
mare. f£fl"] shanks's pony (= shanks's mare) (1 came homeon.v/w/ifcv 'spony.
He could get all the exercise he needed on Shanks's mare. Yet he was regretful
that he would no longer cut a fine figure on the handsome bay. The thought
ofbuying another did not occur to him. He wondered if it were possible that Renny
...
5
Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
To be overbearing and arrogant ; to give oneself airs. To ride on the horse tot/ft
ten toes. To walk ; to ride on Shanks's mare To set the cart before the horse. See
Cart. When the horse is stolen, lock the stable door. Said in derision when
obvious ...
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
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The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
... the nightly roost— the man was the happiest who could trust himself for
accomplishing his dozen miles out to breakfast, either on some hired hack, or by
the cheaper conveyance — the Marrowbone stage, or Shanks's mare. In the latter
case, ...
7
The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900
The Pacific And the Amoor, 1861. 4079 Ida Conway (chap. xiv), 329–338. J.M.
Capes? Evidence for no. 4016. 4080 A few words on tours and tourists, 340–355.
4081 A mount on shanks's mare, 356–367. T.G.Faussett. Signed T.G.F.—see no.
8
Love of an Unknown Soldier
Shanks's mare, cart, lorry, cart again and train had been his grand tour today –
destination a tiny bedroom in a labourer's cottage on the outskirts of town with
orders to report for his gunnery course next morning at the range one mile away.
9
Lord Loveland Discovers America
Come along to the great and glorious city of Modunk, which must have as many
as one thousand inhabitants. Hope you don't mind goin' on Shanks's Mare? It's
the only kind we'd get in this town—even if we ran to something better; but it ain't
...
10
Annotations to Finnegans Wake
... far garron: small Ir. or Scottish horse 20 Shanks's mare: one's own legs G
Windhund: greyhound Wyndham Lewis / buachaill: boy jambo: 'rose-apple' &
related species Fjambes sheriffs 25 s Though Lost to Sight, to Memory Dear L
statumen: ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHANKS'S MARE»
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From the archive, 5 March 1904: Mountaineering on skis
... about 1,600 feet from the top, proceeding thence on Shanks's mare, after the manner of their fathers. This is clearly the right use for skis in mountaineering. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Circle of goodness
Those who could not afford that luxury used Shanks's mare. In every case, it was a hard journey lasting about 20 hours, a journey for which travellers carried ... «The News on Sunday, Dec 14»
Eating Irish...
That was over the budget for one week, so the only thing for it was Shanks's mare. At least my legs are Irish and don't have any foreign implants yet. With all ... «Irish Independent, Apr 14»
