10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIRDSMAN»
Discover the use of
thirdsman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
thirdsman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eminent Serjeants-at-law of the English Bar
Thus, amidst the distractions of contending parties, a formidable thirdsman
arrives, who puts his sword into the scale and wins the day. This thirdsman was
Cromwell. He broke in upon the Parliament, as Napoleon scattered the Directory.
Humphry William Woolrych, 1869
2
The Works of Walter Scott, Esq
Put up hoth of you, or I shall lug out as thirdsman, and prove perhaps the worse
devil of the three! — As Will?iays — - - 'I'll so maul yotrand your toasting-irons,
That you shall think thedevil has come from: ' _ ltell.'" | ' . The combatants desisted
...
3
Peveril Of The Peak. St. Ronan's Well. Redgauntlet. Tales Of ...
... did not take care that there should be somebody to come in thirdsman between
death and my principal.” At the awful hour of one, afternoon, there arrived upon
the appointed spot Captain Macy-Turk, leading to the field the valorous Slr Bingo
...
Put up, both of you, or I shall lug out as thirdsman, and prove.perhaps the worse
devil of the three !—As Will says— i I'll so maul you and your toasting-irons, That
you shall think the Devil has come from hell.'- . The combatants desisted from ...
"Ivanhoe" Author of "Waverley" (The, etc), 1826
Ay, but MacCallumMore's blood wadna sit down wi' that ; there was risk of Andro
Ferrara coming in thirdsman." " The duke is a real Scotsman — a true friend to fire
country," answered Saddletree's hearers. " Ay, troth is he, to king and country ...
6
Waverley Novels: St. Ronan's well ; [1]
But it would be a foul reflection upon me, as a man of honour, if I did not take care
that there should be somebody to come in thirdsman between Death and my
principal." At the awful hour of one afternoon, there arrived upon the appointed
spot ...
7
The Prose Works: Containing Tales of my landlord, The Monastery
... not know,” replied the gracious Duncan, “ what her practices or her postures
are, but I pelieve that if the poys take bould on her to duck her in the Clachan
purn, it will be a very sorry practice -and I pelieve, moreover, that if I come in
thirdsman ...
8
Tales of My Landlord: Second Series : in Four Volumes
(I Ay, but MacCallummore's blood wadna sit down wi' that; there was 'risk of
Andro Ferrara coming in thirdsman.» a The duke is a real Scotsman—a true
friend to the country,» answered Saddletree's hearers. u Ay, troth is he, to king
and ...
But it would be a foul reflection upon me, as a man of honour, if I did not take care
that there should be somebody to come in thirdsman between Death and my
principal." At the awful hour of one afternoon, there arrived upon the appointed
spot ...
10
The Shepherd's Calendar
... what Mrs. Jane Jerdan had said to him : — " Do it then. Do it with a vengeance !
— But remember this, that wherever ye set the place of combat, be it in hill or dale
, deep linn, or moss hagg, 1 shall have a thirdsman there to encourage you on.
