" He staredwildly at her, with a look of deadly apprehension, and then whispered inmy ear, "I beat her, Jem; I beat her yesterday, and many times before.
, the landlady, assisted by a chambermaid, proceeded to vinegar theforehead, beat the hands, titillate the nose, and unlace the stays ofthe spinster aunt, and to administer such other restoratives as areusually applied by compassionate females to ladies who are endeavouringto ferment themselves into hysterics.
I couldnot hide the wild mirth and joy which boiled within me, and made mewhen I was alone, at home, jump up and beat my hands together, anddance round and round, and roar aloud.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Nathaniel Pipkin's heart beat high within him, when he saw thisenticing little couple some hundred yards before him one summer'sevening, in the very field in which he had many a time strolled abouttill night-time, and pondered on the beauty of Maria Lobbs.
You know what the counsel said, Sammy, asdefended the gen'l'm'n as beat his wife with the poker, venever he gotjolly.
Away went Mr. Pickwick--handsacross--down the middle to the very end of the room, and half-way up thechimney, back again to the door--poussette everywhere--loud stamp on theground--ready for the next couple--off again--all the figure over oncemore--another stamp to beat out the time--next couple, and the next, andthe next again--never was such going; at last, after they had reachedthe bottom of the dance, and full fourteen couple after the old ladyhad retired in an exhausted state, and the clergyman's wife had beensubstituted in her stead, did that gentleman, when there was no demandwhatever on his exertions, keep perpetually dancing in his place, tokeep time to the music, smiling on his partner all the while with ablandness of demeanour which baffles all description.
Here; I'll keepyou company; come along!' And away went the good-tempered old fellowdown the slide, with a rapidity which came very close upon Mr. Weller,and beat the fat boy all to nothing.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Vell,' said Sam at length, 'if this don't beat cock-fightin' nothin'never vill, as the lord mayor said, ven the chief secretary o' stateproposed his missis's health arter dinner.