"Dachshund" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... it's a blood disease now, running everywhere in the female line. You may be sure it was a barbarian princess that hesitated between the lady and the tiger. A civilised one would have introduced the lady and given her a dot, and retired to the nearest convent. Bah! It's a deformity, like the dachshund's legs." ...
— Hilda - A Story of Calcutta • Sara Jeannette Duncan
... brought quantities of things for the house with her,' Innes went on, 'as well as three dachshund puppies,' and he laughed. 'Wouldn't you like one? What can we do with three—and the terrier, ...
— The Pool in the Desert • Sara Jeannette Duncan
... from cornice to the little rugs on the slippery floor. The little teacups and the low Turkish table were a perfect study to those who did not—-like Fergus- —think more of the dainty doll's muffins on the stand, or the long- backed Dachshund ...
— Beechcroft at Rockstone • Charlotte M. Yonge
... in his sixth month, trying to harden his feet behind a dog-cart on the great north road. The result was, when he was shown at the Palace in his eleventh month, his fore legs had gone for ever—like a dachshund's." ...
— Jan - A Dog and a Romance • A. J. Dawson
... (h) the legs are shortened owing to the absence of a segment of the tarsus. The stock is called dachs—a nickname given to it because the short legs suggested the dachshund. ...
— A Critique of the Theory of Evolution • Thomas Hunt Morgan
... fellow was pale of eye, towheaded; he appeared to be good natured but of little intelligence. The only remarkable thing about him was a livid welt that ran across one cheek, from nose to ear. Beside him a glossy-coated dachshund wagged furiously, after having barked once as a matter ...
— Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 • Various |
