Finally, he couldn't stand it. On one dark night, when not only the beekeepers, but also the dogs were asleep, he went out, sneaking, into the street and scattered many leaves on which the first law, which he composed for Glupov, was written. And though he understood that this way of promulgating laws was very reprehensible, the long-held passion for legislation cried out so loudly for satisfaction that even arguments of prudence fell silent before its voice.
Saltykov-Shchedrin M.E., History of a City, 1870
From under the dog, from under the feet of the hunters, bekassy constantly flew out, and Levin could recover; but the more he shot, the more he was ashamed of Veslovsky, who gaily burned in moderation and out of proportion, killed nothing and was not at all embarrassed by this.
Tolstoy L. N., Anna Karenina, 1877
I still try to explain to myself what kind of feeling was then boiling in my chest: it was the annoyance of offended self-love, and contempt, and anger, born at the thought that this man, now with such confidence, with such calm audacity looking at me, two minutes ago, without exposing himself to any danger, wanted to kill me like a dog, for wounded in the leg a little stronger, I would certainly fall off the cliff.
Lermontov M. Yu., Hero of Our Time, 1840
- I do not even advise you to know the way to this dog! – said Sobakevich. It is more apologetic to go to some obscene place than to him.
Gogol N.V., Dead Souls, 1835
Her doubts are embarrassing:
Will I go forward or will I go back? .
He's not here. I don't know...
I will look at the house, this garden.”
And Tatiana comes down the hill,
Barely breathing; round about
Madness full gaze...
And enters a deserted courtyard.
Dogs rushed to her, barking.
She's scared to scream.
The yard family.
Escaped noisily. Not without a fight.
The boys dispersed the dogs,
Taking the young lady under your cover.
Pushkin A.S., Eugene Onegin, 1832
I made the most amusing things with my feet: then, imitating a horse, I ran with a small trot, proudly raising my legs, then I trampled them in place, like a ram who was angry at a dog, while laughing from the heart and did not care at all about the impression I made on the audience, Sonia also did not stop laughing: she laughed at the fact that we were spinning, holding up her hand, laughing at some old gentleman who, slowly raising his legs, stepped over the handkerchief, and did not stop laughing at him, when I did not stop laughing, and showed him a little, she did not stop laughing.
Tolstoy L. N., Childhood, 1852
Where the road ended, crossing into a remote path, at Assol's feet a fluffy black dog with white breasts and a talking eye strain gently wrapped up.
Alexander Green, Scarlet Sails, 1916
- Gentlemen of the annals! - Pugachev declared important. - You're fighting too much. It would not be a problem if all the Orenburg dogs were shaking their feet under the same crossbar; it would be a disaster if our dogs were to bite each other. Well, make up.
Pushkin A.S., Captain's Daughter, 1836
- No, why, tell me you told me to bow, you don't need anything else. Now I'm back to my dogs. I want to stop the thought of death, and nothing comes of it. I see a spot... and nothing else.
Turgenev I.S., Fathers and Children, 1862
But beneath this immobility lurked a keenness, sensitivity, and anxiety which is sometimes evident in a dog lying, apparently calm and carefree. The paws are folded together, a sleeping muzzle rests on the paws, the ridge bent into a heavy, lazy ring: it sleeps completely, only one eyelid is shaking, and because of it a little through a black eye. And move someone around, blow the breeze, slam the door, show a stranger's face - these carelessly scattered members instantly shrink, the whole figure is full of fire, vivacity, barking, jumping ...
Goncharov I. A., The Cliff, 1869
Great movie about dogs : Too bad it's short : I recommend to those who like dogs of different breeds : ) & # 129303;