This jest revived the courage of the Blues. Instead of fighting only at one point, the Republicans spread themselves to three different points on the table-land of La Pelerine, and the rattle of musketry woke all the echoes of the valleys, hitherto so peaceful beneath it. Victory might have remained doubtful for many hours, or the fight might have come to an end for want of combatants, for Blues and Chouans were equally brave and obstinate. Each side was growing more and more incensed, when the sound of a drum in the distance told that the body of men must be crossing the valley of Couesnon.英文原著 · 《The Chouans》
"I am so eager for it, marquis, that I should put my heart in pawn if it were not already captured," she said, smiling coquettishly. "But where did you get the strange idea that you could manage Chouans without letting them rob a few Blues here and there? Don't you know the saying, 'Thieving as an owl'?--and that's a Chouan. Besides," she said, raising her voice to be heard by the men, "it is just; haven't the Blues seized the property of the Church, and our own?"英文原著 · 《The Chouans》
"I call Saint-Labre to witness," she said, "that I vow you to the Blues. You shall be a soldier to avenge your father. Kill, kill the /Chouans/, and do as I do. they've taken the head of my man, and I am going to give that of the Gars to the Blues."英文原著 · 《The Chouans》
Light-limbed though I be, have I not forced the impregnable Castle itself? And my enemies--are they not to-day writhing in distress ? The head of Blueskin, that pitiful thief, quivers in the noose; and Jonathan Wild bleeds at the throat from the dregs of a coward's courage. What a triumph shall be mine when the Keeper finds the stronghold tenantless!'英文原著 · 《A Book of Scoundrels》
Zoe blushed, but would not hear--"And it is so good of you to make a friend of me, and talk sense. see--a lady with two blues! Come and look at her."英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
"Why not? She is flaunting her blues before you two, and plenty more."英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
*They heard the breeze* *Through the trees* *Singin' weird melodies* *And they made that* *The start of the blues* *And then they nursed it* *And they rehearsed it* *And they they gave out the news* *That the Southland* *Gave birth to the blues* *That the Southland* *Gave birth to the blues* That's美剧 · 《House of Cards》
So, we caught two blues, a few sea bass and a nice striper...美剧 · 《Billions》
Then Varsity Blues and his head rolled into a basket.美剧 · 《Billions》
Now, you have to understand that as a port city, Liverpool had unique access to all aspects of American culture, especially Blues music and its unruly nephew, Rock and Roll.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
♫ And then from long distance in no blues club am I to sing, ♫ ♫ And then from long distance in no blues club am I to sing, ♫演讲 · 《Thula Mama ~ Vusi Mahlasela》