Littell's Living Age, Volume 211Littell, Son and Company, 1896 |
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Page 22
... present things was lost . When he looked up again he saw that daybreak was near at hand , for the great window over the altar was growing light with a pale radiance . The flame of the candles burnt fainter and yellower , and the figure ...
... present things was lost . When he looked up again he saw that daybreak was near at hand , for the great window over the altar was growing light with a pale radiance . The flame of the candles burnt fainter and yellower , and the figure ...
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... present solicitude . So far , however , from the near ap- proach of this event putting a term to his anxiety , the morning of his marriage found him in a condition at once depressed and excited . The bride was accompanied by her father ...
... present solicitude . So far , however , from the near ap- proach of this event putting a term to his anxiety , the morning of his marriage found him in a condition at once depressed and excited . The bride was accompanied by her father ...
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... present , and re- No better example of this tendency to look for the present in the past could be found than in some of Parke's judg- ments . All of his contemporaries , it must be added , did not overrate him . One who knew him well ...
... present , and re- No better example of this tendency to look for the present in the past could be found than in some of Parke's judg- ments . All of his contemporaries , it must be added , did not overrate him . One who knew him well ...
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... present writer he re- marked , " I only say what I find other people were about to say . " He was one of the great masters of the Common Law in days when a strong judge might do much to mould its shape . In 1852 the " Statute Book ...
... present writer he re- marked , " I only say what I find other people were about to say . " He was one of the great masters of the Common Law in days when a strong judge might do much to mould its shape . In 1852 the " Statute Book ...
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... present monstrous injustice in the assessment to local rates . The Spectator deserves much credit for keeping this side of the question uppermost . It is to be hoped that the government will sooner or later overhaul the whole bad busi ...
... present monstrous injustice in the assessment to local rates . The Spectator deserves much credit for keeping this side of the question uppermost . It is to be hoped that the government will sooner or later overhaul the whole bad busi ...
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Page 135 - The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.
Page 298 - All scattered in the bottom of the sea, Some lay in dead men's skulls ; and in those holes Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept (As 'twere in scorn of eyes) reflecting gems, That woo'd the slimy bottom of the deep, And mock'd the dead bones that lay scatter'd by.
Page 628 - I have taken note of it; the age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier, he galls his kibe. — How long hast thou been a grave-maker? FIRST CLO. Of all the days i' the year, I came to't that day that our last King Hamlet o'ercame Fortinbras.
Page 135 - She wanders lowing here and there, And yet she cannot stray, All in the pleasant open air, The pleasant light of day; And blown by all the winds that pass And wet with all the showers, She walks among the meadow grass And eats the meadow flowers.
Page 138 - He saw her lift her eyes; he felt The soft hand's light caressing, And heard the tremble of her voice, As if a fault confessing. "I'm sorry that I spelt the word: I hate to go above you, Because," — the brown eyes lower fell, — "Because, you see, I love you!
Page 628 - The practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in all respects, is opposed to that which leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence.
Page 60 - We have but collected them, and done an office to the dead, to procure his orphans guardians; without ambition either of self-profit or fame; only to keep the memory of so worthy a friend and fellow alive as was our Shakespeare, by humble offer of his plays to your most noble patronage.
Page 301 - The Sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he! And he shone bright, and on the right Went down into the sea. Higher and higher every day, Till over the mast at noon — The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, For he heard the loud bassoon.
Page 137 - LOOKING FORWARD WHEN I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys.
Page 138 - For near her stood the little boy Her childish favor singled; His cap pulled low upon a face Where pride and shame were mingled. Pushing with restless feet the snow To right and left, he lingered; As restlessly her tiny hands The blue-checked apron fingered.