The Story of My Life, Volume 4Dodd, Mead, 1901 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abbey afterwards amongst asked beautiful Bishop Brian Duppa Burwarton Cadouin called Campsea Ashe carriage castle cathedral chapel charming chrysoprase church curious daughter dear death delightful died dined dinner door Duchess Duke Duncan Stewart father feel flowers France garden George glorious Graham Vivian grand grey happy heard Highcliffe Holmhurst Hurstmonceaux interesting John Longland Kemble kind Lady Waterford live London look Lord and Lady Lord Salisbury lovely Lowther luncheon Madame MARCHIONESS OF WATERFORD married Mary Mexborough MISS LEYCESTER morning mother never night old house once palace Penrhyn Castle pleasant portrait Prince Queen Rocamadour Rome round seemed seen sister sitting Sprotborough story streets Sunday talked tell terrace thing thought told tomb took village Vizille walked Warbleton whilst wife window woman wonderful woods Yesterday young
Popular passages
Page 364 - It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion ; it is easy in solitude to live after our own ; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
Page 276 - That pavement, damp and cold, no smiling courtiers tread ; one silent woman stands, lifting with meagre hands, a dying head. No mingling voices sound — an infant wail alone ; a sob suppressed — again that short deep gasp, and then the parting groan ! Oh ! change — oh, wondrous change ! burst are the prison bars ! This moment there, so low, so agonized ; — and now, beyond the stars ! Oh I change — stupendous change ! There lies the soulless clod : — the sun eternal breaks — the new immortal...
Page 364 - On parent knees, a naked new-born child Weeping thou sat'st while all around thee smiled ; So live, that sinking in thy last long sleep, Calm thou mayst smile, while all around thee weep.
Page 535 - The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most : we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long.
Page 565 - Then gin I thinke on that which Nature sayd, Of that same time when no more change shall be, But stedfast rest of all things, firmely stayd Upon the pillours of eternity...
Page 273 - This world is the best that we live in, To lend, or to spend, or to give in ; But to beg, or to borrow, or get a man's own, 'Tis the very worst world, sir, that ever was known.
Page 218 - BEFORE the beginning of years, There came to the making of man Time, with a gift of tears; Grief, with a glass that ran; Pleasure, with pain for leaven; Summer, with flowers that fell; Remembrance fallen from heaven, And madness risen from hell; Strength without hands to smite ; Love that endures for a breath; Night, the shadow of light, And life, the shadow of death.
Page 122 - Le présent est affreux, s'il n'est point d'avenir, Si la nuit du tombeau détruit l'être qui pense. Un jour tout sera bien, voilà notre espérance : Tout est bien aujourd'hui, voilà l'illusion.
Page 398 - The stream bears us on, and our joys and our griefs are alike left behind us. We may be shipwrecked, but we cannot...
Page 493 - Vien dietro a me, e lascia dir le genti: * Sta come torre ferma , che non crolla Giammai la cima per soffiar de...