In the Dozy Hours, and Other PapersHoughton Mifflin, 1894 - 235 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 59
... ignorant of much that it be- hooves a father now to acquire . He had probably never read a single book designed for the instruction and humiliation of parents . He was in a state of barbaric darkness con- cerning the latest theories of ...
... ignorant of much that it be- hooves a father now to acquire . He had probably never read a single book designed for the instruction and humiliation of parents . He was in a state of barbaric darkness con- cerning the latest theories of ...
الصفحة 72
... ignorance can only partially excuse . Things seen in the light of ampler knowledge have a different aspect , and bear a different significance ; but the " fine and delicate moderation " which Mme . de Souza declared to be woman's ...
... ignorance can only partially excuse . Things seen in the light of ampler knowledge have a different aspect , and bear a different significance ; but the " fine and delicate moderation " which Mme . de Souza declared to be woman's ...
الصفحة 86
... ignorance , to be some sort of blue and green parrots , which , though I do not admire their noise , might scream and yell at their pleasure , if hung up in the hall among the armor . But your emu , it seems , stands six feet high on ...
... ignorance , to be some sort of blue and green parrots , which , though I do not admire their noise , might scream and yell at their pleasure , if hung up in the hall among the armor . But your emu , it seems , stands six feet high on ...
الصفحة 106
... ignorance of foreigners , the au- dacious disparagement of our fellow country- men , are accepted with equal serenity . News- papers deem it their duty to lash themselves into patriotic rage over every affront , but news- paper readers ...
... ignorance of foreigners , the au- dacious disparagement of our fellow country- men , are accepted with equal serenity . News- papers deem it their duty to lash themselves into patriotic rage over every affront , but news- paper readers ...
الصفحة 139
... ignorance on the reviewer's part to ignore these considerations , and to class his master- piece with the companion stories of less self- conscious men . What is the use of superbly discarding all models , and of thanking Heaven daily ...
... ignorance on the reviewer's part to ignore these considerations , and to class his master- piece with the companion stories of less self- conscious men . What is the use of superbly discarding all models , and of thanking Heaven daily ...
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الصفحة 35 - Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!
الصفحة 59 - Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all.
الصفحة 194 - My lot might have been that of a slave, a savage, or a peasant ; nor can I reflect without pleasure on the bounty of Nature, which cast my birth in a free and civilized country, in an age of science and philosophy, in a family of honourable rank, and decently endowed with the gifts of fortune.
الصفحة 16 - As, timing well the equal sound, Thy clutching feet bepat the ground, And all their harmless claws disclose, Like prickles of an early rose; While softly from thy whiskered cheek Thy half-closed eyes peer mild and meek.
الصفحة 231 - ... and whether thou art drowsy or satisfied with sleep; and whether ill-spoken of or praised; and whether dying or doing something else. For it is one of the acts of life, this act by which we die: it is sufficient then in this act also to do well what we have in hand. 3. Look within. Let neither the peculiar quality of anything nor its value escape thee.
الصفحة 18 - But gently borne on good man's spade, Beneath the decent sod be laid, And children show, with glistening eyes, The place where poor old Pussy lies.
الصفحة 7 - Thereupon he made her eat up the whole dish ; and afterwards much importuning him to know what it was, he told her at last, she had eaten Coucy's heart, and so drew the box out of his pocket, and showed her the note and the bracelet. In a sudden exultation of joy, she with a farfetch'd sigh said, 'This is a precious cordial indeed ; ' and so lick'd the dish, saying ' It is so precious, that 'tis pity to put ever any meat upon't.
الصفحة 18 - When thou becom'st a cat demure, Full many a cuff and angry word, Chid roughly from the tempting board. And yet, for that thou hast, I ween, So oft our favoured playmate been, Soft be the change which thou shalt prove...
الصفحة 73 - ... which is to keep man from a self-satisfaction which is retarding and vulgarizing, to lead him towards perfection, by making his mind dwell upon what is excellent in itself, and the absolute beauty and fitness of things.