In the Dozy Hours, and Other PapersHoughton Mifflin, 1894 - 235 من الصفحات |
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... light belong to our earliest acquaintance with literature . They are part of the sunshine which gilds the halcyon days of youth . - - - But other books there be , and it is well for us that this is so , whose tranquil mission is to ...
... light belong to our earliest acquaintance with literature . They are part of the sunshine which gilds the halcyon days of youth . - - - But other books there be , and it is well for us that this is so , whose tranquil mission is to ...
الصفحة 11
... light . Yet , nevertheless , " The Misfortunes of Elphin " is an engaging book to re - read- if one knows it well already - in moments of drowsy satisfaction . Then will the convivial humor of " Seithenyn ap Seithyn " awake a ...
... light . Yet , nevertheless , " The Misfortunes of Elphin " is an engaging book to re - read- if one knows it well already - in moments of drowsy satisfaction . Then will the convivial humor of " Seithenyn ap Seithyn " awake a ...
الصفحة 40
... light of the interpreter . " And when we read these lines , our lingering doubts as to whether Gil- bert be a man or a mere mouthpiece for beau- tiful words , " a reed cut short and notched by the great god Pan for the production of ...
... light of the interpreter . " And when we read these lines , our lingering doubts as to whether Gil- bert be a man or a mere mouthpiece for beau- tiful words , " a reed cut short and notched by the great god Pan for the production of ...
الصفحة 55
... dimly - lit schoolroom at bedtime . There was a mysteri- ous fascination in the words whose meaning no one understood , and no one sought to un- derstand : - " Here comes a candle to light you to bed. IN BEHALF OF PARENTS . 55.
... dimly - lit schoolroom at bedtime . There was a mysteri- ous fascination in the words whose meaning no one understood , and no one sought to un- derstand : - " Here comes a candle to light you to bed. IN BEHALF OF PARENTS . 55.
الصفحة 56
Agnes Repplier. " Here comes a candle to light you to bed And here comes a hatchet to cut off your head . " - And then the sudden grasp of four strong little arms , and a pleasing thrill of terror at a danger which was no danger , only a ...
Agnes Repplier. " Here comes a candle to light you to bed And here comes a hatchet to cut off your head . " - And then the sudden grasp of four strong little arms , and a pleasing thrill of terror at a danger which was no danger , only a ...
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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.