In the Dozy Hours, and Other PapersHoughton Mifflin, 1894 - 235 من الصفحات |
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... A QUERY . GUESTS . SYMPATHY . OPINIONS • THE CHILDREN'S AGE . 158 165 . 176 190 137 · 153 A FORGOTTEN POET . 201 DIALOGUES . 211 A CURIOUS CONTENTION . 217 THE PASSING OF THE ESSAY 226 OTHER PAPERS . IN THE DOZY HOURS . " MONTAIGNE.
... A QUERY . GUESTS . SYMPATHY . OPINIONS • THE CHILDREN'S AGE . 158 165 . 176 190 137 · 153 A FORGOTTEN POET . 201 DIALOGUES . 211 A CURIOUS CONTENTION . 217 THE PASSING OF THE ESSAY 226 OTHER PAPERS . IN THE DOZY HOURS . " MONTAIGNE.
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... passed from lip to lip . He loved the beauty of Italy , the wit of France , the spirit of the Netherlands , and the valor of Spain . The first handsome woman that earth ever saw , he tells us , was made of Venice glass , as beautiful ...
... passed from lip to lip . He loved the beauty of Italy , the wit of France , the spirit of the Netherlands , and the valor of Spain . The first handsome woman that earth ever saw , he tells us , was made of Venice glass , as beautiful ...
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... twice the heat of early summer tempted her to spend the evening on the porch roof which lay beneath my windows , and I have passed some anxious hours awaiting her return , and wondering what would happen A KITTEN . 23.
... twice the heat of early summer tempted her to spend the evening on the porch roof which lay beneath my windows , and I have passed some anxious hours awaiting her return , and wondering what would happen A KITTEN . 23.
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... passing on the emus , as a sort of feudal offering , to the Duke of Buccleugh , and leaving that nobleman to solve as best he could the problem of their maintenance . The whole story is very much . like the experience of Mr. James ...
... passing on the emus , as a sort of feudal offering , to the Duke of Buccleugh , and leaving that nobleman to solve as best he could the problem of their maintenance . The whole story is very much . like the experience of Mr. James ...
الصفحة 108
... passed his infancy in an egg , for all the English maga- zines have to tell us on the subject . His books are bought , and read , and laughed over , and laid aside , and when there is a bitter ca- dence in his mirth , people are ...
... passed his infancy in an egg , for all the English maga- zines have to tell us on the subject . His books are bought , and read , and laughed over , and laid aside , and when there is a bitter ca- dence in his mirth , people are ...
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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.