 I know not of a darker trait in Julian's whole career; he was insensible to love, a mother's love. For love is the weapon which Omnipotence reserved to conquer rebel man, when all the rest had failed. Reason he parries ; Fear he answers blow to blow ;...  The Twins: a Domestic Novel - Pagina 78di Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1846 - 292 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1844 - 284 pagine
...real proof, that all the love she shed on him had not been utterly thrown away; but he didn't, — he didn't; and I know not of a darker trait in Julian's...clayheart is hardened against Love. Yet was Julian one of these select ones : an awful instance of that possible, that actual, though happily that scarcest of... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1845 - 446 pagine
...proof, that all the love she had shed on him had not been utterly thrown away ; but he didn't, — he didn't ; and I know not of a darker trait in Julian's...with no virtue, and a thousand crimes." The amiable villain, — one whose generosity redeems his guilt, whose kindliness outweighs his folly, or whose... | |
 | 1846 - 590 pagine
...pleasure — but love, that sun against whose melting beams winter cannot stand — that soft subduing slumber which wrestles down the giant — there is...a million, not a thousand men in all earth's huge quiutillion, whose clay heart is hardened against love. THE MOST WONDERFUL PEOPLE. EIGHTEEN hundred... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1848 - 216 pagine
...pleasure : but Love, that sun against whose melting beams the Winter cannot stand, that softsuhduing slumber which wrestles down the Giant, there is not...a million, not a thousand men in all earth's huge qnintillion whose clay-heart is hardened against Love. Tit'ins. l.OVERS IN AFFl.ICTION. DEAR children... | |
 | David Holmes, William G. Bishop (Reporter) - 1848 - 844 pagine
...pleasure. But LOVE, that Sun against whose melting beams winter cannot stand— that soft, subduing slumber, which wrestles down the giant — there is...creature in a million ! not a thousand men in all the earth's huge quintillion, whose clay heart is hardened against love ! " Yea, Iiadd, there is not... | |
 | David Holmes, William G. Bishop (Reporter) - 1848 - 844 pagine
...pleasure. But LOVE, that Sun against whose melting beams winter cannot stand — that soft, subduing slumber, which wrestles down the giant — there is...creature in a million ! not a thousand men in all the earth's huge quintillion, whose clay heart is hardened against love ! " Yea, Itadd, there is not... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1850 - 544 pagine
...proof, that all the love she had shed on him had not been utterly thrown away ; but he didn't — he didn't; and I know not of a darker trait in Julian's...with no virtue, and a thousand crimes." The amiable villain— one whose generosity redeems his guilt, whose kindliness outweighs his folly, or whose beauty... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1851 - 532 pagine
...parries; Fear he answers blow to blow; future interest he meets with present pleasure ; but Love, chat sun against whose melting beams the Winter cannot...down the giant, there is not one human creature in a million—not a thousand men in all earth's huge quintillion, whose clay-heart is hardened against... | |
 | 1850 - 426 pagine
...to blow; but Love, — that sun against whose melting beams winter cannot stand, that soft, subduing slumber which wrestles down the giant, — there is...creature in a million, not a thousand men in all earth's large quintillion, whose clay heart is hardened against love." tCT" The BOOES and CHAET of Mr. Davis,... | |
 | Gilbert Currie - 1852 - 206 pagine
...future interests he meets with present pleasures; but love — that sun against whose melting beams winter cannot stand — that soft-subduing slumber which wrestles down the giant — there is not a human being in a million, whose clay heart is hardened against the influence of love." It is this... | |
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