Everybody's Favourite: A NovelF.V. White, 1897 - 298 pagine |
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Pagina 223 - A little fire is quickly trodden out, Which being suffered, rivers cannot quench.
Pagina 249 - I hold it cowardice, To rest mistrustful where a noble heart Hath pawned an open hand in sign of love ; Else might I think that Clarence, Edward's brother, Were but a feigned friend to our proceedings.
Pagina 14 - Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort; and who, if they could only have been induced to begin, would in all probability have gone great lengths in the career of fame.
Pagina 171 - People who are always taking care of their health are like misers, who are hoarding up a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy.
Pagina 210 - Nature gives us, not on the semblance, on the thing she has given another than us ! — And yet with all this rugged pride of manhood and self-help was there ever soul more tenderly affectionate, loyally submissive to what was really higher than he? Great souls are always loyally submissive, reverent to what is over them ; only small mean souls are otherwise.
Pagina 3 - Circumcision, 1235, he was but ten years old at the time of his father's death.
Pagina 264 - Yet, in the end, the verdict was one of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown...
Pagina 169 - ... heart beat fast ; he had never had her quite to himself. Most likely she was reading, and the book must be absorbing, or she might have heard his very audible footsteps as he hurried toward her. Just as he reached her side there was a movement, and Felicia's voice sounded, peremptory : " No, Thomas, I am not at home this afternoon. I do not wish to see visitors. " "In this case there is only one," said McFarland, appearing before her as he spoke.
Pagina 1 - Sdeath ! even Philip shall be satisfied. [The clock strikes outside from the Duomo. Hark ! there 's another day gone. Coin by coin, The scrupulous Time tells out his sounding sum, And rings the tested metal, that he owes Eternity, that usurer of life, Which, lending little, takes our all at last, And gives back nothing got. Go, coin of time, No longer current ! pay in part life's loan. Go, with the image of a Christian Prince Stamped on thee, to the treasury of Heaven ! Bear witness for me to the...
Pagina 131 - He never went through the form of shaking hands and saying good-bye, but turned and went out of the room, shutting the door with a bang behind him. "Dear me...