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...me to look, there was no one in sight, and there was never a boat upon the silver curve of the Thames. She tried to find a reason for this strange sti...

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...rt. I quickly say, “See you later,” to my buddies and hop into my car. The silver station wagon is a beast of a machine, both in size and in sturdines... ...s have siding that is chipped and worn or missing altogether, exposing the silver outer layer of insulation. Mold and mildew are caked on most of the ...

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...est you as soon as ye may, and reward your good knights with gold and with silver, for they have well deserved it; there may no riches be too dear for... ...d had lain many years, and she might not be whole but if she had a dish of silver full of blood of a clean maid and a king’s daughter; and therefore t... ...there shall no damosel pass this way but she shall bleed of her blood in a silver dish full. Well, said Balin, she shall bleed as much as she may blee... ...ying therein, and thereby stood a table of clean gold with four pillars of silver that bare up the table, and upon the table stood a marvellous spear ... ...t, in great peril of death. And there came out of that fountain a pipe of silver, and out of that pipe ran water all on high in a stone of marble. Wh... ...arge you that ye take the heart out of my body and bear it her betwixt two silver dishes, and tell her how I saw her lie with the false knight Sir Gaw... ...are in his shield three griffins of gold, in sable carbuncle, the chief of silver. When Sir Gawaine espied this gay knight, he feutred his spear, and ... ...ing on my person, and if they take thee, there shall no ransom of gold nor silver acquit thee. Then Sir Gawaine rode over a water for to save him, and... ...rboured surely their people, and took great plenty of bestial, of gold and silver, and great treasure and riches, and returned unto King Arthur, which...

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...nd thousand gleaming fires Seemed kindling in the air; A thousand thousand silvery lyres Resounded far and near: Methought, the very breath I breathed... ...eaves, upon Time’s branch, were growing brightly, Full of sap, and full of silver dew; Birds beneath its shelter gathered nightly; Daily round its flo... ... The woodland ivy plays! While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays. That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And... ...t faint struggling light? Is it the Moon again? Kind Heaven! increase that silvery gleam And bid these clouds depart, And let her soft celestial beam ... .... THE ELDER’S REBUKE “Listen! When your hair, like mine, T akes a tint of silver gray; When your eyes, with dimmer shine, Watch life’s bubbles float ...

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...as now the time when Phoebus yields to night, And rising Cynthia sheds her silver light, Wide o’er the world in solemn pomp she drew Her airy chariot ...

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...er customary viands; to wit, one French roll rasped, one egg new laid (or warranted to be), and one little pot of tea, wherein was infused one little silver scoopful of that herb on behalf of Miss Tox, and one little silver scoopful on behalf of the teapot--a flight of fancy in which good housekeepers delight; went upstairs to set forth the bird waltz on the harpsichord, t...

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...arranted to be), and one little pot of tea, wherein was infused one little silver scoopful of that herb on behalf of Miss T ox, and one little silver ... ..., from a service of plate to an army of footmen, clapped into this house a silver-headed butler (who was charged extra on that account, as having the ... ... Dombey?’ said Cleopatra, when the dessert was put upon the table, and the silver-headed butler had withdrawn. ‘Even the lawyers’ preparations!’ ‘Y es... ...recalling the way. Mr T owlinson has proposed the happy pair; to which the silver-headed butler has responded neatly , and with emotion; for he half b... ...ny rate, that she should ever marry him. T o calm these flying taunts, the silver-headed butler rises to propose the health of Mr T owlinson, whom to ... ...ish well settled in life with the object of his choice, wherever (here the silver-headed butler eyes the housemaid) she may be. Mr T owlinson returns ... ...wn Cleopatra; Edith and his daughter following. Sweeping past the gold and silver demonstration on the sideboard as if it were heaped-up dirt, and dei... ...n-up exposition of Tom Tiddler’s ground, where chil- dren pick up gold and silver.’ Mr Dombey , as Tiddler, looked his character to admiration; and th... .... Through the various stages of rich meats and wines, con- tinual gold and silver, dainties of earth, air, fire, and water, heaped-up fruits, and that...

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...f the Seine, never had the French aristocracy been so rich or so splendid. The diamonds lavishly scattered over the women?s dresses, and the gold and silver embroidery on the uniforms contrasted so strongly with the penury of the Republic, that the wealth of the globe seemed to be rolling through the drawing-rooms of Paris. Intoxication seemed to have turned the brains of ...

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...The diamonds lavishly scattered over the women’s dresses, and the gold and silver embroidery on the uniforms contrasted so strongly with the penury of...

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...oud to king Apollo, whom Leto of the fair locks bare: “Hear me, god of the silver bow, that standest over Chryse and holy Killa, and rulest T enedos w... ...e ships, and let an arrow fly; and there was heard a dread clanging of the silver bow. First did the assail the mules and fleet dogs, but afterward, a... ...ds, to him they gladly hearken.” He said, and stayed his heavy hand on the silver hilt, and thrust the great Sword back into the sheath, and was not d... ... lifted up his hands and prayed aloud for them: “Hearken to me, god of the silver bow that standest over Chryse and 17 The Iliad of Homer holy Killa,... ...not igno rant how that the daughter of the Ancient of the sea, Thetis the silver footed, had devised counsel with him. Anon with taunting words spake... ...made question, but in my heart sore afraid lest thou have been won over by silver footed Thetis, daughter of the Ancient of the sea, for she at early ... ...glistering feet he bound his fair sandals, and over his shoulders cast his silver studded sword, and grasped his sires’ sceptre, imperishable for ever... ...reth his fair flowing stream into Peneios. Yet doth he not mingle with the silver eddies of Peneios, but floweth on over him like unto oil, seeing tha... ...ling line across their backs. These were reared in Peraia by Apollo of the silver bow, two mares carrying onward the terror of battle. But of 39 The ...

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... cobweb dew-bediamonded. 12 Underwoods When daisies go, shall winter time Silver the simple grass with rime; Autumnal frosts enchant the pool And mak... ...E M. A lover, of the moorland bare And honest country winds, you were; The silver-skimming rain you took; And loved the floodings of the brook, Dew, f... ... Late with stooping pinion flew Raking hedgerow trees, and wet Her wing in silver streams, and set Shining foot on temple roof: Now again she flies al...

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...rein, as well for that which containeth the victual, for that haply it is of silver or other precious material, as for the contents thereof, to wit, t... ... little golden bells, and in this hand held she the head of a King sealed in silver and crowned with gold. The other damsel that came behind rode afte... ...f an hundred and fifty knights whereof some be sealed in gold, other some in silver and the third in lead. King Fisherman sendeth you word that this l... ...nce of all these knights that are here. And, so you would have of me gold or silver, thereof will I give you at your will.” “Sir,” saith Messire Gawai... ...h precious stones, and upon the table was the napkin spread and the basin of silver and the knife with an ivory handle and the rich set of golden vess... ... and sword and shield lying within the tent, and the dwarf taketh a basin of silver and a white napkin, and maketh Messire Gawain wash his hands and h... ...t with precious stones. Against the master pillar hung a vessel of gold by a silver chain, and in the midst of the fountain was an image so deftly wro... ..., and the other wine in a little ivory vessel, and the third flesh in one of silver. And they come to the vessel of gold that hung against the pillar ... ...undred and fifty heads of knights whereof some were sealed in gold, other in silver, and the rest in lead.” “True,” saith the priest, “For as by the q...

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...ar to the young man. A blackamoor in a Turkish habit, with red boots and a silver collar, on which the Viscountess’s arms were engraven, pre- ceded he... ...and his fine holland shirts, and his swords, and his pistols, mounted with silver. Since the day he was born, poor Harry had never looked such a fine ... ...ed out, so: now drop the curtsy, and show the red stockings, Trix. They’ve silver clocks, Harry. The Dowager sent ‘em. She went to put ‘em on,” cries ... ...d its look of melancholy. “Why, Harry, how fine we look in our scarlet and silver, and our black periwig,” cries my lord. “Mother, I am tired of my ow... ...her, and see how Beatrix blushes as red as the 60 Henry Esmond – Book Two silver-clocked stockings.” “I think we had best leave the gentlemen to thei... ...s musket, who had eased Esmond of his hat and periwig, his purse, and fine silver- mounted pistols which the Dowager gave him, and was fum- bling in h... ...table was a fine sword, with a red velvet scabbard, and a beautiful chased silver handle, with a blue ribbon for a sword-knot. “What is this?” says th...

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...e better to keep in accord with his antagonists, he kept offering them his silver-enamelled snuff-box (at the bottom of which lay a couple of violets,... ...r will you receive twelve roubles per item, but fifteen—and roubles not in silver, but roubles in good paper currency.” That these powerful inducement... ...—horse-collars, cigar-lighters, dresses for his nursemaid, foals, raisins, silver ewers, lengths of holland, wheatmeal, tobacco, revolvers, dried herr... ...overed all over with cobwebs. Against a wall leant a cupboard, full of old silver, glassware, and china. On a writing table, inlaid with mother-of-pea... .... “I will present him,” he thought to himself, “with a watch. It is a good silver article—not one of those cheap metal affairs; and though it has suf-... ...r friend Kopeikin’s bank was limited to a few score cop- pers and a little silver—not enough to buy a village with! At length, at the price of a roubl... ...efore the Presi- dent had so much as left his bed and been served with his silver wash-basin. Nevertheless, it was only when Kopeikin had been waiting... ... age- less lines of blue hills which look almost unreal against the clear, silvery background of the sky. In you everything 206 Dead Souls is flat an... ...very kopeck,” had become a hard and fast rule of the son’s. Yet the youth *Silver five kopeck piece. 215 Gogol had no particular attachment to money ...

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... dance to tame the rude; Beast, and beast in manhood tame, Follow we their silver flame. Pride of flesh from bondage free, Reaping vigour of its waste...

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... of this bell caused a door to be opened in the offices on the left hand of the court, from which filed two maitres d’hotel followed by eight scullion... ...e louis, does there not, master hotelier?” “Yes, monsieur, but —” The unknown plunged his hand into the pocket of his haut-de-chausses, and emptied it... ...ng his good city of Blois? All those trumpets are his, all those gilded hous- ings are his, all those gentlemen wear swords that are his. His mother p... ...a week I shall be in England.” “Depart, monsieur, depart — the sooner the better.” “Is the money, then, ready?” “It will be to-morrow, to-morrow you s... ...one sailor overturned the table and the money which was upon it. The table fell, and the money rolled about. In an instant all belonging to the hostel... ...the eve of the battle, from a presentiment perhaps of the turn which things would take on the morrow, I concealed it in the principal vault of the con... ...ed upon each rusty musket the point still left intact, and upon every rag of canvas the whitest and least sullied part. Monk arrived then with Athos, ... ...emptied the first bag into it. Planchet did the same with the second; then D’Artagnan, all in a tremble, let out the precious bowels of the third with... .... But this time Mazarin was foiled in his expectation: he read nothing upon the face of Athos, not even the respect he was accustomed to see on all fa...

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... the sparkle of water, but the shine of gilded helmets and the gleaming of silvered spears! Moreover, a Cimmerian crept over to the wall from the Pers... ...ns and the valleys so that it is said that their bright armor and gold and silver shields made the moun- tains glisten like lamps of fire. Still Judas... ... with them his head as a trophy, and with it, alas! ten thousand pounds of silver from the King, who, in his sluggishness and weakness had left Brythn... ...estment of his grandfather’s, the emperor Sigismund, of red and gold, with silver spots, and made it into a tiny coronation robe, with surplice and hu... ... is night’s full noon, fair shines the moon On Altenburg’s old halls, The silver beams in tranquil streams Rest on the ivied walls. 160 A Book of G... ...e town all fresh and vig- orous, their rich armor glittering with gold and silver, and plumes of various colours streaming from their helmets in all t... ...tured man that he was, sent 22,000 marks to the relief of the city, all in silver, for paper money was found to spread the infection more than anythin...

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...r manned with an agate till now: but I will inset you neither in gold nor silver, but in vile apparel, and send you back again to your master, for a ... ...lord archbishop, Whose see is by a civil peace maintained, Whose beard the silver hand of peace hath touch’d, Whose learning and good letters peace ha...

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... duties, as he had possessed himself of a ducatoon and a small quantity of silver, together with a silver-hafted knife, and had absconded with his pil... ...me circumstances. He had amassed a consider- 25 able quantity of gold and silver plate, which was for some time deposited in his bed-room at his pars... ...carlet!) whilst inspecting professionally the buckles, the straps, and the silver turrets of his harness, than I raised Miss Fanny’s hand to my lips, ... ...dings were brought into a still more exquisite state of unity, by a slight silvery mist, motionless and dreamy, that covered the woods and fields, but...

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...: and sat, for weeks together, a eating nothing, out of half the gold and silver dishes as has ever been lent for the purpose out of Storrses, and Mo... ...ht upon the sails of ships and wake of steamboats, such dazzling gleams of silver far out at sea, such fresh touches on the crisp wave tops as they br... ...med with delicious wines from all parts of the world, the richest gold and silver plate that ever was seen adorned his side boards, his sons were str... ...ous pupils. There was another—a heavy young man, with a large double cased silver watch, and a fat knife the handle of which was a per fect tool box—... ...ar. And that if his mother ever met his father, she would shoot him with a silver pistol, which she carried, always loaded to the muzzle, for that pur...

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...m. Major Hamilton, whom we had talked with, sent back by a trumpet several silver pieces for officers with us. Mr. Esmond received one of these; and t... ...ets, and brocades. My Lady Duchess elect was giving audience to one famous silversmith from Exeter Change, who brought with him a great chased salver,... ...or the web that was to hold the sacred person of a King. The toilet was of silver and crystal; there was a copy of “Eikon Basilike” laid on the writin... ...s safe,” says Frank, trembling, and his honest eyes filling with tears, “a silver statue to Our Lady!” He was going to rattle at the great iron knocke...

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... woman, with bare brown legs as thick as bedposts, pursuing on all fours a silver dollar that came rolling out from some- 37 Joseph Conrad where, was... ...nn would know. And then hadn’t there been Miss V anlo? It could not be his silvery tongue, or the subtle seduction of his manner; he 52 Falk had no m...