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...Americana. For what purpose? Power...power to influence elections, power to put like-minded minions into public office, the power to cover up the truth, or make certain the truth never saw the light of day. Power to safeguard those they consider friendly, those they consider allies, those who will do their bidding...all without being seen...a good thing if you were a h...

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...In Paris ‘I know the truth! Renounce all others!’ ‘Why such tenderness?’ ‘Here, in my Moscow – cupolas gleaming!’ Insomnia (4) ‘To kiss the brow – eases anxiety.’ Psyche Dying, I’ll not say: ‘I was’. ‘Enraptured, and enraptured,’ ‘Go, fin...

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...ling is an Art: and you know that Art better than others; and that this is truth is demonstrated by the fruits of that pleasant labour which you enjoy... ...g, and experience, which love and practice this Art, that know I speak the truth. Sir, this pleasant curiosity of Fish and Fishing, of which The Compl... ...nish your pleasure, I shall make this no longer than to add this following truth, that I am really, Sir, your most affectionate Friend, and most humbl... ...t especially to the honest Angler I think fit to tell thee these following truths; that I did neither undertake, nor write, nor publish, and much less... ...or. I am right glad to hear your answers; and, in confidence you speak the truth, I shall put on a bold ness to ask you, Sir, whether business or ple... ...I shall tell you what some have observed, and I have found it to be a real truth, that the very sitting by the river’s side is not only the quietest a... ... women are said to do, to outlive his or her mate, and this is taken for a truth; and if the survivor shall ever couple with another, then, not only t... ...d are believed and known by divers, both of wisdom and experience, to be a truth; and indeed are, as I said at the beginning, fit for the contemplatio... ...“ The Milk maid’s mother’s answer If all the world and love were young And truth in every shepherd’s tongue, These pretty pleasures might me move To l...

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...is eyes lighted on Tess Durbeyfield, whose own large orbs wore, to tell the truth, the faintest aspect of reproach that he had not chosen her. He, too,... ...holding one arm of her father, and Mrs. Durbey field the other. He had, in truth, drunk very little — not a fourth of the quantity which a systematic ... ...ed the way. In consternation Tess jumped down, and discovered the dreadful truth. The groan had proceeded from her father’s poor horse Prince. The mor... ...you must be worth your weight in gold. He is very much interested in ’ee — truth to tell.’ Tess seemed for the moment really pleased to hear that she ... ...she, her face on fire. ‘Tess — fie! that’s temper!’ said d’Urberville. ‘’Tis truth.’ ‘Well, you need not let go your hold of me so thanklessly the momen... ... tramping he had driven her to undertake by his misdemeanour. She might in truth have safely trusted him now; but he had forfeited her confidence for t... ...work folk?’ he asked. The explanation was not readily forthcoming; and, in truth, he did not require any. Having heard their voices while yet some way... ...to Trantridge without assistance, it is quite impossible; for, to tell the truth, dear, owing to this fog, which so disguises everything, I don’t quit... ...ot been in Tess’s power — nor is it in anybody’s power — to feel the whole truth of golden opin ions while it is possible to profit by them. She — and...

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...rsue stories in dangerous places and, sometimes, from dangerous characters. Just how far is she prepared to go as a ‘yellow’ journalist who wants the truth and at what price to her integrity? Then there’s the respected and handsome reporter, Ted Thompson, from a rival newspaper. Will he have a place in Rhoda’s life? (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett)...

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.... She spoke to thousands of individuals and groups, sharing with them her message that the way to peace is to overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love....

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...Excerpt: The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they tht have known the truth -- 2. For the truth?s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever -- 3. Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lo...

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...OF John The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they tht have known the truth; 2 For ... ...h; and not I only, but also all they tht have known the truth; 2 For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. 3 Grac... ... God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walk i... ...and love. 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walk ing in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. 5 And now I bes...

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...himself, who shall flounder, panting, through these mazes in the quest for truth. The proper qualities of each sex are, indeed, eternally sur- prising... ...r intuition nor the behaviour of oth- ers will help the philosopher to the truth. There is probably nothing rightly thought or rightly written on this... ...isposition of their parents. 31 Virginibus Puerisque & Other Papers IV. – TRUTH OF INTERCOURSE A MONG SAYINGS that have a currency in spite of being ... ...n spite of being wholly false upon the face of them for the sake of a half-truth upon another subject which is accidentally combined with the error, o... ...and broadest conveys the monstrous proposition that it is easy to tell the truth and hard to tell a lie. I wish heartily it were. But the truth is one... ...draw the outline of a mountain than the changing appearance of a face; and truth in human relations is of this more intangible and dubious order: hard... ...d of lie which poisons inti- macy. And, vice versa, veracity to sentiment, truth in a relation, truth to your own heart and your friends, never to fei... ...wn heart and your friends, never to feign or falsify emotion – that is the truth which makes love possible and mankind happy. L’art de Bien Dire is bu... ...drawing-room accomplish- ment unless it be pressed into the service of the truth. The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you ...

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...........87 THE A SS AND THE H ORSE .....................................87 TRUTH AND THE T RA VELER ...................................87 THE M AN... .... The Old Woman, standing up in the Court, argued: “This man here speaks the truth in what he says; for I did promise to give him a sum of money if I ... ...royed the whole flock. There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth. The Cat and the Birds A CAT, hearing that the Birds in a certain a... ...p’s Fables The Apes and the Two Travelers TWO MEN, one who always spoke the truth and the other who told nothing but lies, were traveling together an... ...om manded that a handsome present be given to the flat terer. On this the truthful Traveler thought to himself, “If so great a reward be given for... ...with what gift may not I be rewarded, if, according to my custom, I tell the truth?” The Ape quickly turned to him. “And pray how do I and these my f... ...mple are excellent Apes too.” The King of the Apes, enraged at hearing these truths, gave him over to the teeth and claws of his companions. The Wolf ... ...fuse me a little matter now, will by and by confer on me a greater benefit.” Truth and the Traveler A WAYFARING MAN, traveling in the desert, met a wo... ...alone and terribly dejected. He inquired of her, “Who art thou?” “My name is Truth,” she replied. “And for what cause,” he asked, “have you left the c...

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...purpose than their full revelation in the daylight; and, if I must add the truth, night is kinder in this respect than day, which too often destroys a... ...g or de ceit, but with an unsuspicious frankness that bore the impress of truth. She walked on as before, growing more familiar with me as we proceed... ...man interrupting me, ‘I don’t consider her! Ah, how little you know of the truth! Little Nelly, little Nelly!’ It would be impossible for any man, I c... ... about his eyes and mouth. ‘Here’s sixpence for you, Kit. Always speak the truth. At all times, Kit, speak the truth. Lock the count ing house, you d... ..., to hear you speak like this, my dear!’ said Mrs Quilp. And she spoke the truth. ‘Thank you,’ returned the child, kissing her cheek, ‘you are always ... ... it. ’ In point of fact, it would seem that the waiter felt this wholesome truth, for when he returned for the empty plates and dishes and was informe... ...Mr Swiveller as being uncommon but madeno further impression upon him. The truth is—and, as there is no accounting for tastes, even a taste so strange... ...ecorded without being looked upon as a wilful and malicious invention— the truth is that neither Mrs Wackles nor her eldest daughter had at any time g... ...e conceived but cannot be described, feeling within myself that desolating truth that my best affections have experienced this night a stifler!’ ‘I am...

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...een a very happy life and she had been a very fortunate person— this was the truth that seemed to emerge most vividly. She had had the best of everyth... ...s eyes much less upon the pictures than on her presence. He lost nothing, in truth, by these wandering glances, for she was better worth looking at th... ...tered herself that she was a very just woman, and had mastered the sovereign truth that nothing in this world is got for nothing. She had played no so... ... man exclaimed. Isabel might have believed it and not have been far from the truth. He thought a great deal about her; she was constantly present to h... ...lf obliged to “allow” as mistress of the house. She presently discovered, in truth, that this obligation was of the lightest and that Mrs. Touchett ca... ...is experimental geniality, suggested, by way of healing the breach, that the truth lay between the two extremes and that the establishments in questio... ...intelligence, of sympathy. She liked him too much to marry him, that was the truth; something assured her there was a fallacy somewhere in the glowing... ...ss Stackpole’s (on which the two presently separated) contained an amount of truth which Ralph Touchett was obliged to recognize; but it so far took t... ..., that they should make an excursion to London together. “If I must tell the truth,” she observed, “I’m not seeing much at this place, and I shouldn’t...

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...y do not round upon themselves; they suggest nothing behind them. There is truth here,” said the old man, pointing to the bosom of the saint; “and her... ... of some mental resistance, gave to this fancy of the youth a semblance of truth which reacted upon his lively imagination. The old man worked on, mut... ...remarked. “My poor master surpassed himself there; but observe the want of truth in the background. The man is living, certainly; he rises and is com-... ... does not end off with a line. In that respect sculptors get nearer to the truth of nature than we do. Nature is all curves, each wrapping or overlapp... ...at other painters see. He has medi- tated deeply on color and the absolute truth of lines; but by dint of much research, much thought, much study, he ... ...incomplete thing than the skeleton without the life. But there is a higher truth still,—namely, that practice and observation are the essentials of a ... ...shall not leave it unclothed. Poesy and women give them- selves bare, like truth, to lovers only. Have we the model of Raphael, the Angelica of Ariost...

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... grooms when the work begins. The lady who rides and demands assistance in truth becomes a nuisance before the run is over, let her beauty be ever so ... ...the difficulties are too great for her! The lady who rides like this is in truth seldom in the way. I have heard men declare that they would never wis... ...osed to boast a little. But our philosopher assures him that he has not in truth been near Morley Hall; and when the unfortunate one makes an attempt ... ... duty cannot find the time. But that argument might be used with much more truth against other men of business, against those to whose hunting the wor... ...sive, does not in the least convey the objection which is really felt. The truth is, that a large and most respectable section of the world still rega... ...ressed feeling of old ladies as to the wickedness of hunt- ing does not in truth amount to much, I will not say that there is no other impediment in t... ...selves the duties of censors to be sure that the practices abhorred are in truth real pomps and actual vanities, not pomps and vanities of the imagi- ...

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...found to be strictly the language of prose when prose is well written. The truth of this assertion might be demon strated by innumerable passages fro... ...is one of the rudest of this collection. I wished to draw attention to the truth that the power of the human imagination is sufficient to produce such... ...changes even in our physical nature as might almost appear miraculous. The truth is an important one; the fact (for it is a fact) is a valuable illus... ... Our minds and hearts to bless— Spontaneous wisdom breathed by health, Truth breathed by chearfulness. One impulse from a vernal wood May teac... ... THO THE THO RN RN RN RN RN I. There is a thorn; it looks so old, In truth you’d find it hard to say, How it could ever have been young, It ... ... woman seated on the ground. XIX. I did not speak—I saw her face, In truth it was enough for me; I turned about and heard her cry, “O misery... ...prize each other; We talked of marriage and our marriage day; And I in truth did love him like a brother, For never could I hope to meet with su... ... that I have my inner self abused, Foregone the home delight of constant truth, 52 LyricalBallads I And clear and open soul, so prized in fearles... ...tition of words which appear successfully to communicate its feelings. The truth of these remarks might be shewn by innumerable passages from the Bibl...

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...id Harvey . “The ain’t ‘niff. Say , ‘Hope I may die if I ain’t speak- ing’ truth.”’ “Hope I may die right here,” said Harvey , “if every word I’ve spo... ...y die right here,” said Harvey , “if every word I’ve spoken isn’t the cold truth.” “Hundred an’ thirty-four dollars an’ all?” said Dan. “I heard ye ta... ...racund the Fleet. If any one asks you what I’m cal’latin’ to do, speak the truth-fer ye don’t know .” A little red dory , labelled Hattie S., lay aste... ...feel like guyin’ any now ,” said Disko. “I know it; but to tell the honest truth we was kinder- kinder driftin’ when we run agin young Olley .” It was... ...D’you like it as much as all that?” said Dan, flushing. “Well, to tell the truth, I kinder got it for you- to give; but I didn’t let on till I saw how... ...to the typewriter. “ About the only medical statement in nov- els with any truth to it is that joy don’t kill, Miss Kinzey .” “I know it; but we’ve a ... ..., though it isn’t likely I shall do any business on the road. Tell ‘em the truth-for once.” So the truth was told. Miss Kinzey clicked in the sen- tim... ...llow , does it?” “I guess it was my fault a good deal; but if you want the truth, you haven’t been much of anything up to date. Now, have you?” “Umm! ...

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...t big enough to understand, and it had occurred to Lucy to ask whether the truth was not that they were not big enough to explain. The other globe was...

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...assure thee father so it is. 2374 Petr. Come goe along and see the truth hereof, 2375 For our first merriment hath made thee iealous. Exe...

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...own to her. “Janny,” he said, over the rail of the cellar steps, “‘tas the truth what Henfrey sez. ‘E’s not in uz room, ‘e en’t. And the front door’s ... ...t. James’ Gazette, lying folded up as it arrived. “Now we shall get at the truth,” said Dr. Kemp. He rent the paper open; a couple of columns con- fro... ...aid Adye, “you’ll be safe here.” Kemp, ashamed of his momentary lapse from truthfulness, handed him the weapon. “Now for the door,” said Adye. As they...