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Dombey and Son

By: Charles Dickens

...nrolled them- selves; and meanwhile the wheezy little pew-opener—partly in consequence of her infirmity, and partly that the marriage party might not ... ...most fiercely; ‘and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don’t undo it. Louisa, please to give... ...id. He might have been black as well as blue, and it would have been of no consequence to her. The perseverance with which she walked out of Princess’... ...atience. Impatience for the time to come, when his visions of their united consequence and grandeur would be triumphantly re- alized. Some philosopher... ... driest twigs of boys, under the frostiest circumstances. Nature was of no consequence at all. No matter what a young gentleman was intended to bear, ... ...that the Instrument-maker must have van- ished of his own accord; to which logical conclusion he was assisted by the letter addressed to himself, whic...

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Plutarchs Lives Volume One

By: Hugh Clough

...that this ship be- came a standing example among the philosophers, for the logical question as to things that grow; one side holding that the ship rem... ...venging his murder. Some authors write, the city of Laurentum, fearing the consequence, de- livered up the murderers of Tatius; but Romulus dismissed ... ...nd what is more, Romulus, in his anger, committed an action of unfortunate consequence; but that of Theseus ended only in words, some evil speaking, a... ... the senate, which, having a power equal to the kings’ in matters of great consequence, and, as Plato expresses it, allaying and qualifying the fiery ... ...tess, gave an adjacent field to the public, and obtained great hon- ors in consequence, as, amongst the rest, that of all women her testimony alone sh... ... thy to command the Romans; whose vanity and presump- tion rose so high in consequence, that he insolently jested at Fabius’s encampments upon the mou...

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The Lady of the Lake

By: William J. Rolfe

... before that which it illustrates,—an effective rhetorical, though not the logical, arrangement. 45. Beamed frontlet. Antlered forehead. 46. Adown. An... ... the worm issued from it. But Kormak did not rightly handle the weapon, in consequence whereof good fortune deserted it. As he unsheathed Skofnung, it... ... prophesied the ruin which it must bring upon their ancient clan. ... “The consequences of the battle of Glen Fruin were very ca- lamitous to the fami... ...sisted in the number and attach- ment of his followers, it was of the last consequence, in point of policy, to have in his gift subordinate offices, w... ...n, whom they found in the fields, merely to secure an advantage of so much consequence to their party” (Scott). 140. A spy. That is, Fitz-James. For h...

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The First Men in the Moon

By: H. G. Wells

...osophical simplicity. He was a water- drinker, a vegetarian, and all those logical disciplinary things. But the sight of his equipment settled many do... ...that second, at least, I was mad with fear and anger. I took no thought of consequences. I hit straight out at the face of the thing with the goad. Th... ... the moon and points upon the earth’s surface is constantly altering. As a consequence of this and of the necessary imperfections of our recording ins... ...ing of their limbs to that of insects. I have mentioned, too, the peculiar consequence of the smaller gravitation of the moon on their fragile slight-... ...lf by flashing his rays into my face and watching my pupils contract. As a consequence, I was dazzled and blinded for some little time. … “But in spit...

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The Lesser Bourgeoisie (The Middle Classes)

By: Honoré de Balzac

...ing such energy in household work, endeavored to help her, and fell ill in consequence. Instantly, Brigitte was devoted to her, nursed her like a belo... ...arniol and Madame Phellion beneath the leafless lindens, and gave them (in consequence of the embarrassing circum- stances created by Phellion’s polit... ...norable in changing one’s determination about a choice which is of no real consequence to public welfare.” “No consequence, my son!” cried Phellion. “... ..., had a two-fold purpose: first, to test Thuillier; and next, to avert the consequences of a fatal blow which might be dealt to him any day in a secre... ... fund of sound sense joined to simplicity; and, what to mind is of greater consequence, her sincere and solid piety attracts me; I think a husband oug... ... be witty,” returned Thuillier; “but you can’t controvert what I say. I am logical, if I am not brilliant. It is very natural that I should console my...

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The Trial or More Links of the Daisy Chain

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...sed his good-nature and got him to a tea-party—I began to be afraid of the consequences.’ ‘Pish!’ said the Doctor. ‘And really they kept her there to ... ...way from home to the care of a stranger. She apprehended all manner of ill consequences; and then nursing him, and regarding his progress as her own w... ...d to compensate to them for their sequestration from the drawing-room, the consequence of Averil not hav- ing established her authority enough to keep... ...54 The Trial brother and sister had agreed to avail themselves of the geo- logical facilities of their position, the fascinations of Hugh Miller’s aut... ...ory of that explosion ever revealed in the May family, though it had grave consequences at Bankside. Rumour had long declared at Stoneborough that the... ...to her own room to dress, had she a moment to realize the catastrophe, its consequences, and the means of averting them. So appalled was she, that she...

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The Blithedale Romance

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

...r his benefit, some of the passages that chiefly impressed me. “When, as a consequence of human improvement,” said I, “the globe shall arrive at its f... ...kwardness at milking time, and invariably kicked over the pails; partly in consequence of our putting the stool on the wrong side, and partly because,... ...busi ness here. I wash my hands of it all. On Hollingsworth’s head be the consequences! Priscilla,” I added aloud, “I know not that ever we may meet ... ...olds the Absolute!” As preliminary to other and far more wonderful psycho logical experiments, the exhibitor suggested that some of his auditors shou...

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Seraphita

By: Honoré de Balzac

...fructification, germination, and efflo- rescence of our ideas is of little consequence if we compare that property, shared by many men, with the wholl... ...ppals you,—the Infinite; if you feel it within, why will you not admit its consequences? Can the finite have a perfect knowl- edge of the infinite? If... ... inexplicable, incomprehensible, to the existence of which I may apply the logical dilemma which, as we have seen, prevents you from believing in God....

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Sandra Belloni Originally Emilia in England

By: George Meredith

...tle music. Such were the idea and the aim. Hillford had nothing to do with consequences: no more than our England is responsible when she sails out am... ...quite intelligible and full of dignity. I really can’t smother my voice in consequence.” 108 Sandra Belloni He laughed with unnecessary abandonment. ... ...g to the absolute tyranny?—I mean, I think, original- ity flies from us in consequence.” 136 Sandra Belloni The pitiable mortal became a trifle more ... ...nd my brother Albert says, the constable is very likely to overrun ham, in consequence. Only a joke! But an organist with, at the highest computation—... ...h her, having nothing to dread from tears, supplications, or passion, as a consequence of the short indulgence of his tenderness. But he had failed to... ...ee;” and that she might then give herself to whomever she pleased, was her logical deduction. The expo- sure at Besworth, and the partial confirmation... ...t the end of one of their arguments, as he courteously termed this play of logical foils with a baby. “Death,” answered the grave gentleman, striding ...

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The Reef

By: Edith Wharton

...is companion on the spot; but he had her on his hands, and must accept the consequences. Some odd intuition seemed to make her conscious of his change... ... sitting-room it was with a sense of liberation so great that he sought no logical justification of it. He simply felt that all their destinies were i... ...owl- edge of the secret she had surprised, but also—and chiefly!— from its consequences. Y es: the girl must go—there could be no doubt of it—Darrow h... ... her back to action. The dread of what this flight might imply, and of the consequences that might re- sult from it, had roused her to the sense of he... ...ssador was to spend two days in Paris, and he had rea- son to hope that in consequence his own departure for Lon- don would be deferred. He was exhila...

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Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau

By: Honoré de Balzac

...ry at Versailles. Writers and artists died in the hospi- tal, as a natural consequence of their eccentricities; they were, moreover, all atheists, and... ... an action for divorce, promising to leave her free, and to accept all the consequences of such an agreement. Madame Roguin thus became sovereign mist... ...ly brought from Bruges by a client of Roguin, who soon after left Paris in consequence of political events, presenting her to the notary in 1815. Rogu... ...In such a case suicide is only a way to escape a thousand deaths; it seems logical to take it. Alexandre Crottat gave him his arm, and tried to make h... ...mpty hands, ruined, and with- out enough money to pay his attorney, who in consequence cares little for him. The law requires that the concordat, at w...

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The Secret Places of the Heart

By: H. G. Wells

...of the Heart He left the topic at that. Dr. Martineau said something of no consequence about its being a very comfortable little car. Somewhere betwee... ...present as a medium. I don’t mean that it has no significance mentally and logically; I mean that irrationally and emotionally it has no significance.... ...orked out like that. The two drives go on side by side in me. They have no logical connexion. All I can say is that for me, with my bifid 58 The Secr... .... This affair, if it goes on for a few days more, may involve very serious consequences indeed, with which I, for one, do not wish to be involved.” Si...

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Beatrix

By: Honoré de Balzac

...ercise and the amusements of society. Mademoiselle des T ouches became, in consequence, an admi- rable horsewoman, and recovered her health in a few m... ...iment more artless or more gener- ous,” replied Vignon. “It is the natural consequence of the adorable qualities of youth. Besides, how would old wome... ...aude was saying to Felicite, “but you were horrified at the thought of the consequences of such a passion at your age; it would lead you to a gulf, to... ... lace. Her gait was tolerably bold and cavalier, which, however, was of no consequence in a woman forty-seven years of age. “Monsieur le chevalier,” s... ...ernal eloquence of a female Daedelus has had the fate of all things mytho- logical. Dear, beloved mother, could you ever have sup- posed it possible t... ...after Beatrix had abandoned him, Arthur de Rochefide, now an only child in consequence of the death of his sister, the first wife of the Marquis d’Aju...

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The Pension Beaurepas

By: Henry James

...nced at me a moment, and then, with her charming smile, “That’s one of the consequences of a false position.” “Is your position false?” I inquired, sm... ...merica she would drop her afterwards.” I complimented Mrs. Church upon her logical mind, but I repudiated this cynical supposition. “I can’t imagine ...

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Nostromo a Tale of the Seaboard

By: Joseph Conrad

...trage of that mine; he occupied whole pages in the exposition of the fatal consequences attaching to the possession of that mine from every point of v... ...s the silver escort had gone down to the sea as if neither the war nor its consequences could ever affect the ancient Occidental State se- cluded beyo... ...confessed herself to them. But all women did that. It could not be of much consequence. And yet his heart felt op- pressed for a moment—at the thought... ..., as everything merely rational fails in this country. But Gould re- mains logical in wishing to save this big lot of silver. Decoud’s plan of a count... ... doctor had been a very stubborn prisoner, 320 Nostromo and, as a natural consequence of that “bad disposi- tion” (so Father Beron called it), his su... ...mental struggle. He felt that this accident had brought to a point all the consequences involved in his line of conduct, with its conscious and subcon... ...nctly as a series of calamities overtaking private individuals and flowing logically from each other through hate, revenge, folly, and rapacity, as th...

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The Meno

By: Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893

...armenides, the personal form which is attributed to them in the Timaeus, the logical character which they assume in the Soph ist and Philebus, and th... ... that they must be gained piously , justly , or do you deem this to be of no consequence? And is any mode of acquisition, even if unjust and dishonest... ...ding to the part produced (Or , similar to the area so ap plied.), then one consequence follows, and if this is impossible then some other; and there...

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The Secret Sharer

By: Joseph Conrad

... my ship. It must be said, too, that I knew very little of my officers. In consequence of certain events of no particular significance, except to myse... ...ould I have re- ceived him? Not heartily! That was impossible for psycho- logical reasons, which I need not state here. My only object was to keep o...

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Vittoria

By: George Meredith

...ed mind, supplying its own philosophy, and arriving at the sword-stroke by logical steps,—a mind much less supple than a soldier’s; anything but the m... ...e trusting him as if 106 Vittoria he had full sway of reason. What is the consequence? The Chief is absent he is now, as I believe, in Genoa. All the... ...hich he had foreseen and cradled to its apogee, he was now reckless of any consequences. He felt ready to take patriotic Italy in 180 Vittoria his ar... ..., the lectures I shall get in Vienna are terrible to think of. This is the consequence of being the friend of both parties, and a peace-maker.” Count ...

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The Soul of a Bishop

By: H. G. Wells

...an something only in a very remote and exalted way parallel with—with bio- logical fatherhood and sonship.” Lady Sunderbund nodded eagerly. “Y es,” sh... ... a revolution that will disestablish us. And I quite understand your theo- logical difficulties—quite. The creeds, if their entire sym- bolism is for ... ... vants to come into our dug-out kitchen. I’m not blind to all these sordid consequences. But all the same, God has to be served first. I had to come t...

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Around the World in 80 Days

By: Jules Verne

...ed the mental aberration of its proposer. Articles no less passionate than logical appeared on the question, for geography is one of the pet subjects ... ...n- tic steamer. Passepartout was delighted. His master’s last exploit, the consequences of which he ignored, enchanted him. Never had the crew seen so...

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