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... beauty of the diction, and the zeal of the au thor (moderated, however, by singular judgment) con cur to make me think that the date of the composi... ...were, “Take care of the Lady Isabella.” The domestics, without observing the singularity of this direction, were guided by their affection to their mi... ...ehensive that we might meet the ghost of my young Lord, your Highness’s son, God rest his soul, as he has not received Christian burial — “ “Sot!” cri... ...o tell your Highness, that since the calamitous misfortune of my young Lord, God rest his precious soul! not one of us your Highness’s faithful servan... ...he fruit of thy The Castle of Otranto — Walpole 47 irregular amours!” “Oh, God!” said the holy man, “dost thou question his being mine? Could I feel... ... not happen to ob tain the grace of that sturdy criminal there.” “Mother of God!” said the Friar, “is it possible my Lord can refuse a father the lif... ... and shall have full satisfaction according to the laws of arms: So help me God and His holy Trinity!” The Herald made three obeisances and retired. ...

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...logised; but her face was not startled; it was not aware of him; it wore a singular expres- sion of resolution. A very singular expression which, as i... ...nly gave him a smile of unfathomable meaning. Nothing could have been more singular. The good- looking young gentleman of questionable appearance took... ...Dickens—pregnant with pathos. 119 Joseph Conrad CHAPTER SIX FLORA “A VERY SINGULAR PROHIBITION,” remarked Mrs. Fyne after a short silence. “He seemed... ...ered as a sin, it is a case for repentance before the throne of a merciful God. But I imagine that Flora de Barral’s religion under the care of the di... ...all feed, you and I, facing each other for the next twelve months or more— God knows how much more! The bo’sun keeps the deck at meal-times in fine we... ...Conrad disdainful tone that Mrs. Anthony’s eyes were not black. “I wish to God she had never set them on the captain, what- ever colour they are,” ret... ...e with these two,” Franklin whispered impressively. “Upon my word I don’t. God only knows what may be going on there … Don’t laugh … It was bad enough... ...imble-rigging coon coming gliding up. I’ll tell you what. I overheard once—God knows I didn’t try to— only he forgot I was on the other side of the sk...

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... to the judge, but which condemn or le- gitimatize the act. A judge is not God; the duty is to adapt facts to principles, to judge cases of infinite v... ...r, where the benches were occupied by patients presenting such gro- tesque singularities of costume as would have made the least artistic passer-by tu... ... was made up of many-colored fragments, giving them the appearance of some singular natural prod- 22 The Commission in Lunacy uct. Against the wall h... ... favor of dining here with them.” 42 The Commission in Lunacy “It is very singular behaviour,” said the judge, with an air of conviction. “Have you e... ... recti- tude, capable of perseverance and perfect loyalty, while it gave a singular look to his countenance. This penthouse fore- head might, in fact,... ...Grandlieu of the younger branch. Though ill-gotten, this property has been singularly profitable. “For my part, being determined to remedy the mischie...

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...door. ‘Y ou must walk the rest, sir; it’s not many yards.’ He spoke in the singular number, to the express exclusion of Eugene. ‘This is a confoundedl... ...e an- 49 Charles Dickens swer, in a sort of desperation occasioned by the singularity of the question. ‘He hasn’t,’ repeated the other to his knotted... ...s she clings to him, and then, when the old man calls, he says “I must go! God bless you!” and for a moment rests his heart against her bosom, and loo... ... thoughts all the morning, and for days before; therefore he said: ‘That’s singular, too!’ unconsciously staring again, past all bounds of good manner... ...xactly say that he had seen him go, but had noticed that he was restless. ‘Singular and entertaining combination, sir, your friend.’ ‘I wish it had no... ...ning combination, sir, your friend.’ ‘I wish it had not been a part of his singular entertaining combination to give me the slip under these dreary ci... ...It would have been enough for us,’ said Mr Boffin, ‘in case it had pleased God to spare the last of those two young lives and sorrowful deaths. We did... ...ce, yet quite a tender creature too; not a logically- reasoning woman, but God is good, and hearts may count in Heaven as high as heads. ‘Y es sure!’ ... ...the newspapers,’ said the dame, fon- 199 Charles Dickens dling the child—’God help me and the like of me!—how the worn-out people that do come down t...

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...om either side, in combination with its bridge and gallery, the chateau is singular and fantastic, a strik- ing example of a wilful and capricious con... ... idiosyncrasies, he seemed to me a reserved and inoffen- sive person, with singularly little of the demonstrative good-humor that he has been describe... ...m 64 A Little Tour in France without scruple or shame to the avidity of a singularly villanous set of courtiers. The whole story is an extraor- dinar... ...ss his room, from one pile of books to the other. The house in which these singular gymnastics took place, and which is now the headquar- ters of the ... ...ng mass, bristling behind, as you see it from below, with rather small but singularly numerous flying buttresses. On my way to it I happened to walk t...

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...have tripped up those who failed to observe the hollows and ridges of this singular floor- ing. The dusty walls exhibited a curious mosaic of wood and... ...onique to read and write; she also taught her the history of the people of God, the catechism, the Old and the New Testaments, and a very little arith... ... she returned to her seat from the altar where she had united herself with God,—a moment when she appeared to all the parish in her primitive splendor... ...e Madame Sauviat always served him a true Auvergnat supper. Never did this singular lover arrive without a bouquet made of the rarest flowers from the... ...self why I was dancing there, why I was decked with flowers, just as I ask God why he has placed me to live in this world. “You see, my friend, all is... ...CHERON IT WAS IN THIS YEAR that Limoges witnessed a terrible event and the singular drama of the Tascheron trial, in which the young Vicomte de Grandv... ..., this would have required four trips to and from the clover-patch. Now, a singular circumstance went far to prove the hour at which the crime was com... ... this man might never have become a criminal. I think you have all taken a singular idea about the matter. You insist that love is at the bottom of th... ...Monseigneur a word of advice?” “Let us listen to the words of wisdom which God Almighty sometimes puts into the mouths of children,” said the bishop, ...

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...e with the other. Ay, and more than that. She was the worst cook I suppose God made; the things she set her hand to it would have sickened an honest h... ... nor favourer of Kanakas – I’m just a trader; I’m just a common, low-down, God-damned white man and British subject, the sort you would like to wipe y... ...led. “You are rather a strange sort of man,” says he. “I’m the sort of man God made me,” says I. “I don’t set up to be a gentleman,” I said. “I am not... ...omething I am not likely to eat again before seven or eight to-night.” “By God, we’ll give you dinner!” I cried. I was a little caught up at my sweari... ...rs thought to help him, but sang and skylarked and car- ried on, and spoke singular things beyond a man’s compre- hension, and laughed out loud when t... ...e practice and the very recollection of it are now long forgotten. And the singular thing was that all these bogies were as fresh as toys out of a sho... .... Now, about this there are two bothers. First, when you offer a bottle so singular for eighty odd dollars, people suppose you to be jesting. And seco... ...ctures of ships, and men fighting, and of the most beautiful women, and of singular places; nowhere in the world are there pictures of so bright a col... ... Keola went up the beach, which was of shining sand and coral, strewn with singular shells; and he thought in his heart – “How do I not know this beac...

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...- lowing:— “Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, a very goodly personage, and singularly well featured, being a great favourite to Queen Elizabeth, it wa... ...e, and so have blinded their villainy. But behold the mercy and justice of God in revenging and discovering this lady’s murder; for one of the persons... ...ther, dying about the same time in London, cried miserably, and blasphemed God, and said to a person of note (who hath related the same to others sinc... ...s friends. Were it so, I should say”—(taking another cup of sack)— ”Here’s God rest him, with all my heart.” “T ush, man,” replied the traveller, “nev... ... days that are gone, instead of enjoying the blithe sunshiny weather which God has sent us in the sweet looks of our sovereign mistress, Queen Eliza- ... ...h seemed strangers to the comb, over his rugged brows, and around his very singular and unprepos- sessing countenance. His keen, dark eyes were deep s... ...ch twangs too much of the old stamp, and you garnish it ever and anon with singular oaths, that savour of Papistrie. Besides, your exterior man is alt... ...ately hear the light stroke of a hammer, as when a farrier is at work. The singular- ity of such a sound, in so very lonely a place, made him invol- u... ...llenged by Tressilian, who desired to know the cause of a metamorphosis so singular and so absolute, Wayland only answered by singing a stave from a c...

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...f such is their fate and yours,” answered Babalatchi, without hesitation. “God is great!” A violent fit of coughing doubled Omar up, and he rocked him... ...rd above the crackling of the fire but the intoning of Omar glorifying the God—his God, and the Faith— his faith. Then Babalatchi cocked his head on o... ...h. “Listen,” said Lakamba, speaking with unsteady lips, “he blasphemes his God. His speech is like the raving of a mad dog. Can we hold him for ever? ... ...not live under my shadow. Not that dog. Penitence! I take ref- uge with my God,” he mumbled rapidly. “How can he live under my eyes with that woman, w... ...distinguished visitor’s grave voice asking: “There is no misfortune—please God—but the sight?” and then, becoming aware of the disapproving looks of t... ...68 An Outcast of the Islands gave intimate satisfaction to that desire for singular- ity which he shared with the rest of mankind, with- out being awa... ...ing within him, from her words, her tone, her contact; an emotion unknown, singular, penetrating and sad—at the close sight of that strange woman, of ...

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...Upon hearing this he appeared satisfied and consented to come on board. Good God! Margaret, if you had seen the man who thus capitulated for his safe... ...r walks a poor cot in the foldings of a vale attracted their notice as being singularly disconsolate, while the number of half clothed children gather... ...ong them. Henry Clerval was the son of a merchant of Geneva. He was a boy of singular talent and fancy. He loved enterprise, hardship, and even danger... ...stump. When we visited it the next morning, we found the tree shattered in a singular manner. It was not splintered by the shock, but entirely reduced... ...ou have bur dened your memory with exploded systems and useless names. Good God! In what desert land have you lived, where no one was kind enough to ... ...o portion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beauti ful! Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries be... ...ughter frightened and astonished him. “My dear Victor,” cried he, “what, for God’s sake, is the matter? Do not laugh in that manner. How ill you are! ... ... every here and there peep ing forth from among the trees formed a scene of singular Frankenstein 68 beauty. But it was augmented and rendered subl... ...ack woods, high and inaccessible. This part of the Rhine, indeed, presents a singularly variegated landscape. In one spot you view rug ged hills, rui...

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...ht almost say, revengefully – like the original.) ‘We shall miss you, Jasper, at the “Alternate Musical Wednesdays” to-night; but no doubt you are be... ...that you’ll do it at last, Sept,’ remarked the old lady, looking on; ‘and so you will.’ ‘Do what, Ma dear?’ ‘Break the pier-glass, or burst a blood-ve... ...hat you can only render that, efficiently, by seeking aid from Heaven.’ ‘I will try to do my part, sir.’ ‘And, Mr. Neville, I will try to do mine. Her... ...not 81 Charles Dickens use such strong words.’ ‘He might have laid my dear boy dead at my feet. It is no fault of his, that he did not. But that I wa... ...so, and have everything ready for our formal release from our trusts, on Edwin’s birthday.’ ‘That is my understanding,’ assented Mr. Grewgious, as the... ... she uttered no sound, and her breathing was no slower. ‘How shall I tell Jack?’ said Edwin, ruminating. If he had been less occupied with the thought... ...ld be under the necessity of resuming the block, and begging the executioner to proceed to extremities, – meaning,’ said Mr. Grewgious, passing his ha... ...m, very attentive to the pipe, which is all the while at his lips. ‘I’ll warrant,’ she observes, when he has been looking fixedly at her for some cons...

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... in ques- tion had been his own. To this his answer was prompt. “Oh, thank God, no!” “And is the record yours? You took the thing down?” “Nothing but ... ...!” I was upset again. “Then you have known him—?” “Yes indeed, miss, thank God!” On reflection I accepted this. “You mean that a boy who never is—?” “... ...med that this mere dawn of alarm was a comparatively human chill. The most singular part of it, in fact—singular as the rest had been—was the part I b... ...t if he isn’t a gentleman—” “What is he? He’s a horror.” “A horror?” “He’s—God help me if I know what he is!” Mrs. Grose looked round once more; she f... ...out at last. “Went where?” Her expression, at this, became extraordinary. “God knows where! He died.” “Died?” I almost shrieked. She seemed fairly to ... ...as Romans, but as Shakespeareans, astronomers, and navigators. This was so singularly the case that it had presumably much to do with the fact as to w... ...h I might take this up. One of these, for a mo- ment, tempted me with such singular intensity that, to withstand it, I must have gripped my little gir... ...ra!” “You really compare me to a baby girl?” 71 Henry James This found me singularly weak. “Don’t you, then, love our sweet Flora?” “If I didn’t—and ... ... him; then ever so gently, “To let me alone,” he replied. There was even a singular little dignity in it, some- thing that made me release him, yet, w...

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...at on the twenty-ninth day of February, at the beginning of the thaw, this singular person fell out of infin- ity into Iping village. Next day his lug... ...f mind. The blind was down and the room dim. He caught a glimpse of a most singular thing, what seemed a handless arm waving towards him, and a face o... ...lled attention to it. “Put it down in the bill,” snapped her visitor. “For God’s sake don’t worry me. If there’s damage done, put it down in the bill,... ...nd there was a glimmer of light shining through a tear of the cloth. ‘Good God!’ I said. Then he stopped. Stared at me with those black goggles of his... ...ranger’s coat and trousers carelessly aside, and laughing drily in a voice singularly like the stranger’s, turned itself up with its four legs at Mrs.... ... All this Mr. Huxter saw over the canisters of the tobacco window, and the singularity of the man’s behaviour prompted him to maintain his observation... .... He recoiled at the touch and his colour changed. “Keep steady, Kemp, for God’s sake! I want help badly. Stop!” The hand gripped his arm. He struck a... ...h—?” “It’s horrible enough. But I’m wounded and in pain, and tired … Great God! Kemp, you are a man. Take it steady. Give me some food and drink, and ... ...But how was it all done?” said Kemp, “and how did you get like this?” “For God’s sake, let me smoke in peace for a little while! And then I will begin...

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...r this actress, at all events, Doctor Jeddler.’ ‘No, ’ returned the Doctor. ‘God forbid! May she live to laugh at it, as long as she can laugh, and t... ..., for the first time, those calm eyes, fell sobbing on her neck. ‘Oh, Grace. God bless you! But I cannot bear to see it, Grace! It breaks my heart.’ T... ... an objectionable pair of pan taloons, or other articles not possessed of a singular num ber; ‘I don’t see what you want with your Snitcheys, for my... ...to the door, ‘whom I must see, and speak with, to night. Michael Warden, for God’s sake retire! Not now!’ Clemency started with surprise and trouble a... ...rotectingly and tenderly even in sleep and breathe upon the parted lips, God bless her! Could sink into a peaceful sleep, herself; but for one dre... ...n! I know the priceless value of the heart I gird within my arms, and thank god for the rich posseion!’ She wept, but not for sorrow, as he pressed h...

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...drifting face belongs, be it man’s or woman’ s, help my humble hands, Lord God, to raise it from death and restore it to some one to whom it must be d... ...float again, and to row back against the stream! And grant, O Blessed Lord God, that through poor me he may be raised from death, and preserved to som... ... their smiles mostly ran smaller than in nature. But she had never seen so singular a smile as that upon this lady’s face. It twitched her nostrils op... ...the chambers, there proceeded a continuous splut- tering sound of a highly singular and unintelligible nature. ‘Good gracious! Is Little Eyes choking?... ...d Miss W ren, clasp- ing her temples, ‘that my head won’t hold it! Listen, god- mother; I am going to expound. Little Eyes (that’s Scream- ing-Scratch... ... could be entailed on any one by his compliance, readily complied; and the singularly-assorted couple once more went through the streets together. Now... ...imitated you, founded himself upon you, been nothing without you, and who, God knows, would be here in your place if he could!’ ‘T ut, tut!’ said Euge... ...here we broke off. Is the word we should soon have come to—is it—Wife?’ ‘O God bless you, Mortimer!’ ‘Hush! Don’t be agitated. Don’t speak. Hear me, d... ...o money. But I leave it wholly to you, sir.’ Mr Sloppy still continued his singular, and on the surface his incomprehensible, movement. ‘Leading on ha...

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...me, and I loved her almost as soon as I spoke to her. But there is nothing singular in that; who could help loving so beautiful and winning a crea- tu... ...t to bring a judgment on us. Brother, I protest against it in the sight of God!’ As his hand went up above his head and came down on the table, it mig... ...you knew them both; but I remem- bered it afterwards, and it helped me on. God bless you, dear Mr Clennam. Do not forget your ever grateful and affect... ...ancks’s rent-days caused no interval in the patients. The disease took the singular form, on those occasions, of causing the infected to find an unfat... ...h other. Hum. Good night, my dear and sole remaining daughter. Good night. God bless you!’ If the thought ever entered Little Dorrit’s head that night... ...ashful tremor upon her, proceeded to introduce herself. At the same time a singular combination of perfumes was diffused through the room, as if some ... ...ttle Dorrit, cheerfully. ‘W ell, well, well!’ murmured the old man. ‘Thank God!’ She paused for an instant in her work to look at him, and her look re... ...any I found a girl, in various circumstances of whose position there was a singular likeness to my own, and in whose character I was interested and pl... ...r Rugg, rubbing his hands with a cheer- ful air. ‘Y ou surprise me. That’s singular, sir. I have generally found, in my experience, that it’s their ow...

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...having any right to complain. His letters disgust me.” “Y our feelings are singular. They seem to satisfy every body else.” “I suspect they do not sat... ...es are not so good as they were, she can see amaz- ingly well still, thank God! with the help of spectacles. It is such a blessing! My mother’s are re... ...oo soon.” “Break it to me,” cried Emma, standing still with terror.— ”Good God!—Mr. Weston, tell me at once.—Something has happened in Brunswick Squar... ...jumped with surprize;—and, horror-struck, ex- claimed, “Jane Fairfax!—Good God! You are not serious? You do not mean it?” “Y ou may well be amazed,” r... ...gh to answer for his having many, very many, good quali- ties; and—” “Good God!” cried Emma, not attending to her.—”Mrs. Smallridge, too! Jane actuall... ... begin to feel how superior he was to every other being upon earth.” “Good God!” cried Emma, “this has been a most unfortu- nate—most deplorable mista... ...e respect, one point of the highest importance, so peculiarly eligible, so singularly fortunate, that now it seemed as if Emma could not safely have a...

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...er destiny this volume has yet to be written. Even in those bitterest days God tempered the wind to the shorn lamb. Dr Thorne was by her bedside soon ... ...Many an opponent of the doctor had thought to catch him on the hip when so singular a doctrine was broached; but they were not always successful. ‘Wha... ... he, beating the devil’s tattoo on the floor with one of his feet, ‘though God knows I ought to be patient now, for I am made to bear a good many thin... ...quently; and, therefore, the occasion coming rarely was the more enjoyed. ‘God bless you, Frank!’ ‘Your good health, Frank!’ ‘And especially a good wi... ...d prosperity to you, Mr Gresham!’ ‘More power to you, Frank, my boy!’ ‘May God bless you and preserve you, my dear boy!’ and then a merry, sweet, eage... ...octor prepared to pour out the flood of his eloquence in be- seeching this singular man to abstain from his well-known poison. ‘Is that all you know o... ...h erect hair bristled up towards the heavens. 146 Dr Thorne ‘This is very singular, very singular, Lady Scatcherd; very singular indeed; very singula... ...ay, to my regular patients; and—and—and—I don’t know that anything so very singular ever occurred to me before. ’ And then Dr Fillgrave, with a compre... ...a few days; and he, too, might be ferreted out. But the matter took a very singular turn, and one quite unexpected on the doctor’s part. On the mornin...

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... it; and it was with grateful tears in his eyes that he returned thanks to God for that decision which he had been enabled to make. “When I was denied... ...my dear, dear soldier. He loved me before he saw you; and I loved him. Oh, God is my witness how I loved him! Why did he not send you from among us? ’... ...theme for a while she suddenly broke away with a cry of grief. ‘I would to God, sir,’ she said, ‘I had never heard that word gallantry which you use, ... ... her ladyship’s modest household, and after a proper interval, his elderly god- dess Diana vouchsafed to appear to the young man. A blackamoor in a Tu... ...bout how he should distinguish himself, and make himself a name, which his singular fortune had denied him. A discontent with his former bookish life ... ... apprehension of his return, when (as my Lord Castlewood declared, calling God to witness, and with tears in his dying eyes) it had been his intention...

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... that Marner was indebted for protecting him from the persecution that his singularities might have drawn upon him, but still more to the fact that, t... ...y, in front of the minister, with the eyes of those who to him represented God’s people fixed solemnly upon him. Then the minister, taking out a pocket... ...e belonged? For some time Silas was mute with astonishment. Then he said, “God will clear me. I know nothing about the knife being there, or the money... ...t we have gone in and out together, have you ever known me tell a lie? But God will clear me.” “Brother,” said William, “how do I know what you may ha... ...further explanation: he only said, “I am sore stricken; I can say nothing. God will clear me.” On their return to the vestry there was further deliber... ...ay the sin at my door. But you may prosper, for all that: there is no just God that governs the earth righteously, but a God of lies, that bears witne... ...nd great change came over Marner’s life, and his history became blent in a singular manner with the life of his neighbors. 16 SILAS MARNER CHAPTER II... ...you — it’s easier for me — but it’s the will of Providence.” It might seem singular that Nancy — with her religious theory pieced together out of narr...

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...d. They were going to look at war, the red ani- mal—war, the blood-swollen god. And they were deeply en- grossed in this march. As he looked the youth... ...e youth in his battle sleep heard this as one who dozes hears. There was a singular absence of heroic poses. The men bend- ing and surging in their ha... ...he frantic approach of the enemy. The slaves toiling in the temple of this god began to feel rebellion at his harsh tasks. They fretted and complained... ...de was hur- rying briskly to be gulped into the infernal mouths of the war god. What man-ner of men were they, anyhow? Ah, it was some wondrous breed!... ...made a noise of pain. He and the tattered man began a pursuit. There was a singular race. When he overtook the tall soldier he began to plead with all... ... 53 Stephen Crane The body seemed to bounce a little way from the earth. “God!” said the tattered soldier. The youth had watched, spellbound, this ce... ...ht, was going to be swallowed. War, the red animal, war, the blood-swollen god, would have bloated fill. 63 Stephen Crane Within him something bade t... ...called upon the pestilential wrath of strange gods. And with it all he was singularly free from recognition of the finer points of the con-duct of pri...

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...od, as if aware that it was a part she had to play in the composition of a singular people. She did a little mischief by dropping on the stock-markets... ...letter into a London post-office in pursuance of her promise to Nevil. The singular fact was that no answer to it ever ar- rived. Nevil, without a dou... ...vanced which froze the attack of the city, and might be imaged as the hoar god of hostile elements pointing a hand to the line reached, and menacing a... ...glad you are to have him to relieve guard!’ Renee bent on Nevil one of her singular looks of raillery. She had hitherto been fencing at a serious disa... ...eauchamp simply replied: ‘Come to her.’ 68 Beauchamp’s Career CHAPTER X A SINGULAR COUNCIL THE FOUR SAT TOGETHER under the shadow of the helms- man, ... ...an intolerable Tartar of virtue, because her price was nothing less than a god, and money down. Nevil will have to come down on Bevisham in the Jupite... ...odded to his ward to go in. ‘I am a fire-worshipper, ma’am,’ he said. ‘The God of day is the father of poetry, medicine, music: our best friend. See h... ...rs up the Niger; the admiral was friendly, but you deserved your luck. For God’s sake, don’t forget the state of our service when you’re one of our ch... ...voice from a cave. ‘Or nature: or the state of the world,’ said Beauchamp, singularly impressed to find himself between two men, of whom—each perforce...

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...and thus it was that there sprang up and grew apace in the lawyer’s mind a singularly strong, almost an inordinate, curiosity to behold the features o... ...should have my address.” And he gave a num- ber of a street in Soho. “Good God!” thought Mr. Utterson, “can he, too, have been thinking of the will?” ... ...exed gentle- man. “There is something more, if I could find a name for it. God bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic, shall we s... ...was wild when he was young; a long while ago to be sure; but in the law of God, there is no statute of limitations. Ay, it must be that; the ghost of ... ...“I recognise him. I am sorry to say that this is Sir Danvers Carew.” “Good God, sir,” exclaimed the officer, “is it possible?” And the next moment his... .... You have not been mad enough to hide this fellow?” “Utterson, I swear to God,” cried the doctor, “I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again.... ...he in- quired suddenly. “Well, sir,” returned the clerk, “there’s a rather singular resemblance; the two hands are in many points identical: only diff... ...nacle which I looked to it to change. But the temptation of a discovery so singular and profound at last overcame the suggestions of alarm. I had long...

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...mysterious, not less triumphant than it is sorrowful, namely, that amongst God’s holiest instruments for the elevation of human nature is “mutual slau... ...n of human nature is “mutual slaughter” amongst men; yes, that “Carnage is God’s daughter.” Not deriving my own views in this matter from Wordsworth,—... ...of mercy which resides virtually in such wars, as maintaining the unity of God against Poly- theism and, by trampling on cruel idolatries, as indirect... ...e, and how ancient, was the connection 9 Thomas de Quincey press voice of God. Such a reserve cannot be dispensed with. It belongs to the principle o... ...t that made him an object of peculiar interest to Lady Carbery? It was the singular revolution which, in one whom all his friends looked upon as sold ... ... Thomas de Quincey the Catalonian campaign of Lord Peterborough. But it is singular that a literature, so unrivalled as ours in its compass and variet... ...ady Massey, as tended greatly to soothe the feelings of Lord Massey. It is singular that Lady Massey universally carried off the palm of unlimited hom... ... happened to have one sole child, which child, in each case, was a girl of singular beauty; and both of these little ladies were entitled to very larg... ... for the difficult situation of lady-su- perintendent over two children so singularly separated from all relatives whatever, were, in the first place,...

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...Eve was obliged to find a wet-nurse; her milk had dried up. She had made a god of her brother; now, in her eyes, he was depraved through the exer- cis... ...is a bird that loves glitter and luxury with such simple sincer- ity, that God forgives him if man condemns him for it.” 25 Balzac “But he is drainin... ...verage, then the banker receives twenty-eight francs a day by the grace of God and the constitution of the banking system, that all powerful in- 38 E... ...ready she had made a nine days’ prayer for those she loved, wondering that God 56 Eve and David should be deaf to her petitions, and blind to the lig... ...9th. “MY DEAR SISTER,—Two days ago, at five o’clock in the morning, one of God’s noblest creatures breathed her last in my arms; she was the one woman... ...culties of the prob- lem, but—it had cost ten thousand francs. 175 Balzac Singular rumors were current at this time in Angouleme and L’Houmeau. It wa...

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...iew--I mean of a practical scheme; but it has struck me that they sometimes throw off a bold conception--such as a man would not have risen to-- with singular serenity....

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...es throw off a bold conception—such as a man would not have risen to— with singular serenity. “Simply ask them to take you in on the footing of a lodg... ...of his genius, and I took no pains to defend him. One doesn’t defend one’s god: one’s god is in himself a defense. Besides, today, after his long comp... ...f; they are personal, delicate, intimate, and she hasn’t modern no- tions, God bless her! If I should sound that note first I should certainly spoil t... ...h to re- mind me that if I had been extravagant I was not really foolishly singular. We walked together along the sala, and as I took its magnificent ... ...ould open or thinking what trea- sure probably lurked behind it. I hold it singular, as I look back, that I should never have doubted for a mo- ment t... ...he liked her immensely.” “And she—didn’t she like him?” “She said he was a god.” Miss Tita gave me this infor- mation flatly, without expression; her ... ...ed, looking at me queerly over the flame of her candle. “A portrait of the god. I don’t know what I wouldn’t give to see it.” “I don’t know what she h... ...painful.” “You mean you don’t think they affect her reputation?” At this a singular look came into the face of Miss Bordereau’s niece—a kind of confes... ...y you should think so,” I replied; and this was a truthful speech, for the singular creature ap- peared to have some very fine reference in her mind, ...

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...with thy harvests.” Then she began to sing the adventures of Melkarth, the god of the Sidonians, and the father of her family. She told of the ascent ... ...sed his arms with a cry. Everything stirred in a diffusion of red, for the god, as if he were rending himself, now poured full-rayed upon Carthage the... ...rag of linen, the corner of a wall, or a golden necklace on the bosom of a god. The glass balls on the roofs of the temples beamed like great diamonds... ... flesh—it is a caress enfolding me, and I feel my- self crushed as if some god were stretched upon me. Oh! would that I could lose myself in the mists... ...use of death. 41 Flaubert She knew nothing of obscene images, for as each god was manifested in different forms, the same principle often re- ceived ... ...e of terror, jealousy, hatred, and a species of love, in gratitude for the singular voluptuous- ness which she experienced by his side. He had recogni...

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...and which, being the perfect con- formity of the human will to the will of God, is the aim and fruition of nil redeemed souls. In the region of Purgat... ...he pilot, he cried out, “Mind, mind, thou bend thy knees. Lo! the Angel of God: fold thy hands; henceforth shalt thou see such officials. See how he s... ...at stay is this? Run to the mountain to strip off the slough that lets not God be manifest to you.” As, when gathering grain or tare, the doves assemb... ...o was set on the hunt of me by Clement, had then rightly read this page in God, the bones of my body would still be at the head of the bridge near Ben... ...ptured thee?” And he, “Brother, what imports the going up? For the bird of God that sitteth at the gate would not let me go to the torments. It first ... ... to see what God through grace hath willed.” Then, turning to me, “By that singular gratitude thou owest unto Him who so hides His own first wherefore...

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...ver so excited and proud. I was, to be sure, a criminal! Well, well, thank God that settled one question for good and all—no more Section Sanitaire fo... ...hed me on the shoul- der, and satisfied herself that I was real. “The good God is doubtless acquainted with the explana- tion,” said t-d pleasantly. “... ...s did some- thing like fists. At this crisis along comes a little boy. May God bless all males between seven and ten years of age in France! The genda... ...temmed from its crevices. Their leaves were of a refreshing colour. I felt singularly happy, and carefully throwing myself on the bare planks sang one... ...ons and uniformly dull colour. Now I perceived that we made toward a gate, singularly narrow and forbidding, in the grey long wall. No living soul ap-... ...lit candles, on which stood inexorably the efficient implements for eating God. I was to be confessed, then, of my guilty conscience, be- fore retirin... ...e of the bear stoop with quiet dignity, the musi- cal fingers close with a singular delicacy upon the moist in- describable eighth-of-an-inch of tobac... ... ing one merely with Précigne—beyond that lurked a cauchemar called by the singularly poetic name: Isle de Groix. A man who went to Isle de Groix was ... ...day, however, I refused the challenge of the mud. The promenaders had been singularly noisy, I thought. Now they were mounting to the room making a tr...

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...etzsche’s, the recogni- tion of courage as the greatest of all virtues—the God in man, inspired Gogol, living in an age which tended toward grey tediu... ...d in a moment of distress by every man having no understanding whatever of God.” Then he goes on to compare the ancient har- mony, perfect down to eve... ...e; come, my sons. First of all, let’s take some corn-brandy,” said Bulba. “God bless you! Welcome, lads; you, Ostap, and you, Andrii. God grant that y... ...his labours. “Now, children, we must sleep, but to-morrow we shall do what God wills. Don’t prepare us a bed: we need no bed; we will sleep in the cou... ... year. His name was Akakiy Akakievitch. It may strike the reader as rather singular and far-fetched, but he may rest assured that it was by no means f... ...fused it the noble name of cloak, and called it a cape. In fact, it was of singular make: its collar diminishing year by year, but serving to patch it... ...er things, Anton Prokofievitch was the owner of a pair of trousers of such singular properties that whenever he put them on the dogs always bit his ca... ...uced on the canvas. But in the portrait now before him there was something singular. It was no longer art; it even destroyed the har- mony of the port... ...led all the strange events con- nected with it; as he remembered that this singular por- trait had been, in a manner, the cause of his errors; that th...

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...ndow his native land with another Homer, was not that usurping the work of God? The author knows too well the laws of narration to be ignorant of the ... ...f gallantry. The dowager, a tender-hearted, pious woman, sitting be- tween God and her vidame, a model of grace and sweetness, but gifted with that we... ...with Auguste de Maulincour, as he stood there in presence of Madame Jules. Singular situation! There was no other rela- tion between them than that wh... ... kissed her grandson leaving a tear upon his cheek, and went away to thank God in prayer. The dear soul, who was mak- ing a novena for Auguste’s safet... ...rom a ball be- tween midnight and two in the morning, how many curious and singular scenes must pass,—meaning those coupes with lanterns, which light ... ... ask you.” He came closer, took her by the waist, and drew her to him. “My God, it is coming!” thought the poor woman. “Well,” she said aloud, anticip... ... unpleasant mo- ment. But, in any case, swear to me that you will let this singular adventure explain itself naturally. Here are the facts. Monsieur d... ...e shall, no doubt, hear that Monsieur de Maulincour has gone mad.” “What a singular affair!” thought Jules, as the carriage stopped under the peristyl... ...o, my little friend, and that ends the matter,” she said, emphasizing this singular reply with a popular gesture. 66 Ferragus “There’s no sum in the ...

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...all, is there a less pleasing thing in the world than a house of pleasure? Singular question! Man is always at strife with himself. His present woes g... ...ought death and the abundant hopes whose voices call a young man to Paris, God only knows what may intervene; what contending ideas have striven withi... ...thick, muffled voice: “Anything you like to give, monsieur; I will pray to God for you …” But the young man turned his eyes on him, and the old beggar... ...ses; the harrow- ing sight of the Seine fretted him beyond endurance. “May God lengthen your days!” cried the two beggars. As he reached the shop wind... ...ckground, the brown-faced maiden dancing with gleeful reverence before the god Priapus, wrought in the fine clay of an Etruscan vase? The Latin queen ... ...rescue him from all points of view, and he soon found out the cause of its singular bril- liancy. The dark grain of the leather had been so carefully ... ...ked at once. A philoso- pher would have been interested, doubtless, by the singularity of the thoughts expressed, a politician would have been amazed ... ...al studies and knowledge of woman to my aid, and minutely scrutinized this singular person and her ways all evening. I concealed myself in the embrasu... ...en writing a Royalist history of the Revolution.’ “Then, bending over this singular man of business, he went on: “‘He is a man of talent, and a simple...

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...usin Pons Pons was a slave to that one of the Seven Deadly Sins with which God surely will deal least hardly; Pons was a glutton. A narrow income, com... ...great ocean of humanity which flowed forth, in disobedience to the will of God, from its source in the Garden of Eden. Before very long the two musici... ...d all should converge in a handsome square to which La France should stand god- mother. The Quartier de l’Europe was a revival of the same idea; histo... ...once looked with a mother’s rapture to find a copy of her own fashioned by God’s hand. This precocious philosopher, this wizened youth was the work of... ...monplace explanations of Pons’ disappearance; but at last it struck him as singular that the old musician, a friend of forty years’ standing, should f... ...“If these are your motives, sir,” said the future peer of France, “however singular they may be, they are plausible—” “Do not call my sincerity in que... ...ce, as we already have professors of chemistry and as- tronomy. It is even singular that here in Paris, where we are founding chairs of Mantchu and Sl... ...elt at that moment. La Cibot was impressed by Remonencq’s respect for this singular person; real power, moreover, even when it cannot be explained, is... ...or the last ten days the Auvergnat had been playing Providence in a manner singularly displeasing to Justice, which claims the monopoly of that part. ...

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...y dear fellow,” he exclaimed, “you have, after all, your little oddities.” Singularly enough, however, Gordon Wright failed to appear flattered by thi... ...eaves no room for rebuke.” For a moment Miss Vivian said nothing. “Men are singularly base,” she declared presently, with a little smile. “They don’t ... ...had a whole week’s observation of her.” “What is a week’s observation of a singularly clever and complicated woman?” Bernard asked. “Ah, your week has... ...y happy, very much amused, very curiously preoc- cupied. The feeling was a singular one. It partook of the nature of intellectual excitement. He had a... ...e, audacious as he was, and delighting, as I have said, in the play of his singularly nimble intelligence, he should have given himself up to a sort o... ... What should you like me call you? You are a man, I suppose; you are not a god. That ‘s what you would like me to call you, I have no doubt. I must ke... ...n I did when I last saw you, and I assure you I don’t think they are a bit god-like. I suppose that ‘s why you always drop down from the sky—you think...

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... to have had a good thing and lost it, or never to have had it?’ ‘Explain, god-daughter.’ ‘I feel so much more solitary and helpless without Lizzie no... ... high as the half door. Miss Abbey started back at sight of it. ‘Why, good God!’ said she, turning to her two companions, ‘that’ s the very man who ma... .... Morning after morning they roamed about the town together, pursuing this singular research. Miserly literature not being abundant, the proportion of... ...ext, ‘it appears to have been done by accident. Oh! This next must be it. “Singular discovery of a will, lost twenty-one years.”’ ‘That’s it!’ cried M... ...men and honourable boards, adapting your Catechism to the occasion, and by God’s help so you must. For when we have got things to the pass that with a... ...m, he met her. As she gave him her hand, he put it to his lips, and said, ‘God bless you!’ No laughing was mixed with Bella’s crying then; her tears w...

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...ed redoubtable OLIVER YORKE was now made: an interview, interviews with that singular man have taken place; with more of assurance on our side, with l... ...TER III REMINISCENCES T O THE Author’s private circle the appearance of this singular Work on Clothes must have occasioned little less surprise than i... ...e that such Drawing room is simply a section of Infinite Space, where so many God created Souls do for the time meet together.” To Teufelsdr¨ ockh the ... ...smembered. Nevertheless, in almost his very worst moods, there lies in him a singular attrac tion. A wild tone pervades the whole utterance of the ma... ...ed and draperied.” With which picture of a State of Nature, affecting by its singularity, and Old Roman contempt of the superfluous, we shall quit thi... ...voiced, harmonious Nature: but where is the cunning eye and ear to whom that God written Apocalypse will yield articulate meaning? We sit as in a boun... ...f the celestial EVERYWHERE AND FOREVER: have not all nations conceived their God as Omnipresent and Eternal; as existing in a universal HERE, an everl... ...m;’ or what the Earth Spirit inFaust names it, the living visible Garment of God:— In Being’s floods, in Action’s storm, I walk and work, above, beneat... ...nclusion of the last Chapter. The Editor himself, on first glancing over that singular passage, was inclined to exclaim: What, have we got not only a S...

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...after taking part in a frugal meal, which began and ended with a prayer to God, I began to question my courteous host. I opened with that which good C... ...ade a convert of me. He afterwards gave me an account in few words of some singularities which make this sect the contempt of others. “Confess,” said ... ...t’s time no nation was so ri- diculous as to put the plural number for the singular. Augustus Caesar himself was spoken to in such phrases as these: ‘... ...es as those I have mentioned the heart which ought to be the habitation of God. We never swear, not even in a court of justice, being of opinion that ... ...ot even in a court of justice, being of opinion that the most holy name of God ought not to be prostituted in the miserable contests betwixt man and m... ...t we are neither wolves, tigers, nor mastiffs, but men and Christians. Our God, who has commanded us to love our enemies, and to suffer without repini... ...E QUAKERS S UCH WAS THE SUBSTANCE of the conversation I had with this very singular person; but I was greatly surprised to see him come the Sunday fol... ...t letter I shall acquaint you with their history, which you will find more singular than their opinions. LETTER III.—ON THE QUAKERS Y OU HAVE ALREADY ... ...ts, who never took their hats off when they came into his presence; and as singular for a Gov- ernment to be without one priest in it, and for a peopl...

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...worth was there too—the poet Wordsworth, you know. Now there was something singular. I was at Cambridge when Wordsworth was there, and I never met him... ...saubon?” “Even so. You know my errand now.” 44 Book I — Miss Brooke “Good God! It is horrible! He is no better than a mummy!” (The point of view has ... ...hing that was not paid in kind at the Rectory: such people were no part of God’s design in making the world; and their accent was an affliction to the ... ...w could she be confident that one roomed cottages were not for the glory of God, when men who knew the classics appeared to conciliate indifference to ... ...rjectional “asides” “A fine woman, Miss Brooke! an uncommonly fine woman, by God!” said Mr. Standish, the old lawyer, who had been so long concerned wit... ... with the fauna and flora; but I have at least done my insects well. We are singularly rich in orthoptera: I don’t know whether—Ah! you have got hold o... ...low her home!” “No, no,” said his companion, with a little frown. “You are singular, Ladislaw. You look struck together. Do you know her?” “I know tha... ...stared afresh at Mr. Rigg, who apparently experienced no surprise. “A most singular testamentary disposition!” exclaimed Mr. Trumbull, prefer ring fo... ...ut on the hundredth she was often aware that she would have to perform the singularly difficult task of carrying out her own principle, and to make her...