The Prose Works, from the Original Editions, Volume 1Chatto and Windus, 1888 |
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... never could bring his thoughts to any conclusion on the subject which occu- pied them . One evening , overcome by long watching , he sank to sleep , for almost the first time since his confinement , when he was aroused by a loud crash ...
... never could bring his thoughts to any conclusion on the subject which occu- pied them . One evening , overcome by long watching , he sank to sleep , for almost the first time since his confinement , when he was aroused by a loud crash ...
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... never be mistaken . He could not hear their discourse , except a few detached words which reached his ears . They seemed to be denunci- ations of anger : a low tone afterwards succeeded , and it appeared as if a dispute , which had ...
... never be mistaken . He could not hear their discourse , except a few detached words which reached his ears . They seemed to be denunci- ations of anger : a low tone afterwards succeeded , and it appeared as if a dispute , which had ...
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... never to rest until I find him , and then I will accomplish the purpose of my soul . But come , Ugo , Bernardo , let us proceed . " Signor , " said Ugo , " let us the rather stop here to refresh ourselves and our horses . You , perhaps ...
... never to rest until I find him , and then I will accomplish the purpose of my soul . But come , Ugo , Bernardo , let us proceed . " Signor , " said Ugo , " let us the rather stop here to refresh ourselves and our horses . You , perhaps ...
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... never had cause to reproach you with infidelity in executing my purposes -add another debt to that which I already owe you ; find Il Conte Verezzi within three days , and you are my best friend . " Ferdinand bowed , and prepared to ...
... never had cause to reproach you with infidelity in executing my purposes -add another debt to that which I already owe you ; find Il Conte Verezzi within three days , and you are my best friend . " Ferdinand bowed , and prepared to ...
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... never had seen her but in the most amiable light , he found it impossible to feel any sentiment towards her , save cold esteem . Never had he beheld those dark shades in her character , which , if developed , could excite nothing but ...
... never had seen her but in the most amiable light , he found it impossible to feel any sentiment towards her , save cold esteem . Never had he beheld those dark shades in her character , which , if developed , could excite nothing but ...
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Page 309 - Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken : and then shall appear the Sign of the Son of man in heaven : and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Page 302 - Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side ? let him come unto me.
Page 306 - I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
Page 47 - Art thou afear'd To be the same in thine own act and valour, As thou art in desire ? Would'st thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem; Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat i
Page 254 - Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public; to forbid this, is to destroy the freedom of the press: but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequences of his own temerity.
Page 93 - Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty! make thick my blood; Stop up...
Page 427 - It is that powerful attraction towards all that we conceive or, fear, or hope beyond ourselves, when we find within our own thoughts the chasm of an insufficient void, and seek to awaken in all things that are, a community with what we experience within ourselves.
Page 302 - And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho. 13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. " And Moses •was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
Page 425 - And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.