with no wind from the sea the water of the creek was calm this was especially in winter a lucky exception almost all the portland creeks have sand bars

and yet stood somewhat in awe of her dignity and high bred manner her great soul strengthened by the cruel ordeals through which she had passed seemed to set her too far above the ordinary level

and the last gleam of that conscience still gloweth on thine affliction but thou wouldst go the way of thine affliction which is the way unto thyself then show me thine authority and thy strength to do so

this figure of the study and the cloister

bumpo begged that he might keep the looking glass as it was the only one in the kingdom of jolliginki and he wanted to look at himself all day long but the doctor said

this was a rest for me an interlude but to morrow i should be william leadford once more ill nourished ill dressed ill equipped and clumsy a thief and shamed

it is easy to see that jealousies and uneasinesses may gradually slide into the minds and cabinets of other nations and that we are not to expect that they should regard our advancement in union in power and consequence by land and by sea

as in the principle of perfection in either case the will never determines itself immediately by the conception of the action but only by the influence which the foreseen effect of the action has on the will i ought to do something

the barbarians shouted with delight the hippopotamus turned furiously against his new assailant crushing alas the empty canoe to fragments with a single snap of his enormous jaws but the turn was fatal to him

it is longer than our lifetime it is true to the ephemeral insects whose lifetime is an hour a year might seem an awful period the mid day sun might seem an almost stationary body the changes of the seasons would be unknown

but the attention of the snake is constantly occupied by the attendant who carries the wand then the men of the priest order carrying the snakes in their mouths arrange themselves in a line in the court and move in a procession several times about the court and then engage in a dance

as rulers over thousands and over hundreds and fifties and tens in modern days the law making body is distinct from the judicial is there any reason why the judge should not be the maker of the law he interprets

therefore if at great things thou wouldst arrive get riches first get wealth and treasure heap not difficult if thou hearken to me

no calamity so touches the common heart of humanity as does the straying of a little child their feet are so uncertain and feeble the ways are so steep and strange major griggs hurried down to the corner and up the avenue into billy's place

i've thought about looking you up lots of times

he could see a wagon drawn up beside the house

that girl doesn't know how to build fires so they will keep she laid the noah's ark on the table and going to the closet tugged out several big logs which she arranged geometrically

mark me well girls a nemesis was on the track of this wicked sinner after many years the man captain wegg had wronged or stolen from or something discovered his enemy's hiding place he promptly killed the captain and probably recovered the money for it's gone

but its chain barely ran because the bottom lay no more than a meter down and this locality was one of the shallowest spots

not for such a thing as that the breath of his good faith came short however as he recognised how long he had waited or how long at least his companion had that she at all events might be recorded

seasoned in the wars and all were men well born the chivalry of france in age and temper differing

perhaps you'll be so good as to tell the boy with the gig to come after me that's six pound ten

priscilla gower was a very charming young person she talked well and with much clear calm sense she laughed musically when she laughed at all and could make very telling caustic speeches when occasion required

neber spects dis chile lib to bee freedom come then sobering down but massa we's been a prayin for it we's been crying to the good lord like the chillen ob israel when dey's in de house ob bondage

or that for which there is no demand at home must be sent abroad in order to be exchanged for something for which there is some demand at home but whether the capital which carries this surplus produce abroad be a foreign or a domestic one is of very little importance

she disliked speaking her power over her words seemed so utterly gone she used quite different expressions to those she intended so she kept silent while missus sturgis for that was the name of her hostess talked away and put her tea things by

some of them moved by curiosity went to see the new preacher who receiving them with his usual kindness and courtesy drew a touching picture of the suffering and poverty that surrounded them

one of the frankest writing men we ever met is the editor of a socialist newspaper whenever there's a big strike he explained to me i always tell the man who goes out on the story

they no longer selected a sovereign of their own but satisfied with the terms which he granted them lived and fought under his ensigns and authority on the death of theodosius his sons arcadius and honorius succeeded to the empire

i have not yet tested this plan so thoroughly as to be certain that it will succeed and i know so well the immense difference between theoretical conjectures and practical results that i consider nothing in the bee line

i had the restless feeling of one who shirks an inevitable duty i felt assured that the time machine was only to be recovered by boldly penetrating these underground mysteries yet i could not face the mystery if

she felt that she could not give too much time to a diversion which afforded her the only real pleasurable moments that she knew

without either sleep or meat and since this was their ungodly way of trial what wonder was it if when they were weary of their lives they confessed many tales that would please them and many times they knew not what hopkins favourite and ultimate method of proof was by swimming

but there was no danger of his ever misjudging her again you know i cannot angel he said i am afraid i do she said ruefully

o miss temple to me you never could have been more beautiful more fascinating alas i may not even breathe my love i am unfortunate and yet sweet lady

cargan turned first as usual to the stock market reports there were only two items of interest since he had left the tape montana pacific had gone off a little more

quiet and peace reigned supreme fair lady

he gave me an account of his mother's death and how he and jenny nursed her day and night he has a great deal of feeling i was going to tell him about my father's death sorrow seems to bring people together so but i could not oh

in the interior of which species of marquee was a featherbed on which were two pillows on which were two round red faces one in a laced nightcap and one in a simple cotton one ending in a tassel

behind the old nag's withers she was looking sidewise quite hidden by a scarlet poke bonnet and at the old man's shout she turned the smiling face of little june

says the man there's the laird to be sure if it's him you're wanting what'll like be your business mannie i was led to think that i would get a situation i said looking as modest as i could what

and betrayed me well this time you had better go to the wolves

then buried it under a maze of obliterating lines and finally as if still unsatisfied burned the paper when washington reached home he recognized at once how serious his father's case was

the branches of the oak shivered the flames leaped higher as the shout died away the people saw the lady irma with her arms clasped round her child

knocked to pieces you'd say so if so be you could see her gad her sides be battered like an old penny piece the shot be still sticking in her wales and her sails be like so many clap nets