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... sense of safety , which were necessary for a review of all that he had gone through ; he had seen the moon light up the pale line of the sea at Berwick , where Tweed falls into the waste of water , and the lights of Newcastle , turning ...
... sense of safety , which were necessary for a review of all that he had gone through ; he had seen the moon light up the pale line of the sea at Berwick , where Tweed falls into the waste of water , and the lights of Newcastle , turning ...
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... sense of mystery , hours of twilight and darkness when the half - seen is more alarming than any- thing fully revealed -- this would ex- plain so much that the young man for the moment drew a long breath of relief , and felt half ...
... sense of mystery , hours of twilight and darkness when the half - seen is more alarming than any- thing fully revealed -- this would ex- plain so much that the young man for the moment drew a long breath of relief , and felt half ...
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... sense of the duties that were considered binding there , and the preposterous things that would be expected of them . Lord Erradeen who had been long- ing for that safe and sensible refuge where no exaggeration or superstition prevailed ...
... sense of the duties that were considered binding there , and the preposterous things that would be expected of them . Lord Erradeen who had been long- ing for that safe and sensible refuge where no exaggeration or superstition prevailed ...
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... sense of home and a refuge from trouble . Was it Oona's presence that explained all , or was there some- thing more subtle underneath ? There followed on this occasion no scene ; but when Mrs. Methven returned to the drawing - room ...
... sense of home and a refuge from trouble . Was it Oona's presence that explained all , or was there some- thing more subtle underneath ? There followed on this occasion no scene ; but when Mrs. Methven returned to the drawing - room ...
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... sense , and superiority to the fever and excitements of that life upon the edge of the supernatural . Now it seemed to him that superstition itself , not to speak of the heats and chills of human passion , were higher things than this ...
... sense , and superiority to the fever and excitements of that life upon the edge of the supernatural . Now it seemed to him that superstition itself , not to speak of the heats and chills of human passion , were higher things than this ...
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Página 434 - Methinks I hear Antony call; I see him rouse himself To praise my noble act; I hear him mock The luck of Caesar, which the gods give men To excuse their after wrath: husband, I come: Now to that name my courage prove my title! I am fire and air; my other elements I give to baser life.
Página 408 - Works of imagination excel by their allurement and delight; by their power of attracting and detaining the attention. That book is good in vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the master, who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity...
Página 496 - The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education. When they came into the world, and for the first six or eight years of their existence, they were perhaps very much alike, and neither their parents nor playfellows could perceive any remarkable difference.
Página 317 - His was the spell o'er hearts Which only Acting lends, — The youngest of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty blends : For ill can Poetry express Full many a tone of thought sublime, And Painting, mute and motionless. Steals but a glance of time. But by the mighty actor brought, IJlusion's perfect triumphs come, — Verse ceases to be airy thought, And Sculpture to be dumb.
Página 492 - ... giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poetry ; but had so strong an effect on my imagination, that to this hour, in my nocturnal rambles, I sometimes keep a sharp look-out in suspicious places; and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters, yet it often takes an effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrorS.
Página 496 - And thus the certainty of being able to exchange all that surplus part of the produce of his own labour, which is over and above his own consumption, for such parts of the produce of other men's labour...
Página 489 - Of any passion, thus innate and irresistible, the existence may reasonably be doubted. Human characters are by no means constant; men change by change of place, of fortune, of acquaintance ; he who is at one time a lover of pleasure, is at another a lover of money. Those indeed who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit ; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
Página 492 - Beings, All but a scattered few, live out their time, Husbanding that which they possess within, And go to the grave, unthought of.
Página 489 - After his oracle Dr. Johnson, my friend Sir Joshua Reynolds denies all original genius, any natural propensity of the mind to one art or science rather than another. Without engaging in a metaphysical or rather verbal dispute, I know, by experience, that from my early youth I aspired to the character of an historian.
Página 491 - In my infant and boyish days, too. I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, credulity, and superstition.