Human IntercourseRoberts brothers, 1884 - 430 páginas |
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affection amongst amusements appear aristocracy artistic authority avoid beautiful believe Bohemian cause Christiane Vulpius Church Church of England Church of Rome common companionship corvée degree desire difficulty England English Englishman enjoy ESSAY existence expression father favor feeling foreign France French friendship gentleman George Eliot give Goethe guest habits happen happiness host human intercourse humorous channel ideas influence intellectual intelligent interest J. M. W. TURNER James Mill kind lady language leisure less letter liberty live manners marriage married matter means mental mind modern nature never observe opinion passion patriotic ignorance perfect person Philip Gilbert Hamerton Philistine pleasure Plumpton poor position priest reader reason religion religious respect rich seems simply social society solitude supposed sympathy table d'hôte talk taste things thought tion wealth whilst woman women writing young
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Página 43 - I arise from dreams of thee In the first sweet sleep of night, When the winds are breathing low, And the stars are shining bright; I arise from dreams of thee, And a spirit in my feet Has led me — who knows how?
Página 55 - ... enabled me to feel her still near me. I bought a cottage as close as possible to the place where she is buried, and there her daughter (my fellow-sufferer and now my chief comfort) and I, live constantly during a great portion of the year. My objects in life are solely those which were hers; my pursuits and occupations those in which she shared, or sympathized, and which are indissolubly associated with her.
Página 43 - Oh, lift me from the grass! I die, I faint, I fail! Let thy love in kisses rain On my lips and eyelids pale. My cheek is cold and white, alas! My heart beats loud and fast; Oh, press it close to thine again, Where it will break at last!
Página 48 - The toil which stole from thee so many an hour, Is ended, — and the fruit is at thy feet! No longer where the woods to frame a bower With interlaced branches mix and meet, Or where, with sound like many voices sweet, Water-falls leap among wild islunds green, Which framed for my lone boat a lone retreat Of moss-grown trees and weeds, shall I be seen: But beside thee, where still my heart has ever been.
Página 200 - ... concordance and his inkstand in execution. It was a white day on which he was admitted into the kitchen of a great house, and regaled by the servants with cold meat and ale. His children were brought up like the children of the neighbouring peasantry. His boys followed the plough ; and his girls went out to service.
Página 27 - A person of high intellect should never go into unintellectual society unless he can enter it as an apostle ; yet he is the only person with high objects who can safely enter it at all.
Página 47 - Earning bright spoils for her enchanted dome; Nor thou disdain, that ere my fame become A star among the stars of mortal night, If it indeed may cleave its natal gloom, Its doubtful promise thus I would unite With thy beloved name, thou child of love and light.
Página 54 - I have sought for such alleviation as my state admitted of, by the mode of life which most enabled me to feel her still near me. I bought a cottage as close as possible to the place where she is buried...
Página 347 - The first turned me quite hot and thirsty, and made me shake so that I could hardly hold the opera-glass (I was close, but was determined to see, as one should see every thing, once, with attention) ; the second and third (which shows how dreadfully soon things grow indifferent), I am ashamed to say, had no effect on me as a horror, though I would have saved them if I could.