Macmillan's Magazine, Volume 92David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris Macmillan and Company, 1905 - English literature |
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... Geoffrey Hernshaw and on the other with Mr. Fletcher ; and it was a natural conse- quence of such action that the two men felt the conflict to be a personal matter . In the girl's arguments they frequently recognised each other's ...
... Geoffrey Hernshaw and on the other with Mr. Fletcher ; and it was a natural conse- quence of such action that the two men felt the conflict to be a personal matter . In the girl's arguments they frequently recognised each other's ...
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... Geoffrey stood by Eve , now holding her in conversation , now encouraging the man on the ladder to renewed efforts . " It's all very fine , Mr. Hernshaw , " said the latter at last ; " but when you've got to prop the stuff up with your ...
... Geoffrey stood by Eve , now holding her in conversation , now encouraging the man on the ladder to renewed efforts . " It's all very fine , Mr. Hernshaw , " said the latter at last ; " but when you've got to prop the stuff up with your ...
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... Geoffrey , and at once accompanied his employer to the office . The two young men looked reproach fully at one another , to an accom- paniment of tittering from the girls . " Why couldn't you look where you were going ? " Miss Welch ...
... Geoffrey , and at once accompanied his employer to the office . The two young men looked reproach fully at one another , to an accom- paniment of tittering from the girls . " Why couldn't you look where you were going ? " Miss Welch ...
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... Geoffrey with instructions to apply for pay- ment of the various amounts . " I see you have struck out some accounts , " Geoffrey said , running his eye down the list . The Major was reading the corre- spondence before him and did not ...
... Geoffrey with instructions to apply for pay- ment of the various amounts . " I see you have struck out some accounts , " Geoffrey said , running his eye down the list . The Major was reading the corre- spondence before him and did not ...
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... Geoffrey , suddenly enlightened as to the origin and intention of many chance remarks dropped by his em- ployer during the past few months , which had hitherto puzzled him not a little , looked with interest at Major Milward as he ...
... Geoffrey , suddenly enlightened as to the origin and intention of many chance remarks dropped by his em- ployer during the past few months , which had hitherto puzzled him not a little , looked with interest at Major Milward as he ...
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Page 301 - I have formerly met with from some who lived in that court, the methods then used for raising and cultivating conversation were altogether different from ours: several ladies whom we find celebrated by the poets of that age, had assemblies at their houses, where persons of the best understanding, and of both sexes, met to pass the evenings in discoursing upon whatever agreeable subjects were occasionally started...
Page 125 - In the elder days of Art, Builders -wrought with greatest care Each minute and unseen part ; For the gods see everywhere.
Page 416 - The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life.
Page 421 - ... This is the day that must make good that great attribute of God, his justice ; that must reconcile those unanswerable doubts that torment the wisest understandings; and reduce those seeming inequalities and respective distributions in this world, to an equality and recompensive justice in the next. This is that one day, that shall include and comprehend all that went before it ; wherein, as in the last scene, all the actors must enter, to complete and make up the catastrophe of this great piece.
Page 302 - Oh ! blest with temper, whose unclouded ray ' Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day...
Page 280 - Green-yard pulpit, and the service-books and singing-books that could be had, were carried to the fire in the public market-place; a lewd wretch walking before the train, in his cope trailing in the dirt, with a service-book in his hand, imitating in an impious scorn the tune, and usurping the words of the litany used formerly in. the church.
Page 280 - Lord, what work was here ! what clattering of glasses ! what beating down of walls ! what tearing up of monuments ! what pulling down of seats ! what wresting out of irons and brass from the windows and graves ! what defacing of arms ! what demolishing of curious stone-work, that had not any representation in the world, but only of the cost of the founder, and skill of the mason...
Page 302 - She, who ne'er answers till a husband cools, Or, if she rules him, never shows she rules ; Charms by accepting, by submitting sways, Yet has her humour most, when she obeys...
Page 415 - Wood* remarks, the first man of eminence graduated from the new college, to which the zeal or gratitude of those that love it most, can wish little better, than that it may long proceed as it began.