Macmillan's Magazine, Volume 79David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris Macmillan and Company, 1899 - English literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 56
... French language , and have drawn from this inferences most damaging to our neighbours and most comfortable for ourselves . And yet , as a matter of fact , only last year French public opinion was keenly excited over a book by M. Paul ...
... French language , and have drawn from this inferences most damaging to our neighbours and most comfortable for ourselves . And yet , as a matter of fact , only last year French public opinion was keenly excited over a book by M. Paul ...
Page 57
... French there was one really touching example of domesticity ; a middle- aged father and mother with their baby and its nurse . All of them had their meals together , and none of them seemed to be happy if any of the others were out of ...
... French there was one really touching example of domesticity ; a middle- aged father and mother with their baby and its nurse . All of them had their meals together , and none of them seemed to be happy if any of the others were out of ...
Page 58
... French } That is the question which a visit to France always in- clines me to ask myself . There is no doubt that ... French Sundays , and at least one of them shows the French parent as a martyr to domesticity . In " QUE FAIT - ON ...
... French } That is the question which a visit to France always in- clines me to ask myself . There is no doubt that ... French Sundays , and at least one of them shows the French parent as a martyr to domesticity . In " QUE FAIT - ON ...
Page 59
... French phrase for little marks on his knees . The only thing that Madame Boleau cannot quite make up her mind about is his name , Cæsar , " a Greek name , " decidedly he will have to get another . M. Boleau retires hastily to his room ...
... French phrase for little marks on his knees . The only thing that Madame Boleau cannot quite make up her mind about is his name , Cæsar , " a Greek name , " decidedly he will have to get another . M. Boleau retires hastily to his room ...
Page 60
... French live peaceably in their appartements and seldom leave them except to dine with their rela- tives or relations - in - law , a social duty whose tyranny is not felt among us ; whereas directly the Englishman has got his flat , he ...
... French live peaceably in their appartements and seldom leave them except to dine with their rela- tives or relations - in - law , a social duty whose tyranny is not felt among us ; whereas directly the Englishman has got his flat , he ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Acharn admiration American amusing Ashanti asked authority AYLWIN Ballachulish beautiful Bedouin birds British called cloth Colonies course Crown 8vo Deerslayer Djemâl-ed-Din door doubt Dumas Egypt Ellison England English Ethel eyes face fact father feel foreign France French garden German girl give Glenure Government hand Hânem harim head heart Heriot Hexham honour Hyderabad interest James James Stewart King knew lady less letter live London look Lord Luigi Rossi Madame Mademoiselle Margaret married matter ment mind mother Moussa natural never Newfoundland night officer once Paolo Rossi Pâsha perhaps person present Prince Raoul round seemed ship side smile soldiers Soudan stood story strange streets sure tell thing thought tion told Toulon town Turkish turned United Irishmen Valda village Waring watch wife words write young Zojas
Popular passages
Page 8 - Of every hearer ; for it so falls out » That what we have we prize not to the worth Whiles we enjoy it, but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value, then we find The virtue that possession would not show us Whiles it was ours.
Page 155 - Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman. Let's dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell; And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble...
Page 158 - twas in a crowd — and I thought he would shun me ; He came — I could not breathe, for his eye was upon me ; He spoke — his words were cold, and his smile was unaltered ; I knew how much he felt, for his deep-toned voice falter'd.
Page 131 - He had no desire to make any dramatic entry, but an accident of the sunset ordered it that when he had taken off his helmet to get the evening breeze, the low light should fall across his forehead, and he could not see what was before him; while one waiting at the tent door beheld with new eyes a young man, beautiful as Paris, a god in a halo of golden dust, walking slowly at the head of his flocks, while at his knee ran small naked Cupids.
Page 360 - The King of Great Britain cedes the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, in full right, to his most Christian Majesty, to serve as a shelter to the French fishermen : and his said most Christian Majesty engages not to fortify the said islands ; to erect no buildings upon them, but merely for the convenience of the fishery ; and to keep upon them a guard of fifty men only for the police.
Page 341 - I do further declare that neither hopes, fears, rewards or punishments, shall ever induce me directly or indirectly, to inform on, or give evidence against any member or members of this or similar societies, for any act or expression of theirs, done or made collectively or individually, in or out of this society, in pursuance of the spirit of this obligation.