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...ts perish, succinctly; and innumerable eyes be dry. Not so the Clergy. For granting even that Religion were dead; that it had died, half-centuries ago... ...ough. ’ And then, when the light is gone quite out, a National Legislature grants ‘ceremonial fu- neral!’ As good had been the natural Presbyterian Ki... ... Old Clubs, which al- ready germinated, grow and flourish; new every where bud forth. It is the sure symptom of Social Unrest: in such way, most infal... ..., more or less; and laughs at the faith of its predecessor,—most unwisely. Grant indeed that this faith in the Social Contract belongs to the stranger... ...ce, and chiefly Anacharsis and Man- kind; for now it seems to be taken for granted that one Adam is Father of us all!— Such was, in historical accurac... ...ut to meet him; with pas- sionate entreaty for yet one other hour. Bouille grants an hour. Then, at the end thereof, no Denoue or Malseigne appearing ... ...thousand there are not, now half a score, and these mostly blighted in the bud by royal Veto, that will profit or disprofit us. On the 17th of Janu- a...

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...h upon the matter; and once I heard her whisper as she left the room, ‘God grant he be not disap- pointed! I know not how he would bear it.’ Disappoin... ...d; but I thought it my absolute duty to crush this vicious tendency in the bud: and 26 Agnes Grey so it was, if I could have done it; and had my powe... ...e a home too, if he pleases; and, doubtless, he will please some time. God grant the partner of that home may be wor- thy of his choice, and make it a... ... men if you don’t. You cannot be so cruel as to deny me a favour so easily granted and yet so highly prized!’ pleaded he as ardently as if his life de... ...ossible that God may hear my prayers, disperse these gloomy shad- ows, and grant me some beams of heaven’s sunshine yet? Will He entirely deny to me t... ... I, ‘now that he has a good master; I’m quite satisfied.’ ‘You take it for granted that I am a good one, then?’ The man and the dog departed, and I re...

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... loving people, even to the love of our nobility among the people, must be granted; and for the particular reason, that the hero of the ballad behaved... ....’ ‘That cannot be without the loss of reputation.’ ‘Chloe’s champion will grant that she is exposed to the evils of improvidence. The more brightly s... ...m in gigantic osier ribs. Be philosophical, but accept your personal dues. Grant us ours too. I have a serious intention to preserve this young duches... ...Y ou are.’ ‘I am?’ ‘V ery beautiful; young and beautiful; beautiful in the bud. You will learn to excuse them, madam.’ 40 The Tale of Chloe ‘But, Chl... ... said Caseldy. ‘She insisted that she would have him; and at least it will grant me furlough for an hour.’ ‘Do me the service to report to me,’ said M... .... I beseech you to go. V ery humbly, most earnestly, I beg your departure. Grant it to me, and do not stay to poison my last days here. Leave us to-mo...

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...a history. It grieved him to think that his little Alice, who was a flower bud fresh from para dise, must open her leaves to the rough breezes of the... ...ow, that the bloom of the flower would be even holier and happier than its bud. Even within himself, though Grandfather was now at that period of life... ...r bodies. In short, there was but a single doctor among them all who would grant the poor minister so much as a patient hear ing, This was Doctor Zab... ...e of Nova Scotia; who, for almost half a century, have had more indulgence granted them than any of his subjects in any part of his dominions; what us... ...hly sin and violence. Well, Clara, take her to bed and comfort her. Heaven grant that she may dream away the recollection of the Boston massacre!” “Gr... ...ther act was passed, taking away many rights and privileges which had been granted in the charter of Massachusetts. Governor Hutchinson, soon afterwar...

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... “Look at old Morrison’s dress-stuff windows! Tidy, taste- ful, correct, I grant you, but Bleak!” He let out the word reinforced to a shout; “Bleak!” ...

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...beginning attempted, with M. de Polignac, to pro- test against the charter granted by Louis XVIII. This they re- garded as an ill-advised edict extort... ...y, of which the landlord would get the benefit at the expiration of leases granted in 1809. The Marquis himself knew nothing of the details of the man... ...seemed to come as a shock to the examining magistrate, M. Camusot, who had granted the warrant of arrest on Sauvager’s application, with no idea that ... ...t came to pass that Chesnel took it for 112 The Collection of Antiquities granted that the examining magistrate would be on the d’Esgrignons’ side, a... ...things are any intelligent man can guess, and you are an intelligent man.— Grant that the young man had acted imprudently, can you suppose that the si...

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... the King, which in those troublesome times his Majesty could not repay, a grant of land in the plantations of Virginia was given to the Lord Viscount... ...ou to malign her!” “Far be it from me to do so,” cried the Doctor. “Heaven grant I may be mistaken in the girl, and in you, sir, who have a truly prec...

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... ii. 391.) O brisk Dumouriez Polymetis with thy teeming head, may the gods grant it!—Polymetis, at any rate, folds his map together, and flings himsel... ...took off his hat and said: “I see nothing to suspect in this man; I am for granting him his liberty. Is that your vote?” To which all the judges answe... ...ife got access to him, was found to have human compassion; and yielded and granted ‘always;’ ‘neither did one personal enemy of Danton perish in these... ... placidity, simplicity, pious sweetness. The Convention, after debate, has granted him Legal Counsel, of his own choosing. Ad- vocate Target feels him... ...r; for yet three days of life, to prepare himself to die. The Confessor is granted; the three days and all respite are refused. There is no deliveranc... ...own of Caen, in Calvados, sees its paper-leaf of Bulletin de Caen suddenly bud, suddenly establish itself as Newspaper there; under the Editorship of ...

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...hick, the recent widow of a kins- man of Lord Shrewsbury, to whom had been granted the wardship of her son, and the little party waiting in the hall a... ... he might hang about the neighbourhood of this queen.” “Then you would not grant him your recommendation?” “Nay, truly. I could not answer for him, an... ...e attraction. He was now an orphan, and his wardship and marriage had been granted to the Earl, who, having disposed of all his daughters and stepdaug... ...eved to find that he had detected no fresh conspiracy, as to be willing to grant him a fortnight’s leave, and even had said with a sigh that he was in... ...a gentleman, and had been rejoiced to permit whatever indulgences could be granted. If there had been any transgressions of the strict rules, they had...

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...figure was a natural one and not due to ably chosen stays. She took it for granted Ann Veronica wore stays—mild stays, perhaps, but stays, and thought... ...Mary, Margaret’s violets, sweet and shy; Green and dewy is Nellie-bud fairy, Forget-me-nots live in Gwendolen’s eye. Annabel shines ... ...t, and a little self-satisfied. It looked as if it had taken its world for granted and prospered on that assumption—a world in which children were tra... ... If you could see how it gives them souls, women who have taken things for granted, who have given themselves up altogether to pettiness and vanity… .... ...ead slowly, smiling mysteriously. “But perhaps I want to confess them.” “I grant you absolution.” “I don’t want absolution. I want to make myself visi...

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...adually found it in winter, carried it through the changing season, saw it bud, saw it blossom, saw it bear fruit, saw the fruit ripen; in short, cult... ... bag and baggage, at the gate below, let me say a last word. I want you to grant a request of mine.’ ‘Any request you can make—Except,’ Clennam was qu... ...arrying. Not yet. I am not hurt yet.’ 242 Charles Dickens ‘Then you won’t grant my request?’ ‘Decidedly, No,’ said Clennam. ‘I should be ashamed if I... ...aps he was guided by no more distinct reason than that he had taken it for granted that his mother would reserve it to herself and her partner. ‘What ... ...om half-a-dozen quarters at once. To all this Clennam merely replied that, granting the whole protest, nothing in it lessened the force, or could less... ...is eyes, and, after a short pause, cried out, ‘I beg your pardon!’ ‘Freely granted,’ said Clennam, waving his hand without rais- ing his sunken head. ...

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...ent to shade its fellow shy, Where innocence, not nature, signals nay. The bud of fresh virginity awaits The wooer, and all roseate will she burst: Sh... ...od labours, Beauty’s Queen he serves. Her spacious garden and her garden’s grant She offers in reward for handsome cheer: Choice of the nymphs whose l... ...he fawned and prayed; Sagely the generous Giver circumspect, To choose for grants the egregious, his elect; And ever that imagined succour slew The so...

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... buds and withers by its own laws,—too deep for our scanning. Y et it does bud and wither, and every bough and leaf of it is there, by fixed eternal l... ... revolt against spiritual sover- eignties, Popes and much else. Nay I will grant that English Puritanism, revolt against earthly sovereignties, was th... ...is yet a long way. One remark I must not omit, That royal or parliamentary grants of money are by no means the chief thing wanted! T o give our Men of... ...judge that a true Builder did it. One word, in spite of our haste, must be granted to poor Bozzy. He passes for a mean, inflated, gluttonous creature;...

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... than the most faultless moss-rose amongst flow- ers, in its progress from bud to “bright consummate flower;” or, amongst human flowers, the most magn... ...htened patronage. Sint Mæcenates, non deerunt, Flacce, Marones. Consulting Grant’s “Observations on the Bills of Mortality,” (4th edition, Oxford, 166... ...h, that the lilies of France would decorate no garland for her. Flower nor bud, bell nor blossom, would ever bloom for her. But stop. What reason is t... ... throat cut in sup- port of France; which favor accordingly was cheerfully granted 59 to them in three great successive battles by the English and by... ...r, had long since persuaded her mind, that for her no such prayer could be granted. T oo well she felt that her mis- sion must be worked out to the en... ...does us, and the very indig- nant admiration which, under some aspects, he grants to us. Continued on page 81 78 ing against her, such as would not a... ... the savage delight I found in laughing at T om’s Latinity. That, I freely grant to M. Michelet, is in- imitable; else, as regards substance, it strik...

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...ne another, he gave up, and proposed peace. Julius Caesar was very glad to grant peace easily, and to go away again with all his remaining ships and m... ...ake their own convents and mon asteries on uncultivated grounds that were granted to them by the Crown, it was necessary that they should be good far... ...lly possessed, as a child, under his mother, Matilda. The King refusing to grant it, Charles Dickens 65 Robert became jealous and discontented; and h... ...the prow, in which your father sailed to conquer England. I beseech you to grant me the same office. I have a fair vessel in the harbour here, called ... ...f the evils which had arisen in the last unhappy reign. He revoked all the grants of land that had been hastily made, on either side, during the late ...

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...e contrary, a piece of flattery to the dupe’s conceit. The rare interviews granted to Crevel kept his passion at white heat. He was constantly blocked... ... sight of the Brazilian gave him a shock, Crevel begged Madame Marneffe to grant him two minutes’ speech with her. Valerie led Crevel into the drawing... ...k which Steinbock flashed at Valerie, “I knew you were a profligate in the bud! Well, Valerie is lovely—but try not to bring trouble on Hortense.” NOT... ... time. Yes, I have fought many a pitched battle to keep you in it.—Well, I grant you your two re- quests; it would be too bad to see you riding the ba... ...for that. Poor Adeline, incapable of imagining a patch, of pinning a rose- bud in the very middle of her bosom, of devising the tricks of the toilet i... ...people were ready to offer good rents for the shops, on condition of being granted leases for eighteen years. The dwelling apartments rose in value by... ... are illogical. You want a battle fought, but you object to blows.—Well, I grant you the innocence you are so careful over. I have al- ways found that...

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... decadent age, or one fast verging that way, had our poor Louis been born. Grant also that if the French King- ship had not, by course of Nature, long... ...terest, nay of anticipation; makes their own wish clear to themselves, and grants it; or at least, grants conditional promise of it. “I fear this is a... ...wn: the Subvention Land-tax is also withdrawn; but, in its stead, there is granted, what they call a ‘Prorogation of the Second Twentieth,’—itself a k... ...y’s order; would so gladly do it without violence, will in any case do it; grants an august Sen- ate space to deliberate which method they prefer. And... ...up in her hand, “what a piece of news will be made public to-day! The King grants States-General.” Then raising her eyes to Heaven (if Campan were not... ... Old Clubs, which already germi- nated, grow and flourish; new every where bud forth. It is the sure symptom of Social Unrest: in such way, most infal... ...thousand there are not, now half a score, and these mostly blighted in the bud by royal Veto, that will profit or disprofit us. On the 17th of January... ...own of Caen, in Calvados, sees its paper-leaf of Bulletin de Caen suddenly bud, suddenly establish itself as Newspaper there; under the Editorship of ...

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...ed the whole parish of Hursley, belonged to the Bishops of Winchester by a grant of Oynegils, first Christian King. Milner, in his History of Winchest... ... Bishop of Winchester, the founder of the college to which the tithes were granted; it was, however, afterwards confirmed by William de Edyngton, by w... ...is not obliged to attend his visitations; and that he has the privilege of granting letters of administration to wills, when the property conveyed by ... ... idea that it is haunted. Simon the Draper, otherwise Sir Simon de Wynton, granted a plot of land to the north-west of the Manor House to Adam de Leck... ...ined that, on the confisca- tion of monastic property, the manor should be granted to him. Stephen Gardiner had been bishop since 1531, a man who, tho...

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...of the English claim. He had married an English lady, and had received the grant if the castle of Leurre in Normandy by way of compensation for his an... ...rivate encounters. The younger branch, or Black Ribaumonts, had received a grant from Louis XI. of the lands of Nid-de-Merle, belonging to an unfortun... ... of Pearls understood, all it led to was certain outer receptacles of fra- grant Spanish gloves, knots of ribbon, and kerchiefs strewn over with rose ... ...xtreme of foppery, was assuring her that she was the only lady who had not granted him a token—that he could not allow such pensionnaire airs, and tha... ...aying, ‘Hush! my poor child, I have but meddled too much already. Our Lady grant that I have not done you more harm than good! T ell me no more.’ ‘ Ah... ...uillet? She is all her mother is, and more. There, now she is a true rose- bud, ready to perch on my arm. No, no bon pere. So great a girl is too much...

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...ffective. What could she do, what ought she to do?—she, hardly more than a bud- ding woman, but yet with an active conscience and a great mental need,... ...us asked to have a medical education, it seemed easier to his guardians to grant his request by apprenticing him to a country practitioner than to mak... ...George Eliot would be more perfect if another sitting could be had, it was granted for the morrow. On the morrow Santa Clara too was retouched more th... ...en allured by the gratification of his pride in being the person who could grant Naumann such an opportunity of studying her loveliness—or rather her ... ...ehood—unless she had been pale and fea- ture less and taken everything for granted. “I think it was you who were first hasty in your false suppo- siti... ...uld allow. Her little hands were clasped, and enclosed by Sir James’s as a bud is enfolded by a liberal calyx. “It is very shocking that Mr. Casaubon ... ... this kind cannot fairly fetter me as you appear to expect that it should. Granted that a benefactor’s wishes may constitute a claim; there must alway...

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...he asks wide questions. The worker of a former generation took himself for granted; it is a new phase when the toilers begin to ask, not one man here ... ...ttempt most and achieve most. You may feel disposed to say to all this: We grant the ma- jor premises, but why look to the work of prose fiction as th... ...actical English gentle- man who takes the inferiority of his inferiors for granted, dislikes friars and tramps and loafers and all undisciplined and u... ...Comte and Herbert Spencer certainly seem to me to have taken that much for granted. Herbert Spencer no doubt talked of the unknown and the unknowable,...

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... the King, which in those troublesome times his Majesty could not repay, a grant of land in the plantations of Virginia was given to the Lord Viscount... ...ou to malign her!” “Far be it from me to do so,” cried the Doctor. “Heaven grant I may be mistaken in the girl, and in you, sir, who have a truly prec... ... of what had taken place in that only sad interview which his mistress had granted him; how she had left him with anger and almost imprecation, whose ... ...t Europe for the Virginian planta- tions, where, indeed, your family had a grant of land from King Charles the First; sent her a supply of money, the ... ...ived at its close.” 276 Henry Esmond The Commander-in-Chief could not but grant this permis- sion, nor could he take notice of Webb’s letter, though ...