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...es and vessels, the conformations and uses of which will for ever escape our observation. The disputes are all upon these last, and I will venture to ... ...eason guess, Why form’d no weaker , blinder, and no less? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade? Or... ... than the weeds they shade? Or ask of yonder argent fields above, Why Jove’s Satellites are less than Jove? Of systems possible, if ’tis confest That ... ... sins against th’ eternal cause. Ask for what end the heav’nly bodies shine, Earth for whose use? pride answers, ‘’Tis for mine: For me kind nature w... ...thousand springs, Seas roll to waft me, suns to light me rise; My foot–stool earth, my canopy the skies.’ But errs not nature from this gracious end, ...

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...jail-delivery of such lumber as was not Literary. These were her Erdbeben (earthquakes), which Teufelsdrockh dreaded worse than the pestilence; nevert... ...its kind; a tag for hooking- together; and, for the rest, was dug from the earth, and hammered on a stithy before smith’s fingers.” Thus does the Prof... ...rogress he has made. He digs up certain black stones from the bosom of the earth, and says to them, Transport me and this luggage at the rate of file-... ... Bill to dis- charge. But the whole particulars of his Route, his Weather- observations, the picturesque Sketches he took, though all regularly jotted... ... it not cruel in these circumstances, here might be the place to insert an observation, gleaned long ago from the great Clothes-Volume, where it stand... ...’s Book on the Stars, wherein he exhibits that certain Planets, with their Satellites, gyrate round our worthy Sun, at a rate and in a course, which, ...

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...stone of an urchin cast upon the bosom of 4 Diana of the Crossways mother Earth; though men must look some day to have it returned to them, which is ... ...n a single poor peaceable body, into winged serpents that disorder sky and earth with a deadly flight of zig-zags, like military rockets, among the li... ...e of wider range, and those of a woman who mixed hearing with reading, and observation with her musings. She has no doleful ejaculatory notes, of the ... ...on to their graces.’ The present market is what men are for preserving: an observation of still reverber- ating force. Generally in her character of t... ...equired, unless the humorous thing be preternaturally spirited to walk the earth as one immortal among a number less numerous than the mythic Gods. ‘H... ...o her.’ ‘Her mother was half English.’ ‘Of course she was. And what was my observation about the coupling? Dan Merion would make her Irish all over. A... ...ock of sturdy gazers began to melt. The General had dispersed his group of satellites by a movement with the Mayoress on his arm, construed as the sig... ... majesty, and it rose to the clear heights, with her mental attributes for satellites. His tendency to despise women was wholesomely checked by the ex...

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...m. I eyed the raven, and the raven eyed me. Nothing was said during some seconds. Then the bird stepped a little way along his limb to get a better po... ...y these latter talk a great deal; they like it; they are so conscious of their talent, and they enjoy “showing off.” Baker said, that after long and c... ...the fog, and I immediately shouted: “One—two—three—fire!” Two little sounds like spit! spit! broke upon my ear, and in the same instant I was crushed ... ...him by the princely houses of Germany. Here was another surprise. I had attended that very opera, in the person of my agent, and had made close and ac... ...r one thing at an opera which has never yet been heard in America, perhaps—I mean the closing strain of a fine solo or duet. We always smash into it w... ...im, she called his name with unutter- able sweet Whispers, proper to love. Beside himself with de- light the youth lost his Senses and sank senseless ... ...Look at Mont Blanc!” and “we were at once made aware of the very great height we had attained by actually seeing the mon- arch of the Alps and his att...

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..., their strong sense at once dismissed with scorn the idea of anything un- earthly, however divine, being heard at night, in the nine- teenth century,... ... not that!” Adela exclaimed. And then it was dis- covered how their common observation had fastened on the boot-lace; and this vagrant article became ... ...hat she is yours, the rapturous evanescent darling! when some well-meaning earthly wretch interposes and trips you, and off she flies and leaves you f... ...t, mix, and revolve: the Celebrities to shine; the Metropolitans to act as satellites; the County ig- noramuses to feel flattered in knowing that all ... ...n came up to Arabella. Misfortunes, we know, are the most united family on earth. The news brought to her was that a lady of the name of Mrs. Chump wa... ... an invisible partner. Nor, as recent renowned historians have proved, are observations of this nature beneath the dignity of chronicle. They vindicat... ...a successful exhibition of his dolls, handed them to the company, with the observation, “satisfy your- selves, ladies and gentlemen.” The latter, havi...

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... for her sake, or to carry his slighted passion to the utmost parts of the earth, and never again see her face. ‘Ethel,’ he said, stopping short, ‘nev... ...ome,’ said Ethel, blushing with the effort at the hint, and coming down to earthlier consolations, ‘but even the fragments will grow into home again h... ...onite attracted his attention; and whereas he started from the notion that earth was dirt, and stones were stones, the same all over the world, he has... ...erness as well as pupil, declared the nursery window to be a prime post of observation, and begged to be there left. Margaret began to believe that th... ...rrounded by her attendant gentlemen, and with her aunt and Ella Ward, like satellites, a little way from her. ‘Here is a coign of vantage,’ said Ethel... ...s of sufferance, and had been, more than once, made to repent of unguarded observations. He was admirable; and the school was so rapidly improving tha... ...ought he would have had much to suffer.’ And then it appeared that his own observations had made 347 Yo n g e him sure of what Ethel had learnt from ...

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...hat he had never been unfaithful to me, even in thought? He is virtue upon earth, that man. If any one ever deserved paradise he does. What does he ac... ...nature, who are condemned to perpetual labor and to views which are of the earth earthy. Cesar, however, lost so much time in court that his wife obli... ...yet such monuments stand everywhere; it is tradition and the stones of the earth which tell us of the past, which set a seal upon the caprices of indo... ...le of a sentence. All this pre- sented a laughable discrepancy to the keen observation of Pillerault. Claparon’s red face, and his wig with its profli... ...- brokers, merchants of the upper grades, agents, engineers, and above all satellites, or henchmen, who passed from group to group, and knocked in a p...

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...deed, was so well fitted for that complete detachment of the soul from all earthly things, which is demanded by the religious life, albeit on the cont... ..., and filigree spires, is a spectacle surely in every way the sublimest on earth. Religion towering above daily life, to put men con- tinually in mind... ...ies, to paint human life, to cross the Infinite that separates heaven from earth? And the longer a dreamer lis- tens to those giant harmonies, the bet... ...r manner and their wit on hers. They had been cleverly chosen. None of her satellites belonged to the in- most Court circle, nor to the highest level ... ...all forgotten like his studies of African dialects, his discover- ies, and observations. One story will give an idea of all that he passed through. On... ...he added as he came closer. “You will permit me to add to the number of my satellites; to receive even more visitors in the morning than heretofore; I... ...certain character of rude poetry to their thoughts. Perhaps also this same observation may explain the sterility of the salons, their emptiness, their... ... the law of that curve was a secret wrested from Nature by that faculty of observation in which nearly all human genius consists. M. de Montriveau’s c...

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...lesian Venus, moved with a kind of restless impatience, and she tapped the earth with her arched and supple foot, so as to display the pure and full s... ...s, “that I am too happy for noisy mirth; if that is what you meant by your observation, my worthy friend, you are right; joy takes a strange effect at... ... trust he is forever, Napoleon has still retained a train of parasiti- cal satellites. Still, marquise, it has been so with other usurpers — Cromwell,... ...him. The sight of this officer recalled Villefort from the third heaven to earth; he composed his face, as we have before described, and said, “I have... ...after, edition of Horace — a work which was much indebted to the sagacious observations of the philosophical monarch. “You say, sir” — said the king. ... ...e Hundred Days and after Waterloo, re- mained in his dungeon, forgotten of earth and heaven. Danglars comprehended the full extent of the wretched fat... ...fore the bayonets — madmen are not afraid of anything; I made some curious observations on this at Charenton.” Then, turning to the prisoner, “What is...

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..., had accom- plished two things, very hard to do on our little planet, the Earth, however cheap they may be held by eccentric people in comets: he had... ...eo, who did certainly invent (or, which is the same thing,* discover) the satellites of Jupiter, those very next things extant to mail-coaches in the... ... the first. But the intervening links that connected them, that spread the earthquake of battle into the eyeballs of the horse, were the heart of man ... ...therefore, to watch me. And yet, as happens too often to the grandpapas of earth in a contest with the admirers of granddaughters, how vainly would he... ... on Iceland (Pinkerton’s Voyages and T ravels, Vol. I, p. 621), containing Observations … made during a Voyage undertaken in the year 1772, by Uno Von...

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...ver existed, but rarely misses to detect such as pass actually under their observation. Mrs. Rachel applied herself with great prudence, not to combat... ...re lay beneath the wave, Secure from trouble, toil, and care, A world than earthly world more fair. 33 Sir Walter Scott But distant winds began to wa... ...nces, there appeared behind the cottages a miserable wigwam, com- piled of earth, loose stones, and turf, where the wealthy might perhaps shelter a st... ... his credentials to Mr. Gellatley, who seemed to confirm the butler’s last observation, by twisting his features at him, when he was looking another w... ...ell- ing, aroused Luckie Macleary as she sat quietly beyond the hallan, or earthen partition of the cottage, with eyes employed on Boston’s Crook of t... ... talents for conversa- 70 Waverley tion. He answered at random one or two observations which she ventured to make upon ordinary topics; so that feeli... ...elivering up those of less value, which they collected from these inferior satellites. It followed, as a matter of course, that, as we have already hi...

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...rs into your pocket as a tip for Ottaviano.” Lansing stared. “Why, what on earth are you doing with Streffy’s cigars?” “Packing them, of course …. Y o... ...ildish scrawl, with a glaring “Private” dashed across the corner. “What on earth can she have to say, when she hates writing so,” Susy mused. She brok... ...Coral Hicks?” Strefford suggested. She laughed. “Poor Coral Hicks! What on earth made you think of the Hickses?” “Because I caught a glimpse of them t... ...first exposed days when, in the persistent presence of Fred Gillow and his satellites, and in the mocking radiance of late summer on the lagoons, she ... ... this over other people’s children.” Through all her turmoil of spirit the observation drew a laugh from Susy. “Oh, a family of my own—I don’t deserve...

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... SCRAPE E E E E ‘Though bound with weakness’ heavy chain We in the dust of earth remain; Not all remorseful be our tears, No agony of shame or fears, ... ...Mr. Henderson was inclined to believe there were more things in heaven and earth than were dreamt of in even an antiquary’s philosophy. He owned himse... ... Plays fearless and at ease, While the hush of purple evening Spreads over earth and seas. The valley lies in shadow, But the valley lies afar; And th... ...was known at parties, at races, and at the theatre, as one of the numerous satellites who revolved about that gay and con- spicuous young fashionable ... ... Austrian misgovernment, and the Italian Church and people, full of shrewd observations and new lights; and one of these ended thus, ‘My poor lassie h... ...at ghostly figure herself, but we were in far too serious a mood for light observations. There was something of a shudder about Clarence as he went to...

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...A Journey to the Interior of the Earth By Jules Verne A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication A... ...e Electronic Classics Series Publication A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Jules Verne is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University.... ...s an electronic transmission, in any way. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Jules Verne, the Pennsylvania State University, Elec- tronic Class... ...M. Gaimard and Robert on the French corvette La Recherche,* and lately the observations of scientific men who came in the Reine Hortense, have added m... ...that vol- cano, M. Liedenbrock. You will gather a harvest of interest- ing observations. But, tell me, how do you expect to get to the peninsula of Sn... ...es out of twenty- eight. What a nice little walk!” He was about to make an observation to the guide, who without answering resumed his place at the he... ...ace, great as it was, would not be enough for the march of the humblest of satellites. Then I remembered the theory of an English captain, who likened...

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...but, saving in the country, I seldom go out until after dark, though, Heaven be thanked, I love its light and feel the cheerfulness it sheds upon the earth, as much as any creature living....

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...n be thanked, I love its light and feel the cheerfulness it sheds upon the earth, as much as any creature living. I have fallen insensibly into this h... ...culars, for besides that they were sufficiently obvious without very close observation, some moments elapsed before any one broke silence. The child a... ...nd it may not be uninteresting or improper to remark that even these brief observations partook in a double sense of the figu rative and poetical cha... ...nd of Swiveller you must reject all circumstan tial evidence, all reason, observation, and experience, and repose a blind belief in the bookcase. It ... ...ghing mournfully, drew her towards him. ‘’Twould be of no use, my dear, no earthly use. But if he deserts me, Nell, at this moment—if he deserts me no... ...ssenting chapels to teach, with no lack of illustra tion, the miseries of Earth, and plenty of new churches, erected with a little superfluous wealth... ...th upon her favourite drum, and sinking into a chair behind it, called her satellites about her, and to them several times re counted, word for word,... ...nifested a lively interest in Mrs Jarley personally, and such of her waxen satellites as were to be seen for nothing, were not affected by any impulse...

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...umn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call ?Empire.? Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November. The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for li...

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... of the present century which we now call “Empire.” Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and l... ...sly, to win over Marianne, the Michus’ servant-woman; but Violette and his satellites heard everything from Gaucher,—a lad on whose fidelity Michu rel... ... at the beginning of the Consu- late, Laurence had been able to escape the observation of others; but since the government had become a more settled t... ...ssessed all the craft of a woman, the candor of a child, and the ceaseless observation of a conspirator, hid every one of these admirable qualities be... ...ery gentle, was Catholic and monarchical in faith, and no consideration on earth could make him change his views. Nevertheless he would have let himse... ...putting this one to some other purpose. The constant crumbling away of the earth and stones and gravel had ended by filling up the ditch, so that only... ...and whose hair was red like Michu’s. However singular you may consider the observation I am about to make, it is necessary to make it because it is th...

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...were driven by a violent storm to the north west of Van Diemen’s Land. By an observation, we found ourselves in the latitude of 30 degrees 2 minutes s... ...d mouthfuls; and I emptied the liquor of ten vessels, which was contained in earthen vials, into one vehicle, drinking it off at a draught; and so I d... ...tre, and whose head strikes against the sun; at whose nod the princes of the earth shake their knees; pleasant as the spring, comfortable as the summe... ...t in eleven thou sand moons they are all to rise again; in which period the earth (which they conceive to be flat) will turn up side down, and by th... ... so clear, and his judgment so exact, that he made very wise reflections and observations upon all I said. But I confess, that, after I had been a lit... ...res into the state of England, which the author re lates to him. The king’s observations thereon. I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a ... ...rd part of that number. They have likewise discov ered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof the innermost is distant fr...

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...m,’ said Bradley Headstone. ‘He takes this river-road—the fool!—to confuse observation, or divert attention, if not solely to baffle me. But he must h... ... again, steal a look at the neckerchief, as if he were correcting his slow observation and prompting his sluggish memory . ‘When you’re ready for your... ...er with an ethereal air of happiness which, as it were, wafted up from the earth and drew after them a gruff and glum old pensioner to see it out. T w... ... as if he were trying to stand on tiptoe with his two wooden legs, took an observation of R. W . There was no ‘first’ in the case, Gruff and Glum made... ...ear John,’ said Bella, ‘this is the topic of my lecture: I want nothing on earth, and I want you to believe it.’ ‘If that’s all, the lecture may be co... ...nd the wind- mills on the ridge—away to where the sky appeared to meet the earth, as if there were no immensity of space between mankind and Heaven. I... ...hich his deep pondering made there. He had had some coughing and whistling satellites secretly gravitating towards him about the premises, but they we...

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...epeated Wamba to himself,—but, fool as he was, taking care not to make his observation audible; “I should like to see her sen- eschals, her chief butl... ...d, which Cedric piqued himself upon maintaining. The floor was composed of earth mixed with lime, trodden into a hard substance, such as is often empl... ... had no covering; the rough plas- tered walls were left bare, and the rude earthen floor was uncarpeted; the board was uncovered by a cloth, and rude ... ...cruelty, and voluptuousness; a hard-hearted man, who knows neither fear of earth, nor awe of heaven. So say the few warriors who have returned from Pa... ...s of her sex, Rowena was tall in stature, yet not so much so as to attract observation on account of superior height. Her complexion was exquisitely f... ... so disposing of the skirts of his gabardine as to conceal completely from observation the burden which he had thus deposited en croupe. The Pilgrim m... ...horses by these forced marches. Finally, there arose betwixt Isaac and his satellites a deadly feud, concerning the quantity of wine and ale to be all... ...s, whom my friend, Mat Lewis, introduced as the guards and mischief- doing satellites of the wicked Baron, in his Castle Spectre. Mat treated the obje...

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... new dignity. He understood well the value of forms, and knew that the due observations of rank could not be maintained unless the exterior trappings ... ...ne lips on the mountain— ’Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth’— ’Blessed are the merciful, for the they shall obtain mercy’ . To hi... ...eatest of mortals, that important atom of human- ity, that little god upon earth, Johnny Bold her baby, ought to have a house of his own over his head... ... an internecine war against the owner of the wished for apple, and all his satellites private chap- lains, and others. Nevertheless, it behoved him al... ...ntly 39 Anthony Trollope swore deeply in the bottom of his heart, that no earthly consideration should ever again induce him to touch the paw of that... ...ges. No experience of what goes on in the world, no reading of history, no observation of life, has any ef- fect in teaching the truth. Men of fifty d...