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...nd gave them uneasy dreams. The Sto- ryteller belonged to another world of languages and symbols, mathematics and mystery: nothing for a Bloon to be ... ...ted for their rousing properties). They squeezed Theo’s toes, hummed dead languages into his ears and blew particles of ground coffee up his nostril... ...ons on ancient parchments. Sometimes he sings under his breath in strange languages that none of us understands. Maybe he’s talking to the stars, bu... ...e come from and why you are riding Jamillah,’ Bozo whispered, to whom all languages were the same. ‘Jamillah?’ Theo repeated dumbly. ‘Who is Jamillah... ... could possibly do with it – unless you happen to be a scholar in ancient languages?’ Omar handed Theo a large book bound in leather. Its cover was i... ...rs overhead, but there was nothing like candlelight to give that sense of gothic drama so appropriate for an old library. They took their seats and ...

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...f imposition. At length he seemed determined in what manner to receive the language of his new companion. “You are,” he said, “of a nation that loves ... ...ifferent nations. The Frank seemed a powerful man, built after the ancient Gothic cast of form, with light brown hair, which, on the removal of his he... ...ilitary hardihood and care- less frankness of expression characterized his language and his motions; and his voice had the tone of one more accus- tom... ...but bright and keen Damascus blade, contrasted with the long and ponderous Gothic war-sword which was flung unbuckled on the same sod. The Emir was in... ...sive thirst than I have this day experienced.” “It is called in the Arabic language,” answered the Saracen, “by a name which signifies the Diamond of ... ...que at his saddle-bow, and substituted the light riding-cap, termed in the language of the time a mortier, from its resemblance in shape to an ordinar... ...orresponding stair was seen to continue the ascent. In a third angle was a Gothic door, very rudely ornamented with the usual attributes of clustered ... ...orth the richest odours, hanging by silver chains from the roof of a small Gothic chapel, hewn, like most part of the hermit’s singular mansion, out o... ... double folding-door, the whole formed into the miniature resemblance of a Gothic church. 62 The Talisman As he gazed with anxious curiosity on the s...

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...-doux hidden among the flowers; but there was no letter. “Do they talk the language of flowers at Boggley Wollah, Sedley?” asked Osborne, laughing. “P... ...William Dobbin, from an incapacity to acquire the ru- diments of the above language, as they are propounded in that wonderful book the Eton Latin Gram... ... he cannot keep down, and which must find a vent in suitable abuse and bad language. I warn my “kyind friends,” then, that I am going to tell a story ... ...cals, I promise you. When we come to the proper places we won’t spare fine language—No, no! But when we are go- ing over the quiet country we must per... ...ermons at Crawley parish church, directed point-blank at the Baronet’s old Gothic pew there. Honest Sir Pitt, however, did not feel the force of these... ... of light literature of the last century, both in the French and En- glish languages (they had been purchased by the Secretary of the Tape and Sealing...

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...e became a fanatic about music. All the energies that might have gone into languages, science, or literature, that might have made her friends, or sho... ...d their hair rose in waves and scrolls so as to appear like carved wood in Gothic churches rather than hair. The din- ner was shorter and less formal ... ... all corresponded with 219 Virginia Woolf this, and as she had no love of language she had long ceased to attend to such remarks, although she follow... ...ice fit any feeling or idea of his, he was able to enjoy the beauty of the language without hindrance. His mind was occupied first with accidental thi... ..., the difficulties would lie rather in getting a boat, and in speaking the language. Mrs. Flushing dis- posed of all objections, whether due to man or... ... a little stir. “It’s coming!” was said simultaneously in many differ- ent languages. There was then a profound silence, as if the thunder had withdra...

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... their styles of beauty. They differed neither in their ideas nor in their language; but the expression of their eyes, their glances, occasional gestu... ...nce of the deathbed, beside a dying fire. A 9 Balzac flickering lamp on a Gothic table sent broad uncertain shafts of light, fainter or brighter, acr... ...art. Don Juan the sceptic shut the flask again in the secret drawer in the Gothic table—he meant to run no more risks of losing the mysterious liquid.... ... in articulo mortis to my son. You will find the flask in a drawer in that Gothic table that always stands by the head of the bed …. The precious litt...

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...nds in his door; the colonel with his three medals goes by to the CAFE at night; the troops drum and trumpet and man the ramparts, as bold as so many ... ...h of humanity as to keep them from desiring more, and only the stale externals of man’s life. These ex- ternals are as dead to us as so many formaliti... ...; and you would have thought it impossible to tire such willing marchers. My great delight in Compiegne was the town-hall. I doted upon the town-hall.... ...his frame of mind was the great exploit of our voyage, take it all in all. It was the farthest piece of travel accom- plished. Indeed, it lies so far ...

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...ed him to talk of the things he remembered. Their talk was in Span- ish, a language with which Presley was familiar. “De La Cuesta held the grant of L... ... supplement of the San Francisco paper to which it was sent, printed it in Gothic type, with a scare-head title so decorative as to be almost illegibl... ...g conservatory, threw a wonderful, rich light into the apartment. It was a Gothic window of stained glass, very large, the centre figures being armed ...

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...nished with pocket-money, provided with all necessaries, instructed in all languages living and dead, mathematics, or- thography , geometry , astronom... ...up-nosed peacock.’ Mrs Squeers, when excited, was accustomed to use strong language, and, moreover, to make use of a plurality of epi- thets, some of ... ...a jumble of feelings, and compound of discords, as any polysyllable in the language. Miss Squeers knew as well in her heart of hearts that what the mi... ...pose that Mr Johnson should instruct the four Miss Kenwigses in the French language as spoken by natives, at the weekly stipend of five shillings, cur... ...’ said the collector, assuming the air of a profound critic. ‘What sort of language do you consider French, sir?’ ‘How do you mean?’ asked Nicholas. ‘... ...th his back to the curtain, now contemplating the first scene, which was a Gothic archway, about two feet shorter than Mr Crummles, through which that...

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...ion, when presented to her in plain English, required translation into the language of her thoughts. “If you like to call it so,” said Miss Williams, ... ...ome. Are not you glad it is over?” “I was thinking, Rose, what a difficult language plain En- glish is sometimes.” 66 The Clever Woman of the Family ... ...t,’ as you made me call it.” “Did I!” “Y ou said the other word was of two languages. I can’t think why they don’t insert it; but in the meantime I wi... ...work at a wall with a man who liked Greek architecture when he pre- ferred Gothic!” If Rachel had been talking to Ermine she might have been asked whe... ...and the conse- quence was a formal complaint of her ungrateful and violent language to Mrs. Rawlins on being refused admission to the asylum without a... ...he said to Ermine; “and I do so the more readily that with all his mocking language, there is a genuine candour and hon- esty beneath that would he qu...

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...y stain Of Moor or Hebrew blood, he traced his source Through the most Gothic gentlemen of Spain; A better cavalier ne’er mounted horse, O... ...lady, famed For every branch of every science known In every Christian language ever named, With virtues equall’d by her wit alone, She ma... ...branch was made a mystery To Juan’s eyes, excepting natural history. The languages, especially the dead, The sciences, and most of all the abs... ...ed of three servants and A tutor, the licentiate Pedrillo, Who several languages did understand, But now lay sick and speechless on his pill... ... he took A lesson in her tongue; but by surmise, No doubt, less of her language than her look: As he who studies fervently the skies Turns... ...en, and the like, Until he reach’d the castellated Rhine:— Ye glorious Gothic scenes! how much ye strike All phantasies, not even excepting ... ... In pedigrees, by those who wander still Along the last fields of that Gothic ground) Was high born, wealthy by her father’s will, And bea... ...e the rest of their compeers, The peerage, to a mansion very fine; The Gothic Babel of a thousand years. None than themselves could boast a lo... ... monastery once, and now Still older mansion; of a rich and rare Mix’d Gothic, such as artists all allow Few specimens yet left us can compare...

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...ose great men, who have lived for all the world and for all ages, from the language in which they were originally clothed, to one to which they may as... ... is requested for its many imperfections. In addition to the beauty of the language in which the Poet has given utterance to his thoughts, there is a ... ...no rest will allow, There remains for reflection no time; On the ornaments Gothic the wight seizes now, And from point on to point hastes to climb. Al... ...re 355 Goethe exchang’d. Then becomes whispering, talk,—and stamm’ring, a language enchanting; Free from all prosody’s rules, dies such a hymn on the... ...l nature discovered, He approach’ d him in turn, and used this significant language 392 Goethe “T ruly, Father, when nations are living in days of go... ...sun ever shone on, Did not each give to mankind his courage and genius and language? “And we also, as neighbours, at first were warmly excited. Presen...

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...drinking. He not only refused to see him, but I am afraid he used shocking language, and said something about bidding him go back to his fiddling brot... ...anslation of “I promessi Sponsi,” one of the most beau- tiful books in any language. You have it in English, I think, Laura.’ Laura fetched it; Guy, w... ...Cristoforo, began to translate it fluently and with an admirable choice of language that silenced Charles’s attempts to interrupt and criticise. Soon ... ...me- thing better worth saving than Farmer Holt’s vicious old ram!’ ‘In the language of the great Mr. T oots,’ said Charles ‘I am afraid you got very w... ...s he had read long ago, to fight his way through the construction of their language, not ex- cusing himself one jot of the difficulty, nor turning asi... ...ly on the very brow of the beetling crag that frowned above, stood the old Gothic hall, crumbling and lofty, a fit eyrie for the eagles of Morville. T...

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...arat Con fucianism for counterfeit Christianity.” This rude and unfeeling language hurt Aleck to the heart, and she went from the presence crying. Th... ...ame equal proportions as one of the natives—how flowing and grace ful the language, and yet how tantalizing as to meaning!— he had been turned adrift... ...ance, and who can be allured by the verbosity of high flown words, rich in language, but poor and barren in sentiment. Beset, as she has been, by the ... ...ams. Oh! I would to Heaven I was near that glowing eloquence—that poetical language—it charms the mind in an inexpressible manner, and warms the colde... ... said, “Live, Elfonzo! oh! live to raise my stone of moss! why should such language enter your heart? why should thy voice rend the air with such agit... ...chine did not do both capitals and lower case (as now), but only capitals. Gothic capitals they were, and sufficiently ugly. I remember the first lett... ...er we shall go in there for to look the interior. Admire this master piece gothic architecture’s. The chasing of all they figures is astonishing’ inde...

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...ve crossed the Channel. 9 Shaw My masters were the masters of a universal language: they were, to go from summit to summit, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Moza... ...ttain- able: his compositions were wonderful webs of exquisitely beautiful Gothic traceries in sound, quite beyond all ordi- nary human talent. Beetho... ...popular and practicable: not to save his soul could he have drawn one long Gothic line in sound as Bach could, much less have woven several of them to...

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... to be published in the English, French, German, Italian, Flemish and Danish languages. I. BOURGEOIS AND PROLETARIANS The history of all hitherto exi... ... accomplished wonders far surpassing Egyptian pyramids, Roman aqueducts, and Gothic cathedrals; it has conducted expeditions that put in the shade al... ...point of view. This annexation took place in the same way in which a foreign language is appropriated, namely, by transla tion. It is well known how ...

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...ey are so only in appearance. The fact is that art is working far ahead of language as well as of science, realising for us, by all manner of suggesti... ... anything clear until we are able to formulate it in words, and analytical language has not been sufficiently shaped to that end. We all know this dif... ...s may be the impression that it has left with us; and it is only be- cause language is the medium of romance, that we are pre- vented from seeing that... ...ons of man to man, he has set before himself the task of realising, in the language of romance, much of the involu- tion of our complicated lives. Thi... ...desired has been ac- complished, and we carry away with us a sense of the “Gothic profile” of the city, of the “surprising forest of pinnacles and tow... ...th astonishing consis- tency and strength. And then, Hugo has peopled this Gothic city, and, above all, this Gothic church, with a race of men even mo... ...nd, above all, this Gothic church, with a race of men even more distinctly Gothic than their surroundings. We know this generation already: we have se... ...ess, with passionate contortion and horror, that is so char- acteristic of Gothic art. Esmeralda is somewhat an excep- tion; she and the goat traverse... ...do but an animated gargoyle? What is the whole book but the reanimation of Gothic art? It is curious that in this, the earliest of the five great ro- ...