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...effort to remove German militarism 8 War and the Future from the life and regions it has invaded, and to bank it in and discredit and enfeeble it so ... ...ess upland with but a few bushy trees; it must always have been a desolate region, but now it is an indescribable wilderness of shell craters, smashed... ...ble fighting ground for large forces; particularly is this the case in the region of the Adige valley and Lake Garda. The legitimate war, so to speak,... ...ey are the ruins of Dusseldorf, Cologne, Berlin, or suchlike modern German city. Anxious as I am to be a systematic Philistine, to express my preferen... ...o them to revenge them- selves by professing a tenderness for Liverpool or Leeds. It was, for instance, with a peculiar and personal indignation that ... ...oooo—Bang! One would be irresistibly reminded of a Sunday afternoon in the city of London, if it were not for those unmeaning explosions. I went to th... ...ine what the listening Germans made of it. We passed the old gates of that city of fear, still tooting vehemently, and then with shoul- ders eloquent ...

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... through the reports of her many friends) an intrepid lady,* living in the city of London (that is, technically the city, as opposed to Westminster, e... ..., can make, T o herald thee from darkness!”—Pericles, Act III. As to the city kittens, I heard that the treatment prospered; but the man who reporte... ...ment) may come entirely to absorb them. But, in the infancy of every great city, the chief func- tion for which she looks to her river is that of puri... ...evonshire and Cornwall, over Dartmoor, etc., and, I believe, in many other regions, though naturally narrowing as civilization widens. The writer is e... ...osvenor property, sweeping across the whole area of that most aristocratic region in the metropolis now called Belgravia, which was then a name unknow... ...is now called Belgravia, which was then a name unknown; and this Hesperian region had as yet no architectural value, and con- sequently no ground-rent... ...complaint, until an accident brought Mr. Hey, son to the celebrated Hey of Leeds, into the poor woman’s neighborhood. What might be the quality or the...

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..., when in haste, the inhabit- ants of Rockstone could descend to the lower regions of the Quay. There was a most beautiful sea-view from the house, wh... ...ng against them, I am sure, for they mean to be very good; but she is some City man’s widow, and he is an only son, and they have more money than thei... ... have made that little place very beautiful, quite oppressed with ornament—City taste, you know, and they have all manner of odd doings there, which M... ...dren than poor little me. Richard, my el- dest, is in a lawyer’s office at Leeds. Kally is employed in the art department, just as a compliment to her... ...wavy curls on the temples, increasing her classical look. ‘It was fever—at Leeds. My father was just going into a situation in the police that we had ... ...t Alexis has always been to good schools. He was getting on beautifully at Leeds, and we thought he would have gained a scholarship and gone on to be ... ... on hearing a heavy gust of rain against the windows, to go into the lower regions in quest of a messenger boy to order a brougham to take the guests ... ...rees that began to dawn on the horizon, than to be carried into an unknown region of ‘grown-ups.’ While Gillian was not only delighted at the prospect... ...herwood, and there was Clement Underwood, who had come with Harry from the city, and Bessie discussing with them boys’ guilds and their amusements. Gi...

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...heltered himself, from the influence of hu- man sympathies, in the wildest regions of fancy. His imagi- nation has been termed too brilliant, his thou... ...reariness and gloom, That leads to azure isles and beaming skies And happy regions of eternal hope. Therefore, O Spirit! fearlessly bear on: ... ... worms And beasts and men live on, and mighty Earth From sea and mountain, city and wilderness, In vesper low or joyous orison, Lifts still its solemn... ...ith title (dated 1818), “Laon and Cythna; or, The Revolution of the Golden City: A Vision of the Nineteenth Century”, October, November, 1817, but sup... ...t, and bore my steps along. 44 44 44 44 44. ‘How, to that vast and peopled city led, Which was a field of holy warfare then, ... ...ers can sleep no more! _2260 Victory! Victory! Earth’s remotest shore, Regions which groan beneath the Antarctic stars, The green lands cradled in... ...on, Flit up from Hell with pure intent! Slash them at Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, and Chester; _645 Drench all...

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...vemonths, when we found only four conditions of men remaining in the whole city: to wit, lazzaroni, priests, spies, and soldiers, and all of them begg... ...these vehicles, with the terrific announcements they conducted through the city, which being a summary of the contents of a Sunday newspaper, were of ... ...Bill Stickers, whose genius was chiefly exercised within the limits of the city. He made some allusion, also, to an inferior potentate, called ‘T urke... ...a sov ereign. There was nothing to offend any one,—the good Mr. Baines of Leeds excepted. Mrs. B. Wedgington sang to a grand piano. Mr. B. Wedgington... ... Fikey and his brother kept a fac tory over yonder there,’—indicating any region on the Sur rey side of the river—‘where he bought second hand car ... ... his bell. Parker, good night, for Williams is already waiting over in the region of Ratcliffe Highway, to show the houses where the sailors dance. I ... ... the globe from which he had come, and cause himself to be recalled to the regions of gold. He was put into no form or class, but learnt alone, as lit...

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...ut on Sambo’s arm, as happy and as handsome a girl as any in the whole big city of London. Both he and coachman agreed on this point, and so did her f... ...est of all Dr. Swishtail’s young gentlemen. His parent was a grocer in the city: and it was bruited abroad that he was admitted into Dr. Swishtail’s a... ... We call him Figs because his father is a Grocer—Figs & Rudge, Thames St., City—I think as he fought for me you ought to buy your Tea & Sugar at his f... ...eyes passed between the other three ladies. The obedient bell in the lower regions began ringing the an- nouncement of the meal. The tolling over, the... ...the strange event, and Firkin, not less moved, dived down into the kitchen regions, and talked of it with all the male and female company there. And s... ...n, save of one only, a little square piano, which came down from the upper regions of the house (the state grand piano having been disposed of previou... ...ame in her grand chariot with the flaming hammer-cloth emblazoned with the Leeds arms. Jos was reported to be immensely rich. Old Osborne had no objec...

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... in two or three hours’ ride the traveller might exchange a bleak treeless region, intersected by lines of cold grey stone, for one where his road wou... ...he huge conical masses of hill, like giant mounds intended to fortify this region of corn and grass against the keen and hun- gry winds of the north; ... ...el. Besides, he had that mental combination which is at once humble in the region of mystery and keen in the region of knowledge: it was the depth of ... ...ge deadness to the Word, as different as can be from the great towns, like Leeds, where I once went to visit a holy woman who preaches there. It’s won... ...soul is like one who has been deposited sleeping among the ruins of a vast city, and wakes up in dreary amazement, not knowing whether it is the growi... ..., though, it may be, not for a long while; for the brethren and sisters at Leeds are desirous to have me for a short space among them, when I have a d... ...ith a bewildered air. “Gone along wi’ her?” she said. “Eh, Dinah’s gone to Leeds, a big town ye may ha’ heared on, where there’s a many o’ the Lord’s ...

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...rity afterwards re- sided. He followed the king also in war to the fertile regions of England, where he employed his leisure hours so actively in rais... ...gloss of politeness for the reality of feeling. When settled in the lonely regions of Glennaquoich, she found that her re- sources in French, English,... ...averley beheld Flora and her attendant appear, like inhabitants of another region, propped, as it were, in mid air, upon this trembling structure. She... ... each explosion might ring some brave man’s knell. Ere they approached the city, the partial cannonade had wholly ceased. Balmawhapple, however, havin... ...ed the ancient palace of Holyrood, without having entered the walls of the city. He then drew up his men in front of that vener- able pile, and delive... ... spectator of our success.’ ‘In this place?’ said Waverley. ‘ Aye, in this city at least,’ answered his friend, ‘and you shall see her; but first you ... ...ee if this shy cock, as she calls him’ (who, by the way, was a Quaker from Leeds, with whom Mrs. Nosebag had had some tart argument on the legality of...

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...band have the carriage to take the boy to school. Take the horses into the City!—such a thing was never heard of. Let a cab be brought. She did not of... ...en she would have the benefit of seeing him. As the cab rolled towards the City, Becky’s car- riage rattled off to the park. She was chattering and la... ...rsuit of Lord Steyne, whilst others averred that his Lordship quitted that city and fled to Palermo on hearing of Becky’s arrival; some said she was l... ...ame in her grand chariot with the flaming hammer-cloth emblazoned with the Leeds arms. Jos was reported to be immensely rich. Old Osborne had no objec... ...rm. George had seen the absurdity of his ways and come down from the upper region. A tender laugh of benevolence lighted up old Dobbin’s face and eyes...

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...ression in my face strange to him, he added, “Ah, sir, you dwell ers in the city cannot enter into the feelings of the hunter.” Then he rose and sai... ...e has been concealed. “That treasure has been hidden,” he went on, “in the region through which you came last night, there can be but little doubt. ... ...an, the Saxon, and the Turk. Why, there is hardly a foot of soil in all this region that has not been enriched by the blood of men, patriots or invade... ... like, but not for a nice young lady like you. Them feet folks from York and Leeds that be always eatin’cured herrin’s and drinkin’ tea an’ lookin’ ou... ...e hill, and to hear far away the muffled roar that marks the life of a great city. Each in his own way was solemn and overcome. Arthur was silent, and... ...re surely never meant to be left out of his diabolical scheme, let alone the City itself and the very heart of fashionable London in the south west an...

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...elt the satisfaction of the prophet who saw fire and brimstone consume the city which would not mend its way to his warning. Poor Philip was practical... ...reater glory of God; and when one of the liv- ings on the outskirts of the city fell vacant, with a stipend of six hundred a year, the Chapter of- fer... ...’s father lived in Tercanbury , and there had been much indignation in the city , the local paper had referred to the matter; but Mr. Walters was only... ...f had ob- scurely felt. His mind was concrete and moved with difficulty in regions of the abstract; but, even when he could not follow the reasoning, ... ... to the parental expostu- lations that his father, a doctor in practice at Leeds, had not the heart to be seriously angry with him. “I’m an awful fool...

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...ound to a highly meritorious lady (named Literature), of fair credit and repute, though, it must be acknowledged, not quite so highly esteemed in the City as she might be. This is the more remarkable, as there is nothing against the respectable lady in that quarter, but quite the contrary; her family having rendered eminent service to many famous citizens of London. It may...

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... pute, though, it must be acknowledged, not quite so highly esteemed in the City as she might be. This is the more remarkable, as there is nothing ag... ...r the laborious ascent of the crags of Carrock that Idle had left his native city, and travelled to Cumberland. Never did he feel more disastrously co... ... bedclothes were drawn up to his chin, and they lay perfectly still over the region of his chest. Surprised and vaguely startled, The Lazy Tour of Two... ...Francis, adopting the style of the story book, ‘with what success. I go to a region which is a bit of water side Bristol, with a slice of Wapping, a s... ...eary and quenched panorama, many miles long. Thus, Thomas and Francis got to Leeds; of which en terprising and important commercial centre it may be ...

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............................................. ................... 150 SPEECH: LEEDS, DECEMBER 1, 1847....................................................... ...overb that “a rolling stone gath ers no moss;” and in my progress to this city I have collected such a weight of obligations and acknowledgment—I hav... ... of saying a few words with reference to some body else. There is in this city a gentleman who, at the reception of one of my books—I well remember i... ...nds autographically, as if no ocean rolled between us. I came here to this city eager to see him, and [lying his hand upon Irving’s shoulder ] here he... ... us here present know something about travelling. I do not mean in distant regions or foreign countries, although I dare say some of us have had exper... ...egun to serve their country in various ways, or to elect into what distant regions they shall roam, it is not only possible, but probable, that this l... ... over the continent of America, to say nothing of such little geographical regions as India and China. Now, my friends, this is the glance over the ne... ...s toast drinking city “Prosperity to the General Theatrical Fund.” SPEECH: LEEDS, DECEMBER 1, 1847. On the above evening a Soiree of the Leeds Mechani... ...—with distrust of them! Imagine here, on either hand, two great towns like Leeds, full of busy men, all of them feeling necessarily, and some of them ...

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...em. It has been judged right and delicate to conceal the name of the great city, and therefore of the nation in which these events occurred, chiefly o... ...er with their fireside habits, whilst the whole rural environs of our vast city, the woodlands, and the interminable meadows began daily to re-echo th... ...d in the simplicity of truth:—There was at that time resident in the great city, which is the scene of my narrative, a woman, from some part of Hungar... ...to ‘these frail elements,’ but which by inspiration already lived within a region where no voices were heard but the spiritual voices of transcendent ... ...o quickly. There was this urgent reason for alarm: once conveyed into that region of the prison in which sentences like hers were executed, it became ... ...a few days of incessant climbing and fatigue, they found themselves in the regions of perpetual snow. Summer would come as vainly to this kingdom of f... ...y pounds ascend in a Scotch mist to the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer from Leeds; but does it evaporate? Not at all: By return of post down comes an o... ... at all: By return of post down comes an order for twenty pounds’ worth of Leeds cloth, on account of Government, seeing that the poor men of the ——th...

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...s out of the question. “My dear Jones, you must excuse me. Any news in the city to-day? Sugars have fallen; how are teas?” Of course Jones thinks that... ...t found that its pride was carried too far. Boston is not in itself a fine city, but it is a very pleas- ant city. They say that the harbor is very gr... ...cause of the strong feeling for rebellion which was known to exist in that city. President Lincoln com- plied with this request, thinking it well to a... ... Willard down the mountain pass called the Notch. Let the visitor of these regions be as late in the year as he can, taking care that he is not so lat... ...those populations which we count by millions, are against him. Up in those regions which are watered by the great lakes—Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lak... ... to be expended. But nevertheless to the colonies—that is, to the enormous regions of British North America—such a railroad would be invaluable. Under... ... thickly growing population which belongs to such places as Manchester and Leeds. That it should under its present system have been made in any degree...

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...ord with its polite and leisurely dons, or to the staunch little cathedral city of Lichfield, wel- coming back its famous son to dinner and tea, or to... ...or his baptism is re- corded, in the register of St. Mary’s parish in that city, to have been performed on the day of his birth. His father is there s... ...rs. And now (I had almost said poor) Samuel Johnson returned to his native city, destitute, and not knowing how he should gain even a decent livelihoo... ...uisitions had been made by fits and starts, by violent irruptions into the regions of knowledge; and it could not be expected that his impatience woul... ...hat want which accident and sickness produces, is to be supported in every region of humanity, though there were neither friends nor fathers in the wo... ...he other strange narratives with which your long residence in this unknown region has supplied you. ‘As you have now been long away, I suppose your cu... ...Warren, Mr. Courtenay, Dr. Hinchcliffe Bishop of Peterborough, the Duke of Leeds, Dr. Dou- glas Bishop of Salisbury, and the writer of this account. N... ...ng been in Scotland recruiting, he obligingly asked me to accompany him to Leeds, then the head- quarters of his corps; from thence to London for a sh... ...aracteristical warm terms, in a let- ter dated the 30th of September, from Leeds. On Monday, October 4, I called at his house before he was up. He sen...

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... surprised to find what an exceedingly shallow rill it was. As in droughty regions baptism by immer- sion could only be performed symbolically, Mr. Ca... ...not to know the sources of the Nile, and that there should be some unknown regions preserved as hunting grounds for the poetic imagination.” “W ell, t... ...ear as well as gratitude; and power, when once it has got into that subtle region, propagates itself, spreading out of all proportion to its external ... ...er the brief narrow experience of her girlhood she was beholding Rome, the city of visible his- tory, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems movin... ...cal contrast: the gigantic broken revelations of that Impe- rial and Papal city thrust abruptly on the notions of a girl who had been brought up in En... ...ording to the rubric, did not help to jus- tify the glories of the Eternal City, or to give her the hope that if she knew more about them the world wo... ... if every field on his farms has a rotten gate: a man very open-hearted to Leeds and Manchester, no doubt; he would give any number of representatives...

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...s surprised to find what an exceedingly shallow rill it was. As in droughty regions baptism by immersion could only 48 Book I — Miss Brooke be perform... ...not to know the sources of the Nile, and that there should be some unknown regions preserved as hunting Middlemarch 63 grounds for the poetic imagina... ...ear as well as gratitude; and power, when once it has got into that subtle region, propagates itself, spreading out of all proportion to its external ... ...er the brief narrow experience of her girlhood she was beholding Rome, the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving ... ...rical contrast: the gigantic broken revelations of that Imperial and Papal city thrust abruptly on the notions of a girl who had been brought up in En... ...ccording to the rubric, did not help to justify the glories of the Eternal City, or to give her the hope that if she knew more about them the world wo... ...d if every field on his farms has a rotten gate: a man very open hearted to Leeds and Manchester, no doubt; he would give any number of representatives...

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...real and the money price of labour. In 1740, a year of extraordinary scar- city, many people were willing to work for bare subsistence. In the succeed... ...e same kind, is to be found in the capital of a very rich one. There is no city in Europe, I believe, in which house-rent is dearer than in London, an... ...f lectures; a num- ber which will not appear extraordinary from so great a city to so famous a teacher, who taught, too, what was at that time the mos... ... up natu- rally, and, as it were, of their own accord, the manufactures of Leeds, Halifax, Sheffield, Birmingham, and Wolverhampton. Such manufactures... ...tries which lie round the Mediterranean sea, to that with the more distant regions of America and the West Indies; from which the returns are necessar...