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...bending over her, laughter in Audrey Blankenhagen 10 his brown eyes, as with gentle fingers he lifted her wet, dangling curls off her face. ‘Why... ...us pasties and cakes for supper. Here, wear my jacket, you are shivering, poor child.’ Gavin had lifted Helen onto his horse, one arm holding her ti... ... wife for Gavin. His first marriage had been childless and Gavin’s reluctance to marry again had forced his father to take a hand in his son’s marit... ...but the best Scotch whisky that will warm you inside and out.’ Then, on Rosita’s instructions he lifted Helen, now in a dry night shift, into the h... ... came towards her. He transferred the trug of flowers impatiently from her hands to the floor and lifting her off her feet, embraced her with such e... ...t to talk to you about, Helen.’ Taking her by the arm, Gavin guided Helen to a cane armchair. He lifted a glass from the tray that Isabel had place... ...t the Nawab’s family have a duplicate key, as I have not been asked to open the door.’ Helen was forced to accept this explanation, although she was... ...ing once to say, ‘Don’t worry, madam, I will not trouble you again. I have never taken a woman by force,’ and then he added caustically, ‘never had ... ...d forward and restrained Sultana’s reigns causing the little animal to shy at these unexpectedly forceful hands. ‘Don’t pull at her reins; her mout...
...t novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the first t... ...ht on bright water. As the first one approached, I saw no happy faces, no lifted hands, no raised shields, no plumed helmets at the rail, no flags. ... ... the idle, the hangers-on. I could imagine their leers, their whispers. I lifted his face toward mine and kissed him, his heavy beard sticking my mou... ...s he old? Age was in his scars, in his streaked hair and beard, the hands lifting and settling awkwardly. Warm under the stars, the daphne fragrant,... ...than that. Oh, no...it was your assumption that our family funds could be lifted, without my consent and without my knowledge. Taken to buy Rhodopis... ...itation. I lit after her, snatching for her long hair. Arms around her, I forced her to tow me toward shore, making myself as heavy as possible. As... ...ublic embarrassment.” I knew she was sharpening her wits, and paused. She lifted a scented hand- kerchief to her mouth and took a slow breath. “I ha... ...e painting seems to grow more imaginative. Our ceramics are becoming more forceful. I thought of these things as I looked at the sun symbol, done in... ...I prefer that hymn. There’s really no finer. In spite of time it’s full of force, spring’s arrival, the brevity of summer, the dying year. It has the...
...In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the first time into the private worlds of five remarkable people: Sappho of Lesbos, the famous Greek poet; Jesus; Leonardo da Vinci; Shakespeare; and Abraham ...
...red outside the entrance. Several battle-hardened soldiers pounded on the door, trying to force their way in. Inside the temple, breathless and fri... ... pantleg, stunned, but she had already torn it, hadn’t she? “Come, I’ll help you up.” He lifted her to feet, but she winced in pain. “I-I think I s... ...t? Have you opened it yet?” Jack asked. “We did,” Mitch replied. “Remember your oath!” He lifted the lid. Jack and Bob pulled in close to look at th... ...their family name, Selaren, and inter- woven with symbols: the ankh, representing the life force, which the Kierani people worshipped, along with ima... ... spiritual and physical, to each and every one of you. We ask this in honor of the living force which flows through us all. We give thanks for our b... ...ng Prince stepped forth to accept the exuberant ap- plause from their people. King Traeus lifted his hand, “And we give thanks to you, our people, fo... ... change things. We cannot allow this to continue any longer.” “What do you suggest I do? Force him to tell me things? He is the way he is.” “He is ... ...ying to relax and calm her troubled mind. After a while, she Rai Aren & Tavius E. 76 lifted her head and slowly sat down facing the altar. She w... ...a was stunned and to her dismay and confusion, she found she had stopped struggling. Zhek lifted his head and looked deep into her eyes, gently re- l...
...“I don’t understand” – I said and his head jerked up, his face a hostile mask. I forced myself to proceed: “Yesterday you told me that Russia w... ...Precisely!” – he bellowed triumphantly – “The Jews betrayed their own! This is what forced us to adopt desperate measures in the East! The Jews them... ...gave him the documents.” “That’s better” – sighs Himmler – “I hate it when people force us to behave in manifestly un-Germanic and uncivilized way... ... “Can I ask you some questions and can you try to answer them in a way that won’t force me to ask them all over again?” She giggled girlishly: ... ...an Chamber of Commerce and saying that Jews were safe in Germany. Even Goering was forced to apologize to German Jewish organizations for the truly... ...ver heard my name uttered so many times in one day and in so many different ways. I lifted my eyes and met a pair of insectoid sunglasses, perched u... ...d. “I answered that already!” – I protested feebly and waited for the red fog to lift. “Are you Israel Sarid Roth?” “I am.” – I confirmed fo... ... a looker?” “I may be in love with her” – I responded tentatively. Dan didn’t lift a brow. “I guessed as much.” – he said – “When you told h... ...Put this over your eyes.” A blindfold. I hear shuffling feet and two sturdy hands lift me from the bunk by my armpits and drag me a along an uneve...
...n the pain will complete our correction and the time of correction will be forced upon us. On the whole, the Path of Pain is also the punishments of ... ...athsome form, which is the will to receive for himself alone, which is the force that separates us from the infinite so as to correct it and allow us... ... land of the Lord (Isaiah 14, 2)" "Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my standard to the peoples: and ... ...the Nations of the World in him, which are the needs of the body. And that force will come to the whole of the people of Israel, until the peoples of...
...Annie. Ann, this is Montana. He just saved my life.” I was too busy helpin’ lift the Doc up the stairs to stop for a proper introduction. “Hi Ann,... ... I put out my hand and he quickly grabbed it and shook it with a little more force than I’d expected. “Glad to meet you, Montana. I’ve been tellin... ...e barked as he banged his heels into the side of his horse with a little more force than necessary. Until now, I’d only seen Clint’s nice side -- a... ... That was all Doc could bring himself to say as he grabbed Whisper’s leg and lifted it up for closer look. “SPIT! It’s bruised again. It’ll take tw... ... 130 Chapter 14 That night at dinner, Clint lifted his glass and announced me as the new foreman. Luke was sittin... ...same time, he didn’t kill anybody, at least directly. It was the whiskey that forced me to let him go and I know it was that same whiskey that caus... ...o believe that bang on your head has improved your thinking.” With that, she lifted her dress over her feet and ran on ahead. “I think she likes ... ... be here for ya. You don’t have to worry about that. We’re a team.” Spirit lifted his head like he understood, and picked up the pace, carryin’ u...
...This paper investigates the DOD’s tactical logistical challenges and each service’s tactical lift requirements, especially with respect to the movement of supplies from forward supply hubs to forward forces. To address these challenges and requirements, the author suggests the use of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) a...
...ut I can’t get it on back on.” I walked over to the wagon and saw that he’d lifted it with a single branch that’d come off the oak. He levered off... ...ted it with a single branch that’d come off the oak. He levered off a rock to lift the wagon, but the branch broke in two pieces in the process and ... ... “Jesse, if this is gonna work, I’ll shout for Spirit to pull. I’ll help by lifting the wagon as hard as I can. When it comes up enough, you get t... ...Just like I hoped, Spirit moved out and the wagon creaked. I yelled again and lifted as hard as I could. “NOW, NOW JESSE. SEE IF THAT’S HIGH ENOU... ...could. “NOW, NOW JESSE. SEE IF THAT’S HIGH ENOUGH.” Without a word, Jesse lifted and positioned the wheel on the axel and pushed it in. “Not ... .... I could see this job gettin’ messier. I looked all around for something to force either the desk or the cabinet open. There wasn’t much that look...
... exposing how the Fetal I is still present within the Adult I, and how it forces the Adult I to follow along with its decisions of hatred and woun... ... the universal glue of life, of both personal and cosmic life. Beauty is a force, which both attracts and repels. Physicists understand the force ... ..., and they call it “universal gravity”, but they do not yet understand the force of repulsion and they have been trying to understand it for years. ... ...tends he is crazy and does not want to leave. He leaves only because he is forced to. (see The Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology). When after ten year... ...e, we can reach this goal. I am convinced that pain is one of the cosmic forces that human beings can use, along with wisdom and art, to create se... ...d certainty that the energy contained in their work of art will be able to lift off in flight and travel through time and space. 46 *** The hu...
...this “Prelude” the Romans will gird themselves for battle and attack him in force, but he intends to keep one step ahead of them and lead them on. In... ...ur side and against them, they will not allow themselves to be bound by any force of logic. Men of the most free will 39 they are, even in the thin... ...desire them. If they wrest this right from the laity and deny it to them by force, they are tyrants; but the laity are without fault, whether they l... ...rs at a time. 56 Therefore I do not urge that both kinds be seized upon by force, as if we were bound to this form by a rigorous command, but I ins... ...l this store was consecrated by the word and prayer [I Tim. 4:5], by being “lifted up” according to the Hebrew rite of which we read in Moses [Num. ... ... of which we read in Moses [Num. 18:30–32], 103 the words and rite of this lifting up or offering have come down to us, although the custom of brin... ...hough the custom of bringing along and collecting that which was offered or lifted up has long since fallen into disuse. Thus, in Isa. 37[:4] Hezeki... ...since fallen into disuse. Thus, in Isa. 37[:4] Hezekiah commanded Isaiah to lift up his prayer in the sight of God for the remnant. In the Psalms we... ... up his prayer in the sight of God for the remnant. In the Psalms we read: “Lift up your hands to the holy place” [Ps. 134:2]. And again: “To thee I...
...out five million years ago separate our ancestors from other primates and force them to live in flooded, swampy areas? Based on a theory developed ... ...roat, tongue, and lips harmonize? Biologist Hardy contended that primates—forced from the forest by competition— moved to the seashore to search for ... ...its people probably had no idea that melting of the last ice age had been lifting sea levels very gradually for several thousand years. A wall of s... ...ereus lusted for Philomela on the voyage. When they arrived in Thrace, he forced her to a cabin in the woods and raped her. The defiant Philomela pr... ...rises to true greatness mostly because it gives us an eye for an ear. It forces us to match each letter with a sound and vice versa. Meaningless alp... ...ges. Meanwhile two historic Information Technologies—paper and print—were lifting China toward new heights. Insects had kept paper a secret from ou... ...rom New York to Los Angeles. The 1,103-mile Grand Canal ‗s locks could lift boats up into land more than 150 feet above sea level. Detailed ac... ...―Genghis Kahn‖ CHAPTER 10 Then for a single century … that curtain was lifted, and there was direct human contact between Europe and China. —Da... ...s placed in the type bay, pressed against the inked type. Finally it was lifted off and run through the drying process. ―In an emergency situatio...
...efinition of “sacred” has meant that legal authorities have regularly been forced to consult professional anthropologists to decide the status of part... ... present day along with their parent Islam which continues to be a driving force in modern world secular and religious culture. From this discussion o... ...way of assimilating them to our own conventional beliefs without trying to force them into an alien mold. This may require revising some of our psycho... ...ddhism had become a THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSION 24 major social and religious force in India. King Asoka (c. 270-220 BC), ruler of a portion of India, ma... ...h, unable to cross the intersection. “Come on, girl,” said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud. Eido did not speak ag... ...es, either as an independent entity, or perhaps merged into a general life-force. These religions are all trapped in the myth that Supreme Reality can... ...ady and I had a steady vision of him. There he was, when the veil had been lifted from him, seated on his throne, in his dignity, his might, his glory... ...oman; he and the woman are then enveloped by a great cloud which presently lifts to reveal the hunter reduced to bones, with snakes eating him. (Black...
... and harsh words when that’s what it takes. See, it takes a lot of people to force an author to finish a book and you thought it was a one-writer op... ...out of my way and the blade slashed harmlessly through his jacket. His move forced him into an impossible position, one he quickly reversed. Instea... ...ing seemed to have brought out my inner slut. Several moments of struggling forced me to rethink my bravado. I knew in theory Vampires were incred... ..., maybe I forgot to make it part of the deal, but that didn’t mean I wouldn’t force him tell me now. “Well, tell me anyway. I did just save your li... ...he dark somewhere else. I’m tired of stepping in…What the hell is that?” I lifted my foot and shook it at him. His nose curled up. “You don’t wan... ...” Donnie’s voice snapped my attention away from Java’s bloody babbling. I lifted my head to see Donnie come flying through the air and land right ... ... nowhere! I needed plutonium grade Listerine, dammit! Donnie bent down and lifted my head up until we were eye to eye. “What are you talking about... ...ven an extra grande cup of what passed for coffee at the diner on the corner lifted the fog from my brain. I needed a clear head to puzzle through ... ...just waiting in the stands.” “Yeah, care to take a bet they won’t be able to lift a finger once Rudolpho gets started?” “Then we’re still screwed.”...
...r the first time, she worried that she would fail. She quickly swallowed and forced her despair away. I shall not fail. I shall not. Cannot. I h... ...g girl made her way through the crowd. She strolled forward with agility and forcefulness, and stopped when she stood opposite of Aislinn. She cool... ...them cheer me on and shout my name. I wish to fight the evil Speicans and to force them back onto their lands. Most importantly, I shall make Chris... ...enched her fists at her side as her too-long sleeves slid over her hands, and forced a sharp breath through her nose. “Look, I know I’m a girl. You... ...ork.” “I shall never be able to stay away long enough. Besides, I can barely lift this spoon, my arms are so sore. How can I possible finish my wr... ...wouldn’t allow her to react with her normal sharp retort, and by the time she lifted her head and turned toward his voice, he had left her alone. He... ...duke doesn’t know that, does he?” “He didn’t ask, Sir Variek,” Aislinn said, lifting her chin in defiance. Sir Variek laughed. “Don’t worry. It’l... ...heir words coming from the lips of Prince Caelan. With shaking fingers, she lifted the letter and blinked several times to bring the words into foc... ...she answered, and turned back to her book After a few moments of silence, she lifted her head again and turned to him. “I’m Aislinn of Bairbhe,” sh...
...pecies that knew nothing about them or their feud with the Lupines. The el-lift doors whooshed open to his left and Crown Prince Dex LoudRoar strode i... ... Anxiously he waited until her eyes opened. Jeremy felt a tremendous load lift from his shoulders. Then she smiled and he gave a rueful laugh. He to... ...he remote to it. Jewels flinched and Jeremy went still beside her. Being forced to wear a controller meant two things to a psionic. Either you had ... ...was flabbergasted. Though she was hurting, she was worried about him being forced to leave her world. Amazing, simply amazing. Her courage humbled hi... ...y to remove the controller an alarm will sound and the Lieutenant will be forced to wear it for two more days. Please try and restrain yourself.” He... ...r Lupine defeated his larger opponent with a vicious snap of his neck. He lifted his bloody muzzle, howled his triumph and plunged into the crowd. T... ...eld fell into place around her mind. Then Elenora had pounced and she was forced to endure two hours of comprehensive and humiliating medical exams.... ...out the motivations of his competitors. You did not win a female by brute force. You had to fan her desires and win her heart. And, he planned to do ... ...tor. Happy with his thoughts, he stood and left the bridge. He took the el-lift several floors down to the battle room. He smiled as the warriors roa...
...pleasure of staring at her in class. And it's also a good thing that she was forced with the proverbial two options of doctor or lawyer just like me ... ... This posit a word in which no normal person would know unless they've been forced to — suffer countless hours of after-school SAT classes is the fi... ...ids have spent countless hours at the piano, like Jordan and me. My parents forced me to play the piano since I was in elementary school, telling me ... ...looks good on the resume, for a good-paying job. It's sad that Asian parents force ” their kids to play the piano or any instrument for that matter n... ... closer. “ ” I think it's time for me to shut up now. Seizing the moment, I lift my right hand to her face, running my index finger across her left ... ... the embrace, nothing able to sever our unity. I ease myself on top of her, lifting my right leg as I move sideways and accidentally kicking the box... ...ght would end with “ you in lingerie. I run my fingers through her hair and lift my other hand to show her the pack ” of condoms. You're wrong, Emil... ...iel “ ” reasons, trying to make me feel better, even though he's failing. I lift my head with a stern look in my eyes, as I point to Gabriel with my ... ...cause if it is, then I better get “ some at the end of the night, I ” joke, lifting up my own spirits. Sure, you'll get some. Some of your left hand...
...bought In perilous fight, she neuer ioyed day, A perilous fight when he with force her brought From twentie Knights, that did him all assay: Yet faire... ... addrest, And with such vncouth welcome did receaue Her fayned Paramour, her forced guest, That being forst his saddle soone to leaue, Him selfe he di... ...wen Into this world, to worke confusion, And set it all on fire by force vnknowen, Is wicked discord, whose small sparkes once blowen ... ...ed well, But rather ought in friendship for her sake To ioyne your force, their forces to repell, That seeke perforce her from you both... ... Like faithfull friends thenceforth to ioyne in one With all their force, and battell strong to wage Gainst all those knights, as their... ...l winters tine, That feeles the warmth of sunny beames reflection, Liftes vp his head, that did before decline And gins to spread his l...
...e, and his spectacles came off, and when we—the Sahibs and I myself—ran to lift him he was dead. I helped to carry him out. Aha, he was a strong Sahib... ...at his head prepared to mount and dash out as soon as the dog should again lift up his voice. Pornic, by the way, had not been out of his pickets for ... ... morning’s ad- venture, commenced cuffing those nearest to me with all the force I could. The wretches dropped under my blows like nine-pins, and the ... ...e in the same mirthless, wheezy key that greeted me on my first attempt to force the shoals. And so, in a semi-comatose condition, I lay till noon. Th... ...touch it. They spend all their blessed time in governing it, and you can’t lift a spade, nor chip a rock, nor look for oil, nor anything like that, wi... ...y all falls down flat. Then he walks over them and kicks them, and then he lifts them up and shakes hands all round to make them friendly like. He cal... ...lled in Kafiristan, where you was late Commander-in-Chief of the Emperor’s forces. Say you for- give me, Peachey.’ ‘I do,’ says Peachey. ‘Fully and fr... ...re was a galley coming up bow-on, to ram us on the left side. I could just lift up my head and see her sail over the bulwarks. We wanted to meet her b... ...new it all. It was no consolation to me that once in his lives he had been forced to die for his gains. I also must have died scores of times, but heb...
...hat gave. But of all else that is at my ship you shall carry away nothing by force. Try, that others may see; if you do, my spear shall be reddened wi... ...mnon, son of Atreus, has done me dishonour, and has robbed me of my prize by force.” The Iliad – Book I 11 As he spoke he wept aloud, and his mother... ...nds and took up the barley meal to sprinkle over the victims, while Chryses lifted up his hands and prayed aloud on their be half. “Hear me,” he cri... ...ull share, so that all were satisfied. Apollo struck his lyre, and the Muses lifted up their sweet voices, calling and answering one another. But when... ...Cephissus; with their chief tains came forty ships, and they marshalled the forces of the Phoceans, which were stationed next to the Boeotians, on th... ...nt a hun dred ships under the command of King Agamemnon, son of Atreus. His force was far both finest and most numerous, and in their midst was the k... ...vants gave about among the T rojan and Achæan princes, and the son of Atreus lifted up his hands in prayer. “Father Jove,” he cried, “that rulest in I... ...helmet of bronze to see which should take aim first. Meanwhile the two hosts lifted up their hands and prayed saying, “Father Jove, that rulest from I... ...which no man here can rival you nor is there any in Lycia that can beat you? Lift then your hands to Jove and send an arrow at this fellow who is goin...
...ine is lost; Henry VI, Part Two, Act I, scene i 10 That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, And would have kept so long as breath did last! Ma... ... standard bear the arms of York To grapple with the house of Lancaster; And, force perforce, I’ll make him yield the crown, Whose bookish rule hath pu... ...en it with mine: And, having both together heaved it up, We’ll both together lift our heads to heaven, And never more abase our sight so low As to vou... ...K: Before we make election, give me leave To show some reason, of no little force, That York is most unmeet of any man. YORK: I’ll tell thee, Suffol... ...th: Thus got the house of Lancaster the crown. YORK: Which now they hold by force and not by right; For Richard, the first son’s heir, being dead, Th... ...like the sun ‘gainst glass, Or like an overcharged gun, recoil, And turn the force of them upon thyself. SUFFOLK: You bade me ban, and will you bid m...