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... Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him. 4 And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and ... ... Chronicles 5:24 – 6:14 16 15 And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. 16 The... ...these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest. 32 And they ministered before the dwelli... ...snowy day. 23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he w... ... LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel. 3 And David took more wives at Jerusale... ...st, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD up... ...d the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons...

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... the public, by my late lamented friend, William Erskine, Esq. (afterwards Lord Kinneder), when reviewing the ‘Tales of My Landlord’ for the Quarterly... ...oth parties, we have no hesitation to give their names at length. When the Highlanders, on the morning of the battle of Preston, 1745, made their memo... ... as if determined to the very last to defend the post assigned to him, the Highland gentleman com- manded him to surrender, and received for reply a t... ... target. The officer was now defenceless, and the battle-axe of a gigantic Highlander (the miller of Invernahyle’s mill) was uplifted to dash his brai... ... turn to strain every nerve to obtain Mr. Stewart’s pardon. He went to the Lord Justice-Clerk, to the Lord-Advocate, and to all the officers of state,... ... earlier, he might have had the benefit of drawing a new settlement of the lordship and manor of Waverley-Honour, with all its dependencies. But an ho... ...the ‘costly bedding, vaiselle, and napry,’ and least of all the ‘excelling stewards, cunning barters, excel- lent cooks, and pottingars, with confecti...

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...egards. Then “the A.-D.-C. in Waiting was commanded by Their Excellencies, Lord and Lady Lytton, to invite Mr. and Mrs. Cusack-Bremmil to Peterhoff on... ... so to speak, very good. He ate a little, and came out of Sandhurst not so high as 15 Rudyard Kipling he went in. Them there was an interval and a sc... ...emembered of the Burial of the Dead. We com- promised things by saying the Lord’s Prayer with a private un- official prayer for the peace of the soul ... ...w Youghal’s weakness for men with titles and letters after their names and high official position. “It’s rather like a forty-minute farce,” said the G... ...ny’s girl’s head—to her boot-heels, which were two and three-eighth inches high. She was not honestly mischievous like Mrs. Hauksbee; she was wicked i... ...as suffering from the complaint just then—this was a long time ago, before Lord Dufferin ever came from Canada, or Lord Ripon from the bosom of the En... ...ng in a country where rats play the mischief with the elephant-litter, and Stewards build jumps to suit their own stables. This man ran a very fairish... ...shaken. He began his career by riding jump-races in Melbourne, where a few Stewards want lynch- ing, and was one of the jockeys who came through the a...

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...o be the new Bishop? The death of old Dr. Grantly, who had for many years filled the chair with meek authority, took place exactly as the ministry of Lord--was going to give place to that Lord--....

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...illed the chair with meek authority, took place exactly as the ministry of Lord—was going to give place to that Lord—. The illness of the good old man... ...th reference to the killing of cats, and those who know anything either of high or low government places, will be well aware that a promise may be mad... ... be made without positive words, and that an expectant may be put into the highest state of encouragement, though the great man on whose breath he han... ... but he could not. The race was so very close, and the stakes were so very high. He then looked at the dying man’s impas- sive, placid face. There was... ...d those staring eyes. ‘It’s all over, Mrs Phillips?’ asked Mr Harding. ‘My lord’s no more, ’ said Mrs Phillips, turning round and curtseying with a so... ...’ said Mrs Phillips, turning round and curtseying with a solemn face; ‘His lordship’s gone more like a sleeping baby than any that I ever saw. ’ ‘It’s... ...ollars to be grinned through (this latter amusement was an addition of the stewards, and not arranged by Miss Thorne in the original programme), and e...

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...roomy workshop of Mr. Jonathan Burge, carpenter and builder, in the village of Hayslope, as it appeared on the eighteenth of June, in the year of our Lord 1799....

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...f Hayslope, as it ap- peared on the eighteenth of June, in the year of our Lord 1799. The afternoon sun was warm on the five workmen there, busy upon ... ...nd the broad chest belonged to a large-boned, muscular man nearly six feet high, with a back so flat and a head so well poised that when he drew himse... ...h long strides, Gyp close to his heels, out of the workyard, and along the highroad leading away from the village and down to the valley. As he reache... ...had been butler to “the family” for fifteen years, and who, in his present high position, was necessarily very much in 12 Adam Bede contact with his ... ... hereabout. He’s an uncom- mon clever stiddy fellow, an’ wonderful strong. Lord bless you, sir—if you’ll hexcuse me for saying so—he can walk forty mi... ...em according to the free mercy which Thou didst show to her Speak to them, Lord, open their ears to my message, bring their sins to their minds, and m... ...t more by ill management o’ the woods, I’ll be bound, than ‘ud pay for two stewards. If he’s laid on the shelf, it’s to be hoped he’ll make way for a ...

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... vessel through troublous waters. But what France had ill brooked from the high-handed son of her ancient nobility was intolerable from a low-born Ita... ...s well known that there was a strong under-current of upright, honest, and highly-cultivated men among the bour- geoisie and magistrates, and that it ... ...just right, and hoping to obtain further hopes and schemes, and, acting on higher and purer principles than those around him, be universally mis- unde... ...ame forward, announcing the Most Noble the Mar- quis de Nidemerle, and the Lord Viscount of Bellaise. My father and brothers went half-way down the st... ...at he should prefer a little more fire and animation, she said: ‘Truly, my lord, one would think you were of mere English extraction, that you should ... ...her, a huge crowd had assembled, hissing and yell- ing and crying out upon Lord Walwyn for giving his daugh- ter to a French Papist. The wretches! the... ...train, far less punish them. They made attacks on the de- partments of the stewards and cooks, kicking and biting any one who tried to stop them, and ...

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...country, I hope and believe it will successfully work out a problem of the highest importance to the whole human race. To represent me as viewing Ame... ...ty, not to say gorgeous little bowers, sketched by a masterly hand, in the highly varnished lithographic plan hanging up in the agent’s counting hous... ...ut not inconveniently so) with groups of ladies and gentlemen, in the very highest state of enjoyment and vivacity. Before descending into the bowels ... ... Notes – Dickens 5 end a melancholy stove, at which three or four chilly stewards were warming their hands; while on either side, extending down its... ...s head, as who should say, ‘No mistake about that:’ and not even the sage Lord Burleigh in his nod, included half so much as this lazy gentleman of m... ...ds of out of the way places where there is no thor oughfare; sending wild stewards, with elfin hair, to and fro upon the breezy decks on unintelligib... ...the ship: such as the breaking of glass and crockery, the tumbling down of stewards, the gambols, overhead, of loose casks and truant dozens of bottle... ...fe; and was often remarkably good. He spoke to them of ‘that glorious man, Lord Nelson, ’ and of Collingwood; and drew nothing in, as the saying is, b... ... like a man, and have yielded to no weakness, but slumber, in the House of Lords. I have seen elections for borough and county, and have never been im...

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...rrectly tells us, Mr Dombey would have added in a patronising way; for his high- est distinct idea even of Scripture, if examined, would have been fou... ...t her with a desperate affection very much at variance with her years. ‘Oh Lord bless me!’ said Mr Dombey , rising testily. ‘ A very illadvised and fe... ...account of being no scholar, and the words be- ing—ask your pardon—rayther high. But Polly heerd it. It’s all right.’ ‘ As you appear to leave everyth... ...d her earnestly in the face, and said: ‘What have you done with my Mama?’ ‘Lord bless the little creeter!’ cried Richards, ‘what a sad question! I don... ... a good plain sample of a nature that is ever, in the mass, better, truer, higher, nobler, quicker to feel, and much more constant to retain, all tend... ...e admiral!’ ‘Confound the admiral!’ returned Solomon Gills. ‘Y ou mean the Lord Mayor.’ ‘No I don’t!’ cried the boy . ‘Hurrah for the admiral! Hurrah ... ...e! Everything that he left here, shall remain in the care of the truest of stewards and kindest of men—and if his name is not Cuttle, he has no name! ...

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... in the commerce of friendship, by his brave attitude towards life, by his high moral value and unwearied intellectual ef- fort, that he struck the mi... ... to the proper summit of any Cambrian pedigree – a prince; ‘Guaith V oeth, Lord of Cardigan,’ the name and style of him. It may suffice, however, for ... ...d famous horses, Maggie and Lucy, the lat- ter coveted by royalty itself. ‘Lord Rokeby, his neighbour, 8 Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin called him kinsman... ...a month together; of the daily press of neighbours, many of whom, Frewens, Lords, Bish- ops, Batchellors, and Dynes, were also kinsfolk; and the par- ... ...n the Archipelago. Captain T ait was a favourite with Sir Thomas Maitland, High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands – King Tom as he was called – who f... ...nd the two remaining Miss Campbells, people of fierce passions and a truly Highland pride, the derogation was bitterly resented. For long the sisters ... ...it all. ‘Decidedly I prefer being master to being man: boats at all hours, stewards flying for marmalade, captain enquiring when ship is to sail, cler...

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... Athwart the sunrise of our western day The form of great Achilles, high and clear, Stands forth in arms, wielding the Pelian spear. ... ...if ever Zeus grant us to sack some well walled town of T roy land.” To him lord Agamemnon made answer and said: “Not in this wise, strong as thou art,... ...ake; I have others by my side that shall do me honour, and above all Zeus, lord of counsel. Most hateful art thou to me of all kings, fosterlings of Z... ...at I ween is a gift to thee of God. Go home with thy ships and company and lord it among thy Myrmidons; I reck not aught of thee nor care I for thine ... ... least ought the Olympian to have granted me, even Zeus that thundereth on high; but now doth he not honour me, no, not one whit. Verily Atreus’ son, ... ...dess, enter in and loose him from his bonds, having with speed summoned to high Olympus him of the hundred arms whom gods call Briareus, but all men c... ...ps, and they who were helmsmen and kept the steerage of the ships, or were stewards there and dealt out food, even these came then to the place of ass...

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...ther, composing himself into the easy attitude of one who had asserted the high moralities and taken an unassailable position, slowly lighted a pipe, ... ..., and upstairs again to the new fire-escape, all things were in a state of high varnish and polish. And what was ob- servable in the furniture, was ob... ...ind confusion. The name of this article was Twemlow. Being first cousin to Lord Snigsworth, he was in frequent requisition, and at many houses might b... ...of the banquet, by V eneering, on the disputed question whether his cousin Lord Snigsworth is in or out of town? Gives it that his cousin is out of to... ...believe that’ s the right expression—of this exemplary person, derived its highest gratification from anathematizing his nearest relations and turning... ...e town, now in the country, now among palaces, now among hovels, now among lords and ladies and gentlefolks, now among labourers and hammerers and bal... ...e Institution and the great importance of its being supported by a List of Stewards that shall prove to the public the interest taken in it by popular...

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...eau – which stand for types and exemplars of spiritual aspiration. To this high priest hood of the quick among the dead, who can doubt that time will... ... and endurance in the face of suffering and dan ger. Capable, besides, of high flights of idealism, which result in epics, but rarely in actions, owi... ...wer and extent of female influence appears incidentally in the sketches of high society in those two masterpieces as well as in the eloquent closing p... ...aw the servants run ning about with food and drink, he saw the cooks, the stewards, the laundresses, the gardeners, the coachmen, hard at work to sup... ... prison, and ye came unto Me. Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we Thee an hungred, and fed Thee? or thirsty, and gave Thee ... ...in prison, and ye visited Me not. Then shall they also answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we Thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or ... ...ur deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. ’ And he said unto Jesus, ‘Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy kingdom.’ And Jesus said unto h...

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...’d ...19 25 Let those who are in favour with their stars ............19 26 Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage ..................20 27 Weary with... ...ks adore his beauty still, Attending on his golden pilgrimage; But when from highmost pitch, with weary car, Like feeble age, he reeleth from the day,... ... Who will believe my verse in time to come, If it were fill’d with your most high deserts? Though yet, heaven knows, it is but as a tomb Which hides y... ...eloved Where I may not remove nor be removed. Shakespeare’s Sonnets 19 26 Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage Thy merit hath my duty strongly kni... ... use And under thee their poesy disperse. Thine eyes that taught the dumb on high to sing And heavy ignorance aloft to fly Have added feathers to the ... ...herit heaven’s graces And husband nature’s riches from expense; They are the lords and owners of their faces, Others but stewards of their excellence.... ...iches from expense; They are the lords and owners of their faces, Others but stewards of their excellence. The summer’s flower is to the summer sweet,...

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...hurch, the inmates of the hut caught the sound of bells. 6 Anton Chekhov “Lord! fancy people wanting to drive about in such weather,” sighed Raissa. ... ...r-haired, young postman wearing a shabby uni- form and black rusty-looking high boots. After warming him- self by walking to and fro, he sat down at t... ...w! And you haven’t been buried in the snow, you haven’t been frozen on the highroad, you Herod!” Raissa cried for a long time. At last she drew a deep... ...travelling that way. Dyudya rents some bits of land, keeps a tavern on the highroad, does a trade in tar, honey, cattle, and jackdaws, and has already... ...ared, dashing up to the driver and shaking his fist at him. “What a to-do! Lord have mercy on us!” muttered the driver in a conscience-stricken voice,... .... If she is still living, God give her health; and if she is dead, then, O Lord, give her soul peace in Thy Kingdom, wherein the just are at rest.” Th... ...ending expression gained by frequent intercourse with the gentry and their stewards. The sheep were asleep. Against the grey background of the dawn, a... ...a, recognizing her. “She has been over the river to the manor yard. To the stewards. She is a shameless hussy and foul-mouthed — fearfully!” Fyokla, y... ... below her, the peasant women sat wailing as though at a funeral. Then the stewards and watchmen from the estate the other side of the river arrived i...

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...a Fedorovna. With these words she greeted Prince V asili Kuragin, a man of high rank and importance, who was the first to arrive at her reception. Ann... ...g us! Russia alone must save Europe. Our gracious sovereign recognizes his high vocation and will be true to it. That is the one 3 Tolstoy thing I ha... ...aid.” CHAPTER II ANNA P A VLOVNA’S drawing room was gradually filling. The highest Petersburg society was assembled there: people differing widely in ... ...he sun and of life, all merged into one feeling of sickening agitation. “O Lord God! Thou who art in that heaven, save, forgive, and protect me!” Rost... ...know the Army Orders by heart and know the Regulations as well as I do the Lord’s Prayer. So, Count, there never is any negligence in my com- pany, an... ...r it beyond the grave! How happy and calm I should be if I could now say: ‘Lord, have mercy on me!’... But to whom should I say that? Either to a Powe... ... run in announced, with a frightened face: “He’s arrived!” Bells rang, the stewards rushed forward, and—like rye shaken together in a shovel—the guest... ...what he should do on his estates. When he reached Kiev he sent for all his stewards to the head office and explained to them his intentions and wishes... ...sylums, and schools were to be established on all the estates. Some of the stewards (there were semiliterate foremen among them) listened with alarm, ...