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... the Turin case. The officer, a handsome man, seemed obviously disposed to grant her exceptional favours in visiting the prisoner, if she would allow ... ...anything he had to complain of, or whether he had any wishes that might be granted him. Stepan said he had no wishes whatever, and had nothing to comp... ...nstable himself most of all) of your Imperial Majesty, and implores you to grant an amnesty to the peasants so and so, from such a province, district,...

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...“Parfen Denisitch now, for all he was no scholar, he died a death that God grant every one of us the like,” she said, referring to a servant who had d...

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...our perfumes?” “No!” said Salammbo; “the spirit of the gods dwells in fra- grant odours.” Then the slave spoke to her of her father. It was thought th... ...rthaginians were very rich, and they walked behind them entreating them to grant them something. They requested everything that they thought fine: a r... ...u com- mand an army, and if Carthage is not conquered we shall at least be granted provinces. We shall become kings!” But how was it that the possessi... ..., do they not?” She bent her head. He resumed: “Ah! why have the Baals not granted me this mercy!” He approached so close he was touching her. “They w... ...oftly like little children. They came to the captains and besought them to grant them something that would alleviate their sufferings. The others made...

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...aid Bulba. “God bless you! Welcome, lads; you, Ostap, and you, Andrii. God grant that you may always be successful in war, that you may beat the Musse... ... my second. And this is my second remark: Taras spoke even more truly. God grant him many years, and that such leaders may be plentiful in the Ukraine... ...cted all his strength, and said, “I sorrow not to part from the world. God grant every man such an end! May the Russian land be forever glorious!” And... ...ning up, tears his hair, hav- ing reserved it, in order that if God should grant him, in his old age, to meet again the comrade of his youth, they mig... ...e glanced at his comrades, raised his hand, and said in a loud voice: “God grant that none of the heretics who stand here may hear, the unclean dogs, ... ... Gogol them? Devil’s face must be mocking me!” But behold! the tiny flower-bud of the fern reddened and moved as though alive. It was a marvel in trut...

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...f the latter; called to mind the massacre of St. Bartholomew a propos of a grant of one hun- dred francs to the church, and denounced abuses, aired ne...

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...ve this report read, and would claim this right, and that if that were not granted it would serve as a cause of appeal. 74 Resurrection The member of... ...out the Menshoffs, and hope they will be liberated,” said Nekhludoff. “God grant they may. Such a splendid old woman,” she said, again repeating her o... ...t—cutlets, or rissoles; and on Sundays they get a fourth—a sweet dish. God grant every Russian may eat as well as they do.” Like all old people, the G... ...ht enough,” shouted the officer. Only 358 Resurrection one of the men was granted his request—an old man with chains on his legs; and Nekhludoff saw ... ... was easy to get from the subordinates what the higher officials would not grant, so now he meant to try and get into the prison to bring Katusha the ...

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...utine of his duty, has been accustomed? Do you not see he has taken it for granted that all men proceed to conceal a letter,—not exactly in a gimlet h... ...ottise, car elle a convenue au plus grand nombre.’ The mathemati- cians, I grant you, have done their best to promulgate the popu- lar error to which ... ... doing, rather 123 V olume Two than upon the basis of what we took it for granted the Deity intended him to do. If we cannot comprehend God in his vi... ...ucceeded by the sassafras and locust—these again by the softer linden, red-bud, cat- alpa, and maple—these yet again by still more graceful and more m... ...o esset exploraturi.” 229 V olume Two We will say, then, that I am mad. I grant, at least, that there are two distinct conditions of my mental existe...

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...of the English claim. He had married an English lady, and had received the grant if the castle of Leurre in Normandy by way of compensation for his an... ...rivate encounters. The younger branch, or Black Ribaumonts, had received a grant from Louis XI. of the lands of Nid-de-Merle, belonging to an unfortun... ... of Pearls understood, all it led to was certain outer receptacles of fra- grant Spanish gloves, knots of ribbon, and kerchiefs strewn over with rose ... ...xtreme of foppery, was assuring her that she was the only lady who had not granted him a token—that he could not allow such pensionnaire airs, and tha... ...aying, ‘Hush! my poor child, I have but meddled too much already. Our Lady grant that I have not done you more harm than good! T ell me no more.’ ‘ Ah... ...uillet? She is all her mother is, and more. There, now she is a true rose- bud, ready to perch on my arm. No, no bon pere. So great a girl is too much...

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...ies, Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel. Thou that art now the world?s fresh ornament And only herald to the gaudy spring, Within thine own bud buriest thy content And, tender churl, makest waste in niggarding. Pity the world, or else this glutton be, To eat the world?s due, by the grave and thee....

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...47 81 Or I shall live your epitaph to make, .......................47 82 I grant thou wert not married to my Muse ..............48 83 I never saw t... ...world’s fresh ornament And only herald to the gaudy spring, Within thine own bud buriest thy content And, tender churl, makest waste in niggarding. ... ...ame! deny that thou bear’st love to any, Who for thyself art so unprovident. Grant, if thou wilt, thou art beloved of many, But that thou none lovest ... ...and eclipses stain both moon and sun, And loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud. All men make faults, and even I in this, Authorizing thy trespass wi... ... my gracious numbers are decay’d And my sick Muse doth give another place. I grant, sweet love, thy lovely argument Deserves the travail of a worthier... ...ath most breathes, even in the mouths of men. Shakespeare’s Sonnets 47 82 I grant thou wert not married to my Muse And therefore mayst without attain... ...ing; My bonds in thee are all determinate. For how do I hold thee but by thy granting? And for that riches where is my deserving? The cause of this fa...

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...in his ire: Sophronia and Olindo would be slain To save the rest, the King grants their desire; Clorinda hears their fact and fortunes plain, Their pa... ...ense; “Tell on,” quoth he, “unfold the chance aright, Thy people’s lives I grant for recompense.” Then she, “Behold the faulter here in sight, This ha... ...the king admired the noble maid, His purpose was not to deny her aught: “I grant them life,” quoth he, “your promised aid Against these Frenchmen hath... ...d doctrine fall and fade, Till woeful Asia all lie desolate. Sweet words I grant, baits and allurements sweet, But greatest hopes oft greatest crosses... ...ing fire and weapons keen, Against the angels of proud Heaven we fought, I grant we fell on the Phlegrean green, Y et good our cause was, though our f... ...ng blade, The face was fair and young, and on the chin No sign of heard to bud did yet begin. 193 Torquato Tasso LV “And how in sindal wrapt away he ... ... a lady late, and paramour; XV “So, in the passing of a day, doth pass The bud and blossom of the life of man, Nor e’er doth flourish more, but like t... ...re of her flowery weed, A fountain here, a wellspring there he found; Here bud the roses, there the lilies spread The aged wood o’er and about him rou...

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... and pleasant images, but the freshness of the dew is not resting on every bud and blade. No shadowy forms are seen retiring amidst the glades of the ... ...ed eye; For Nature gladly gave them place, Adopted them into her race, And granted them an equal date With Andes and with Ararat.” Read, and admired, ... ...nmark’d fibre, or some varying vein: Shall only man be taken in the gross? Grant but as many sorts of mind as moss. That each from other differs, firs... ...ly is not therefore wise, His pride in reasoning, not in acting, lies. But grant that actions best discover man; Take the most strong, and sort them a... ...y mild, To make a wash, would hardly stew a child; Has even been proved to grant a lover’s prayer, And paid a tradesman once, to make him stare; Gave ... ...tress, Sick of herself through very selfishness! Atossa, cursed with every granted prayer, Childless with all her children, wants an heir. To heirs un...

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...illain, Doctor Ponnonner, in pulling me by the nose?” It will be taken for granted, no doubt, that upon hearing this speech under the circumstances, w... ...had no refer- ence to your age at the period of interment (I am willing to grant, in fact, that you are still a young man), and my illusion was to the... ...st five thousand years have elapsed since your entomb- ment, I take it for granted that your histories at that period, if not your traditions were suf... ...ast very good reason for believing it intended as a series of lyrics; but, granting the epic intention, I can say only that the work is based in an im... ...o! It has been the fashion of late days to deny Moore Imagina- tion, while granting him Fancy—a distinction originating with Coleridge—than whom no ma... ... in the swellings of the river. †The Hyacinth. 198 EA Poe And the Nelumbo bud that floats for ever‡ With Indian Cupid down the holy river— Fair flowe...

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...ffective. What could she do, what ought she to do?—she, hardly more than a bud- ding woman, but yet with an active conscience and a great mental need,... ...us asked to have a medical education, it seemed easier to his guardians to grant his request by apprenticing him to a country practitioner than to mak... ...George Eliot would be more perfect if another sitting could be had, it was granted for the morrow. On the morrow Santa Clara too was retouched more th... ...en allured by the gratification of his pride in being the person who could grant Naumann such an opportunity of studying her loveliness—or rather her ... ...ehood—unless she had been pale and fea- ture less and taken everything for granted. “I think it was you who were first hasty in your false suppo- siti... ...uld allow. Her little hands were clasped, and enclosed by Sir James’s as a bud is enfolded by a liberal calyx. “It is very shocking that Mr. Casaubon ... ... this kind cannot fairly fetter me as you appear to expect that it should. Granted that a benefactor’s wishes may constitute a claim; there must alway...

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...ion bought with double smart. This knows my punisher; therefore as farr From granting hee, as I from begging peace: All hope excluded thus, behold in ... ...nt rather to exalt Our happie state under one Head more neer United. But to grant it thee unjust, That equal over equals Monarch Reigne: Thy self tho... ...se, and went forth among her Fruits and Flours, To visit how they prosper’d, bud and bloom, Her Nurserie; they at her coming sprung And toucht by her ... ...nd my last At Eev’n, which I bred up with tender hand From the first op’ning bud, and gave ye Names, Who now shall reare ye to the Sun, or ranke Your ... ... they beseech That MOSES might report to them his will, And terror cease; he grants them thir desire, Instructed that to God is no access Without Medi...

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... how is it you don’t understand that the Holy Father, who has the right to grant dispensations…” Just then the lady companion who lived with Helene ca... ...s arm. “Y ou have saved my life! Y ou are French. Y ou ask his par- don? I grant it you. Lead that man away!” said he quickly and 104 War and Peace –...

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...us asked to have a medical education, it seemed easier to his guardians to grant his request by apprenticing him to a country practitioner than to mak... ...omas Aquinas would be more perfect if another sitting could be had, it was granted for the morrow. On the morrow Santa Clara too was retouched more th... ...een allured by the gratification of his pride in being the person who could grant Naumann such an opportunity of studying her loveliness—or rather her ... ...fehood— unless she had been pale and feature less and taken everything for granted. Middlemarch 227 “I think it was you who were first hasty in your f... ...uld allow. Her little hands were clasped, and enclosed by Sir James’s as a bud is enfolded by a liberal calyx. “It is very shocking that Mr. Casaubon ... ... this kind cannot fairly fetter me as you appear to expect that it should. Granted that a benefactor’s wishes may constitute a claim; there must alway...

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...est, One’s own table is the sweetest, One’s own home, the most attractive. Grant, kind Ukko, God above me, Thou Creator, full of mercy, Grant that I a... ... I’ll gain my wished for freedom.” Lemminkainen, little heeding, Would not grant the maiden’s wishes, Would not heed her plea for mercy. Spake again t... ...r, Thou whose weapon is the lightning, Thou whose voice is borne by ether, Grant me now thy mighty fire sword, Give me here thy burning arrows, Lightn... ... Fairest maiden of the Northland. Spake the hostess of Pohyola: “Shall not grant to thee my daughter, Shall not give my lovely virgin, Till T uoni’s b... ...f ermine, For the hostess, shoes of silver, For the hero, mail of copper. “Grant O Ukko, my Creator, God of love, and truth, and justice, Grant thy bl... ...246 The Kalevala ‘Well thou knowest, ancient mother, How to make thy sweet bud blossom, How to train thy tender shootlet; Did not know where to ingraf...

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...lots for the service. He was taken, poor chap, for a soldier, and not even granted exemption. They shaved his head and packed him off to Poland. It wa... ... up like a brush on it, turned his eyes upward and crossed himself twice. “Grant her, O Lord, a verdant and peaceful resting-place,” he said in a draw... ...ur prayers, if you like you can read a book or go out into the street. God grant everyone such a life.” “Yes, very nice, the lieutenant draws plans al... ...and looked like rain, and, gazing now at the fields, everyone thought, God grant we get the harvest in in time; and everyone felt gay and joyful and a...

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...ore drive you out of the garden, and ye become wretched; For to thee is it granted that thou shalt not hunger therein, neither shalt thou be naked; Bu... ...c. 208. 10 Lit. except. 11 Lit. a tongue of truth, i.e. high repute. Or, grant that my words may be believed among posterity. See [lviii.] xix. 47. ... ...sun and the moon, each moving swiftly in its sphere. At no time 5 have we granted to man a life that shall last for ever: if thou then die, shall the... ...him not in speech. 5 Lit. before thee, which might seem to imply that the grant of immortality had been made to Muhammad. I have there- fore rendered... ...ous signs? When the youths betook them to the cave they said, “O our Lord! grant us mercy from before thee, and order for us our affair aright.” Then ...

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...efore Monsieur Buonaparte, and Monsieur Buonaparte sitting on a throne and granting the petitions of the nations? Adorable! It is enough to make one’s... ...l think of how he rose from an ensign and became Emperor. W ell, well, God grant it,” he added, not notic- ing his visitor’s sarcastic smile. The elde... ...I couldn’t possibly do it.” “Ah, my love,” answered Anna Mikhaylovna, “God grant you never know what it is to be left a widow with- out means and with... ...he was simply looking at him. “There is one thing I constantly pray God to grant, mon cousin,” she replied, “and it is that He would be merciful to hi... ...rstand that in consideration of the count’s services, his request would be granted?...” The princess smiled as people do who think they know more abou...

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...he asks wide questions. The worker of a former generation took himself for granted; it is a new phase when the toilers begin to ask, not one man here ... ...ttempt most and achieve most. You may feel disposed to say to all this: We grant the ma- jor premises, but why look to the work of prose fiction as th... ...actical English gentle- man who takes the inferiority of his inferiors for granted, dislikes friars and tramps and loafers and all undisciplined and u... ...Comte and Herbert Spencer certainly seem to me to have taken that much for granted. Herbert Spencer no doubt talked of the unknown and the unknowable,...

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... the King, which in those troublesome times his Majesty could not repay, a grant of land in the plantations of Virginia was given to the Lord Viscount... ...ou to malign her!” “Far be it from me to do so,” cried the Doctor. “Heaven grant I may be mistaken in the girl, and in you, sir, who have a truly prec... ... of what had taken place in that only sad interview which his mistress had granted him; how she had left him with anger and almost imprecation, whose ... ...t Europe for the Virginian planta- tions, where, indeed, your family had a grant of land from King Charles the First; sent her a supply of money, the ... ...ived at its close.” 276 Henry Esmond The Commander-in-Chief could not but grant this permis- sion, nor could he take notice of Webb’s letter, though ...