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...ward to let fly his stone, he looks like a beautiful runner at the Olympic games. After that I shall skip to the New Testament. I mean to make a Chris... ...w Testament. I mean to make a Christ.” “You ‘ll put nothing of the Olympic games into him, I hope,” said Gloriani. “Oh, I shall make him very differen... ... Rowland frowned. “For heaven’s sake,” he said, “don’t play such dangerous games with your facility. If you have got facility, revere it, respect it, ... ... itself to Roderick’s imagination. The young sculptor reverted to his late adventures again in the evening, and this time talked of them more objectiv... ...d of them more objectively, as the phrase is; more as if they had been the adventures of another per- son. He related half a dozen droll things that h... ... know. They are queer people. The mamma, I suspect, is the least bit of an adventuress. Heaven knows what the daughter is.” “She ‘s a goddess!” cried ...

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... Brother, and letters to many Cousins; but as these either repeat the same adventures or else are purely domestic, they have been little brought forwa... ...boy, he was now, and for many years longer, intensely fond of all kinds of games and sports, in which his light active form, great agility, and high s... ... n g e before the carriage passed on. He had all a boy’s shyness about the adventure; but perhaps it served to quicken the personal loyalty which is a... ...e weight of his character, backed by his popularity and proficiency in all games and exercises, began to be a telling influence. On November 2, 1843, ... ...e difficulties of an excursion in the Alps is fully satisfied.’ After this adventure, the party broke up, James Patteson returning home with Mr. Hornb... ... formal party at Deerpark, and the evening was chiefly spent in playing at games, thread paper verses and the like, in which Coley took his part with ...

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...elighted to find an opponent worth playing with, and henceforth there were games almost every morning or evening, though Sir Guy seemed not to care mu... ... soberly behind him, now capered, nibbled his pock- ets, and drew him into games of play which Charles and Amabel were charmed to overlook from the dr... ...rary at Redclyffe, grew very eager in talking them over, and tracing their adventures—then to the Genoese mer- chants, where Guy confessed himself per... ...disappointment to both the youths. Laura was convinced that to achieve the adventure of Charles at the review, was at present at least a matter of far... ...p; but you must pardon others for seeing a great sameness of character and adventure, and for disapproving of the strange mixture of religion and roma... ...een promised to be quite well, and to teach the children all manner of new games, though she greatly despised the dullness of English children, and ha...

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...ated by distress and agitation, that he did not live a month after Dora’ s adventure; but at least he had the comfort of seeing Harold’s restoration, ... ...rmer “Dragon’s Head” a place where they might smoke, read the papers, play games, and have any refreshment such as coffee, tea, or ginger-beer, at whi... ...ompany—once about his sister, and once to in- quire after Harold after the adventure with the lion. There I found I had alluded to what made Lord Erym... ... he made Harold set a chair for me close to him, and he and Viola told the adventures of their journey, with mirth in their own style, and Harold stoo...

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...tance already?” “Oh! is that the famous Mme. de Serizy who has had so many adventures and yet goes everywhere?” “ An unheard-of-thing, my dear, explic... ...with living attractions, and perhaps fell in with one of those commonplace adventures which loom so large in a young and timorous imagination. One day... ... “Something seems to have annoyed you, monsieur?” “I have just had a queer adventure,” said Lucien, and he told the history of his visit to the Quai, ... ... will give credit for the time required to play some seven or eight of the games of chance called “new publications.” At that time, as at present, the...

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...low. We perceived that life was insecure and adventurous, part of one vast adventure in space and time…. Presently the smoke and dust of battle hid th... ... ‘iligion bad been worrying her for years. Life was —oh—just ornaments and games and so wea’isome, so wea’isome, unless it was ‘iligious. And she coul... ...sun- rise; He was hope and courage like a sunlit morning in spring. He was adventure for ever, and His courage and adventure flowed into and submerged... ...dless speech. He bade him surrender himself. He bade him come out upon the Adventure of Life, the great Adventure of the earth that will make the atom...

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...lay claim to the honour of having disposed of it; by which, I suppose, the adventurers are given to The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fi... ...ach, and carried off the two combatants. Such was the conclusion of this adventure of the bird, and of the dialogue occasioned by it; which we could... ... together with her aunt, at Mr. Allworthy’s. This was a few days after the adventure of the partridge, before commemorated. Sophia heard the whole sto... ... digression in which so invalu able a secret is communicated, since every gamester will agree how necessary it is to know exactly the play of an oth... ...y that, sir,” says the stranger, “is a cant phrase for the gallows; for as gamesters differ little from highwaymen in their morals, so do they very mu... ... came not to the tavern to drink, but in the way of business; for the true gamesters pretended to be The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry F...

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...land, who was actually in the host, and was the hero of some very romantic adventures on his way home, was also pressed into my service, and constitut... ...and assisted for some time in the wars against the Saracens. The following adventure is said by tradition to have be- fallen him:— He made prisoner in... ...the minds of a proud and conquering people. They had their tournaments and games of chivalry; they had even their knights, or some rank analogous; and... ... a common cause, and rendered dear to them by their ideas of religion, the adventurers of both coun- tries frequently fought side by side, their natio... ...or imaginary mala- dies, while her ladies racked their imagination for new games, new head-gear, and new court-scandal, to pass away those unpleasant ... ... tent. It was not, however, more vigilant than usual. Some were playing at games of hazard with small pebbles, others spoke together in whispers of th...

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... i. 5, 13.] 121 Montaigne ’tis now time to speak out. But as I might, per adventure, say to another, “ Thou talkest idly, my friend; the love of thy ... ...dred thousand men might sit at their ease: and, the place below, where the games were played, to make it, by 139 Montaigne art, first open and cleave... ...same, who insist upon prohibiting particular ways of speaking, dances, and games, to a people totally abandoned to all sorts of execrable vices. ’Tis ... ... of what they could do in this kind: in it are comprised all the forms and adventures that concern a state: all that order or disorder, good or evil f... ...of unkindness and falling out often proceeds. I for- merly loved hazardous games of cards and dice; but have long since left them off, only for this r...

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...dimly luminous and immense, what he could do, if his sagacity prompted the adventure. The farmer had listened through the buzzing of his uncertain gri... ...looks. “Come! I’ll speak out now I’m at work. I thought you at some girl’s games in the Summer. You went out one day to meet a young gentleman. Offenc... ... boxer in the neighbourhood like Robert Eccles, nor such a champion in all games, nor, when he set himself to it, such an invincible drinker. It was h... ... cracker of irrelevant rhymes had ceased to explode; “I’m for none of them games. Honesty!—there’s the sugar o’ my grog.” “Ay, but you like to be cock... ...o the light, but coming upon absurd mishaps in his effort to reach it. His adventures in London partook somewhat of the character of those in Warbeach... ...he ought to be miserable. Robert listened to his maundering account of his adventure with the Bank money, sternly replenishing 364 Rhoda Fleming his ...

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... had not yet suspected the existence. Falling in love is the one illogical adventure, the one thing of which we are tempted to think as supernatural, ... ...ng a mind still recently incensed, were not harnessing for a more perilous adventure; as if yourself required less tact and eloquence; as if an angry ... ...ne would do one’s utmost to keep it from their knowledge, as a red flag of adventure and disinte- grating influence in life. The time would fail me if... ... go without, because the cream dimmed the transparent fractures. Even with games, this spirit is authoritative with right- minded children. It is thus... ... they make of these bearded or petticoated giants who look down upon their games? who move upon a cloudy Olympus, fol- lowing unknown designs apart fr... ...om guidance, and sorrily wading in the kennels. As if game- some winds and gamesome youths were not sufficient, it was the habit to sling these feeble...

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...London was to me when I saw it in the distance, and how I believed all the adventures of all my favourite heroes to be constantly enacting and re-enac... ...t- tering, whenever mention was made of an Alguazill in connexion with the adventures of Gil Blas; and I remember that when Gil Blas met the captain o... ...ood from her face with a corner of her shawl, while he went on ahead. This adventure frightened me so, that, after- wards, when I saw any of these peo... ... time, however short or long it may have been, so unused to the sports and games of boys, that I knew I was awkward and inexperienced in the commonest... ...layed the piano to him, sat by him, and worked and talked, and played some games at dominoes with me. In good time she made tea; and after- wards, whe... ...at home, and happy, among my new companions. I was awkward enough in their games, and backward enough in their studies; but custom would im- prove me ...

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...trange rencounters and uncommon passages, as the knights of yore did after adventures and feats of arms.” “Nay, if it pleasures you to see a trout tic... ...d out; It ne’er shall stop for me, this merry wager: That which I say when gamesome, I’ll avouch In my most sober mood, ne’er trust me else. —The Haza... ...rpose, then, of visiting your old acquain- tance?” said T ressilian to the adventurer. “Ay, sir,” replied Lambourne; “when stakes are made, the game m... ...replied Lambourne; “when stakes are made, the game must be played; that is gamester’s law, all over the world. 34 Kenilworth You, sir, unless my memo... ...-butt), took some share in my hazard?” “I propose to accompany you in your adventure,” said T ressilian, “if you will do me so much grace as to permit... ...nwall whose natives are such masters in the art of wrestling, as, were the games of antiquity revived, might enable them to challenge all Europe to th...

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...of the notice of one who seemed to him a man, and an adept in all athletic games. It was a dangerous intimacy, and her heart sank as she found that th... ...ther urchin would sit two inches away from her all the evening, and in all games she was obliged to obviate jealou- sies by being partner to both at o... ... smile, that Lucy bethought herself of saying she had known nothing of his adventure, and Albinia, thus recalled to the thought of the culprit, asked ... ...well to be a worthy antagonist in Mr. Kendal’s scientific and interminable games. He would likewise play at backgam- mon with grandmamma, and could en... ... the pleasures of silence. The four within talked incessantly and compared adventures. Lucy had been gratified by being pa- tronized by Miss Ferrars, ... ...dows disliked more than another, it was an Irishman! He said they were all adventurers.’ However, Ulick’s first evening at Willow Lawn was on what he ...

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...velists of the romantic school obtain by the 14 Rudin charm of unexpected adventures and thrilling situations, T urgenev succeeds in obtaining by the... ...ptions. He did not know how to be humorous. However, from relating his own adventures abroad, Rudin soon passed to general themes, the special value o... ..., and took part in them rather as grown- up people take part in children’s games, with an air of kindly, but rather wearied, friendliness. He took int... ...ound under one’s feet, to make one’s own foundation for one’s self! All my adventures—that is, speaking accurately, all my failures, I will not descri...

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...erprising. The evening went off happily. Aunt Jane produced one of the old games which had been played at the elder Beechcroft, and had a certain hist... ...her, while Theodore should cultivate his art. Oftener the two recalled old adventures and scenes of their regimental days, and discussed the weddings ... ...y after our walk—and after tea; but it had to be quiet play, not real good games, even before Fly was ill— at least we did have some real games when P... ... She found her patient there very white and shaken, but not so much by the adventure of yesterday as by a beautiful bouquet of the choicest roses whic...

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...very much to me, because I was a lonely little boy. They played delightful games in a grass-covered court where there was a sun-dial set about with fl... ...loved … . “But—it’s odd—there’s a gap in my memory. I don’t re- member the games we played. I never remembered. After- wards, as a child, I spent long... .... Conviction had sprung upon him, and a sense of great and rather enviable adventure. The three stood side by side, not looking at him, but with their...

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...bered their Edda; but she had been only three years old at the time of the adventures in the Isle of Wight, and remembered nothing distinctly but the ... ...ettily out of your brown eyes. I wonder what you expect to see? The ruined gamester shooting himself on every path, eh?’ ‘No, no; I don’t suppose I sh... ...the governess on a shopping expedition to Redcastle, and in re- lating her adventures on her return, she said, ‘Oh, by the bye, I met Annaple in Park’... ...tgrown the lively, aimless chatter and little jests that had succeeded the games of childhood, and the growth had been in different directions, so tha... ...ignation against such a variation of the accustomed programme of all their games. Nuttie thought she had defended her patient sufficiently, but she fo... ...urse could much be extracted from the poor little fellow himself about his adventures. He could not bear to think of them, and there was a mist of con...

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...that scene of playthings, and bread and butter. Down- stairs, one of those games at romps arose, for which little children are often made an excuse by... ... been brought from Merton Hall for him, while he sat by recounting all his adventures in Scotland. Anne was much delighted to listen, and very glad to... ... the table. Anne had been in some anxiety ever since the conclusion of the games; but Sir Edward and Mr. Woodbourne were standing between her and the ... ...the journey back to Merton Hall. She had told her father of nearly all her adventures, had given Fido’s history more fully, informed Rupert of all tha...

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..., and he it was who presently said, when they had all been diverted with the games, “Let us ask the stranger whether he ex The Odyssey – Book VIII 8... ...oes not care about it. Now, however, I will tell you of the many haz ardous adventures which by Jove’s will I met with on my return from Troy . “When... ...ng till to morrow morning, so long as you will con tinue to tell us of your adventures.” “ Alcinous,” answered Ulysses, “there is a time for making s... ...ay from the others, while she reclined by my side and asked me all about our adventures. “‘So far so good,’ said she, when I had ended my story, ‘and ...