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... of my second reception in America, and to bear my honest testimony to the national generosity and magnanimity. Also, to declare how astounded I have ... ...u were not prepared, sir ,’ said the gentle- man, ‘to behold such signs of National Prosperity as those?’ He pointed to the vessels lying at the wharv... ...abours to the prevailing taste, and of his being strictly and peculiarly a national feature of America. They walked a mile or more along a handsome st... ...bent in the midst of a fortification of luggage, apparently performing his national anthem for the gratification of a grey-haired black man, who sat o... ...nd possessed of all the birds he had got together. That many undertakings, national as well as individual—but especially the former—are held to be spe... ... him unconscious, for a moment, of the lightest sound. Any footstep on the flags without set him listening attentively and when it turned into that ho... ...gh it; that it passed like a smile from the grimy old houses, and the worn flagstones, and left them duller, darker, sterner than before; there is no ... ...ecious, blessed little foot into the cracked corner of an in- sensible old flagstone in the pavement; and be so very anxious to adjust it to a nicety!...

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...head of such forces as might 4 Ivanhoe enable him to make a figure in the national convulsions which appeared to be impending. The situation of the i... ...parate people subsequent to the reign of William the Second; yet the great national distinctions betwixt them and their conquerors, the recollection o... ...nk, surrounded a throne deco- rated in the same colours. Among pennons and flags bearing wounded hearts, burning hearts, bleeding hearts, bows and qui... ...elves from the yoke of the Normans, or at least to elevate themselves into national consequence and independence, during the civil con- vulsions which... ... him as a guard. These men were Saxons, and not free by any means from the national love of ease and good living which the Normans stigmatized as lazi... ...nt worshippers of Woden, recalled to life to mourn over the decay of their national glory. Cedric, seated in equal rank among his countrymen, seemed y...

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...and who will put up with my caprices as my father does; his kindness never flags. I am sure no one will ever be as indulgent to me as my precious moth... ...a chance to show the fleetness of his horses and dogs in the open. The two national systems were thus face to face and allowed to do their best under ...

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...the Duomo, of having longed for our muddy streets on the clean and elegant flagstones of Porta-Renza. When I have some book to publish which may be de... ...ne forms, when grief had furrowed that network of delicate veins. Esther’s nationality proclaimed it- self in this Oriental modeling of her eyes with ... ...in Paris such vehement promenaders, real gendarmes watching a recalcitrant National Guardsman, bailiffs taking steps to effect an arrest, creditors pl... ...6 Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life those Parisians who are born to be of any nationality they please. But I do not advise that you should give yourself ... ...and skill, finesse and mental power, as a practised diplomatist expends on national affairs. If he were equally remarkable outside his office, the ban... ...a fellow prisoner to watch and attend on him. The room is paved with thick flags, and the light is so dim that it is hard to see anything. 407 Balzac... ...ter! Why, the hussy stole it!” cried Bibi-Lupin, stamping with rage on the flags of the gateway. The words produced a great sensation among the specta...

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...tely liking for the legal repetitions and prolixities as ranging among the national bulwarks. It happens that the fire is hot where my Lady sits and t... ...and a half ), is the child who contributed two and nine pence to the Great National Smithers T estimonial. Francis, my third (nine), one and sixpence ... ...of man) is a choice collection of copper plate impressions from that truly national work The Divinities of Albion, or Galaxy Gallery of British Beauty... ...head, and my footsteps from being noiseless made an echoing sound upon the flags. Stopping to look at nothing, but seeing all I did see as I went, I w... ...and even in his cultivated whiskers. 557 Bleak House – Dickens CHAPTER XL National and Domestic ENGLAND HAS BEEN IN A DREADFUL state for some we... ...g Doodle, now in frocks and long stockings, were grown up. This stupendous national calamity, however, was averted by Lord Coodle’s making the timely ...

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...r a reason, was occasioned by the battle of Lens, announced by the prince’s messenger, the Duc de Chatillon, who had taken such a noble part in the en... ...take the king and place him in the Hotel de Ville? It is a shame to leave him to be educated by our enemies, who will give him evil counsel; whereas, ... ...ning an orange tree, which had been pushed out of its place and in its place an open aperture. Ten men would have found difficulty in moving that tub,...

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... Samuel G. Lepadatu English 15 ? Hazleton campus ?A Good Samaritan? ...................... 14 James Koast English 15 ? Fayette campus ?The Gettysburg National Soldiers? Cemetery?..... 17 Jessica Manning English 15 ? DuBois campus ?Nightmares? ......................................... 19 Matt Sandherr English 15 ? Worthington Scranton campus ?Graduation Day? ..................

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.................. 14 James Koast English 15 – Fayette campus “The Gettysburg National Soldiers’ Cemetery”..... 17 Jessica Manning English 15 – DuBois ca... ...raska came into Happy Valley for what would be another night game, another national telecast, another attendance record with 110,962 spectators on han... ...Freshman Writing 17 James Koast English 15 – Fayette campus THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL SOLDIERS’ CEMETERY SACRED PLACES are held dear by everyone; there-... ...icized. Therefore, not many people know they exist. I chose the Gettysburg National Soldiers’ Cemetery, because it is one of the sacred places that st... ...t stand out in a lot of people’s minds. Why do people go to the Gettysburg National Soldiers’ Cemetery? The reason is simple. This was the site where ... ... for just a minute and stopped outside of a building dressed with military flags. There existed only a few moments of silence before a swarm of sergea...

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... Helena; and at that all- important islet, in July, 1817, she relieved the flagship of Sir Pulteney Malcolm. Thus it befel that Charles Jenkin, com- i... ...ed with distinctions and generalisations, contrasting the dramatic art and national character of England, Germany, Italy, and France. If he were dull,... ...tevenson splendid sight: the mob in front chanting the “Marseillaise,” the national war hymn, grave and powerful, sweetened by the night air – though ... ...when suddenly the Municipal Guard, now fairly exasperated, pre- vented the National Guard from proceeding, and fired at them; the National Guard had c... ...h their muskets not loaded, but at length returned the fire. Mamma saw the National Guard fire. The Municipal Guard were round the corner. She was del... ... in the power of the people. We met the captain of the Third Legion of the National Guard (who had principally protected the people), badly wounded by... ...d of that time, peace was restored. On Tuesday morning officers with white flags appeared on the bastions; then, regiment by regiment, the troops marc... ...her of the most novel beauty: four great, sea-going ships dressed out with flags. ‘How lovely!’ she cried. ‘What is it for?’ – ‘For you,’ said Fleemin... ...e dancing boat, the Gulnare, sending signals of welcome with many-coloured flags. Since then we have been steaming in a grand procession; but now at 2...

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...rly a manner as circumstances would admit. When the weather permitted, the flags of the ship were hung up as an awning or screen, forming the quarter-... ...from eight to twelve feet, or as high as the rise of spring-tides. A small flagstaff having also been erected to-day, a flag was displayed for the fir... ...ached the rock. The lighthouse colours were imme- diately hoisted upon the flagstaff of the beacon, a compli- ment which was duly returned by the tend... ... been brought from Leith, and was decorated with colours for the occasion. Flags were also displayed from the shipping in the offing, and upon the bea... ...ng neap, did not, for the first time, overflow the building at high-water. Flags were accord- ingly hoisted on the beacon-house, and crane on the top ... ...oor was laid, which may be held as finishing the masonry of this important national edifice. Af- ter going through the usual ceremonies observed by th...

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...honour, and obey a King, and that they rejoice in this conception of their national purpose. Great sums of money were spent to emphasize this purpose,... ... of the new knowledge has taken for its work, so also are the loyalties of nationality, and all our local and party adhesions. Much that passes for pa... ...odern patriotism for one moment. On the one hand there are the patriots of nationality who would have us believe that the miscellany of European squat... ...Memory of Mr. Gladstone and the inalienable right of Ireland to a separate national existence. One hears, too, of the sacred principle of Free T rade,... ...adi- tions, constitutions and pledges, with their party liabilities, their national superstitions, their rotting banners and their accumulating legacy... ...nto that great English-speaking community which is scattered under various flags and governments throughout the world. And according to the line of th...

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... he had been an inferior sort of attorney’s clerk, or else the master of a national school—whatever he was, it is clear his present position is a chan... ...a grand public examination of the pupils; and the large school-room of the national seminary was, by and with the consent of the parish authorities, d... ... announcing with a sweet smile 108 Sketches by Boz that she wants the two flags, they are, with sundry gri- maces, procured and handed up; the clown ... ..., and the two gentlemen who had never ascended before, tried to wave their flags, as if they were not nervous, but held on very fast all the while; an... ...y hat, ’ which was then just beginning to form a recognised portion of our national music. We started.—’What voice is that?’ said we. The Gover- nor s... ...erving pictures he cut them out of their frames, and performed other great national ser- vices, he has gradually relapsed into his old state of calmne... ...n;’ the un- professional gentlemen joining in the chorus, and giv- ing the national anthem an effect which the newspa- pers, with great justice, descr...

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... great means of refining and improving its people, and one great source of national pride and honour. You have in America great writ ers—great writer... ...ers; and it was this which made the damage done to a single picture in the National Gallery of London, by some poor lunatic or cripple, a mere matter ... ...entenary celebration being in hand, it occurred to him to represent to the National Shakespeare Committee their just and reasonable claim to participa... ...hools, and if the public, in remem brance of a noble part of our standard national literature, and in remembrance of a great humanising art, will do ... ...ade a laughable comparison be tween the paying off or purification of the national debt and the purification of the River Thames. SPEECH: LONDON, JUN... ...mid passengers. I glide out of the station, and there he is again with his flags in his hand at his post in the open country, at the level crossing, a...

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... he had been an inferior sort of attorney’s clerk, or else the master of a national school—whatever he was, it is clear his present position is a chan... ...a grand public examination of the pupils; and the large school-room of the national seminary was, by and with the consent of the parish authorities, d... ... announcing with a sweet smile 108 Sketches by Boz that she wants the two flags, they are, with sundry gri- maces, procured and handed up; the clown ... ..., and the two gentlemen who had never ascended before, tried to wave their flags, as if they were not nervous, but held on very fast all the while; an... ...y hat, ’ which was then just beginning to form a recognised portion of our national music. We started.—’What voice is that?’ said we. The Gover- nor s... ...erving pictures he cut them out of their frames, and performed other great national ser- vices, he has gradually relapsed into his old state of calmne... ...n;’ the un- professional gentlemen joining in the chorus, and giv- ing the national anthem an effect which the newspa- pers, with great justice, descr...

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...struck me as not so perfectly French as he ought to have been, as if one’s nationality were an accomplishment with varying degrees of excellence. As t... ...I remarked to Mr. Blunt that coming out in the morning he could survey the flags of all nations al- most—except his own. (The U. S. consulate was on t... ... the side streets. The masks had gone home and our footsteps echoed on the flagstones with unequal sound as of men without purpose, without hope. 44 ... ... with the Convention sitting and a Committee of Public Safety attending to national business, you would all get your heads cut off. Ha, ha … I am joki...

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...ISHMENTS, AND HIS UNDERTAKINGS, AND OF A GREAT JOINT STOCK COMPANY OF VAST NATIONAL IMPORTANCE MR RALPH NICKLEBY WA S NOT, strictly speaking, what you... ...ted to make their fortunes. And a most ex- traordinary proof it was of the national prosperity , that people had not been found to avail themselves of... ...rriage seat and garish tent top, shone out in its gaudiest hues. Old dingy flags grew new again, faded gilding was re-bur- nished, stained rotten canv...

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...illis chez toutes les nations;” in English, “under the riddled rags of the flags that have been culled or plucked” (like roses or buttercups) “in all ... ... assumed the usual signs of deep mourn- ing: their yards crossed and their flags lowered. Two French merchantmen, ‘Bonne Amie’ and ‘Indien, ’ which ha... ...le. ’ The forts of the town, and the houses of the consuls, had also their flags half-mast high. “On arriving at the entrance of the town, the troops ... ...their hands. The Prince had had arranged on the deck a chapel, decked with flags and trophies of arms, the altar being placed at the foot of the mizze... ...lla, which arrived the same day at Rouen. At Rouen salutes were fired, the National Guard on both sides of the river paid military honors to the body;... ...count from which the above particulars are borrowed, “the authorities, the National Guard, and the people flocked to the pas- sage of the flotilla, de... ...hen you saw horse and foot, jack-boots and bear-skin, cuirass and bayonet, National Guard and Line, marshals and generals all over gold, smart aides-d... ...anies of Engineers, squadrons of Cuirassiers, ditto of the Cavalry, of the National Guard, and the first and second legions of ditto. Fancy a carriage... ...ng bayonets under schakos and bear-skin caps, from behind the Line and the National Guard again, pushing, struggling, heaving, panting, eager, the hea...

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... a sprin- kling of Americans and a German or two—who had all hoisted their flags at eight o’clock as if in honour of our arrival. It would have been a... ...f war-scarred three-deckers, and shredded out in mere sport the bunting of flags hallowed in the traditions of honour and glory. He is a good friend a... ...n the decks of small coasters, and made sore by miles of tramping upon the flagstones of the dock side, had hurried up in time to avert a ridicu- lous... ...gnal-mast with yard and gaff, flying a couple of dingy blue, red, or white flags. This New South Dock (it was its official name), round which my earli... ... after his unsatisfactory day 105 Joseph Conrad slumbers, hauled down the flags and fastened a lighted lantern at the break of the gangway. The night... ...adlong be- low the hard edge of an implacable horizon, we must turn to the national spirit, which, superior in its force and continuity to good and ev...

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...sociated in the minds of all Englishmen with brave, unpretending, cordial, national service. We like to look at him in his Sunday state; and if we wer... ...dungeon a ship going down; secondly, that the military creature’s arm is a national affront, which the government at home ought instantly to ‘take up.... ...s his baptismal name, and substi tuting for his ancestral designation the national ‘Dam!’ Nei ther can he by any means be brought to recognise the d... ...king glasses and carrying on his shoulder a crimson temple fluttering with flags, like a glorified pavior’s rammer without the handle, who rings a lit... ...e orches tra, that seems itself to dance, there is such an airy motion of flags and streamers all about it. And we do not suppose that between the T ... ...n, and would require a distinct treatise. It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores o... ... the entrance, seem records of obsolete high tides never more to flow; the flagstaff halyards droop; the very little wooden lighthouse shrinks in the ... ... As the tide rises, the fishing boats get into good spirits and dance, the flagstaff hoists a bright red flag, the steamboat smokes, cranes creak, hor... ... the Niagara, downward to the mountain rivers of Italy, which are like the national spirit—very tame, or chafing suddenly and bursting bounds, only to...

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... lived less than fifty years under our Constitution. In that time no great national commotion had occurred that tested its strength, or its power of r... ...ic then subdued to settle- ment, studying the methods of local, State, and national ad- ministration, and observing the manners and habits, the daily ... ...revolution throughout the whole of Christendom. The various occurrences of national existence have every- where turned to the advantage of democracy; ... ...ruling passions, and, in short, of all that constitutes what is called the national character; we should then find the expla- nation of certain custom... ...le. At the period when the peoples of Europe landed in the New World their national characteristics were already completely formed; each of them had a... ...he com- merce of the world; and as it possesses the keys of the globe, its flags is respected in the most remote seas. The Union is as happy and as fr...

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... women, clothed in stunning colors, in the other. The floor was of big stone flags laid in black and white squares, rather battered by age and use, a... ...ours I would consummate the miracle, but would first give a brief notice; by flags on the castle towers if in the daytime, by torch baskets in the sam... ...d not rather have died than been caught carrying such a thing as that on his flagstaff. And yet there could not be anything more sensible. It had been... ...itude of this stroke, consider these other figures: the annual expenses of a national government amount to the equivalent of a contribution of three d... ...average wage was 3 cents a day, when he paid his own keep. By this rule the national government’s expenses were $90,000 a year, or about $250 a day. ... ...isfied no one, but pleased all concerned and saved four fifths of that day’s national expense into the bargain — a saving which would have been the eq... ...quantity. And also in variety; it consisted solely of onions, salt, and the national black bread made out of horse feed. The woman told us about the ... ...n o’clock on the morning of the 16th. The mammoth grand stand was clothed in flags, streamers, and rich tapestries, and packed with several acres of s...