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to read more in than anybody within fifty miles and since i gave that up there s nobody can match me in the whole county of as a yet i am doomed to live with in a miserable little hole like indeed muttered by the here reared himself up suddenly from the bowed posture he had hitherto held thrusting his shoulders so viol... | 45 |
the horses and walked slowly homeward leading one in each hand t happened that on this self same evening a boy had been returning from to little about the time of and s passage home along that a the collar that had been left at the s to be repaired was required for at fi e o clock next mornings and in consequence the b... | 45 |
can t i see him would it be so very wrong t before grace had answered somebody else came to the door below a foot fall light as a s there was a hurried tapping upon the as if with the impatient tips of fingers whose owner thought not whether a were there or no without a pause and possibly guided by the stray beam of ... | 45 |
in grace while her father was speaking how yon want to quarrel with him f she cried suddenly why could you not let him come home quietly if he were inclined to he is my husband and now you have married me to him surely you need not provoke him first you induce me to accept him and then you do things that divide us more... | 45 |
her head at him and keep the closed what she saw might have struck terror into a heart than a helpless woman s at midnight in the centre of the lowest pane of the window close to the glass was a human face which she barely recognized as the face of it was surrounded with the darkness of the night without corpse like in... | 45 |
take me a long way from and you must not expect to see me there again for some time he then gave her a few directions bearing upon his professional engagements and other practical matters concluding without a hint of his destination or a notion of when she would see him again he offered to read the note to before he cl... | 45 |
that knew a great deal of law it was he who had called by name you look very down mr very if i may say as much he observed when the timber merchant turned but i know i know a very sad case very i was bred to the law as you know and am no stranger to such matters well mrs has her remedy how what a remedy f said und... | 45 |
was what she was the from and she would doubtless be well in a few days therefore did not remain and his hope of seeing her that evening was disappointed even this of her morning condition did not greatly he knew he said that his daughter s constitution was enough it was only these domestic troubles that were pulling h... | 45 |
the good time came for them chapter at these warm words was not less dazed than he was moved in heart the novelty of the rendered what it carried with it by him in its only a few short months ago completely from this family beholding grace going to and fro in the distance clothed with the radiance of obvious superiori... | 45 |
whatever in but it crossed her mind that would probably be there and this made the thought of such a drive interesting on the way she saw nothing of him but when the horse was walking slowly through the of sheep street she discerned the young man on the pavement she thought of that time when he had been standing under ... | 45 |
ready by the time you get there he said and told her the name of the inn at which the meal had been ordered which was one that she had never heard of i ll find it by inquiry said grace setting out and shall i see you again oh yes come to me there it will not be like going together i shall want you to find my father s ... | 45 |
now blind to these which he had formerly beheld as in light it was his own duty to declare them for her dear sake grace too bad a very uncomfortable night and her embarrassment was not lessened the next morning when another letter from her father was put into her hands its tenor was an strain of the one that had prece... | 45 |
great deal of the timber merchant s family scheme of justice to and his communication was to inform at the earliest possible moment that their attempt had failed in order that the young man should not place himself in a false position towards grace in the belief of its coming success the news was in sum that s conduct ... | 45 |
in the hour of s greatest assurance had a suspicion that no law new or old ths d undo grace s marriage without her in public though he was not sufficiently sure of what might have been to destroy by his own words her pleasing idea that a mere dash of the pen on her father s testimony was going to be sufficient but he b... | 45 |
him for some time the result of a chill caught the previous winter seemed to acquire with the of his hopes but not a soul knew of his languor and he did not think the case serious enough to send for a medical man after a few days he was better again and crept about his home in a great coat attending to his simple wants... | 45 |
this quiet late summer evening whatever sound arose in so secluded a district the of a bird a call from a voice the turning of a wheel extended over bush and tree to unwonted distances very few sounds did arise bat as grace breathed in the brown of the chamber the small remote noise of light wheels came in to her acc... | 45 |
his hands upon her two arms while surprise joy alarm sadness chased through him by turns with grace it was the same even in this stress there was the fond fact that they had met again thus they stood long tears upon their faces white with extreme sad delight he broke the silence by saying in a whisper come in no no she... | 45 |
it was at this sight of a perfectly creature by circumstances he forgot his own agony in the satisfaction of having at least found her a shelter he took his plate and cup from her hands saying now push the to and you will find an iron pin on the inside which you must t into the bolt do not stir in the morning till i co... | 45 |
of rain as blood from the wound to all this weather must be more or less exposed how much she did not know at last grace could hardly endure the idea of such a in relation to him whatever he was suffering it was she who had caused it he his house on account of her she was not worth such self sacrifice she should not ha... | 45 |
like in a and beyond them were stems resembling old ropes from the other window all she see were more trees with and with moss at their roots were yellow f like and and tall with more stem than stool next were more trees close together for existence their branches red with wounds from their mutual and blows it was the ... | 45 |
in his look which her in the rush of his thoughts their speed from minute to minute he seemed to be passing through the universe of ideas like a grace s distraction was almost as great as his in a few moments she firmly believed he was dying unable to withstand her impulse she knelt down beside him kissed his hands an... | 45 |
the of his practice and his she did not venture to pull it now whoever slept in the room had heard her signal slight as it was in half a minute the window was opened and a voice said yes recognized her husband in the speaker at once her effort was now to disguise her own accents doctor she said in as unusual a tone as ... | 45 |
long and then she sat up covered poor s features and went towards the door where her husband had stood no sign of any other comer greeted her ear the only perceptible sounds being the tiny of the dead leaves which like a feather bed had not yet done rising to their normal level where by the pressure of her husband s re... | 45 |
who is not a mere man s creature join him after what has taken place f he would go away again rather than keep you ont of my house how do yon know that father we met him on onr way here and he told ns so said mrs he had said something like it before he seems very much upset altogether he declared to her when he came to... | 45 |
allusion to him in the subsequent inquiry the double death being attributed to some gambling losses though in point of fact neither one ol them had visited the tables and his daughter drew near their having seen but one living thing on their way a which did not run up its tree but dropping the sweet chestnut which it c... | 45 |
glimpses which the ordinary population bestowed upon that wondrous world of sap and leaves called the woods had been with these two and a clear gaze they had been possessed of its finer mysteries as of commonplace knowledge had been able to read its as ordinary writing to them the sights and sounds of night winter wind... | 45 |
as there had never been before was shy indeed of speaking about the letter and her motives in writing it but she thanked him warmly for his promise of the she would travel with it in the autumn season as he had done she said she would be quite strong enough with old as an assistant ah there was one nearer to him than y... | 45 |
doubts at rest one way or the other on her actual share in s death the relief of consulting a skilled thb mind the one man who had seen at that time be immense as for that statement that she had uttered in her grief which at the time she had regarded as her triumph she was quite prepared to admit to him that his belief... | 45 |
wind and the gray masses of around continued to regard the picture till at length their glances met for a moment when she sent off hers at a and gave him the benefit of her three quarter while with courteous completeness of conduct he lifted his hat in a large arc dropped behind and when held out his hand grace touched... | 45 |
i rather need advice myself than stand in a position to give it you don t need advice wisest dearest woman that ever lived if you did would you give it to me would you act upon what i gave that s not a fair inquiry said she smiling despite her gravity i don t mind hearing it what you do really think the most correct ... | 45 |
with you so far has not been great enough to justify such now my dear on s i must call you i put it to you will you see me a little oftener as the spring advances f grace into unwonted and avoiding the question said i wish you would on your profession and give up those strange studies that used to you so much i am s... | 45 |
that good night say husband she seemed almost to ve him the word but e the claiming no no i slipped through the and disappeared did not when he told her that he should haunt the of the dwelling but his in this course did not result in his seeing her much oftener than at the interval which she had herself marked out as... | 45 |
at latest our faces will be as long as clock cases all day she hesitated for a minute but ultimately obeyed going slowly down the garden to the house where he heard the door latch click behind her tim was beyond measure his marriage had so far been a total failure a source of bitter regret and the only course for impro... | 45 |
rising ground to the right he reached a ridge whereon a large and thick grew beyond this for some distance the wood was more open and the course which must pursue to reach the point if he came to night was visible a long way forward for some time there was no sign of him or of anybody then there shaped itself a spot ou... | 45 |
as they had began he reach the trap a good half before she could reach the same spot y at here a new came in to escape the of being watched or listened to by naturally curious by reason of their strained relations they had arranged that their meeting for to night should be at the tree on the ridge above named si soon... | 45 |
went along they the of the village and in a short time lighted upon the man trap its discovery simply added an item of fact without helping their conjectures but s indefinite alarm was greatly increased when holding a candle to the ground he saw in the teeth of the instrument some from grace s clothing no intelligence ... | 45 |
and all much stained just as they had come from their work of barking and not in their attire while with his ropes and and air of impending tragedy had added melancholy to now neighbors said on joining them as it is getting late we ll leg it home again as fast as we can i ought to tell you that there has been some mis... | 45 |
leave room for a new handling of the theme which should re the features of this influence in their true proportion and accordingly on a day about six years back the following play was to be taken up now and then at wide ever since it may i think claim at least a tolerable fidelity to the facts of its date as they are p... | 45 |
iii london the old house of iv the harbour of v london the house of a lady of quality vi the cathedral act second scene i the ii iii the camp and harbour of south an open down v the same b xv xvi the act third scene i the ch at ii the of upper and loi iii the st road act fourth scene i king georg... | 45 |
fragile the obscure content among the of thy family pore the those j who love the true the excellent and make their daily moves a melody shade of the earth they may come will they i am not averse yet know i am but the ineffectual shade of her the herself a to it in all her labour and spirit of the years shall such be n... | 45 |
in good news i hope an attendant enters attendant a sir show him in straightway the attendant goes out the act i from the emperor as i expected a is admitted who a and yours alone sir for your own hand thanks be in waiting near the s reads i am resolved that no wild dream of ind and what we there might win or of the we... | 45 |
scene iii the angel ii ere the first fruit thereof voices grow audible holding as his dream of home y earnestly shouting it y and designed angels i and ii so to in the old hear them gravely those with gay midst their little how scarlet the that the years wiu spirit of the to the spirit of the years let us put on and ... | 45 |
those who know my past that i of all men slight our no by all honour no were i convinced that such could be the mind of members here my would doubly shade the shade on england now so i do trust all in the house will take my word and credit my here to night that in this vital point of watch and ward against the from yo... | 45 |
his on such an act as he has offered us so in principle so poor in fruit sir the achievements and effects thereof have furnished not one fragile argument which all the partiality of friendship can to consider as the mark of a clear vigorous freedom mind he sits down amid cheers from the opposition my summary shall be ... | 45 |
turned to a lady comes up and his arm lady what s the news the of moves is london all the world knows here are born all of the continent gentleman ay now abound i lady nay but your looks are grave that measured speech matter that will us is it some cruelty of his or other horror from abroad the packet has brought in... | 45 |
with all his force j what may he not achieve if swift his course spirit of the years ru call in who has stepped ashore for the first time these thrice and and with him one whose insight has alone pierced the real project of napoleon enter and who pace up and down spirit of the note worn out features much has he suffere... | 45 |
outside his cabin window after a while lifts his eyes and sees the birds through this of the writer hat in the main followed whose access to documents would seem to his details of the famous scheme for england s ruin scene ii the my apprehensions even their cause as though some influence smote through yonder pane a pau... | 45 |
soil is ours all s ready here the troops alert and every store embarked hold the nigh sea but four and twenty hours and our vast end is gained now to my will have made known to you my object and desire to be but this that you forbid to lose an hour in getting fit and putting forth to sea scene iv the to profit by the ... | 45 |
you a word or two on t it is about his they say that he lives upon human flesh and has o baby every morning for breakfast for all the world like the giant in old ancient times second old man ye can t believe all ye hear private i only believe half and i only own such in my character that perhaps he do eat pagan when... | 45 |
seem as come to a pause there be this true never again do i stir my for any alarm short of the day of judgment nine has my rest been broke in these last three years by hues and cries of upon us od rot the now he s made a fool of me once more till my inside is like a wash tub what wi being so and running so but how if... | 45 |
planned a h the act m i ll write the scheme more clearly and at length and send it hither to your majesty napoleon do so forthwith and send me in exit re our break t to day has been cut short and those on the ancient tongues wherein you shine must yield to modern nay hasten not away though feeble wills ay in some who t... | 45 |
the folk four the prize for the man who breaks most heads afterwards there is to be a grinning match through horse a very humorous sport which i must stay here and witness for i am interested in whatever my subjects not one in all the land but knows it sir king now mr you must require repose consult your own convenien... | 45 |
five years and brethren they this treasure and the man i the act iy bat it seems dear to me that here is full as like to compass our surrender as moving hence and ill it therefore suits the mood of one of my high temperature to pause while await me means of desperate cure for these so desperate ills the goes out a tro... | 45 |
gestures and words others in moody silence listen i pray you gathered here i tell you frankly that i know not why your master wages this wild war with me i know not what he seeks by such injustice unless to give me practice in my that of a soldier i was i deemed he my craft might dip from me let him now own me still a... | 45 |
into her simultaneously from the the and the u table when the smoke the victory s with and a quantity of is seen to hare fallen her wheel to be shot away and her deck with dead and wounded men tis well but see course is and still they near in clenched audacity this column bears upon our ship will pierce us that s the a... | 45 |
on that side between his ship and the l the act v officer to a seaman down stairs the mess of blood about makes em so slippery that one s like to fall in carrying the wounded men below while captain is still a little way ofi lord turns to walk aft when a ball from one of the in the top of the enters his left shoulder... | 45 |
battle s done i d see to it but here i am stove in iv the i i all and done for done ay done i returning from the other wounded my lord i must you to lie calm you what at best may not be long exhausted i know i know good thank you well hardy i was impatient now i am still sit here a moment if you have time to spare an... | 45 |
through the canvas from inside a i i the act vi voice of napoleon soldiers the of now face you to mend the overthrow at but how so are not these the self same bands you met and swept aside at and whose retreating forms dismayed to flight your feet pursued along the here our own position strong and menacing is rich in c... | 45 |
map of and its the are assembled in consultation round the table pointing to the map and standing by bending over the map indifferently walking up and down old and weary with a face and only one eye is seated in a chair at the head of the table nodding waking and nodding again some officers of lower grade are in the ba... | 45 |
night before i see them not the seems deserted napoleon gone verily ah how much will you give an hour hence for the abandoned now the battle s ours it was then their rash march downwards to and the before dawn that we heard no hurry enjoy this sim that rests its upon the plain and its beard v iii the across the peer... | 45 |
near at hand to fire down upon the ice on which the are crossing a ghastly crash and follows the discharge the shining surface breaking into pieces like a mirror which fly in all directions two thousand are and their groans of despair reach the ears of the like a general flight of the russian army from wing to wing is ... | 45 |
here a wandering whose life has not been spent the act vi this side the though i can speak the tongue woman your air has truth in t but your state is strange had i a husband he should tackle thee spirit thou hast had more than she if now thou hast not one woman wilt take the situation from this hour spirit thou know s... | 45 |
ve sir william alexander from ra chorus from the tragedy of the editor i t and a c lines on the in westminster by song from the maid s tragedy by the from the faithful by the river g d to from the same the from the same song from the two noble song from song to from the same to sleep from the same song from the ... | 45 |
ap martial music honour ap night morning spiritual marriage from an apology for upon the weakness and misery of man ap and from and the earl op w t extract m the essay on translated verse the earl of w song written at sea a songs sir charles w song love still has something of the sea song fr... | 45 |
charge was examined and by s editor to whose efforts on this head nothing remains to be added though perhaps here and there something may with advantage be taken away from them with pen and with tongue ben was always or unconsciously his critical faculty and like his great of the century who in many respects not includ... | 45 |
less than they have hitherto done to a poetic form so peculiarly suitable for giving expression to the more varied intellectual life of these latter times as was that which secured to our literature among his detached pieces the were the of honest ben himself the as he them of his studies it is unnecessary to point ou... | 45 |
love s fruits to steal but the sweet to reveal to be taken to be seen these have crimes accounted been song from or tht silent woman act i sc i still to be neat still to be as you were going to a feast still to be powdered still lady it is to be presumed though art s hid causes are not found all is not sweet all is no... | 45 |
stuff leave things so and take the or thine own or s warm thee by s fire and though thy nerves be shrunk and blood be cold ere years have made thee old strike that heat throughout to their defeat as curious fools and envious of thy strain may blushing swear no s in thy but when they hear thee sing the glories of thy ki... | 45 |
the first edition of to draw no envy oh thy name am i thus ample to thy book and fame while i confess thy writings to be such as neither man nor muse can praise too much tis true and all men s age but these ways were not the paths i meant unto thy praise for ignorance on these may light which when it sounds at best but... | 45 |
with my sins i seek for ease o be thou witness that the reins dost know and hearts of all if i be sad for show and judge me after if i dare pretend to aught but grace or aim at other end as thou art all so be thou all to me first midst and last converted one and three i my faith my hope my love and in this state my jud... | 45 |
verse are the of the rather than the true italian type and a short song or the and the ten lines in a very happy way but he also uses other such as the heroic and now and then upon a difficult experiment as in his two and his one attempt in the matter of his verse is described by himself on the title page of his first ... | 45 |
only be an idle name if i when i was bom was bom to die why seek i to these days the fairest rose in shortest time thou window once which served for a sphere to that dear planet of my heart whose light made often blush the glorious queen of night while she in thee more did appear what mourning weeds alas now dost thou ... | 45 |
the flower which doth fade the morning s darling late the summer s queen spoil d of that which kept it fresh and green as high as it did raise bows low the head right so my life being dead or in their but only seen with speed than it spread and scarce now shows what it hath been and doth the pilgrim therefore whom the ... | 45 |
shadow of my death i dreaming did far greater pleasure prove and d with sugar d draughts of love then jove like feeding on a d breath now judge which of us two might be most proud he got a kiss yet not d it right and i got none yet tasted that delight which on once bestow d he only got the body of a kiss and i the soul... | 45 |
never lost heart or belief in himself and who has here described with admirable strength what afterwards felt so keenly the self of the mind and its superiority to fortune man is hb own star and the that can render an honest and a perfect man commands all light all influence all fate nothing to him falls or too late ou... | 45 |
days while as a he took part with professional in the composition of various occasional stage productions he first appeared in print as a dramatic author with s in his subsequent plays were published at intervals up to ford was not one of the herd of and he lost no opportunity of letting the world know that he cared no... | 45 |
be overtaken yet the heart doth ever thoughts chained up in busy of continual woes and cares love and are so as they rather sigh than rest fly hence shadows that do keep watchful charmed in sleep william william was bom at in and died probably in the year he went to oxford as a member of college entered the inner templ... | 45 |
and in shades of colour go to make up a description of real beauty and power is something of a literary and however feeble or may be his narrative of events he rarely gives us a line which has not been tried and allowed by a taste far more delicate than common it is consistent with this that he should be a warm of poet... | 45 |
came sinking down he the matter and catching softly in his arms the maid he brought her up and having gently laid her on his bank did presently command those waters in her to come forth at hand they straight came out and did contest which chiefly should obey their god s this done her then pale lips he straight did and ... | 45 |
might write this story and make these loves their own eternal glory whilst i a as weak in years as skill should in the valley hear them on the hill yet when my sheep have at the been and i have brought them back to the green to miss an idle hour and not for with relish shall mine reed record their and though in accents... | 45 |
queen knit close with of a party hue a knot of crimson and a of blue nor can the in his spotted train so many pleasing colours show again nor could there be a mixture with more grace except the heavenly roses in her face a silver quiver at her back she wore with and arrows for the and but in her eyes she had such again... | 45 |
for even love that to the voice is near breaking from your ivory pale need not walk abroad to hear the delightful welcome welcome then i sing far more welcome than the spring he that from you never shall enjoy a spring for ever love that looks still on your eyes tho the winter have begun to our shall not want the summe... | 45 |
his he renewed more intimately than ever his friendship with and in wrote in with him the pipe his own which he in prison see the extract here given and which contains perhaps his very best work appeared in the same year to this date also must be assigned the first edition of his a poetical the english poets from a for... | 45 |
poet it is not yet deserved by me i know it grant me i may but on your tend and be their servant or their friend and if desert hereafter worthy make me then for a fellow if it please you take mc george from tht hunting never did the nine impart the sweet secrets of their art unto any that did scorn we should see their ... | 45 |
be shall my heart be pin d cause i see a woman kind or a well disposed nature with a lovely feature be she kinder than dove or if she be not so to me what care i how kind she be the english poets shall a woman s move me to perish for her lore or her make me quite forget mine own be she with that goodness which may meri... | 45 |
hardly all the year had bread to eat or rags to wear will have both clothes and dainty fare and all the day be merry the with their about the street are singing the boys are come to catch the the wild mare in is bringing george loi our kitchen boy hath broke his box and to the dealing of the ox our honest neighbours co... | 45 |
the case he is dealing with a certain definite interpretation of profound mysteries and the mysteries themselves are such as to and the free movement of his intelligence how can he sing at ease he is like one with a lesson set him which he must as best he may it is rather his faith and his memory that are called into a... | 45 |
our pain could we the fortress win the happy lover sure should gain a paradise within i thought love s like only to fright us at the gate but i did enter and enjoy what happy lovers prove for i could kiss and sport and toy and taste those sweets of love which if they had a lasting state or if in breast the force of lov... | 45 |
stars to show what s bright nor to snow to teach you white nor if you would music hear call the to take your ear nor to please your sense bring forth bruised or what s more worth or on food were your thoughts placed bring you for a taste would you have all these in one name my mistress and tis done the no more shall be... | 45 |
to take in the revival of culture was a pagan and a and it was natural that the english poets his mind should with extreme longing to the primitive of europe he dreamed himself to be a priest in some past age of or earnestly in the of a god that could be with flowers or in a of wine and he was quietly contented with th... | 45 |
all our lives air of reality which clothes the of should by make his careful in accepting too exactly all that he says about himself little can be gained by his various loves or by attempting to from or from these were probably mere artist s studies for which some or milk maid of dean prior sat quite unconsciously only... | 45 |
himself or else stands still till you come forth wash dress be brief in praying few beads are best when once we go a come my come and coming mark how each field turns a street each street a park made green and d with trees see how devotion gives each house a bough or branch each porch each door ere this an ark a is mad... | 45 |
day has run but to the even song and having pray d together we will go with you along we have short time to stay as you we have as short a spring as quick a growth to meet decay as you or any thing we die as your hours do and dry away like to the summer s rain or as the pearls of morning s dew ne er to be found again t... | 45 |
ben shalt be writ in my an for ben ah ben say how or when shall we thy guests meet at those made at the sun the dog the triple where we such clusters had as made us nobly wild not mad and yet each verse of thine out did the meat out did the wine my ben i or come again or send to us thy wit s great but teach us yet wise... | 45 |
writ in gold the in the hour of my distress when temptations me and when i my sins confess sweet spirit comfort me when i lie within my bed sick in heart and sick in head and with doubts sweet spirit comfort me when the house doth sigh and weep and the world is drown d in sleep yet mine eyes the watch do keep sweet spi... | 45 |
more and more approaching nigh unto young eternity in that island where things are sincere here and lustre there there no monstrous fancies shall out of hell an horror call to create or cause at all t there in calm and sleep we our eyes shall never steep but eternal watch shall keep attending pleasures such as shall p... | 45 |
off his bride to his country house at in a house which as he tells her doth not want extent of though not magnificent to give free welcome to content there they seem to have lived a happy life together as many of his poems to his wife as to his mistress and in them reaches a higher level of poetic accomplishment than ... | 45 |
wholly and keep him at a high level throughout an entire poem however short he greatly sometimes in single lines or he now and then surprises us with expressions like the weeping magic of my verse or so a line as and keep strayed honour in the true way or a delicious commencement of a poem which falls off as it proceed... | 45 |
her the violet there on her pale cheek doth the sad livery wear which heaven s compassion gave her and since she cause clothed in purple can no be as incense to the tomb she gives her breath and fading on her lady waits in death such office the egyptian did great when she dying the s slow trembling she should be by fat... | 45 |
after the crisis fled to france and thence to spain at he fell into the of the and horrible he escaped to paris with a mind probably by these for he poisoned himself in his thirty fourth year such was the career of a man whose light verses carelessly thrown off and half forgotten have the pomp and public glitter of his... | 45 |
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