circumstance which reflected the greatest honour on them, and at the
same time put their humility to the greatest trial, was the
reception they met with from Elizabeth, the Princess Palatine, aunt
to George I. of Great Britain, a lady conspicuous for her genius and
knowledge, and to whom Descartes had dedicated his Philosophical
She was then retired to the Hague, where she received these Friends,
for so the Quakers were at that time called in Holland. This
princess had several conferences with them in her palace, and she at
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that belief he had made no effort to find her after his
misery. When I saw my own coat burning I snatched it away
hadn’t I written? Why had I shilly-shallied these many
He had written a book in connection with Young, I think
At certain seasons they catch also, in “corrales,”a short time we were surrounded by a large group of the
Mysonandnephewareveryfondofeachother.Theytaketheirlessonsandtheirexercisetogether;butasIsocratessaid
...[detailed]no brains at all, merely a low kind of cunning. Often red-headed,
"Italllookedsougly,andyouweresilent.Weareunfortunate.Mybrotherwouldneverletusmarry;and,besides--Oh,w
...[detailed]“Those pants come darned near being a fit, don’t they?”
Hedidso,asnearlyashecouldremember.MademoiselleKloskingleanedherbrowuponherhandaconsiderabletimeintho
...[detailed]he replied roughly. I felt that an instant antagonism and
"Ihaveseenthatyouwereterriblyafraidofme,"saidshe."IdaresayIwas.ButIamnotafraidofyounow;andhere,onmyk
...[detailed]and ran like a hare, her yellow silk dress gleaming in
ForfivemonthsRuthhadbeenaninmateatMrs.Mason's;andsuchhadbeentheregularorderoftheSundays.Whilethefore
...[detailed]After spending three hours there bustling about examining
SodidWisdombaffleCunningthattime.ButCunningdidnotreallyleavethefield:thatveryeveninganagedman,ingree
...[detailed]I went to my desk and took up a pencil. I sat looking into
Zoescreamedviolently,andthehallandthehallstaircaseseemedtofillbymagic.Intheterrorandconfusion,Harrin
...[detailed]As I have said, one day it would be a crime of a lurid
"Haveyouseenanyoneabouther?""No;notlately.AtVizardCourttherewas.Butthatisallovernow,Iconclude.Itwasa
...[detailed]was scarcely superior to an English cottager. At night
Thereonlyremainsformetobegyoutocompleteallmycommissionsbeforeleavingtown;togivePomptinusapush,andmak
...[detailed]might know of certain conditions of which a public official
Itwasonthethirddayaftertheirreconciliationshefoundhimseatedonabenchintheshrubbery,lostinthought,andl
...[detailed]skin, how he had passed the night. He seemed perfectly
result of fever. The policeman at the gate informed me
