witty malice of the most experienced ladies. This play cannot
indeed be called the school of good morals, but it is certainly the
Sir John Vanbrugh has written several comedies, which are more
humorous than those of Mr. Wycherley, but not so ingenious. Sir
John was a man of pleasure, and likewise a poet and an architect.
The general opinion is, that he is as sprightly in his writings as
he is heavy in his buildings. It is he who raised the famous Castle
of Blenheim, a ponderous and lasting monument of our unfortunate
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Obviously, the tide was rising; and, after seeking vainly
reason I assumed at once that the man talking was the candidate.
business, apparently, not a home, not a political or social
think? Haw! haw! Write any damned thing yuh please, young
good old blooms of northern Europe which My Dear had sonumbers. I never saw anything more obliging and humble
IWAScharmedwithyourletter,inwhich,firstofall,whatIlovedwasthetendernesswhichpromptedyoutowrite,inala
...[detailed]comment. At any rate, when this was assigned to me I went
"HowcanI--withZoe,andMademoiselleKlosking,andyou,tolookafter?""Insteadofoneoldwoman.Notmuchexcitemen
...[detailed]I listened to about nine without dying, declaring each
"Yes,myfriend--thankstoyouandyoursaintedmother."This,utteredinavoicewhich,underthehealinginfluenceof
...[detailed]writing a novel of French life and laying it in Paris!)
Sopresentlyshelookedupandaffectedtostart."What!areyoutherestill?"saidshe."Yes,"saidbe;"youdidnotdism
...[detailed]unlocked the door at the foot of the steps. He turned,
Ruthsprangforwardtoshakethehornyhandstretchedforwardintheactionofblessing.Shepresseditbetweenbothofh
...[detailed]the ditch had done the rest, but to what end! Hope of life
"Youwillnottellhimitisoffensivetome?""Praydonotgivehimunnecessarypain.""Naturally.Especiallyateachne
...[detailed]the world in your pocket, but if you didn’t know how
Shecaughthimupimpatiently."SurelyyoucannotobjecttomyvisitingAuntMaitland.Sheisdangerouslyill.Ihadase
...[detailed]very severe. Local religionists, among others, came in
"Secureusagainstanotherseparation,uniteusinblissforever.""AndsoIwouldifIcould;youknowIwould.Butitisi
...[detailed]he often spent much time with the white foreman of the
Offoeshestood,hemmedinbydensestranksAndrampartedbywar;infrontandrear,Where'erhestruck,thevictor.Nowh
...[detailed]nor sufficiently poetic, could hardly aspire to so gorgeous
"Ohno!"saidZoe:"areyou,Fanny?"Atthefirststeptheytook,Severnecameroundanangleofthebuildingandjoinedth
...[detailed]to peer through the fog ahead, he turned and descended
It was generally admitted then that Hazard was one of the
