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Page 103
... which he returned to the light of the sun . He looked on all sides to ( 1 ) To get out , sortir . ( 2 ) Though , et quoique ce ne fût qu'apres avoir ..... see if he could perceive the Dervise , but in ASSISTANT . 103.
... which he returned to the light of the sun . He looked on all sides to ( 1 ) To get out , sortir . ( 2 ) Though , et quoique ce ne fût qu'apres avoir ..... see if he could perceive the Dervise , but in ASSISTANT . 103.
Page 105
... , he placed the candlestick in the midst of their little room . When the night was come , without reflecting ( 1 ) To reproach one's self with , se reprocher . upon it , he placed a light in the candlestick ASSISTANT . 105.
... , he placed the candlestick in the midst of their little room . When the night was come , without reflecting ( 1 ) To reproach one's self with , se reprocher . upon it , he placed a light in the candlestick ASSISTANT . 105.
Page 106
... light into each of them ; he did so , and twelve Der- vises appeared that instant ; they turned round also for an hour , and each of them threw an as- per , as they disappeared . He repeated every day the same ceremony , which had ...
... light into each of them ; he did so , and twelve Der- vises appeared that instant ; they turned round also for an hour , and each of them threw an as- per , as they disappeared . He repeated every day the same ceremony , which had ...
Page 109
... light in each of its branches , and when the twelve Der- vises had turned round for some time , Abouna dar gave each of them a blow with a cane , and in a moment they were converted into twelve heaps of sequins , diamonds , and other ...
... light in each of its branches , and when the twelve Der- vises had turned round for some time , Abouna dar gave each of them a blow with a cane , and in a moment they were converted into twelve heaps of sequins , diamonds , and other ...
Page 113
... lights imme- diately in the candlestick : the twelve Dervises appearing , he gave each of them a blow with a cane , with all his strength , lest he should be failing in the laws ( 1 ) of the talisman ; but he had not remarked , that ...
... lights imme- diately in the candlestick : the twelve Dervises appearing , he gave each of them a blow with a cane , with all his strength , lest he should be failing in the laws ( 1 ) of the talisman ; but he had not remarked , that ...
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Page 125 - ... his chair and bed : a little calendar of small sticks were laid at the head, notched all over with the dismal days and nights he had passed there — he had one of these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of misery to add to the heap.
Page 199 - You never heard the most delicious music which is the praise of one's self; nor saw the most beautiful object, which is the work of one's own hands. Your votaries pass away their youth in a dream of mistaken pleasures, while they are hoarding up anguish, torment, and remorse, for old age.
Page 175 - ... weaning his heart from the immoderate love of earthly things, and teaching him to revere the gods, and to place his whole trust and happiness in their government and protection.
Page 167 - Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little do we need ! For nature's calls are few : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do.
Page 94 - Every thing charms and transports me in this place,' said Lysander, addressing himself to Cyrus; ' but what strikes me most, is the exquisite taste and elegant industry of the person, who drew the plan of the several parts of this garden, and gave it the fine order, wonderful disposition, and happiness of symmetry, which I cannot sufficiently admire.
Page 124 - I beheld his body half wasted away with long expectation and confinement, and felt what kind of sickness of the heart it was which arises from hope deferred.
Page 161 - Apollodorus, who had been in tears almost the whole conversation, began then to raise great cries, and to lament with such excessive grief, as pierced the hearts of all that were present. Socrates alone remained unmoved, and even reproved his friends, though with his usual mildness and good nature. 'What are you doing?
Page 121 - With citron groves adorn a distant soil, And the fat olive swell with floods of oil : • We envy not the warmer clime, that lies In ten degrees of more indulgent skies ; Nor at the coarseness of our heav'n repine, Tho...
Page 196 - ... to appear more graceful than ordinary in her mien, by a mixture of affectation in all her gestures. She had a wonderful confidence and assurance in her looks, and all the variety of colours in her dress that she thought were the most proper to show her complexion to an advantage.
Page 195 - ... a desert, where the silence and solitude of the place very much favoured his meditations. As he was musing on his present condition, and very much perplexed in himself on the state of life he should choose, he saw two women of a larger stature than ordinary approaching towards him.