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...re him to a respite of ten minutes sitting on its edge and contemplating the movements of the people around him. Their forms transcribed into ideas co... ...early morning exercises in front of the television and he would emulate her movements. He remembered loving the thought of catching lightning bugs li... ...nized, wayward thoughts. It felt comfortable to bounce around in the similar movements of his circumambulatory personal life. He hoped that the bus ... ... and the icy stares of his mother through the most enervated and perfunctory movements of planting flowers and trees no different than what she had or... ...al experiences when she could no longer stay logical without slipping into a philosophical void: it had been a sociological experiment of seducing the... ...yths, themselves, would give half-rational women and men artificially solved philosophical truths that would ease their minds into their jobs, their f... .... She hadn't thought it worthy of her time to think them out in an obscure philosophical treatise. Besides, figuring out why the dog bit the bone w... ...r being, or at least being perceived as being, a negligent mother. She, the philosophical dictator of herself, was unlike her hero, President Clinton... ...yes, and all these indefatigable hungers of base instinct. The loneliness of philosophical ponderings, the ineffable brooding, and the meticulous deta...

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...; they must needs go to it. The consequence was, almost every room, like a philosophical system, was in itself an entry, or passage-way to other rooms... ...fe, but beneath which, as in the sea, there was no knowing what portentous movements might be going on. She fre- quently went abroad, and in a directi... ...The truth is, my wife, like all the rest of the world, cares not a fig for philosophical jabber. In dearth of other philosophical companionship, I and...

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...han- nels of information, had seen no signs, were aware of no sus- picious movements or dangerous persons. Mr. de P— was being driven towards the rail... ... cap, “we are not perhaps in exactly the same camp. Y our judgment is more philosophical. Y ou are a man of few words, but I haven’t met anybody who d... ...of teeth this man raised in the land. That would be enough to get over any philosophical hopes. He was uproot- ing the tender plant. He had to be stop... ...ept properly for weeks. He and “Another” had a warn- ing of the Minister’s movements from “a certain person” late the evening before. He and that Anot... ...tiable fury , in great volleys of sounding thwacks. Except for the violent movements of Razumov nothing stirred, neither the beaten man nor the spoke-... ...up all the books and rammed all his papers into his pocket with convulsive movements, raging inwardly against Haldin. As he was leaving the library a ...

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... size and age, with such blue eyes as many Irishmen have, and agile in his movements and with a slight tonsorial baldness—a penny might cover it—of th... ...quiry here of policy and method. This is to be a holiday from politics and movements and meth- ods. But for all that, we must needs define certain lim... ...f Esperanto, La Langue Bleue, New Latin, V olapuk, and Lord Lytton, of the philosophical language of Archbishop Whateley, Lady Welby’s work upon Signi... ... description. But, indeed, the science of logic and the whole framework of philosophical thought men have kept since the days of Plato and Aristotle, ... ...mely, a uni- versal maximum of individual freedom. Whatever far-reach- ing movements the State or great rich men or private corpo- rations may make, t... ... hates me pretty distinctly, because of this bias he cannot understand. My philosophical insistence that things shall be reasonable and hang together,... ...er. T o a large extent he followed the older Utopists in assuming that the philosophical and constructive problem could be done once for all, and he w... ...rch institution that had produced him. In the matter of literature and the philosophical and sociological sciences, every higher educational establish... ...n yellow faces, puffy faces, spotted and irregular complexions, in nervous movements and coughs and colds—of bad habits and an incompetent or disregar...

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...amateur philosophers,—all men indeed who are not spe- cialized students of philosophical subjects,—even if their philosophical enterprise goes no furt... ...a rough figure of what I am trying to convey in this first attack upon the philosophical validity of general terms. Y ou have seen the result of those... ...me for a stupidity—for a sort of intellectual pigheadedness. If you push a philosophical or metaphysical inquiry through a se- ries of valid syllogism... ...rocess and correct your adjustments. But not when you make what are called philosophical and theological inquiries, when you turn your implement towar... ...e, but to most people it certainly does at the present time. So far as the movements of comets and electric trams go, there is no doubt practically co... ...larly the case with many scientific in- vestigators, many sociological and philosophical workers, many artists, teachers and the like. Even when such ... ...he apparently cha- otic and wasteful character of most contemporary reform movements, and it seemed reasonable to suppose that those who aimed at orga... ...velop out of such state and casual economic organizations and constructive movements as ex- ist to-day. There is no “beginning again” in these things....

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...er only, for the spray runs twice as high as that. Whether they got the name from their movements, which are swift and antic, or from the shouting the... ...hat size. Did you ever see a squirrel turn- ing in a cage? and another squirrel sitting philosophically over his nuts? I needn’t ask you which of them... ...ea- surably high, and as he glanced at them from time to time seemed to contemplate his movements with a beneficent but awful curiosity. His way took ... ...d bustle aloud among the contents of the shop, and imitate, with elaborate bravado, the movements of a busy man at ease in his own house. But he was n... ... company; the sight of his delight was a continual feast; the speed and accuracy of his movements pleased me to the heart; and I might have been so th... ...es, was he not educat- ing the boy? And education, philosophers are agreed, is the most philosophical of duties. What can be more heav- enly to poor m... ...an eremite myself – if I had not been a professed buffoon, that is. These were the only philosophical lives yet open: laughter or prayer; sneers, we m... ...for the service of my coun- try. Modesty in such a case would be a snare. If sin were a philosophical expression, I should call it sinful. A man must ... ...remains to be done, of the injustices that may yet be righted by an ardent, active, and philosophical deputy.’ Jean-Marie put his faith in Madame Desp...

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... reference to three planes, each at right angles to the oth- ers. But some philosophical people have been asking why three dimensions particularly—why... ...take back to his tribe! What would he know of railway companies, of social movements, of telephone and telegraph wires, of the Parcels Delivery Compan... ...t of their un- fathomable distance, and the slow inevitable drift of their movements out of the unknown past into the unknown fu- ture. I thought of t... ... paper testified. At the time I will confess that I thought chiefly of the philosophical transactions and my own seventeen papers upon physical optics... ...ed. Their voices seemed to rise to a higher pitch of excitement, and their movements grew faster. Y et none came within reach. I stood glaring at the ...

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...e. Al- though the heart of the girl beat quick, her step was firm, and her movements, seemingly, were without reluctance. A death- like silence reigne... ...ed this evil, and both Mabel and her uncle had learned so far to humor its movements, that they now main- tained their places with perfect composure; ... ...ct in the stern 35 James Fenimore Cooper of the light boat, governing its movements. As soon, however, as she reached a point where she got a view of... ...Ser- pent in their ascent from and descent to the river, the clue to their movements would cease at the shore, water leaving no prints of footsteps. T... ...his words, and nudging Cap with his elbow, they all continued to watch the movements of Chingachgook in profound stillness. The Mohican remained stati... ...isgust at his late errand; but the Pathfinder regarded his friend with the philosophical indifference of one who had made up his mind to be indifferen... ...ections that can best speak of such matters; and, believe me, of all love, philosophical is the most lasting, as it is the most rational.” “Y ou would... ...ntention was good, whatever might have been the mode of expressing it. Too philosophical, how- ever, to heed what a man like Cap might say or think, h...

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...n Grunewald. As a prince – well, you are in the wrong trade. It is perhaps philosophical to recognise it as you do.’ ‘Perhaps philosophical?’ repeated... ...Otto. ‘Yes, perhaps. I would not be dogmatic,’ answered Gotthold. ‘Perhaps philosophical, and certainly not virtuous,’ Otto resumed. ‘Not of a Roman v... ... the unpoetic guise of an adhesive stamp; nor did his perturbed and clumsy movements at all lessen the comedy of the performance. Sir John looked on w... ... fall, you know, sir – you have writ- ten it in your paper – how little my movements are re- garded; I am in the custom of disappearing; it will be on... ...moment of my life when I have orders to receive but none to give.’ ‘A most philosophical remark,’ returned the Colonel. ‘Begad, a very pertinent remar...

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...ss, the bitter disenchantment from which he suffered, had not led him into philosophical deserts of incredulity; this brave statesman was religious, w... ...Not- withstanding his efforts, my patron did not succeed in sti- fling the movements of his heart. Under his austere manner, under the reserve of the ... ... the very odor of virtue, and the light in her eyes, the prettiness of her movements, I fled like a man preparing to violate a tomb, who sees emerging... ...the making of flowers and light articles of wear necessitates a variety of movements, gestures, ideas even, which do not take a pretty woman out of he...

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...short, Armand de Montriveau was one of many great men unknown to fame, and philosophical enough to despise it; living with- out attaching themselves t... ... the security of strength in his gait, bearing, and slight- 45 Balzac est movements. He seemed to know that his will was irresist- ible, perhaps beca... ...ith her scarf, twisting it and pulling it to pieces, with jerky, impatient movements that seemed to tell of inward dissatisfaction and deep reflection... ...t as the Princess could; while there was a precision and a grace about the movements of her skirts, when she sat down or crossed her feet, which drove... ... sure to compound with the Liberals and allow them to argue and talk. This philosophical cant will be just as dangerous now for the younger brother as...

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...fers to the epoch anterior to that when the present social and politi- cal movements began. This epoch is being fast forgotten, and without his novel ... ...d selfish materialism. But by living in that spiritual hothouse of dreams, philosophical speculations, and abstrac- tions, these men unfitted themselv... ... us. I told you just now, you know, that he had not read much, but he read philosophical books, and his brain was so constructed that he extracted at ... ...d vulgar abuse—Natalya’s firm replies, and the resolution of her looks and movements, had confused and even intimidated her. 107 Turgenev Rudin’s sud... ...on had become different. His eyes had a changed look; his whole being, his movements, which were at one time slow, at an- other abrupt and disconnecte...

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...of each nation, of the unknown beings whose traces survive in us. “Who can philosophically explain the transition from sen- sation to thought, from th... ...ich, as he had declared, evidence was certain to come sooner or later. His philosophical speculations ought undoubtedly to gain him recognition as one... ...ce he was averse to any exer- tion that made a demand on his strength; his movements were few and simple, like those of Orientals or of savages, with ... ...as as are written in the inner- most nature of things? Must we not reverse philosophical science? “We trouble ourselves very little about the supposed... ... of the Levite’s robe. She was ha- bitually silent and thoughtful, but her movements and ges- tures betrayed a quiet grace, as her speech bore witness... ...dored features repeated itself by some in- explicable magic in your pretty movements and your least gestures. I knew that you were all graciousness, a...

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...fulness,” said Parkson, “suffices for me. If we are to smear our political movements with this sort of stuff …” “Does it work?” interjected Lewisham, ... ...laration of a great adventure. Then, as he paced the long platform, came a philosophical mood, a sense of entire detachment from the world. He saw a b... ...ally flit- ting about the room and coming back to mutual smiles. All their movements were faintly tremulous. She professed to be vastly interested and... ...y assumed enormous propor- tions. At times indeed even that good man’s own philosophical sketch of himself as a practical exponent of mental sincerity... ... his portmanteau. Ethel neither spoke nor moved, but remained watching his movements. For a time the portmanteau refused to emerge, and he marred his ... ...ledgments of Lewisham’s goodness only partly relieved his disposition to a philosophical bitterness. And the practical issues were complicated by excu...

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...dity and joyous eagerness looking out of his eyes, and of all his ways and movements. I have a Picture of him at this stage; a little portrait, which ... ...cial Spaniards of that coast seemed to have the watchfulest eye on all his movements, nay it was conjectured they had spies in Gibraltar who gathered ... ...must be altered to make it such; and a man who wishes merely to get at the philosophical result, or summary of the whole, will regard the details and ... ...er not relating peculiarly to myself, the judgment of the ninety-nine most philosophical heads in the country, if unanimous, would be right, and mine,... ...l, he returns to Clifton. His plans, of course, were ever fluctuating; his movements were swift and uncertain. Alas, his whole life, especially his wi... ... Black- artists, and successful Professors of political, ecclesiasti- cal, philosophical, commercial, general and particular Leg- erdemain, will recog... ...lyle soul I have never known. It was beautiful, to read all those interior movements; the little shades of affecta- tions, ostentations; transient spu...

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...bled Socrates. I mean he re- sembled him genuinely: that is in the face. A philosophical mind is but an accident. He reproduced exactly the familiar b... ...t light thrown down by the gateway lamps. These figures were wary in their movements and perfectly silent of foot, like beasts of prey slinking about ... ...d wide again and the white-bearded man issued, astonishingly active in his movements, using his stick almost like a leaping- pole to get down the step... ...t every moment, in a never-failing perfect correctness of speech, glances, movements, smiles, gestures, establishing for her a high reputation, an imp... ...p into the pockets of his fawn overcoat. The woman, that woman of composed movements, of deliberate superior manner, took a little run to catch up wit... ...her on the point?” I ventured to ask. Mrs. Fyne moved her shoulders with a philosophical ac- ceptance of all the necessities which ought not to be. So... ...with a purely instinc- tive precision; his mind had nothing to do with his movements. In the middle of his leap, and while in the act of sailing grave...

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...d white sea-birds were riding. Rising and falling with smooth and graceful movements in the hol- lows of the waves they seemed singularly detached and... ... at Minehead— ignoring the drunken women, the golden animals of Crete, the movements of battalions, the dinners, the reforms, the fires, the indignant... ...e of time—pure waste of time,” thus speak- ing half to himself, with quick movements of his hands; they had come round again to the circle of books on... ...nking. But Hirst did not help him, and the other people with their aimless movements and their unknown lives were disturbing, so that he longed for th... ...lushing watched her with keen gusto as she stood ejaculating with emphatic movements of her head and hands in the middle of the room. “Go on, go on, d... ...air seemed to press soft fingers upon the eyelids, sealing them down. Some philosophical remark directed, appar- ently, at St. John Hirst missed its a... ...disturbed; it seemed to be reserved for a later generation to discuss them philosophically. Crashing down a final chord with her left hand, she exclai...

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...aigne through Switzerland is not without interest, as we see there how our philosophical traveller accommodated himself everywhere to 13 Montaigne th... ...t and regularity, we may doubtless thank Fortune, which, in its capricious movements, has for once taken the path of reason. This consideration, Monse... ...ere have remained to us but the bark and the leaves. The exactly regulated movements of his mind, his piety, his virtue, his justice, his vivacity, th... ...you do not hear from me: at the same time begging you to bear in mind that movements of this kind are wont to be so sudden and unexpected that, if the... ...118 Essays: Book the First dissimulation in all the rest: where these fine philosophical discourses are only put on, and where accident, not touch- in... ...his end? The controversies and disputes of the 120 Essays: Book the First philosophical sects upon this point are merely verbal: “T ranscurramus sole... ...and———, to knit their brows whilst discoursing of their science: but as to philosophical discourses, they al- ways divert and cheer up those that ente... ...are abuses, things by which our lives can never be amended: take the plain philosophical discourses, learn how rightly to choose, and then rightly to ...

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...lowing her. They rejoined their mother, and I heard their voices and their movements, sound- ing in the distance like the murmur of bees about a hive.... ... a shawl, and when all were ready she, usually so calm and slow in all her movements, became as active as a Parisian, and we started in a body to pay ... ...titude with which we carried out the or- ders of Monsieur Origet. Like all philosophical physicians, whose sagacious observation of what passes before... ...uses to serve my breakfast herself—ah, with what sparkling pleasure in her movements, what swallow- like rapidity, what lynx-eyed perception! and then... ...as if the instrument had lost some chords and others were out of tune. Her movements were apathetic, her eyes without light. I begged her to tell me h... ... of a child who looks every one in the face, and now dropped her eyes; her movements were slow and infrequent, like those of her mother; her figure wa...

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...y a closer 12 The Door in the Wall and other stories watch was kept on my movements after this misadventure to prevent my going astray. No, it wasn’t... ... Nunez sought to assert himself that he found how easy and confident their movements could be. 99 H G Wells He rebelled only after he had tried persu... ...s a great doctor among these people, their medicine-man, and he had a very philosophical and inven- tive mind, and the idea of curing Nunez of his pec...