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...n’t take our gunpowder for a gift let us burn it to give them lead.’ I was armed as you see now; six eight-pounders on the main deck and a long eighte... ... Conrad “A lady?” said Lingard. “You say there is a lady on board. Are you armed?” “Not much,” replied Carter, negligently. “There are a few muskets a... ... craft were moored. That was common prudence in such a small boat, and not armed—as I am. I saw you right enough, but I had no intention to startle an... ...aid; “and I promise you not to fire off the old thing unless he jolly well forces me to.” He was youthfully wise in his resolution not to give way to ... ...n some simple and tremendous drama. He extorted from her a response to the forces that seemed to tear at his single-minded brain, at his guileless bre... ...hout rights and without defence and that must end by surrendering to those forces which seemed to her but the expres- sion of the unconscious genius o... ...gle in a great com- motion of leaves, vanishing instantly like a swim- mer diving from on high. A deep murmur of sur- prise arose in the armed party, ...

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...but joyful thrills. All instinct, too, fought against me when I tried high diving. I managed it, and began to like it. I had to give it up because of ... ... in the court, it was Benham, in a state between distress and madness, and armed with a horn- handled cane of exceptional size, who intervened, turned... ... that pause, went off at a tangent. “Poff, my dear,” she said, “I’ve had a diving-board put at the deep end of the pond.” The remark hung unanswered f... ... ques- tion. “Prothero mopped up the lot of us at Minchinghampton with his diving and swimming,” Benham explained, and the tension was relaxed. Lady M... ...ar wider, and ourselves far less under the pressure of inflexible moulding forces and inevitable neces- sities than any preceding generations. I want ... ...idst fruit- peel and expectorations, a few soldiers, some squalid brigands armed with preposterous red umbrellas, a group of curled-up human lumps bro... ...hanced to be a fine night, and, drawn like moths by the fire, four heavily-armed mountain- eers came out of nowhere, sat down beside Benham and Amanda... ...ot a week from London, and you see the sort of life that men live when the forces of civiliza- tion fail. We have been close to two murders—” “T wo?” ... ..., as though he was being pulled in opposite directions by two irresistible forces. To her it was plain that he needed occupation, some distin- guished...

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...ful halloo of welcome on perceiving her. A young man, the best mounted and armed, evidently an esquire, rode forward, exclaiming, ‘Well met, fair Lady... ...by a herd boy or a son eager to see life and ‘the wars.’ Simon Bunce, well armed, was of this party. Hob Hogward, though he had come to see what becam... ...he pointing of pikes and levelling of arrows at them. While the merchants, diving into their pack- ages, produced horns of ale which a younger man off... ...ody touch Florimond except herself. After this, the two dogs subsided into armed neutrality, and gradually became de- voted friends. The curiously com... ...y from Barnet, under a false impression as to the situation of the Yorkist forces. Mistress Lorimer had heard them before, but accompa- nied every rep...

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...here was in the street a hum of voices, and she saw there before the house armed men with naked steel in their hands. Scarce had she called Almeryl to... ...e house, and lo! by the water side at the end of the garden a boat full of armed soldiers with scimi- tars. So these fell upon them, and bound them, a... ... defending a cub from a wilder beast. Now when he was about to call in the armed slaves of the palace, she said, ‘I warn thee, Vizier Aswarak! tempt m... ...fell upon the King en- camped in the Desert, with the loose remnant of his forces. Mashalleed, when he had looked on her, forgot his afflic- tion, and... ...ls and disappeared in the depths, Abarak following. Surely, those two went diving downward till it seemed to each there was no bottom in the depth, an... ...he King of Oolb, as is said by Aboo Eznol: When nations with opposing forces, rash, Shatter each other, thou that wouldst have stood ...

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...hedule of what he was informed was the present distribution of its income. Armed with these particulars, he called on Mr Chadwick, having given that g... ...ving the tact of a general; his daughter did what she could to comfort the forces under her command, who took in refreshing rations of cake and tea, a... ... haunt, for John Bold was up in London among lawyers and church reformers, diving deep into other questions than that of the wardenship of Barchester;... ...d yet how badly are our troops brought together, fed, con- veyed, clothed, armed, and managed. The most excellent of our good men do their best to man... ...o place in this 19th century is more worthy of notice. No treasury mandate armed with the signatures of all the government has half the power of one o...

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...she asked. Trimmle seemed to surrender herself to a last struggle with the forces of chaos. “No, Madam. He just went out with the gentleman.” “The gen... ...the goldsmiths’ workshops and on the walls of churches, the party-cries of armed factions in the narrow streets, the organ-roll of Dante’s verse, the ... ...scort. On he sped, cleaving the crowd like a flood-tide in Gloucester bay, diving under the first arch that caught his eye, dashing down a lane to an ... ...n themselves. She had tried, at first, to rally, to organize these chaotic forces. There must be help somewhere, if only she could master the inner tu...

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...hanging in the balance. I see! Ah, I see! The old gang of criminals—allied forces of disorder—Corkran”—the Slave of the Lamp smiled po- litely—”McT ur... ... in last holidays. I can’t rache the turncock.” “Let me try,” said Stalky, diving into the aperture. “Slip ‘ee to the left, then, Muster Corkran. Slip... ...light in somebody’s benighted constituency. Wouldn’t it be a good idea if, armed with the General’s recommendation, he, tak- ing the admirable and new... ..., in a nullah, my rapparee-in-charge showed me about seventy men variously armed, but standing up like a Queen’s company. Then one of ‘em stepped out ...

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...rged, because the abundance of the sea shall be con- verted unto thee, the forces also of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.’ (Is. lx. 5.) Many years ... ... mind and enlarged his interests and sym- pathies. The moral and spiritual forces of the man were now vivified, refined, and strengthened by the awake... ...dense mat of vegetation. Hundreds of people are crowding upon them, naked, armed, with wild uncouth cries and ges- tures; I cannot talk to them but by... ..., when I touched the reef at Guadalcanar, in the presence of three hundred armed and naked men, (I heard afterwards) prayers were being uttered in the... ...n: that in all these islands the inhabitants are, to look at, wild, naked, armed with spears and clubs, or bows and poisoned arrows; that every man’s ... ...lomon Islanders distinguished themselves by jumping off the fore-yard, and diving under the ship. Mr. Tilly and the mates had been stowing, and the re... ...the moderns, of whom I read a good many; and I lose a good deal of time in diving into things too deep by half for me, while I forget or don’t learn s...

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...e, he must approve; and when these qualities are displayed in a contest of forces, the 12 Vittoria wisdom of means employed, or of ultimate views ent... ...els once, twice—the third time they fail you! What are you among a host of armed savages? Y ou would be tossed like weed on the sea. In pity, do not l... ...lly to Verona. The old Field-Marshal and chief commander of the Aus- trian forces in Lombardy, prompted by the counsels of his sagacious adlatus, the ... ...h, and no master hand on the spot to fuse and point the intense distracted forces. The curtain, therefore, hung like any common opera- screen; big onl... ...tle example of a trial of strength that he had thought of exhibiting to an armed damsel. 245 George Meredith ‘Shall I pick it up for you?’ he said. ‘... ...ing thread of green; the brown earth heaved up to him. He felt that he was diving, and had the thought that there was but water enough to moisten his ... ...ost of them officers, but a 308 Vittoria scanty number in the thick of an armed populace. Wilfrid saw the lighted passage into the great house, and t...

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...able that the young gentlemen neither bowed to nor spoke with students whose caps differed in color from their own. This did not mean hostility, but o... ...t for it. Such is the way in which the Germans seem to define the word “rest”; that is to say, they rest a member by recreating, recu- perating, resto... ... is blocked. A negro with a thou- sand tails is a topic which a person cannot talk upon flu- ently and instructively without more or less preparation.... ...ity of the earth’s surface would emphasize this effect in regions where great mountain ranges occur, and possibly so even-handed impact the odic and i... ...ong list. The tourist should visit that ice-cavern, by all means, for it is well worth the trouble; but I would advise him to go only with a strong an... ... it does not mean—when all its legitimate pennants have been hung on, has not been discovered yet. One cannot overestimate the usefulness of schlag an...

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...work, had been the sedative to her grief, which would come on her ‘like an armed man,’ in the dreari- ness of his absence. Above all, she felt herself... ...road to be coffee-berries. Aubrey daily entertains me with heroic tales of diving and floating, till I tell them they will become enamoured of some “l... ... in bed long before his brother returned. But at breakfast Henry found the forces drawn up against him, and his first attempt to remonstrate was retor... ...e very heels of the messenger, encountering no amiable face, for Henry had armed himself for defence against any possible reproaches for his treatment... ...pulation of negroes sure to rise against their masters? Where should their forces come from? Fac- tion would soon be put down, and the union be strong... ... yesterday for Harvey Anderson and Mrs. Pugh. There was a proposal to join forces, and have a double wed- ding—so interesting, the two school-fellows ...

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... had fallen had torn their consciousness and left them like two impersonal forces, there in contact. He became aware of the lapse. He wanted to say so... ...it can’t be helped; I’ve done what I could for the mo- ment. I could go on diving, of course—not much, though— and not much use—’ He moved away barefo... ...ng, they told everything, till they were over the border of evil. And they armed each other with knowledge, they extracted the sub- tlest flavours fro... ...ittle Lloyd Georges. They are really un- known to us, they are the unknown forces. It is impudence to look at them as if they were the same as human b... ...at this meeting. It was as if they met in exile, and united their solitary forces against all the world. Birkin looked on with some mistrust and wonde...

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...d felt, when she was safely home, that she had won past a thousand enemies armed with ridicule. She told herself that her sensitiveness was prepostero... ...l ‘bout catching cold—wonder if the coal will last through?” The expanding forces of life within her choked the desire for reforming. She trotted thro... ... “Farmhouse there. Put robe around you and come on,” he cried. It was like diving into icy water to climb out of the carriage, but on the ground she s... ... struggle in St. Paul, were still, in Gopher Prairie, the strongest of the forces compelling respectability. This August Sunday she had been tempted b... ...o agonize about. She felt that she was no longer analyzing and controlling forces, but swept on by them. He came to the flat for breakfast, and washed...

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...t have we known that seven-fold fence to fail, Tho’ stuffed with hoops and armed with ribs of whale.” —Rape of the Lock. 8 Moby Dick “If we compare l... ...of the Sperm Whale, 1839. “The Cachalot” (Sperm Whale) “is not only better armed than the True Whale” (Greenland or Right Whale) “in pos- sessing a fo... ...andle sweeping round like the segment made in the new-mown grass by a long-armed mower. Y ou shuddered as you gazed, and wondered what monstrous canni... ...hat grand order of battle in which Captain Ahab would probably marshal his forces to descend on the whales, these three headsmen were as captains of c... ...th the American army and military and merchant navies, and the engineering forces employed in the construc- tion of the American Canals and Railroads.... ...btless got by scraping along the Tartarian tiles in some of his profounder divings. He is seldom seen; at least I have never seen him except in the re... ...t pal- pable but not the less malicious agencies, fail to enlist among her forces this crowning attribute of the terrible. From its snowy aspect, the ... ...m, within three rods of the planks, he wholly disappeared from view, as if diving under the keel. “Cut, cut!” was the cry from the ship to the boats, ... ...ot look very brisk. Now, how had this noble rescue been accomplished? Why, diving after the slowly descending head, Queequeg with his keen sword had m...

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...Oft have we known that seven fold fence to fail, Tho’ stiff with hoops and armed with ribs of whale.” Rape of the Lock. “If we compare land animals in... ...Whale, 1839. 12 Extracts “The Cachalot” (Sperm Whale) “is not only better armed than the True Whale” (Greenland or Right Whale) “in possessing a form... ...andle sweeping round like the segment made in the new mown grass by a long armed mower. You shuddered as you gazed, and wondered what monstrous cannib... ...at grand order of battle in which Captain Ahab would presently marshal his forces to descend on the whales, these three headsmen were as cap tains of... ... the American army and military and merchant navies, and the engineer ing forces employed in the construction of the American Canals and Railroads. T... ...btless got by scraping along the Tartarian tiles in some of his profounder divings. He is seldom seen; at least I have never seen him except in the re... ...ast palpable but not the less malicious agencies, fail to enlist among her forces this crowning attribute of the terrible. From its snowy aspect, the ... ...m, within three rods of the planks, he wholly disappeared from view, as if diving under the keel. “Cut, cut!” was the cry from the ship to the boats, ... ...ot look very brisk. Now, how had this noble rescue been accomplished? Why, diving after the slowly descending head, Queequeg with his keen sword had m...

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...st left no room for debate. Thus Marius being sent for by Cinna, and their forces being divided into three parts, under Cinna, Marius, and Sertorius, ... ...willing to rely totally upon the good inclination of the in- habitants, he armed all the Romans who lived in those coun- tries that were of military a... ... Salinator imme- 11 Plutarch’s Lives diately, with six thousand men fully armed, to fortify and defend the passes of the Pyrenees. And Caius Annius n... ..., to raise the siege, Sertorius slew him in the field, gained over all his forces, and took the city of Tingis, into which Ascalis and his brothers we... ... the hind had informed him of it in his sleep, and charged him to keep his forces in readiness. Or if again he had notice that any of the commanders u... ...had had experience in battles fought by regular legions of soldiers, fully armed and drawn up in due order into a heavy standing phalanx, admi- rably ... ...esieged them there. They en- deavored to make their escape by swimming and diving through the river that flows by the town, but were taken by nets let...

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...Juno of the golden throne by his side. BOOK II NOW THE OTHER GODS and the armed warriors on the plain slept soundly, but Jove was wakeful, for he w... ...Cephissus; with their chief tains came forty ships, and they marshalled the forces of the Phoceans, which were stationed next to the Boeotians, on th... ...is the tomb of lithe Myrine. Here the Trojans and their allies divided their forces. Priam’s son, great Hector of the gleaming helmet, The Iliad – Bo... ...s hands. In like fashion Menelaus also put on his armour. When they had thus armed, each amid his own people, they strode fierce of aspect into the op... ...næ, not as an enemy but as a guest, in company with Polynices to recruit his forces, for they were levying war against the strong city of Thebes, and ... ...l and uproar of the hosts as they joined in battle. First Antilochus slew an armed warrior of the T ro jans, Echepolus, son of Thalysius, fighting in... ...ead were crushed to pieces, and he fell from the high wall as though he were diving, with no more life left in him. Then T eucer wounded Glaucus the b... ...o the ground at his feet. He dropped dead from his chariot as though he were diving, and there was no more life left in him. Over him did you then vau...

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... V ery bad habit.” There was a simplicity in the man which would have dis- armed a touchiness even more youthful than mine. So when next day at tiffin... ...No! I don’t know.” The spirit of modern hurry was embodied in a thin, long-armed, long- legged man, with a closely clipped gray beard. His meagre hand... ...distinguish land from water in the enigmatical tranquillity of the immense forces of the world. A sudden impatience possessed me. “Won’t she answer th... ...s were short five-minute affairs, but fairly frequent. I was everlastingly diving down below to get a light, though I did not consume much tobacco at ...

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...nd a policeman. To this remarkable stick, I refer an air of mystery and magic which pervaded the whole of my perquisition among the traps that were se... ...ed kitchen below this institution, fumes arose, suggestive of a class of soup which Mr. Grazinglands knew, from painful experience, enfeebles the mind... ... keeps a man. He keeps Charles Dickens 96 him up a yard, and makes him go to public-houses and lay wagers on him, and obliges him to lean against pos... ...r up before five minutes were out, to fraternise The Uncommercial Traveller 123 or fight with it. When we made a divergence from the regu- lar specie... ...sk of it, and was sitting on a little box, writing with the deliberation of a bookkeeper. Down, upon her breast on the planks of the deck at this woma... ...e Beard, and opens such a door. Impassive as the long lofts look, let the electric battery send down the word, and the shutters and doors shall fly op... ... went off. This poodle wore a military shako (it is unnecessary to add, very much on one side over one eye), a little military coat, and the regulatio... ...e? The purser snores reassur- ingly, and the ship’s bells striking, I hear the cheerful ‘All’s well!’ of the watch musically given back the length of ...

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...thoroughly, returned them to the box, and went back aboard his boat again so armed against accident that he could not possibly get his boat into troub... ...o getting by it. It lay be tween the upper and lower divisions of the Union forces, and kept them separate, until a junction was finally effected acr... ...opposed, inundates and devastates the whole country round; and as soon as it forces its way through its former channel, plants in every direction the ... ..., “I’ll kill you!” and proceeded for him with his revolver. A said, “I’m not armed.” So B, who wished to do only what was right, threw down his revolv... ...erce and stub born fighting—and ended, finally, in the repulse of the Union forces with great slaughter. Chapter 4O Castles and Culture BATON R OUGE ... ...ulties. Mabry then told O’Connor he should not live. It seems that Mabry was armed and O’Connor was not. The cause of the difficulty was an old feud a... ...e of green hickory hoop poles to soak, some twelve feet under water. We were diving and ‘seeing who could stay under longest.’ We managed to remain do...