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... indifference and contempt the whole subject has come, and how it hath passed into the domain of poetical imagery, and forms of the fancy, when it h... ... and pretended fawnings; so the Greeks by their eloquence, their industry, their public games, their poetry, their arts and sciences, which they wer...

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...nce were rife. Only yesterday the plough levelled Persan, that magnificent domain which gave a title to one of the most opulent families of the old pa... ... all the morning; while the countess slept and Montcornet tramped over his domain, I have compelled myself to keep my rash, imprudent promise to write... ...oughout the districts of Blangy, Conches, and Cerneux, all adjacent to the domain of Les Aigues. This sore, for cer- tain reasons which will be given ... ...lent air. “Vatel, my man, if you ever again dare to force your way into my domain, my gun shall answer you,” he said. “T o-day you have had the ashes;... ...the man who gave them possession of the soil and sold to them the national domains. His anointing was saturated with that idea.” “An idea to which 181... ... might have envied the trick; O Muse of the Loves and the Laughs and the Games, Come down and assist me, for, true to your aims, I have ruled of... ...t the end of the garden, where he kept various contrivances for the public games, such as weighing-machines, merry-go-rounds, see-saws, all in readine...

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...t rushed the throbbing blood, Then ebbing back, with sudden sway, Left its domain as wan as clay. ‘Roderick, enough! enough! ‘ he cried, ‘My daughter ... ...ldest of the crew When deed of danger was to do. He grieved that day their games cut short, And marred the dicer’s brawling sport, And shouted loud, ‘... ...nd pot; And ’tis right of his office poor laymen to lurch Who infringe the domains of our good Mother Church. Yet whoop, bully-boys! off with your liq... ...but one only man;” Goldsmith, D. V . 39: “One only master grasps the whole domain,” etc. 393. Awhile she paused, etc. The MS. reads: “ A space she pau... ... but after its introduction into England it became blended with the Mayday games. A full historical account of it is given in Douce’s Illustrations of... ...core horse, which were all able men and waled [picked] men for all kind of games and pastimes, shooting, louping, running, wrestling, and casting of t... ...and the Greyfriars Church. It was formerly the chief place for viewing the games, which were held in this “valley,” or depression in the hill on which...

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...e, in the sense in which it is here used, is a game, or rather a series of games, of cards, each player, when it is his turn to deal, selecting the ga... ...en he did choose to amuse himself, he displayed extraordinary ardor in his games. Whenever there was a contest of any sort be- tween a comrade and him... ...e? And do you not know what sort of creatures play female parts within the domains of the Pope? It was I, monsieur, who endowed Zambinella with his vo...

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...? Shall I not see him again?” “Montemar is on the bank of the Epte, in the domain that the French wrongfully claim from us. He lives there with his mo... ... days passed, and they grew weary of the watch, and be- took themselves to games in the Castle court. One day, Alberic, in the character of a Dragon, ... ...ced as hostages in the hands of the Normans, whilst he returned to his own domains. The Princes were to be sent to Bayeux; whither Richard had returne...

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...ore reserve and greater modesty; etc. It can easily be imagined that these games, carried on nightly for twenty years, were interrupted now and then b... ...he players, who all counted on a certain gain. After a certain num- ber of games and when the hour grew late, these excellent people would be forced t... ...mte and Vicomtesse de Kergarouet, there was talk of whist and boston being games of more interest than mouche. The baroness, who was bored by mouche, ... ...dopted it. But it proved impossible to make them really understand the new games, which, on the depar- 37 Beatrix ture of the Kergarouets, were voted... ..., their dear, agreeable mouche. Mouche accordingly tri- umphed over modern games, as all ancient things have ever triumphed in Brittany over novelties... ...mpetent to guide his external life. Claude contemplates himself within the domain of his intellectual kingdom, and abandons his outer man with Diogeni... ... which can only be defined by the word sacred. All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle d... ...pined as un- der-mistress at Saint-Denis, she had made some advance in the domain of the sciences, but her subsequent life had cov- ered these good se... ...vy. We inherit to-day the saturnalias of the Revolution transferred to the domain, apparently peaceful, of the mind, of industry, of politics; it now ...

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...for me.” “Might it not be best, my Prince, that we wait here until I prove myself and make my rights secure to my domains? I should be so much the bet... ...? I should be so much the better able then to—” The King interrupted him imperiously— “Peace! What are thy paltry domains, thy trivial in- terests, co... ... thrown off all soft disguises and become a pitiless mas- ter toward all who in any way depended upon him and his domains for bread. There was a bit o... ...alked— I told you of my sisters, Nan and Bet—ah, yes, you remember that; and about mine old grandam—and the rough games of the lads of Offal Court—yes...

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...d ascent to a fortress on the cliffs commanding the Indian reservation. My games upon the floor must have spread over several years and developed from... ...tion of the inside of an old alarum clock. My mother did not understand my games, but my father did. He wore bright-coloured socks and carpet slippers... ...There isn’t a neighbour in Bromstead won’t be able to skin you at suchlike games. You and I are the brainy unstable kind, topside or nothing. And if e... ...comments on casual visitors,—” Miss G. and much noisy shrieking talk about games and such frivolities and croquay. A. delighted and very attentive.” S... ... was necessary for Greek epigrams and Latin verse, and for the rest played games. We dipped down into some- thing clear and elegantly proportioned and... ...he window to see behind the stems of the young fir trees that bordered his domain, the little string of lighted carriage win- dows gliding southward… ...

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... wilt attempt laughter; whoso recog- nizes the unfathomable, all-pervading domain of Mystery, which is everywhere under our feet and among our hands; ... ...e, Christmas, and so forth; with a whole cycle of the Entepfuhl Children’s-games, differing appar- ently by mere superficial shades from those of othe... ...s of the Wiener Schub (Offscourings of Vienna) vociferously superintending games of chance. Ballad-singers brayed, Auctioneers grew hoarse; cheap New ... ...n Mad- ness, it is Fantasy that superadds itself to sight; on the so petty domain of the Actual plants its Archimedes-lever, whereby to move at will t... ...is here that Fantasy with her mystic wonderland plays into the small prose domain of Sense, and becomes incorporated therewith. In the Symbol proper, ...

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...rts devoted to narrow duties and entrenched behind pious practices. Silent games of cards occupied the whole evening, and the two young girls under th... ... of their old castle; he intends to rebuild it and add a forest with large domains to the estate, and make his son a count; he declares that by the th...

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...at or to overhear her prayers? These, brother, are secrets, and out of the domain of V anity Fair, in which our story lies. But this may be said, that... ..., and pleasure! What tremendous hazards of loss or gain! What were all the games of chance he had ever played compared to this one? Into all contests ... ... estab- lishment. Now, our friend the Colonel had a great aptitude for all games of chance: and exercising himself, as he continually did, with the ca... ...st a man of such sudden resources and brilliant and overpowering skill. At games of cards he was equally skilful; for though he would constantly lose ... ...great account, and that it is prob- able … but we are wandering out of the domain of the story. Had Mrs. Sedley been a woman of energy, she would have...

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...ordant throat, as though once more in undis- turbed possession of his wild domains. Duncan caught from these natural accompaniments of the solitary sc... ... that attended their sport. Some were rushing eagerly to enjoy the aquatic games of the lake, and others were already toiling their way up the neighbo... ...hey fled precipitately before the passage of some intruder on their proper domains. After an impatient and breathless pause, a plunge was heard in the... ...cting a mimic chase to the post among themselves. In order to render their games as like the reality as possible, one of the boldest of their number h...

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...s, on the other hand, play, according to recognized law, old, traditionary games, permitting no caprioles of fancy, but with scope enough for the outb... ...in point on the slope of a pasture, commanding nearly the whole of our own domain, besides a view of the river, and an airy prospect of many distant h... ...old gray shadow, and cherish him as one of us, and let him creep about our domain, in order that he might be a little merrier for our sakes, and we, s... ...hermitage, and saw the farmhouse, the fields, and almost every part of our domain, but not a single human figure in the landscape. Some of the windows...

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...bitt disapproved of Laylock, who sang in choirs and was merry at home over games of Hearts and Old Maid. He had a tenor voice, wavy chestnut hair, and... ...very woman watched her with stilled blankness. 111 Sinclair Lewis Between games, sitting on the davenport, Babbitt spoke to her with the requisite ga... ...Then he discovered a world of Sunday School journals, an enormous and busy domain of weeklies and monthlies which were as technical, as practical and ... ... memory of high-school pleasures back in Catawba he sug- gested the nicest games: Going to Boston, and charades with stew-pans for helmets, and word-g... ...nd I have, these days,” he sighed, and he clung to the child, played floor-games with her all evening. He considered going to see Paul in prison, but,...

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...ts; and we hunt over twelve thousand acres of forest, not counting our own domain.” Oscar, the painter, and Mistigris, all more or less subdued, excha... ...Come, Oscar, we’ll make an end of them!” Georges and his partner lost five games running. After los- ing the thousand francs Oscar was seized with the...

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...ce offering superior results to those obtained from Eau- de-Cologne in the domain of the toilet, has been widely sought by both sexes in Europe. Devot... ...and Fall of Cesar Birotteau table, and by the young people in those little games called innocent because they cover the innocent by-play of bour- geoi... ...ver the innocent by-play of bour- geois love. The Matifats joined in these games. “Cesar,” said Constance as they drove home, “go and see Monsieur le ...

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...looks. “Come! I’ll speak out now I’m at work. I thought you at some girl’s games in the Summer. You went out one day to meet a young gentleman. Offenc... ...of renown in his profession; fifth of a family that had cultivated a small domain of one hundred and sev- enty acres with sterling profit, and in a st... ... boxer in the neighbourhood like Robert Eccles, nor such a champion in all games, nor, when he set himself to it, such an invincible drinker. It was h... ... cracker of irrelevant rhymes had ceased to explode; “I’m for none of them games. Honesty!—there’s the sugar o’ my grog.” “Ay, but you like to be cock...

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...ettily out of your brown eyes. I wonder what you expect to see? The ruined gamester shooting himself on every path, eh?’ ‘No, no; I don’t suppose I sh... ...tgrown the lively, aimless chatter and little jests that had succeeded the games of childhood, and the growth had been in different directions, so tha... ...e his father and sister accepted Mr. Dutton’s invitation to look round his domain. It would have been small in the country, but it was extensive for t... ...ignation against such a variation of the accustomed programme of all their games. Nuttie thought she had defended her patient sufficiently, but she fo... ...lap, listening to whispered oft- told tales, or playing at impromptu quiet games; he could go to sleep anywhere, and the wonderful discoveries he made...

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...r display of the cariosities of the place, and explanations of the curious games and puzzles taught by ‘Mr. T om.’ Ethel, watching the sweet wist- ful... ...times, more trying to Averil than all, she would live over again the happy games with him, or sing their favourite hymns and chants, or she would be h... ... light canoes that some cut out and launched; of the teaching them English games, of their orderly ways in school and in hall; of the prayers in their... ...fter breakfast, when he had finished his investi- gations of all Dr. May’s domains, and much entertained Gertrude by his knowledge of them, Ethel set ...

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... time, however short or long it may have been, so unused to the sports and games of boys, that I knew I was awkward and inexperienced in the commonest... ...layed the piano to him, sat by him, and worked and talked, and played some games at dominoes with me. In good time she made tea; and after- wards, whe... ...at home, and happy, among my new companions. I was awkward enough in their games, and backward enough in their studies; but custom would im- prove me ... ...erwise and learnt with a good will, desiring to do it credit. We had noble games out of hours, and plenty of liberty; but even then, as I remember, we... ...s knowing anything of the matter, as he jogged to and fro. Outside his own domain, and un- protected, he was a very sheep for the shear- ers. He would...