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...urgundians, for a leg- end operates mainly with types, and as Attila was a Hun and throughout the Middle Ages was looked upon as the type of a cruel t... ...m “Ortewein” in his translation, the spelling with short “i” has been cho- sen, as the lack of accent tends to shorten the vowel in such names. (14) “... ...s his brother. (2) “Fey.” This Scotch and older English word has been cho- sen to translate the M.H.G. “veige,” ‘fated,’ ‘doomed,’ as it is etymologic... ...e who’ll gladly ride with thee. We will give thee a thousand of our thirty hun- dred warriors; be they thy court retainers.” Kriemhild then gan send f... ...ed knights were seen dismounting from their steeds. Fair were the men from Hun- gary greeted; messengers had never worn such lordly clothes. Then Hage... ...e Rudeger’s men. The queen had with her many a fair-fashioned maid, full a hun- dred and four, that wore costly robes of rich, gay-colored silks. Many... ...ilk and precious stones. Whatever she brought with her across the Rhine to Hun- gary must needs be given all away. All the king’s kinsmen and all his ...

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... Jupiter’s supposed advice; so the bread was baked, and tossed down by the hun- gry men. After a time, there was a report from the outer guards that t... ...mbassadors, as a stranger might not be present at the deliberations of the Sen- ate. His old friends pressed him to stay and give his opinion as a sen... ...und a Tchetchenge man, and told him that here was a means of obtaining two hun- dred roubles. He had only to shelter the major as a guest for three da... ...with St. Stephen’s crown, it would be his own fault if he were not King of Hun- gary as long as he lived; but if the crown were not to be found, of co... ...e. He had built a monastery near Moscow for himself and three hundred cho- sen boyards, and every morning at three or four o’clock he took his two son... ...aternoster; as con- cerns the T en Commandments it is not so pressing.’ (A sen- timent that he could hardly have wished to see put in prac- tice.) Ano... ...as born. M. de Lescure had long expected its destruction, but had not cho- sen to remove the furniture, lest he should discourage the peasants. His fa... ...ned by the death of Marigny, whom, by false accusations, he was induced to sen- tence to be shot. Marigny showed great courage and resigna- tion, hims...

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...ed and forty-four thousand francs, and the interest brings in at least one hun- 35 Balzac dred thousand more. But as he must, if he consults a notary... ... the house and furniture.” “Well, a hundred thousand to Minoret, and three hun- dred thousand apiece to you and me, that would be fair.” “Ha, that wou... ...ho felt less shaken than surprised. It is proper to state that between her sen- tences the woman paused for several minutes, during which time her att... ...at she has said and done what you have written down— lower thy head, proud Hun!” The two friends returned to the house opposite to the As- sumption an... ...rest accruing thereon. The old lady was bewildered at a summons to pay one hun- dred and twenty-nine thousand five hundred and seventeen francs within...

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...ely waist-deep. Then, as the Martian towered overhead scarcely a couple of hun- dred yards away, I flung myself forward under the surface. The splashe... ...tterly exhausted all three of them. They began to suffer the beginnings of hun- ger; the night was cold, and none of them dared to sleep. And in the e... ...over upon his hands. He sprang to his feet and saw to starboard, and not a hun- dred yards from their heeling, pitching boat, a vast iron bulk like th... ...appeared upon Mars or Martian sanitary science eliminated them ages ago. A hun- dred diseases, all the fevers and contagions of human life, con- sumpt... ...nary, howling Mar- tian from the direction of St. John’s Wood. A couple of hun- dred yards out of Baker Street I heard a yelping chorus, and saw, firs... ...rophecy: “In about two hundred years,” I had written, “we may expect—” The sen- tence ended abruptly. I remembered my inability to fix my mind that mo...

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...a highly-respected and beloved lady of the name of Gran, residing within a hun- dred miles of Norfolk Street.” I felt that we were almost safe now, I ...

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...t of moral forces, as it sank and rose in this island through the last two hun- dred years. It is well known that the two great revolutions of the sev... ...their functions as clergymen, and declared their churches vacant. But this sen- tence was found to be a brutum fulmen; the crime was no crime, the pun... ...clared publicly that they would not consent to regard this sentence as any sen- tence at all, but would act in all respects as if no such sen- tence h... ... it never sinks to the brutal. At Liverpool we used to see in one day many hun- dreds of Greek sailors from all parts of the Levant; these were amongs... ...a man is aware of the impression produced by a perpendicular rock over six hun- dred feet high, he may judge of the stupendous effect from a citadel r... ... of a plain, slop- ing to the sea, and ascending to the height of nineteen hun- dred feet. Objects of this class, together with the mournful Pelasgic ... ... literally shrink- ing from its own intelligible enunciation, burrowing in sen- tences kept aloof from the text, and calling upon foot-notes to cover ...

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...ad privately primed himself for a beautiful scene. He had prepared certain sen- tences which he thought could be used with touching effect. But her wo... ...d you ever think you might run yourself, Jim?” he asked. On concluding the sen- tence he laughed as if he had meant to aim a joke. The loud soldier al... ... his cap feel uncertain upon his head. He could hear the men whisper jerky sen-tences: “Say— what’s all this—about?” “What th’ thunder—we—skedaddlin’ ... ...fying, escaped. And, furthermore, how could they kill him who was the cho- sen of gods and doomed to greatness? He remembered how some of the men had ... ...and were engaged in a stupendous wrangle. It became impos- sible to make a sen-tence heard. The youth wished to launch a joke—a quota-tion from news- ... ...s words. “What an awful mess you made! Good Lord, man, you stopped about a hun-dred feet this side of a very pretty success! If your men had gone a hu...

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... good view of him. His face was not a good face. It was hard, and cruel, and sen sual, and big white teeth, that looked all the whiter because his li... ...of him that loved her best, the hand that of all she would herself have cho sen, had it been to her to choose?’ Tell me if there be such a one amongs... ... day. He have follow the wake of the berserker Icelander, the devil begotten Hun, the Slav, Chapter 18 288 the Saxon, the Magyar. “So far, then, we...

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...h thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast cho sen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name: 39 Then hear tho... ...olomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have cho sen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. 13 If I shut up heaven ... ... was come to Jerusalem, he gath ered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hun dred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight ... ... he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had cho sen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’... ... slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hun dred thousand chosen men. Second Chronicles 13:7 – 13:17 26 18 Thus t... ...undred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hun dred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour. Seco... ...st them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hun dred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. 10 Then Asa went out against hi... ...hield two hundred thousand. 18 And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hun dred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war. 19 These waite...

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...rk of the Comte de Gondreville. But when it comes to an election, what are sen- timents! This Scene is written for the information of countries so unf... ... themselves; for, after 1830, it represented only the pretensions of a few hun- gry democrats. Nevertheless, this word had still a great effect upon A... ...ends left col- lege together and were sent to Paris. A place had been cho- sen for Dorlange in the atelier of the sculptor Bosio, and from that moment... ...s mysterious dwarf, bethought himself of making over to Gaston the fifteen hun- dred francs paid to him by the government for the “prix de Rome.” But ... ...enods’; and find- ing there, sure enough, in actual, living money, the two hun- dred and fifty thousand francs announced to me, I was led to reason in...

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...your favourite Mr. Kurnatovsky, the man of principle, cleaned you out of a hun- dred roubles last night. That was hardly delicate, you must 127 Turge... ...is two articles: ‘On some peculiarities of ancient law as regards judicial sen- tences,’ and ‘On the significance of cities in civilisation.’ It is on...

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.... To make my Dream more monstrous and unlikely, one of these had words and sen tences upon its body, inscribed there, at an unknown time, and in an u... ...e tourist could desire. The natural impulse of ninety nine people out of a hun dred, who were about to recline upon the grass below it, to rest, and ... ...is chair, and takes a book. The galley slave gathers up an empty sack. The sen tinel throws away a handful of nut shells, shoulders his mus ket, and...

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...“that decent people can settle such things in two words. I will give you a hun- dred roubles a month and all travelling expenses. Will you come? Nejda... ...he thought to him- self. “What a good thing this gentleman suggested it. A hun- dred roubles … a hundred from my brothers—their excel- lencies… . I wa... ...tened to the wise, courteous, patronising speeches of his host, received a hun- dred roubles, and ten days later was leaning back in the plush seat of... ...hinking of any- thing in particular, but gave himself up to those peculiar sen- sations of spring which in the heart of young and old alike are always... ...esh as can be. The question is this: do you want to see how people lived a hun- dred or a hundred and fifty years ago? If so, then make haste and foll... ... petty little gro- cers’ shops, or lending the peasants corn or money at a hun- dred or a hundred and fifty percent, as many of our landed gentry are ...

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...two hundred and fifty thou sand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hun dred thousand. 22 For there fell down many slain, because the war was ... ...ons; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hun dred. 3 And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Mich... ... were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hun dred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin. Chapter 9 S o a... ...ribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hun dred and twenty thousand. 38 All these men of war, that could keep ran... ...fter their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hun dreds, and their officers that served the king in any mat ter of the ... ... said unto all the congre gation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath cho sen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not ...

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... for a gentleman to belong. Among the day-boys, of whom there were about a hun- dred and fifty , sons of the local gentry and of the men stationed at ... ...deal in debt: it was difficult to live in London like a gentleman on three hun- dred a year; and his heart yearned for the V enice and Florence which ... ...ward’s influence, he would not grant that indecision pointed to a charming sen- 158 Of Human Bondage sitiveness; and he resented the shadow of a snee... ...ntire for- 211 W. Somerset Maugham tune amounted to no more than eighteen-hun- dred pounds. He hesitated. Then it chanced that one day Mr. Goodworthy... ...nd the Folies Bergeres. His little eyes twinkled and his face wore a sly , sen- sual smile as he sought out the pornographic. He went into all the hau... ...wance if Philip went to Paris. “It’s a mere excuse for self-indulgence and sen- suality ,” he said. “I’m interested to hear you blame self-indul- 217... ..., the affected drawing of the second, had entirely satisfied his aesthetic sen- 250 Of Human Bondage sibilities. Their vague idealism, the suspicion ... ...ood company and inebri- ety no bar. “I ought to have lived in the eighteen hun- dreds,” he said himself. “What I want is a pa- tron. I should have pub... ...nything was done with the heart. He had very little money , barely sixteen hun- dred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severes...

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... them the least attention; but Cropole approaching him respectfully, whispered “ Mon- sieur, the diamond has been valued.” “Ah!” said the traveler. “W... ...ecommenced the addition. “No, monseigneur; there want seven hundred and forty thousand livres.” Mazarin asked for the account, and revised it carefull... ...first place, I shall set a ransom on him.” “Of how much?” “Peste! a fellow like that must be well worth a hundred thousand crowns.” 149 Dumas “Y es, ... ...he morrow, since Lambert was there prob- ably with the intention of giving battle, and consequently would give up his provisions, if he were forced fr... ...t crossed the first lines of Monk’s camp, that is to say, the lines nearest to Lambert’s army. Beyond the river was an advanced post belonging to Monk... ..., and his hat, which he held in his hand, fell upon the ground, as if all his muscles had be- come relaxed at once. Baisemeaux, habituated to the pres...

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...o be lasting. A most se- vere and unexpected Blow at once destroyed every sen- sation of Pleasure. Convinced as you must be from what I have already... ...s one might have expected to be the choice of Macdonald. They said he was Sen- sible, well-informed, and Agreable; we did not pretend 20 Love and Fr... ... of it, when we were fifteen it was diminished to nine Hundred. This nine Hun- dred they always kept in a Drawer in one of the Tables which stood in ... ...uriosity to see us (which must have been great to bring her more than four hun- dred miles) being now perfectly gratified, she already begins to menti... ...ey are, as I see some of them in every Page of every Music book, being the sen- timents I imagine of the composer. I executed my Plan with great Punct... ...h being appointed Queen, and while conducting to the scaffold, she wrote a sen- tence in Latin and another in Greek on seeing the dead Body of her Hus...

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...! For God Himself bade us beware of sin and dire disaster. Now thirst and hun ger press upon my heart whereof we formerly were ever free. How shall... ... winters begetting sons and daughters. And all the years of Seth were nine hun dred and twelve winters, and he died. (ll. 1143 1154) And after he wen... ...brought forth her first born, a goodly son. And his name was Enoch. Eight hun dred years his father lived, and increased his tribe. And all the year... ... and daughters before his death. And all the years of Methuselah were nine hun dred and seventy winters, and he died. (ll. 1224 1236) And Lamech, his... ...of God. One was Hananiah; the second, Azariah; the third was Mishael, cho sen of the Lord. Stout of heart and thoughtful minded the young men came be... ...bringing in his arms great stones, and bidding Him make loaves to stay His hun ger, “if Thou have so much power.” But the Eternal Lord made answer un...

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...ri its main branch, it is the longest river in the world—four thousand three hun dred miles. It seems safe to say that it is also the crookedest rive... ...pi Mark T wain 4 seven feet; the depth increases gradually, reaching one hun dred and twenty nine just above the mouth. The difference in rise an... ... Great Sewer.’ This mud, solidified, would make a mass a mile square and two hun dred and forty one feet high. The mud deposit gradually extends the ... ...ublished; “Don Quixote” was not yet written; Shakespeare was not yet born; a hun dred long years must still elapse before Englishmen would hear the n... ...f into an average section of the Mississippi River; that is, the nine or ten hun dred miles stretching from Cairo, Illinois, southward to New Orleans... ... another surprise— that it was not made fifty years ago. It is so manifestly sen sible, that it might have been thought of earlier, one would suppose... ... rearing, by educa tion, and by sentiment; the teachers are all southern in sen timent, and with the exception of those born in Europe were born and... ...nd then he would pause and heave a deep sigh; and occasionally mutter broken sen tences—confused and not intelligible—but out of their midst an ejacu...

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...given in—Stop,” said Godeschal to the three copying clerks, “that rascally sen- tence brings me to the end of my page.—Well,” he went on, wetting the ... ...ted the circumlocu- tions of the prolix document. Five clerks with rows of hun- gry teeth, bright, mocking eyes, and curly heads, lifted their noses t... ...ously, and rising subsequently to a high political position, by being cho- sen Depute, made Delbecq the Countess’ abject slave. He had never allowed h... ...he had hoped from it. “Yes,” exclaimed the Colonel, as if he were ending a sen- tence already begun in his mind, “I must return underground again. I h...