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...times, it takes a terrible event before their eyes are opened. Remember Pearl Harbor?" "I guess I've had my Pearl Harbor," Alex said, beginning to ... ...to himself. Maybe, he could make a deal with the Mafia: trade information for safety. Could he trust 197 J.Cross/Artemis them? More than the Co... ... the phone and called his contact in Las Vegas. After discussing his family's safety, Madero told him when and where a ton of cocaine was to be deli... ...k. He extracted his snub nosed 38, shoved in a full clip, and snapped off the safety. He crouched in the shadow of the couch and waited. Seconds pas... ...re we speak of killing." Soule' relaxed. He had forgotten how different each culture was. "You're right, my apologies." "Let me tell you a story,... ...ve arranged for a tourist charter to Los Angeles, courtesy of the Ministry of Culture. From there you can make your own arrangements. When your men ...

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...e is progressing, if in your judgment you can give us the information with safety. A. LINCOLN. TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G . B. McCLELLAN. W AR DEPARTMENT, ... ...ond, and would be glad to be informed, if you think you can inform me with safety. A. LINCOLN. 51 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Six TELEGRAM ... ...eneral-in-chief, and that he repair to this capital so soon as he can with safety to the positions and operations within the de- partment now under hi... ...ticular place has all the advantages for a colony. On both sides there are harbors—among the finest in the world. Again, there is evi- dence of very r... ...- ions, west by the Rocky Mountains, and south by the line along which the culture of corn and cotton meets, and which in- cludes part of Virginia, pa... ...ted States Navy, then senior officer in command of the naval force off the harbor of Mobile, was guilty of inexcus- able neglect in permitting the arm... ... will probably not exceed six persons of all sorts. A. LINCOLN. OPINION ON HARBOR DEFENSE. April 4, 1863. On this general subject I respectfully refer...

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...ies or intellectual part of religion, a very diminished fervor attends the culture of its moral and practical part. This was perhaps one reason; for t... ...ately upon its passing the As- sembly. Whatever doubts a few persons might harbor upon the expediency of such an act, evidently it was contrary to the... ... resisted a temptation to schism, makes known by that avowal that he still harbors in his mind the germ of such a temptation: and to that scruple, whi... ...n the barbaresque taste, to support themselves under the frown of European culture. VIII. The first rude sketch of the Hebrew SANDAL may be traced in ... ... and few histories are written except in the simplest condition of hu- man culture, which do not in part assume its functions, or which are content to... ... cially if the island happen to be much in the way of naviga- tors, or the harbors happen to be convenient, or if it happen to furnish a good stage in... ...overnment. And upon that will depend much of the comfort, much even of the safety, to be looked for by tourists. The prospects at present are not bril...

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... Calasareigne and Jaros is- lands; had doubled Pomegue, and approached the harbor under topsails, jib, and spanker, but so slowly and sedately that th... ...fected one of the crowd that he did not await the arrival of the vessel in harbor, but jumping into a small skiff, desired to be pulled alongside the ... ...ion. “Alas, sir, in the most unexpected manner. After a long talk with the harbor-master, Captain Leclere left Naples greatly disturbed in mind. In tw... ...Danglars, grasping him by the arm, “or I will not answer even for your own safety. Who can tell whether Dantes be innocent or guilty? The vessel did t... ...f his people, and he who shall plot or contrive aught against the life and safety of the parent of thirty-two millions of souls, is a parricide upon a... ...ossible it can be the minister of police as he has the guardianship of the safety and honor of your majesty, it is probable that I am in error. Howeve... ... abilities with which nature had endowed you have been weakened by want of culture; and, in short, whether you consider yourself capable of resuming a...

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...w to Jupiter for him as he was going to the fight, that, if he returned in safety, she would offer sacrifices in thanks of it, and dying before he cam... ...former occasions of the payment of the trib- ute, entertaining no hopes of safety or return, they sent out the ship with a black sail, as to unavoidab... ... remembered to hang out the sail which should have been the token of their safety to Aegeus, who, in despair at the sight, threw himself headlong from... ...icius, their ser- vant, should be remitted into their hands, and no longer harbored amongst their accusers. The consul seemed inclined to their propos... ...d been done. As Themistocles sailed along the coast, he took notice of the harbors and fit places for the enemies’ ships to come to land at, and engra... ...r anger for the present, sent him away. Next he proceeded to establish the harbor of Piraeus, ob- serving the great natural advantages of the locality... ...us and worthy nature with- out proper discipline, like a rich soil without culture, is apt, with its better fruits, to produce also much that is bad a... ...per and his superior character which, like a plant, seemed only to require culture and a better situation, he urged and persuaded him to apply himself...

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... two men, is a known fact. He did seize them, and brought them into Boston harbor, to the great delight of his coun- trymen. This delight I could unde... ...ce; but who will say that if Captain Wilkes had taken the “Trent” into the harbor of New York, in order that the matter might have been adjudged there... ... did get over, and were all driven out again, up to the railway station in safety. On reaching the Mississippi about the middle of the next day, we fo... ...not be suspended unless when, in case of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it.” It is the second clause of that section which state... ...t is to say, rebellion and the public danger, or the requirement of public safety.” By these words Mr. Binney intends to im- ply that the Constitution... ...haps in af- fection; but he cannot separate himself from England in mental culture. It may be suggested that an Englishman has the same advantages as ... ...- can ports. It cannot be good for us to have to throw millions into these harbors instead of taking millions out from them. It cannot be good for us ...

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...er formed; which still shows it- self in the latest forms of our spiritual culture. Higher consid- erations have to teach us that the God Wish is not ... ...l not, if not so. There is a soul of truth in all the things she ever gave harbor to. Alas, is not this the history of all highest T ruth that comes o... ...ance of it has altogether vanished like a dream. Mighty fleets and armies, harbors and arsenals, vast cities, high-domed, many-engined,—they are preci... ...orld is forms, College- rules; whose notion is that these are the life and safety of the world. He is placed suddenly, with that unalterable luckless ... ... so long as he had any basis. He has an instinct of Nature better than his culture was. His savans, Bourrienne tells us, in that voyage to Egypt were ...

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... The spectre might have been merely a Roman beggar, whose fraternity often harbor in stranger shelters than the catacombs; or one of those pilgrims, w... ... egar. Yet all these vineyard scenes, and the processes connected with the culture of the grape, had a flavor of poetry about them. The toil that prod... ...rs of ripening grapes in the interval between. Under such careless mode of culture, the luxuriant vine is a lovelier spectacle than where it produces ... ...the object of our deepest interest. The species of soli- tude that a crowd harbors within itself is felt to be prefer- able, in certain conditions of ... ...d of the very different class of engi- neers who now manage its cranks and safety valves, the system would soon vindicate the dignity and holiness of ... ...answered Hilda. “But what have I done that a girl of New England birth and culture, with the right sense that her mother taught her, and the conscienc... ... have seen the tower crumble down before his eyes, on condition of Hilda’s safety—determined, late as it was, to attempt ascertaining if she were in h... ...pward, hoping that they might have come as joyful messengers of the girl’s safety, and that he should discern her slender form, half hidden by the par...

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...ame had preceded him. He had already gained fame in India, where scores of cultured and critical people, after reading “Departmental Ditties,” “Plain ... ...with great joy that the block-house which guarded the mouth of the “finest harbor in the world, sir,” could be silenced by two gunboats from Hong Kong... ... in the world, sir,” could be silenced by two gunboats from Hong Kong with safety, com- fort, and despatch. Also, there was not a single American vess... ..., and despatch. Also, there was not a single American vessel of war in the harbor. This may sound bloodthirsty; but remember, I had come with a grieva... ...s, only to overhear, 12 American Notes when I expected the level voice of culture, the staccato “Sez he,” “Sez I” that is the mark of the white serva... ... been spending the evening. 19 Rudyard Kipling Read about politics as the cultured writer of the maga- zine regards ‘em, and then, and not till then,...

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...arbitrament of the courts, will be found sufficient 9 Tocqueville for the safety of personal rights, and for the safety of the government, and the pr... ...ent. This want of interest in his own affairs goes so far that, if his own safety or that of his children is endan- gered, instead of trying to avert ... ...natural principle, it always presupposes the existence of a high degree of culture and enlightenment in society.* At the first glance it may be imagin... ...o the extir- pation of a few barbarous tribes in order not to endanger the safety of the American Union. But the federal government, which is not able... ... the Union the mouths of almost all the rivers are obstructed; and the few harbors which exist amongst these lagoons afford much shal- lower water to ... ... the Union the mouths of almost all the rivers are obstructed; and the few harbors which exist amongst these lagoons afford much shal- lower water to ... ...urse of a long voyage; he loses a good deal of precious time in making the harbor, or in waiting for a favorable wind to leave it; and he pays daily d... ...s degree, amongst all democratic nations. Nothing is more necessary to the culture of the higher sci- ences, or of the more elevated departments of sc... ...the midst of a democracy, not unprepared by ancient traditions and present culture to partake in the pleasures of the mind. Ranks are there inter- min...

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... disturb them all he can, in such a way as to keep his own hide in perfect safety.” Well, now, I did not think, at that time, that that was either a v... ...of sinking the ship, but are desirous of running it through the tempest in safety, and willing, if they think the people have committed an error in th... ...y, assuming command of any naval steamer avail- able, proceed to Pensacola Harbor, and at any cost or risk prevent any expedition from the mainland re... ..., if you deem it necessary, after you have established yourself within the harbor, and will request co-operation by the en- trance of at least one oth... ...stination will be communi- cated to no person whatever until you reach the harbor of Pensacola. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Recommended, WILLIAM H. SEW ARD. RELI... ...re to consider and determine such measures as, in their wisdom, the public safety and interest may seem to demand. In witness whereof, I have hereunto... ..., the latter are co-operat- ing with them in establishing civilization and culture on the American continent. Such being the general principles which ...

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... egar. Yet all these vineyard scenes, and the processes connected with the culture of the grape, had a flavor of poetry about them. The toil that prod... ...rs of ripening grapes in the interval between. Under such careless mode of culture, the luxuriant vine is a lovelier spectacle than where it produces ... ...the object of our deepest interest. The species of soli- tude that a crowd harbors within itself is felt to be prefer- 86 The Marble Faun V ol 2 able... ...d of the very different class of engi- neers who now manage its cranks and safety valves, the system would soon vindicate the dignity and holiness of ... ...answered Hilda. “But what have I done that a girl of New England birth and culture, with the right sense that her mother taught her, and the conscienc... ... have seen the tower crumble down before his eyes, on condition of Hilda’s safety—determined, late as it was, to attempt ascertaining if she were in h... ...pward, hoping that they might have come as joyful messengers of the girl’s safety, and that he should discern her slender form, half hidden by the par...

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...n one big carriage with two horses, made the journey to Dieppe; in perfect safety, though in continual tremor: here they were joined by Captain Ster- ... ..., he, if reduced to choose from them, would choose Cambridge as a place of culture for the young idea. So that, in these bad circumstances, Ster- ling... ...eaving Devonport with Mrs. Buller, I went some of the way by water, up the harbor and river; and the pros- pects are certainly very beautiful; to say ... ...r can display on the stage; but I have no doubt that, by practice and self-culture, 47 Thomas Carlyle she will be a far finer actress at least than a... ...ly came upon us; and the sight of him gave us a 75 Thomas Carlyle hope of safety. When the people learned that we were in danger, and while their own... ...; where they broke open the cellar win- dow, and placed her in comparative safety. The force of the hurricane was, by this time, a good deal diminishe... ... neighbors, to sig- nify how indecorous, improper and impossible it was to harbor within one’s lines such explosive preparations, once they were disco... ... Sterling’s habit. It is expected in this Nineteenth Century that a man of culture shall under- stand and worship Art: among the windy gospels address... ...- gan; his Father’s house standing always as a fixed sunny islet with safe harbor for him. So it could not always last. This sunny islet was now also ...

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...1] BOOK I CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY C onsidering our present advanced state of culture, and how the Torch of Science has now been bran- dished and borne a... ...ressing a political or other immediately practical tendency on all English culture and endeavor, cramps the free flight of Thought,—that this, not Phi... ...32 Sartor Resartus “Aprons are Defences; against injury to cleanliness, to safety, to modesty, sometimes to roguery. From the thin slip of notched sil... ...n hieroglyphs, and miscellaneous tokens of Travel, arrived here in perfect safety, and free of 54 Sartor Resartus cost. The reader shall now fancy wi... ...heless,” continues he, “I too acknowledge the all-but omnipotence of early culture and nurture: hereby we have either a doddered dwarf bush, or a high... ...chanism for itself! These Professors in the Nameless lived with ease, with safety, by a mere Repu- tation, constructed in past times, and then too wit... ...e, with all his malign Indifference, who knows what mad Hopes this man may harbor? Meanwhile there is one fact to be stated here, which har- monizes i...

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...slapping of the unctuous brush, furiously he raked his plump cheeks with a safety-razor. It pulled. The blade was dull. He said, “Damn—oh—oh—damn it!”... ...(who, ac- robatically fastening the back of her blouse to her skirt with a safety-pin, did not hear a word he said), he chose between the purple scarf... ...rushed out and locked up his cigars, his ciga- rettes, and even his box of safety matches; and the key to the file drawer he hid in his desk. But the ... ...nality of the master minds, he is ready to give you all the secrets of his culture and hammering Force, in a few easy lessons that will not in- terfer... ...d indicated what a Solid Citizen and Regular Fel- low ought to think about culture by mail. He began with hesitation: “Well—sounds as if it covered th... ...aph contented them; their store of jazz records made them feel wealthy and cultured; and all they knew of creating music was the nice adjustment of a ... ...s per year have declared their resolve to lead a new life and have found a harbor of refuge and peace. Everything zips at the Chatham Road Church. The...

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...writers from betraying towards their cre ations any warmer feeling than a cultured and critical indif ference: nor was his interest in human nature ... ...emed to possess all the characteristics which fine he reditary traits and culture, or many forefathers, could do in refining a human stock. And this ... ...y structure, there were none but aged men, who had drifted into this quiet harbor to end their days in a sort of humble yet stately ease and decorous ... ...f he even listened to them. For he was a man of singularly imperfect moral culture; insomuch that nothing else was so remarkable about him as that—pos... ... to be found anywhere among these woods. But then the sweet, calm sense of safety that was here: the certainty that with the wild element that centuri... ...e was a throb of strange anguish. Why should I feel pain? Where am I?” “In safety, and with those who desire to be your friends,” said the old man. “Y... ...valry. It is good to find myself here in the long past, and in a sheltered harbor.” And here he smiled, by way of showing to this old palmer that he s...

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...r the practise of the arts or the tense stalking of a thing called General Culture. In her class there were two or three prettier girls, but none more... ...an extremely hu- man satisfaction to have a strong male snatch her back to safety, instead of having a logical woman teacher or librarian sniff, “Well... ... corker— not a better man in the state to go hunting with; and if you want culture, besides Vida Sherwin there’s Reverend Warren, the Congregational p... ...s, out here on the prairie, surely there’s nothing to prevent their buying safety-ra- zors!” she raged. She fought herself: “I must be wrong. People d... .... He passed the stewed apricots effusively. “There are a great many bright cultured people here. Mrs. Wilks, the Christian Sci- ence reader, is a very... ... me!” Mrs. Luke Dawson galloped backward on stiff hands and knees into the safety of the lighted hallway, moaning, “I declare, I nev’ was so upset in ... ...illa Margherita, by the palms of the Charles- ton Battery and the metallic harbor, that her aloofness melted. When they sat on the upper balcony, ench... ...o Carol from the dimness. In the sky a fiery plain sloped down to a serene harbor. It dissolved; the lake was white marble; and Kennicott was crying, ...

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...by the side of his brother, and, fastening the apron of the carriage, called out to the coachman, — “To the Tol-Hek!” The Tol-Hek was the iron gate le... ...ng rich, like Van Baerle. He had therefore, with great care and patience, and by dint of strenuous exertions, laid out near his house at Dort a garden... ...e. Cornelius admitted only the inoffensive broom of an old Frisian housekeeper, who had been his nurse, and who from the time when he had devoted him-... ...tter to him, which might be produced as his justification. Cornelius replied that undoubtedly his godfather could not have thought that there was any ... ...e I have lost my tulip. Undoubtedly, some day or other Gryphus will attack me in a manner painful to my self- respect, or to my love, or even threaten... ...hip of a whole nation. This public exhibition of the tulip was an act of adora- tion rendered by an entire nation, unlettered and unrefined, to the re...

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...soon as, on the 12th of April, 1861, the first gun was fired in Charleston harbor on the Union flag upon Fort Sumter, the call was sounded, and the No... ...ngly, and only when the government thought them absolutely required by the safety of the republic, will now hardly be denied. But certain it is that t... ...nce of the victorious Northern people that he would do all to se- cure the safety of the Union and the rights of the emanci- pated negro, and at the s... ...irst or senior wrangler, with every advantage that high training and broad culture and association with the wisest and the best of men and women can g... ...th had been spent in the forest or on the farm and the flat- boat, without culture or training, education or study, by the random reading, on the wing... ...prehended from it till, by the invention of the cotton gin in 1792, cotton culture by negro labor became at once and forever the leading industry of t...

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...blic had massed themselves together on the right and left of the field; they therefore begged a delay, while they should put these poor people in a pl... ...d his hack and horses, and both teams were whizzing down a long hill with nobody in a position to tell whether we were bound to destruction or an unde... ...truck it as plaster on my head. The idea was a happy one, and the flow of blood diminished. Then, scrambling up, I got, not a moment too soon, to a pl... ...f the world, sees it plain enough, but he can’t cure it, you know, so the best is to leave it and seek a sphere which is more in harmony with his tast... ...ng could ever get me out of the country again. I had not enjoyed a pleasure abroad which seemed to me to compare with the pleasure I felt in seeing Ne... ...ks, first and last, to a careful and critical study of this tongue, and thus have acquired a confidence in my ability to reform it which no mere super...