A large cask of wine had been dropped and broken, in the street. The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop,… — Charles John Huffam Dickens #lit #books #booksky

There are some qualities--some incorporate things, That have a double life, which thus is made A type of that twin entity which springs From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade. There is a twofold _Silence_--sea and shore-- Body and… — Edgar Allan Poe #love #nature #books #booksky

"Quite," replied the Professor laconically. "I said from the first she was clever." "And I said from the first she was beautiful, and now add that she is charming." "Congratulations, my boy, and many of them." Tom Pitts strode down the sands towards his… — Robert Barr #lit #books #booksky

Faut-il ajouter que pendant les quelques jours que nous passâmes encore en Danemark, Vasilicht ne nous quitta point. Il nous fallut boire avec lui bien des brocs de bière à la santé du czar, et, quand le moment de notre départ arriva, il eut presque les larmes… — G. Lenotre #lit #books #booksky

, Porchester Gardens, W.; 2, Paper Buildings, Temple, E.C.; New University Club. — Joseph Foster #lit #books #booksky

Une fine émeraude est dans mon sable jaune. Un pur saphir se cache en mon humide écrin. Mon émeraude fond et devient le beau Rhin; Mon saphir se dissout, ruisselle et fait le Rhône. — Victor Hugo #lit #books #booksky

The Winter's Tale was first 'allowed of,' or officially approved for performance, by Sir George Buck, who assumed office as Master of the Revels in 1610; consequently, although Buck did license plays before taking office, we may reasonably… — William Shakespeare (1564-1616) #fable #books #booksky

Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et des Belles Lettres Classe de Philosophie Experimentale — Jean le Rond d’Alembert #philo #books #booksky

The following day was a Thursday and on Thursdays, as has been stated, Belpher Castle was thrown open to the general public between the hours of two and four. It was a tradition of long standing, this periodical lowering of the barriers, and had always been… — P. G. Wodehouse #lit #books #booksky

IF I should ever by chance grow rich I'll buy Codham, Cockridden, and Childerditch, Roses, Pyrgo, and Lapwater, And let them all to my elder daughter. The rent I shall ask of her will be only Each year's first violets, white and lonely, The first primroses and… — Edward Thomas #lit #books #booksky

FACULTY OF OBSERVATION—INTUITION—STOICISM—RITES OF SEPULTURE, AND REVERENCE FOR THE DEAD. The faculties of observation and perception are, perhaps, the greatest endowments of the mind. Among civilized men whole nations are distinguished by the possession… — Roderick Flanagan #lit #books #booksky

Of all who hail thy presence as the morning-- Of all to whom thine absence is the night-- The blotting utterly from out high heaven The sacred sun--of all who, weeping, bless thee Hourly for hope--for life--ah, above all, For the resurrection of… — Edgar Allan Poe #philo #nature #books #booksky

{Sun Man} Then am I truly your brother. Life-Maker am I, tilling the soil in the sweat of my brow from the beginning of time, planting all manner of good seeds for the harvest. — Jack London #nature #books #booksky

BAYLE (Moïse), né dans le Languedoc, vers 1760, était officier municipal à Marseille, lorsqu’il fut nommé député à la convention nationale par le département des Bouches-du-Rhône, dans le mois de septembre 1792. Dévoué dès le commencement au parti le… — Moïse #poetry #horror #books #booksky

DAVID was beaten; most tragic defeat of all, beaten by those he had loved and faithfully served. He did not rise on Christmas morning, and Dick, visiting him after an almost untasted breakfast, found him still in his bed and questioned him… — Mary Roberts Rinehart #lit #books #booksky

connexes à l’Affaire Dreyfus, 16. — Arguments de Waldeck-Rousseau en faveur de l’amnistie; ses conversations avec Zola et avec moi, 19. — IV. L’opinion publique, fatiguée, accueille avec faveur la promesse de l’amnistie, 22. — Article de Lavisse sur «la… — Joseph Reinach #lit #books #booksky

Louisiania Coffee One heaping tablespoonful of coffee, a little white of egg, one cup of boiling water (Allow this quantity for each person). Scald the coffee pot, add the coffee, egg, and sufficient cold water to moisten. Mix well, add the boiling water and… — Emma McKinney #lit #books #booksky

BERNARD (Antoine-Louis). Doisteau (Gabriel-Michel-René), décédé le 18 avril 1860. — Buste en bronze (H. 0 54). Signé: 1855, L. Bernard. (74 div.) — Henry Jouin #lit #books #booksky

suspicion STONE rolled himself up in his blanket but found it hard to sleep. At last he dozed off to wake with a start. Harvey was still on watch. But across the fire, wrapped in their blankets but close together, Healy and Larkin were whispering. The low… — J. Allan Dunn #dream #books #booksky

l’envie, ce tyran de toutes les découvertes pourra s’exhaler à ſon aiſe; je ne m’exprimerai jamais différemment. La nourriture principale du peuple eſt ma ſollicitude; mon vœu, c’eſt d’en améliorer la qualité & d’en diminuer le prix. — Recherches sur les végétaux nourrissans #lit #books #booksky

Another reform which they say Mahāvīra introduced was the making confession compulsory instead of optional for monks. All these traditions bear out the idea that Mahāvīra was a reformer rather than a founder of his faith and order, and that… — Alice Margaret Sinclair Stevenson #lit #books #booksky

In spring of youth it was my lot To haunt of the wide world a spot The which I could not love the less-- So lovely was the loneliness Of a wild lake, with black rock bound, And the tall pines that towered around. — Edgar Allan Poe #love #spleen #books #booksky

3.1. HARASSMENT ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. The conduct prohibited by this policy includes, but is broader than, the legal definitions of harassment and sexual harassment. Behavior that is… — Harassment Prevention and Responses for DoD Civilian Employees #lit #books #booksky

Je ne puis vous écrire que quelques mots, car mon rhume m’a mis sur le flanc. Je vous assure qu’il me rend l’existence pénible. — Frédéric Bastiat #lit #books #booksky

Presidential Elections – Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote — Maryland General Assembly #lit #books #booksky

Enfin ce sixième tome des Mémoires historiques contient, avant l’index général qui le clôt, un relevé des principales notes inscrites au crayon par Chavannes dans son propre exemplaire des cinq premiers tomes, gracieusement donné au soussigné et par les enfants en… — Sima Qian #lit #books #booksky

IN WHICH PALE HECATE VISITS THE MILLS, AND CHARLES NUTTER, ESQ., ORDERS TEA. Poor Mrs. Nutter, I have an honest regard for her memory. If she was scant of brains, she was also devoid of guilegiggle and raspberry-jam were the leading traits of her character. — Sheridan Le Fanu #lit #books #booksky

Thy cheek is pale with thought, but not from woe, And yet so lovely, that if Mirth could flush Its rose of whiteness with the brightest blush, My heart would wish away that ruder glow: And dazzle not thy deep-blue eyes--but, oh! While gazing… — George Gordon, Lord Byron #love #books #booksky

"Peter; so be the women of the stives," Quoth this Sompnour, "y-put out of our cure." — Geoffrey Chaucer #lit #books #booksky

La famille Feraldi n’est pas princière, mais elle marche de pair avec bien des princes. Alexandre Feraldi, comte du saint empire, baron de Vignano, chevalier de l’ordre de Constantin, est un des soixante patriciens inscrits sur les tables du Gapitole. Il n’a… — Edmond About #lit #books #booksky