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The momentous question agitates many humble homes in Canterbury; and whilst Mr. Abbott, the barber, is encouraged to hope the best for his son, the relatives and supporters of the contemporary boy are urging him not to despair. Party spirit prevails on either side Mr.
Queen of the Ansarey AWAY, away, Cypros! I can remain no more; my heart beats so. 'Sweet lady, replied Cypros, 'it is surprise that agitates you. 'Is it surprise, Cypros? I did not know it was surprise. Then I never was surprised before. 'I think they were surprised, sweet lady, said Cypros, smiling. 'Hush, you are laughing very loud, my Cypros. 'Is that laughter, sweet lady?
Thou tremblest without doubt at the sight of that distraction which, amidst their splendid luxuries, agitates those farmers of the revenue, who fatten upon public calamnity who devour the substance of the orphan who consume the means of the widow who grind the hard earnings of the poor: thou shudderest at witnessing the remorse which rends the souls of those reverend criminals, whom the uninformed believe to be happy, whilst the contempt which they have for themselves, the unerring shafts of secret upbraidings, are incessantly revenging an outraged nation.
"Martha," said I, "something has frightened you very much, and I insist on knowing what it is; your keeping me in the dark upon the subject will make me much more uneasy than any thing you could tell me; I desire you, therefore, to let me know what agitates you; I command you to tell me."
The United States have in their heart strong convictions, which are also common convictions; through external diversities, we have seen that fundamental conformity is real, and all earnest appeal to Christian truths agitates this country, so divided in appearance, from one end to the other. National life is here a reality.
"If that is the case," Alexas answered with his hand upon his heart, "you impose silence upon me; for were I to confess to the woman Cleopatra what agitates my soul, I should be guilty of a double crime I would violate a promise and betray the friend who confided his noble wife to my protection."
This error being acknowledged and pardoned, Oldbuck resumed his disquisition. "These are circumstances you ought to attend to and be familiar with, my dear Hector; for, in the strange contingencies of the present war which agitates every corner of Europe, there is no knowing where you may be called upon to serve.
It agitates this section of the Union in relation to property which it has not, and of which, I say, it knows literally nothing. Our doors are unlocked at night; we live among them with no more fear of them than of our cows and oxen.
"Then I am an idiot, since I suffer and am discontented and surprised at the baseness of mankind." "You are wrong in that; if you will reflect more on the subject you will understand how insignificant is all that external world that agitates us. One must strive for the comprehension of life, and in that is true happiness." "Comprehension . . ." repeated Ivan Dmitritch frowning.
The cold horror that seizes on the man who is about to commit some crime, or who has just committed one, is nothing else than the horror which agitates the feverish man, and which is felt on taking nauseous medicines.
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