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Could you poll all the educated ambitious young men in England, perhaps in Europe, at least half of them, divided between a reverence for the past and a curiosity as to the future, would sigh, 'I am born a century too late or a century too soon!" Isaura listened to this answer with a profound and absorbing interest.
Among them are men of all ranks, characters, and conditions; the truthseeking, but erring philosopher; the ambitious prince and the needy noble, who have believed in it; as well as the designing charlatan, who has not believed in it, but has merely made the pretension to it the means of cheating his fellows, and living upon their credulity.
It was all a gay, ambitious pageant, adorned by a mantle of chivalry, and made sacred by the banner of the Cross. In the history of no other European country do we see a great state develop under despotism so unredeemed by wholesome ideals, and so unmitigated and unrestrained by gentle human impulses.
You are young, ambitious, a capable airman, and above all you are loyal to the interest of your employers." "I should hope it," exclaimed Dave, roused up to genuine emotion. "Just think you picked me out, a mere boy, and trusted me. And see what you helped me do, already!" "Exactly," interrupted Mr. Randolph quickly.
but Nemu had parted with his last money for a garment and a new wig, so that he might appear worthily attired before the Regent. In former times his pocket had never been empty, for Mena had thrown him many a ring of silver, or even of gold, but his restless and ambitious spirit wasted no regrets on lost luxuries.
But, as he was not ambitious of becoming thoroughly wet, he sprang down the hill when the big drops began to fall, and entered a neat cottage situated in the opening of a rich valley, that swept from the hills toward the lake. "What! alone, Humbert?" said the youth. "Your wife and children are not out in this storm, I hope?" "They are praying in the next room," replied the man, sinking his voice.
Chase was the best man for the position; and his only anxiety was that one so restless and ambitious might still scheme for the presidency to the inevitable prejudice of his judicial duties. He had some thought of speaking frankly with Chase on this subject, perhaps seeking something like a pledge from him; but he was deterred from this by fear of misconstruction.
Æschines, the ambitious son of a sausage-maker, was advised by Socrates to borrow money of himself on long time without interest, by reducing his wants. So pleased was the recipient with this advice, that he went to publishing Socratic dialogues as a business and had the felicity to fail with tidy liabilities.
I have seen it have almost felt it in them when they are near me. And yet it is all so impossible to me." "You are young very young," he said. "Love may come to you some day." "It will be envy not love, I fear. I threw away every hope for love two years ago when I was transformed from the ambitious Miss Beresford to Lady Huntingford, now thoroughly satiated.
From the first day, the ambitious, overbearing men of the slave States take the lead in politics. They look to the extension of their gloomy "institution," negro slavery. Valois keeps much to himself. Resolutely he saves his golden gleanings. He avoids the gambling tables and dance-houses. Joe Woods works like a horse, from mere acquisitiveness.
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