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Beers's own sentiments than Browning's poem Confessions represented Browning's attitude toward death and religion; yet it is perhaps a tribute to the fervour of the lyric that many readers have taken it as a violent attack on Christian theology. Just as I am certain of the finished art of A Suburban Pastoral, I am equally certain of the beauty and nobility of the poetry in The Two Twilights.
The boy who lives in that house over yonder is the only one who has a right to it. But his birthright is no cleaner than yours. You can look him in the face without shame to yourself, because your father was an honest man and your mother was his loyal, faithful wife, and Kenneth Gwynne can say no more than that." "Nor as much," burst from the girl's lips with a fervour that startled her mother.
"And what's more," added the playwright, "I have faith in Amy." By this time Mr. Bingle had unbounded faith in the young actress, and said so with considerable fervour. Whereupon, the jubilant author suggested that they send for Miss Fairweather at once and acquaint her with the glorious news. But Mr. Bingle shook his head. "No, we can't do that," he said, looking at his watch.
'Oh! he cried, joining his hands with extreme fervour, 'a saint; it is she that keeps me up. 'You are very fortunate, said I, 'for the most of us, I am afraid, and myself among the number, are better at going down. 'Senor, said Felipe earnestly, 'I would not say that. You should not tempt your angel. If one goes down, where is he to stop?
Pleading, he passed playfully from English into French, of which he had a perfect command; then, in his own language, declared that French alone permitted one to make a request without importunity, yet with adequate fervour. Alma again seated herself. As she did so, her host and Mrs. Strangeways exchanged a swift glance of mutual intelligence.
Agassiz announced with real fervour his adherence to that belief and cited interesting facts in its support. Subtle links binding plant and animal reveal themselves everywhere to investigation. In evolution from the primeval monads, or whatever starting-points there were, the fittest always survived as the outpoured life flowed abundantly along the million lines of development.
They left the house together every Sunday, drove to church together, sat next to each other; but whilst she thought: "How clever, how thought-out, what fervour, surely he must carry a youthful mind away with him"? Wolfgang thought: "If only it were over!" He felt bored.
And she comforted herself for her previous lack of warmth, by the reminder that His need also was chiefly of the heavy-laden and oppressed. In the spurt of intense religious fervour that now set in for her, it was to Christ she turned by preference, rather than to the remoter God the Father.
"It's so nice of you to say that." "What's more natural? You know I've always loved you next to Nan." She spoke with such fervour that Stuart shivered. It was sinister. She evidently felt sure of his ruin. He was too much dazed to find a reply, and she went on earnestly: "We needed you here so much to help us fix up. We've had the good luck to rent our second floor to a young millionaire " "Mr.
Do me the favour to read this letter." Emilia took it and opened it slowly. It was a letter in the tone of the gallant paying homage with some fervour. Emilia searched every sentence for the one word. That being absent, she handed back the letter, her eyes lingering on the signature. "Do you see what he says?" asked Lady Charlotte; "that I can be a right hand to him, as I believe I can."
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