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But art is always difficult and cannot be made easy by this means. We need not take a malicious pleasure in such lapses of the great poet; but it is well to know when Homer nods, even though he uses all his craft to pretend that he is wide awake. Criticism may have a negative as well as a positive value.
"To begin housekeeping with," finished Stephen, coming to the rescue. "Are you?" said the Bishop. "I hope you will invite me to share. I know what Felicia's cooking is." "Bishop, dear Bishop!" said Felicia, and she did not pretend to hide her happiness; "indeed, you shall be the most honored guest. Are you glad?" "Yes, I am," he replied, interpreting Felicia's words as she wished.
"I could relate a number of examples to illustrate my assertions, in some of which you would perceive the most disinterested generosity; but such a detail would trespass too much upon your time, and I do not pretend to dwell upon every minute circumstance of his conduct.
I don't pretend to know exactly what goes on in the soul or nature, or whatever it is, of a young girl, who has given her heart to a man. "Confound the fellow," said I, with an irritable gesture and covered myself with cigar ash. She had called Boyce a devil and implied a wish that he were dead. For myself I did not know what to make of him, for reasons which I will state.
What Diamond meant, I do not pretend to say. He had curious notions about things. "And now," said Nanny, "I didn't know what to do, for the dog kept barking at the door, and I couldn't get out. But the moon was so beautiful that I couldn't keep from looking at it through the red pane.
Why pretend to be a good Catholic with such views? better call himself a Protestant or Erastian at once, and one would know where to find him. Such a bad impression it must make on Willis; I saw it did; he could hardly keep from smiling: but Campbell has no tact at all.
I gave a huge amount of money to the New York Junta and that's why I was allowed to come." "You're not a a trained nurse?" "Oh, dear, no! Except when it amuses me to pretend." "How strange!" The invalid was dazed, but after a moment he shook his head. "It is hard to say this, but I don't know whether you really love me or whether your great heart has been touched.
To Flopsy's acquaintance he would aspire gladly, only hoping that Flopsy does not 'delight to bark and bite, like dogs in general, because if he does Flush would as soon be acquainted with a cat, he says, for he does not pretend to be a hero. Poor Flush! 'the bright summer days on which I am ever likely to take him out for a ramble over hill and meadow' are never likely to shine!
"No, indeed, madam; I pretend not, I own, to open my whole heart to you; I know not that you would have patience, for so uninteresting a detail; but though there are some things I venture not to mention, there is nothing, believe me, in which I will deceive you."
I have lost in the race for money and good things, and I am not such a fool as to pretend to 'ee now I am poor, and you have got altogether above me.
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