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Shortly before this disaster an engagement between Shelley and his first cousin on the mother's side, Miss Harriet Grove, had come to an end, owing to the alarm excited by the youth's sceptical opinions.

There is something to be said for the theory of the sceptical bishop in Browning's poem, that the soul is only free to muse of lofty things "When body gets its sop and holds its noise." "The whole Irish question," said Mrs. Ascher, and she spoke with the most tremendous vehemence, "is a struggle not between political parties what are political parties?" "Rotten things," I said.

Nor did she take interest in the two men beside her till both lights, red and green, came into view as the anchor checked the onward way. Sheldon was wondering as to the identity of the craft, while Tudor persisted in believing it might be the Martha. "It's the Minerva," Joan said decidedly. "How do you know?" Sheldon asked, sceptical of her certitude. "It's a ketch to begin with.

"And mercy, how the wind can blow there! This is nothing to it. I don't think you have any winds in England so violent as our temporali." Anthony nodded, with satisfaction. "Please go on," he urged. "I have been longing to hear more about Sampaolo." "Oh?" said Susanna, looking sceptical. "I feared I had wearied you inexcusably with Sampaolo."

"She would employ me to stamp out the leaves, cut up material, and prepare wires for the stems. My affected desire for occupation made me soon skilful. We talked as we worked. When I had nothing to do, I read new books to her, for I had my part to keep up as a man weary of life, worn out with griefs, gloomy, sceptical, and soured.

The Pasha said that he would be quite satisfied if he could get his diamonds again, and Ahmet at once told him where to find them. The Pasha returned to his home not a little sceptical, and immediately searched for the necklace where Ahmet had told him it was to be found.

In Greece it was never realised except as a passing phase in the perpetual flux of polities. And in fine it may be said that the problem of establishing a state which should be a concrete refutation of the sceptical criticism that "justice" is merely another name for force, was one that was never solved in ancient Greece.

And great poet as Goethe was, there is to the last something faintly fatuous about his half sceptical, half sentimental self-importance; a Lord Chamberlain of teacup politics; an earnest and elderly flirt; a German of the Germans. Now Carlyle had humour; he had it in his very style, but it never got into his philosophy.

There may have been persons who wondered how the town could be so fickle as ever to tire of such a masterpiece as the Tragedy who could not bear to see the actors dressed in other habits, reciting other men's verses; but George, of a sceptical turn of mind, took the fate of his Tragedy very philosophically, and pocketed the proceeds with much quiet satisfaction. From Mr.

He took it to the light and read: "Sara, be not sceptical. Believe and you will be happier. Life is only the minutest segment of the great circle. "My father!" exclaimed Mrs. Cameron. "Let me see the writing." Brierly handed the pad to her. She stared upon it in awe and wonder.