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"She hath walked, see you, run ridden is riding away from Mortain, from her lords, her counsellors, her varlets, her lovers and what not in a word, messire, she is gone!" "Gone!" quoth Beltane, breathless and aghast, "gone aye but whither?" "What matter for that so long as her grave counsellors be sufficiently vexed, and her lovers left a-sighing? O me, her counsellors!
Thus, then, as evening fell, behold them spinning along that winding road where stood a certain ancient finger-post pointing the wayfarer: TO LONDON. TO HAWKHURST At sight of which weather-worn piece of timber. Barnabas must needs smile, though very tenderly, and thereafter fall a-sighing.
Brief, he told him great plenty of such like things and presently fell a-sighing and after weeping sore, as he knew full well to do, whenas he would.
As I sat there worshipping, enchanted, resentful, martyred, alternately aching with loneliness and devotion, and at the same time heartily detesting every man on whom she chanced to smile, comes a sly and fragrant breath in my ear. And, turning, I discover Lana perched on a step of the stairs above me, her mocking eyes brilliant with unkind delight. "Poor swain a-sighing!" said she.
When I first beheld thee, dear, Day across the land was breaking, April skies were fine and clear And the world to life was waking; All was fair In earth and air: Spring lay lurking in the sedges: Suddenly I looked on thee And straight forgot the budding hedges. When I first beheld thee, sweet, Madcap Love came gayly flying Where the woods and meadows meet: Then I straightway fell a-sighing.
"There is no common sense in what you say!" I exclaimed angrily. "If I " "Was she not ever drowning her very soul in your sheep's eyes? And even not scrupling to shamelessly caress you in the face of all " "Caress me!" "Did she not stand for ten full minutes with her hand upon your shoulder, and a-sighing and simpering " "That was no caress! It was full innocent and " "Is she so innocent? Indeed!
I don't question thee about what's past and gone; but now thou'rt wanting for nothing, nor thy child either; the time to come is the Lord's, and in His hands; and yet thou goest about a-sighing and a-moaning in a way that I can't stand or thole." "What do I do wrong?" said Ruth; "I try to do all I can." "Yes, in a way," said Sally, puzzled to know how to describe her meaning.
For answer he said to a page, "Give me thy harp"; and when it was delivered to him he struck the strings and sang: "In the hour of the white moths flying Beneath the great gray moon, My sad heart was a-sighing Lest love should come too soon. "In the hour of the dawn-birds flying Each to his feathery mate, My sad heart was a-sighing Lest love should come too late.
When this serious affair was reported to him by Madame Basine and Modernus, the holy Bishop was much afflicted and fell a-sighing. "These children," he said, "were reared in suffering, by unworthy parents. The excess of their misfortunes has caused the deformity of their characters. We must redress their wrongs by enduring patience, and persevering kindness."
Hereupon she turns to her work again, describing to me the splendour of these precious stones and the wonder of Bartlemy's treasure, whiles I, viewing her loveliness, would have given such foolish treasure a thousand times for but her little finger, as watching the play of her round arms again, I fell a-sighing, whereupon she turns, all anxious questioning. "Doth your wound trouble you, Martin?"
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