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She was to grow up free from the impending care and responsibility, happy and healthful in her unconscious girlhood above all, unassailed by the pernicious attempts to bespeak her favour, the crafty flattery, the undermining insinuations which have proved the bane of the youth of so many sovereigns.
"If I judge rightly," said Clarendon, "his literary faults were these: he was too learned in his poetry, and too poetical in his learning. Learning is the bane of a poet. Imagine how beautiful Petrarch would be without his platonic conceits: fancy the luxuriant imagination of Cowley, left to run wild among the lofty objects of nature, not the minute peculiarities of art.
"If he keep the lands, he should keep the wife," was his cry. "His word and heart " began Grisell. "Folly, my wench. No question but she is bestowed on some one else. You do not want to be quit of him and be mewed in a nunnery." "I only crave to hide my head and not be the bane of his life." "Pshaw! You have seen for yourself.
Then, in my silence of distress, I wandered pondering If this is what to-day has brought, What will to-morrow bring? Happy the Moor from passion free, In peace or turmoil born, Who without pang of hate or love, Can slumber till the morn. O almond-tree, thou provest That the expected hours Of bliss may often turn to bane, As fade thy dazzling flowers.
Didn't it do for my father before me? I can make a shift with things for my time: any how, I'm content." This kind of content is indeed the bane of industry. But instances of a different sort may be found, in various of the Irish peasantry.
Old Jim made to blaze again before their eyes, with a rude and vigorous eloquence, all the ruthless bane of the toll-taking years before the truce. He stripped naked every specious claim of honour and courage with which its votaries sought to hallow the vicious system of the vendetta.
"I am sure, sir, that this lady will persuade you to delay your departure at least, I hope so, that I may bane the pleasure of seeing more of your company." I bowed and he went out with Lastic, leaving me alone with this ravishing beauty. She was the burgomaster's wife, and the general was nearly always with her. "Is the count right," said she, pleasantly, "in attributing such power to me?"
As he did so, he gave the canoe a little tilt with his foot, and Salamander went head-foremost down among the fish! A simulated cry of consternation broke from Donald Bane. "Wow wow!" he exclaimed, as Salamander's head appeared with a number of little fish struggling in his hair, and a pike or jack-fish holding on to the lobe of his left ear, "the poor cratur! Tak a grup o' my hand, man.
Hard by was to be seen a very heavy bracelet. One man was kindled with an inordinate desire for this bracelet, and laid covetous hands upon the gold, not knowing that the glorious metal covered deadly mischief, and that a fatal bane lay hid under the shining spoil. A second also, unable to restrain his covetousness, reached out his quivering hands to the horn.
"We'll know about that pretty soon," said Mr. Day comfortingly. "Stop here, Harry." The car was halted, and Mr. Day jumped out and went up to the house. When he knocked a tall, pale woman, with a little baby in her arms, opened the narrow door. It took but a glance to reveal her nationality. "You bane want my hoosban'?" asked the Swedish woman. "No, Mrs. Johnson," replied Mr. Day.
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