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'Better a little fire that warms than a great that burns. Dost thou think that Lord Hastings, the vain, the dissolute " "Cease, sir!" said Sibyll, proudly; "me reprove if thou wilt, but lower not my esteem for thee by slander against another!" "What!" said Alwyn, bitterly; "doth even one word of counsel chafe thee?
I did not think she would take it to heart like this," cried the now thoroughly frightened woman, as she threw herself upon her knees beside the motionless girl and began to loosen her clothing and chafe her hands. That heart-broken cry had been heard in the adjoining room, and Mrs. Hawley and Nellie came rushing upon the scene to ascertain the cause of it.
No such distractions as joining in the hunting parties, or coming and going at will such as their more fortunate comrade enjoyed, were allowed them, and against the deadly monotony of the life in conjunction with a boding suspense as to their ultimate fate did Holmes' restless spirit mightily chafe; indeed, at times he felt sore and resentful towards Laurence.
At its head it is 200 feet deep, and it steadily increases in depth to its foot, where its walls are 3,500 feet high. August 13. We are now ready to start on our way down the Great Unknown. Our boats, tied to a common, stake, chafe each other as they are tossed by the fretful river. They ride high and buoyant, for their loads are lighter than we could desire.
Having been the center of a large and noisy household and received a disproportionate degree of homage from her father's employees, the transition from sovereign to slave was overwhelming. She did not, however, rebel at the labor her new environment entailed, but she did chafe beneath its slavery.
A very threadbare lesson, but needing to be often repeated. 'But the Lord was with Joseph. That is one of the eloquent 'buts' of Scripture. The prison is light when God is there, and chains do not chafe if He wraps His love round them. Many a prisoner for God since Joseph's time has had his experience repeated, and received tenderer tokens from Him in a dungeon than ever before.
Irving made no reply, except to chafe the hands which clasped his so tightly, and the doctor continued: "I am surely dying I shall never see her more, or my boy, my beautiful boy. I was a brute in the cars; you remember the time. That was Adah, and those little feet resting on my lap were Willie's, baby Willie's, Adah's baby."
They propped it on a cushion, and made her as comfortable as circumstances would allow. "Can't that old woman make you some tea?" Piers said then, beginning to chafe at the prospect of an indefinite period of inaction. "I think she is boiling her kettle now," Avery answered. Piers grunted.
Here's my card to remind you; you must dine at our mess. Such capital fellows! What day will you fix?" "I will call and let you know. Don't you find it rather expensive in the Guards? I remember that you thought the governor, as you call him, used to chafe a little when you wrote for more pocket-money; and the only time I ever saw you with tears in your eyes was when Mr.
A great many men, when they smell battle afar off, chafe to get into the fray. When they say so themselves they generally fail to convince their hearers that they are as anxious as they would like to make believe, and as they approach danger they become more subdued.
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