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It couldn't have been your looks, for aside from your hair, your expressive eyes, and your hands; you are quite ordinary looking; but something about you amused me, then interested me, and, now fascinates me. I have thought about it a good deal, and have come to the conclusion that it is your direct naturalness and earnestness.
The two figures that seemed to impress Rubens most, as shown in the sketchbook, are the Farnese "Hercules" and Michelangelo's "David." He shows the foot of the "Hercules," and the hand of the "David," and gives front, back and side views with comments and criticisms. Then after a few pages have been covered by other matter he goes back again to the "Hercules" the subject fascinates him.
Yet, since it constitutes the primary and central triumph of life, it is in itself more ideal and generous than nutrition; it fascinates the will in an absolute fashion, and the pleasures it brings are largely spiritual.
In the next chapter we proceed to take up the planets for study as individuals, beginning with Mercury, the one nearest the sun. Mercury, the first of the other worlds that we are going to consider, fascinates by its grotesqueness, like a piece of Chinese ivory carving, so small is it for its kind and so finished in its eccentric details.
Beautrelet returned to the friend with whom he was staying and began to make his preparations. But, late in the day, as he was getting ready to go, he received a visit from Valmeras. "Do you still want me?" "Rather!" "Well, I'm coming with you. Yes, the expedition fascinates me. I think it will be very amusing and I like being mixed up in this sort of thing. Besides, my help will be of use to you.
In short, Bijah was the working bee, and the Honorable Heth the ornamental drone. I do not know why I have dwelt so long on such a minor character as Bijah, except that the man fascinates me. Of all the lieutenants in the state, his manners bore the closest resemblance to those of Jethro Bass.
In these most commonplace artifices, there is yet a wild majesty that charms and fascinates me. It is something to rule the world: and his and mine are natures formed to do so." A SMOKE raised with the fume of sighs. Romeo and Juliet. IT is certain that Evelyn experienced for Maltravers sentiments which, if not love, might easily be mistaken for it.
"I think," said Wilmot, "that if you've got that kind of a man sitting for you, you'll need all the reputation you can get. You talk of him with the same sort of enthusiasm that a bird would show in describing being fascinated by a snake." Barbara considered this judicially. "Do you know," she agreed, "it is rather like that. He fascinates me, and at the same time I never saw a brute I hated so.
And you seem as cheerful as though you had been listening to ravishing music!" "Yes, I must be cheerful." "How do you endure it? Yet it fascinates me, this life in touch with drama more thrilling than poets dream. It seems to me I'm just beginning to live. I am very grateful to you." He looked into her face, smiling. "The gratitude is on my side. You are going to be more popular than the pastor."
Won't you come in with me and play the big game? Be my backer in this enterprise and let the future wipe out the mistakes of the past. You've got a chance, Carey. What need have you for money? It's only a game you're playing, man a game that fascinates you. You've sold your manhood for money and you have never had a friend! Good God, what a tragedy!
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