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No sensible person would say that a girl is superior to her brother because she has a greater aptness for mathematics than he, but because she excels in the queen-like attributes and virtues and duties peculiar to her own sex and belonging to her own sphere, that sphere so beautiful, that when she abdicates it, it is like being expelled from Paradise; for, once lost, it can never be regained.
Suddenly her glance wandered towards the crowd on her left a sudden pallor swept the roses from her cheek her hand closed convulsively on Mellen's arm; but in an instant, before even he had noticed her agitation, it had passed she walked on to the carriage graceful and queen-like as ever.
And everything within the alcove became visible. There was a perfectly beautiful bed, all trimmed with gold and silver lace, so it is said. And on it reposed a slight, queen-like young lady, fully dressed, yet sound asleep. Her cheeks were delicately tinted, indicating perfect health. Her lips were slightly parted; her bosom rose and fell tranquilly.
The fair bride was once again decked out in the queen-like garments which had formerly filled Sam and Grant with so great surprise and admiration; and Fred, as he had promised, danced at the Norseman's wedding. And not only did Fred dance, but so did his friends ay, and his whole ship's crew.
Is he coming in the morning? she said, as she stood, tall, and straight, and queen-like, before the four young men, who glanced at each other with a significance in their looks, which she did not understand. It was Dick St. Claire who took it upon himself to explain. 'No, Hal is not coming, he said, 'and he is awfully cut up about it.
"I don't believe it," said Anne flatly. In her secret soul she thought that the beautiful, poetical things said to AVERIL would win any girl's heart completely. Besides, it was gruesome to hear of AVERIL, the stately, queen-like AVERIL, "pitching" any one. AVERIL "declined her suitors." "Anyhow," resumed the merciless Mr. Harrison, "I don't see why MAURICE LENNOX didn't get her.
She is fair as a lily; and such a queen-like brow, and deep, gray eyes, full of sadness and soul. I'm afraid she is not happy. Once or twice she fixed them on me, and they magnetized me, and drew me to her. So I magnetized her in return. I should know her anywhere fifty years hence. Now, if I were a man, I should love that woman and make her love me."
She would have laid corner-stones; opened bazaars; visited hospitals, and bowed so beautifully from a carriage with such a sense of responsibility in the quality of her smile." "How inane you are, Rose," said Jack. "Nothing less queen-like, in that decorative sense, than Imogen, can be imagined.
As this young prince was hunting near the shepherd's dwelling, he saw the old man's supposed daughter; and the beauty, modesty, and queen-like deportment of Perdita caused him instantly to fall in love with her. He soon, under the name of Doricles, and in the disguise of a private gentleman, became a constant visitor at the old shepherd's house.
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