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Wide from north to south stretched the deep, sweet heaven, full of the tenderest tints and softliest creeping shadows; the tree-fringes stood up against it; the gentle winds swept through, as if creatures winged, invisible, went by; touched, one by one, with glory, the stars burned on the blue; we watched as if any new, unheard-of wonder might appear; we looked out into great depths that narrow daylight shut us in from.
See ante, i. 71, and ii. 226. Captain Cook's third voyage. The first two volumes by Captain Cook; the last by Captain King. See ante, ii. 73, 228, 248; iii. 49. quae mollissima fandi Tempora. time wherein the word May softliest be said. MORRIS. Virgil, Aeneids, iv. 293. See ante, i. 71. See ante, i. 203, note 6. Boswell began to eat dinners in the Inner Temple so early as 1775.
After he had abidden with her awhile in the utmost pleasure, he arose and summoning certain of his companions, caused take up the lady on such wise that she could make no outcry and carry her forth by a privy door, whereat he had entered; then, setting her on horseback, he took to the road with all his men, as softliest he might, and returned to his own dominions.
As the world goes in this poor realm of England, he that rides softliest rides surest. Delay, they say, begetteth peril; but it is rather this itch of doing that undoes men; mark it, Dick. But let me see, first, what cattle ye have brought. Selden, a link here at the door!" And Sir Daniel strode forth into the village street, and, by the red glow of a torch, inspected his new troops.
The abbot is asleep and his curtains are drawn; I will quickly lay thee a pallet-bed there, and do thou sleep on it. Alessandro, seeing that this might be done without giving the abbot any annoy, consented thereto and settled himself on the grain-sacks as softliest he might.
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