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Still, it is alleged that such words as frieze, architrave, cornice, zenith, &c., are words of art, out of place amongst the primitive simplicities of Paradise, and at war with Milton's purpose of exhibiting the Paradisaical state. Now, here is displayed broadly the very perfection of ignorance, as measured against the very perfection of what may be called poetic science.
8th. Up pretty betimes, though not so soon as we intended, by reason of Murford's not rising, and then not knowing how to open our door, which, and some other pleasant simplicities of the fellow, did give occasion to us to call him. Sir Martin Marrall, and W. Hewer being his helper and counsellor, we did call him, all this journey, Mr. Warner, which did give us good occasion of mirth now and then.
Did he want to tear down his carefully built edifice of culture and the habit of conventional life, and run away with Tira to elemental simplicities and sweet deliriums? And if he did love Tira, if he did want to tear down his house of life and live in the open, she would help him. But all she said was: "Good night, Rookie. I'm sleepy, too."
This cause lay in the polemic form which so often they found a necessity, or a convenience, or a temptation for assuming, as teachers or defenders of the truth. He who reveals a body of awful truth to a candid and willing auditory is content with the grand simplicities of truth in the quality of his proofs.
The motherliness and sweet sincerity of her the fact that she loved her frankly illiterate husband and worshipped, almost from afar, her cultured daughters was the thing that brought her down from the base height of the "climbers" and lifted her kindly, harmless personality to the high simplicities of the elite.
At least we do so in recurring to the simplicities of the scriptural style. But, amongst the Romans, the word viscera is so naturally representative of the household affections, that at length it becomes necessary to recall an English reader to the true meaning of this word.
"Half a Paul!" said Armelline, "and the Holy Father does not forbid such a luxury? If this is not the sin of gluttony, I don't know what is. These oysters are delightful; but I shall speak about the matter to my director." These simplicities of hers afforded me great mental pleasure, but I wanted bodily pleasure as well.
Indeed, I would be pleased to return to their peaceful care again." "And wear the little linen cap and collar, and all the other simplicities? Cornelia! Cornelia! You are as fond as I am of French fashions and fripperies. Let us be honest, if we die for it. And you may as well tell me all your little coquetries with George Hyde; for I shall be sure to find them out.
He considered telling her his worries about Gunch, but "oh, gosh, it was too much work to go into the whole thing and explain about Verg and everything." He was relieved when he put Tanis on a trolley; he was cheerful in the familiar simplicities of his office. At four o'clock Vergil Gunch called on him. Babbitt was agitated, but Gunch began in a friendly way: "How's the boy?
There are only two things of which I am sure now; one is that I am a miserable sinner, and the other that Christ is an all-sufficient Saviour. What is this but the soul garbing itself in the most perfect simplicities as the only fitting raiment in which it can greet the everlasting sublimities? 'Here are sublimity and simplicity together! exclaimed John Wesley on that hot July night at Dublin.
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