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And the others had by this time reached their limit, for they contributed no more to the fishes of Superior, but began to sit up, and take notice of things. The recovery from seasickness is usually as rapid as the coming of the trouble; given a firm foundation to stand upon, and the sufferer soon forgets his agony, so that he can even remember that food tastes good.
In language and what literary culture they possessed, in traditions and tastes, the conquered people remained French, but they had no allegiance divided between Canada and France.
She studied his tastes and knew his wants, from rare roast down to the small, black coffee with which he invariably concluded his meal. When Buck looked up again he saw Nora approach the table, smile at Cassidy, and put a cup of coffee down by his plate.
It was enough for him to watch the charm of that irresistible face as she spoke. "Of course, everything depends on taste," she continued; "I quite expect you to laugh at me, but do you know what scene I should find much more brilliant than this?" "I cannot imagine," he replied; "but I shall not laugh." "Ah, well. I am peculiar in my tastes.
The Roman Catholic religion flourishes in that country because it keeps clear of all political questions, and manifests itself, not as a government, in which character it is peculiarly uncompromising and despotic, but as a religion, in which aspect it has a wonderful power of adaptation to the habits and tastes of the people.
Remaining to her latest hour a woman of the tenderest and most modest character, she shrank from public duty, and merely submitted so far as she felt "constrained," for Christ's sake, to association with anything that she was convinced ought to be done to gain the ears of men for the Gospel, however contrary it might be to her own tastes and wishes.
And now, what a delusion it seemed! There would not another boat leave Shediac on this route till the following Tuesday, quite too late for our purpose. During the pilgrimage everything does not suit the tastes of the pilgrim. One seeking Baddeck, as a possession, would not like to be detained a prisoner even in Eden, much less in St. John, which is unlike Eden in several important respects.
She talked at times as if it were her ideal home, and showed many tastes which might well be vestiges of early Oriental impressions. She made herself a rude hammock, such as are often used in hot climates, and swung it between two elms.
He received some accession to his fortune on his marriage, and the tastes of his lady prevented her from indulging in any of the extravagance of fashionable life. Domestic happiness and rural retirement were favorable to literary exertion. He soon produced a second poem, "Marmion," which many critics prefer to all his other poems.
My father was a man of simple tastes, and set a higher value upon his good name than upon the worldly show which was coming into fashion at that time.
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