CHAPTER XII.
He had more tow on his distaffeThan Gerveis knew.—CHAUCER. § The ride to Stone Court, which Fred and Rosamond took the next morning, lay through a pretty bit...
CHAPTER XI.
But deeds and language such as men do use,And persons such as comedy would choose,When she would show an image of the times,And sport with human follies, not...
CHAPTER X.
“He had catched a great cold, had he had no other clothes to wear than the skin of a bear not yet killed.”—FULLER. § Young Ladislaw did not pay that visit to...
CHAPTER IX.
1st Gent. An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule. Pray, where lie such lands...
CHAPTER VIII.
“Oh, rescue her! I am her brother now,And you her father. Every gentle maidShould have a guardian in each gentleman.” § It was wonderful to Sir James Chettam...
CHAPTER VII.
“Piacer e poponeVuol la sua stagione.”—Italian Proverb. § Mr. Casaubon, as might be expected, spent a great deal of his time at the Grange in these weeks,...
CHAPTER VI.
My lady’s tongue is like the meadow blades,That cut you stroking them with idle hand.Nice cutting is her function: she dividesWith spiritual edge the millet-...
CHAPTER V.
“Hard students are commonly troubled with gowts, catarrhs, rheums, cachexia, bradypepsia, bad eyes, stone, and collick, crudities, oppilations, vertigo,...
CHAPTER IV.
1st Gent. Our deeds are fetters that we forge ourselves.2d Gent. Ay, truly: but I think it is the worldThat brings the iron. § “Sir James seems determined to...
CHAPTER III.
“Say, goddess, what ensued, when Raphael,The affable archangel . . . EveThe story heard attentive, and was filledWith admiration, and deep muse, to hearOf...
CHAPTER II.
“‘Dime; no ves aquel caballero que hacia nosotros viene sobre un caballo rucio rodado que trae puesto en la cabeza un yelmo de oro?’ ‘Lo que veo y columbro,’...
BOOK I. MISS BROOKE. CHAPTER I.
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PRELUDE
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