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...with suspicion. There is nobody to speak for Thomas except people who have theories to work off on him; and nobody understands Tho- mas except Thomas,... ...Very good on the whole. Your Anglo-Indian may be unsympathetic about one’s political views; but he has reduced ship life to a science.” “The Anglo-Ind... ... views; but he has reduced ship life to a science.” “The Anglo-Indian is a political orphan, and if he’s wise he won’t be in a hurry to be adopted by ... ...the way, and when I wanted to talk to him about the progress of India in a political sense (Orde hid a grin, which might or might not have been sympat... ...pular feeling in India is really like y’know, now that it has wakened into political life. The National Congress, in spite of Dawlishe, must have caus... ...s a leading member of our Radical Club at Switebton when I was begin- ning political life, and I owe much to his exer- tions. There’s no pleasure like...

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... and per- haps liked; but his loving and his liking had been exclu- sively political. He had so habituated himself to devote his mind and his heart to... ...natural enough—at any rate, was not dis- graceful; that he should have his political creed suffi- ciently at heart to be able to persuade another man,... ...eat doctrine with you that nothing should induce a man to vote against his political opinion. ’ ‘So it is,—if he has really got any. However, as your ... ...‘But if he is a Conservative himself, papa?’ asked Lady Mary, who had some political ideas suggested to her own 36 The Duke’s Children mind by her lo... ... son had taken this way of making some communication to him respecting his political creed. Some overture or some de- mand was to be preferred through... ... personal self, which was kept alto- gether apart from his grand political theories. It was a subject on which he never spoke; but the feeling had com...

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...nto the drawing-room. The Colonel had barely time to tell the story of the political and military events which had compelled him to ask his aunt for a... ...ned thirty—looked at life with a philosophic mind, concerning himself with theories and means and ends, while other men of his age were thinking of pl... ... from us in 1789. Our dulness and our humdrum lives are the outcome of the political system. Italy at any rate is the land of sharp contrasts. Woman t... ...emain an enigma which each interprets by the aid of his hopes, desires, or theories? The way in which the Marquise leaned both elbows on the arm of he... ...nage. So enchanted was he to be in the company of a woman of fashion and a political celebrity, that he was exerting himself to shine in conversation,... ...uation. The Comte de Saint-Hereen had been away for nearly six months on a political mission. The Countess, whether from sheer giddiness, or in obedie...

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...practice; and to one young, struggling in self-formation, and more used to theories than to realities. CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XII... ...des and drives, and in quiet little dinners at home, to George’s agreeable political friends. With the help of two such ladies as Mrs. and Miss Rivers... ...eople; but she was surprised to find how full her sister’s letters were of political news. It was a period when great interests were in agitation; and... ...er own views, and composed his letters for him; ruling his af- fairs, both political and private, and undeniably making him fill a position which, wit... ...ring down such as—” 684 The Daisy Chain Of course Dr. May burst in with a political name, and—”I wish you were at him!” “Whether I could is another m...

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...on; it was impossible to complain of him, though he criticized frankly the political blunders by which both the throne and the clergy mutually comprom... ...rty, which the Saint-Simonians were already attacking under their abstract theories of political economy, went further. “Pere Pingret,” they said, “wa... ...he Saint-Simonians were already attacking under their abstract theories of political economy, went further. “Pere Pingret,” they said, “was the real a... ...ag- ments of my will; I gave myself to him whole. In one of those touching theories of pagan religion, the victim sacri- ficed to the false gods goes ... ...scheron was led to execution in a manner to satisfy both the pious and the political spirits of the town. Exemplary in behavior, pious and humble, he ... ...bso- lute, as those of to-day. I am in favor of low levels and slowness in political change; I dislike these social over- turns to which ambitious min... ...ankless soil, is far more useful in his genera- tion than he who seeks new theories for humanity. How, I ask you, has Newton’s science changed the con... ... true legislators since Jesus Christ, who, not having given to the world a political code, left his work incomplete. Before establishing great schools...

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... clung to the social distinctions which his principles contemned. Thus his theories as an artist, a thinker, and a poet were in fre- quent antagonism ... ...ssibility. “ A man whose business it is to cook for all comers can have no political opinions, Excellenza,” Giardini went on. “But to see that worthy ... ... such an impenetrable attitude that the cook could discover nothing of his political views. “Ottoboni,” he ran on, “is a saint; very kind-hearted; all... ...zac the limits of suspicious reserve to wander far over the wide fields of political and artistic opinions. Andrea, to whom no form of intoxication wa... ...ted lu- cid and well considered arguments controverting Gambara’s singular theories. He took advantage of the remarkable acu- men of the composer’s mi...

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...estant, because it has had no policy but that of negation; it inherits the theories of Lutherans, Cal- vinists, and Protestants on the terrible words ... ... her justification. The product of liberty of will, religious liberty, and political liberty (not, observe this, to be confounded with civil liberty) ... ...where power has no vigor; where election, the fruit of liberty of will and political liberty, lifts to the surface none but commonplace men; where bru... ... of will, ought not to teach the dogma of liberty of conscience, or demand political liberty. But, as no society can exist without guarantees granted ... ...Duc d’Orleans. The record of Marie dé Medici is heavier still. Neither had political genius. It was in the course of these studies that the writer ac-... ...we may clearly see in it the influence of thought. But before entering the political arena, where Catherine will be seen facing the two great difficul... ...eat and unknown kings, the rulers of this science, I stand for the ancient theories, not the new. I believe in the transforma- tions of matter which I... ...will be destroyed in turn by its material consequences, which will turn to theories in due time. Europe is at the present moment getting the better of... ...inces are still sending us worthy men who take a serious view of political theories and the history of France. It is a leaven which will rise.” “Is yo...

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...variously during the troubles of the seven- teenth century. In many places political reasons had dictated 14 Theological Essays and Other Papers – V ... ...he other hand, largely to fertilize the many occasions of agitation, which political fermentations are too sure to throw off. Let this chance turn out... ...s adul- terating with her principle, to an issue not merely dangerous in a political sense, but ruinous in an anti-social sense. The artifice of the F... ...and the truth of facts has been so much forced to bend before preconceived theories, whereas every valid theory ought to be abstracted from the facts,... ...onal temper in every stage of their growth; whilst the third abstracts the political or the ethical moral, and unfolds the philosophy which knits the ... ... simply on the ground of its limited extent; contending that in public and political transactions, such as compose the matter of history, human nature...

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...ery gist and centrepoint of God’s creation, and demolishes our la- borious theories with a smile; in which our ideas are so bound up with the one mast... ...cean. We have no more than glimpses and touches; we are torn away from our theories; we are spun round and round and shown this or the other view of l... ... of bagmen in the country, but human beings are reckoned by number only in political constitutions. And the Admirals are typi- cal in the full force o... ...are more valuable to England than any material benefit in all the books of political economy between Westminster and Birmingham. Greenville chewing wi... ...ot possible to make it better.” It’s a pretty fair start, is it not, for a political trial? A little later, he has occasion to refer to the relations ... ... sphere of intellect, by which all things are transformed and seen through theories and associations as through coloured windows. We make to ourselves... ...onder, not always to admire, but to make and modify our little incongruous theories about life. It is no longer the uniform of a soldier that ar- rest...

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...ad of newspapers which he has under- taken to distribute. He receives this political bread with ea- gerness, takes it, bears it away. At nine o’clock ... ...interminable arguments. Almost all conveniently adopt social, literary, or political prejudices, to do away with the need of having opinions, just as ... ... adrift; the second take the mea- sure of the future, sound it, and see in political fidelity what the English see in commercial integrity, an element... ... the supreme praise accorded to those who have attained quibuscumque viis, political rank, a woman, or a fortune. Amongst them are to be found cer- ta... ... was dis- sipated in the atmosphere of that ardent soul, his hard and fast theories melted away, and happiness colored his exist- 62 The Girl with th...

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...h is natural to all vanquished people, when they hope that a new chief will be able to save them from ruin and shame. This new chief, quite ready to a... ...f Orange. But Cornelius was not only possessed of a great mind, but also of a great heart. He belonged to that race of mar- tyrs who, indissolubly wed... ...th the presence of Cornelius in the town. In the same degree as Cornelius de Witt had excited the hatred of the people by sowing those evil seeds whic... ... whereas he had himself as yet only succeeded in producing the light brown. It might perhaps be interesting to explain to the gentle reader the beauti... ...orist. He therefore came to the conclusion that the parcel contained simply some papers, and that these papers were relating to politics. But why shou... ...spondence with the Marquis de Louvois, the war minister of the King of France; only the godfather forbore giving to his godson the least intimation co...

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...harvester for gross negligence. At college, he had specialised on finance, political economy, and scien- tific agriculture. After his graduation (he s... ...s fortunes unquestioningly. First at Sacramento, during the turmoil of his political career, later on at Placerville in El Dorado County, after Derric... ...ate agent. He bought grain; he dealt in mortgages. He was one of the local political bosses, but more important than all this, he was the representati... ...neither freight agent, passenger agent, attorney, real- estate broker, nor political servant, though his influence in all these offices was undoubted ... ...s, had produced in him an inordinate ambition. Where his father during his political career had consid- ered himself only as an exponent of principles... ... Rarely did so favourable an opportunity present itself for explaining his theories, his ambitions. Addressing himself to Magnus, he continued: “Fortu... ...ng a “red.” He even wondered how it was the saloon- keeper had not put his theories into practice, and adjusted his ancient wrong with his “six inches... ...ile the people of these United States looked on. Oh, come now and try your theories upon us, us of the ranchos, us, who have suffered, us, who know. O... ...y your ingenious ideas upon us. We know. I cannot tell whether or not your theories are excellent. I do not know if your ideas are plausible. I do not...

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...tance, I should have abandoned you to their wrath. “The release, civil and political, which it is so hard to win, which the police is so right to with... ...d too compromising, as if the physician and the writer, the priest and the political student, were not above all suspi- cion. However, a doctor who wa... ...man in the way just when we least expect such an obstacle. However great a political man may be, he always needs a woman to set against a woman, just ... ...oducing into it that which makes it delightful to most people—the stamp of political influence and dominion. You 49 Balzac will be as great as you no... ... will always be, you will die a prostitute; for in spite of the delightful theories of cattle-breeders, you can never, here below, become anything but... ...usted by King Ferdinand VII., to whom a bishop had recommended him, with a political mis- sion to France. The bishop, the only man who took any in- te... ...antly riveted by the hammer of necessity. Modern innovators write unctuous theories, long drawn, and 389 Balzac nebulous or philanthropical romances;...

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...wing eulogy or an accusation of levity? Should you like me to carry out my theories, daddy?” “By Jove, we should see some queer things!” cried Lord Wa... ...be firm,” the old man rejoined; “they’ll not be affected by the social and political changes I just referred to.” “You mean they won’t be abolished? V... ...e.” “I don’t think I am; I’ve been told I’m not; I’m said to have too many theories. But you haven’t told me about the ghost,” she added. Ralph, howev... ...he empty drawing-room. CHAPTER VI Isabel Archer was a young person of many theories; her imagination was remarkably active. It had been her for- tune ... ...s part an impulse more tender and more purely expectant. It was one of her theories that Isabel Archer was very fortunate in being independent, and th... ...e, as it were, had presumed to do. What she felt was that a territorial, a political, a social magnate had 117 Henry James conceived the design of dr... ... no answer to the question. Another idea had come into his head. “Is it my political opinions? Do you think I go too far?” “I can’t object to your pol... ... his dissipations than in earlier days. In the list of his re- sources his political reflections should not be omitted, for they were doubtless the an... ...on of success. She took, it will be observed, not the sentimental, but the political, view of matrimony—a view which has always had much to recommend ...

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... RECEIPTS The old Chimaeras, old receipts For making “happy land,” The old political beliefs Swam close before my hand. The grand old communistic myth... ... A hundred such as these I tried, And hundreds after that, I fitted Social Theories As one would fit a hat! Full many a marsh-fire lured me on, I reac...

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...ness, that the social English require tyrannical government as much as the political are able to dispense with it: and this he ex- plained by an expos... ... always recurred to it under the influence of her artless eyes, though his theories upon men and women were astute, and that cavalier perceived by lon...

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... this wretched business, and there had been a scheme at once religious and political to wrest the estate and the lovely lady from the for tunate heir... ... have held such position as this title denoted in the fiercely con tested political struggles of the new democracy. “Do you know, Mr. Redclyffe, that... ...the strife, novelties, uneasy agi tating conflict, attrition of unsettled theories, fresh spring ing thought, did not attain a foothold; a good plac... ...don newspaper of the preceding day; Lillebullero, Chevy Chase, and the old political ballads; and, what a little amused Redclyffe, the three volumes o... ...England. What more is possible? How can you feel a heart’s love for a mere political arrange ment, like your Union? How can you be loyal, where per ... ...f reserve, had been coun teracted by the frank mixture with men which his political course had made necessary; he was quicker to feel what was right ...

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...his teeth, his sudden wooden laugh, the absence of smiles, his exclusively political or politic-economical conversation, his passion for roast beef an... ...-rooms, and in his behaviour was more than ever Anglomaniac, grumbling and political. But the year 1825 came and brought much sorrow. Intimate friends... ...o doze off to the sound of the chatter of the old steward; he, the man of! political ideas, burnt all his schemes, all his correspondence, trembled be... ...repancy between his father’s words and 41 deeds, between his wide liberal theories and his harsh petty despotism; but he had not expected such a comp... ...less self-confidence, and playing with the weightiest ad- ministrative and political questions, as a juggler plays with balls. The expressions: “That’...

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...eman ought to have done. His evenings were occupied. His work was in a way political, he told Winnie once. She would have, he warned her, to be very n... ...he told Winnie once. She would have, he warned her, to be very nice to his political friends. And with her straight, unfathomable glance she answered ... ...ily. “Its deliberations upon international ac- tion for the suppression of political crime don’t seem to get anywhere. England lags. This country is a... ... to drive them out of their houses to starve in ditches. And they have the political power still, if they only had the sense to use it for their prese... ...urant or a theatre would suffer in the same way from the suggestion of non-political passion: the exas- peration of a hungry man, an act of social rev... ...to guide it safely he dismissed resolutely all suppositions, surmises, and theories out of his mind. He had the woman there, absolutely flinging herse...

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... you must have come) was nothing but a slough at all seasons of the year. “Political events and revolutions had never reached this inaccessible countr... ...tem; there is nothing wonderful about them, they do not lend themselves to theories; it is their misfortune to be merely practically useful. And then ... ...as yet to grasp the changed con- ditions which should attach them to these theories. They have only reached those ideas which conduce to economy and t... ...ought to deal with according to its des- serts. Here I have discovered its political necessity and its usefulness as a moral agent; here, moreover, I ... ...blish to-day. The principle of election made it for a long while the great political power. Except the Catholic Church, there was no single religious ... ...are combined in religious dogma. It would be very difficult for any modern political system, however perfect people may think it, to work once more su... ...riters have called in question. In my opinion, a man who has thought out a political system, and who is conscious that he has within him the power of ...