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...eat care and pains to fit and prepare. Now, as we teach young ladies those sports and exercises which are most proper to set out the grace and beauty ... ...greater or more just than that of Pompey’s friends, who, in his ship, were spectators of that horrible murder? Yet so it was, that the fear of the Egy... ...ing had an aversion to all manner of juggling and foul play in my childish sports and recreations (and, indeed, it is to be noted, that the plays of c... ...an only to look on, and consider how and why everything is done, and to be spectators of the lives of other men, thereby the better to judge of and re... ...ct to the sweetness of her conversation, she is ever to be admitted in all sports and entertainments. And Plato, having invited her to his feast, we s... ... the youth of his city, and how much and often he enlarges upon the races, sports, songs, leaps, and dances: of which, he says, that antiquity has giv... ...e their citi- zens, not only to the solemn duties of devotion, but also to sports and spectacles. They find society and friendship aug- mented by it; ... ...fice, presenting themselves to the slaughter, singing and dancing with the spectators. The ambassadors of the king of Mexico, setting out to Fernando ... ... true pleasure of drinking. Farces and tumbling tricks are pleasant to the spectators, but a wearisome toil to those by whom they are performed. And t...

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... man, a gymnast who lifts thirteen stone with one hand, a cattle breeder and sportsman, and my friend, Konstantin Dmitrievitch Levin, the brother of S... ... shrill whistle in the distance, and in the exact time, so well known to the sportsman, two seconds later—another, a third, and after the third whistl... ...other, and only whistling, not crying, flew straight at the very heads of the sportsmen. There was the report of four shots, and like swallows the snip... ...ing up to her. He would have run to her, but remembering that there might be spectators, he looked round towards the balcony door, and reddened a litt... ...e approaching the stream in two’s and three’s and one behind another. To the spectators it seemed as though they had all started simultaneously, but t... ...disagreeable side. It forms an integral part of the duties of an officer. Low sports, such as prize fighting or Spanish bull fights, are a sign of barbar... ...re was talking about him, but he be gan again directly. “I admit that manly sports do not. . . ” he was continuing. But at that moment the racers sta... ...ace, and so he did not watch the racers, but fell listlessly to scanning the spectators with his weary eyes. His eyes rested upon Anna. Her face was w... ...following every detail of the ceremony. Women who were quite strangers, mere spectators, were watching it excitedly, holding their breath, in fear of ...

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...the halls and bowers of an ancient feudal castle. The Prior mingled in the sports of the field with more than due eagerness, and was allowed to posses... ...rned. Surely no tongue is so rich in the vari- ous phrases which the field-sports demand, or furnishes means to the experienced woodman so well to exp... ...n employed with all the art of which the age was capable, to represent the sports of hunting and hawking. The bed was adorned with the same rich tapes... ...r.” “But, Isaac,” said the Pilgrim, smiling, “dost thou know that in these sports, the arms and steed of the knight who is unhorsed are forfeit to his... ...were considerably rounded off, in order to afford more convenience for the spectators. The openings for the entry of the combat- ants were at the nort... ...betwixt these galleries and the lists, gave accommodation for yeomanry and spectators of a better degree than the mere vul- gar, and might be compared... ...d even the steeple of a country church, at some distance, was crowded with spectators. It only remains to notice respecting the general arrangement, t... ...lace emblems of the triumphs of Cupid, a blazoned inscription informed the spectators, that 64 Ivanhoe this seat of honour was designed for La Royne ... ...tors are alike impatient, the time advances, and highly fit it is that the sports should commence.” Prince John, though not yet a monarch, had in Wald...

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... Such ministry, when Ye through many a year Haunting me thus among my boyish sports, On caves and trees, upon the woods and hills, Impress’d upon all ... ...oughts jostling each other, gawds And feast and dance and public revelry And sports and games—less pleasing in themselves 275 Than as they were a badg... ...e and hate; Fierce, moody, patient, venturous, modest, shy, 440 Mad at their sports like withered leaves in winds; Though doing wrong and suffering, a... ...to entrance me, and are now Dead in my eyes as is a theatre Fresh emptied of spectators. Thirteen years, Or haply less, I might have seen when first My... ...ad this child been placed, And there he sate environed with a ring Of chance spectators, chiefly dissolute men And shameless women—treated and caressed... ...e pleasure. Through the night, Between the show, and many headed mass Of the spectators, and each little nook 470 That had its fray or brawl, how eage...

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...from, and by the joyous protection of the saints, who no doubt were amused spectators, with each throw there fell a nut; in fact, there fell twelve. B... ...th what affection serve her, how studi- ously obey her commands, with what sports he would dispel the light clouds of her melancholy sadness on the da... ...s with the king. He came to his lady at the accustomed hour when the sweet sports of love were in full swing, which sports were long, lasting kisses, ...

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...pson was a tal- ented and famous football player who also was an actor and sports commentator. Then things changed. Instead of turning on the televisi... ...found not guilty, though all the evidence pointed to his guilt. This was a sports hero whom children admired. Now, he was fa- mous not only for his fo... ...ot only for his football talent, but for his murder trial as well. Another sports figure who comes to mind is Mike Tyson, a talented boxer and well-kn... ... do people like Simpson and Tyson have on the children who admired them as sports figures? It is normal for the child to look up to someone well known... ...s a Designated Hitter. Since 1973 American League baseball has been saving spectators the agonizing pain of watching pitchers try to hit. Some say it ...

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...ht game, another national telecast, another attendance record with 110,962 spectators on hand, and of course another reason to show my colors. This ti... ...ycles, video games, computers, and our children are active in all kinds of sports. Yet our children are bored. I sometimes wonder what they would do i...

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...ul damsels, skilful in songs and instruments of music and dancing, and to make sports and delights unto men whatsoever they could imagine. They were a... ...h this royal personage indulged two or three times each year. But unlike royal sportsmen of to-day, the Grand Khan made his entrance upon the field in... ...ere hoisted, the king's banner thrown to the breeze, and amid the tears of the spectators and with the blessings of the Patriarch the fleet stood out ... ...s covered with gondolas and boats of various shapes, all laden with interested spectators, while further down the long avenue was seen approaching the... ...mainland, where there was a considerable settlement of Portuguese who had been spectators of all the proceedings of the ship's company during the buil... ...d. Much of the dexterity of the dancers, however, and the entertainment of the spectators, consisted in the wantonness of their attitudes and gestures... ...ore sunset the Indians retired to eat their supper and we went with them to be spectators. It consisted of fish of different kinds, among which were l...

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..., and on the ramparts, he saw the Spartans, some of them engaged in active sports, and others in combing their long hair. He rode back to the king, an... ...ays of their law, and thought them old-fashioned. They joined in the Greek sports, played games naked in the theatre, joined in riotous processions, c... ...ion, nay, literally the rage; for furious quarrels used to arise among the spectators who took the part of one or other of the competitors, and would ... ...e fond of pleasure, no one could hope to please them who did not give them sports and entertainments. When any person wished to be elected to any publ... ...iscontented, their cry was that they wanted panem ac Circenses, ‘bread and sports’, the only things they cared for. In most places where there has bee... ...ges of circular galleries of seats hewn out of the hillside, where rows of spectators might sit one above the other, all looking down on a broad, flat... ...r post. Altogether, when full, this huge building held no less than 87,000 spectators. It had no roof; but when there was rain, or if the sun was too ... ...for ever!’ When the Emperor had seated himself and given the sig- nal, the sports began. Sometimes a rope-dancing elephant would begin the entertainme... ...her to pieces might, one would think, satisfy any taste of horror; but the spectators needed even nobler game to be set before their favorite monsters...

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...n Jack than a prince.” And all resumed their labors. In the meanwhile, Monsieur continued his route with an air at once so melancholy and so majestic,... ...mber, were occupied by eight other individuals. Neither the men at the door, nor those at the tables, took any part in the play or the quarrel. D’Arta... ..., as he was about to yield to numbers, the seven other silent men at the tables, who had not stirred, perceived that their cause was at stake, and cam... ... much of this secret as I am able to tell you.” All drew close to him with an expression of curios- ity. “Approach,” continued D’Artagnan, “and let no... ..., then, since it is admitted that one is a great king and the other a great cap- tain, — ‘Hurrah for King Charles II.! — Hurrah for Gen- eral Monk!’” ... ... 399 Dumas shop, with a hedge of the curious round them, and five hundred as curious at the windows.” “Well?” said Fouquet. “Well, monsieur, my Mennev...

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... ground when they run.” “Of what use would those dogs be to me? I am not a sportsman.” “But I want you to have the dogs. Listen. If you won’t have the... ...undering as you cross them, and everything being left in the rear, and the spectators, struck with the portent, halting to won- der whether you be not... ...s seizing the piece of vacant land whither our peas- ants resort for their sports? That piece I would not sell for all the money in the world. It has ...

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...ts, that ever an itinerant showman had the face to impose upon his circle of spectators. The pictures were worn out, more over, tattered, full of cra... ...ut appeared totally unable to repeat his very successful effort to amuse the spectators. Meanwhile, Ethan Brand had resumed his seat upon the log, and... ...n a low hanging branch before her eyes; and how the little one of all, whose sports had hitherto broken the decorum of the scene, un derstood the pra... ...ugh the midnight streets. A mass of people, inac tive, except as applauding spectators, hemmed the proces sion in; and several women ran along the s...

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...of mighty cities, (in some in- stances accommodating four hundred thousand spectators, in many a fifth part of that amount,) births and deaths be- cam... ...pirited, generous young man as I have ever known. When I say that he was a sportsman, that at one 47 Thomas de Quincey season of the year he did litt... ...ensity of the excitement which by that time had arisen in all people to be spectators of the scene—then image to yourself the effect of all this, a pe... ...ning. On the outside of the jail all was sum- mer light and animation. The sports of children in the streets of mighty cities are but sad, and too pai... ...re to turn aside into the room, armed with a roasted potato, and, taking a sportsman’s aim, to have lodged it in the Crocodile’s abominable mouth. Yet... ...to her comrades, and ran down to commu- nicate the joyful news. Here was a sportsman, watching, per- haps, for an eagle; and now they would have relie... .... It could not be three minutes’ walk, Kate thought, to the station of the sportsman. That thought supported them all. Under Kate’s guidance, who had ... ...on had advanced to a point which was judged to be within five miles of the spectators, though all calculations of distance were difficult, and often f... ...f; and during the whole of this descent they were compelled to be inactive spectators of the fiendish spectacle below. The Kalmucks, reduced by this t...

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...ve spectacle of warring passions. This blind fatal ity, that capriciously sports with the rules and lives of mor tals, tells me that the mountains w... ...the rope which lynches a negro in the presence of ten thou sand Christian spectators is salable five minutes later at two dollars and inch; it accoun...

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...large. His defective sight, indeed, prevented him from enjoying the common sports; and he once pleasantly remarked to me, ‘how wonder- fully well he h... ...n improvement: they object that the old method drew together a num- ber of spectators. Sir, executions are intended to draw spectators. If they do not...

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...ther, Charles MacStinger, popularly known about the scenes of his youthful sports, as Chowley) in her train. She came so swiftly and so silently, like... ... threw up his glazed hat and caught it again; much to the amazement of the spectators. The rapid alternations of light and shade to which these two co...

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...ING .............................................................................................................................. 45 POWER IN SPORTS... ...e birthday parties, weddings, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, and sweet 16 parties. Wealth is so often thought of as power, We see it in politics, sports... ... 32 —―Right. So because of an early lack of power in our infancy and childhood we spend our lives seeking it--in success in sports... ...people tend to rouse up civil discord or war on minor neighboring populations—sometimes killing more people than the major warlords. POWER IN SPORTS... ...illing more people than the major warlords. POWER IN SPORTS ―Athletes may begin by wanting to play, but as they rise to the top of their sports... ... professional hockey player, the same age as the celebrity, gets in a fight during a game it may be within the norm for the situation and many specta...

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...d. As the last image of that troubled heap, When sense subsides, and fancy sports in sleep, (Though past the recollection of the thought), Becomes the... ...ut this spring (if ancient fame say true) The dapper elves their moonlight sports pursue: 460 Their pigmy king, and little fairy queen, In ... ... as they rise?’ Or urged by unquench’d native heat, Does St John Greenwich sports repeat? 10 Where (emulous of Chartres’ fa... .... The king being proclaimed, the solemnity is graced with public games and sports of various kinds; not instituted by the hero, as by Aeneas in Virgil... ...Grace’s secretary. 220 ‘Now turn to different sports (the goddess cries), And learn, my sons, the wondrous power of noise... ...upon the other play-house had a barn burned down for the recreation of the spectators. They also rivalled each other in showing the burnings of hell f...

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...which Fox thanked them very cor- dially, and began to preach. At first the spectators fell a-laugh- ing, but they afterwards listened to him; and as e... ...pious a spectacle exhibited in convents and monasteries; that we dishonour sports in which Louis XIV . and Louis XV ., performed as actors; that we gi...

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...for by heaven thy last hour is come!” “Poor youth, poor youth!” sighed the spectators; “he has called down his own fate.” The next minute the signal w... ...ertainly two days old. He had not above three of the ten chains he usually sports, and his great coarse knotty-knuckled old hands were deprived of som... ...repared them for the encounter of the morrow. That morrow came: and as the sports were to begin early, Otto and his comrades hastened to the field, ar... ...n, and began to prepare his bow. The trumpets sounding proclaimed that the sports were about to commence. Is it necessary to describe them? No: that h... ... regular country gentleman; and as such, Jemmy insisted that I should be a sportsman, and join the county hunt. “But,” says I, “my love, I can’t ride....