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... Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast... ...Francis. “That was because they had intoxicated her with fumes of hemp and opium.” “But where are they taking her?” “To the pagoda of Pillaji, two mil... ... in the act of plung- ing themselves into the drunkenness caused by liquid opium mingled with hemp, and it might be possible to slip between them to t... ...atna, a large manufacturing and trading-place, where is held the principal opium market of India; or Monghir, a more than European town, for it is as ... ...me; while nutmeg-trees in full foli- age filled the air with a penetrating perfume. Agile and grin- ning bands of monkeys skipped about in the trees, ... ...andy; smoking, the while, long red clay pipes stuffed with little balls of opium mingled with essence of rose. From time to time one of the smokers, o... ...ng themselves, with flowers which were giving forth their last colours and perfumes, not on bushes, but on trees, and within bamboo enclosures, cherry...

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...powerful that they give rise to phantasies as various as the dreams of the opium-eater. Lambert told me of mystical facts so extraordinary, he so acte... ... final cause of man is, after all, not more amazing than the production of perfume and color in a plant. Perfumes are ideas, perhaps! “When we conside... ... dies unseen in the heart of the virgin forest, where no one can enjoy its perfume or admire its splendor. Just as that blossom vainly sheds its fragr... ...4 Louis Lambert can conquer, and whose exercise is suspended by a grain of opium? How imagine that we shall be able to feel when we are bereft of the ... ...rbances, transcending the most fantastic results of taking tea, coffee, or opium, of dreams or of fever—mysteri- ous agents, whose terrible action oft...

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... ambassador. She filled the nipple with patchouli, cleaned the bochettino, perfumed the goose-quill, which she attached to the mouth- piece and used o... ...he T urk of the intellect made somnolent by meditation. Criti- cism is his opium; his harem of books to read disgusts him with real work. Indifferent ... ...woman, and she burst into tears. Filling her hookah with tobacco soaked in opium, she spent the greater part of the night in smoking, dulling thus the... ...to bathe in their light, to examine every detail of her dress, breathe its perfume, listen to the music of her voice, watch the grace- ful composition... ... nearly lost both his strength and his senses once more, as he inhaled the perfume, to him entrancing though venomous, of the poem composed by Beatrix... ... which rippled the rays of the foot-lights attracted by the shin- ing of a perfumed oil. Her white brow sparkled. She had applied an imperceptible tin... ...o memories, that of angels and that of devils) Beatrix was redolent of the perfume which she used at Les T ouches during her first acquaintance with C...

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... walls, and passed overhead, spreading everywhere the de- licious, mingled perfume of magnolia blossoms, of mignon- 111 Frank Norris ette, of moss, o... ...miles away, could catch the scent of this valley of flowers, this chaos of perfume. And into this life of flowers, this world of colour, this atmosphe... ...e sky encrusted with stars, the little Mission garden exhaling the mingled perfumes that all through the scorching day had been distilled un- der the ... ...the lapse of the over-passing breeze. And then, in the midst of the gentle perfumes of the garden, the perfumes of the magnolia flowers, of the mignon... ...uese, swarthy, with plastered hair and curled mustaches, redolent of cheap perfumes. Sarria arrived, his smooth, shiny face glistening with perspirati... ...hieves, murderers, men below the beasts, lost to all decency, drugged with opium, utter reprobates. T o this, Dyke had been brought, Dyke, than whom n...

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...cience or politics, even the bold- est of them, were born in that room, as perfumes emanate from flowers; there grew the mysterious plant that cast up... ...into the Indre. 32 The Lily of the Valley But having breathed the jasmine perfume of her skin and drunk the milk of that cup of love, my soul had acq... ...nt of his verse. Have you ever smelt in the fields in the month of May the perfume that commu- nicates to all created beings the intoxicating sense of... ... tear upon some petal more expanded than the rest. What do we give to God? perfumes, light, and song, the purest expression of our na- ture. Well, the... ...weeter than thy voice; lights more sparkling than the light of thine eyes, perfumes for which there are no words—yesterday thy soul was visible and pa... ...eave her to the doctor,” he said; “with Manette’s help he will wrap her in opium. Well, you have heard her now—if indeed it is she herself.” “No,” I s... ...pure. A soft light lit the bed on which my Henriette was lying, wrapped in opium. The body was, as it were, annihilated; the soul alone reigned on tha...

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...afterwards looking at the sunshine, enjoying the shade, breath- ing in the perfume of flowers in the small garden before his house. He fancied that no... ...e very nature of things, could dim the light of the sun, could destroy the perfume of the flowers, the submission of his wife, the smile of his child,... ...m by Hudig; then he reviewed the more important affairs: the quiet deal in opium; the illegal traffic in gunpowder; the great affair of smuggled firea... ...way till the boat is here.” “No, Mr. Hudig.” “And don’t forget about these opium cases. It’s for to-night. Use my own boatmen. Transship them from the... ...out of his heart. And he lay there, dream- ily contented, in the tepid and perfumed shelter, think- ing of Aissa’s eyes; recalling the sound of her vo... ...n soared suddenly, and flew, spinning and turning before the breath of the perfumed breeze, driven helplessly into the dark night that had closed over... ...ain is drowned in the flood of drowsy serenity that follows upon a dose of opium. He altered the position of his head by ever so little, and now could... ...Eng the next day, when the flag had been hauled down. He sent six cases of opium to me for safe keep- ing but has not left his house. I think he is sa... ...hat dazzles and withers; the sun beneficent and wicked—the giver of light, perfume, and pestilence. She had watched him—watched him close; fasci- nate...

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...d hear a tongue that are unfamiliar to the memory. The joss-stick burns, the opium pipe is smoked, the floors are strewn with slips of coloured paper ... ... Monterey, when the air does not smell salt from the one, it will be blowing perfumed from the resinous tree-tops of the other. For days together a ho... ...the town and up the slope, the night will be dry and warm and full of inland perfume. MEXICANS, AMERICANS, AND INDIANS THE HISTORY OF MONTEREY has yet... ...e youth of California, none indeed of their virtues, but the debasing use of opium. And chief among these influences is that of the Mexicans. The Mexi... ...ot the secret of the philtre. The place is sanative; the air, the light, the perfumes, and the shapes of things concord in happy harmony. The artist m...

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...d tangled gorges to the west of Ingouville, like a beggar in rags beside a perfumed and sump- tuously apparelled rich man. In 1829 one of the last hou... ...so many? This pa- per, filled with my soul,—can it be more to you than the perfumed letters which already beset you. I come to you with less grace tha... ...s for my daughters and a competence for myself. I have been engaged in the opium trade with the largest houses in Canton, all ten times richer than ev... ...at these rich East India merchants are. I went to Asia Minor and purchased opium at low prices, and from thence to Canton where I deliv- ered my cargo... ... trade. My last expedition was to the Philippine Islands where I exchanged opium for indigo of the first quality. In fact, I may have half a million m... ...ir bloom; See! for him each bud uncloses, Glows, and yields its rich perfume. Then arise! the lark is shaking Sunlit wings that heavenward... ... man were essentially Parisian; the ribbon, the gloves, the cane, the very perfume of his hair were not of Havre. So when La Briere turned about to ex... ...most an impossibility; for his ambitious mind had long forgotten the first perfumed phial that praise had broken over his head. “Ah, my soldier!” he s...

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...seemed to him as though the atmosphere again changed, and became balmy and perfumed. At length his feet touched on a thick and soft carpet, and his gu... ...izon, with all the blue of the ocean, all the spangles of the sun, all the perfumes of the summer breeze; then, in the midst of the songs of his sailo... ...hich may be supposed to reign around the grotto of Circe, formed from such perfumes as set the mind a dreaming, and such fires as burn the very senses... ...hose roots are mingled, whose branches intertwined, and whose intermingled perfume rises to the heavens. Only their wish to see each other had become ... ...turned Monte Cristo; “I make no secret of it. It is a mixture of excellent opium, which I fetched myself from Canton in order to have it pure, and the... ...emed to him as though her voice had altered. He could distinguish amid the perfumes of the roses and heliotropes in the flower-stands, the sharp and f... ...t all their physical sufferings, the other against all their enemies. With opium, belladonna, brucaea, snake-wood, and the cherry-laurel, they put to ...

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...rom Snowy Alp. Sleep hath forsook and giv’n me o’re To deaths benumming Opium as my only 630 Thence faintings, swounings of despair, And sen... ..., Courted by all the winds that hold them play, An Amber sent of odorous perfume 720 Her harbinger, a damsel train behind; Some rich Philistia...

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...that multitude, intoxicated by all the seduc- tions the world can offer, a perfume-laden atmosphere and general exaltation acted upon their over-wroug... ...alone, reclining on a sofa, he made for him- self, like a T urk drunk with opium, a happiness as fruitful, as lavish, as he wished. First of all, he f...

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... which, indeed, was not unlikely; since, in addition to a moderate dose of opium prescribed by the apothecary, she was labouring under the effects of ... ...er encour aged than checked. Her disordered appearance, and a whole sale perfume of Geneva which pervaded the apartment, af forded stong confirmato... ...alls; the ivy crept round the trunks of the trees; and the garden flowers perfumed the air with delicious odours. Hard by, was a little churchyard; n... .... The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green; and shed her richest perfumes abroad. It was the prime and vigour of the year; all things were g... ...e, that crept over the casement, and filled the place with their delicious perfume. It looked into a garden, whence a wicket gate opened into a small ... ...ops, razors, washballs, harness paste, medicine for dogs and horses, cheap perfumery, cosmetics, and such like wares, which he carried in a case slung...

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...on of Honor and councillor of the municipality of Paris, you, as a retired perfumer, will not have much to complain of—” “Ah! there we are again, mada... ...gist in the Rue des Lombards—” “And a friend of mine, madame,” said the ex-perfumer. “For I, Celestin Crevel, foreman once to old Cesar Birotteau, bro... ...t is you, monsieur, you have hindered the marriage.” “Madame,” said the ex-perfumer, “I acted the part of an honest man. I was asked whether the two h... ...y one—she who knew nothing, not even that word.” At this stage the retired perfumer wiped his eyes, which were full of tears. The sincerity of his gri... ... me like a glove.’ Forgive me—it is a reminiscence of my old business. The perfumer will crop up now and then, and that is what keeps me from standing... ...einbock, wrapped in reverie, are rightly spoken of as dreamers. They, like opium-eaters, all sink into poverty, whereas if they had been kept up to th... ...sin Betty for that letter. The wretch who commits suicide must pay for the opium, the pistol, the charcoal. Hortense read and re-read the note; she sa... ...ness was evidently worse. He gave her a draught containing a large dose of opium, and Adeline, having swallowed it, fell into a deep sleep; but the wh...

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... her a barely perceptible delicious feminine odor—an odor that was in part perfume, but mostly a subtle, vague smell, charming beyond words, that came... ...eep alcoves, were divans with mattings and 31 Frank Norris head-rests for opium smokers. The walls were painted blue and hung with vertical Cantonese... ...She was just close enough for Candy to catch the sweet, delicious feminine perfume that came indefinitely from her clothes, her hair, her neck. From w... ... perceptible, delicious, feminine odor, that was in part 109 Frank Norris perfume, but mostly a subtle, vague aroma, charming beyond words, that came... ... Condy smote a knee, exclaiming: “By Jove! that’s as good as Loudon Dodds’ opium ship! Why, Cap., you’re a treasure in yourself for a fellow looking f... ...ng from her forehead. Her whole dear being radiated with that sweet, clean perfume that seemed to come alike from her clothes, her neck, her arms, her...

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... “I have heard of a woman, such as I am, who washed the feet of Jesus with perfumes. Alas! virtue has made me so poor that I have nothing but tears to... ... we shall have to change them.” “We might get six thousand francs out of a perfumer’s bill,” said Europe. “Oh!” said he, shaking his head, “we must go... ...rson and their dress. Just out of her bath the flower was quite fresh, and perfumed so as to inspire desire in Robert d’Arbrissel. Esther was in a cha... ...ing in the Parliament and the English Government.” “It is in China, in the opium trade—” “Ja, I know,” said Nucingen at once, as a man who is well acq... ...ted with commercial geography. “But de English Gover’ment hafe taken up de opium trate as a means dat shall open up China, and she shall not allow dat... ...e Government,” re- marked du Tillet to Blondet. “ Ah! you have been in the opium trade!” cried Madame du Val-Noble. “Now I understand why you are so n... ...s stuck in your soul.” “Dere! you see!” cried the Baron to the self-styled opium merchant, and pointing to Madame du Val-Noble. “You are like me. Neve... ...s figure. With very good gloves and a rather large bustle, she exhaled the perfume of powder a la Marechale. Playing with a bag mounted in gold, she d... ... has become a monomania, often finds himself in the frame of mind to which opium, hasheesh, or the protoxyde of azote might have brought him. Spectres...

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...xtraordinary sense of vigorous life that seemed to emanate from her like a perfume exhaled by a flower, made her beautiful with a beauty of a rustic a... .... Before the end of the third day he had re- vealed himself as a confirmed opium-smoker, a gambler, a most audacious thief, and a first-class sprinter... ...ether on that afternoon an infinity of infamous grog shops, gambling dens, opium dens. We walked up narrow lanes where our gharry— a tiny box of a thi...

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...s-nostrums for consumption, for “women’s diseases”—notorious mix- tures of opium and alco-hol, in the very shop to which her husband sent patients for... ...nto buying too many shirts for Kennicott, and gaped at the “clever novelty perfumes— just in from New York.” Carol got three books on the theater, and... ... of the round table at which they sat. She peeped through the glass at the perfume- boxes of black and gold and citron in the hollow table. She looked... ...abysmal thing smacking of simpering hair- 444 Main Street dressers, cheap perfume, red-plush suites on the back streets of tenderloins, and complacen...

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... county Guy, the hour is nigh, The sun has left the lea, The orange flower perfumes the bower, The breeze is on the sea. The lark, his lay, who thrill... ...n stripes, a horsehair sofa, a grate covered with cut paper, and a general perfume of brandy and cigars. There were some preparations for breakfast, b... ...re?’ ‘Oh, yes. He has not slept a wink these four nights. Mayerne talks of opium; but he says he won’t have it till he has seen you, he is so anxious ... ... was following her, and Charles called out,— ‘Now, doctor, give me as much opium as you please. I only want to be stupefied till the world has turned ... ... enjoy the “coup de theatre”. I had some thoughts of trying an overdose of opium; but I thought Dr. Mayerne would have found me out. I tell you, becau...

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...d, and it was their fermentation which caused the accident. They were soon perfumed and put in order, and everybody laughed at this mishap. These entr... ..., and curled in front; with ribbons wherever he could put them; steeped in perfumes, and in fine a model of cleanliness. He 195 Saint-Simon was accus... ...d to go away because of the tuberoses, the odour 221 Saint-Simon of which perfumed the air, but so powerfully, on account of their quantity, that nob... .... The army was at Soissons, near T ournai, in a profound tranquillity, the opium of which had gained the Duc de Bourgogne when news of the approach of... ... the 8th, and was proof against tobacco chewed and smoked, a quan- tity of opium, and two bleedings in the arms. Fever showed itself more then this pa... ...s over charcoal, the fumes of which often drove me away; and the strongest perfumes, which he was fond of all his life, but from which I turned him be... ... had headaches and vapours caused by the undue use he had formerly made of perfumes, so that for many years he could not endure any, except the odour ...

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...sides which, he quite scented the dining room with bear’s grease and other perfumery. He looked at me with an attention that quite confused me when I ... ... tobacco, there comes into the lawyer’s mouth the bitter, va pid taste of opium. “Hallo, my friend!” he cries, and strikes his iron candle stick aga... ...ickens “I knew this person by sight very well,” says he. “He has purchased opium of me for the last year and a half. Was anybody present related to hi... ...est relation he had.” “He has died,” says the surgeon, “of an over dose of opium, there is no doubt. The room is strongly flavoured with it. There is ... ...ike tickets on the road of poverty; there is a crumpled paper, smelling of opium, on which are scrawled rough memoranda—as, took, such a day, so many ... ...nsation dies off for the time; and the unmoved policeman (to whom a little opium, more or less, is nothing), with his shining hat, stiff stock, inflex... ...mpany, and the general flavour of the Dedlock dust is quenched in delicate perfumes. The brilliant and distinguished circle comprehends within it no c... ...oot that it had quite steamed before the fire, diffusing a very unpleasant perfume, made a short one sided inclina tion of his head from the neck and...