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...’ said Claude, laughing to himself at poor little honest simplicity, as he applied himself to cut a new point to her very stumpy slate-pencil, and she... ...s? I am sure it is wasting time not to improve such a genius as he has for mechanics and natural history. Now, Claude, I wish you would answer.’ ‘I wa... ... sight of the rainbow.’ ‘That is reasonable,’ said Maurice. ‘I hate reason applied to revelation,’ said Lily. ‘It is a happier state of mind which doe... ...apa and mamma!’ ‘Ask Mr. Adam what he knows,’ said Jane. Emily accordingly applied to the bookseller, and learnt that Mrs. Aylmer was indeed the perso...

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...igue and difficulty, was brought to him, he esteemed it too precious to be applied to his own refreshment, but poured it forth as a libation, lest, he... ...ikewise found room in the two uppermost tiers of porticoes, where sailors, mechanics, and persons in the ser- vice of the Coliseum had their post. Alt... ...m his nephew Johann was one. At Baden, Johann, as a last experiment, again applied for his inheritance, but by way of answer, Albrecht held out a wrea... ...e party words for the Pope’s and the Emperor’s friends, and when they only applied to the troops of Bavaria and of Swabia—that, in 1141, Wolf, Duke of...

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...en only in the species of Siberian stone whereof seals are cut—the company applied themselves to knife-and-fork work, and, in so doing, evinced their ... ...r, he tried to excuse his mistake by saying that in England the science of mechanics had reached such a pitch that wooden legs were manufactured which... ...ght, into the Customs he must make his way. And that way he made, and then applied himself to his new duties with a zeal born of the fact that he real... ...e what might, he must insult the fellow in some fash- ion. To that task he applied himself con amore; and so thoroughly that he met with complete succ... ...he registered a mental vow to share their every task and occupation. So he applied himself to supervising and administering. He reduced the amount of ... ...to listen to the newcomer’s discourse on natural history. But the newcomer applied himself, rather, to phenom- ena of the internal world, saying that ...

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...he special order of General Fre- mont himself out of moneys intended to be applied to other purposes. The money was actually paid to a gentle- man kno... ...could not sit—were men who earned their bread by labor. They were farmers, mechanics, storekeep- ers; there was a lawyer or two, and one clergyman. Su... ...rs as to which the editors and writers may justly feel that my remarks, if applied to them, are unmerited. In writing on such a subject, I can only de... ...ch they have achieved in public life; to their suc- cesses in commerce, in mechanics, in the comforts and luxuries of life, in physic and all that lea...

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...er; who, in these days, so numerously patrol as night-constables about the Mechanics’ Institute of Science, and cackle, like true Old-Roman geese and ... ...enough for thee!’—If Fichte’s Wissenschaftslehre be, ‘to a certain extent, Applied Christianity, ’ surely to a still greater extent, so is this. We ha...

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... him; and, taking his seat, proceeded to answer the petitions of those who applied them- selves to him. The keepers of the hind, who were not far off,... ...brias, offering great rewards to both. T achos, suspecting it, immediately applied himself both to Agesilaus and Chabrias, with great humility beseech... ...n, who, though many in number, were of no skill in war, being most of them mechanics and tradesmen, never bred to war. T o whom Agesilaus answered, th... ...neath him, durst not appear a candidate for the consul- ship before he had applied to Pompey. The request was made accordingly, and was eagerly embrac... ... who would assert the liberty of Greece to come over to them, he presently applied himself to make them feel the last extremities of war. The Thebans ... ...en it was almost night, stood at the further end with torches, which being applied to the moistened places, the first at once taking fire, instantly, ...

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...er three children live with us. The youngest, six year old, has a turn for mechanics. I am not a Chartist, and I never was. I don’t mean to say but wh... ...e that he stole down in Hertfordshire. I had to look after Thompson, and I applied myself, of course, in the first instance, to discovering where he w... ... might, with proper preparation, and under scientific direction, be safely applied to the increase of the fertility of the land. Thus (they argue) doe...

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...republican jacket known by the name of “la carmagnole.” Others, well-to-do mechanics, no doubt, were clothed from head to foot in one color. Those who... ... the place in the government decrees of the word requisitionnaire hitherto applied to all Republican recruits. Before leaving Fougeres the chief secre... ...hich Mademoiselle de Verneuil had based on the charm of his appearance. He applied himself to ordering his breakfast with the eagerness of a boy, ques...

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...ower one; but this was not enough for him, so lying down upon his face, he applied his tongue first to one, then to the other, and seemed to discover ... ...steadily down, meantime, into the midst of the congregation. Thus, when he applied his text to the first assemblage of his hearers, and pictured the w... ...ard, pell mell, neck or nothing, down the middle of the road. There — with mechanics work ing at their trades, and people leaning from their doors an...

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..., and Phaeax his look-out-man in the prow, the Athenians having as yet not applied themselves to navigation; and that Scirus did this because one of t... ...ith sword in hand, the twins came hurrying down; and that the bloody knife applied to their foreheads was a sign of the danger and bloodshed of that d... ... insolencies of the people. Things being in this posture at his return, he applied him- self, without loss of time, to a thorough reformation and reso... ... rarefied, and any light, dry, com- bustible matter will kindle as soon as applied, under the ef- fect of the rays, which here acquire the substance a... ...o were accustomed to do kindnesses rather than receive them; and therefore applied himself to merchandise in his youth; though others assure us that h... ... had been the first originators of this far-famed and highly prized art of mechanics, which they employed as an elegant illustration of geometrical tr... ...ned without base subservience and depravation) from matter; so it was that mechanics came to be separated from geometry, and, repudiated and neglected...

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...er, as to whom the proposal of an ownership divided with her cousin had been applied as impartially as possible—impartially as Bunchie’s own somewhat ... ...e exploits. He had thus discovered in himself a sharp eye for the mystery of mechanics, and had invented an improvement in the cotton spinning proces... ...n to her that afternoon. Suddenly the well muffled knuckle of the waiter was applied to the door, which presently gave way to his exhibition, even as ... ...d. It was CHAPTER 40 335 not at present to Madame Merle that she would have applied for instruction; she had lost the desire to know this lady’s clev... ...self in a manner to excite her enthusiasm. Madame Merle, that afternoon, had applied the match to an accumulation of inflammable material. When Isabel ... ... not done with her; this lady had something in reserve. Isabel’s imagination applied itself actively to this elusive point, but every now and then it ...

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..., as to whom the proposal of an ownership divided with her cousin had been applied as impartially as possible—as impartially as Bunchie’s own somewhat... ...exploits. He had thus discovered in himself a sharp eye for the mystery of mechanics, and had in- vented an improvement in the cotton-spinning process... ...o her that after- noon. Suddenly the well-muffed knuckle of the waiter was applied to the door, which presently gave way to his exhibition, even as a ... ...derably changed. It was not at present to Madame Merle that she would have applied for instruction; she had lost the desire to know this lady’s clever... ...lf in a manner to excite her enthusiasm. Madame Merle, that afternoon, had applied the match to an accumula- tion of inflammable material. When Isabel... ...ot done with her; this lady had something in reserve. Isabel’s imagination applied itself actively to this elusive point, but every now and then it wa...

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...down. Rigou well understood the defects of the law of dis- possession when applied to small holdings, and the danger both to the Public T reasury and ... ...ercules, could carry a weight of eleven hundred pounds; a blow of his fist applied on a man’s back would break the vertebral column in two; he could b... ...people, who were naturally part of the wedding,—the word “wed- ding” being applied indiscriminately in Burgundy to all such rejoicings. To drink, quar... ...in the good they are doing, or think they do; and the count, for his part, applied himself no less zealously to changes and ameliorations in the manag... ...Tonsard, his daughters, wife, and Pere Fourchon, also Vaudoyer and several mechanics were supping at the tavern. The moon was at half-full, the first ...

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...nd that the medicine answer’d very well; Perhaps ‘t was in a different way applied, For David lived, but Juan nearly died. What ‘s to be done? A... ...” 220 The whole court melted into one wide whisper, And all lips were applied unto all ears! The elder ladies’ wrinkles curl’d much crisper ... ... human woes: For ever since immortal man hath glow’d With all kinds of mechanics, and full soon Steam engines will conduct him to the moon. By... ... next neighbour, When for a passport, or some other bar To freedom, he applied (a grief and a bore), If he found not his spawn of taxborn rich... ...ps might end A line, and leave posterity undone, Unless a marriage was applied to mend The prospect and their morals: and besides, They have...

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...d and Deliver; and yet tomorrow you will find them a set of as painstaking mechanics, and so forth, as ever cut an inch short of measure, or paid a le... ... had acquired in my first studies for the benefit of horses was frequently applied to our human patients. But the seeds of all maladies are the same; ... ...o see that it had not been opened, or its locks tam- pered with, Leicester applied a key to the steel casket, and drew from it, first, a parcel of gol... ...and, lastly, took forth a large key, which, lifting aside the tapestry, he applied to a little, concealed door in the corner of the apartment, and ope... ...courteous invitation, which, for a minute or two, he could not imagine was applied to him, the yeomen speedily made a free passage for him, while, onl... ...onfused state of the Castle, to keep his door as much shut as possible. He applied this key to the lock, the bolt revolved, he entered, and in the sam...

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... but letters patent under the great seal, and the term “patent” is usually applied to any district of extent thus con- ceded; though under the crown’,... ...h was brought from the city, the remainder having been manufactured by the mechanics of T empleton. There was a sideboard of ma- hogany, inlaid with i... ...ly to the senses, he was most apt to dis- trust his own powers; but he had applied oils to several burns, cut round the roots of sundry defective teet... ...d examined it with the nicest care. A red silk handkerchief was frequently applied to the glittering steel, as if to remove from the polished surfaces... ... temper, as he had come prepared for the occasion. His dressings were soon applied, and consisted only of some pounded bark, moistened with a fluid th... ...lowed in the rear of a brigade of militia as its surgeon! When Mohegan had applied the bark, he freely relinquished to Richard the needle and thread t...

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...d of girls and young women who came forth next, fol- lowed by four or five mechanics. Behind came the nucleus of the choir—a slim, fair-haired youth o... ...s should be known at Dieppe, but it is quite possible that he may not have applied to the right people, or that they may not have preserved my letter,... ...e girl, who could easily be modelled by her surroundings. The kind hostess applied herself to giving the addresses of the people she thought likely to... ...t which she saw would be necessary, explaining to which establishments she applied with confidence if she needed to complete her wardrobe in haste, fe...

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... man could not entertain his friends without such a fuss as this. His mind applied it- self frequently to the consideration of the money, not that he ... ... returned in the same cab, hatless, to his own lodgings. As he returned he applied his mind to think how he could turn the events of the evening to hi... ...wn as the great Prime Minister’s wife, and she had, perhaps unconsciously, applied the epithet more to herself than to her husband. She, too, wished t... ...er fancy created should be born of lords and ladies rather than of working mechanics, should be English rather than Span- ish or French. The man could... ...he found him reading his paper. ‘It’s all settled now,’ he said. ‘Grey has applied for the Hundreds, and Mr Rattler is to move for the new writ to-mor... ... agree with me that a very opprobrious term might be 357 Anthony Trollope applied without injustice to the transaction. My Lord Duke, I am a poor man...

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...Sunday— and i’ the great works and inventions, and i’ the figuring and the mechanics. And God helps us with our headpieces and our hands as well as wi... ...w over and above the secrets of his handicraft, and that acquaintance with mechanics and figures, and the nature of the materials he worked with, whic... ...ent of at- tempting to stimulate the last donkey by hisses, while the boys applied the argument of sticks. But the strength of the donkey mind lies in... ...it became him as a man and a coachman to open the dialogue with a joke, he applied himself as soon as they were off the stones to the elaboration of o... ... get money for her locket and earrings which she carried with her, and she applied all her small arithmetic and knowledge of prices to calculating how...

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...er Liberal committee, dressed in a pea-jacket and proudly nau- tical, they applied for the vote, and found it oftener than beauty. Palmet contrasted h... ...rough the town, and a slight disfigurement remained, to which his hand was applied sympathetically at intervals, for the cheek-bone was prominent in h... ...The Dawn, so desired of Dr. Shrapnel!—the best re- storative that could be applied to him! Every temptation came supplicating him to take the step whi... ...political men, laughing at the dwarf-giants; finally cast- ing anchor on a Mechanics’ Institute that he had recently heard of, where working men met w... ...eart, yet ranged over certain dispersed in- flammable grains, like a match applied to damp powder; again and again running in little leaps of harmless... ...w. ‘It’s as good as a play to them,’ he remarked. Cecilia lit a candle and applied a stick of black wax to the flame, saying: ‘Envelopes have fallen s...