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...rawing certain scenes and certain characters as the convulsions of the sixteenth century may have affected them, and is, in fact, like all historical romance, the shaping of the conceptions that the imagination must necessarily form when dwelling upon the records of history. That faculty which might be called the passive fancy, and might almost be described in Portia?s son...

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...eenth century may have affected them, and is, in fact, like all historical romance, the shaping of the conceptions that the imagination must necessari... ...nger’s education and opinions are looked on as not sufficiently alien from Roman Catholicism, a reference to Froude’s ‘History of Queen Elizabeth’ wil... ... decorated with the glorious paintings collected by Francois I., Greek and Roman statues clustered at the angles, and cabinets with gems and antiques ... ...his vows had been plighted? It was like some of the enchant- ing dreams of romance merely to look at these fair creatures; and he stood as if gazing i... ...e of Elizabeth’s court, and such an atmosphere as that of Paris, where the Roman Catholic system was at that time showing more corruption than it has ... ...ltered from those of old times, down to the baldest, rudest neglect of all rites; and Berenger, in his country home, had been used to the first extrem... ...hair by his bedroom-fire, resting after having gone through as much of the rites of the day as he was able for, with Mr. Adderlay. The room looked ver... ...gage were searched. ‘The other is the Office and Psalter after our English rite; and this last is not mine, but Mr. Sidney’s—a copy of Virgilius Maro,... ... wretched man’s heart, and that the possibility of fulfilling his Church’s rites might lead him to address himself to repentance; but the difficul- ti...

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... This old stone tower was very massive — and rather ruinous, too, for it was Roman, and four hundred years old. Yes, and handsome, after a rude fashio... ...cept pedigree and lordship. There you see the hand of that awful power, the Roman Catholic Church. In two or three little centuries it had converted ... ... could not have stood it; and, moreover, I should have had the Estab lished Roman Catholic Church on my back in a minute. No, I had been going cautio... ...ld now be dubbed a martyr, and would take his place among the saints of the Roman calen dar. Thus made he his moan, this poor Sir La Cote Male Taile... ...hing I needed — tools, pump, lead pipe, Greek fire, sheaves of big rockets, roman candles, colored fire sprays, electric apparatus, and a lot of sund... ...n House. A person who had not taken the Sacrament according to the Anglican rite could not stand as a candidate for sheriff of London. Thus Dissenter...

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... he had con scientiously gone to the house after nightfall to perform the rite, and, unaware that the refusal to admit him had come from Tess’s fathe... ...a last jaunt in her company while they were yet mere lover and mistress; a romantic day, in circumstances that would never be repeated; with that othe... ...It is the only safeguard for us poor human beings. “Integer vitae,” says a Roman poet, who is strange company for St. Paul — The man of upright life, ... ...ir own vaults to this day, but done out of his property in the time o’ the Romans. However, Sir John, as we call’n now, kept up the wedding day as wel... ...n a hurry because I’ve decided to go to Brazil.’ ‘Brazil! Why they are all Roman Catholics there surely!’ ‘Are they? I hadn’t thought of that.’ But ev... ...lare!’ ‘Well?’ ‘Why, you wicked man, a cloister implies a monk, and a monk Roman Catholi cism.’ ‘And Roman Catholicism sin, and sin damnation. Thou a...

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...lf in the front rank,—to lead a forlorn hope! I tell you it’s like a Pagan rite. You are positively slaying a victim. I beg you all to look at the cas... ...nal we might arrange for certain letters to recur at distinct intervals in Roman capi- tals, which might spell out, ‘This Night AT Twelve,’ or ‘At Onc... ...rt of intruding aborigines, whose presence entirely dispelled the sense of romantic dominion which a mighty eminence should give, and which Britons ex... .... Laura caressed her, whispering, ere she replied: ‘The Signorina Vittoria Romana!—Biancolla!—Benarriva!’ and numerous other names of inventive endear... ...ht. Your new Bulbul is in dan- ger. The silly thing must have been reading Roman history. Say not no! It intoxicates you all. I watch over her for my ... ...ivate property when he lends me money? How different the world is from the romances, my Laura! But for De Pyrmont, I might fancy my smile was really i...

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...ot only more celebrated but more opulent every year. It, is one of the few romances written in the epistolary form that do not oppress the reader with... ...elf. Every night, after supper, we read some part of a small collection of romances which had been my mother’s. My father’s design was only to improve... ... retard the future efforts of my reason, though they added an extravagant, romantic notion of human life, which experience and reflection have never b... ...ife, which experience and reflection have never been able to eradicate. My romance reading concluded with the summer of 1719, the following winter was... ...ved from repeated readings I gave this author, extinguished my passion for romances, and I shortly pre- ferred Agesilaus, Brutus, and Aristides, to Or... ...ministered to a dying person; and cause me, in- stead of receiving funeral rites, to be thrown to the dogs, whilst all the honors a man can expect wil...

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...n with Theocritus, who was a little his senior, but he was much admired by Roman writers who derived inspiration from the great classical writers of G... ...ne right of superior genius. * The subject of love had been treated in the romantic spirit before the time of Apollonius in writings that have perishe... ... hearts. Not long after they mixed libations in honour of Zeus, with pious rites as is customary, and poured them upon the burning tongues, and bethou... ...daughter of Atlas, in order that by gentle initiation they might learn the rites that may not be uttered, and so with greater safety sail over the chi... ... times round his tomb they paced in armour of bronze and performed funeral rites and celebrated games, as was meet, upon the meadow plain, where even ... ...n the deep wood. And for them Leto’s son provided a quarry; and with pious rites they wrapped in fat the thigh bones of them all and burnt them on the... ...ll honours, and the people and King Lycus himself took part in the funeral rites; and, as is the due of the de parted, they slaughtered countless she...

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...d, as you inevitably will, the man from Somewhere a bore. Sorry to destroy romance by fixing him with a local habita- tion, but he comes from the plac... ... Tippins who has nothing to leave—I have had no scrap of business but this romantic business.’ ‘And I,’ said Eugene, ‘have been “called” seven years, ... ... you said Rooshan Empire, sir?’ ‘It is Rooshan; ain’t it, Wegg?’ ‘No, sir. Roman. Roman.’ ‘What’ s the difference, Wegg?’ ‘The difference, sir?’ Mr We... ...g at Polybius (pronounced Polly Beeious, and supposed by Mr Boffin to be a Roman virgin, and by Mrs Boffin to be responsible for that necessity of dro... ...sh origin, and ‘not to have acted up to his name’ in his government of the Roman people. With the death of this personage, Mr Wegg terminated his firs... ...e delightfiil occasions—in a residence better suited to your claims on the rites of hospitality . He will never forget that at Veneering’s he first sa...

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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1231 45 Romans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: accord- ing to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.... ...rder of the children of Ammon; 11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshu- rites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; 1... ...iracles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 49 And one of th... ... 37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily... ...ords unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans. 39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desir... ...e centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? 26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told ...

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...with- out direct allusion to the manners of the Eastern tribes, and to the romantic conflicts of the period, the title of a “T ale of the Crusaders” w... ...of Chivalry and the Crusades,” who was not, it may be presumed, aware that romantic fiction naturally includes the power of such invention, which is i... ...d of Scotland, who was actually in the host, and was the hero of some very romantic adventures on his way home, was also pressed into my service, and ... ...t?” The most curious register of the history of King Richard is an ancient romance, translated originally from the Norman; and at first certainly havi... ... the most aston- ishing and monstrous fables. There is perhaps no metrical romance upon record where, along with curious and genu- ine history, are mi... ...averns, that they might perform in secret those Christian 66 The Talisman rites which they dared not assist in openly; that this should be so, in tru... ...m above with a Carmelite nunnery, from beneath with the cell of the ancho- rite, that one of the Queen’s attendants remarked that secret sign of intel...

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...himself confesses having felt the prejudices with which a Scottishman is tempted to regard the subject; and what so liberal a historian avows, a poor romance-writer dares not disown. But he hopes the influence of a prejudice, almost as natural to him as his native air, will not be found to have greatly affected the sketch he has attempted of England?s Elizabeth....

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...mpted to regard the subject; and what so liberal a historian avows, a poor romance-writer dares not disown. But he hopes the influence of a prejudice,... ...e pas- sage, the reader will find the authority I had for the story of the romance:— 4 Kenilworth “At the west end of the church are the ruins of a m... ...t Bessellsey, or with the old Knight at Wootton, or in some other of their Roman dens, instead of living in a house of public entertainment, as every ... ...he Isis.” Honest Giles, therefore, satisfied himself that his guest was no Roman, and with all comely courtesy besought the stranger to pledge him in ... ... Michael Lambourne; “but if so, keep thee well from me, Sir Knight, as the romance has it. I will either share your counsels or traverse them; for I h... ...who had done him so much honour. “The buckling of the spur, and what other rites remain,” said the Queen, “may be finished to-morrow in the chapel; fo...

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...Excerpt: Introduction To Guy Mannering. The novel or romance of Waverley made its way to the public slowly, of course, at first, but afterwards with such accumulating popularity as to encourage the author to a second attempt. He looked about for a name and a subject; and the ma...

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... Mannering by Sir Walter Scott INTRODUCTION TO GUY MANNERING. THE NOVEL OR ROMANCE of Waverley made its way to the public slowly, of course, at first,... ... over the general mind sufficient even to con- stitute the mainspring of a romance. Besides, it occurred, that to do justice to such a subject would h... ... worthy Dominie, upon which is founded the part which he per- forms in the romance, and which, for certain particular rea- sons, must be expressed ver... ... is the outline of Dominie Sampson’s real story, in which there is neither romantic incident nor sentimental passion; but which, perhaps, from the rec... ...more ancient source, and perhaps the custom may he derived from the secret rites of the Bona Dea. A large and rich cheese was made by the women of the... ...nadequate to call forth; and that the honour of superintending the funeral rites of the dead Godfrey Bertram (as in the memorable case of Homer’s birt... ...ble. In one word, then, here is the matter. “Your daughter has much of the romantic turn of your disposition, with a little of that love of admiration... ...re a’ Johnston and Jardines.” Note V .—GIPSY SUPERSTITIONS. The mysterious rites in which Meg Merrilies is described as engaging, belong to her charac...

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...’s imagination, and the narrow alleys round the harbour grew rich with the romance which his young fancy lent them. One evening he asked whether he mi... ...ic. He was accustomed to say that Papists re- quired an epithet, they were Roman Catholic; but the Church of England was Catholic in the best, the ful... ...in her even voice read the opposite 39 W. Somerset Maugham page. It was a romantic narrative of some East- ern traveller of the thirties, pompous may... ...nk that he held some- one else’s future in his hand. There was some- thing romantic in getting these various rewards actually in his grasp, and then l... ...ame under the influence of Newman’s Apologia; the pictur- esqueness of the Roman Catholic faith appealed to his esthetic sensibility; and it was only ... ... and was stiff. “Now , let’s go to The Jolly Sailor ,” said Athelny . “The rites of the day must be duly performed, and there is none more sacred than...

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...yramid, Clelia, Cornelia, with the Palmyrene That fought Aurelian, and the Roman brows Of Agrippina. Dwell with these, and lose Convention, since to ... ...those That lay at wine with Lar and Lucumo; Ran down the Persian, Grecian, Roman lines Of empire, and the woman’s state in each, How far from just; ti... ...all, I stand upon her side: she made me swear it— ‘Sdeath—and with solemn rites by candle-light— Swear by St something—I forget her name— Her that ta... ...A train of dames: by axe and eagle sat, With all their foreheads drawn in Roman scowls, And half the wolf’s-milk curdled in their veins, The fierce t...

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...mbolical and beautiful as it was, as almost destroying the efficacy of the rite. Moreover, there was a further impression that the Church by which the... ...forth Antony Babington, declaiming— “Great Queen Zenobia am I, The Roman Power I defy. At my Palmyra, in the East, I rule o’er every man... ...t, I rule o’er every man and beast” Here was an allusion couched in the Roman power, which Master Antony had missed, or he would hardly have uttere... ...r Antony had missed, or he would hardly have uttered it, since he was of a Roman Catholic family, though, while in the Earl’s household, he had to con... ... Countess; but those glimpses had been enough to fill the young heart with romance, such as the matter-of-fact elders never guessed at. Antony Babingt... ...ntony knew not of the wickedness?” “Not he. His is only a dream out of the romances the lads love so well, of beauteous princesses to be freed, and th... ...y had been given, and whether the child had been so baptized by Protestant rites. “Wot you who the maid may be, madam?” Susan took courage to ask; but...

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... race, the gentle Jew had spread a car- pet. Seated on it, against no more romantic object than a blackened chimney-stack over which some bumble creep... ...ter is an excellent girl, but she has some 80 Our Mutual Friend – V ol. 2 romantic notions; not about such things as your Mr Eugene Wrayburns, but ab... ...g, so far altered with the altered habits of Mr Boffin’s life, as that the Roman Empire usually declined in the morning and in the eminently aristocra... ...h of us two has, in the service of him that shall be nameless, tackled the Romans, both civil and military, till he has got as husky as if he’d been w... ...was not so very , very bad. There was even a touch 141 Charles Dickens of romance in her—of such romance as could creep into Limehouse Hole—and maybe... ...e delightfiil occasions—in a residence better suited to your claims on the rites of hospitality . He will never forget that at Veneering’s he first sa...

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...his dish is too common and vulgar; for what else is the subject of all the romances, novels, plays, and poems, with which the stalls abound? Many exqu... ...e name of saint equally with her namesake, or with any other female in the Roman kalendar. As sympathies of all kinds are apt to beget love, so expe... ...ssion; and Horace, in one of his epistles, makes honourable mention of the Roman barbers in the same light. Those of England are known to be no wise... ...ght. Those of England are known to be no wise inferior to their Greek or Roman predecessors. You there see foreign affairs discussed in a manner lit... ... should be pryed into by unhallowed eyes: for, at the celebration of these rites, the female priestess cries out with her in Virgil (who was then, pro... ...l cry’d, and from the grove abstain. —DRYDEN If, I say, while these sacred rites, which are in common to genus omne animantium, are in agitation betwe... ...which brook did not come there, as such gentle streams flow through vulgar romances, with no other purpose than to murmur. No! For tune had decreed t...

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... dielytra and day-lilies bloomed behind the paling, and a crooked elm hung romantically over the gable of the house. 32 Bunner Sisters At the gate Mr... ...—there.” Ann Eliza sat down in silence, stroking her shrunken hand. “I’m a Roman Catholic, Ann Eliza.” “Evelina—oh, Evelina Bunner! A Roman Catholic—y... ... was a Catholic, and so when I was sick she got the doctor to send me to a Roman Catholic hospital, and the sisters was so good to me there—and the pr... ... the landing. “Miss Mellins, can you tell me where to send for a priest— a Roman Catholic priest?” “A priest, Miss Bunner?” “Y es. My sister became a ... ...t daily; and at last a day ar- rived when he was called to administer some rite of which Ann Eliza but dimly grasped the sacramental meaning. All she ...

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...e seasoned his superstition and love of conquest with a certain condiment of romantic generosity and chivalrous self devo tion, with which his imitat... ...at the right divine or roy alty would make it sufficiently holy without the rite divine of the church. He was, therefore, graciously pleased to fall ... ... Why anti christian? Because anti catholic? Why anti catholic? Because anti roman. Why anti roman? Because Carthaginian. Is not pun from Punic? punic... ... villain?” said the old knight, stamping his sound foot with rage. “I am the Roman law,” said Robin, “which says that there shall not be more than ten... ... love sack, forbear; for this course will never bring you a drop. As to your Roman law, and your law of nature, what right have they to say any thing ... ... tell me that you would dance at it. The next couple you marry, think of the Roman law.” The bishop was too much out of breath to reply; and now the y...

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...id. “You are like a murderer— you are like a slave-driver—you are like the Roman emperors!” I had read Goldsmith’s History of Rome, and had formed my ... ...t region to Lowood, more populous, less pictur- esque; more stirring, less romantic. The roads were heavy, the night misty; my conductor let his horse... ...and several volumes of light literature, poetry, biography, travels, a few romances, &c. I suppose he had con- sidered that these were all the governe... ...ade fig- ure, red-haired, and with a hard, plain face: any apparition less romantic or less ghostly could scarcely be conceived. “Too much noise, Grac... ...ray in her hand, go down to the kitchen and shortly return, generally (oh, romantic reader, forgive me for telling the plain truth!) bearing a pot of ... ...ry, and unfriendly. I should like something else: a little addition to the rite. If one shook hands, for instance; but no—that would not content me ei... ...red to the expected decease of her mother and the gloomy sequel of funeral rites. Eliza generally took no more notice of her sister’s indolence and co... ...chopping up of materials for mince-pies, and solemnising of other culinary rites, as words can convey but an inadequate notion of to the uninitiated l...

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...peared lofty , broad, and noble. His nose was high, and of the kind called Roman, with nostrils that expanded, in his seven- tieth year, with the free... ...ior state of morals in the neighbor hood, were uniformly annexed, in large Roman capitals, the names of Marmaduke T emple as chairman and Richard Jone... ... advantage, Richard silently deter- mined that the windows should have the Roman arch; the first positive step in effecting his wishes. As the buildin... ...117 James Fenimore Cooper “The manner in which Judge T emple exercises its rites would confirm this opinion; but we must not trespass too freely. Doub... ...y as he made his entrance. So come, my dear sir, and let us not forget the rites of hospitality, for the short time he is to remain with us.” 194 The... ...ts first stages of civilization. Perhaps whatever the scene possessed of a romantic character was not injured by the powerful tones of Kirby’ s voice ... ... has been weakness to keep around me and my allaus so long. But I have had romantic and foolish wishes and weakness; and who has not, that is young an... ...ave him my own tomahawk and knife, seeing that the rifle was always my fav’rite weapon. He did lay about him like a man! I met him as I was coming hom...