And if the idea of command (which inevitably goes with the notion of duty) carries a sinister suggestion of legal authority, pains and penalties and of subservience to an external authority who issues the commands, Kant seems to have provided a final corrective in insisting that duty is self-imposed. — from German philosophy and politics by John Dewey
crossed a stony spit of land and
Presently they left Isola Bella, crossed a stony spit of land, and came into a second and [Pg 109] narrower bay, divided by a turmoil of jagged rocks and a bold promontory covered with stunted olive-trees, cactus, and seed-sown earth plots, from the wide sweep of coast that melted into the dimness towards Messina. Gathered together on the little stones of the beach, in the shadow of some drawn-up fishing-boats, they took stock of the fish that lay shining in the basket, and broke their fast on bread and cheese and more draughts from the generous wine-bottle. — from The Call of the Blood by Robert Hichens
came a sad sense of loneliness as
Helen could say no more; she kissed and comforted the faithful little soul, feeling all the while such sympathy and tenderness that she wondered at herself, for with this interest in the love of another came a sad sense of loneliness, as if she was denied the sweet experience that every woman longs to know. — from Proverb Stories by Louisa May Alcott
came a sorry sight one leading a
And he was scarce gone, when we heard savage cries, and came a sorry sight, one leading a wild woman in a chain, all rags and howling like a wolf. — from The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade
close and strange succession over lands and
He was a man of simple words, and of few thoughts of the kind that were available in conversation; but his personal adventures had begun almost with infancy, and followed one another in close and strange succession over lands and seas ever since. — from Dr. Sevier by George Washington Cable
Without more ado Mr. Dalroyd in turn clambered up and over the wall and dropping on soft, new-turned earth, continued the pursuit, that is to say he had crossed a smooth stretch of lawn and was in the very act of mounting the other wall when strong hands seized him from behind and a gruff voice said in his ear: "You ain't no ghost, I'll swear! — from Our Admirable Betty: A Romance by Jeffery Farnol
came a sudden sense of light as
There came a sudden sense of light as I opened the door into the wilderness, but light how thin and pale, and how full of expectation! — from The Flight of the Shadow by George MacDonald
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