Aus der Jugendzeit, aus der Jugendzeit / Klingt ein Lied mir immerdar, / O wie liegt so weit, O wie liegt so weit, / Was mein einst war —Out of youth-time, out of youth-time sounds a lay of mine ever; O how so far off lies, how so far off lies, what once was mine!
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.
A curious little change had passed over Christie's face during these last questions and answers, unconscious, but quite observable to keen eyes like Mr. Power's.
— from Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott
En 1998, elle a exploré à la voile les îles du Kiribati et les Marshall, au milieu du Pacifique.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert
Sed li fiere respondis ke efektive li multe plibonigas la junularon, kaj anstataŭ esti malutila, aŭ eĉ neutila, li treege utilas al la urbo.
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
Fine, post nekredeblaj suferoj, la restaĵo de la dekmil soldatoj alvenis sur monton, kaj ekvidis la maron.
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
On through years of toil and struggle Walked he, faithful to his word; Blameless life and kind entreaty Leading many to the Lord.
— from By the Sea, and Other Verses by Baily, H. Lavinia, (Hannah Lavinia)
" Bartja threw himself at his brother's feet, overcome with gratitude and joy, but Cambyses raised him kindly and, looking especially at Nitetis and Kassandane, exclaimed: "Listen, my dear ones, the stem of Cyrus is going to blossom afresh, for our brother Bartja has resolved to put an end to his single life, so displeasing to the gods.
— from An Egyptian Princess — Volume 06 by Georg Ebers
On Wednesday a short service was held, the first ever known in Mota; and then Mr. Ashwell and Mr. Kerr embarked, leaving Mr. Patteson and Mr. Dudley with their twelve pupils in possession.
— from Life of John Coleridge Patteson : Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge
Bartja threw himself at his brother’s feet, overcome with gratitude and joy, but Cambyses raised him kindly and, looking especially at Nitetis and Kassandane, exclaimed: “Listen, my dear ones, the stem of Cyrus is going to blossom afresh, for our brother Bartja has resolved to put an end to his single life, so displeasing to the gods.
— from An Egyptian Princess — Complete by Georg Ebers
Ole Aun' Nancy, de plantation nuss down at de qua'ters, useter take keer er little Mose in de daytime, en atter de niggers come in fum de cotton-fiel' Becky 'ud git her chile en kiss 'im en nuss 'im, en keep 'im 'tel mawnin'; en on Sundays she 'd hab
— from The Conjure Woman by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt
It takes this name from the small estuary formed where the little river from Kernsary enters Loch Maree.
— from Gairloch in North-West Ross-Shire Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree, and a Map and Illustrations by John H. (John Henry) Dixon
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