alone right, 534 , 21; the new, 189 , 43; to be made attractive, 523 , 11 More, Sir T. , fruitlessness of his teachings, 314 , 34 More's "Utopia," 331, 27 Morn , advancing, with rosy steps, 317 , 36; in russet mantle, 253 , 4; the breath of, 408 , 23 Morning , a fresh, frosty, exercise in, 534 , 16; how to use the, 401 , 38; only a, in all things, 180 , 28; summons of every, 212 , 8; the first hour of, 428 , 22; the value of, 191 , 8, 9 Mortality never taken home by us, 9 , 70 Mortals , fate of, Virgil on, 335 , 58 Moses compared with Galen and Justinian, 55 , 15 Moth , the, desire of, for the star, 423 , 11 Mother , a priestess, 252 , 46; among children, Goethe on, 475 , 33; as teacher limited, 383 , 8; busy, and daughter, 259 , 43; devotion of a, not thrown away, 305 , 25; effect of scream of, on child, 333 , 45; fondness of, 3 , 4; in the home, effect of 548, 35; Lord Langdale on his, 174 , 39; love of a, 321 , 8; one good, value of, 332 , 25; the good, 430 , 40; the power of, 429 , 38; venerableness of a, 333 , 9; who feels ennui, 415 , 19 Mother's , care, despising, 494 , 19; heart, 444 , 13, 14; kiss, power of a, 219 , 29; secret hope, 568 , 40 Mother-grace , the, 444 , 11 Mothers , good, value of, 537 , 30; knowledge peculiar to, 319 , 18; sad-hearted, while we sleep, 550 , 17 Mother-tongue in a foreign land, 322 , 9 Mother-wit , and false theology, 422 , 26; better than learning, 15 , 66 Motive , everything, 163 , 7; the principal thing, 243 , 1 Motives , essential to man, 127 , 14; human, the two great, 459 , 26; man sure of his, 551 , 38 Motley , the, in every one, 524 , 21 Mountain , a, in labour, 342 , 9; beyond every, 27 , 11; every, has its valley, 325 , 45; scenery, impressiveness of, 485 , 27 {pg 624} Mountains , high, a feeling, 167 , 39; never meet, 115 , 9 Mourning , the most demonstrative, 318 , 18 Mouth shut, but eyes open, 43 , 50 Move , one false, effect of, 332 , 15 Movement , the principle of, 375 , 7 Movements , all great, enthusiastic, 91 , 12; backward, advance, 470 , 15 Multitude , difficulty in teaching, 423 , 36; faith of the, 509 , 29; not to be followed, 108 , 16; sayings about the, 444 , 20, 23, 24 Murder , one, versus millions, 333 , 10; punishment of, a necessity, 95 , 6; sacrilegious, 46 , 27; will speak, 110 , 24 Muses , the, power of, 444 , 25 Mushrooms , lowly, cared for, 146 , 55 Music , a becoming, and vehicle of emotion, 249 , 47; a characteristic of, 507 , 52; all-relatedness of, 244 , 31; compared with poetry, 351 , 6; dependent on tone, 39 , 6; effect of, 543 , 43; effect of words on, 546 , 45; elevated sensation of, 443 , 41; everywhere in nature, 384 , 29; good, effect of, 424 , 38; hard to collect into a distinct idea, 445 , 7; health to soul, 215 , 33; human, 265 , 23; in all things, 478 , 9; in orchestra, interpreter of, 206 , 29; in the heart, 444 , 26; key to female heart, 287 , 25; like softest, to attending ears, 162 , 33; Luther's esteem for, 297 , 45; Luther on skill in, 554 , 16; marching to, 332 , 42; mediocre, 466 , 32; moral effect of, 548 , 38; of men's lives, 162 , 35; Plato's definition of, 444 , 17; pleasure we feel in, 448 , 7; possibility of, 471 , 5; power of, 543 , 36; power of, to change nature, 317 , 2; quickening power of, 277 , 27; spiritual, how produced, 401 , 46; sweet, effect of, 164 , 47; the demonic in, 423 , 3; the food of love, 173 , 23; the most heaven-affecting, 324 , 21; the sphere of, 81 , 33; the sweetest, 456 , 32; the true universal speech, 287 , 26; true, 500 , 26; nobly non-utilitarian, 226 , 22 "
— 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.

OF THE END OF THE NOTABLE ADVENTURE OF THE OFFICERS OF THE HOLY BROTHERHOOD; AND OF THE GREAT FEROCITY OF OUR WORTHY KNIGHT, DON QUIXOTE While Don Quixote was talking in this strain, the curate was endeavouring to persuade the officers that he was out of his senses, as they might perceive by his deeds and his words, and that they need not press the matter any further, for even if they arrested him and carried him off, they would have to release him by-and-by as a madman; to which the holder of the warrant replied that he had nothing to do with inquiring into Don Quixote's madness, but only to execute his superior's orders, and that once taken they might let him go three hundred times if they liked.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

While Don Quixote was talking in this strain, the curate was endeavouring to persuade the officers that he was out of his senses, as they might perceive by his deeds and his words, and that they need not press the matter any further, for even if they arrested him and carried him off, they would have to release him by-and-by as a madman; to which the holder of the warrant replied that he had nothing to do with inquiring into D
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

"The divisional surgeon, Dr. Brandon, in an interview with our representative, made the following statements: "'The bones found are those of the left arm of a middle-aged or elderly man about five feet eight inches in height.
— from The Vanishing Man A Detective Romance by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman

Otherwise, in this ambitious age, thou shalt remain as a hop without a pole; live in obscurity, and be made a football for every insulting companion
— from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

Marcus Aurelius, far from exaggerating it, extenuated it with all his powers; and one of the glories of his reign is the extension of the right of association.
— from English Conferences of Ernest Renan: Rome and Christianity. Marcus Aurelius by Ernest Renan

To kill him for the purpose of removing Fritz from the influence of his father's authority would be so atrocious an act in itself, and would so certainly separate Minna and Fritz for ever, in the perfectly possible event of a discovery, that I really recoiled from the contemplation of this contingency as I might have recoiled from deliberately disgracing myself.
— from Jezebel's Daughter by Wilkie Collins

the cobalt ore is first spalled and hand-picked to remove the ores of foreign metals which are associated with it; and then reduced to a very fine state in an edge runner or mortar mill, and freed from earthy impurities by washing.
— from Pigments, Paint and Painting: A practical book for practical men by George Terry

These mutual antagonisms found free expression in the press, the pulpit and the professorial chair, where the rivals derided and insulted each other, to the grief of the faithful and the amusement of the godless.
— from A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2 by Henry Charles Lea

“‘One man about five feet eight inches high, slender and light mustache, wearing old clothes and a rusty black slouch hat.
— from A Tenderfoot Bride: Tales from an Old Ranch by Clarice E. Richards

A smooth-shaven, red-faced man, about five feet eight inches in height, he weighed probably a hundred and sixty pounds.
— from Old Times on the Upper Mississippi The Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863 by George Byron Merrick

And I can assure you that there is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.
— from Science & Education: Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley