Mr. Poyser was walking briskly this March morning, with a sense of spring business on his mind: he was going to cast the master's eye on the shoeing of a new cart-horse, carrying his spud as a useful companion by the way.
— from Adam Bede by George Eliot

Past , a form of present, 519 , 5; and future, our relation to, 521 , 8; cold dead hand of, curative of egotism, 475 , 29; court of the, 422 , 5; events, to be ignorant of, 295 , 41; great spirits of, 431 , 39; grief over, natural, 274 , 28; how to appropriate, 454 , 8; how to treat, 501 , 15; key to future, 404 , 22; lamenting, vain, 494 , 2; no concern to us, 180 , 9; no erasing the, 294 , 40; not to be lamented, 103 , 47; not to be undone, 23 , 11; not wasted if we rise on its ruins, 311 , 46; our yearning after, 15 , 37; present, and future, compared, 429 , 37; present, and future, how to regard, 252 , 58; the barbaric, study of, 264 , 1; the hours of the, 302 , 22; the, sayings about, 447 , 2-7; the soul of, in books, 185 , 15; unalterable, 312 , 33 Pastime , the dearest, 65 , 8 Pastor , profession of, 107 , 11 Pastors , ungracious, conduct of, 71 , 25 Pastures , good, 130 , 3 Patch rather than a hole, 28 , 27 Paternity in law, 87 , 23 Pates , lean, fat paunches make, 102 , 45 Path , a best, for every man, 471 , 13; the beaten, safe, 513 , 43, 44; the best, through life, 417 , 53; the direct, 61 , 33; sure and honest heart, all, 215 , 28 Pathetic , the, its elements, 447 , 14 Pathway , a, to be made where none visible, 548 , 18 Patience , a lesson in, 75 , 12; a prayer, 432 , 35; abused, 343 , 20; against fortune, 484 , 33; an alleviator, 74 , 34; and faith, 449 , 24; and its fruit, 226 , 37; and perseverance, power of, 180 , 25; as a passion, 82 , 24; as a remedy, 15 , 32; as an antidote, 226 , 39; attained no small feat, 124 , 3; being out of, 553 , 24; better than learning, 119 , 19; commended, 558 , 40; 566 , 34; cowardice in noble hearts, 414 , 36; defined, 226 , 38; exhortation to, 509 , 21; in man and wife, 314 , 14; in seeking the Lord, 394 , 5; like, on a monument, 389 , 12; more than brains, 77 , 32; nobler than beauty, 82 , 23; Kepler's, of faith, 174 , 8; oil of the lamp, 266 , 23; power of, 175 , 37; 179 , 38; 237 , 23; 295 , 48; 338 , 47; 342 , 55; 464 , 32; prayed for, 217 , 22; preached by all, 9 , 63; rampart of courage, 112 , 53; sort thy heart to, 400 , 17; versus haste, 54 , 21; want of, 162 , 15; want of, want of philosophy, 554 , 34; when outraged often, 117 , 47; worth the pains, 146 , 20 Patient man, fury of, 29 , 72 Patriot , glory of, 205 , 35; the, who saves his country, 478 , 14 {pg 629} Patriotism , as an affection, 36 , 19; unfelt at Marathon, 413 , 44; its substitutes under despotism, 506 , 21; power of, in the heart, 315 , 33 Patriots , great, excellent as men, 133 , 41 Patron , Johnson's description of, 16 , 22 Patronage , begging, 162 , 23; two kinds of, 505 , 28 Paul and David, our opinions of, 523 , 17 Paunch , a fat, without fine sense, 348 , 44 Pay , a true man's, 306 , 33 Pay-day , its recurrence, 569 , 10 Peace , a certain, safer than an expected victory, 272 , 42; and anger, contrasted, 35 , 6; and concord, the price of, 483 , 39; and joy from content and love, 249 , 19; and plenty, the brood of, 349 , 50; and war, effects of, compared, 518 , 42, 46; beautiful, 382 , 13; becoming in men, 35 , 6; dependence of, on neighbours, 289 , 6; few qualified for, 484 , 25; first duty of citizen, 378 , 24; how alone attainable, 306 , 34; how to live in, 324 , 9; how to preserve, 490 , 35; how to secure, 240 , 51; 390 , 41; in heaven and on earth, 344 , 47; life in, 149 , 4; man in, 188 , 52, 53; no, apart from ideal, 26 , 58; no, perfect, 202 , 5; no, without arms, 295 , 34; only ground of, 314 , 1; our love for, 525 , 33; sacrifices for, 467 , 11; secret of, 537 , 16; the foes of, 329 , 35; tranquil, a wish, 272 , 34 Peaceful , the, peace-making, 106 , 53 Peacemakers , the, 447 , 16 Peaks , loftiest, in clouds, 550 , 35 Pearls , give not, to swine, 123 , 21; in the deep, 185 , 51; tears, 346 , 28; to be dived for, 85 , 7 Peasant , contrasted with philosopher, 460 , 4; with fowl in pot, 211 , 23 Peasantry , a brave, value of, 33 , 1 Pebble , casting, from hand, effect of, 199 , 1 Pedagogue , the, and the age, 457 , 2 Pedant , a, defined, 16 , 25; 152 , 48; a female, offensive, 164 , 41; and teacher contrasted, 234 , 23; the real, 437 , 8 Pedantry , defined, 54 , 11; origin and evil of, 421 , 24; vacancy, 344 , 25 Pedigree , kingly, traced backwards, 534 , 25; mere, of no avail, 402 , 34; pride of, 522 , 27 Peerage , the English, 530 , 37 Pen , magic of, 440 , 12; mightier than sword, 447 , 18; most wonderful of tools, 296 , 64; steadying power of, 509 , 39; strokes of, to be deliberate, 455 , 31 Penalty , according to offence, 4 , 59; paid by innocent, 77 , 49 Penitence , better than casuistry, 200 , 15 Penny , a bad, 32 , 12; to spend, I hae a, 166 , 28 Penury , abyss of, 296 , 56 People , a great, condition of continued power of, 448 , 36; a great, instinctive feeling of, 437 , 1; a, without religion, 253 , 2; chief glory of a, 420 , 5; choice of, measure of, 123 , 42; common-place, how to win, 333 , 21; effect of treating, as they are or should be, 546 , 41; glory of, 430 , 11; great, special gifts of God, 134 , 42; heart of a country, 234 , 26; high-class, rule of intercourse with, 187 , 34; how to move the heart of, 303 , 12; how to understand, 556 , 34; mass of, characterised, 431 , 27; most objectionable, 444 , 4; only three classes of, 468 , 3; silence of, a lesson to kings, 235 , 11; sympathetic, 408 , 35; that sing, safe to live among, 560 , 12; the, and kings, 447 , 20, 23; the, and their orators, 234 , 27; the, miscreant calling himself, 186 , 44; the, open to flattery, 312 , 38; the, supreme law of, 379 , 51; the, voice of, 347 , 31; the, voice of, to be regarded, 389 , 35; the, their fondness for deception, 353 , 1; voice of, how to regard, 461 , 9; with no annals, 140 , 28; without laws, 79 , 42 Peoples , great, conservative, 9 , 40 Perception , of a fact, a fact, 288 , 17; want of, fatal, 461 , 17 Perdition catch my soul, 96 , 16 Perfect , nothing, till humanised, 315 , 32; the, around us, 522 , 34; thing, treatment of, 362 , 21 Perfection , by nature and by art, 272 , 43; claim of, 145 , 40; desire of, a disease, 423 , 9; dumb, 544 , 19; easily dispensed with, 333 , 28; end of, 540 , 3; from trifles, 499 , 23; greater, dispensable, 520 , 41; how to arrive at, 489 , 37; in art, demand for, 302 , 9; in heaven's regard and man's, 517 , 18; in one's self to be aimed at, 28 , 12; law of, 227 , 3; sought in another, 75 , 4; supreme, 537 , 9; the three sources of, 468 , 30 Perfumed , like a milliner, 114 , 43 Perhaps , a great, in quest of, 210 , 36 Perishable , to be made imperishable, 521 , 26 Perjuries , lovers', 72 , 6 Perjury , the punishment of, 346 , 27; when a virtue, 234 , 20 Permanence , the condition of, 354 , 36 Perplexity , moral, 1 , 39 Persecution , better than being shunned, 29 , 15; history of, 435 , 19 Perseverance , effect of, 496 , 31; gain of, 34 , 10; law of, 438 , 21; power of, 80 , 54; 96 , 54; 135 , 29; rarer than effort, 227 , 8; reward of, 496 , 12; 553 , 26; virtue of, 56 , 38; 346 , 30; want of, 142 , 34 Persistence , merit of, 346 , 30, 31 Persistency , attracts confidence, 89 , 27 Person , a third, annoyance to two, 82 , 4; a worthy, respected by the good, 143 , 17; mystery of a, 444 , 28 Personality , great, how to respect, 492 , 23 Persons , and things to be taken as they are, 276 , 13; criticising of, 476 , 29; great, behaviour towards, 498 , 45; interesting, the only, 335 , 8; the emphasis of, 425 , 4; universally treated ill, 526 , 5; who please us, 443 , 14 Persuasion , and faith, power of, 279 , 32; law of, 241 , 16; power of, 104 , 57; 312 , 23; susceptibility to, the rule, 336 , 5 Perversion , last stage of, 438 , 8 Perversities , greatest of all, 432 , 29 Pervert , no, fit for kingdom of God, 303 , 47 Perverted minds, effect of things on, 328 , 22 Pestilence , evil of, 101 , 31 Peter more feared than respected, 117 , 29 Petition to God, a precept, 93 , 48 Petticoat government, 32 , 47 Phaëton , epitaph on, 156 , 14 Phariseeism intolerable, 468 , 29 Pharmacopœia , Napoleon's, 520 , 28 Philanthropic , the, mistaken occupation of, 417 , 31 Philanthropy , a vain, 536 , 5; mere, not the aim of life, 256 , 38; true, 482 , 3; with a flaw, 414 , 5 Philina on her days and nights, 212 , 13 Philip II. of Spain's boast, 170 , 5 Philistinism , instance of, 203 , 3 Philosopher , and the toothache, 477 , 37; and trifles, 150 , 17; characteristics of, 489 , 42, 43; content with being, 177 , 16; contrasted with peasant, 436 , 15; 460 , 4; defined, 447 , 34, 35; dejection unseemly in, 56 , 45; his first business, 428 , 8; most aspiring, his proudest boast, 449 , 50; object and duty of, 445 , 20; should not swear, 324 , 26; the, and practical interests, 558 , 33; the, characteristic of, 419 , 43; true, character of, 419 , 41; without good-breeding, 452 , 27; work for a, 495 , 36 Philosopher's , stone, a, 21 , 23; stone, the, 343 , 60; stone, the true, 47 , 18, 23; 177 , 1 Philosophers , a trouble to the world, 278 , 37; in talk, fools in art, 269 , 45; Rousseau on, 409 , 18; their opposite views of man, 398 , 42 {pg 630} Philosophic study, the condition of, 421 , 39 Philosophical , act, the true, 459 , 3; systems, worthlessness of, 550 , 8 Philosophies , man's supplements of his practice, 267 , 5 Philosophising , true, 383 , 41 Philosophisings , cold, in presence of heart, 444 , 37 Philosophism , fruit of, in France, 310 , 4 Philosophy , a deliverer and a defender, 227 , 5; a genuine, 494 , 11; a test of a man's, 315 , 23; according to Plato and to Bacon, 189 , 6; after defeat, 333 , 6; and adversity, 4 , 71; and Christianity, 42 , 52; and divinity, 70 , 12; and misfortune, 227 , 7; as deceptive, 227 , 6; beginning of all, 459 , 3; best part of, 221 , 12; compared with poetry, 350 , 41; compared with religion, 372 , 7, 17; defined, 537 , 3; divine, 161 , 7; effects of little, and of depth in, 8 , 48; effect of, on one in fear, 449 , 5; existence and necessity of, 442 , 6; first qualification for, 61 , 14; function of, 516 , 23; glory of, 430 , 13; importance of, 81 , 40; 559 , 41; misapplied, 521 , 25; motive to, 207 , 9; not enough, 26 , 2; permanent, 550 , 7; politics harmful to, 313 , 47; power of, 70 , 9; problem of, 449 , 30; sayings about, 447 , 37, 38; small draughts of, and large, 394 , 23; temple of, qualification for entering, 508 , 3; the beginning and end of, 192 , 33; the one, 471 , 17; the first cause of, 561 , 44; the sign of a ripened, 13 , 51; the two objects of, 423 , 40; too austere, 497 , 30; vanity of fortifying one's self with, 492 , 9; visible, 426 , 17 Phocion to Demosthenes, 271 , 37 Phœnix , a symbol of progress, 106 , 20; the, burning of, 190 , 11 Phœnix-bird in the fire, 545 , 46 Physic , hated, yet helpful, 484 , 32; the best, 533 , 31; to the dogs, 485 , 42 Physician , a, to be old, 212 , 48; dispensed with, 559 , 1; must be humane, 78 , 35; no perfect, 334 , 25; profession of, 107 , 11; those who need, 479 , 33; to be honoured, 159 , 50; who has never been sick, 303 , 48; wise, usefulness of, 25 , 1 Physicians , I die by the help of too many, 165 , 41; many, bad sign of a state, 226 , 16; the two best, 411 , 48; two real, 227 , 37 Physiognomists , the best, 348 , 24 Physique , effect of, on estimate of self, 278 , 5 Picture , good, a sermon, 91 , 10; poem without words, 287 , 37; to ensure a genuine, 240 , 27 Pictures , attraction of, 174 , 23; by nature, 72 , 7; good, shades and lights in, 468 , 9; importance of arrangement in, 323 , 20; pleasure in, 519 , 31 Piece , a, how to compose, 119 , 15 Piety , among the ruins of Iona, 413 , 44; and reason to be combined, 526 , 39; ascetic, 120 , 27; but a means, 116 , 38; defined by Cicero, 216 , 30; how best displayed, 334 , 38; real, 334 , 1; the, of a reformed man, 24 , 56; to be kept distinct from art, 345 , 22 Pig , every, scrubbing, 152 , 12 Pigeons , no, ready roasted, 119 , 12, 13 Pilate , jesting, without eye for truth, 212 , 34 Pilgrimages , profitlessness of, 148 , 6 Pilgrims , few, saints, 105 , 19 Pillow , a sibyl, 447 , 40 Pills , sugared, 16 , 56; to be swallowed, 348 , 42 Pilot , of Galilean Lake, 447 , 41; vigilance required in, 39 , 41 Pilotage , in calm, 184 , 8; in storm, 184 , 10 Pilots , skilful, reputation of, how gained, 393 , 17 Pindar , passion of, mine, 542 , 30 Pious , honoured by gods and men, 51 , 38; 447 , 44 Pipe , that is not played on, 540 , 16 Pity , akin to humour, 164 , 9; ere charity, 36 , 7; how to show, 389 , 40; human, power of, 283 , 26; no, without rigour, 12 , 46; not hatred, 71 , 44; object of, 425 , 22; often more becoming than envy, 383 , 36; our, measure of, 527 , 47; rather than envy, 29 , 27; through severity, 396 , 44; virtue of law, 110 , 38 Pitying better than condemning, 201 , 26 Place , a consecrated, 46 , 43; a man below his, 152 , 30; dignified by deed, 116 , 13; preparation for a, 488 , 37; trodden by a good man, 447 , 46 Places and place-holders, 63 , 45 Plagiarism , Kingsley on, 301 , 37 Plagiarists , honest, 10 , 45 Plain , blunt man, a, 164 , 49; the perfectly, 381 , 37 Plain-dealing , exceptional, 313 , 37; in disfavour, 107 , 30 Plain-spokenness , an eccentricity, 177 , 22 Plan , the divine, no need to understand, 155 , 16 Planet , rather than moon, 166 , 23; sceptre of the, 458 , 30 Plant , often removed, 16 , 39 Plate , enjoyed as earthenware, 133 , 37 Plato , as a thinker, 453 , 7; father of thought, 340 , 10; fruitlessness of his teachings, 314 , 34; the greatness of, 349 , 19; thought of, mine, 542 , 30; treatment of, 349 , 20; wrong with, rather than right with others, 84 , 45 Plato's "Republic," 331, 27 Plausibility and truth, 355 , 15 Player , and the times, 253 , 6; might teach parson, 169 , 49 Playfulness after exertion, 151 , 26 Playing , too much, 492 , 5 Pleasant , mingled with bitter, 271 , 55; and unpleasant, matter of habit, 316 , 25 Pleasantry , must be spontaneous, 101 , 43; with whom to risk, 528 , 37 Please , others how to, 510 , 20; to, as a wish, 89 , 4 Pleasing , art of, 416 , 22; every one pleasing none, 151 , 20; many a vain attempt, 217 , 5; no, every one, 117 , 6; pleasure of, 520 , 37 Pleasure , a man of, 12 , 34; after pain, 376 , 5; and fear of the penalty, 65 , 26; and pain, 32 , 35; 340 , 42; and pain, cousins german, 229 , 6; as a moralist, 474 , 24; at expense of pain, 308 , 29; blinding power of, 223 , 22; cost of, 10 , 16; diving for, 186 , 9; effect of indulgence in, 271 , 20; effect of, on sense of time, 349 , 29; effect of refinement upon, 443 , 18; evil only when enslaving, 82 , 51; excess of, criminal, 242 , 32; from activity, 93 , 50; illusory, hope of, 403 , 24; intellectual and sensual, 191 , 14; lawful, 84 , 38; looked forward to, 79 , 41; men's proneness to, 158 , 46; mere, as motive of action, 278 , 23; no compensation for pain, 31 , 17; not to be despised, 168 , 6; of the world, a dream, 362 , 22; precursor of grief, 136 , 37; pursuit of, demoralising, 147 , 26; sacrifice of, a gain, 198 , 16; sacrificing, to duty, 149 , 35; satieties of, 467 , 28; sequel to, 485 , 45; that strikes the soul, 448 , 8; the most exquisite, 234 , 28; the sweetest, 324 , 28; to an ill-conditioned being, 489 , 33; true, the fountain of, 188 , 47; without reason, result of, 407 , 28; without self-flattery, 330 , 3 Pleasure-seeker , the, 448 , 5 Pleasures , bitter when abused, 239 , 18; Burns on evanescence of, 33 , 22; great, rarer than great pains, 134 , 43; how enhanced, 517 , 22; how to look at, 252 , 58; like wine, 526 , 14; mental, never cloy, 278 , 3; not to be exalted, 294 , 39; of the world, the, 448 , 9; our, and pains, 339 , 1; our, how protracted, 338 , 49; temperate man's, 457 , 3; the sweetest, 325 , 10; tranquil, 498 , 55 Plenty , everywhere, 271 , 48 Pliability , and firmness, 179 , 8; man's, characterised, 408 , 27 Plodders , continued, gain of, from other's books, 394 , 25 {pg 631} Plodding , effect of, 480 , 2; not easy, 201 , 38; universal, evil of, 555 , 32 Ploughman's clocks, 278 , 32 Ploughshare , soldiers of, 397 , 10 Poem , a great, suggestive, 91 , 18; a heroic, at bottom, 473 , 8; a, what makes 204, 10; an indifferent, writing, and understanding a good, 201 , 21; as image of life, 16 , 43; heroic, qualification for composing, 153 , 2; qualities of a true, 110 , 40; 310 , 35; true, writer of, his reward, 437 , 10; which is not sung, 536 , 40 Poems , all great, foundation of, 324 , 24; by mere water-drinkers, 318 , 15; for the day and for all time, 138 , 41; heroic, how to produce, 241 , 17; old, sacred, 380 , 24; painted window-panes, 119 , 18 Poesy , difficulties in, 316 , 31; immortal, 227 , 15; spirit of, 454 , 37 Poet , a, defined, 486 , 19; a, for everything, 75 , 21; a, how to understand, 556 , 25; a necessary qualification for, 559 , 27; a, of superior merit, not to be described, 384 , 28; a, on canvas, same as in song, 16 , 47; a word for, 409 , 29; akin to madman, 24 , 17; always waited for, 426 , 22; and his inspiration, 203 , 37; as representing a class of men, 273 , 40; as revealer of beauty, 150 , 50; business of, 489 , 39; by birth, 350 , 36; coin of a, 163 , 6; delight of, in wandering, 80 , 3; distinguished from prophet, 449 , 46; dramatic, Horace on, 370 , 40; dramatic, two qualifications of, 503 , 36; everywhere in his place, 549 , 20; eyes to other men, 284 , 14; function of, 64 , 21; 206 , 37; genius necessary to, 489 , 40; God the perfect, 127 , 5; great, limitedness of, 311 , 27; high watch-tower of, 59 , 48; his resources, 406 , 17; how formed, 492 , 32; licence conceded to, 348 , 25; like the eagle, 444 , 31; lyric and epic, beverages of, 440 , 11; native land of, 444 , 31; Nature's teaching to, 531 , 35; nothing useless to a, 489 , 24; object of, 445 , 19; of to-day, and the wealth he inherits, 522 , 12; often child of love, 325 , 34; pen of, tempered with love's sighs, 296 , 19; qualification of, 252 , 4; qualifications for, 303 , 2, 3; satirical, a check, 18 , 60; sayings about, 448 , 11-19; scared by the mob, 322 , 8; sign of the, 453 , 33; spirit required of, 237 , 4; suffering necessary to, 426 , 23; the, advice to, 558 , 41; the, and troubles of life, 540 , 18; the, attributes of, 16 , 44-46; the business of, 14 , 16; the complete, his outfit, 421 , 16; the eye of, 470 , 21; the high priesthood of, 550 , 41; the irreligious, 437 , 13; the note-book of, 426 , 30; the only teller of news, 446 , 21; the struggle of the, 93 , 51; the true, 459 , 4-6; to be, one must be a poem, 152 , 54; to sing to himself and the Muses, 34 , 59; what he has to cultivate and shun, 539 , 2; what it is to be a, 489 , 44; what makes a, 198 , 49; what makes the, 373 , 11; with nothing to interpret and reveal, 174 , 29; without poetic frenzy, 554 , 27; who entitled to be called, 50 , 48; work for a, 495 , 36 Poet's gift, Horace's admiration of, 182 , 8 Poetasters , conceit of, 218 , 23 Poetic , art, destiny of, 508 , 31; genius, the test of, 457 , 13; pains, a pleasure in, 470 , 16 Poet-priest still waited for, 465 , 14 Poetry , ancient and modern, contrasted, 448 , 20; and prose, defined, 358 , 20; and words, 562 , 12; as an educator of children, 411 , 14; at bottom, 313 , 4; attractive power of, 24 , 39; averse to reasoning, 71 , 32; born of pain or sorrow, 350 , 33; by a bad man, 389 , 37; compared with painting, 340 , 51; contrasted with science, 382 , 37; 383 , 2; elements or subjects of, 425 , 3; essence of, 426 , 1; from an engineer, 566 , 27; good, personification, 130 , 5; how to understand, 565 , 19; if nonsense, when reduced to prose, 200 , 2; in common lives, 476 , 20; inferior, denounced, 193 , 47; its dwelling-place, 372 , 27; its relation to philosophy, 345 , 8; its sadness objected to, 535 , 34; lyric, 258 , 26; mediocre, 466 , 32; mistaken test of, 198 , 13; must be of ideas, 184 , 22; not dead, 372 , 27; not the thing now wanted, 358 , 11; nursed by wrong, 284 , 42; of eighteenth century, 339 , 2; old-fashioned, character of, 327 , 13; organic, 377 , 19; popular, fault of, 448 , 13; second-rate, condemned, 558 , 42; surpassed by music, 286 , 47; the elevating power of, 200 , 44; the essence of, 369 , 19; the kingdom of, 54 , 24; the life of, 562 , 12; the only, 335 , 11; 446 , 12; transporting, 315 , 35; true, in the fields, 567 , 33; true, truer than science, 500 , 29; value and dignity of, 559 , 42; value of, 565 , 19; who has no ear for, 532 , 10; without taste for, 150 , 38 Poets , at first and at last, 528 , 2; a question about, 487 , 45; and poverty, 354 , 16; but two orders of, 503 , 48; contrasted with orators, 289 , 42; good, inspired interpreters, 130 , 6; great, and their readers, 310 , 22; great, best qualities in, 10 , 30; great, how their works have been read, 464 , 3; great, of slow growth, 315 , 12; great (see Great Poets ); make witty, 157 , 22; mediocrity in, 272 , 2; modern, Goethe on, 281 , 29; nature-made, 291 , 50; our, Emerson on, 339 , 3; sensitive, 121 , 48; their wish, 24 , 21; three, of Greece, Italy, and England, 485 , 23; to be fed, not pampered, 84 , 16 Poison , slow, dangerous, 16 , 48; 79 , 12; those that need, 479 , 14 Polarity , our own, our law, 521 , 30 Policy , and incidents, 192 , 55; object of all true, 445 , 15; the best, 35 , 9 Polish , what is alone susceptible of, 335 , 22 Polite people, excessively, designing, 347 , 5 Politeness , benefit of, 28 , 19; defined, 227 , 16; estimable, 376 , 51; morally rooted, 301 , 46; of wise and fools, 462 , 31; only source of, 446 , 24; true, 38 , 19; value of, 474 , 6; wise and foolish, 21 , 61 Political , economy, real science of, 450 , 43; watchword, highest, 435 , 5 Politician , object and duty of, 445 , 20 Politic
— 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.

" The third count, after serving with distinction under the Duke of Guise against the Spaniards, was made prisoner at St. Quintin, and only regained his liberty to fall a victim to the "bloody infamy" of St. Bartholomew.
— from Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims by François duc de La Rochefoucauld

I once heard a very plain man say (and he was cross-eyed, and awkwardly flung together in other respects) that he should be a handsome man when public opinion shall be changed.
— from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

the bulb is attatched to the bottom of the caulis or stem by a firm small and strong radicle of about one Inch long; this radicle is mearly the prolongation of the caulis and decends perpendicilarly; a little above the junction of this radicle with the caulis, the latter is surrounded in a whorl with a set of small radicles from 6 to 9 inches long which are obliquely descending.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

She was to leave Yonville as if she was going on some business to Rouen.
— from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

This is why the effect of music is so much more powerful and penetrating than that of the other arts, for they speak only of shadows, but it speaks of the thing itself.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

There is a well-known passage in Exodus, /1/ which we shall have to remember later: "If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit."
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

He was slender, and, to her, perfect, a clean, straight-cut youth, without a grain of superfluous body.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

And first one sat back with a sigh, and smiled, and then another; and at last all were sitting, smiling at nothing and doing nothing else—all but Bobby and Olivia.
— from The Clammer and the Submarine by William John Hopkins

Our desire to create beautiful things is a sign that we understand our self also, our destined godhead, and that we too wish to reveal our self by creating for others, and giving to others.
— from Beauty and the Beast: An Essay in Evolutionary Aesthetic by Stewart Andrew McDowall

Leaving behind the Dras villages and their fertility, the narrow road passes through a flaming valley above the Dras, walled in by bare, riven, snow-patched peaks, with steep declivities of stones, huge boulders, decaying avalanches, walls and spires of rock, some vermilion, others pink, a few intense orange, some black, and many plum-coloured, with a vitrified look, only to be represented by purple madder.
— from Among the Tibetans by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

If on some bright autumn morning he saw her sitting quietly on a bench under a poplar tree, grown brown now as the season wore, the unhappy lover would lie at her feet and gaze into her eyes as long as she would let him gaze, hoping that some spark of intelligence might gleam from them.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

The better class of houses are built of this, and being raised on upright posts, with an open story beneath, and a broad veranda above, they look more like Swiss chalets than like the common Eastern bungalows.
— from From Egypt to Japan by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field

Generally there was some one seated beside him who talked persistently in his ear; as at present, for instance, Mr. Chauncey Weed, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations of the House, who took the additional precaution of putting his hand to his mouth when he spoke.
— from Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill by Winston Churchill

The boat was taken half a mile up stream to allow for the drift of the current in crossing, the ponies were stripped of saddles, bridles and packing cases and Johannes tied a cod line around the lower jaw of each horse and left the lines about eight feet long.
— from Iceland: Horseback tours in saga land by W. S. C. (Waterman Spaulding Chapman) Russell

Others, sustained by the Netherlanders under Solms, Meetkerke, and Brederode, effected their passage by swimming, leaping, or wading, so that a resolute attack was made.
— from History of the United Netherlands, 1590-99 — Complete by John Lothrop Motley