“Well,” said I, not desirous of more conversation, “shall I go up to Miss Havisham?” “Burn me, if I know!” — from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
spirit is not dead Old
"The ancient spirit is not dead; Old times, thought I, are breathing there; Proud was I that my country bred Such strength, a dignity so fair: She begged an alms, like one in poor estate; I looked at her again, nor did my pride abate. — from Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
she is no doubt occupied
But how is it that Madame de Villefort is not here?” “Poor, dear woman,” said Debray, “she is no doubt occupied in distilling balm for the hospitals, or in making cosmetics for herself or friends. — from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas
soul is not drawn out
The argument for the immortality of the soul is not drawn out at great length or with the emphasis of the Phaedo. — from The Republic of Plato by Plato
select its number duties of
" " restoration from Innovations cannot be made in the body of Masonry Insanity, if perfectly cured, no disqualification of a candidate Installation " whence the term derived " necessary to legal existence of an officer " of a Master of a lodge " of the Grand Master Instruction of representatives, right of, is vested in a lodge Investigation of character must be by a committee Irreligious libertine cannot be a Mason " " definition of the term J. Judicial powers of a Grand Lodge, Junior Grand Warden Junior Warden, " " presides in absence of Master and Senior Warden, " " does not take the West in absence of Senior Warden, " " presides over the craft during refreshment " " appoints the stewards Jurisdiction of a lodge " geographical or personal " is over all its members " " " unaffiliated Masons in its vicinity " cannot extend beyond State lines, " none over its Master K. Knowledge of reading and writing necessary to a Mason L. Labor, calling from, to refreshment Landmarks, what they are, " ritual and legislative " must be observed by the Grand Lodge Law of Grand Lodges " subordinate lodges " individuals Lawful information, what it is Laws, how to be interpreted " of Masonry are of two kinds—written and unwritten " written, whence derived " unwritten, whence derived " " same as ancient usage Legislative powers of a Grand Lodge Libertine, irreligious, cannot be a Mason meaning of the term Lodge, subordinate definition of how organized must have been congregated by some superior authority Lodge, under dispensation definition of generally precedes a warranted lodge how formed cannot make by-laws cannot elect officers cannot install officers cannot elect members Lodge, warranted its powers and rights must be consecrated must be dedicated must be constituted its officers must be installed ceremony of installation in its powers are inherent in it its reserved rights are secured by the regulations an assembly of the craft in their primary capacity may select its own members elects its own officers what officers of, are elected in England may install its officers Master of, must be installed by a past Master may be represented in the Grand Lodge representatives of may instruct its representatives may frame by-laws may suspend or exclude a member may declare a member expelled, the sentence to be approved by the Grand Lodge may levy annual contributions may select its name cannot select its number duties of cannot alter the ritual must elect officers at a particular time Lodge, warranted, cannot interfere with business of another lodge " " cannot initiate without previous notice " " cannot confer more than two degrees on the same candidate at one time " " cannot make more than five new Brothers at the same time " " must meet once a month " " neglecting to meet forfeits its warrant " " cannot remove from the town, without the consent of the Grand Lodge " " may remove — from The Principles of Masonic Law
A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of
Freemasonry by Albert Gallatin Mackey
style is not devoid of
From this there are many fallings-off in the Laws: first, in the structure of the sentences, which are rhythmical and monotonous,—the formal and sophistical manner of the age is superseding the natural genius of Plato: secondly, many of them are of enormous length, and the latter end often forgets the beginning of them,—they seem never to have received the second thoughts of the author; either the emphasis is wrongly placed, or there is a want of point in a clause; or an absolute case occurs which is not properly separated from the rest of the sentence; or words are aggregated in a manner which fails to show their relation to one another; or the connecting particles are omitted at the beginning of sentences; the uses of the relative and antecedent are more indistinct, the changes of person and number more frequent, examples of pleonasm, tautology, and periphrasis, antitheses of positive and negative, false emphasis, and other affectations, are more numerous than in the other writings of Plato; there is also a more common and sometimes unmeaning use of qualifying formulae, os epos eipein, kata dunamin, and of double expressions, pante pantos, oudame oudamos, opos kai ope—these are too numerous to be attributed to errors in the text; again, there is an over-curious adjustment of verb and participle, noun and epithet, and other artificial forms of cadence and expression take the place of natural variety: thirdly, the absence of metaphorical language is remarkable—the style is not devoid of ornament, but the ornament is of a debased rhetorical kind, patched on to instead of growing out of the subject; there is a great command of words, and a laboured use of them; forced attempts at metaphor occur in several passages,—e.g. — from Laws by Plato
Siddhartha is no driver of
" Quoth Govinda: "You say so, oh friend, and yet you know that Siddhartha is no driver of an ox-cart and a Samana is no drunkard. — from Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
If she is not deep or profound, she stirs in the heart of her reader the noblest impulses; and whosoever accomplishes this has not written in vain." — from Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda M. Douglas
But suppose I gave to the papers what I've said to you? Suppose I made this point: if Baxter had really intended to trap Foley, wouldn't he have had him arrested the minute after the money had been turned over, so that he would have stood in no danger of losing the money, and so Foley would have been caught with the goods on? — from The Walking Delegate by Leroy Scott
sat in narrow ditches on
They sat in narrow ditches on nearly level ground, from which retreat meant exposure to a withering storm of gun and rifle fire. — from War and the Arme Blanche by Erskine Childers
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