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...awn up, leaving only the necessary lines for description of prop- erty and titles in blank. Your Excellency should take with you part of the purchase ... ...is made a prefect; and the prime minister comes down to be a foot-boy. The Ottomans have no system of promotion and no hierarchy. From a cavalry offic... ...rdin, do not hesitate to attribute this unheard- of preservation, when all titles, privileges, and charters were lost, to the protection of Sainte-Gen... ...ng widow is marquise in her own right, and has the privilege of giving her titles to her husband.” Though the clerks were still a good deal undecided ...

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...ches his University Professorship, and the Psyche clothes herself in civic Titles, without al- tering her now fixed nature,—would be comparatively an ... ...m it any little com- fort they can. We subjoin another passage, concerning Titles:— “Remark, not without surprise,” says Teufelsdrockh, “how all high ... ... more and more indubitable, may it not be apprehended that such Fight- ing titles will cease to be palatable, and new and higher need to be devised? “... ...‘A Dressing-room splendidly furnished; violet-colored curtains, chairs and ottomans of the same hue. Two full- length Mirrors are placed, one on each ...

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...ulder to shoulder, without a gap; grenadiers on the line. Weyburn read the titles on their scarlet-and-blue facings. They were approved English classi... ...ociety; for she confessed herself a fly to a title. Where is the shame, if titles are created to attract? Elsewhere than in that upper circle, we may ... ... pretend to a part in her brother’s title. Not that she had veneration for titles. She considered them a tinsel, and the devotee on his knee-caps to t... ...ll had an engagement at the house of Lady Staines for the next day to meet titles and celebrities, and it pre- cluded her comprehension of the project... ... Mr. Morsfield—purer blood than many of 151 George Meredith their highest titles—is always polite, always deferential; he helps me to feel I am not q... ... has as many lives for her look of an eye or lift of a finger as a throned Ottoman T urk on his divan.’ Aminta wished to dream. She gave her aunt a se... ...rger view. Her lord’s view appeared similar to that of her aunt’s ‘throned Ottoman T urk on his divan.’ Matthew Weyburn believed in the bettering of t...

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...ing and whitewash could make them; with simple French prints (with Spanish titles) on the walls; a few rickety half-finished articles of furniture; an... ...folio, and remove the cause of the disturbance, and lost my drawing of the Ottoman Porte. I don’t think I have anything more to say about the city whi... ...en in the spelling-books; else I would tell you that the government of the Ottoman Porte seems to be as rotten, as wrinkled, and as feeble as the old ... ... it, blazing in the sunshine, and carved all over with names of Allah, and titles of old pirates and generals who reposed there. The guardian of the m...

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...nd only its ideals of fearlessness and gener- osity remained. Of all these titles The Aristocratic Life seemed at first most like a clue to White. Ben... ...open and there was a long buff and crimson-striped shape, by day indeed an ottoman, but by night—. Could an ottoman crouch and stir in the flicker of ... ...ld an ottoman crouch and stir in the flicker of a passing candle? Could an ottoman come after you noiselessly, and so close that you could not even tu...

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...he asked rather sharply. I said it was not the custom in England to confer titles on men distinguished by peaceful services, however good and great, u... ...a little now, I think, if you don’t know that this is the great reason why titles will always last in the land!” I am afraid she believed what she sai... ... proceeds Sir Leicester, glancing at the circumjacent cousins on sofas and ottomans, “even in many—in fact, in most—of those places in which the gover...

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...but the curate would not agree to it without first reading at any rate the titles. The first that Master Nicholas put into his hand was “The four book... ...h the Life of Diego Garcia de Paredes.” When the curate read the two first titles he looked over at the barber and said, “We want my friend’s housekee... ...me forth victorious from all my attacks—as doubtless she would—what higher titles than those she possesses now dost thou think thou canst upon her the... ...agining the Turks to be invincible on sea-on that day, I say, on which the Ottoman pride and arrogance were broken, among all that were there made hap... ...em only four surnames belonging to families tracing their descent from the Ottoman house, and the others, as I have said, take their names and surname...

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...t: they have not yet doubled Cape T urk.’ It is war, and on the male side, Ottoman war: her experi- ence reduced her to think so positively. Her main ... ...’ ‘Sir,’ said Mr. Arthur Rhodes, ‘permit me to defer to your many superior titles to that distinction.’ ‘The honour, sir, lies rather in the bestowing... ...ire estate a good investment. It had not yet a name. She suggested various titles for Emma to propose: ‘The Funds’; or ‘Capital Tow- ers’; or ‘Dividen...

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...s of Graatli had clasped the Signora Laura’s two hands and drawn her to an ottoman, and be- tween kissings and warmer claspings, was questioning of th... ...nd in English “hum- bug!” and in French “coquin!”:—these were a few of the titles he poured on her. Rocco Ricci and Montini kissed hands to her, beggi...

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...s, the ornaments, and some pretty Indian ivory carvings. There was a great ottoman of Aunt Maria’s work, and a huge cushion with an Arab horse- man, t... ...just before he was ill.’ Albinia tried to recover composure by reading the titles of the books. Suddenly, Lucy started and exclaimed, ‘Come away. Ther...

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...le generally, were in the custom of fattening some of the lower orders for ottomans; and to furnish a house comfortably in that respect, you had only ... ...mong the fishermen, he is indiscriminately designated by all the following titles: The Whale; the Greenland Whale; the Black Whale; the Great Whale; t... ...covering the flight of his ladies. In truth, this gentleman is a luxurious Ottoman, swimming about over the watery world, 377 Herman Melville surroun... ...by all the solaces and endearments of the harem. The contrast between this Ottoman and his con- cubines is striking; because, while he is always of th... ...d Turk; then a love of ease and virtue supplants the love for maidens; our Ottoman enters upon the impotent, repentant, admonitory stage of life, fors... ...but some have surmised that the man who first thus en- titled this sort of Ottoman whale, must have read the memoirs of Vidocq, and informed himself w...

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... which were so extremely successful, that one stout gentleman rolled upon an ottoman in a paroxysm of delight, protesting, with many gasps, that if so... ...oid them. THE YOUNG LADIES’ YOUNG GENTLEMAN This young gentleman has several titles. Some young la dies consider him ‘a nice young man,’ others ‘a fi...

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...les of Venice and of Geneva, like those of Poland in former times, bore no titles. T o be named Quirini, Doria, Brignole, Morosini, Sauli, Mocenigo, F... ... all things become corrupt. At the present day some of these families have titles. And even at a time when the nobles of the aristocratic re- publics ... ...netian conqueror. He returns to restore his palazzo with the spoils of the Ottoman Empire. He can quit the women of the East for the doubly masked int...

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...but the curate would not agree to it without first reading at any rate the titles. The first that Master Nicholas put into his hand was “The four book... ...h the Life of Diego Garcia de Paredes.” When the curate read the two first titles he looked over at the barber and said, “We want my friend’s housekee... ...me forth victorious from all my attacks—as doubtless she would—what higher titles than those she possesses now dost thou think thou canst upon her the... ...agining the Turks to be invincible on sea-on that day, I say, on which the Ottoman pride 306 Don Quixote and arrogance were broken, among all that we... ...em only four surnames belonging to families tracing their descent from the Ottoman house, and the others, as I have said, take their names and surname... ...rch, I have at Naples the great Count of Lemos, who, without so many petty titles of colleges and rectorships, sustains me, protects me and does me mo... ...at had an humble origin and rose to the greatness they still preserve, the Ottoman house may serve as an example, which from an humble and lowly sheph... ...n came to he alcaldes of their town afterwards, and so they may go by both titles; moreover, it has nothing to do with the truth of the story whether ...

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...rch, I have at Naples the great Count of Lemos, who, without so many petty titles of colleges and rectorships, sustains me, protects me and does me 4... ...at had an humble origin and rose to the greatness they still preserve, the Ottoman house may serve as an example, which from an humble and lowly sheph... ...n came to he alcaldes of their town afterwards, and so they may go by both titles; moreover, it has nothing to do with the truth of the story whether ... ...ngeneros, Ballenatos, Jaboneros, or the bearers of all the other names and titles that are always in the mouth of the boys and common people! It would... ...Zorruna, as it was the custom in those parts for lords to take distinctive titles from the thing or things most abundant in their dominions; this coun... ...t marry thy children as thou wouldst; they and thy grandchildren will bear titles; thou wilt live in peace and concord with all men; and, when life dr...

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...ay long,’ said Arthur: and somehow Violet made a space between them on the ottoman, and pulled him down into it; and whereas he saw his wife and siste... ...good for them.’ ‘How delightful,’ and she was up in a moment reading their titles, but he made her return to the great chair. ‘Rest now, there will be... ...hey found the room very warm and crowded. Theodora saw Violet lodged on an ottoman, and then strayed away to her own friends. Mrs. Finch soon arrived,...

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...y courage cools. I never saw my father in such spirits!’ He sat down on an ottoman opposite to her, and turned over some newspapers with a restless ru... ...tions of Miss Conway and Lord Fitzjocelyn were discarded for more cousinly titles. The young hero fell somewhat in his aunt’s favour when he was missi...

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... as the notary, that there might be no mistake in the person, gave all his titles to the bride- groom elect. Villefort started, Madame de Villefort le... ... a baron and a field- marshal, and I shall never forget that for these two titles I am in- debted to his happy return to France.” “`”Sir,” said the pr... ...pale brow. He then entered the room. Madame de Villefort was sitting on an ottoman and impatiently turning over the leaves of some newspa- pers and pa... ...delayed acknowledging your name. You wished it to be preceded by all these titles.” “It is quite wonderful, Mr. President, how entirely you have read ...

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...ing at his ease on the great circular divan which at that period occupied the centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre. This commodious ottoman has since been removed, to the extreme regret of all weak-kneed lovers of the fine arts, but the gentleman in question had taken serene possession of its softest spot, and, with his head thrown back and his legs outst...

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... centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre. This com- modious ottoman has since been removed, to the extreme regret of all weak-kneed lov... ...Yes, but when the six months were over, she had a plum-cake as big as that ottoman,” said Madame de Cintre. “That quite set her up again.” “What a che... ...tain that, smart and active as you are, you would have got the pick of the titles. At this point I was ordered to sit down, but I think I made an impr... ...ded, “It’s a relief.” She was sitting on a low chair, and Newman was on an ottoman, near her. He leaned a little and took her hand, which for an insta...

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...and Mr Merdle, seated diverse ways and with ruminating aspects on a yellow ottoman in the light of the fire, holding no verbal communication with each... ...es, as writing-masters embellish copy-books and ciphering-books: where the titles of the elementary rules of arithmetic diverge into swans, eagles, gr... ..., he took himself into custody by the wrists, and backed himself among the ottomans and chairs and tables as if he were his own Police officer, saying...