 There was a man to whom I was very near, so that I could see a great deal of his life, who made almost every one fond of him, for he was young, and clever, and beautiful, and his manners to all were gentle and kind. I believe, when I first knew him, he...  Romola - Page 310by George Eliot - 1863 - 310 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American literature - 1866 - 470 pages
...never thought of doing any thing cruel or base. But, because he tried to slip away from every thing that was unpleasant, and cared for nothing else so...get rich and prosperous. Yet calamity overtook him." The minor fictitious characters are also well drawn. The grim and супical painter, Piero di Cosimo,... | |
 | George Eliot - 1870 - 816 pages
...cnme at last to commit some of the basest deeds, — such as make men infamous. He denied his fattier, and left him to misery ; he betrayed every trust that...him." Again Romola paused. Her voice was unsteady, ana Lillo was looking up at her with awed wonder. " Another time, my Lillo, — I will tell yon another... | |
 | William Eaton Chandler - Reconstruction - 1878 - 104 pages
...delineator of human character, George > Eliot, makes her heroine Romola speak concerning Tito Melema: " There was a man to whom I was very near, so that I...get rich and prosperous. Yet calamity overtook him." WE CHANDLER. FEBRUARY 22, 1878. ADDITIONAL PROOFS OP THE LOUISIANA BARGAIN John Young Brown's Statement.... | |
 | George Eliot - 1878 - 464 pages
...But because he tried to slip away from everything that was unpleasant, and cared for nothing else BO much as his own safety, he came at last to commit...and prosperous. Yet calamity overtook him." Again Eomola paused. Her voice was unsteady, and Lillo was looking up at her with awed wonder. " Another... | |
 | Sedbergh School - Private schools - 1879 - 370 pages
...and his manners to all were gentle and kind. I believe, when I first knew him, he never thought of anything cruel or base. But because he tried to slip...get rich and prosperous. Yet calamity overtook him." N' "BLUE ROSES." II n'ya eu 14 qu' une rose bleue, c'est a dire, une rose que 1" on reve, que 1' on.... | |
 | Religion - 1880 - 938 pages
...affection for Tessa and her children. At the beginning of the book he is gentle and kind to all alike; " but because he tried to slip away from everything...might keep himself safe and get rich and prosperous." The all-important lesson set forth in this work is the terrible reproductive power of wrong-doing,... | |
 | George Willis Cooke - Novelists, English - 1883 - 454 pages
...beautiful, and his manners to all were gentle and kind. I believe when I first knew him, he never thought of anything cruel or base. But because he tried to slip...get rich and prosperous. Yet calamity overtook him." Aside from this altruistic teaching which is developed in connection with the life of Romola, t^e^doctrinejaf... | |
 | George Willis Cooke - Biography & Autobiography - 1883 - 470 pages
...knew him. he never thought of anything cruel or base. But because he tried to slip away from everythmg that was unpleasant, and cared for nothing else so...might keep himself safe and get rich and prosperous. Vet calamity overtook him." Aside from this altruistic teaching which is developed in connection with... | |
 | England - 1883 - 886 pages
...from everything that was unpleasant, and cared for nothing else so much as his own safety, he сamе at last to commit some of the basest deeds — such...get rich and prosperous. Yet calamity overtook him." The grand lesson of Tito's life is that morality is, in its essential nature, transcendental, — that... | |
 | Constance E. Plumptre - Causation - 1888 - 210 pages
...affection for Tessa and her children. At the beginning of the book he is gentle and kind to all alike ; " but because he tried to slip away from everything...might keep himself safe and get rich and prosperous." The all-important lesson set forth- in this work is the terrible reproductive power of wrong-doing,... | |
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