It was a hazardous, though maybe a gallant thing to do, since it is probable that the legend commonly received has had no small share in the growth of Strickland's reputation; for there are many who have been attracted to his art by the detestation in which they held his character or the compassion with which they regarded his death; and the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's
admirers. It is due to no accident that when one of his most important works, The Woman of Samaria ,[4] was sold at Christie's shortly after the discussion which followed the publication of Mr.
Sending her out to attract and torment and do mischief, Miss Havisham sent her with the malicious assurance that she was beyond the reach of all
admirers, and that all who staked upon that cast were secured to lose.
He was finally to triumph wherever pre-eminent talents win
admirers. His genius has had no better description than in this stanza from William Winter's poem, read at the dedication exercises of the Actors' Monument to Poe, May 4, 1885, in New York:
Geoffrey turned to his admirers and adherents with a roar of derisive laughter.
"Name!" cried Geoffrey's admirers, still fighting the battle on their side, in the absence of any encouragement from Geoffrey himself.
As the most zealous adversaries of the plan of the convention in this State are, in general, not less zealous
admirers of the constitution of the State, the question may be retorted, and it may be asked, Why was not a time for the like purpose fixed in the constitution of this State?
Watching the two young people with keen powers of observation, necessarily concentrated on them by the complete seclusion of her life, the invalid lady discovered signs of roused sensibility in Miss Haldane, when Arthur was present, which had never yet shown themselves in her social relations with other
admirers eager to pay their addresses to her.
You also know of the legacy of five thousand pounds, left to him shortly afterwards, by one of those many
admirers among the soft sex whose good graces this fascinating man had contrived to win.
The latter, who had seen enough of it by this time, by a rapid motion put aside his too demonstrative admirers and went out of the palace, directing his steps immediately toward the balloon, for it was now six o'clock in the evening.
So at it he went, in one of the wildest jigs that ever was seen, twisting, turning, and jerking himself in all directions; dancing with his hands, dancing with his body, dancing with his knees, dancing with his feet; describing the most fearful contortions and extravagant evolutions; throwing himself into incredible attitudes; grimacing beyond all belief, and, in fine giving his savage admirers a strange idea of the style of ballet adopted by the deities in the moon.
After exhausting life in his efforts for mankind's spiritual good, he had made the manner of his death a parable, in order to impress on his
admirers the mighty and mournful lesson, that, in the view of Infinite Purity, we are sinners all alike.
Then Jim becomes Zanny's secret e-mail
admirer, because he can write his love although he cannot speak it.
POP Idol hopeful Michelle McManus is being showered with diamonds, gifts and flowers by a secret
admirer. The 23-year-old Scot revealed last night: ``He sent me diamond earrings.
Serbian President Vojislav Kostunica, a genuine reformer, anti-Communist, and
admirer of the U.S.
Stuckey said, "I've been a long-time
admirer of Forest City Ratner Companies as a creative and innovative real estate development company and I am excited and challenged by this new opportunity.
