Naturally thirsty, our desirefor drink needed not the stimulus of salt fish and calavances, for such was our cargo and such was our food, and deeply did we deplore the loss of our spirits.
And upon these four points I desire briefly to touch now.
He desired to evoke the expression of the desire of His two fellow-walkers that He should tarry with them.
But what paradoxes to praise all that flesh abhors, and to declare that it is better to be poor than rich, better to feel gnawing desire than to be satisfied, better to weep than to laugh!
But the divine desire was not accomplished till the human desire opened the Temple gates for the entrance of the Ark.
If we desire to be perfected in character, we must have faith in that sacrificial death which was the perfecting of Christ's work.
And I desire to consider two things about it: what it said, and what it did.
Sin takes us far away from God, and the root of all sin is that desire of living to one's self which began the prodigal's evil course.
One is that the sincerest love, the truest desire to follow Jesus, the firmest faith, may be overborne, and the whole set of a life contradicted for a time.
There is a fear, in short, that the cause of humanity may be betrayed in the very wish to serve it and without the knowledge of those who desire to defend it (General cries of Hear, Hear).
Madame de Flahaut does not know what to do, torn as she is by the whims and fancies which are natural to her and the extreme desire of her husband for a diplomatic post.
The desire to produce an effect usually ends in some loss of taste and propriety in the most essential details.
The keen desire of the four Powers to secure the co-operation of France has been shown by the fact that they have continued their efforts for several months in the course of negotiations.
The desire for peace was too obvious, and it was not a success.
I think that she has no great desire to meet the poor Prince again.
All this is doubtless ridiculous; at the same time there is some mysticism in herdesire to come to France, for M.
There was no invitation to the house at Strand-on-the-Green--no hope or desire for a personal acquaintance.
And yet--" He read the letter a second time, and it turned his curiosity into a desireto probe the mystery.
All day long his mind had been dwelling upon the plan which he had so recently formed, and he felt a feverish desire to carry it out.
He had often heard of them, and an extract which he had seen in his school reader from "Rob Roy" had given him a strong desire to read the story from which it was taken.
My friends," said the hermit with calm dignity, "as it appears that some of you suspect me of this dastardly deed, I am quite willing to submit to any restraint you may desire till the groundlessness of the charge appears.
Robert looked at him quickly, struck by his tone, and decided that he had no particulardesire to become any better acquainted.
I certainly have no desire to escape while such suspicions are entertained.
Tell me quickly, for I earnestly desire to help you.
They saw the objects of their desire vanishing through a gap in the hedge into a distant field.
She had an insane desire to take Mrs. Butler by main force, and drag her out of the room.
She nodded and smiled to her hostess, and Mrs. Bell felt a frantic desire to send Matty with her brother, but some slight sense of decorum prevented her making so bare-faced a suggestion.
That will also be the end of this relation, which I have written in order to be obedient to a person to whom I earnestly desire that it may prove agreeable.
It brings news that the king and queen, who had fled from the stronghold with the other Joloans, have sent to say that they desire to settle in whatever place may be assigned to them, and to pay tribute to his Majesty.
He offered me four, but I did not desire more than two, which he sent after me.
It will be observed that De Quincey here speaks rather slightingly of Mrs. Wordsworth's intellect, almost in such a way as suggests a desire to "damn with faint praise.
In addition to the authorities after mentioned, I desire especially to mention the kindness of Dr.
Mrs. and Miss Wordsworth kept a journal of events and impressions, which it is to be greatly regretted has not been published, notwithstanding the expressed desire of the poet to the contrary.
No greater mistake can be made than in exposing children to so-called "children's diseases" because of a desire "to have it over with.
Individuals have not yet learned to sacrifice their own wishes for the sake of the community, and the local health officer, however much he may desire to do his duty, is not upheld by public opinion, and is therefore powerless.
If my wife cannot keep these rules in word and spirit, I desire never to see her again.
The clergy formerly, and to this very day, declare those women evil who desire to limit self-indulgence and procreation.
Her person and her rights possessed no consideration except as she could be made to advance the interest or serve the pleasure of priest, noble, father, husband; some man-god to whose lightestdesire all her wishes were made to bend.
It is not one woman, or the women of one nation that have thus suddenly shown desire to rule themselves--to act for themselves alone.
He declared that woman's desire for deliverance was the same as man's restless desire for deliverance.
He decided to always tempt women instead of men, because through ambition or a desire for revenge, they yield more easily.
If the father expresses desire for a different name, each one is written upon a paper over which lighted lamps are set, the one burning the longest deciding the choice of name.
While the peasant implicitly obeys the czar, regarding his position as divine and all his commands as just, there is an element that recalls the former period of freedom, with intensity of desire for its re-establishment.
She was constantly swung between--but never touched--the desire to laugh and the desire to weep over this tragedy, which seemed so futile.
I want you to get my point of view--a rollicking adventure, in which nobody loses anything and I have a great desire fulfilled.
The rebels seemed to have a desire to stay the advance of the Union troops at that particular point, and for some particular reason, which was afterwards made apparent.
It is a curious fact, however, that heavy artillery fire, long sustained, begets an irresistible desire to sleep; and hundreds of Union soldiers went quietly to sleep and slept soundly under the soothing influence of this tremendous lullaby.
It happened once that these "country cousins" were possessed with an uncontrollable desire to enter within the hitherto unapproached circle of London fashion and gaiety in which their noble relatives moved with such distinction.
The desire of my race was in me accomplished--I was immortal!
The Queen, on learning her arrival at Versailles, sent a footman to desire my father to bring her into her presence; my father thought it his duty first to inform the Minister of her Majesty's wish.
The particular aspiration they suggested to her was to marry out of her sphere; her lofty ambition was an inordinate desire to make a good worldly match.
Heloisa to Abelard: "It is not love but the desire of riches and honour which makes women run into the embraces of an indolent husband: ambition, not affection, forms such marriages.
In his later statements he oscillated between the truth, and the desire to magnify the precocity of his genius.
Pope's fondness for the Essay on Man appeared by hisdesire of its propagation.
The Creator has endowed us with a desire for happiness, which is inseparable from our being.
It passed by them with "a slow and stately march," and made no sign, till Hamlet was present at its fourth appearance, and then It beckoned him to go away with it As if it some impartment did desire To him alone.
To find an enemy of all mankind," signifies to find some one who is an enemy of all mankind, whereas Pope means to say that heroes desire to find all mankind their enemies.
If you wish to see me the king's attorney, you must desire for me some of those violent and dangerous diseases from the cure of which so much honor redounds to the physician.
Morcerf, he whom I wrote from Rome an account of the services you rendered me, and to whom I announced your promised visit, and I may say that both the count and countess anxiously desire to thank you in person.
And her name was"-- "Do you desire to know her name?
In every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon, which at once renders him capable of defence or attack, and, by rendering its owner terrible, often makes him feared.
I always had a desire to have a mute in my service, so learning the day his tongue was cut out, I went to the bey, and proposed to give him for Ali a splendid double-barreled gun which I knew he was very desirous of having.
It is generally the case that what we most ardently desire is as ardently withheld from us by those who wish to obtain it, or from whom we attempt to snatch it.
What do such as we desire but a good wife and careful housekeeper, and where can I look for these better than in you?
I see," returned the Englishman, "that a fresh and unmerited misfortune his overwhelmed you, and this only increases my desire to serve you.
I desirethat these horses, with completely new harness, may be at the door with my carriage.
Emmanuel hesitated a moment, but his desire to make Julie decide immediately made him reply.
A right disposition, a desire and determination, founded on the sub-structure of right purpose, to cope with the problems that confront you, constitute the real basis of achievement.
I went through a pantomime of supper, making the discovery that my appetite was supplemented by an unquenchable thirst and an immeasurable desire for tobacco.
My only desire was to make my going a thing immediate and complete; to rupture so absolutely the threads of the woof that we had woven that I could feel myself separated from all, enough aloof from love to think of life.
For a moment I wondered how I could possibly have doubted my desire to go abroad that summer and to go on that boat though the heavens fell.
I have no desire to dig over your life with you," he said, "any more than I have to continue your acquaintance.
He answered "Yes"; and the King said, "I desire of thee that thou fare with my Wazir thither.
Meanwhile the news of him reached the King, who rose from his levee and, shutting himself up with his chief officers, said to them, "Know ye that I desire to reveal to you my secret and acquaint you with the hidden facts of my case.
So far concerning them; but as regards the old woman she remained shut up from the world in her house, till it befel that the King's daughter was taken with a desire to divert herself in the garden.
Quoth the Lady Dunya, "I fear that, if I write to him, he will desire me the more.
Quoth I, "It is my desire that thou give me her to wife of thy free will: else will I slay thee and take her by force.
It was his real desire to be succeeded by Ali his son-in-law, but he saw that Abbubaker had a much wider influence than Ali.
Widows under fifty years are not accepted as pilgrims, first, because of their probable desire for marriage, and second because the law says no women must undertake a pilgrimage alone for thus they would expose themselves to men.
This desirewas encouraged in every possible way by his earnest, self sacrificing Christian mother, Rachel, who came of high and noble lineage.
This earnest desire on the part of the young and earnest lad led to an earnest discussion and difference between his parents as to the future policy with their boy.
I, my dear," said the hen in the fairy tale, "never had the faintest desire to get into water.
She had no desire to pet the Vicar, but he was less unbearable than the Literary Man from London whom he had brought to call on his parishioners.
Her eyes strained far beyond the stars into an unknown glory, and her heart throbbed with a passionate desire for unknown things.
With an instinctive desire to hear some earthly sound, he picked up a stone and threw it into the water.
Upon many subsequent occasions they fought with extreme bravery, but it was the bravery of despair; whereas the British soldiers were animated with a burning desire for vengeance, and an absolute confidence of victory.
Will you tell her that there is no cause for alarm, but that we desire an interview with her?
But now that it has been alluded to, I feel inclined to talk upon the subject, if you have any desire to hear.
On the next day, urged on by his anxious desire to get the situation of which he had heard, Hiram again called at the counting-room of Mr. Easy, his heart trembling with hope and fear.
Men desire in this world to live long in health and in joy, and after death the health of the soul.
In conclusion, I desire to repeat also in this place the expression of my thanks to the authorities of the British Museum--to Dr.
