When he grew tired of this he rolled himself a cigarette and discoursed to Philip of art and literature.
He talked of the classics, but he had been to Greece, and he discoursed of archaeology; he had once spent a winter digging; they could not see how that helped a man to teach boys to pass examinations, He talked of politics.
Philip could see that they looked upon Athelny as a little queer; but they liked him none the less and they listened open-mouthed while he discoursedwith his impetuous fluency on the beauty of the seventeenth-century ceiling.
Cronshaw often went to the gatherings on Tuesday evenings when the poet received men of letters and painters, and discoursedwith subtle oratory on any subject that was suggested to him.
He discoursedat times on the torments of those ills that destroy men's bodies, and of the suffering endured by those who come to die with their strength wasting away little by little, which he called a great affliction.
But now, having discoursedon these matters of art, perchance at greater length than was needful, let us return to the life and death of Raffaello.
Knowing that Lazarus was dead and should be raised again, he discoursed of the resurrection and life eternal, John xi.
I had formerly, upon occasion, discoursed with my master upon the nature of government in general, and particularly of our own excellent constitution, deservedly the wonder and envy of the whole world.
So to Mr. Phillips, anddiscoursed with him about finding me out somebody that will let me have for money an annuity of about L100 per annum for two lives.
So after dinner the company withdrew, and we three to private discourse and laid the matters of the yard home again to the Commissioner, and discoursed largely of several matters.
Whilst the Liberal leaders, Lamartine and Barrot, discoursed on the surface concerning reform, Ledru Rollin and Louis Blanc were quietly digging a grave for the monarchy, the Liberal party, and the reign of wealth.
I have discoursed with the patients, and been instructed by the physicians.
I have sat with him and discoursed with him, in Freddy Carstone's Chambers.
To-night, he carried on the theme on which he had spoken at tea-time, and discoursed on the part which should be played by Love in the New Humanity.
How long she discoursed upon Kathleen neither of them knew.
After dinner, with apologies to the ladies, he discoursed from full and accurate knowledge of the problems to be met within his daily work and their solutions.
Chaplain French had charge of the exercises; the band of the Sixteenth Maine was present and most obligingly discoursed appropriate music.
The civic organizations of the city looked and marched their best; the Marine Band discoursed the kind of music for which it was famous.
The ever obliging band of the Fourteenth New Hampshire accompanied the men on their errand of love, and discoursed music fitting to the occasion.
Mr. Randolph discoursed on these two points in a most amusing manner, displaying all the impudence and ignorance of the tory, inextricably mingled with the good sense and wit of the man.
He discoursed on this subject in a very pleasant, humorous manner, without referring to the abstract principle involved, or employing any of the technical language of economists.
Whether he discoursedon Assyrian or on English politics, or on his private wrongs, he sat visibly on the seat of judgment.
Hariot discoursed learnedly on the virtues of tobacco, and Drake conveyed the leaf to England.
He discoursed almost too freely and fully for Wilson's ability to condense the whole into a narrative which would be plausible enough to give the King a sense that they were on the verge of real discoveries.
And Peredur went and sat beside the Empress, and discoursedwith her courteously.
And when their repast was over, they discoursedpleasantly together.
Then Peredur and his uncle discoursed together, and he beheld two youths enter the hall, and proceed up to the chamber, bearing a spear of mighty size, with three streams of blood flowing from the point to the ground.
Then they discoursed together; and when it was time to eat, they caused Peredur to sit beside the nobleman during the repast.
We discoursedof many other things to my great content and so parted, and I to my wife at my Lord's lodgings, where I heard Ashwell play first upon the harpsicon, and I find she do play pretty well, which pleaseth me very well.
Up betimes and to my office, and by and by, about 8 o'clock, to the Temple to Commissioner Pett lately come to town and discoursed about the affairs of our office, how ill they go through the corruption and folly of Sir W.
My Lord used me with great respect, and discoursed upon his business as with one that he did esteem of, and indeed I do believe that this garrison is likely to come to something under him.
Afterwards as we walked behind him, we discoursedfurther among ourselves concerning these words, and Judas said, "How then?
But after we had discoursed a long time concerning the matter, Judas moved Peter to question Jesus, and to ask whether indeed it was true, that the disciples should never be rewarded with wealth.
About the thirteenth year of the Emperor Tiberius, it came to pass that I (being now thirty-three years old or a little more) discoursed with a Greek proselyte concerning the Law.
But all during that long service, while the new parson discoursed unctuously upon the virtues and eminence of the slain, she had the sensation of holding her breath.
Harry took his violin and discoursed sweet music, to which they listened or not as they listed.
In the theatre a little sparkling comedy was played; in the concert-room a troupe of singers discoursed sweet madrigals and glees.
He discoursedabout many things, principally about dinners, asking Angela what were her own views as to dinners, and expostulating with her feminine contempt for the subject.
Twice or thrice a week lecturers, under the pay and patronage of the government, visited these asylums and discoursed to the inmates on scientific, literary, and moral subjects.
As we write, the theme expands and enlarges, and as the power begins to wane we find we have not discoursed minutely on the subject of raiment, and beg your indulgence for a resume of the subject in our next.
Hardy changed the subject, and Nugent, nothing loath, discoursed on his wanderings and took him on a personally conducted tour through the continent of Australia.
We might as well have stayed anddiscoursed those young women.
When we arose I took a turn with Lord Bruncker in the garden, and he tells me that he hath of late discoursed about this business with Sir W.
By and by 'su marido' come in, and there without any notice taken by him we discoursed of our business of getting him the new ship building by Mr. Deane, which I shall do for him.
We discoursed of Carcasse, whose Lord, he tells me, do make complaints that his clerk should be singled out, and my Lord Berkeley do take his part.
Having discoursed all this and much more, he away, and I to supper and to read my vows, and to bed.
I only asked how he did as he stood in the street, and so up and down sauntering till late and then home, and there discoursed with my wife of our bad entertainment to-day, and so to bed.
Up to the Parliament door, and there discoursed with Roger Pepys, who goes out of town this week, the Parliament rising this week also.
By and by we discoursed of Sir Thomas Clifford, whom I took for a very rich and learned man, and of the great family of that name.
My Lady Duchesse, among other things, discoursed of the wisdom of dividing the fleete; which the General said nothing to, though he knows well that it come from themselves in the fleete, and was brought up hither by Sir Edward Spragge.
Pen's house, and therediscoursed of business an hour, and by and by comes an order from Sir R.
As he haddiscoursed to Eleanor Bent, so he now discoursed to Mrs. Scott and her guests, especially to Thomasina Davis.
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