Certain of my bliss, I gave myself up to the joy that such a certainty kindles in a fiery heart.
I gave myself up to reflection, and after two hours' thought I wisely resolved to hold my tongue, but to be revenged when the opportunity presented itself.
I therefore knew what to do; and having gently uncovered her, I gave myself up to those delicate preliminary delights which sweeten the final pleasure.
Here, then, as usual, was the invincible facility with which I gave myself up to any one who took the trouble to influence me.
I gave myself therefore to prayer, and in the afternoon I received a post-office order from a brother at Plymouth for 3l.
I am speaking of the time after I gave myself to prayer.
Having arranged my room to my satisfaction I gave myself up to the intoxication of despair.
It is not your fault, my friend, if you have not the power to forget your past life; you have loved me in good faith and I shall never regret, although I should die for it, the day I gave myself to you.
Between nine and ten o'clock this morning I gave myself to prayer for means, with three of my fellow-labourers, in my house.
This morning therefore I gave myself particularly to prayer with regard to means for present use for the Orphans.
So I gave myself up for lost and said, "Not always doth the crock escape the shock.
Then I gave myself up to pleasure and enjoyment, returning to my old merry mode of life.
But this was all; I could never get my piece performed, and, tired of paying my court to players, I gave myself no more trouble about them.
I had dismounted from the carriage; and throwing myself on the soft moss under a large nut-tree, I gave myselfup with delight to my dreams.
I gave myself up to this prostration of my whole being with a certain amount of enjoyment.
I gave myself up to this enormous work with the courage of ignorance.
As I was not able to use my intelligence and my energy in creating rôles at the theatre, as I wished, I gave myself up to another art, and began working at sculpture with frantic enthusiasm.
And from the time of this return I gave myself entirely up to my life.
Walking along these beautiful banks, on my way to Vevay, I gave myself up to the soft melancholy; my heart rushed with ardor into a thousand innocent felicities; melting to tenderness, I sighed and wept like a child.
I gave myself a few days rest with my children, and waited.
Then I told him what my daughters' opinion of it was, and so gave myself up to their management and advice.
And after I had finished my business, I gave myself entirely to Alice.
I gave myself to prayer this morning, knowing that I should want again this week at least 13l.
I gave myself to prayer, when, just after I had risen from my knees, a sister came and brought 1l.
I cried the whole day long when first I gave Myself to you, for thinking you had found All that you wanted, left me, did not care To see me any more.
I gave myself Wholly to bearing children, just to find Some explanation of myself, some work Wholly absorbing, lives to take my love.
For a long time I gave myself up to these conflicting feelings.
I also took leave of Gagin betimes, and having reached home, I gave myself up to no more dreams.
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