And Dionysius with sogreat desire To contemplate these Orders set himself, He named them and distinguished them as I do.
But, if to recognise the earliest root Of love in us thou hast so great desire, I will do even as he who weeps and speaks.
In doing so I am merely satisfying my great desire to open my heart to you.
Although the new introduction is a decided improvement, yet I had still a great desire to see some other alterations made in the work, and hoped it might remain longer in your hands for the sake of your future compositions.
After a time he informs the King that she can only be cured by a great desire to see; therefore she must be made conscious of her condition.
First of all I felt a great desire to write to you, and on the way home yet another pleasure awaited me.
He had a great desire to read it, and procured it accordingly, about January, 1857.
I left Bristol with my dear wife, partly because both of us much needed change of air, and partly because I had a great desire to labor in the word for a few weeks in Westmoreland and Cumberland.
After consideration and prayer, I offered myself for this work to Professor Tholuck, who was requested to look out for a suitable individual; for with all my weakness I had a great desire to live wholly for God.
Returning afterwards into the garden, D'Antin made the Czar pass through the lower apartments, and informed him that Madame la Duchesse was there with some ladies, who had a great desire to see him.
Guetem bestowed upon Beringhen all kinds of attention, and testified a great desire to spare him as much as possible all fatigue.
D'Entragues was a bold and skilful soldier, with a great desire to distinguish himself.
He had always shown me much affection, and I felt a great desire to unite myself to his family: My mother approved of my inclination, and gave me an exact account of my estates and possessions.
For the same reason I have always felt a great desire to receive praise and applause from polite society: 'Excitat auditor stadium, laudataque virtus Crescit, et immensum gloria calcar habet.
In that manner you will not run the risk of meeting one another, but you need not observe these precautions for long, if you wish, for my friend is extremely fond of you, and has a great desire to make your acquaintance.
I have a great desire, answered the Empress, to make a Cabbala.
And, with all this, a great desire to know whether this sufferer had any right to come and seize Edward Severne by the arm, and so draw down calamity on both the women who loved him.
He looked charmed at the arrangement, and showed a great desire to please her, but at first was unable to find good topics.
Each could give the other valuable ideas; and he said he hoped she would visit his part of the country ere long; she would find many defects, but also a great desire to amend them.
The little ones were scattered each not knowing where to meet the rest, and yet we felt a great desire to be together.
All I know is, I came to my corner, when the round was over, with very hard pumps in my chest, and a great desire to fall away.
He came again about three months afterwards, in the beginning of the spring-time, and brought me a beautiful new carbine, having learned my love of such things, and my great desire to shoot straight.
Now it was my great desire, and my chiefest hope, to come across Carver Doone that night, and settle the score between us; not by any shot in the dark, but by a conflict man to man.
I retained some remembrance of what I had formerly studied, and felt a great desire to learn; the rector encouraged it, and as the clerk is always the very humble servant and slave of the parson, he was inducted my music master.
His queries extended even to the bishop, and the earl; and he discovered a great desire to be minutely informed of all that related to me.
On being informed of these, he professed a great desire to serve me; and added that a thought had struck him, which perhaps might be agreeable to me.
I have no idea, but often I feel a great desire that it would end.
All this means that I am horribly blue and cross, and that I have a great desire to see you.
And the next day, Sir Galahad professed a great desire to see the whole of the castle.
Days later, when they were gathered about again he told the story of Elam, the son of Anner, who had a great desire to gain wisdom and knowledge.
Nor did they purpose to return until they met with Sir Tristram, for King Arthur was of great desire to have this good knight as one of the Round Table.
The old man manifested a great desire to have us go to his town.
Mr. Miller was an energetic man, and manifested a great desire to have the Mormons come there and settle.
I had a great desire to talk to these Indians, believing that they would listen a little.
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