5 résultats pour "proud"
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The Faerie Queene - anthology.
6In stead thereof he kist her wearie feet,And lickt her lilly hands with fawning tong,As he her wrongéd innocence did weet.O how can beautie maister the most strong,And simple truth subdue avenging wrong?Whose yeelded pride and proud submission,Still dreading death, when she had markéd long,Her hart gan melt in great compassion,And drizling teares did shed for pure affection. 7“The Lyon Lord of everie beast in field,”Quoth she, “his princely puissance doth abate,And mightie proud to humble weake...
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Ancient Rome .
attributed to Numa, including the selection of virgins to be priestesses of the goddess Vesta. He also established a calendar to differentiate between normal workingdays and those festival days sacred to the gods on which no state business was allowed. His peaceful reign lasted from 715 to 673 BC. Under Tullus Hostilius (672–641 BC) the Romans waged an aggressive foreign policy and began to expand their lands by the conquest of nearby cities like Alba Longa. When the warlike King Hostilius co...
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Ancient Rome - USA History.
attributed to Numa, including the selection of virgins to be priestesses of the goddess Vesta. He also established a calendar to differentiate between normal workingdays and those festival days sacred to the gods on which no state business was allowed. His peaceful reign lasted from 715 to 673 BC. Under Tullus Hostilius (672–641 BC) the Romans waged an aggressive foreign policy and began to expand their lands by the conquest of nearby cities like Alba Longa. When the warlike King Hostilius co...
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It wasn't until the day before we were going to go that the renter asked the obvious question.
I told her, "Ipromise I'mgoing tobe better soon." She said, "There's nothingwrongwithyou." "I'll behappy andnormal." She putherfingers around theback ofmy neck. I told her, "Itried incredibly hard.Idon't know howIcould havetriedharder." She said, "Dad would havebeen veryproud ofyou." "Do youthink so?" "I know so." I cried some more. Iwanted totell her allofthe liesthat I'dtold her. And then Iwanted hertotell me that itwas OK, because sometimes youhave todo something badtodo something good.Andthe...
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Excerpt from Barnaby Rudge - anthology.
Mr. Dennis rolled lazily over upon his breast, and resting his chin upon his hand in imitation of the attitude in which Hugh lay, said, as he too looked towards thedoor: “ Ay, ay, you knew him, brother, you knew him. But who'd suppose to look at that chap now, that he could be the man he is! Isn't it a thousand cruel pities, brother,that instead of taking his nat'ral rest and qualifying himself for further exertions in this here honourable cause, he should be playing at soldiers like a boy?...