| 单词 | castle in the air |
| 例句 | “Wouldn’t you have a master for your castle in the air?” asked Laurie slyly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I do talk about “after the war,” but it’s as if I were talking about a castle in the air, something that can never come true. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He goes on to explain that he’s footing the bill for all these ‘castles in the air,’ as he calls them, gesturing to the paintings. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes they were rain clouds, heavy and dark, and sometimes airy tufts of white that cast delicate shade and twisted into shapes like hunting ravids or castles in the air. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In the Scientific Revolution, Bacon and Descartes were amongst those with plans for thoroughgoing intellectual change, but their plans were castles in the air, and neither of them imagined what Newton would achieve. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Conant knew Lawrence well enough to have confidence he was not drawing castles in the air. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z For an instant he could see black castles in the air; he could create centuries of screaming, eons of torture. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Both schools of thought are castles in the air, connected to the ground by the thin strings of meagre archaeological remains and anthropological observations of present-day foragers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen,” observed Jo mysteriously. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true, and we could live in them?” said Jo, after a little pause. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z For twenty minutes, we explored my castle in the air together. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Vasari wrote that Piero, who was strange, "knew no pleasure save that of going off by himself with his thoughts, letting his fancy roam and building castles in the air." Fame finally comes to little-known Renaissance master Piero di Cosimo 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z His face and eyes shine as he hurries towards his doom, blinded by a beautiful delusion, his own personal castle in the air. The Master Builder 2010-09-16T20:31:00Z They're giddy at having two women pledge to make their sundry castles in the air become real. Netflix's "Marriage or Mortgage" invites us to look back at a time when bad decisions were a luxury 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” Perspective | Why I still love Henry David Thoreau’s ‘Walden’ 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z He dined on nothing but boiled eggs, and “knew no pleasure save that of going off by himself with his thoughts, letting his fancy roam and building his castles in the air”. Monsters and merry mayhem 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Elaborate sculptures and installations are crafted from twisted metal, decked in crystal beads and chains, set in mirrored boxes or hung from the ceiling like castles in the air. Artist of the week 97: Lee Bul 2010-07-21T15:15:00Z All entrepreneurs making pitches to venture capital funds are inclined to promise castles in the air and riches beyond the dreams of Croesus, or they won’t be invited through the door. Column: The Theranos verdict won't stop investors from pouring money into the next big fraud 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z That’s why there are mirages in one of the scenarios — a Fata Morgana, specifically, or a “castle in the air,” which is actually the image of the distant shoreline seen under specific conditions. Carla Speed McNeil on the pursuit of building a better world 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Created by light refracting as it moves through atmospheric regions with differing temperatures, mirages can also appear as imposing and mysterious ‘castles in the air’. The triumph of random testing, a quest for ancient wine, and a history of mirages: Books in brief 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z “You can be building castles in the air that have no reference to reality,” Mr. Kesler added. They’re Building a Trump-Centric Movement. But Don’t Call It Trumpism. 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z I don't believe in creating castles in the air like the major political parties are doing during the election campaign. Nepal election: The women who want to bring change - BBC News 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z State media reported him as saying that the industry needed massive pilot projects to promote innovation; otherwise, he said, it would be merely “building castles in the air.” In China, a tug of war over coal gas: Cleaner air but worse for the climate 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z As a result, “equalization of healthcare services,” so emphasized by President Xi Jinping in his recent visit to Jiangsu Province, would merely be a castle in the air. Where To Look For The Next Jack Ma? 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z “Now that castle in the air has a foundation underneath it and is becoming an impending reality.” Can psychedelic trips cure PTSD and other maladies? Fittingly for a boy in a centuries-old town in what was then Communist East Germany, his was no ordinary castle in the air. A Home of Catherine, Before Greatness, Fitfully Regains a Bit of Glory 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Most people spend between 30 and 47 percent of their waking hours spacing out, drifting off, lost in thought, woolgathering, in a brown study or building castles in the air. Living in an Imaginary World 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z “I’m hugely worried that we’re building a castle in the air here,” he says. Neanderthals: Bone technique redrafts prehistory 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z “In Syria, America is building castles in the air,” said Maj. Iran claims victory with Assad’s anticipated win in Syrian election Palestinian business leaders understood the market’s indifference as a confirmation that Kerry was building castles in the air. 9 Reasons Why New Israel-Palestinian Talks Might Fail 2013-07-25T08:05:30Z I must now set about forming new plans, and building fresh castles in the air; the former ones are irrevocably gone, for he was interwoven with them all. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Tis easy to build castles in the air. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z The boy who was so fond of building castles in the air, who grudged the sleep which put an end to his fanciful adventures, grew up a man whose mind was his kingdom. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z His castles in the air had fallen and he had not the spirit to rebuild them. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z But we did not waste much time in building our castles in the air, and returned to business. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The waters were as turquoise blue as if they had just come from the brush of an old master, and the towered city rose before us like a crystal castle in the air. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z He began to build castles in the air. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z But it is not possible: phantasies, sophisms, castles in the air, have been constructed in this way, but science never. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z Happily for her, the young man seemed to be simple and unpretending; otherwise he would at once have built wild castles in the air. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z In the manufactories where I was employed, nothing was talked of but revolution, and I soon became so far fired as to begin to build castles in the air. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Talking thus, away they went on an exploring expedition, Rory riding the high horse, building any number of castles in the air, and giving the reins to his wonderful imagination. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z But mind you this—a hut on solid ground is better far than a castle in the air. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z I do not believe there ever was a castle in the air yet that had not a big ugly ogre living in some corner of it. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Now, around the camp fire, what stories are told, what songs are sung, what castles in the air are built! Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z It is a refuge of lies,—a castle in the air,—a Russian ice-palace,—a vast unreality,—an empty dream. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z But before long he understood that what he had reared were castles in the air. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z But if you said:— Float down, little castle in the air, Take me up to see thy beauties rare, they slowly floated down. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Jill and I had built all sorts of castles in the air anent our arrival at Cape Town, and the meeting with our darling mother and brave papa. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z And we will try to forget the past and build no more castles in the air.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Is there any harm in my building castles in the air to amuse my leisure moments, and laying plans in fancy which I know can never come to pass?' The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z I build "castles in the air," though I have heard her say she always got an axe ready to demolish them, for she knew they would have to go. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z The towers of light, the castles in the air, The queenly things with diamonds in their hair, The toys of sound, the flowers of magic art— All these depart. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z Ah, he had so many dreams, and built so many castles in the air! Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z Daydreaming, building of castles in the air, that loose flux of casual and disconnected material that floats through our minds in relaxed moments are, in this random sense, thinking. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z I have again been building castles in the air. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z Still, as he closed the Bible that night and restored the telegram, he allowed himself to build just one castle in the air. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z But their pillow of sleep is dangerous for biological research; he who builds such castles in the air easily mistakes his imaginary bricks, invented to explain the complexity, for real stones. The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development 2011-08-29T02:01:04.170Z "I've got the key to my castle in the air; but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen," observed Jo mysteriously. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z She is to be married and to live at Old Place; our castle in the air.” Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z It is one of my castles in the air. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z To "build castles in the air"—as my means did not enable me to pay ground rent—was at least an economical project. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Upon what a frail foundation will a despairing man build up his fallen castles in the air. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z "Or--have you some castle in the air whose delights outweigh the world in your eyes?" he asked with relentless insistence: This time the Countess flushed to the fair curls which clustered around her forehead. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Old Place isn’t my castle in the air. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z They had each their own castle in the air, and it seemed as if this money would build it on solid earth. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z In addition to this great joy, she thought she saw the promise of another, that for years had formed her favourite castle in the air. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z What you call our castles in the air are nevertheless far better than this much too real prison; and how can'st thou call Sir Kagg� grim? King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z And all its glowing chances looked fairer than ever now that he was compelled to abandon it; and his bright castles in the air seemed crumbling away in the very dust. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z We were yesterday feeding fond hopes, my son; we were yesterday painting bright castles in the air: you were to be a great man and I a happy father. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z All her castles in the air had collapsed. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z I built many castles in the air, and I smile as I think how many fortunes I made between Brisbane and Cairns. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z The Italian folk-poets' "castle in the air" is a castle in the sea. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Here Heinrich quickly unrolled the ground-plans and elevations of his castle in the air, the building grants of his Tower of Babel. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Margaret followed, appearing very downcast, and feeling that Lucy's determination would prove the destruction of all her bright castles in the air. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z He was making most satisfactory progress at Shelton College, and was already beginning to look forward to choosing a career, when fickle fate again interfered, and toppled over all his castles in the air. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z The boys continued for some time to build castles in the air, and to speak of their interest in the cave as if it were already a reality. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z Never were there so many castles in the air built in so short a time. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z The number of castles in the air which she constructed would have built a city. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z The building of her castles in the air was entirely independent of money. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z "We were building castles in the air just now, and mine was to live in a lovely wood where it was never really winter." A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z No, it doesn't pay to go building castles in the air; it's just card houses that come tumbling down with a crash. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Smith wrote: "Our drink was water, our lodgings, castles in the air." The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z We spent the hours building castles in the air, weaving pretty fancies of love in a cottage, and a long life shared together. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z I built a castle in the air— A radiant thing made out of dreams; Love's dear desire its golden stair— Naught heavier than a hope was there— A thing of mist and rainbow gleams. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z I dreaded the answer, as one building castles in the air, may dread the tempest that in an instant may destroy them. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z He recognized this with a pang; he had built castles in the air about her, which, like most such edifices, are easily shattered. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z "You do not mean to say," said Edwards, "that you are still building castles in the air." The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z She began to build castles in the air. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z I--ah, I no longer dreamed; I had long since awakened from my dreams, and had rubbed my eyes and destroyed all my fine castles in the air. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z The letters ceased just as soon as his "castles in the air" came to grief. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z "What is the use of these castles in the air?" said Euphrasia, shrugging her shoulders. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z I built palatial castles in the air, and continued to build them until long after our host had brought his visit to a close. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z The rest of her time was spent in building numberless castles in the air, and in taking long walks about the neighboring country. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z “We will not divide a castle in the air.” The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z Dashed to the ground were the castles in the air he was building concerning Billy's programme. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z I built castles in the air for the future, and lost the ground beneath my feet. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z When most men build castles in the air, they know on what foundations their edifices are based, and through all their imaginative ardor there pierces the sharp pang of unreality. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z It had been a mythical dream, perhaps, until Sidney's star rose in the ascendant, and then he had quickly built his castles in the air, and bided his time more sanguinely. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z We build the most outrageous castles in the air. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z The more fortunate ones stayed on in the old Virginia homes, content with holding cloudy titles to vast estates lying in this unknown wilderness of Kentucky; and with rearing there splendid castles in the air. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Of course, with jewels valued at forty thousand pounds, the girl was quite an heiress, and she proceeded to build castles in the air for the advancement of Cyril, when he became her husband. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z "I can marry the grand vizier's daughter; I can purchase a house in Belgrave Square; I can build a fine castle in the air!" said Warrington, pleased with the other's exultation. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z "Oh, Tony, what a downfall of our castle in the air!" were Mary's first words, as she held out her hands to Severance. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Such were some of Mrs. Halford's castles in the air, greatly augmented by observing with a mother's penetration that her son was admiring Miss Armstrong. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z Ambition built his castles in the air; nothing very noble. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z While this prescription is working the expectant suitor may amuse himself by "building castles in the air." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources The collapse of a golden castle in the air had caused Monsieur le Comte to despair. A Blot on the Scutcheon Is nature gaily mocking us, when upon her impregnable hills she builds these castles in the air? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Of Simplicissimus' strange fancies and castles in the air, and how he guarded his treasure Chap. xiv.: The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim For, after listening to all these tales of enchantment, I said to her, 'What a pity, La Goualeuse, that these castles in the air, as you call them, are not true!' The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 "And do you never build castles in the air?—never dream?" The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 He eagerly began to contradict him and to build castles in the air. The Children of the World It is with justice that the criminal scoffs at the good as bedlamites who, with fanatical delusion, strive for castles in the air. The Progressionists, and Angela. They were really “castles in the air,” formed of the clouds. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes They should plan journeys to distant countries, build castles in the air, buy country houses, and consult each other and decide how they shall furnish them and lay out the grounds. Rambles in Womanland "Well, let's have your castle in the air." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 What could have been more satisfactory, in every way, than the Boy's visit; in spite of his absurd castles in the air? Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days He had already built himself several castles in the air, from the battlements of which the banner of Love was waving gaily. The Red Rat's Daughter It saves us from building castles in the air or living in a fool’s paradise. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews I felt a buoyancy of spirits I had not experienced for some time; I dreamed waking dreams, and built castles in the air. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 But really your castles in the air are very amusing. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Instead of the walls of Jericho falling, his own castles in the air would come tumbling about his ears. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days It was a brilliant prospect, and it must be admitted that Phil built many castles in the air. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War Jack built many castles in the air, and might have erected many more had not a party of mounted Boers caught sight of him and given chase. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Why are young children like castles in the air? The Handbook of Conundrums The room was full of a cloud of smoke, and under its soothing influence the friends were building castles in the air. Black Diamonds But she had sent away the Boy, with his beautiful castles in the air, and places in the shires. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days "Our drink was water, and our lodgings castles in the air." History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The “nice-looking boy” meanwhile was cantering homeward in the twilight, building castles in the air at a furious rate. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley Why is a mother who spoils her child like a person building castles in the air? The Handbook of Conundrums Confound it, what was the matter with me, that I sat dreaming and building castles in the air? A Frontier Mystery It seemed to her that she was flying up to Fata Morgana in her castle in the air. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women Perhaps, after all, he was not to have the wealth with which his imagination was already building fairy castles in the air. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Do you know, Father," he said, after the casual remarks had all been made, "I've been building castles in the air. A Boy Knight A huntsman's house now occupies its foundations, light and airy, like a castle in the air, which imagination builds upon the ruins of antiquity. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. But still we looked onward with high hope, and many were the castles in the air, or rather the vine clad cottages, which we reared in fancy, for our future home. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion He would build castles in the air for them both to live in, and make her laugh just for the sake of admiring her beautiful teeth. Banked Fires With that question settled; under the inspiration of this lovely moon, let us commence the construction of our castles in the air. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century The philosophy of Plato is a gorgeous castle in the air, that of Aristotle is a solid structure, laboriously, and, with many failures, founded on the solid rock. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition As she thus built her castles in the air,—castles so impossible to be inhabited,—she fell asleep before she had resolved what letter she should write. Lady Anna Much time I spent before that castle in the air, but never was able to answer my own questions. Upon The Tree-Tops "You don't say anything," Jack remarked one day; "do you think my castles in the air will never come true?" Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines The houses are built a little off the ground, and they look not unlike castles in the air which have been built for pleasure rather than for living purposes. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... I don't know, Vava; we may some day—who knows?—but not yet awhile,' replied Stella, who was anxious not to damp her sister's delight in these castles in the air. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends Then she began to build castles in the air,—castles which she declared to herself must ever be in the air,—of which Lord Lovel, and not Daniel Thwaite, was the hero, owner, and master. Lady Anna She was tired of her father's promises and castles in the air, which usually ended in bitter disappointment. Fairy Tales from the German Forests But even if this castle in the air collapsed, could not something be saved from the ruins? The Son of His Mother A holiday tour of a fortnight Fleeming feared would be beyond what he could afford, and he only projected it “to have a castle in the air.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 You see, I have never been able to find my own castle in the air, so when the West Wind told me about yours I asked him to blow me here. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories She built castles in the air—all occupied by him. The Broom-Squire I gazed on the light smoke of my cigarette, without reflecting that my dreams, my castles in the air, must evaporate like it! Adventures in the Philippine Islands Real castles in the air are the nests of the orioles; no other nests are better hidden or apparently more safe from the depredations of crows and squirrels. Under the Maples I am seriously afraid, if Rex were to see her, that would be the end of our castle in the air. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love "My castle in the air is much bigger than yours," she explained. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories For those who love Nature, there is no better ride in the world, but I was too busy with my castles in the air to notice any of the beauties of the landscape. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly It had only been one of those castles in the air which the old build as well as the young,—which are no more than the "airy fabrics" of the brain! Marion Fay Surely a man may build what castles in the air he pleases, if he will only hold his tongue! Is He Popenjoy? A castle in the air is almost as durable as Solomon’s temple. The Strollers If you allowed some one else even to look into your castle in the air, it would vanish away like a puff of smoke. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories He swore they were all in a league, or building castles in the air, and he persisted in his resolution. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 Did she sleep;—he wondered,—she who had certainly done more than build a castle in the air; she who had wished and longed, and had a reason for her wishing and her longing? Marion Fay His castles in the air had vanished: what was there that made a soldier's life attractive but the right to go about in a red coat like a barrel-organ monkey? Soldiers of the Queen Youth is the time when fancy is busy; it is the period when the brain can furnish unlimited scaffolding for castles in the air. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland "Why should all the winds be playing with my castle in the air?" All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories Mollie and I used to walk about Richmond Park and build castles in the air. Lover or Friend Certainly he never for a moment built castles in the air founded upon the chance of the inheritance. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California His wile brought out and mixed the liquor, repeating to herself: 'And so for this fine castle in the air we are to lose the 'prentice fees.' Forgotten Tales of Long Ago He throws open the ivory doors of his castle in the air,—his hopes are multiplied a thousandfold. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches "If you knew how beautiful my castle in the air is, you would not even ask such a stupid question!" All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories His one hope was that Mrs Macintyre might turn out to be impossible, in which case these castles in the air would topple to the ground. Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief His features mingled insensibly in her dreamings and her visions, and dwelt, a welcome guest, in her castles in the air. Madame Roland, Makers of History Remember, it was not castles in the air, either, we were piling up. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure The desire to avenge the sudden downfall of a lovely castle in the air roused Sylvia, and sent her down to skirmish with Mark. Moods "Are you the magician who has given a castle in the air to a Princess in a gold and silver frock with a bright little crown on her head?" All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories It is well, even, to build castles in the air, if we follow these up and give them material clothing or structure, so that they become castles on the ground. The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit When they come in waking life, wish phantasies are sometimes called castles in the air. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts He could build pleasant castles in the air as to the murder of Captain Stubber, but his thoughts did not travel that way in reference to Mrs. Morton. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite Paul, puzzled and dismayed as he was, could not lightly relinquish his castle in the air. Captain Desmond, V.C. "When you came to live in your castle in the air," continued the Princess, plaintively, "did you find that it was very different from the one you had built?" All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories The ladies of our party had built castles in the air all the way to Lyons; but they found every thing dearer than at Paris, and almost as dear as in England. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. "Don't build castles in the air, Tom," said his mother sensibly. The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains Each little couple had built a castle in the air, and set up a household of its own, somewhere in the woods surrounding the house. Little Brothers of the Air The Englishman does love to conceive himself as a sort of country gentleman; and his castles in the air are all castles in Scotland rather than in Spain. What I Saw in America "I have no time to build castles in the air," he said. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories "Don't you think you'd better put off your castles in the air till they are both a little older, Mother?" Eyebright A Story Visits to castles in the air,—Chateaux en Espagne, etc.,—with remarks on that sort of architecture. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 Soon after the goldfinches had passed by, there alighted a gay Baltimore oriole, who, not content with looking at the new castle in the air, must needs try it. Little Brothers of the Air "Your Grace could not do better," he replied, "than stop at one of your castles in the air." The Life and Times of John Wilkins Warden of Wadham college, Oxford; master of Trinity college, Cambridge; and Bishop of Chester He might turn out to be as dull as my castle in the air, especially if the magician had anything to do with it! All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories And so, with hard work, dysentery and flies, shelling, sniping and bombing, cheery philosophy, and castles in the air, sweat, heat and dirt, the summer days passed slowly by. The Tale of a Trooper But he knew that these were castles in the air, and he endeavoured to throw them all behind him as he preached his sermon. The Vicar of Bullhampton In the second phase it is necessary to proceed to execution—a castle in the air must be made a solid structure. Essay on the Creative Imagination He’s living in a castle in the air!” The Bill-Toppers "Little ladies in gold and silver gowns can only build castles in the air," he said. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories Are you building queer castles in the air? A Poor Man's House And Jacinth, who still builds castles in the air in her quiet way, has one under construction on the completed roof of which a flag may fly some day. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls Herr Wildermann on his side built castles in the air about the number of pupils he was to have, and the fame he was to gain through his success with Lady Iltyd's boy. A Christmas Posy To allude to it now was not like talking of castles in the air; on the contrary. The Bill-Toppers Nobody knew very much about this particular magician, for he lived in his castle in the air, and it is not easy to visit any one who lives in the air. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories And now Nettie began to build castles in the air for Tom. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls So Jacinth's castles in the air were somewhat rudely destroyed. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls One cannot be always building castles in the air; why not try a pyramid, if only a little one? Washington Irving At first it was merely as an artistically pleasurable idea, a castle in the air, to be dreamed about, not built, that this scheme suggested itself to Heathcliff. Emily Brontë I did so want to know what a real castle in the air was like. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories Of all the bright castles in the air which he still continued to build, she was ever the mistress. Ralph the Heir It was not only that she was tired—her head was full of Robin Redbreast and its owner, and all manner of fancies and castles in the air were crowding upon her. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls Indeed, he used to laugh and joke at our dreams and our castles in the air. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 William, in a more than usual friendly outburst of confidence, had built castles in the air, based on his conviction of attaining success. William Adolphus Turnpike "Why, no one ever thinks of crying in a castle in the air!" All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories So far from his house being his castle, he must not have even a castle in the air. Eugenics and Other Evils And if she built castles in the air, it must be allowed that Lady Myrtle was to a great extent responsible for their construction. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls As usual, after dark they poured out of their castles in the air to enjoy their nightly frolic. The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse The view is grand: 'tis like a dream when many miles from home: My castle in the air I love, above the clouds to roam. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science "Is it so beautiful, then, your castle in the air?" asked the Princess, wonderingly. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories Oh, I've had my fancies, like every one else; dreamy days when I used to go about building castles in the air. Renée Mauperin But truly, it is mere drift-wood, not fit even to build a 'castle in the air.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy "I never thought," he said, "that I'd sleep in a castle in the air." The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse She would build castles in the air of what would happen when her father returned, and she could tell him all her wishes. Chatterbox, 1906 "Have you seen my castle in the air?" she asked, very politely, of the first Nonamiac she met. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories But sister Laura was thus provided for well enough, while I had not a shilling in actual money, although plenty of hypothetical thousands and sundry castles in the air. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 At night I had very little sleep, making my plans for the future, or building my castles in the air, and early Monday morning I was at the stable before 5 a. m. Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker “I’ve heard of people making almost everything, even building castles in the air; but I never heard before of anybody putting up a Sunday.” Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner But poor Lady Caroline was soon to be undeceived, and her castle in the air to come tumbling down about her ears. A True Friend A Novel "Mine is a very particular castle in the air, you see," she said. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories A Gray Squirrel will roof over the open nest of a Crow or Hawk and so make it a castle in the air for himself. Woodland Tales Much is said in regard to "building castles in the air," and one who is given to this building is not always looked upon with favor. In Tune with the Infinite or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty They sold, for weighty considerations of gold, castles in the air, imaginary benefices, ideal reversions; and, in short, contracted wholesale or retail for the punctual delivery of unadulterated moonshine. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. No more now can he build castles in the air, basing them on the power of creditor over debtor. The Death Shot A Story Retold "I don't want a castle in the air," laughed the stranger. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories And Clarice’s first castle in the air fell into pieces behind her. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him But castles in the air are always necessary before we can have castles on the ground, before we can have castles in which to live. In Tune with the Infinite or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty But this failed also, and one cold evening I stood in the twilight, which was fast deepening into wintry night, and looked back upon the ruins of my last castle in the air. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands Though Beaumont Buildings are pretty large, we have several castles in the air quite as big. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden People who spend their lives in building real houses never have time to build castles in the air! All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories The work which Blanche was really attending to was the staple occupation of her life,—building castles in the air. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada I don't believe that I have ever once thought of my old castles in the air for these five-and-twenty years. Honor O'callaghan I do not enter into any details of the proposed institution, for that would be to think of fitting up a castle in the air. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 Day-dreaming, building of castles in the air, that loose flux of casual and disconnected material that floats through our Page 73 minds in relaxed moments, are, in this random sense, thinking. Human Traits and their Social Significance "People who live in castles in the air are never to be found, unless they have grown tired of living in them." All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories One's castles in the air don't look quite the same when one is close to them. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 Ah! well, you have knocked down one of my castles in the air, but I might have expected it! Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story Let us go ashore, and wander around in the woods, and find romantic grottoes, and weave flower-wreaths, and build castles in the air. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Ha! the young dreamer 's biggin' castles in the air! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century I am dreadfully tired of building castles in the air that do not turn out properly—though, of course, that was principally the magician's fault! All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories Her little bit of a castle in the air had tumbled all to pieces; and what was more, it had broken down upon her. The Carpenter's Daughter I begged him not to think my laughter in bad taste: it was only a practical recognition of the fact that we had built a monstrous castle in the air. Embarrassments "And when you are gone to take possession of your castle in the air what will poor Virginia do?" gallantly demanded the governor. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia When I try to make castles in the air I get worrying about details, such as neighbors and plumbing. We Three "Do the people who live in your houses never build castles in the air?" asked the Princess. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories She appeared to speak of this happy prospect as of something upon which her mind was set, and it gave rise to a number of beautiful castles in the air. French and Oriental Love in a Harem To him a kingdom of truth and a king of truth were objects of fairyland or castles in the air. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion The princess of the castle in the air is engaged to his Excellency the Governor of Virginia for a game of chess. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia It has been a mere castle in the air. Four Meetings Her castle in the air vanished like a puff of smoke the moment she stepped out of it. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories But there was one thing that vexed me considerably amongst all my regrets for past pleasures and castles in the air for the future, and this was the conduct of Captain Lovell. Kate Coventry An Autobiography She read, dreamed, and wandered about all alone, walking slowly along the road, building castles in the air, or dancing down the little winding valleys whose sloping sides were covered with golden gorse. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories Yet he could not but feel sorry for the collapse that was awaiting Jim's castle in the air. A Child of the Glens or, Elsie's Fortune At first, I built no castles in the air; I had got quite sick of doing that aloud with my late school-fellows, and passing them all off as facts. Rattlin the Reefer "Why," said the Princess in the gold and silver frock, "then we could make their real houses just like their castles in the air; and only think how packed with happiness they would be!" All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories She had acknowledged her love for him, and he had built up many castles in the air of which she was to be the mistress. A True Hero A Story of the Days of William Penn She would gradually stop working, and with her hands lying idle in her lap and her eyes fixed on space, she built castles in the air as if she were a young girl again. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories I passed the remainder of the day in strolling about, and building castles in the air. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan A castle in the air dashed down into nothingness, and he uttered a low groan, which made Ingleborough start up with a wondering look in his eyes. A Dash from Diamond City "We are going to build the most wonderful houses in the world," cried the Princess,—"ever so much more wonderful than the stupid castle in the air you gave me!" All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories Never more would he admire and applaud him; build castles in the air, forming wild projects for the future, in his company, or associate willingly with him. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys You don’t know how much we have longed to be asked, or what castles in the air we have built about this day!” A Houseful of Girls Mother will be blissfully happy building castles in the air; Trix will be blissfully happy playing eldest daughter, and bossing the family. The Fortunes of the Farrells When I’ve made castles in the air they have always been about you, and something we could do together. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story With one fell crash her castle in the air had fallen to the ground and lay in ruins at her feet. Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story Reginald’s castles in the air were beginning to tumble about his ears in rapid succession. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life Were all his castles in the air to vanish, and leave him a mere dependant in a house not his own? Roger Ingleton, Minor I can’t afford to lose all my castles in the air. The Fortunes of the Farrells A very little encouragement was enough to set us building castles in the air. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life The castles are all castles in the air; it is only the churches that are built on the ground. A Short History of England What a miserable metamorphosis of her glorious castle in the air! The Home Ah, no longer wizard Fancy Builds its castles in the air, Luring me by necromancy Up the never-ending stair! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 This interfered with the blissful visions, the roseate castles in the air which she was so prone to build, and of which Jack Harkaway ever formed the central figure. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series And we did build castles in the air that morning as we paced the crowded city streets. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Here's your classics, and your Spinoza, and your Cappadocians, and your book-writing, and all your castles in the air, and your little children lying on their sick-beds and you knowing nothing about it. My New Curate He was building his fine castles in the air, when he was interrupted by his acquaintance William, a joiner in the neighboring village. Sophisms of the Protectionists And then the "castles in the air" were suddenly shattered. Winning a Cause World War Stories This was the nice castle in the air that Willie built. Queer Stories for Boys and Girls "Now don't go building any great castles in the air," said Mr. Anderson. Bob Hunt in Canada I have been thinking about you during the service, and building all sorts of castles in the air which you and I are going to inhabit together. The Farringdons Thus communing with himself, he sauntered along, musing over Henrietta Temple, and building bright castles in the air. Henrietta Temple A Love Story I have drawn this castle in the air for you, to punish you for your stiff-neckedness the other evening. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag I have been building castles in the air, and I have put you in the biggest and fairest of them. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) "Yet you can visit the place sometimes, from our 'castle in the air'; and maybe we can think of a way to use the house, if you accept it, which Hannaford would approve." The Guests Of Hercules This theory of development was always a mere notion, a castle in the air, and never could be anything more. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity But, ah, Hugh"—the name was almost naturalized—"this is a mere castle in the air! Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi It was almost sufficient for her to be at liberty, fairly installed in her castle in the air, a country home. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes But he was sorry when she stopped, for he had to come out of a most wonderful castle in the air and say "Thank you." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. Every step I took confirmed me in my belief, and I began already to build castles in the air in relation to my marriage with my pretty little cousin. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Half a dozen castles in the air seemed tumbling about her head at the same time. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 The shattering of her castle in the air was more than she could endure. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' And he lost himself in a profound reverie, the while he built a castle in the air of his own designing, in which Self had no part. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches I left them to build their castles in the air, since you had bound me to secrecy, but I wish you would tell them the truth. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. It had blown up more castles in the air, than any explosion in the history of paint and pasteboard. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 She began building doll-houses—her favourite castles in the air—in imagination. The Rectory Children He might have been sufficiently disheartened to shatter his castle in the air had he not seen Lavinia's big sorrowful eyes fixed upon him from the kitchen. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' We built wonderful castles in the air as to what luxuries Lashly, who was a famous cook, should prepare on our return to winter quarters. South with Scott Yet while she thus laid the foundation for new castles in the air, Lucia herself was busy with thoughts and recollections not too favourable to her mother's plans. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 2 A Novel Then he went to work and built castles in the air, so constructed as to admit of the possibility of Violet Effingham becoming his wife. Phineas Finn The Irish Member But whilst he built the ship for her father, he built a castle in the air for himself, in which he and little Ida sat side by side as man and wife. Stories from Hans Andersen Here was no castle in the air, but a realized day-dream. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention And over his solitary tea-cup and his book the sorrowful news from the Elms reached him, and all his historical castles in the air were shivered. The House by the Church-Yard Building castles in the air has always been one of the favourite amusements of mankind. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine He threw himself into an arm chair before the fire, and watching the glowing embers, amused himself with building castles in the air, and musing on the attractions of the fair Julia, his host's daughter. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Since those old days at Stoke-Newington, he had been building—building—building—this castle in the air; now, at one fell blow, the whole fabric was laid in ruin! The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe Therewith, castles in the air began to rear themselves, tower on wall. The Quickening The walls and floor were so loosely made that the wind blew through in all directions, and we called it the "castle in the air." The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia The castle in the air is radiant and tall, but it is generally meant as a model for a tougher building made out of common earth, by toil and pain, amidst mud and dust. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine Still, although we build fresh castles in the air each time we meet, they all float towards Italy, in the springtime, halting a while where Constance is. The Wings of Icarus Being the Life of one Emilia Fletcher His schemes could hardly be called castles in the air, so much of the solid and reasonable was there in the design of them. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax And she, turning her head back as she sped, laughed gaily: "Never more, gaffer, will I come to the castle in the air!" English Fairy Tales As he went along he began to imagine a thousand things in his little brain and to build a thousand castles in the air, one more beautiful than the other. Pinocchio The Tale of a Puppet Is it such a very wild castle in the air? My Little Lady We were already building castles in the air, and expected that in two or three days the lamb would be frisking round us. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse Her father would also converse with them about the time when she should commence her school, about which she had already erected many castles in the air. The Home in the Valley The fact is that the mind-stuff doctrine is a castle in the air. An Introduction to Philosophy Perhaps some day——He built divine castles in the air as he twisted Nellie's rose between his fingers. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel Upon this foundation they raised a shining castle in the air. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest The Spanish artist, over a cup of chocolate, has lovely dreams, of burnt umber hue, and despises the neglected treasures left him by the Moors, while he seeks gold in—castles in the air. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 It is one of your lovely castles in the air, dear Polly, but an old brick mill needs a better foundation than the clouds. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches He was building his fine castles in the air, when he was interrupted by his acquaintance William, a joiner in the neighbouring village. Essays on Political Economy Alas! such is the fate of speculative history; a Christmas may come, and overturn the elaborate castle in the air. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Such had been his splendid "castle in the air." Ishmael Or, In the Depths The sort of castle in the air which you build, is not to be had by inheritance, but to be taken by storm. The Claverings As it was, she felt the words struggling against her lips; but she forced them back, and tried to laugh at Katy's castles in the air, as she called them. Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering It would also be a disestablished and disendowed Church; for surely it is building castles in the air to think of episcopal courts recognised by law. Outspoken Essays However, his thoughts took it as a certainty that it must be she, and went on building castles in the air and conversations in the clouds. Doctor Claudius, A True Story If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost—that is where they should be: now put foundations under them. Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration Great pillared palaces of rock loomed against the sky like castles in the air, incalculably far above the green heads and sloping shoulders of the nearer mountain slopes. The Princess Passes Once a stray journal fell into his hands, and upon an article dealing with emigration he built secret castles in the air, and grew more happy for the space of a week. Children of the Mist His mother was lost in this study and observation of castles in the air, when the revolutions of July burst forth like a thunderbolt, and at one blow overturned all her aerial edifices. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The castles in the air that, boylike, he had builded were crumbled into dust. Stories of the Border Marches For once she gave way to imagination, and allowed that magician to build castles in the air at will. The Missing Bride Yes," added the father, when innumerable castles in the air had been built and rebuilt for Alick's future, "I'll not deny that my lad is a good lad. A Noble Life Down to your dean'ry now repair, And build a castle in the air. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 And the happy woman also finds her thoughts pleasant ones, and her castles in the air are mere enlargements of her life. The Nervous Housewife "That will be a castle in the air a little more real than those I have built in Spain." Willis the Pilot And from another quarter there was coming worry, to shatter the dreams, the hopes, the "castles in the air" of Kimberley. The Siege of Kimberley Even at an early age her lively imagination attracted attention, and the pleasure which she took in building castles in the air. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism While some build castles in the air, Directors build them in the seas; Subscribers plainly see them there, For fools will see as wise men please. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 It was not for me to build castles in the air, and weave bright fancies; but to work, until I had accomplished the work I had set out to do. Weapons of Mystery The mountain homes seemed veritable "castles in the air." History of Kershaw's Brigade I would rather go on, in my old way, inhabiting castles in the air than that particular house. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) We all agreed that nothing could possibly suit us better, and we went down the descent, among vineyards and cottages, not building "castles in the air," but peopling one in a valley. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland So seemed to perish my castles in the air. Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler It is not therefore "is not" in the sense that a "castle in the air" or a hare's horn is "is not," for these are called tuccha, the absolutely non-existent. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 We have never built any castles in the air yet that materialized. The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps On Saturday nights, when the children were packed off, a deep peace always fell upon Mrs. Mayow, and she sighed until bed-time, building castles in the air. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales Beckford, of a sensuously poetic nature, having command of vast wealth, brought his castle in the air down to the ground, and dazzled his contemporaries with Fonthill Abbey. Essays Æsthetical With highly developed powers of imagination, it follows that the impractical man loves to dream, to build castles in the air. Analyzing Character A faint outline of a castle in the air always dimly hovers between me and Rochester, in the great hall of which I see myself reading to American audiences. Yesterdays with Authors He never felt sure whether Napoleon was not indulging on a large scale in the sport of building castles in the air, to which all semi-romantic temperaments are addicted. Cavour But in this busy world day-dreams must make way for the things that make the day count, castles in the air to homes upon the soil. Hero Tales of the Far North I was glad enough to work for my girls, and I didn't worry about their future, nor build castles in the air for them to live in. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Surely we build the same castles in the air, draw the same inspirations from it. Dickens in Camp I had been dreaming a day-dream—not building a castle in the air, for I had seen before me a castle already built. A Bicycle of Cathay A nearer figure would probably be two hundred thousand dollars; but I will not build castles in the air for you. Round the Block He had built up for her his castles in the air, and the miracle of it was that she had helped him to build them. The Alaskan It would be a pretty place to walk to, and besides, this castle in the air was her own invention. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island With aunt Helen, however, I was content anywhere, and built a castle in the air, wherein one day she and I were always to live together—for ever! My Brilliant Career Down went the pail, all the milk was spilled, and all her fine castles in the air vanished in a moment! Aesop's Fables; a new translation Its failure had been predicted; and, like Brindley's Barton Viaduct, it had been freely spoken of as a "castle in the air." The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain Yet M. Loyal is not a man of mere castles in the air, or, as he would say, in Spain. Reprinted Pieces My children followed me, and we soon reached the foot of our castle in the air. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island How dull, how impossible life would be without dreams—waking dreams, I mean—the dreams that we call "castles in the air," built by the kindly hands of Hope! Dreams Hence they remain mere fancies, romantic castles in the air, or aimless speculations. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education But either he knew nothing of her castles in the air,—as how should he?—or else her earnest scowl disturbed his recollection, as it might a more courageous man's. House of the Seven Gables My echoing footsteps went to no other tune, but were as constant to that as if I had come home to build my castles in the air at a living mother's side. David Copperfield A holiday tour of a fortnight, Fleeming feared would be beyond what he could afford, and he only projected it 'to have a castle in the air.' Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin Thus it was that our little romantic friend formed visions of the future for herself—nor must we be scandalised that, in all her castles in the air, a husband was the principal inhabitant. Vanity Fair Why scorned you gold and lands to grasp at castles in the air? Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 There had been schemes of travel and residence abroad, day-dreams of brilliant life at home, and splendid castles in the air, which it would have required boundless wealth to build and realize. House of the Seven Gables "I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen," observed Jo mysteriously. Little Women Exams were on and over; the last week of the term came and still their "house o'dreams," as Anne called it, remained a castle in the air. Anne of the Island As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air. Adventures of Pinocchio None so poor but they may build fairy castles in the air; none so wretched but they may fondly gaze upon the fickle star of Hope, flaming ever in that Heaven we see by Faith. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 It was easy enough then to speculate on his career, at least so far as the building of castles in the air for fantasies to roam in. Tracks of a Rolling Stone I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air. Dracula There we worked, revising mythology, rounding a fable here and there, and building castles in the air for which earth offered no worthy foundation. Walden Larkins had speculated thus, and built rich, but sombre, castles in the air, for some time longer, he said quietly to himself— 'Yes.' Wylder's Hand He built many castles in the air, and peopled them with secret tribunals, and bands of illuminati, who were always the imaginary instruments of his projected regeneration of the human species. Nightmare Abbey Pao-yü, however, credited the information she gave him and, on his return to his rooms, he exercised, the whole night, his mind with building castles in the air. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Father.—For my part, Ethelwyn, I think it better to build castles in the air than huts in the smoke. The Vicar's Daughter Are they not more likely to exercise it in building castles in the air to the neglect of houses on the earth? A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare What castles in the air are built by the synthetic wand of imagination, which vanish when exposed to the analysis of reason! Tales and Novels — Volume 08 He could build castles in the air, and she would pile towers and turrets on the imaginary edifices. Nightmare Abbey Even internal facts, what is desired and imagined, castles in the air, and countries of Cockagne, have their reality. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic The man of fancy made an entertainment at one of his castles in the air, and invited a select number of distinguished personages to favor him with their presence. A Select Party I had the following explanation of a line in "Twelfth Night" from a stranger I met in an old book-shop:—Malvolio, having built his castle in the air, proceeds to inhabit it. A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare And, undoubtedly, like him I may be building castles in the air, but time will prove it. Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" She was fond of building castles in the air, and dreaming of the time when something she had done would make her famous, so that everybody would hear of her, and want to know her. What Katy Did She preached a whole chapter to him in that parting benediction, talking a great deal longer than was in keeping with her prostrate state, and very much enjoying her dismal castle in the air. Lady Audley's Secret The walls of his castle in the air were not dense enough to keep them out, nor would the strongest of earthly architecture have availed to their exclusion. A Select Party Then she began to build castles in the air, as her custom was. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 The commissioner generally saw the folly, and despaired of the success, of all castle-building but his own, and his castles in the air were always on a political plan. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 It gave him many a happy thought, many a cottage and castle in the air, with more of a foundation than he knew. There & Back How different was the reality from her castles in the air! Tales and Novels — Volume 01 "I was beginning to wonder whether a castle in the air were provided with a kitchen." A Select Party Mr. Bettesworth was an indolent man, fond of his pipe, and fonder of building castles in the air by his fireside. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 Pardon, madame," he said, "but my castles in the air are tumbling noisily about my ears. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes I was not particularly expert at building castles in the air; but what youth of twenty, or maiden of sixteen, never reared some sort of a fabric of this nature? Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale And then I indulged in daydreams of the most pleasing description, and built gay and fantastic castles in the air, which my reason told me the next moment would never be realized. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale That Adam is our federal head, and that we sinned because he sinned, he calls "a mere castle in the air." Unitarianism in America Burthens like these, vile earthly buildings bear; No tribute's laid on castles in the air. Poetical Works I could not sleep, my fancy so rioted through its castles in the air. Roughing It, Part 6. She had left off building castles in the air, but she had outbuilt herself on earth. Tales and Novels — Volume 10 She used to build castles in the air, was subject to fits of tender melancholy, and, like Miss Cornelia, adored moonlight, pensive music, and sentimental poetry. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics Thus the poet kept on building his castles in the air, until they reached to the very clouds. The Life of John Clare Monday, August 13.—We have been building a most delightful castle in the air to-day. Three Years in Tristan da Cunha This she solemnly promised, and they built castles in the air: two children together. Lying Prophets It is only kings who can build their castles in the air of palpable stones and mortar. Castilian Days The poor boy is very affectionate, and always building castles in the air, and of having Clive to live with him in London. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Seamen do not invariably build castles in the air. Tropic Days I have already built a castle in the air, that sometime hereafter I shall become 'Professor of Libyan' to U.C. Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman "I can marry the grand vizier's daughter: I can purchase a house in Belgrave Square; I can build a fine castle in the air!" said Warrington, pleased with the other's exultation. The History of Pendennis She is the most religious of them all, and puts me in mind of our old missionary castles in the air.” Modern Broods As a girl she built the usual castles in the air; but all her girlish hopes and aspirations have long been dead. While the Billy Boils The idea of parting troubled her extremely, and, moreover, the project dashed all the castles in the air she had built for him. Lady John Russell They even selected a town site and built castles in the air of a most remarkable character. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young What is meant by "building castles in the air?" De La Salle Fifth Reader When I build castles in the air, Void of sorrow and void of fear, Pleasing myself with phantasms sweet, Methinks the time runs very fleet. The Anatomy of Melancholy Such castles in the air will be as strongholds of truth, as the demonstrations of Euclid. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 Alas! these are castles in the air, very well to indulge in before we reach Shanghae and the stern realities of the mission. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin Upon so slender a foundation she amused herself for above an hour, erecting such castles in the air that, had any one discovered her thought, she would have perished of mortification. Stolen Treasure He never worked out a subject without embodying it in some set oration, dialogue, or dramatic castle in the air. Yeast: a Problem He had not read the Arabian tales as yet; but be sure that there are other folks who build castles in the air, and have fine hopes, and kick them down, too, besides honest Alnaschar. Boys and girls from Thackeray "Then you're not going either?" cried Ferd, seeing all his castles in the air coming down about his ears with a crash. Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners The idea of helping her fellows had grown to be a passion with her and very fair had been the castle in the air of which she was the Princess. A Beautiful Possibility Let's not be living in the past, On what we have been doing, Nor building castles in the air And after them pursuing. How to Live a Holy Life Forgive me this little castle in the air! The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals "They have, but it's mostly their ruination; so don't build castles in the air about this Guy Remington." Aikenside "I am going to make a rope-ladder and pull it up after me," Hugh said, watching her from the door of his castle in the air. The Happy Adventurers Now at least one of her castles in the air had been built in vain. Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College From this time this imaginary home of Allan's became his favorite castle in the air. Esther : a book for girls I suppose you would have settled all your castles in the air. The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 There is a plan, too, that I should take a five days’ trip to a remarkable valley called Waipio, but this is only a “castle in the air.” The Hawaiian Archipelago Yes, in listening to these fairy tales, I said to her, 'What a pity that these castles in the air, La Goualeuse, are not the truth!' Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Blessed be the green recess by the sweet Maine water where I a little child with my child friend sweet and fair Built with golden fancies this castle in the air! Verses and Rhymes By the Way Shall I alarm myself about castles in the air? The Love-Tiff There is a sense of supreme satisfaction in carrying out these early dreams which I think nothing else can give, it is such a triumph to realize one's castles in the air. Round the World An extra thousand roubles will not settle matters, and a hundred thousand is a castle in the air. Letters of Anton Chekhov Ah, these castles in the air are amusing. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 I came back with a rush to reality; all my dream views vanished, and the castles in the air tumbled down like a pack of cards. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II You're joking, Charon; or else this is what they call a 'castle in the air.' Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 All Blake's castles in the air, his schemes for revenge, his hopes of wealth, had vanished at one fell swoop. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life We dream, for instance, of castles in the air—gorgeous and clothed with the azure hue of the skies. The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? Tell me, La Louve," continued Fleur-de-Marie, after a moment's silence, "do you not sometimes like to build castles in the air here in prison? Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 So her poor wee castle in the air was knocked down before she had begun to build it up in any real seriousness, and she turned to join Harry in the boat almost without speaking. Philistia These castles, whether of railroad tyrant, bonanza baron, or banking conspirator, were yet castles in the air. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance She, too, had built her little castles in the air as to what she would say and do when he put the momentous question. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life The anxious lawyer saw the magnificent castle in the air which he had builded crumbled at his feet. The Midnight Passenger : a novel "Then you never build castles in the air—never dream?" Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 But this proved a castle in the air, so far as Star was concerned. Station Amusements in New Zealand Thus it came to pass that I was always going about with some castle in the air firmly build within my mind. Autobiography of Anthony Trollope She lay silently crying, while Hugh, his castles in the air having crumbled around him, was trying in a dazed way to frame a letter to Mr. Grant. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life These castles in the air were all knocked to pieces by the Baron's evident determination to get rid of Sabina. The Heart of Rome Seldom; and when he is, he builds castles in the air so that he has no thought for work. Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus After she had eaten it, she felt comfortable, and sat for a long time building castles in the air—till she was actually hungry again, without having done an atom of work. A Double Story It really is a most amusing spectacle to watch Strauss as a metaphysical architect, building castles in the air. Thoughts out of Season Part I The old man wept with joy at the prospect, and assisted me in rearing those beautiful fabrics termed castles in the air. Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 This is the genuine castle in the air of this happy age, when the child knows no other happiness but food and freedom. Emile When alone—and she was much alone—she would build castles in the air, which were bright with art and love, rather than with gems and gold. The Way We Live Now "Qualche innamorato!" she muttered to herself as she smoothed the notes one by one and gloated over them and built castles in the air under the light of her little oil lamp. Sant' Ilario What is the use of your endeavour in the reformation of society, which does not endure any longer than the castle in the air? The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan Now and then, too, there was a castle in the air of a home for little Maura at Alexis's future curacy. Beechcroft at Rockstone When he was building his castles in the air, they would rise in his mind as if by magic; he would become possessed of tons of gold in one night. The Fortune of the Rougons Now surely had come the time in which some one of her castles in the air might be found to be built of real materials. The Way We Live Now From this time forward everything tended towards Knight Sutton: castles in the air, persuasions, casual words which showed the turn of thought of the brother and sister, met their mother every hour. Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering Like others she had thought much of her own happiness, had made herself the centre of her own circle, had, in her imagination, built castles in the air and filled them according to her fancy. The American Senator I knew too well my own deficiencies to have been either surprised or disappointed at failure, and I made a point of shattering all involuntary "castles in the air" as soon as possible. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 The shattering of his castles in the air was terrible. The Fortune of the Rougons But the woman builds castles in the air, and wonders, and longs. The Way We Live Now A little sedentary literary amusement is indeed no very lofty castle in the air, if I do lay the foundation in idea seven or eight months beforehand. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 I laid out Dream Avenue in the boom city of Expectation and built on that thoroughfare a magnificent row of castles in the air. The Landloper He sought out Pettingill and demanded a description of his castle in the air. Brewster's Millions With her eyes closed she built the most marvellous castles in the air. The Fortune of the Rougons It was in that very season that she moved her castle in the air from the Upper to the Lower House. The Way We Live Now She had a daughter, her Henrietta; and upon that darling curly head she built a thousand castles in the air. The Clique of Gold For hours upon hours he would fill his mind with castles in the air, dreaming of wonderful successes in the midst of which Lily Dale always reigned as a queen. The Small House at Allington So we lived on; I seeking a poor compensation in fashionable emulations and social triumphs; and he in grand business enterprises—castles in the air perhaps. The Allen House Even a bandit—plotting gold robberies, with violence and blood merely means to an end—built castles in the air and lived with joy! The Border Legion What castles in the air I built as I stood rejoicing in the morning light and my newly acquired liberty—what dreams of perfect happiness flitted radiantly before my fancy! Vendetta: a story of one forgotten Poor Ruth! her faith was only building up vain castles in the air; they towered up into heaven, it is true, but, after all, they were but visions. Ruth But then I am not likely to be disappointed, even if my castles in the air should fall down. Abbeychurch In fact, I love this book rarely, though it is a sort of castle in the air to me, which I am permitted to dream. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Then they sat down and talked about their plans, and built castles in the air, after the fashion of lovers. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Do you know what sort of thing a castle in the air is? The Master Builder You, great-hearted man, have made my castle in the air a splendid reality, and now that it is finished and furnished, you will, in your magnanimity, leave that house to me. Frederick the Great and His Court On the other I built but castles in the air. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Poor child, she little guessed, as she built up wonderful castles in the air, that it would be long before she had such a holiday again. Herb of Grace He began to indulge in castles in the air concerning that other castle in Ireland, with the barren acres and discontented tenants. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab What castles in the air he built upon what Madame d'Arlange had said to him! The Widow Lerouge "Enough, enough of your castles in the air, fool that you are!" cried the king, half angry, half amused. Frederick the Great and His Court Your castle in the air for May we will build up on a solid basis in Weymar; for I am quite calculating on seeing you then, together with our charming, good, worthy friend Conradi. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 1 from Paris to Rome: Years of Travel as a Virtuoso But ran he never so quick, he had built a full-sized castle in the air before he reached Bow Street. Peg Woffington Having built and furnished his castle in the air, Brian naturally thought of giving it a mistress, and this time actual appearance took the place of vision. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab All her old castles in the air seemed cheap and tinselled to-night, beside these tender dreams that had their roots in the real truths of life. Mother But I demolished his castles in the air along with my own. Such Is Life ‘But it is not a castle in the air, and it does get a living!’ said Ethelberta, her lip quivering. The Hand of Ethelberta Mitchel has been very kind in coming to sit with me, and we have indulged in two or three castles in the air—hospitals in the air, perhaps, I should say. Clever Woman of the Family |
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