| 单词 | splendour |
| 例句 | And when Sam heard that he laughed aloud for sheer delight, and he stood up and cried: ‘O great glory and splendour! And all my wishes have come true!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It began to show the splendour of its hangings as the boy put fire to the wicks. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘This is the great realm and city of the Dwarrowdelf. And of old it was not darksome, but full of light and splendour, as is still remembered in our songs.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On this last evening, I dressed myself out in my new clothes for their delight, and sat in my splendour until bedtime. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘I remember well the splendour of their banners,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then demand if Sheba’s queen E’er can banish from her thought All the splendour she has seen, All the knowledge thou hast taught? The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z His splendour had been obvious, even through the envy and suspicion of those he had conquered. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There, Margaret, the sun is for ever visible, its broad disk just skirting the horizon and diffusing a perpetual splendour. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z It appeared that amid the splendour of their works of hand the hearts of the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain were troubled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Inside, there's a big spiral stair conceived as a social heart of the museum, which is nice enough, except that it rises towards cheap suspended ceilings that undermine its splendour. Museum of Liverpool 2011-07-23T23:06:01Z “It looks like the stars have been scattered across the ground,” she says, before asking: “Have you ever seen anything so full of splendour?” Westworld recap: season 2, episode 2 – the devil's in the Delos 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z On top of all this designer splendour, complimentary wine and nibbles are served each afternoon. Budapest city guide: what to do, plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z It's apparently the biggest palace in Britain, including Buckingham Palace, and it draws many thousands of tourists each year to gawp at its splendour. Rewind TV: Last Tango in Halifax; Homeland; The Aristocrats: Blenheim Palace; Gadget Man; Supersized Earth – review 2012-11-25T00:05:39Z From there, Brazil-born soundscapist Amon Tobin, shambling scamp Mr Scruff and the Cinematic Orchestra's lush ensemble splendour came to epitomise a groundbreaking, bravely eclectic dynasty. Label of love: Ninja Tune 2010-09-22T11:16:00Z The choral singing was exemplary in its splendour and detailed precision. Susanna – review 2013-06-13T16:52:40Z We may not see such miniature work again, and no one will dispute the right of a once-harried actor to find comfort and splendour. Andy Serkis 2011-08-11T22:00:01Z Their innovations ushered in a new age of splendour, making the house and grounds a glorious showcase for an age of travel, science, discovery and engineering. The Devonshires by Roy Hattersley – review 2013-05-18T14:00:02Z Hall is unsparing about the drawbacks, but gruffly passionate about its splendours, of which there are many, and he is, as ever, smart and funny with it. The Silence 2010-07-12T05:45:00Z The combination of ecclesiastical splendour and bodily decay might have pleased Caravaggio, in whose altarpieces the tableaux of Catholic faith are restaged as if they were taking place in abattoirs or low, greasy dives. Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane 2010-06-26T23:11:00Z Living in splendour in the city's Lexington hotel, he was said to be raking in some $100m a year from casinos and speakeasies. How Prohibition backfired and gave America an era of gangsters and speakeasies 2012-08-25T23:05:52Z In Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar contender Phantom Thread, the brutality of this is explored in all its jagged splendour with ghoulish humour, unflinching honesty and ultimately, surprising tenderness. Why Phantom Thread should win the 2018 best picture Oscar 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Especially impressive was Storaro’s luminous photography, capturing the golden splendour of the palace in the Forbidden City. Bernardo Bertolucci obituary 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Uncluttered bedrooms are full of lofty splendour and furnished in classic French style. French châteaux: 10 princely stays at affordable prices 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z A week later, Princess Anne did come to see Bronco Bullfrog, and took her seat beside Shepherd in the palatial splendour of the Mile End ABC. Bronco Bullfrog: the film the UK forgot 2010-06-03T22:10:00Z Sian Thomas, left, also puts in a tremendous performance as the queen, a woman of fiery splendour reduced to ululating agony as the disasters mount and she cries "this is the peak of my misery". The Persians 2010-08-13T00:26:00Z While the drab working class in the districts toil in poverty and filth and boring clothes, Capitol citizens stroll about in pampered splendour. The Hunger Games world is no country for glamorous women 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z But the BBC Symphony Chorus sang with great richness and splendour, and the fervour and grandeur of Belohlávek's conducting were remarkable. BBCSO/Belohl?vek | Classical review 2010-03-22T22:50:00Z Hall is unsparing about the drawbacks, but gruffly passionate about its splendours, of which there are many; and he is, as ever, smart and funny with it. TV highlights 28 December 2010-12-20T04:05:01Z Its reputation for revelries aside, Fitzgerald's novel in fact features just three parties, and only one of these offers paeans to its own splendours. What makes The Great Gatsby great? 2013-05-03T18:00:00Z With their showy, gimcrack splendour, his novels are the 19th-century equivalent of Hollywood tinsel. Disraeli: Or the Two Lives by Douglas Hurd and Edward Young – review 2013-07-17T17:05:21Z In a ring around the prince's tomb were the graves of five women, probably his five wives, all of them clad in gorgeous textiles and jewellery of extraordinary splendour. The hill of gold 2011-02-19T00:05:32Z In The Odyssey, there's another startling moment – a moment of inventive splendour – when Achilles's horse turns and speaks to him. It's a dog's life 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z “He falls under the spell of all that purity and splendour.” The pessimist’s cure for procrastination | Oliver Burkeman 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z This is a pie so crumbly, so inviting that I've mused, no, fantasised about its splendour many times since waking today. The Good Cook: Grace Dent's TV OD 2011-07-22T23:06:51Z But having mastered their nerves they shone, with Topi Lehtipuu, handsome and, in his London gentleman's new splendour, elegant-ankled in the title role. The Rake's Progress; BBC Prom 35; Three Choirs festival 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z I caught the opening concert, by the King's Singers, in the serene splendour of Tewkesbury Abbey. The Rake's Progress; BBC Prom 35; Three Choirs festival 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z But Hitler got word of the hotel’s former splendour and made plans to hold his victory party here – even going so far as to make up his invitations. Searching for signs of the Soviets in St Petersburg 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z "You sit and watch, in all your splendour Oh creator, it's you I now renounce Ever-loving God, your love has failed me I don't need your love …" ‘Oh creator, it’s you I now renounce’: How death metal lyrics echo some Bible passages 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z If you share O'Connor's view of redemption, you might also see a certain splendour in Hazel Motes' gory, painful fate. Reading group: strange bodies in Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood 2012-12-19T11:36:00Z Riefenstahl's film of the 1936 Olympics was meant to record the splendours of the Reich, but the American team denied her a "proper" ending to the eight-oar race, a very popular event. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown – review 2013-07-13T08:30:11Z Politics determines the price of bread or the availability of guns or whether one lives in splendour or the squalor of a refugee camp. Olive Senior: 'Literature is political because we are political animals' 2013-04-29T15:05:06Z To really experience the splendour of this walk you need to follow footpaths and tracks. 10 epic long-distance walks around the world 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z They wrapt the ship in splendour wild, They caught the flag on high,And streamed above the gallant child, Like banners in the sky. Poem of the week: Casabianca by Felicia Dorothea Hemans 2011-07-25T10:59:41Z Their live show sees the sombre threesome play the majority of their concept album in order, but it is soon clear that Hospice's bleak splendours do not transfer readily to the stage. The Antlers 2010-05-23T21:15:00Z It is hard not to imagine that this relocation, with its mingling of isolation and rural splendour, has exerted an effect on Meloy. The Decemberists: The changing of the seasons 2011-01-06T21:30:00Z In its new/old incarnation, Leighton House has become a place of tactile luxury as well as visual splendour. Leighton House: a private palace of art 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z It may seem ridiculous to suggest that the Thames is a discovery of the year but I don’t mean the bucolic splendours of its upper reaches. The best travel discoveries of 2017 – chosen by Guardian writers 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z In fact I want your name to shine with even greater splendour. Philip Pullman: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z Photograph: Alamy In the Sainsbury wing of the National Gallery in London, the founding masterpieces of modern art are arrayed in all their splendour. The Medicis: money, myth and mystery 2011-08-10T16:36:28Z Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie give superb performances as the parents of a dead child who encounter, in Venice’s dankly crumbling splendour, terrifying signs of her existence beyond the grave. The scariest horror films ever – ranked! 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Hodlengräber reminded him of the dictum, attributed to Blaise Pascal, that opens Lessons of Darkness, Herzog’s 1992 documentary: “The collapse of the stellar universe will occur – like creation – in grandiose splendour.” In conversation with Werner Herzog: 'Facts do not constitute truth' 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Though conceived as an evocation of the various splendours and memories embodied by Roman amphitheatres, the piece is as much a fascinating study in orchestral textures as anything more explicitly illustrative. Prom 18: Australian YO/Elder 2010-07-31T11:58:00Z Of course there would be plenty of "splendour and lyricism" continuing to cling to the legend, but the Virgin would lose her powers "to heal and to harm". Kathryn Hughes: rereading Alone of All Her Sex by Marina Warner 2013-03-23T07:00:15Z Jones is the ideal choice of director, bringing tenderness to intimate moments, splendour to the grand choruses and extensive pageantry. Gloriana; 66th Aldeburgh festival – review 2013-06-22T23:05:50Z Although dawn and dusk in December can be short-lived and monochrome affairs when compared to the splendour of summer and autumn, there are still opportunities for photographers. Northern exposures: how to take a perfect winter wildlife photograph 2010-12-02T10:52:00Z We meet in the bare-brick splendour of Wilton's Music Hall, a grade II-listed relic in London's East End of which Almond is patron. Marc Almond: From bedsit to plague pit 2011-07-18T20:31:01Z They are launching a Kickstarter campaign this month to restore it to its former splendour and protect it from further decay. Dead famous: the Kickstarter campaign to restore Méliès's grave 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Take the General Staff Building, a wing of the Hermitage, which rivals Tate Modern in London in its minimalist splendour. Searching for signs of the Soviets in St Petersburg 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Jane Austen, once invited to visit the over-the-top splendours of Carlton House by George himself, remained distinctly unimpressed. George IV: the rehabilitation of Old Naughty 2011-08-28T20:00:05Z In the most fascinating section, Mr Goodwin explores the paradox of a possible correlation between the artistic and literary splendours of the Golden Age and political decadence. Global power 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Linnell had always been quick enough to announce Blake a genius and to support him in his unworldly splendour. Mysterious Wisdom: The Life and Work of Samuel Palmer by Rachel Campbell-Johnston - review 2011-07-15T21:55:04Z Here was the underclass in all its feckless, drunken, irresponsible, irrepressible, resourceful, violent and promiscuous splendour, and there were no homilies or apologies or tales of transforming personal growth. Rewind TV: Shameless; Episodes; Kidnap and Ransom; Human Planet ? review 2011-01-16T00:05:49Z We walked down Lower Thames Street, past the fishy architecture of Old Billingsgate, and stopped at Saint Magnus Martyr with its "inexplicable splendour of Ionian white and gold". TS Eliot's The Waste Land 2012 – a multimedia walk 2012-07-30T11:14:00Z The director lived in some splendour in a 48-room house in London, with five servants and a vast collection of art and books, which he once said he planned to leave to the nation. Obituary: Michael Winner 2013-01-21T15:27:33Z The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's full, dark sound is admirably suited to Brahms, and there was singing of great splendour, precision and commitment from the Chester Festival Chorus. RLPO/Vasily Petrenko – review 2012-07-08T14:46:27Z Photograph: Alamy Where to stay Spirit of the Knights Undoubtedly the best place to stay within the medieval walled splendour of the old town. Greek island holiday guide: the Dodecanese 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z And there is indeed splendour in the dazzle of light, shadow and shiny metal. Museum of the Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM) – review 2013-06-08T23:05:15Z The isolated grandeur of this sculpture's display in Margate is a bit like the solitary splendour of Michelangelo's David in its immense niche in Florence, and it powerfully focuses attention on the greatness of Rodin. Why Rodin's The Kiss was made for Margate 2012-05-28T13:38:52Z Furious orchestral virtuosity was balanced by singing of monumental splendour from the London Symphony Chorus. LSO/Zhang ? review 2011-04-06T18:00:29Z There is an insinuation of oriental splendour in her visage and so I find myself saying: "Howzit gaun, China?" delighting myself with my witty repartee. How I lost my festival virginity to Howard 2010-08-21T23:09:00Z But a new web show casts a sceptical lens on the event, exposing some of the unsavoury realities that might lie behind the splendour. Made In Heaven: A show taking on all that's wrong with Indian weddings 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z It certainly doesn't have ocean liner splendour - there's no grand staircase, fine artwork or sculpture. Bibby Stockholm: Onboard the giant barge set to house asylum seekers 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z A games room which was once used to entertain artistic luminaries such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti and James McNeill Whistler has been restored to its former splendour. Speke Hall: Billiard room that hosted Rossetti and Whistler reopens 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Sir Thomas, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, described how the Crown Jewels, also known as the Honours of Scotland, had been borne from Edinburgh Castle to the cathedral in "a procession of glittering splendour". Scottish ceremony sees King Charles tread a thin line 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The day of splendour and formality will feature customs dating back more than 1,000 years. Your full guide to King Charles III's coronation and the key times 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The hymn-like tune, with the refrain "Robed in splendour, trust install/ Whate'er our faith, defender of us all", has been made available for download by schools. Princess of Wales's former piano teacher writes coronation song 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Described as "a love drama", the 63-minute film was directed by British filmmaker JL Freer Hunt and boasted that it "featured actual royal palaces and scenes of oriental splendour". Devika Rani: The myths surrounding ‘Bollywood’s longest kiss’ 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z And yet for all the gilded splendour of his club accomplishments, Bale was arguably at his most heroic when playing for Wales. Bale departs and it's the day Wales dreaded 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The Britain of the programme is awash with regal splendour. The Crown: Seven takeaways from the latest series of Netflix's royal drama 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Tannadice has not known such European splendour for an age, but this was a night that conjured the spirit of the late, great Jim McLean and the extraordinary conquests of his storied United teams. Brilliant Dundee Utd stun AZ Alkmaar in first leg 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The US president and the man he'd called a pariah, bumping fists in the gilded splendour of Jeddah's royal palace. Saudi Arabia: The significance of Biden's fist bump with crown prince 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z If the first days of the Jubilee weekend had been about pomp and splendour, and serious state ceremonies, the final push on Sunday had been a festival of the friendly and the quirky. Queen sends symbolic message in big balcony finish 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Ministers have promised "ceremonial splendour" to mark the Queen's "unprecedented" 70-year reign. Platinum Jubilee: Pubs could stay open until 1am, home secretary proposes 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z "You don't want to come in. You want to stay out there as long as you possibly can, looking at the earth and all of its splendour," he says. Upcoming Moon missions spur the search for new spacesuits 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z No, I think we shun The splendour of that everlasting glare, The clamour of that never-ending song. Clive James: 'The poems I remember are the milestones marking the journey of my life' 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z DNA of a man buried there in splendour reveals that he was the offspring of first-degree relatives: either full siblings or parent and child. Daily briefing: DNA hints at an ancient dynasty in Neolithic Ireland 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z "Our hope is that the public will not only marvel at the splendours of the cosmos, but also intuitively develop a more scientific mental model of the Universe." Hubble telescope's Universe revealed in 3D 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z The House of Commons and House of Lords commissions were told that to restore the tower to its previous splendour, the budget would need to rise from £61.1m to £79.7m. Wartime bomb damage and asbestos inflates Big Ben repair bill to £80m 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z I asked Tim and Charlotte if it was hard to resist an offer like that from the President of the United States in the imposing splendour of the Oval Office? Harry Dunn: Parents' grief on hold after US trip 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z And marine ecologist Callum Roberts’s scientific memoir tells of his four decades studying the splendour, complexity and vulnerability of coral reefs. Daily briefing: How to be a working scientist in the gig economy 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z He takes a deep dive into his own four-decade career as a marine ecologist, chronicling the splendour, complexity and vulnerability of coral reefs. Total immersion: re-imagining the ocean 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z At the heart of the property sits an elegant white home, the very picture of southern splendour. The awkward questions about slavery from US tourists 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The plantation mansions of the south are grand memorials to the splendour of the antebellum era. US briefing: recession fears, Philadelphia shooting and microplastics 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z It took the Apollo programme to show us the true solitary splendour of our life-filled world. The greatest photos ever? Why the moon landing shots are artistic masterpieces 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The opening day of Mr Trump's state visit culminated in the splendour of a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. Trump to meet May on day two of state visit 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z If you want to get into a Shanghai state of mind immerse yourself in the splendour of the city’s 2010 expo promo video. Formula One: China Grand Prix – live! 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z But in the Renaissance splendour of the Vatican, thousands of miles from Silicon Valley, scientists, ethicists and theologians gather to discuss the future of robotics. Pope Francis and the future of robots 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z New York’s Statue of Liberty is a short walk away, as is the splendour of the ancient city of Mahishmati. Tollywood confidential: inside the world's biggest film city 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z At 22:22 the Head Porter appeared in his bowler-hatted splendour and unhitched the silken rope that barred access to the historic chamber. Solstice 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z But at the top of the Chevin I’ve been known to pull into a pub car park and take in dawn in all its splendour for a moment. Into the dark: what’s it like working through the night? 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z The West Door of St George's chapel was decorated in autumnal splendour ahead of the wedding. Royal wedding in pictures 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z A few years ago, golf fans all over the world associated Turnberry with ancient coastal splendour. Why a Scottish caravan park fears Donald Trump is putting off its guests 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z So, Test cricket, here we are and here we go: immerse us in your splendour, please. England v India: first Test, day one - live! 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z In ‘The Great American Desert’, Abbey asks: ‘Why the desert, given a world of such splendour and variety?’ From Lawrence of Arabia to Breaking Bad: the desert as a cultural oasis 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z The famous Willow Tea Rooms was once Glasgow's ultimate house of splendour. Mackintosh and the rooms that inspired Europe 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Shegow’s project is only the latest initiative that uses digital technology to preserve and recreate the architectural splendour of the past. The young Somalis recreating Mogadishu's prewar splendour 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z I'm really looking forward to seeing them in all their splendour. 'I will be part of a real-life fairy tale' 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z The study shows how the size and splendour of basements varies across the seven boroughs. What lies beneath: the subterranean secrets of London's super-rich 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z It lacks the technological splendour of the Marvel universe. The success of “Black Panther” is spurring demand for African comics 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z It was a sure way to avoid some awkward questions after another day, and week, that implied the opulent splendour of the occasion was less winter wonderland than Titanic. How Trump uses Twitter storms to make the political weather 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z "I have a love of old Victorian splendour so it's incredible to be here. They spent so much money here to make people happy, so they could dance. I think it's beautiful." Behind the scenes with Strictly in Blackpool 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z There was, I felt, a sense of gentle splendour – there in the trees that line its long driveway, mature and broad-branched, and in the quad designed in the style of an Oxbridge college. Too scared to speak up? How to be more confident 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Our Chinese civilisation … shines with lasting splendour and glamour.” Xi Jinping becomes most powerful leader since Mao after change to China constitution 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Bob Higginson said it was designed for people to experience the "opulence and splendour of early steamship travel without distraction". Coffee shop owner defends no children policy - BBC News 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z As the childhood home of Vladimir Putin, it has been promoted by the Kremlin as a symbol of Russian imperial splendour and ambition. The bloody founding of St Petersburg 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Here were two managerial overlords who composed great teams built on heavyweight splendour. Premier League at 25: the best signing – Patrick Vieira to Arsenal, August 1996 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z The warm-weather splendour also gives rise to a unique cultural phenomenon: The Summer Song. The secrets of a hit summer song - BBC News 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z Speaking at Beijing’s Mao-era Great Hall of the People on Sunday night, Xi said his “project of the century” would “add splendour to human civilisation” and help build a new era of harmony and trade. EU rejects China's vision for 'modern Silk Road' 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Speaking at Beijing’s Mao-era Great Hall of the People on Sunday night Xi claimed his “project of the century” would “add splendour to human civilisation” and help build a new era of harmony and trade. The world must unite like a 'flock of geese', says China's Xi Jinping 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Its harmonious design, symmetrical arches, putti and robed figures cleverly emulate the lost splendour of ancient Rome – a splendour Charlemagne longed to restore. Ivory tells the history of the world – it must never be banned 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z "A punitive deal would be a calamitous act of self-harm", she told the audience of EU ambassadors gathered in the splendour of Lancaster House. Brexit: Speech is 'clearest idea' of deal PM wants - BBC News 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z While this December's glorious winter sunshine certainly showed off the Alps in all their splendour, many tourists arrive expecting to be able to ski. Will snow rescue Swiss Alps after dry start to winter? - BBC News 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z This image brilliantly puts the splendour of the Maracana Stadium in the context of the vast economic divide in Brazil, viewed from a hillside favela overlooking the city. In pictures: Twelve months, twelve frames - BBC News 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z But after I started giving poker classes to women, I began to enjoy the splendours of female companionship. Cat Hulbert: How I got rich beating men at their own game - BBC News 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z But the ceremony wasn't being held in a throne room or a hall bedecked with ceremonial splendour. Box 27 : Nature : Nature Research 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z By the time the final whistle blew the morning’s clouds and rain had cleared to leave the splendour of the Cleveland Hills clearly visible from the main stand. José Holebas’ stunning strike lands spoils for Watford at Middlesbrough 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z De Quincey beheld, in the “theatre” of his mind, along with “more than earthly splendours,” horrors beyond belief: “vast processions” of “mournful pomp,” and “friezes of never-ending stories” as terrifying as Greek tragedies. The Man Who Invented the Drug Memoir 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Life is sacred, he added, and should shine “with greater splendour precisely in suffering and helplessness”. Religious leaders grapple with doctor-assisted dying 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Far from the solitary splendour of the ancient old stager, it turns out that trees communicate with one another through their roots. Dendrology: The community of trees : Nature : Nature Research 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Ut photographed the military splendour of a liberated Vietnam for the Associated Press, the news agency for which he continues to work. 40 years since Saigon's fall, napalm attack haunts woman in iconic image 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Piecing the fragments together "enables us to get an idea of the Temple's incredible splendour", said Dr Gabriel Barkay of the Temple Mount Sifting Project. Jerusalem Biblical Temple floor designs 'restored' - BBC News 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Merv was never again to regain its splendour, and following over a century of Russian, and then Soviet dominion, faded into obscurity. The story of cities: the tales we missed 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z “It was sad to see all the Soviet splendour given to merchants,” he says. Stalin's Soviet showcase under spotlight at Venice architecture biennale 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z After spending 32 of my 41 years in the field, I'm still agog at life's splendour. Natural history: Restore our sense of species 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z It was restored to its original splendour in Southwark in 1997 and remains one of the premier locations for watching Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's birthday: Where can you get close to the Bard? - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Nelson Rockefeller, the scion of the banking dynasty and Governor of New York - who lived, like Donald Trump, in great splendour on Fifth Avenue - was their figurehead. Why we should have seen Trump coming - BBC News 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Six panellists representing the two sides lectured, argued and debated in the Victorian splendour of Lincoln's Inn, London, one of the places the legal establishment of England and Wales calls home. Is it stupid for the EU debate to focus on the economy? - BBC News 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z "Seaweeds and coastal plants don't usually get much attention - they are amazingly tough and adaptable plants and this scene shows them off in all their splendour in an absolutely magical moment by the sea." Winning photos from beautiful gardens - BBC News 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z FEW events exceed the splendour of the Nobel ceremony and gala dinner held every December in Stockholm. Throw caution to the wind? 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z But as she explained to BBC Breakfast, she still found time to enjoy the splendour of her surroundings. Strictly's Darcey Bussell on why she loves Blackpool - BBC News 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Thirteen of them are displayed in all their ghastly splendour in his new book, 'Hauntingly Beautiful.' Photographing America's creepiest houses - BBC News 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Many were swept up by the shock and splendour of their 5-1 win over Spain in their opening match. Holland’s dramatic fall from Total Football to total desperation | Jacob Steinberg 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The thin lines between success and failure, mapped out right here in all their topographic splendour. A brief guide to … the history behind Manchester United and Arsenal's rivalry 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Asking Ms Milne to close her eyes, she led her to her favourite coast in all its rocky splendour with views of 14th Century Dunstanburgh Castle. Woman born deaf who is now going blind takes beauty spot tour - BBC News 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Jilly Cooper, the UK novelist also famed for her saucy fiction, said news of her death was a “terrible shock”, and said her decision not to tell people “was a mark of her splendour, really”. Jackie Collins, novelist of Hollywood glamour and sex, dies aged 77 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Zenobia’s defeat marked the beginning of the end of Palmyra’s exuberant diversity and archaeological splendour. Tolerant and multicultural, Palmyra stood for everything Isis hates | Tim Whitmarsh 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z However, as Dostoevsky saw it, the cost of such splendour and magnificence was a society dominated by the war of all against all, in which most people were condemned to be losers. How to think about Islamic State 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Thankfully, tucked away under Paris’ bridges on the Rive Gauche, away from the maddening crowds, the Berges de Seine offers a calmer — but fascinating — way to enjoy the splendour of the city. Discover A Hidden Paris Under The Bridges 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Benjamin Zand capturing some of the splendour of the Grand Canyon... BBC Pop Up: Behind the scenes 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Said to be the wealthiest per capita nation in the world, it has built the splendour and luxury of its capital, Doha, on the ruthless exploitation of imported labour. Sheikha Mozah: the (un)acceptable face of Qatar’s global expansion 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z From the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the splendour of China's Great Wall and portraits of the Dalai Lama, the renowned photographer captured countless striking images. India's 'disappearing' railways 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z It is now derelict, humbled from its 1920s splendour by years of civil war. In pictures: Kabul's battle-scarred palace 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Readers were gripped by his vivid descriptions of vast temples consumed by the jungle: Mouhot introduced the world to the lost medieval city of Angkor in Cambodia and its romantic, awe-inspiring splendour. How lasers revealed a lost city in the jungle 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Its baroque splendour - the domes and golden spires that shone beside the lake - were either destroyed or neglected, and there was no nostalgia to bring its royal glory back. The church described as a 'symbol of evil' 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z In addition to a sin-free prelapsarian splendour, it also became associated with the more secular matter of finding riches, so where this paradise was located became a serious question in the Middle Ages. Why do people associate the Caribbean with paradise? 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Its current home was built in 1917, with the result that it comes with more than a hint of gilded-age splendour. The woman who went to the library and read every book on the shelf 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z The winery boasts thousands of hectares of beautifully tended vines, but the real splendour of Cricova lies underground. The cellar that still holds Goering's wine 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z As the World Cup drew to its conclusion amid the colour and splendour of the Maracana in Rio, England's brief and undistinguished contribution to Brazil's World Cup did not even merit a footnote. How might England look at the 2018 World Cup? 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z That's the trouble with our society: it doesn't know whether it's coming or going, arriving in hypnopompic splendour, or departing in a dusty puff of benzodiazepines. Will Self: my energy-drink addiction 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The message is delivered in a different way in another Biennale venue, the long and venerable rope-making works of the Arsenale, where Italy is surveyed in all its splendour and squalor. 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale review: put yourself in their space… 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z However, part of me still wanted to step behind this velvet rope of opulent splendour so, after chancing upon an Indian company called GetFriday, I took the plunge. Digital confessions: Instagram bores, dog video addicts and property obsessives 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z He runs the MQM, and therefore Karachi, from the suburban splendour of Edgware in north-west London, from where he regularly addresses rallies of supporters in Karachi by phone. East of Edgware 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The older you are, the sillier that little posse of wannabe Walter Paters in The Secret History appears, but to young readers they often represent an intoxicatingly doomed splendour. Donna Tartt: Is this the year of The Goldfinch? 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The visual splendour, the traditions and history, the reverence of the spectators and Augusta's limited-numbers policy add to the occasion. 18 reasons why we love the Masters 2014-04-09T10:00:04Z Buenos Aires is still a beautiful city with theatres, cafes and buildings of great splendour but it's a glory that is gradually fading. Argentina's economy prompts protests 2014-03-12T11:41:51Z But a postcard of The Kiss with its golden, geometric splendours fascinated me. Dancing over the edge: Vienna in 1914 2014-01-06T00:48:06Z One panel was shown at the Tate in 1985 before the three sections were reassembled in their original splendour. Bacon painting could make $85m 2013-10-10T10:50:00Z "The mausoleum is back to its original splendour along with the revival of the Mughal-era craftsmanship in its vicinity," says the . Indian media: Restoration of Humayun's Tomb 2013-09-19T08:05:01Z If the visual splendour and waft of pine and cut grass isn't enough of an assault on the senses, the Masters keeps your ears busy too. 18 reasons why we love the Masters 2014-04-09T10:00:04Z The adventurer said the special programme was a chance to celebrate the splendour of the "stunning" path with someone who knows it very well. Grylls takes Songs Of Praise to path 2013-08-25T08:37:41Z Yet for all its splendour and pageantry, the coronation of a British monarch is really a rather curious event. Coronation a 'dazzling spectacle' 2013-06-01T23:31:34Z Incongruous in his trademark black three–piece suit, with fob watch and old-time, grey–flecked, fly-away afro, he berthed in the understated splendour of the Rylands room in the Old Lodge. Cornel West: 'They say I'm un-American' 2013-05-13T06:00:27Z Back then the sun's rays were just as warm and sensuous but the splendour of nature being reborn was tainted with death. Is Cameron's Britain what we fought for in the war? 2013-05-09T08:00:05Z The president was treated to a welcome full of pomp and military splendour at Windsor Castle. In pictures: Queen greets UAE president 2013-04-30T17:07:37Z In this series, I re-examine our kings and queens as individual members of the human race, rather than just as impregnable icons of splendour and power. Was George III a manic depressive? 2013-04-15T08:22:00Z The grocer's daughter, feted by her admirers as the heir to the great commoners of the past, made her last journey in an atmosphere of regal splendour. The funeral's place in history 2013-04-18T08:29:53Z Because for all the splendour of the city above the hills, it's a backdrop to the story of a man and his daughter. Bioshock Infinite – ten features you should read and why they exist 2013-04-16T10:27:00Z Within a week of the around 20 newspaper editors met for breakfast in the retro faded splendour of the Delaunay Restaurant in London. We need reform and a free press. This will require both time and openness 2013-03-24T21:00:05Z The Real Madrid approach, particularly in the galáctico era, involved assembling the greatest talent and overpowering the opposition with their wealth and splendour. Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome set cycling's bickering bar Sky high 2013-02-02T22:00:03Z When I first got involved with racing, I was unaware of the splendour of the sport and the dedication shown by many of the professional horsemen involved in it. Alan Morcombe's departure heralds a fresh start for Horsemen's Group 2012-12-17T18:14:58Z The house-guests were sufficiently gilded to feel at ease in its Palladian splendour – but even to these worldly young things, their friends' dad must have cut a daunting figure. Michael Heseltine: 'I would have liked to be prime minister' 2012-11-25T20:00:03Z His family are happy and settled amid the kind of Hollywood splendour Beckham could only have dreamt of as he grew up in Leytonstone, East London, where his father, Ted, was a gas engineer. Brand Beckham: The value of David 2012-11-20T13:07:28Z On one bank of the Huangpu river in Shanghai stands a forest of steel and glass skyscrapers, but on the other - colonial splendour. The sisters who changed Chinese history 2012-10-11T23:57:05Z But the campaigners are determined that the sight of the great ships inching their way between the splendours of Venice will, eventually, become a thing of the past. Cruise ships overshadow historic Venice 2012-09-06T23:01:07Z “We might not recapture the vivid splendour of those super-rich levels, but this information argues for setting up management plans to protect what sharks are there.” Shark-Tooth Weapons Reveal Lost Biodiversity 2012-08-13T21:15:00.207Z A bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics led to a refocusing of attention, a sense that the splendour of this American macro-sport must never be dimmed by such humiliation again. USA's Dream Team move closer to basketball destiny at Olympics 2012-08-08T23:41:02Z Cruise ships do visit Trelawny, but deposit their passengers further along the shore at Discovery Bay, avoiding the splendour of Burwood. Usain's bolthole: life in the slow lane in Trelawny, Jamaica 2012-08-03T05:00:00Z And so after 40 years of Olympic hurt Team GB rises once again: cobwebbed, bleary-eyed but creaking back the lid of its coffin to embrace the cajoling splendour of a home Games. London 2012: footballing Team GB seek to gain a nation's affections 2012-07-16T19:49:20Z Neither the splendour of the stadium nor, at its peak, the grandeur of the football is to be ignored. Robin van Persie ran out of patience – Arsenal fans know how he feels 2012-07-04T20:54:41Z The terrifying splendour of the Beijing opening ceremony, with its massed ranks of highly disciplined participants, still looms large in the memory. London 2012 opening ceremony promises spectacle and surprises 2012-06-12T14:49:41Z Turn left and they are in the splendour of the largest medieval town square in lined by soaring Gothic churches and abuzz with hustle and bustle at all hours. Euro 2012: England players try to be 'good tourists' in Krakow 2012-06-08T17:02:45Z For richness, splendour, and purity of colour, together with a delicious coolness, I know of nothing to equal them. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z Then the voice of Orpheus rises with majestic calm, and swells to a climax which is typical of the majestic splendour of art. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Therefore let there cease among you quarrels, altercations and sharp words, which stain and deform the splendours of monastic honour. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The luxury of the court, the servility of the courtiers, and the prevailing splendour of dress and of ornament, had attained an extravagant height. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z The sun shone brightly, and with a dazzling splendour only surpassed by the gorgeous brilliancy of an Eastern clime. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z His gaze has been fixed too much upon them to be attracted by the glitter of the narrow upper circle, which so foolishly persists, amidst its gaudy splendour, in believing itself the nation. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z All this leads to a prestissimo finale of startling splendour. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z In another mile they passed a residence that to her mind formed a pleasant contrast with the oppressive splendour of the nobleman's domain. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z She started up, imagining that the day had dawned, but on looking out she found that it was still night, though a dazzling splendour was around. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z It is in agreement with all the principles of the religion, and during the period of Islamic splendour, was lavished on Mussulman femininity whose culture was superior to that of European women in those days. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z She came forward, leaning on the arm of the Duc de Rouvr�, dressed with the utmost splendour, and followed by a party of several others who had just arrived. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z In 1648, at the peace of Westphalia, Heidelberg was given back to Frederick V.’s son, Charles Louis, who restored the castle to its former splendour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z In splendour of public buildings, cleanliness of streets, and general appearance, Belfast can be favourably compared with any city of equal size in any country. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Vanished like a fleet of cloud, Like a passing trumpet-blast,50 Are those splendours of the past, And the commerce and the crowd! Poems on Travel 2012-04-23T02:00:31.163Z He had splendour enough in his own visions. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Is not that love riches, and splendour, and luxury enough for us? The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z While new Greek cities were rising in the interior, the older Hellenism of the western coast grew in material splendour under the munificence of Hellenistic kings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z There are many references in old Gaelic manuscripts to the splendour of Queen Meave’s palace. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Vanished is the ancient splendour, and before my dreamy eye45 Wave these mingled shapes and figures, like a faded tapestry. Poems on Travel 2012-04-23T02:00:31.163Z The corruption, half veiled by that refinement and splendour, was deep and mortal, but the collapse did not come till later. Against War 2012-04-21T02:00:21.397Z Yet loving still upon the azure height, Across unmeasured ways of splendour, gleaming bright, With worlds on worlds that spread and glowed and burned, Each unto each, with love that knew no limit, longing turned. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z A new standard of sumptuousness and splendour was set up in the richest stratum of society. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z It was taken and spoiled by the Danes when at the height of its splendour in the ninth century. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Near by, the Assyrian Empire built its towns of splendour and strength. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z How perfectly simple the words, and yet it was as if the splendour of the heavens had broken upon me—rather, in some strange way, within me. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z Already during the middle of the Vedic period, Indra, the noisy god of the storm, ascends the summit of the Pantheon, and eclipses his majestic rival by the din of his resounding splendour. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z And, even by warriors, the full splendour of armory was at all times displayed more fully 313 in the fantastic magnificence of the tournament than in the rougher business of war. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z In its present dilapidated condition it is hardly possible to form a correct idea of what Cong Abbey was in the days of its splendour. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z What though the splendour of my lines To Swinburne's height ne'er reaches? Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887 2012-04-14T02:00:21.840Z Below the terrible mountains one white smooth island rose from the quiet sea of ice and was bathed in the calm full light of the Western sun before the splendour failed. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z In civic splendour and with footstep slow Passed the procession, glorious and grand! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z Never broke there a brighter morning upon earth; never rose the sun in greater splendour; never was the air more balmy, or the voices of the birds more sweet. Henry of Guise; (Vol. II of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:35.290Z She had expected seeing him in all the glory and splendour of his uniform, and here he was in ordinary evening dress, looking as common-place as any average country squire. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z He possessed, as we have said before, sufficient wealth to give him competence, and to enable him to mingle with decent splendour in the society in which he was born. Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:29.713Z And we now saw a scene of magnificence and splendour even more remarkable than the facts suggest. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z It is a painful thing to see any one in overwhelming trouble; it is doubly painful to see kings and others in high places miserable amid all their splendours, helpless amid all their resources. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z It seemed to both as an image of the dawn of immortality after the tomb--anxiety, sorrow, danger, death, left behind, and brightness and splendour spread out before. Henry of Guise; (Vol. II of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:35.290Z No attempt is there here to picture in bold orchestral strokes the frowning peaks, the expansive landscapes or the scenes of pomp and splendour. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z But there they stand, and see all the splendour of those creations, so far transcending their own conceptions, and yet dare to criticize them. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Its colours of saffron and crimson add to the splendour and grandeur of its appearance. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Then there was the prospect of wearing the crown and wielding the sceptre of Israel,—the splendours of a royal palace, and its golden opportunities of doing good. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Neither, at Rheims, when the Duke appeared surrounded by pomp and splendour, did the young nobleman feel differently. Henry of Guise; (Vol. II of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:35.290Z St. Stephen’s Crypt, lately restored with great splendour, is entered from the south end of the Hall. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z This morning early, I was on the Harder, and saw the mountains in the utmost splendour. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z The light just before daybreak is far more exact than the scarlet splendour of morning or the blinding blaze of noon. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Between Hebrew and heathen worship, there was something of the contrast that you find between the severe simplicity of a Puritan meeting and the gorgeous and fashionable splendour of a great Romish ceremonial. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Some short time was expended in the purchase of horses, and in making various additions to his own apparel, well knowing the ostentatious splendour of the court he was about to visit. Henry of Guise; (Vol. II of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:35.290Z He is a tall, stout fellow, in the prime of life, black with tattooing, and splendidly dressed, according to the splendour of those days. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z When his wild career was over, a procession of about sixty more magnates arrived, all in the same fantastic splendour, with handsome coloured turbans, twisted moustaches, and dark eyes. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z It was a visit in which I should have found much pleasure, since the splendour of his years, his gentleness and nobility of character were attractive. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Now and then I find the splendour of the surroundings rather too much for me, and I'm ready to go anywhere, even to a music-hall, for a change. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21st 1893 2012-04-04T02:01:00.747Z He established games in honour of the emperor after the ancient Greek model in Caesarea and Jerusalem and revived the splendour of the Olympic games. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z On nearing the city, everything speaks eloquently of past splendour and present wretchedness; public walks and elegant ornamental stone seats choked with rank weeds, and all in ruins. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z At two o’clock the sun shone forth in all his splendour. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Again our gun fired, falling short, but giving the signal to the others along the front to join in the comparative splendour of the cannonade. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z At the assizes at Bury, at the time we speak of, the sheriff’s pomp and state was something approaching to regal splendour. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The clear strong June sunshine streamed in through the window and turned the white of the poet's page to a dazzling silver splendour. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z Her nature fame was powerless to soil, Whom splendour hardened not, and puffery could not spoil. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z "Did not Elder Brewster exhort us to utmost plainness of clothing, as becomes the saints, who set more store upon heavenly raiment than earthly splendour?" A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z She took a constantly increasing part in the splendour, the life, and the business of the Curia, becoming indeed eventually altogether identified with its interests. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The dawn has its cold splendours too, but not many of us are there to see it when it is at its best. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z She started and looked around, eagerly surveying the splendours of that enchanting capital. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z Why, in comparison with that blaze of splendour, you and your scarlet are nowhere. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z They could point to one people whose pure and rational morality, purged from all the clouds of bigotry and enthusiasm, shone with an almost dazzling splendour above the ignorance and superstition of Europe. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z His festival is celebrated here with great splendour by the monks. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z It burst forth with a fury and a splendour that might have awed the world, and made kings tremble. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z They arrayed her in bridal robes of exceeding splendour. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The annals of the popes become more and more detached from the general history of Europe, and thus lose all their splendour and a great part of their interest. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z His body was laid to rest with a sumptuous splendour;737 his relics, embalmed or shrined, were venerated with an almost idolatrous homage. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z This antique splendour has long since been stolen from the dead, to decorate the palaces and churches of the living. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Hesper—Venus—were we native to that splendour, or in Mars, We should see the globe we groan in fairest of their evening stars. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z Time fails me to tell of the splendours of that night of rejoicing, or the magnificent appointments of the castle. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z This national pride it was which reconciled them secretly to the papacy, disposed them to consider it as the centre of Italian power, and to mourn over the ancient splendour of this once dreaded focus. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z There he can reconstruct the splendour of that Minoan age to which Homeric poems look back, as the Germanic epics looked back to Rome or Verona. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z It was in this hall of Octavia that Titus and Vespasian celebrated their triumph over Israel with festive pomp and splendour. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Here in New Orleans were jewels and costumes in a profusion of splendour; but here was preserved the underlying idea of the masque itself—that in concealment of identity lay the life of the thing! The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z The shepherds who came to worship in their poverty, or the Wise Men in all their pomp and splendour. Ortus Christi Meditations for Advent 2012-03-23T02:00:31.917Z Highly organised natures, as they were, they liked to dress their thoughts, sometimes, in the colour splendour of the orchestra. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z They had waited long for it, but now it had come to them in all its wealth and splendour. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z As regards the former opinion, it is true that the word came to be used, almost as we use the word 'palace,' for royal residences generally or for any residences of princely splendour. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z I have been mingling with the dear crowds and enjoying them, before I go to be buried in the dull splendours of the rich man's house. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z God’s justice, it may be, and the thunders of His law have issued forth in other regions clothed with a splendour of which the scenes of Sinai were but a faint emblem. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Afterwards, they entered another large hall, the beauty and splendour of which was beyond description. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z A veil had fallen upon her soul, as it were, obscuring all the brightness and splendour of the scene. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z As to ecclesiastical costume, this work affords decisive evidence of its ancient splendour and varieties. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Do not you prefer the conversation of the world to the chirping of birds, and the splendour of a court to the rude aspect of an uncultivated desert! ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z It will need all humanity for that,—to reflect the full-orbed splendour of Divine revelation. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Doubtless he was comparing her draggled sacque and unpowdered hair with the anticipated splendours of his bride. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The day on which the young Lord of Ettersberg attained his majority had come and gone, being celebrated with much splendour. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z Then the splendours of Mr. Shalford's being shone with oppressive brilliancy. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Nor was the lady herself unworthy of the splendour of her surroundings. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z The universalism of the gospel—a commonplace of our modern rhetoric—had burst upon his mind in its unspoilt freshness and undimmed splendour. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Surely he has now the "grand manner" in all its dramatic splendour, and without its old-fashioned pretentious rhetoric. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The villa is no longer royal, but it retains the aspect of old splendour. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The sky was a vast splendour, and then close to them were the dark, protecting trees and the shining, smooth, still water. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The year was nearly spent, but that autumn was fine, and the sunlight which lay on the smooth turf blended with the russet splendour of the beech trees that rise beyond. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z One day God’s glory in us will burst forth in its splendour. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z This elliptical method James absorbed from Flaubert, while his sometime oblique psychology is partly derived from Stendhal; indeed, without Stendhal both Meredith and James would have been sadly shorn of their psychological splendour. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z I lean over the low breastwork, and enjoy the splendour of the prospect. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The cream of that was to be a weekly collection of rents in person, the nearest approach to feudal splendour left in this democratised country. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Nothing could have surpassed the splendour of the orchestra on this occasion, which was erected upon the stage, and the back of it was as high as the second tier of boxes. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Clad in the like celestial splendour He showed Himself to His future apostle Paul, as to one born out of due time, to make him His minister and witness. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z And, with all his faults, we cannot but revere the magnanimity of his spirit, the splendour of his genius. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:19.393Z The world of trade and civic institutions has slipped into their abandoned palaces, and enjoys the spacious rooms and frescoed ceilings which were designed for the splendour of great entertainments. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z And many a King has ridden into a conquered city with a lesser sense of splendour than Kipps. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The whole effect was one of barbaric splendour and luxury. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Beneath His feet all the worlds lie spread in their starry splendour, our sun with its train of planets no more than one glimmering spot of light amongst ten thousand. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z The introduction of precious stones into medical practice owed its origin to a superstitious belief that, from their beauty, splendour, and high value, they were the natural receptacles for good spirits. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z There was but little splendour in such a dwelling. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z It was strange that now, amidst his present splendours, they were glorious still! Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z He dreams himself away from the prosaic worldliness of a German municipality to the unfading splendour of the Greek city with its imagined coincidence of individual will with universal purpose. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z The latter phrase brings Her Majesty before us in the grandeur and splendour of her Queenship. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Every care was taken to secure its fitting glory and splendour. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z The long darkness of the grotto, the exit on the hillside, where the ancient splendour is so shattered, 53 combine to create a sense of mystery which one never loses on the Posilipo. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z "Oh, Blow!" he said, at last, and then, viciously, "Blow!" and so rose and flung away his cigarette end, and pursued his reluctant, dubiating way towards the really quite uncongenial splendours of the Royal Grand.... Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z One behind the other they lie in massive splendour, and, more distant still, the faint blue outline of some giant overtops the rest, with here and there a rugged peak standing out against the sky. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Man’s triumphs over nature and the splendour of his discoveries in the physical realm bewilder his reason. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z At the Reformation the Corpus Christi procession became shorn of its splendour even before it altogether ceased under Edward VI. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z More than one of the old palaces in this quarter retains some of its old splendour. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z However great the splendour of Israel in Solomon's reign, this advance was not without a darker side. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Their noble attitude was befitting the close of a work which was inaugurated with such splendour amid a nation’s rejoicing. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z Whether they will not, when this time arrives, lose on the side of unostentatious enjoyment more than they will gain by increased splendour, may, I think, be very doubtful. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z Nor, indeed, has its social splendour since been eclipsed by any of those more recent hosts whom commercial success has incorporated among the sons and daughters of fashion. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z All those splendours, all the apparatus of this once great city, lie beneath the sea. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z They were unsurpassed in this art; it outlived by many centuries the power and splendour of their cities. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z So they lived there in great splendour, and spent their money and gave praise to God. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z It is here that the wealthy fancier of the massive splendour of Louis Quinze comes with a full purse, and it is hence that beyond all hope he departs with a light one. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z This was the zenith of the shortlived splendour of George Hudson, the railway King. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Time, which has dealt so hardly with the cities of the Italian mainland, has preserved here, in solitary grandeur, the evidence of splendours which elsewhere are but a dream. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The example of the court, the splendour and magnificence of which was not increased by buildings only, made the wealthy Israelites acquainted with needs and enjoyments hitherto unknown to their simple modes of life. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Contrary to his usual custom, Lapushneanu was dressed with regal splendour that day. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z The splendour was faded, the rich garments were set on awry. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Hudson was only the type of a class whose members were invested by the railway passion of the period with brief splendour and unsubstantial prosperity. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z In later periods of history and in more conventional states of society, we shall find this primitive type of furnishing carried out with growing splendour. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The splendour of his court is described in extravagant terms. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Put the inkstand across the pillars and you have a gateway of unexampled splendour. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z With these they not only decorated temples, but by applying them to the fa�ades of palaces and private houses they gave an appearance of splendour to the state, which excited the admiration of strangers. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z Rude plenty and coarse splendour characterized the entertainments and the dwellings of the early Victorian plutocracy, as they had marked the hospitality of our Saxon or Norman ancestors. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The fame of his learning added to the splendour of his genius, his vast Biblical achievements and his real insight into the depth of Scripture, conciliated for him the admiration and regard of early Christendom. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Of splendour, courts, ceremonial, dignitaries, and harem we hear nothing. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z A vase of Japanese bronze set up between two ebony elephants crowns a flat pillared building with splendour. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z The splendour of the imperial city profoundly impressed all the northern barbarians, and the Magyars, during the 10th century, saw a great deal of the Greeks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z James II “affected great state, and was the last of our monarchs who kept up the regal state in its full splendour.” The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z There one could see greater splendour than elsewhere, both as to the multitude of people in daily attendance and in the other arrangements on the manors that he possessed and occupied. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z At Monsoon, Burmese cuisine is seasoned with old colonial splendour. Is Burma ready for foreign investment? 2012-02-23T01:32:32Z Build gatehouses in your wall, little ones, to show off, by contrast, the massive splendour of your Temple. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Against them is trained all manner of wall-fruit, the best aspects being chosen, of course, for the apricots, the peaches and the nectarines, which delight to "drink the splendour of the sun." Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z I,"--and with the word she flung the lace superbly from her head and shoulders, and stood before him in the full splendour of her beauty--"or that child? The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z As at other courts, men came and went; and the stories of the splendours at Winchester were given wide currency. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z We find that the Earl lived in state and splendour little inferior to that of the King. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z They will expect beautiful quixotic impulsive generosities and splendours from a grown-up world which has forgotten what impulse was: and to the very end they will not leave off expecting. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Upon the giant's forehead sat the beaming diadem of the sun, and an unspeakable splendour of purple and gold fell over his royal mantle. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z It soon appeared that the Vicomte had another motive for hospitality, in the desire to dazzle the stranger by the splendours of his eldest daughter, on whom he continued to harp. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Sure the homely court of Farmer George in London could not compare in splendour, or in female beauty either, with that of his Viceroy here. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z In splendour, in wealth, in dignity, and importance, they evidently anticipate it will be a second Babylon. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z But "I spy" is the game of enemy looking for enemy: it calls for the virtues of fortitude, endurance, courage—for the splendours of physical fitness, for aptness, for speed. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Sin that is splendour, Love that is shameless, Life that is glory, Life that is all. Irradiations; Sand and Spray 2012-02-14T03:00:28.347Z He might have known the Court, that strange m�lange of splendour and wickedness, and mystery and valour. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The idea of wedding all this splendour while her people groaned, was in itself revolting; to espouse Shane with it, filled the measure of her horror. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z As to the town itself, it is a curious compound—almost Irish in that respect—of splendour and meanness. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z It formed part of the buildings connected with the Labyrinth, the size and splendour of which overshadowed in his eyes all the rest. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z His table was furnished with everything that splendour could suggest, or luxury could conceive, and his position and policy united to solicit a multitude of guests. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z He looked around him: the old ruins lay far in the background, clad in blushing splendour; and he doubted whether he had not strayed from the direct and well-known road. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z They are a dream of splendour not to be forgotten. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Among them are a number of Tyari men, whose wild looks, combined with the splendour of their dress and arms, are a great interest. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z It is Nature on parade before men's eyes; Flodden Field in every parish, where on summer days she holds court in "lanes of splendour," beset with pomp and pageantry more glorious than all the kings'. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Thus ended the song, so rich in splendour, so charged with sorrow. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z I was satiated with splendour and excess, and turned with thoughts of pleasure towards my native land. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Immense skill and labour are required in this process of adornment, but it yields in splendour to none, flashing in bewildering light, and realising the fabled glories of the palaces of the Arabian Nights. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z It is singular that in this Ecbatana, the capital of Greater Media, there should be so very few remains of an ancient greatness and splendour. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Ah! if your villainy had proved successful, and you were revelling in wealth and splendour, instead of grovelling there beneath the lash of an awakened conscience, where would be your repentance? The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z The grand Customs surpassed the annual rites in splendour and bloodshed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z It is George IV at his most theatrical, mixing shimmering splendour with questionable taste. Three royal treasures that shed light on the monarchy 2012-02-10T18:26:14Z Within the gate is a house called the Fort, with a very fine room fully thirty feet long by fifteen high, decorated with a mingled splendour and simplicity surprising in a rural district. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z It may be said of the Armenians that the splendour and misery of their national history exceed those of any other race. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The moon rose as Gray hurried on, rose in full splendour, making the plain almost as light as day. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z The rough mud walls in the private houses give poor promise of splendour within. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z It was a beautiful evening; the moon shone in all her splendour, and every star that twinkled in the heavens glittered around that murderer’s step. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The splendour of the East, if it exists at all, is not to be seen in the bazars. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Flower of the World!" replied the gardener, "in whose splendour all the colours of this blossomy creation wax pale, thou reignest here as in thy firmament, like the Star-queen on the battlements of Heaven. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z A wide sky arched over them, in which the stars were shining with a soft yet brilliant splendour. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z The splendour of the banquet may be imagined. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z The moon rose in the utmost splendour, and lighted up the unagitated surface of the sea, and the fishing-boats which lay at anchor. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Of splendour there is none anywhere, and of cleanliness there are few traces. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z "Do you not feel something," said he, "when your eye loses itself in this splendour?" Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z The moon went down, and, as Lumley had said, there followed an hour of darkness in which the stars shone forth with undimmed splendour. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z As time goes on a kind of personal splendour shines through the correspondence, which only becomes more natural, more direct a communication of himself, as it is uttered with increasing mastery. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z These coasts, with the numerous white buildings 41 of the towns and villages, presented a most charming scene in the splendour of the morning sun. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Out came the sun In glory from his clouded tabernacle; And, waken'd by the splendour, up the lark Rose with a loud and yet a louder song, Chaunting to heaven the hymn of gratitude. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z The setting sun was throwing forth its red splendour, when from the gate rushed out the richly gilded coach, gleaming with a fiery brightness in the glow of evening. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z She took enormous satisfaction in the splendour of this success, counting it another piece of her good luck to be connected, however remotely, with anybody so distinguished. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z All of them are precious and many are exquisite, and their general Rothschild-ish splendour is only equalled by their profusion.... The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z They are quiet birds, not remarkable for their song, but make up for this deficiency by the splendour of their plumage. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The parted soul in God-given strength sublime, Streams undimm'd splendour o'er unmeasured time; Still on the earth the sainted hues survive, Dead in the tomb, but in the heart alive. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z I was again drawn on to live that life which men, in their unconsciousness, go on leading: I was sated with this splendour, and gladly sought my former home once more. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z The moon had just begun to rise in full splendour above the mountains as he started, and to spread her silver light over the plain. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Since 1870 the great pontifical ceremonies have lost much of their splendour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Pomp, pomp, n. a splendid procession: great show or display: ceremony: splendour: ostentation: grandeur.—adv. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z To cheer the house of virtuous poverty, With gleams of light more beautiful than oft Play o'er the splendours of the palace wall. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z On the walls a number of mellowing oil-portraits, depicting stout, brown, benevolent monarchs, uncomfortable but doubtless impressive in the tight fashions of the Victorian age, mutely testified to the splendours of the past. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z She accordingly descended with him into these mansions, whence few of the living return, despising the splendour of opulence, and contented with the consciousness of her own constancy. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z They are not our brethren, they are not underlings, they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth.’ Should YouTube Ban Videos of the Adorable but Endangered Slow Loris? 2012-01-28T15:15:00.200Z The grave of Ramses III. comes nearest to that of Sethos I. in size and splendour of adornment. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Into the dark abyss he made his way; Both nether worlds he saw, and in the might Of his great soul beheld God's splendour bright. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Actions like these dignify even kings and add splendour to the highest rank. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z While twilight still lingered in the west, gently fading into darkness, the moon rose in full orbed splendour. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z The Town Council is housed in that municipal splendour without which no civic body can nowadays deliberate in comfort, and even the vestibule is worthy of a palace. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z In the mean time Avery persuaded his men to abscond with the plunder, and escape to some country where they might spend the rest of their days in splendour and luxury. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z In 1858 a most remarkable discovery was made near Toledo, of eight gold crowns of the 7th century, fashioned lavishly with barbaric splendour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Only two years before, his marriage had been solemnised in St George's Chapel at Windsor under circumstances of unusual splendour, in which Her Majesty had taken a prominent part. Queen Victoria As I Knew Her 2012-01-22T03:00:23.263Z Nothing can exceed the richness and splendour of a western sunset. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Such were the splendours that fell to the son-in-law and the companion-in-arms of a successful invader. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z I began the ascent, walking on and on in the splendour of the sunset, reflected from crimson clouds. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z The antique Hellenic world rises with shining splendour in the poems Eranna to Sappho, Lament for Antinous, Early Apollo and the Archaic Torso of Apollo. Poems 2012-01-19T03:00:23.447Z By this means you will contribute to restore to Christianity all its splendour and its power; you will be the benefactors of your family, of your country, of the world. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z A few among the old families, notably our former friend Van Hogendorp, preferred obscurity to the reflected splendour of a Bonapartistic throne. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z Your London publications are every where held in the highest esteem, especially on account of the elegance of their execution, and the typographical splendour of the impressions. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z And according to its celestial affinity, one soul loveth this or that splendour more than the rest. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z The year after the restoration, Sir Heneage Finch, afterwards earl of Nottingham, kept his readers’ feast in the great hall of the Inner Temple with extraordinary splendour. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z The electrical moment hung in the air, poised, took flight upward in dizzying splendour. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z But on second thoughts it struck me that even Ida might perhaps find such a proceeding a trifle unconventional, especially now that she was habited in such passing splendour. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Cosimo Roselli, a painter of no inconsiderable reputation, attempted, by the assistance of gold and ultramarine, to give a factitious splendour to his performances. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z We were amazed at the splendour of the ruined Temples of Balbec, where the Sun was worshipped at different periods of ancient history as Baal or Jupiter. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z Could fix for ever the splendour and strength and sweep Of the wind-wild wave, in its riotous rapturous race! Cornish Catches and Other Verses 2012-01-15T03:00:13.973Z Sarah had any number of admirers, but the sort of men who were attracted to her still splendour, were not the kind to follow her home at night. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z The splendour that you in Europe restrict to princes, we in our country lavish upon the humblest American citizen. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Both rebellions were to be dimmed and brought into subjection, and then to shine forth 'right-eyed' in renewed and purified splendour as evidences of the Sun of Righteousness. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:22.977Z The full red globes, poised and leaning voluptuously, sank their crimson weight on to the seeding grass of the path, borne down by secret rain, and by their own splendour. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Who would e'er expect black Night In the bosom of the Light, When the young sun in splendour burns, And the dawn to roses turns? The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z Beneath the foundations of the more modern houses, mosaic floors and frescoed walls have been found, showing that Assisi had her years of early splendour. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Weigh as you please this word, and you will see the splendour of its truth. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z The magical carpet descended at Granada, where Ahmed and the princess were espoused to one another with fitting splendour. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z He realised the splendour of the pageant of days which had him in train. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Such grace Pleases the eye, when, their stalks joined, you place Lilies with roses to combine their splendour. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z It is truly the home of St. Francis, and notwithstanding its richness and vast splendour his spirit is here, the certainty that he once had dwelt upon the earth is felt. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Suddenly, like a flaming meteor across the quiet evening skies, Harry Lewin burst in all his dashing splendour upon the peaceful and limited Herefordshire horizon. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z The residence provided for the princesses was all that imagination could ask and splendour devise. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z She knew her own splendour, and she drew up her throat laughing and brilliant with triumph. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z O Muse, the vilest theme can bring thee splendour, For which congratulations now we render. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z He now enjoyed a season of peace and plenty in the comfortable quarters of the franciscan convent, and is said to have gathered a household about him surpassing 141 the splendour of a cardinal's court. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Although we be-rebelled you up hill and down, It was all for your good—and to honour a crown Whose splendours have spoiled better eyes than our own. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z Totally deceived by these representations, the lady consented to the match, was taken to Toledo, and wed to the Moor with much splendour. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z As she turned laughing to the two men, she let her cloak slide over her white shoulder and fall with silk splendour of a peacock's gorgeous blue over the arm of the large settee. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z It may seem semi-paradoxical to affirm it, but in our opinion the genius of Crashaw shines with its fullest splendour in his Translations, longer and shorter. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z The Court of the Spanish sovereigns was at the height of its splendour; Ferdinand and Isabella seemed to have reached the zenith of their ambitious dreams, when death stepped in, and destroyed their fondest hopes. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z The smallness of the house precludes much splendour. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z Romance, Romance, the songs of France, The gestes of fair Britaine, The legends of the sword and lance That grew in Alemaine, Pale at thy rich inheritance, Thou splendour of old Spain! Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Are not the splendours of day at hand? Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z And let them bathe, till their own morn say, rise; And Day itself drink splendour from these eyes. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z I hope to see before me a fairy city and scenes like those on the stage; but instead of splendour and glitter I see mist. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Sometimes we see also how three such male attributes as splendour, firmness, and solidity join with beauty to form the mystic arba, the trinity and unity. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z The poetry of this richly endowed and imaginative people had at the period of their entrance into Spain arrived, perhaps, at the apogee of splendour. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The sons of Boston, resolute and brave, The firm supporters of our injur'd rights, Shall lose their splendours in the brighter beams Of patriots fam'd and heroes yet unborn. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z The morning broke in uncommon splendour, and the whole landscape lay bathed in a rose-coloured flush, whose exquisite tints recalled the immortal beauties of Claude Lorraine. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z The splendour of the Imperial City, and the patriarchal condition of the lower classes, gave it a different character from the usual European capitals, and the network of interests in the metropolis differs even more. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z O beautiful Bride, still so meek in thy splendour, So frank in thy love, and its trusting surrender, Departing you leave us the town dim! A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z As they entered the shaded road upon which the great gate of Mortlake opens, the setting sun streamed through the huge trunks of the trees, and tinted the landscape with a subdued splendour. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z So sits in tears on Palestina's shore The Hebrew town, of splendour once divine— Her kings, her lords, her triumphs are no more; Slain are her priests, and ruin'd every shrine. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z A marvellous panorama was spread out before them; the whole county of Northumberland, with its green forest clothing, was stretched out at their feet in all its sunlit splendour. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z The bootmakers' insignia are particularly artistic and only surpassed in splendour by the rich festoons of gold which mark the pawnbrokers' shops. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Everything here tells of former power and splendour. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Notwithstanding the tropical splendour, and an Imperial throne, the Princess seems to have a great longing for her native land. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z As the splendour of the building seemed to awaken the cupidity of Henry VIII., Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z He will not finish without some lofty declamation which may be the culminating splendour of the effort. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z The richly sculptured fronts of the houses shone with truly Oriental splendour. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z The floating town upon the river itself, the renowned flower-boats of Canton, with their marvellous splendour and their luxurious beauty, had entirely disappeared, leaving no trace. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z It is, however, rather daring to institute a comparison between the splendour of the sky in the tropics and that of our higher latitudes. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z He leaves to men of the flesh the pomp and splendour which dazzle the eyes of the flesh. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z Pitt's speeches would have lost half their force without the splendour of delivery. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z There is not only splendour, but there is real beauty too. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Moreover, Singapore possesses a Chinese temple of such splendour, that one would hardly find its match in the Flowery Land itself. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z We beheld this golden girdle in its richest splendour, set off by the dark masses of evergreens in the clefts. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Indeed the splendour of his genius is said to have been almost as exceptional as the fierceness of his passions, and the recklessness of his habits. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z And now something, pique or patriotism or marriage, one cannot analyse it now, perhaps he could not have analysed it himself, lifts him into new splendours of eloquence. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Who could ever grasp the total effect in all its splendour? Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z However, I shall try to convert myself at least into an army of Goths and Huns, to overcome and destroy our existing sanctities, that the supernal splendours may at length become credible and even visible. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z To this her antagonist's folly contributed, for she paraded herself and her splendour everywhere, with the imbecile and degraded old man. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z It was a vision of dazzling splendour that made his eyes blink—a beautiful glittering figure in tights and tinsel, the prancing prince of pantomime. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z In these days we ask ourselves what temptation could induce him to accept a post which seemed to offer nothing but salary in exchange for the exceptional splendour of his independent position? Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z He balanced the traitorous splendour of the nobles with the homely loyalty of the halt, maimed, and blind. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z No natural edification issues in spiritual architecture of this splendour, but only a natural demolition or undoing. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z The various public places of Madrid were awaiting the redeeming hand which might give them fresh life and splendour, and the hand could be none other than that of Maldonado. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z So after a space the beautiful Princess, preceded by trumpeters, was conducted to the Palace, blinking her eyes at the unaccustomed splendour of the lights. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Their present distinctions, and misery-begetting splendour, could not be tolerated, when mankind shall so far be illuminated as to know the real cause and object of animal-existence. An Address to Men of Science Calling Upon Them to Stand Forward and Vindicate the Truth.... 2011-12-24T03:08:05.883Z If I may be allowed the metaphor, one partakes of the nature of redemptive power; the other of that self-abased and degenerate will, which “flung from his splendours” the fairest star in heaven. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z In splendour these bazaars, with one proprietor, rival the oriental with many competitors. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z But for splendour of composition and majesty of design, the passport makes all other important documents seem pale and pointless. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Even the women of whose finery she wore fragments, and who had contributed to her splendour, seemed to her poor dingy creatures, whose contact would sully her embroidered petticoat. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z No man heeds precious garments save for vain pride, verily that he may through his splendour be accounted before other men. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Little Lionel was that same night taken from his bed to the window, and, opening his sleepy eyes on the unaccustomed splendour, he said, “Am I in Heaven?” Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Some years ago one of his biographers wrote: 'He entertains the great institutes of England when they visit his native city on royal lines, in regal splendour. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z By studying this picture the reader may get a very fair understanding of the architectural splendour of these ancient sepulchres. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z He lived in Devonshire Square, in solitary splendour. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Then on a certain time the apostle came to the city of Pergamus, where the before-mentioned youths formerly dwelt, and saw their servants decorated with fine linen, and shining in worldly splendour. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Under "the splendour of the Night Star" we too retired to rest. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z In Bologna Guido lived in great splendour, and established a celebrated school, numbering more than two hundred scholars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z He is regarded as perhaps the king pin of all the rulers during Egypt's long period of national splendour. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z They dressed well, these teachers, and Rachel ceased to consider Flutter-Duck's Sabbath shawl the standard of taste and splendour. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Then were they pierced through with the devil's darts, and sad in mind, that they in poverty should go with one miserable cloak, and their servants be shining in worldly splendour. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z We took leave of the sulky little lady, and left her once more to her sweets and her embroideries in the long, weary hours of lonely splendour. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z We have already noticed how deep was the impression made on the Greeks by the greatness and splendour of the Lydian kingdom. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z For two days before assuming the splendour of full dress he broods over the approaching ordeal. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The obsequies were a magnificent affair, comparable with the splendours of the long-ago wedding. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z It was a Bengal fire of dazzling splendour that now was lit, and our heroes themselves were astonished. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z But, as everywhere in the ancient towns of Asiatic Turkey, one is confronted at every point with tokens of former splendour. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The size and splendour of the palaces at Susa, Ecbatana, Persepolis, and Pasargadae were matched by the numbers and brilliance of the court. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z It was really worth a long sea voyage to be permitted to get the English language at first hand; to revel in its unexpected sublimities, and gaze down new and awe-inspiring vistas of rhetorical splendour. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z As for the robe of state, which perhaps is the same as that which had already done duty at the wedding, it surpassed the rest in splendour, being of red velvet covered with fleur-de-lis. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z Leigh Hall was a lordly mansion, possessing no very great pretensions to architectural splendour, but beautifully situated among its woods and parks on a high braeland that overlooked one of England’s fairest lakes. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z And with the same light with which you lit the pomp and splendour of the works of their time, you light the decay and ruin and hideous desolation of the present. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Here, on days of reception and festivity, the whole splendour of the Persian empire was displayed. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Above curved the profound blue of the night, with here and there a star struggling to force its way past the splendour of the moon. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z |
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