Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
I said to Miss Mills that this was very true, and who should know it better than I, who loved Dora with a love that never mortal had experienced yet? But on Miss Mills observing, with despondency, that it were well indeed for some hearts if this were so, I explained that I begged leave to restrict the observation to mortals of the masculine gender. ¡¡¡¡I then put it to Miss Mills,
oil painting to say whether she considered that there was or was not any practical merit in the suggestion I had been anxious to make, concerning the accounts, the housekeeping, and the Cookery Book? ¡¡¡¡Miss Mills, after some consideration, thus replied: ¡¡¡¡'Mr. Copperfield, I will be plain with you. Mental suffering and trial supply, in some natures, the place of years, and I will be as plain with you as if I were a Lady
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
With this, she tilted some of the contents of the little bottle on to one of the little bits of flannel, and, again imparting some of the virtues of that preparation to one of the little brushes, began rubbing and scraping away with both on the crown of Steerforth's head in the busiest manner I ever witnessed, talking all the time. ¡¡¡¡'There's Charley Pyegrave, the duke's son,' she said. 'You know Charley?' peeping round into his face.
oil painting ¡¡¡¡'A little,' said Steerforth. ¡¡¡¡'What a man HE is! THERE'S a whisker! As to Charley's legs, if they were only a pair (which they ain't), they'd defy competition. Would you believe he tried to do without me - in the Life-Guards, too?' ¡¡¡¡'Mad!' said Steerforth. ¡¡¡¡'It looks like it. However, mad or sane, he tried,' returned Miss Mowcher. 'What does he do, but, lo and behold you, he goes into a perfumer's shop, and wants to buy a bottle of the Madagascar Liquid.' ¡¡¡¡'Charley does?' said Steerforth. ¡¡¡¡'Charley does. But they haven't got any of the Madagascar Liquid.'
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
With this, she tilted some of the contents of the little bottle on to one of the little bits of flannel, and, again imparting some of the virtues of that preparation to one of the little brushes, began rubbing and scraping away with both on the crown of Steerforth's head in the busiest manner I ever witnessed, talking all the time. ¡¡¡¡'There's Charley Pyegrave, the duke's son,' she said. 'You know Charley?' peeping round into his face.
oil painting ¡¡¡¡'A little,' said Steerforth. ¡¡¡¡'What a man HE is! THERE'S a whisker! As to Charley's legs, if they were only a pair (which they ain't), they'd defy competition. Would you believe he tried to do without me - in the Life-Guards, too?' ¡¡¡¡'Mad!' said Steerforth. ¡¡¡¡'It looks like it. However, mad or sane, he tried,' returned Miss Mowcher. 'What does he do, but, lo and behold you, he goes into a perfumer's shop, and wants to buy a bottle of the Madagascar Liquid.' ¡¡¡¡'Charley does?' said Steerforth. ¡¡¡¡'Charley does. But they haven't got any of the Madagascar Liquid.'
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
flaming june painting
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
Hylas and the Nymphs
'I only remember one part of the service,' he said, 'and that is, "And the body shall be cast into the sea." So cast it in.' ¡¡¡¡He ceased speaking. The men holding the hatch-cover seemed perplexed, puzzled no doubt by the briefness of the ceremony. He burst upon them in a fury. ¡¡¡¡'Lift up that end there! What the - 's the matter with you?' ¡¡¡¡They elevated the end of the hatch-cover with pitiful haste, and, like a dog flung overside, the dead man slid feet first into the sea. The coal at his feet dragged him down. He was gone. ¡¡¡¡'Johansen,' Wolf Larsen said briskly to the new mate, 'keep all hands on deck now they're here. Get in the topsails and outer jibs. We're in for a sou'easter. Reef the jib and the mainsail, too, while you're about it.' ¡¡¡¡In a moment the decks were in commotion, Johansen bellowing orders and the men pulling or letting go ropes of various sorts- all naturally confusing to a landsman such as myself. But it was the heartlessness of it that especially struck me. The dead man was an episode that was past, an incident that was dropped, in a canvas
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
Hylas and the Nymphs
'I only remember one part of the service,' he said, 'and that is, "And the body shall be cast into the sea." So cast it in.' ¡¡¡¡He ceased speaking. The men holding the hatch-cover seemed perplexed, puzzled no doubt by the briefness of the ceremony. He burst upon them in a fury. ¡¡¡¡'Lift up that end there! What the - 's the matter with you?' ¡¡¡¡They elevated the end of the hatch-cover with pitiful haste, and, like a dog flung overside, the dead man slid feet first into the sea. The coal at his feet dragged him down. He was gone. ¡¡¡¡'Johansen,' Wolf Larsen said briskly to the new mate, 'keep all hands on deck now they're here. Get in the topsails and outer jibs. We're in for a sou'easter. Reef the jib and the mainsail, too, while you're about it.' ¡¡¡¡In a moment the decks were in commotion, Johansen bellowing orders and the men pulling or letting go ropes of various sorts- all naturally confusing to a landsman such as myself. But it was the heartlessness of it that especially struck me. The dead man was an episode that was past, an incident that was dropped, in a canvas
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
have been sufficient to characterize him; there was an uncribbed, uncabined aspect in his eyes and attire, implying that he had hardly as yet found the entrance to his professional groove. That he was a desultory tentative student of something and everything might only have been predicted of him. ¡¡¡¡These three brethren told casual acquaintance that they were spending their Whitsun holidays in a walking tour through the Vale of Blackmoor, their course being south-westerly from the town of Shaston on the north-east. ¡¡¡¡They leant over the gate by the highway, and inquired as to the meaning of the dance and the white-frocked maids. The two elder of the brothers were plainly not intending to linger more than a moment, but the spectacle of a bevy of girls dancing without male partners seemed to amuse the third, and make him in no hurry to move on. He unstrapped his knapsack, put it, with his stick, on the hedge-bank, and opened the gate.
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
have been sufficient to characterize him; there was an uncribbed, uncabined aspect in his eyes and attire, implying that he had hardly as yet found the entrance to his professional groove. That he was a desultory tentative student of something and everything might only have been predicted of him. ¡¡¡¡These three brethren told casual acquaintance that they were spending their Whitsun holidays in a walking tour through the Vale of Blackmoor, their course being south-westerly from the town of Shaston on the north-east. ¡¡¡¡They leant over the gate by the highway, and inquired as to the meaning of the dance and the white-frocked maids. The two elder of the brothers were plainly not intending to linger more than a moment, but the spectacle of a bevy of girls dancing without male partners seemed to amuse the third, and make him in no hurry to move on. He unstrapped his knapsack, put it, with his stick, on the hedge-bank, and opened the gate.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
have been sufficient to characterize him; there was an uncribbed, uncabined aspect in his eyes and attire, implying that he had hardly as yet found the entrance to his professional groove. That he was a desultory tentative student of something and everything might only have been predicted of him. ¡¡¡¡These three brethren told casual acquaintance that they were spending their Whitsun holidays in a walking tour through the Vale of Blackmoor, their course being south-westerly from the town of Shaston on the north-east. ¡¡¡¡They leant over the gate by the highway, and inquired as to the meaning of the dance and the white-frocked maids. The two elder of the brothers were plainly not intending to linger more than a moment, but the spectacle of a bevy of girls dancing without male partners seemed to amuse the third, and make him in no hurry to move on. He unstrapped his knapsack, put it, with his stick, on the hedge-bank, and opened the gate.
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
have been sufficient to characterize him; there was an uncribbed, uncabined aspect in his eyes and attire, implying that he had hardly as yet found the entrance to his professional groove. That he was a desultory tentative student of something and everything might only have been predicted of him. ¡¡¡¡These three brethren told casual acquaintance that they were spending their Whitsun holidays in a walking tour through the Vale of Blackmoor, their course being south-westerly from the town of Shaston on the north-east. ¡¡¡¡They leant over the gate by the highway, and inquired as to the meaning of the dance and the white-frocked maids. The two elder of the brothers were plainly not intending to linger more than a moment, but the spectacle of a bevy of girls dancing without male partners seemed to amuse the third, and make him in no hurry to move on. He unstrapped his knapsack, put it, with his stick, on the hedge-bank, and opened the gate.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
He hurled his lightsaber away. "Never! Never will I turn to the dark side!You have failed, Palpatine. I am a Jedi, as my father was before me." The Emperor's glee turned to a sullen rage. "So be it, Jedi. If you will not beturned, you will be destroyed." Palpatine raised his spidery arms toward Luke: blinding white bolts of energycoruscated from his fingers, shot across the room like sorcerous lightning, and torethrough the boy's insides, looking for ground. The young Jedi was at onceconfounded and in agony—he'd never heard of such a power, such a corruption of theForce, let alone experienced it. But if it was Force-generated, it could be Force-repelled. Luke raised his armsto deflect the bolts. Initially, he was successful—the lightning rebounded from histouch, harmlessly into the walls. Soon, though, the shocks came with such speedand power, they coursed over and into him, and he could only shrink before them,convulsed with pain, his knees buckling, his powers at ebb.
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
He hurled his lightsaber away. "Never! Never will I turn to the dark side!You have failed, Palpatine. I am a Jedi, as my father was before me." The Emperor's glee turned to a sullen rage. "So be it, Jedi. If you will not beturned, you will be destroyed." Palpatine raised his spidery arms toward Luke: blinding white bolts of energycoruscated from his fingers, shot across the room like sorcerous lightning, and torethrough the boy's insides, looking for ground. The young Jedi was at onceconfounded and in agony—he'd never heard of such a power, such a corruption of theForce, let alone experienced it. But if it was Force-generated, it could be Force-repelled. Luke raised his armsto deflect the bolts. Initially, he was successful—the lightning rebounded from histouch, harmlessly into the walls. Soon, though, the shocks came with such speedand power, they coursed over and into him, and he could only shrink before them,convulsed with pain, his knees buckling, his powers at ebb.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
where everything within was perfectly scaled to its tiny resident. Luke satcross-legged on the dried mud floor in the living room, careful not to bang his skullagainst the low ceiling. There was a table in front of him and he could see a fewcontainers holding what appeared to be hand-written scrolls. The wrinkle-faded creature was in his kitchen, next to the living room, busilyconcocting an incredible meal. From where Luke sat he could see the little cookstirring steaming pots, chopping this, shredding that, scattering herbs over all, andscurrying back and forth to put platters on the table in front of the youth. Fascinated as he was by this bustling activity, Luke was growing very impatient.As the creature made one of his frantic runs into the living room area, Luke remindedhis host, "I told you, I'm not hungry." "Patience," the creature said, as he scuttled back into the steamy kitchen."It's time to eat."
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
where everything within was perfectly scaled to its tiny resident. Luke satcross-legged on the dried mud floor in the living room, careful not to bang his skullagainst the low ceiling. There was a table in front of him and he could see a fewcontainers holding what appeared to be hand-written scrolls. The wrinkle-faded creature was in his kitchen, next to the living room, busilyconcocting an incredible meal. From where Luke sat he could see the little cookstirring steaming pots, chopping this, shredding that, scattering herbs over all, andscurrying back and forth to put platters on the table in front of the youth. Fascinated as he was by this bustling activity, Luke was growing very impatient.As the creature made one of his frantic runs into the living room area, Luke remindedhis host, "I told you, I'm not hungry." "Patience," the creature said, as he scuttled back into the steamy kitchen."It's time to eat."
Monday, October 29, 2007
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ Artoo glanced up at Threepio, who was steadying himself against a corridor wall.Lights blinked enigmatically around a single mechanical eye as the smaller robotstudied the battered casing of his friend. A patina of metal and fibrous dust coatedthe usually gleaming bronze finish, and there were some visible dents –all the resultof the pounding the rebel ship they were on had been taking. Accompanying the last attack was a persistent deep hum, which even the loudestexplosion had not been able to drown out. Then for no apparent reason, the bassothrumming abruptly ceased, and the only sounds in the otherwise deserted corridorcame from the eerie dry-twig crackle of shorting relays or the pops of dying circuitry.Explosions began to echo through the ship once more, but they were far away fromthe corridor. Threepio turned his smooth, humanlike head to one side. Metallic ears listenedintently. The imitation of a human pose was hardly necessary—Threepio's auditorysensors were fully omnidirectional—but the slim robot had been programmed toblend perfectly among human company. This programming extended even tomimicry of human gestures.
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ Artoo glanced up at Threepio, who was steadying himself against a corridor wall.Lights blinked enigmatically around a single mechanical eye as the smaller robotstudied the battered casing of his friend. A patina of metal and fibrous dust coatedthe usually gleaming bronze finish, and there were some visible dents –all the resultof the pounding the rebel ship they were on had been taking. Accompanying the last attack was a persistent deep hum, which even the loudestexplosion had not been able to drown out. Then for no apparent reason, the bassothrumming abruptly ceased, and the only sounds in the otherwise deserted corridorcame from the eerie dry-twig crackle of shorting relays or the pops of dying circuitry.Explosions began to echo through the ship once more, but they were far away fromthe corridor. Threepio turned his smooth, humanlike head to one side. Metallic ears listenedintently. The imitation of a human pose was hardly necessary—Threepio's auditorysensors were fully omnidirectional—but the slim robot had been programmed toblend perfectly among human company. This programming extended even tomimicry of human gestures.
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