Impelled by the combination of Misfortunes under which I laboured, namely Fear, Cold and Hunger I hesitated not to ask admittance which at length I have gained; and now my Adorable Laura (continued he taking my Hand) when may I hope to receive that reward of all the painfull sufferings I have undergone
during the course of my attachment to you, to which I have ever aspired.
Love and Friendship
He wished to banish from the minds of the chivalry around him his own indecent and unacceptable jest respecting the Jewess Rebecca; he was desirous of conciliating Alicia's father Waldemar, of whom he stood in awe, and who had more than once shown himself dissatisfied
during the course of the day's proceedings.
Ivanhoe
During the course of these troubles, the emperors of Blefusca did frequently expostulate by their ambassadors, accusing us of making a schism in religion, by offending against a fundamental doctrine of our great prophet Lustrog, in the fifty-fourth chapter of the Blundecral (which is their Alcoran).
Gullivers Travels
One's disposition to cheer,
during the course of the duels or at their close, was naturally strong, but corps etiquette forbade any demonstrations of this sort.
Tramp Abroad
I, however, unfortunately forgot this
during the course of our conversation."
The Yellow Crayon
The Doctor would have liked
during the course of conversation to ask, "Is there any man in the case?" but he knew his Creole too well to make such a blunder as that.
Awakening and Selected Short Stories
"Tom Swift dropped in
during the course of the evening," she added to Ned, "and Mary introduced him to Professor Beecher.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders
Now this was a great post, in which,
during the course of years, I grew fat in cattle and in wives; but also it was one of much danger.
Nada The Lily
It was the only warship in sight, but far away to the right over the smooth surface of the sea--for that day there was a dead calm--lay a serpent of black smoke to mark the next iron- clads of the Channel Fleet, which hovered in an extended line, steam up and ready for action, across the Thames estuary
during the course of the Martian conquest, vigilant and yet powerless to prevent it.
War Of The Worlds
Mugambi took the matter less to heart, for he had not the slightest doubt but that
during the course of the journey he would find ample opportunity to elude the vigilance of his guards and make good his escape.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
The driver of the taxi knew only that three times
during the course of his drive he had been caught in a block and had had to wait for a few seconds--once at the entrance to Trafalgar Square, again at the junction of Haymarket and Pall Mall, and, for a third time, opposite the Hyde Park Hotel.
The Illustrious Prince
One of us - I forget which one now, but I rather think it was myself - made a few feeble attempts
during the course of the morning to work up the old gipsy foolishness about being children of Nature and enjoying the wet; but it did not go down well at all.
Three Men In A Boat
Alexander arrived early, and some twenty-odd people dropped in
during the course of the afternoon.
Alexanders Bridge
"I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son, and that these diversions might turn to some profit, I found the boy had made remarks which might be of service to him
during the course of his whole life.
English Literature For Boys And Girls
I endeavoured, also, to show that intermediate varieties, from existing in lesser numbers than the forms which they connect, will generally be beaten out and exterminated
during the course of further modification and improvement.
The Origin of Species