| 1862 - 514 Seiten
...believed, silenced for ever those warmer and fonder impulses that had been born with him, were lost. The man's nature, alive and vigorous, rebelled against...circumstances had taught him to adopt. His heart was made for the passionate joys of love ; and against the reason of his mind it demanded its rights and clamoured... | |
| 1862 - 520 Seiten
...believed, silenced for ever those warmer and fonder impulses that had been bora with him, were lost. The man's nature, alive and vigorous, rebelled against...stoicism he had thought to graft upon it, and flung oil• the cold and alien bonds of the chill philosophy circumstances had taught him to adopt. His... | |
| Ouida - 1864 - 466 Seiten
...believed, silenced forever those warmer and fonder impulses that had been born with him, were lost. The man's nature, alive and vigorous, rebelled against...circumstances had taught him to adopt. His heart was made for the passionate joys of love; and against the reason of his mind it demanded its rights and clamored... | |
| Flora Wilson - 1883 - 376 Seiten
...himself steeled against all female humanity ! He had paid heavily once for the price of love ; hut the man's nature, alive and vigorous, rebelled against the stoicism he had believed was engendered so strongly in his own temperament ; the cold and alien bonds of his unloveless... | |
| Ouida - 1907 - 540 Seiten
...strong, could have strength enough to tams its fever down and chill his veins into ice-water. Still ha lingered, not master of himself. The man's nature,...philosophy circumstances had taught him to adopt. Hia heart was made for passionate joys ; and against reason it demanded its rights and clamoured for... | |
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