Sir Walter Raleigh might well be studied, if only for the excellence of his style, for he is remarkable in the midst of so many ma...sters. There is a natural emphasis in his style, like a man's tread, and a breathing space between the sentences, which the best of modern writing does not furnish. His chapters are like English parks, or say rather like a Western forest, where the larger growth keeps down the underwood, and one may ride on horseback through the openings.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There lived a wife at Usher's Well, And a wealthy wife was she;... She had three stout and stalwart sons, And sent them o'er the sea.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
If, for instance, they have heard something from the postman, they attribute it to "a semi-official statement"; if they have falle...n into conversation with a stranger at a bar, they can conscientiously describe him as "a source that has hitherto proved unimpeachable." It is only when the journalist is reporting a whim of his own, and one to which he attaches minor importance, that he defines it as the opinion of "well-informed circles."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that morta...ls may not find out anything that will come after them.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Every third year you shall bring out the full tithe of your produce for that year, and store it within your towns; the Levites, be...cause they have no allotment or inheritance with you, as well as the resident aliens, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, may come and eat their fill so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work that you undertake.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »