The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat later assumes the aspect of a guide... or genius; for it commonly operates revolutions in our way of life, terminates an epoch of infancy or of youth which was waiting to be closed, breaks up a wonted occupation, or a household, or style of living, and allows for the formation of new ones more friendly to the growth of character.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
"The wonder is I didn't see at once. I never noticed it from here before.... I must be wonted to it that's the reason. The little graveyard where my people are!..."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid to sleep,... Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light, Goddess excellently bright.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Come pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure,... All in a robe of darkest grain, Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of cypress lawn, Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step and musing gait, And looks commercing with the skies, Thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes; There held in holy passion still, Forget thyself to marble,LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
And though the shady gloom Had given day her room,... The sun himself withheld his wonted speed, And hid his head for shame, As his inferior flame The new-enlightened world no more should need; He saw a greater Sun appear Than his bright throne or burning axle-tree could bear.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
But he his wonted pride Soon recollecting, with high words, that bore... Semblance of worth not substance, gently rais'd Thir fainting courage, and dispel'd thir fears.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The spring, the summer, The childing autumn, angry winter change... Their wonted liveries, and the mazèd world By their increase now knows not which is which.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Shepheards delights he dooth them all forsweare, Hys pleasaunt pipe, whych made us meriment,... He wylfully hath broke, and doth forbeare, His wonted songs, wherein he all outwent.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Help to bewail the woeful case And eke the heavy plight... Of me, that wonted to rejoice The fortunes of my pleasant choice. Good ladies, help to fill my mourning voice.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When formerly I was looking about to see what I could do for a living, some sad experience in conforming to the wishes of friends ...being fresh in my mind to tax my ingenuity, I thought often and seriously of picking huckleberries; that surely I could do, and its small profits might suffice,--for my greatest skill has been to want but little,--so little capital it required, so little distraction from my wonted moods, I foolishly thought. While my acquaintances went unhesitatingly into trade or the professions, I contemplated this occupation as most like theirs; ranging the hills all summer to pick the berries which came in my way, and thereafter carelessly dispose of them.... But I have since learned that trade curses everything it handles; and though you trade in messages from heaven, the whole curse of trade attaches to the business.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »