The property of this country is absolutely concentred in a very few hands, having revenues of from half a million of guineas a year downwards. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Flat upon the ground, the small army concentred on the igloo, and behind, deliciously expectant, crouched many women and children, come out to witness the murder. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The property of this country is absolutely concentred in a very few hands, having revenues of from half a million of guineas a year downwards … I am conscious that an equal division of property is impracticable. ❋ Unknown (2010)
But all presently concentred in one domineering sentiment of sharp repentance for what she had apparently undertaken. ❋ Unknown (2008)
It was easy for him then to meet those fair concentred eyes, when the sunshades were thrown back, and complexions forgotten, in the interest of the history. ❋ Unknown (2006)
The girl, spreading herself to the best advantage, with her head upon the pillow, was so concentred in what she was about, that our presence seemed the least of her care and concern. ❋ Unknown (2004)
For by this time he had artfully concentred and kindled up all the inflammable ingredients of her constitution; and she now looked back upon the virtuous principles of her education, as upon a disagreeable and tedious dream, from which she had waked to the fruition of never-fading joy. ❋ Unknown (2004)
One of their adopted children died before it was baptized; so that their care concentred in the other, for whom they stood sponsors. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Maddalo is proud, because I can find no other word to express the concentred and impatient feelings which consume him; but it is on his own hopes and affections only that he seems to trample, for in social life no human being can be more gentle, patient and unassuming than Maddalo. ❋ Unknown (2003)
We were, however, consoled by reflecting, that every thing which zeal, fortitude, and seamanship, could produce, was concentred in her commander. ❋ Unknown (2003)
The most distracting apprehensions were entertained All hopes were now concentred in the little ❋ Unknown (2003)
If such a furious trope may stand, his special lunacy stormed his general sanity, and carried it, and turned all its concentred cannon upon its own mad mark; so that far from having lost his strength, Ahab, to that one end, did now possess a thousand fold more potency than ever he had sanely brought to bear upon any one reasonable object. ❋ Unknown (2002)
If this is absurd, still more absurd to deny freedom to The Good on the ground that it is good and self-concentred, not needing to lean upon anything else but actually being the Term to which all tends, itself moving to none. ❋ Plotinus (1952)
Ideal Forms; we must note, however, that the presence of the Decad in the looser totals is different from its presence in the continuous; there is difference again in its presence within many powers where multiplicity is concentred in unity; arrived at the Intellectuals, there too we discover ❋ Plotinus (1952)
A “Thus” is something that attaches to everything in the world of things: standing before the indefinable you may name any of these sequents but you must say This is none of them: at most it is to be conceived as the total power towards things, supremely self-concentred, being what it wills to be or rather projecting into existence what it wills, itself higher than all will, will a thing beneath it. ❋ Plotinus (1952)
What the law had distributed amongst three powers, patron, parish, and presbytery, would have been concentred in themselves. ❋ Various (N/A)
While, fascinating though be the concentred love of woman, whether struggling in its passion -- enraptured in its madness -- or clinging and loving on in its guilt: Man -- that more selfish wanderer from virtue's pale, that destroyer of his own best sympathies -- will find too late that ❋ A Bushman (N/A)
Besides that, the detachments quartered here and there are so attenuated in their numbers that five or six of the so-called companies have to be concentred together from the different outlying depots in order to muster any respectable contingent that could take the field against the ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Our very history wants unity, and down to the Revolution the attention is wearied and confused by having to divide itself among thirteen parallel threads, instead of being concentred on a single clew. ❋ Various (N/A)
Just so the great capital of France, arbitrarily concentred amongst her provinces, and deprived of a port, can only thrive by her exceptional genius in fine and easily-moved ❋ Various (N/A)
