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Page 88 of 1291954 · PDF PAGE 160
…m must adapt itself intelligently to its environment, or go under at the first serious change of circumstance. Where would England be to-day if there had not been one man, deliberately kept "in the wilderness" for decades as "unsound," "eccentric," "dangerous," "not to be trusted," "impossible to work with," to take over the country from the bewildered "safe" men? And what could he have done unless the people had responded? Nothing. So then there is still a remnant whose independence, sense of reality, and manhood begin to count when the dear, …
1929 · PDF PAGE 476
…en head and his nightgown of tintacks. But (on the whole) I took few chances of letting the Germans perceive the tongue in my cheek. One day, however, I got genuinely drunk, not with alcohol but with indignation. It was the day of the murder of Edith Cavell. I sat down and wrote an article --- a stained glass window representing von Bissing as Jesus Christ, "that great-hearted, simple-minded, trusting German". He extends his hand to her; and says, with tears in his eyes, "Miss Cavell, I trust you!" Then she acts the part of Judas; and I conclud…
1907 · PDF PAGE 203
…at loaded weapon , nurse that loaded weapon , go to bed with that loaded weapon , expecting nothing of so in nocent a toy ; and then one day as he presses his fetish fondly to his heart , there is a deafening crash ; and that child who was once a man , flashes up through the golden gates of Paradise , or is hurled headlong | Wordsworth .
1912 · PDF PAGE 118
… working too much, dear. I dare- say it‘s not really very bad; and the rest will do you good. Dr. B. A pretty long rest. From now to the Day of Judgment. And you have nothing better to tell me than the same old lies! Lies ! Lies! Here, I’ve work to do. Good God l—I’ve work to do. [He rashes info the [emailing-room 111111 bangs the door. MRS. BOB, hiding her face in her hands to 601/67 her laughter,rashesofL.,followed by FIELDING, hisfacewhile י1111151111}? He hesilates a moment, slaps, and says (aside) I can't tell her—I daren’t tell her. I mus…
1912 · PDF PAGE 295
…י4131101316]? i:. To quote the preface of Horatio Bottomley, “ Louise Heilgers is the only female writer of short stories of the present day." She is in truth one of the ten million, her heart is their heart, her mind their mind, and consequently her thoughts their thoughts. She will soon be acclaimed as a popular author. lt is refreshing indeed to find somebody writing direct from the heart without in any way striving after originality, Excepting as to their length, these stories do not in any manner resemble those of Baudelaire. Buuco. THE (?ם…
1912 · PDF PAGE 118
… working too much, dear. I dare- say it‘s not really very bad; and the rest will do you good. Dr. B. A pretty long rest. From now to the Day of Judgment. And you have nothing better to tell me than the same old lies! Lies ! Lies! Here, I’ve work to do. Good God l—I’ve work to do. [He rashes info the [emailing-room 111111 bangs the door. MRS. BOB, hiding her face in her hands to 601/67 her laughter,rashesofL.,followed by FIELDING, hisfacewhile י1111151111}? He hesilates a moment, slaps, and says (aside) I can't tell her—I daren’t tell her. I mus…
1912 · PDF PAGE 295
…י4131101316]? i:. To quote the preface of Horatio Bottomley, “ Louise Heilgers is the only female writer of short stories of the present day." She is in truth one of the ten million, her heart is their heart, her mind their mind, and consequently her thoughts their thoughts. She will soon be acclaimed as a popular author. lt is refreshing indeed to find somebody writing direct from the heart without in any way striving after originality, Excepting as to their length, these stories do not in any manner resemble those of Baudelaire. Buuco. THE (?ם…
1907 · PDF PAGE 115
…. cocks his eye warily, and asks if it is not meant for ‘“ Mary Magdalene”; G. votes for ‘The LBeetle- Crusher and his Muse,” and so on, day after day, till Z. comes round and recognises it for Balzac. odin shakes him warmly by both hands: Balzac it is for all time—and one ceases to wonder that it was rejected! Now, of course, this paper pellet is in any case very wide of its mark. Jodincan easily sculp himself a tabernacle and go in with Whistler—and even drag in Velasquez; but here am [ illustrating, however feebly, the Works, in Poetry: and …
1929 · PDF PAGE 228
…r I was in fact awake or not, whether the noise, which was horribly persistent, might not be part of a dream evoked by the events of the day. I even called to Rose to resolve my doubts. She did not answer. I lighted the candle. She was not there. My alarm completed my awakening. The bat squealed hideously. I looked up. I could not see any bat. But there was Rose, stark naked, hanging to the frame with arms and legs, insanely yawling. It was quite a job to pull her down. She clung to the frame desperately, still squealing. She refused utterly to…
1929 · PDF PAGE 13
… the fourth of September; their leader divided by the letters of the Vic- tim of the Eighth of Thermidor. Crillon was unfortunate that day, though braver than ever. Such were the indications from which I sought to piece together our plan of escape! Perhaps rather by intuition than by reason, I gath- ered from some two hundred of such clues that the guards Bertrand, Rolland, and Monet, had been bribed, and also promised advancement, and (above all) re- moval from the hated Island, should they connive at our escape. It seemed that the Govern…
1906 · PDF PAGE 99
…he crystallising concave of the sky? ARGUS. All this shall happen when the work is done. JASON. How many moons, friend fool, before that day? ARGUS. These things are known not even to the Gods, Except the Father only.? HERACLES. Fools must talk. ARGUS. I talk, divulging nothing. HERACLES. I strike thee, Yet act not. ARGUS. Hero, stay that heavy hand! The ship shall sail ere spring. THESEUS. But now you talk More as befits a.workman to a king. 1 The satire is on Matthew xxiv. 36. JASON. Be gentle now, my friends! builders, Reared in the rugged b…
1907 · PDF PAGE 28
…s , expels , and burns ; but if these horrid sores of the human soul are cut out and plastered on the pages of the fickle fiction of the day , then are they passed in seductive covers as proper nourishment for the nation , and devoured with relish and avidity . One minute , impatient reader , for I hear you mutter : “ Are not these very aberrations set forth with no mean lustre on the pages of the works of Aleister Crowley ? " Listen . Have any of Crowley's works been printed pueris virginibusque ?? Are they intended for the gaping public ? Are…
1909 · PDF PAGE 312
…t thrill rushed through me; and as I watched, the sard became as a fawn; and as I watched again, the east quivered and the great lion of day crept over the horizon, and seizing the fawn betwixt his gleaming teeth, shook him till the fleecy clouds above were as a ram’s skin flecked with blood. 304
1909 · PDF PAGE 312
…t thrill rushed through me; and as I watched, the sard became as a fawn; and as I watched again, the east quivered and the great lion of day crept over the horizon, and seizing the fawn betwixt his gleaming teeth, shook him till the fleecy clouds above were as a ram’s skin flecked with blood. 304
1910 · PDF PAGE 16
…st go Some journey of despair. I dare not turn To meet the sun ; I will not follow him : Better to pass where sand and sulphur burn, And days are hazed with heat, and nights are dim With some malarial poison. Better lie Far and forgotten on some desert isle, Where I may watch the silent ships go by, And let them share my burden for awhile. Let me pass out beyond the city gate Where I may wander by the water still, And see the faint few stars immaculate Watch their own beauty in its depth, and chill Their own desire within its icy stream. Let me…
1911 · PDF PAGE 110
…imes shalt thou affirm the unity, and bow thyself a thousand and one times. And thou shalt recite thrice the call of the Aethyr. And all day and all night, awake or asleep, shall thy heart be turned as a lotus-flower unto the light. And thy body shall be the temple of the Rosy Cross. Thus shall thy mind be open unto the higher; and then shalt thou be able to conquer the exhaustion, and it may be find the words—for who shall look upon His face and live? Yea, thou tremblest, but from within; because of the holy spirit that is descended into thy h…
1912 · PDF PAGE 16
…ciety. In regard to the spiritual aspect 01 this secret order, one of the Brothers says—« “Our community has existed ever since the first day of creation when the gods spoke the divine command: ‘Let there be lightl’ and it will continue to exist till the end of time. It is the Society of the Children 01 Light, who live in the light and have attained immortality therein. In our school we are instructed directly by Divine Wisdom, the Celestial Bride, whose will is free and who selects as her disciples those who are devoted to her. The mysteries wh…
1912 · PDF PAGE 16
…ciety. In regard to the spiritual aspect 01 this secret order, one of the Brothers says—« “Our community has existed ever since the first day of creation when the gods spoke the divine command: ‘Let there be lightl’ and it will continue to exist till the end of time. It is the Society of the Children 01 Light, who live in the light and have attained immortality therein. In our school we are instructed directly by Divine Wisdom, the Celestial Bride, whose will is free and who selects as her disciples those who are devoted to her. The mysteries wh…
1913 · PDF PAGE 10
…ciety. In regard to the spiritual aspect of this secret order, one of the Brothers says— “Our community has existed ever since the first day of creation when the gods spoke the divine command: ‘Let there be light!’ and it will continue to exist till the end of time. It is the Society of the Children of Light, who live in the light and have attained immortality therein. In our school we are instructed directly by Divine Wisdom, the Celestial Bride, whose will is free and who selects as her disciples those who are devoted to her. The mysteries wh…
1913 · PDF PAGE 10
…ciety. In regard to the spiritual aspect of this secret order, one of the Brothers says— “Our community has existed ever since the first day of creation when the gods spoke the divine command: ‘Let there be light!’ and it will continue to exist till the end of time. It is the Society of the Children of Light, who live in the light and have attained immortality therein. In our school we are instructed directly by Divine Wisdom, the Celestial Bride, whose will is free and who selects as her disciples those who are devoted to her. The mysteries wh…