Bilibin and the rest of "ours" burst out laughing in Hippolyte's face, and Prince Andrew saw that Hippolyte, of whom- he had to admit- he had almost been jealous on his wife's account, was the butt of this set.
"We must let him see Amelie, she's exquisite!" said one of "ours," kissing his finger tips.
Oh, look, Gilbert; there is
ours. I'm so glad we left it burning.
Another twice as big as
ours which they breed to kill, fattening them with the milk of three or four cows.
"Doubtless," said the Philosopher to himself, as he walked away, "the wisdom of fools is no deeper nor truer than
ours, but they really do seem to have a more impressive way of imparting it."
"We did not think you would start to explore this island of
ours without telling us," he said; and then, "I was afraid--But--what--Hullo!"
Their notions relating to the duties of parents and children differ extremely from
ours. For, since the conjunction of male and female is founded upon the great law of nature, in order to propagate and continue the species, the Lilliputians will needs have it, that men and women are joined together, like other animals, by the motives of concupiscence; and that their tenderness towards their young proceeds from the like natural principle: for which reason they will never allow that a child is under any obligation to his father for begetting him, or to his mother for bringing him into the world; which, considering the miseries of human life, was neither a benefit in itself, nor intended so by his parents, whose thoughts, in their love encounters, were otherwise employed.
Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to
our minds as
ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.
Their arms were not so long as
ours either, and I did not notice that they ever balanced themselves when they walked, by touching the ground on either side with their hands.
Alec, for in this queer world of
ours, fatherly and motherly hearts often beat warm and wise in the breasts of bachelor uncles and maiden aunts; and it is my private opinion that these worthy creatures are a beautiful provision of nature for the cherishing of other people's children.
Vanstone's address after the removal of the 4th of September; and if you can do nothing on your side, it may be desirable to have the lawyer watched on
ours. In any case, it is certainly ascertained that Mr.
There shrines and palaces and towers(Time-eaten towers that tremble not!) Resemble nothing that is
ours. Around, by lifting winds forgot, Resignedly beneath the sky The melancholy waters lie.