1 It was the curse of mankind that these incongruous fagots were thus bound together that in the agonised womb of consciousness, these polar twins should be continuously struggling.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis StevensonContext Highlight In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE 2 The rain fell, and the Smoke-serpents, submissive to the curse of all that tribe, trailed themselves upon the earth.
3 She locked the door behind her, and Rebecca might hear her curse every step for its steepness, as slowly and with difficulty she descended the turret-stair.
4 Whatever was the cause, the effect was a kick and a curse, bestowed upon the dog simultaneously.
5 Those who were at too great a distance to know its meaning, took up the sound; it echoed and re-echoed; it seemed as though the whole city had poured its population out to curse him.
6 Tis against my conscience to curse and swear in company, and I hope any woman here will overlook it.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 1: 3 The Custom of the Country 7 However, the curse of inflammability is upon me, and I must live under it, and take any snub from a woman.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 1: 6 The Figure against the Sky 8 During that time I have lived happily at Horsham, and I had begun to hope that this curse had passed away from the family, and that it had ended with the last generation.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In V. THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS 9 He was deeply impressed with the curse which hung over the family, and when this tragedy came I naturally felt that there must be some grounds for the fears which he had expressed.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House 10 At the same moment the convict screamed out a curse at us and hurled a rock which splintered up against the boulder which had sheltered us.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ... 11 With a bitter curse I shook my fist at it as I gazed.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In Chapter 12. Death on the Moor 12 Holmes tore it open, and then with a bitter curse hurled it into the grate.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem 13 It was bad luck to wish that someone were dead, almost as bad luck as to curse someone.
14 If he were dead, she would curse God and die too.
15 Frequently when Scarlett sat in her buggy talking to them and making her dimples play, her dislike for them rose so strong that it was hard not to curse them to their faces.