1 He rested again until the sun was well up and gilding the great river with its splendor, and then he plunged into the stream.
2 Tom's days were days of splendor and exultation to him, but his nights were seasons of horror.
3 "Now then the splendor will begin again," thought the Fir.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE FIR TREE 4 No one had the slightest suspicion of what beautiful things she had seen; no one even dreamed of the splendor in which, with her grandmother she had entered on the joys of a new year.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL 5 But what astonished Franz, who had treated Gaetano's description as a fable, was the splendor of the apartment in which he found himself.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor. 6 He recalled his arrival on the island, his presentation to a smuggler chief, a subterranean palace full of splendor, an excellent supper, and a spoonful of hashish.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 32. The Waking. 7 With your tastes, and means of gratifying them," continued Danglars, "you will exhibit a splendor that must effectually put us poor miserable millionaires quite in the shade.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 46. Unlimited Credit. 8 Madame Danglars therefore came, not only beautiful in person, but radiant with splendor; she entered by one door at the time when Mercedes appeared at the door.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 70. The Ball. 9 Mademoiselle Danglars' charms were heightened in the opinion of the young men, and for the moment seemed to outvie the sun in splendor.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 96. The Contract. 10 Frequenting the Cafe de Paris, the Boulevard de Gand, and the Bois de Boulogne, during his brief career of splendor, the false Cavalcanti had formed a host of acquaintances.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 109. The Assizes. 11 de Villefort had perceived at sunrise had all disappeared as if by magic, and one of the softest and most brilliant days of September shone forth in all its splendor.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 109. The Assizes. 12 Too many diamonds, too much gold and splendor, are now reflected by the mirror in which Monte Cristo seeks to behold Dantes.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 113. The Past. 13 Outside of five or six immense exceptions, which compose the splendor of a century, contemporary admiration is nothing but short-sightedness.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XII—THE SOLITUDE OF MONSEIGNEUR WELCOME 14 They are overwhelmed with splendor of all that is immaculate and inaccessible.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—A DOUBLE QUARTETTE 15 It was joy, splendor, riches, happiness, which appeared in a sort of chimerical halo to that unhappy little being so profoundly engulfed in gloomy and chilly misery.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV—ENTRANCE ON THE SCENE OF A DOLL