"Thereon" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... thing As some small bird is wounded in the wing, Avert thy scorn, and grant me, from afar, At least the right to love thee as a star,— The right to turn to thee, the right to bow To thy pure name and evermore, as now, To own thy thraldom and to sing thereon, In proud ...
— A Lover's Litanies • Eric Mackay
... More.—Rightly, for though the most sagacious author that ever deduced maxims of policy from the experience of former ages has said that the misgovernment of States, and the evils consequent thereon, have arisen more from the neglect of that experience—that is, from historical ignorance—than from any other cause, the sum and substance of historical knowledge for practical purposes consists in certain general principles; and he ...
— Colloquies on Society • Robert Southey
... the said Day to be observed as a Day set apart for Religious Worship, and that no servile Labour or Recreation be permitted thereon. ...
— The Olden Time Series: Vol. 2: The Days of the Spinning-Wheel in New England • Various
... of many colours was laid at Jill's feet, and cushions thrown thereon, upon which, with a great sigh of relief, she laid herself down, until something softly crawling round her neck brought her to her feet shaking ...
— Desert Love • Joan Conquest
... were. I care not, you well know, for such vanities; but respect for the memory of your illustrious father renders me desirous to retain a seemly appearance to the world, and my women shall give you written instructions thereon to Madame Tourville; she lives in St. James's Street, and is the only person to be employed in these matters. She is a woman who has known misfortune, and appreciates the sorrowful and subdued tastes of those whom an exalted station has not preserved from like afflictions. So you go to-morrow: ...
— Devereux, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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