and so rare A beauty, that my lord must needs doat on her.

So rare a Pattern of Female Excellence ought not to be concealed, but should be set out to the View and Imitation of the World; for how amiable does Virtue appear thus as it were made visible to us in so fair an Example!

Hugo himself says sadly in his Preface, 'Les tableaux riants sont rares dans ce livre;

And baby thought it rare good fun, And did not want it to be done; And the ditch flowers were sweet.

"Once upon a time," he whispered, sitting down and touching the palm of his open hand with the index finger of the other, "a youth held in his hand a cup, rare an' costly, an' it was full o' happiness, an' he was tempted to drink.

That makes them rare an' desirable.

In de early mornin', Thoo de hazy air, Loud an' clear, sweet an' strong Comes de music rare: "O mah dovee, Who-ah!

Toutes cinq sont bien garnies d'artillerie. J'y ai remarqué sur-tout trois bombardes de métail (canons de bronze) dont deux étoient de deux pièces, [Footnote: La remarque que l'auteur fait ici sur ces trois canons sembleroit annoncer que ceux de bronze étoient rares encore, et qu'on les regardoit comme une sorte de merveille.

How rare his experience!

I'm boss here yet, and I'm not goin' to let my daughter, whom I have rared, fed, clad and educated, and all that cost me many a pound of my hard earned money, have a privilege that the kings, queens, royal princesses and grand duchesses themselves haven't.

O who will tell me where He found thee at that dead and silent hour? What hallowed solitary ground did bear So rare a flower, Within whose sacred leaves did lie The fulness of the Deity?

Through SHELLEY's vision rare Of high Revolt one mighty image glows, This pregnant symbol of the struggling pair, So strangely matched, and wildly-warring foes, Filling the startled air with Titan throes.

Over the hills and valleys green Wild flowers are blooming fresh and fair, In cottage lawns and yards are seen The good results of woman's care, Tulips and pinks and lillies rare Fresh from the timely shower.

For diamonds rare that gleam in the bed Of Brazilian streams, some merrily sped, While others for topaz and emerald stray, 'Mid the cradle cliffs of the Paraguay.

Through SHELLEY's vision rare Of high Revolt one mighty image glows, This pregnant symbol of the struggling pair, So strangely matched, and wildly-warring foes, Filling the startled air with Titan throes.

The rising moon shines mild and fair; More bright is she, whose beauty rare My heart with longing fills.

O Venus, for this grace That deigns me, all unworthy, to deserve So rare a love, in heaven I should thee place.

and such-like stuff she said, which moved Grace Standfast to say disdainfully, when our visitor was gone, 'Yon woman surely owes us a little grudge, that 'twas our house and not hers which entertained so rare a monster as a wandering Quaker; she asked me twenty questions about him the day after, I remember it well; but we hardly had heart to laugh, though we were sure enough she had given no such warnings as she spake of.

O rare Daniel!his oaths and his politics!

It is by no means so rare an occurrence for persons to be kept secluded in such a manner as to conceal their existence from the world.

Then why with simple pomp and funeral Would you entomb so rare a paragon? CORNELIA.

It was my duty to "rare the poddies".

Tes yeux verts me regardent: j'aime Le clair de lune de tes yeux, Et je ne vois dans le ciel même Que ton corps rare et radieux.

Through SHELLEY's vision rare Of high Revolt one mighty image glows, This pregnant symbol of the struggling pair, So strangely matched, and wildly-warring foes, Filling the startled air with Titan throes.

Was it not rather perverse that the very fact of having been a little goose should help her to win so rare a swan?