The painter went on talking softly, continuing evidently the conversation begun with his host beneath the cedar.

He turned abruptly towards his host.

But he spoke rather to himself or to his host than by way of serious rejoinder to the ruffled lady.

The sea, the hills, the desert, wake passion, joy, terror, as the case may be; for a few, perhaps," he glanced significantly at his host so that Mrs. Bittacy again caught the turning of his eyes, "emotions of a curious, flaming splendor that are quite nameless.

The authority of a host of trees,"his voice grew almost solemn as he said the words"is something not to be denied.

The wind," he added, glancing at his host a moment significantly, but in so discreet a way that Mrs. Bittacy did not observe it, "the wind, too, has begun to roar... in the Forest... further out.

Their number was a host with endless reinforcements, and once it realized its passion was returned the power increased....

The trees stood upthe whole beleaguering host of them stood upand with the uproar of their million branches drummed the thundering message out across the night.

The fisher could not avoid placing his hand before his eyes once or twice, as if wishful to avoid the keen gaze of the stranger, who still plied the fire with fuel and his host with hollands.

" "That is very strange," the other replied, "for I was your host last night!"

There was much beauty in the service, part of which consisted in a procession, with banner, all round the church, carrying the Host, preceded by a number of girls in white, with veils (who had all had their first communion that morning), strewing flowers.

I rejoice to think of the serious talks we had togetherof the grand, brave way in which he used the opportunities he had as a man of humour, to reach the consciences of a host of readersof his love for childrenhis simplicity of heartof his care for servantshis spiritual care for them.

Argo, escaped the two inrushing rocks, And snow-clad Pontus with his baleful jaws, Came to Bebrycia with her heaven-sprung freight; There by one ladder disembarked a host Of Heroes from the decks of Jason's ship.

But all that monster's history, how it fell, Fain would I tell thee who hast ears to hear, Save only whence it came: for none of all The Argive host could read that riddle right.

THE HOST OF ISRAEL GOES FORTH TO BATTLE XX.

When two persons marry, there is a reasonable expectation, almost amounting to an understanding, that they will both of them adhere to their religion, just as both of them tacitly agree to follow the ways of the world in the host of minor social matters.

But soon as morning bids the sky exult, As earth from nothing, so that countless host From slumber and from silence will awake To mighty being!

And now when he heard of Dick Shand's return and proffered evidence, he declared that Dick Shand having been born a gentleman, though he had been ever so much a sinner, and ever so much a drunkard, was entitled to credence before a host of Crinketts.

But a host expects that his corns should be respected, whereas Mr. Smirkie was always treading on Mr. Babington's toes.

Mr. Smirkie's general appreciation of the good things provided, did not on this occasion give the owner of them that gratification which a host should feel in the pleasures of his guests.

Scott (who was a capital mimic) often repeated her tragic exclamation to a foot-boy during a dinner at Ashestiel 'You 've brought me water, boy,I asked for beer!' Another time, dining with a Provost of Edinburgh, she ejaculated, in answer to her host's apology for his pièce de résistance 'Beef cannot be too salt for me, my lord.'

Mr. Scovill met the unsuspecting girls at the train, explaining with many expressions of regret the enforced absence of their guardian, took them to dinner in a fine hotel and showed them the sights of the town with all the cordiality of a sincere friend of their host, who was doing his best to make up for his not being there.

MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE XXVI.

" His host grunted, and from the back of a small cupboard, produced a bottle of whisky and a glass, and set them on the table.

The wealth of pure poetry overflowing in every scene is of power to make us readily forget the host of objections which serious criticism must raise, and revel with mere delight in the verbal melody.