In several of his poems and in the Decameron he alludes to her as being cold as a marble statue, which no fire can ever warm; and there is no proof, notwithstanding the ardor of Fiammetta as portrayed by her loverwho no doubt wished her to become the reality of his glowing picturethat he ever really received from the charmer whose name was always on his lips anything more than the friendship that was apparent to all the world.

The latter may have been merely led away by professional ardor in the pursuit of "copy," though the fact that he had been openly drilled and instructed in the use of a pike by the insurgents would seem to show that his zeal was somewhat excessive.

His heart was all in the glorious ardor for action.

The ardor with which our Milesian element embraces the cause of France furnishes a puzzle for many thoughtful minds; and yet its solution is simple.

Lady Moseley forgot her form, and bursting into tears, she pressed her daughter with ardor to her bosom.

His lean face was pale; and his hair flamed with redoubled ardor on that account.

But his men, when deprived of his control, would very naturally be led by their inconsiderate ardor into the pursuit that proved so fatal to them.

In response to the summons of the preceding night, Stuart had come back from the direction of Ely's Ford, at a swift gallop, burning with ardor at the thought of leading Jackson's great corps into battle.

Satisfy your warlike ardor by attacking those among the Arabs who are your real foes; and you, kinsmen of Fazarah, show yourselves more humble and less haughty, towards your brethren the Absians.

"Yes, and listen what happened afterwards," Mea continued with more ardor than before.

Unless, O ladies, my judgment be greatly at fault, the strength of our minds was by no means small, if it be but taken in account how hard a thing it is for youthful persons in love to resist long the rush of impetuous ardor without crossing the bounds set by reason: nay, it was so great and of such quality that the most valiant of men, by acting in such wise, would win high and worthy laud as a result thereof.

What a great thing it was to restore dignity to a whole nation, and kindle the fires of patriotic ardor among poor and rich alike!

" "That's the way I feel," assented the younger, striving to repress his ardor over the prospect.

Whereupon Joseph had nodded his understandinghe had seen impatient lovers before, although they usually restrained their ardor until after the fish; still, ma foi, this was a woman to make a man lose his head, and the night was to be a jolly onehow those young American devils were singing!...

Greene had difficulty in restraining their ardor within the limits of prudence.

He had not, before, examined thoroughly into the condition of that ardor after the departure of the lady, but it was plain enough now.