shouted the Boy, and in truth each wick lay languishing in a little island of grease, now flaring bravely, now flickering to dusk.

DEAR PUNCHINELLO:I arrived here last Saturday, and as I would be the last person to allow a commendable enterprise to languish for want of proper encouragement, and in order to put the Hotel proprietors out of suspense, I thought I would let you know without further delay that I consider Lake George a success.

Rather than languish under the burden of Mr. Phinuit's spirited conversation for the rest of the afternoon, Lanyard imitated Liane's example, and wasted the next hour and a half flat on his bed, with eyes closed but mind very much alive.

Poor is his garb, yet at his side a costly blade appears, 'Tis through security of mind no other arms he bears. 'Tis love that from Granada's home has sent him thus to rove, And for the lovely Zaida he languishes with love

Thou who hast succored many a knight, Hast thou no help for me, Who languish on Toledo's height In captive misery? 'Tis on thy world-wide chivalry I base my word of blame, 'Tis that I love thee most of all, Thy coldness brings me shame.

The army by which it was intended that her territories in Italy should be taken from her, is now starving in the countries which it presumed to invade; and the troops which were sent to its assistance are languishing at the feet of mountains which they will never pass.

To preserve this power let us watch over the disposal of our money; money is the source of dominion; those nations may be formidable for their affluence which are not considerable for their numbers; and by a negligent profusion of their wealth, the most powerful people may languish into imbecility, and sink into contempt.

The doctor dies from languishing after Clotilde.

" The frock-coated gentleman once more languished from his eyes: she thought she trembled on the edge of victory.

"Doth she wear ever aa green veil, Giles?" "Verily, lord, and with a most sweet grace" "And her shoes" "Her shoes, tall brother, O methinks her sweet shoe doth kiss the earth so sweet and light poor earth must needs love and languish as doth poor Giles!

Nor did he support exile with dignity; he languished like Cicero when doomed to a similar fate, and died of a broken heart.

From the dark languish of thy liquid eye, So exquisitely rounded, darts a ray Of truth, prophetic of thine early doom; And on thy placid cheek there is a print Of death,the beauty of consumption there.

CHAPTER IV THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR Conversation had begun to languish between the two men.

The effects of this timidity are the same in both cases, the estate is impaired insensibly, and the body languishes by degrees, till no remedy can be applied.

There is no safety for the love, when languish out of sight The form, the smile, the flashing eyes that once were love's delight; Nor can I, I confess it, feel certain of thy vow!

Oh, what will become of mewhat shall I do!" Miss Sallianna threw a glance, so much more languishing than the former, upon her companion, that had his heart not been wrapped in Redbud, it certainly would have been pierced.

The sport had languished until the present season, when the spirit began to revive.

And for ten years Madame Scarron was left to languish within the convent walls with never a lover to offer her release.

Disguised, because his heart was sad with love's consuming flame; No shield he bore, he couched no lance, he rode no warrior steed; No plume nor mantle he assumed, motto or blazon screed; Still on the flank of his mantle blank one word was written plain, In the Moorish of the people, "I languish through disdain.

" Miss Lavinia having, by a solemn movement of the head, indicated her willingness to languish without her hostess' society for a short period, Miss Sallianna rose, and made her exit from the apartment, with upraised eyes and gently smiling lips.

Painting, which had languished before the fifteenth century, sprung at once into a new existence from the invention of John Van Eyck, known better by the name of John of Bruges.

The august party accordingly proceeded to the hotel of that Prince, who was then nearly at the point of death, having languished throughout two years in a low decline which had gradually sapped his existence; but notwithstanding the state of debility to which he was reduced, the Duke left his bed, and received his royal and noble guests in the hall wherein the ballet was performed.

And it was pleasant enough to see the most refined Persons of the British Nation dying away and languishing to Notes that were filled with a Spirit of Rage and Indignation.