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Sentences starting with daphne

Daphne seemed the very incarnation of desirable, artless, heart-refreshing womanliness, but his memory could not dwell with her long; anxiety concerning Chello's report only too quickly interrupted it, as soon as he yielded to its charm. [10]
Daphne was dear to him. [10]
Daphne was now the only one whom he could put in his place. [10]
Daphne did the same, and he willingly obeyed her advice; for, loudly and recklessly as he pursued pleasure in social circles, he showed himself tenderly devoted to her when he found her alone in her father's house. [10]
Daphne and Hermon remained the same; but Archias from an affectionate father had become transformed into an entirely different person. [10]
Daphne and Myrtilus received the announcement with pleasure; but Hermon, who only the day before had spoken of the old couple with great affection, seemed disturbed by the arrival of the unexpected guests. [10]
Daphne taken from him, he knew not whither nor for how long a time, after he had just been assured of her great love! [10]
Daphne now slipped her arm through her cousin's, and commanded the steward Gras, who had brought her here, to follow them. [10]
Daphne clapped her hands joyfully, exclaiming so loudly that Chrysilla's head sprang up with a jerk. [10]
Daphne again pleaded for the liberation of the prisoners, but Philippus silenced her with the grave exclamation, "The order of the King! [10]

Sentences ending with daphne

But if Hermon was cured, a rare wealth of the greatest happiness awaited him in the union with Daphne. [10]
The latter turned toward him, exclaiming: Daphne! [10]
Back to life, to the society of men of my own stamp, to reap the praise earned by my own creations, and to the only divine maiden among mortals--to Daphne! [10]
When he removed to the city house the next day, he had not yet found time for a serious talk with Daphne. [10]
He thought that the time for departure had now arrived, and an irresistible longing urged him back to the world and Daphne. [10]
Probably she will take both hunting with her, for, though a kind, fair-minded woman, she loves the chase, and as both have finished their work, they probably will not be reluctant to go with Daphne. [10]
Yet on that spot had also been erected the wooden platform from which Althea had showed him the transformation into the spider, and the recollection of the foolish error into which the Thracian had drawn him disagreeably clouded the pleasant thought of Daphne. [10]
After he had reclined on the couch a short time, he softly called the names of the steward, Thyone, and Daphne. [10]
The artist's thoughts lingered with Daphne. [10]
This was the information which had so deeply agitated Hermon, and then led him, after pacing to and fro a short time, to go first to Myrtilus and then to Daphne. [10]

Short sentences using daphne

Do you love Daphne? [10]
Daphne was right. [10]

Sentences containing daphne two or more times

He had told himself the same thing when he selected Daphne for a model, and her head reproduced what Proclus praised as the common possession of Daphne and Demeter. [10]

More example sentences with the word daphne in them

True, he had yielded reluctantly to this arrangement of his parents' old friend, and neither she nor Daphne had hitherto succeeded in soothing the fierce resentment against fate which filled his soul after the loss of his sight and his dearest friend. [10]
How overjoyed he would have been at the fulfilment of his wish to see him united to Daphne, at least in heart; with what fiery ardour he would have upbraided those who believed him capable of having appropriated what belonged to another! [10]
Daphne, of course, would accompany him. [10]
Though Thyone might wonder that a man pursued by Nemesis could allow himself to be borne along so thoughtlessly by the stream of pleasure, Daphne certainly did not grudge him the festal season which, when it had passed, could never return to the blind artist. [10]
Never had he wished more ardently that Daphne was back at his side. [10]
Not that Daphne, who is stifling in gold herself, would care about that, but whoever knows life knows--where doves are, doves will fly. [10]
While the others were still feasting there, Daphne was enjoying an hour alone with her companion Chrysilla. [10]
Philotas and Myrtilus were following Daphne and her companion Chrysilla as they hurried into the tent. [10]
But if he went to work again in Tennis to model the Arachne, did not love for Daphne forbid him to sue afresh for Ledscha's favour? [10]
The feast lasted until early morning, but toward noon Hermon again appeared in his uncle's house, and met Daphne full of joyous confidence, as if he were completely transformed. [10]
Will she not turn her swift wheel, when I again, with clear eyes, see Daphne, and am permitted to work in my studio once more with keen eyes and steady hand? [10]
Meanwhile, Daphne had tried honestly to conceal her feelings from the old man, but such games of hide and seek were useless against the master's keen penetration. [10]
Then Daphne spoke to him tenderly, but her soothing voice caused him keener pain than his old friend's stern one. [10]
Doubtless he longed to hasten at once to Daphne, but he felt that he could not take leave of her until he had first cast off, as his heart and mind dictated, the terrible burden which oppressed his soul. [10]
The banquet was to begin in a few hours, yet he could not let the day pass without seeing Daphne and telling her the words of the oracle. [10]
At the same time he saw Daphne rise before him in her aristocratic dignity and kindly goodness, and a smile of satisfaction hovered around his lips as he said to himself: "The spider Althea again! [10]
Then Daphne herself threw her arms around his neck with fervent devotion. [10]
He did not think of Daphne again until he was approaching the place where her tents had stood, and the remembrance of her fell like a ray of light into his darkened soul. [10]
Where would all these traits be found more perfectly united in a single human being than in your person, Daphne, your quiet, kindly rule? [10]
The remedies of the oculists to whom he had been directed by Daphne herself had proved ineffectual. [10]
Besides, he thought that, for many reasons, his friend would be less willing to settle in Alexandria, and that the presence of his uncle and Daphne would attract him to Pergamus. [10]
Althea, however, declared that the blind man's marriage to Daphne was only a question of time, and Proclus added that the easily excited nephew would show himself more pliant than the uncle if Arsinoe exerted upon him the irresistible charm of her personality. [10]
It may be that it might satisfy Daphne, full of kindness as she is, to devote herself, body and soul, to the service of her helpless companion. [10]
Before leaving the tent, however, she dropped her ostrich-feather fan as she passed Hermon, and, when he picked it up, whispered with a significant glance at Daphne, "I see that what was learned of her heart is turned to account promptly enough. [10]
She had probably supposed that the merchant's palace sheltered Daphne, in whom, even at Tennis, she had seen and hated her successful rival. [10]
Guided by the steward, he left them cheered and with fresh confidence in the future, and the faithful servant's account of the energy with which Daphne had aided the preparations for departure benefited him like a refreshing bath. [10]
This was caused solely by meeting her cousins again; but if any one should ask her whether Daphne preferred Myrtilus or Hermon, she could not give a positive answer. [10]
Later we will send them into the north, and post them in the fortresses which protect Egypt against enemies coming from the east Tanis, Daphne, Pelusium, Migdol. [10]
Hermon was to send news of his health to Lesbos from time to time if a safe opportunity offered and, when Daphne knew where he was to be found, she could let him have tidings. [10]
So he had promised to go with Silanus, and his decision was warmly approved by his uncle, Daphne, and the gray-haired Pelusinian couple. [10]
He would have preferred to go on board the staunch Tacheia and be borne far away with his uncle and Daphne, but he was obliged to deny himself the fulfilment of this desire. [10]
But while pondering over the "how," he felt a rare sense of pleasure when Daphne spoke to him or her glance met his. [10]
As the son of your never-to-be-forgotten mother, you are indeed dear to my heart; but Daphne is not less dear to me, and though in your marriage I just saw happiness for you both, that is now past. [10]
After the arrival of Thyone and Daphne, Hermon had consented to accompany them on board the Proserpina, their spacious galley. [10]
At the banquets of these princes of commerce he often met Daphne, still more frequently the beautiful Glycera, whose husband, an old ship-owner of regal wealth, was pleased to see famous men harnessed to his young wife's chariot of victory. [10]
In the opinion of her companion Chrysilla, Daphne ought to have kept the capricious artist waiting much longer for pardon. [10]
She certainly had not forgotten him, and while the remembrance of her blended with the yearning for Daphne which never left him, he sat down and gazed out into the darkness till his head drooped on his breast. [10]
Yet neither Daphne nor he was willing to depart without saying farewell to Hermon. [10]
My lungs, Daphne, my lungs--surely you know how the malicious disease became fatal to my clear mother, and to my brother and sister also. [10]
He could no longer imagine a life worth living without Daphne, and the thought that if his uncle were robbed of his wealth he would become her support cheered his heart. [10]
They are the last to bar the way which leads to Daphne and real happiness. [10]
Like Proclus, his keen-sighted and honest friend had called Daphne the best model for the kindly goddess. [10]
The image of his beloved Daphne rose before him in sunny radiance, and he saw himself in his studio in the service of his art. [10]
Neither Daphne nor Hermon noticed her. [10]
As soon as Hermon had disappeared behind the door Daphne begged Myrtilus to accompany her into the tent. [10]
I shall meet her to-morrow, or the day after, and yet I had intended to let no one who is loyal to me look into my healing eyes before Daphne. [10]
Then Daphne, on her knees, besought the matron to tell her what threatened Hermon, and succeeded in persuading her to speak. [10]
On account of her favourite Philotas, it was well for Daphne to be aware that she was watched. [10]
Daphne, too, covered her face, and imposed the strongest restraint upon herself that she might not sob aloud. [10]
Bias, rejoicing that he had at last learned, without exposing his own ignorance, the story of the much-discussed Arachne, returned to the house, where he remained until Daphne came back from shooting with her companions. [10]
Or could Proclus have been persuaded by Thyone and Daphne to help them reconcile the hapless blind man to his hard fate? [10]
Joy itself, Daphne, has lost its illuminating power within. [10]
After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day. [10]
The Alexandrian merchant had informed Philippus--whom, like all the world, he held in the highest honour as one of the former companions of Alexander the Great--of his daughter's journey, and his wife now announced her visit to Daphne. [10]
True, Philotas himself had been eager to guide the hunting party, but Daphne declined his escort because--so the maid asserted--she cared far more about meeting her cousins, the sculptors, than for the chase. [10]
The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium. [10]
Only his heart grew heavy at the thought of leaving Daphne to the tireless wooer Philotas or some other--everything else from which it is usually hard to part seemed like a burden that we gladly cast aside. [10]
Yet before I go I must perform the commission Daphne gave me for you. [10]
His heart was full of joy as he greeted Daphne and the Lady Thyone, whom he found with her; but his warm description of the happy emotion which had overpowered him at the abundant honours lavished upon him was interrupted by Archias. [10]
Had the Demeter from head to foot resembled Daphne, who has so much in common with our goddess, the statue would have been harmonious, complete, and you would perhaps have been the first to acknowledge it. [10]
Demeter, in the form of Daphne, appeared, dispensing prosperity, above the swaying golden waves of the ripening grain fields and bestowing peace beside the domestic hearth. [10]
I thank you for your kind intention, and you, too, Daphne, for recalling the beautiful allegory. [10]
Thyone and Daphne extended their hands to him all the more cordially. [10]
He would submit even to that, he assured Daphne, after she represented to him what he was losing by such lack of resignation, when the time of rest had come for which he longed, but from which many things still withheld him. [10]
To avoid them entirely appeared impossible even to him, but he declared in an embarrassed tone, and without giving any reason, that he should scarcely be able to devote the entire evening to Daphne and the Pelusinians. [10]
No one on earth was nearer to his heart and mind than Daphne, and it often seemed as if her kind, loyal, yet firm look was resting upon him; but the memory of Ledscha also constantly forced itself upon his mind and stirred his blood. [10]
The wounded sea eagle tore the skin with its claw, and I concealed the scratch from Daphne. [10]
There was no doubt that he must seek her if he was not to lose her, yet he reproached himself for having acted like a thoughtless fool when he proposed to divide the night between her and Daphne. [10]
She would not deny that Daphne was also fond of Myrtilus. [10]
A letter from Daphne, which reached Thyone's hands at this time, increased the convalescent's already ardent yearning to the highest pitch. [10]
As she greeted Daphne she perceived that her cheeks had flushed during her conversation with Hermon. [10]
Remember me to Daphne and the Pelusinians. [10]
His blood also crimsoned his cheeks, and when, soon after, he asked his friend whether she cared for his companionship, and Daphne assented in the most eager way, he said that he would share the voyage to Pelusium. [10]
His enthusiastic delight carried many away with him; others, especially Daphne, were filled with anxious forebodings by his conduct, and others still with grave displeasure. [10]
While this arrangement called forth loud expressions of regret from Daphne and the vivacious matron, Hermon assented to it, for it would at least secure the ladies, until their arrival in Alexandria, from a painful disappointment. [10]
Grateful and moved by joyous hopes, he informed Daphne of the words of the oracle, which had imprinted themselves upon his memory. [10]
The beds occupied by Daphne and her companion, Chrysilla, had been placed in an adjoining one, which was nearly as large, and the cook, with his assistants, was quartered in a third. [10]
There he stretched both arms heavenward, inhaled deep breaths of the cool night breeze, and thirstily emptied the goblet of wine which Daphne mixed and gave him with her own hand. [10]
To truth, Daphne, as I mean it. [10]
Thus ended the artist's conversation with the King, from which Hermon had expected such great results and, deeply agitated, he ordered the driver of his horses to take him to Daphne. [10]
Philotas gave his arm to Daphne. [10]
He called at Archias's house with a wreath on his head and in festal robes; but Daphne was in the temple, whither old Philippus and Thyone had gone, and his uncle was attending a late session of the Council. [10]
He did not and would not love Daphne. [10]
Daphne had conquered, and he gave only a passing thought to Ledscha and the hapless weaver Arachne. [10]
That is wise, and before I will see my great love for Daphne transformed to hate, I will again try the starving which, while I was a sculptor at Rhodes, I learned tolerably well. [10]
But worthy Bias also brought messages from Archias and Daphne. [10]
When Hermon was alone with Thyone and her gray-haired husband, the conversation frequently turned upon Daphne and her father. [10]
The Biamite now advanced hesitatingly toward Hermon and Daphne, who were still a considerable distance from her. [10]
This desire contained a summons to action, and to be able to bestir themselves in useful service appeared like a favour to Thyone and Daphne. [10]

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