"More" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... said the Mice: and the next night they came with four other little Mice, who were to hear what the Tree recounted: and the more he related, the more he remembered himself; and it appeared as if those times had really been happy times. "But they may still come—they may still come! Humpy-Dumpy fell downstairs, and yet he got a princess!" and he thought at the moment of a nice little Birch Tree growing ...
— Andersen's Fairy Tales • Hans Christian Andersen
... the Bay of Biscay, Veath had done all in his power to relieve Hugh of the boredom which is supposed to fall upon the man who has a sister clinging to him. At first Hugh rather enjoyed the situation, but as Veath's amiable sacrifice became more intense, he grew correspondingly uncomfortable. It was not precisely what he had bargained for. There was nothing in Veath's manner which could have been objectionable to the most exacting ...
— Nedra • George Barr McCutcheon
... I should have done that by the way: yes. But more particularly, I wish to thank you for having been so good as to take care of my hundred louis d'ors. Just has given them to me again. I should have been very glad if you would have kept them longer for ...
— Minna von Barnhelm • Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
... life have been many, The sins of my heart have been more, But I come as He has bidden. And enter the open door. I know I am weak and sinful, It comes to me more and more But since the dear Saviour has bid me come in I'll ...
— The City of Fire • Grace Livingston Hill
... Lee, before proceeding to Richmond, and defeat his army if possible. Richmond, even if taken, would be comparatively valueless unless Lee were previously defeated. Grant's forces were about one hundred and fifty thousand men, and Lee's little more than half that number, but the latter were intrenched in strong positions on the interior line. It was Grant's plan to fight whenever an opportunity was presented,—since he could afford to lose two men to one ...
— Beacon Lights of History, Volume XII • John Lord
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