"Descend" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... to me again—anybody!' she said, looking down. 'I was all alone yesterday afternoon, and had to descend into the depths of Morton Hollow—and I believe I am a little wild at getting back. And Mr. Morton, sir—O, you have not asked what he said to me!' She checked her self again, too late! Whatever should she do with her tongue to keep it still. The Camille ...
— Wych Hazel • Susan and Anna Warner
... the meteoric shower continued to descend, and during that time the wind slightly abated in violence; but after having shifted from quarter to quar- ter, it once more blew with all its former fury. The shrouds were broken, but happily the mast, already ...
— The Survivors of the Chancellor • Jules Verne
... must not wonder that those who attain to this beatific vision are unwilling to descend to human affairs; for their souls are ever hastening into the upper world where they desire to dwell; which desire of theirs is very natural, if our ...
— The Republic • Plato
... to do. Admit me into the burying-ground at midnight; Watch while I descend into the vaults of St. Clare, lest some prying eye should observe my actions; Leave me there alone for an hour, and that life is safe which I dedicate to your pleasures. To prevent creating suspicion, do not visit ...
— The Monk; a romance • M. G. Lewis
... to a tradition in the Passavant family, it was Goethe, not Passavant, who was so eager to descend into ...
— The Youth of Goethe • Peter Hume Brown
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