Was it not said, sir, By some philosopher as yet unborn, That any chimney-sweep who for twelve hours Dreams himself king is happy as the king Who dreams himself twelve hours a chimney-sweep?英文原著 · 《Life Is A Dream》
Not as wise as Sweep? Not they. Sweep will not take away Victor's bone, though he is ten times as big as Victor, and could kill him in a moment; and when he catches a rabbit, does he eat it himself? Of course not; he brings it and lays it down at our feet. Because he likes better to do his duty, and be praised for it, than to eat the rabbit, dearly as he longs to eat it. But he is only an animal. Who taught him to be generous, and dutiful, and faithful? Who, indeed!英文原著 · 《Madam How and Lady Why》
Excellent little thing, isn't it? All it needs is the rhymes. As far as it goes it has just exactly the ease and the sweep required. And if some one will tell me how Owen Seaman and those people get the rest of the ease and the sweep I'll be glad to put it in.英文原著 · 《My Discovery of England》
Jimmie Dale's fingers were feeling under the edge of the table--a quick sweep along it--NOTHING! He stooped, reaching farther in-- another sweep of his arm--and his fingers closed on a sheet of paper and a piece of hard gum. In an instant they were in his pocket. A match crackled and flared up. A lamp was lighted. Larry the Bat sulked sullenly against the wall. Terror-stricken, wide-eyed, Mrs. Hagan had clutched the child lying beside her to her arms, and was sitting bolt upright in bed.英文原著 · 《The Adventures of Jimmie Dale》
Nobody had ever been able to decide what her true individual self was. Quite unconsciously, like a chameleon, she took upon herself the charac- teristics of even inanimate things. Just now she was a duster, and a wonderfully creditable duster. "Who," said Jane, "is going to sweep? Dear Annie has always done that." "I am not strong enough to sweep. I am very sorry," said Susan, who remained a duster, and did not become a broom. "If we have system," said Eliza, vaguely, "the work ought not to be so very hard." "Of course not," said Imogen. She had come in and seated herself.英文原著 · 《The Copy-Cat》
Her three sisters eyed her, but she embroidered imperturbably. The same thought was in the minds of all. Obviously Imogen was the very one to take the task of sweeping upon herself. That hard, compact, young body of hers suggested strenuous household work. Embroidery did not seem to be her role at all. But Imogen had no intention of sweeping. Indeed, the very imagining of such tasks in connection with herself was beyond her. She did not even dream that her sisters expected it of her.英文原著 · 《The Copy-Cat》