Adelaida

Claim passionate tenderness as especially feminine, and the inquiry is made whether all the best love-poetry in existence (except, perhaps, the "Sonnets from the Portuguese") has not been written by men; whether the song which embodies the ideal of pure and tender passion -- "Adelaida" -- was written by _Frau_ Beethoven; whether it was the Fornarina, or

Science & Education Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

He could sing Beethoven's "Adelaida" in English, German, and Italian, and Schubert's "Serenade" in French -- quite charmingly, to his own ingenious accompaniment on the guitar.

The Martian George Du Maurier 1865

Once on a rainy day, inside an Islington omnibus, I mentally sang "Adelaida" with the voice of Mr. Sims Reeves -- an unpardonable liberty to take; and although it is not for me to say so, I sang it even better than he, for

Peter Ibbetson George Du Maurier 1865

Unfortunately, Park Ranger Adelaida Del Pilar and Sgt. Jessica Carrero didn't give me an opportunity to locate the playing fields of my youthful triumph: Virtually from the moment I got off the no. 6 train at its terminus in the Bronx and they met me in their Parks Department SUV, we were off birdwatching.

Birding on the City's Far Edge Ralph Gardner Jr. 2010

Crikey IG … the Russians are even after you! on April 6, 2010 at 4: 03 pm shijuro ever heard of the KGB Adelaida? they used a similar idea - I believe it was called a ‘honey-trap’ … on April 6, 2010 at 5: 16 pm Agent Zig Zag

Locally Elected Police Chiefs, Yeah? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

He wanted to do it for himself, said his niece, Adelaida Suarez.

January 2007 glimpses 2007

At the heart of the formation they receive there has been, according to Sister Adelaida, a real springtime of the religious life.

Archive 2009-06-28 Esther 2009

"We respect their particular qualities, so that they can be happy in what they are doing and contribute to the community with their own particular gifts," commented Sister Adelaida.

Archive 2009-06-28 Esther 2009

"We respect their particular qualities, so that they can be happy in what they are doing and contribute to the community with their own particular gifts," commented Sister Adelaida.

ACN News - Holiness and discipline in Peru Esther 2009

At the heart of the formation they receive there has been, according to Sister Adelaida, a real springtime of the religious life.

ACN News - Holiness and discipline in Peru Esther 2009