TO THE FRIEND WHO, THOUGH IN THE EARLY STAGES OF OUR ACQUAINTANCESHIP DID
OFTTIMES DISAGREE WITH ME, HAS SINCE BECOME TO BE MY VERY WARMEST COMRADE--
The Self saith unto the ego: "Feel pleasure!" Thereupon it rejoiceth, and thinketh how it may
ofttimes rejoice--and for that very purpose it IS MEANT to think.
Ofttimes he drew his sleeve across his face, but there was no damming that trickle.
Ofttimes have we wandered agape among thy enchanted palaces, Porthos and I, David and I, David and Porthos and I.
It is beyond the range of our sensibilities; but to a creature of the lower orders, especially to the hunters and the hunted, as interesting and
ofttimes more lucid than is the printed page to us.
"Blood-letting is
ofttimes recommended of the leeches," replied Tuck.
The therns have
ofttimes wondered whither you had flown, since you had neither taken the pilgrimage, nor could be found upon the face of Barsoom."
Here he looks to find a tiny particle of the demolished larva,
ofttimes not more than a speck of moisture.
The facades of the buildings fronting upon the avenue within the wall were richly carven, and about the windows and doors were
ofttimes set foot-wide borders of precious stones, intricate mosaics, or tablets of beaten gold bearing bas-reliefs depicting what may have been bits of the history of this forgotten people.
Entirely surrounding us is a great salt marsh, which protects us from invasion by land, while the rugged and
ofttimes vertical topography of our mountain renders the landing of hostile airships a precarious undertaking."
The professor's
ofttimes strange expression was attributed to an evil eye, and every ailment suffered by any member of the crew was blamed upon their employer's Satanic influence.
In repose the faces of the men were intelligent and dignified, those of the women
ofttimes prepossessing.