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She therefore sanctioned the library edition with certain excisions, and the reasons which prompted her to make these excisions in The Arabian Nights were the same as those which led her to burn The Scented Garden. Lady Burton's letter to The Morning Post, June 19, 1891. 2. Vol. X. Arabian Nights, Terminal Essay, Section D, pp. 205, 206, 1886. Not yet, poor soul!
At no time were they over twelve miles from a British man-of-war, a frigate, ram, or gun-boat, and were continually annoyed by pilots. They were at sea 107 days; 38 days from America to Ireland, in which, they sailed 3,565 miles; 24 days round the coast of Ireland and England, 2,023 miles; 47 days from Ireland to America, 3,577 miles; making a grand total of 9,205 miles.
See ante, iii. 265, for Lord Shelburne's statement on this subject. See ante, ii. 339, and iii. 205, note 4. See ante, iii. 46. The passage quoted by Dr. Johnson is in the Character of the Assembly-man; Butler's Remains, p. 232, edit. 1754: 'He preaches, indeed, both in season and out of season; for he rails at Popery, when the land is almost lost in Presbytery; and would cry Fire!
Boileau, the French satirist, has a shrewd observation on this subject: "I have always been punctual at the hour of dinner," says the bard, "for I knew that all those whom I kept waiting at that provoking interval would employ those unpleasant moments to sum up all my faults." Volcanoes. According to Dr. Ure, there were, in 1830, 205 burning volcanoes on the globe.
A. Imperfect contrition is that by which we hate what offends God because by it we lose Heaven and deserve Hell; or because sin is so hateful in itself. *205 Q. Is imperfect contrition sufficient for a worthy confession? A. Imperfect contrition is sufficient for a worthy confession, but we should endeavor to have perfect contrition. 206 Q. What do you mean by a firm purpose of sinning no more?
Martin-le-Grand was formerly celebrated for the number of shops vending cheap and imitation jewellery within its purlieus. 'St. Martin's ware' came to mean a forgery. p. 205 nick their Inclinations. To nick = to thwart. A somewhat uncommon use. p. 207 the wonderful Salamanca Doctor. cf. II, p. 433. silken Doctor. The City Heiress. II, p. 437. Salamanca. p. 208 the Twire. cf. II, p. 440.
The best Being, he must will the best of good things; the wisest, he must devise plans for that effect; the most powerful, he must bring it about. None can deny this." THEO. PARKER, Discourse of Matters pertaining to Religion, b. ii. ch. viii. p. 205.
W. Scott of Maxpopple. In the fairy tale of Countess D'Aulnoy Fortunio. See Johnson's Rambler, Nos. 204 and 205. Afterwards Sir Philip Crampton. "The Surgeon-General struck Sir Walter as being more like Sir Humphry Davy than any man he had met, not in person only, but in the liveliness and range of his talk." Life, vol. viii. p. 23. Gaelic for "old women."
The exports of dressed beef increased from 137,900,000 pounds in 1889 to 220,500,000 pounds in 1892 or about 60 per cent. During the past year there have been exported 394,607 head of live cattle, as against 205,786 exported in 1889.
In the mean time the Romans had decided to carry the war into Africa, although in 215 they had beaten Hannibal, and in 211 had retaken Capua. In 205 he was made consul, and the next year invaded Africa. Landing on the coast, he was met by the forces of the Numidian King, who became his allies against Carthage. In 203 he defeated Syphax and Hasdrubal.
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