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Jake promised to amend, and from this time when he fell in the soft snow-wreaths he gave no audible vent to his amusement; but a pair of great feet, with the snow-shoes attached, could be seen waving above the surface until he was picked up and righted again. Harold soon learned, and Cameron went at the work with grim earnestness.

The bill in 1876, of which the chief aim was to amend the law, to regulate better the doings of vivisectors, insisted on the fact that a licence from the Home Secretary was to be a sine qua non in the case of all who practised these experiments upon animals.

These humours of yours, my beloved child, your froward temper, which estranges you from your friends and sisters, and carries you into the arms of trifling persons, is a disease and perversion of your character. You may and will perceive the truth as soon as it is your serious purpose." "I will amend," said the weeping daughter.

The heat of the glowing coral drift on the Isle forced me promptly to amend my methodic gait to a quick step, though my hardened soles soon became indifferent. Nutmeg pigeons were nesting plentifully on trees and shrubs amongst masses of orchids, and on ledges almost obscured by grass.

Then the knight said, "There may no knight ride this way unless he just with me, for such is the custom of the pass." "I will amend that custom," said the king. Then they ran together, and they met so hard that their spears were shivered. Then they drew their swords and fought a strong battle, with many great strokes. But at length the sword of the knight smote King Arthur's sword in two pieces.

You were in fault, and the only way for you to amend your failing is by placing this man in my hands." "But really, sir " began Hilary. "Go to your duty, sir!" exclaimed the lieutenant sternly; and, biting his lips as he felt how awkwardly he was situated, Hilary went forward, and soon after the cutter was skimming over the waves with a brisk breeze abeam.

'One cannot regret such a tenantry, said Clara. 'Poor creatures! said James. 'I wonder into whose hands they will fall. Your heart may be free, Clara; you have followed the clear path of duty; but it is a painful thought for me, that to strive to amend these festering evils, caused very likely by my grandfather's speculations, might have been my appointed task.

Bingham proposed to amend the bill to make it accord with his theory by substituting the phrase "the said States" for the words "so-called States." He also proposed some limitation of the extent to which the habeas corpus should be suspended.

But more of this in the farther prosecution of the business, if I am to be called on for my strictures and amendments I say, amendments; for I will not alter, accept where I myself, at least, think that I amend. As to any renumeration, you may think my songs either above or below price; for they shall absolutely be the one or the other.

He answered, he would not force them; but that they should come to the Council of State, to give a reason why they would not. The last of which is a very great fault of mine, which I must amend in. 9th. Mr. Coventry and I alone eat at the office all the morning upon business.