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Soon he stepped off the street into a room where a group of men were waiting for him, so it appeared, because they all rose when he entered. He called the little meeting to order promptly, informing them that he would detain them only a short time. "I rise to make a motion," said a man at one stage of the proceedings.
Then, a few years after, the old drayman died; and a beautiful piano appeared in the McMurtaghs' modest lodging. Mr. James discovered that the expensive Signor Rotoli, who was instructor to his own daughters, went afterwards to give lessons to Miss Mercy. Father and son wagged their heads together at the wisdom of this step; and Mr.
These were awful apprehensions; but it pleased Providence to increase them to a point which my brain was scarcely able to endure. As we approached very near to a black line, which, dimly visible as it was, I could make out to be the shore, we heard two or three sounds, which appeared to be the report of fire-arms. Immediately all was bustle among our party to get forward.
The under butler appeared, and Lord Chester began "My head groom Sir John Tyrrell is murdered violent sprain in off leg send lights with Mr. Pelham poor gentleman an express instantly to Dr. Physicon Mr. Pelham will tell you all Brown Bob his throat cut from ear to ear what shall be done?" and with this coherent and explanatory harangue, the marquis sunk down in his chair in a sort of hysteria.
The "new hand" took advantage of the interval to divest herself of her cap and apron, and putting on her hat, after washing her hands in one of the row of basins provided for the purpose, appeared as neat and nice for her homeward walk as she had done in the morning when she came.
In the course of time the Jews became so used to it that the change for the European dress appeared to them almost a transgression of some religious injunction. The appearance of Sir Moses, dressed in European costume, while rigidly observing the injunctions of his religion, contributed greatly to their conviction that a change of dress need not involve any serious consequences.
The editions were chiefly American, made to sell, and thus exceedingly cheap. History and novels appeared to be the literature in demand; and Walter Scott, Byron, and Bulwer, the names most familiar in the verbal catalogue galloped over by the "learned gentleman," as our auctioneer advertisements have it.
At such a time as this Bahá’u’lláh appeared among them like a luminary in the heavens. He flooded the East with light. He proclaimed new principles and teachings. He laid a basis for new institutions which are the very spirit of modernism, the light of the world, the development of the body politic and eternal honor.
Of all the family our brother, John, appeared to be the most deeply impressed with the remarks which had dropped from our father's lips, and as I watched his expressive countenance, I observed the changes passing over it, and am now certain that feelings were then working within his bosom too deep for utterance, and which afterwards exerted a powerful influence on his career.
In regard to the men who man them, enough has been written to prove that they well deserve to be regarded as the heroes of the coast! And let me observe in passing that there are also heroines of the coast, as the following extract from the Journal of the Institution will show. It appeared in the January number of 1865.
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