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Therefore, since the world would seem to hold no worthy place for them, it was expedient to withdraw them from the world before its vanities beglamoured them, and to immure them in convents, where they might aspire with confidence to the sterile dignity of abbesshood. Thus it befell with Anne.

From a merely utilitarian point of view there are some advantages in the fact that certain trades are practically confined to the members of certain castes. A dhobi, for instance, does not expect or aspire to be anything different. Hence he begins to learn his craft almost from infancy. Again, as I write, I can see in the stream below a busy family of three generations of dhobis.

Better, far better aspire to deserve this name, than to repose indolently on a rank and a title deduced from monarchies, to say to thyself, "I shall be a lady forever."

"I can always tell you things without fear of being laughed at," she ended, "so I don't mind saying that I believed at the time, it really was the King's Call, and that some great destiny, oh far greater than Joyce's or Betty's awaited me. It seemed so real I don't see how I could have been mistaken, and yet now it does seem foolish for me to aspire so high. Doesn't it?"

He could not aspire to any higher rank than that he held; he had no right to be ambitious, or seek his own individual interests; he was merged body and soul into the Society; he was only a pin in the machinery; he was bound to obey even his own servant, if required by his Superior; he was less than a private soldier in an army; he was a piece of wax to be moulded as the Superior directed, and the Superior, in his turn, was a piece of wax in the hands of the Provincial, and he again in the hands of the General.

"I will say anything to prevent my brother from running into danger," Anna rejoined. "She is most foully accused by one whom we permitted to aspire to be of our own family," said Karl. "Yet you, Karl, have always been the first to declare her revengeful," Lena turned to him. "Help, Karl, help me," said Anna. "Yes!" cried her sister; "there you stand, and ask for help, meanest of women!

Formerly no one could aspire to office who had not completed ten years of military service, but in the time of Cicero a man could pass through all the great dignities of the state with a very limited experience of military life. Cicero himself served but one campaign. Under the emperors, there were still other changes.

It seemed to him rather that God must have abundant cause to be dissatisfied with the world as it was, but that at the same time He must have some overpoweringly just reason for acquiescing for a time in its imperfection. How else could one pray, or aspire, or hope at all? But the sight of human beings, such as Hugh had before his eyes that day, filled him with perplexity.

The most powerful influences have either resisted, or failed in the attempt; her best institutions have not co-operated with the necessary changes, or have remained politically ineffective; nevertheless, by a just sentiment of her honour as of her interest, France has never ceased to aspire to a true and permanent system of political guarantees and liberties.

'If you will not accept the salute of your Duke, Mademoiselle, may I ask to what you aspire? he added contemptuously. Valerie was not of a meek spirit, and she saw a way in which she might revenge Isolde, little comprehending the far-reaching consequences of her thoughtless words. 'I aspire to be maid of honour to the Grand Duchess of Maäsau! she answered, with a glance towards the Countess.