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The coffers that you rifle must all be refilled by our brothers, the slaves, by dint of fresh and crushing labors. What floods of tears! What floods of blood are shed! How many ruins mark your tracks, how many irreparable disasters! "A voice cried out from the crowd: 'Have not our conquerors shed the blood of our race in torrents? Let the world perish, together with the iniquity that racks us!
From their dress and appearance, the rowers might have been recognized by many a Buffalonian, as Black Jack and the Kid, who were evidently bent upon dogging the invaders, and, while keeping at a safe distance, dealing in such plunder on their outskirts as might swell their own villainous coffers, while the criminality should attach to the Fenians.
But not like you, Bigot. I have earned, this way and that, all that I might ever get from the King's coffers even this three hunder' thousan' francs, ten times told. But you, Bigot tush! why should we make bubbles of words? The Intendant get white in the face, but there are spots on it like on a late apple of an old tree. 'You go too far, Doltaire, he say.
Having bought a picture at a great price, he transported it to his room, flung himself upon it with the ferocity of a tiger, cut it, tore it, chopped it into bits, and stamped upon it with a grin of delight. The vast wealth he had amassed enabled him to gratify this devilish desire. He opened his bags of gold and unlocked his coffers.
Some of the more audacious among his customers ventured to peep over his shoulder, and discovered that the small set contained nothing but entries of boats made, and repairs to shipping executed, and work connected exclusively with the shipwright department of his business while the large books contained entries of those silks, and sugars, and teas, and spices, etcetera, which turned so much gold into his coffers.
Afterwards, accompanied by his father and friends and clad now in the toga virilis, he went solemnly to the Capitol, and, after placing a contribution in the coffers of Iuventas or probably in earlier times of Iuppiter Iuventus made an offering to the supreme deity Iuppiter Capitolinus. The sacred character of the early years of a young Roman's life could hardly be more closely marked.
Once having committed themselves with me, I shall have a hold upon them, which they never can shake off; a hold which will enable me to draw money from their well-filled coffers, whenever my necessities or extravagances require it.
I looked in and beheld coffers of lead and oak, nooks and pigeon-holes covered and sealed with the College seal, little cells of glass which appeared to hold documents of the utmost importance, and, in short, whatever might best defy the injuries of time. The weighty book which registered the contents of the Safe was opened before me.
The scheme was devised to put money in the king's coffers, which at that moment were completely empty.
He was magnificently received by La Feuillade, and shown all over the works. He found everything defective. La Feuillade was very young, and very inexperienced. I have already related an adventure of his, that of his seizing upon the coffers of his uncle, and so forestalling his inheritance. To recover from the disgrace this occurrence brought upon him, he had married a daughter of Chamillart.
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