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When he is defendant and like to be worsted in a suit, he puts in a cross bill and becomes plaintiff; for the plainant is eldest hand, and has not only that advantage, but is understood to be the better friend to the Court, and is considered for it accordingly.
"Had you any reason to suppose that he considered him one?" was the unexpected question. "Well, from what I have seen it seemed to me that you have all been doing your best to persuade him that such was the case," I retorted, "and why you should have done so passes my comprehension."
Yet have I no doubt that when the crocodile had disappeared from the lands, where the Cumric language was spoken, the name afanc was applied to the beaver, probably his successor in the pool, the beaver now called in Cumric Llostlydan, or the broad- tailed, for tradition's voice is strong that the beaver has at one time been called the afanc. Then I wondered whether the pool before me had been the haunt of the afanc, considered both as crocodile and beaver.
"Now, you'd a thought people would a considered me pretty fair authority about my own unfitness for the office, but hang me if the citizens of this county positively didn't go to the polls and elect me by about eight hundred majority. I was the worst disappointed of any man you ever saw.
There was a pause, in which each followed out a possible means of revenge. "Now you see," he said. "When I got home when I found that I thought I should go mad." Reminded thus, of his share in the matter, Louise turned her head, and considered him. Her face was tense. "Forgive me!" said Maurice, and held out his hands to her. She gave him another look of the same kind. "I forgive YOU. What for?"
Peter Graham about what he considered his failures, and had received the following reply:
It is also the duty of a legislator, if he has any neighbouring states to consider in what manner he shall oppose each of them' or what good offices he shall show them. But what should be the final end of the best governments will be considered hereafter.
He based moral education on example, and expurgated any element which he thought might have a pernicious effect on young people. For instance, except in the most advanced class, the Dido episode was deleted from the Æneid. Savonarola rejected allegory and considered logic, rhetoric, and poetic as parts of philosophy.
Commonly, these parts are taken up by actresses grown too old for playing soubrettes; but to perform them well, requires no trifling share of comic humour; for, in general, they are charged with it. At the present day, this department may be considered as vacant. Mademoiselle LACHAISSAIGNE, who is at the head of it, is very old, and never had the requisites for performing in it to advantage.
Thousands of Baris had congregated upon the various heights, and it appeared that a general attack would be renewed upon the camp. It was not considered safe to drive the cattle out to pasturage. There can be no doubt that with a force of 145 men, Major Abdullah should have anchored his vessels a few yards from the shore, and have then made a vigorous attack upon the Baris.
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