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The Assembly debated concerning it; Franklin was prominent in condemning the scheme; and a resolution protesting against it was passed. It was made part of Franklin's duty in London to urge upon Grenville these views of Pennsylvania.
And that may you well perceive by some things which, without any great cause, save for the further satisfaction of my own mind, I repeated and debated again. ANTHONY: That guise, cousin, you must hold on boldly still.
Having obtained some information at last, Rufus debated with himself what he should do next. Passing through the Garden of the Tuileries, two or three days later, and crossing to the Rue de Rivoli, the name of one of the hotels in that quarter reminded him of Regina. He yielded to the prompting of curiosity, and inquired if Mr. Farnaby and his niece were still in Paris.
Every case had to be strenuously debated with Miss Owen, who maintained that not one of these importunate correspondents ought to be assisted, until "Cobbler" Horn had satisfied himself that the case was one of actual necessity, and real merit. By dint of great persistency, she succeeded in convincing her employer that many of these private appeals were not worthy of a moment's consideration.
Wherefore, on these crimes being confessed or proven, the parties ought to be most severely and exemplarily punished with the pains of law, in terror of others committing the like in time coming. The indictment to the foregoing effect was read the case debated, and the Lords ordered both parties to give in informations.
They ridiculed me no longer, and suffered it to be debated whether or no it was expedient to restore Broussel to the people before they took arms, as they had threatened to do. Here I reflected that it is more natural to the passion of fear to consult than to determine.
I have heard that read a score of times on the Fourth of July, but I never heard it read where actual measures were being debated. No man who understands the principles upon which this Republic was founded has the slightest dread of the gentle, though very effective, measures by which the people are again resuming control of their own affairs.
The subject selected for competition was "A Haunted Ship." "Where shall I put the ghost?" Georgy debated, chewing the end of his pencil, with his head on one side. "In the shrouds, of course!" said Christian. "Funny dog!" sneered Georgy, who considered that his artistic efforts were no fit subject for jesting. "You'd better come and shove in one of your Midianites for me!"
The moment he withdrew the restraining influence of his personal presence, all manner of contentions came into the light of day. The question of the prudence of bearing arms was vigorously debated. James Logan, secretary of the province, and Penn's ablest counselor, urged the need of military defenses. Conservative Friends opposed it. Churchmen had been settling in the province.
That old ground was debated and fought over inch by inch with great bitterness and many threats. But Joan remained steadfast, and the questionings had to shift to other matters. Half an hour was spent over Joan's apparitions their dress, hair, general appearance, and so on in the hope of fishing something of a damaging sort out of the replies; but with no result.
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