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She congratulated me heartily, and, seeing I had a certain fear of taking my aunt into my confidence, promised to sit down and write to her herself, using every encomium she could think of to make this sudden marriage, on my part, seem like the result of reason and wise forethought.
They reached the barn at the end of this encomium, and Bard unsaddled his horse. The other watched him critically. "Know somethin' about hosses, eh?" "A little." "When I seen you, I put you down for a tenderfoot. Don't mind, do you? The way you talked put me out." "For that matter, I suppose I am a tenderfoot."
He had rather too little, than too much prudence; and, his imagination being lively, he often said things of which the effect was very different from the intention . He resembled sometimes 'The best good man, with the worst natur'd muse . He cannot deny himself the vanity of finishing with the encomium of Dr.
The definition of a parable given by Adam Clarke is equally applicable to a symbol, viz.: "A comparison or similitude, in which one thing is compared with another, especially spiritual things with natural, by which means these spiritual things are better understood, and make a deeper impression on the attentive mind." North British Review, August, 1851. Faber passes a similar encomium.
Bartholomew The event characterized Effect in England, in Rome, and in other parts of Europe Excessive hilarity of Philip Extravagant encomium bestowed by him upon Charles IX. Order sent by Philip to put all French prisoners in the Netherlands to Death Secret correspondence of Charles IX. with his envoy in the Netherlands Exultation of the Spaniards before Mons Alva urged by the French envoy, according to his master's commands, to put all the Frenchmen in Mons, and those already captured, to death Effect of the massacre upon the Prince of Orange Alva and Medina in the camp before Mons Hopelessness of the Prince's scheme to obtain battle from Alva Romero's encamisada Narrow escape of the prince Mutiny and dissolution of his army His return to Holland His steadfastness Desperate position of Count Louis in Mons Sentiments of Alva Capitulation of Mons Courteous reception of Count Louis by the Spanish generals Hypocrisy of these demonstrations Nature of the Mons capitulation Horrible violation of its terms Noircarmes at Mons Establishment of a Blood Council in the city Wholesale executions Cruelty and cupidity of Noircarmes Late discovery of the archives of these crimes Return of the revolted cities of Brabant and Flanders to obedience Sack of Mechlin by the Spaniards Details of that event.
Without knowing this, I am at a loss where to address you. I shall conclude that you will remain there till the return of Mr. Alston from the legislature. The manner of your letters pleases me "prodigiously." There is ease, good sense, and sprightliness. That from Petersburgh merits still higher encomium.
"Did you think so?" said Clarence, turning towards the fire. "Think so!" ejaculated the steward, almost angrily; and forthwith he launched out into an encomium on the perfections, personal, moral, and mental, of Master Clinton which lasted till the gentle Mary entered to lay the cloth.
After pronouncing this high encomium it was rather a shock to Rose not only to incur Annie's righteous displeasure, but to discover that on occasions Annie could be as severe and relentless in her sentences as ever.
He was buried in the parish church of Walcot, in the city of Bath, in the same vault with his fourth daughter the wife of Rear-Admiral Sotheby, and her two infant children. To this there is an encomium added, which its prolixity hinders me from inserting. A painter and a poet were, perhaps, never more similar to each other in their talents than the contemporaries Bunbury and Anstey.
Digby's statement of the affair; and a very plausible and connected one, it must be allowed, it was. It carried conviction to all present, and elicited from the presiding magistrate a high encomium on that person's fidelity, ability, and promptitude. The silver spoon, labelled as I had seen it, was now produced, when Mr. Wallscourt, who was also present, was called on to identify it.
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