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The very idea of worrying for forty-four years over the two lost provinces when the nation was mistress of enormous and undeveloped lands in other countries! . . . Now they were going to pay the penalty for such exasperating and clamorous foolishness. For him war meant disaster writ large. He had no faith in his country. France's day had passed.
Here is one that exhibits the still fresh romance in the heart of forty-four years: "Last evening, at your house, we had one of the most lovely tableaux I ever beheld. It was the conception of Murillo, represented by Madame A . Mademoiselle Antoinette arranged the tableau with her usual good taste, and the effect was enchanting.
The last and most important Arab immigration took place about fifteen generations or 450 years ago, when the Sherif Ishak bin Ahmed left his native country Hazramaut, and, with forty-four saints, before mentioned, landed on Makhar, the windward coast extending from Karam Harbour to Cape Guardafui.
"Danton died April 5, 1794. To be his son, I must have been born no later than January, 1795, which would make me forty-four years old to-day. But the register of my birth, and I somewhat hope my face, make me out exactly thirty." "Yes, you are right," said Laurent Goussard; "figures demolish my idea; but no matter, we'll vote for you all the same."
It's that checked jacket I bought at Hamlin's sale last year made over." "Say, it's classy! You look like all the money in the world, honey." "Huh, two yards of coat-lining, forty-four cents, and Ida Bell's last year's office-hat reblocked, sixty-five." "You're the show-piece of the town, all right. Come on; let's pick up a crowd and muss-up Claxton Road a little." "I meant what I said, Charley.
Capture was followed by speedy execution, and it was but recently that one of these freebooters having been brought into Rotterdam, the whole crew, forty-four in number, were hanged on the day of their arrival, while some five and twenty merchant-captains held for ransom by the pirates thus obtained their liberty.
George might now fairly consider himself entitled to the honours of an Esquire. The line was a difficult one to construct; but George Stephenson set about it with the skill and knowledge acquired during many years of slow experience; and he performed it with distinguished success. He was now forty-four; and he had had more to do with the laying down of rails than any other man then living.
How far faith must have been kept in constant and vigorous exercise can be appreciated only by putting one's self in Mr. Muller's place. In the year 1874, for instance, about forty-four thousand pounds were needed, and he was compelled to count the cost and face the situation. Two thousand and one hundred hungry mouths were daily to be fed, and as many bodies to be clad and cared for.
Look here, Guy Fawkes: when the sun is in right declination forty-four degrees south, how would you find the square root of the nadir?" "Put your head a little nearer, Bob; I can't hit out quite so far." "Hit hit me? Why, you bald-headed, smooth-faced No, I won't jump on you now you're down. I'll be bagdadibous, as the chap with a cold in his head said through his nose.
In Eighteen Hundred Forty-four, Seward entered with much zest into the canvass in behalf of Henry Clay for President, as he thought Clay's election would surely lead the way to general emancipation. In Eighteen Hundred Forty-eight, he supported General Taylor with equal energy.
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