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Even then, however, when fully determined on paying my addresses to her, I allowed myself most improperly to put off, from day to day, the moment of doing it, from an unwillingness to enter into an engagement while my circumstances were so greatly embarrassed.

As a matter of fact they are no sufficient reason. When a large number of individuals to whom authority is delegated exercise that authority improperly, one may safely infer that the system is at fault as much as the individual. Local American legislative organization has courted failure.

And granting that he might be led to say some things improperly, yet if his mind be well disciplined, and well governed, and his discretion habitual, he will do it exceedingly seldom; while no one, who estimates the object of preaching as highly as he should, will think an occasional false step any objection against that mode which ensures upon the whole the greatest boldness and earnestness.

As for the first, it is a little oval Poem, and may not improperly be called a Scholar's Egg. The Pair of Wings consist of twelve Verses, or rather Feathers, every Verse decreasing gradually in its Measure according to its Situation in the Wing.

Soon afterwards he married, and settled himself in a very pleasant house at Wickham, in Kent, where he devoted himself to learning and to piety. Of his learning the late Collection exhibits evidence, which would have been yet fuller if the dissertations which accompany his version of "Pindar" had not been improperly omitted.

The fifteen ministers at this meeting of the Hartford North Association declared that there were in the state not more than ten or twelve Congregational churches, and that the majority were not, and never had been, constituted according to the Cambridge Platform, though they might, "loosely and vaguely, though improperly," be "termed Congregational Churches." See MS. Records.

And if a working man have high ambition and possess richness in spirit a kind of wealth which far transcends all mere worldly possessions he may not help himself, but be a profitable helper of others in his path through life. While credit is the soul of trade, improperly used it is the death of business.

And I also intend to ask the Congress to consider measures which, without improperly invading State and local authority, will enable us effectively to deal with strikes which threaten irreparable damage to the national interest. Yet, slowly, painfully, on the edge of victory, has come the knowledge that shared prosperity is not enough.

Consider how cruel you would have thought it in your own case, and how much kinder your parents were in leaving you to your liberty. What have I done to forfeit this liberty? I will never marry contrary to my father's consent, nor without asking yours And when I ask the consent of either improperly, it will be then time enough to force some other marriage upon me."

I'm no help to you no companion to you; and you like to have it so. CAPT. G. Aren't you a little unreasonable, Pussy? CAPT. G. And since when have I been treating you improperly? MRS. G. Always and since the beginning. You know you have. CAPT. G. I don't; but I'm willing to be convinced. CAPT. G. How do you mean? MRS. G. What does all that mean? Why am I not to be told? Is it so precious?