United States or New Zealand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
And yet, in spite of the obvious danger from the great mountain bastion of Bohemia that stretched far away in his rear, the Emperor kept his troops spread out from Königstein to Hamburg, and ventured on long and wearying marches into Silesia, and north to Düben, which left his positions in Saxony almost at the mercy of the allied Grand Army.
"No, certainly not." Beneath the bedclothes the long body lifted, but despite anything it could do the face went pale. "Very well, I guess I'll get up then." Instantly Grannis was beside him, motioning him back, genuine concern upon his face. "No, please don't. Not yet." "But if I'm not hurt much " Grannis fingered his forelock in obvious discomfort. "Well, between you and me, it's this way.
On the contrary, as the introduction of a new associate in political power implies, necessarily, a new division of power, and consequent diminution of the relative proportion of the former proprietors of it, there can, certainly, be nothing more obvious, than that from the general nature of the instrument no power can result to diminish and give away, to strangers, any proportion of the rights of the original partners.
Some, shutting their eyes to the difficulty, deny that we know them to be functionless, and prefer to believe they must have a use because they exist, and are more or less connected with organs which are correlated to obvious use; but only blindfolded persons care to tread the round of so narrow a circle.
In this conception the theory of solidarity is obvious, but it differs from the old tribal theory in that the suffering of the innocent brings salvation to the whole mass.
We shall principally endeavour to prove the latter point; the former being in a manner self-evident. To begin, with vice and virtue; which are the most obvious causes of these passions; it would be entirely foreign to my present purpose to enter upon the controversy, which of late years has so much excited the curiosity of the publick.
Chance, she would argue and here again, admire the subtlety of her conclusion! chance is nothing, but where something else depends upon it. It is obvious, that cannot be glory. What rational cause of exultation could it give to a man to turn up size ace a hundred times together by himself? or before spectators, where no stake was depending?
I think this view has made some way: I am sure that it will make more way if we become more scientific in spirit; and it is one of the main reasons for encouraging such a spirit. The most obvious difficulty just now is one upon which I must touch, though with some fear and trembling.
Besides, I don't think it's quite fair to old friends like the Mitchells to throw them over when they particularly want us and ask us as a special favour to them, like this. 'You don't think, perhaps, that somebody else has disappointed them, and they asked us at the last minute, to fill up? suggested Edith, to whom this was perfectly obvious. Bruce was furious at this suggestion.
On the other hand, if you regard the peril as imaginary, you will draw the obvious consequences and pledge the word of the Great Powers that they will give us military assistance against it should it come?" If clear thinking and straightforward action has counted for anything, the matter would have been settled satisfactorily then and there.
Word Of The Day