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Thereupon, the accused resumes his place. He looks as confident as ever, and carries his head high. He has entirely overcome any feeling of discouragement, and converses with his counsel in the most composed manner. There can be no doubt, that, at this stage of the proceedings, public opinion is on his side. He has won the good-will even of those who came there strongly prejudiced.
The truth is, that John Randolph bolted for the same reason that a steel spring resumes its original bent the instant the restraining force is withdrawn. His position as leader of a party was irksome, because it obliged him to work in harness, and he had never been broken to harness.
Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain. The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
'Deputy, says Durdles, with a nod. 'Is that its his name? 'Deputy, assents Durdles. 'I'm man-servant up at the Travellers' Twopenny in Gas Works Garding, this thing explains. 'All us man-servants at Travellers' Lodgings is named Deputy. When we're chock full and the Travellers is all a-bed I come out for my 'elth. Then withdrawing into the road, and taking aim, he resumes: 'Widdy widdy wen!
It declares a forfeiture, and resumes franchises, once granted, without trial or hearing. If the constitution be not altogether waste-paper, it has restrained the power of the legislature in these particulars. If it has any meaning, it is that the legislature shall pass no act directly and manifestly impairing private property and private privileges. It shall not judge by act.
A few months' residence, and a little working over, you know, and they become trump voters. The Dutch are a different sort of animal; the fellows are thinkers," resumes the Judge. Mr. Snivel, who has been sipping his whiskey, and listening very attentively to the Judge, rises to what he calls the most important order.
Having done this, he left him to graze as far as his tether would permit; and, after supping with Crusoe, lay down to-rest, not a little elated with his success in this first attempt at "creasing" and "breaking" a mustang. Dick becomes a horse tamer Resumes his journey Charlie's doings Misfortunes which lead to, but do not terminate in, the Rocky Mountains A grizzly bear.
He comes back to work, resumes his dirty habits, takes in fresh doses of lead, turns dirty white or sallow, gets a blue line round his teeth, a dropped wrist, and to the hospital again or on to the file-cutter's box; and so he goes miserably on and off, till he drops into a premature grave, with as much lead in his body as would lap a hundredweight of tea." A. What the masters might do.
I have suddenly inserted an unfamiliar object in the various cages in which I have kept birds, rabbits, moles, and other animals. At first sight the animal is always surprised, timid, curious, or suspicious, and often retreats from it. By degrees his confidence returns, and after keeping out of the way for some time, he becomes accustomed to it, and resumes his usual habits.
Commencement of Ecclesiastical Reforms. The New Poor-law. State of Ireland. Agitation against Tithes. Coercion Bill. Beginning of Church Reform. Sir Robert Peel becomes Prime-minister. Variety of Offices held Provisionally by the Duke of Wellington. Sir Robert Peel Retires, and Lord Melbourne Resumes the Government. Sir Robert Peel Proposes a Measure of Church Reform. Municipal Reform.
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