United States or Russia ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
"Is Meadow Brook on the way to Hollis Creek?" he demanded in a tone full of reproof for the driver's presumption. The driver reluctantly admitted that it was. "I couldn't think of leaving you in this dismal spot to wait for a dubious carryall," offered Mr. Stevens, but with frigid politeness. "You are quite welcome to ride with us, if you will." "Thank you," said Mr.
Johnson, in eight vols. 8vo, in 1765; by Stevens, in four vols. 8vo, in 1766; by Malone, in ten vols. 8vo, in 1789; by Alexander Chalmers, in nine vols. 8vo, in 1811; by Johnson and Stevens, revised by Isaac Reed, in twenty-one vols. 8vo, in 1813; and the Plays and Poems, with notes by Malone, were edited by James Boswell, and published in twenty-one vols. 8vo, in 1821.
On that gentleman the spotlight burned brightly all the time, and if they won, he would be the hero of the hour; the modest, reliable catcher would scarcely be thought of except by the men who knew the finer points of the game, and it was not the men whom he had in mind. Honestly and sincerely, he desired to shine before Miss Josephine Stevens.
To him, perhaps more than to any other man, is due the Patent Act of 1790, for the protection of American inventors, for that law was the result of a petition which he made to Congress and which, being referred to a committee, was favorably reported. Thus we may regard John Stevens as the father of the American patent law.
He swore to pursue the offender with his wrath to the end of the world, to cut him off equally from his fortune and forgiveness; and when Brother Stevens, endeavoring to maintain the pacific and forgiving character which his profession required, uttered some commonplace pleading in the youth's behalf, he silenced him by saying that, "were he on the bed of death, and were the offender then to present himself, the last prayer that he should make to Heaven would be for sufficient strength to rise up and complete the punishment which he had then begun."
I was greatly pleased to learn that the Ridgley eleven had chosen you as captain. I know that you will make a leader of whom we can be as proud as we have been of Neil Durant." Later Doctor Wells found occasion to tell Mr. Stevens the thing that he had omitted: the history of Teeny-bits' unexplained origin.
D. D. Magruder, of Frederick County, Virginia. Littleton Macon, of Albemarle County, whose utterances became proverbial. Frank Meade and Frank Nelson, of Albemarle County. W. C. Gordon, of Lexington, Virginia. Jefferson Ruffin, of Henrico. J. M. Shoulder, of Rockbridge. W. C. Stuart, of Lexington, Virginia. Stevens M. Taylor, of Albemarle County, Virginia.
Stevens said nothing, but calmly went up to bed, where he apparently slept well, as he did not reappear until after nine o'clock the following morning. He sought out Mrs.
It don't look right, squire, and mustn't go on any longer." "What do you want whatever will satisfy you?" asked Stevens. "If I give you ever so much now, what guarantee have I that you'll not return in a month or so, and want as much more?" "I'll pledge ye me honour," said McCloskey, grandly. "Your honour!" rejoined Stevens, "that is no security."
Seizing the wrist of Charles with his hand, he clutched it so tightly as to almost make him cry out in pain. "Charles, Charles, why persecutest thou me? Have not the scales of infidelity fallen from your eyes? Would you deny the power of God?" Charles Stevens, by an effort, freed his hand and, with a boldness which increased as he spoke, answered: "It is not God whom I deny, but man.