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Notwithstanding their treaty now on foot by their deputies with France, they are not more disposed to be governed by the French than to be tyrannized over by the Spaniard; concluding it to be alike; and even 'commutare non sortem sed servitutem'." Paul Buys was indefatigable in his exertions against the treaty with France, and in stimulating the enthusiasm for England and Elizabeth.

He thrated my father an' mother wanst to share of half a pint in the Lammas Fair, when I was along wid them; but he never broke discoorse wid me barrin', as I sed, in civility an' friendship." "An' do you mane to put it down my throath that you never had a sweetheart at all?" "The nerra one." "Oh, you thief!

"We'll muster the hands and see," said Mr Meldrum. This was soon done; but the steward did not answer to his name nor could he be found anywhere on board, although parties of the men hunted through every portion of the ship fore and aft for him. "Snakes and alligators, mister," said the American, "I guess it's jest as I sed, and the slippery coon has skedaddled with the rest of the varmint!"

"Venit huc quidam doctus homo natione Gothus, qui peragravit magnam partem orbis; homo quidem est ingenio acuto, sed inconstans. Idem retulit se vidisse X. decades Livii, duobus voluminibus magnis, et oblongis, scriptas litteris Longobardis, et in titulo esse unius voluminis, in eo contineri decem decades Titi Livii, seque legisse nonnulla in iis voluminibus.

"Thet one thar is sore hurted it's a damn shame." "Thar's Teddy poor laddie! Luck go with yer, Teddy." "Ter hell with Black Jeffries, say I!" "Hush, mon, er ye'll be next ter go no, I don't know who sed it." "See thet little chap, Joe; lots ther lad bed ter do with the war." "They all look mighty peaked poor devils, four months in gaol." "Stand back there now. Stand back!"

A thing has occurred to me which I am inclined to think will put me out of favour with the duke and duchess; but though I am sorry for it I do not care, for after all I must obey my calling rather than their pleasure, in accordance with the common saying, amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas.

I hain't reely. I wouldn't 'a' sed a word if I'd tho't " "Don't you worry, boy," Elvine cried, as she turned her horse about. "I wouldn't give you away. I wouldn't give anybody away now. You see, you never know how things of that sort can come back on you."

No man cares to have his virtues the sport of contingencies or one man may be generous, as another is puissant; sed non quoad hanc or be it as it may, for there is no regular reasoning upon the ebbs and flows of our humours; they may depend upon the same causes, for aught I know, which influence the tides themselves: 'twould oft be no discredit to us, to suppose it was so: I'm sure at least for myself, that in many a case I should be more highly satisfied, to have it said by the world, "I had had an affair with the moon, in which there was neither sin nor shame," than have it pass altogether as my own act and deed, wherein there was so much of both.

Wall, about this time there was a man in a adjacent town who had a green cotton umbreller." "Did it fit him well? Was it custom made? Was he measured for it?" "Measured for what?" said Abe. "The umbreller?" "Wall, as I was sayin," continnered the President, treatin the interruption with apparent comtempt, "this man sed he'd known that there umbreller ever since it was a pyrasol. Ha, ha, ha!"