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Soon after this, on looking through the glass I observed the barque's sails fill out, though the wind came from a different quarter to that from which we got it. "We may still cut her off, though we must steer rather more to the westward than we are doing," remarked Mudge, altering the boat's course.
She summoned smiles, altering her position a little, and drawing a wrap round her. The delicate arm was no longer within his reach. And restlessly she began to talk of other things the conscientious objectors of the morning Zeppelins a recruiting meeting at Ambleside.
Change the actions of an animal, therefore, and you will change its structure, by increasing the development of the parts newly brought into use and by the diminution of those less used; but by altering the circumstances which surround it you will alter its actions, and hence, in the long run, change of circumstance must produce change of organization.
Gibson came in, full of some manner of altering a gown of hers, so as to make it into the fashion of the day, as she had seen it during her visit to London. Cynthia seemed to forget her tears and her troubles, and to throw her whole soul into millinery. Cynthia's correspondence went on pretty briskly with her London cousins, according to the usual rate of correspondence in those days. Indeed Mrs.
I stood in the rain for two mortal hours to make sure of it, and it was really worth all that Willard has spent on the dining room put together. It will break my heart if she sets to work altering Eden. It's simply perfect as it is though I suppose I shouldn't say it." In another week Eden was finished. Miss Sally stood in the tiny hall and looked about her.
It occurs very frequently that appeals are made from the decision of the civil court to the governor, and, in consequence of the evidence which has been given before the court not being taken down, the witness has an opportunity of correcting, enlarging, or otherwise altering his depositions, so as to make his own case appear in a very different point of view to that which it bore in the former instance, and thus a temptation is held out to perjury, which is too strong for the weak morality of many in the colony to resist, and the current of public justice may, by this method, be completely turned out of its proper channel; and the decision of the civil court is at all times liable to be disputed and reversed.
To those who know a bird's spirit it is plain that a mere suspension of hostile action on our part would have the effect of altering their shy habits, and bringing them in crowds about us. Not only in the orchard and grove and garden walks would they be with us, but even in our house.
She'd have fits of thinking she could work the loom again, and I'd have to keep her away regular frighten her. David started. 'Who'll work the loom now? he asked; his look and tone altering to match hers. 'I'm sure I don't know, said Louie, carelessly. 'Very like she'll not get anyone. The work's been slack a long while. David suddenly drew back from his bookbinding.
"Those qualities of the air and climate, which are supposed to work insensibly on the temper, by altering the tone and habit of the body, and giving a particular complexion, which, though reflexion and reason may sometimes overcome it, will yet prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manners."
Swift's Letter to the lord treasurer Oxford, about altering the English language. The Letter from Doway, was written by him, or some friend of his, with his assistance. These are chiefly the works of Maynwaring, who was a gentleman of genius, and appears to have been a good-natur'd honest man. His moral life has only been blamed for his intrigue with Mrs. No sooner had Mr.
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