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When he unwrapped an ancient pair of clippers from an unspeakably soiled and oily rag, I wished I was in a position to decline to place myself under his ministrations. The sub-prefect, however, had been so kind and was so apologetic as to the inconveniences of the "barber-shop" that there was nothing for it but to go bravely forward.
The Legions were then severely disciplined, the central power was established, and the seeds of ruin had not then brought forth their wretched fruits. But in the fifth century nothing could have saved the Empire. Its decline had been rapid for two hundred years, until at last it became as weak as the Oriental monarchies which Alexander subdued. It fell like a decayed and rotten tree.
It prescribed wages, rural and urban, and bade the local justice act as a sort of guardian over the laborers in his district. To relieve poverty poor laws were passed; to prevent the decline of productivity corn laws were passed fixing arbitrary prices for grain.
Their ethical system rested not only on universal facts of human nature, but also on a particular and transitory social arrangement. When therefore the city State, with its sharp antithesis of classes, began to decline, the ideal of the soldier-citizen declined also. The conditions of its realisation no longer existed, and ethical conceptions passed into a new phase.
"A regular New England clam-bake!" said Elsie, "I should really like to attend one, and am much obliged for your invitation, Mrs. Atwood; as we all are, I am sure." No one felt disposed to decline the invitation, and it was soon settled that all would go.
"Pardon," said he, "but my friends do not know you, and decline to admit you to their councils till they know more of you." "It is just, and I retire, happy to have seen so many brave defenders of the Holy Union." "Shall I re-conduct you?" "No, I thank you, I will not trouble you." "But perhaps they will not open for you; yet I am wanted." "Have you not a password?" "Yes." "Then give it to me.
All therefore that remained was to imitate his example, be civil and formal, shun all interviews that were not public, and decline all discourse but what good breeding occasionally made necessary.
It was desirable in the interest of the Austrians, the Hungarians, and the Russians, that these weaknesses should be exposed; and if the Christian states of the West ever become so organized that their weaknesses are concealed until their consequences become irremediable, Western civilization itself will be on the road to decline.
"You look as if you thought I meant she was dying of a decline," said I. "It isn't quite as bad as that, but well, beautiful as Maida is I wouldn't change places with her, unless I could change souls as well. It would be a good deal better for Maida in this world if she could have mine, though just the opposite in the next." "Such talk clouds the sunshine," said Mr.
The brief note she dashed off in a strong, purposeful hand, read: "MY DEAR MISS BROWN: "Kindly appoint someone else in my place as referee for the coming games. I must firmly decline to act in that capacity. "Yours truly, Deciding to send it through the regular mail channels, she stamped and addressed it, and promptly consigned it to the mail box.
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