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Other causes, moreover besides actual economy, would favour shorter and more convenient wings on oceanic islands. In the first place, birds that were somewhat weak on the wing would be most likely to settle on an island and stay there.
She could live on it with economy; or at least she says I could." "And can't you?" "I don't want to. As there isn't enough for two, I wish to settle it on her. Isn't that the word? settle?" "It'll do as well as another. And what do you propose to do yourself?" "Work." Diane forced the word in a little gasp of humiliation, but she got it out. "And what'll you work at?" "I don't know yet, exactly.
The new gallery of Flemish pictures given to Mr. Hope by his brother is beautifully arranged. Ricardo's they enjoy each other's conversation so much. It has now become high fashion with blue ladies to talk Political Economy, and make a great jabbering on the subject, while others who have more sense, like Mrs. Marcet, hold their tongues and listen.
Bakunin, therefore, distinguishes three elements in all life: animality; thought; and rising. To the first corresponds social and private economy; to the second, science; to the third, freedom.
He informed them of the most important events in Barcelona and in the entire world; they would comment together on the future of Esteban, and the former suitor used to listen rapturously to her sweet voice, conceding great importance to the details of domestic economy or descriptions of religious fiestas, solely because it was she who was recounting them.
Nevertheless, the general voice was against any interference on the part of France, the ministers being anxious to avoid an outlay which under the then circumstances of the kingdom they deemed alike useless and impolitic, while the nobles, fearing to lose the advantages which each promised himself by confining the attention of the Queen to the internal economy of the state, came to the same decision.
Though he was never admitted to the Cabinet, he guided and influenced largely the policy of his party, while by his efforts in the direction of economy and order in administration at home, and on behalf of kindly and just government in India, as well as by his contributions to political philosophy, he laid his country and indeed the world under lasting obligations. SUMMARY. B. 1729, ed.
Since we have a portion of conscious existence, equally capable of enjoying pleasure, happiness, and rapture, or of suffering pain, wretchedness, and misery, it is surely worthy of an inquiry, whether there be not such a thing as a science of life; whether method, economy, and fertility of expedients, be not applicable to enjoyment; and whether there be not a want of dexterity in pleasure, which renders our little scantling of happiness still less; and a profuseness, an intoxication in bliss, which leads to satiety, disgust, and self-abhorrence.
If our girls pursued methodically all the branches of a liberal and classical education, including domestic economy, until they were at least twenty, how much misery would be averted! how many more really elegant interesting women would be added to the charm of society, usefulness to country, happiness and sanctity of home!
The scientific work of the government was cordinated, and efficiency and economy in its performance were insured. Primary and secondary schools were established throughout the islands, supplemented by trade schools, and a normal school at Manila. Legislation was enacted, and submitted to the President and to Congress, covering the disposition of public lands.
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