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On his way to the Netherlands he held a rapid interview with the Duke of Guise, to arrange his schemes for the liberation and espousal of that noble's kinswoman, the Scottish Queen; and on the 3rd of November he arrived at Luxemburg.
I've asked half-a-dozen of these country gentlemen-tradesmen to lunch at my table to-day. 'Then, sir, observed Ferbrass, 'if they are men to be persuaded, they had better not see me. 'True; they're my old supporters, and mightn't like your Tory face, Mr. Lespel assented. Mr. Ferbrass congratulated him on the heartiness of his espousal of the Tory cause. Mr.
There is in his espousal of memory and affection belonging to another human being something characteristic of his seriousness. He had a conscience, and it was a romantic conscience. Through her whole life the wife of the unspeakable Cornelius had no other companion, confidant, and friend but her daughter.
He is willing to overlook the insult, so will I and my Lord, if you will atone for it by instantly consenting to this espousal." "That, madam, I cannot do." She let him say no more, and the storm had begun to rage again, when Babington took advantage of an interval to take breath, and said, "I thank you, madam, and pray you peace.
Sindhia, for his part, entered into negotiations with the famous usurper of Mysore, Tippu Sultan, who was the hereditary opponent of the British, and who soon after lost his kingdom and his life before the Mahrattas could decide upon an open espousal of his cause. 1799. The glory of the coming conquerors now began to light up the politics of Hindustan.
And Boolp, the old miser, debated, and began prating, 'O lady! the soul of thy slave is abashed by a double beam, this the jewel of jewels, thou truly of thy sex; and saving thee there's no jewel of worth like this one, and together ye be wullahy! never felt I aught like this since my espousal of Soolka that 's gone, and 'twas nothing like it then! Wullahy!
Fortunately none of our papers are subsidized by the government itself, as is so often the case with the semi-official organs of Europe. Nor are any of our papers directly in the pay of foreign governments, though the espousal of the infamous reactionary régime in Russia by some of them is at least open to suspicion.
There were fakirs in the salon, unkind people, unjust people, vicious people; there were mere "climbers," persons who saw their only chance for recognition and livelihood in the espousal of anarchistic ideas. But there were also kind people, relatively just people, and moderate ones, honest and strenuous with themselves. There were none perfect, as there are none perfect in any society.
I was masqued, mad and raving at Christopher for not mending my bag-pipe, and I rushed swearing after him and Mistress Penwick heard my oaths, my broad Scotch ones thou knowest I love to use when in anger. She hates me for it, and I can do naught to win the confidence due me as her rightful guardian. So I have settled upon an immediate espousal " "Immediate? Thou marry a child, 'tis unseemly "
Michiella's further communications to the audience make it known that she has allowed the progress toward the ceremonies of espousal between Camillo and Camilla, in order, at the last moment, to show her power over the youth and to plunge the detested Camilla into shame and wretchedness. Camillo retires: Count Orso appears.
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