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'Faith, perhaps you'd look pale, said Noakes, with an envious glance upon Festus's daring manner, 'if you had a wife and family depending upon ye! 'I'll take three frog-eating Frenchmen single-handed! rejoined Derriman, still flourishing his sword. 'They have as good swords as you; as you will soon find, said another of the yeomen.
"Thus having every chance, one would suppose." "Every chance of having everything. Very little chance of being anything." There was a pause. Then: "Very well, Hal, I know I can trust you to do what you believe right, at least. That's a good deal. Festus tells me to let you alone. He says that you must fight your own fight in your own way. That's the whole principle of salvation in Festus's creed."
She was quite vexed at the conjunction of incidents, and went no more to the window till the dragoons had ridden far away and she had heard Festus's horse laboriously wade on to dry land.
Loveday had joined the miller downstairs, and then for the first time he learnt who had been the heroine of Festus's lamentable story, with many other particulars of that yeoman's history which he had never before known. Bob swore that he would not speak to the traitor again, and the family retired. The escape of old Mr.
This epistle became the occasion of the following miseries that befell our nation; for when the Jews of Cesarea were informed of the contents of this epistle to the Syrians, they were more disorderly than before, till a war was kindled. Upon Festus's coming into Judea, it happened that Judea was afflicted by the robbers, while all the villages were set on fire, and plundered by them.
Its size may be conjectured from the fact that the letter A occupied four books, P five, and so on; and that Festus's abridgment consisted of twenty large volumes. It was a rich storehouse of knowledge, the loss of which is much to be lamented.
'Twelve months ago he was mate of the brig Pewit; but his father has made money, and keeps him at home. 'Faith, now you tell of it, there's a hint of sea legs about him. What's the young beau's name? 'Don't tell! whispered Matilda, impulsively clutching Festus's arm. But Festus had already said, 'Robert Loveday, son of the miller at Overcombe.
'Come, come, Derriman, expostulated Lockham 'this is all very well, but I don't care for 't. I am as ready to fight as any man, but 'Perhaps when you get into battle, Derriman, and see what it's like, your courage will cool down a little, added Noakes on the same side, but with secret admiration of Festus's reckless bravery. 'I shall be bayoneted first, said Festus. 'Now let's rally, and on!
According to Festus's definition of this term, the gauloi were nearly round; but it is evident that this term must be taken with considerable restriction; a vessel round, or nearly so, could not possibly be navigated.
Paul knew that to return thither would seal his death-warrant, and was therefore driven to appeal to Rome. That took the case out of Festus's jurisdiction. So that the hearing before Agrippa was an entertainment, got up for the king's diversion, when other amusements had been exhausted, rather than a regular judicial proceeding.
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