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Charley wondered bitterly if he had made an irreparable error in saying those ill-chosen words. This might mean a breach between them, and so make his position in the parish untenable. He had no wish to go elsewhere where could he go? It mattered little what he was, tinker or tailor.
Harrison followed rapidly with three thousand five hundred men, several hundred of whom were cavalry, of which Proctor had none. He fell upon the British rear-guard at Moraviantown, October 4th, and captured over a hundred prisoners, and all the stores and ammunition. Proctor was forced the following day to fight at a disadvantage, on ill-chosen ground.
Perhaps the trouble lay in the wrong start she had made and never been able to retrieve. But at least there was time to try another plan yet. Finally, feeling the nerve strain of recent events was seriously affecting her health, she decided to arrange a week's holiday to think the matter out. But then what of Alymer? Nothing had changed her mood since his uncle paid his ill-chosen visit.
I bless God that in the midst of these publick distractions I have still liberty to communicate; and may this sacrament be my damnation, if my heart do not joyn with my lipps in this protestation." Rush. v. 346. Connivance was an ambiguous and therefore an ill-chosen word. blood had already been shed in expiation of an imaginary plot.
The Chinese mind was incapable of grasping the fact that the second expedition was planned solely to discover new fields for international commerce and scientific investigation. Barbarians as they are, they feared that England thereby intended to "foster the dying embers of the rebellion." No time for such an expedition, a peaceful trade expedition, could have been more ill-chosen.
For the rest, the later additions were uniformly cheap and ill-chosen a blue plush "set," bought, possibly, at a village store, a walnut table with a sallow marble top, and several hard engravings of historic subjects.
Francis for the first time was conscious of an utterly new sensation with regard to his companion. He watched him through half-closed eyes an insignificant-looking little man whose clothes, though neat, were ill-chosen, and whose tie was an offense. There was nothing in the face to denote unusual intelligence, but the eyes were small and cunning and the mouth dogged.
Let us bestow on him a parting gift, that he may remember us, and rejoice in spirit when he thinks of his sojourn in Phæacia. Thirteen there are, of whom I am one, who sit in high places, and are notable men in the land; let each of us give him a change of raiment and a talent of gold. And Euryalus shall crave pardon of him for his ill-chosen words, and appease him with a gift."
"Yes, sir; but of course it doesn't count for much." "I asked for it." "Well, then, I think, sir, we have wasted a year's work; and if we go on tinkering we shall waste more." "Pull it down and rebuild, you say?" "Yes, sir; but not on the same rock." "Why?" "This rock was ill-chosen.
Having formerly heard this gentleman's deceased wife extolled as the mirror of managers, and the arrangements of his table highly commended, I was surprised to see it so ill-appointed, and every thing wearing marks of palpable inelegance. Though no epicure, I could not forbear observing that many of the dishes were out of season, ill-chosen, and ill-dressed.
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