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Fortune, lavish when she once departs from her wonted niggardliness, guards this her favourite child from disappointment and misconstruction." "The blessing of those who are more than they seem," replied the Emperor. "That is his also," sighed Malfalconnet. "That man, your Majesty, and I the poorest of the poor!
What you think is rule for me, Robert of Albany will never think otherwise than Robert of broad Scotland." "Thank you, thank you," said the King, taking his brother's hand. "I knew I might rely that your affection would do justice to poor heedless Rothsay, who exposes himself to so much misconstruction that he scarcely deserves the sentiments you feel for him."
It was particularly anticipated that, as a further evidence of just dispositions toward them, restoration would have been immediately made of the property of our citizens under a misapplication of the principle of reprisals combined with a misconstruction of a law of the United States. This expectation has not been fulfilled.
There is no doubt whatever that Poopy was we scarcely like to use the expression, but we know of no other more appropriate a donkey! We hasten to guard ourselves from misconstruction here.
He recalled many past moments when he had felt that he had placed himself in a false position and might have laid himself open to misconstruction. But he had never thought himself in actual peril from the arm of the law. Was Tyrrel speaking the truth now, or was he only striving to intimidate him for his own ends?
"But, why, dearest girl," here was a plunge "why, if the letter could remove any misconstruction, or could be the means of dispelling any doubt why not let me see it?"
True love 'is not easily provoked, is not soon angry, and his was true in spite of many obstacles which might have made him as jealous as his father, and in the face of misconstruction and suspicion. May we not think of a yet higher love, which bears with our suspicions and faithless doubts, and ever answers our incredulity by its gentle 'If it were not so, I would have told you'?
The notorious contrary fact is sufficient to guard the reader against such a misconstruction. All that is meant is, that Fielding remained ignorant of certain capabilities which the novel possesses over the drama; or, at least, neglected and did not develop them. To the end he continued to see things as a playwright sees them.
Have chemists been always of one opinion, though the subjects of their investigations are material bodies? You will not reply affirmatively. And if not, and no system can be found which is not in some degree 'liable to misconstruction, disputation and deception, what are we to do? Shall we depend upon nothing? Shall we remain immovable for fear we should fall?
'You give them a kind of Hobson's choice, I see, commented Sir Harry, who was puzzled by the man's conception of his work, but saw that he spoke in all seriousness. 'Well, Baltic, it is a queer way of calling sinners to repentance, and I can't understand it myself. 'My method of conversion is certainly open to misconstruction, sir.
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