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But the public confidence in the South Sea Company was not shaken. The Earl of Oxford declared, that Spain would permit two ships, in addition to the annual ship, to carry out merchandise during the first year; and a list was published, in which all the ports and harbours of these coasts were pompously set forth as open to the trade of Great Britain.
'The same day the king's arms, pompously painted in the great altar window of a London church, suddenly fell down without apparent cause, and broke to pieces, whilst the rest of the window remained standing. Blennerhassett mutters the dark terrors which possessed himself and others. 'These, says he, 'were reckoned ill omens to the king.
While he stood at one of the windows, looking gloomily out on the autumn landscape, he heard the voices of 'Dolf and his spinster inamorata in the area below. "What's marster gwine to have done to de tree?" Clo asked. "He's afeared it's deceasin'," replied Dolf, pompously, "and he wishes to perwent." "Don't come none o' yer furrin lingo over me," said Clorinda, angrily.
"Mr Bax," said Denham, pompously, "you are too young a man to offer your advice unless it is asked. I believe the engineer employed by me to examine into the condition of my vessels is quite competent to judge in these matters, and I have unbounded confidence in him. When I placed you in command of the `Nancy, I meant you to navigate, not to criticise her; but if you are afraid to venture "
It was the solemnity, the anxiety, the expectation, and the interest which I saw strongly painted in the countenances of the auditors, that inspired whatever was said. I neither shed tears nor assumed tenderness; but tears did flow abundantly. The story in this newspaper is rather awkwardly and pompously told. It has been gathered up, I presume, from different relations of the facts.
"But surely," replied Katterle doubtfully, "you told me that you had not yet succeeded in persuading him to imitate you in steadfastness and truth." "But he is a knight," replied the servant, striking himself pompously under the T on his shoulder, as if he, too, belonged to this favoured class, "and so he is as free to pursue a woman as to hunt the game in the forest. And my Heinz Schorlin!
'Meet at eleven, replied Leather. 'Where? inquired Mr. Sponge. 'Nonsuch House, 'bout nine miles off. It was thirteen, but Mr. Leather heard the malt liquor was good and wanted to taste it. 'Take on the brown, then, said Mr. Sponge, quite pompously; and tell Bartholomew to have the hack at the door at ten or say a quarter to.
You'd think, by the way he speaks to me, that he considered himself my equal." "That is one of the evils incident to a republican form of government," said the major pompously. "For my part, I prefer the English social system, where the gentry are treated with proper deference." "Well, father, may I engage Ben as my servant?" "I am afraid you would not find him properly subordinate."
John Baronet's mind was not on Springvale, nor on the river. His thoughts were of his son and of her who had borne him, the sweet-browed woman whose image was in the sacredest shrine of his heart. Judson's advent was ill-timed, and his excessive lack of tact made the matter worse. "Mr. Baronet," he began pompously enough, "I must see you on a very grave matter, very grave indeed."
As he walked very pompously and gravely down the village street, his heart glowed within him at the thought of the long struggle which he had maintained against misfortune. He passed over in his mind all the successive borrowings and speculations and makeshifts and ruses which the firm had resorted to.
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