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Well, all the hubbub you hear is jest now about one of these same Yankee pedlers. The regilators have caught the varmint one Jared Bunce, as he calls himself and a more cunning, rascally, presumptious critter don't come out of all Connecticut. He's been a cheating and swindling all the old women round the country. He'll pay for it now, and no mistake.
It cannot seem strange that in consequence of so extraordinary an act of legislature, many of these presumptious and silly people should be apprehended, and a considerable number of them having upon their apprehension been committed to Winchester gaol, seven of them were by Habeas Corpus, removed for the greater solemnity of their trial to Newgate, and for their offence brought up and arraigned at the King's Bench Bar, Westminster.
At the general court which convened March 9, 1637, Wilson's sermon was approved and Wheelwright was summoned to answer for alleged "seditious and treasonable words" that were used by him in a sermon preached in Boston on a recent fast day. This action brought forth a petition from the church of Boston in Wheelwright's behalf, which the court declared "presumptious" and rejected.
Every man took his own audacity to be the measure of his merit, so that the most presumptious were considered the wisest, and proved often the most fortunate. Abroad the friendship of France was despised. At home private interests were preferred to the general advantage.
Tony sprang to his feet with an air of anxiety. 'Scusi, signorina. I have not meant to be presumptious. Perhaps it is not fitting that any one below the rank of lieutenant should sit in your presence? 'It will not be very long, Tony, before you are discharged for impertinence. 'Ah, signorina, do not say that! If it is your wish I will kneel when I address you.
Apleon, the Anti-christ, had, apparently, taken no notice of any of the petty tribe of mushroom-like false Christs. That he was well acquainted with the sayings and doings of each of them goes without saying, as it was equally so as regarded this more presumptious of the crew "Conrad the Conqueror."
Washington and Lost Mountain look foolish." "Levi, don't trifle lightly with God's handiwork. I've always held that scenes of nature ought not be compared it's real presumptious." "Well, then, Matilda, we're going to do the grand tour!" "Levi, you surely are romancing." "I'm going to buy tickets to-morrow for about the middle of September!" "You can't be serious, brother?"
"Babbie," she cried, in consternation, "dinna tell me you've gotten ower fond o' Mr. Dishart." "The like of me, Nanny!" the gypsy answered, with affected raillery, but there was a tear in her eye. "It would be a wild, presumptious thing," Nanny said, "and him a grand minister, but "
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