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"Yes," murmured Mary, "I suppose they do." "They do," said Uncle Stanley. "So I'll call a stockholders' meeting right away. Meanwhile if you will sign this proxy " But just as quietly Mary murmured, "I'd like to think it over."
"Robert, Count of Paris," then said a herald, "art thou here in thy place, or by knightly proxy, to answer the challenge brought against thee by his Imperial Highness Nicephorus Briennius, Caesar of this empire?"
Thus it is that the Lady is addressed to, presented and flattered, only by Proxy, in her Woman. In my Case, how is it possible that ...
Spencer's system may possibly be explained by the circumstance that, as he tells us, he collected his facts 'by proxy. While we find Waitz much interested in and amazed by the benevolent Supreme Being of many African tribes, that personage is only alluded to as 'Alleged Benevolent Supreme Being' in Mr.
Gentlemen, which of you will be the proxy that shall cleanse the sullied honor of Barbesieur Louvois with his blood?" "Not I," said the two Princes de Conti, simultaneously. "Nor I," "Nor I," "Nor I!" echoed the others. "Nor I," cried the Duke de la Roche Guyon stepping forward so as to be conspicuous and generally heard.
These after-pieces and vaudevilles, always added to successful plays, brought him in a daily harvest of gold coins. He trafficked by proxy in tickets, allotting a certain number to himself, as the manager's share, till he took in this way a tithe of the receipts. And Gaudissart had other methods of making money besides these official contributions.
Easterday being the 25th of April, 1666, the Infanta Donna Maria was married to the Emperor by proxy, viz., the Duke de Medina de las Torres. First went a great high coach of the Duke's, drawn by four black Flanders' mares; in it were the Duchess's two sons, with other persons of quality. In Madrid none can go with six horses but the King or Queen, as I said before.
What made this necessary was, that the Earl of Sandwich did not marry her by proxy, as usual, before she came away. How this happened, the duke knows not, nor did the chancellor know of this private marriage. The queen would not be bedded, till pronounced man and wife by Sheldon, bishop of London." Extract 2, from King James II.'s Journal. Macpherson's State Papers, vol. i.
Nobody could keep political office if he tried to keep his constituents from food and cash and adventure even by proxy when they send expendable Cousin Albert out to see if he can make a living there. We've got to take reasonable precautions against germs, of course. We'll have trouble enforcing them. But we'll manage!" Al called down from the control-room.
They re-stake and re-stake year after year and follow on the heels of each new strike, often by proxy. We have proof enough of all this to convince the most lukewarm senator." "You think then," said Foster quickly, "there is going to be a chance, after all, for the bill for Home Rule?" "No." Tisdale's voice lost its mellowness. "It is a mistake; it's asking too much at the beginning.
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