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The doctrine, however, about women, even as thus understood, scandalised his younger followers. Mill proceeds to argue at some length that a favourite scheme of some moderate reformers, for the representation of classes, could only lead to 'a motley aristocracy, and then answers two objections. The first is that his scheme would lead to the abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords.
And when he defendeth his healing on Sabbaths, Luke xiii. 15, and his disciples’ plucking ears, Matt. xii. 7, upon this reason they are duties of necessity and charity, he plainly insinuateth, there is no defence for deeds unnecessary when the malicious are scandalised.
They submitted to fate and ceased to struggle. They found themselves torn apart and held up by outwardly scandalised and inwardly delighted neighbours, and invited to explain what it was all about. Rusper in the expert grasp of Hinks. Mr.
The Abbe le Bouthilier de Rance, son of the secretary of state, Le Bouthilier de Chavigny, after having scandalised Court and town by his public gallantries, lost his mistress, a lady possessed of a very great name and of no less great beauty.
At first they scandalised, but soon drew in both righteous and ungodly. She went on building, and made her house a fairy palace for balls, concerts, and masquerades. Her Opera, which she called Harmonic Meetings, was splendid and charming. Mr. Hobart began to starve, and the managers of the theatres were alarmed.
During the long time the first mate and I had been down below in the stoke-hold, the skipper had lowered the upper yards and housed her top- masts, getting her also under snugger canvas, the fore and mizzen topsails being set "scandalised," as we call it aboard ship, that is, with the heads of the sails hauled up, and their sheets flattened taut as boards, so as to expose as little surface as possible to the wind, only just sufficient to keep the vessel with her head to sea, like a stag at bay.
It is easier, however, to arouse passions than to allay them. "I never scandalised you," he answered. "In fact I done all in my power to remove the impression."
The strength of the party was guessed at thirty. An exact census was not taken, for with spears and nulla-nullas and big swords, each warrior having the protection of a shield, the treacherous band swept on the deluded guests of their leader, whose hostile yells scandalised the meek phrases and friendly signs of a short hour before.
Drawing himself up, he seized a round iron upright of guard-rail and heaved his body in over the edge of the platform round the switching-tower, which was at this hour dark and untenanted. In the street below a police whistle shrieked, and a fusillade of pistol shots woke scandalised echoes.
And the simple "Wooden Staff" made a gesture as though scandalised at his own words. He went on: "This young fellow you see here is not satisfied with his position in life, and yet, though he is only a youth, he occupies the place his poor father could only attain to after thirty years' service.
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