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Accordingly, by a simple feint, the Austrians were led to believe that his object was the seizure of Peschiera and the passes above Lake Garda; consequently, defying international law and violating their treaties, they massed themselves at that place to meet his attack.
Wilkes was able moreover to gratify the absent governor-general with the intelligence of somewhat questionable authenticity however that the States were very "much terrified with these threats of the people." But Barneveld came down to the council to inquire what member of that body it was who had accused the States of violating the Earl's authority.
It proved, as that of Sodom did, according to the cry thereof; for "all flesh had corrupted his way." God's WAY, by violating his law, and perverting of judgment, as was hinted before. Here upon the whole earth, none exempted but righteous Noah. Ver. 13.
By causing several good subjects, being Protestants, to be disarmed, at the same time when Papists were both armed and employed contrary to law. By violating the freedom of election of members to serve in Parliament. By prosecutions in the Court of King's Bench for matters and causes cognizable only in Parliament, and by divers other arbitrary and illegal causes.
V.V. was violating that injunction laid upon him as to not getting up.... He advanced round the table-end, his hand raised in his nervous and characteristic gesture. So anyone who wished could see that deficiency at his elbow, about which he himself seemed so splendidly indifferent.
The officer commanding mine turned upon us, and said, "Men, if tomorrow night I find any of you with long hair, or whiskers of a standard violating the Navy regulations, the names of such offenders shall be put down on the report." The affair had now assumed a most serious aspect. The Captain was in earnest.
Nothing of moment, though, it seemed bits of broken boxes and barrels, bottles and tin cans, probably the refuse from coasting vessels. "Oh, I'm tired!" suddenly exclaimed Grace. "Let's see if we can't find a place to sit down." "Tired! No wonder, wearing such high-heeled shoes!" objected Betty. "You are violating one of the ethics of the outdoor girls' organization!" she went on.
There's only Clydesdale and the Stewartry, and the three Bailiaries of Ayr, left for God. And with such an august assistance of powers and principalities looking on at the last conflict of good and evil, it was scarce possible to spare a thought to those old, infirm, debile, ab agendo devils whose holy place they were now violating. There might have been three hundred to four hundred present.
The Catholics are too much in the habit of violating the law, especially their priests, who persist in marrying Protestants and Papists together, although they know it is a hanging matter. If they deliberately put their necks into the noose, who can pity them?"
That Caesar was able to do this without, so far as can be judged, violating, or even to any large degree suppressing facts, does equal credit to the clear-sightedness of his policy and to his extraordinary literary power.
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