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There are no grassy lawns in these gardens: they are devoted to fruit, shrubs, and flowers, bisected into equal divisions by tiled or grass paths. People in Morocco, as all the world over, collect curiosities nolens volens. Mr. Bewicke's dining-room was no exception.
If the Scotch poet had not been at your elbow with his offering, no doubt you'd have originated something quite as good. So you may be at this moment absorbing condensed theology, nolens volens." "For aught I know, yes, under my armpits. However, I sha'n't object, just so the dogmas don't crowd out my morals. My moral rectitude is the one inheritance I proudly retain.
I heard an old navvy protesting once that "Lady never troubled to shake 'ands with him any other time, but was generally that 'orty she'd step over you as soon as look at you." Poor old men are dragged out nolens volens to add their mite to the public voice, and are sometimes so aged that they scarcely know what their opinions are. I hope I shall not live to be very old.
"If I take him with me, he'll be getting into mischief; whether, therefore, he appears loaded with venison or empty handed, nolens volens, I'll send him back with you." While they were speaking, the sound of footsteps was heard coming up behind them.
'Well, nolens volens, you must hold your tongue, said Pleydell. 'Pray, be silent, Mr. Sampson, said the Colonel; 'it is of great consequence to your recovered friend that you permit Mr. Pleydell to proceed in his inquiries. 'I am mute, said the rebuked Dominie. 'On a sudden, continued Bertram, 'two or three men sprung out upon us, and we were pulled from horseback.
"Tell the Hakim," he said, "that he is great, and that he can stay here to rest his camels till to-morrow, and then he shall come with us." This was as he was about to leave the Hakim's presence, with his injured arm resting comfortably in its sling, and he turned away at once. "Nolens volens, Frank," said the professor; "but so far nothing could be better for us. Look here, another present."
Nay, moreover, continued he, keeping hold of my uncle Toby's hand so much dost thou possess, my dear Toby, of the milk of human nature, and so little of its asperities 'tis piteous the world is not peopled by creatures which resemble thee; and was I an Asiatic monarch, added my father, heating himself with his new project I would oblige thee, provided it would not impair thy strength or dry up thy radical moisture too fast or weaken thy memory or fancy, brother Toby, which these gymnics inordinately taken are apt to do else, dear Toby, I would procure thee the most beautiful woman in my empire, and I would oblige thee, nolens, volens, to beget for me one subject every month
Nolens volens, they must embark upon that brown, limitless expanse, which looks unattractive in the light of the rising sun as it did under that of the setting. In their saddles, and gazing over it before setting out, Gaspar says "Hijos mios; we can't do better than head due westward. That will bring us out of the salitral, somewhere.
"I did not expect this of you, Captain Rogers," said the major, an angry frown gathering on his brow. "Hard-hearted man!" murmured Miss Angelica. But Jack was deaf to all they could say, and felt very much inclined to order the master-at-arms to escort his visitors, nolens volens, down the side. They at last made a virtue of necessity, and returned to their boat.
Abduction of females was common. Sometimes a young man would collect a party of his companions, break into a village, and carry off a maiden. To prevent re-capture they generally went into the woods, where the nuptial knot was tied by a priest nolens volens.
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