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...s difficult and rare, served not only for continual exercise of their self-control, but brought them together with their bodies healthy and vigorous, ... ...be entrusted for ever after, as the reward of his merits, with the supreme authority of the com- monwealth, and with power over the lives, franchises,... ...e published at a late period by Hippias the Elean, and rest on no positive authority. Com- mencing, however, at a convenient point, we will proceed to... ... plotted against his life and made him away, that so they might assume the authority and govern- ment into their own hands. This suspicion they sought... ... the gods should visit Zaleucus, Minos, Zoroaster, Lycurgus, and Numa, the controllers of kingdoms, and the legislators 106 V olume One for commonwea... ...f introducing great innovations, themselves made this pretension to divine authority, which, if not true, assuredly was expedient for the interests of... ...her desire riches, being content with what you have, nor court the fame of authority, as having already the more valuable fame of virtue, yet you will... ...ower of a king and the wisdom of a philosopher, so as to elevate virtue to control and mastery over vice. The wise man is blessed in himself, and bles... ...ree drachmas to the person, and two to the public. For never to be able to control passion shows a weak nature and ill-breeding; and always to moderat...

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...ement—Trumbull forges his evidence from beginning to end. Now, upon my own authority I say that it is not true. What is a forgery? Consider the evi- ... ...nizing him as a leader) that, in his opin- ion, the old Mexican laws would control that question during the Territorial existence, and that these old ... ...ursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and t... ...President and the Senate of the United States. It is a power not under the control of the representatives of the people any further than they, the Pre... ...res his word to be taken for the truth. He desires Lanphier to be taken as authority in what he states in his news- paper. He desires Harris to be tak... ...illustrious example here in do- ing? Have I done aught that I have not his authority for, while maintaining that in organizing new Territories and soc...

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... swiftly revolving tri- angle, like some electric sign that had got beyond control, in the midst of which stared an unwinking and resentful eye. 2 2 2... ...oyer compactly. “It’s just the malice of being inferior against the man in control. It’s just the spirit of insubordination and boredom with duty. Thi... ... be nothing ready for him at all. He tried to think he was exercising self-control, but indeed all his sub-conscious self was busy in a manner that wo... ...bration of resolution in her voice she spoke like one who is under her own control. “Mother has told you that I have disgraced myself,” she began. “No... ...ed. That night insomnia resumed its sway. Of course the church ought to be controlling this great storm, the greatest storm of war that had ever stirr... ...on, in the complete and entire soundness of its teaching, in its essential authority and divinity.” He paused, and put his head a little on one side a... ...hinking out a great mission of Repentance and Hope that should restore the authority of the established church —by incoherent missioning—without any d... ...me from the presumption of the trusted servant; save me from the vanity of authority…. “And let thy light shine upon all those who are so dear to me…....

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...ave had other birth places, and, so far as their fortunes may be within my control, shall strike their roots into accustomed earth. On emerging from t... ... a man of pride and sensibility, to know that his interests are within the control of individuals who neither love nor understand him, and by whom, si... ...ines and oaks that originally overshadowed it, or whether, as there is far authority for believing, it had sprung up under the foot steps of the sain... ...ant, or an undutiful child, whom his par ents had given over to the civil authority, was to be corrected at the whipping post. It might be that an An... ...d with some powerful emotion, which, nev ertheless, he so instantaneously controlled by an effort of his will, that, save at a single moment, its exp... ...d, I promise you, Mistress Prynne shall hereafter be more amenable to just authority than you may have found her heretofore.” “Nay, if your worship ca... ...own errors and misfortunes, she early sought to impose a tender but strict control over the infant immortality that was committed to her charge. But t... ...f late. The point hath been weight ily discussed, whether we, that are of authority and influ ence, do well discharge our consciences by trusting an... ...d the win dow and smiled grimly down. “There is no law, nor reverence for authority, no regard for human ordinances or opinions, right or wrong, mixe...

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...d; but no one can habitually practise petty disobedience to one “placed in authority over” her, without hurting the whole disposition. CHAPTER IV CHAP... ...te thought of her as cross, it was a great mistake. Lady Barbara had great control of temper, and did everything by rule, keeping herself as strictly ... ... wildness, such as befalls little girls who have let themselves out of the control of their better sense. They did not see why they should sit up stup... ...humoured; but it is unlucky, nay, wrong, when a check from friends without authority to scold, does not suffice to bring soberness instead of rattling... ...ps justly, that here was all the difference between at home and abroad, an authority and a stranger. Meantime, Kate wondered what would be the natural... ...r feel I am not in anger, and I hope there really was a struggle for self- control.” Kate took her head up again at this, a little encouraged; and Lad... ...t love without her touch; but instead of training herself in a little self-control and obedience, she thought it “cross;” and Mamma was no sooner out ... ...ng off restraint, and setting out in the world unprotected and contrary to authority. Do you know, it frightened me so much, that till I saw more of y... ...cellor, and an establishment formed, with a lady at the head, who may have authority and experi- ence to deal with such an ungovernable nature.” “Perh...

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...ive years. This was of course refused, Mr Chadwick alleging that he had no authority for making public the concerns of a property in managing which he... ...g which he was only a paid servant. ‘And who is competent to give you that authority, Mr Chadwick?’ asked Bold. ‘Only those who employ me, Mr Bold, ’ ... ...ays been the custom that one should be selected as being to some extent in authority over the others; and though Mr Bunce, for such was his name, and ... ... faint, wandering, meaningless sign was made, betokening such sanction and authority as Jonathan Crumple was able to convey. ‘Come, job,’ said Handy, ... ... play. He by no means wished to del- egate to his son-in-law his place and authority of war- den; he had expressly determined not to interfere in any ... ... suppliant; how explain to her that the matter now was probably beyond his control; how tell her that he could not quell the storm which he had raised... ...as set great people to work— so great that I doubt they are now beyond his control. Read that, my dear. ’ The warden, doubling up a number of The Jupi... ... called upon to obey; by which bishops are to be guided, lords and commons controlled, judges instructed in law, generals in strategy, admirals in nav... ...than harm—a man to be furthered and supported, though per- haps also to be controlled; and it is matter of regret to us that the course of our narrati...

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...our conscience by the confession, at all events leaving it to exercise its authority as it may see fit. CHAPTER 1 “Mine ear is open, and my heart prep... ... smile, as he regarded the stranger. Alice made no very powerful effort to control her merriment; and even the dark, thoughtful eye of Cora lighted wi... ...to do with these dumb creatures!” muttered the white man, on whom the sole control of their future movements ap- peared to devolve; “it would be time ... ...e sisters, he was not so weak as to deceive himself. He well knew that the authority of an In- dian chief was so little conventional, that it was ofte... ... its sides had trusted themselves to the direction of the canoe, which was controlled by two of the most skillful warriors, in attitudes that enabled ... ...elf to his former guide, who had now assumed 95 James Fenimore Cooper the authority and manner of one who was to direct the future movements of the p... ...th corn?” Cora beckoned him away, with an emotion of disgust she could not control. “Leave me,” she said, with a solemnity that for a moment checked t... ...iew with increas- ing anxiety. The deeper tones of one who spoke as having authority were next heard, amid a silence that denoted the respect with whi... ...th shriek coming speedily from some of his enemies.” “But our presence—the authority of Colonel Munro—would 208 The Last of the Mohicans prove suffic...

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...ou mean to say,’ exclaimed Lily, ‘that you set this human theory above the authority of the Bible?’ ‘It is common sense,’ said Maurice; ‘I could make ... ...ch,’ said Emily, ‘as his great attachment to papa—the only person who ever controlled him.’ ‘And to Claude—his opposite in everything,’ said Lilias. ‘... ...put her in mind that it is not right, not kind; that Monsieur le Roi is in authority over her for the time.’ ‘I will speak to mamma,’ said Alethea, ‘p... ...earnt at school. Perhaps during her hysterics Jane’s conduct was not under control, but subse- quent silence was in her power, and could she be free f... ...crying.’ She would willingly have obeyed, but her sobs were beyond her own control; and he went on, ‘If you are sorry, there is no more to be said. I ... ... I have no headache. If you wish to do anything right, you must learn self-control, and it will be a good beginning to check yourself when you are goi... ...ld just returned to school. She was, however, mistaken; Eleanor assumed no authority, she treated Lily as her equal, and thus made her feel more like ... ...e kind; Emily neither spoke nor looked; she only carried the tokens of her authority to Eleanor, and left the room. She thought she knew well enough t... ...een Alethea’s bosom friend.’ ‘I confess I thought Miss Weston was assuming authority long ago,’ said Emily. ‘Emily, how can you say so?’ cried Lily. ‘...

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...d to himself to make the best of her. He had on hand a stock of unexpended authority, by which the child, in its early years, profited largely. She ha... ... of a social history. It was here, as you might have been informed on good authority, that you had come into a world which appeared to offer a variety... ...d his hat—it was already remarkably glossy—and continued to display a self-control which, as the Doctor was obliged to admit, was extremely cred- itab... ...nd. “Thank you!” the Doctor gravely replied. Yes, certainly, Morris’s self-control was laudable. “Even admitting I attach an undue importance to Miss ... ...hese pages. “He was terribly violent,” Morris wrote; “but you know my self-control. I have need of it all when I remem- ber that I have it in my power... ...send her home. We know, however, that Morris possessed the virtue of self- control, and he had, moreover, the constant habit of seek- ing to be agreea... ...agerness will be!” Catherine turned it over—her father’s words had such an authority for her that her very thoughts were capable of obeying him. There... ...before she was forty she was regarded as an old-fashioned per- son, and an authority on customs that had passed away. Mrs. Penniman, in comparison, wa...

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...hat’s rather dear. Mamma means to make them give us wine. Mamma is a great authority on pensions; she is known, that way, all over Europe. Last winter... ...ddresses.” “Is it a frequent type?” asked Mrs. Church, with an air of self-control. “I am afraid so. Mr. Ruck is a broken-down man of busi- ness. He i...

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...d not proffer his aid now in this greatest stress. He was a resolute, self-controlled man, and she never guessed at the feeling that made him judge hi... ... Dutton prevented another passionate outburst by his tone of grave, gentle authority. ‘Listen a moment, Ursula,’ he said. ‘It is unhappily true that t... ...er mother. And yet the command to make ready had been given with such easy authority that the idea of re- sisting it had never even entered her mind, ... ...ousekeeper over whom she was 88 Nuttie’s Father forbidden to exercise any authority, and who therefore en- tirely neglected all meals which the maste... ...f Lady Kirkaldy or of Mrs. William Egremont, and had been assured on their authority that it was ‘all right,’ their attentions were clogged by doubt, ... ... tried to debate the point, and urge on her the duties of moderation, self-control, and obedience, but the poor gentle mother was at a great disadvant... ...me she was summoned to the carriage the feverishness of her effort at self-control had done the work, and her husband had paid her the compliment of o... ... it all. Aunt Ursel at her best had always been a little dry and grave, an authority over the two nieces; and though softened, she was not expansive, ... ...o have put those poor young things into the firm when I ceased to have any control over it. I shall never forgive myself—’ ‘Nothing could seem safer t...

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...ok upon Euler, Laplace, or Gauss as fools? Of course not. You accept their authority. Then why ques- tion the authority of Raphael and Mozart? I must ... ...f no use. His bailiff, a small, short-sighted young man without a trace of authority or firmness in his bearing, was walking beside him, and merely ke... ...d become convinced that he could do nothing there. It was under the entire control of the deacon, with Sipiagin’s full consent. The good father did no... ...ared up and thumping the palm of his hand on the table burst out: “What an authority! As if we do not know who this Ladislas is! A born spy, nothing m... ...ur of the trinity: Religion, Agriculture, and Industry! “Under the wing of authority!” Kollomietzev added sternly . “Under the wing of wise and benevo... ...rity!” Kollomietzev added sternly . “Under the wing of wise and benevolent authority,” Sipiagin corrected him. The toast was drunk in silence. The emp... ...s possible for his well-balanced temperament to be so. “Markelov could not control himself after all,” he began. “This may turn out badly both for him... ...gs that we hate, but his nerves are of iron and his body is under his full control. He’s a splendid man, I tell you! Why, think of it! here is a man w...

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...nkind. He would further suggest that their labour should be placed under the control and regulation of the state, who should set apart from the profit... ...against people who come upon the parish, and other offenders, has any lawful authority whatever over the rising youth of this country. I have yet to l... ...wn, who threw summersets on behalf of the late Mr. Richardson, and who is no authority either, because he had never been on the regular boards. But, l... ...minster Bridge, everybody talks politics, every evening, the great political authority being Mr. Robert Bolton, an individual who defines himself Mudf...

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...First Citizen : We are accounted poor citizens, the pa tricians good. What authority surfeits on would re lieve us: if they would yield us but the... ...e tongues o’ the common mouth: I do despise them; For they do prank them in authority, Against all noble sufferance. SICINIUS: ... ...ecome’t, Not having the power to do the good it would, For the in which doth control’t. BRUTUS: Has said enough. SICIN... ... This deserves death. BRUTUS: Or let us stand to our authority, Or let us lose it. We do here pronounce, Upon the part o’ the... ...he cushion, but commanding peace Even with the same austerity and garb As he controll’d the war; but one of these— As he hath spices of them all, not ...

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...f the man and the traveller, and laying down the law upon finance with the authority of the successful investor. But this programme was not to be begu... ...inger—to save you from the gallows! And now,’ with a low voice of absolute authority, and a single weighty gesture of the finger, ‘and now—go!’ 29 St... ...as innocent; whether, if he turned John out a second time, as his outraged authority suggested, it was possible to avoid a scandal; and whether, if he... ...studied abroad. His manners were agreeable and a little forward. He was an authority on the stage, skilful on the ice or the links with skate or golf-... ...ce, coarse, vulgar, and stupid. He exercised, how- ever, a very remarkable control over Macfarlane; issued orders like the Great Bashaw; became inflam... ..., his smile was loose and wandering, and he had so far relaxed the natural control of his eyes, that one of them was aimed inward, as if to watch the ...

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...nd had the best access to collect anecdotes of him. “His skull,” says this authority, “which was of an oblong and rather unusual shape, was said to be... ...e my scruples.” “My daughter,” replied Ellieslaw, in a tone where offended authority seemed to struggle with parental affection, “my child suspects me... ... implore the protection of the only human being who has it in his power to control the course of events which threatens to hurry you before it.” “And ... ... young man’s guardian during his minority, of- 140 ten employed a tone of authority to him. “Do you suppose I would drag my daughter to the foot of t... ... may be said to have insinuated himself into the absolute manage- ment and control of my property. Or, if all this seeming friendship was employed by ... ...is some- what tardy in announcing his purpose, I am far from oppos- ing my authority against his wishes, although the person he 147 desires you to re...

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...ous? Why, above all, if it was of such prime necessity to confer with that authority on the subject of the stable-drains, had the failure to find him ... ...something wrong about the piping of the hothouse, and she was expecting an authority from Dorchester, who was to drive out between trains and make a d... ... have speci- fied, did not remotely resemble her preconceived notion of an authority on hot-house boilers. The new-comer, on seeing her, lifted his ha... ...-salt figure of the boiler- maker from Dorchester. The encounter with this authority led to such far-reaching issues that they resulted in his finding... ...ashed upon her a way of justifying her strange affirmation. She sat quiet, controlling the quiver of her lips, and waiting till she could trust her vo... ...; what she did with the “subjects” she had previously professed with equal authority; no one had ever yet discovered. Her mind was an hotel where fact... ...ed: “I understood there was to be no indelicacy!” Mrs. Ballinger could not control her irritation. “Really, it is too bad that we should not be able t...

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...ion’s-provider, and for the rest a very orderly creature, had no sovereign authority in this last citadel of Teufelsdrockh; only some once in the mont... ...Work On Ancient Ar- mor? Take, by way of example, the following sketch; as authority for which Paulinus’s Zeitkurzende Lust (ii. 678) is, with seeming... ...l-long noses: some also clap bells on the peak. Fur- ther, according to my authority, the men have breeches without seat (ohne Gesass): these they fas... ... such even to the out- ward eye? “Men are properly said to be clothed with Authority, clothed with Beauty, with Curses, and the like. Nay, if you cons... ...nd preserved in Tradition only: such are his Forms of Government, with the Authority they rest on; his Customs, or Fashions both of Cloth-habits and o... ... one where the work pur- ports to have been printed, seems to be under the control of Stillschweigen and Co. —Silence and Company. If the Clothes-Phil...

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...f red- tiled. Littlefield was the Great Scholar of the neighbor- hood; the authority on everything in the world except babies, cooking, and motors. He... ...urthermore, he felt that on the subject of Shakespeare he wasn’t really an authority. Neither the Advocate-Times, the Evening Advo- cate, nor the Bull... ...ER? Babbitt was again without a canon which would enable him to speak with authority. Nothing in motoring or real estate had indicated what a Solid Ci... ... Dollars a day teaching our Hindu System of Vibratory Breathing and Mental Control.” Ted had collected fifty or sixty announcements, from annual refer... ...ything, but seems like the children to-day have just slipped away from all control.” “I hope they’re decent girls. Course Ted’s no longer a kid, and I... ... fresh. I’ll stand for a good deal, but once in a while I got to assert my authority, and I jumped him. ‘Stan,’ I said—Well, I told him just exactly w... ...te- rian Church determined his every religious belief and the senators who controlled the Republican Party decided in little smoky rooms in Washington... ...ed and peeped at her shoulders. “That’s all right now,” said Swanson. “I’m authority enough so I know it was a waste of money, and it makes me tired t... ... and the brisk “sales-engineers” and created a somber oligarchy by gaining control of banks, mills, land, railroads, mines. Out of the dozen contradic...

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...ement, and did not now by any means contemplate rebellion against parental authority. But she did feel that on a matter so vital to her she had a righ... ...ng unkind to a lady who is supposed to be in the place she now fills by my authority. But do not let us quarrel about an old woman.’ ‘I won’t quarrel ... ...many a half-hour. But he was much puzzled both as to the extent of his own authority and the manner in which it should be used. He certainly had not d... ...under- stand that though she obeyed him she regarded the exer- cise of his authority as tyrannical and irrational. They left the house before any of t... ...Trollope as though he were at his ease and master of the situation. He had control over himself sufficient for assuming such a man- ner. But his heart... ...d Sir Orlando Drought is not far off; and here is Mr Rattler, than whom no authority on such a subject can be better. Ask them whether in other matter... ...r ear when he bade her remember that she was now removed from her father’s control. Every now and then the tears would come to her eyes, and she would... ... his. All his life he had been schooling his temper so as to keep it under control,—sometimes with great difficulty, but always with a consciousness t... ...d she should be made to denounce the man. It might be necessary for him to control his feelings before old Wharton;—but he knew enough of his wife to ...