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...general- in-chief at Washington. General Milroy, as immediate commander, was put in arrest, and subsequently a court of inquiry examined chiefly with reference to disobedience of orders, and reported the evidence....

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...d are now guilty of trea- son against the United States; and Whereas, with reference to said rebellion and treason, laws have been enacted by Congress... ...stablished judicial exposi- tion of the pardoning power; and Whereas, with reference to said rebellion, the President of the United States has issued ... ...y support all acts of Congress passed during the existing rebel- lion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not re- pealed, modified, or hel... ...disturbances in New Mexico have not been entirely suppressed. The mineral resources of Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico, and Arizona are proving f... ...aval power. Our country has advantages superior to any other nation in our resources of iron and timber, with inexhaustible quantities of fuel in the ... ...roximity to navigable waters. Without the advantage of public works, the resources of the nation have been devel- oped and its power displayed in th... ...ise, as bad and as good. Let us, therefore, study the incidents of this as philosophy to learn wisdom from, and none of them as wrongs to be re- venge...

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...therto little or nothing of a fundamental character, whether in the way of Philosophy or History, has been written on the subject of Clothes. Our Theo... ...sh culture and endeavor, cramps the free flight of Thought,—that this, not Philosophy of Clothes, but recognition even that we have no such Philosophy... ...st months, did the above very plain considerations, on our total want of a Philosophy of Clothes, occur to him; and then, by quite foreign sugges- tio... ...kind of Melchizedek, without father or mother of any kind; sometimes, with reference to his great historic and statistic knowledge, and the vivid way ... ...ch more all that concerns Natural Supernaturalism, and indeed whatever has reference to the Ulterior or Transcendental portion of the Science, or bear... ...ain, is by nature no proselytizing Sect; but it boasts of great hereditary resources, and is strong by union; whereas the Drudges, split into parties,...

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...e centre. Common abbreviations took new meanings in his eyes, and had sole reference to them. A. D. had no concern with Anno Domini, but stood for ann... ...ny: almost necessarily part of a genteel and wealthy station, even without reference to the perpetuation of family Firms: with her eyes fully open to ... ...The moment I heard this, and had it corrobo- rated by the matron—excellent references and unimpeach- able character—I got the address, my dear, and po... ...uttle’ s reverence for the stock of instruments was profound, and that his philosophy knew little or no distinction between trading in it and inventin... ...Certainly ,’ said Mr Brogley . ‘But sprats ain ’ t whales, you know .’ The philosophy of this observation seemed to strike the Captain. He ruminated f... ...y had taken one another’s measure; nor how Ned Cuttle had pointed out that resources in the first extremity, and had brought the interview to the desi... ... that had lately crushed his hopes, might unconsciously impart some useful philosophy to him, and scare away his weak regrets, he hid it from him- sel... ...r also, to him; and continued to do so, when he was silent. ‘You have many resources against weariness at least,’ said Mr Dombey. ‘Whatever their effi... ...e so many new names as must have given him great occasion to marvel at the resources of the English language, submitted to have his cravat put on; and...

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...andal, and politics in his day flushed the concep- tions of men. His short references to ‘that Warwick- Dannisburgh affair’ are not verbally malicious... ...e it a possible attempt, before our systems shall have been forti- fied by philosophy. Then may it be allowed to the Diarist simply to relate, and we ... ...estly transcriptive. Rose-pink and dirty drab will alike have passed away. Philosophy is the foe of both, and their silly cancelling contest, perpetua... ...ral flesh, smother no longer the soul issuing out of our incessant strife. Philosophy bids 15 George Meredith us to see that we are not so pretty as ... ...pardoned her on the score of the petty difference rankling between them in reference to his aban- donment of his Profession, for here she was patrioti... ...aracter if she had flown—a reflection emanating from in- experience of the resources of sentimentalists. If she had flown! She was borne along by the ... ...of sorrow! ‘One word of her we call our inner I. I am not drawing upon her resources for my daily needs; not wasting her at all, I trust; certainly no... ...g down everything for the woman!’ The trial of a superb London gentleman’s resources in the love-passion could not have been much keener. No sign of h... ...d them to flight. “Thrice blessed and beloved!” he called to her above, in reference to the noise, “it was merely a diversion of the accompaniment.” N...

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...nd induces a sort of home feeling with the past, which I scarcely claim in reference to the present phase of the town. I seem to have a stronger claim... ...thful Democrat in principle, neither received nor held his office with any reference to political services. Had it been otherwise—had an active poli ... ... of these old Custom House officers had good traits, and as my position in reference to them, being paternal and protective, was favourable to the gro... ...y custom; and she must either sustain and carry it forward by the ordinary resources of her nature, or sink beneath it. She could no longer borrow fro... ...Nay; it would be sinful, in such a question, to follow the clue of profane philosophy,” said Mr. Wilson. “Better to fast and pray upon it; and still b...

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...their friend Alida Stair, as they sat at tea on her lawn at Pangbourne, in reference to the very house of which the library in question was the centra... ...” And thereupon their invisible housemate had finally dropped out of their references, which were nu- merous enough to make them promptly unaware of t... ...t’s it?” the President curtly took her up. “Why—it’s a—a Thought: I mean a philosophy.” This seemed to bring a certain relief to Mrs. Ballinger and La... ...the members of the Lunch Club to utter a col- lective demand for a book of reference. At this point the production of her treasured volume gave Mrs. L... ...ghteenth-century pictures with a discrimi- nation that bespoke the amplest resources. “Money’s only excuse is to put beauty into circulation,” was one...

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...s a new clause inserted into the bill, which would in its nature prevent a reference of the constitution back for a vote of the people,—if, indeed, up... ...e latter portion of the Judge’s speech, which was a sort of declamation in reference to my having said I entertained the belief that this government w... ...without putting it in a direct shape, revives the old charge against me in reference to the Mexican War. He does not take the responsi- bility of putt... ...one of my speeches that I should be driven to draw upon whatever of humble resources I might have,—to adopt a new course with him. I was not entirely ... ..., I assure you I will quit before they have half done so. But where is the philosophy or statesmanship which assumes that you can quiet that disturbin... ...serious danger that has threat- ened our institutions,—I say, where is the philosophy or the 79 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Four statesmans... ...ting, that we are to care nothing about it! I ask you if it is not a false philosophy. Is it not a false states- manship that undertakes to build up a...

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...m ani mation, and always in glass cases. I was not so easy now during any reference to the name but that I felt it a relief when Richard, with an exc... ...ssure you that you are altogether mistaken. You could make no discovery in reference to me that would do me the least service or give me the least ple... ...on this circumstance. Com ment is superfluous. My Lady, let me suggest in reference to that young woman—” “I have no intention,” observes my Lady fro... ...m self, to be rather proud of him. He is so friendly, is a man of so many resources, and so easy to get on with, that it is some thing to have made ... ...hat. I am above the rest of mankind in such a case as that. I can act with philosophy in such a case as that. I am not warped by prejudices, as an Ita...

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...and motors. He was a Bachelor of Arts of Blodgett College, and a Doctor of Philosophy in econom- ics of Yale. He was the employment-manager and public... ...ntal Control.” Ted had collected fifty or sixty announcements, from annual reference-books, from Sunday School periodicals, fiction-magazines, and jou... ...timistic lecturer and the creator of “Ads that Add.” Despite the searching philosophy and high morality of his verses, they were humorous and easily u... ...this town isn’t a patch on Ze- nith; it hasn’t got our outlook and natural resources; but did you know—I nev’ did till to-day—that they manufac- tured... ...but also much duller were the minor classes which were being instructed in philosophy and Oriental ethnology by earnest spinsters. Most of them met in... ...ded gravely, as one who knew Lord Wycombes by the score, and he got in two references to Sir Gerald Doak. He felt daring and idealistic and cosmopolit... ...mis. The conversation of the Bunch was exclamatory, high- colored, full of references to people whom Babbitt did not know. Apparently they thought ver... ...he finances, ethnology, political sys- tems, linguistic divisions, mineral resources, and agricul- ture of Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Aust...

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...he old Science and Art Department, and “visiting” various schools; and our resources were eked out by my mother’s income of nearly a hundred pounds a ... ...member that half-mile of rivulet; all other rivers and cascades have their reference to it for me. And after I was eleven, and before we left Bromstea... ...impossible to develop a new college system with strong faculties in modern philosophy, modern history, European literature and criticism, physical and... ...whom he waged a fierce obscure war… . It was Codger’s function to teach me philosophy, philoso- phy! the intimate wisdom of things. He dealt in a vari... ...in historical matter; he had an inaccurate abundant habit of topographical reference; he made me see and trace and see again the Roman Empire sweep up... ...t isn’t a very curable difference,—once people have grown up. Theirs was a philosophy devoid of finesse. T emperamentally the Baileys were specialised... ...tarian squabbles, its misconduct of the Boer War, its waste of the world’s resources… . It soon became manifest that my opening and my general spaciou... ...ial reality, a self less personal, less individualised, and broader in its references. Its aims were never simply to get on; it had an altogether diff... ...er hard trained, and yet 253 H G Wells kindly. I’m not convinced that the resources of education are exhausted. I want to better this, because it alr...

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...ted but not discussed, except from time to time a half-playful, half-grave reference to himself as a future clergyman. Reverence was strongly implante... ...t impression was left upon the boy’s mind, as will be seen by his frequent references to what he had then witnessed; but for the present he was though... ...that our pres- ence on board was much needed during the passage out.’ With reference to his sister’s reading, he continues:—’T ake care of Maurice, Fa... ...ng kept private. The actual undertakings of the Mission did not exceed its resources, so that there was no need for those urgent appeals which call fo... ...with their twelve pupils in possession. Mr. Dudley had skill to turn their resources to advantage. Space was gained below by making a frame, to which ... ...pend the time with Sir William Martin, discussing some point of Melanesian philosophy. But then my dear lads have lost two hours of Christian instruct... ... scale before the Church at home may be thrown in like manner upon its own resources. The alliance is a very precarious one surely , and depends upon ... ... magazines and alluring ignorant, unsound people with the specious name of philosophy. And he is always fair, and credits his opponents with all that ...

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... old warrior’s brain. He knew his points of vantage by name; there were no references to gazetteer or atlas. A chain of forts and earthworks enables u... ...as flung, and sees it gone while fortune is undecided; and he catches at a philosophy nothing other than his hug of a mod- est little background pleas... ...e, and he is, you know, skilful in the use of arms, and Captain May has no resources whatever: penury! no one cares to speculate how they contrive! —b... ... in such strong light. Never had their mutual and similar, though opposed, resources been drawn out so copiously and unreservedly. This was the shinin... ...Sely, little Collett was our post- man.’ The Countess of Ormont’s humorous reference to the cir- cumstance passed with Selina for a sign of a poetic l...

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...o the quick? That stint; must have gone too deep for any con- solations of philosophy to be available in curing its smart? Not at all. The night fever... ...spire after applause and publicity? She may never marry; scanty as are her resources, obscure as are her connections, uncertain as is her health (for ... ...” “No, monsieur; I have made inquiries everywhere, but they all ask me for references; and to speak truth, I do not like to apply to the directress, b... ...I now held by a very pre- carious tenure. It is some time since I made any reference to M. Pelet. The moonlight walk is, I think, the last incident re... ...in mind and condition as I was, or whether he lived in the calm of certain resources, and in the freedom of unfettered feelings. What! was he coming i...

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...titude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes. Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more... ... formerly earned disgrace at home, was a prob- lem beyond the reach of his philosophy. It was true that he had been industrious at the bank, but no mo... ...k that can be wise,’ objected Flora. ‘You have a very imperfect idea of my resources, and not at all of my effrontery,’ replied Alexander. ‘Please ob-... ... coolly ac- knowledged all, was something undreamed of in the Nicholsonian philosophy, and transcended comment. The return of the change, which the ol... ...to last particularly kind and jovial. But it was plain that he avoided any reference to their common secret; and even when Fettes whispered to him tha...

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...as thus far ap propriate, that our Zenobia, however humble looked her new philosophy, had as much native pride as any queen would have known what to ... ...! had we come out from among the swinish multitude for this? And again, in reference to some discussion about raising early vegetables for the market:... ...moral as well as bodily faint heartedness, to observe the hardihood of her philosophy. She made no scruple of oversetting all human institutions, and ... ...ths, the people used to expose to a dragon. If I had any duty whatever, in reference to Hollingsworth, it was to endeavor to save Priscilla from that ... ...eeded with one lady whom we wot of, that he anticipates, from her abundant resources, the necessary funds for realizing his plan in brick and mortar!”... ... fellow of spirit. He cannot 85 Hawthorne but be aware of these rumors in reference to his sister. Why, then, does he not come forward to defend her ...

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...ially haphazard agriculture into a ritual, he added first one metal to his resources and then another, until he had copper and tin and iron and lead a... ...a of a state, planned as an electric-traction system is planned, with- out reference to pre-existing apparatus, upon scientific lines, 37 H G Wells d... ...hs that the indefatigable Leblanc had hammered into them; and, drawing his resources from the King of Italy, he had provisioned his conference with a ... ... it above all things and declaring that the ultimate aim of art, religion, philosophy, and science alike was to simplify. He instanced himself as a de... ... and amidst the gathering medley of the seaport towns rose speculation and philosophy and science, and the beginning of the new order that has at last... ...G Wells change rather of hue than of nature. That comes with a deep- ening philosophy and a sounder education. For the first joy- ous exercises of fan...

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...ated his profession with as definite a purpose as if he still had no other resources than his fraction of the modest patrimony which on his father’s d... ...rds this, however, a critical attitude would be inconsistent with a candid reference to the early annals of any biogra- pher. Catherine was decidedly ... ...that the Doc- tor was a philosopher, but I would not have answered for his philosophy if the poor girl had proved a sickly and suffering person. Her a... ...nerous, and true,” said poor Catherine, who had not suspected hitherto the resources of her eloquence. “And his fortune—his fortune that he spent—was ... ...ictly as a son-in- law. Your absence of means, of a profession, of visible resources or prospects, places you in a category from which it would be imp... ...ansported for life. Her trunks had been brought into her room, and further reference to her lover was for a short time suspended, while she opened the...

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...hought grimly, a genuine Princhester blackbird. This wickedly uncharitable reference to his diocese ran all unchallenged through the bishop’s mind. An... ...tual significance in the Eucharist. From Chasters the bishop was driven by reference to the works of Legge and Frazer, and for the first time he began... ...ion, food diminishes and fails, there is a wasting away of all the hoarded resources, of all the accumulated well-being of mankind; and there is no cl... ...lowship. He took the Natural Science tripos, zoology chiefly. He’s good at philosophy, but of course our Cambridge philosophy is so silly—McTaggart bl... ...stration, chemistry, for example; but it is for every man to think his own philosophy and think out his own religion. One man may tell another, but no...

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...ich he had yet more subdued by discipline, a severe life, and the study of philosophy; means which had not only suc- ceeded in expelling the baser pas... ...offin of stone were twelve volumes of holy writ and twelve others of Greek philosophy, and that about four hundred years afterwards, when P . Corneliu... ...y beg a blessing on our laws From mighty Jove, and honor, and applause. In philosophy, as most of the wise men then, he chiefly es- teemed the politic... ...orinthians, and to secure to themselves an island possessed of great naval resources, since the Peloponnesians were already all but in actual hostilit... ...d wasting the vigor of his arms by lapse of time, of meet- ing his want of resources by superior means, by large num- bers the smallness of his forces... ...the country, and had gained over to Rome many towns and nations with large resources, he was received at his coming home with unexampled joy and accla... ... one act of Timoleon’s, setting aside the necessity he was placed under in reference to his brother, to which, as Timaeus observes, we may not fitly a... ...fellow-citizens in gen- eral, who all imagined this marked portent to have reference to this great man. But he was heated against Alexander for the in... ...e affection and ambition in those purer speculations where there can be no reference to the vulgar needs of life; studies, the superiority of which to...

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... her own old wrongs were working within her, and she repressed any plainer reference to them by strong constraint. So my mother suspected, at least, a... ...d Copperfield Vol. I And what is the opinion of Brooks of Sheffield, in reference to the projected business? Why, I don t know that Brooks unders... ...h a place than another, though I believe this obtains with most people, in reference especially to the as- sociations of their childhood. I never hear... ...d of being myself. But nei- 144 David Copperfield Vol. I ther of these resources was approved of in the parlour. The tormenting humour which was d... ...ned, sir, I said, remembering what I vaguely knew of his and his sister s resources. But I don t know when. It does not matter when, he returned... ...do not exaggerate, unconsciously and unintentionally, the scantiness of my resources or the difficulties of my life. I know that if a shilling were gi... ...l. I of Wife, they may be expected with confidence, and must be borne with philosophy. If you will allow me to take the liberty of remarking that ther...