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...ooked on as part of his business to gratify such desires. Such was not the system on which his battles were fought, and victories gained. Success was ... ... never thought a moment on the subject. ‘It’s a direct attack on the whole system,’ said Towers. ‘It’ll go a long way to put down Rochester, and Barch... ...nted none, however, and knew not the meaning of the word in other than its parliamentary sense. A friend! Had he not always been sufficient to himself... ...f any anxiety in the matter. And how had he been paid? His advice had been systemati- cally rejected; he had been not only slighted, but dis- trusted ...

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...ises; stars and planets circled in their orbits, to preserve in- violate a system of which they were the centre. Common abbreviations took new meaning... ...ctor Parker Peps,’ which we would rather not see. It would appear that the system of Lady Cankaby— excuse me: I should say of Mrs Dombey: I confuse th... ...u,’ said the Doctor, ‘quite so. It would appear, I was observing, that the system of our patient has sustained a shock, from which it can only hope to... ...f Mr Dombey’s household subsided into their several places in the domestic system. That small world, like the great one out of doors, had the capacity... ...ney cabs, and her starting in one was generally a work of time, as she was systematic in the preparatory arrangements. ‘Have the goodness, if you plea... ..., when it was not the custom to allude to the Lords, and when the order of parliamentary proceedings was perhaps better observed than it is now—to be ... ...w, that I am supported by my friend Gay’s influence and approval. As in my parliamentary time, when a man had a motion to make of any sort—which happe... ... continually, as a great many of us had a feverish anxiety to do—as’ in my parliamentary time, I was about to say , when a man had leave to let off an...

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...der. As far as the head goes, at least, she does credit to the educational system pursued at my establishment.’’ And so the schoolmistress reconciled ... ...’s Crawley, Hants. This honourable name had figured constantly also in the Parliamentary list for many years, in conjunction with that of a number of ... ...Rose sometimes: to leave her in Hamp- shire when he went to London for the parliamentary session, without a single friend in the wide world. Even Mrs.... ...oral courage on her part. Whether it was the heart which dictated this new system of complaisance and humility adopted by our Rebecca, is to be proved... ...d humility adopted by our Rebecca, is to be proved by her after-history. A system of hypocrisy, which lasts through whole years, is one seldom satisfa... ...spec- tives, and this apartment of Miss Osborne’s seemed the cen- tre of a system of drawing-rooms. When she removed the cordovan leather from the gra... ...s in the cab in which she had hastened to his release. “Pitt was gone to a parliamentary dinner,” she said, “when Rawdon’s note came, and so, dear Raw... ... word as a gentleman”—Mr. Wenham here put his hand on his waistcoat with a parliamentary air—”I declare I think that your suspicions are monstrous and... ...men for the Universities, the senate, and the learned pro- fessions: whose system did not embrace the degrading corpo- ral severities still practised ...

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... always on a great scale; there was a loan to the State, and a project for systematic colonization of the Occi- dental Province, involved in one vast ... ...town. His idea was to propitiate him in order to save the form at least of parliamentary institutions. Seated before a blank sheet of paper, a goose-q... ...accep- tance of accomplished facts may save yet the pre- cious vestiges of parliamentary institutions. Don Juste’s eyes glowed dully; he believed in p... ...city. Don Juste mur- mured— “You are abandoning us, Don Carlos… . And yet, parliamentary institutions—” He could not finish from grief. For a moment h... ...t himself in open hostility was madness, too. It would render impossible a system- atic search for that treasure, for that wealth of silver which he s... ...ss shop-fronts; our biggest daily. Conservative, or, rather, I should say, Parliamentary. We have the Parliamentary party here of which the actual Chi... ... de Tonoro. And the heroic Father Roman—I imagine the old padre blowing up systematically the San Tome mine, ut- tering a pious exclamation at every b...

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...ich she apparently took pains to convince him that she had adopted the right system. She was not fond of the English style of life, and had three or f... ...political, a social magnate had conceived the design of drawing her into the system in which he rather invidiously lived and moved. A certain instinct... ... but persuasive, told her to resist—murmured to her that virtually she had a system and an orbit of her own. It told her other things besides— things ... ... to such a man and that it would be very interesting to see something of his system from his own point of view; that on the other hand, however, there... ...urden. Furthermore there was a young man lately come from America who had no system at all, but who had a character of which it was useless for her to... ...e round to me. 320 Portrait of a Lady Touchett and I have kept up a sort of parliamentary debate all the way from Lon don. I tell him he’s the last ...

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...h she apparently took pains to convince him that she had adopted the right system. She was not fond of the En- glish style of life, and had three or f... ... magnate had 117 Henry James conceived the design of drawing her into the system in which he rather invidiously lived and moved. A certain instinct, ... ... persuasive, told her to re- sist—murmured to her that virtually she had a system and an orbit of her own. It told her other things be- sides—things w... ...o such a man and that it would be very interesting to see something of his system from his own point of view; that on the other hand, however, there w... ...den. Furthermore there was a young man lately come from America who had no system at all, but who had a character of which it was useless for her to t... ...know the world has come round to me. Touchett and I have kept up a sort of parliamentary debate all the way from London. I tell him he’s the last of t...

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... BOARD FOR THE NEXT EIGHT OR TEN MONTHS, Oliver was the victim of a systematic course of treachery and deception. He was brought up by hand. Th... ...as delivered over, a similar result usually attended the operation of her system; for at the very moment when the child had contrived to exist upon t... ...went; and what more would the people have! It cannot be expected that this system of farming would produce any very extraordinary or luxuriant crop. O... ...tened people. For the first six months after Oliver Twist was removed, the system was in full operation. It was rather expensive at first, in conseque... ...liness which surrounded him. Let it not be supposed by the enemies of ‘the system,’ that, during the period of his solitary incarceration, Oliver was ... ...e led off by the collar; threatening, till he got into the yard, to make a parliamentary business of it; and then grinning in the officer’s face, with...

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...e hundred pages), Has given a sample from the vasty version Of his new system to perplex the sages; ‘T is poetry — at least by his assertion, ... ...confounded fantasies, to more Immoral conduct by the fancied sway Your system feigns o’er the controulless core Of human hearts, than all the ... ...no matter,’ And proved it— ‘t was no matter what he said: They say his system ‘t is in vain to batter, Too subtle for the airiest human head... ... the path they miss But then ‘t would spoil much good philosophy. One system eats another up, and this Much as old Saturn ate his progeny; ... ... consort gave him stones In lieu of sons, of these he made no bones. But System doth reverse the Titan’s breakfast, And eats her parents, albe... ...free to confess’ (whence comes this phrase? Is ‘t English? No—’t is only parliamentary) That innovation’s spirit now a days Had made more pr...

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...e, good, the daugh- *He refers to the order of baronets, or baronettes; the barones minores, as distinct from the parliamentary bar- ons—not, it need ... ...ght a little of it. The effect which this had upon him was to put him greatly at his ease, and also to charge his system with very gratifying sensatio...

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...arth: the earth was leaving me, and not only the earth but the whole solar system was streaming past. And about me in space, invisible to me, scattere... ...er see. So with a stately swiftness, in the profoundest silence, the solar system fell from me as it had been a garment, until the sun was a mere star... ...ed glittering of the remoter light. I was no longer a denizen of the solar system: I had come to the outer Universe, I seemed to grasp and comprehend ... ...ll meant. The acting, I saw, was too much for my delicately-strung nervous system. I have always, I know, been too amenable to the suggestions of my c... ...e infection of sympathetic imitation. Night after night my plastic nervous system took the print of some new amazing gesture, some new emotional exag-... ...o longer abashed at his greatness. They had reformed every drunkard in the Parliamentary division, changed all the beer and alcohol to water (Mr. Mayd...

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...ed into Northwold, with three hours still to spare ere the starting of the parliamentary train. Sympathy, hope, reso- lution, and the sense of respect... ...since I shaved off my moustache in my rage at the Yeomanry ma- nia! I must systematically burn my cheeks, to look anything near her age!’ And he laugh... ...oing to walk ten miles with- out a leg to stand upon? Fitzjocelyn! is this systematic?’ ‘What is?’ said Louis, wearily. ‘Your treatment of—your aunt.’... ...?’ ‘What is?’ said Louis, wearily. ‘Your treatment of—your aunt.’ ‘On what system should aunts be treated?’ ‘Of all moments to choose for caprice! Exa... ...y so; and, therefore, I would not make them too analogous to the Strasburg system,’ said Louis. ‘I would have them close, searching, but not admitting... ...em solaced himself on their departure by exclaiming, ‘Well done, Strasburg system! A high-power Greek-imbibing machine, he may be, but as to comprehen...

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... ther troops nor money to send to the interior, evaded the difficulty by a parliamentary gasconade. Not being able to send material aid to the faithfu... ...d between the path and the house; for, like many Breton farmers who have a system of agriculture that is all their own, Galope-Chopine put his manure ... ...r, priest, and people. The men present were a fact, a real- ity, and not a system,—it was a prayer, not a religion. But human passions, the momentary ...

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...eave the mountain, and think—oh!” Having illustrated the philosophy of his system, Luigi con- tinued: “I am going to tell you everything. Pray, do not... ...ess to understand you by implication. For my part, I own, that to me, your parliamentary, illegitimate academic, modern crocodile phraseology, which i... ...d arm, where he wriggled, refusing to listen to the explanation of Barto’s system; which was that, in cases where every fresh examination taught him m... ...really good fellowship both among the officers and in the ranks, and it is systematically encouraged. The army of Austria was in those days the Austri... ...d, in order that his mind might rest supine, accord- ing to his remembered system; for the inspiration which points to the right course does not come ... ...ain Weisspriess ‘frowned medita- tive’ over this remarkable statement of a system. ‘Well, it certainly saves trouble. Besides, my good Pericles, none ...

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...it is so ‘Empire,’ quite the old fogy. You look like some su- per-annuated parliamentary counsel. And take off these dia- mond buttons; they are worth... ...hical view to take,” cried Contenson. “A professor would work it up into a system.” “Let us find out all we can,” replied Corentin with a smile, as he... ...ent, this great and noble in- stitution is in danger of destruction by the system known as penitentiary. A crime is committed; if it is flagrant, the ... ... dignity without a solid basis. That is the vicious element in the present system. If France were divided into ten circuits, the magistracy might be r... ...ar the examination. For a short while France enjoyed the ben- efit of this system. Under the Code of Brumaire of the year IV., this body was known as ... ...t and the “last toilet” commonly produce this dissolution of the ner- vous system, even in the strongest natures. Then confessions are blurted by the ...

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...ill prepared to give every one any num- ber of fresh chances and the whole system the benefit of the doubt. She wore a great resemblance to her father... ...No. Nothing interesting ever happens to me,” she said. “I think you make a system of saying disagreeable things, Miss Hilbery,” he broke out, again go... ...ell over England, and one of these days, when she touched the heart of the system, would begin feeling and rushing together and emitting their splendi... ...s pre- paring an edition of Shelley which scrupulously observed the poet’s system of punctuation. He saw the humor of these researches, but that did n... ...y for Mary Datchet she returned to the office to find that by some obscure Parliamentary maneuver the vote had once more slipped beyond the attainment... ...me to think, when invited into his room for a private confer- ence, upon a systematic revision of the card-index, upon the issue of certain new lemon-...

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...iation, for he was as irrepressibly good humoured under ghastly snubs as a parliamentary candidate on the hustings. The names remaining were called in... ...d table, breakfasting off bread and bacon. This was eaten on the plateless system, which is performed by placing a slice of bread upon the table, the ... ...e was moderately truthful towards men, but to women lied like a Cretan — a system of ethics above all others calculated to win popularity at the first ... ...grown feverish under 150 SCENE ON THE VERGE OF THE HAY MEAD the soldier’s system of procedure — not because the nature of his cajolery was entirely u... ...t much wind. Next came the barley. This it was only possible to protect by systematic thatch ing. Time went on, and the moon vanished not to reappear...

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... an uncharitable one, but I do firmly and in my soul believe, that the man systematically tried for many years to break her heart; but she bore it all... ...very abroad, and an equal number against any interference with the factory system at home; sixty eight in favour of the sale of livings in the Church,... ...—the new birth, I think they calls it. I should wery much like to see that system in haction, Sammy. I should wery much like to see your mother in law... ... but as she had lived for the most part in the country, and never read the parliamentary debates, she was little versed in these particular refinement... ...en stairs. ‘Why, no considerable change has taken place in the state of my system, since I see you cocked up behind your governor’s chair in the parlo...

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...marked, that he hadn’t been ‘so rattled to bed’, since his late mother had systematically accelerated his retire- ment to rest with a poker. The chain... ...y , Mr Galley , Mr Halley , Mr Lalley , Mr Malley. And Mr Boffin.’ ‘Strict system here; eh, my lad?’ said Mr Boffin, as he was booked. ‘Yes, sir,’ ret... ... been their manner; and the Buffers work their way through the dishes with systematic perseverance, as has always been their manner; and the pokey unk... ...s executioner’s assistant. When and where it first became the conventional system that a weary or inattentive infant in a 214 Our Mutual Friend class... ...hand, or when and where the conventional volunteer boy first be- held such system in operation, and became inflamed with a sacred zeal to administer i... ...h work, and thinks it much to be regretted that he was not brought up as a Parliamentary agent. 246 Our Mutual Friend From Twemlow’s, Veneering dashe... ...e, solely by taking cabs and going about. This particularly obtains in all Parliamentary affairs. Whether the business in hand be to get a man in, or ... ...ity of rising, launches into a familiar oration, gradually toning into the Parliamentary sing-song, in which he sees at that board his dear friend Twe...

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...und in Stowe’s ‘Survey of London,’ and likewise in the evidence before the Parliamentary Commission, which shows what it was intended by Queen Philipp... ...es from half the universi- ties in Europe, all of which formed one general system—all were like islands of one country, whose common language was quee...

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...him back if I could) bids us mark that the crown and flower of the nervous system, the head, is necessarily sensitive, and to that degree that what- s... ...ertheless, that science might set to work upon it forth- with, and found a system. When you mark men drinking who wear their hats, and those hats are ... ...with the usual allusion to a basis of aristocracy. “Well, it’s the English system,” said Mr. Pole. “That’s al- ways in its favour at starting. I’m Eng... ...e said organ conducted one of the most im- portant functions of her bodily system. Emilia listened to the lecturer, and promised to take his medicine,... ...having usurped priority in that department. Frightened by his por- tentous parliamentary phraseology, she remained tolerably demure till the sitting w... ... to call Emilia ‘child’ was to wound the most sensitive nerve in Merthyr’s system, if he loved her, and she had determined to try harshly whether he d...