Jeff Steinport

In it I had particularized my faults and sins, and said little of the favors of God. The conquest of the land of Canaan was accompanied with so many wonderful and with so many bloody circumstances, that the victorious Jews were left in a state of irreconcilable hostility with all their neighbors. The Cyrenaick philosophers, in like manner, despised physics and logic. “Stop playing—there’s a time for everything,” said the old woman. To lapse in fulness / Is sorer than to lie for need; and falsehood / Is worse in kings than beggars. Cymbeline , iii. “Yes, a regular volcano,” said the count. Souls thus directed get the shortest way. It even appears, according to Diodorus, that Psamthek had his own children taught Greek. “Ulyulyulyulyu!” shouted Nicholas.

He knew no more than the others what his words meant. Why should philosophy, which only has respect to life and effects, trouble itself about these external appearances? Let us leave that care to actors and masters of rhetoric, who set so great a value upon our gestures. Tarde, quæ credita lædunt, credimus —We are slow to believe that which, if believed, would work us harm. The empire was afflicted by five civil wars; and the remainder of the time was not so much a state of tranquillity as a suspension of arms between several hostile monarchs, who, viewing each other with an eye of fear and hatred, strove to increase their respective forces at the expense of their subjects. It is better to be the head o' the commonalty than the tail o' the gentry. Sc. As he approached a town, he quitted his coach and mounted his horse, on which he rode alone in the centre of the procession. [403] Plutarch, Lysand. “Come along, our Matvévna!” he said to himself. All legitimate inte...

Sargon confirmed the former in his kingdom, and compelled his two allies with other petty chiefs to return to their allegiance. Zherkóv touched his horse with the spurs; it pranced excitedly from foot to foot uncertain with which to start, then settled down, galloped past the company, and overtook the carriage, still keeping time to the song. Many strong Union men believed that the war must prove a failure. There are some which fabulously say she was metamorphos'd into a Pigeon; and that she flew away with a Flock of those Birds that lighted upon her Palace: And hence it is that the Assyrians adore a Dove, believing that Semiramis was enthron'd amongst the Gods. A cock crowed far off and another replied near by. “Catch hold from underneath. Almost all that was first discovered thus speedily disappeared; and the same fate has befallen nearly everything subsequently found at Khorsabad. They even went so far as to dismiss the Lacedæmonian harmost. [530] In the winter of 409-40...

I believe that God so ordered it to purify me from too human an attachment still in me. “But you have not slept,” she said, repressing her joy. Now, as to this particular, philosophy has sufficiently armed man to encounter all other accidents either with patience, or, if the search of that costs too dear, by an infallible defeat, in totally depriving himself of all sentiment; but these are expedients that are only of use to a soul being itself, and in its full power, capable of reason and deliberation; but not at all proper for this inconvenience, where, in a philosopher, the soul becomes the soul of a madman, troubled, overturned, and lost; which many occasions may produce, as a too vehement agitation that any violent passion of the soul may beget in itself; or a wound in a certain part of the person, or vapours from the stomach, any of which may stupefy the understanding and turn the brain. Smith, a most accomplished soldier, reported at Cairo and was assigned to the com...

When he had settled all these matters, he nominated Lucretius, the father of Lucretia, as his colleague, and gave up the fasces to him as a mark of respect, because he was the elder man. The power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an extensive monarchy, than in a small community. “You couldn’t see a thing. The taxation during the years 1389-1397 was regular and moderate. II. , v. But at least we can try to minimize the exhibition of these qualities. Melanthius being asked what he thought of the tragedy of Dionysius, “I could not see it,” said he, “it was so clouded with language”; so most of those who judge of the discourses of great men ought to say, “I did not understand his words, they were so clouded with gravity, grandeur, and majesty.” Antisthenes one day tried to persuade the Athenians to give order that their asses might be employed in tilling the ground as well as the horses were; to which it was answered that that animal ...

“How...” she began her question but stopped short. The other king of Mexico,—[Guatimosin]—having for a long time defended his beleaguered city, and having in this siege manifested the utmost of what suffering and perseverance can do, if ever prince and people did, and his misfortune having delivered him alive into his enemies’ hands, upon articles of being treated like a king, neither did he in his captivity discover anything unworthy of that title. The man who was closest to me throughout my two years in the Police Department was Jacob Riis. He might easily become aide-de-camp to the Emperor. We can well imagine the secret intrigues formed both by mothers and sons to curry favour with the father and bias his choice; we can picture the jealousy with which they mutually watched each other, and the bitter hatred which any preference shown to one would arouse in the breasts of all the others. The awful pain he suffered made him moan incessantly and piteously...

This, to be sure, did little to change Russia's general policy, but Germany, at least, was safe from an attack from that quarter. Woman's tongue is her sword, which she never lets rust. Mme. I continued thus for five or six months. He soon proved that he was no unworthy pupil of Eurytus, for he signally defeated all his opponents. The father and mother came into the room and gave the betrothed couple their blessing. On quitting Venice, he went in succession to Ferrara, Rovigo, Padua, Bologna (where he had a stomach-ache), Florence, &c.; and everywhere, before alighting, he made it a rule to send some of his servants to ascertain where the best accommodation was to be had. And there it was not possible to add anything to the care he had to provide me the most able tutors, with all other circumstances of education, reserving also several particular rules contrary to the college practice; but so it was, that with all these precautions, it was a college still. The German la...

General compulsory military service has a social influence upon men in the mass equaled by nothing else. Burnside's and Wright's corps were on the Chickahominy, and crossed during the night, Warren's corps and the cavalry still covering the army. With the senators, Carinus affected a lofty and regal demeanor, frequently declaring, that he designed to distribute their estates among the populace of Rome. I told him to turn him over to a man who had two or three other captives, so that they should all be taken to the rear. Peters' retirement. This was usually followed by some resolute bucking on the part of two or three of the horses, especially in the early days of each round-up. Loving the strokes which God gives, one cannot hate the hand which He makes use of to strike with. Between these magistrates and the kings, there was generally a bad understanding. "In the same manner," says he, "as some children always remain pygmies, whose infant limbs have be...

one would have to... Wer mit sich selber eins, ist eins mit Gott —He who is one with himself is one with God. About the time the advance of troops reached a point within gunshot of the fort on the land side, he engaged the water batteries at long range. The Scottish muster proceeded with vigour, though stoutly opposed by the Duke of Argyll, and the work of revolt commenced in March, in Wales. But when I perceived what he endeavored at, and what he had in his mind, I said I would not permit him so to do; for that I thought either to keep it for the Romans or for myself, now I was intrusted with the public affairs there by the people of Jerusalem. he’ll be of use here if he’s a brave officer,” thought Bagratión. That we would do, / We should do when we would; for this "would" changes, / And hath abatements and delays as many / As there are tongues, are hands, are accidents; / And then this "should" is like a spendthrift's sigh, / That hurts by easing. Ham. , i...

Charles I. He is a Russian seigneur who has had misfortunes, but he is a man. That is the only difference between them.” He said this smiling in a way more natural and animated than usual, so that the wrinkles round his mouth very clearly revealed something unexpectedly coarse and unpleasant. The Tigris and the Euphrates have both flood seasons and carry their waters over a wide extent of country, exactly as the Nile. The material that he gathered in this expedition greatly enriched the oriental department of the British Museum; and by means of the cuneiform inscriptions found the ancient oriental history was completely reconstructed. ?? . “What do the doctors say?” asked the princess after a pause, her worn face again expressing deep sorrow. Since the ethic laws, that concern the particular duty of every one in himself, are so hard to be framed, as we see they are, ‘tis no wonder if those which govern so many particulars are much more so. Andrews tide, Iohn W...

These speeches of Mr. “Where is he?” she asked again, addressing them all. For the country is bare, a great part of it is covered with shrubs, and produces nothing but the palm. This fancy will be more certainly understood by interrogation: “What do I know?” as I bear it with the emblem of a balance. "Arcades ambo," id est , blackguards both. Ord was at his place promptly. “And, if your excellency will allow me to express my opinion,” he continued, “we owe today’s success chiefly to the action of that battery and the heroic endurance of Captain Túshin and his company,” and without awaiting a reply, Prince Andrew rose and left the table. Many philosophers are for the most part important from an historic or literary point of view only, and hence we may limit ourselves to the compilations in which they are dealt with. The goddess is displeased at the news but bids the porter open the door and treat her according to the "ancient laws...

The numerous districts on both sides of the lower Tigris and west of the Euphrates which are out of reach of the irrigation have a desert character, as rain is as rare here as in Egypt. January 3, 1913. If everything could have arisen, or could it merely not have been everything eternally, it would equally have arisen out of nothing. One can hardly refer too often to that intellectual gantlet of the middle ages, which all classical literature was called upon to pass, and from which only here and there a work emerged. Stuffing and Upholstery. —Another important use for fibrous materials is for filling or stuffing in connexion with the seats and cushions in upholstery. “Write and tell your brother to wait till I am dead.... Sal sapit omnia —Salt seasons everything. When Pierre went up to them he noticed that Véra was being carried away by her self-satisfied talk, but that Prince Andrew seemed embarrassed, a thing that rarely happened with him. It was evident that Prin...

From there a railroad runs east, connecting with other roads leading to all points of the Southern States. He promoted good relations with France, then fighting with Piedmont against the Austrians in Lombardy, and strongly urged on the king the necessity of an alliance with Piedmont and a constitution as the only means whereby the dynasty might be saved. N.'s Dream , ii. The description which Xenophon gives of the Wall of Media is very plain and specific. Like all the nymphs, they possessed the gift of prophecy, for which reason many of the springs and fountains over which they presided were believed to inspire mortals who drank of their waters with the power of foretelling future events. She looked round and seeing that her friend was not in the room ran to look for her. Fourthly, when she doth dissemble, and covertly and falsely either doth or saith anything. of Athens , i. The captain had their senior sergeant called in, and in a stern voice asked him to what regiment he belo...

Music oft hath such a charm / To make bad good, and good provoke to harm. Meas. This was a time of great suspense. To discover and define those laws is the problem of history. According to M. A real angel!” he said to himself. Thus James had declared himself absolute, above all laws, and at liberty to discharge any Act of Parliament. For Germany see G. Do not tell a friend anything that you would conceal from an enemy. Ar. Les hommes sont rares —Men are rare. Pliny speaks of Apis "having a white spot in the form of a crescent upon his right side, and a lump under his tongue in the form of a beetle." Ammianus Marcellinus says the white crescent on his right side was the principal sign, and Ælianus mentions twenty-nine marks, by which he was recognised, each referable to some mystic signification. Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history. 35 Arab. “You know, Sokolóv, they are not all going away! They have a hospital here. Fit fabricando faber —A smith...

It has lately been strengthened by having a fortress built in it. “Yes, sir,” said the man. But the man without experience can hardly realize the work it was to get that bearskin off the carcass and then to pack it, wet, slippery, and heavy, so that it would ride evenly on the pony. As he had done on their first meeting at Kochubéy’s, Speránski produced a strong impression on Prince Andrew on the Wednesday, when he received him tête-à-tête at his own house and talked to him long and confidentially. When, as is customary, he was about to take hold of the doors of the temple and say the prayer of dedication, Marcus, Poplicola's brother, who had long been standing near the doors watching his opportunity, said to him, "Consul, your son has just died of sickness in the camp." All who heard this were grieved, but Horatius, undisturbed, merely said, "Fling his corpse where you please, for I cannot grieve for him," and completed the dedication service. Th...

The doctors were busily engaged with the wounded man the shape of whose head seemed familiar to Prince Andrew: they were lifting him up and trying to quiet him. By N. In a few years he strengthened the foundations of the Assyrian rule, and considerably extended it; he erected magnificent buildings, and made desolated Babylon rise again from her rubbish-heaps. VII. This was the period during which the Romans, who were at war with Perseus, King of Macedon, complained of their generals, whose ignorance and cowardice had led to the most disgraceful and ridiculous failure, and to the sustaining of much more loss than they inflicted. As he saw that I said nothing to him, for indeed I knew not what to say, as I had not spoken to him of the favors which God had conferred on me (not from a desire to conceal them, but because the Lord did not permit me to do it, as He had over me only the designs of death) he therefore spoke to such as he looked upon to be more advanced in grace. So long as t...

“Very glad,” answered Nicholas. Of the Mortal Gods; and the judgment of Chrysippus, that “Dion was as virtuous as God;” and my Seneca himself says, that “God had given him life; but that to live well was his own;” conformably to this other: In virtute vere gloriamur; quod non contingeret, si id donum Deo, non nobis haberemus: “We truly glory in our virtue; which would not be, if it was given us of God, and not by ourselves;” this is also Seneca’s saying; “that the wise man hath fortitude equal with God, but that his is in spite of human frailty, wherein therefore he more than equals God.” There is nothing so ordinary as to meet with sallies of the like temerity; there is none of us, who take so much offence to see himself equalled with God, as he does to see himself undervalued by being ranked with other creatures; so much more are we jealous of our own interest than that of our Creator. In addition to those above enum...

I was preparing to hold Atlanta with a small garrison, and it was my expectation to push through to Mobile if that city was in our possession: if not, to Savannah; and in this manner to get possession of the only east and west railroad that would then be left to the enemy. They must, therefore, abhor the conduct of the Freeholders of Middlesex, who chose Mr. I was scarcely ever favored with the smallest instance of her tenderness or affection. She was in advance of the usual morality of the time and place, which drew a sharp line between stealing citizens' horses and stealing horses from the Government or the Indians. The countess had been prepared by Anna Mikháylovna’s hints at dinner. “Oh, don’t speak so, master! There was a general who did not believe, and said, ‘The monks cheat,’ and as soon as he’d said it he went blind. Le bestemmie fanno come le processioni; ritornano donde partirono —Curses are like processions, they come back to whe...

Whatever his intention may have been, his expedition was a failure, for Melissus, the son of Ithagenes, a man of culture, who was then in command of the Samian forces, conceiving a contempt for the small force of the Athenians and the want of experience of their leaders after Perikles's departure, persuaded his countrymen to attack them. They report that the Nantes galleys are advancing towards Brouage. Je prends mon bien où je le trouve —I take my own where I find it. His words are music, I never tire of hearing him!” said the old prince, keeping hold of the hand and offering his cheek to be kissed. There was a wide distinction between the offenses committed in the case of the Northern Securities Company, and the offenses because of which the Sugar Trust, the Tobacco Trust, and the Standard Oil Trust were successfully prosecuted under my Administration. On his return to Constantinople, he attended the lectures of Kazi-Zadeh. He judged by the cautious movements of those w...

Aut Cæsar aut nihil —Either Cæsar or nobody. The advance made by the determination of the principle [187] as infinite in comprehensiveness rests in the fact that absolute essence no longer is a simple universal, but one which negates the finite. I open myself to my family, as much as I can, and very willingly let them know the state of my opinion and good will towards them, as I do to everybody else: I make haste to bring out and present myself to them; for I will not have them mistaken in me, in anything. 391 Not heroes, nor lords alone, did they call those whom they lawfully obeyed; nor merely as kings did they proclaim them; but they pronounced them their country's guardians, their fathers, and their Gods. In order to meet the demand for milled and unclipped coin to be given in exchange for the clipped [484] coin to be brought in, premiums were offered of five per cent. He told me frankly that he had to be against the bill because certain interests which were all-powerful a...

There are, according to this, two principles in things; the first unity, through participation in which all number-units are units, and also undetermined duality through participation in which all determined dualities are dualities." Duality is just as essential a moment in the Notion as is unity. "That which is not, is not; for if Being belonged to it, there would at the same time be existence and non-existence. Canby seemed to be equally deliberate in all of his movements. This same Plato, who defines man as if he were a cock, says elsewhere, after Socrates, “That he does not, in truth, know what man is, and that he is a member of the world the hardest to understand.” By this variety and instability of opinions, they tacitly lead us, as it were by the hand, to this resolution of their irresolution. Jeder Weg zum rechten Zwecke / Ist auch recht in jeder Strecke —Every road to the right end is also right in every stretch (step or turn) of it. Amore sitis uniti ...

To the men who fought against the rising truths of physical philosophy, it seemed that if they admitted that truth it would destroy faith in God, in the creation of the firmament, and in the miracle of Joshua the son of Nun. Every one thinks that the sovereign stamp of human nature is imprinted in him, and that from it all others must take their rule; and that all proceedings which are not like his are feigned and false. Nature, crescent, does not grow alone / In thews and bulk; but, as this temple waxes, / The inward service of the mind and soul / Grows wide withal. Ham. , i. If what he has done respected only myself, I would willingly bury all; but I think I owe it to the truth, and to the innocence of Father La Combe, so cruelly oppressed, and grievously crushed so long, by wicked calumnies, by an imprisonment of several years, which in all probability will last as long as life. It was frosty and the air was sharp, but toward evening the sky became overcast and it began to thaw. ...

Above the Kolochá, in Borodinó and on both sides of it, especially to the left where the Vóyna flowing between its marshy banks falls into the Kolochá, a mist had spread which seemed to melt, to dissolve, and to become translucent when the brilliant sun appeared and magically colored and outlined everything. We are not men, nor have other tie upon one another, but by our word. Events, however, now occurred which overclouded his prospects. Ex abundante cautela —From excessive precaution. The left of the enemy occupied the north end of this ridge. [217] Xen. Prince Andrew had thought and said that happiness could only be negative, but had said it with a shade of bitterness and irony as though he was really saying that all desire for positive happiness is implanted in us merely to torment us and never be satisfied. Ornaments in the form of the heads of animals, chiefly the lion, bull, and ram, were very generally introduced even in parts of the chariot, the harness of the horses,...