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...A life of King Alfred of England originally composed in Latin, possibly sometime around 888 A.D. by the Monk and Bishop Asser, although some scholars contend that the work was actually composed much later by an unknown hand. (Summary by Douglas B. Killings)...

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...essed things, The blood too bright, the brow accurst. P P P P PASSER MOR ASSER MOR ASSER MOR ASSER MOR ASSER MORTUUS EST TUUS EST TUUS EST TUUS EST ...

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...rely in the tent of the mother of Ruark, the chief, even chief of the Beni-Asser, and he found thee in the desert, nigh dead. ’Tis so; and this mornin... ...awoke, and lo! it was sunrise; and where had been two warriors of the Beni-Asser, were now five, and be- sides her own steed five others, one the stee... ...er kindred possessed her, and she cried out to Ruark, ‘O Chief of the Beni-Asser, must this be? and is there no help for it, but that I return among t... ...ooth is accomplished, and it was to snatch thee from the Chief of the Beni-Asser and bring thee even to this city.’ Bhanavar exclaimed, ‘ Allah be pra... ... Meredith one mighty in combat like that one, Ruark, the Chief of the Beni-Asser.’ Thereupon she coursed toward the King, even where the arrows gloome... ... by the Chief, saying in a soft voice, ‘Very greatly the Chief of the Beni-Asser loved Bhanavar.’ And she thought, ‘Yea! greatly and verily love I him... ...he Governor to the King in his council-chamber, with the Chief of the Beni-Asser. 81 George Meredith Now, the King Mashalleed called to her, ‘Thou tr...

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..... T T T T The O he O he O he O he Old ld ld ld ld M M M M Man had asser an had asser an had asser an had asser an had asser t t t t ted tha e... ...re is no such thing as a dumb beast. Y.M. On what grounds do you make that assertion? O.M. On quite simple ones. “Dumb” beast suggests an animal that ... ...stonish ing tale about coca, a vegetable product of miraculous pow ers, asserting that it was so nourishing and so strength giv ing that the nativ... ...d puff out his chin, and look important and insolent and come to stay; and assert his genuine simon pure authenticity with a thundering bellow that w...

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...less my good uncle was a man of deep learning— a fact I am most anxious to assert and reassert. Sometimes he might irretrievably injure a specimen by ... ...gical end and purpose.” I was good enough not to contradict this startling asser- tion. “If I could only wash it in a solution of sulphuric acid,” pur... ...very probably, portions of the upper earth may have fallen. I make no rash asser- tions; but there is the man surrounded by his own works, by hatchets...

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... modest losses at cards. But by the magic power of stub- born and constant assertion, there were found presently, here and there, people who mumbled t... ...s hilarity had ex- hausted itself, he made a professional remark in a self-asser- tive but quavering voice: “Can’t expect much work on a night like th...

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..., “we must be con- tent to take that, as well as much besides, on your own asser- tion, Sir Eustace. Once more, Master Leonard Ashton, let me hear you... ...ad there been any tournament or like sport at Bordeaux, Eustace could have asserted his place, and challenged the attention of the court; but the stat...

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...n ineffectual life patiently. I am by my nature impelled to refuse that. I assert that it is not so. I assert therefore that I am important in a schem... ...ion to “others”; they are the essentially egotistical group. They are self-assertion in all its forms. I have dealt with motives to- ward gratificatio... ...tion all these elementary in- stincts, of the flesh, of curiosity, of self-assertion, become only the basal substance of a huge elaborate edifice of s... ...s of theology, He re- mains, mystically suffering for humanity, mystically assert- ing that love in pain and sacrifice in service are the necessary su... ...hrist. Christ is made cardinal to the act of Faith. The act of Faith, they assert, is not simply, as I hold it to be, belief, but belief in him. We ar... ...e light and that presently I shall “come to Christ,” I cannot disprove his assertion. I can but disbelieve it. I hesitate even to make the obvious ret... ... 52 First and Last Things I hope I shall offend no susceptibilities when I assert that this great and very definite personality in the hearts and imag... ... was performing sacrifices centuries before Christ was born. It is easy to assert that the Empire was con- verted to Christianity and submitted to its... ... too strongly swayed by biological analogies. But I am thinking not of the asser- tion of opinions primarily but of co-operation with an orga- nizatio...

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...is modest losses at cards. But by the magic power of stubborn and constant assertion, there were found presently, here and there, people who mumbled t... ...s hilarity had exhausted it- self, he made a professional remark in a self-asser- tive but quavering voice: “Can’t expect much work on a night like th...

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... to acknowledge her figure to be light and pleas- ing; and in spite of his asserting that her manners were not those of the fashionable world, he was ... ...ot but look surprised. “You may well be surprised, Miss Bennet, at such an asser- tion, after seeing, as you probably might, the very cold man- ner of... ... treat it as a merely conditional recom- 65 Jane Austen mendation, and to assert that I had forfeited all claim to it by extravagance, imprudence—in ... ...mend you, however, as a friend, not to give implicit confidence to all his assertions; for as to Mr. Darcy’s using him ill, it is perfectly false; for... ... compatible with the profession of a clergyman. I do not mean, however, to assert that we can be justified in devoting too much of our time to music, ... ... concern for her sister, and resentment against all others. T o Caroline’s assertion of her brother’s being par- 108 Pride and Prejudice tial to Miss... ...hough the event has proved you right, do not think me obstinate if I still assert that, consider- ing what her behaviour was, my confidence was as nat... ...r, your resentment has not been unreason- able. But I shall not scruple to assert, that the serenity of your sister’s countenance and air was such as ... ... particular of these transactions. If your abhorrence of ME should make MY assertions valueless, you cannot be prevented by the same cause from confid...

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...eal the retrenchment under any pretext. So far, facts had contradicted her asser- tions, and silence for the future was more becoming: indeed the chan... ...ers, Emmanuel would sometimes lift his head with so much dignity, as if to assert his metal should any other man assail him, that men of honor were mo...

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...and seaming, there was little I could do, even in that line; for they both asserted that it was far easier to do the work themselves than to prepare i... ... Mrs. Bloomfield; whom my kind, prim aunt Grey had known in her youth, and asserted to be a very nice woman. Her husband was a retired tradesman, who ... ... for a single year, as governess to three small children, whose mother was asserted by my own aunt to be a ‘very nice woman.’ Having been thus weighed... ... and of her own amazing skill and courage in riding it; concluding with an assertion that she could clear a five-barred gate ‘like winking,’ that papa... ...e might better spare all his rabbits than she her cat, for which audacious assertion he treated me to some rather ungentlemanly language; and I fear I... ... have been at such a refusal of his aid. I could not deny the truth of his assertion, and so went with him to the carriage; he even offered me his han... ... of the present day. All very judicious and proper, no doubt; but are such assertions sup- ported by actual experience? We are naturally disposed to l... ... were false excuses, but I made no objections, and never contradicted such assertions, well knowing the motives which dictated them. And in the after-... ... they seemed to find such pleasure in describing to me; and hearing things asserted of him which, from the character of the man, I knew to be exaggera...

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... The Village Rector and facilitated the sale of goods. His straightforward asser- tions, and the perfect indifference of his tone and manner, increase... ...nhabitants of middle France. One feature of his physi- ognomy confirmed an assertion of Lavater as to persons who are destined to commit murder; his f...

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...he straight and narrow path of his peculiar honesty, it was with an inward asser- tion of unflinching resolve to fall back again into the monotonous b... ...om any bodily hurt; and of any other suffer- ing he had no conception. The assertion of his supe- riority was only another benefit conferred on her. A... ...self as the slave of a passion he had always derided, as the man unable to assert his will. This will, all his sensations, his personality—all this se... ...d to look for ever at the incomprehensible afflictions or joys of mankind, assert in their aspect of cold un- concern the high dignity of lifeless mat...

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... voice; and coming from the mouth of that obviously miserable organism the assertion caused the robust Ossipon to bite his lower lip. “Force of person... ...“Criminal! What is that? What is crime? What can be the meaning of such an assertion?” “How am I to express myself? One must use the current words,” s... ...ust use the current words,” said Ossipon impatiently. “The meaning of this asser- tion is that this business may affect our position very adversely in... ...imself who was moved. He was moved in his simplicity to urge moderation by asserting the claims of his own personality. “Do be reasonable, Winnie. Wha... ...ains?” asked Ossipon in a stifled voice. “I remain—if I am strong enough,” asserted the sallow little Professor, whose large ears, thin like membranes... ...g—not the weak, but the strong. Mankind wants to live—to live.” “Mankind,” asserted the Professor with a self-confident glitter of his iron-rimmed spe...

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...uble to consult Mr. Galton’s “He- reditary Genius,” he will find that this assertion is not far from the truth. The Alardyces, the Hilberys, the Milli... ...he wished to resemble, much though she admired her. Her common sense would assert itself almost brutally, and Mrs. Hilbery, looking at her with her od... ... be said both for and against Mr. Rodney’s paper. It had been crammed with assertions that such-and-such passages, taken liberally from English, Frenc... ...besides having to answer Rodney, he was not sure that the remark, with its asser- tion of intimacy, would not strike Katharine as imperti- nent. She w... ...ant to beat them down—I only mean,” she corrected herself, “that I want to assert myself, and it’s difficult, if one hasn’t a profession.” Mary smiled... ...he office furniture, and the sounds of activity in the next room gradually asserted their sway upon her. By eleven o’clock the atmosphere of concentra... ...r dish. “The bare branches against the sky do one so much good,” Mrs. Seal asserted, looking out into the Square. “But one can’t lunch off trees, Sall... ...t to be a deserter, for if she were—and he wound up with a quiet and brief assertion that, what- ever she did or left undone, he would believe to be t... ... music, and about a Suffrage meeting to which Henry had taken her, and she asserted, half seriously, that she had learnt the Greek alphabet, and found...

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...on, he continued, in a manner that was di- vided between interrogation and assertion. “Does not this stream at our feet run toward the summer, until i... ... that this Mohican may not disappoint our wishes, but prove what his looks assert him to be, a brave and con- stant friend.” “Now Major Heyward speaks... ... flattered individual gleamed with exultation, nor did he even hesitate to assert the truth of the words, by gestures of ap- plause and confirmation. ... ... They had answered his melancholy and mourning by sympathy and sorrow; his asser- tions, by gestures of confirmation; and his boasting, with the exult... ...sh away its foundation. I demand your authorities for such an uncharitable assertion (like other advocates of a system, David was not always accurate ... ...ng men will never come back!” A short and sullen pause succeeded this bold assertion. Duncan, who understood the Mohican to allude to the fatal rifle ... ...sset you to be La Longue Carabine.” It were impossible to say what violent assertion the stub- born Hawkeye would have next made, in his headlong wish...

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...cle in defence of our curriculum. In this, among other indiscre- tions, he asserted that it was impossible to write good En- glish without an illumina... ...to be heavy for her. That act of servitude was in essence a towering self- assertion. I would glance sideways while some chairman floundered through h... ...was missing the thing I was seeking. Britten’s footnotes to Altiora’s self-assertions, her fits of energetic plan- ning, her quarrels and rallies and ... ... To me that is a secondary consideration. I do not believe that particular asser- tion myself, because I am convinced that a practical monogamy is a p... ...ready becoming general—so far as such a long table permitted—when the fire asserted itself. It asserted itself first as a penetrating and emphatic sme...

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...so, Anne?” cried Lucy, who generally made an amendment to all her sister’s assertions. “Though we have seen him once or twice at my uncle’s, it is rat... ...ve been as painful as it was strong, had not an immediate disbelief of the assertion attended it. She turned towards Lucy in silent amazement, unable ... ...to the folly of inventing a falsehood of such a description. What Lucy had asserted to be true, therefore, Elinor could not, dared not longer doubt; s... ...that Edward had always spoken highly in her praise, not merely from Lucy’s assertion, but from her venturing to trust her on so short a personal acqua... ...count from the first.” Elinor hardly knew whether to smile or sigh at this asser- tion. Lucy went on. “I am rather of a jealous temper too by na- ture... ...ntly repeated, first caught my attention; and what followed was a positive assertion that every thing was now finally settled respecting his marriage ... ...suring them at once; but as Harry only was present, it was all conjectural assertion on both sides; and every body had a right to be equally positive ... ...Fanny still more, did not see the necessity of enforcing it by any farther assertion; and Marianne, when called on for her’s, offended them all, by de... ...is is a kind of talking which I cannot bear. If you only hope to have your assertion contradicted, as I must suppose to be the case, you ought to reco...

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...ublished by Stewart, that every attempt was made to throw discredit upon his assertions—his character was vilified, and more than one attempt was made... ...fect— its natural effect. He fell into serious thought; his early train ing asserted itself with power, and wrought with strong influ ence upon his ... ...t the volumes contained no word of truth, from beginning to end (which is an asser tion I heard made very nearly as often as they were men tioned), ...

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... Martha his wife. As I stood there alone, with no one by to irritate me by assertions of the man’s absolute supremacy, I acknowl- edged that I had com... ... not exactly of an obedient husband, but of a husband vainly attempting to assert his supremacy. “I have got to learn,” said one gentleman after anoth... ... would be undefined, and that ambitious members of Congress would rise and assert on the floor, with that peculiar voice of indignation so common in p... ...ng them have so estimated this matter of the Fugitive Slave Law. I mean to assert that the ground actually put forward is trifling—the loss, namely, o... ...refore criminal and damnable, I am not now disposed to take upon myself to assert. The question of slavery in America cannot be handled fully and fair... .... I doubted the propriety of his word, but I acknowledged the truth of his assertion. Pittsburg and Alleghany—which latter is a town similar in its na... ...ights as a man. And he would have thoroughly believed the truth of his own assertions. Had a chance been given of an argument on the matter, of stump ... ...e British people, and that the queen was a blood-thirsty tyrant. But these asser- tions were not made with the intention that they should be heard by ... ...le the most satisfactory. Not that they made the best soldiers, for it was asserted that they were worse, as soldiers, than the Americans or Germans; ...

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...used to abso- lute government, and viewed the coming down amongst us as an assertion of liberty much against his will. We could see that he was awfull... ...the impression she might make on those about him, on her own power of self-assertion, and on her contributing to his comfort or pleasure. Of self-asse... ... when I am out of the way, because she just gives way to him, and does not assert any principle. I’ve tried to back her up, and it is of no use, and I... ...ery hard to youth to be good without priggishness,’ said Mr. Dutton. ‘Self-assertion is necessary, and it may eas- ily be carried too far.’ ‘Buttresse... ... to excuse the accom- paniment. There never was such a young lady for self-asser- tion to make up for there being so little of her.’ And Annaple, very...

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...olores, because they are cousins.’ ‘Cousins may be everything or nothing,’ asserted Miss Mohun. ‘You have been about so much that you have hardly had ... ...s would be a comfort to her mother, so she gave that up, and made her sole asser- tion of liberty the working out of a tough double equation in Colens... ...No, Gillian’s impulsiveness, just like her mother’s, began it, as a little assertion of modern independence; but while she was away that little step f... ...errifield. ‘Yes,’ added Mr. Underwood. ‘It is quite true that needful self-assertion and originality, and sense of the evils around—’ ‘Which the old f... ...other’s death as far too recent for such matters to occupy her, and by the assertion of the now fixed conviction that attentions from him at present c...

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...l her men were dead, it remained to her only to stand alone in indomitable asser- tion, demanding nothing. Ruth, woman-loving, loved her. Orpah, a viv... ...e way, and all was dark. She could feel, within the darkness, the terrible assertion of her body, the unutterable anguish of dissolu- tion, the only a... ...and purely wrought, and of his eyes that had such a dark, constant will of assertion, and 194 she touched her own forehead, to feel if she were mad, ... ...the centre of the universe, each of them sepa- rately, as the sun. Such an assertion is made merely in the desire of chaos. Without bothering to think... ...wouldn’t have to be any truth, if there weren’t any lies. Then one needn’t assert anything—’ He stood still, looking at the water, and throwing upon i... ...trange, violent pangs, in blind effort. It was getting stronger, it was re-asserting itself, the inviolable moon. And the rays were hastening in in th... ...ed rose, a dis- torted, frayed moon was shaking upon the waters again, re- asserted, renewed, trying to recover from its convulsion, to get over the d... ...go to them.’ ‘No,’ he said, outspoken with anger. ‘I want you to drop your assertive will, your frightened apprehensive self-insis- tence, that is wha... ...ifred’s face, subtle and scepti- cal. ‘I don’t believe he will,’ the child asserted, mockingly, and she moved away into the drive. Gudrun watched the ...

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...and the duty that developed upon the weaker sex to resist that tyranny and assert their rights and dignity. It was natural for four reasons: firstly, ... ...arf proceeded to es tablish himself and his coadjutor in the house, as an assertion of his claim against all comers; and then set about making his qu... ..., for instance,’ added Brass, in a kind of comfortable, cozy tone—’I don’t assert that he did say so, mind; I only ask you, to refresh your memory—did... ...a long time, for the purpose of striking terror into the pony’s heart, and asserting the supremacy of man over the inferior animals. The Old Curiosity... ..., not at all sorry to have had this opportunity of carrying his point, and asserting the sanctity of his castle, fell into an immoderate fit of laught... ...her (being highly excited at such times) deny the glory of Queen Bess, and assert the immeasur ably greater glory of the meanest woman in her realm, ... ...meanest woman in her realm, who had a merciful and tender heart. As to the asser tion that the flat stone near the door was not the grave of the mise...

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...llward never opened her lips, except occasionally to cor- rect some random assertion or exaggerated expression of her sister’s, and once to ask her to... ...të particular connection with the lady at all (which no one has a right to assert), at least he has (what cannot be said of some others) sufficient se... ...impor- tant, confidential air), ‘she’s not worth it!’ and he confirmed the assertion by a solemn nod. ‘Mr. Millward,’ I exclaimed, in a tone of wrathf... ...e five-and-twenty, too great a flirt to be married, ac- cording to her own assertion, but greatly admired by the gentle- men, who universally pronounc... ...ing my habit from the crutch, he lifted me off, and held me by both hands, asserting that he would not let me go till I had forgiven him. ‘I have noth... ...ards him—but closed it upon his with an energy that seemed to disprove the assertion, and made him smile. ‘You needn’t smile, sir,’ said I, 198 The T... ... cup, and bringing up several half-dissolved pieces in confirmation of the assertion. ‘Hum! I perceive. Thus, 228 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Madam, ... ...en covertly exulted in his seeming advantage, and ventured to deride those asser- tions I had not the coolness to prove, I changed my course and tried... ...ed they would not have the pleasure of seeing him to-night. How- ever, she asserted, it was only a business concern, and so she did not intend it shou...

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...egarded the human element in this establishment. And Dean Browne regularly asserted that five out of six amongst these helpers he himself could swear ... ... was clear; and the sole 92 Memorials, and Other Papers difficulty lay in asserting it; in fact, that same difficulty which beset the philosopher of ... ...ivocal allusion of any sort, which ever met my ear during the years that I asserted my right to be as poor as I chose. And, certainly, my censors were... ...institutions for education within the pale of dissent, I feel warranted in asserting, from the spirit of the anecdotes which have reached me, that the... ...o a popular author of this day (Mr. Bulwer). He, speaking on this subject, asserts (England 152 Memorials, and Other Papers and the English, p. 329),... ...foreign one which he has not borrowed.” Now, in answer to this extravagant asser- tion, I will venture to say that the two following are the sole case... ... to show, without a full justifica- tion in the result. T wo things may be asserted of all his exotic idioms—1st, That they express what could not hav... ... Germany, as between the classical and the romantic. But I will venture to assert that not one step in advance has been made, up to this day. The shap... ...the Turkish province of Servia. In 1800, Czerni George came forward as the asserter of Servian independence, and drove the Ottomans out of that prov- ...

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... hands. He was sure she would try to cajole him out of them, and by way of asserting his property in them he did not detach them from the band of his ... ...ce he would have! He had been deprived of a thing of his own, and he would assert his right. He had been made to injure and disown the creature he was... ...e high aspirations and strong sense of jus- tice inherent in the King were asserting themselves as his youth was passing into manhood; and that the mu... ...treachery? Yet it was to save his life and that of her brother—and for the assertion of her victory over the little robber, Eustacie. 93 The Chaplet ... ... cap soaked with blood. ‘Besides,’ added Veronique, resolved to defend her asser- tion, ‘whom else would the words suit? Besides, are not all the here... ...pect, the boy, as a hus- band and father, had rights and duties that would assert them- selves manfully if opposed. It was true that the sea-voyage ob... ...understood, considered trampling on genders, tenses, and moods as a manful assertion of Englishry, but he would just now have given a great deal for t... ... his request. He wants only to buy me off with his daughter’s estates from asserting my claim to this castle and lands; and I trow he will never rise ... ...at the smile which passed between father and daughter at this doughty self-assertion. There was a long silence. Berenger sat with his eyes fixed on th...

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...with him after all!’ and Lord Martindale (for Arthur had made too broad an assertion in declaring no one was going) followed them down, and showed pos... ...ep, and saw Arthur reading “Emilia Wyndham”, and quite ready to defend his assertion that the wife broke open the desk with her head. 122 Heartsease ... ...ing supercilious, but Mr. Moss’s intention of shaking hands obliged her to assert her dignity by a princess-like inclination. ‘Good morning,’ said Alb... ...ness seemed to breathe peace on a storm-tossed ocean; and her want of self-assertion to make Theodora proud of sub- mitting to her slightest wish with... ...and insubordinate as ever, seeming to think opposition to Lord St. Erme an asser- tion of their rights as free-born Englishmen; and at last, find- ing...

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...c may, under the right hand for them, still keep their intelligibility and assert their office. Infi- nitely suggestive such an observation as this la... ...ad made him breakfast like a gentle- man, and it was nothing, she forcibly asserted, to what she would yet make him do. She made him participate in th... ... “you’re not one of them! I do know what you know.” As, however, this last assertion caused Waymarsh again to look at him hard—such being the latter’s... ... that a crammed conscious- ness of Paris was likely to take upon itself to assert on behalf of the boy. He knew to the full, on what he had just extra... ...all the while, the latter’s other relations rather remarkably contrived to assert them- selves. Strether’s sittings pen in hand with Mrs. Newsome up i... .... His imagination had in other words already dealt with his young friend’s assertion; of which it had made something that sufficiently came out on the... ...that the vision of his game, his plan, his deep diplomacy, did recurrently assert itself— of his taking refuge from the realities of their intercourse... ... that he might well be one of the ambassadors. His design was evidently to assert a claim to Madame de Vionnet’s undivided countenance, and he made it... ...wn her not affable. She had forms of affability that were in a high degree assertive; nothing for instance had ever been more striking than that she w...

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...is dinner, and had an opinion of his own about wines. He had been heard to assert that, for real quiet comfort, there was not a club in London equal t... ...?’ ‘She has never told me that she is. Young ladies are shy of making such assertions as to their own feelings before due time for doing so has come. ... ...anks. He was astounded not so much by the pretensions as by the unblushing assertion of these pretensions in reference to places which he had been inn... ...sses? I couldn’t have been. I was made to marry before I was old enough to assert myself.’ ‘And how well they did for you!’ ‘Pas si mal.—He’s Prime Mi... ...disturbed,—that no candidate would be returned to Parliament who would not assert the earth to be triangular, there would rise immediately a clamorous... ...ime Minister, or, more probably, some collection of Cabinet Ministers, had asserted the custom to be a bad one,—and as far as right went, Sir Timothy ... ...norant man, who could not en- dure a personal liberty, and who thought the assertion of social equality on the part of men of lower rank to amount to ... ...ay then. We love each other. And I am sure of her as I am of myself when I assert that we shall be true to each other. You must know her well enough t... ...e before the blessing would come, or the girl,—or the money. He had to-day asserted his own mate- rial success, speaking of himself as of a moneyed ma...

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...ave left us of Lycurgus, the lawgiver of Sparta, that scarcely anything is asserted by one of them which is not called into question or contradicted b... ...made a law that it should be death for any man, by writing or speaking, to assert that the city ought to endeavor to recover it, Solon, vexed at the d... ...ive drachmas; for a whelp, one; the former sum, as Demetrius the Phalerian asserts, was the value of an ox, the latter, of a sheep. The prices which S... ...ecreed it in the case of one Thersippus, that was maimed; and Theophrastus asserts that it was Pisistratus, not Solon, that made that law against lazi... ...olon lived after Pisistratus seized the government, as Heraclides Ponticus asserts, a long time; but Phanias the Eresian says not two full years; for ... ...ars before, when they over- came Lattamyas and the Thessalians, both which asserted 225 Plutarch’s Lives the liberty of Greece. Again, on the sixth o... ...m- self formidable to the oligarchical party, by being an uncom- promising asserter of the people’s rights in calling to account and prosecuting those... ...Pericles’s female friends. And how can one wonder at any number of strange asser- tions from men whose whole lives were devoted to mockery, and who we... ...st it wants that motion which is the cause of liquefaction. But those that assert this opinion, give occasion to the doubtful to argue, that on the sa...

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...an ner in which he and his adversary had changed sides. Protagoras began by asserting, and Socrates by de nying, the teachableness of virtue, and no... ... of interroga tion and argument; also of the irony of Socrates and the self assertion of the Sophists. There is quite as much truth on the side of Pr... ...is art is capable of being taught, and yet I know not how to disbelieve your assertion. And I ought to tell you why I am of opinion that this art cann... ...ither the same with holiness, or very nearly the same; and above all I would assert “Protagoras” — Plato 44 that justice is like holiness and holines... ... everything has only one oppo site? Yes. Then, Protagoras, which of the two assertions shall we renounce? One says that everything has but one opposi... ...mselves and in their functions, like the parts of a face. Which of these two asser tions shall we renounce? For both of them together are certainly n... ...tes, he said, to ac knowledge this, which nevertheless many may be found to assert. And shall I argue with them or with you? I re plied. I would rat... ...e blames himself; so that he must be wrong either in his first or his second assertion. Many of the audience cheered and applauded this. And I felt at... ...t place, you would affirm virtue to be a good thing, of which good thing you assert yourself to be a teacher. Yes, he said; I should say the best of a...

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...th such phenomena is a work of ex- ploit rather than of industry. It is an assertion of prowess, not of diligence. Under the guidance of this naive di... ...ior and the hunter alike reap where they have not strewn. Their aggressive assertion of force and sagacity differs obvi- ously from the women’s assidu... ...widest divergence from women’s work, any effort that does not in- volve an assertion of prowess comes to be unworthy of the man. As the tradition gain... ... elude him, to overcome and reduce to subservience those alien forces that assert themselves refractorily in the environ- ment. So tenaciously and wit... ... As accepted at this cultural stage, the ac- credited, worthy form of self-assertion is contest; and useful articles or services obtained by seizure o... ...y growth of cognate ideas, “honourable” seems to connote nothing else than assertion of superior force. “Honourable” is “formidable”; “worthy” is “pre... ... the activity which comes to be especially and primarily honourable is the asser- tion of the strong hand. The naive, archaic habit of constru- ing al... ...aft, and in the course of time from menial domestic employments, will then assert itself as regards the other wives, if such there are, and also as re... ...ully sensitive to the sting of any imputation of servility. This antipathy asserts itself even in the case of the liveries or uni- forms which some co...

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...ts, but be right at least in some one, or even in most. Now with those who assert it to be Virtue (Excellence), or some kind of Virtue, our account ag... ...y Happiness is a working of a certain kind? If on the other hand we do not assert that the dead man is happy , and Solon does not mean this, but only ... ...s time, surely it is absurd that when he _is_ happy the truth is not to be asserted of him, because we are unwill- ing to pronounce the living happy b... ...tness of Intellectual Operation simply, because this does not amount to an asser- tion; and the objection to Opinion was that it is not a pro- cess of... ...o Opinion was that it is not a pro- cess of inquiry but already a definite assertion; whereas who- soever deliberates, whether well or ill, is engaged... ...hese two, it follows necessarily that, as far as theory goes the mind must assert the conclusion, and in practical propositions the man must act accor... ...rned with Pains and Plea- sures: next, because the greater part of mankind assert that Happiness must include Pleasure (which by the way accounts for ... ...conviction that they are good, which is based on the sentence of those who assert it. But in being the objects of Friendship men delight for its own s... ...ing thus disposed. Well of course, you may say, it is obvious that we must assert those which are confessedly disgraceful to be real Plea- sures, exce...

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...orld without end, Amen. A town so sacred to fact, and so triumphant in its asser tion, of course got on well? Why no, not quite well. No? Dear me! No... ...from that position any more. It was in vain for Bounderby to bluster or to assert himself in any of his explosive ways; Mrs. Sparsit was resolved to ... ...ad a right of settlement in Coketown, this excellent young econo mist had asserted that right for her with such a steadfast adherence to the principl... ... does, I am as proud as you are. I am just as proud as you are. Having now asserted my indepen dence in a proper manner, I may come to how do you fin... ...Looking at no one, and going his way with a lowly steadiness upon him that asserted noth ing and sought nothing, Old Stephen, with all his troubles o... ... only scratch his head in a feeble and ridiculous manner, and af terwards assert himself at a distance, by being heard to bully the small fry of busi... ...s place to night, under an obli gation never to return to it.’ If she had asserted any influence over him beyond her plain faith in the truth and rig...

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...ceedingly desirable in the eyes of a prominent and powerful personage, who asserted plausible claims to the proprietorship of this and a large adjacen... ...r heard of the Pyncheon title, would have laughed at the idea of any man’s asserting a right—on the strength of mouldy parch- ments, signed with the f... ...said Hepzibah, a certain natural dig- nity, mingled with deep emotion, now asserting itself in her manner. “For you must know, dearest Clifford, that ... ...ence may seem to be, we should hesitate to peril our own conscience on the asser- tion, that the Judge and the consenting world were right, and that p... ...ck real force of character,—mo- ments of test, in which courage would most assert itself,— but where these individuals, if left to themselves, stagger...

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...ger and challenge; but in this par- ticular, as in many others, blustering assertion goes for proof, half over the world. ‘Be it as it may, Madame Bar... ..., purposeless, down-at-heel way; until the real immovable Marshalsea walls asserted their fascination over him, and brought him back. Nevertheless, th... ... pain of impeachment to tell him why it hadn’t been done, and who had been asserting that it must be done, and who had been pledging himself that it s... ...o air the miserably ragged old fiction of the family gentility. Her sister asserted the family gen- 212 Charles Dickens tility by flouting the poor s... ...e poor swain as he loitered about the prison for glimpses of his dear. Tip asserted the family gentility, and his own, by coming out in the character ... ...rrit – Book One experience of the rest. This family fiction was the family asser- tion of itself against her services. Not to make too much of them. ‘... ...arrot had given a most piercing shriek, as if its name were Society and it asserted its right to its exactions. ‘But,’ resumed Mrs Merdle, ‘we must ta... ...n none more so, than in meeting me with—what shall I say— a sort of family assertion on her own part?’ Mrs Merdle smiled. ‘I told you, ma’am,’ said Fa... ...uced to court the swinish public as a follower of the low Arts, instead of asserting his birthright and putting a ring through its nose as an acknowle...

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...osophy. It indicated a genuine advance beyond Rousseau, who had marred his assertion that education must be a natural development and not something fo... ...rvation, abstraction, and generalization. It was realistic in its emphatic asser- tion that all material whatever is received from without; it was ide... ...rma- tion of intellectual powers. It was objective and imper- sonal in its assertion that the individual cannot possess or generate any true ideas on ... ... education, that over and above appetites, they have a generous, outgoing, assertively courageous disposition. They become the citizen-subjects of the... ... is the primary source of corruption in individuals. Rousseau’s passionate assertion of the intrinsic good- ness of all natural tendencies was a react... ... but into an enforced duty not to give them free play. It may be seriously asserted that a chief cause for the remark- able achievements of Greek educ... ...are, accordingly, more or less tenta- tive or hypothetical. Their dogmatic assertion as final is unwarranted, short of the issue, in fact. The Greeks ... ...ned mind is averse to suspense and intellectual hesitation; it is prone to assertion. It likes things undisturbed, settled, and treats them as such wi... ...forth vehemently denouncing all learning which is acquired on hearsay, and asserting that even if beliefs happen to be true, they do not constitute kn...

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...scrupulous impartiality. If there be candor in the world, the truth of these assertions will not be ques INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE... ...arliest practi cable period. Nor will it become in a less degree my duty to assert and maintain by all constitutional means the right of the United S... ...pressed, in the funda mental law of all national governments. It is safe to assert that no government proper ever had a provision in its organic law ... ... predecessor, I believe it to be the right “and duty of the United States to assert and main tain such supervision and authority over any interoce a... ...our peace with other nations, and the best means of securing respect for the asser tion of our rights, the defense of our interests, and the exercise... ...from taking advantage of us and of our inability to defend our interests and assert our rights with a strong hand. INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDEN... ...to do so, however, if it is understood that she never intends to back up her assertion of right and her defense of her interest by anything but mere v... ...e us to the risk of a war which might be avoided if federal jurisdiction was asserted by suitable legislation by Congress and carried out by proper pr... ...n on, by cir cumstances, not by our own purpose or desire, to a more active assertion of our rights as we see them and a more immediate association w...

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...ger and challenge; but in this par- ticular, as in many others, blustering assertion goes for proof, half over the world. ‘Be it as it may, Madame Bar... ..., purposeless, down-at-heel way; until the real immovable Marshalsea walls asserted their fascination over him, and brought him back. Nevertheless, th... ... pain of impeachment to tell him why it hadn’t been done, and who had been asserting that it must be done, and who had been pledging himself that it s... ...o air the miserably ragged old fiction of the family gentility. Her sister asserted the family gen- 212 Charles Dickens tility by flouting the poor s... ...e poor swain as he loitered about the prison for glimpses of his dear. Tip asserted the family gentility, and his own, by coming out in the character ... ...3 Little Dorrit experience of the rest. This family fiction was the family asser- tion of itself against her services. Not to make too much of them. ‘... ...arrot had given a most piercing shriek, as if its name were Society and it asserted its right to its exactions. ‘But,’ resumed Mrs Merdle, ‘we must ta... ...n none more so, than in meeting me with—what shall I say— a sort of family assertion on her own part?’ Mrs Merdle smiled. ‘I told you, ma’am,’ said Fa... ...uced to court the swinish public as a follower of the low Arts, instead of asserting his birthright and putting a ring through its nose as an acknowle...

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... than old Featherstone, who often wondered that so many fools took his own assertions for proofs. “But I contradict it again. The story is a silly lie... ...clever tricks of Marquesses and Viscounts which seemed to prove that blood asserted its pre eminence even among black legs; but the minute retentivene... ...ely traced indications concern ing the Egyptian mysteries whereby certain assertions of Warburton’s could be corrected. References were extensive eve... ...ebellion; a remark from her which he had not in any way anticipated was an assertion of conscious superiority; her gentle answers had an irritating ca... ...th the divine calm of beneficence, perhaps with the petty anxieties of self assertion. What was Mr. Casaubon’s bias his acts will give us a clew to. He... ...l shade be tween the polished moderation of Dr. Minchin and the trenchant assertion of Mrs. Dollop, the landlady of the Tankard in Slaughter Lane. Mr... ...ss poetical, appeared to support Mr. Keck, the editor of the “Trumpet,” in asserting that Ladislaw, if the truth were known, was not only a Polish emi... ...I do not yet refuse,” said Dorothea, in a clear voice, the need of freedom asserting itself within her; “but it is too solemn— I think it is not right... ...itt with the sense that around his last hard demand and his last injurious assertion of his power, the silence was unbroken. Dorothea tried now to tur...