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...in judgment, from the time of Enoch, the first of inspired preachers, until the time of John, the last of them, had been upheld before the elect chu... ... the world forth, under all possible aspects in his last discourse with his disciples, (John xiv. xv. xvi.) and especially in his last prayer for th... ...arth.” Acts i. 7,8. Having studied this passage; in connexion with the four chapters of John’s gospel referred to above, and in connexion with the el... ...hly things” as distinguished from “the heavenly things,” or the things of the kingdom, (John iii.) it was a very easy matter to derive and set forth... ...ed but is not so prophetically considered, forasmuch as all the prophets from Isaiah to John do regard the taking of Babylon by Cyrus, Coming of Me... ...of the Holy Scripture, lay down upon this point a sure canon or general rule, which the majority of them follow in practice, and which in substance i... ...is not therefore the less just. The only doubt which can remain is, with respect to the major proposition, and this is what it concerneth us to prove...

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...The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan by William Makepeace Thackeray A Penn State Electronic Classi... ...State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publica- tion of the Penn... ... as an elec- tronic transmission, in any way. The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan by William Makepeace Thackeray, the Pennsyl- vania State Univ... ...an equal opportunity university. 3 Thackeray The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan by William Makepeace Thackeray CHAPTER I “Truth is strange, S... ..., as I leave it at the houses of the nobility, my friends, is as follows:— MAJOR GOLIAH O’GRADY GAHAGAN, H.E.I.C.S., Commanding Battalion of Irregular... ...en from men slain in battle by me). On one flag were of course the arms of John Company; on the other, an image of myself bestriding a prostrate eleph...

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...floor, and admon- ished, in a husky whisper, to ‘kitch hold of his brother Johnny .’ ‘My dear Louisa,’ said Miss T ox, ‘knowing your great anxi- ety ,... ...‘Private West India T rader, burden three hundred and fifty tons, Captain, John Brown of Deptford. Owners, Wiggs and Co.,’ cried W alter. ‘The same,’ ... ...u, Louisa,’ said Mr Dombey, grimly. ‘How do 61 Charles Dickens you do, Mr John?’ ‘How do you do, Sir?’ said Chick. He gave Mr Dombey his hand, as if ... ...ick, who had much ado to keep her teeth from chattering; ‘not for me.’ ‘Mr John,’ said Mr Dombey, ‘you are not sensible of any chill?’ Mr John, who ha... ...nute’s pause and silence that took place, the leaves fell sorrowfully. ‘Mr John,’ said Mr Dombey, referring to his watch, and assuming his hat and glo... ...single gentleman: to wit, a wooden-fea- 92 Dombey & Son tured, blue-faced Major, with his eyes starting out of his head, in whom Miss Tox recognised,... ...atonic dalliance, was effected through the medium of a dark servant of the Major’s who Miss T ox was quite con- tent to classify as a ‘native,’ withou... ... out. Still Miss T ox said, think of the situation! So said the blue-faced Major, whose eyes were starting out of his head: who gloried in Princess’s ... ...aying they were his neighbours. In short, with Miss Tox and the blue-faced Major, it was enough for Princess’ s Place—as with a very small fragment of...

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...and confidential EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, October 28, 1863. GENERAL JOHN M. SCHOFIELD: There have recently reached the War Department, and then... ... as disloyal who have been armed. They are as follows: [Names omitted.] A majority of these are shown to have been in the rebel service. I believe i... ...NCOLN. 6 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Seven TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR JOHNSON. [Cipher.] EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, D. C., Oc- tober 28, 186... ...r.] EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, D. C., Oc- tober 28, 1863. HON. ANDREW JOHNSON, Nashville, Tenn.: If not too inconvenient, please come at once and... ...TO GENERAL MEADE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, D. C., October 30, 1863. MAJOR-GENERAL MEADE, Army of Potomac: Much obliged for the information abou... ...ELEGRAM TO GENERAL MEADE EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, November 3, 1863. MAJOR-GENERAL MEADE, Army of Potomac: Samuel Wellers, private in Company B,... ...TO GENERAL MEADE. EXECUTIVE, MANSION W ASHINGTON, D. C., November 5, 1863. MAJOR-GENERAL MEADE, Army of Potomac: Please suspend the execution of Samue... ...J. MILDERBORGER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, D. C., November 11, 1863. JOHN MILDERBORGER, Peru, Ind.: I cannot comprehend the object of your dispa... ...ANS, West Union, Adams County, Ohio: Y ours to Governor Chase in behalf of John A Welch is before me. Can there be a worse case than to desert and wi...

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...I know it by the kisses on the seal.” And in fact, it was a note from Mrs. Major O’Dowd, requesting the pleasure of Mrs. Osborne’s company that very e... ...with great vivacity. “Y ou’ve often heard of her,” echoed her husband, the Major. Amelia answered, smiling, “that she had.” “And small good he’s told ... ...dding that “George was a wicked divvle.” “That I’ll go bail for,” said the Major, trying to look know- ing, at which George laughed; and Mrs. O’Dowd, ... ...at which George laughed; and Mrs. O’Dowd, with a tap of her whip, told the Major to be quiet; and then requested to be presented in form to Mrs. Capta... ...ing in his domestic’s mind than the re- spected reader, and I suspect what John or Mary, whose wages we pay, think of ourselves. What our servants thi... ...wrapped in his cloak, and making his bivouac under the rain at Mount Saint John, was thinking, with all the force of his heart, about the little wife ... ...had met, and that the civilian had bearded the French General at Mount St. John. He had a thou- sand anecdotes about the famous battles; he knew the p... ...ily the Gaunts pretend to be descended, though they are no more related to John of Gaunt than you are) trying on his father’s coronet, he gives you a ... ...n- tract a matrimonial alliance with the Honourable Joan, only daughter of John Johnes, First Baron Helvellyn, and head of the firm of Jones, Brown, a...

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...in, Sergeant,” shouted King. Evidently the Sergeant had surrendered to the major force. Beetle lay at full length on the turf behind the Lodge, liter-... ...f a mustache, at which he pulled manfully. “We need a rousing old tune.” “‘John Peel’? ‘Drink, Puppy, Drink’?” suggested Abanazar, smoothing his baggy... ...the final ballet? It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four. “Oh! Er! John Short will ring the curtain down. And ring the prompter’s bell; ... ... be some disability attaching to you, my Beetle, or else why should Burton major withdraw, so to speak, the hem of his garments? I confess I am still ... ...We’ll get you some straw. Shall we’?” The house hurried in to the tune of “John Brown’s body,” sung by lov- ing schoolmates, and barricaded themselves... ...ght he was goin’ to kill me when I sniffed just now. He didn’t mind Burton major sniffin’ at me the other day, though. He never stopped Alexander howl... ...s I was sittin’ down, I whispered, ‘How is our learned Lepsius?’ to Burton major. Old Butt grinned like an owl. He didn’t know what I was drivin’ at; ... ...rs—and the three briars and the one cigar reeking in amity proved the Rev. John Gillett’ s good generalship. Since the discovery of the cat, King had ... ...g had been too ready to see affront where none was meant, and the Reverend John, buffer-state and general confidant, had worked for a week to bring ab...

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... town with one unmarried daughter. She speaks highly of the cler- gyman.’ ‘John Dusautoy? Ay, he is admirable—not that I have done more than see him a... ...1840. Sarah Anne Kendal, born October 3rd, 1841. Died November 20th, 1843. John Augustus Kendal, born January 4th, 1842. Died July 6th, 1842. Anne Mar... ...ber the accusation of starvation, was almost irresistibly ludicrous. ‘Now, John, you had better have been giving Mrs. Kendal a chair all this time.’ ‘... ... is too bad. Madame Belmarche—’ ‘Would have had nothing but eau sucre! No, John, decid- edly you and Simkins fell upon your legs, and you bad better t... ...ndertake all that Mrs. Dusautoy would let her husband assign to her. ‘Yes, John is a strong temptation,’ said the bright little in- valid, ‘but you mu... ...ghters, and to me; but the land is in the hands of trustees until my son’s majority, and Pettilove is the only surviving trustee.’ The burning colour ... ..., her own tenderness was against her. As to allies, Maurice had by far the majority of the house- hold; the much-tormented Susan was her mistress’s so... ...rars at the ‘Family Office.’ The changes in the regiment had given him his majority, and he had flashed over from Ireland to make his preparations for... ...companions, he liked them all, and could not say enough of the kindness of Major Ferrars. Everything went smoothly, and in the happiest frame he saile...

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...y if I were to ask you to tell us that you do not know anything about King John?” He spent three delightful minutes in assur- ing himself of the fact ... ...II It was a frail and blue and lonely Carol who trotted to the flat of the Johnson Marburys for Sunday evening supper. Mrs. Marbury was a neighbor and... ...n I come down again? I’m here quite often—taking patients to hospitals for majors, and so on.” 18 Main Street “Why—” “What’s your address?” “You can ... ...rt), but mostly it’s be- cause I mean something. I’m about the only man in Johnson County that remembers the joker in the Declaration of Inde- pendenc... ...ubled by commission-houses or shortages in freight-cars) Will- iam sold to John. The women who had cheerfully gone bathing all summer looked doubtful ... ...ted by Carol and confirmed by the committee, the persons of the play were: John Grimm, a millionaire ………………… Guy Pollock His wife……………………………… Miss Vid... ...ality and purity. Might ‘s well admit it, Carrie; I’m afraid there’ll be a majority of the board against her. Not that any of us would believe a word ... ...n the trenches, had been in a hospital for two weeks, had been promoted to major, was learning French. She left Hugh with Aunt Bessie. But for Kennico... ...e fell asleep at the mill. II She had vicarious happiness in the return of Major Raymond Wutherspoon. He was well, but still weak from having been gas...

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...- gard of the moraliser. There were Faith, Hope, and Charity restoring Don John to the arms of his happy Portugal:there were Virtue, V alour, and Vict... ... the Necessidades, the churches, and the lean, dry, empty streets, and Don John, tremendous on horseback, in the midst of Black Horse Square. Whereve... ...ve an opportunity to admire the spirit national. There is the brave honest major, with his wooden leg—the kindest and simplest of Irishmen:he has embr... ...l of. It seems unromantic; but these were not the romantic Knights of St. John. The heroic days of the Order ended as the last Turkish galley lifted... ...c than the pleasant balls held in the great room there. The Church of St. John, not a handsome structure without, is magnificent within:a noble hall ... ...p, who bow over his Grace as he enters the communion-table gate; even poor John, who follows my Lady with a coroneted prayer-book, and makes his conge... ...Englishmen who come wandering about the tomb of Socrates, do you think the majority would not have voted to hemlock him?Y es:for the very same superst... ... adds greatly to the excitement of the scene. There was a little tough old Major, who persisted in flinging open the windows, to admit these volatile ... ...roots; and we make acquain- tance with those honest bearded white-jacketed Majors and military Commanders, finding England here in a French hotel kept...

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...bullet in my thigh, and then cut it out with my own jack-knife. Old Indian John knows the time well. I met him with a party of the Dela- wares, on the... ...elf, he again faced the party, and added: “If you see anything of In- dian John, about the foot of the lake, you had better take him with you, and let... ... savages how to hold his tongue— trust to me, lad; and remember old Indian John.” “ And, Natty,” said the youth eagerly , still holding the black by t... ...or an old man’s Christmas—never mind the venison, boy, and remember Indian John; his yarbs are better than all the foreign ‘intments. Here, Judge,” ho... ... Marmaduke’ s friend, after forty years’ service, retired with the rank of major, maintaining in his domestic establishment a comparative splendor, he... ...rior to those to which he was entitled by rank, with reputation also. When Major Effingham yielded to the claims of age, he retired with dignity , ref... ... his marriage with a lady to whom the father was particularly partial, the Major gave a complete conveyance of his whole estate, consisting of money i... ...himself upon the filial piety of his child for his own future maintenance. Major Effingham, in declin- ing the liberal offers of the British ministry,... ... her in hand; but anybody could see that he lied—he was a great liar, that John—what’s that, a buck?” Richard abandoned the horses, and ran to the spo...

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...- ting there, alone. “Alice, where’s my cousin Harry?” “Your cousin Harry, John?” “Yes. From Bombay. I met him in the lane just now, and saw him enter... ...ist- mas fire; and he modestly suggested that it would be more correct if “John our esteemed host” (whose health he begged to drink) would have the ki... ...hat I shall surprise the assembled members of our family, and particularly John our esteemed host to whom we are so much indebted for the great hospit... ...a limited income in the form of a quarterly allowance, to which I see that John our esteemed host wishes me to make no further allusion. The suppositi... ...rve the particulars of my history; they run thus: It was when I first took John Spatter (who had been my clerk) into partnership, and when I was still... ... clothes with a wood-cutter, and stain his face with blackberries; but the majority believed that if he stood his ground, his father—belonging as he d... ...ument erected by faithful com- panions in arms to the memory of Colonel A, Major B, Captains C, D and E, Lieutenants F and G, Ensigns H, I and J, seve...

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... success as the burden of a despondent husband would allow to her. William John Fleming was simply a poor farmer, for whom the wheels of the world wen... ...reeting from the threshold,— “Brother T ony!” “Here he is, brother William John.” “Surely, and so he is, at last.” The farmer walked up to him with hi... ...” said the farmer, approvingly. “And home-made bread, too, brother William John,” said Anthony, becoming brisk. “Ay, and the beer, such as it is.” The... ...,” Anthony speculated. “That’s a fraction you got hold of, brother William John,—I remember the parson calling out those names at your wedding: ‘I, Wi... ...I remember the parson calling out those names at your wedding: ‘I, William John, take thee, Susan;’ yes, that’s a fraction, but what’s the good of it?... ...ing he was not satisfied at all; and to escape from the execrations of the majority, pleaded that it was because his glass was empty: thus making his ... ...n to talk light-headed before he was undressed. He called on the name of a Major Waring, of whom Mrs. Boulby had heard him speak tenderly as a gentlem... ...ruck the blow. But I will meet you. T o-morrow, a friend of mine, who is a major in the army, will be down here, and will call on you from me; or on a... ...y make him murder Sedgett and get hanged for it! He’s got a friend who’s a major in the army? Oh, come, I say; this is pitching it too stiff. I shall ...

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... since then, any Buchanan, or Fremonters, have shifted ground, and how the majority of new votes will go, you can judge better than I. Of course you, ... ...ect it; and write me at your first leisure. Y ours as ever, A. LINCOLN. TO JOHN MATHERS, JACKSONVILLE, ILL. SPRINGFIELD, JULY 20, 1858. JNO. MA THERS,... ...e constitution which was submitted to the people was voted down by a large majority. So Kansas is still out of the Union, and there is a probability t... ...ess, and that is the case of Judge Douglas’s old friend Colonel Richard M. Johnson. I will also add to the remarks I have made (for I am not going to ... ... 1854, found the African slave trade prohibited by a law of Congress. In a majority of the States of this Union, they found African slavery, or any ot... ...that ordinance. I believe that is true. When the vote was taken upon it, a majority of all present in the Congress of the Confederation voted for it; ... ...ionally elect a President, it will be our duty to see that you submit. Old John Brown has been executed for treason against a State. We cannot object,... ...ndertake to destroy the Union, it will be our duty to deal with you as old John Brown has been dealt with. We shall try to do our duty. We hope and be... ...of the thirty-nine fathers who framed the original Constitution. They were John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman, Wm. S. Johnnson, Roger Sherman, Robert Morri...

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...cing. It was admitted on all sides that Ferdinand Lopez was a ‘gentleman’. Johnson says that any other derivation of this dif- ficult word than that w... ...here are many who, in defining the term for their own use, still adhere to Johnson’s dictum;—but they adhere to it with certain unexpressed allowances... ...es were at a standstill. In the House of Commons, there was, so to say, no majority on either side. The minds of members were so astray that, ac- cord... ..., ac- cording to the best calculation that could be made, there would be a majority of about ten against any possible Cabi- net. There would certainly... ...ty of about ten against any possible Cabi- net. There would certainly be a majority against either of 42 The Prime Minister those well-tried, but, at... ...quire endowed with much larger property than that belonging to Sir Alured. John Fletcher, Esq., of Longbarns, some twelve miles from Wharton, was a co... ...over and above the emergency of his own love, in the fact that his brother John, with Mrs Fletcher, was also to be at the Hall,—so that there was gath... ...ave four hundred acres on hand, and I keep my accounts pretty regularly.’ ‘Johnson is a very good man, I dare say,’ said the baronet. ‘Like most of th... ...and had not failed, for there he was, still the Head of Government, with a majority at his back, and the six months’ vacation before him. They who wer...

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... by sitting down on you as you lay in a chair asleep was the learned Mr S. Johnson, whose history of “Rasselas” you have never read, my pour soul; and... ...sing book than any of the scholars, your Mr Burke and 6 Thackeray your Mr Johnson, and your Dr Goldsmith. Y our father often took him home in a chair... ...noy — or if not there, he may have been at Preston Pans, under General Sir John Cope, when the wild Highlanders broke through all the laws of disci- p... ...y, “Thank you, ma’am,” to Miss Prim, when she has done reading her sermon. John! when Goody Twoshoes comes next Friday, I desire she may not be dis- t... ... the fiddles, and then thrumpty thrump comes a pizzicato move- ment in Bob Major, which sends a shiver into your very boot- 22 Thackeray soles), the ... ...s I knows on,” and made sarcastic signals on his nose. Perhaps he is of Dr Johnson’s opinion about lectures: “Lectures, sir! what man would go to hear...

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...itted into the room, as may be imagined, but one or two select butlers and major-domos joined the circle; for the per- sons composing it knew very wel... ...frequent? They will believe in their husbands, whatever the latter do. Let John be dull, ugly, vulgar, and a humbug, his Mary Ann never finds it out; ... ...r appear- ance. There was Miss Grigg, who sang at the “Foundling,” and Mr. Johnson, who sang at the “Eagle Tavern,” and Ma- dame Fioravanti (a very do... ... ing to my Lord, and laughing with his Grace, and led to car- riage by Sir John. The Ravenswing’s position at this period was rather an ex- ceptional ... ...le para- graph by itself, with all the honours, Member Deceased. Smith, John, Esq.; or he, on the other hand, has the advantage of reading your own... ...o shots. These two young sprigs of nobility were attended to the ground by Major Flush, who, by the way, is flush no longer, and Captain Pam, late of ... ... it was Madame Dolores de Tras- os-Montes who inhabited the cottage in St. John’s Wood now. But if some little errors of this kind might be attributab... ...er Whey, I’ll trouble ye for the o-lives.” But although we were in a clear majority, that indomitable woman, Mrs. Berry, determined to make us all as ... ...oyal Hotel” at Leamington some years ago, and who went by the name of Mrs. Major Gam. Gam had been a distinguished officer in His Majesty’s service, w...

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...onrad “So foul a sky clears without a storm.” - Shakespeare To John Galsworthy AUTHOR’S NOTE “NOSTROMO” is the most anxiously meditated of... ...ments in the State. These were facts, and, unless facts meant nothing, Sir John argued to himself, such a man’s influence must be real, and his person... ...ary influence in the highest Government spheres. He was able to assure Sir John that the Presi- dent-Dictator would make the journey. He regret- ted, ... ...licacy of shaded expression and a stupen- dous magnificence of effect. Sir John arrived too late to hear the magnificent and inaudible strain sung by ... ...e engineer pronounced distinctly the words— “We can’t move mountains!” Sir John, raising his head to follow the pointing ges- ture, felt the full forc... ...g a sort of halo for his head. An old Costaguana officer, a retired senior major of humble origin, but patronized by the first families on account of ... ...ad possession by a remarkably stubborn spirit. Don Pepe—the old Costaguana major—after much dis- play of solicitude for the delicate lady, had ended b... ...rd and in a shabby uniform with tar- nished bullion epaulettes of a senior major. Most min- ers being Indians, with big wild eyes, addressed him as Ta... ... beyond measure at the aptness of the title, with which he greeted the old major banteringly as soon as the latter’s soldierly figure appeared in the ...

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...e work themselves with the help of their families. Such a farm belonged to John Kenton of Elmwood. It lay at the head of a long green lane, where the ... ...which he knew full well. It was the Vicar, Master Holworth, and his father John Kenton was Churchwarden, so it was no wonder to see him and the Parson... ... Under the Storm The Vicar and the Churchwarden looked at one another, and John Kenton muttered, “T rue as steel.” “Your father answers for you, my bo... ... this cave, which he thought was unknown to any save himself—” “Yea,” said John, “my poor brother Will and I were wont to play there when we herded th... ...week till he died, all alone in his hut. Very like he said his mass here.” John wondered to find that the minister thought this made the place more su... ...ks both against her! Why, she threatened to beat me because, forsooth, the major’s man was but giving me the time of day on the stairs!” “Was that wha...

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...ute and otherwise per- fected modern. Whenever Thompson twanged, “Put your John Hancock on that line,” Babbitt was as much amused by the antiquated pr... ...that’s all aglow with that peach-of-a-pal, Prince Albert. Prince Albert is john-on-the-job—always joy’usly more- ISH in flavor; always delightfully co... ...iful, friend. That’s the Shelling-Horton Steel Plant, and they tell me old John Shelling made a good three million bones out of munitions during the w... ...at the real-estate men were here now. The venerable Minnemagantic realtor, Major Carlton Tuke, read a paper in which he denounced cooperative stores. ... ...was big Warren Whitby, in the bearskin and gold-and-crimson coat of a drum-major. Behind him, as a clown, beating a bass drum, extraordinarily happy a... ... Clubs, and feel I ain’t like other dubs. 163 Sinclair Lewis And then old Major Silas Satan, a brainy cuss who’s always waitin’, he gives his tail a ... ...n at which McKelvey had met a Senator, a Balkan prin- cess, and an English major-general. McKelvey called the princess “Jenny,” and let it be known th... ...ne of the most oaken and vel- vety, in Zenith. The pastor was the Reverend John Jennison Drew, M.A., D.D., LL.D. (The M.A. and the D.D. were from Elbe... ...abaster bowls. On a December morning when the Babbitts went to church, Dr. John Jennison Drew was unusually eloquent. The crowd was immense. Ten brisk...