... in the din of battle then the piper raised the inspiring sound ofthe pibroch. When the conflict was over the bard and the piper were again called into service the former to honor the memory of ... reputation ofthe clan. These addresses were delivered with great vehemence of manner, and neverfailed to raise the feelings ofthe listeners to the highest pitch of enthusiasm. When the voice ofthe ... into cakes. The sheep being left upon the open heaths, seek to shelter themselves from the inclemency ofthe weather amongst the hollows upon the lee-side ofthe mountains, and here they arefrequently...
... opportunity there for a display of your valor. For the prowess of the brave Milanese will not go further than the draining of some wine-casks and the destruction of some oldfurniture; they may ... determined upon the total destruction of the city, bent their heads in token of adhesion. They could scarcely wait for the moment ofthe ballot, soeager were they to give signs of their obedience. ... the exile of its citizens. They had come now to implore the intervention ofthe Emperor,whose power alone, they urged, could check the tyranny ofthe Milanese and save from utter ruin the othercities...
... frequentlymentioned in the light literature ofthe period.At this time the servants were admitted gratis to the upper gallery ofthe theatre on the conclusion ofthe fourthact oftheplayofthe evening. ... admission to the servants of such persons as were attending the theatre." On the second night ofthe performance of the farce, Mr. Love, one ofthe managers ofthe theatre, came upon the stage, ... " ;the great director ofthe sports ofthe court by night as well as ofthe sports ofthe field by day." Still the odium of his office, especially in its relation to plays and players,...
... former judges ofthe courts, officers of the militia, and justices ofthe peace, were continued in their respective offices. But such was the nationalantipathy ofthe English settlers to the poor ... jealous of his designs, and as none of their neighbours hadreturned, they were apprehensive he had killed and eat them. The crew ofthe man of war observing the An Historical Account ofthe Rise ... mark the buds of the spring, as the bloom of summer, or the decay of autumn.[Sidenote] America peopled in an improved age.An Historical Account ofthe Rise and Progress ofthe Colonies of South...
... fluctuations. In view ofthe conservatism ofthe investment agencies in the 1920’s, and the excellence of their long-term forecasts of life-span default risk at offering, it is unlikely that they were ... (after the weak performance before the mid-1930’s) are largely untested as an indicator of prospective quality. In spite of the lack ofhistorical proof, the consensus opinions of groups of sophisticated ... attributed the similarities of results achieved by the ratings ofthe agencies, the legal lists, and the market to their using essentially the same information to arrive at their ratings: The results...
... 1996:68): The content of benevolence is the serving of one’s parents; the content of dutifulness is the obedience to one’s elder brothers; the content of wisdom is to understand these to hold ... and the tortoise shell (kuei); miscellaneous divine uses, the system of forms (hsing). The combination of these two fundamental systems provides the explanatory basis for the formation ofthe ... beginning from the right-hand side ofthe page. A peculiarity of accounting in the Ming-Qing period (1368-1911) was the parallel use of three different kinds of numerals: the caoma numerals (the commercial...
... economy in the ordinary sense, or whether it is the concrete study of single societies and of groups of them. In the latter case Stammler has added another name or rather twonames; science ofthe matter ... begin with the first question. Truly a difficult one, and offering a multiplicity of difficulties. The first of these arises so to speak, from the nature ofthe sources. The doctrine ofhistorical ... existence, he admits the influence of race, of temperament and ofthe promptings of nature. And, finally, he does not overlook the influence of the individual, i.e. ofthe work of those who are called...
... the cinnamon and odours, of Ceylon. The tales ofthe Arabians are fraught with the wonders of "Serendib;"and the mariners ofthe Persian Gulf have left a record of their delight ... to the east ofthe line formed by the Ghauts on either side ofthe peninsula, and any affinitywhich it exhibits is rather with the equatorial direction ofthe intersecting ranges ofthe Nilgherries ... lateofficer ofthe Ceylon Government, that many years ago, what remained ofthe Dutch records were removedfrom the record-room ofthe Colonial Office to the cutcherry ofthe government agent ofthe western...
... characteristics: The Board of Governors ofthe Federal Reserve System, the Office ofthe Comptroller ofthe Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision ... RESERVE BANK OF ST.LOUISREV I EW for taking risky strategies, regardless of whetherthey were aware of their scale, and the creditors of the institution were able to pass the debts of the company ... earlier. The second question concerns the effective-ness ofthe response mechanism ofthe authoritiesin the United States and the United Kingdom. The decisions to defend vital elements of the banking...
... andsix-shooters,[14] then the cruder tale ofthe West Branch frontier can be told in terms ofthe rifle, the axe, and the plow. The rifle, first and foremost as the weapon of security, was the basic means of self-preservation ... Fair Play The political system of these predominantly Scotch-Irish squatters in the Susquehanna Valley, along the WestBranch, offers a vivid demonstration ofthe impact ofthe frontier on the ... object of the law. This is our construction ofthe act. James Hughes under whom the plaintiff claims, died before the war, the other occupied the premises after, and in the language ofthe act,...
... attributed them to the action of evil spirits. It was impossible to see either the machines of war, the erection of parapets, or the work of the siege. The Swedes came near the very walls ofthe cloister. ... Chenstohova,but ofthe whole country. The surrender of Yasna Gora would have removed the last hope ofthe patriots, andpushed the Commonwealth finally into the arms ofthe King of Sweden; while, on the ... monks; they took the paper and went their way. Millerpromised the opening ofthe gates at eight ofthe following morning. Joy indescribable reigned in the camp of the Swedes. The soldiers left the...