The altercations with Creon and with Jason are artfully conducted so as to arouse our sympathy and make us feel that such a nature is being driven by the intemperance and selfishness of others into a cul-de-sac of crime.
Now Menelaus enters, and the altercations are repeated, all tending to the same point of proving the odiousness of the Spartan character and the dignity of Andromache.
Discreet conduct was nowhere more necessary than in Massachusetts, where the people, perhaps because they were much accustomed to them, grew weary ofaltercations less easily than in most colonies.
Never, therefore, were "the political affairs of America in a more dangerous state" than when the people had seemingly grown weary of altercations and Parliament could endure an entire session "without one offensive measure.
They were of opinion, that the story moved too slowly, particularly in the first and second volumes, which are chiefly taken up with the altercations between Clarissa and the several persons of her family.
But is it not true, that those altercations are the foundation of the whole, and therefore a necessary part of the work?
Every Session is distracted by altercations on this subject.
M^r Madison was for striking it out; considering it as of no advantage to the large States as fettering the Gov^t and as a source of injurious altercations between the two Houses.
I take no notice here of the altercations which would arise; it is sufficient to show, that the private view of revenue for the State would be defeated.
As for the remainder, I think it better for Congress to adjust the matter with Virginia than to plague the King's Ministers with altercations about it.
The government of Portugal is so peaceable and inoffensive, that it has never any altercations with its friends.
One of these volumes consisted of personal altercations between individuals, and calumnies on each other.
Their altercations were daily, almost hourly; for, living in a remote, unvisited spot, they seemed to console themselves for want of collision with the world by mutual disputes and disagreements.
Altercations which ended most seriously were neither rare nor remarkable at the dinner-tables of the country gentlemen, and if the present instance caused an unusual interest, it was only because one of the parties was an Englishman.
Altercations between minister and people were not unfrequent; the parson was a favorite butt for aristocratic ridicule.
He was also accused of fomenting, with the same sinister views, the boundary altercations between Pennsylvania and Virginia on the northwestern frontier.
It was because the king, the noble, and the church could not agree in the division of spoils that their perpetual altercations left room for the organization of the Communes in France at the end of the eleventh century.
The people of America, I know, stand like Mount Atlas; but thesealtercations occasion a great deal of unhappiness for the present, and they prolong the war.
Instead of acrimonious altercations between town and country, and between farmer and merchant, I wish that my dear countrymen would agree in this virtuous resolution of depending on themselves alone.
Their domestic existence might have been peaceful and pleasureful were it not for the daily altercations between husband and wife.
But is it not true, that those Altercationsare the Foundation of the whole, and therefore a necessary part of the work?
They were of opinion, that the Story moved too slowly, particularly in the first and second Volumes, which are chiefly taken up with the Altercations between Clarissa and the several persons of her Family.
There were frequent altercations between individual rebels and American soldiers which, in one case at least, near Cavite, resulted very seriously.
Stormy debates and altercations continued in Parliament for six weeks, whilst succour should have been despatched to our army in Normandy.
Worried by their altercations the Blessed One is gone, and has selected another abode for his residence.
Thus altercations and quarrels arose, and the Sangha was divided into two parties, reviling and slandering each other.
Thus, the Edda relates that King Alrek of Hordaland decides the question which of his two wives he is to discard, in order to terminate their eternal altercations in his household, by the superior skill of one of them in brewing beer.
In the case of altercations between individuals of different districts, seizure of animals was generally practiced by persons of those districts through which the road led to the region from which the animals were imported.
Often, in the dead of the night, the servants would overhear their bitter and fierce altercations ringing through the melancholy mansion, and often the reckless use of terrible and mysterious epithets of crime.
I sometimes think he absolutely detests her; yet, though fiery altercations ensue, he ultimately submits to this bad and cruel woman.
The argumentative trio had meanwhile ceased their wordy altercations and were staring at me eagerly.
She demanded, at the least, her jewels; altercations very strong on one side, very modest on the other: but she was obliged to yield.
As may well be imagined, such astounding remarks were not uttered without interruption, and warm altercations from the Cardinal de Bissy, who, nevertheless, could not stop the torrent.
Thus, in the midst of these altercations and contradictory schemes; the month of July wore away, and the city was reduced to its last gasp.
His second administration consisted mainly of the same altercations with the States, on the subject of sovereignty, the same mutual recriminations and wranglings, that had characterized the period of his former rule.
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