The Wall of China is one of these Eastern Pieces of Magnificence, which makes a Figure even in the Map of the World, althoan Account of it would have been thought Fabulous, were not the Wall it self still extant.
In many of the plays referred to roughly as of the Gordin-Adler type--altho they were not all written by Gordin nor played by Adler--we find a realism more true in feeling and cast in stronger dramatic form.
From that time on his interest in Socialism waned, altho he still ranges himself under that banner; and his other absorbing interest, realistic literature, grew apace, until it now absorbs everything else.
The Abendblatt was devoted to the interests of the Socialist Labor Party while the Vorwaerts supports in a general way the Social Democracy; altho it is not so distinctively a party paper as was the Abendblatt.
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights the theatre is not let, for these are the Jewish holidays, and the house is always completely sold out, altho prices range from twenty-five cents to a dollar.
Leaving the Anarchists still engaged in talk, she went into the street, which, altho it was after one o'clock, was still far from deserted.
Altho it is against the law of this religion to go to the theatre, large audiences, mainly drawn from the ignorant workers of the sweat-shops and the fishwives and pedlers of the push-cart markets, flock to the Bowery houses.
Medea's Youth, written by Gordin for Mrs. Liptzen, was a failure, altho the author thought so well of it as a literary production that he had it translated into English.
Other intelligent Russian Jews probably had this same experience, altho now as mature men they would all, no doubt, grant only a very small, if any, artistic quality to the famous Yiddish writer.
His parents intended him for a rabbi, but he was too poor to reach the goal, altho he learned several languages.
Chapter Eight A Novelist Altho Abraham Cahan began his literary career as a Yiddish writer for the Ghetto newspapers his important work has been written and published in English.
She is the only actress of the east side who is thus compared, by a sub-title, with a famous Gentile artist, altho in many directions there is a great tendency in the Ghetto to adopt foreign names and ideas.
Consequently the fiery scholar, altho not a Zionist, thinks well of the movement as tending to bring the Jews again into a nation which shall revive the old tongue and traditions.
Jacob Adler has been until recently his chief interpreter, altho Mogalesco, Kessler, and Thomashevsky take his plays.
But such could not be the case, altho several of them are still living and a number spending their declining years as neighbors in the vicinity of Volin.
He had a good, sound body, great courage, a cheerful disposition and a good talking apparatus, altho as yet operating mostly in the Norwegian language.
The writer of this, altho not of the earliest herd boys of the time, and living near Turkey Creek, has taken his herd many a day to the proximity of Clay Creek with practically open pasture all the way.
These young men, altho afoot and with meager provisions, on their way toward a far-off destination and unknown conditions, yet trudged along day after day with jokes and laughter.
The log house was builtaltho subsequently burned in October, 1858.
But altho now he always wanted her, he was not always thinking of a wilderness.
When she turned he was just behind her, but altho he held out his arms she evaded them, her eyes hard and angry.
But altho emperor in name, and in fact absolute master of his people, the manners of the Cæsar, both in public and private life, were still those of a simple citizen.
Altho the Devils Accusation may be so far regarded, as to cause an inquiry into the Truth of things, Job.
Sam still felt feeble, and altho he could walk without a crutch, he now had a decided limp which was sure to be permanent.
I'm glad Taffy hasn't had any executions, but our minister and all the rest have been insisting on executions of their big people, and no one talks of executing any of ours, altho they have suffered ten times as much as we have.
We do not try to spread our territory by force, and we never encroach on our neighbors' land, altho we are really overcrowded.
Peckham young ladies sought their beds and pretended very hard to be asleep, altho their hearts were thumping against their ribs at the mere thought of their daring resolution.
Here the audience applauded loudly, altho the speaker had not intended to have them applaud just there.
The journey was a very slow one and occupied three days, altho the natives were kept at work as long as they could stand it, on one day actually tugging at the ropes for twenty-one hours.
Sam accepted the offered chair, altho he would have preferred a situation a little less torrid.
Sam stood out from his fellows, not indeed as supremely handsome, altho he was not bad-looking, but rather as the soldier par excellence of his class.
His gossip about the events in the various camps entertained Sam very much, altho he was often irritated as well.
The boatswain now thought that his task was complete, but Sam insisted on having his back decorated as well, altho this was rather unusual.
He was eager to hear about the militia company, and was pleased to see several pairs of military trousers, altho they were made to do duty with civilian coats.
It may wear out in time," said Sam, "altho it looks painfully new.
I do not understand it," and, altho Sam repeated the information in every conceivable way permitted by his limited vocabulary, he was unable successfully to convey the idea.
Altho some animals, such as the mink, fox and weasel, do not hole up on account of cold weather.
He is alive yet and I guess had a few traps set (altho over eighty years old.
A lighter grade of stock is used in manufacturing these traps so that they can be made somewhat cheaper than the Newhouse and altho not as strong, they are a good reliable trap.
I have even walked up to a path when I had no traps with me and then walked away, and altho the path had been used every day before, it was not used again for about nine or ten days.
The ones who properly fasten traps seldom have their game escape, altho occasionally, when not securely caught and the trapper does not make his rounds often, an animal will get away.
The skunk is such a glutton that altho he may be gorged to repletion he will still try to encompass more if it is food to his liking.
The various sets made by trappers may be divided into three classes, known as land, water and snow sets, altho each can be varied to suit different cases.
It is not necessary to set traps in the dens to catch your game, altho that is considered one of the best places, for some animals have no certain dens, but hole up for the day, wherever daylight finds them.
Snow sets are largely used for the shyer animals such as fox and wolf altho trappers use this set for any land animal when they think conditions right.
Newhouse are used principally, althothe Victor No.
It is in no sense a treatise on controverted theological questions; altho some of these are incidentally treated, but only as they entered as factors into my own religious life and experience.
Adam for his part was condemned to hard labor, and althocreation was supposed to have been finished and complete, the ground was cursed so as to make it produce thorns and thistles to annoy and tantalize him and increase his labor.
Because Voltaire did not believe in the God of Moses and the Pope, he was dubbed an atheist, altho he was a devoutly religious man, and built a chapel at his own expense on his estate and dedicated it "to the worship of God.
During the next two years I learned much; for I was a close student, altho only a child.
Altho invisible, it was firmly believed that the god consumed the burning flesh or fat, as it was reduced to smoke and ascended to heaven.
This was not a personal offence against his father, altho the father may well have conjectured what would be the result.
He approved highly of the giant Morgante, because altho of the giant breed, which is always arrogant and ill-conditioned, he alone was affable and well bred.
They will have it his surname was Quixada or Quesada (for here there is some difference of opinion among the authors who write on the subject), altho from reasonable conjectures it seems plain that he called himself Quixana.
He seemed to see in the distance a masked woman; and was astonished, altho it was the time of carnival, for poor people do not go masked, and it was strange that at such an hour a Venetian lady should be out alone on foot.
The government, altho so fearfully unstable at Rome, was much better in the provinces.
Altho this part of the work was done as fast as it was demanded by the printer, I feel sure that nothing has been omitted.
Altho the text in the first volume is antiquated in consequence of Uppström's editions, the glossary (vol.
I know a lie that now disturbs half the kingdom with its noise, which, altho too proud and great at present to own its parents, I can remember its whisperhood.
Altho my appetite was quite gone, I resolved to force down as much as I could; and desired the leg of a pullet.
But altho the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.
And altho the air which compasseth adversity be very obscure, yet therein we better discern God than in that shining light which environeth worldly glory; through which, for the clearness thereof, there is no vanity which escapeth our sight.
At this point in the story Gulliver, shipwrecked in the country of Brobdingnag, had by the farmer who found him been given as a plaything to his little daughter Glumdalclitch, who, altho only nine years old, was forty feet tall.
Altho I dispraise not the defense of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were all.
It has been conjectured that the world owes to Steele rather than to Addison the original conception of the character of Sir Roger, altho its development was due more largely to Addison.
Who first reduced lying into an art, and adapted it to politics, is not so clear from history, altho I have made some diligent inquiries.
It had a clever trick of shaking hands with itself under its coat tails, and as long as she knew it, it never mentioned a statistic, and altho it walked all over the thermostat, it disdained to look at the figures.
She upended herself again, and the chair, altho it wabbled distractingly, did not cast her off.
And when they fill this lamp with oil it lasts for a whole year, altho it burns continually night and day.
Altho it is evident that towers were very numerous in Pisa, it is difficult to arrive at their precise number.
Sacred to Athene is all the rest of Athens, and similarly all Attica; for altho they worship different gods in different townships, none the less do they honor Athene generally.
It is remarkable that, altho the walls are made of perfectly rude stones, the builders have managed to use so many smooth surfaces looking outward, that the face of the wall seems quite clean and well built.
Altho this private warfare has been supprest, the law of revenge exists.
Rhodes is, from the sea, one of the most picturesque cities in the Mediterranean, altho it has little remains of that ancient splendor which caused Strabo to prefer it to Rome or Alexandria.
The national costume, both male and female, is gradually falling into disuse in the cities, altho it is still universal in the country.
We soon stood on the brink of the vast chasm, the smoke of which, altho a gentle air was bearing it away from us, unfortunately veiled the interior of the crater, which smoked all round from a thousand crannies.
In the morning it was already visible, altho some thirty miles distant, the magnificent snowy mass of the White Mountains gleaming before us, under a bank of clouds.
In reserve insurance, therefore, the premium never increases from year to year, altho it may be so arranged as to diminish or to cease entirely sometime within the term for which the insurance continues.
The influence of great prosperity shows in the large number of combinations; but in 1893, the number was less, altho the total nominal capital (stocks and bonds) was still the greatest it had ever been in any year.
Altho the value of gold is stable as compared with most things, it rests on the estimates made by men and is constantly changing with conditions.
The courts sometimes find themselves obliged to apply the method of authoritative distribution, altho they do it unwillingly.
From this point it rapidly declined in membership, and since 1900, altho its organization is still maintained, has been of very little influence.
A fractional reserve is therefore ordinarily fully adequate, altho with any less than a 100 per cent reserve any bank would be insolvent if all of its demand obligations were presented at the same instant.
Altho the movement for the repeal of medieval laws has continued in Europe from 1776 till the present time, yet custom still is stronger to-day in Europe than in America.
Revenues were superabundant for current expenses of government, and altho there was a large national debt, hardly any of it was redeemable at the time.
It is difficult to fix a uniform rate that is equitable, because conditions change, and, further, because a uniform rate must be applied to all parts of the town, altho the cost of service varies greatly.
There is an appalling mass of misfortune in the United States requiring social insurance for its relief, altho satisfactory statistics of the various types of misfortune are still lacking.
In that case the revolution never could happen (altho it was inevitable).
By this means the reserves of the several district banks may be "piped together" and thus be practically made into one central bank under governmental control, altho centralization was in outward form avoided by the bill.
Hazen & others altho it does not appear that any other Matter of Complaint was determined on, but that contained in the hand Bill signed John Brown on which the Board of War Report-- "That the Genl.
While I think of it, altho it does not belong here, in Paramaribo I had to fire our local man as he had got into trouble with the Police there & was giving Cons.
They kept shaking each other's hands & saying We are here, we are here, altho any body but a Nut would have thought saying it was a waste of time as even a small child could have seen that they were.
Some of the work gang kicked at being left behindaltho that was in our agreement.
Scientists altho they are no doubt all right in their way.
I am sorry to say that we could not find it altho we flew back & forth for some time, searching while the instruments were checked.
Altho hitched to a delivery-wagon the mule wheeled about, took aim, and kicked twice.
Personally we employ trigonometry, althomany prefer calculus and a couple of lawyers.
Altho this food has been so easily provided, it is not right that it be lightly suffered to perish.
No resistance was offered, altho the presence of the Spaniards caused a great sensation among the inhabitants of the place, who too well foreboded the fate of their beloved lord.
Altho couched in terms of some caution, yet the manner in which it was delivered made it evident that it was meant as a surrender at discretion.
The mountains are generally arable to the tops, altho instances are not wanting where the sides are jutted with rocks, that aid greatly in giving to the country that romantic and picturesque character which it so eminently possesses.
And altho it has never been my intent to do aught against the person or the service of your majesty, or against our true, ancient, and Catholic faith, yet I receive in patience what it has pleased God to send me.
All the world knows that the young prince is not legitimate, althoborn under circumstances which render it, legally speaking, impossible to question his legitimacy.
Altho I had appointed to wait upon her, Madam Winthrop, next Monday, yet I went from my Cousin Sewall's thither about 3 P.
I have not yet had an opportunity to discover altho I have sought it frequently; the trees of this kind which we have felled have had no cones on them.
Malacapterygious Order and Class Clupea, to which however I think it more nearly allyed than to any other altho it has not their accute and Serrate abdomen and the under jaw exceeding the upper.
Chopunnish for mears or gelings but they will not exchange altho we offer 2 for one; we came to a resolution to castrate them and began the operation this evening one of the indians present offered his services on this occasion.
Altho Mr. Corning in later life became an invalid, he went to his South Street office until 1860.
The church trustees opposed this successfully, altho at first it was supposed their consent was not required.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "altho" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
