The Legislature of New-York was soon convinced of the Justness of his Reasoning, and passed an Act, prohibiting the Trade to Canada, and for encouraging the Trade directly with the Indians.
I've long been convinced that intrigue is nothing more than the fantastic imbecilities unimaginative men palm off on one another for cleverness.
The fame of this miracle spread through the country, and many of the heathen were so convinced thereby, that they cast away their idols, and submitted their necks to the yoke of Christ's commandments.
At length, being convinced that these two holy men were led by the Spirit of God, and that great advantage would accrue to the Church from such an institute, he consented to their erecting a new religious order, and declared S.
The patriarch, with good reason, judging this to be an attempt to impose upon him, answered, that he was too well convinced that his passion for Theodota was at the bottom of all his complaints against the empress.
Godfrey was afterwards so thoroughly convinced that he was in error in attributing evil to the saintly Robert, that he became his ardent champion.
I am becoming convinced that caterpillars recognize sex in each other, basing the theory on the facts that in half a dozen instances I have found cocoons, spun only a few inches apart.
Later I saw several others emerge in the same way, and then made some experiments that forever convincedme that this is the only manner in which ground pupae possibly could emerge.
To read Judge Sewall's diary is to be convinced that for children to obtain any importance in life, death was necessary.
A brief interview with his patient convinced him that she was perfectly well able to travel on as far as Oldchester.
In her own mind she was convinced that Mr. Bragg's visit was entirely due to Owen's influence.
Moreover, Theodore was convinced that one immediate result of her father's presence would be to separate May altogether from Mrs. Dobbs, and the unfitting associates who haunted her house, and claimed acquaintanceship with Miss Cheffington.
A moment's reflection had convinced the good lady that she had really no sound reason to advance against the proposal her brother had made; and she knew that, in any case, he would do as he thought fit.
Perhaps so; but I feel convinced that uncle would not have wished for any part of his money to go to Jack.
He had written it when inspired with the belief that with the Administration he was a proscribed man; but his friends convinced him that it would not be best for him to throw down this gauntlet of defiance.
But the other Secretaries, who enjoyed the joke, convinced him that if the affair became public he would be laughed at, and he abandoned the prosecution of the daring artist- author.
I am now convinced that a great wrong has been committed.
After a careful and apparently exhaustive examination of the authenticated facts, I was convinced that they pointed only in one direction; and in that belief, I demanded and procured the arrest of the prisoner.
He has not consulted me, but Wolverton, who is his cousin, convincedhim of the futility of any legal proceedings.
The reason may be as completely convinced by circumstantial--as by positive evidence, and yet may possibly not arrive at the truth by either.
He was now convinced that his illness had resulted from purely accidental causes, and that heredity had had no part in it.
It would make the rupture more easy to him, he thought, if he were once convinced that she sacrificed herself, and that in keeping her with him longer he was only gratifying his monstrous selfishness.
When he went to the desk to take the fifteen gold pieces to count them out to the dealer, he felt convinced that the notary's affairs would be arranged, and that they would soon have plenty of money.
That alone might perhaps not be sufficient, but, in addition, we understand each other perfectly, and we should be very happy together, I am convinced of it.
I, who was firmly convinced that the only wisdom was not to interfere, to let nature take its course.
He did not grow impatient, seeming still convinced of the wisdom of his determination.
But as far as Valentin's death was concerned, he was surprised that it had not occurred before; he was convinced that he had prolonged the patient's life for at least a year.
The old rule should be rescinded for once, the old discussion in regard to Mornie re-opened, and Rand, having convinced his brother of error, would generously extend his forgiveness.
More and more mystified, but convinced of the folly of any further explanation, Mr. Clinch took the extended hand of his alleged uncle, and permitted himself to be led into the castle.
In later life we are convinced at every turn of the need of being able to recognize and use knowledge outside of its scientific connections.
And many a teacher is just as strongly convinced that keeping school is a dull and sleepy business.
Being convinced that the controlling aim of education should be moral, we shall now inquire into the relative value of different studies and their fitness to reach and satisfy this aim.
I read and re-read my ballads, and the more I read them the more I was convinced that the public, in the event of their being published, would freely purchase, and hail them with the merited applause.
I am convinced that if I had nothing else to do than to employ my mind with pleasant thoughts, I should become fat on thoughts alone.
Director Schmenckel has convinced everybody that the absence of a few estimable members of his company could in no wise impair the general efficiency of the same.
Although the search which I immediately ordered, and which was carried out with great energy and circumspection, had no result, I was firmly convinced that Berger had not attempted his life.
She hid behind one of the pillars of the gate, so as not to be seen; but a single glance at the two had convinced her that she had not been mistaken before.
He was as fully convinced as any one that fight they must, but he doubted a happy issue.
But I am convinced you will bless this step hereafter.
Perhaps you may change your mind after the interview with Mr. Stein, and become convinced of the sincere friendship with which I have the honor, etc.
I am convinced that my friend Roban, to whom I beg you will give my kindest regards, will look at the matter in the same light.
He felt convinced of the truth of what his companion said, but at the same time he felt painfully ashamed.
Mr. Windom was himself convinced that a liberal use of money was the effective means of his defeat.
In the few exercises it is safe to offer under the reinforcing of tone I have used the [=e] instead of the ae, convinced that it is the more effective vowel sound through which to work for uninterrupted tone.
And this feat convinced his disciples of his supernatural origin and powers!
The monarch started at these words, and, looking on Aoife, immediately became convinced that Lir had spoken the truth.
I am convinced that had the work been properly superintended the four measures of corn might have been ground in the space of an hour and a half.
But I was speedily convinced that, at least for the present, sleep was impossible.
It is not that the Russian critics were merely convinced it was all-important that art should have ideas at the roots of it, and had no patience with a merely shallow aestheticism.
Pushkin received an anonymous letter, and being wrongly convinced that Heckeren-Dantes was the author of it, wrote him a violent letter which made a duel inevitable.
If he came, and did explain, well and good; Mr. Doe would not object to apologise when he had been convinced that he had been in the wrong.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson were both convinced that the murder (if murder it was) had not been committed by any one in their household.
One member of the deputation was convinced that the chairman had led them on a wild-goose chase: that the woman had no such fortune as had been represented; that the whole affair was a bag of moonshine.
He felt quite convinced that these "respectable" traders knew all about their Continental friends, and that it only needed a searching investigation to prove the complicity of the houses through whom he had been defrauded.
I am open to be convinced if I am wrong; but if I am right it is a thing to be laid before Parliament, as a great argument in favour of something or against something else.
Though firmly convinced that, according to reason and conception, there is only "the One," yet is Parmenides unable to withdraw himself from the recognition of an appearing manifoldness and change.
When the morning dawned, the wives begged to be taken home, convinced that the charms of camping-out were greatly overrated.
But by dint of keeping my hands, face, and neck constantly wet, I am convinced that the balance of blood was on my side.
Such disasters convinced him that it was high time to return to Spain with the news of his discovery.
Las Casas became convinced that Indian slavery was wrong, and gave his own slaves their freedom.
Its large size convinced him that he had at last found the Asiatic mainland, and he sent two messengers, one a Jew knowing many languages, in search of the Emperor of China.
