It could not have been Zara, though, because she was in Paris until just before the wedding.
It might have been her brother--he was certainly foreign--but no, it could not have been a brother.
From the character of the people, and the causes operating upon them, it could not have been otherwise.
Even if the canal had proven a success, so far as to be navigable for steamers, it could not have been of much advantage to us.
I presume it was hardly read by him, and certainly it could not have been submitted to higher authority.
It could not have been made at all, in the way it was, with any number of men without such assistance.
I could not have been on better terms with my charming Roman; for, although I had received but a rapid proof of her regard, it had been such a true one--such a tender one!
I am very sorry, madam, but it could not have been avoided, for I cannot help speaking the truth openly.
He told me that, by not accepting the offer of his daughter's hand, I had so strongly captivated his esteem that his feelings for me could not have been warmer if I had become his son.
The weather continued surprisingly fine; it could not have been better on a summer trip in the North Sea.
Scott was given command of the Discovery's expedition, and it could not have beenplaced in better hands.
Buto is mentioned again by him in a passage which shows that it could not have been Pa-Uaz, but must have rather lain on the eastern side of the Delta, in the land of Goshen, where the desert adjoined the "Arabian nome.
The variations in the shapes of the letters are so frequent that a modern printer would at once decide that the dissimilar letters could not have been cast in the same matrix.
This roughness proves that it could not have been used to impress wax.
Meerman, the author of a learned book on the origin of printing, offered a reward for the earliest manuscript on linen paper, which, he decided, could not have been used in Europe before 1270.
Phinehas, the grand-son of Aaron, could not have been alive at this period, if we suppose the occurrences related in chronological order.
We may well lament, with him, that he could not have been present at the first trial.
The language in which the Judges and their conduct of the Trials are spoken of, could not have been stronger.
He could not have beenjustified in so confident and absolute a judgment, by mere hearsay.
At first there was a general feeling of regret that Mr. Bastow had gone, and yet it was felt that he could not have been expected to stay; the month's experience that they had had of the new parson had cleared the way for him.
I thought that I could not have been mistaken, Mark; we have got that rascal on our hands again.
You see, the Squire was the only father she had ever known; and had he been really so he could not have been kinder.
On its first detachment from the central mass, life, as we understand it, could not have been present on the earth.
On its first detachment from the sun, life, as we understand it, could not have been present on the earth.
That he could not have been born at Nazareth is urged by many.
If Jesus was born during the reign of Herod, Joseph, whether a resident of Judea or of Galilee, could not have been taxed by Augustus, for neither province was then a part of Syria.
And even if he had been proven guilty of blasphemy, he could not have been put to death, for blasphemy, at this time, had ceased to be a capital offense.
If he was a resident of Galilee he could not have been taxed by Augustus, even in the time of Cyrenius, for Galilee was not a Roman province, but an independent state, and had no political connection with Syria.
You will say that I could not have been drowned dead, though that is a doubtful point, for, as far as my feelings were concerned, I am certain I should not have known it had I never been restored to life again.
Even on the calmest day I could not have been heard, and fully understanding this, I held my peace.
I think that the loudest shout I might raise, could not have been heard by human being.
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