And whether he was a welcome person or not depended almost entirely on himself.
But with “stirrups up” he couldn’t keep in the saddle had his life depended on doing so.
He said he thought they were not indisposed to face the obloquy, if it must be so, and that all depended upon the conduct of the Lords, and upon their affording the Government a decent pretext for taking the Bill.
Where would men be if the cult of virtue depended on what happened long ago to Sichem and little Dinah?
But, as you know, you are not to be depended on--for instance, to return promptly after your days off or to do any work at all during your frequent disputes with the butler.
She was with me for two years, and I can vouch for her honesty, but she is not to be depended on--for instance, to return promptly after her days off or to do any work during her frequent quarrels with the butler.
It might be said that the troops had tiptoed through the state to the music of muffled drums, so much stress had been laid upon secrecy, and so much the success of the expedition depended upon it.
Whether New England were still English in government or became French provinces depended more upon the fate of Louisburg than anybody liked to confess.
Those colonies, which in 1745 were so loyal, so devoted to the house of Hanover, in the belief that political and religious liberty depended on the issue, had revolted against the supremacy of the parliament of the empire.
Nevertheless, I recollect it all depended on an act of Parliament, which is supreme; and the house of Hanover reigning by an act of Parliament, no court could set aside the claim.
A commander's commission depended on his success, and Daly made desperate efforts to obtain it.
I would confide my life and honour to you, Richard Bluewater, with the utmost confidence in the security of both, so long as it depended on your own acts or inclinations.
Old Parker could not now have answered had his life depended on it; but he bowed, and dashed a hand across his eyes.
This was of first importance, for success dependedas much on the confidence of the infantry in the tanks as on the surprise of the attack.
Realising the power of the machine which the brains of England had created, we never hesitated over a “No” when we knew that hundreds if not thousands of lives depended on a “Yes.
The allotment of the infantry to tanks depended on the strength of the objective to be attacked, and the nature of the approaches; their formation was that of sections in single file with a leader to each file.
All agriculture in this area depended on careful drainage, the water being carried away by innumerable dikes.
That is, the increase in yield depended either upon that prolonged period of recuperation which will restore fertility, or upon an actual increase in the amount of manure used.
This remarkable deathbed letter (the giving of which depended on the kindness of Dr.
That fact Taug could be depended upon still to remember; but even so, he might readily face another defeat for his first-born--if he chanced to be in the proper mood.
Not for a moment did he dare leave it, since of all the tribe, Teeka alone could have been depended upon to refrain from slaying the hapless black had it not been for Tarzan's constant watchfulness.
Our release from its grip has not depended on the divorce of an English king, nor the accompanying religious schism.
Empire which has hitherto depended upon slow processes of growth for its constitutional development.
This is about in proportion to the current price of the two kinds, though the latter cannot be so certainly depended upon for good quality as the Peruvian.
I hate to think of having failed the only mother I've got, when she trusted and depended on me.
He had always been a bad man, and now that his whole future depended on his getting safely out of the country with the plunder he had lately stolen, it was not likely he would let anything stand in his way.
I've got a gun that can be depended on every time.
Their very existence depended on the powerful and unremitted assertion of that claim.
The King depended on human nature as he understood it to be.
There was no doubt that the entire success of the campaign depended upon his patience and resourceful perseverance.
Most of the new members had never been out in a hunter-ship in their lives, but they could all be depended on to vote the way he wanted them to.
It's the best we can do, though; if we depended on the city government, we'd have no fire protection at all.
The final judgment properly lay with the Eight, who presided over the administration of criminal justice; and the sentence depended on a majority of six votes.
Or, is it good that we should harden our hearts against all the wants and hopes of those who have depended on us?
The rumour that there were pirates who had a settlement in Delos was not to be depended on, or might be nothing to the purpose.
With these trusted followers he had rallied a dozen recruits who could be depended on to obey orders.
His son, Owen, he knew could be depended on without the shadow of turning.
He was the one man on whom he depended least and yet his life and the life of every one in his enterprise was in his hands.
This morning the subject was introduced, and my dear grandmother, on whom I depended as my only support, not only declared herself favorable to it, but is so anxious for it, that they only await the arrival of M.
Did not the messenger say your father's safety dependedupon it?
The general depended much on it; he even came to force M.
He said it only dependedon myself to have it, and I had only one word to say.
His thin but wiry legs were arrayed in a pair of richly embroidered clocked stockings, evidently of English manufacture, while from his three-cornered hat depended a long streaming knot of white and blue ribbons.
The counsel for the "Traitors" carefully weighed the jurors, and when found wanting challenged them; in so doing, they managed to get rid of most all of that special class upon whom the prosecution depended for a conviction.
On this infamous enactment, combined with a corrupted popular sentiment, the pro-slavery sidedepended for success.
On the other hand, the mother was aware that the safety of herself and her rescued children depended on keeping the whole transaction a strict family secret.
The only chance of procuring her freedom, depended upon getting her away on the Underground Rail Road.
Joseph Hutchinson had adored and depended on her as much as he had harried her.
After Miss Alicia had left them for the night, perhaps he felt, as a result of thinking the matter over, that he had reached a foothold of a firmness at least somewhat to be depended upon.
She had known it made him feel as though he were taking care of her, and as though she depended utterly on him to steady the foundations of her world.
The easy good temper of his manner was so singularly assuring that Pearson, unexplainable as he found him in every other respect, knew that this at least was to be depended upon, and he drew an almost palpable breath of relief.
During the last few days he had left no stone unturned to secure proof of an astounding romance which depended for credence otherwise on the unsupported testimony of a woman's raving.
Mrs. Moon can be dependedupon and I'll speak to Victoria myself.
Both cut and spurred the poor beasts with the usual fury, as if their credit had been really at stake, or their lives had depended on that foolish contest.
All his great schemes depended upon his bringing the hostile States to reason, and with his usual high-handed impatience he carried his object in his own way.
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