His expenses--for he was always seen attired in virgin white--must have by far exceeded his income of six dollars in the year, or say two shillings a month.
She introduced an order and economy into the finances unknown to her ancestors; and her revenues far exceeded those of her father, even when he was master of Naples, Parma, Silesia and Servia.
The Turks were strongly posted, and far exceededthe Austrians in number.
The persecution to which the Bohemians were subjected has perhaps never been exceeded in severity.
The result of the match quite exceeded Nora's fondest hopes, for the High River team, having made the fatal error of despising the enemy, suffered the penalty of their mistake in a crushing defeat.
This year the preparations for the festive gathering had exceeded those of previous years, and Mrs. Rushbrooke's expectations of a brilliantly successful function were proportionately high.
At first they did not exceed eight or ten in number, but, being joined by several other parties, gradually increased till they exceeded fifty, when they altogether changed their friendly manner, and began to bring up their spears.
In outward devotion he had not at allexceeded some of the worst kings in history.
In undertaking this interference it is possible that Parliament exceeded its province, and one is glad that it has long since ceased to claim the keepership of the People's Conscience.
For the past few years the average net return of these British-owned railways in Argentina has not exceeded the modest amount of three and a half per cent.
Manton, and others, have printed a great number of useful practical discourses, but so far as he goes, he is not exceeded by any of them.
Therefore, I say, though thy righteousness were equal to, or exceeded any Pharisee’s righteousness, thou canst not enter into heaven.
The number of the dead exceeded four or five thousand at La Guayra, and at the town of San Felipe, near the copper-mines of Aroa.
When Maidee was unveiled, her beauty far exceeded all that the imagination of Omar had dared to depict her.
Some of these mirrors exceeded eight feet in length.
The affability of the two ladies exceeded our expectations.
We had abundance of entertainments, and yet their civility and good manners exceeded all, as likewise the fame of that place, which is so highly renowned in the world for noble and well- bred gentlemen.
Great as their privations were at Oxford, they were much exceededby their sufferings at Scilly; and no one can peruse the description of their voyage to and lodgings in that island with indifference.
In its casualties--the actual dead upon the field and the wounded--for the time of action, it exceeded all others before or since.
The Union losses on the fields mentioned above exceeded those of the Confederates by thirteen thousand five hundred in killed and died of wounds.
I had read of the tortures of the "middle passage" and the packing of the slave ships, but I do not think it could have exceededour condition.
The enemy's losses in killed and wounded far exceeded the Confederates, besides the Confederates captured nine hundred prisoners.
Of the battle of the 18th, the enemy seemed to make little, and called it a "demonstration" at which General Tyler exceeded his orders, and pushed his troops too far.
The number of these objects found in the streets and public places and deposited here has exceeded twenty-six thousand, and every one of them is carefully numbered, catalogued, and ticketed.
However, the stone which Emir Jemla gave to Shah Jehan so far exceeded everything that had been hitherto dreamed of in the way of diamonds that he might be excused if he exaggerated somewhat.
On this occasion Buckingham seems to have exceeded himself in splendor.
In fact the first year was the only year when the revenue derived from the carrying business exceeded the expenses.
The morning after his return to London he went to the office, and on entering every one arose to offer his congratulations; but Mr. Gordon exceededall in the ardour of his expressions.
With the happy buoyancy of youth ere its day-dreams are dispelled by the sad experience of maturer years, the present was to them a joyous reality, only to be exceeded by the realization of the bright visions of the future.
In the Department of Finance it is with pleasure I inform you, that the receipts of external duties for the last 12 months have exceeded those of any former year, and that the ration of increase has been also greater than usual.
This huge payment for a little poem exceeded the glory of Caesar's recompense; for it was enough for the divine Julius to pension with a township the writer and glorifier of those conquests which he had achieved over the whole world.
At the same time the amazon Rusla, whose prowess in warfare exceeded the spirit of a woman, had many fights in Norway with her brother, Thrond, for the sovereignty.
If anyone exceeded this measure in his takings, he was to be held guilty of theft.
But, be it said, his wrongs and sufferings have far exceeded mine.
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