Orleans; she was not surprised with these fetters, and was grateful to me for what I had obtained.
Immediately he had obtained it, he mounted his horse, though it was not early, and did not see them again until they reached Italy--though all went the same road as far as Lyons.
Luxembourg, however, seemed satisfied with what he had obtained, and was apparently disposed to pursue his claim no further.
He had obtained, by his long service, some knowledge of the practic part of an engineer.
He had obtained one of the daughters of Godwin, the powerful Earl of Kent, for his second son; had given a daughter to the Prince of Scots, and another to the Danish King of Dublin.
Sir James Fitzmaurice, thus deserted by his confederates, had need of all that unyielding firmness of character for which he had obtained credit.
Yavakri now addressed Agni and the other deities, saying, 'I had obtained a knowledge of all the Vedas, and also practised penances.
What acts of merit had been performed by him and what regions, had been conquered by him (by ascetic merit), that he had obtained a seat that was worshipped by the gods themselves?
Thou wilt, O son of Pritha, obtain merit consisting of the eight attributes, even like that which Bhishma, the foremost of the Kurus, had obtained of yore.
Whenever he had obtained enough to amount to a gold piece, he was in the habit of carrying it to a broker's and effecting an exchange.
So, little by little, he had obtained a hundred dollars, ninety of which were in gold, the remainder in silver.
From there he had gradually drifted to the coast, to Vancouver City, where he had obtained employment on a wharf.
We had, May and I, to go over again and again the history of our find, and the statement of the actual quantity we had obtained.
I was anxious, however, that our officers should have the information we had obtained--that General Joseph E.
Had I been so disposed, it would have been a simple matter to have concocted much mischief, with the aid of information I had obtained in the Old Capitol of Rebel sympathizers who were living in the city.
The Sicilian knight, whose name was Pezare, was a Venetian long absent from the Venetian Republic, and with no desire to return there, since he had obtained a footing in the Court of the King of Sicily.
The good minister, whose interest, though a stranger to me, had obtained me the reprieve, mourned sincerely for this part.
Lord Bacon states that Bartholomew was taken by pirates on his voyage to England, which delayed him so much that "before he had obtained a capitulation with the king for his brother, the enterprise by him was achieved.
He had not found this home of the gold, but had met with some natives from whom he had obtained, by barter, a large quantity of the precious metal.
I had obtained a bow and arrows, and by constantly practising, became tolerably expert.
Not wishing to exhaust all the food I possessed before I had obtained some to supply its place, I one day landed, with the intention of trying to shoot some birds or animals.
Even the "Age of Reason" had obtained an immense circulation from the great reputation of the author.
I have seen him but once since, at a place where, through his interest, I supposed I had obtained a situation to learn the milliner's trade.
Yet I have had my dreary day, ay, after I had obtained what I call a station in the world.
Though saddened, he felt thankful for the influence he had obtained.
He was at that time "far off," but by faith in the risen Lord he had obtained mercy, and a blessed hope of everlasting life.
Nellie Dorrien, to whom he had obtained an introduction.
He had not seen Olive Ingelow since the brief glimpse he had obtained of her in the lamp-lit street that fateful evening, and it was better so.
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