Its inhabitants, however they were constituted, floated about in the depths of this semi-gaseous ocean as the denizens of earthly seas did in the terrestrial oceans.
Indeed, he had given her his word that he would conceal from her no danger, however great, that might threaten them when he had once assured himself of its existence.
However firm may have been the faith of the disciples in the appearances of Jesus in their midst, and it was firm, to believe in appearances which others have had is a frivolity which is always revenged by rising doubts.
One cannot say that anything absolutely foreign was therewith introduced into the ordinance, however doubtful it may be whether in the idea of its founder the meal was thought of as a sacrificial meal.
A religion which is a philosophy of religion remains at all times fixed to this life, however strongly it may emphasise the contrast between the spirit and its surroundings, and however ardently it may desire redemption.
However similar the eschatological expectations of the Jewish Apocalyptists and the Christians may seem, there is yet in one respect an important difference between them.
Here again they are by no means "visionaries", however fantastic the means by which they have expressed their judgment about the condition of the world, and attempted to explain that condition.
In such a conflict however that judgment necessarily conquers at last which makes as little change as possible in the existing forms of life.
Up to his death however Marcion did not give up the purpose of winning the whole of Christendom and therefore again and again sought connection with it (Iren.
The Gospels at first stood in no connection with these Epistles, however high they might be prized.
But the possession of a common religious speech and literature is never a mere outward bond of union, however strong the impulse be to introduce the old familiar contents into the newly acquired speech.
Labor has been uncritical of its purposes, and lavish and wasteful of its energies, however watchful it may have been of its rights.
A state must declare war if its flag is insulted, however slight the circumstances may be.
Nations, however close to one another, have remained isolated in spirit; they have lacked both the initiative and the means for becoming definitely related to one another in purposive and sustained activities.
But the synthetic and highly complex mood we call the war spirit, and the causes of war, however archaic some of their elements may be, are very different from any mere sum of instincts.
It is the vision of empire, however forlorn and hopeless, that keeps many nations alive, perhaps all.
However autocratic the power, it is after all dependent upon the good will of the people, and the acceptance of the leader as one who is serving the interests of the people.
We live, in any great society, always over smoldering fires, however highly civilized the society, and we are always threatened with the eruption of volcanic forces.
It is a craving, not for the release of definite instincts, but is rather a force or a desire which, however misguided the expression of this mood or this energy may be, is the essence of what individuals and society to-day are.
However far human nature is removed from its primitive form, the social order is always fragile.
The psychology of the crowd, and the psychology of war, cannot be contained in the psychology of the herd, however attractive the simplicity of these concepts may be.
Later additions to the ceremonial do not concern us here, however interesting some of these are.
God is unrevealed after all revelation; afar off, however near; shrouded in the utter darkness of the inmost shrine, and only approached by the priestly intercessor with the blood of the sacrifice.
However material the advantages of the birthright were supposed to be, they then appealed to imagination, not sense.
An English ship is a bit of England, in whatever latitude it may be, and however far beyond the three-mile limit of the King's authority upon the seas it may float.
The worst men know that much as their duty, however foul may be their lips, and hot their passions.
It is quite possible that Moses grafted the more commemorative aspect of the feast on an older 'harvest home'; but that is purely conjectural, however confidently affirmed as certain.
God is too wise a father not to know the difference between the tones of confidence and unbelief, however alike they may sound; and He is too patient to be angry if we cannot take in all His promise at once.
But it helps to illustrate the force of these words, and to suggest that they mean this, among other things, that we have to answer for every deed, however evanescent, however long forgotten.
Add to this its protean habits, and then, however poor a creature our bird may seem, and deserving of strange-sounding epithets from an ethical point of view, I do not know where the naturalist will find a more interesting one.
Their speed and endurance are so great that, with a fair start, it is almost impossible for the hunter to overtake them, however well mounted.
However that might be, with the same pale Hue sky overhead, we kept running steadily to the westward.
No people, however refined, are more easy and graceful in their manners than the Imeeose.
The planters said we would find no beaten path: all we had to do was to follow the beach; and however inviting it might look inland, on no account must we stray from it.
Davy lighted a good fire and found a table and three chairs one of whichhowever proved rickety, so Davy had to seat himself on the trunk.
This rather, at least so I thought, astonished papa; however he made no comment on the circumstance.
If I am not mistaken, he would rather accompany me Mrs. Davis, he has been early taught to fear nothing but acting wickedly; and I feel very sure be will not shrink from passing the night where I do; however he can please himself.
The man who was taken, was doubtless more guilty than could be proved, however he was found sufficiently so, to be sent to hard labour for three months in the neighbouring Penitentiary.
Exhibitions, however estimable they may be, are still very imperfect in regard to their organization; in Europe they have been for years entirely corrupt, and are now called into existence mostly by speculators.
Break that spell now by saying you will listen to me; by telling me that at last, however late in life, my faith, my belief, my trust shall not be given in vain.
The midshipmen expressed their willingness to try any plan, however desperate, rather than remain day after day standing in the governor's room, with the risk of betrayal by a cough or other involuntary movement.
The boys kept every faculty on the alert, and were ready to seize the first opportunity, however slight, which might offer itself.
The debate, however interesting, left the whole matter in uncertainty; and the next day the old question began again.
However she said, 'I do not like it, and I have got jewels enough, so I will have them made up myself.
The next night he brought forward his Chancery Reform measure in a speech of three hours, which, however luminous, was too long for their Lordships, and before the end of it the House had melted away to nothing.
He is very well and, however disgusted with the state of everything at home and abroad (which after all is greatly imputable to himself), in high spirits.
I always dreaded that Wharncliffe, however honest and well-meaning, had not calibre enough to conduct such a negotiation, and might be misled by his vanity.
There is one disgrace I have met with which, in good faith, however unwillingly, I ought to mention.
However much we are indebted to Darwin for this abundance of convincing facts, still we do not by any means share the opinion of those naturalists who hold that the Theory of Selection requires for its actual proof these further details.
However important this general observation of Cuvier's was in one sense, yet in another it became to him the source of a very serious error.
However interesting and gratifying this task would be, from an ethnographical point of view, as well as in a history of civilization, it would lead us here much too far from our subject.
This theory of colours, which he himself designates as the favourite production of his leisure, however much that is beautiful it may contain, is a complete failure in regard to its foundations.
But however highly and justly this service of the Theory of Descent may be valued, yet it is almost eclipsed by the immense importance which a single necessary inference from it claims for itself alone.
In such a view, however exalted the Creator may be imagined, we assign to him the human attributes of designing a plan, and therefrom suitably constructing the organism.
In this most active and complicated struggle, any personal superiority, however small, any individual advantage, may possibly decide the issue in favour of the one possessing it.
Our opponents cling to the proposition--"However far a species may exhibit deviations from its usual form in a collection of varieties, yet the varieties of it are never so distinct from one another as two really good species.
All different individuals of every species, however like they may be in their first stages of life, become in the further course of their existence less like to one another.
Bernard, however capricious Edmee may seem, never abandon her, if you would deserve the blessing of your foster-father.
They showed me such kindness and indulgence in the family that they seemed afraid to express disapproval, however much I deserved it.
To be useful to you I will do all that my strength will allow; but I shall suffer, and, however I try to hide it, you will see it; and perhaps you will attribute to wrong causes the sadness I may not be able to suppress with uniform heroism.
Besides, however anxious everyone may be for our advance, nothing can be done until Tientsin is taken.
I am sure that I should not have had any suspicions, however closely I inspected you.
He must not rest upon the belief that the other side will concede any fact, however clear it may seem.
Yet the evil influence of the reversal of a conviction on appeal, however much it is to be deprecated, is as nothing compared with a deliberate acquittal of a guilty defendant by a reckless, sentimental, or lawless jury.
But the unfortunate fact remains that all laws, however perfect, must in the end be administered by imperfect men.
However unfair, this is a psychologic condition which plays an important part in rendering the presumption of innocence a gross absurdity.
The reader may feel that little after all would be gained, but he will observe that at any rate such a test, however imperfect, would permit juries to do lawfully that which they now do by violating their oaths.
Let me present to my reader, in this last chapter, an extract from an old book which however may be new to him.
But if they go beyond a certain line (soon reached) they may most naturally be thought to mean something more; to be a preliminary, however distant, to an offer.
My aim at present, as I talk to my younger Brethren in the Ministry, is far rather to lay all possible stress on the vital importance of the habit, however it may prove best in individual experience to order it in practice.
As a sort of ground-work to all other methods I venture first to say, be always reading the Bible through, however slowly, or rapidly.
But howeverit was, my poor dear friend had about him the tendency to debt.
For you certainly would not say, speakinghowever gravely, to your friend, "Think you that we shall have a fine day to-morrow?
I must make time to read often, however brief each time may be.
Let us let the Book speak at the open ear of such a conviction, however dimly the conviction is entertained.
But howevergray and desolate she loomed, with her topmasts housed and the black lines of ratline and stay across the brightening sky, nothing could hide the saucy cut-under of the bow and the long, free sweep of the rail.
However we take it, the sea-life is a hardship the like of which no land-lubber knows.
We feast on everything we hear from home, however sick, or weak; it is a sort of sea-air appetite.
However disagreeable this may be it is more invigorating than hot weather, and George and the children have all improved very much.
The sight or tale of suffering would set her in a tremor of excitement; and in her eagerness to give relief she seemed ready for any sacrifice, however great.
I do not wonder that Lotty's death affected you as it did--but however sharp the instruments by which these lessons come to us, they are full of good when they do come.
Five men stood out in front of the others however and from the corner of his eye Leon did his best to see who they were.
Others however were displeased, for they had no wish to be absent during any possible fighting.
It was a clever ruse on the part of the Boches however and I must give them credit for it.
I had gone but a few steps however when they cut loose with their rapid-firers.
Soon however the shells began to fall thicker and faster all about them.
Finally however the atmosphere cleared away and they saw the results of their work.
It did not cease for a moment however and the most inexperienced recruit could have told that a furious bombardment was taking place.
I know but little German however and I could only catch a word here and there and as they made no sense I quickly became tired of listening.
The lure of further adventure however had attracted him and he too had enlisted.
Dubois did not try to enter here however but, still followed by Earl and Leon, he crawled around the end of it.
There is however a regret, which is powerful, and which I require all my philosophy to endure.
However it is sufficient to say, that after having bothered the old folks till they did not know whether they were standing on their head or their heels, I took my departure; and so ended my second folly, for I never saw Floss again.
This line has to us no beginning; we trace it back into the misty regions of the past but a little way, and however far we may be able to journey there is still the great beyond.
