The fine village cross, though much mutilated, still retains enough of its former splendour to make us regret the many we have lost.
Also the old manor house has still much of its former dignity in spite of its change of station.
Their territories were to be retained in pledge, till every thing should be restored to its former footing.
When we arrived at a town, our first care was to select for her its most choice abode; to make sure that no harrowing relic remained ofits former inhabitants; to seek food for her, and minister to her wants with assiduous tenderness.
At first it appears entirely deserted of its former inhabitants; in a little time you see an ant struggling through the upturned mould; they reappear by twos and threes, running hither and thither in search of their lost companions.
One conquered Macedon from the seventh succeeding heir of Antigonus; the other freed Sicily from usurping tyrants, and restored the island to its former liberty.
And you still insist upon my returning Sairmeuse to its former owner?
Of course, the wily rustic had said nothing of the true circumstances which attended the restoration of Sairmeuse to its former owner.
It lies in the open plain on the Yarkand river, and its walls, four miles in circuit, testify to its former greatness.
But all this has been discontinued for many years now, and not only is the road quite impassable, but it would require much labour and more outlay to restore it to its former utility.
It is quite possible that its natural wealth has been too hastily taken for granted, and that it does not possess the necessary means of restoring itself in some degree to its former position.
The flag was then raised, and Tresham thrust into the vault, after which it was restored to its former position.
By their means, secret correspondence was carried on with the different courts of Europe; and they were not without hope that, taking advantage of some favourable crisis, they should yet restore their church to its former supremacy.
The restoration of the equinox to its former place in the year and the correction of the intercalary period, were attended with no difficulty; but Lilius had also to adapt the lunar year to the new rule of intercalation.
In order to restore the equinox to its former place, Pope Gregory XIII.
Like all the Spanish provincial universities, it is but the shadow of its former self, nor does the city preserve any of the older features which still make Toledo a delight to the tourist.
Medina del Campo (4500) an ancient commercial city, was ruined in the wars of the comuneros, but may recover somewhat of its former traffic as a junction of railways.
Even in its ruin it still retains many of the vestiges of its former splendour.
Yet, with the passing years, the old mansion had retained something ofits former elegance.
I'd get a gardener again and have this place restored toits former condition.
The girls had learned all there was to know concerning the Swenster mansion and its former occupants, but they lingered a half hour longer, before saying goodbye to Mrs. Grandale.
Illustration: Church at Arques] Until the revolution, the decaying town of Arques was not wholly deprived of all the vestiges of its former honours: the standards of the weights and measures of Upper Normandy were deposited here.
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