He was corrected by Mr. Pulteney; but insisted on his being in the right, and actually laid a wager on the justness of the quotation.
The purity of his style, the delicacy of his turns, and the justness of his characters, were all of them beauties which the greater part of his audience were incapable of tasting.
She made a remark of which I so strongly felt the justness that I determined never again to touch upon the subject: this was, that the long habit of living at court made that life necessary, that it was become a matter of amusement for M.
In this situation, justness of expression and presence of mind were peculiarly necessary in answering.
To the justness of this opinion we cannot subscribe.
But it may be, after all, that I have failed to secure the assent of some of my southern brethren to the justness of the foregoing positions and inferences.
Elijah was persuaded of the justness of this defense, and so were all the celestial powers.
Etelka; "but may I not question the justness of his views?
Vandory acknowledged the justness of this view of the case.
The justness of these and other speculations of that great navigator have since been singularly confirmed by the investigation made by Sir James Ross in 1841.
On the solution of these two questions, joined with our opinion of the value of the object to be affected by their machinations, the justness of our alarm and the necessity of our vigilance must depend.
His execution did not dissipate the belief in the justness of his claim; the populace, says Mezeray, the French historian, preferring to believe that rather than resign her sovereignty, the Countess had had her father hanged.
The epitaph, however, placed upon the tomb of our soi disant prince, expressed public opinion faithfully by doubting the justness of his claims to royal lineage.
She appeared to feel instinctively the point and the justness of these her various exceptions, though where she collected her data it might have been difficult definitely to say.
Marshall could not escape the justness of this pointed presentation of new conditions.
He appreciated the gravity of this their joint sacrifice, but he would not dispute the justness of it.
The purity of the language (says Mr. Welwood) the justness of his characters, the noble elevation of the sentiments, were all of them admirably adapted to the plan of the play.
Three things equally essential, and equally difficult to attain, must concur to form the Justness of a Change; they are the manner of beginning it, of continuing, and closing it.
THE Justness of the Aids of the Body depends upon the Seat of the Horseman.
AS the Perfection of Curvets, both upon the Voltes and strait forwards, is owing to the Ease and Justness of the Pesades, the Goodness of Croupades and Balotades depends likewise upon the same Rules.
THE Perfection of this Time of the Gallop depends upon the Justness of the Horseman's Motions.
We feel, sir, the force and acknowledge the justness of the observation that the foundation of our national policy should be laid in private morality.
A writer equally remarkable for his elegant and easy style, as well as for the justness of his observations, informs us that, in our days, the Indian inhabitants of the unfruitful plains of Marwar never dress Indian corn in any other way.
He had no doubt himself of the justness of the lists.
But he believed in the justness and honesty of no one else, and regarded all men as his enemies--especially those of his own flesh and blood.
We should manifest the spirit of justness and good-will toward each other.
Each in his station in the social fabric must be competent; each in his function according to ability; but justness of opportunity for all.
I fully recognize the justness of the demand made by Dr.
The subject of the last section furnishes a striking illustration of the justness of this remark.
This is a grave charge, I am aware, and I have ventured to make it only after the most mature reflection: and the justness of it, may be shown by a variety of considerations.
