This affords a goodopportunity for curious Eastporters to look in upon the time-honored election processes of the British Empire.
The saint embraced that opportunity of cultivating that infant church.
My youth and sickly constitution moved his innate goodness to pay me every attention in his power; and we soon contracted an intimacy that gave me every opportunity of observing his conduct, and of being fully acquainted with his sentiments.
He therefore neglected no opportunity of announcing Christ.
I shall never have such an opportunity of enjoying God: nor can you, if ye shall now be silent, ever be entitled to the honor of a better work.
He had taken notice that these heretics, who were very numerous in Syria, resorted willingly to his sermons with the Catholics, which afforded him an opportunity of more easily reclaiming them.
And when his efforts to check sin drew upon him the hostility of others, he was so far from losing patience, that he therein only discovered a fresh opportunity of practising virtue.
A shower dispersed the infidels, and the martyr was lead into a house where he had an opportunity of taking his last leave of the faithful without one profane person being present.
This solitude furnished him with the most happy opportunity for holy contemplation and assiduous prayer.
The editor is happy in this opportunity of mentioning his obligations to the Rev.
All who leave had an opportunity of observing the English communities since their arrival in this country, have been edified by their amiable and heroic virtues.
No opportunity for talking with Krige offered itself to Matheson that night; he left him still earnestly conferring with Oom Koos when he went to bed.
Regarding it thus, he could only appreciate the generosity and good feeling which dictated it, and marvel at his own reluctance to accept this opportunity of regaining half, or all, that he had lost.
It makes me sick to see this great opportunity wasted.
The war had given General Temple the opportunity of his lifetime.
He was not the man to give a woman more than oneopportunity to snub him.
Mr Amedroz came down almost immediately, and Belton soon took an opportunity of saying that he would be back at Christmas if Mr Amedroz would receive him.
She submitted to her aunt, enduring the penances that were required of her; and, therefore, her aunt had opportunity enough to see her shortcomings.
Little as had been her opportunity of learning the ways of men and women from experience in society, she had always seemed to him to know exactly what every one should do in every position of life.
Perhaps it was so; and if so, what greater kindness could he do her than give her an opportunity for escaping such a union?
This will probably be the last opportunity I shall have of saying a few words to you alone.
Though his name was daily in her mouth and latterly, was frequently mentioned by Clara there had been no allusion to that still enduring hope of which Will Belton himself could not but speak when he had any opportunity of speaking at all.
She must have known how happy she was to have an opportunity of yielding; but yet yet, had there been any room for choice, she thought she would have refrained from walking with her cousin that evening.
If he went to New York to correct the proofs of his almanac, he would take the opportunity to find a publisher for some pamphlet he had written on the financial errors in the legislation of the day.
This was our boys’ opportunity and, as soon as the other prisoners were sound asleep, they very quietly raised one of the logs in their floor space and scooped out a little hole in the sand underneath.
It was a pure, clean democracy where every man was a man in privilege and opportunity ‘for a’ that, and a’ that.
This opportunity they improved to the best of their ability or of any ability that human beings could command.
Your children have matchless chances for education, and your commercial conditions offer every opportunity for success in life.
That, to be sure, was when he had Flora to save for; since then he had not had time or opportunity to spend it foolishly.
At any rate, it gave him theopportunity he wanted.
Well," Billy had got out his smoking material, from force of the habit with which a range-rider seizes every opportunity for a smoke, and singled meditatively a leaf.
The foreman came in, blinking at the sudden change from bright light to half twilight, and Charming Billy took the opportunity to kick a sardine can of stove-blacking under the stove where it would not be seen.
If Billy had had unlimited opportunity for lovemaking, he would not have had the time, for he spent hours in the saddle every day, unless the storm was too bitter for even him to face.
Gordon had had ample opportunity of hearing Spanish so spoken, and already spoke it himself with considerable fluency, but not with perfect correctness, and so not unfrequently made ludicrous mistakes, at which Dolores laughed.
A Junta may not be the most perfect form of government, but it is the form which we can adopt at once, and which will secure to us opportunity for the full discussion of plans for some superior form of government.
About that time there arrived in Buenos Aires a naval officer, who had distinguished himself in the service of Spain, and sought promotion and further opportunity for distinguishing himself by service in her colonies.
You must make use of his popularity to establish your own authority, and at the same time seize every opportunity of undermining that popularity, which is a great source of danger to us.
The cavalry charged without order from Don Cornelio, it was the last effort of the revolutionists to force on a conflict for the purpose of plunging us into anarchy and so making an opportunity for themselves.
She has let the opportunity pass, and it will never return," said Marcelino.
Such an opportunity as the present may never offer itself to you again.
After the despatch of this letter, Don Roderigo counselled patience, stating that with the arrival of a new Viceroy would come a fairopportunity for the adoption of severe measures of repression.
She felt something of female vanity, as well as sovereign pride, in this opportunity of shewing her rival Elizabeth, that she could make Ripperda sacrifice his early friend's wishes to his new mistress's commands.
You, my Lord, will seek an opportunity to obey him immediately; and then, all these too natural suspicions must be destroyed.
Her mother did not lose the opportunityof enforcing upon Louis, her daughter's conviction, that she owed the preservation of her life to him.
Louis had always understood this; and she feared to give his dislike of Otteline such advantage, as to yield him opportunity to retract his engagement, should she reserve no great political object to hold him in check.
To the king on the watch for an opportunity, an opportunity soon presents itself.
Thus the Empire of the Incas achieved a solidarity very different from the loose and often unwilling cohesion of the various parts of the Mexican empire, which was ready to fall to pieces as soon as opportunity offered.
The opportunity for alliance with France came, over the incidents connected with the succession of the French Duc de Nevers to Mantua, just when Richelieu had obtained complete predominance over the Huguenots.
For Daun has used his opportunity to invade Saxony; very cleverly checked by Prince Henri, while Frederick is on his way back.
Well, this sort of thing went on for perhaps a fortnight, and then one morning over our dejeune, when she and I had the Cafe entirely to ourselves, I took the opportunity of talking to Mam'sel Marie like a father.
I thank you for saying it,' says he, 'and I thank you for the opportunity you gave me when I wanted it.
Not that, Jack; but he ought to take time and opportunity to make the same remonstrance.
It would be a great blessing to see a man of the world and a man of mark in this dreary spot, and I hope papa will not lose the present opportunity to secure him.
Certainly not, sir, if we seize the opportunity to show him some attentions.
The explanation of all this was, that Lady Augusta had taken the opportunity of being near the L'Estranges to pay a visit to the Bramleighs, leaving Pracontal to wait for her till she came out.
I shall write," said she, boldly, "with the full assurance that Sir Francis will be well pleased to have an opportunity to serve the son of an old friend and benefactor.
This Count Pracontal actually regretted the compromise, as depriving him of a noble opportunity of self-sacrifice.
I assure you, sir, the matter had no interest for me, beyond the opportunityit afforded you of exculpation.
I wanted to say was this: here's the nicest opportunity in the world, not only to help a lame dog over the stile, but to make a good hound of him afterwards.
I do accept your money, walk here, and when the Duke comes out, you shall have fit opportunity to deliver your petition to him.
But he is sent for in haste to visit the bedside of the Prior, who has long been sick and failing, and who gladly embraces this opportunity to make his last confession to a man of such reputed sanctity in his order as Father Francesco.
Reflecting now on the events of the day just gone, Caroline came to the conclusion that she was rather glad there had been no opportunity of speaking with her first guardian, the mistress of the school.
Your income is not a very large one, but still it would give you theopportunity of coming in contact with a lot of things about which you know nothing now.
That will give her the opportunity of shirking me if she does not want me," he said to himself, with a faint smile.
As I shall be here for a day or so I hope you will afford me an opportunity for speaking quietly with you.
When the men came there was no opportunity for a little chat between Mrs. Lancing and Haverford, for the card-players seated themselves immediately at the tables.
I had, myself, no opportunity of doing this, so I applied to Dr.
As I have had no opportunity of observing any one species of the group under all circumstances, my miscellaneous remarks will be best arranged under different states of the mind.
You went off so suddenly, last night, that I had no opportunity of expressing our gratitude to you and your officers.
Napoleon seems about to engage in a campaign with Russia, and is likely to draw off a certain portion of the forces here and, while these changes are being made, it would seem to offer a good opportunity for us to strike a blow.
If I were you, colonel, I should take the very first opportunity that occurs of sending them to England.
They were on their way to Brest, and we took an opportunity to desert, and made our way on foot until we reached the mouth of the river Sienne; and made off in a boat, last night.
He determined, however, to cover Salamanca till the last moment, in hopes that Marmont might make some error that would afford him an opportunity of dealing a heavy blow.
Besides, before this news one was willing to wait contentedly, for a time, till some good opportunity presented itself.
Each of them would be accompanied by 300 guerillas, who would act as scouts and, in case opportunity should offer, join in any fighting that might take place.
I thank you, General, but I would rather have my hands free, should I see any opportunity of escaping.
Well, I hope that you will both, at once, take up your quarters with me as long as you stay here; and I shall then have an opportunity of hearing of your adventures more in detail.
Well, sir, if you are ready to give your parole not to escape, you will be at liberty to move about the town freely, until there is an opportunity of sending a batch of prisoners to France.
The populace took the opportunity of rising and plundering the wealthy as Cantacuzenites, vol.
The winter was spent in the preparations of his embassy; and Phranza had resolved, that the youth his son should embrace this opportunity of foreign travel, and be left, on the appearance of danger, with his maternal kindred of the Morea.
The recent expulsion of the house of Zingis was an insult on the Mogul name; and the disorders of the empire afforded the fairest opportunity for revenge.
But we have an opportunity of unfolding the most secret intentions of Manuel, as he explained them in a private conversation without artifice or disguise.
They appealed to the tribunal of Nicholas the First, one of the proudest and most aspiring of the Roman pontiffs, who embraced the welcome opportunity of judging and condemning his rival of the East.
Had the policy of the senate and the discipline of the legions been restored with the Capitol, the divided condition of Italy would have offered the fairest opportunity of a second conquest.
The gift of the sword was Parzival's opportunity to ask his host what had stricken him.
So it turned out, and the count took that opportunity to excuse himself and rode off to set his men in ambush.
The others have more opportunity of acquiring knowledge and varying their accomplishments.
As for details drawn from travellers, we shall hereafter have an opportunity of referring to them.
I wrote also to my uncle, assuring him that I would take an early opportunity of hastening to Devereux Court, and conversing with him on the subject of his letter.
Here let me pause, as I shall have no other opportunity to mention him, to record the fate of the canine bequest.
He and his friends will doubtless work quietly to prepare the public mind, and I trust that ere very long some decisive victory will give them the opportunity for exciting a great demonstration on our behalf.
He had told him that he intended to escape, but could not say when he should find an opportunity to do so; but that if at any time a month passed without his seeing him, Nessus would know that he had gone.
The general says that your company are to act as scouts for the army, so there will be plenty of opportunity to distinguish ourselves.
While they were waiting for morning, Nessus described, more fully than he had hitherto had an opportunity of doing, the attack made upon him on board the ship.
Flaminius at once broke up his camp and followed on his track, preparing to take any opportunity which might occur to fall upon the Carthaginians, and knowing that the senate would at once call up the army of Servilius to assist him.
Could we have marched straight on after the victory at Lake Trasimene and have captured Rome, all these mountain tribes would have taken the opportunity to pour down into the plains to plunder and slay under the pretence of being our allies.
This was the opportunity for which Minucius had been waiting.
There was now but little opportunity for ordinary Christian work.
And now the coming of the army gave fresh opportunity for the display of generosity.
There has been a very heavy demand on writing material by the many men, who have had scarcely any opportunity to write for two or three weeks.
But these long pauses between actual engagements gave the opportunity for Christian work, and General Gatacre's camp at Sterkstroom was besieged by a large number of Christian workers.
This was the opportunity for the Christian workers.
The weather is very wet to-night, the men have no tents, and I gave them the opportunity to remain under the shelter of our tent.
Our rest here was the calm before the storm, and as we awaited the word to advance into the fight that was raging overhead, I had an opportunity of studying the faces of the soldiers who were going, perhaps, to death.
Here we had a fine opportunity to witness the luxury and elegance of English social life.
Here the passengers have the only opportunity to obtain refreshments on the route; and never did people seem more intent upon laying in provender.
These woods afford a fine opportunity to the Parisians for exercise, either on horseback or in carriages, and it is to Paris what Hyde Park is to London and the avenues are to New York, and much pleasanter than either.
