But he took offence at last, and told me I might go when I pleased; for he was quite able to perform the duties himself.
He suggested, further, that, since the pope would not confirm the bishops till they paid their fees, his coronation should be delayed no longer, but the bishops should perform the ceremony without the papal sanction.
It is matter of common knowledge that Trolle never succeeded in vindicating his position; and Magni, though not confirmed, continued to perform the duties of archbishop.
Conscious that every hope was crushed forever, he craved permission to visit Gotland and perform the sacred duties of his office.
When they have undertaken, or are required to perform these duties, a penalty is imposed upon them for neglect.
In that event, an assistant overseer cannot be appointed to perform the duties of collector of rates, but, on the other hand, the parish council may invest the collector with any of the powers of an overseer.
A county councillor is required to accept office by making and subscribing a declaration in the prescribed form that he will duly and faithfully perform the duties of the office, and that he possesses the necessary qualification.
No objection, however, could be taken to those who sought to restrain the enterprise of managers who engaged women gymnasts to perform dangerous feats.
It would appear from these figures [quoted from The Times], that Curates are expected to perform the cure of souls about as cheaply as the salters work the cure of herrings.
And we may expect that when such competitors of both sexes come toperform upon the classical and mathematical Tripos, a Pythoness will be first upon the former, and another young lady will dance off triumphantly Senior Wrangler.
The women assist their relations in this dangerous traffic, and performacts of daring, which are quite startling.
There are hundreds of these stretcher-bearers--volunteers without compensation--who now perform the task so well that it attracts even the attention of the casual observer.
In war time no man who is not physically fit is kept aboard ship, for he may not take up another man's place without being able to perform his work.
Keep silence and have patience, and perform that which you have promised, and you shall go back to your own land loaded with gold and jewels.
So we obeyed her, and went away, leaving her there to perform the most sacred task save one that a loving woman could perform.
Now put that off your back and take my hand again, for we are not Inca and servant yet, only two men of the Blood, and brothers of a fallen race who are joined together to perform a holy work.
Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths [see Lev.
The mere knowledge of the fact takes away their ability to perform the act.
And for that reason I am going to ask you to find another secretary as soon as possible, one who willperform his duties faithfully and merit his pay.
The effect is that I cannot perform the ordinary rites of our religion.
Perhaps you have heard that the parish priests extort money from the peasants--refusing to perform the rites of baptism or burial until a considerable sum has been paid.
When you have completed the negotiations with the landlord, you will notice that, unless you have a servant with you, the waiter prepares to perform the duties of valet de chambre.
He is expected merely to conform to certain observances, and to perform punctiliously the rites and ceremonies prescribed by the Church.
He could, however, no longer perform this feat at full gallop, as he had been wont to do in his youth.
I can confidently say that many (I believe the majority) of them are honest, upright men, who are perhaps not endowed with any unusual administrative capacities, but who perform their duties faithfully according to their lights.
Some man of powerful character to command a person, morally subjected to him, to perform some act.
The commanding person suddenly to die; and, for all the rest of his life, the subjected one continues to perform that act.
The invention was a perfect success in every way; sparks were given off, a Leyden jar was charged, and subsequent discharges of the Leyden jar were made to perform the same electrical feats as jars charged from ordinary electrical machines.
But let us realize clearly that no one of these sciences by itself has been able to perform any of the feats just mentioned.
To perform this act requires the exercise of will, unless the act gives pleasure, or the image suggests danger; in each of these cases, of course, the act is almost involuntary.
His invention was no longer a secret, he had done all that any inventor could possibly be required to perform to establish his claim to be considered as a true and first inventor.
Questionless, those persons did make some kind of engines to perform what was considerable in this art of flying.
I will not, therefore, require the marshal to perform this duty.
Bugeaud did his duty," said the Secretary, "though a man of his nature could hardly perform such a duty with gentleness.
Ledru Rollin, "in nominating a provisional government you perform a solemn act--an act which cannot be performed in a furious manner.
Accuse me not of caprice, and pardon my irresolution, when you find me shrinking with terror from the promise I have made, and no longer either able or willing to perform it.
Then he pulled himself together and tried to perform the operation of smiling as a new husband should.
It is not enough to perform simply the external and obvious duties of the hour.
Will not some American publisher perform a like kindly function for Guizot?
It is the function which all nations, which all men, in their wavering progress towards perfection, perform in turn for each other.
This stipulation was understood by the Creeks, and they were willing to perform it; but it is very obvious, from all the circumstances, that they had no idea of binding the Seminoles to return the Exiles resident in Florida.
But the planters of that State were usually possessed of wealth and intelligence, and, holding principles of honor, they refused to perform so degrading a service; and the liberated negroes continued to enjoy their freedom.
Under this official pledge, I deem it my duty to afford every officer of the army whatever facilities may be necessary and proper, to enable them to perform whatever duty is confided to them by the President of the United States.
The chief had also a younger brother, now with the band at Tampa Bay, who volunteered to perform the hazardous duty of carrying a message to Otulke.
Manabozho may be considered as a sort of terrene Jove, who could perform all things whatever, but lived some time on earth, and excelled particularly in feats of strength and manual dexterity.
Adventurers came to find gold, or furs, to amass wealth, get power, or to perform mere exploits.
The inquiry then arises, How could Jesus perform miracles, and at the same time prevent revolt in the nation?
That the principle of self-denial, or denying ourselves the ease and pleasures of selfishness, in order to perform acts of benevolence, is the great principle by which the operation of spreading this religion would be carried on.
For, as it is natural for man to perform acts superior to the power and knowledge of the animals beneath him, so reason affirms that it is natural for God to develop his power by means, and in ways, above the skill and ability of mortals.
Man has the same reason to expect that God will perform acts above human power and knowledge, that he has to suppose the inferior orders of animals will, in their actions, sink below the power and wisdom which characterize human nature.
The human conscience was made to recognise and enforce the authority of God; and unless there is belief in the Divine obligation of truth, conscience refuses to perform its office.
God said to Moses, that when he should present himself as the Divine legate, and Pharaoh should require a miracle, he should perform it accordingly.
