The daylight had begun to fade, as the latter drew near the enemy's encampment; and, as he was unacquainted with the ground, Mondejar resolved to postpone his attack till the following morning.
Philip seems from the first to have so regarded them, though, as he was then in Flanders, he resolved to postpone the public acknowledgment of his brother till his return to Spain.
After this outrage Aben-Farax, the bold dyer of Granada, aware of the excitement it must create in the capital, became convinced it would not be safe for him to postpone his intended assault a day longer.
Perez de Marchena, it pleased God that the father guardian prevailed on him topostpone his journey.
Whether or not this is merely a polite subterfuge, and they intend to postpone my departure from London from time to time in a way that can give no offence to our Government, yet would spoil all my plans, I am still uncertain.
As soon as this was known the visitors rushed in on the works, crowding about the cradles and ways; and Mr. Brunel had to postpone those investigations which he wished to make at once.
Besides the delay occasioned by the magnitude and novelty of the undertaking, there were other difficulties which helped to postpone the commencement of the works.
It was now for Mr. Brunel to consider whether, in consequence of the river tackle not having been properly tested, he should postpone the launch till the following month.
He twice induced the Directors to postponecoming to a decision on the subject, in order that Messrs.
Are you really going to postpone this important play?
Then, either believing him or deciding to postpone his search for the truth to some future time, he began speaking affectionately on other subjects.
Then months had gone by, and serious occurrences had compelled them to postpone the wedding, though without undue suffering on his part.
We will wait a little longer if you have any personal reasons for wishing topostpone the date again.
Patti, unfortunately, made but slow progress towards recovery, and it was consequently decided to further postpone her appearance until the following Saturday night, it being again necessary to inform the public as to the cause.
Instead of giving out any more of the work under the present system, as I had contemplated and advertised, I shall postpone doing so until I am better assured that the work can be properly executed.
It is desirable to postpone the repair of all masonry to the latest date, excepting only such parts as are necessary to perfect the grade; you will make your contracts accordingly.
The house voted that they would first proceed with the business of impositions, and postpone supply till their grievances should be redressed.
And this temper of the people seems to have been the great inducement with Henry to postpone any sentence by a domestic jurisdiction, so long as a chance of the pope's sanction remained.
It is in itself a case of such absolute and overwhelming justice that the Senate ought not to postpone it for a single day,--especially ought not to postpone it, when it has under consideration a bill so entirely germane as the present.
Rejecting the palpable sophistries by which it was sought to postpone an act of unquestionable justice, and discarding the idea that wrong was to be dealt with tardily, gradually, or prospectively, he proposed Immediate Emancipation.
But it will do no harm to postpone the decision about you for a few days, at any rate.
He tells me that he has been obliged to postpone the diplomatic affair.
Return, bishop, to thy sanctum on the lower floor, and postpone thy combative propensities for some occasion in which at least thou mayest fight the battle against odds less tremendously against thee.
It was therefore arranged that Mr Harding should postpone his visit to Plumstead for one day, and then take with him Eleanor, the baby, and the nurse.
We postpone for the present the problems of differential calculus which arise from these considerations.
At the same time, according to Catholic teaching, such Indulgence was not a mere permission to omit or postpone payment, but was in fact a discharge from the debt of temporal punishment which the sinner owed.
Lord Edward was then with Magan, who found means to prevail on him to postpone his purpose.
Several applications to postpone it were refused by the court, and divers law arguments and objections overruled.
It is evident, therefore, that to postpone action in the presence of so great a necessity would be unwise on the part of the Executive because unjust to the interests of the people.
But this would only be to postpone the hour of reckoning.
They considered it hopeless to struggle against the elements, and they loudly demanded to return to the continent, and postpone the voyage till a more favorable season of the year.
We cannot now treat with her on terms of equality, why therefore not postpone it?
And after applying to the Ambassador, and being advised against the journey, or to postpone it for instructions from his Court, it would be less respectful to go, than to go now, when the circumstances of the times are very favorable.
He authorised me to communicate this to Congress, adding, that pressing business obliged him to postpone it till then, though I might now begin to speak on the subject to M.
Gardoqui's arrival in America, with full powers on these subjects, naturally induced Congress to postpone coming to any resolution on them, until they should have the pleasure of seeing him.
This mode obliges me to postpone the time of my departure from Sunday to Wednesday next, when, as I have said in my last, if there should not arise any obstructions out of this communication, I shall set off for Holland.
I am persuaded that it is the wish of Congress rather to postpone any treaty with Russia, than to buy one at this day.
France wishes to postpone the acknowledgment of independence by England until the general peace, in order to preserve her influence over America.
People who are waiting for power to make a Bank of the United States may as well postpone all attempts to benefit the country to the incoming of the Jews.
If we postpone independence, do we mean to carry on, or to give up, the war?
I understand it is immaterial to him upon which of these questions he speaks, and therefore I will not move to postpone the special order.
There seems to me to be a disposition to postpone all attempts to do good to the country to some future and uncertain day.
Standing as I do in loco parentis, the claims of the rising generation constrain me to postpone that more intimate acquaintance which your attractions demand of my desire.
On this occasion, Michail Lafond succeeded in getting Lone Wolf to postponethe bonfire, to lend him twenty ponies, and to detail to his service half as many squaws.
As to the treaty of Edinburgh, she begged to postponegiving any final answer in the affair until she had taken the advice of the nobles and estates of her own realm.
And did she postpone her attachment to Bothwell, till he should prove his for her, by becoming the husband of the Lady Jane Gordon?
I beg to thank you for your kindness in consenting to postpone my entering upon the duties of the important post assigned me until to-day, and to assure you that I am now ready to fulfil them to the best of my ability.
Since it must be so, it is, perhaps, better not to postpone acquainting Albrecht with her decision.
Even now citizens are telegraphing me to postpone the election to a later day than either that fixed by the convention or by me.
I regret that my absence on public business compelled me to postpone a matter of private consideration a little longer than I could have desired.
We cannot have free government without elections; and if the election could force us to forego or postpone a national election, it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us.
That I can voluntarilypostpone my pretensions, when they are no more than equal to those to which they are postponed, you have yourself seen.
It is a very delicate matter to postpone the draft in one State, because of the argument it furnishes others to have postponement also.
SIR:--Please inform the Senate that I shall be obliged if they will postpone the adjournment at least one day beyond the time which I understand to be now fixed for it.
I cannot postpone the execution of a convicted spy on a mere telegraphic despatch signed with a name I never heard before.
I gave my opinion that we, as Republicans, would ultimately beat them as Democrats, but that they could postpone that result longer by nominating Senator Douglas for the Presidency than they could by any other way.
