He leapt to his feet at that, with an apparent gladness that warmed me marvellously, though 'twas but a frolic sentence I had made, and spoken smiling.
Now, whether in this sentence the man spoke his true mind, or damnably forswore himself, it remained with the sequel to be made clear.
And down to the ten years of Ah Tong, the proportioned reason for each sentence was explained.
Ten thousand strings of cash he owed the Government, and he lay in prison under sentence of death.
I gave my speech to Mr. Lawes sentenceby sentence, using my old experience as an interpreter of South Sea languages to cast them in the form and length that are best suited to the translator.
To that term I sentence you, and you may think yourselves fortunate that I do not punish you for the theft as well.
Peutinger's version of this sentence is as follows: "Large and small are baptized in a state of nudity, once every three years, in a river near the town.
This sentence is omitted by Ramusio; but Peutinger says "many of these vessels are drowned in the sea".
Caution the men that any breach of discipline would be treated under German military law by drum-head court martial and sentence of death by shooting.
Yet it was equally clear that if I should dare to say one word in his behalf that would be to pass sentence on myself.
What one sentence expresses the wish of both the Southern Confederacy and the United States government?
Because it is a short sentencewhich generally leads to a long one.
At the first sentenceof this admonition, the twinkle subsided from Mrs. Brick's eyes.
The italicised sentence represents the high-water mark of George Eliot's prose; that passage alone should vindicate her imaginative power.
All this will indicate plainly enough the difficulties investing every sentence of this Reading, capped as they all are by the astounding denouement of the plot--Polly turning out to be (sly little thing!
Everything, even, we should imagine, to one un-acquainted with the novel, was ingeniously explained by the Reader in a sentence or two at starting.
In every sentence there was a zest or relish that was irresistible.
And in this connection we may consider a sentence in "Wisdom and Destiny": Genius only throws into bolder relief all that can and actually does take place in the lives of all men; otherwise were it genius no longer but incoherence or madness.
But not a word of the halting sentence could Miss Ursula make out; even the last was swallowed up in guttural unintelligibility.
He felt neither anger nor indignation--but rather the dazed dismay of a prisoner to whom the judge deals a severer sentence than he expected.
He was so extremely scrupulous about the value and effect of every expression that the Editor has felt great compunction in allowing a single sentence to be printed.
The rule is," said Gladys, "that you make a sentenceof words beginning with anyone of those letters that stand for the figures you want to remember.
John turned his sentence rather differently for him, and went on with it.
There is no fixed day gleaming for us in the future when our term of sentence will expire and we shall regain freedom.
But the sentence always is executed, sooner or later, and that inexorably.
Repeat the quoted sentence at the beginning of paragraph 96.
Note how often a boy or girl repeats some new sentence or word or game in order to fix its easy recall.
So at last Pilate weakly yielded, and gave sentence as they desired.
The sentence had been given after the stormy sitting of which we have spoken, and in which the accused had experienced such lively marks of sympathy from the public.
The usher read the sentence through, uninterrupted by a murmur, or by a single gesture of surprise.
Gentlemen," said the usher, "I bear the sentence of the tribunal.
Say, frankly, we are guilty, but without proofs who will dare to sentence us?
He had sworn not to mention his sentence to any one, and he did not speak of it to his mistress.
I desire," said Montlouis, "time for the sentence to reach Paris and return, approved by the regent.
Footnote 31: The only favour which Brousson's judges showed him at death was as regarded the manner of carrying his sentence into execution.
The ambassador of England made intercession for the prisoners, and their sentence was commuted into one of perpetual banishment from France.
When the aged preacher was informed of his sentence he exclaimed: "What an honour for me, oh my God!
La Porte was one of the ministers of the Cevennes, who had fled before a sentence of death pronounced against him for having been concerned in "The Project.
Wonderful that there should have been students of a profession, to follow which was almost equal to a sentence of death!
This decree often proved a sentence of death, not only to the child, but to its parents.
Nor could he yet marry his promised wife, as he had not been discharged, but was only on leave of absence; and Saint-Florentin obstinately refused to reverse the sentence that had been pronounced against him.
He was condemned to be broken alive on the wheel, and then strangled; whereas by special favour the sentence was commuted into strangulation first and the breaking of his bones afterwards.
The sentence was executed before his father's door; but the young man bore his frightful tortures with astonishing courage.
The Camisards, under arms, assembled to see the sentence carried out.
Since you, a citizen of a nation not at war with us, have fought in the ranks of our enemies, the Court must therefore sentence you to death.
He had not concluded the sentence when the tall form of the Prince made its appearance at the entrance of the tent.
Alexander Nicolaievitch," he said, turning to the Secretary, "do not omit to write down this last sentence WORD FOR WORD.
They were condemned to be shot, and the sentence was carried out immediately, in the jungle, two miles outside of the town.
The last sentence in the letter referred to a fact in the history of diving which is worthy of mention.
The closingsentence of it was added to please a certain Senator, and then he was satisfied and supported the treaty with all his might.
It was a gratification to him to have that sentence added; and inasmuch as the sentence could do no harm, since it don't mean anything whatever under the sun, it was gratefully and cheerfully added.
Nothing can be droller than the occasional translation by Vischer of a sentence of Lessing into his own jargon.
The first sentenceis worthy of Magister Bartholomaeus Kuckuk.
What a mere dust of sugar in the last sentence for such a portentous pill!
On page 115, the sentence beginning "the tendency in both" needs revising.
I would sooner sign a sentence for his transportation, than that of any felon who has gone from the Old Bailey these many years.
On page 190 we have a sentenceending in this strange fashion: "in an episode of the English original, which Wieland omitted entirely, one of its characters nevertheless appeared in the German tragedy.
The Pentateuch is still the scientific standard of the church, and ignorant priests, armed with that, pronounce sentence upon the vast accomplishments of modern thought.
He does not hear the awful verdict, the sentence of the court, the last words.
The words of a sentence should not be read separately.
Until the thought is known, the sentence should not be read aloud.
They saw the unfortunate man had turned pale at this charge, which was tantamount to a sentence of death, and believed him to be guilty.
It will be seen that the last two lines continue the sentence begun by the first two lines, making with them a quatrain: between come masses of parallel lines interrupting with a tour-de-force of execration.
But discursive as his mind is, his judgment is clear, his sentence determined.
And on these lines he delivers his sentence on Pompilia, Caponsacchi, Guido, Pietro, Violante, and the rest.
But his voice was perfectly audible, though hoarser than usual, and his words were distinctly pronounced, though he paused between sentence as if short of breath.
Caleb pronounced the last sentence emphatically, but paused in some uncertainty.
There was a tone in the last sentence which was equivalent to the clutch of his strong hand on Rosamond's delicate arm.
I suppose there is some relation between pictures and nature which I am too ignorant to feel--just as you see what a Greek sentence stands for which means nothing to me.
Mrs. Garth delivered this awful sentence with much majesty of enunciation, and Letty felt that between repressed volubility and general disesteem, that of the Romans inclusive, life was already a painful affair.
With this oracular sentence Ben was well satisfied, not minding the naughtiness; but Letty took it ill, her feeling of superiority being stronger than her muscles.
