It did not give them one atom more liberty either in the matter of worship, or in those weightier matters of the law--justice, mercy, and truth.
Instead of pursuing any weightier topic, Uncle Venner was pleased to favor Hepzibah with some sage counsel in her shop-keeping capacity.
However, for the moment, there wereweightier matters to engage his thoughts.
I have seen him gay on the eve of battle, and lively though calm, with weightier matters than now oppress him.
And for this, as well as weightier reasons, I am desirous that you should at length assume the office you inherit.
Critics who rejoice in trifles, often to the neglect ofweightier matters, have tried to make much of these seeming variations.
But how could the reader fail to hit upon still weightier reasons,[143]--1.
But the question whether this really was his deliberate opinion would detain us too long from weightier matters.
This line of research into Shakespeare's tastes might be pursued a good deal further, but we must return to weightier matters.
But these prudential orders are not of stated necessity, but must give place to weightier reasons on the contrary.
Slowly the little group of curious and troubled people scattered, some of the weightier ones to speak with the Governor and the Captain, others to simpler tasks.
For the belligerent nations themselves have weightier matters in hand than to sit in judgment upon their own governments.
Today, with hands to weightier business set, Silent contempt is all you can afford; But put them on your list and they shall get, When you are free, their full reward.
In Richard's estimation there were other and weightier reasons why Ethelyn should remain quietly at home that winter.
On that day's fight 'twas manifest that Rome And all the future destinies of man Hung trembling; and by weightierdread possessed, They knew not danger.
Yet worse disasters may our fears suggest, For now with greater carnage of mankind The rival hosts in weightier battle meet.
Only we must beware of putting jots and tittles in the place that belongs to the weightier matters of the law, of which we have warnings sufficient in the conduct of the scribes and Pharisees.
For the most urgent and justifiable motives are seldom of long continuance, and are often succeeded by weightier motives of a more humane description.
His thoughts had gone back to the little country parsonage and the quiet life with no weightier matter to disturb it than the trifling squabbles of his parish.
However, there was no answer to be got that way, and Mr. Wogan had weightier matter to engage his thoughts.
For a bladder blown is weightier then one empty, and if it contain a quart, expressed and emptied it will abate about a quarter of a grain.
And to speak strictly, a Man that holds his breath is weightier while his lungs are full, then upon expiration.
Soon she was left alone, and she stole from her couch and knelt at the hearthstone and read the missive eagerly and flushed not a little at Count Cantemir's warm words of love that were a prelude to the weightier matters appertaining.
Thou must never grumble when I take from thee weightier food than thou hast been used to.
I often fancied that something weightierthan the usual troubles of life weighed upon him.
In weightier matters than mere travel, Wordsworth showed himself no mere recluse.
The Essays are known to all the world; but there is another and perhaps a weightier performance of Bacon's which is less known, or not known at all, except to students here and there.
But there were then, as ever have there been, weightier reasons than such as rest on motives of policy, requiring submission to the established powers.
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