Of the native contingent the person who appeared to be in direct charge was a handsome, elderly lady, tenderly solicitous of the frowziest Turco in the wards and exquisitely polite, with a frozen politeness, to the German officer.

Henceforward it was as an allied contingent of other navies that that of Venice was regarded as important.

So beloved and respected was he in that great university, where there was always a considerable English contingent, that his tutor offered him his daughter in marriage, and gladly would he have taken her, but that marriage was not for him.

"Perfectly well so far, my father," she replied; but there was anxiety in her eyes until the gate again opened and admitted the male contingent of the procession.

When Beauty is not made essential, but enters as a mere contingent, its admission or rejection is a matter of indifference.

The present personnel of the navy is maintained by so small a yearly contingent of recruits that it will be covered by the excess of the annual class over the figure here assumed of 200,000.

I hear, by the way, Harry, that that Puritan knave, Rippinghall, the wool-stapler, is talking treason among his hands, and says that he will add a brave contingent to the bands of the Commons when they march hither.

The minute account of its review by Xerxes on the shores of the Hellespont proves that, however inefficient the semi-civilised contingents accompanying it may have been, the regular Persian army appeared, in discipline, equipment, and drill, to have come up to the highest standard of the most intense 'pipeclay' epoch.

With the four new legions and a corresponding contingent of Italians which they brought up, the Roman army rose to 80,000 infantry, half burgesses, half allies, and 6000 cavalry, of whom one-third were burgesses and two-thirds allies; whereas Hannibal's army numbered 10,000 cavalry, but only about 40,000 infantry.

With Pierre Leroux art was only an element contingent upon a system which he elaborated.

We have next to notice the rise of this idea that Reason directs the world, in connection with a further application of it well known to usin the form, viz., of the religious truth that the world is not abandoned to chance and external contingent causes, but that a Providence controls it.

From what I saw of Comrade Outwood during our brief interview, I shouldn't think he was one of the lynx-eyed contingent.

Ferry had an eye upon the porch and meant to spend the evening consoling his friends for the absence of the usual feminine contingent.

He formed and armed in Roman fashion a foreign contingent, in which many Romans and Italians enlisted; and he placed able Greek generals, Archelaus and Neoptolemus, over his troops.

The Dominions at the same time declared their readiness to send additional contingents if required, as well as drafts from time to time to maintain their field forces at full strength.

* "UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL CONTINGENT O.T.C. RecruitingSuitable candidates for admission should be under the age of 7 years and 6 months, except in the case of former members of a junior contingent.

Not only did the chain of Roman fortresses everywhere cut the nerves and sinews of the land, but the Roman rule, continued for many years, had rendered the inhabitants unused to armsthey furnished only a moderate contingent to the Roman armieshad appeased their ancient hatred, and had gained over a number of individuals everywhere to the interest of the ruling community.

It was the naval contingents from Phoenicia which crushed the Ionian revolt.

Here the assertive colours of the Allies were tempered to an exquisite pale harmony, only slightly damaged by a nondescript contingent in pink (possibly neutrals) and the apparition of Mr. ARTHUR COLLINS and other gentlemen in black, who came on to receive the expression of our grateful approbation.

And so enthusiastic were the outside contingents on both sides that they confirmed by oath their alliance with each man.

At this point there occurred a weakening of certain troops of the second Italian army, which gave the overwhelming German contingents an opportunity to pass forward between a portion of the army on the North and that on a line farther South.

In the forts there were 36 pieces, mostly bronze ordnance, with the respective contingent of men.

The minute account of its review by Xerxes on the shores of the Hellespont proves that, however inefficient the semi-civilised contingents accompanying it may have been, the regular Persian army appeared, in discipline, equipment, and drill, to have come up to the highest standard of the most intense 'pipeclay' epoch.

Thereupon the victors pursued them, as they fled, this way and that, but neither killed nor captured any one; and then they kept watch of the separate contingents during the night and did not allow them to unite again.

After giving some such exhortations to the citizens and furthermore leading the subject and allied contingents into hopes for the better and fears for the worse, they hurled at each other kinsmen, sharers of the same tent, those who had eaten together, those who had drunk together.