"I'm a first class scout, and I've got nine merit badges, and I'm a patrol leader," I told him.

The officers of the staff corps number 2,700, and are appointed from the line of the native army upon the merit system.

V. be important &c adj., be somebody, be something; import, signify, matter, boot, be an object; carry weight &c (influence) 175; make a figure &c (repute) 873; be in the ascendant, come to the front, lead the way, take the lead, play first fiddle, throw all else into the shade; lie at the root of; deserve notice, merit notice, be worthy of notice, be worthy of regard, be worthy of consideration.

The two found a deal to talk about, somehow, though it is doubtful if many of their comments were of sufficient importance or novelty to merit record.

The constitutions for Carolinia merit attention as the only continued attempt within the United States to connect political power with hereditary wealth.

Do you not think, podestà, that he who lays down his life for his prince merits canonization?"

" "I am beholden to you, madam," said the Major; "I know your kindliness of heart; but in good sooth, the unhappy and rebellious lad merits chastisement rather than pity, since what should he be doing at this distance from home, where he was shut up for his misdemeanours, save fleeing like the Prodigal of the parable, or else planning another of his malicious pranks, as I greatly fear, on you or your daughter, madam.

George M. Horton, Frances E. Harper, James M. Bell and Alberry A. Whitman, all merit consideration when due allowances are made for their limitations in education, training and general culture.

Let others triumph still, and gain their cause By their deserts, or by the world's applause; Let merit crowns, and justice laurels give, But let me happy by your pity live.

"Tyrant!" exclaimed Douban, "those who abuse their power merit death.

[Footnote 12: Several other features of the law well merit description.

True merit doth not carry them, but smoothness of adulation.

"In my eyes, his defence of Clive, and the audacious ground of it, merit execration.

His Merit fares like the Pictures of Raphael, which are either seen with Admiration by all, or at least no one dare own he has no Taste for a Composition which has received so universal an Applause.

The cavaliers cut one another's throats for the love of God and in the cause of religion, and the women encouraged the arts, sciences, literature, and the drama, by conferring upon talent, wit, genius and merit favors which were deemed conducive as encouragements to the growth of intellect and spirituality.

To merit fetters is to wear them.

These cannot bear an equal nigh, But from superior merit fly.

Ye merit freedom.

And like unto a luminary whose merit hath been lost saw my father falling, his head-gear foul and flowing loosely, and his hair and dress disordered.

" Death traversing the western road, And asking where true merit lay, Made in this town a short abode, Then took this worthy man away.

You'll understand that those airly tates were from seedlings of my ownthat's where their great merit lies, and why they were first.

I am of opinion that nothing is so potent either to procure or merit love as valour, and I am glad I am so, for thereby I shall do myself much ease, because valour never needs much wit to maintain it.

"I am corrected, sir; but hear me speak When admiration glows with such a fire As to o'ertop the memory, error then May merit mercy."

Unmov'd, though witlings sneer, and rivals rail, Studious to please, yet not asham'd to fail, He scorns the meek address, the suppliant strain, With merit needless, and without it vain.

A circumstance concerning the traffic of silk among the Romans merits observation.