But the senate, composed of about thirty old men who acted in conjunction with the two kings, did not differ materially from the council of chiefs, or old men, found in other ancient Grecian States; the Spartan chiefs simply modified or curtailed the power of the kings.

And again: That the Postmaster-General may discontinue or curtail the service, in whole or in part, in order to place on the route a greater degree of service, or whenever the public interests require such discontinuance for any other cause, he allowing one month's extra pay on the amount of service dispensed with.

Great Britain has the good sense to curtail expenses, and the sterling tends always to improve.

Belgium, as the whole world will agree, must be evacuated and reconstructed without the slightest attempt at curtailing the sovereign rights which she enjoys in common with other free nations.

But though Marie Antoinette had no objection to the king of his own accord renouncing portions of the power which had been claimed and exerted by his predecessors, she would not hear of the States taking upon themselves to impose such sacrifices on him, or to curtail his authority by any exercise of their own; and she rejected with something like disdain the support of those whose alliance was only to be purchased on such conditions.

He rebuked Becket for his weakness in promising to sign a paper which curtailed so fundamentally the privileges of the Church.

And then, she was observing, and called Aunt Jane's attention to several ways of curtailing the household expenditures, which the woman's illness had forced her to neglect.

The attempt to curtail Finnish constitutional liberty has taken different forms.

He was executed at noon, a copy of the Tribune being tied to his feet, to add force to his fall and curtail his sufferings.

The removal of more than nine millions from the Bank within the period of nine months caused it necessarily to curtail its discounts, and a financial panic was the result, which again led to acrimonious debates in Congress, in which Clay took the lead.

Beside curtailing the number of these he retrenched in all the other ways that he could.

In the large dining-room may also be seen more of the matchless white marble ornamentation, and I should much like to linger and admire, but as Her Majesty the Queen-Regent has graciously promised me the entrée of other of her Royal Palaces, I am obliged rather to curtail my work in Amsterdam.

The same wide-spreading influence impeded also the resources of the Government, curtailed its useful operations, embarrassed the fulfillment of its obligations, and seriously interfered with the execution of the laws.

They might curtail the revenues of the temple, but they would be powerless against the Christian faith of those who lived under its protection.

We were obliged to curtail our stay at Bourneville, our country home.

As Caesar had possession of the island of Pharos and of the harbor, Ganymede could not cut him off from receiving such re-enforcements of men and arms as he might make arrangements for obtaining beyond the sea; nor could he curtail his supply of food, as the granaries and magazines within Caesar's quarter of the city contained almost inexhaustible stores of corn.

It is they who will curtail their consumption if the price has fallen and it is they who constitute the seller's problem, and help to keep down prices for the rest of us.

But as this would have curtailed the book's usefulness, especially to vegetarian beginners, the project was abandoned.

She will see that the babe is acutely affected by all that in any way influences her, and willingly curtail her own enjoyments, rather than see her infant rendered feverish, irritable, and uncomfortable.

The King did not leave her by his will a large fortune, so that she was obliged to curtail her charities.

There is almost of necessity a certain amount of repetition, as in seasons of depression, when faith and hope seemed to be much obscured, or, on the other hand, when cheerful thankfulness and joy of heart were her portion; and in such places it did not seem right to curtail her words too much.

He has no heir presumptive to check his proceedings; no law of entail to restrain him; no old settlements to bind him hand and foot; none of those hundred and one family interests to consult which accumulate in the course of years around a landed estate, and so seriously curtail the freedom of the man in possession, the head of the family.

With strict economy Mimo could live upon what he possessed, if alone and if he chose to curtail his irresponsible generosities.

She ruthlessly curtailed our golf and skittles; She vetoed daily sprees and nightly jinks; She doled our baccy and weighed out our victuals, And watered (cruellest of all) our drinks.

To play with fire, where fury streams about: Curtail your tale, fond man, cut off the rest; But here I will dissemble for the best. GRANIUS.