Not that she dreamed away her life in longing, and neglected her every-day duties.

And since Providence has seen fit to send us a visitor rather than a visitationthough, personally, I should infinitely prefer the influenza, as interfering in less degree with my comfort,I have, of course, neglected no opportunity of finding out what we may reasonably look forward to.

"James has been neglecting his work, lately," she said, sharply, to her attendant.

Often while their minds are full of really useful and noble schemes, they neglect their business, their families, their common duties, till they cause misery to those around them, and shame to themselves.

I had neglected the precaution of tying one end of my lariat to his bit and the other to my belt, as I had done a few nights before, and I blamed myself for this gross piece of negligence.

Yet I cannot but implore, with the greatest earnestness, such as have been conversant with this great man, that they will not so far neglect the common interest of mankind, as to suffer any of these circumstances to be lost to posterity.

Those who regard the child as empty, who wish to fill his mind from without, neglect the means of cultivation in word and tone which should lead to a sense of rhythm and obedience to law in all human expression.

With these amusements, in rather too great plenty, it must not be assumed that Pen neglected his studies altogether.

It is necessary for us even on account of the presence of the soldiers to accomplish some measure of importance, that we may not incur the disgrace that would certainly follow from asking for them as if we feared somebody, and then neglecting affairs as if we were liable to no danger.

I do not, of course, mean that you are to do no more than that; to prefer sentiment to duty, to amuse and glorify yourselves by paying tithe of mint, anise, and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith.

A stronger woman, physically, could have ministered more efficiently to the physical side without neglecting the "one thing needful."

At all events it would be a piece of the most culpable indifference to my welfare to neglect this chance.

If there be any evil in novels at all, it is when they take people from their businesswhen they occupy a mother's time to the neglect of her childrenwhen they lead idle boys to neglect their lessons, and when they lead idle gentlefolks to fancy themselves employed, when they are only killing time.

He knew the importance of his own writings to mankind, and lest he might, by a roughness and barbarity of style, too frequent among men of great learning, disappoint his own intentions, and make his labours less useful, he did not neglect the politer arts of eloquence and poetry.

If I should neglect your child, my whole people that were by you relieved would force me to my duty; but if to that I need a spur, the gods revenge it on me and mine to the end of generation."

But he neglected no means of weakening his opponent, and renewed his summonses and demands on Harold with an ostentatious air of sanctity and moderation.

She fixed her residence in Italy, where she gradually learned to neglect the caution which she had observed in England, till, after a year or two, reports arose of her intimacy with a servant whom she had raised from a menial situation to that of the chief officer of her household, and whom she admitted to a familiarity of intercourse which others besides her husband thought quite incompatible with innocence.

With the exception of Ben Jonson, they neglected the simple fact that man in his deepest nature is a moral being, and that only a play which satisfies the whole nature of man by showing the triumph of the moral law can ever wholly satisfy an audience or a people.

As Vice-President, Burr was marked for his political intrigues, and incurred the distrust if not the hostility of Jefferson, who neglected Burr's friends and bestowed political favors on his enemies.

Father Holt began speedily to be so much occupied with these meetings as rather to neglect the education of the little lad who so gladly put himself under the kind priest's orders.

On his death-bed, he said to Mr. Hoole:'About two years since I feared that I had neglected God, and that then I had not a mind to give him; on which I set about to read Thomas à

It is the people who neglect this rule who play havoc with themselves and the world.

Although he lived a courtier, and was much concerned in business, yet he never neglected his family at home, but instructed his daughters in all useful learning, and conversed familiarly with them; he was remarkably fond of his eldest daughter Margaret, as she had a greater capacity, and sprightlier genius than the rest.

"Why, you incorrigible blockhead," said lord Martin, "you have neglected half your instructions.

For some time subsequent to emancipation, as long as the people were in an unsettled state, they partially neglected their grounds.