I cannot bring myself always to analyze the motives of people's actions; and if Mrs. Welborn really desired, in lieu of acting mamma to children she did not possess, to play the part of gouvernante to a couple of wild, uncouth lads, (her nephews,) during their residence in college, it speaks much for her good nature, at all events.

She was a kind of living peerage, and an animated chronicle of the actions of the great, virtuous and vicious: but, if the truth must be spoken,and in a private memoir, why conceal it?she had acquaintances of a grade far inferior!

ACTIONNAIRE, n., qui possède une ou plusieurs actions dans une entreprise financière ou commerciale.

DISCRÉTION, f., retenue judicieuse dans les paroles, les actions.

TÉMOIGNER, faire paraître par ses paroles ou ses actions.

Her patient industry was a happy contrast to the actions of some of the others, who were unruly and quarrelsome, or disinclined to do their share of the necessary labor; and it was with such a high recommendation that "Scotty" had bought her.

Nothing except gloomily watching Tom, whose actions would have plainly proved his guilt to "Scotty" had the man not been too absorbed in an improvement for his sled to take much notice of anything else.

One might look for such actions from inferior animalsfrom a cat that has killed a bird for instance; for cats are only soft-footed, purring bundles of deceit, with no standard of trail morals.

But the fact remains that by these actions he made his Government a party to the proceedings that were so unfortunate for it and so ruinous to the holders of its bonds.

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Strange actions.

Despite his youth all his actions showed pride and unlimited confidence in himself.

Many of the Southern Indians in North America and others in Central and South America wear no clothes at all, and their actions are as unrestrained as those of animals.[201] The tribes that do wear clothes sometimes present to shallow or biassed observers the appearance of modesty.

coalesce with wood; Nor let your actions contradict your looks, That tell the world you ne'er colleague with cooks.

The memory of many human actions and lives puts in a plea and promise of a duration that shall distance the sun's, and overlap upon the bright centuries of eternity.

Mother says that she will always Be a sweet and gentle child, If, in all our actions towards her, We are loving, good, and mild.

For He's so kind to me, How shall I show my love to Him Who made bird, flower and tree?" "The only thing which you can do Is this, my darling child, Be always gentle, full of love, In words and actions mild.

"If no ungentle words you speak, No wicked actions do, And if, with every day, you seek To be more kind and true, "Then, by our darling Willie's side, And joined in heart and hand, Forevermore shall you abide, Among the angel band.

" "I'll give him sweet good-temper," Said the third loving child; "He shall make glad our happy home By actions kind and mild.

We had to be real Indians in custom and actions in order to be considered their equals.

Both the man and beast looked very doubtful of each other's future actions, but the man shook the water off and bestowed some lively kicks on his muleship which made him bounce into and through the mud-hole, and the captain, still holding the bridle, followed after.

Edward Thornton, probably repeating the prevailing public estimate of the time rather than his own conclusion, said, "a certain degree of indecision, however, a want of vigor and energy, may be observed in some of his actions, and are indeed the obvious result of too refined caution.

All his views were upright, all his actions just" Hamilton asserted that "the General is a very honest Man;" and Tilghman spoke of him as "the honestest man that I believe ever adorned human nature.

As in most finales, one's actions now become less restrainedbut, from a brutal point of view, more effective.

With your actions autocratic, And your poses so dramatic; Yours the honour and the glory, while the country pays the bill, With your shouting sempiternal, And your Grandmamma a Colonel,