Fits come on so suddenly, often without even the slightest warning, and may prove fatal so quickly, that all people should be acquainted at least with their leading symptoms and treatment, as a few moments, more or less, will often decide the question between life and death.

" "And do you decide against us, dear sir?"

" Leif replied that the King should decide, but gave it as his belief that it would be difficult to carry this mission to a successful issue in Greenland.

* * On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide.

Can you decide without inquiry, condemn without evidence, punish without hearing?

But I found no chance of speaking to her until, shortly before my departure, I was called upon to decide one of the childish disputes which constantly disturbed my temper and comfort.

"An hour, you said, Jock?" asked Frank, always quick to decide knotty points.

The two popes together pretend to decide the fate of the Empire.

They are still absolutely relied upon to decide when sea otter parties may start on a trip, and are looked up to and trusted as chiefs by the people of the villages in which they live.

It remains for us to decide whether to permit Russia to bring about the explosion orbring it about ourselves.

" "If I presumed that my opinion would decide the point," rejoined he, "I should be diffident about expressing it in a case so important to yourself.

If we decide they ain't enough agin' Gaspar to hang him, then let him go.

If we decide to stretch him up, we'll feel a pile better about it and nearer to the truth.

The reasons which led Lord Elgin to decide upon this act are fully stated in a despatch dated the 25th of October.

I cannot decide as to my own return until I see Frederick. ...

In a word they must decide like legislators, though they will be exempt from the responsibility to the public which controls other legislators.

For two generations statesmen and jurists debated the relation of the central to the local sovereignties with no result, for words alone could decide no such issue.

Accordingly, instead of dismissing Marbury's suit upon any convenient pretext, as, according to legal etiquette, he should have done if he had made up his mind to decide against the plaintiff, and yet thought it inexpedient to explain his view of the law, he began his opinion with a long and extra-judicial homily, first on Marbury's title to ownership in the commission, and then on civil liberty.

Still harder is it to dissect the character of individuals; to decide, for instance, how far a man like Sulpicius was swayed by disinterested principles, and how far he fought for his own hand.

The base of the hills presented the same nearly perpendicular formation that we had met when endeavouring to reach the long gallery, and we held a council to decide on what would be the best course to pursue.

Maru was confident that Leith was heading for this particular point at the moment that Barbara's bribe caused the Raretongan to desert, and it was reasonable to think that the ruffian had retired to some hiding place to nurse his wound and decide upon the fate of the Professor and his two daughters.

I walked up and down that platform till I was called to breakfast, trying to decide what Miss Cullen had meant to express, only to succeed in reading fifty different meanings into her parting six words.

I'll get my field-glasses and have another look before I decide what" My speech was interrupted by the entrance of the sheriff and Mr. Camp!

I think I'm as honest a fellow as the average, but I have to confess that I couldn't decide to do right till I thought that Madge wouldn't want me to be dishonest, even for her.

The overseer looked at the Señor, ready to approve whatever he should decide.