I only move for a mitigation of punishment, and will state the circumstances upon which I base my appeal to the clemency of the court.

" "I move for a suspension of sentence," said Smith, "Spalding's defence of the weed, induces me to withdraw the indictment against it, leaving punishment only for the excessive use of it.

This was a lucky move for us, for it gave us an opportunity to reload our guns and pistols, and prepare for the next charge of the enemy.

All this is true and cannot be denied, but at the same time it must be recognized that in the first move for the indemnity there was a reasonable cause for anxiety on the part of the Allies.

After it is skinned and cut in pieces, the parts will continue to move for a considerable time, and no fish will live so long out of water.

" Bull Hunter turned to escape from hearing this eulogy, but he dared not move for fear his retreat might be heardand that would be immensely embarrassing.

We are now about six miles from Pekin, but I believe the Generals will not move for a week.

After this a desultory conversation took place, in which some were of opinion that it would be proper, on the introduction of the subject into the Assembly, to move for a committee of inquiry, which should collect facts and documents against the time when it should be taken up with a view to its final discussion.

He then moved, that the chairman be instructed to move for leave to bring in a bill to prevent the further importation of slaves into the British colonies in the West Indies.

On one log a huge black and white heron moped all alone, looking in the mist as tall as a man; and would not move for all our shouts.

After the death of Madame du Deffand, a little fat dog, scarcely able to move for age and sizeher legacyused to proclaim his approach by barking.

Cosimo reflected long and acted warily, for he made no move for many days.

Morgan says you shouldn't attempt to move for several hours.

The intervening men jumped back, but the deep voice of Silent rang out like a pistol shot: "Don't move for your six-guns, or you'll be playin' agin me!" Haines transferred his glare to Silent, but his hand dropped from his gun.

After that the cat does not move for two hours; no wasting energy there.

It was a bad move for her.

He should move for some returns which he would venture to say would prove that the experiment had entirely succeeded.

"We won't move for two hours.

We could not move for them, so close were they round us.

Also, though he thought out every other possible move for the suitor, it never struck him to compose a successful proposal, for the simple reason that he was quite certain Elspeth would have none of them.

"I'm afraid to move for fear I'll slip overboard as Bob did.

Somebody ought to move for a return of the amount expended by the Government on the hire of furniture vans since the Armistice.

Thus situated, he eagerly embraced the opportunity which the schism in the Committee presented of attacking his adversary, and we certainly must allow him the merit of being the first who dared to move for the arrest of Robespierre.

He rose to move for leave to bring in a bill for the relief of those unhappy persons, the natives of Africa, from the hardships to which they were usually exposed in their passage from the coast of Africa to the Colonies.

"You spoke of a journey," I said presently, turning my face away lest she should read its story too plainly; "but now, of course, you must not move for a few days.