He is firm, out-speaking, intrepid, and docile as a pupil of Pythagoras.

East Indian girls may be more docile than American girls; East Indian men may be better and wiser lords and masters; but "Ada" is a Human Being before she is an East Indian; and a Human Being instinctively revolts from a life passed in leading strings.

" "And a frate, of the Servisince it hath been painted for the conventherekneeling," suggested another, more timidly; for it was known that the Veronese was not always docile in these days, since he had become great.

They were timid and docile under the cunning eye of the King, and practically assisted him in his designs; for in a very few years the taxes were increased from 1,800,000 écusabout 45,000,000 francs of present moneyto 3,600,000 écusabout 95,000,000 francs.

" "I am the most docile of men and the easiest of invalids.

Docile to the celestial admonition, he began to lead a solitary life, wandering from place to place, and clothed from head to foot in garments of leather.

Being docile by nature, and having larger brains than most animals, they can be taught.

To the former beverage, Toby became freely attached; but when we saw him at the Gardens in the Regent's Park, he appeared too docile for his companions.

An infant could not have been more docile with its nurse.

He had always been reasonable and docile beyond his years, and I trusted him entirely.

Docile from her long habit and from her great love, Mercy looked up, with the tears streaming.

And do you know of anything in this world you should rather be than Somebody's Golden Thread?especially the Golden Thread of your dear mamma, who has loved you so many years, who has prayed for you so many years, and who longs so to see you gentle and docile like Him of whom it was said: "Behold the Lamb of God!" Little Threads is based upon a very keen observation of both the dark and the bright side of childhood.