The ostracism of Ali "laid the foundation of the grand interminable schism which has divided the Mahometan Church, and equally destroyed the practice of charity among the members of their common creed and endangered the speculative truths of doctrine.

The word blackmail had not been invented in those days, but the deed itself existed and what Editha had in her mind when she risked ostracism for Sir Marmaduke's sake was something very akin to it.

There the tension is practically resolved with Dr. Stockmann's ostracism at the end of the fourth act.

Now I fear that ostracism to a certain extent is impossible to avoid.

If it is not the want of proper materials, or of taste to use them, what can be the cause of the unjust ostracism against buttered toast?

And finally, he underwent the trial of ostracism with Thucydides, and not only succeeded in driving him into exile, but broke up his party.

But even Xantippe had her side of the story to tell; and with all possible admiration for that man Socrates, of such godlike wisdom and such great heart, it must be remembered that Socrates had many habits which would not only cause ostracism from society to-day, but would have tried the temper of even such a wife as the meek Griselda of Chaucer's poem.

PETALISM, banishment in Sparta similar to ostracism in Athens, procured by writing the name on an olive leaf.