Yet, though the meat should be tempting, he takes no notice of it; but retires to his kennel.

Because of a railway accident fifteen years before in which one of his legs was cut off just below the knee, he had retired from public office.

Dear Sir, retire into this inner room, And there repose awhile: Alas, I see disorder in your Face.

The delight of the Birchites at having beaten their opponents was unbounded, and when, a short time later, the latter retired with a score against them of one to nil.

At the end of that time, after repeatedly tripping-up its exasperated organist over wrong keys in the last bar, the accordeon finally relinquishes the concluding note with a dismal whine of despair, and retires in complete collapse to its customary place of waiting.

We had retired for the night under the cover of our tents.

Yerkes was the first batter for the Bostons and was retired at first base.

We should be retiring on positions we had prepared, for, during his advance across the desert, General Chetwode had always taken the precaution of having his force dug in against the unlikely event of a Turkish attack.

The Emperor Wunwong retired before our Eastern tribes; Weikeang trembled at us, and sued for our friendship.

The next two men were retired without reaching first.

"See here: I haven't caught you in a lie yet, but if I do" Kaviak stared, drew a long breath, and seemed to retire within himself.

My mother used to affirm that she accomplished the work of two days in one when she arose at three a.m., but then my mother was a most exceptional woman," with which parting thrust Mr. Everidge retired behind the pages of his magazine.

Petruchio took little notice of their jokes till the ladies were retired after dinner, and then he perceived Baptista himself joined in the laugh against him; for when Petruchio affirmed that his wife would prove more obedient than theirs, the father of Katherine said, "Now, in good sadness, son Petruchio, I fear you have got the veriest shrew of all."

We retired as usual to rest.

He retired by himself and examined the ring, and could see nothing in it unbecoming a Christian to wear.

For ten days the Allies continued their victorious progress on both sides of the Soissons-Reims salient, the Germans continuing to retire under strong pressure.

"'In a word, we retired towards Cormontreuil and Rheims by forced marches by day and night.

After lingering without until the last of her brother's followers had receded from her sight, the lady retired through ranks of liveried footmen and maids, whom curiosity or respect had collected.

Anselm, on the other hand, demanded positively that all the revenues of his see should be restored to him; appealed to Rome against the king's injustice [o]; and affairs came to such extremities, that the primate, finding it dangerous to remain in the kingdom, desired and obtained the king's permission to retire beyond sea.

The earl approving of what he said, Mr. Rowe took his leave, and immediately retired out of town to a private country farm; where, within a few months, he learned the Spanish tongue, and then waited again on the earl to give him an account of his diligence.

About the end of September, they quit the deep water to which they had retired during the hot weather, for the purpose of spawning.

The Tyrians, seeing the enemy masters of their rampart, retired toward an open place, called Agenor, and there stood their ground; but Alexander, marching up with his regiment of bodyguards, killed part of them and obliged the rest to fly.

The Achaei originally inhabited the neighborhood of Argos; when driven thence by the Heraclidae, they retired among the Ionians, expelled the natives, and seized their thirteen cities, forming the Achaean League. 279.

CHAPTER IX EARLY BATTLES OF THE WAR Belgian Resistance to the German AdvanceThe Fighting at Vise, Haelen, Diest, Aerschot and TirlemontMons and Charleroi the First Great Battles of the WarMake a Gallant Stand, but Forced to Retire Across the French Border.

He retired about 1785, when Lamb was ten years old.