Here, if he remained till six, he did a certain amount of necessary counting, and he may have acquired skill in recognising groups, he may have unconsciously and incidentally performed achievements in the four rules, but never, of course, in any shortened or technical form.

2. In the beginning of the year, on a letter from Lucius Marcius being laid before the senate, they considered his achievements as most glorious; but the title of honour which he assumed (for though he was neither invested with the command by the order of the people, nor by the direction of the fathers, his letter ran in this form, "The propraetor to the senate") gave offence to a great many.

The part of the consul Nero in the campaign is thus remarked upon by Lord Byron: "The consul Nero, who made the unequalled march which deceived Hannibal and deceived Hasdrubal, thereby accomplished an achievement almost unrivalled in military annals.

None of Livingstone's predecessors equalled the achievements of this Scottish missionary and explorer, who combined with his zeal in the cause of religion and humanity a spirit of investigation and adventure that made him also the servant of science, the "advance-agent" of discovery, settlement, and civilization.

The post, which is an usual accompaniment to the scaffold that supports a warrior's remains, does not represent the achievements of the deceased, but those of the warriors that assembled near his remains danced the dance of the post, and related their martial exploits.

The hours passed blithely with officers and men, while they recounted one to another their manifold achievements.

While relating this wonderful achievement, he winked at the Doctor, as much as to say, "fair play; remember our compact; stand by me now."

I will be content to record the remarkable achievement I have mentioned in connection with his Birmingham journalistic career.

But I did not quite like to do this; and, presently remembering the achievement of Mr. Perseverance, I said to myself, if he got that cross made in a few hours, why cannot a tract be made in a few days?

The last faint light of evening flickered through a window painted in sombre colours commemorating the achievements of Satan upon Earth.

He was thinking of his cabinand the priceless achievement of his last months of work, his manuscript.

Neither medicine nor rhetoric can promise achievement, for in either case there is always something incalculable.

As Farnese's galley lay just astern of Don John's, the latter could witness the achievement of his nephew, which filled him with an admiration he did not affect to conceal.

And when they had got it, they would have a "Blow-out" to celebrate the achievement.

" It would take volumes to describe the achievements of men of the Negro, or as I prefer to call it, the Aethiopic Race, not only in Cuba, but in all the West Indies, Central and South America, and in Europe especially in Sicily, Spain and France.

Discernment to perceive, courage to undertake, patience to carry through, will change the whole aspect of the universe for us and bring positive achievement out of meaningless negation.

Every American who reads the present volume must feel a hearty and profound respect for the patriotism, energy, and efficiency shown by the British people when they became awake to the nature of the crisis; and furthermore, every American must feel stirred with the desire to see his country now emulate Britain's achievement.

From the written word we may anticipate the brilliant achievement, while in every case the action may be tested by a reference to the recorded principle.

Here Rustem paused, and at length artfully began to enumerate his various achievements, and to blazon his own name.

If, in the latter stages of the Emancipation effort, the backwardness of the Administration was an evil omen, making final success a difficult achievement, this was balanced by reform in Parliament.

In his remarks on painting, Leonardo da Vinci sums up the achievements of the two.

A hum of admiration greeted the achievement.

Two howitzers and one field gun were kept up with the infantry on the first day of the advance where no horses could get a foothold, and the manner in which the gunners hauled the guns through deep ravines and up seemingly unclimbable hills constituted a wonderful physical achievement.

Nor should we, in estimating his achievements, lose sight of the almost uncontested ascendency which he exercised, in matters of constitutional law, over the members of the tribunal in which he presided, in spite of what might have been supposed to be their predilections.

Suppose when the United States were struggling for their independence, the Spanish Government had interfered to prevent its achievement sending an armament to bombard your cities and murder your inhabitants.