More than about the automatic visceral reactions, these curiosities evoke the repressive imperatives of the associates, the mother and father especially.

It is not too much to say that the farther our investigations extend the more imperative appears the demand for these investigations.

It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the original imperative of conduct, but the original metaphysic of living, were by no means altogether habitual.

Until David was thirty years of age his life was identified with the fading glories of the reign of Saul, who laid the foundation of the military power of his successors,a man who lacked only the one quality imperative on the vicegerent of a supreme but invisible Power, that of unquestioning obedience to the divine directions as interpreted by the voice of prophets.

Perhaps he did not like the imperatives.

Much as we should like to accept your kind invitation, our mission makes the other route imperative, if it is at all possible to take it.

ALTHOUGH, signifying admit, allow, is from all and though; the latter being supposed the imperative of Thafian or Thafigan, to allow, to concede, to yield.