If their patrons would read their writings, their salaries would quickly be withdrawn; for a few pages would convince them, that they can neither attack nor defend, neither raise any man's reputation by their panegyrick, nor destroy it by their defamation.

He left no writings, except the measures which he brought forward, and very few of his sayings are recorded.

May those who study his writings imitate his life!

For he has made no particular search for it; but merely, after reading Dr. Ingleby's Complete View, looked somewhat hastily through those of his old books which, according to his recollection, contained old writing,which, by the way, has always recommended an antique volume to his attention.]

She says you saw her writings about the other day, and she wishes you should know what they are.

I did not recognize the writing, but common-sense told me that it could only be from McMurtrie or one of his crowd.

Used to study late at night, Learnin' how to read an' write; When he played a baseball game, Right away he always came When his mother called him in.

The King rose without finishing his writing, and then other voices were raised to insist upon the King's promise.

I know the writing.

At Madame Guyon's request he consented to examine her numerous writings; and when, in the course of some months, he had performed this task, and had also perused her MS. autobiography, he had another long conversation with her, which brought out fully the peculiarities of her doctrine.

Mr Sismondi is under a sort of banishment from his native country Geneva in consequence of the side of the question he took in his writings on the return of the Emperor Napoleon from Elba.

More absolutely refused to take it, from a principle of conscience: and after various expostulations he was ordered into the custody of the abbot of Westminster; and soon after he was sent to the tower, and the lieutenant had strict charge to prevent his writing, or holding conversation with any persons but those sent by the secretary.

Germany, and dislike your fare, diet, lodging, &c., replies in a surly tone, aliud tibi quaeras diversorium, if you like not this, get you to another inn: I resolve, if you like not my writing, go read something else.

On comparing the note with an autograph letter of Sir George's I find the hand-writing to correspond exactly.

Fortunately for the general peace hostilities were averted, and M. Zola was thus able to remain in his secluded English home, and to continue the writing of his novel.

"Good morning, sir," said the writer, giving him a glance and resuming his writing as if the fate of the nation depended on it.

" Next seems to have followed writing or engraving on stone, wood, ivory, and metals, of which we have many early evidences.

" "It's not a very good counterfeit," said Gerald, who compared the writing with the other, "This is a subject I know something about.

But before he went he gave her a writing, and deposited a copy of it with Mr. Gosford, the legal adviser of the family.

In 1143 William of Malmesbury and Orderic ceased writing; in 1151 the historians who had carried on the task of Florence of Worcester also ceased; three years later the Saxon Chronicle itself came to an end, and in 1155 Henry of Huntingdon finished his work.

Before I leave this stage of the subject, I will mention the way in which the Roman youth were taught writing.

I will dismiss the theory that some one had imitated the prisoner's writing in order to do him an injury, and ask if you can see any reason for any one else giving the woman the powder.

I have a set of notes on the [Greek: Ploutos] and [Greek: Nephelai] of Aristophanes, finished on Mar. 15th, 1823, and I began my daily writing of Latin as usual on Feb. 8th.

There is no other record of Lamb's meeting with Shelley, who, by the way, admired Lamb's writings warmly, particularly Mrs. Leicester's School (see the letter to Barton, August 17, 1824).

But supposing our countrymen had not received this Writing, till of late!