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British police have uncovered an assassination plot against the Prime Minister.
This diabolical agent had the Divine permission, for a season, to burrow into the clergyman's intimacy, and plot against his soul.
"These men hatched a plot against me that would have reduced me to the very extreme of misery, for when the ship had got some way out from land they resolved on selling me as a slave.
She knew of the plot against Telemachus, for the servant Medon had overheard their counsels and had told her; she went down therefore to the court attended by her maidens, and when she reached the suitors she stood by one of the bearing-posts supporting the roof of the cloister holding a veil before her face, and rebuked Antinous saying: "Antinous, insolent and wicked schemer, they say you are the best speaker and counsellor of any man your own age in Ithaca, but you are nothing of the kind.
" Contacted by APE, Susan Faludi, author of Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man , agreed with Thurston's definition of business media and said it amounts to a plot against men.
As Fest describes it, the military's first plot against Hitler came in the tense weeks before the conclusion of the 1938 Munich agreement.
) Only a month afterward came the World Trade Center bombing and, a few weeks after that, the Iraqi plot against former President Bush.
Late May brought reports of a possible hostage plot against Americans abroad to force the release of prisoners, including Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, the "Blind Sheikh," who was serving a life sentence for his role in the 1993 plot to blow up sites in New York City.
Chance, millions of chances, give him power, and all men as if by agreement co-operate to confirm that power.
Chance forms the characters of the rulers of France, who submit to him; chance forms the character of Paul I of Russia who recognizes his government; chance contrives a plot against him which not only fails to harm him but confirms his power.
Chance puts the Duc d'Enghien in his hands and unexpectedly causes him to kill him-thereby convincing the mob more forcibly than in any other way that he had the right, since he had the might.
Chance contrives that though he directs all his efforts to prepare an expedition against England (which would inevitably have ruined him) he never carries out that intention, but unexpectedly falls upon Mack and the Austrians, who surrender without a battle.
Chance and genius give him the victory at Austerlitz; and by chance all men, not only the French but all Europe-except England which does not take part in the events about to happen-despite their former horror and detestation of his crimes, now recognize his authority, the title he has given himself, and his ideal of grandeur and glory, which seems excellent and reasonable to them all.
Not long after his majesty's ascending the throne of England, Sir Walter was charged with a plot against the king and royal family; but no clear evidence was ever produced that Raleigh had any concern in it.
Then Lord Grey was brought forth, and having poured out his prayers and confession, was likewise called aside, and lastly Lord Cobham was exposed in the same manner, and performed his devotions, though we do not find that he said one word of his guilt or innocence, or charged Raleigh with having instigated him; all which circumstances seem more than sufficient to wipe off from the memory of Raleigh the least suspicion of any plot against James's person or government.
E.--at least that was our direction--While they were changing our horses at Bromley, we went to see the Bishop of Rochester's palace; not for the sake of any thing there was to be seen, but because there was a chimney, in which had stood a flower-pot, in which was put the counterfeit plot against Bishop Sprat. 'Tis a paltry parsonage, with nothing of antiquity but two panes of glass, purloined from Islip's chapel in Westminster Abbey, with that abbot's rebus, an eye and a slip of a tree.
My swain has all the manners of a foreigner, speaks French and German fluently, is above six foot high, and comely with all.-These little circumstances are not amiss, in my mind; for I cannot quite agree with you, "that it don't signify who one marries." I only wish I could change his name, for the sake of my English friends, who I am sure will pronounce it horridly; tho' I am certain my spouse-elect would as soon part with his life, as alter a single letter of it.-But every one has their foible, and this I think is my baronet's only one. [Page 62] Do you know that the brute Evelyn has left Dublin without even bidding me farewel-He carried off Captain Harrison with him, and their intentions were kept as profound a secret from me, as if they were going to invade an enemy's country.-I believe the sly Miss Harrison was in the plot against me; but I am sufficiently revenged on her, by robbing her of Sir James O'Shaughnasy, who had dangled after her for some time-A pretty Miss, indeed! with her three thousand pounds, to think of being a lady! thank heaven, I have ten times that sum to bestow upon my worthy knight.
Every thing, man, woman, and beast, is in a plot against your poor Pamela, I think!--Then I know not one step of the way, nor how far to any house or cottage; and whether I could gain protection, if I got to a house: And now the robbers are abroad too, I may run into as great danger as I want to escape; nay, greater much, if these promising appearances hold: And sure my master cannot be so black as that they should not!--What can I do?--I have a good mind to try for it once more; but then I may be pursued and taken: and it will be worse for me; and this wicked woman will beat me, and take my shoes away, and lock me up.
Yet am I loath to think myself of so much importance, as to suppose every one in a plot against me.
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