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They’re reserved for the nobility
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When the Scotch parliament was no longer to be assembled in it, when it ceased to be the necessary residence of the principal nobility and gentry of Scotland, it became a city of some trade and industry
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Entails are thought necessary for maintaining this exclusive privilege of the nobility to the great offices and honours of their country; and that order having usurped one unjust advantage over the rest of their fellow-citizens, lest their poverty should render it ridiculous, it is thought reasonable that they should have another
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In countries such as Italy or Switzerland, in which, on account either of their distance from the principal seat of government, of the natural strength of the country itself, or of some other reason, the sovereign came to lose the whole of his authority; the cities generally became independent republics, and conquered all the nobility in their neighbourhood; obliging them to pull down their castles in the country, and to live, like other peaceable inhabitants, in the city
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He had always been something of a gifted spotter for nobility of character and knew, somewhere in his soul perhaps, that the visitor was not being deceitful
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son from a lesser branch of Ithaca’s ancient nobility
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The councils, which, in the colony legislatures, correspond to the house of lords in Great Britain, are not composed of a hereditary nobility
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In none of the English colonies is there any hereditary nobility
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But where the sovereign is himself the general, and the principal nobility and gentry of the country the chief officers of the army ; where the military force is placed under the command of those who have the greatest interest in the support of the civil authority, because they have themselves the greatest share of that authority, a standing army can never be dangerous to liberty
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They constitute a sort of little nobility, who feel themselves interested to defend the property, and to support the authority, of their own little sovereign
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The proud minister of an ostentatious court, may frequently take pleasure in executing a work of splendour and magnificence, such as a great highway, which is frequently seen by the principal nobility, whose applauses not only flatter his vanity, but even contribute to support his interest at court
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In this state of things, if the sovereign frequently found it difficult to resist the confederacy of a few of the great nobility, we cannot wonder that he should find it still more so to resist the united force of the clergy of his own dominions, supported by that of the clergy of all the neighbouring dominions
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Under such a government, the clergy naturally endeavour to recommend themselves to the sovereign, to the court, and to the nobility and gentry of the country, by whose influence they chiefly expect to obtain preferment
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In the capitation of the provinces, it is observed by the perfectly well informed author of the Memoirs upon the Impositions in France, the proportion which falls upon the nobility, and upon those whose privileges exempt them from the taille, is the least considerable
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The great nobility, who had consented that the king should tallage the profits of their own tenants, were not unwilling that he should tallage likewise those of an order of men whom it was much less their interest to protect
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The Chestnut Quarter was one of the poorer districts of the city though at festival time the nobility also mixed with the common people in the ale houses and on the streets
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Many were permanently housed within the city walls, as servants in the inns and taverns, as merchants or lords and ladies on extended visits to the King of the Nordics, as well as over three hundred nobility who had arrived with the spring thaw, bringing escorts of soldiers either in aid of the Saviours or to protect their own interests during their journey to Nordhel
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Those were the finer places they had visited earlier in the evening where nobility and merchants made up more than half the numbers in any building with their soldiers sitting at nearby tables in their polished armour, playing dice or cards over mugs of ale
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The scenes were similar in the Chestnut Quarter though the number of nobility and merchants was almost halved and the soldiers serving as bodyguards more than doubled with the rest of the crowd being made up of servants and common folk, both mortal and immortal
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Orion and Tobin’s tents, as well as the Saviour tents and various nobility, were within the Ael Tarael camp, spread throughout various rings of tents that belonged to Guardians or wielders, both male and female
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When the wizards took power, they threw the nobility out
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I had heard that the Russian nobility who managed to escape the Bolshevik revolution had arrived in Shanghai and were thereby saved from the communists
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Some historians point to his negotiating treaties, but again this was from his desire to flex the new US imperial muscle, not nobility
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“You can’t hang one single member of the nobility
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’ It’s just a wild guess, but his protégé was probably a member of the nobility! Again, typical of the man
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He was totally overwhelmed by the nobility, yet a sensible-enough man most of the time
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Besides, the Constitution says there shall be no titles of nobility
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The northwest corner of the plaza contained the calmecac of the priests and Tenocha nobility, and in front (south) of it the two small groves called the Tentlalpan and the Tozpalatl
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velvet curtains gave the place a touch of nobility
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beauty of his features showed the nobility of their attitudes
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Over the remainder of the summer Chloe and George were initiated into the House of Nobility
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He spent his time with the House of Nobility and mortals
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The small red envelope was from the House of Nobility
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He was ready now to open up the letter written by his enimies in the house of nobility
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3 In that she is conversant with God, she magnifies her nobility: yes, the Lord of all things himself loved her
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10 But children, being high minded, through hatred and wanting of nurture do stain the nobility of their relatives
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Come and experience what the nobility is of a
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It was thus that your radiant face glowed with that regal nobility
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The populares were not thrusting outsiders; they were an integral part or faction of the nobility
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Royalty, the nobility, and the townspeople added elements colored by their own interests to the prevailing temper, but always merging with one or other of the two aspects of the Church attitude
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Jews were used by the landed nobility to collect taxes and generally to manage the estates of the nobility
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advantageous to the nobility, because the onus of actual collection fell on the Jew, and the hatred of the peasants could thus be deflected from the nobility
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Now, with the nobility stripped of real power, and the English Church in his control, Henry VIII was truly the supreme ruler of England
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Usually it has become an hereditary monarchy, and over the decades and centuries, a nobility and/or civil and administrative service has developed
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nobility and clergy was abolished: Frederick held that, since the state extended its protection to all subjects, all should contribute to its expenses; even the royal domains were liable to tax
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24 Not surprisingly, this did not go over well with the nobility, and a noble lady complained to Joseph’s mother (Maria Theresa) about this practice
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He crushed any autonomy the nobility may have had
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Since the clergy and nobility voted together,
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The next stage in the ongoing Revolution was the sweeping away of the civil privileges of the nobility (August 4, 1789), followed by the takeover of Church property on December 2, 1789
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France had gotten rid of all statutes mandating special rights for nobility during the first year of the Revolution
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Rothschilds had was the anti-Semitism of the nobility and the town councils
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considerable autonomy to the Hungarian nobility, who actually ruled Hungary
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His bearing was now straight and strong and full of the command of nobility
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His shining nobility should draw most of the new Just Draconians back to Serminak before Xervia is swamped with them; at least once they’ve had a while to enjoy the draconian reunification
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Bishop Higbold's new-found piety has apparently not endeared him to King Aethelred or the nobility
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A voice had become audible, a note had been struck, more true, more thrilling, more able to do justice to the nobility of our youth in arms engaged in this present war, than any other -- more able to express their thoughts of self-surrender, and with a power to carry comfort to those who watch them so intently from afar
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Had she been replaced? Was this the threat she was hiding from? "More important people meaning nobility?"
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I knew by intuition that the fiancée of the magician was not much appreciated, what was expected considering the pretensions and the nobility conceits that were outcropping her person at first sight
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Nevertheless this was not a common book; its humble dimensions disguised its nobility
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Women then began to imagine they were too good for mere housework, and idiotic males infected with Victorian pseudo medieval crap about the sensitivity, nobility, and mystery of women have allowed them to act like spoiled princesses, demanding their husbands provide more and more luxuries; insisting that a real man would give his wife her every desire
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patience and nobility of soul with which she bore all the terrible suffering
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Heaven has bestowed its nobility upon the soul of man; the virtues of man are the fruit of this endowment of Heaven's nobility
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Good judgment dictates that such a rule of living should be interpreted in consonance with the highest idealism embodied in the nobility of profound self-respect
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The power of God engenders fear in the heart of man, but the nobility and righteousness of his personality beget reverence, love, and willing worship
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'You were of the Nemedian nobility before my riders carried you off,' returned Jehungir cynically
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This simple-minded man of Jerusalem had indeed been cast out of a Jewish synagogue, but behold the Creator of a universe leading him forth to become associated with the spiritual nobility of that day and generation
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The people were a mixed race, a dusky nobility ruling a population that was largely pure Negro
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'See how they sleep, staring through their carven masks! Kings, queens, generals, priests, wizards, the dynasties and the nobility of Stygia for ten thousand years! The touch of the heart will awaken them from their long slumber
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Then there were the special guards, the Chevaliers Gardes and the Cossacks, each in their own special ceremonial uniforms, watching over thousands of guests -- the nobility of Imperial Russia, proud and invincible in their fineries and the gentlemen in uniforms that sagged with medals
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Travis felt he was watching the Russian peasants, stepping back to make way for the nobility
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It was titled “The Nobility of Youth
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century this dog became popular with the French nobility
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Originally, this dog was owned by Japanese nobility; hence,
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Fishmael, when this idea of the nobility of uncertainty oozed into his consciousness, recognised it as what it was – an attack on his ideals by God – and spat noisily over the side of the boat before taking his pipe out of his pocket and chemically cleaning the inside of his head with it
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Bright and gleaming, pure gold, the alchemy of insanity works its magic on this dubious accolade, almost giving it the appearance of nobility
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For it must be said that a man unsure commands no respect, yet a man certain can lead an army, and the ability to lead is often mistaken as nobility
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Even in his own nation, Daljoth would impose crippling taxes on the working class, only empowering the nobility that could finance his personal needs, offering them in return certain privileges such as killing peasants without consequence, taking peasant women and children as slaves, and even using them as sacrifices to the Gods of the Dusk River; Quenin and Moboanya, who it was said would offer them more years on their life in exchange for souls
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The age when the profession of Arms had at least an excuse of honour, and War was as much glory as shame, was now past and it retained no more nobility than a plague epidemic
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Our procession finally arrived at the square, picking up my conch shell, I walked up the steps of the central platform and faced the temple steps, the murmur of the crowd slowly subsided, Yaotl the high priest hadn’t appeared so I stood as tall and immobile as I could, with an air of patience that I did not feel, after a longer wait than decency warranted, Yaotl would have seen our approach many miles away from the vantage of the pyramid temple’s lofty height, the crowd started to murmur and a few voices where loud and beginning to show signs of impatience, I stood quite still trying to assume the same air of nobility and nonchalance that Coatl displayed when faced with a situation, suddenly the villagers fell silent and from a doorway on the second level, the high priest, Yaotl, appeared dressed in his full regalia including the mirror breastplate and broad black stripe across his face, it was said that he could see into the soul of anyone foolish enough to look into the mirror on his chest
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If not for the sake of believing they were right, but because of the nobility from those of the same sect gave them
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It was not hard to see that this was a man of wealth, maybe of nobility, but assured myself that he was well known, from where, I didn’t know
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The humility in his voice was not that of a man of nobility; nor of the usual wealthy type, for his love for his daughter was worth more than any prestige, notoriety, or anything that money could buy
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But no matter the perfumed aire of nobility or bravery, the stench of slavery could never be masked, and along with the wealth derived from the labor of slaves came the inherent
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For some time after William conquered England in 1066, English speaking commoners were ruled by French speaking nobility, with French being the official language of the courts and government
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Maybe his father could even try to solidify his alliance with Lady Shelton’s people by making him marry one of the women from the future? He was not sure however that this would work, since Lady Shelton herself had said that nobility and bloodline counted for nothing in her society
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In fact, her people, if I can believe her, did away with the notion of aristocracy and nobility two millenniums ago
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Richilde nodded her head at those words: Foulques’ situation was a common one for many cadet sons of the nobility, who had to play second fiddle to their elder brothers
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‘’Lady Shelton, Queen? Never! She doesn’t even believe in the concept of nobility or of hereditary passage of power
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nobility the notion simply does not sit well with me
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the boy who hit me? If so, in a way I found nobility in his action
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My mother wanted to bring me to England, where she was hoping to claim back her nobility titles
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Despite being surrounded by hundreds of nobles and important bourgeois present to celebrate his thirteenth birthday and official majority, young Louis was secretly fuming under his grave and dignified attitude: alone in all of the high nobility with the exception of his sister, the Duchess of Longueville, the Prince of Condé had chosen to deliberately snub him by not attending this ceremony
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Nancy then took out her certificate and her Letter Patent of nobility, handing both to Charles
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The buying of letters of nobility is even more common
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Nobility and beauty, be they corporal or moral, are not the same in my mind
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If the Governor gets word of the way you speak, he could have you flogged for disrespect towards the nobility
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An uneducated girl from a poor family, she had taken for granted the authority of the nobility and of the King to do as they wished all her life
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To hear someone mock like this the nobility was most disturbing to her
