| 单词 | abridgment |
| 例句 | “We have to read an abridgment, and it’s still a hundred and sixty pages long.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z For all the adjustments and abridgments Gounod and his librettists made to turn “Romeo” into “Roméo,” they maintained the key scenes that move the wrenching plot forward: ball, balcony, bed and tomb. A New Take on Romeo and Juliet’s Ball, Balcony, Bed and Tomb 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Abounding in sensuous melodies, sprightly meters, lavish colors, it’s the main reason “Raymonda” keeps being revived, either in full-length stagings or one-act abridgments. Review: Mariinsky Ballet in ‘Raymonda,’ Searching About for a Perfect Suitor 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The stage version, which originated at the Corn Exchange in Dublin, uses only a fraction of the book’s original text, though there’s never a feeling of abridgment here. Review: ‘A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing’ Is a Ghostly Play 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Last Monday, the British conductor Jane Glover made her Metropolitan Opera debut, in the hardly enviable assignment of the holiday abridgment — over an hour of the score is cut — of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Female Conductors Search for Equality at Highest Level 2013-12-20T20:33:48Z And this abridgment could have been short enough to be more approachable. Books of The Times: ‘Tune In,’ Part 1 of a Beatles Biography, by Mark Lewisohn 2013-12-11T21:46:20Z The trouble with abridgment is that when you begin tinkering with the composer’s sense of timing, it throws off the pacing. Review | The In Series adapts an opera about a crazy, juvenile ruler to the standards of our time 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Not for nothing did he spend 18 years writing the concert abridgments for 33 Encores! musicals. Review: Rhyme Gone Wild in ‘The Metromaniacs’ 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z And Seattle Opera’s abridgment leaves the singers with even fewer opportunities to bring their characters complexity and nuance and clarify their motives. A ‘comedy’ about a seducer? Seattle Opera tackles new version of ‘Don Giovanni’ with skill and caution 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z If it loses some of its cumulative power in the abridgment, its moment-by-moment power often increases in recompense. Review: A Shorter ‘Long Day’s Journey,’ Now With N95s 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The version produced by high schools is an authorized abridgment that essentially consists of the musical's first half. 'Into the Woods' has a bewitching popularity — and presents issues 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Something odder than a masterpiece, Orson Welles’s “Othello” is at once a credible abridgment of Shakespeare and a jigsaw puzzle that nearly defies comprehension. ‘Othello’: Shakespeare’s Tragedy Was Orson Welles’s Triumph 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z It is many cuisines in one, each resisting generalization and abridgment. Tejal Rao’s 10 Essential Indian Recipes 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Democratic National Committee decision in 2021, banned any voting measure that "results in a denial or abridgment of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race." Legal scholar: Redistricting ruling suggests SCOTUS “wrongly gave Republicans control of the House” 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Section 2 bans any voting procedure that “results in a denial or abridgment of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race.” Supreme Court Leans Toward Alabama in Voting Rights Dispute 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z But another clause of the Constitution, which the court relegates to a footnote, protects the “privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States” against state abridgment. Opinion | Of course the Supreme Court needs to use history. The question is how. 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Eating and chewing, alone or in the company of others, feels as though it ought to be up to the person most affected, and protected from abridgment of any kind, even by the states. Opinion | Sorry, but the Constitution contains no right to eat dinner 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z This will become a vicious internecine legislative war that, given the right political circumstances, could result in the wholesale abridgment of rights that should be considered basic. Opinion | The Supreme Court’s radical abortion ruling begins a dangerous new era 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The Post says that all letters are subject to editing and abridgment. Opinion | Clearing up Susan Collins’s record 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z A segment of the population rejects any and all regulation of these weapons as an abridgment of freedom; another segment holds uncompromising anti-gun views. Perspective | What the research says about gun laws 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z They didn’t think that harassment was harassment, they thought it was an abridgment of their free speech. Elon Musk wants ‘free speech’ on Twitter. But for whom? 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z “Twitter is a private company, and ‘the First Amendment applies only to governmental abridgments of speech, and not to allege abridgments by private companies,’” the judge wrote. Judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit to reinstate his Twitter account 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Solutions to the disinformation problem must be found — but surely not by some Department of Homeland Security panel, given the First Amendment’s prohibition against government abridgment of free speech. Opinion | The Disinformation Governance Board is a bad name and a sillier idea 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z “This is a fundamental, intolerable abridgment of the First Amendment by the Department of Justice,” James O’Keefe, the group’s founder and leader, said in a video. Project Veritas Says Justice Dept. Secretly Seized Its Emails 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Hecht insisted that customers of Books on Tape receive no abridgments. Duvall Hecht, who popularized audiobooks as founder of Books on Tape, dies at 91 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibited the denial or abridgment of any citizen's right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude. Before "Stop the Steal" there was "Free, white and over 21" 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z On the merch inside the tents, the slogans formed a manifesto so whimsically uncivil I can present only a representative abridgment: I Fell in Love With Motorcycles. But Could I Ever Love Sturgis? 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z But Section 2 states that it applies to any “denial or abridgment” of the right to vote. Opinion | The Supreme Court showcased its ‘textualist’ double standard on voting rights 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Section 2 bars any voting procedure that “results in a denial or abridgment of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race.” A Supreme Court Test for What’s Left of the Voting Rights Act 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z If a business, organization or non-government agency does not want to be a platform for speech it deems inappropriate, that is in no way an abridgment of First Amendment rights. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Judge Leslie Southwick, writing for the majority, said failing to allow for absentee balloting does not amount to an abridgment of the right to vote under the 26th Amendment. Vote-by-mail advocates lose appeal in Texas 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z This week, Trump vowed to respond “very powerfully” to what’s widely regarded as Beijing’s significant abridgment of Hong Kong’s autonomy and personal freedom, which is greater than what exists on the mainland. Trump likely to slap limited sanctions on China over Hong Kong crackdown 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z The court qualified that broad language, effectively inserting the word “substantial” before “abridgment,” with no basis in the text. Opinion | The Supreme Court showcased its ‘textualist’ double standard on voting rights 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z The appeals court panel agreed, saying the First Amendment generally “prohibits only governmental abridgment of speech.” Appeals court sides with tech giants in activists’ lawsuit 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z In fact, the constitutional guarantee of civil liberties is not absolute, and its abridgment is not necessarily an act of tyranny. Opinion | In-person church services right now are an affront to public health — and morality 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z It says it warns drivers that in traffic trap jurisdictions they should watch out for "potential abuse of enforcement powers and unjust abridgment of motorists' rights." 'Predatory' DC government issues record $1B in fines to drivers: report 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Limiting impeachment to the criminal code would have been a remarkable abridgment since there were few crimes recognised at that time. 'No crime, no impeachment' - is that true? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z “The First Amendment protects the freedom of speech from all abridgment, including indirect censorship efforts like this one,” Chad Flores, a spokesperson for the nonprofit, told Bloomberg. Trump deal to share 3D-printed gun blueprints online ruled ‘unlawful’ 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z “If this were super prescriptive that would be an abridgment of a local community’s perspective. ...Chartering authorities must consider whether academic needs trump fiscal impact.” Charter school compromise could intensify L.A.'s school board battles 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z But the company is also afoot with its Backyard Bard program, a series of shorter Shakespeare abridgments, each one condensed into an hour and sporting a very busy cast of four. Looking to catch some Shakespeare in Puget Sound parks this summer? Here’s what to see and pro tips on how best to enjoy. 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z A Google that is complicit with laws that don’t align with those of its home country normalizes the abridgment of free speech everywhere it operates, she adds. Googleâs Risky Pragmatism 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Crucially, the act that formally readmitted the state to the Union expressly forbade any abridgment of those “school rights”. An ingenious bid to force improvements in Mississippi schools 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Sofia Coppola’s new version of “The Beguiled,” opening in select theaters on Friday, is the rare remake that’s actually an abridgment. 10 Things to Do in NYC Now 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Was this amendment’s purpose to ensure that the natural rights of all citizens would be protected from abridgment by their states? Opinion | Questions for Judge Gorsuch 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z More commonly, they are used to inflict violence, which is an abridgment of other people’s human right to remain alive. Gun ownership is not a human right | SE Smith 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z These temporal abridgments in a Lynchian film might feel too straightforward, too moment to moment with their obvious scenic connective tissue. Review: If You Love David Lynch You Have to Play 'Virginia' 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z But the federal courts, which long have intervened in the drawing of district lines to guard against the abridgment of voting rights on the basis of race, have been skittish about tackling partisan gerrymandering. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Two of those residents considered a ban on pot clubs as “an abridgment of their rights,” he said. Vincent Gray looks ahead to Ward 7 D.C. Council contest, puts probe in rear-view 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z If a legislature asserts, or the court can imagine, a rational basis for the abridgment, it stands. Opinion | Questions for Judge Gorsuch 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z These efforts are certain to be opposed by NRA lobbyists and lawmakers who see any effort to regulate gun purchases or ownership as a potential abridgment of Second Amendment rights. South Carolina editorial roundup 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z That provision bans measures that result “in a denial or abridgment” of voting rights based on race — but what that means in practice is not well defined. Key Voting Rights Test Now in Federal Judge’s Hands 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z “What is a practice that results in an abridgment?” asked Edward B. Foley, an expert in election law at Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University. Voting Rights Legacy of the ’60s Heads to Court as North Carolina Law Is Tested 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, many critics of the boycott still see any boycott whatsoever as an abridgment of their academic freedom. To critics of the academic boycott of Israel: What about “academic freedom” for the children of Gaza? 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z To replace him for this one case, in the interests of optics, would have been an abridgment of the democratic process. What we take away after the grand jury failed to indict in Ferguson “There are more instance of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” Forth of July: Time to Critically Evaluate PRISM 2013-07-05T23:52:00Z The statement is not a verbatim extract but an abridgment of the sections named. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z Circuit Court, declared that "an abridgment ought to be regarded as an infringement ... but the opposite doctrine has been too long established to be considered open to controversy." Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z For further information as to the science of the game, see the article "Draughts" in The Book of Card and Table Games, of which the above account is an abridgment. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z The proofs are too numerous and minute for abridgment, but the student will be interested in examining them as they appear in the Bollettino. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In the abridgment of his report which follows I eliminate what has already been fully demonstrated elsewhere in this book. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z The progress of steam, if nothing else, will ere long convince the most incredulous, by its abridgment of human labor, that the great body of mankind were intended for something besides mere machines. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z Abridged compilations A curious complaint of infringement by abridgment was made in Gabriel v. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z This conception of suicide as an euthanasia, an abridgment of the pangs of disease, and a guarantee against the dotage of age, was not confined to philosophical treatises. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z His comments on the Sentences contain a methodical course of philosophy, as his Summa contains an abridgment of divinity. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The English quarto, like the Dutch, also gave rise in time to a call for a cheap abridgment, and it appeared in 1639, as “The Most delectable history of Reynard the Fox.” The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z The act abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Copyright in translations.—Copyright shall subsist in a lawfully-produced translation or abridgment of a book in like manner as if it were an original work. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z Many MSS. of Horace contain ancient scholia which are copied or taken with abridgment from the commentaries of Porphyrio, who lived about A.D. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The success of Ferdinand and Isabella had tempted an unscrupulous publisher to undertake an abridgment of that book. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z I look upon these things as late conventionalized abridgments of the Linga and Yoni, life out of death, life everlasting—thus a fitting ornament for the graves of the departed.” Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z An abridgment is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work; as, an abridgment of a dictionary. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The nobles feel abridgment of their privileges, and decrease of profit by the abolition of their feudal rights, succeeding the late revolution. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z This is said to give a more succinct account than the Madrid document, and it has been thought by some to be an abridgment of it. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z To protect his own interests Prescott decided to make an abridgment of his own, and thus to forestall the pirate. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z His days were passed in a chair with a hood, and so completely was he the abridgment of man he describes himself that his wife had to kneel to look in his face. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z This is not a mere abridgment of the large Dictionary, but almost an entirely new work. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z It is doubtful whether the work as we have it is an abridgment of a larger Latin work or an adaptation of a Greek original. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z It professes to be an abridgment of the records made by the prophet Mormon, of the people of the Nephites, and left to his son Moroni to finish. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z This work disheartened and depressed him, but he finished it with great celerity, only to find that the rival abridgment had been given up. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z We shall tell the story of their adventures nearly in the language of their own journal, with such abridgments as our plan renders necessary. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z It presents some peculiar features, and therefore I shall put it before the reader, with no more abridgment than is absolutely needful. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z His authorship of the First Part of Jeronimo, 1605, is denied by recent critics, and at most the text represents a very corrupt abridgment of his work. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z “Inferior as these after-books of Amadis certainly are, they form so singular an epoch in the history of literature that an abridgment of the whole series into our language is to be desired.” Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z It must be remembered that the author in his preface insists that "the book is an exposition rather than a proof," and the remark naturally applies with even greater force to this abridgment. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z The first six books are often separate in the MSS., and it was these alone that were used by the chronicler Fredegarius in his abridgment of Gregory’s history. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z An abridgment of his book was published in 1856 under the title of The Lion Hunter of South Africa, and in this form was frequently reprinted, a new edition appearing in 1904. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The publication of this abridgment occasioned a lawsuit, which ended only with his life. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z But we do not believe in the competence of any one who proposes an abridgment of Comte: the idea is absurd. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z I wish to express my sincere thanks to Miss Alice Johnson, who very kindly read over the whole of the proof of this abridgment. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z In these respects his histories of Rome and of England, and still more his own abridgments of these histories, well deserved to be studied. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Hence this sheet of water was called Great-great-grandsire's Lake, of which Grand Lake is an abridgment. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z "Harvey's Manual" and an abridgment by Mrs. A. Gatty, with reduced but well executed copies of the figures, of the Phycologia. Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils 2011-08-20T02:00:11.557Z Some of the other changes assumed the form of abridgments of the services provided for Communion, Infant Baptism, Confirmation, the Visitation of the Sick and the Burial of the Dead. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Indeed, my Father himself indicated briefly the lines on which an abridgment could best be made. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z The proceedings of the Massachusetts convention were ably reported, from day to day, in the Boston Daily Advertiser; but a contemporary report usually implies much abridgment of the speeches. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z It is claimed that Mr. Wesley's works, including abridgments and translations, amounted to at least two hundred volumes. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z He did not abridge his author; for justly he observes, great works admit of no abridgment; but to shorten their extent, he took the liberty of what he terms “dropping,”—that is, “leaving out.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z It is an abridgment of the codes, of that of Theodosius especially, and of certain of the writings of the jurists included under the Law of Citations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z In any case it is very surprising that it should be a Belgian whose literary personality is almost unique in having remained exempt from the general abridgment of spiritual stature. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Does anyone believe any of this undemocratic, massive imperial machinery -- and the liberty abridgments that inevitably accompany it -- will be dismantled or even meaningfully reduced because Osama bin Laden is dead? Bin Laden wives interviewed by U.S. Intelligence 2011-05-13T12:14:00Z So far as I know, there has never been made a good and serviceable–abridgment of this glossarium for ladies. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z The final speech of Salomé is of a length that demands, if abridgment is to be avoided, a consummate actress and an audience in a state of extraordinary tension. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z The Duchess had lost money of late, and the swashbuckler court she kept had lately seen some abridgment of its gaieties. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Schütz, the German editor of Cicero, enumerates some works, which he thinks Cicero had read, and others, which he seems to have known merely from summaries and abridgments. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z His mother too, on different grounds, set her face against any such abridgment of their stay in Rome. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z And now let this cool, serious, hocus-pocus of a Preface–an expression which Tillotson maintains to be an abridgment of the Catholic formula, hoc est corpus–suffice for good reviewers and universities. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Is it not true that you can, in an hour's time, read the abridgment of the Persian history, written by Zoroaster? yet this abridgment contains eight hundred thousand years. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z She also studied the catechism and then an abridgment of the two Testaments. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z We humbly suppose the same service contained in this abridgment might properly serve for all the saints' days, fasts, and feasts, reading only the Epistle and Gospel appropriated to each day of the month. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z He promises "protection without control or abridgment of liberty." Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z Miss Sleaford put her shoulder to the wheel very honestly, and went through Pinnock's pleasant abridgments of modern and ancient history with her patient pupils. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z But unluckily there was another animalcule in a square cap, who, taking the word from all his philosophical brethren, affirmed that he knew the whole secret, which was contained in the abridgment of St. Thomas. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The Principles, although published first, is substantially an abridgment of the larger work, and is in some respects superior to it, being more concise and direct. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Until this is done our abridgment, it is hoped, will be found to contain what may be most generally proper to be joined in by an assembly of Christian people. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z The following summary has been copied, with only slight abridgment and very few alterations, from the report of this Committee. Contagious Abortion of Cows 2011-02-14T03:00:33.157Z As an illustration of the society play of the New Comedy, we are giving with some abridgment the Phormio of Terence, which we have taken the liberty of translating into somewhat free modern vernacular. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z The most that can be done is to present an abridgment which shall follow along the lines of some preconceived chronological arrangement. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z The catechism of Canisius fills nearly eleven columns with the notices of its principal editions, translations, abridgments; the commentaries upon it, and critiques. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z We hope, therefore, that our abridgment of it will be approved by the rational and prudent. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Some have entertained the opinion that Mark compiled his account from that of Matthew, of which they supposed it an abridgment. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z It is because the institution of property is an abridgment of freedom that property and liberty are treated together in this chapter. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z At the solicitation of her husband, she undertook the preparation of an abridgment of the Rudolphine Tables. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Another abridgment of the same work, executed upon a much more methodical plan, was published by M. de Tracy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z These were general reasons for wishing and proposing an abridgment. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Apparently, 8 years of the Bush assault on basic liberties was insufficient; there are still many remaining rights in need of severe abridgment. New target of rights erosions: U.S. citizens 2010-05-13T10:14:00Z Whereas, when we find freedom being abridged to the disadvantage of the many and the advantage of a few, then it will turn out that this abridgment is a bad thing and not a good. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z But his most notable escapade in religion, and one in which his sense of humor seems to have failed him, was his abridgment of the Church of England’s “Book of Common Prayer.” The True Benjamin Franklin In 1798 Dupuis published an abridgment of his work in one volume 8vo, which met with no better success than the original. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Therefore, in this abridgment are omitted the Nicene Creed and that of St. Athanasius. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z This early edition is in two massive quarto volumes, and the later abridgments that are now alone seen give no conception of the value of the original work. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources And the same thing can be said of rights and duties as has been said about the abridgment of freedom. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z From this copy Lord Despencer had the abridgment printed at his own expense; but it attracted no attention in England. The True Benjamin Franklin There were other editions, and an abridgment with some corrections was brought out by J.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z A very great part of the book consists of repetitions of this kind, which may therefore well bear abridgment. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z They tell their own tale much more forcibly than any abridgment could do. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Though hostile, therefore, to the policy of Cleisthenes, their council seems to have suffered no direct abridgment of power from his reforms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" “There must be an abridgment,” said one of Hutchinson’s letters, “of what are called English liberties.” The True Benjamin Franklin His principal works are two books of homilies, a Treatise on the Old and New Testaments, a translation and abridgment of the first seven books of the Bible, a Latin Grammar and Glossary, &c. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The Commination, and all cursing of mankind, is, we think, best omitted in this abridgment. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z How far this abridgment of my sleep had fallen in with other causes of debility, and thus prepared the way for severe, active disease, I cannot say. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician There are no very early decisions of the chancellors on points of law any more than of equity, to be found in the Year-books or old abridgments.... View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The preface which Franklin wrote for the abridgment was an exquisitely pious little essay. The True Benjamin Franklin This abridgment has been prepared in response to numerous requests that the work should be issued in a more compendious form. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II The existences who people this realm are hobgoblins, and the standard of the latter a mild abridgment of the arch-fiend. K. K. K. Sketches, Humorous and Didactic Treating the More Important Events of the Ku-Klux-Klan Movement in the South. With a Discussion of the Causes which gave Rise to it, and the Social and Political Issues Emanating from it. They would fall, because a less quantity of labour was necessary to their production, and would therefore exchange for a smaller quantity of those things in which no such abridgment of labour had been made. On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation We have thus far presented an abridgment of Madame de Genlis’s own narrative: we must now hasten to the conclusion. Lives of Celebrated Women We occupied ourselves in the translation of an abridgment of Sacred History from the creation to the preaching of the Apostles. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 That is to say, a bill which removed the chains of social slavery from the serving classes was declared to be an abridgment of liberty! The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America Later, when Louis XIV. was settled on the throne, he published an abridgment of his own history, in which the keen scent of Colbert discovered uncourtly strictures on the fiscal abuses of the kingdom. A Short History of French Literature Harper and Brothers have published an edition of Layard's Popular Account of Discoveries at Nineveh, being an abridgment of his large work on the same subject, by the author himself. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Works of standard authors for supplementary reading in schools—complete selections or abridgments—with introductions and explanatory notes. The Spy Condensed for use in schools This is not an abridgment or a fresh edition of the Grand Dictionnaire of Pierre Larousse, but a new and distinct publication. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" He publisht his celebrated Larger Catechism, and an abridgment of it, both in Latin, in 1570; and is supposed to have written the greater part of the Church of England Catechism. Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison A slight abridgment has been made in two of the longer stories. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series The primal gods, supplemented with the lords and queens of other skies, had made Rome an abridgment of every superstition, the temple of every crime. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern I have examined very carefully one of the abridgments from Walter Scott, and I would not have believed the essentials of the story could have been retained with so severe an abridgment. The Spy Condensed for use in schools Of this precious embassy, dear reader, there is not a word, I think, in Hume, or Lingard, or the "Pictorial"—still less, if possible, in the abridgments. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories For myself I claim no merit, since, with the exception of one or two trivial changes in unimportant recipes in Dinks, and some abridgment of the last admirable work of Col. The Dog See also the measure of Goldsmith's Retaliation, especially the passage beginning— "Here lies David Garrick, describe me who can; An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man." English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History "The Indian philosophy," says M. Cousin, "is so vast that all the philosophical systems are represented there, and we may literally affirm that it is an abridgment of the entire history of philosophy." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Hence I look to such abridgments as you have made for a great extension of Walter Scott’s usefulness.” The Spy Condensed for use in schools The principal stumbling block, and that which renders the ordinary published “classic” libraries of doubtful value, is the delicate question of expurgation and that of abridgment. Book Repair and Restoration I begin with the French version, in which I follow the Norfolk MS. rather than the abridgment by Gaimar. The Lay of Havelok the Dane Schipper relegates to a foot-note the suggestion that our heroic verse may have originated in a different way, either through an abridgment of the alexandrine or through an extension of the four-foot line. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History In the time of Ferdinand and Isabella, a well-known Toledan published a Spanish abridgment of Vitruvius; this in conjunction with the influence of many foreign artists led the way to classical building. Cathedrals of Spain To Smith was communicated the momentous circumstance that certain plates containing an abridgment of the records of the aboriginals and ancient prophets, who had lived on this continent, were hidden in a hill near Palmyra. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning It contains only eight of the nineteen stories of the original, and even these are avowedly abridgments. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul There are three MS. copies containing Gaimar’s abridgment, of which the best is the Royal MS. The Lay of Havelok the Dane The work breaks off abruptly; originally it no doubt went down to the death of Manuel, and there are indications that, even in its present form, it is an abridgment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" In 1572 he rose every morning at five o'clock, lighting his own fire; and then read Bracton, Littleton, and the ponderous folio abridgments of the law till the court met, at eight o'clock. Old and New London Volume I Truly there would have been an "abridgment of English Liberties." The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence They were collected in the Syllabus, which contained the essence of what he had written during many years, and was an abridgment of the lessons which his life had taught him. The History of Freedom The chief points to be noticed in Gaimar’s abridgment are the few additional particulars to be gleaned from it. The Lay of Havelok the Dane Yet Homilies and Recognitions are abridgments made on different principles and convey rather different impressions to their readers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Although it could only have been through the medium of translations or abridgments, he already seems to have made some acquaintance with the works of the Greeks. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli With some abridgment we transfer to the International an account of a recent visit to Chatsworth, by Mrs. S. C. Hall, with the illustrations by Mr. Finhalt, from the January number of the London Art-Journal. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 What is still more extraordinary, all this extreme elaborateness in working out the story, seems to have cost the author nothing; for it is said, that the published works are mere abridgments. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Gaimar’s abridgment, as printed in Sir F. Madden’s edition, is taken from the Royal MS., supplemented by the Durham and Lincoln MSS. The Lay of Havelok the Dane These papers are the basis of Mr. Froude's terrible chapters on the Desmond rebellion, and their substance in abstract or abridgment is easily accessible in the printed calendars of the Record Office. Spenser All this elevates the science of proverbs, and indicates that these abridgments of knowledge convey great results, with a parsimony of words prodigal of sense. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 From the index, an admirable analysis of its contents, and a somewhat extended abridgment, which we have perused, we may assert that few works more curiously interesting have for a long time been published. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 For my own part, I cannot consent to any abridgment of the rights of American citizens in any respect. My Three Years in America This part contains nothing which I can call my own, and presents only a very short abridgment of the results of these processes, extracted from the works of different authors. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries A Latin abridgment of philosophy, dated 1784, tells us that the innate ideas of Descartes are founded on no arguments, and are now universally abandoned. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Such pictures are abridgments of long narratives, but they leave in the mind a fulness of horror. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The third part, with slight abridgment and necessary adjustment of key-relationship, conforms exactly to the exposition. Music: An Art and a Language In 1882 Professor Skeat published "A Concise Etymological Dictionary," which is something more than an abridgment, and a book which should find a place in all libraries of reference. How to Form a Library, 2nd ed Sometimes it may contain a useful abridgment or a wholesome piece of criticism; but the chances are ten to one it will either waste your time or mislead you. The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners An adaptation and abridgment of the famous novel. Tom and Maggie Tulliver Three years afterwards he published an abridgment of the "Meditations" of the great father of philosophy, which created a profound sensation. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." The three loosely-printed English volumes are here given in two, without the slightest abridgment, and the price, which is nine dollars across the water, here is only four. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses But we find, above all, an incomparable abridgment of those extravagant wonders in a little book dedicated to the Cardinal Horace Maffei, entitled, "Compendium Melificarum," or the "Abridgment of Witches," printed at Milan in 1608. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. The abridgment of Schlosser's "Weltgeschichte," which we believe has never been translated, contains these qualifications in an eminent degree; yet its high philosophical tone is rather adapted to the scholar than the general reader. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 The President finally stated his position in a forceful letter to Senator Stone on February 24, 1916, refusing to assent to any such abridgment of the rights of American citizens. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War In an appendix to this abridgment were contained the germs of those thinkings in which the pupil outdid the master, and the student progressed beyond the philosopher. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." How does an abridgment differ from an outline or a synopsis? from an abstract or digest? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Yet it is selected as one of the best drawn characters from a little abridgment of the history of England, which is, in general, as well done as any we have seen. Practical Education, Volume I The old books belonging to the children were an abridgment of the history of England, a small geography, and a little book of poetry. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago "All the curious used to come and see this catalogue: many bishops and magistrates requested to have either copies or abridgments of it." Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance The company were much obliged to Foote for his interference, the hour being considered; though Macklin did not relish this abridgment. All About Coffee Abbreviation and contraction are used of words and phrases, abridgment of books, paragraphs, sentences, etc. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Even the least exceptionable historic abridgments require the corrections of a patient parent. Practical Education, Volume I The mass of biographies, both English and American, are mere echoes or abridgments, in other forms of language, of the great work of Washington Irving, first published in 1828. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The series is rendered complete, and made to include a book just suited to every purpose for which an abridgment of the complete work can be desired, by the introduction of two new books, viz.: A Handbook of the English Language Those to v., vi., and viii. are entirely wanting; for the prefaces to ii., iii., and iv. we are indebted to the abridgment. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors We may have an abridgment of a dictionary, but not an analysis, abstract, digest, or summary. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The linen bands of the pulpit and the bar are abridgments of the falling collar. Notes and Queries, Number 82, May 24, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc It contains the whole of the Bible without abridgment, differing in no respect from the Bible in common use, except in the classification of its contents. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed The Common School Dictionary, Intermediate between the Primary School and the High School; and the Counting-House and Family Dictionary, a much more full and comprehensive abridgment than we have before offered. A Handbook of the English Language Down to the end of January, 1883, its length, according to Schmidt's observations, was still 93 million miles; and a week later it remained visible to the naked eye, without notable abridgment. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition We may have an epitome of religion, a compendium of English literature, but not an abridgment. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions A large proportion of this species of literature consists of abridgments of larger works or of new versions on a scale suited to the penny History and Garland. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Often great liberties in the way of revision and even abridgment of the text were taken by the scholars of the time, and, once transcribed, the old archetypes were neglected or even destroyed. The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. The other books in the series have also been most carefully revised, and the new abridgments prepared, by and under the direction of Prof. C. E. Goodrich and Mr. Wm. A Handbook of the English Language No abridgment of labor or expense has been permitted in the effort to make this series worthy to stand at the head of all educational publications of this kind. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks What, then, are the "privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States" which are secured against such abridgment, by this section? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Here lies David Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature Apart from this abridgment he follows his authority almost word for word, not to speak of reproducing the ideas in the original form and order. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The publishers have now the pleasure of presenting the abridgments of Webster's American Dictionary in a carefully revised, greatly improved, and, as nearly as possible, perfected form. A Handbook of the English Language But it is in the Princess’s own Memoirs that the curious epopee must be read; and to which a dry abridgment does injustice. Political Women, Vol. 2 Whatever they may be, they are protected against all abridgment by legislation.... History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II There is an abridgment of the like moderate dimensions by Carnot. Lectures on the French Revolution To avoid dryness and prolixity he condensed quotations, and occasionally employed the Thucydidean method of abridgment or representation in place of fact catalogues. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" It is believed that the mere increase in the sale of these abridgments the present year, will be greater than the entire combined sale of all other American Dictionaries. A Handbook of the English Language Clearly the artist cannot use everything, clearly he does not aim to reproduce the fact: there are abridgments and suppressions, as there are accent and emphasis. The Enjoyment of Art Amendment which guarantees the privileges of all the citizens against abridgment by the States on any account. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The company seemed perfectly satisfied with this abridgment, and Macklin shut up his lecture for that evening in great dudgeon. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 An abridgment of the work, for popular use, is published by Nisbet & Co. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy There is a not wholly discreditable prejudice against abridgments, especially of novels, and more especially against what are called condensations. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 It is a monstrous abridgment of life, which, like all abridgments is got by the absolute loss and casting out of real matter. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy He made them commit to memory the finest passages of the poets, with an abridgment of his own philosophy, which he composed on purpose for them. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The two following selections contain, first, Grote's account of the Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks, taken from his "History of Greece," and, secondly, an abridgment of Count Ségur's narrative of Napoleon's retreat from Russia. The Two Great Retreats of History The amount of archaeological learning—compressed indeed but never obscured by abridgment—scattered through these pages is immense. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 It was looked upon as an abridgment of personal liberty. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage The Emperor had also suggested the abridgment of the long series of shlokes which here and there interrupt the narrative, and the Vizier found this advice sound, and followed it, like the present Translator. Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems. Not only are more energy and thought put into the time daily occupied in work, but the leisure comes to be trenched upon, either literally by abridgment, or else by anxieties concerning business. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 ‘What man of taste and feeling can endure rifacimenti, harmonies, abridgments, expurgated editions?’ Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series Careful abridgments have been made by well-known literary critics, but the essence of these masterpieces has been retained. Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk It would be a capital training for the student to abstract the whole of Green’s work and compare his abridgment of each chapter with that of Mr. Tait. Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget It was reprinted in 1830 in London, Paris, and Brussels: and an abridgment of it, by the author, has been largely introduced into common schools. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 The "arena" will no longer "ring" with anybody's "rousing speech," to the irritating abridgment of the inalienable right to pursuit of sleep. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 No confinement, no abridgment of food nor any labor required of them. The Story of Commodore John Barry These were held entitled to a place in every library, and, far from being subjected to condensation or abridgment, were too often supplemented by commentaries and illustrative matter exceeding in bulk the original text. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science His efforts were directed to the negotiation of terms to which he might consent for the abridgment of the liberty he deemed his right. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography I protest against its being twisted and perverted into rules for the unnecessary abridgment of Christian liberty, where it lays down only general principles for the conscience. Amusement: A Force in Christian Training They tried to bind together with these vague conceptions things supplied by their memory, and then made abridgments or additions. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life The first is given in a letter of Justinian to the Fifth Council, an abridgment of which may be found in Hefele, § 267. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Instead of giving a faithful translation, Fabre made a kind of abridgment of it. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Indeed, her museum might almost be called an abridgment of contemporary history. Hortense Makers of History Series These propositions were made the basis of the ensuing Act, and I insert them without abridgment. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account In the abridgment that follows I have tried to preserve not only the spirit, but wherever possible the very words, of Isaaco's manuscript Journal. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 This entirely new work, which is the most recent of the abridgments from the New Standard Dictionary, describes and explains 80,000 words, phrases, and topics of interest. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) This shows the mystical side of Avicenna's philosophy, and we therefore subjoin an abridgment and explanation of it. Mystics and Saints of Islam Both these, as figured by our author, are admirable specimens of the natural history of the Temple; but we have no room to give them entire, and must not spoil them by abridgment. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 Now we shall speak a word of these two cardinal graces which are the compend of all graces,—as the objects of them are the abridgment of the Scriptures,—faith and love. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The following is an abridgment of this important process, as described by the authors: The paper, calendered or not,18 is sized with gelatine or arrowroot. Photographic Reproduction Processes The abridgment has not involved any diminution in the vocabulary; in fact, many new words such as copec, fascist, insulin, rodeo, etc., are here registered for the first time. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Before long, Nature had become his dearest abode; and only love of that could sometimes tempt him to little abridgments of school-hours. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works And Napoleon, was he aught but an abridgment of the French nation, the sublimate and “proof” essence of French character? Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States There is the plain sign of Christian wisdom, the abridgment of all that is taught in the school of Christ. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning He maintains that the Syriac text of the Ignatian Epistles cannot be an epitome, because that "we know of no instances of such abridgment in any Christian writer." Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Her version of Lavater’s “Physiognomy,” now unknown, was but an abridgment. Mary Wollstonecraft His second work was the "Singing Master's Assistant," an abridgment and revision of his first. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers They were very patient of the deprivation, when they had it not; and seasons of scarcity saw no cessation of music and dancing, no abridgment of the jest and song. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States The opposition thought this an exaggeration, and called for the despatches, expecting refusal or abridgment. History of the United States, Volume 2 This abridgment of its productive industries will, in the long run, greatly diminish its powers of resistance in war; but much time may be needed for the full development of this serious disability. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Here is an abridgment of one of these stories. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore The entire vocal score embraces no less than sixty-four numbers,--which in itself constitutes a sufficient reason for abridgment. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers It covers the whole ground of the law included in the old abridgments, and it is a work deserving of the highest commendation. An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition So great is the number of Arabian poets, that Abul Abbas, a son of Motassem, who wrote an abridgment of their lives in the ninth century, numbers one hundred and thirty. History of the Moors of Spain All knew they were entitled to speedy arraignment, and that such extended custody without criminal charge, aid of counsel, or confronting of witnesses was a serious abridgment of their rights, but why protest? Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 On examining a number of English and American "Histories of the Crusades," I found them to be largely abridgments or paraphrases of Michaud's monumental work. Peter the Hermit A Tale of Enthusiasm In his voluminous life of Bach, Spitta makes an exhaustive analysis of the various parts, an abridgment of which will be of interest in this connection. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers With respect to the rest, it is taken from the spurious and very imperfect abridgment first mentioned in this piratical list. A Lecture On Heads As Delivered By Mr. Charles Lee Lewes, To Which Is Added, An Essay On Satire, With Forty-Seven Heads By Nesbit, From Designs By Thurston, 1812 This they imagined to effect by forming abridgments of these ponderous tomes. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 It was certainly a great abridgment of what had been uttered by the old man, although probably it contained the pith of the matter. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa Such, I have no doubt, is a very concise abridgment of their harangues. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins He appears to have supposed that the 12mo. abridgment in two volumes contained all the essays in the paper; whereas it did not comprise more than a third of them. Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. When the Lecture was first exhibited, a very paltry abridgment was published by a bookseller in the city. A Lecture On Heads As Delivered By Mr. Charles Lee Lewes, To Which Is Added, An Essay On Satire, With Forty-Seven Heads By Nesbit, From Designs By Thurston, 1812 But we must not forget to place in this number the mode of reducing, by way of abridgment, what the ancients had written in bulky volumes. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 He soon made himself acquainted with Paul’s Accidents, written by Dean Colet for the use of his scholars, and consisting of the rudiments of grammar, with an abridgment of the principles of religion. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham Marinus wrote twenty volumes on anatomy, of which Galen gives an abridgment and analysis. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine The life of Thomas Davis has been written by his friend and colleague, Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, and an excellent abridgment of it appears as a volume in the "New Irish Library." Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry An abridgment of the work has had a very wide circulation. Brief History of English and American Literature Some contented themselves with making a mere abridgment of their authors, by employing their own expressions, or by inconsiderable alterations. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 I do so without abridgment, long as it is, that I may not be chargeable with unfairness. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 Footnote 47: An abridgment of the text of the Act of Union with Scotland is printed in Adams and Stephens, Select Documents, 479-483; of that of the Act of Union with Ireland, ibid., 497-506. The Governments of Europe To give any account of the details of Mr. O'Conor's book we should abridge it, and an abridgment of a military history is a catalogue of names. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry Most of the modern writers on dietetics, as well as those who have preceded them, recommend a very considerable abridgment of the quantity of food, usually consumed at the table of the affluent. Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford In Ten Letters, From an Uncle to His Nephew Others formed abridgments in drawing them from various authors, but from whose works they only took what appeared to them most worthy of observation, and embellished them in their own style. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 But this work is not an abridgment of the three volumes of that history dealing with the Civil War. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 Broken threads and occasional inconsistencies are found in all his works, and if they are met with here, it is not because of, but in spite of, the abridgment which the book has undergone. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania I wanted to know every event of his private life, and this abridgment was very tantalizing. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I Truly she is a child of the Church, but she is wild and would revolt at any abridgment of her liberty. A Little Girl in Old Detroit Here is given only an abridgment of the principal circumstances, from Tillem. l. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Some of the poems are episodic; others are rather to be described as abridgments of epic than as separate epic scenes. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Many of his publications were mere tracts of a few leaves, abridgments of larger works, and the subjects which they chiefly treated were theology and medicine. A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Where the student reads German, the original is to be preferred, as it is much more complete than the translations, which are made from an abridgment of the original work. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses This work was first translated into English by Martha Walker Cook, and was given to the public without abridgment in 1859, in the pages of the Freeman's Journal, published in New York. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The most important work of our saint is his abridgment of sacred history from the beginning of the world down to his own time, in the year 400. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The lectures are given without the slightest abridgment, just as delivered from the platform throughout the country. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales A hasty abridgment of it, made by an ignorant monk named Jordanes, is all that now remains. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation This volume is a new work, and not a mere abridgment of the author’s General Astronomy. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses So far as we have examined it, it gives the original without abridgment until the thirtieth chapter, when, in the most interesting part of the whole life, condensation and omissions begin. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Lord Melbourne has not yet read it, but he has read the review of it in the Quarterly, which seems to be a sort of abstract or abridgment of the book. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 My girls have shown me an abridgment of the history of France, that has been officially prepared for the ordinary schools, in which there is no sort of allusion to him. Recollections of Europe An abridgment, which appears to have been prepared by himself, was published after his death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The following are exceptions to the rule that silent e is retained in derivatives when the added syllable begins with a consonant: judgment, acknowledgment, lodgment, wholly, abridgment, wisdom, etc. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric Brutus was an earnest student through all his active life, and is said to have been working on an abridgment of Pausanias the night before Pharsalus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" His Historicæ Romanæ, two books of which remain, is an abridgment of the history of the world, written in a clear and pleasing style, and is, in general, trustworthy. A Smaller History of Rome The commutation system is also practised, by which the prisoner by good p. 637conduct may receive a proportionate abridgment of his term of confinement. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City This Book is an abridgment of Book vi. of the original text. Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse He seemed to the general public to be nothing but a walking abridgment. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 The parliament often endeavored, in the last reign, to deprive the prince of this prerogative; but, in the present, they were content with an abridgment of it. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. But even these Lives, with the exception of that of Atticus, are probably an abridgment of the original work of Nepos, made in the fourth century of the Christian era. A Smaller History of Rome If any substitute for a full translation is desired, this abridgment will serve. A Mother's List of Books for Children The Book is an abridgment of Book vii. of the original text. Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse The case was appealed on the ground that the Espionage Act was an unconstitutional abridgment of the right of free speech. The Red Conspiracy The treasures of antiquity, as Gibbon has said, were imparted in such extracts and abridgments 'as might amuse the curiosity without oppressing the indolence of the public.' The Great Book-Collectors His text-book in the instruction of the monks, was the theological treatise of St. Anthony of Padua, translated into Arabic; of which he made an abridgment, that is still used among the Maronites. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. This abridgment of the original book tells in pleasant narrative style of the Sunbeam's voyage around the world, which lasted from July first, 1876, to May twenty-sixth, 1877. A Mother's List of Books for Children Here lies David Garrick, describe me who can; An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series One resorts to it as to a library; it is an abridgment and a specimen of everything.... Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) The Legenda Minor of Bonaventura was also approved at this time; it is simply an abridgment of the Legenda Major arranged for use of the choir on the festival of St. Francis and its octave. Life of St. Francis of Assisi To maintain such abridgments at a minimum, the Court intermittently employed the rule of judicial notice in a manner best exemplified by a comparison of the early cases of Holden v. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Portions of a number of the Tales follow, the original and the modern text being given in parallel columns, with prose abridgments connecting the selections. A Mother's List of Books for Children The first is that there can and must be a deep, sharp abridgment of the sphere of industrial life which has been marked out as hopeless, or as an inevitable part of the social system. Liberalism and the Social Problem An intelligent abridgment of the autobiography appears in Blackwood's Magazine, vol. iv. p. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century From it he referred to the full works of St. Thomas for complete statements, but he loved to ponder the brief summary of the abridgment and work the principles out in his own way. Life of Father Hecker It took the position that even if freedom of the press was protected against abridgment by the State, a publication tending to obstruct the administration of justice was punishable, irrespective of its truth. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 It is in no sense an abridgment of the larger history, but is practically an entirely new and distinct work. The Beginner's American History I think it must have been the beasts that made me take to reading: I was so fond of Buffon’s Natural History, of which there was an English abridgment on the dining-room bookshelves. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys To atone for such abridgment new lines embodying in most cases a general moral reflection are frequently added. The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany The item is very suggestive of Goldsmith’s success in producing an abridgment that left the moral where it could not be overlooked. Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book So to assure the impartial accomplishment of justice is not an abridgment of freedom of speech or freedom of the press, as these phases of liberty have heretofore been conceived even by the stoutest libertarians. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Dulaure, in his voluminous History of Paris, gives a most detailed account of this extraordinary mockery, of which I will give my readers a very brief abridgment. How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 Intended to Serve as a Companion and Monitor, Containing Historical, Political, Commercial, Artistical, Theatrical And Statistical Information It is from the authentic text furnished by M. Le Roux de Lincy that the present translation has been made, without the slightest suppression or abridgment. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. I. (of V.) The notes would be selections and abridgments from Aristotle, with the comments of modern writers. Practical Essays On the contrary, he contends that chess, in its original and most developed form, is purely a Persian invention, and that the modern game is but an abridgment of the ancient one. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 Reprisal for speaking is as much an abridgment as a prior restraint. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Told in the language of the Bible save where the abridgment requires explanation from the author. Lists of Stories and Programs for Story Hours We shall not attempt the vain task of abridgment, a few words are all we can give to the subject. Auguste Comte and Positivism Severity upon such disorders is not tyrannical abridgment of the rights of conscience, for no proper citizen's conscience can ever prompt or constrain him to any such things. Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties There has been no attempt at abridgment in any other form. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century I had recently observed in the debates of Congress, a matter introduced, on which I wished to give explanations more fully in conversation, which I will now do by abridgment in writing. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 But the clause 'for making such adequate provision for fulfilling our engagements in respect to our foreign debt,' was not re-committed, because not susceptible of any abridgment or modification. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 Such was the labour of that indefatigable astronomer, of which I am going to give a compressed abridgment. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men The essay is an abridgment of two popular lectures on the subject. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays It is very popular, especially in south India, where an abridgment in Tamil called Jñâna-Vasishṭha is much read. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 He wrote a short account from them called an abridgment. A Young Folks' History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Disappointed in this, I wandered down to the brook and planned some abridgment of its meanderings. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm And those various salutes of which we now use the abridgments were gone through in full. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library Further, there came into my hands, during the time of my imprisonment, a bad translation of an abridgment of the Zendavesta. Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel translated and annotated by Emilie Michaelis ... and H. Keatley Moore. All such regulations are entirely competent for the legislature to make and are in no sense an abridgment of the equal rights of citizens. The Art of Public Speaking Philip has brought me word, Sir Christopher, which will necessitate the abridgment of a visit I did intend should be longer. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance With his jack-knife he cut a piece from the rope which held the calf and moved the peg nearer to the animal which looked curiously on at this unexpected abridgment of its sphere of freedom. Pee-Wee Harris on the Trail To give but a mere abridgment— What a leg to leg-bail Embarrassment's serf! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood An abridgment of the correspondent's story follows: The efforts of the Allies to force the Strait of the Dardanelles reached their climax in an artillery duel on Thursday, March 18, which lasted seven hours. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 The abridgment, called Vaisalakasha, consisting of ten thousand lessons, was then received by Indra devoted to Brahman and endued with great ascetic merit. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The following account of the voyage is mainly taken from an abridgment of Columbus's own diary made by Las Casas, who in some places gives the admiral's own words. The Life of Columbus The latter we feel principally in abridgments of a pecuniary nature. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 Necessary reformations may hereafter require, as they have frequently done in former times, limitations and abridgments, and in some cases an entire extinction, of some branch of prerogative. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) Here lies David Garrick—describe him who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations Indeed the increase of the power of the state has often been urged by artful men, as a pretext for some abridgment of the public liberty. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) "Abridge, redact," he exclaims towards the end, but there was no abridgment and no redaction. The Life of Froude His story so curiously illustrates the conditions of life in Italy three centuries ago, that I have thought it worthy of abridgment. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series She required, that at least she might have an abridgment in writing of the chief points of Christianity, and was satisfied therein by Paul. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 At the head of each article I have referred, by figures included in brackets, to the page of Dr. Lardner's volume where the section from which the abridgment is made begins. Evidence of Christianity The abridgment of Christian doctrine given in the Syro-Chinese inscription of Si-ngau-Fou shows us, also, that the propagators of the faith in Upper Asia in the seventh century professed the Nestorian errors. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology They ought to imply textual quotation, Froude used them for his abridgments, openly proclaiming the fact that he had abridged, and therefore deceiving no one. The Life of Froude Slavery became distinctly connected for the first time with abridgments of the freedom of the press, and the right of free speech. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist Along with his rations, he was promised a gill of rum each day, a privilege of which he was extremely jealous, deeply resenting every abridgment of it. Montcalm and Wolfe Unlike most other mechanical contrivances for the abridgment of labour, the railway locomotive unites in the effects which it produces the elements of social as well as commercial improvement. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419 Volume 17, New Series, January 10, 1852 Nothing in the shape of incident has been omitted, and there has been no rewriting beyond a phrase here and there rendered necessary by the process of abridgment. More English Fairy Tales This is a strange insinuation from a man who never tested a manuscript, seldom, if ever, consulted a manuscript, and had declined Froude's challenge to let his copies be compared with his abridgment. The Life of Froude In that abridgment the passage quoted by Damascenus is not found. Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary The abridgment of Roman history had been scorched by a forest fire, and the charred edges of the leaves had dropped away in semicircular holes. After London Or, Wild England From the Italian of Bandello it was transferred, with certain changes and abridgments, into the French of Belleforest, and makes one in his collection of Tragical Histories. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England These were in addition to many daily celebrations of Mass. Our modern prayer-book Matins is an accumulation and abridgment of Matins, Lauds, and Prime; our Evensong of Vespers and Compline. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune We have therefore used the farther liberty of still farther abridging his confused abridgment, yet so as not to omit any information that appeared at all interesting or useful.--E. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 There was no reason for abridgment in treating of my father's connection with Greece. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I I have carefully compared the two editions, and am very well satisfied upon that comparison that the larger are an interpolation of the smaller, and not the smaller an epitome or abridgment of the larger. The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History I believe that the following report is a tolerably accurate abridgment of his speech. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 Manet, with his abridgments, his suppressions, his elliptical handling, never had the smiling confidence of Hals in facing a problem. Promenades of an Impressionist The Emperor had also suggested the abridgment of the long series of shlokes which here and there interrupt the narrative, and the Vizir found this advice sound, and followed it, like the present Translator. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala His book on the Netherlands has just been issued, and we shall translate, with abridgments, one of its most instructive and agreeable chapters;—that relating to Lace-making. International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art, and Science — Volume 1, No. 4, July 22, 1850 The leisure usually enjoyed by this class of officers, particularly by the gunner and carpenter, I conceived to admit of this abridgment, without injury to their ordinary sea duties. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 The volume commences, very properly, with an abridgment of what may be termed the greatest work of art which has distinguished the present century—the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 488, May 7, 1831 Like the Japanese, he indulges in abridgments, deformations, falsifications. Promenades of an Impressionist I must refer to Mr. Tylor's interesting remarks on the rationale of the custom, for they do not bear abridgment. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 The mischief to which Dunton refers was permitted by the stupidity of the judges, who refused to consider an abridgment of a book any interference with its copyright. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays This voyage possesses a considerable degree of interest, and was published at Paris in 1783; but not being generally known in England, the parts which relate to Van Diemen's Land, are here given in abridgment. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 No philosophy can ever be anything but a summary sketch, a picture of the world in abridgment, a foreshortened bird's-eye view of the perspective of events. A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy And so we must proceed in history when we wish neither to reduce it to the skeleton of an abridgment nor extend it to the huge dimensions of a learned work. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 If abridgments be condemned, as injurious to the proprietor of the copy, where will this argument end? The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces How much his taste had altered since his "Essay of Dramatic Poesy," or at least since his "Remarks on Heroic Plays," will appear from the following abridgment of his new maxims. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author "You ask whether you are to retain or omit the mute e in the word judgment, abridgment, acknowledgment, lodgment, adjudgment, and prejudgment." The Grammar of English Grammars She has omitted so much, that it is rather an abridgment than a translation; otherwise it is well done. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss The spirit, or fun, of the article would evaporate in an abridgment, so we will endeavour to give a few of the narrator's best points:— The Arrival. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 386, August 22, 1829 The first Case in the present edition, involves an ingenious defence of the right of abridgment, founded on considerations on Dr. Trapp's celebrated sermons "on the nature, folly, sin, and danger of being righteous over-much." The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces The following is an abridgment of the tale as it is told in Mr. Ballou's History of Cuba, published in 1854. Cuba, Old and New Swift, if our memory serves us aright, compares abstracts, abridgments, and summaries to burning-glasses, and has something about a full book resembling the tail of a lobster. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 405, December 19, 1829 This character appears in Vanbrugh's Relapse, of which comedy the Trip to Scarborough is an abridgment and adaptation. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook If the whole world should agree to speak nothing but truth, what an abridgment it would make of speech! Lectures on Art That their opinion, so contrary to their own interest, was founded in reason, will appear from the nature and end of an abridgment. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces It is an abridgment of a History of Liberia in much greater detail, presented as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Johns Hopkins University. History of Liberia Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Freedom itself cannot exist without free communication,—every limitation of movement on the part of the members of society amounting to a positive abridgment of their personal liberty. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain History was reduced to dry and confused abridgments, alike destitute of amusement and instruction. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 The following abridgment of the report will show that the Commissioners did not thus decide without abundant reason. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 Many of these abridgments must have been made by men whom we can least suspect of illegal practices, for there are few books of late that are not abridged. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces The following signed testimony of M. Louis Godard is forthcoming, and as it refers to an occasion which is among the most thrilling in aerial adventure, it may well be given without abridgment. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation I give you below an abridgment of my interview with Mr. Mendizabal. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society The principal minister of the court of Ravenna, the learned Cassiodorus, gratified the inclination of the conquerors in a Gothic history, which consisted of twelve books, now reduced to the imperfect abridgment of Jornandes. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 To be master of the sea, is an abridgment of a monarchy. The Essays of Francis Bacon To abridge a book, therefore, is no violation of the right of the proprietor, because to be subject to the hazard of an abridgment was an original condition of the property. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces In a word, I gave him an abridgment of this whole history; I gave him a picture of my conduct for fifty years in miniature. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders Of all this mass of epic poetry only the scantiest fragments survive; but happily Photius has preserved to us an abridgment of the synopsis made of each poem of the "Trojan Cycle" by Proclus, i.e. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica In 1878 the British Museum contained thirty-five editions of the original text, and eight editions of abridgments or adaptations. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue The first row of the pious chanson will show you more; for look where my abridgment comes. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare How few will read or purchase forty-four large volumes of the transactions of the royal society, which, in abridgment, are generally read, to the great improvement of philosophy! The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces This and other portions of it are compiled, with little abridgment, from the letters of La Salle himself, some of which are still in existence. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 He observed that, "Liberty of speech is the liberty which secures all other liberties, and the abridgment of which would render all other liberties vain and useless possessions." The Grand Old Man No one who is at all familiar with the freedman can doubt that the abridgment of his political rights has been one of the main causes of the exodus. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue It were an injury to the reader to offer him an abridgment. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 More ancient, however, and even more popular than the complete Latin version of Josephus, was an abridgment of his works which passed under the name of Hegesippus. Josephus Any adequate estimate of this remarkable woman belongs to an account of her own career, such as that given by Mrs. Ireland in her judicious and interesting abridgment of the material amply supplied. Thomas Carlyle This rendering was made, of course, before the discovery of the 1546 version, and so had not the benefit of that volume's interesting variants from the abridgment of 1788. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship By the holy! is an oath in which more is meant than meets the ear; it is an ellipsis—an abridgment of an oath. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 It hath gained considerably by abridgment, and now I think it wants nothing but enlargement. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Many years ago a brief abridgment of the "Spirit of St. Francis de Sales" was published in English. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales Yet why she terminated with so concise an abridgment did not immediately appear; silence followed—a restless silence, not without symptoms of abstraction. Villette There were, however, abridgments used in the schools, a kind of summaries of the Trojan War, written by Latin grammarians under the odd pseudonyms of Dares the Phrygian and Dictys of Crete. Saint Augustin Johnson argues that abridgments are not only legal but also justifiable. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 Hazlitt was engaged on an abridgment of The Light of Nature Pursued, in seven volumes, 1768-1778, nominally by Edward Search, but really by Abraham Tucker. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 In 1790 and 1793, appeared two volumes on the Elements of Moral Science, containing an abridgment of his lectures on Moral Philosophy and Logic. The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes This desideratum would be an abridgment of labor in our mental acquisitions, of which we cannot determine the consequences. The Columbiad But these abridgments were very dry for an imagination like Augustin's. Saint Augustin The definitions remain unchanged in the fourth edition, the last corrected by Johnson, and also in the third edition of the abridgment, though this abridgment was made by him. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 An Epitome of Ancient Geography, Sacred and Profane, being an abridgment of D'Anville's Geography, with improvements, from various other authors; by which the omissions of D'Anville are supplied, and his errors corrected. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition Two large impressions were soon disposed of, and numerous smaller editions and abridgments were from time to time called for. Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa This Grafton was also a voluminous author, and wrote part of Hall's Chronicles, an abridgment of the Chronicles of England, and a manual of the same. Books Fatal to Their Authors The feelings of others may be gathered out of abridgments from Cicero's letters: Cicero to Plancius. Caesar: a Sketch But part or all of this abridgment may be lost by imperfect conduct. The Subterranean Brotherhood You see that this is a very short abridgment of the other intended matches. Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette Every day's delay at Challis meant an abridgment of the bridegroom's leave, and the wedding was now but a fortnight away. The Desert and the Sown Likewise I will revise every sheet of the abridgment. Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. As the romances ceased to be produced, the ballads gradually took their place, many of which indeed are either fragments or abridgments of them. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities He now entered into an agreement with Davies to prepare an abridgment, in one volume duodecimo, of his History of Rome; but first to write a work for which there was a more immediate demand. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography Such is, gentlemen, the abridgment of the account rendered to General Washington; and it will serve as the basis for his preparations, as well as a rule for the future elucidations you may receive. Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette He greatly cherished, as might be expected, the memory of Sir Walter Scott; and, had his life been prolonged, would probably have done more for it than the republication of the abridgment of Lockhart's Life. Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 He also every week writes an abridgment of Politics for the Whitehall Evening Post, and a Political Review every month for a Sunday paper entitled the Review and Sunday Advertiser. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 02 At a later period other epic poems were written, either as abridgments of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, or founded on episodes contained in them. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities At what time did abridgments begin to be used at Rome? The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius I refer those who are desirous to have some notion of Magism, to Dr. Hyde's curious account of it, a succinct abridgment of which may be read with much pleasure in another learned performance. The Koran (Al-Qur'an) He may find the outline of a speech on that very topic; he either uses it as it is printed or makes an effort to improve it by abridgment or enlargement. Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way I suppose it is an abridgment by initial letters. Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman Where compression or abridgment has been necessary, it has been executed with caution, and with strict regard to the sentiments and ideas of the authors. The American Union Speaker A via media was discovered which regarded them as an abridgment in Theodosius's time of the fuller original work. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Several scholars have even been of opinion, that it is not a fragment of the true original, but of an abridgment which some one had made for his own improvement. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature The abridgment of the Negroes' rights had affected them as a great calamity. A Century of Negro Migration The whole phrase is a remarkable one and the verbal coincidence exact, the words that follow are an easy and natural abridgment. The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion' He lingered in great agony for about twenty minutes.—From a spirited description in No. 2, United Service Journal, intended for abridgment probably in our next. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 355, February 7, 1829 He at least knew the value of first-hand acquaintance with the original authorities, instead of drawing a superficial culture from manuals and abridgments, or worse still, the empty declamations of the rhetorical schools. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Ch. is divine, and my abridgment has not quite emptied him of his divinity. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 Utterly unsuited to form a book without immense abridgment, they contain materials adapted equally for immediate political service and for permanence as a work of wisdom and of genius. Select Speeches of Kossuth With the exception of these thirty words inserted, and some, also slight, alterations of phrase, Marcion's Gospel presents simply an abridgment of our St. Luke. The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion' Of the history he afterwards published an abridgment in English. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives Its size may be conjectured from the fact that the letter A occupied four books, P five, and so on; and that Festus's abridgment consisted of twenty large volumes. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius An excellent abridgment of German History, during this century, is furnished by Professor Müller. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders It is true, the exuberance of Kossuth is often too Asiatic for English taste, and that excision of words, which needful abridgment suggests, will often seem to us a gain. Select Speeches of Kossuth Either Marcion's Gospel is an abridgment of our present St. Luke, or else our present St. Luke is an expansion by interpolation of Marcion's Gospel, or of a document co-extensive with it. The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion' As he always made use of the same quotations, he must have drawn from a few books, especially abridgments. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen Many illustrious scholars are mentioned, none of whose works have come down to us, except in extremely imperfect abridgments. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius This passage is an absolute abridgment of many chapters of Carpini. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 The constant desire of happiness, and the constraint it puts upon us to act for it, nobody, I think, accounts an abridgment of liberty, or at least an abridgment of liberty to be complained of. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 1 and 2 Till lately, I think it has been allowed, that one of those reforms most favourable to democracy, was an abridgment of the duration of parliaments. Four Early Pamphlets Of Greece I had seen at that time no regular history, except school abridgments and the last two or three volumes of a translation of Rollin's Ancient History, beginning with Philip of Macedon. Autobiography We know the work from the epitomes of the books and from Justin's abridgment, which is similar to that of Florus on Livy. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius I mean no disrespect to Mr. T. Wright's edition, but it is, and professes to be, scarcely other than a reproduction of Marsden's, with abridgment of his notes. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 An abridgment of the work was afterwards prepared and published by the author. Precaution But if a general abridgment be so desirable, must not every particular abridgment have its value too? Four Early Pamphlets The mention of Mallet first comes in Johnson's own abridgment of his Dictionary. Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 At the time of this abridgment the so-called tenth book must have been added. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius To escape this, and likewise to avoid an abridgment of his magazine, Cave had recourse to the following artifice. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I There are no signs that it regards the abridgment of the powers of the Upper House as a great democratic victory. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) I told her that I had never heard of the abridgment. Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals M. Fierville prints for the first time the complete texts of these abridgments in an appendix. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism Chapman is divine, and my abridgment has not quite emptied him of his divinity. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb Etymology.—The word, Breviary, comes from an old Latin word, Breviarium, an abridgment, a compendium. The Divine Office The abridgment contains the essence of this text, nearly all its illustrations, and the whole of the Temperance matter as here presented. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics The first and second are, then, the only psalms that are not ascribed to the old book of which this book was simply an abridgment. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People History was reduced to dull and dry abridgments, and still drier commentaries. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. At a later period, in 1632, Champlain published, in a single volume, an abridgment of the issues above mentioned, containing likewise a continuation of his journal down to 1631. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03 The name was given to the Divine Office, because it is an abridgment or abstract made from holy scripture, the writings of the Fathers, the lives of the Saints. The Divine Office A time had been when the lawyer studied curtness and precision under minds of abridgment in London. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale In the second place, it is an abridgment, and not a second edition in any proper sense. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 The work of Enfield is based on Bruckner, or is rather an abridgment. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The preface states that "this volume is really an abridgment of Keary's The Heroes of Asgard, adapting it to classroom use for pupils of about the fourth and fifth grades." Types of Children's Literature Before the eleventh century the prayers of the Divine Office were not all contained in one book, as they are now in the Breviary, which is an abridgment or compendium of several books. The Divine Office "Is your welcome in England, then, to commence with the abridgment of your train, and dismissal of your counsellors?" The Abbot Moreover, there seems a to be some internal evidence indicating that this abridgment was not made by Champlain himself, and Laverdière suggests that the work has been tampered with by another hand. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 The oracle of Heaven communicated to Francis that the Rule which he sought to have approved, and which was composed of sentences from the Gospel, required abridgment, and putting into order with greater precision. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi Moreover, since a considerable part of the body of children's literature is made up of original selections made over for children, a few masterpieces of translations, re-tellings, abridgments, and reproductions have been included. Types of Children's Literature These "adventures" were derived from Chapman's "Translation of Homer," of which Lamb says, "Chapman is divine; and my abridgment has not, I hope, quite emptied him of his divinity." Charles Lamb |
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