| 单词 | preferment |
| 例句 | Letting Algernon out of his cage would throw the meeting into chaos, and after all this was Burt’s debut into the rat-race of academic preferment. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z By increasing the preferment percentage, we start with a higher bacteria and yeast population. This year's hot cross buns should be sourdough 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Eventually my preferment could not be delayed, and I was happy to have a distinguished career as a junior minister at the Home Office during which I achieved very little. Strictly Ann by Ann Widdecombe – digested 2013-06-16T19:00:02Z Despite the increased preferment for this recipe, it's also necessary to increase the fermentation time. This year's hot cross buns should be sourdough 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z The Windsor framework agreement, a dead duck, brought into existence by shady promises of future preferment with grubby rewards and potential gongs to MPs. Nadine Dorries' resignation letter in full 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z “Sailor Joe” Shaw, the brother of Mayor Frank Shaw, was selling the answers to police civil service exams and other preferments right out of his City Hall office. They weren't caped crusaders, but these Angelenos fought corruption and won 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z A faction from one section of a colony struggled with enemies from another over place and preferment, and so on. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Prominent Democratic politicians still think that conspicuous loyalty to their party will bring respect and future preferment. Opinion | The 2020 Democrats put 2016’s Republican candidates to shame 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z When the prime minister of the day describes you as a “career psychopath”, your chances of preferment in the political world may not seem rosy. Inside the mind of Dominic Cummings 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z The past few days have demonstrated the paths to preferment and influence in the Trump years. Opinion | Stephen Miller and Jim Jordan give us a taste of the Truly Trumpian Man 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z He has instead relied on preferment from others.” Brexit is a 'nationalist spasm': Adonis resigns as infrastructure tsar 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z It had the flavour of a scene from a wildlife documentary, where weaker animals ape the alpha as a means of preferment. Trump only looks like a master media manipulator because he’s allowed to | Marina Hyde 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Rex Tillerson’s preferment at the State Department perhaps is Donald Trump’s best answer to the clamor about Russian meddling in the U.S. election. Trump’s Russian Reset Reset 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Answer: A bribe consists of anything of value, preferment or advantage — with a corrupt intent to induce or influence action. Can homeowner association's attorney give sports tickets to board directors? 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Holder, was a “racial entitlement,” a form of “racial preferment” which affected only African Americans while ignoring the white population. Antonini Scalia’s frozen racial past: How his Voting Rights Act ignorance excluded millions 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z "I saw the crown and the portcullis and thought 'has my preferment come through at last?'," he said. MP punished for stationery misuse 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z If they want preferment, they must be loyal to their party leader and future prime minister. Tony Blair was only unstoppable because of a democratic flaw 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The reservoir of MPs willing to trade their integrity for preferment is drying up a little. Is PMQs really getting more rowdy? 2014-02-18T15:54:52Z Others believe that because women more often step off the career ladder to raise children, they thereby put themselves at a disadvantage in the cut-throat competition for preferment when they return to work. The lamentable lack of female professors: Promotion and self-promotion 2013-08-29T15:01:23Z Heseltine always used to be coy about his prime-ministerial ambition, affecting implausible innocence; "My position is a very simple one," he once claimed, "I have never sought preferment in the Conservative party." Michael Heseltine: 'I would have liked to be prime minister' 2012-11-25T20:00:03Z They all preferred to keep their heads below the parapet and not criticise the prevailing neoliberal economic consensus and not put at risk their chances of academic preferment. Letters: New Bank of England governor will be the most powerful in British history 2012-10-11T20:00:04Z Since then, while outwardly maintaining the air of a man who has no problem with his brother's preferment, he radiates sulkiness in his withdrawal from frontline politics. Whatever the spin, Elisabeth and James Murdoch lag in the sibling rivalry stakes 2012-08-24T15:42:04Z It is true that, like other illegitimates, they could not be ordained or hold ecclesiastical preferment, without a special dispensation. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Possessed of one very small, poor benefice which gives him a scanty subsistence, he has constantly refused every other preferment; and no persuasion will induce him to do what he terms, 'encumber himself with wealth.' The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Dispensations for children to hold preferment were an abuse of old date, as we have seen in a former chapter. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z The manipulation of ecclesiastical preferment was reduced to a system, calling forth the indignant remonstrance of all the better class of churchmen. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z He did his best to make the Irish Lord Lieutenant think himself slighted by Rupert's preferment. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z There are few who will not quit old kindness for new preferment. Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:31.930Z From this humble political preferment at the hands of the Fredericksburg people, he began a career that seemed ever afterward to have included nothing but officeholding. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z But when the rule of the Sound-head was at an end, and Rattle-head had once more the dispensing of preferment in Church and State, the press teemed with broadsheets reviling the Puritan heroes. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z He was wholly abandoned to debauchery and the chase, and his favorite concubine was his daughter by a nun of �pinal, but he retained a valuable preferment, as Grand-pr�v�t of Saint-Di�. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z In spite of repeated requests he received no further preferment until after 1740, when he became lord privy seal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z If a man were not advancing himself, there was always the possibility that a kinsman might win preferment, to the economic and political advantage of the whole family group. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z His father, perceiving that this would be an obstacle in the way of his son's preferment, endeavored by words, and even very severe measures, to persuade him to change his conduct. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Failing to receive the political preferment to which claim he conceived a sort of hereditary claim, he went to England to reside in 1727. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Even where the consideration paid for preferment was not actually money, the effect was equally deplorable. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z They manifestly did not suppose their sobriquets would be any bar to preferment. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z But the misery and degradation of his own people appealed to him more strongly than the splendor and preferments of the Egyptian court. The Adopted Son The Story of Moses 2012-03-29T02:00:13.733Z Not all the honour earth has, now she's gone Lady, Not all the favour; yet if I sought preferment, Under your bounteous Grace I would only take it. Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject 2012-03-26T02:00:33.817Z Excellent preferments in the Church became his at an early age, and through many stages of favour he became Archbishop of Canterbury in his forty-ninth year. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Having entered the church, he became vicar of Burnham, and rector of Maids-morton, Buckinghamshire, which preferment he was deprived of in Queen Mary’s reign, for being married; and he consequently retired to the Continent. A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z His political views stood in the way of his preferment in the church and university. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z It has been said that he accepted the College living of Moreton Pinkney in Northamptonshire, but he certainly never went into residence there, and refused other offers of preferment. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z I am confident, Ned, that my youth excludes me from any hopes of immediate preferment, nor do I desire it, but I mean to prepare the way for futurity. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z See Advowson. µ All church preferments are called benefices, except bishoprics, which are called dignities. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Mr. Evans was a man of excellent disposition, and great abilities as a Welsh scholar, but for some reason he never obtained any preferment in the church. A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z The suggestion of repealing the Act which put down pluralities so as to concentrate several poor preferments in one incumbent is not likely to be acted on. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The disputes in the College concerning the duties and prerogatives of its members, and their jealousies respecting preferments continued unabated. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z But to them even this road to preferment is extremely difficult, and to attain the higher ranks is impossible.... Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z At Oxford, where he had resided up to the time of his recent preferment, the ladies had quite given him up. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z He was educated at Oxford, where he subsequently became principal of New-Inn Hall; and after holding various preferments, he was advanced to the bishopric of Bangor in 1559, where he died in 1565. A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z The words, "The aftermath," in the telegram were intended to call attention to the fact that his preferment was contingent upon his campaign labors. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z All that was required for political preferment within it was political longevity. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z Let it be settled that political services are a barrier to political preferment, and my word for it, machine politics will never be heard of again. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z The idea that this man could for a moment be controlled by any selfish motive, by the hope of preferment, by the fear of losing a supposed annuity, is simply absurd. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z On the Restoration, his merit was so highly appreciated, that Lord Clarendon offered him immediate preferment if he would conform, which he respectfully declined. A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z He had been amongst us rather more than two years; and although an ordained priest in the Church of England, and a man of considerable ability, was without preferment, and, apparently, content to remain so. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z It appeals to that snobbish instinct—of wives sometimes—which seeks social preferment not to be obtained in small home towns, or denied where family histories are too well known. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z Under the patronage of Baron R�lamb he rapidly rose to preferment, and his skill and intelligence won him golden opinions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z While they are travelling the high-road to preferment and honour, their wives are proceeding with railway speed in the paths of affectation and conceit. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Being appointed chaplain to Lord Ellesmere, then Lord Chancellor, he ingratiated himself so much with his patron by his talents, that he obtained through him rapid preferments, and was appointed one of the royal chaplains. A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z A canonised Saint has such preferment there, that all other Saints compared with her are but a heavenly mob. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z It was apparently with such persons that power took preferment. The Maker of Opportunities 2012-01-30T03:00:18.090Z I might have a little country parsonage all trailed over with roses, and leisure to ensure preferment by my studies and enjoy the wisdom of my Latin friend Tully. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z He had a great ascendancy over the two Indians, and domineered over them as he pleased, without their daring to disobey a half-blood already on the point of preferment. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z The opening paragraphs of his Will characteristically recount his successive ecclesiastical appointments and preferments, and hence will fittingly come in here. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z Nevertheless, he did not venture to acknowledge his ignorance, or decline the preferment offered him; being reasonably apprehensive that they might convince him of his fitness for the post, by a bastinading on the soles. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Having entered the church he speedily obtained valuable preferments owing to the influence of his brother Walter, who became chancellor of England in 1265. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Four years later, after he had received the living at Laracor and seemed to be on the way to other preferments, she wished to hold him to his word, and he jilted her. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z All these had the same kind of training for public preferment that Lincoln had; some of them had more book learning, but not much more. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The prediction was often discussed among Hodges' friends, and when fortune favored him and he really obtained unusually rapid preferment, he began to rely more than ever on the Indian's prediction. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Would he have explained that the curate had just received preferment and gone to live at Berwick-on-Tweed? A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z There, refusing the pension which had been offered him and all ecclesiastical preferment, he lived frugally, and spent his days and nights as at Brussels in literary labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Another very important warping influence which should not be lost sight of was Lincoln's early ambition for political preferment. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z We have his own word for it that he was as ambitious of such preferment as Douglas was; and this was putting it in the superlative degree. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Only a few, encouraged by such notorious characters as Talleyrand, Gregoire, Camus, and Gobel, and tempted by the hope of preferment under the new order, yielded to the demands of the revolutionaries. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z In addition, some insisted that petitioning was illegal and defended the Proclamation against it, while others tried to discredit the organizers and promoters of petitions as disaffected persons motivated by hopes of preferment and profit. Citt and Bumpkin (1680) 2011-12-21T03:00:27.683Z Instances are, however, rare in England, though common in Ireland, where the clan system affected ecclesiastical preferments. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z Part of his ecclesiastical preferments he gave up in favour of his nephews. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z He was entirely human in this regard, but his desire for political preferment was hedged about by a sense of obligation to the truth which nothing could shake. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Walter Montagu, since his conversion to the Catholic Church, may, as Henrietta claimed, have lived an exemplary life; but he could hardly be considered suitable for high ecclesiastical preferment. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z Another way of raising money was to exact a contribution from church dignitaries, as a kind of “entrance fee,” on their accepting preferment. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z And so, setting aside every offer of preferment, every opportunity of rising or getting on in the world, he chose to labor at his simple calling, like a martyr. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Truth is used as a direct means of preferment, when she can be attained; or as a way to the good graces of the fountains of honour—and bread. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z He abandoned his preferments 605 on Mary’s accession and made his way to Strassburg. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z On that occasion he writes:— 'No preferment could have given me so much real satisfaction. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z Whenever he came before the people for public preferment thereafter, the Chandler accusation was brought against him afresh and it required a new refutation. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z Removal by impeachment takes place by the preferment of a charge by the lower house of the legislature and trial by the upper house. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z For himself, he asked nothing, and always derived happiness from the preferment of others. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z His first preferment of importance was the chancellorship of the university. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z After that matter was disposed of, they requested me to accept the office of “Justice of the Peace,” an offer that I declined, as I never had any hankering for political preferment. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z The family bred many of its members for the church, which in Britain implies such influence as secures preferment. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Philosophy complained that it had to trudge afoot while the liegemen of Justinian rode high in the car of preferment. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z Worried by his bishop, who was a zealous adherent of Laud, he resigned all his preferments and left the university in 1634. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z In 1232, after a severe illness, he resigned all his benefices and preferments except one prebend which he held at Lincoln. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Each nation, people, or tribe in past history has had some ceremony, symbolic in its nature, by which honors and dignities were conferred upon those who sough honor and preferment. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z He resolved to go into the church, since preferment stared him in the face. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z The incident did not prevent him securing preferment, and his sermon on "Recognition in Eternity" still goes on selling. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z The Church at Woolpit was the first piece of preferment of this famous Archbishop. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z As the constitution implicitly abrogated the papal authority and entrusted the choice of bishops and cur�s to electors who often were not Catholics, most of the clergy declined to swear and lost their preferments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The old warriors and the young bucks who were out for preferment, had formed a procession and were marching toward the ampitheatre. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z His second visit to Rome led to further preferment. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Being called up to London, he gained a high reputation, and was offered considerable preferments; but he refused them all, resolving to return to his charge at Wilby. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z Dignity, dig′ni-ti, n. the state of being dignified: elevation of mind or character: grandeur of mien: elevation in rank, place, &c.: degree of excellence: preferment: high office: a dignitary.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z It was an unfailing argument of those seeking political preferment. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z I have all I can expect, to be admitted as eldest servant; as preferment falls, I hope you will remember my seniority. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Is't the Lawyers, who look for preferment, Praise, pence, and distinction, o'er sea; And when they have ris'n by your ferment, Will be glad your close corking to see? Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 62, January 20, 1872 2011-10-07T02:00:23.543Z One respects a kind promise of Lord Montagu to put George Thomson's name on a list for kirk preferment. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z Benefice, ben′e-fis, n. any kind of church promotion or dignity, esp. with cure of souls, such as rectories, vicarages, and other parochial cures, as distinguished from bishoprics, deaneries, cathedral preferments, &c.: an ecclesiastical living.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Usually acting in unison, they were much sought by those seeking political preferment. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z Possibly the freedom of his opinions may have put obstacles in the way of his preferment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z This shameless mistress stood as the fountain of emolument and preferment, and she took every advantage of that situation to promote the aggrandizement of her family. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z I stood astonished to learn of my preferment, never dreaming nor even wishing for military rank, but perfectly content to carry the sack of a private soldier in this most just of all wars. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z When preparations were being made for the funeral of a former bishop of Lichfield, a newly made archdeacon, who had held preferment in the Black Country, was giving directions to the secretary in the cathedral. Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z She surrounded herself by faithful Highlanders, and their services to her, whether in the household or in positions of public preferment, have been uniformly of a high character and invariable success. The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z Under the Commonwealth he faced both ways, keeping his ecclesiastical preferment, but publishing from time to time pamphlets on behalf of the Church of England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Without the incentive of reward in preferment, power or wealth, we should have no progress. Why I am opposed to socialism 2011-08-30T02:00:37.547Z He knew that it meant the annihilation of his hopes of literary preferment, and the exclusion of his articles from the pages of magazines and newspapers. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Every forceful and successful man in the Dominion of Spain was a marked man; not marked for preferment and encouragement, but marked for humiliation and disgrace. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z And therefore all appeals for justice, or applications for favour or preferment, to another country, are so many grievous impoverishments. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z I had often prophesied that unless I rose in honors and preferment faster than I could rightly expect, I should not long be able to retain such a youth as a simple squire. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z He first studied law, and practised for a time as an advocate, but eventually took orders and after various preferments became abb� of Chalivoy in the diocese of Bourges in 1662. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z He found the Queen at St Johnstone; and she, aware of his fidelity, requested him to give up thoughts of going back to France, where he had been promised preferment. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z They foretell not only marriages, but of good children; what kind of life men shall lead, and in what condition they shall die; also riches, honours, preferments, peace, plenty, and good weather. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z Now this was why Felix, with many opportunities of preferment, chose to remain a simple curate, in order that he might work among that grimy and boisterous people. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Those who longed for a pure morality and the advancement of true religion, were sneered at as Puritans, and were denied preferment. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z Fuller was not formally dispossessed of his living and prebend on the triumph of the Presbyterian party, but he relinquished both preferments about this time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Foiled, therefore, in this, his more ambitious aim, he saw the necessity of limiting, in the meantime, to more moderate bounds, his views of personal preferment. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z Where have you been, you great booby? you are always out of the way in the time of preferment. The Recruiting Officer 2011-08-10T02:00:18.323Z He rewarded them with bishoprics and other preferments, and thus secularized the Church in order to make her serve the State. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z He left England, from no disappointed ambition in affairs of state, from no regrets at the want of preferment in the church, nor from any motive of distinction or of gain. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z Perhaps this is why He was so patient with the selfish hopes of His followers in regard to their personal preferment. The Making of an Apostle 2011-07-26T02:00:19.187Z Swobbers.—There is a known story of a clergyman who was recommended for a preferment by some great men at court to an archbishop. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 83, May 31, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc 2011-07-26T02:00:17.693Z An ambitious mother presents her two sons as candidates for preferment, asking for them seats at his right and left hand, on his coming to glory. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Secular employments.Wyclif tells us that secular employment was the only road to ecclesiastical preferment. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z If preferment comes to thee, it will have been earned by unselfish devotion. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z As he did not return when he was recalled, he was anathematised, and deprived of his preferments. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z You are certainly marked out for high preferment. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z Arthur, suppose it means preferment at last—a vicarage somewhere.” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Clergy such as these held a vast number of preferments, for the Pope readily granted dispensations for plurality. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z He was always ready to quarrel with his own party and quit it for cause, even when it offered him high preferment as the reward of continued allegiance. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z Judicial preferment was the aim of his ambition. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z The Truth of our Time," says:— "But then you may say, the Dedication will bee worth a great matter, either in present reward of money, or preferment by your Patrones Letter, or other means. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z Why, ay; but when a man chuses a rope for his preferment, few are found envious enough to dispute the title with him.—By the rood! here they come! The Surrender of Calais A Play, in Three Acts 2011-07-05T02:00:33.083Z He took orders, and received many rich preferments. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z What, sir, do you imagine I was poor when I came over on such an honourable occasion as to list, and bring myself to no preferment at all? Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z One, the profligate Lord Sly, and the other a respectable clergyman, who had been disappointed in his hopes of preferment. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z Apparently Burghley had remonstrated with him, in the manner of experienced men of the world, against forsaking a certain road and avenue to preferment in favour of any course rare and unaccustomed. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z But although the rest, and especially Philina, made sport of his preferment, he himself signified that the count, a consummate judge, had at the first glance predicted this and much more of him. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z He was magnificent in his tastes and expenditure, held many rich preferments, and took care that his relations also should be enriched out of the wealth of the Church. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z I saw them courting none but young men, so, to bring myself to no preferment at all, I listed for a soldier. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z He was, it appears, twice offered a bishopric by Pitt, but declined the preferment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z He held Hamlin in some disdain, because so able a man had pushed himself no farther along preferment's highway than Nether-Applewhite. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z He has been too busy to turn aside in quest of political preferment. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z He had in fact risen to colonial preferment in the Church, and was alive and well as archdeacon of Colombo in Ceylon. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z A studious and cynical person, who never expected or desired more than his small preferment. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z In the last-named year he received his only preferment, which he held for 76 years. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z He had been offered preferment; his sermons challenged interest outside Nether-Applewhite but he had no personal ambition beyond the consuming desire to help those whom he knew and loved to help themselves. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Capel is remembered mainly because he gave Jonathan Swift his first preferment—the benefice of Kilroot, worth about �100 a year. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Promotion and political preferment shine before a man as a reward for whatever eminence of character or intelligence he may attain. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Of all the promised preferments, he would have chosen the Mastership of St. Cross for its seclusion. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Had preferment been offered him, he would have doubted his ability to fulfil its duties after so many years of leisure. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z His work had rendered great service to the government, and he might have had high preferment in the Church but for the Puritan views which he consistently maintained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The viceroy's discarded mistresses were married to distressed profligates, whom Wharton promoted to office in the State or gave preferment in the Church. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z The king in vain endeavoured to pacify Rudbeck by preferment, while he removed Messenius to Stockholm, and made him a member of the new council established there. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z The Queen incessantly made golden promises of preferment; many eminent appointments were fixed on. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z His wife's fortune had enabled him to live comfortably, and in a pecuniary point of view there was no need to seek preferment or exercise his calling. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z The ecclesiastical preferment was merely intended to provide a salary not at Henry’s expense; for Fox never saw either Exeter or the diocese of Bath and Wells to which he was translated in 1492. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Swift had only to recommend a cleric to the viceroy's attention and the man's preferment was certain. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z The day after the wedding, he said to his bride, My dear, consider how passionately I loved you, since I lost my preferment to marry you. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z The sterner Romanists gradually seceded from their preferments in the church or their station in the universities, and at length forsook the land. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z How, when a working curate, he had married a young lady of fortune, but of delicate health, and had gone abroad with her, throwing up for the time his clerical preferment. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Thus he had no temptation to seek for wealth, or for preferment for the sake of wealth, since his tastes were extraordinarily simple. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z “There will no doubt be preferment for those who have fought well, but the promise you made us was to hold only until Santa Marta had fallen.” The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z As soon as Merrymind's family and neighbours heard of the high preferment his fiddle had gained for him, they thought music must be a good thing, and man, woman, and child took to fiddling. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z At Liège he sold by auction in the market-place the church preferments that fell to his share. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z His friend, Pistofilo, had advised him to go to Rome and seek preferment from Clement VII. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z And yet he seems to have had some obscure visions of preferment, founded on a promise given by Dr. Arbuthnot, the friend of Pope. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z After undergoing this ignominy, which, for the present, baffled all his hopes of preferment, he quitted Rome, and joined his patron, Cæsar, in Gaul. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z On the other hand, your rich, but poor in spirit Church, lays before them golden prospects, some of the best, and highest preferments of your Church. Two Addresses One to the Gentlemen of Whitby and the other, to the Protestant Clergy 2011-03-25T02:00:12.637Z All the important offices were in the hands of the members of the Compact and their sycophants, and the only road to public preferment lay through their favour. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Despite his connexion with Becket, William subsequently obtained substantial preferment from the king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Here, in 1626, he was ordained a deacon by Laud, and declining preferment, he lived an austere, almost monastic life of study and good works. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Numerous additional preferments in the church were heaped upon him in the course of the next three years. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z Immediately following the change there was a great competition for church preferment. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z He was an eloquent man and learned in languages; and when converted to the Catholic faith he had abandoned divers great preferments, nay, had likewise endured imprisonment for his religion. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z I went to a mandarin—a man who knew the stuff I was made of, and what I had done in the Chinese service—and asked for preferment for Peese. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Free, direct and manly utterance in the cause of freedom, even in the free States themselves, leads to ostracism, while superserviceability to the slaveholding class alone secures preferment in the national councils. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z Meanwhile his first ecclesiastical preferment, the rectory of Pulham in Norfolk, had been conferred upon him by the king's presentation on the 30th of November, 1357. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z Otherwise the visit to England gave no hope of preferment; and in the summer Erasmus prepared to leave. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Every act is performed with some view to promote his pleasure, and the subject waits on his sovereign will, for favour, preferment, and place. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Perhaps a vain flatterer, seeking preferment in a Court, confounded among the herd of vulgar men! The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z Amongst other things, they held out hopes to Karolus of preferment in the Romish Church, and finally their influence prevailed over the advice, the entreaties, and the solemn admonition of the chief patriarch of Constantinople. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z Gen. Come, by this kiss I will go Sweet-heart, On with your riding stuffe: I know your tricks, And if preferment fall ere you be ready, 'Tis welcome, else adieu the City life. Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10) The Womans Prize; The Island Princess; The Noble Gentleman; The Coronation; The Coxcomb 2011-02-19T03:01:07.890Z No matter—I see to whom I have been indebted; perhaps the motive which led to past preferment—I am ashamed and mortified—I have done with you and yours for ever. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z He was surrounded and supported, moreover, by a group of brothers and cousins, to whom he gave most of his confidence, and most of the preferment that came to his hands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The destruction of papal jurisdiction was no grievance to the Irish, for pope after pope had prohibited their preferment and restricted Irish sees to men of English race. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z He was the readiest pistol in the Irish house; and, as they said then, he 'shot up' into preferment. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Swift, through the influence of Temple, hoped to get political preferment, but though he wrote many pamphlets and a strong satire in verse, The Tale of a Tub, his hopes of office were disappointed. Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z If there had been in every shire of England but one solemn library for the preservation of those noble works and preferment of good learning in our posterity, it had been yet somewhat. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z In October Wolsey was deprived of the great seal, and surrendered many of his ecclesiastical preferments, though he was allowed to retain his archbishopric of York which he now visited for the first time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z They sought neither place nor preferment, and received no signal mark of Royal favour. Glimpses of King William IV. and Queen Adelaide In Letters of the Late Miss Clitherow, of Boston House, Middlesex. With a Brief Account of Boston House and the Clitherow Family 2011-01-28T03:00:23.733Z He had refused high preferment and flattering invitations to a foreign university. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z Patriotism was in a trance, and the chronicler of the Nationalist party indignantly proclaims that the cause was betrayed by a series of low adventurers who embraced it as the way to preferment. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z As a rule, their unselfishness had been the principal trait by which they secured preferment. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The same process was carried out with regard to abbacies, and indeed with all important places of ecclesiastical preferment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z It is true, service generally classes men, bringing out their qualities, and necessity soon compels the preferment of those who are the best qualified. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z To Mr. Stephens I am indebted for other communications besides those which concern the times of Captain Cook's preferments, and for his general readiness in forwarding the design of the present work. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z No Irishman could be admitted to church preferment or to a monastery in the Pale. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z They always conferred special privileges both in rank and in political preferment. The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z When enthroned the new primate refused to make the enormous gift which the king expected from every recipient of preferment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z His Falsehood in Friendship.—That he often made his friends fair promises, and underhand laid rubs to hinder their preferment.—The secret passage of things I know not.... What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence 2011-01-03T03:01:06.770Z When the Cardinal was against a man in his flock, that man's chances for preferment, and even for holding his own, were not worth discussing. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z The soldier described "the toil o' the war," and the abuses of the service he had been in, where "preferment went by letter and affection." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Many a scholar studies day and night to attain preferment and honor, who will hardly take time to say the Lord's Prayer for the good of his soul. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z But, you see, if we married he could never get over my presence; it would always stand in the way of his preferment. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z As a strong supporter of the Whigs, he gained the favour of Philip Yorke, afterwards lord chancellor and first earl of Hardwicke, and his subsequent preferments were largely due to this friendship. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z This was music training as a means to preferment. 2010-02-12T17:08:00Z His family was an old and influential one, and when Thomas entered the church his preferment was rapid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Unfortunately this happy preferment did not take place till some time later—too late for the poor Moriscoes to profit by it. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies He found that Hutchinson and Oliver had secured as counsel Alexander Wedderburn, a Scotch barrister, afterwards most successful in securing political preferment, and ending his career as Lord Rosslyn. The True Benjamin Franklin This preferment was a recognition of the ability which Knox had shown. John Knox To his older friends he would address disquisitions on style, consolations in bereavement, congratulations on official preferment, descriptions of some fair scene or picturesque incident in rural life. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius A Covenant of “loyalists,” in full Protestant regalia, organizing treason to the King and Parliament recognized by them, is but an incident on the path to political preferment and the honours of public life. The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin Though not summoned thither, he resolved to return at once to the Castilian court,—for in that direction, he felt, lay the true road to preferment. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies Education is not only compulsory, but it is the only stepping-stone to high preferment in the civil service of the government. The Story of Malta A man of your talents should command preferment; but these are sad times, and the best fare ill enough without a helping hand. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 Many of those who were most successful in science reached high preferment in the Church. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time His refusal of all these pieces of preferment caused his patron some surprise, which was changed into displeasure by his acceptance of the see of Toledo. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Indeed, it was on the crown that they were obliged to rest all their hopes of preferment. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The profession of arms, therefore, attracted all noble and ambitious youths,—it was in fact the only path open to chivalric purposes, and which led to high preferment. The Story of Malta He then slightly guards against the conception, that eloquence should be the sole source of preferment; or even "a common cause of preferment." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Lexicographers define ambition to be an earnest desire of power, honor, preferment, pride. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution I hold no preferment in the province of Valencia. Glories of Spain Such an acknowledgment was in the nature of a homage rendered to his master on his preferment. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies Few could enter life with more flattering and apparently better-grounded prospects of attaining to all that would gratify a mind with strong intellectual powers, and naturally ambitious of preferment. A Concise Biographical Sketch of William Penn Edward III. obtained preferment for him in the church, and from 1361 to 1368 he was employed in France in responsible positions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" In his chosen profession, in which the strength of his vigorous manhood was spent, he attained eminence and preferment, being a recognized leader of the bar of this State for many years before his death. Reminiscences of service with the Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers, and a memorial of Col. George H. Browne No doubt in those days it was hard for a Liberal parson to get preferment, and George III. was right in his prophecy that Sydney would never be a bishop. Springtime and Other Essays The only obstacle to our preferment was in obtaining the Squire's recommendation; but he had already shown us too many instances of his friendship to doubt of it now. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Now what th' dooce—ha, 'preach' t' be sure——" "Let the parson pray and preach And fat preferments get But, so long as I have speech— I'll sing the charms o' Bet. Our Admirable Betty A Romance He soon afterwards settled in London, where he obtained various preferments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" He remained at the university till 1625, but failed to obtain any college preferment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" I think Lord Grey will give me some preferment, if he stays in long enough; but the upper parsons live vindictively. Springtime and Other Essays Still more valuable advantages were those relating to ecclesiastical preferments, of which a large proportion was reserved in France to academical graduates. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Had he not given freely, as a sacrifice, the greatest gift a man has—his hope for power and preferment? The Broken Gate A Novel For several generations Lessing's ancestors had been distinguished for their learning, and with few exceptions they had all held ecclesiastical preferment. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise He was finally permitted to return to England in 1596, but finding his preferment obstructed by the jarring interests of Burleigh and Essex, he retired from public life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" I asked for nothing—never did anything shabby to procure preferment. Springtime and Other Essays Her brilliant qualities and growing influence made her an object of jealousy, as seeming to stand in the way of his own preferment. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 I will now close, thanking you for your kind preferment. Cordwood He subsequently held several church preferments, including the rectory of Tylehurst, in Berkshire, where he died on the 9th of February 1810. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" I went to offer my Lady Phips my House by Mr. Moody's and to congratulate her preferment. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day He knew that to live among them would mean banishment from his ordinary associations and the loss of all possible preferment in the church. Five Young Men Messages of Yesterday for the Young Men of To-day Naturally enough, therefore, the descendants of the old Welsh gentry began to look towards England for recognition and preferment, and their interest in their own little country necessarily began to wane. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Ray gave an unequivocal proof of the sincerity of his mind, by sacrificing his preferment in the church, rather than take an oath against the Covenanters, which he could not reconcile with his conscience. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology He also received offers of high preferment in the Church of England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" "Turn a somersault for us, Cabbage Jock!" shouted a fellow-countryman, on his way to preferment in the Scots Guard, who in the meanwhile was filling up his time by fighting manfully against the King's troops. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Within the Church itself there was not only an unholy traffic in preferments, but he found his fellow clergy, curates, rectors, bishops at war among themselves, self-seeking, greedy for power and money. John Marsh's Millions He became tutor in the family of Lodovico Gaddi, a rich Florentine, and then secretary to his brother Giovanni, by whom he was presented to a valuable ecclesiastical preferment at Rome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" He held, however, his professorship only eight years, when his career was suddenly cut short by preferment to a benefice. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology At such a rate were English preferments bled to support the College of Cardinals; and if all these great benefices were again vacated there would be a fine harvest to be gathered. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII The temple of fame is the shortest passage to riches and preferment. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence He was educated in the Jesuits' school, went to the bar, and obtained certain small legal preferments which he afterwards sold. A Short History of French Literature A volume of poems dedicated to the king brought him preferment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" He enjoyed immense popularity, both personally, and as an artist, and received many honours and 140 preferments from the papal and other Italian courts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" But though the career of ecclesiastical preferment was thus early opened to him, Calvin was destined not to become a priest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" How easily he could have risen to preferment in any branch of natural science must have been well known to himself when coming in contact with these great minds of his age. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence He took orders very early, and obtained some preferment. A Short History of French Literature He employed clerical ministers and paid them by church preferments, but his nominations to bishoprics did not always receive papal confirmation which had become recognized as essential. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Philip IV. made him royal architect and king’s painter, and gave him the church preferment of a canon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" He looked into it; it was a scheme of ecclesiastical preferments; he smiled. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine It is necessary that some rich men be dunces, because pretenders to learning may get preferment, and good wits will be able to help themselves. The Handbook of Conundrums As usual at the time his literary reputation was rewarded by Church preferment and employment in the diplomatic service. A Short History of French Literature In the reign of Edward III. the popes, though appointing to bishoprics by provision, did not give them to foreigners, but they appointed foreigners, enemies of England, to lesser preferments, deaneries and prebends. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Besides the curacy of the village church, good Monsieur Chaubard held some ecclesiastical preferment in the cathedral church of St. Stephen at Toulouse. International Short Stories English To have an opinion of his own, and to express it, was utterly impossible to any man whose heart was set upon church preferment. The Religious Life of London There is no evidence that he was in priest’s orders, but he was a clerk, and as such held various preferments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" He had some preferment at Le Mans and a pension from the queen, which he lost on suspicion of writing Mazarinades. A Short History of French Literature He must have guessed that there were some subtle motives behind this sudden and unexpected preferment; but how could he possibly guess what these motives were? The Intriguers In the spring of 1616, Donne was presented to the living of Keyston, in Hunts., and a little later he became rector of Sevenoaks; the latter preferment he held until his death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The parishes were likewise regulated, competent allowances were made to the ministers, to the value of about fourscore pounds a year, besides glebes and perquisites, and the method of their preferment was settled. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts We may remark also, that the young victor was honorably anxious to secure for such officers as distinguished themselves the preferment which their services entitled them to. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 He early received considerable preferment in the law, and held the seals at intervals for the greater part of the last thirty years of his life. A Short History of French Literature In cities, political preferment and success in nominating caucuses are largely the result of party machinery by "pot-house politicians," by grog shops and gambling saloons, and by men not conspicuous for virtue or intelligence. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. It is said that he was enticed back to Rome by the promise of pardon and rich preferment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" His rank, sustained by his scholarship, raised him speedily to high preferment in the Church. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 And as to any considerable preferment in the navy, it is not to be expected, as there are always so many gaping for it here who have interest, and he has none. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia He held various preferments, and was a member of the special synod held to admit Henri IV. to the Roman communion. A Short History of French Literature The road to preferment is often a dirty one; but Melique's was much less so than that of many. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem His own hopes of preferment had been strengthened by the death of many of the higher clergy at Flodden. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" It was to be expected that preferments in the church should get a special share of Mr. Gladstone's laborious attention, and so they did. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) All this pleased his adherents excessively, in particular the latter preferment. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. He has left the College, turned his back on all preferment, and settled down contentedly among our Lakes, with his Sister and his Muse. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) He owed his rapid preferment to James, then duke of York, whose favour he had gained by conniving at the duke’s leanings to the Roman Church. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" In those deliberations Gavin Douglas took an active part, and for this reason stimulated the opposition which successfully thwarted his preferment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" One of his earliest preferments, that of Dr. Temple to the bishopric of Exeter, created lively excitement. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) There were no public works, nothing broad-minded, no thought of the common good: the sole motif of the Roman woman in politics was personal preferment. Roman Women If he held any preferment, it was to quarrel with his rector, his dean, or his bishop; to be cited before commissions, tried by surrogates, pronounced contumacious, suspended, and Heaven knows what else. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The Cashmere, the Rev. Ebenezer, his deceased uncle, his riches, his departure, his possible preferment in the future, had formed the foundations of that perpetual buzzing. Toilers of the Sea About this time Donne became intimate with Robert Ker, then Viscount Rochester and afterwards the infamous earl of Somerset, from whom he had hopes of preferment at court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The King, desiring Donne to enter into the ministry, denied all requests for secular preferment, and the unwilling poet deferred his decision for almost three years. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 While resisting ecclesiastical usurpation, and depriving individuals who were disaffected or incompetent, of their preferment, he upheld the church and its dignitaries, and left both in a more exalted position than he found them. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition I then waited on the noble marquis, to thank him for my preferment. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Besides the preferments above mentioned, he was rector of the gild of Jesus at St Paul’s and chaplain to Henry VIII. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" In the latter year, Morton offered the poet certain preferment in the Church, if he would only consent to take holy orders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The King made him his chaplain in ordinary, and promised other preferments. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The aforesaid president and fellows are licensed to hold their preferments in these kingdoms till one year and a half be expired after their arrival in Bermuda. A Proposal for the Better Supplying of Churches in Our Foreign Plantations, and for Converting the Savage Americans to Christianity This was his first 502 public office, and it came to him, like all later preferments, without any solicitation of his own. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" He indeed never left the Church, in which he held divers preferments; and though his views on eternal punishment lost him a professorship in King's College, London, he met with no formal ecclesiastical censure. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) He received his education at Wadham College, Oxford; and while at the university, wrote a satiric piece called The Humours of Oxford, which created him many enemies, and hindered his preferment. Notes and Queries, Number 239, May 27, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Bishoprics were in those days regarded chiefly 103 as pieces of rich preferment with which prime ministers bought the support of powerful adherents. Studies in Contemporary Biography However, disappointment in the expectation of preferment in the Church soon disgusted him with the ministry, and in 1720 he began to practise physic, for which he seemed to have a natural talent, at Wolverhampton. The Annals of Willenhall He declined a marked preferment, In the ranks of politicians, Choosing avenues of labor Nearer home and happier duties, Nearer scenes of calm retirement. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. Nor was this long his only preferment, for the Whigs were not too well off for clergymen who united scholarship, character, and piety, and he was made Bishop of St. David's in 1840. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) Thou hast a pretty, forward, lying face, And may'st in time expect preferment. The Orphan or, The Unhappy Marriage As ecclesiastical preferment had not discoloured the native hue of his simplicity, so neither did the influences of royal favour. Studies in Contemporary Biography He was ordained priest, and received various ecclesiastical preferments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" That worthy Jesuit, Cauvrigny, idol of the provincial convents, paid for his adventures only by a recall to Paris, in other words—by fresh preferment. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages It was not, however, by any means his only preferment. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) That son was now the Reverend Thomas Beach, Rector of Kencote, to which preferment the Squire had appointed him nearly thirty years before, when he was only just of canonical age to receive it. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons He had usually obtained his preferment by his family connections, or by some service rendered to the court or a political chief—perhaps even by solicitation or intrigue. Studies in Contemporary Biography Men like Sir Allan MacNab, who had been bred in a system of preferments and petty political gains, found it difficult to avoid small jobbery. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 Like other ecclesiastical lawyers and civil servants of the day; he was paid with ecclesiastical preferments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Ecclesiastics who taught that the King "is above the laws by his absolute power," and "may quash any law passed by Parliament," were sure of rapid preferment. 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 To others preferment has fallen which would have fallen to them had they been still eligible. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers The more elaborate the organization of a church is, the larger is the number of preferments to offices, and greater the opportunity given to office seekers to make these the first things. The Defects of the Negro Church The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 10 By a series of gallant acts and uniform good conduct and assiduous and thorough discharge of his duty, he had well won his preferment. History of Morgan's Cavalry His theological sensitiveness appears in his refusal of a preferment offered to him in 1635 by Sir Thomas Coventry, lord keeper of the great seal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" His compliance with the King's desire to violate the first principle of Magna Charta, "endeared him to the Court, and secured him further preferment as soon as any opportunity should occur." 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 A question arose as to the power of the king to grant ecclesiastical preferments to be held along with a bishopric. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. If I were politic, and intent only on my own preferment or pecuniary interest, I should swim with the strong tide of public sentiment instead of breasting its powerful influence. Thoughts on African Colonization He became subsequently a much abler commander than he was at the time of his preferment, but he always exhibited some very high qualities. History of Morgan's Cavalry One who holds cathedral or other preferment to which jurisdiction is annexed. The Church Handy Dictionary Mainwaring was brought before Par48liament, punished with fine and imprisonment and temporary suspension from office and perpetual disability for ecclesiastical preferment. 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 Does he not seek applause or preferment thereby? Talkers With Illustrations Almost every avenue to wealth, preferment and usefulness, is closed against them. Thoughts on African Colonization Church preferments were under special circumstances allowed to be held by laymen. Spenser And when the puritan was thrown out of preferment, and seceded into separation, he turned into a presbyter. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 By consecration; for, as was mentioned before, when a clerk is promoted to a bishoprick, all his other preferments are void the instant that he is con-381-secrated. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First The Venetian ambassador at Rome received the news on the night of the 28th December; and, on the morrow, requested Paul IV. not to dispose of this preferment until he heard from the senate. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) Who does not wish to behold the free people of color,—cursed with ineffectual freedom here,—recalled from their banishment, and placed where no obstacles will impede their march to affluence, preferment and honor? Thoughts on African Colonization The first prescription which the Priest gives to the Fox who desires to rise to preferment in the Church is to win the favour of some great Puritan noble. Spenser Meanwhile no time was lost by Innes to inform the unsuspicious and generous Bishop of London of the prize he possessed—to convert the Formosan was his ostensible pretext; to procure preferment his concealed motive. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The next branch consists in the first-fruits, and tenths, of all spiritual preferments in the kingdom; both of which I shall consider together. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First I have considered you now, but will not again, whatsoever preferment any of your friends shall procure you.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Though his hopes of preferment were never realised, he tried his best on this slender income 'to make a happy fireside clime to weans and wife,' and in a sense succeeded. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series Can any of your readers give me any account of this George Alsop, his preferment, if any, and the time of his death? Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The last acts of the Duke were to secure pensions of 250ℓ. a year to each of his secretaries, and to fill up the ecclesiastical preferments. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II They would not be likely to recommend for preferment either a member of the opposite party or a member of their own party who was a personal opponent. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations This was quite a politician’s short way to preferment! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Smallness of stature, disappointment in his ambition for preferment, and a natural narrowness of soul, had turned Colonel Landcraft into a military martinet of the most pronounced character. The Rustler of Wind River He threw away for this the only piece of solid preferment that he ever had, a clerkship in the War Office which Addington gave him. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 Having taken orders he gained preferment in the Church, became, in 1706, Archdeacon of Clogher, and through the recommendation of Swift obtained also a good living. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) It is a common thing for men to hate the authors of their preferment, as the witnesses of their mean original. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order To the perpetual care of his work, he voluntarily sacrificed all other views in life, and even drew himself away from domestic pleasures; for he refused marriage and preferments, which might interrupt his beloved studies! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors “It’s a crushing blow, to come before the preferment in rank that I have been led to expect would be my retiring compensation!” The Rustler of Wind River I fancy if you once got up to some preferment, you would think of my old mistress again, and do something for her. The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana It appeared in 1704, and although published anonymously and never owned, the book effectually stood in the way of Swift's high preferment in the Church. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) They would be less contented with themselves, if they had obtained their preferment honestly. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Not encouraged by the reception his first literary efforts received, but having obtained some preferment from his patron, we now come to a critical point in his life. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors His mother was well; and her hopes for her son’s preferment were steadily reviving, after the cruel blow which his disgrace in Rome had given them. Carmen Ariza Not meeting with the preferment he expected, he made a voyage to Italy, at that time little inferior to the Augustan age for learning. In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts He was now in London, charged with a mission from the Irish Church, and hoping for Church preferment himself. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Thomas Burnet kept the Charter House, in London, and his conscience—happier, perhaps, in this than if he had enjoyed the ecclesiastical preferment which King William seemed so anxious to give him. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." These dedications led to preferment, and thus hardily was laid the foundation-stone of his aspiring fortunes. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors He took his work seriously, not for money, not for human preferment, but for mankind. Carmen Ariza Fools out of favour grudge at knaves in place, And men are always honest in disgrace: The court preferments make men knaves in course: But they which wou'd be in them wou'd be worse. The True-Born Englishman A Satire I asked, taking my feet off the table, the better to watch her features, "anything that would seem to indicate political preferment, a reward for past services to my country, as it were?" Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) Brother: Being passed to the second degree of Freemasonry, we congratulate you on your preferment. Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc. All that time had passed in the contemplation of church preferment, with the aerial perspective lighted by a visionary mitre. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Whatever small scraps of preferment might have come in his way had been rejected as having been joined with too much of labour and too little of emolument. Marion Fay And interspersed with all these were strong hints of political preferment that would have turned almost any youthful head less obstinate than that which ornamented the broad shoulders of Jean Marot. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life An eager aspirant to ecclesiastical preferment is not the less at liberty to refuse a proffered mitre, because all his acquaintances have a well founded assurance that he will accept. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications He beheld himself the envied possessor of the first lady of the land, the near relative of its most respected warrior, and the honorable expectant of the highest preferment. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. The cynical Wood tells us that, “not finding that preferment he expected, while others for their money carried away most places, he retired discontented into Surrey.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors There is poor Mr Wentworth, who brought me here first; unless he gets preferment, poor fellow——. The Doctor's Family We do not come asking for gifts of profit or preferment for ourselves; for us the day for ban or benison has almost passed. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV This individual has since been made a dignitary of the Church of England, and has had other preferment bestowed upon him; and this is but part of what might be said. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 He certainly did not evince a craving for preferment. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War The purpose of this law is to defeat any attempt to elevate one citizen above another in rank of social or political preferment. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 He was soon appointed to teach the younger portion of the community, and gave in this employment such decided satisfaction to his superiors, that he was soon marked for preferment. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. In Prior's time it appears a different accomplishment led to preferment. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges From time to time he also cautioned Boswell not to expect political preferment when he did not deserve it. A Poetical Review of the Literary and Moral Character of the late Samuel Johnson (1786) Men with political ambition are encouraged to aspire to preferment and are assured of corporate support to bring it about. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses A scoundrel; he has climb'd up the stilts of preferment strangely, my Lord. The Fall of British Tyranny American Liberty Triumphant But notwithstanding his services to the ministry, he remained without preferment till the year 1713, when he was made Dean of St. Patrick's. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History He was appointed by Bishop Blomfield to a prebend at St. Paul's, but received and desired no other preferment. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Of all the promised preferments, he would have chosen the mastership of St. Cross for its seclusion. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters And by this sentence a man of great eloquence perished, only because, like many others, he wished for higher preferment. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens If there had been in every shire of England, but one solempne Library, to the preservation of those noble works, and preferment of good learning in our posterity, it had been yet somewhat. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Above all, it was the only road to office under the Roman government and to political preferment. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Although outside of the paths which lead to preferment or to general reputation, he carried a great weight in all the counsels of his party. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Each seeks his own honor and advantage, desiring to gain preferment and precedence over others. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost As for Want, I have no manner of preferment. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete If there had been, in every shire of England, but one solempne library, to the preservation of those noble works, and preferment of good learning in our posterity, it had been yet somewhat. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance I acted only as a politician to get preferment and money, and for that purpose I joined the bishops side, and prevailed with the king to cast out their adversaries. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies But he lost his clerical preferment at the Restoration, and chiefly resided in his later days in Warwick Lane, London, where he died in 1675. 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 In the second place they were to refrain from simony, or the purchase of ecclesiastical preferment, that they might not be dependent on the great men of the world. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Hence the ascendency of the professional politician who, claiming to represent the masses, really owes his preferment to those who subsidize the party machine. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy To accept this work, he gave up a lucrative law practice, fine prospects of political preferment, and probable fortune, as well as professional fame. History of Education He was early educated with a design for future high preferment, and had the abbey of Ferm given him, for the purpose of prosecuting his studies; which he did with great assiduity. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies There travelled in company with me several small trees, which had been educated with me in the seminary, and were now destined to the capital for preferment. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. Lawyers receive preferment and fees from business—there is no other large source of support for lawyers. The American Empire But if he had done this, if he had followed the star of court preferment, he would have remained only one of many highly polished nonentities—and would have lost his head at last. Lafayette Domestic troubles in the royal household had led the King to regard the friendship of this Chief as a matter of some importance, and Wan Lingga's chances of preferment were dead and buried. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula Who could be better fitted to select those who were suitable for preferment? Life of St. Vincent de Paul Many of its followers were inspired by the prospect of using it as a stepping-stone to preferment rather than as a route to Nirvana. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The crown and the scepter gave the appearance of power, but behind them were concessions, monopolies, economic preferments, and special privilege. The American Empire Their elevation to the more valuable places or leave to hold subsidiary preferments depended upon their votes in the House of Lords. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Elizabeth had showered wealth and influence upon him, although she had refrained, at her most doting moments, from lifting him up to the lowest step in the ladder of aristocratic preferment. Raleigh On the expiration of this term he publicly excommunicated them, degraded them from their dignity, and deprived them of their preferments. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Skill in archery or equestrianism was so much valued that it brought quick preferment and even secured pardon for a criminal. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Every ecclesiastic holding preferment or exercising public functions was required to take an oath of fidelity to the Constitution of France, sanctioned by the king. Lectures on the French Revolution They did not lead immoral lives, and if they gave a large share of preferment to their families, that at least was a domestic virtue. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. From Sherborne, Raleigh wrote on the 6th of April saying frankly that if her Majesty persisted in excluding him from every sort of preferment, 'I must begin to keep sheep betime.' Raleigh Returning to England, he was offered considerable preferment by King James on condition of becoming a member of the Church of England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" As for Narihira, after a few years he was allowed to return from exile, but finding that all his hopes of preferment were vain, he abandoned himself to a life of indolence and debauchery. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Richelieu was lavish of praise and promises, but never offered Balzac the preferment he expected. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" If Providence had assigned to you a duke for a father or an uncle, preferment would fall to you as of right. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. His first preferment was to the archdeaconry of Stow, in the diocese of Lincoln, but his opposition in convocation to the doctrine of transubstantiation led to his deprivation and to his flight into Switzerland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" But he published nothing more immediately; and powerful as were his patrons, the only preferment which he obtained was in that Eldorado-Purgatory of Elizabethan ambition—Ireland. A History of Elizabethan Literature Thus, hazardous and wearisome as was the voyage to China over stormy waters in a rude sailing boat, its successful accomplishment established a title to official preferment and high honour. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Now you have lost your preferment, and I am glad of it. The Fifth Queen Crowned In spite of Jeremy's deviation from the path of preferment, the two were on friendly terms, and when the hopes of the son's professional success grew faint, the father showed sympathy with his literary undertakings. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. The children of this marriage came to England in 1247 in the hope of obtaining court preferment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" He was educated at Cambridge, and, being made prebendary of Salisbury, and vicar of Broadwindsor, almost as soon as he could take orders, seemed to be in a fair way of preferment. A History of Elizabethan Literature Tell the last I congratulate him on his preferment, though it is with difficulty I rejoice at it, since it is to deprive us of the pleasure of seeing him again. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Iago is a man of fine natural intellect who has not been trained in the personal qualities that bring preferment. William Shakespeare A man of energy, who took his faith seriously, was, like the Evangelical clergy, out of the road to preferment, or, like Wesley, might find no room within the church at all. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. The great strokes of policy which bring him preferment or popularity are pretty sure to have been devised in moments of happy inspiration, or perhaps during the watches of the night, by a feminine brain. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) It was perhaps owing to this false step that, when the Restoration arrived, the preferment which he had in so many ways merited only came to him in the tents of Kedar. A History of Elizabethan Literature My youth excludes me from any hope of immediate preferment, but I mean to prepare the way for futurity.’ Ladies-In-Waiting The individual preferment which many of them enjoyed four years ago had thinned to nothingness in the welding of this great warrior-force of comrades, who never again would quite resume their former status. Where the Souls of Men are Calling Paley and Watson had been led off into the path of ecclesiastical preferment. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Like Wilkins, he was ejected from his Headship at the Restoration, and like him obtained high preferment under the new régime and became a Bishop. The Life and Times of John Wilkins Warden of Wadham college, Oxford; master of Trinity college, Cambridge; and Bishop of Chester They are those who have the control of her preferments, benefices and revenues,—who traffic in her indulgences, and thereby become themselves enriched. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse The boy would do almost anything he suggested, so great was his confidence that a road to literary preferment could be staked out over that path. A Black Adonis The tenth, which was in the mid-heaven, or region occupied by the sun at midday, was the House of Honour, denoting credit, renown, profession or calling, trade, preferment, etc. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy The college, therefore, was merely a stepping-stone on the way to the usual course of preferment. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. And when your grandfather got preferment, and was made dean, all was thankfulness and joy; but we never got to Copenhagen. The Sand-Hills of Jutland Vague ideas of favour and preferment haunted their brains. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 All ecclesiastical preferment was thus rendered canonically impossible; Abelard became the talk of Paris, and in bitter humiliation retired to the abbey of St. Denis. The Story of Paris The preferment, however, did not spoil him; he looked upon it as a call to duty. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Is a fellow newly great and newly proud; one that hath put himself into another face upon his preferment, for his own was not bred to it. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters Here his learning, ability, and integrity were soon recognized, and preferments crowded thick upon him. 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 Nathan Matthews was on the high-road to the governor's chair, but I happened to know that, however ambitious he might be for political preferment, his temperament rendered him more avid for distinction in business. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated A wound received, or a limb lost, will, in many instances, constitute a stronger recommendation for political preferment than long experience, coupled with ability and high character. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Those who toil unceasingly for preferment, and toil in vain, are said to have been born with a wooden ladle. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Thereby in elections the preferments, etc., were to go to the opposite party, according at times, to very singular rules, applicable, for instance, according to the month wherein the said benefice fell vacant. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century That soul in which the love of liberty ever dwelt must reject, with honest indignation, every idea of preferment, founded on the ruins of a virtuous and deserving people. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America It might have been supposed that his hopes of preferment would have been seriously injured by Murray's death. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets Adair was held in high esteem by the people of Kentucky, and bright hopes of political preferment were held out by his party friends. The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 Formerly, in the army, a gentleman who, without any certain post or employment, served in the hope of earning preferment, or from patriotism. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The temptation to exaggerate for the purpose of hero-making and future political preferment is too great to be resisted, and the consequence is that truth suffers amazingly. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Visions of high preferment were opened out to those of gentle blood. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea They knew, none the less, that the sight of Spanish gold under English hatches was pleasant to good Queen Bess, and likely to result in honor, wealth and preferment for themselves. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. The chances of the Revolution placed him in the way of preferment; chances, however, which, if they had turned the other way, might have cost him his head. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 A practice in our army, which has been aptly termed the "buying of fetters;" it is the obtaining preferment at regulated prices. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. In fact, political preferment is a leading motive with many of them. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier "Practice as an advocate, and push your way to insular preferment?" The Manxman A Novel - 1895 His wife was a somewhat fretful woman, who often wished that her husband would seek preferment and leave his present circumscribed sphere of action. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School He scarcely knew what had become of the rest of them, except that one was in the Church and had found preferment—wasn't he Dean of Rockingham? A London Life and Other Tales The having undergone a regular examination for preferment. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Trained observers have noted in their personalities and careers many of the plain characteristics which each man feels in himself and mistakenly believes is a bar to preferment. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 There is glory and preferment to be had in Virginia," he said; "there are stars to be won at Yorktown, Carus. The Reckoning When, says Mrs. Jameson, this was afterwards mentioned to Queen Mary, in the hope that it would injure him in her estimation, and be a bar to his preferment, "And what then?" answered she, hastily. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 This preferment took actual effect from the summer of 1660, when Nicolas was installed dean and prebendary of Caddington Major, such of the other dignitaries as survived resuming their stalls, and vacancies were filled up. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch A volunteer, who, serving at his own charge, to learn experience, waits for preferment; a designation, recently introduced, for young gentlemen formerly rated volunteers of the first class. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Becoming a specialist does not ipso facto make him a better officer, or win him preferment. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 Anne had never yielded even to Marlborough her exclusive right of dealing with Church preferment, and had presided to the last at the Cabinet Councils of her ministers. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Convocations remained silenced, and Church preferments were made to serve political ends and were regarded both by clergy and laity as little more than desirable offices. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration Among those assigned to duty as sentinel that night was a young man ambitious to win preferment and honour in the tribe. Indian Story and Song from North America A certain Thomas Heth, purporting to be a poor minister, came and asked the dean to recommend him for some preferment. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Granting that they had other sound military qualities in the beginning, an acquired ability to express themselves lucidly and with force became a touchstone to preferment. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 Promotion in the civil service, preferment in the Church, rank in the army, were reserved for "the king's friends." History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 The court party was strengthened by grants of peerages, preferments, and other good things, and "the king's friends," as they began to call themselves, became a recognised body. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration The current belief was that his preferment was disgrace for connivance at communications between him and Cobham. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography He must, in justice to his brother, assure your Majesty that he never has expressed, and probably never would express, a wish to Sir Robert Peel on the subject of preferment in the Church. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 When they throw thee some beneficial bone, snap at the favor; if not, sleep on and never answer to good fortune and preferment when they knock at thy door. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote I, with others of thy friends, resent this great preferment of Elias. The Valley of the Kings But Lee could only see in it a struggle for personal favor and preferment. The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77 But his sentence removed all hope of such preferment. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. In this world they looked forward to neither preferment nor reward; all they expected or could hope for was a miserable subsistence. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 For the blacks, the sudden opening of political power and preferment, however designed, was in effect a very doubtful benefit. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement She spoke as the mouthpiece of the missionary, the dispenser of wealth and preferment. The Valley of the Kings The fellows were expelled from the University by a royal edict, and the high commissioner pronounced the ejected fellows incapable of ever holding any church preferment. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Henry received him favourably and promised him preferment, but died soon afterwards. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 The power conferred upon them they believed to be evidence of the expectation and confidence of the Negroes in them to secure for the race civil rights, economic opportunity and political preferment. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 It was a competition and struggle for preferment, place, or gain—a selfish strife—utterly distasteful to him. Fifty years with the Revere Copper Co. A Paper Read at the Stockholders' Meeting held on Monday 24 March 1890 The governor could give ecclesiastical preferment to episcopal ministers without the sanction of the see, and maintain a clergyman in defiance of his bishop. The History of Tasmania, Volume I He paused only to announce his feats to the Directory in modest phrase, and to recommend for preferment those who, like Lannes and Lanusse, had earned distinction. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) This, of course, ended the chance of his preferment in the royal household, and the boy was freed from what he considered an irksome task. Historic Boyhoods It is profit, pleasure, preferment in the superlative degree, and not scattered in so many various streams which divide and distract the heart, but all combined in one. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Poetry, it is true, did not lead Young to preferments or to honours; but was there not something like blindness in the flattery which he sometimes forced her, and her sister prose, to utter? The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Everywhere to do homage to it, to avoid collision with it, to propitiate its favour, is deemed essential—nay, is essential to political preferment and ecclesiastical advancement. No Compromise with Slavery An Address Delivered to the Broadway Tabernacle, New York He had never intrigued or cajoled for preferment, but had done the work that lay nearest him. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols He asked no favours—he sought no preferment. The Root of Evil All men know that the church is the ladder to step up upon to go to preferment, and repentance the door to enter to places of trust. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning That attachment to his favourite study, which made him think a poet the surest guide to his new profession, left him little doubt whether poetry was the surest path to its honours and preferments. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II For one thing," said Lalage, "we hadn't got any ecclesiastical preferments to sell and we hadn't any money to buy them, so we couldn't have simonied even if we'd wanted to. Lalage's Lovers I fancy I can manage a sort of preferment with Dubissay, who has the ear of the Queen mother at present. A Little Girl in Old Quebec |
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