英语词汇“self-constituted”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Here they elected seven governors in succession, and existed under a self-constituted government for seventy years. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z

Political agitators harangued them on their violated rights; self-constituted preachers urged the duty of destroying the heathen, forgetting that the Moravian Indians were Christians, and their exasperated hearers were soon ripe for any rash attempt. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z

It lacked still two hours of noon when Eli Gouger, self-constituted detective in Sagersgrove, beheld the heavy machine of the Chosen Trio coming down the main street of that peaceful town. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z

Scarcely one of his self-constituted biographers had more than the very slightest acquaintance with him, and their records and impressions of him are chiefly made up of stale gossip and secondhand anecdotes. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z

“No, we think there ought to be better pitching,” went on the self-constituted chairman. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z

But Monroe's declaration, although its immediate purpose was self-defence, involved a permanent protest against any European aggression in Latin America, and thus set up the United States as self-constituted champion of those countries. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z

This self-constituted ruler claims to be their sole religious instructor. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z

On May 23, the chiefs and principal men of the three tribes assembled at the station to hear what the self-constituted United States Indian commissioner and his secretary of state had to say. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z

Of all his words and deeds and attitudes he is himself self-constituted, reverend judge. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z

There was an exchange of glances between the new self-constituted master and mistress. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z

Paul slept more quietly, thinking that the person whose self-constituted protector he was would not have to suffer by reason of the misfortune that had befallen him. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z

But the Creoles could not see their way clear to an unconditional recognition of such a self-constituted revolutionary body. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z

The Chief of Police, Colonel Whallen, set his detectives to work looking for the men, and many citizens, self-constituted detectives, inquired concerning the appearance of the men and kept a sharp lookout for them. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z

Meanwhile the Vor Parlament had been summoned, and the National Assembly of Frankfort had met in the Paulskircke, to the number of four hundred deputies; their self-constituted task was simply to reform all Germany. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z

In the absence of a suitable pot, for the baler was far too small, the self-constituted cook had employed the shell of the turtle as a receptacle for the stew. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z

The self-constituted invalid had invented anæmia for two very good reasons. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z

For this he was ridiculed and even ostracized by the self-constituted judges of his day. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z

My self-constituted friends have done me more injury than even my own indiscretions. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z

This was a turn in affairs which the self-constituted vindicators of public morality had not contemplated, and accordingly they proceeded no further in their purpose. Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England 2011-08-08T02:00:19.693Z

For the more useless military intervention appeared, the greater was their confidence in being able to maintain their self-constituted liberty unmolested. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z

The Mr. Tonkine that his master referred to was the self-constituted protector of the Davy family. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z

What are found in the margin are therefore “alternative Readings,”—in the opinion of these self-constituted representatives of the Church and of the Sects. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z

So that Jesus was thus forced to reason with them, and to make His defense before these self-constituted judges of His, and tell them why it was that He pursued the course He did. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z

It is the unsusceptible one who goes down forehead to the earth, not pausing to spread rug or carpet in the way, when the self-constituted idol appears. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z

Editors are self-constituted our guides, and caucus delegates our government directors. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z

As well as if Sir William Dagmar had informed me, I knew that before me lay the key to the mystery, which it was my self-constituted task to solve. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z

"Your worship finds yourself in strange company," observed this self-constituted cicerone of the prison, lowering his tone so as not to be overheard by the ruffians around him. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z

Napier heard how those three had redoubled their watchful friendship, a self-constituted bodyguard to keep Miss Greta safe from any breath of discourtesy, from so much as a glance of unworthy suspicion. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z

There was no municipal government in Lawrence at the time, and Dr. Robinson acted, in his reply to Colonel Sumner, as a sort of self-constituted representative of the citizens. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z

Historians are self-constituted, or appointed by men; but prophets are chosen of God. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z

The self-constituted exponent of a most difficult art is not a whit more ridiculous than the boy or man who rushes at a difficult peak before he has learnt the elements of mountaineering science. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z

All aliens were to be expelled from the realm, and even the king’s household was to be “reformed” by his self-constituted guardians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z

This makes a kind of self-constituted division of readers, each satisfied with his lot and each serving a purpose. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z

Hamlet in his self-constituted office “as scourge and minister” cannot caress his mother or hold her in his arms as is now done by actors. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z

"Let her do as she wishes," she said to her husband, quite loud enough to be heard by the self-constituted nurse. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z

"Let me make myself useful in looking after your baggage," said her self-constituted escort, handing her out with great respect and care. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z

And the threat of Cooley, combined with the eloquent profanity of a self-constituted temperance committee, caused Chartrand to postpone his celebration. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z

He had taken the full measure of his opponents when he answered them with this quotation; it was a reply characteristic of the man, and completely defeated these self-constituted theologians with their own weapons. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine

But then self-constituted keenness is usually ignorant of what is going on under its nose. A Poached Peerage

It was a body with a separate and self-constituted existence;—in the state and allied to it, but an independent element, holding on to a large and comprehensive union without the state. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia.

Then he commenced to shoulder through the sort of self-constituted guard of sympathizers with the house. The Night Operator

Captain Buck Sanford was one of the last of the knights-errant, the self-constituted champion of all women, old or young, good or bad. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction

They were proceeding in military form, under the control of a self-constituted board of sergeants, whose orders were implicitly obeyed. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools

Now, the poet is but a self-constituted Censor. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845

It is certain that two men, taken in the act of robbery, had been hanged by the sentence of this self-constituted tribunal, which, in open defiance of the authorities, continued to assemble there. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier

She was virtually a prisoner, and though her solitary confinement was self-constituted, it was no less wearisome on that account. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story

Without deigning a reply, their self-constituted judge completed his task; carefully folding the various documents he had been reading, he looked up complacently. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch

He vividly recalled the time when that unfortunate person was brought up before the self-constituted tribunal that assembled in his store. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches

Four simultaneous gasps were now heard in that little parlor, and four chills ran down the backs of four self-constituted heirs. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht

About the other and more serious part of his self-constituted mission Warrender, however, had done nothing. A Country Gentleman and his Family

In spite of his pain, Jim realized that nowhere 30in this vicinity could his self-constituted companion rest for the night; open fields or dense woodland were safer far for her. Anything Once

The self-constituted assembly elected the leader who was most noted for courage and prowess in battle. History of Human Society

Out-czaring the czar, its votaries are filling the prisons with their political opponents, are practising ruthless spoliation and savage oppression, and are maintaining their self-constituted rule by the force of bayonets. Right Above Race

"The latter, sir, is my self-constituted mission," said the reverend gentleman. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes

A dozen years later Wilson had cast his slough, and had become the autocratic, freespoken, self-constituted dictator, Christopher North. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860

Finally some self-constituted labor-committee sent the letter of invitation, and received a cordial and flattering reply. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart

The arbitrary control by the self-constituted authority of kings and governments without the consent of the governed is opposed by all human associations, whether tribal, territorial, or national. History of Human Society

The general public have never been induced to read him, in spite of the lavish applauses of some self-constituted authorities. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3)

Among the Boston delegates—self-constituted, a la Gen. Commander—was a certain gentleman, remarkable for his probity, decorum, and extreme sensitiveness. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes

She is guilty of grossest intolerance, of deadliest hatred, of impurest motives––she, the self-constituted, self-endowed spiritual guide of mankind, arrogating to herself infallibility, superiority, supreme authority––yea, the very voice of God himself!” Carmen Ariza

I, being only a committee of one, and self-constituted, feel as if I'd had quite enough of exploring downstairs. Phemie Frost's Experiences

In one way the individual becomes more and more self-constituted and independent in his activity; in another way he is dependent on all his fellows for room or opportunity for action. History of Human Society

The cry that "Society will be disorganized" and our "moral code become chaotic" will go up from the self-constituted keepers of public morality. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex

The possession of children makes her a large stockholder in public morality, but her self-constituted agents act as her proxy without her authorization, as though she were of unsound mind, or not in existence. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV

Thanking the audience for their generosity and complimenting them on their intelligence, the self-constituted lord of the treasury vanished once more behind 67 the curtain. The Strollers

The emperor, in his self-constituted capacity of the Princess Mary's guardian, offered her hand with the English succession to the Duke of Angoulesme. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II.

Her pursuer was no other than her self-constituted lover, Don Gregorio. An Old Sailor's Yarns

The self-constituted sentries allowed nearly an hour to pass before they dared to venture forth. The Madcap of the School

So far as women are concerned you are self-constituted rulers. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III

The drift of spots over the sun's surface was first systematically investigated by Carrington, a self-constituted astronomer, gifted with the courage and the instinct of thoughtful labour. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition

It was before a tribunal without appeal, and in the presence of self-constituted judges, that Don Antonio de Mediana was about to appear. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora

The self-constituted judges with one accord rose to their feet. The Voyage of the Aurora

"Is it worth telling?" and "Why on earth did the captain obey such an order from a self-constituted authority of scoundrels to whom no 'sacrament' could ever be binding, if it could even exist?" A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century

Roger remained in the hall within reach of the boudoir, and spoke once more to Dr. Bousquet before returning to resume his self-constituted guard of Sartorius. Juggernaut

Murat threw his reins to his orderly, and Celio, true to his self-constituted duties as dragon, left the maid of honour dozing in the caleche and followed his mistress. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance)

In his heart he was afraid of his self-constituted "mother." Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life

During the absence of Maillard, which lasted three hours, certain unauthorised and self-constituted assassins appeared at the Abbaye and proposed to go on with the work of extermination which he had left unfinished. Lectures on the French Revolution

This text evidently condemns all self-constituted preachers and reformers; for, “how shall they preach, unless they be sent?” The Faith of Our Fathers

He had been there but a few moments when a robin, self-constituted dictator of that particular corner of the premises, came down a few feet from him, as if to inquire his business. Little Brothers of the Air

In these arts the "subject" is self-constituted and does not derive its significance from its likeness to any object external to it; the form itself is the subject. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life

He had often declared to his wife that there could be nothing so hateful to a man as the constant interference of a self-constituted adviser. The Vicar of Bullhampton

"Well, I'll try it," murmured Virginia uncertainly, for her standards of dress were so vague that she was thankful to be able to rely on Miss Willy's self-constituted authority. Virginia

Just previous to the fall of Vicksburg a self-constituted committee, solicitous for the morale of our armies, took it upon themselves to visit the President and urge the removal of General Grant. Luke Walton

Georgia has disavowed the act of the self-constituted, self-elected minority convention that acted in her name. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

The form, thus self-constituted, has the power to delight us, and the work is at the same time the expression of emotion. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life

A motion to strike out the words “self-constituted societies” elicited a warm debate. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.

Hundreds fled from Paris, self-constituted exiles from their native land, in many cases thus giving the first intimation that they favored the reformed faith. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan

The self-constituted leader, alive with the spirit of revenge, moved, still chanting, away from the fire—away in the direction the white men took when they rode off from the raid. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush

Were there any petitions from the people sent up to this self-constituted legislature of pinchbeck ministers, praying to have hell abolished, and "hades" inserted? Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882

That is, the fact that the financial affairs of this town are entirely controlled by what is virtually a self-constituted body, called the Town Trustees. In the Mayor's Parlour

He had no confidence whatever in the men at the head of public affairs in France—the self-constituted government of that unhappy nation. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.

Of this provision a self-constituted guardian got hold, and embarked it in his own sinking business. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851

He accused the self-constituted leader of seeking to obstruct the defence of the country. William Pitt and the Great War

The hesitation was only for a second, and then his hand gripped the big hand of the self-constituted chairman. The Book of All-Power

To this the ‘Camp Committee’ demurred, and upon my asking what suggestion they had to proffer appeared to consider that they, a self-constituted body, should be given charge of the camp by me. The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship

She was thankful for the slightest evidence of kindness from her self-constituted protectors. Fairy Fingers A Novel

In the carrying out of this several civilians were shot at and wounded, either by accidental shots meant for soldiers or for refusing obedience to the new self-constituted authorities. Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics

England had intervened in Egypt as a self-constituted "Mandatory" of European financial interests. The New World of Islam

But even in the midst of this sleight of hand performance, she did not forget her self-constituted guardianship of Arethusa. The Heart of Arethusa

The land swarmed with these vermin, appointed without due authority, or self-constituted, who robbed the people of horses, mules, cattle, corn, and meat. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War

The self-constituted court, after a fair trial, obliged the five men to settle all liabilities before they again left the river. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52

He saw that he yet had five minutes' grace before his self-constituted judges would proceed to execute their sentence. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective

He peered into the smoking-room in passing and found several self-constituted Lords of Misrule holding full sway. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport

The self-constituted investigating committee seemed satisfied, and the captain strolled on into the city. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1

Politics for a helpless, dependent race will never prove a relief or blessing until we have strong, safe leaders who, losing sight of self and a few self-constituted leaders, will see the whole people. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time

Perspiring masters of ceremonies, self-constituted and drunk, rushed back and forth, trying to put a semblance of the quadrilateral into the various sets. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life

This sage reply is heard by the eavesdropping Bessie, who, as self-constituted ceremonial dictator, emerges and joins their hands in the wordless betrothal. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898

Their social proclivities were equally removed from the rude boorishness of the ordinary settler as from the pretence and ceremonial of the clique of self-constituted aristocrats. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion

"One, two, three—Go!" shouted the self-constituted referee. The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service

The considerable number of girls who had descended the car steps were being taken in tow by the new self-constituted reception committee. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore

Now and then he saw the young man, who regarded him, as Ivan could not but know, as his benefactor, his self-constituted guardian and adviser. The Genius

It is improbable that any self-constituted detective is on their trails. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898

The self-constituted spy concluded that he had to deal with one of the Committee's secret agents; and he was inspired with such wholesome awe that he decided to push his investigations no further. Which? or, Between Two Women

Nobility must be self-constituted and independent: the free alone are noble; slavery, like death, levels all. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection

Money is the general and self-constituted value of all things. Selected Essays

As he reached the garden, there was his self-constituted enemy stretching out before him, far as eye could reach, and sparkling gloriously in the morning sunshine. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea

The meeting was convened, and Patty, a self-constituted chairman, outlined the tenets of the Virgil Union. Just Patty

You, the self-constituted friend and protector of my precious boy—you, with the stain of blood on your hands and the mark of Cain on your forehead! A Dog with a Bad Name

The English come nearest to the Venetian: they are independent, but want the main characteristic, the self-constituted. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection

The Poles are willing to hear reproaches, if such as may be profited by, or if the self-constituted judges be conscientious and unprejudiced. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

In the morning, they took me before a self-constituted committee of vigilance. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure

"Come, come, we can't allow this, you know," said her self-constituted guardian, William; "you are under my charge, and you must come and have some tea." Kate's Ordeal

By the end of the second week he was the self-constituted head of the establishment. Quin

He was the self-constituted secretary and sole official. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life

Through the day rode the posse of self-constituted seekers after the captives. The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians or, Trailing the Yaquis

At a called session of the Legislature in 1850, a self-constituted committee called on me, by letter, for my views. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government

Naturally he took an interest in the education of the children, and previous to the time when school committees were required by statute, he was the self-constituted guide of the teachers and schools. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1

He was at all times and under all circumstances the self-constituted "friend of the people." Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective

Feudalism and the Crusades had commissioned the knight-errant; and now, when law began to hold sword for itself, the self-constituted legal force—knight-errantry—was no longer needed. A Hero and Some Other Folks

Submitting rather than agreeing to the proposal, chairs were brought and placed just inside the door-way, where the light of the saloon lamps shown athwart the countenance of my self-constituted physician. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems

The vice crusade, to mention one example, has produced a large crop of such self-constituted experts, and some of them are in such demand that they are overwhelmed with engagements. A Book of Prefaces

First, a central organization composed of a few men self-constituted; next a small number of assistants in each State who were to organize through confidential agents in the counties, cities and large towns. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1

Yet what great diversity of opinion obtains among the very band of self-constituted elect! The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

Colonel Perkins easily persuaded the sheriff it was their duty to follow the suspected persons, and the self-constituted spies saddled horses and spurred through the woods, along a solitary road, to Hinson's lonely cottage. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett

About sixty persons, including mere spectators, had collected; the most of whom were more or less obedient to the call of Mealy Whitecotton, for that was the name of the self-constituted commander-in-chief. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.)

Not that Bess was in any way a self-constituted rival—on the contrary she was rather shy and retiring, and made no particular bid for popularity. A Popular Schoolgirl

Their self-constituted leaders have already overwhelmed them with calamities. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864

The half extinct spirit of royalty roused itself in the minds of men; and they, willing slaves, self-constituted subjects, were ready to bend their necks to the yoke. The Last Man

Yet as soon as they step on this soil they feel themselves self-constituted tyrants. Visionaries

This Committee declared themselves to us to be a self-constituted body. The American Prejudice Against Color An Authentic Narrative, Showing How Easily The Nation Got Into An Uproar.

Anna Seward, in her self-constituted shrine at Lichfield, would have been miserable, had she not trusted that the eyes of all lovers of poetry were devoutly fixed on her. Memoir of Jane Austen

I deem no government safe which is under the vassalage of any self-constituted authorities, or any other authority than that of the nation, or its regular functionaries. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4

You are the cause of all sickness; but you are a self-constituted falsity,—you are darkness, nothingness. Retrospection and Introspection

The unkindest cut of all to him was the direct contradiction by the tenants themselves of every assertion that their self-constituted champions made on their behalf. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent

But whether self-constituted or otherwise, it matters not, since they were to all intents and purposes members of the mob—if not in deed, still in spirit and in heart. The American Prejudice Against Color An Authentic Narrative, Showing How Easily The Nation Got Into An Uproar.

He was self-constituted, or rather called, to be a priest of God. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College

The critic at work How often do we see this self-constituted oracle rely for his sole support on this sophistry? The Young Priest's Keepsake

She cannot read; the self-constituted nurse reads to her. Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria

A self-constituted body without authority, who have certainly proved themselves to be brave men, and rendered most important services to the state, at a time when such services were, no doubt, both necessary and acceptable. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two

Whitecraft, the self-constituted champion of Protestantism, had about as much religion as Satan himself—or indeed less, for we are told that he believes and trembles, while Whitecraft, on the contrary, neither believed nor trembled. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One

The Congress developed into a purely political body, and like all self-constituted bodies with no definite responsibilities it showed greater capacity for acrid criticism, often quite uninformed, than for any constructive policy. India, Old and New

A full week had he been there before his fellow lodgers, self-constituted into a Committee on Membership, took his case under consideration in full session upon the front steps. Success A Novel

It is a self-constituted body, a corporate body under the laws of this state, and as long as we maintain our corporate existence the village may turn over the funds to the library. A Library Primer

Had he been a leper in Syrian deserts, or a disciple of Jesus among Pharisees, he could not have been more utterly banished from the region of homes and self-constituted piety. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author.

Not until after the first British campaign, in 1893, was even a resolution passed by the body which is the self-constituted guardian for "God, home and native land." The Red Record Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States

Standing in wholesome fear of Max's self-constituted defender, he never again ventured to lay violent hands on the lad, but contented himself with inflicting many petty annoyances. Grandmother Elsie

On the other hand, for unauthorised persons or any self-constituted bodies or conferences to attempt to pre-judge such questions and to carry on negotiations either with regular or irregular representatives of other nations is pernicious. Rebuilding Britain A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War

Were there any petitions from the people sent up to this self-constituted legislature of pinchbeck ministers, praying to have hell abolished, and “hades” inserted? Peck's Compendium of Fun

Bishop Warburton was the Lord Brougham of his age; and as its self-constituted universal provider of intellectual fare, he deemed it his duty to settle this, amongst others of the eternal questions. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham

A regular correspondence was kept up between the self-constituted guardian and his protegé; and the more the former read the heart of the young man, the more did he rejoice that he had befriended him. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue

Unfortunately these Powers were engrossed in other concerns, and took no action to redress the balance which the self-constituted champions of political stability were upsetting to their own advantage. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

He was of the type that one could instinctively locate as a loud-voiced, self-constituted authority on whatever topic might happen to be discussed in the bars of small hotels. When William Came

He was stayed in his flight and imprisoned in the castle of Namur to await a decision on his case by his self-constituted judge. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477

What the populations thought and felt on the subject was irrelevant, they being less qualified to judge what was good for them than their self-constituted guides and guardians. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference

Before he left, I complained, through an interpreter, of the insobriety of my self-constituted sentinel Dietrich, remarking it was quite impossible I could stand such a man dogging my footsteps much longer. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time

Obviously, a self-constituted body like the provisional Government at Paris could not accept these terms, which most deeply concerned the nation at large. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

The first astonishment had given place to conjecture, which yielded in turn to dogmatic judgments—acquiescing or condemning, as the self-constituted judges happened to be favorable or adverse to the cause of the minister. The Missing Bride

The Provisional Committee was originally self-constituted and had been increased only by co-option. John Redmond's Last Years

For their antipathy toward the Supreme Council had long before hardened into a sentiment much more intense, and any stick seemed good enough to break the rod of the self-constituted governors of the planet. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference

Perhaps they will not think their matrimonial debut sufficiently flavored with romantic essence, unless they run off with some self-constituted count, or at least with their papa’s Irish groom! The Christian Home

Mr. Moseley was a self-constituted leader in a crusade against dancing. Sandy

This was the appearance of the British Member of Parliament, Lindsay, in the rôle of self-constituted Southern emissary to Napoleon. Great Britain and the American Civil War

The Chairman of the Technical Education Board was something more than a self-constituted authority on the organisation of education: and the other members of the Society were engaged on a contest on their home ground. The History of the Fabian Society

The censorship was retained by the Great Powers during the Conference as a sort of soft cushion on which the self-constituted dispensers of Fate comfortably reposed. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference

"Leaves for yours," repeated the self-constituted robin redbreast. The Rules of the Game

On all sides self-constituted defenders of the faith are troubling themselves, not with the faith but with the numbers of their adherents who have jobs, equal sharers in emoluments, and so forth. Principles of Freedom

His triumphs are shared by Mamiani and Orioli, self-trumpeted celebrities, self-constituted rulers of the Roman states,—men of straw, to my mind, whom the fire already kindled will burn into a handful of ashes. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II

The self-constituted dictator tried bombast, threats and flattery to gain information from her, but they were of no avail. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion

Supremely satisfied with its self-constituted authority, the mind thinks itself competent to criticize the Bible, the thinking of all the centuries, and even Jesus Christ Himself. In His Image

My most innocent remark to the beautiful youth appeared to rouse suspicion in his self-constituted guardian. Spanish Doubloons

Committees were self-constituted, or perhaps caucus-constituted to interview candidates, much after the modern style, to see whether they were sound on the main question. Thirty Years in the Itinerancy

There were numerous offers of the services of seconds, but the self-constituted master of ceremonies, Jake, vetoed all formalities. Wee Macgreegor Enlists

"Hear to her, hear to this shameless woman!" cried the fanatical and self-constituted saviour of the metis, gesticulating and trying, as he always did, to work upon the easily-roused feelings of his semi-savage following. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion

But in other parts of Africa there is reason to believe that bands of self-constituted female warriors have existed at various times. Primitive Love and Love-Stories

Their negro drove slowly; their self-constituted escort, legs crossed, cap over one impish eye, lolled on the box, enjoying the drive. Ailsa Paige

On the contrary, she had excellent qualities, and deserved much credit for the valuable assistance she rendered as a self-constituted Secret Service Agent, and an ardent Advocate of Universal Peace. Baldy of Nome

A self-constituted and self-regulated election held by them for sundry officials under their Topeka Constitution, revealed a numerical strength of more than seven thousand voters. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02

He was a sort of self-constituted sheik of the community. My Brilliant Career

Some of these self-constituted leaders have displayed a notable aptitude for political organization, and it is largely by means of the many little local organizations that the Cuban political game is played. Cuba, Old and New

Some self-constituted prophets shook their heads and said that before the gas debt was paid off gas would literally have "gone out" as a general illuminant. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald"

They are self-constituted; but he has won his way through the long dedication of his manful energies, accepted and crowned by deliberate, and, we rejoice to think, by continually growing, public favour. Famous Reviews

The self-constituted Ottawa delegation of chiefs from the lower peninsula had preceded me a few days. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers

They decided, however, that it would do no harm to attempt to frighten Gust into acceding to their demands, and with this purpose in mind the Maori sought out the self-constituted commander of the party. Beasts of Tarzan

It was the widow's mite— eighty-six piastres; but self-constituted empires are always rather short of money. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon

Her guardian, however, he is, self-constituted as I believe; but his ward is as dear to him as if she were his own child. Ivanhoe

You are to be tried before this self-constituted court of Caucasian citizens—Anglo-Saxons, sir, every man of them, whose forbears were at Runnymede! Danny's Own Story

He refused to bend the knee to superstition— to lend a patient ear to earth's self-constituted vice- gerents of Omniscience. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12

This pensive intramural existence of the self-constituted nun appeared likely to continue for an indefinite time. The Woodlanders

But the old gentleman, his self-constituted companion, did not allow him to recede from the invitation, which he had rather suffered to be implied than directly expressed. The Bride of Lammermoor

During all the hilarity of the feast and the drinking of the mock whiskey, be acted as self-constituted sentinel. Indian Boyhood

He, I noticed, put the key in his pocket, instead of delivering it to me, self-constituted its rightful owner. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862

For the past year he had been a self-constituted buffer between Mr. Clarke and the men in the furnace-room, and he wondered anxiously what new complication had arisen. Calvary Alley

That requisite he could not discern in the self-constituted body which styled itself the Government of National Defence, but of which he spoke as "the gentlemen of the pavement." Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places

Are you and your self-constituted leaders of the American working people, gods? Helen of the Old House

It was evident that these self-constituted smiths wanted a hammer, but they were no worse off than the first metallurgist, and they did as he must have done. The Mysterious Island

Whatever may be the central idea of the self-constituted elite, they are always the objects of the envy of a large number of minds. Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays

She allowed Helen to arrange the soiled and crumpled pillows, and yielded when her self-constituted nurse wished her to lie down again. The Pagans

The whole Turnbull family, from the beginnings of things self-constituted judges of the two Marstons, were not the less critical of the daughter, that the father had been taken from her. Mary Marston

If the self-constituted committee thought this merely handsome talk without specific meaning, they had only themselves to thank for their subsequent predicament. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him

But as they had no capable leaders and no way of selecting leaders, there arose a self-constituted leadership of uptown Phariseeism and sentimentality, planning the "purification" of the city. The Great God Success

So that evening I went while the Little Red Doctor, as a self-constituted Committee in Waiting, sat on my bench. From a Bench in Our Square

These opinions, too, might have made me unpopular with Sioux and Turks—and, perchance, with some of my more enlightened friends, who are self-constituted "lords of creation." Dahcotah Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling

Such crying ingratitude and malicious detraction prove that these self-constituted judges are as great knaves morally as they are intellectually, which is saying a great deal. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature

He was a sort of self-constituted health officer. Adventures in Contentment

Hence the nation consisted of innumerable self-constituted and self-sustained kingdoms, formed whenever some chieftain elevated himself whom individuals or the body of citizens in a town were willing to serve. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets

"Your sin has found you out," declared the self-constituted judge of the dead with a dismal sort of relish. From a Bench in Our Square

Council of Ten, and Lansing's substitute resolution on League, during Wilson's absence, self-constituted organization, and Supreme War Council, divided, and secrecy, Council of the Heads of States. The Peace Negotiations A Personal Narrative

Robespierre and other self-constituted leaders in Paris held sway for a while, and the most frightful massacres of nobles and priests ensued. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established

The band of self-constituted girl detectives had been "put out of business," as Patsy said, because the plain fact had developed that there was nothing to detect, and never had been. Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville

The self-constituted dictator insisted that his whole desire was for peace and the artistic beautifying of his country; yet if Russia persisted in extending her power and ignoring France—. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17

Here was a kindred spirit, another revolutionary soul, scorning the fetters of convention and the so-called authority of self-constituted rules, aha! Tales of St. Austin's

For five long days unfortunate royalists were taken from the prisons and handed over by a self-constituted judicial body to the tender mercies of a band of hired cutthroats. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.

These self-constituted tyrants passed their lives in devastating faction fights. Medieval Europe

The struggle that had been waged around the bed of the young child was now renewed by that of his self-constituted nurse. Bricks Without Straw

Men of his education—governed as he is by the mistake which so commonly confounds God with his self-constituted representative, religion with its professor—will err, and can not be reasoned out of their errors. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky

To the people, as they spoke through the box office, Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau were always readier to give an ear than the stockholders or the self-constituted champions of Italian opera in the public press. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time

Its object is to put the world back under the thrall of self-constituted authority. An essay on the American contribution and the democratic idea

It cost them four years of hard fighting to overthrow this self-constituted representative of the Empire. Medieval Europe

I did not wish to leave in debt to anyone in the neighborhood and so I cudgeled my brain to devise a means for settling old scores with my self-constituted governess. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West

We stabled the mules in a shed the man showed us, and after that Kagig received us four, and Anna, Gloria's self-constituted maid, in his own house. The Eye of Zeitoon

My self-constituted guide and myself comprise the whole congregation during the "services." Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran

The State and City and County authorities had succumbed to the Committee without resistance, and the law was usurped by the new and self-constituted power. The Vigilance Committee of 1856

By the end of the Middle Ages, the ordinary burgess was prepared to hail the advent of a royal bailiff or a self-constituted despot, as the only cure for the inveterate disorders incident to freedom. Medieval Europe

A high seat was made for the self-constituted beak, and Mr. Stevens was directed to make the Orientals think that he was the lawful magistrate of the mine. It Is Never Too Late to Mend

A friend unmistakable, Anna—Gloria's self-constituted maid—ran out of the darkest shadow and kept me from scrambling to my feet. The Eye of Zeitoon

The magistrates also are closely observed by this self-constituted censorship; and the inferior officers cannot escape exposure for any perversion of justice, or undue exercise of authority. Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society

The Executive Committee became practically a self-constituted nominating convention. The Vigilance Committee of 1856

On all occasions of excitement Eliza was both self-constituted and unanimously appointed spokesman. The Road to Providence

England claimed all North America, in virtue of the discovery of Cabot; and Sir Thomas Dale became the self-constituted champion of British rights, not the less zealous that his championship promised a harvest of booty. Pioneers of France in the New World

Sickness is not a God-given, nor a self-constituted material power, which copes astutely with Mind and finally conquers it. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures

And Mr. Stead, now self-constituted coryphæus of the Reptile Press in Great Britain, has apparently still to learn that lying and slandering are neither Christian nor chivalrous. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16

Was any tyranny worse than that of self-constituted committees which, in the name of liberty, were daily conducting the most hateful inquisition into the private affairs of free British subjects? The Eve of the Revolution; a chronicle of the breach with England

He even felt a certain enjoyment in the discomfiture of the self-constituted posse of searchers for stolen goods. Ramona

It would seem as if the self-constituted Committee of Safety had done nothing. Sally Dows

Design now affords more integrative projects of higher levels of synaesthesia, as well as experiences involving variable designs-that is, designs that grow together with the human being self-constituted in practical interactions with the designed world. The Civilization of Illiteracy

They employed as their counsel George Bliss, a lawyer of prominence, with a sharp tongue and a contempt for self-constituted reformers. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography

They looked with anxiety at their self-constituted leader. Snow-Bound at Eagle's

The Lords Commissioners came down with a speech recommending the suppression of the self-constituted legislature of Dublin. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4

Later on in the afternoon Joey, wandering in from Clayton's office on one of his self-constituted observation tours, found her crying softly while she wiped her typewriter, preparatory to covering it for the night. Dangerous Days

Their dynamics, expressed in nuclei of self-organization, is in the last instance not at all different from that of the human beings self-constituted in their reality. The Civilization of Illiteracy

The self-constituted opposing armies of Dublin and Belfast, or rather Ireland and Ulster, came forward and offered themselves and their arms to the Imperial authorities. Native Life in South Africa

Just then there was a rattle of cabs and side-cars, and our self-constituted major-domo engaged two of them to await our pleasure. Penelope's Irish Experiences

Though self-constituted champions of Christianity and haters of Islam, they troubled themselves very little with religion, and did not submit to the ecclesiastical authorities. Russia

Doubtless they were excellent citizens, but never was there a better exemplification of Dr. Arnold's saying that ``a traveller is a self-constituted outlaw.'' Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1

The outcome is guaranteed by the implicit contract of those self-constituted as believers in the supernatural from which the rules supposedly emanate. The Civilization of Illiteracy

Here he halted, while numbers of the citizens prepared to join his banner, choosing rather to take service under him than to remain under the self-constituted authority of the Audience. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas

You will grow used to regarding men as common soldiers who have made up their minds to lose their lives for some self-constituted king. Father Goriot

But how in the world are we to get rid of this confounded young sprig of nobility, her self-constituted champion? Captain Fracasse

What emerges in the new pragmatic framework of distributed practical experience and of cooperative, parallel human interactions is a human being self-constituted in a plurality of interconditioning means of expression, communication, and signification. The Civilization of Illiteracy

Thinking is detached from thinking in the sense that all thinking, and thus rationality, is embodied outside the self-constituted human being. The Civilization of Illiteracy

The only source of cognition that we can count on is within people self-constituted through practical experiences involving the digital. The Civilization of Illiteracy

Socialization of language leads to paradoxical situations: humans self-constituted in the language experience perceive their own language as though confrontation is not among themselves, but among their languages. The Civilization of Illiteracy

单词	self-constituted
例句	self-constituted Here they elected seven governors in succession, and existed under a self-constituted government for seventy years. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Political agitators harangued them on their violated rights; self-constituted preachers urged the duty of destroying the heathen, forgetting that the Moravian Indians were Christians, and their exasperated hearers were soon ripe for any rash attempt. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z It lacked still two hours of noon when Eli Gouger, self-constituted detective in Sagersgrove, beheld the heavy machine of the Chosen Trio coming down the main street of that peaceful town. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z Scarcely one of his self-constituted biographers had more than the very slightest acquaintance with him, and their records and impressions of him are chiefly made up of stale gossip and secondhand anecdotes. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z “No, we think there ought to be better pitching,” went on the self-constituted chairman. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z But Monroe's declaration, although its immediate purpose was self-defence, involved a permanent protest against any European aggression in Latin America, and thus set up the United States as self-constituted champion of those countries. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z This self-constituted ruler claims to be their sole religious instructor. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z On May 23, the chiefs and principal men of the three tribes assembled at the station to hear what the self-constituted United States Indian commissioner and his secretary of state had to say. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Of all his words and deeds and attitudes he is himself self-constituted, reverend judge. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z There was an exchange of glances between the new self-constituted master and mistress. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Paul slept more quietly, thinking that the person whose self-constituted protector he was would not have to suffer by reason of the misfortune that had befallen him. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z But the Creoles could not see their way clear to an unconditional recognition of such a self-constituted revolutionary body. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The Chief of Police, Colonel Whallen, set his detectives to work looking for the men, and many citizens, self-constituted detectives, inquired concerning the appearance of the men and kept a sharp lookout for them. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Meanwhile the Vor Parlament had been summoned, and the National Assembly of Frankfort had met in the Paulskircke, to the number of four hundred deputies; their self-constituted task was simply to reform all Germany. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z In the absence of a suitable pot, for the baler was far too small, the self-constituted cook had employed the shell of the turtle as a receptacle for the stew. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The self-constituted invalid had invented anæmia for two very good reasons. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z For this he was ridiculed and even ostracized by the self-constituted judges of his day. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z My self-constituted friends have done me more injury than even my own indiscretions. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z This was a turn in affairs which the self-constituted vindicators of public morality had not contemplated, and accordingly they proceeded no further in their purpose. Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England 2011-08-08T02:00:19.693Z For the more useless military intervention appeared, the greater was their confidence in being able to maintain their self-constituted liberty unmolested. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The Mr. Tonkine that his master referred to was the self-constituted protector of the Davy family. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z What are found in the margin are therefore “alternative Readings,”—in the opinion of these self-constituted representatives of the Church and of the Sects. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z So that Jesus was thus forced to reason with them, and to make His defense before these self-constituted judges of His, and tell them why it was that He pursued the course He did. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z It is the unsusceptible one who goes down forehead to the earth, not pausing to spread rug or carpet in the way, when the self-constituted idol appears. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Editors are self-constituted our guides, and caucus delegates our government directors. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z As well as if Sir William Dagmar had informed me, I knew that before me lay the key to the mystery, which it was my self-constituted task to solve. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z "Your worship finds yourself in strange company," observed this self-constituted cicerone of the prison, lowering his tone so as not to be overheard by the ruffians around him. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z Napier heard how those three had redoubled their watchful friendship, a self-constituted bodyguard to keep Miss Greta safe from any breath of discourtesy, from so much as a glance of unworthy suspicion. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z There was no municipal government in Lawrence at the time, and Dr. Robinson acted, in his reply to Colonel Sumner, as a sort of self-constituted representative of the citizens. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z Historians are self-constituted, or appointed by men; but prophets are chosen of God. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z The self-constituted exponent of a most difficult art is not a whit more ridiculous than the boy or man who rushes at a difficult peak before he has learnt the elements of mountaineering science. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z All aliens were to be expelled from the realm, and even the king’s household was to be “reformed” by his self-constituted guardians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z This makes a kind of self-constituted division of readers, each satisfied with his lot and each serving a purpose. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z Hamlet in his self-constituted office “as scourge and minister” cannot caress his mother or hold her in his arms as is now done by actors. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z "Let her do as she wishes," she said to her husband, quite loud enough to be heard by the self-constituted nurse. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z "Let me make myself useful in looking after your baggage," said her self-constituted escort, handing her out with great respect and care. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z And the threat of Cooley, combined with the eloquent profanity of a self-constituted temperance committee, caused Chartrand to postpone his celebration. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z He had taken the full measure of his opponents when he answered them with this quotation; it was a reply characteristic of the man, and completely defeated these self-constituted theologians with their own weapons. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine But then self-constituted keenness is usually ignorant of what is going on under its nose. A Poached Peerage It was a body with a separate and self-constituted existence;—in the state and allied to it, but an independent element, holding on to a large and comprehensive union without the state. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. Then he commenced to shoulder through the sort of self-constituted guard of sympathizers with the house. The Night Operator Captain Buck Sanford was one of the last of the knights-errant, the self-constituted champion of all women, old or young, good or bad. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction They were proceeding in military form, under the control of a self-constituted board of sergeants, whose orders were implicitly obeyed. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Now, the poet is but a self-constituted Censor. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 It is certain that two men, taken in the act of robbery, had been hanged by the sentence of this self-constituted tribunal, which, in open defiance of the authorities, continued to assemble there. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier She was virtually a prisoner, and though her solitary confinement was self-constituted, it was no less wearisome on that account. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story Without deigning a reply, their self-constituted judge completed his task; carefully folding the various documents he had been reading, he looked up complacently. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch He vividly recalled the time when that unfortunate person was brought up before the self-constituted tribunal that assembled in his store. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches Four simultaneous gasps were now heard in that little parlor, and four chills ran down the backs of four self-constituted heirs. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht About the other and more serious part of his self-constituted mission Warrender, however, had done nothing. A Country Gentleman and his Family In spite of his pain, Jim realized that nowhere 30in this vicinity could his self-constituted companion rest for the night; open fields or dense woodland were safer far for her. Anything Once The self-constituted assembly elected the leader who was most noted for courage and prowess in battle. History of Human Society Out-czaring the czar, its votaries are filling the prisons with their political opponents, are practising ruthless spoliation and savage oppression, and are maintaining their self-constituted rule by the force of bayonets. Right Above Race "The latter, sir, is my self-constituted mission," said the reverend gentleman. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes A dozen years later Wilson had cast his slough, and had become the autocratic, freespoken, self-constituted dictator, Christopher North. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 Finally some self-constituted labor-committee sent the letter of invitation, and received a cordial and flattering reply. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart The arbitrary control by the self-constituted authority of kings and governments without the consent of the governed is opposed by all human associations, whether tribal, territorial, or national. History of Human Society The general public have never been induced to read him, in spite of the lavish applauses of some self-constituted authorities. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Among the Boston delegates—self-constituted, a la Gen. Commander—was a certain gentleman, remarkable for his probity, decorum, and extreme sensitiveness. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes She is guilty of grossest intolerance, of deadliest hatred, of impurest motives––she, the self-constituted, self-endowed spiritual guide of mankind, arrogating to herself infallibility, superiority, supreme authority––yea, the very voice of God himself!” Carmen Ariza I, being only a committee of one, and self-constituted, feel as if I'd had quite enough of exploring downstairs. Phemie Frost's Experiences In one way the individual becomes more and more self-constituted and independent in his activity; in another way he is dependent on all his fellows for room or opportunity for action. History of Human Society The cry that "Society will be disorganized" and our "moral code become chaotic" will go up from the self-constituted keepers of public morality. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex The possession of children makes her a large stockholder in public morality, but her self-constituted agents act as her proxy without her authorization, as though she were of unsound mind, or not in existence. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Thanking the audience for their generosity and complimenting them on their intelligence, the self-constituted lord of the treasury vanished once more behind 67 the curtain. The Strollers The emperor, in his self-constituted capacity of the Princess Mary's guardian, offered her hand with the English succession to the Duke of Angoulesme. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. Her pursuer was no other than her self-constituted lover, Don Gregorio. An Old Sailor's Yarns The self-constituted sentries allowed nearly an hour to pass before they dared to venture forth. The Madcap of the School So far as women are concerned you are self-constituted rulers. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III The drift of spots over the sun's surface was first systematically investigated by Carrington, a self-constituted astronomer, gifted with the courage and the instinct of thoughtful labour. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition It was before a tribunal without appeal, and in the presence of self-constituted judges, that Don Antonio de Mediana was about to appear. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora The self-constituted judges with one accord rose to their feet. The Voyage of the Aurora "Is it worth telling?" and "Why on earth did the captain obey such an order from a self-constituted authority of scoundrels to whom no 'sacrament' could ever be binding, if it could even exist?" A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Roger remained in the hall within reach of the boudoir, and spoke once more to Dr. Bousquet before returning to resume his self-constituted guard of Sartorius. Juggernaut Murat threw his reins to his orderly, and Celio, true to his self-constituted duties as dragon, left the maid of honour dozing in the caleche and followed his mistress. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) In his heart he was afraid of his self-constituted "mother." Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life During the absence of Maillard, which lasted three hours, certain unauthorised and self-constituted assassins appeared at the Abbaye and proposed to go on with the work of extermination which he had left unfinished. Lectures on the French Revolution This text evidently condemns all self-constituted preachers and reformers; for, “how shall they preach, unless they be sent?” The Faith of Our Fathers He had been there but a few moments when a robin, self-constituted dictator of that particular corner of the premises, came down a few feet from him, as if to inquire his business. Little Brothers of the Air In these arts the "subject" is self-constituted and does not derive its significance from its likeness to any object external to it; the form itself is the subject. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life He had often declared to his wife that there could be nothing so hateful to a man as the constant interference of a self-constituted adviser. The Vicar of Bullhampton "Well, I'll try it," murmured Virginia uncertainly, for her standards of dress were so vague that she was thankful to be able to rely on Miss Willy's self-constituted authority. Virginia Just previous to the fall of Vicksburg a self-constituted committee, solicitous for the morale of our armies, took it upon themselves to visit the President and urge the removal of General Grant. Luke Walton Georgia has disavowed the act of the self-constituted, self-elected minority convention that acted in her name. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The form, thus self-constituted, has the power to delight us, and the work is at the same time the expression of emotion. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life A motion to strike out the words “self-constituted societies” elicited a warm debate. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Hundreds fled from Paris, self-constituted exiles from their native land, in many cases thus giving the first intimation that they favored the reformed faith. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan The self-constituted leader, alive with the spirit of revenge, moved, still chanting, away from the fire—away in the direction the white men took when they rode off from the raid. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush Were there any petitions from the people sent up to this self-constituted legislature of pinchbeck ministers, praying to have hell abolished, and "hades" inserted? Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 That is, the fact that the financial affairs of this town are entirely controlled by what is virtually a self-constituted body, called the Town Trustees. In the Mayor's Parlour He had no confidence whatever in the men at the head of public affairs in France—the self-constituted government of that unhappy nation. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Of this provision a self-constituted guardian got hold, and embarked it in his own sinking business. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 He accused the self-constituted leader of seeking to obstruct the defence of the country. William Pitt and the Great War The hesitation was only for a second, and then his hand gripped the big hand of the self-constituted chairman. The Book of All-Power To this the ‘Camp Committee’ demurred, and upon my asking what suggestion they had to proffer appeared to consider that they, a self-constituted body, should be given charge of the camp by me. The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship She was thankful for the slightest evidence of kindness from her self-constituted protectors. Fairy Fingers A Novel In the carrying out of this several civilians were shot at and wounded, either by accidental shots meant for soldiers or for refusing obedience to the new self-constituted authorities. Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics England had intervened in Egypt as a self-constituted "Mandatory" of European financial interests. The New World of Islam But even in the midst of this sleight of hand performance, she did not forget her self-constituted guardianship of Arethusa. The Heart of Arethusa The land swarmed with these vermin, appointed without due authority, or self-constituted, who robbed the people of horses, mules, cattle, corn, and meat. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War The self-constituted court, after a fair trial, obliged the five men to settle all liabilities before they again left the river. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 He saw that he yet had five minutes' grace before his self-constituted judges would proceed to execute their sentence. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective He peered into the smoking-room in passing and found several self-constituted Lords of Misrule holding full sway. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport The self-constituted investigating committee seemed satisfied, and the captain strolled on into the city. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Politics for a helpless, dependent race will never prove a relief or blessing until we have strong, safe leaders who, losing sight of self and a few self-constituted leaders, will see the whole people. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time Perspiring masters of ceremonies, self-constituted and drunk, rushed back and forth, trying to put a semblance of the quadrilateral into the various sets. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life This sage reply is heard by the eavesdropping Bessie, who, as self-constituted ceremonial dictator, emerges and joins their hands in the wordless betrothal. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Their social proclivities were equally removed from the rude boorishness of the ordinary settler as from the pretence and ceremonial of the clique of self-constituted aristocrats. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion "One, two, three—Go!" shouted the self-constituted referee. The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service The considerable number of girls who had descended the car steps were being taken in tow by the new self-constituted reception committee. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore Now and then he saw the young man, who regarded him, as Ivan could not but know, as his benefactor, his self-constituted guardian and adviser. The Genius It is improbable that any self-constituted detective is on their trails. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 The self-constituted spy concluded that he had to deal with one of the Committee's secret agents; and he was inspired with such wholesome awe that he decided to push his investigations no further. Which? or, Between Two Women Nobility must be self-constituted and independent: the free alone are noble; slavery, like death, levels all. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Money is the general and self-constituted value of all things. Selected Essays As he reached the garden, there was his self-constituted enemy stretching out before him, far as eye could reach, and sparkling gloriously in the morning sunshine. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea The meeting was convened, and Patty, a self-constituted chairman, outlined the tenets of the Virgil Union. Just Patty You, the self-constituted friend and protector of my precious boy—you, with the stain of blood on your hands and the mark of Cain on your forehead! A Dog with a Bad Name The English come nearest to the Venetian: they are independent, but want the main characteristic, the self-constituted. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The Poles are willing to hear reproaches, if such as may be profited by, or if the self-constituted judges be conscientious and unprejudiced. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In the morning, they took me before a self-constituted committee of vigilance. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure "Come, come, we can't allow this, you know," said her self-constituted guardian, William; "you are under my charge, and you must come and have some tea." Kate's Ordeal By the end of the second week he was the self-constituted head of the establishment. Quin He was the self-constituted secretary and sole official. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life Through the day rode the posse of self-constituted seekers after the captives. The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians or, Trailing the Yaquis At a called session of the Legislature in 1850, a self-constituted committee called on me, by letter, for my views. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Naturally he took an interest in the education of the children, and previous to the time when school committees were required by statute, he was the self-constituted guide of the teachers and schools. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 He was at all times and under all circumstances the self-constituted "friend of the people." Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Feudalism and the Crusades had commissioned the knight-errant; and now, when law began to hold sword for itself, the self-constituted legal force—knight-errantry—was no longer needed. A Hero and Some Other Folks Submitting rather than agreeing to the proposal, chairs were brought and placed just inside the door-way, where the light of the saloon lamps shown athwart the countenance of my self-constituted physician. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems The vice crusade, to mention one example, has produced a large crop of such self-constituted experts, and some of them are in such demand that they are overwhelmed with engagements. A Book of Prefaces First, a central organization composed of a few men self-constituted; next a small number of assistants in each State who were to organize through confidential agents in the counties, cities and large towns. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 Yet what great diversity of opinion obtains among the very band of self-constituted elect! The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Colonel Perkins easily persuaded the sheriff it was their duty to follow the suspected persons, and the self-constituted spies saddled horses and spurred through the woods, along a solitary road, to Hinson's lonely cottage. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett About sixty persons, including mere spectators, had collected; the most of whom were more or less obedient to the call of Mealy Whitecotton, for that was the name of the self-constituted commander-in-chief. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Not that Bess was in any way a self-constituted rival—on the contrary she was rather shy and retiring, and made no particular bid for popularity. A Popular Schoolgirl Their self-constituted leaders have already overwhelmed them with calamities. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 The half extinct spirit of royalty roused itself in the minds of men; and they, willing slaves, self-constituted subjects, were ready to bend their necks to the yoke. The Last Man Yet as soon as they step on this soil they feel themselves self-constituted tyrants. Visionaries This Committee declared themselves to us to be a self-constituted body. The American Prejudice Against Color An Authentic Narrative, Showing How Easily The Nation Got Into An Uproar. Anna Seward, in her self-constituted shrine at Lichfield, would have been miserable, had she not trusted that the eyes of all lovers of poetry were devoutly fixed on her. Memoir of Jane Austen I deem no government safe which is under the vassalage of any self-constituted authorities, or any other authority than that of the nation, or its regular functionaries. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 You are the cause of all sickness; but you are a self-constituted falsity,—you are darkness, nothingness. Retrospection and Introspection The unkindest cut of all to him was the direct contradiction by the tenants themselves of every assertion that their self-constituted champions made on their behalf. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent But whether self-constituted or otherwise, it matters not, since they were to all intents and purposes members of the mob—if not in deed, still in spirit and in heart. The American Prejudice Against Color An Authentic Narrative, Showing How Easily The Nation Got Into An Uproar. He was self-constituted, or rather called, to be a priest of God. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College The critic at work How often do we see this self-constituted oracle rely for his sole support on this sophistry? The Young Priest's Keepsake She cannot read; the self-constituted nurse reads to her. Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria A self-constituted body without authority, who have certainly proved themselves to be brave men, and rendered most important services to the state, at a time when such services were, no doubt, both necessary and acceptable. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Whitecraft, the self-constituted champion of Protestantism, had about as much religion as Satan himself—or indeed less, for we are told that he believes and trembles, while Whitecraft, on the contrary, neither believed nor trembled. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The Congress developed into a purely political body, and like all self-constituted bodies with no definite responsibilities it showed greater capacity for acrid criticism, often quite uninformed, than for any constructive policy. India, Old and New A full week had he been there before his fellow lodgers, self-constituted into a Committee on Membership, took his case under consideration in full session upon the front steps. Success A Novel It is a self-constituted body, a corporate body under the laws of this state, and as long as we maintain our corporate existence the village may turn over the funds to the library. A Library Primer Had he been a leper in Syrian deserts, or a disciple of Jesus among Pharisees, he could not have been more utterly banished from the region of homes and self-constituted piety. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. Not until after the first British campaign, in 1893, was even a resolution passed by the body which is the self-constituted guardian for "God, home and native land." The Red Record Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States Standing in wholesome fear of Max's self-constituted defender, he never again ventured to lay violent hands on the lad, but contented himself with inflicting many petty annoyances. Grandmother Elsie On the other hand, for unauthorised persons or any self-constituted bodies or conferences to attempt to pre-judge such questions and to carry on negotiations either with regular or irregular representatives of other nations is pernicious. Rebuilding Britain A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War Were there any petitions from the people sent up to this self-constituted legislature of pinchbeck ministers, praying to have hell abolished, and “hades” inserted? Peck's Compendium of Fun Bishop Warburton was the Lord Brougham of his age; and as its self-constituted universal provider of intellectual fare, he deemed it his duty to settle this, amongst others of the eternal questions. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham A regular correspondence was kept up between the self-constituted guardian and his protegé; and the more the former read the heart of the young man, the more did he rejoice that he had befriended him. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue Unfortunately these Powers were engrossed in other concerns, and took no action to redress the balance which the self-constituted champions of political stability were upsetting to their own advantage. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) He was of the type that one could instinctively locate as a loud-voiced, self-constituted authority on whatever topic might happen to be discussed in the bars of small hotels. When William Came He was stayed in his flight and imprisoned in the castle of Namur to await a decision on his case by his self-constituted judge. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 What the populations thought and felt on the subject was irrelevant, they being less qualified to judge what was good for them than their self-constituted guides and guardians. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Before he left, I complained, through an interpreter, of the insobriety of my self-constituted sentinel Dietrich, remarking it was quite impossible I could stand such a man dogging my footsteps much longer. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time Obviously, a self-constituted body like the provisional Government at Paris could not accept these terms, which most deeply concerned the nation at large. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) The first astonishment had given place to conjecture, which yielded in turn to dogmatic judgments—acquiescing or condemning, as the self-constituted judges happened to be favorable or adverse to the cause of the minister. The Missing Bride The Provisional Committee was originally self-constituted and had been increased only by co-option. John Redmond's Last Years For their antipathy toward the Supreme Council had long before hardened into a sentiment much more intense, and any stick seemed good enough to break the rod of the self-constituted governors of the planet. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Perhaps they will not think their matrimonial debut sufficiently flavored with romantic essence, unless they run off with some self-constituted count, or at least with their papa’s Irish groom! The Christian Home Mr. Moseley was a self-constituted leader in a crusade against dancing. Sandy This was the appearance of the British Member of Parliament, Lindsay, in the rôle of self-constituted Southern emissary to Napoleon. Great Britain and the American Civil War The Chairman of the Technical Education Board was something more than a self-constituted authority on the organisation of education: and the other members of the Society were engaged on a contest on their home ground. The History of the Fabian Society The censorship was retained by the Great Powers during the Conference as a sort of soft cushion on which the self-constituted dispensers of Fate comfortably reposed. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference "Leaves for yours," repeated the self-constituted robin redbreast. The Rules of the Game On all sides self-constituted defenders of the faith are troubling themselves, not with the faith but with the numbers of their adherents who have jobs, equal sharers in emoluments, and so forth. Principles of Freedom His triumphs are shared by Mamiani and Orioli, self-trumpeted celebrities, self-constituted rulers of the Roman states,—men of straw, to my mind, whom the fire already kindled will burn into a handful of ashes. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II The self-constituted dictator tried bombast, threats and flattery to gain information from her, but they were of no avail. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion Supremely satisfied with its self-constituted authority, the mind thinks itself competent to criticize the Bible, the thinking of all the centuries, and even Jesus Christ Himself. In His Image My most innocent remark to the beautiful youth appeared to rouse suspicion in his self-constituted guardian. Spanish Doubloons Committees were self-constituted, or perhaps caucus-constituted to interview candidates, much after the modern style, to see whether they were sound on the main question. Thirty Years in the Itinerancy There were numerous offers of the services of seconds, but the self-constituted master of ceremonies, Jake, vetoed all formalities. Wee Macgreegor Enlists "Hear to her, hear to this shameless woman!" cried the fanatical and self-constituted saviour of the metis, gesticulating and trying, as he always did, to work upon the easily-roused feelings of his semi-savage following. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion But in other parts of Africa there is reason to believe that bands of self-constituted female warriors have existed at various times. Primitive Love and Love-Stories Their negro drove slowly; their self-constituted escort, legs crossed, cap over one impish eye, lolled on the box, enjoying the drive. Ailsa Paige On the contrary, she had excellent qualities, and deserved much credit for the valuable assistance she rendered as a self-constituted Secret Service Agent, and an ardent Advocate of Universal Peace. Baldy of Nome A self-constituted and self-regulated election held by them for sundry officials under their Topeka Constitution, revealed a numerical strength of more than seven thousand voters. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 He was a sort of self-constituted sheik of the community. My Brilliant Career Some of these self-constituted leaders have displayed a notable aptitude for political organization, and it is largely by means of the many little local organizations that the Cuban political game is played. Cuba, Old and New Some self-constituted prophets shook their heads and said that before the gas debt was paid off gas would literally have "gone out" as a general illuminant. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" They are self-constituted; but he has won his way through the long dedication of his manful energies, accepted and crowned by deliberate, and, we rejoice to think, by continually growing, public favour. Famous Reviews The self-constituted Ottawa delegation of chiefs from the lower peninsula had preceded me a few days. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers They decided, however, that it would do no harm to attempt to frighten Gust into acceding to their demands, and with this purpose in mind the Maori sought out the self-constituted commander of the party. Beasts of Tarzan It was the widow's mite— eighty-six piastres; but self-constituted empires are always rather short of money. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon Her guardian, however, he is, self-constituted as I believe; but his ward is as dear to him as if she were his own child. Ivanhoe You are to be tried before this self-constituted court of Caucasian citizens—Anglo-Saxons, sir, every man of them, whose forbears were at Runnymede! Danny's Own Story He refused to bend the knee to superstition— to lend a patient ear to earth's self-constituted vice- gerents of Omniscience. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 This pensive intramural existence of the self-constituted nun appeared likely to continue for an indefinite time. The Woodlanders But the old gentleman, his self-constituted companion, did not allow him to recede from the invitation, which he had rather suffered to be implied than directly expressed. The Bride of Lammermoor During all the hilarity of the feast and the drinking of the mock whiskey, be acted as self-constituted sentinel. Indian Boyhood He, I noticed, put the key in his pocket, instead of delivering it to me, self-constituted its rightful owner. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 For the past year he had been a self-constituted buffer between Mr. Clarke and the men in the furnace-room, and he wondered anxiously what new complication had arisen. Calvary Alley That requisite he could not discern in the self-constituted body which styled itself the Government of National Defence, but of which he spoke as "the gentlemen of the pavement." Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Are you and your self-constituted leaders of the American working people, gods? Helen of the Old House It was evident that these self-constituted smiths wanted a hammer, but they were no worse off than the first metallurgist, and they did as he must have done. The Mysterious Island Whatever may be the central idea of the self-constituted elite, they are always the objects of the envy of a large number of minds. Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays She allowed Helen to arrange the soiled and crumpled pillows, and yielded when her self-constituted nurse wished her to lie down again. The Pagans The whole Turnbull family, from the beginnings of things self-constituted judges of the two Marstons, were not the less critical of the daughter, that the father had been taken from her. Mary Marston If the self-constituted committee thought this merely handsome talk without specific meaning, they had only themselves to thank for their subsequent predicament. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him But as they had no capable leaders and no way of selecting leaders, there arose a self-constituted leadership of uptown Phariseeism and sentimentality, planning the "purification" of the city. The Great God Success So that evening I went while the Little Red Doctor, as a self-constituted Committee in Waiting, sat on my bench. From a Bench in Our Square These opinions, too, might have made me unpopular with Sioux and Turks—and, perchance, with some of my more enlightened friends, who are self-constituted "lords of creation." Dahcotah Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling Such crying ingratitude and malicious detraction prove that these self-constituted judges are as great knaves morally as they are intellectually, which is saying a great deal. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature He was a sort of self-constituted health officer. Adventures in Contentment Hence the nation consisted of innumerable self-constituted and self-sustained kingdoms, formed whenever some chieftain elevated himself whom individuals or the body of citizens in a town were willing to serve. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets "Your sin has found you out," declared the self-constituted judge of the dead with a dismal sort of relish. From a Bench in Our Square Council of Ten, and Lansing's substitute resolution on League, during Wilson's absence, self-constituted organization, and Supreme War Council, divided, and secrecy, Council of the Heads of States. The Peace Negotiations A Personal Narrative Robespierre and other self-constituted leaders in Paris held sway for a while, and the most frightful massacres of nobles and priests ensued. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established The band of self-constituted girl detectives had been "put out of business," as Patsy said, because the plain fact had developed that there was nothing to detect, and never had been. Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville The self-constituted dictator insisted that his whole desire was for peace and the artistic beautifying of his country; yet if Russia persisted in extending her power and ignoring France—. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 Here was a kindred spirit, another revolutionary soul, scorning the fetters of convention and the so-called authority of self-constituted rules, aha! Tales of St. Austin's For five long days unfortunate royalists were taken from the prisons and handed over by a self-constituted judicial body to the tender mercies of a band of hired cutthroats. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. These self-constituted tyrants passed their lives in devastating faction fights. Medieval Europe The struggle that had been waged around the bed of the young child was now renewed by that of his self-constituted nurse. Bricks Without Straw Men of his education—governed as he is by the mistake which so commonly confounds God with his self-constituted representative, religion with its professor—will err, and can not be reasoned out of their errors. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky To the people, as they spoke through the box office, Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau were always readier to give an ear than the stockholders or the self-constituted champions of Italian opera in the public press. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Its object is to put the world back under the thrall of self-constituted authority. An essay on the American contribution and the democratic idea It cost them four years of hard fighting to overthrow this self-constituted representative of the Empire. Medieval Europe I did not wish to leave in debt to anyone in the neighborhood and so I cudgeled my brain to devise a means for settling old scores with my self-constituted governess. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West We stabled the mules in a shed the man showed us, and after that Kagig received us four, and Anna, Gloria's self-constituted maid, in his own house. The Eye of Zeitoon My self-constituted guide and myself comprise the whole congregation during the "services." Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran The State and City and County authorities had succumbed to the Committee without resistance, and the law was usurped by the new and self-constituted power. The Vigilance Committee of 1856 By the end of the Middle Ages, the ordinary burgess was prepared to hail the advent of a royal bailiff or a self-constituted despot, as the only cure for the inveterate disorders incident to freedom. Medieval Europe A high seat was made for the self-constituted beak, and Mr. Stevens was directed to make the Orientals think that he was the lawful magistrate of the mine. It Is Never Too Late to Mend A friend unmistakable, Anna—Gloria's self-constituted maid—ran out of the darkest shadow and kept me from scrambling to my feet. The Eye of Zeitoon The magistrates also are closely observed by this self-constituted censorship; and the inferior officers cannot escape exposure for any perversion of justice, or undue exercise of authority. Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society The Executive Committee became practically a self-constituted nominating convention. The Vigilance Committee of 1856 On all occasions of excitement Eliza was both self-constituted and unanimously appointed spokesman. The Road to Providence England claimed all North America, in virtue of the discovery of Cabot; and Sir Thomas Dale became the self-constituted champion of British rights, not the less zealous that his championship promised a harvest of booty. Pioneers of France in the New World Sickness is not a God-given, nor a self-constituted material power, which copes astutely with Mind and finally conquers it. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures And Mr. Stead, now self-constituted coryphæus of the Reptile Press in Great Britain, has apparently still to learn that lying and slandering are neither Christian nor chivalrous. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 Was any tyranny worse than that of self-constituted committees which, in the name of liberty, were daily conducting the most hateful inquisition into the private affairs of free British subjects? The Eve of the Revolution; a chronicle of the breach with England He even felt a certain enjoyment in the discomfiture of the self-constituted posse of searchers for stolen goods. Ramona It would seem as if the self-constituted Committee of Safety had done nothing. Sally Dows Design now affords more integrative projects of higher levels of synaesthesia, as well as experiences involving variable designs-that is, designs that grow together with the human being self-constituted in practical interactions with the designed world. The Civilization of Illiteracy They employed as their counsel George Bliss, a lawyer of prominence, with a sharp tongue and a contempt for self-constituted reformers. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography They looked with anxiety at their self-constituted leader. Snow-Bound at Eagle's The Lords Commissioners came down with a speech recommending the suppression of the self-constituted legislature of Dublin. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Later on in the afternoon Joey, wandering in from Clayton's office on one of his self-constituted observation tours, found her crying softly while she wiped her typewriter, preparatory to covering it for the night. Dangerous Days Their dynamics, expressed in nuclei of self-organization, is in the last instance not at all different from that of the human beings self-constituted in their reality. The Civilization of Illiteracy The self-constituted opposing armies of Dublin and Belfast, or rather Ireland and Ulster, came forward and offered themselves and their arms to the Imperial authorities. Native Life in South Africa Just then there was a rattle of cabs and side-cars, and our self-constituted major-domo engaged two of them to await our pleasure. Penelope's Irish Experiences Though self-constituted champions of Christianity and haters of Islam, they troubled themselves very little with religion, and did not submit to the ecclesiastical authorities. Russia Doubtless they were excellent citizens, but never was there a better exemplification of Dr. Arnold's saying that ``a traveller is a self-constituted outlaw.'' Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 The outcome is guaranteed by the implicit contract of those self-constituted as believers in the supernatural from which the rules supposedly emanate. The Civilization of Illiteracy Here he halted, while numbers of the citizens prepared to join his banner, choosing rather to take service under him than to remain under the self-constituted authority of the Audience. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas You will grow used to regarding men as common soldiers who have made up their minds to lose their lives for some self-constituted king. Father Goriot But how in the world are we to get rid of this confounded young sprig of nobility, her self-constituted champion? Captain Fracasse What emerges in the new pragmatic framework of distributed practical experience and of cooperative, parallel human interactions is a human being self-constituted in a plurality of interconditioning means of expression, communication, and signification. The Civilization of Illiteracy Thinking is detached from thinking in the sense that all thinking, and thus rationality, is embodied outside the self-constituted human being. The Civilization of Illiteracy The only source of cognition that we can count on is within people self-constituted through practical experiences involving the digital. The Civilization of Illiteracy Socialization of language leads to paradoxical situations: humans self-constituted in the language experience perceive their own language as though confrontation is not among themselves, but among their languages. The Civilization of Illiteracy
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