A lady, you made clear to me both by precept and example, never raised her voice or slumped in her chair, never failed in social tact ( in heaven, for instance, would not mention St. John the Baptist's head ), never pouted or withdrew or scandalized in company, never reminded others of her physical presence by unseemly sound or gesture, never indulged in public scenes or private confidences, never spoke of money save in terms of alleviating suffering, never gossiped or maligned, never stressed but always minimized the hopelessness of anything from sin to death itself.

So whenever the Romans finally withdrew from the island, the Saxon Shore disappeared in the first decade of the fifth century.

Gradually he withdrew from the shop altogether, and for the past thirty years, he has worked independently as a painter, except for his continued hunting and fishing expeditions.

`` That's true '', Spencer agreed and withdrew himself from the conversation.

The Egyptians eventually withdrew from the region after failing to gain the upper hand over the Hittites, and becoming wary of the power of Assyria, which had destroyed the Mitanni Empire.

Achilles, the greatest warrior of the age, withdrew from battle in revenge and nearly cost the Greek armies the war.

But when the convention and the party showed signs of a split, he withdrew from the race entirely.

They withdrew to Mercia, but, in January 878, made a sudden attack on Chippenham, a royal stronghold in which Alfred had been staying over Christmas, " and most of the people they killed, except the King Alfred, and he with a little band made his way by wood and swamp, and after Easter he made a fort at Athelney in the marshes of Somerset, and from that fort kept fighting against the foe ".

In 2003, the SCO Group alleged that ( among other infractions ) IBM had misappropriated licensed source code from UNIX System V Release 4 for incorporation into AIX ; SCO subsequently withdrew IBM's license to develop and distribute AIX.

He continued to write new operas per imperial contract until 1804, when he voluntarily withdrew from the stage.

Signed in 1972, it was in force for the next 30 years until the US unilaterally withdrew from it in June 2002.

The resulting publicity led to hundreds of papers dropping his comic strip, and Capp, already in failing health, withdrew from public speaking.

However, if he withdrew from the Rhine to the Danube, Villeroi might also make a move south to link up with the Elector and Marsin.

On December 21, 1995, Israeli troops withdrew from Bethlehem, and three days later the city came under the complete administration and military control of the Palestinian National Authority in conformance with the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in 1995.

His first selection for the full West Indies team followed in due course, but unfortunately coincided with the death of his father and Lara withdrew from the team.

This coalition fell apart at the end of 1916, when the Conservatives withdrew their support from Asquith and gave it to Lloyd George instead, who became Prime Minister at the head of a coalition government largely made up of Conservatives.

Consequently no actions could be taken when the Serbs acceded to the Austrian ultimatum of 18 October and withdrew from Albania.

The filmmaker was hurt by this failure — he had long wanted to produce a dramatic film and was proud of the result — and withdrew A Woman of Paris from circulation as soon as he could.

In addition, the Chinese Communists were able to fill the political vacuum left in Manchuria after Soviet forces withdrew from the area and thus gained China's prime industrial base.

In 2006, Fidel Castro took ill and withdrew from public life.

As a result, he withdrew from the scene, marking the end of Weird Tales Golden Age.

Following the experience of the South African War of 1899-1902 ( where mounted Boer citizen commandos fighting on foot from cover proved superior to regular cavalry ) the British Army withdrew lances for all but ceremonial purposes and placed a new emphasis on training for dismounted action.

Elwes was set to portray George Harrison in Zemeckis's 3D performance capture re-telling of Yellow Submarine ; however in May 2011, Disney withdrew from the project, leaving its fate uncertain.

He confined himself to operate in the southern part of Nicaragua ; after a press conference he was holding on 30 May 1984 was bombed, he " voluntarily withdrew " from the contra struggle.

The Nicaraguan government finally withdrew the complaint from the court in September 1992 ( under the later, post-FSLN, government of Violeta Chamorro ), following a repeal of the law requiring the country to seek compensation.

The NIH later withdrew the patent applications, following public outcry.

After Stalingrad, Hitler increasingly withdrew from public view, almost never appearing in public and rarely even broadcasting.

During these disorders, the Council of State still assembled at the usual place and the " Lord President Bradshaw John Bradshaw ( judge ), who was present, though by long sickness very weak and much extenuated, yet animated by his ardent zeal and constant affection to the common cause, upon hearing Col Syndenham's justifications of the proceedings of the army in again disrupting parliament, stood up and interrupted him, declaring his abhorrence of that detestable action, and telling the council, that being now going to his God, he had not patience to sit there to hear his great name so openly blasphemed ; and thereupon departed to his lodgings, and withdrew himself from public employment.

Depressed by the death of his wife Aliza in November 1982, he gradually withdrew from public life, until his resignation in October 1983.

On his return to Paris in 1754 Lacaille was distressed to find himself an object of public attention ; he withdrew to Mazarin college, where he worked actively for some years, and there died of an attack of gout aggravated by over-work in 1762.

Following a public appearance in 1974, after which unflattering photographs were published, Crawford withdrew from public life and became more and more reclusive until her death in 1977.

Once widowed, Queen Victoria effectively withdrew from public life.

He withdrew from public life and devoted himself to philosophy.

On March 18, 1498, after much debate and steady pressure from a worried government, he withdrew from public preaching.

In 1689 his health, never very strong, began to fail seriously and he gradually withdrew from his public engagements, ceasing his communications to the Royal Society, and advertising his desire to be excused from receiving guests, " unless upon occasions very extraordinary ", on Tuesday and Friday forenoon, and Wednesday and Saturday afternoon.

Although often attending public events in her later life, Shearer withdrew from the glamor side of Hollywood and preferred anonymity, with her secretary stating in 1960: " Miss Shearer does not want any publicity.

Imagic withdrew its IPO the day before its stock was to go public ; the company later collapsed.

In later life, Jones withdrew from public life to live in quiet retirement with her son and his family in Malibu, California.

Delia Bacon withdrew from public life and lecturing in early 1845, and began to research intensively a theory she was developing over the authorship of Shakespeare's works, which she mapped out by October of that year.

In February 1940 he was stripped of his party offices and withdrew from the public eye, although he was permitted to continue publishing Der Stürmer.

Ramiro never formally resigned his royal rights, continuing to use the royal title, and keeping aware of the business of the kingdom, he withdrew from public life, returning to the Abbey of San Pedro in Huesca.

With the election of Zachary Taylor his post was not renewed ; on his return to the United states in 1849 he withdrew from public life, residing in New York and writing history.

Following this he withdrew from public life, preferring to remain at his home with his wife Máirín where he continued to be dogged by ill-health.

He topped numerous opinion polls and was favourite among members of the Irish public for the position but withdrew from the race months before the election, before returning to the race in September 2011.