This, he was sure, was the way they would act ; ;

That night he dreamed a dream violent with passion, in which he and the Woman, now the teacher, did everything except engage in the act ( and this probably only because he had never engaged in the act in reality ), and when he awoke the next morning his heart was afire.

Lincoln saw that the act of secession made the issue for the Union a vital one: Whether it was a Union of sovereign citizens that should continue to live, or an association of sovereign states that must fall prey either to `` anarchy or despotism ''.

If an automobile were approaching him, he would know what was required of him, even though he might not be able to act quickly enough.

The first act of Adoniram and Samuel on reaching Calcutta was to report at the police station, a necessity when landing in East India Company territory.

As it was the custom of that alert colony to take over the property of persons asking for protection, this was an act roughly equivalent to throwing open the door to a pack of wolves and saying `` Come and get it ''.

the mere fact that he was selected, though as a substitute, to act as interlocutor or moderator for it, or perhaps we should say with Buck as ' father of the act ', is in itself a difficult phase of his development to grasp.

Milton was to act as the archfool, the supreme wit, the lightly bantering pater, Pater Liber, who could at once trip lightly over that which deserved such treatment, or could at will annihilate the common enemies of the college gathering, and with words alone.

In each case there was an initial act of violence.

The public appeal by the new Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Cicognani, for renewed efforts toward Eastern and Western reunion was still another remarkable act.

He did not really want to kill, but as in the sexual act, there was a moment when the impulse took over and could not be downed, even while you watched yourself giving way to it.

Since she could not act, one part suited her as well as any other, and so she was the first person to offer Mr. Lincoln a glass of water, holding it up to the box, high above her head, to Miss Harris, who had asked for it.

Eugene was not entirely silent, or openly rude -- unless asking Harold to move to another chair and placing himself in the fauteuil that creaked so alarmingly was an act of rudeness.

Its building was first proposed in 1791, when a group of citizens, mostly Newburyport men, petitioned the General Court for an act of incorporation.

In one debate he supported the freedom of judgment as opposed to dogma, in another he held that the practice of science was in fact an act of religious worship.

In establishing criterion measurements, it was therefore thought best to broaden the scope beyond the reading act itself.

Even though in civil rights legislation in 1957 and 1960 the provision for the Attorney General to act was eliminated, should we nevertheless support such a clause??

This recommendation was based on the fact that the hymen was not the only barrier to smooth consummation of the sex act.

These trials were properly termed `` political cases '' in that the trial itself was a political act producing political consequences.

They signed to the major label but their unwillingness to be moulded and promoted as a major act caused conflict.

The act toured the United States, then signed on to perform in the Orient with the show La Vie Paree.

In 1887 he signed an act creating the Interstate Commerce Commission.

In 1816, Congress passed another bill to charter a second national bank ; Madison signed the act, having learned the bank was needed from the war with Britain.

Van Buren and Polk faced pressure to rescind the Specie Circular, an act that had been signed by Jackson to boost the economy.

Following their establishment and after extensive scouting, the label signed their first act, the newly-formed Belle and Sebastian, in August of 1996.

1569, he signed the act of annexation of Podlaskie, Volhynia and Kiev to the kingdom during Sejm in Lublin.

Two months later, the governor William L. Greenly signed into law the act of the legislature officially making Lansing Township the state capital.

The film featured a young Blair Underwood as Russell, along with appearances by old-school legend Kurtis Blow, The Fat Boys, teen pop act New Edition, LL Cool J, Prince protegee Sheila E., and hip hop's first successful white rap group the Beastie Boys, who were signed to Simmons ' Def Jam label.

The act was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo on June 24, 2011.

As Governor of New York State before becoming Vice President in March 1901, Roosevelt signed an act replacing the Police Commissioners with a single Police Commissioner.

Stanisław signed the act of abdication in 1736, while Augustus III pronounced a general amnesty.

Molded into a professional act by manager Bill Ham, they were subsequently signed to London Records and released their debut album.

The act is signed by King George III in August.

* May 22 – The common Nordic Labour Market act is signed.

This controversial act, known as the " Salary Grab ", was signed into law in March 1873.

On August 13, 1848, President James K. Polk signed an act creating the entire region as the Oregon Territory.

The Tariff Act of 1930 ( codified at ), otherwise known as the Smoot – Hawley Tariff or Hawley – Smoot Tariff, was an act, sponsored by Senator Reed Smoot and Representative Willis C. Hawley, and signed into law on June 17, 1930, that raised U. S. tariffs on over 20, 000 imported goods to record levels.

The act was completed on March 3, 1980, was signed by President Jimmy Carter on March 17, 1980 and became effective on April 1, 1980.

President William McKinley signed the act on April 12, 1900 and it became known as the Foraker Act after its sponsor, Ohio Senator Joseph B. Foraker.

The act was signed into law by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.

The 1935 act, signed on August 31, 1935, imposed a general embargo on trading in arms and war materials with all parties in a war.

The name is in honor of Joseph C. Yates, who as Governor of New York signed the act establishing the county.

In 1783, Charles signed an act of legitimation for his illegitimate daughter Charlotte, born in 1753 to Clementina Walkinshaw ( later known as Countess von Alberstrof ).