Among the
restraints imposed by the Union of the Netherlands on its members, one is, that they shall not establish imposts disadvantageous to their neighbors, without the general permission.
And after such classification he avoided the things that hurt, the restrictions and
restraints, in order to enjoy the satisfactions and the remunerations of life.
Katherine's Dock, lying overshadowed and black like a quiet pool amongst rocky crags, through the venerable and sympathetic London Docks, with not a single line of rails in the whole of their area and the aroma of spices lingering between its warehouses, with their far-famed wine- cellars - down through the interesting group of West India Docks, the fine docks at Blackwall, on past the Galleons Reach entrance of the Victoria and Albert Docks, right down to the vast gloom of the great basins in Tilbury, each of those places of
restraint for ships has its own peculiar physiognomy, its own expression.
The fear and
restraint which brooded amongst the denizens of the air began to affect all life.
"So far there is no positive brain disease; and there is accordingly no sort of reason for placing him under
restraint. It is essentially a difficult and a doubtful case.
No harm could be done to any one but myself if I let my heart loose again, for the little time that was left me, from the cold cruelty of
restraint which necessity had forced me to inflict upon it, and took my farewell of the scenes which were associated with the brief dream-time of my happiness and my love.
In whatever city then the women are not under good regulations, we must look upon one half of it as not under the
restraint of law, as it there happened; for the legislator, desiring to make his whole city a collection of warriors with respect to the men, he most evidently accomplished his design; but in the meantime the women were quite neglected, for they live without
restraint in every improper indulgence and luxury.
He looked fitter for
restraint than liberty--the
restraint of a hospital.
I am sure I cannot say that it HAD, but while Miss Summers declares that Miss Vernon showed no signs of obstinacy or perverseness during her whole stay in Wigmore Street, till she was detected in this scheme, I cannot so readily credit what Lady Susan has made him, and wants to make me believe, that it was merely an impatience of
restraint and a desire of escaping from the tuition of masters which brought on the plan of an elopement.
Janet is a dear soul and very nicelooking; tall, but not over-tall; stoutish, yet with a certain
restraint of outline suggestive of a thrifty soul who is not going to be overlavish even in the matter of avoirdupois.
One day a woman came down to the edge of the water and was stooping to remove her attire (a pair of sandals) when the consul, incensed beyond
restraint, fired a charge of bird-shot into the most conspicuous part of her person.
In every frontier settlement there are men who have come there to escape
restraint. Cutter was one of the `fast set' of Black Hawk business men.