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1. Her pleas were to no avail
2. Using the tea towel, I try to get the thing to budge, but to no avail
3. By the time a year had passed since she rode that android to no avail, Glenelle had pretty much settled in
4. She walked up and down the beach calling them, to no avail
5. she tried everything she could think of but it was all to no avail
6. I avail myself of his invitation, going to get coffee for us both first, and tell him all about the weekend
7. Two more arrows sang out in quick succession but to no avail; they hit a tree
8. It was to no avail as far as Sonia was concerned; and now it was about to payoff
9. He disappears downstairs with the tray and, picking up my boots and handbag, I move towards his bedroom where I avail myself of the facilities and wash my face … the me in the mirror is wide eyed and smiling … if a little nervously
10. then another, but all to no avail
11. Harry and the young ladies sipped their tea, and strained to hear something of the conference, but to no avail
12. The headmaster continued, “The heads of each department were enlisted to scour your submissions for any flaw, whatsoever, to no avail
13. Emma called several times to her, as she approached, but to no avail
14. Through Video Intercom, the Hesean Governor tried to stop her, but to no avail
15. "Jim," she insisted, but to no avail, his grip was stronger than she was
16. All to no avail
17. It is otherwise with those in which courage and address can be of no avail
18. Carius tried to smile through a frown, but it was to little avail
19. A day or so after the funeral he had gone down into the cellar hoping quickly to find the secret entrance his father had mentioned, but to no avail
20. He was not bearing down as heavily as he had the previous night when she had tried this same action, to no avail
21. Our manufactures, as soon as the peace was made, endeavoured to avail themselves of this advantage, and to establish a monopoly in their own favour both against the growers and against the importers of this comnmdity
22. Oh, the pitiful bleating of that she-goat! “The indignity !” “The betrayal !” But it was all to no avail
23. Once, he had tried to communicate with its earlier version – to no avail, perhaps as a mere mortal he was not worthy of a response
24. We could no longer see the unit to our right and our Officers had tried telling the unit on the left that they were moving forward to quickly but to no avail
25. I had tried talking to him but it was all to no avail he had only spoken to me once saying
26. also avail of free tutorials from the in-house professional landscapers and architects, as far as
27. At all of these stops, Davis did everything in his power to ignite the spirit of the Southern heart, but to no avail
28. " I strongly protested against this ad, to no avail
29. “I’m sorry this has had to happen but I can assure you that Colonel Jack has fought all the way for you but it has all been to no avail HQ has got their example and whether it is right or wrong they will go ahead with the execution
30. Again, she screamed for Bosco and Coal, but to no avail
31. They shouted time after time, but to no avail
32. They splashed about in the beginner’s pool as an increasingly frustrated instructor tried to teach them the basic principles of swimming, all to no avail as they were “obviously f commies and longhaired liberals in disguise incapable of f learning to swim
33. Protests were of no avail
34. I looked all over the flat to see if he was there but to no avail, he had already left
35. The old badger pushed on with his search, even though he knew it was all to no avail
36. But all to no avail of course, because try as they might, they just couldn't locate the source of that smell
37. Penicillin and other medications were of no avail, and three days later, he died
38. I pointed all this out, but to no avail
39. But it was to no avail, for he could not appear out of thin air
40. His surprise alerted his reflexes and with a sudden and deft move he was on his feet, his head turning in all directions, trying to establish some sort of enemy direction to no avail
41. Truman had repeatedly called to Edgar’s home too, but to no avail there, either
42. They knew not where to look, so they cruised the streets of wretched poverty and questioned a few whose misfortune it was to call this place home if they knew of Herminia, her ‘mother’ or her three children, to no avail
43. It was as if the market of Pyr had secretly gathered in here, each man trying to sell his wares to no avail
44. There was a pandemonious roar in the room for a while and Krill banged his gavel to no avail for a couple of minutes
45. A floating slab of gray metal had appeared in the middle of the night out of nowhere, and the Pilgrim had attacked it to no avail with his knife
46. I kissed it a little, rubbed it with my tongue and fingers, but to no avail
47. Terror filled her when her mind recoiled at the possibility they just might give up; simple-minded fear taking over them, begging for their lives to no avail
48. At that exact time, her son woke up from his sleep crying loudly in her arms and she tried to rock him back to sleep again to no avail
49. He instinctively yelled at the machine and went for the transparent closet, trying to find a knob or handle to no avail:
50. It was to no avail, the only tracks that were found were three, all giving the appearance of moving quickly, obviously, made by those who had been beating a very hasty retreat
1. Stretching stiffly, Andy climbed out of the bed and availed himself of the basic facilities presented by the cell
2. It was deep enough in the middle for a good long invigorating swim, and he availed himself of the opportunity
3. And Mr Blotter, the unseasoned young clerk who availed himself of the attic, knew that at that signal, Mrs Pilfer, the goodly gentleman's cook, housekeeper and much more besides, would quickly wash down the brandy and water that she was nursing, and rush to charge Mr Snickerty 's table with such vittles as are required by a gentleman of import, when he returns home from a busy day in his chambers
4. There were all sorts of possibilities that availed themselves in this line of inquisition
5. Rikke had availed herself for reading of the history book retrieved ever so cautiously from the chest in the war room
6. The day before, they would have declared that no power on earth could prevail against the gods of Ashanti; but when they saw Prempeh, the natural head of fetish, forced to humble himself and afterwards be taken prisoner, when the sacred houses and blood-washed trees, the very abode of the spirits, were destroyed by the white man's powder, and still the gods availed them nothing, their faith was shaken
7. Born of a family of soldiers, Prince Henry was naturally anxious to identify himself with the military service of his adopted country, and availed himself of the opportunity when the Ashanti Expedition was decided upon
8. Money availed nothing, and on several occasions, when I rode out with the few tins of beef and the hardtack I could secure for special cases, I saw the fortunate recipients offered and refuse gold pieces for a single biscuit, and one man produced twenty five dollars to buy a can of beef
9. My caution on the trail had availed me nothing
10. “I availed of their rent to own plan,” Abet said
11. ” Colonel Longstrider nodded, and grinned as he availed himself of a frosty mug of ale
12. He closed his eyes briefly at the memory of the mountain folk and their solidity which had in the end availed them nothing, before turning his thoughts to other possible projects
13. They also availed of the many new jobs and council houses that were built from the 1950’s in a large estate in the town known as Britwell
14. Joe had availed of help when first coming there ahead of the family
15. Why had not the winged master come to the aid of its slaves when he struggled with them? Had it feared to come within reach of fangs that might turn and rend it? Craft and caution had lurked in that misshapen skull, but had not availed in the end
16. Half mad with terror, Natala fought like a wild thing, but it availed her nothing
17. It availed her nothing against his brute strength
18. However, you should take note that, in most cases, this kind of offer can only be availed by calling the toll free line of the site
19. Proceeding under a special plan, MFP availed Imran’s services for the reason that he was well conversant with Zulimistan civil society and its culture
20. The MFP men availed well this chance so they entered the PM house un-noticed one by one while invisible in limit 2 of black helmet device
21. As Aslam availed a casual leave that day, and since one of the clients was pressing for the blue print, Roopa substituted as the drafter
22. What use has he for a petty pond who has availed himself of the crystal
23. “Nothing has his wealth and deeds availed him
24. 3- Allah Says: ﴾His wealth has not availed him nor his gains﴿What does his gain signify?
25. She glanced again at Moraine, who looked as if she was ready to hump his leg or even the bar stool if nothing else availed itself
26. She had found her attempts to explain that she was not so really availed nothing against his conviction that she was
27. (UCIC) will help banks to identify customers, track the facilities availed, monitor
28. availed of a web hosting services
29. On the back are our international partners as we have also availed foreign direct
30. had already availed all his leaves but he asked for one month?s leave as her sister was to be
31. which, it is probable, those who were now left behind availed themselves; for it is a striking act, and such as cannot be
32. were now left behind availed themselves; for it is a striking act, and such as cannot be contemplated by the
33. afterwards occurred, of which, it is probable, those who were now left behind availed
34. Other providential opportunities for escaping afterwards occurred, of which, it is probable, those who were now left behind availed themselves; for it is a striking act, and such as cannot be contemplated by the pious mind without sentiments of devout admiration, that history does not record that even one Christian perished in the siege of Jerusalem
35. ’ Thus it would seem, that here there are two distinct curses of the law,—everlasting suffering due to the immortal soul, and death by hanging on a tree, or otherwise; and that, although the curse under which we lay was, according to this theory, the former, the curse which Christ bore, was the latter, which, notwithstanding, availed to deliver us from the former
36. God has given you victory in numerous regions; but on the day of Hunayn, your great number impressed you, but it availed you nothing; and the land, as spacious as it was, narrowed for you; and you turned your backs in retreat
37. But what they had achieved availed them nothing
38. They availed them nothing against God, and it was said, "Enter the Fire with those who are entering
39. ’ 'Where is the Arm that smote Rahab? ’ Where is the force of truth and grace that smote the philosophies and idolatries of the Mediterranean in the apostolic age, and shook like an earthquake the whole of Roman Europe and Asia in a single generation? Let it not be said it was the stress of miracles that then availed
40. Other providential opportunities for escaping afterwards occurred, of which, it is probable, those who were now left behind availed themselves; for it is a striking act, and such as cannot be contemplated by the pious mind without sentiments of devout admiration, THAT HISTORY
41. Additional cards do not have a fee, but a minimum amount is needed for it to be availed
42. Other providential opportunities for escaping afterwards occurred, of which, it is probable, those who were now left behind availed themselves; for it is a striking act, and such as cannot be con-templated by the pious mind without sentiments of devout admiration, THAT HIS-
43. They availed themselves of the rare privilege to the fullest extent, for some tried the pleasing experiment of drinking mild while standing on their heads, others lent a charm to leapfrog by eating pie in the pauses of the game, cookies were sown broadcast over the field, and apple turnovers roosted in the trees like a new style of bird
44. drudgery, the result of which was never equal to the author's labour, and that to avoid this he had in the First Part availed himself of the device of novels, like "The Ill-advised Curiosity," and "The Captive Captain,"
45. It availed me nothing with those charged with our sad expatriation to protest this, nor would my uncles believe it; on the contrary, they treated it as an untruth and a subterfuge set up to enable me to remain behind in the land of my birth; and so, more by force than of my own will, they took me with them
46. Willoughby imagine, I suppose, when his looks censured me for incivility in breaking up the party, that I was called away to the relief of one whom he had made poor and miserable; but had he known it, what would it have availed?
47. An overhanging rock offered him a temporary shelter, and scarcely had he availed himself of it when the tempest burst forth in all its fury
48. This obliged them to make all the speed they could to evade the enemy, when they could but lament the absence of Dantes, whose superior skill in the management of a vessel would have availed them so materially
49. The young man availed himself of this order to quit the apartment; and, as the day was fast coming to a close, he hastened without delay, to make the necessary arrangements
50. Franz, who had mutely interrogated the countess, and received from her a gracious smile in token that he would be welcome, sought not to retard the gratification of Albert's eager impatience, but began at once the tour of the house, closely followed by Albert, who availed himself of the few minutes required to reach the opposite side of the theatre to settle the height and smoothness of his collar, and to arrange the lappets of his coat
1. Hut… All the beaches are public and tourists do not have to pay for availing themselves of the facilities, except for the sunshades and blue parasols
2. And Thomas went and found the jailors fighting and saying: What wrong have we done to that sorcerer that availing himself of his magic are he has opened the doors of the prison and wishes to set all the prisoners freee But let us go and let the king know about his wife and his son; And when he came they stripped him and girded him with a girdle; and so they stood before the king
3. involved in the availing the service or
4. Once more it was detective work for beginners to deduce that all three would have shed their old identities as snakes shed their skin and be availing themselves of the same high quality documentation as their surgeon colleague
5. This was the time when government got this excuse and availing full benefit of this situation as it was awaiting anxiously with great impatience for such occasion
6. “Why are you not availing
7. ation for two hours without really availing himself of even ten minutes
8. A number of so-called “single mothers” I am aware of receiving public assistance as well as availing themselves of the bounty of annual school supply charitable drives instead squander the income freed by this misdirected philanthropy to purchase several hundred dollar handbags, go out partying at nightclubs (no doubt looking for the father of their next baby with no intentions of getting married), and on long, shellacked fingernails that would put a fighting cock to shame
9. In availing of credit card points other than air miles, are there other ways of redeeming them assuming that an individual may not be around all the time to shop back in the locally based stores that co-sponsored those credit cards?
10. By availing of a number of alternatives, students can now save themselves more than a couple of dollars a year
11. He thought more of Bernardo del Carpio because at Roncesvalles he slew Roland in spite of enchantments, availing himself of the artifice of Hercules when he strangled Antaeus the son of Terra in his arms
12. The Yanguesans, seeing themselves assaulted by only two men while they were so many, betook themselves to their stakes, and driving the two into the middle they began to lay on with great zeal and energy; in fact, at the second blow they brought Sancho to the ground, and Don Quixote fared the same way, all his skill and high mettle availing him nothing, and fate willed it that he should fall at the feet of Rocinante, who had not yet risen; whereby it may be seen how furiously stakes can pound in angry boorish hands
13. Everything fell out as he wished; Lothario awoke, and the two at once left the house, and Anselmo asked what he was anxious to know, and Lothario in answer told him that he had not thought it advisable to declare himself entirely the first time, and therefore had only extolled the charms of Camilla, telling her that all the city spoke of nothing else but her beauty and wit, for this seemed to him an excellent way of beginning to gain her good-will and render her disposed to listen to him with pleasure the next time, thus availing himself of the device the devil has recourse to when he would deceive one who is on the watch; for he being the angel of darkness transforms himself into an angel of light, and, under cover of a fair seeming, discloses himself at length, and effects his purpose if at the beginning his wiles are not discovered
14. It is true that certain strokes of good fortune, that have given me more than I could have hoped for, have made some alteration in me; but I have not therefore ceased to be what I was before, or to entertain the same desire I have had all through of availing myself of the might of your valiant and invincible arm
15. to have no design of availing himself of the influence of either to promote his own views
16. Availing himself of a handle that projected from a half-fallen door, he tied the animal safely and having drawn a red cotton handkerchief, from his pocket, wiped away the perspiration that streamed from his brow, then, advancing to the door, struck thrice with the end of his iron-shod stick
17. But availing himself of the doctor's order, the old man would not take any sustenance; at length (after nine days of despair and fasting), the old man died, cursing those who had caused his misery, and saying to Mercedes, 'If you ever see my Edmond again, tell him I die blessing him
18. "Our decision should be speedy," said Duncan, gladly availing himself of this change of humor, to press the more important objects of their interview; "I cannot conceal from you, sir, that the camp will not be much longer tenable; and I am sorry to add, that things appear no better in the fort; more than half the guns are bursted
19. Morrel had long thought of Danglars, but had kept away from some instinctive motive, and had delayed as long as possible availing himself of this last resource
20. Her opera-glass was so fixedly directed towards them, that Franz saw it would be cruel not to satisfy her curiosity; and, availing himself of one of the privileges of the spectators of the Italian theatres, who use their boxes to hold receptions, the two friends went to pay their respects to the countess
21. one seemed desirous of availing himself of this offer, the man
22. Gladly availing himself of this opportunity, the coachman leaped from his box; but Ali had promptly seized the nostrils of the second horse, and held them in his iron grasp, till the beast, snorting with pain, sunk beside his companion
23. The president himself advanced to place a seat for the young lady; but she declined availing herself of it
24. first blush for some housemaid who might have stayed at home to look after the place and who, availing herself of rare relief from observation and of the schoolroom table and my pens, ink, and paper, had applied herself to the considerable effort of a letter to her sweetheart
25. Prince Andrew came in to inform the commander in chief of this and, availing himself of permission previously given him by Kutuzov to be
26. Availing himself of his friendly relations with Pierre as a boon companion, Dolokhov had come straight to his house, and Pierre had put him up and lent him money
27. In this letter she said briefly that all their misunderstandings were at an end; that availing herself of the magnanimity of Prince Andrew who when he went abroad had given her her she begged Princess Mary to forget everything and forgive her if she had been to blame toward her, but that she could not be his wife
28. Two orderlies, a courier and a major-domo, stood near by, some ten paces from Prince Andrew, availing themselves of Kutuzov’s absence and of the fine weather
29. It would seem that, availing yourself of these circumstances, you might advantageously attack a weaker one and annihilate him, or at least oblige him to retreat, retaining in our hands an important part of the provinces from Tula and other towns in the interior
30. The naturalists and their followers, thinking they can solve this question, are like plasterers set to plaster one side of the walls of a church who, availing themselves of should in an access of zeal plaster over the windows, icons, woodwork, and still unbuttressed walls, and should be delighted that from their point of view as plasterers, everything is now so smooth and regular
31. The theory is that if a company is buying back its shares, the company’s management must believe that those shares are undervalued, and so managers are therefore availing themselves of the opportunity to purchase their shares at a discount
32. Availing himself of the mild, summer-cool weather that now reigned in these latitudes, and in preparation for the peculiarly active pursuits shortly to be anticipated, Perth, the begrimed, blistered old blacksmith, had not removed his portable forge to the hold again, after concluding his contributory work for Ahab's leg, but still retained it on deck, fast lashed to ringbolts by the foremast; being now almost incessantly invoked by the headsmen, and harpooneers, and bowsmen to do some little job for them; altering, or repairing, or new shaping their various weapons and boat furniture
33. Ragojhinsky was a man without reputation or fortune, but a clever fortune hunter, who, by skillful manœuvering between liberalism and conservatism, availing himself of that dominating tendency which promised bitter results in life, but principally by something peculiar which attracted women to him, he succeeded in making a relatively brilliant judicial career
34. In availing himself of this method, the artist only transmits the feeling received by him from a previous work of art; therefore every borrowing, whether it be of whole subjects, or of various scenes, situations, or descriptions, is but a reflection of art, a simulation of it, but not art itself
35. “Yes, if having obtained power, without availing himself of it to commit murder he had restored it to the rightful king, I should have called him a great man,” remarked the vicomte
36. Prince Andrew came in to inform the commander in chief of this and, availing himself of permission previously given him by Kutúzov to be present at the council, he remained in the room
37. Availing himself of his friendly relations with Pierre as a boon companion, Dólokhov had come straight to his house, and Pierre had put him up and lent him money
38. In this letter she said briefly that all their misunderstandings were at an end; that availing herself of the magnanimity of Prince Andrew who when he went abroad had given her her freedom, she begged Princess Mary to forget everything and forgive her if she had been to blame toward her, but that she could not be his wife
39. Two orderlies, a courier and a major-domo, stood near by, some ten paces from Prince Andrew, availing themselves of Kutúzov’s absence and of the fine weather
40. It would seem that, availing yourself of these circumstances, you might advantageously attack a weaker one and annihilate him, or at least oblige him to retreat, retaining in our hands an important part of the provinces now occupied by the enemy, and thereby averting danger from Túla and other towns in the interior
41. The naturalists and their followers, thinking they can solve this question, are like plasterers set to plaster one side of the walls of a church who, availing themselves of the absence of the chief superintendent of the work, should in an access of zeal plaster over the windows, icons, woodwork, and still unbuttressed walls, and should be delighted that from their point of view as plasterers, everything is now so smooth and regular
42. What is the practical difference to the old partners, whether they hold their liberties at the will of a master, or whether, by admitting exterior States on an equal footing with the original States, arbiters are constituted, who by availing themselves of the contrariety of interests and views which in such a confederacy necessarily will arise, hold the balance among the parties which exist and govern us, by throwing themselves into the scale most conformable to their purposes? In both cases there is an effective despotism
43. Professor Bigelow, availing himself of a hint given him some years ago by the late venerable Dr
44. In 1669, Savary, availing himself of the suggestion, and pursuing the subject more scientifically, invented his engine, consisting of an apparatus to cause a vacuum by the condensation of steam, so that the water to be raised would thereupon, by the external weight of the atmosphere, rise into the chamber of the apparatus, which the steam had occupied
45. Whenever it is required, the managers will have a part of any specimen which is sent to them, analyzed, and a correct report made of its nature, thus affording to the discoverer a full opportunity of availing himself of all the pecuniary advantages that may attend the discovery
46. This has unavoidably arisen from my having attended to it in its living state, and from his not availing himself of the information which it would have afforded me pleasure to have communicated, had he done me the favour to have requested it, or informed me of his wish to publish an account of plants thus obtained
47. Sir,—The President is desirous of availing the public of your services, in a concern of much delicacy and of high importance to the United States
48. The report has assumed it as a principle almost of instinct to oppose like to like, and so says the history of man, whom we find ever availing himself of the improvements of his assailant for self-defence
49. Hundreds are now availing themselves of our offer to furnish this great work as a premium for four new subscribers
1. 13 Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate
2. 8 Let your children be partakers of the discipline of Christ; let them learn how much humility avails before God; what power a pure love has with God; how his fear is honourable and great preserving all who with a pure mind walk in holiness before him
3. representation of the good/bad dichotomy-to the true and false self, avails itself of the dualistic modes that are characteristic of Western thought, in lieu of considering
4. We will not burden you with the yoke of circumcision, that are turning to God from among the gentiles, for the cutting away of the foreskin avails to nothing, but the circumcision of the heart is essential to the finding of His Truth
5. It avails you nothing to plead want of memory, and want of learning, and want of books, and want of scholarship in this matter
6. ing all the joys you wish for, but the man who avails himself of these
7. But if you do not listen to your Provider’s recommendation and His command, that is if you do not follow the way He decided and revealed for you through the tongue of His Envoy nor do you believe or trust in all of that, no doubt you will regret when regret avails you nothing
8. Everything has a form and a reality, the reality avails nothing without a form, and the form avails nothing without a reality, it is necessary to gather them
9. The noble verse denotes that watching the wonders avails man nothing so long as he does not seek the truth truthfully when God says: "If We opened for the unbelievers a gate in heaven and they ascended through it higher and higher, still they would say: our eyes were dazzled; truly, we must have been bewitched
10. However, in reply to their claim about the scientific basis of magic, we say that such statements hide poison inside fat, delicious food, and confuse a harmful and damaging type of science with a type that is profitable and serviceable; for the messenger (cpth) says: “O, God of all! I take refuge in You from getting science that avails nothing
11. Though I speak with the tongues of angels and have no family it avails me nothing
12. Frau von Lindbergh would take me to her heart, think me distinguished where now she thinks me odd, think me witty where now she thinks me bold, listen to my speeches, laugh at my sallies, be interested in my gardening and in my efforts to live without meat; but here I am, burning, I hope, with charity, with love for my neighbors, with ready sympathy, eager friendliness, desire to be of use, and it all avails me nothing because my name is Schmidt
13. Nothing else avails for the real work of the Church
14. Nothing else avails
15. ’ It is, as in Christ's temptation, this which alone avails against all craft and force, while we pray, 'Deliver us from the Evil One!’"
16. How many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing, except after God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves?
17. ’ It avails nothing to stay the popular relapse into pantheism; for this is the chief characteristic of the momentous revolution that the current of thought rushes logically over that Niagara
18. "Such, sirs, is the dismal story of my misfortune: say if it be one that can be told with less emotion than you have seen in me; and do not trouble yourselves with urging or pressing upon me what reason suggests as likely to serve for my relief, for it will avail me as much as the medicine prescribed by a wise physician avails the sick man who will not take it
19. Whatever it is, it avails not--distance avails not, and place avails not, I too lived, Brooklyn of ample hills was mine,
20. "That saying does not hold good in your case," replied Leonela, "for love, as I have heard say, sometimes flies and sometimes walks; with this one it runs, with that it moves slowly; some it cools, others it burns; some it wounds, others it slays; it begins the course of its desires, and at the same moment completes and ends it; in the morning it will lay siege to a fortress and by night will have taken it, for there is no power that can resist it; so what are you in dread of, what do you fear, when the same must have befallen Lothario, love having chosen the absence of my lord as the instrument for subduing you? and it was absolutely necessary to complete then what love had resolved upon, without affording the time to let Anselmo return and by his presence compel the work to be left unfinished; for love has no better agent for carrying out his designs than opportunity; and of opportunity he avails himself in all his feats, especially at the outset
21. Why should he have got into any argument about the validity of these orders? It was only the common trick of desire—which avails itself of any irrelevant scepticism, finding larger room for itself in all uncertainty about effects, in every obscurity that looks like the absence of law
22. What avails it that you are Christian, if you are not purer than the heathen, if you deny yourself no more, if you are not more religious? I know of many systems of religion esteemed heathenish whose precepts fill the reader with shame, and provoke him to new endeavors, though it be to the performance of rites merely
23. Those who live normally in the midst of nature, dealing with its forces, require no such protection; they realize how little avails violence to protect us from the real danger that surrounds us
24. In his night work he sometimes avails himself of the electric current of the lighting installation for fusing metals
25. Again, what was the effect of the non-intercourse in 1809 upon our Treasury? In addition to the bankruptcy and wretchedness spread over the face of the whole country, we are informed by the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury, laid on our tables, that the net revenue arising from duties on merchandise and tonnage, accruing during that year, amounted to only $6,527,000, while we are informed in the same report, that this source of revenue in the three first quarters of the year 1810, while commerce was free, amounted to a sum exceeding $7,250,000, and the Secretary adds, that he believed the whole revenue arising from duties on merchandise and tonnage for that year would amount to more than $12,000; making an increase in this year, when commerce was unshackled, of $5,473,000, notwithstanding all the robberies of Napoleon, which probably amounted to more than forty millions, a free importation of the avails of which would have greatly increased the revenue of that year
26. He avails himself of suggestions in public prints to deny their statements; to state that so far from a disposition to stir up the Indians against us, the contrary was the fact; that, indeed, Sir James Craig has been intent on diverting Indian hostilities
27. You have always got the better of the argument; you have better proclamations; but what avails all this? Britain has impressed your seamen, and given you blows for good words
28. He avails himself of all previously printed matter and adds new material