You can propound nothing but he has either a theory about it ready-made, or will have one instantly on the stocks, and proceed to lay its timbers and launch it in your presence.
To bring things closer home, I will here propound to Mr. Besant a conundrum.
He stirred up John Dury, one of the ministers of Edinburgh, in an Assembly which was then convened, to propound a question touching the lawfulness of the episcopal function, and the authority of chapters in their election.
Indeed, mamma, since you propoundthe riddle, I think you ought to solve it!
European market-place, and propound dark sayings in that language and mood wherein Nebuchadnezzar, the imperial hypochondriac, communed with his baffled Chaldeans.
When the fire is beginning to kindle, and your heart growing warm, propound these questions to it: 'Who is this invader?
But in both these interpretations, there is so much of paradox, that I trust not to them; but propound them to those that are throughly versed in the Scripture, to inquire if there be no clearer place that contradicts them.
Neverthelesse, I may propound such things to the consideration of more learned Divines, as the text it selfe suggesteth.
The law of crossing which wepropound is no ultimate law.
True, we are not under the obligation to propound them in presence, but we are destitute of an opinion in common.
But you need not sing to me like a gnat to propound that question, my dear.
It is a breach of sanity to propound the interrogation," said her father.
If it were allowed to Samson to propound a riddle for the delectation of his guests, it will perhaps be not ill taken in me to question my hearers as follows: What is it?
I will propoundto you one simple question," said the other; "and as you answer, I shall read to you your moral horoscope.
In the first place I would propound a certain view of the general question of habits.
This form is often also used when the speaker wishes to propound some remark which would appear harsh if too personal; e.
Ai is often erroneously omitted and erroneously introduced by foreigners, and those who wish to propound a statement accurately will do well to observe its use.
To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to propound a question; to propound an argument.
Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet of good works to present to God at night.
It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel.
Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise; to argue for practice; to propound and discuss in a mock court.
And darest thou to the Son of God propound To worship thee, accursed Milton.
He there shows himself perfectly capable of distinguishing between the essentials of the Church’s doctrine and the obscure and difficult questions which the theologians were wont to propound in their discussions.
Dodger, taking advantage of the next interval of breathlessness on the part of his friend to propound the question.
I propound to my soul these questions: 'If you are immortal, and will exist through endless ages, have you not existed from the beginning of time?
To every thoughtful mind these questions propound themselves, and Beulah especially had essayed to answer them.
I confess therefore (it may be from not having considered the points sufficiently, or in the right light) that I cannot bring myself to propound the subject to any member of the administration whom I know.
Since for ages this question seems to have been left unasked, it may be timely now to propound it.
And she would gravely propound to herself the most intricate riddles--ponder thoughtfully and in silence over them--hazard the most ridiculous answers, and laugh derisively at her own affected ignorance.
I propose, therefore, O Phædo, that you propound some one statement which all you who have been discussing the matter believe.
Socrates--If it please you, then, I will propound a saying and see if you agree with me.
Three questions I will propound upon the word, an answer to which may give us light into the meaning of it: I.
Well, if you please, propound another sign how this work of grace discovereth itself where it is.
But it will propound something else, even what it shall imagine to be the best good; perhaps heaven, perhaps ease from guilt, perhaps to be kept out of hell, or the like.
He that can of list and will propound what he pleases, and that wherewith he may destroy them that believe him, is to be abandoned with all that he shall say.
This therefore is the first thing that I would propound for thy encouragement, thou man that fears the Lord.
I have, therefore, these things to propound to that Jerusalem sinner that would know, if he may be so bold [as] to venture himself upon this grace.
I told you before, that an absolute promise hath all conditional ones in the belly of it, and also provision to answer all those qualifications, that they propound to him that seeketh for their benefit.
Yet four things I will propound to the consideration of Mr. Badman's friends before I turn my back upon them.
The three others, Education, Justice, Labour and Exchange, had topropound the philosophical principles of this revolution.
Cluseret, much concerned for his future, only appeared on the balcony to propound his plan and recommend calm.
By the aid of conjecture we propound a theory; or in other words, we suppose a set of events to have occurred, which, if they really happened, would be adequate to account for the facts in question.
The solution which unbelievers propound as the account of the origin of the miraculous narratives in the Gospels is that they are a gradual creation of a mythic and legendary spirit.
Moreover, GOD will not be ashamed to propound in a parable a gnat, or even a more despicable thing:u for they who believe will know it to be the truth from their LORD; but the unbelievers will say, What meaneth GOD by this parable?
We distinctly propound our signs unto people who understand.
Or propound no similitudes or comparisons between him and his creatures.
These similitudes do we propound unto men: but none understand them, except the wise.
Unto each of them did we propound examples for their admonition; and each of them did we destroy with an utter destruction.
And propound to them a similitude of the present life.
And propound unto them as a parable two men:t on the one of whom we had bestowed two vineyards, and had surrounded them with palm-trees, and had caused corn to grow between them.
Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet of good works to present to God at night.
