One of my earliest recollections is of a great bazaar which was held in my native city of Manchester, the object of the bazaar being to raise money to relieve the poverty of the newly emancipated negro slaves in the United States.
I had told the Governor on leaving that I intended to sell the licence and to spend the money for militant purposes, but I had not expected to raise such a splendid sum as one hundred pounds.
Until that time, the Yorktown stonewares raise more questions than they answer.
He drank gratefully, but did not raise his lids nor look at me.
The two princesses were quarrelling, and nearly coming to blows, so that Cynthia could raise her eyes to my place of detention without being observed.
It was rather cold, too: all that Lady Macleod and Janet could say failed to raise the spirits of their guest.
Macleod looked on, and did not even raise his gun.
This probably indicates the mean temperature of the month at that spot, where, however, the dark colour of the exposed loose soil must raise the temperature considerably.
Their combined effects raise all the summer temperatures above what they should theoretically be.
The action of broad glaciers on gentle slopes is to raise their own beds by the accumulation of gravel which their lower surface carries and pushes forward.
She did not believe that the United States would fail to raise the spectre of the Monroe Doctrine against either of the nations who owned Bermuda or Mauritius, if one of them proposed to place her flag over St. Thomas.
The position of the Government was so precarious that to raise the question might have serious consequences.
Before that Sven Hedin, suspected of being a tool of Germany, did his best to raisethe threatening phantom of the Russian terror whenever he could.
The tide of emigration had not yet begun to raise questions on the answers to which the future of the country depended.
But, as it seemed inevitable that our country must be drawn into the war (though we were told that the popular air at home was 'I Did not Raise My Boy to be a Soldier') it seemed necessary to be prepared.
The perfect insect will only have to heave with its shoulder and strike a few blows with its head in order to raise the circular door and knock it off like the lid of a box.
I was able, with my tweezers, to raise the long wings in order to observe rather more closely what was taking place beneath them; the Mantis took absolutely no notice of me.
Never did acrobat, hanging by the toes to the bar of a trapeze, raise himself with so stupendous a display of strength in the loins.
Thanks to a flexible neck, set freely upon the thorax, the head can turn to right or left as on a pivot, bow, or raise itself high in the air.
If I raise the plank they awake and are off, running hither and thither, constantly encountering one another without hostilities.
But how in the world is mother going to raise any such sum of money?
But he isn't going to wait forever, and when he finds out that mother can't raise the money what would be the natural thing for him to do?
Don't try to get up," commanded Mollie, as Amy tried weakly to raise herself on her elbow.
A portion of this field was given to each person in the village for his own, and he was obliged to cultivate it and raise food for his family.
Five hardy voices raised a shout which was thrown back in an echo from the hills; five caps were whirled as high as paddles could raise them.
If we go unarmed and unattended, we shall not raise suspicion in the savages' minds.
La Salle became separated from the party on this portage, eagerly and fearlessly scouring the woods for the river's beginning.
The visible difference once discovered, the two groups will raise different kinds of emotion in the man who sees them.
If you raise your eyes up the slope, you see it in its least impressive form, foreshortened into a mere belt.
What I said failed to raise a picture in their minds, as what had before been said to me had failed.
The direct purposes of this measure were to resettle uprooted farm population; to prevent further migrations of farmers; and to raise production and taxes.
The Japanese, who sent administrators but no settlers, established law and order, protected the aborigines from land-hungry Chinese settlers, and attempted to abolish headhunting by the aborigines and to raise the cultural level in general.
Papa wanted her there, and you wanted her here; she thought her duty lay at home, and she was not afraid but that God would raise up friends to take care of you.
It is easier to raise a disturbance of this kind than to allay it, and the ghost-seers stayed on.
He lay in bed, too weak to raise his head from the pillow, the white skin drawn tightly over his hollow features; the cheeks slightly flushing as he watched us coming.
Advertisers should, in their own interests, raise their standards--perhaps by establishing a voluntary Advisory Council similar to that in the United Kingdom.
About 1601, an Italian named Della Porta, published a book that seems to show acquaintance with it, also with the fact that if water be heated it is converted into a gas that can raise water to a height.
About 1663, the Marquis of Worcester invented a steam engine that exerted about two horse-power, and was employed to raise water from the Thames River, and supply it to the town of Vauxhall.
These two instruments have so greatly improved the Machine as to raiseit toward the dignity of an organism.
Of these sects, one of the most interesting was that of the omphalopsychites, who were able to raise themselves to high states of happiness by the simple and inexpensive process of gazing at their navels.
In the course of them he discovered the important fact that different substances require different amounts of heat to be applied to a given mass to raise its temperature 1 deg.
Papin invented a steam engine, in which he used a cylinder containing water, with a piston so arranged that, when the water was heated, the steam would raise the piston.
Two men went up to him and crossed their hands under his chest to raise him.
One spring the parson took a notion to raise a pig.
But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him: no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, 'Quantùm lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.
When they grasped that fact an huzzah broke out from a few enthusiasts, which was immediately seized by others and grew in volume until it threatened to raise the roof.
Raise the price until it will show a profit, but give full measurement.
Per'aps hit's jist has himportant to be beautiful has to raise w'eat hand milk cows, but nobody hever talked that wy to me before.
The other end is tied near the root of each tree, and serves for the native, who is stationed there, to raise or lower the net as it may be required.
Indeed, this was apprehended on the 5th, and there was but one alternative, either to raise the blockade of Almeida, or relinquish the Sabugal road.
When the traitors were seen and heard to raise their coward voices, short shrift awaited them, and the bayonets of their fellows inflicted a speedy retribution.
The weather continued dreadfully inclement, and as it was believed that Marmont would endeavour to raise the siege, Wellington decided on rapid operations, and resolved to attempt a storm even with the counterscarps entire.
This severe repulse, added to the certain intelligence that Soult was preparing to strike a grand blow, induced Lord Wellington to issue immediate orders to raise the siege.
An Anglo-Spanish army was attempting to raise the siege of Cadiz.
As Lord Wellington had neither time nor means to destroy the counterscarps, the French were enabled to raise the most formidable obstructions at their foot, and insulate the breaches effectually.
And if this were so, then they must be looked on as comrades by every man who fought under Villa the Great; who would be very angry with any wretch so unlucky as to raise a finger to offend those whose friendship he valued so highly.
Indeed, Rob could watch him carefully raise his head and look downward, as though marking the advance of the foe, so as to calculate on his line of retreat, and the expression on his swarthy face was plainly visible.
He had tried to picture in his mind just what his three comrades would be doing in the matter, and he came to the conclusion that Merritt must certainly appeal to Lopez, in order to have the rebels try to raise the siege.
Several times, when an opportunity occurred, Rob took occasion to raise his head slowly and peer over the top of some friendly rock.
He likewise acquired from it the assistance of that able general, Marechal de Biron, who undertook the command of the army destined to raise the siege of Cambray.
Balagny, to succour the place until he arrived himself with a sufficient force to raise the siege.
In certain states of weather our fleet was forced to raise the blockade and run to Torbay or Plymouth.
It is hoped that the foregoing sketch of our traditional system of trade defence will avail to raise a doubt whether either assumption can be accepted without very careful consideration.
It may seek by using large transports to reduce their number and secure higher speed, but while that will raise its chance of evasion, it will prolong the critical period of landing.
Had he returned even a week later there would have been no need to raise the Rochefort blockade.
They put themselves in danger to defend Your Highness and the entire empire, and you raise a ruckus over a kiss!
But the ship was so close that none of their ships had time to raise their sails, and this ship swiftly sailed through all of them at full mast.
Then Tirant ordered them to destroy one of the arches on the bridge, and there they put up a wooden drawbridge, with iron chains to raise and lower it.
He quickly ordered the camp trumpets and pipes to play, and the ships to raise their sails and come near the island, because he would be there to get all the men.
They're not even enough to raise you to my rank; in fact, it was out of kindness that I decided to do combat with you.
So they decided to raise camp and go back, but with the intention of returning another year.
Then she said softly: "My eyes have found their lost light, and when I raise my head I see you as lord of the world, for heaven and earth and all things that God has created obey you.
Furthermore, she was with child, and he felt that he would not want to raise another man's child in his house.
Having said this he did not dare raise his face again, and he said nothing more.
And they decided that after the funeral rites were held for the dead, they wouldraise him to the status of emperor, and would hold the wedding for him and the empress.
I wonder whether I could raise some money, Johnny," he began, after a bit.
Hannah gently put the poker inside the bars to raise the coal, and some more light came out.
I knew little more than he; only that Tod had been saying the night before he wished he could raise a hundred pounds.
