You must understand that the empire has recently come to be repudiated in Italy, that the Pope has acquired more temporal power, and that Italy has been divided up into more states, for the reason that many of the great cities took up arms against their nobles, who, formerly favoured by the emperor, were oppressing them, whilst the Church was favouring them so as to gain authority in temporal power: in many others their citizens became princes.
After these came all the other captains who till now have directed the arms of Italy; and the end of all their valour has been, that she has been overrun by Charles, robbed by Louis, ravaged by Ferdinand, and insulted by the Switzers.
He seized Joe in his
arms, lifted him clear of the floor, and ran with him across the ring to his own corner.
He bore no
arms save the long and heavy sword which hung at his saddle-bow; but Terlake carried in front of him the high wivern-crested bassinet, Ford the heavy ash spear with swallow-tail pennon, while Alleyne was entrusted with the emblazoned shield.
It struck him just below the knees, eliciting a howl of pain and rage, and so throwing him off his balance that he lunged full upon me with
arms wide stretched to ease his fall.
And then he remembered that he loved her and was lost in amazement at his fortune that permitted him to love her and to take her on his
arm to a lecture.
He, overwhelmed with confusion and astonishment, after regarding Dorothea for some moments with a fixed gaze, opened his
arms, and, releasing Luscinda, exclaimed:
Now when fair Morn Orient in Heav'n appeerd Up rose the Victor Angels, and to
Arms The matin Trumpet Sung: in
Arms they stood Of Golden Panoplie, refulgent Host, Soon banded; others from the dawning Hills Lookd round, and Scouts each Coast light-armed scoure, Each quarter, to descrie the distant foe, Where lodg'd, or whither fled, or if for fight, In motion or in alt: him soon they met Under spred Ensignes moving nigh, in slow But firm Battalion; back with speediest Sail ZEPHIEL, of Cherubim the swiftest wing, Came flying, and in mid Aire aloud thus cri'd.
I was chiefly concerned about my
arm. The incident seemed merely one more of many horrible things.
Gryphus recovered from his swoon, opened his eyes, and as his brutality was returning with his senses, he growled "That's it, a fellow is in a hurry to bring to a prisoner his supper, and falls and breaks his
arm, and is left lying on the ground."
I succeeded in extracting a grunt; and presently, he drew back his
arm, shook himself all over like a Newfoundland dog just from the water, and sat up in bed, stiff as a pike-staff, looking at me, and rubbing his eyes as if he did not altogether remember how I came to be there, though a dim consciousness of knowing something about me seemed slowly dawning over him.
I raise my
arm to perform an action independently of any cause, but my wish to perform an action without a cause is the cause of my action.