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31 I must needs grant, that wee are all much beholden to the industry of the ancient Philosophers, and more especially to Aristotle, for the greater part of our learning, but yet tis not ingratitude to speake against him, when hee opposeth truth; for then many of the Fathers would be very guilty, especially Iustin, who hath writ a Treatise purposely against him.
But for my part, I thinke the world is much beholden to Aristotle for all its sciences.
I'd brook ten sea voyages rather than hold myself beholden to an Englishman!
' 'I would not have them beholden to the English,' said Dame Lilias, not forgetting that she was a Stewart.
Sir forester, we shall be beholden to you for guiding us.
'Na, na, Davie,' he said, 'gin my father chooses to send me gear and following, 'tis all very weel, but 'tisna for the credit of Scotland nor of Angus that the Master should be ganging about like a land-louper, with a single laddie after him-still less that he should be beholden to the Drummonds.
But if my Lord Douglas would honour my suite by assuming the place that befits him, I should be happy that aught of mine should serve-' 'I am beholden to you, my Lord, for the offer,' replied George, somewhat roughly.
But there were two difficulties in the way-the first that the proud young Scot showed no intention of being beholden to any Englishman, and secondly, that the tall, ungainly youth did not look as if he had attained to the full strength or management of his own limbs; and though in five or ten years' time he might be a giant in actual warfare, he did not appear at all likely to be a match for the highly-trained champions of the tilt-yard.
The Abbey where the gentlemen were lodged was so near Nanci that it was easy to ride into the city and make inquiries whether any tidings had arrived from Scotland; but nothing had come from thence for either the princesses, Sir Patrick, or Geordie of the Red Peel, so that the strange situation of the latter must needs continue as long as he insisted on being beholden for nothing to the English upstart, as he scrupled not to call Lord Suffolk, whose new-fashioned French title was an offence in Scottish ears.
" "Goodness knows, Uncle Pumblechook," said my sister (grasping the money), "we're deeply beholden to you.
Second, I am beholden to you as the cause of their being so busy and so mean in vain, and there is my hand upon it.
I am thankful for myself, at any rate, that I can find my tiny way through the world, without being beholden to anyone; and that in return for all that is thrown at me, in folly or vanity, as I go along, I can throw bubbles back.
In general I prefer Democrats because they're not beholden to the Christian right and the anti-abortion movement, they're less likely to make totally Neanderthal court appointments, etc.
In a business sense, the deal may make all these Condé Nast magazines less beholden to any single advertiser, which in turn will allow the company to drive harder bargains.
The chains that buy up the Podunk Banner s don't necessarily do a better journalistic job (look at Gannett), but they're not as beholden to the local powers that be as the "independents" are.
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