How unjustly, how capriciously, how cruelly, they have commonly exercised it, is too well known from recent experience. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
An extraneous jurisdiction of this kind, besides, is liable to be exercised both ignorantly and capriciously. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
A hospitality nearly of the same kind was exercised not many years ago in many different parts of the Highlands of Scotland. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
On that evening the horses had been exercised and watered as usual, and the stables were locked up at nine o'clock. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯回忆录.
A family which exercised great hospitality, would be taxed much more lightly than one who entertained fewer guests. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
Can you give them a field in which their faculties may be exercised and grow? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.雪莉.
The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman, is not that of his corporation, but that of his customers. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
We hardly appreciate the power which the idea of the State, like all other abstract ideas, exercised over the mind of Plato. 柏拉图.理想国.
Over the house itself, he exercised the same imaginary power as over its inhabitants and their affairs. 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
Afterward Empson and Dudley, two voracious dogs of prey, under the protection of this high court, exercised the most merciless acts of oppression. 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传.
Nay, the possession of books was to be obtained by copying what the art he himself exercised furnished easily to others. 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传.
It is clear that the riddle of currency exercised Owen. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The human being was needed now only where choice and intelligence had to be exercised. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Every conceivable phase of ingenuity that could be devised by technical experts was exercised in the attempt to show that Edison had accomplished nothing new. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
To distinguish the brothers, I will call them the elder and the younger; by the elder, I mean him who exercised the most authority. 查尔斯·狄更斯.双城记.
The early dynasties exercised far less centralized powers than the later ones. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Nature still means something antithetical to existing social organization; Plato exercised a great influence upon Rousseau. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
Was there one of the family, excepting Edmund, who had not in some way or other continually exercised her patience and forbearance? 简·奥斯汀.曼斯菲尔德庄园.
She never broke her word, and was much exercised in her mind how to get round it, and at last devised a plan whereby she could satisfy herself. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特.小妇人.
It was, therefore, tolerably well exercised, and tolerably well disciplined. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
Meade had the immediate command of the Army of the Potomac, from where I exercised general supervision of the movements of all our armies. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
Texas, as an independent State, never had exercised jurisdiction over the territory between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
As their thoughts, however, are commonly exercised rather about the interest of their own particular branch of business. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
When he exercised it by a bailiff, indeed, redress might sometimes be had. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
There are certain doctrines which he learnt at home and which exercised a parental authority over him. 柏拉图.理想国.
We find such active-minded English writers as Defoe (1659-1731) and Fielding (1707-54) deeply exercised by this problem. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Haven't you,' inquired the dressmaker, bending over the doll on which her art was being exercised, 'done interceding with him yet? 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
Mrs. Smith has this morning exercised the privilege of riches upon a poor dependent cousin, by sending me on business to London. 简·奥斯汀.理智与情感.
It was woman that taught me cruelty, and on woman therefore I have exercised it; but not upon such as thou. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
My nurse gave me a part of a straw, which I exercised as a pike, having learnt the art in my youth. 乔纳森·斯威夫特.格列佛游记.