But on this occasion the scenic setting was more impressive, the rush of the Poles to arms more ardent, the diplomatic reply more astutely postponed, and the finale more awful.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
Eventually, to settle the difficulty and strengthen himself with the ecclesiastics of the province, Mr. Mercier astutely passed a bill through the legislature, authorising the payment of $400,000 as compensation to the Jesuits in lieu of all the lands held by them prior to the conquest and subsequently confiscated by the crown.
"Canada under British Rule 1760-1900"
John G. Bourinot
"I can tell better after I've seen them," said Peter, astutely.
"The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him"
Paul Leicester Ford