She stayed up past her bedtime.
Halberts differ very little from the bill, being like them conſtructed both for puſhing and cutting: a halbert conſiſts of three parts, the ſpear, or ſometimes a kind of ſvvord blade for puſhing, an ax, or hatchet for ſtriking and cutting, and a flook or hook for pulling down faſcines, in the attack of trenches, or temporary fortifications.
[N]ow Joves Envoyé through the Air / Brings diſmal tydings, as if ſuch low care / Could reach their thoughts, or their repoſe diſturb; / Thou art a falſe Impoſtor, and a Fourbe; […]
One of the ways he did this was by attending meetings of the Northern Territory Legislative Councul, the wind instrument created by the Chifley Labor Government in 1947 to give Territorians the illusion that they had democratic rights.