He soon came to a point where the lake dwindled to a mere canal, while two mighty rocks, capped with stunted forests, faced each other from the opposing banks.
But, just as you can always find proverbs which are mutually contradictory the one of the other, so the pages of Punch constantly provide simultaneous illustrations of opposing tendencies.
Here by a complete change of front Lord Wolseley is represented as urging the maintenance of the tunnel, and John Bright as opposing it--both on account of the unforeseen consequences of its having been made.
There were points continually arising which the opposingcounsel made objections to, appealing to the judge; but it rarely failed that the stronger side, which was that of the prosecution, won the day.
It was herself, and not an opposing counsel, that was alarming to Elinor.
If the Whigs had nominated Webster that May, on a platform opposing both annexation and disunion, they would have gained more votes at the North than they would have lost at the South.
These considerations prevented the majority of the Northerners, and especially the leading members of every sect, from opposing slavery as actively as they would otherwise have been glad to do.
No negative facts, no opposing opinions, be they what they may, or whose they may, can form any answer to the series of cases now within the reach of all who choose to explore the records of medical science.
The British cavalry of the right made at the same time a sweeping and successful charge, and one half of the opposing army was fairly broken and dispersed.
During this time the cannonade had been continuous; but as the Persian fire in some degree slackened, the British artillery advanced to closer action, making most beautiful practice, and almost silencing the opposing batteries.
Indeed, their own Attorney-General made way for him by opposing on the most injudicious of all pleas, that it would be necessary before he could be Regent there, to set the Great Seal of England to the act!
And, though the force opposing them was nigh Three times the number of their own, yet still They fought against their landing valiantly, Contending with a fierce and dogged will.
M306) On the whole, then, the theory of the purificatory virtue of the ceremonial fires appears more probable and more in accordance with the evidence than the opposing theory of their connexion with the sun.
Such a conclusion, occupying an intermediate position between the two opposing theories and recognizing an element of truth in both of them, was adopted by me in earlier editions of this work;(801) but in the meantime Dr.
It appeared indeed that the opinions of the members who disliked the equality of votes differed much as to the importance of that point, and as to the policy of risking a failure of any general act of the Convention by inflexibly opposing it.
And the upshot would be that at the next Democratic primary the opposing candidate for circuit judge--if there was any opposing candidate--got powerfully few votes out of that neighbourhood.
In the course of the operations that developed, the relative strength of the opposing forces never appreciably altered in our favour.
In this manner by the end of September the opposing flanks had been extended to the district north of the Somme, about Peronne-Albert.
Here the opposing armies were drawn out in the open field, each divided into a centre and two wings.
Up to this time nothing had been seen or heard of any Persian opposing army; one man only on the Roman side, so far as we hear, had been killed.
This innovator was denounced to the magistrate; for, by opposing Aristotle, he had committed open hostility against religion and learning!
In the convulsive administration of a youthful prince, they who oppose the court are not necessarily opposing the sovereign.
In stating the arguments of the atheists at full, and opposing those of their adversaries, this true inquirer suffered the odium of Atheism itself!
He was thought by some to be austere and cold in temperament, and timid in action; but this was rather a misconception of a life given to conscientious study, and an effort to allow due weight to opposing arguments.
On that day universal suffrage was allowed to choose freely between the opposing parties and policies.
Among the more recent authorities, two opposing systems have been sustained, the one represented by Montesquieu, and the other by Niebuhr.
I could not fail to see that the controversy enlarged in the same proportion as the professed Union men there distinctly took sides in two opposing political parties.
The plan of one great campaign was based absolutely upon the best-approved method of capturing a certain place, without any reference to what damage might or might not be done to the opposing army in that operation.
Having been absent from the army in the field during Hood's raid in Sherman's rear, I knew little personally about those estimates of the strength of the opposing forces.
They were, in fact, only such services as any efficient staff officer possessed of unusual knowledge of the character and habits of the opposing commander could have rendered to General Thomas as well as I could.
The best is that which aims at the destruction or capture of the opposing armies as the first and only important object.
The feeling of bitterness between the opposing factions rather increased than diminished during its session.
At the hour of halt for the midday rest a delicious repast was served at the beautiful home of the prefect of the department, between the two opposing lines.
The more violent of the men opposing you are for independent raids into Missouri.
In this year the Common Hall of the City of London had petitioned against the passing of the suspension of the Habeas-Corpus Act, and they had instructed their members to support the prayer of their petitions, by opposing the measure.
Without further ceremony, therefore, I drove to Bridport, about three days before the election commenced, and announced my intention of opposing the election of the Welch Judge, and former counsel for Despard.
In his speech he first complained of the envy and hatred of those who, instead of opposing him in open fight, attacked him unawares.
Lorenzo Giustini, the head of the opposing party, influenced the Pope against him.
They saw Lord Percy march his brigade to Roxbury, and return as if for exercise, with no one opposing them.
General Gage had been with him in that engagement, but now they would command opposing armies.
Whether favoring or opposingthe course of the Colonies, what matter to him?
Shaw's conquest of one member of the force opposing him was scarcely the result of bravery; on the other hand Lord Cecil's dash into the enemy's country was the very acme of intrepidity.
Gregory and Mr. Asche sit on the opposite side with Mr. Jameson in the middle, I think both of you opposing parties will be better suited.
So many opposing views solicit our attention, men of God differ so in judgment, shades of opinion are so multiplied, that it seems impossible to reach a sound conclusion.
They acknowledged Jehovah, not merely in the midst of a congregation of true worshippers, but in the presence of an opposing world.
Opposing suits were instantly instituted between the claimants in the courts of the two countries.
Cromwell had struck the line on which the forces of nature were truly moving,--the resultant, not of the victory of either of the extreme parties, but of the joint action of their opposing forces.
