What do you think about it?" Dennis carried his forefinger to his head in search of an idea, for he is not accustomed to having his intelligence so violently assaulted, and after a moment's puzzled thought he said, "What do I think about it, mum?

It is a town in which one may be happy; historically, however, it has not much claim upon our notice, its chief boast being that it was here the first act of violence in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 occurred, when Wat Tyler broke the head of the poll-tax collector who had brutally assaulted his daughter.

On the right of the British, the French Infantry, though furiously assaulted, never, I believe, budged an inch.

But unexpectedly it was assaulted in the most daring and desperate manner, and all was lost.

"In all my sixty years," he said, "I have not been assaulted quite so viciously.

"On the other side was an Englishman who much annoyed the French, continually assaulting them with a keen-edged hatchet.

This phenomenon was caused by the opening of Longears' huge mouththat intelligent animal having espoused the cause of his master, so rudely assaulted, and prepared for instant battle.

Alibagh fort, unsuccessfully assaulted by the English and Portuguese; taken by Sumbhajee Angria.

An infamous female publicly and grossly assaults a lady; therefore a public meeting is called, the mayor of the town is placed in the chair, resolutions are adopted, providing for the summary and lawless punishment of the wretched woman.

He immediately laid siege to it all round, and ordered it to be vigorously assaulted.

I was hustled and wellnigh personally assaulted.

Had they boldly assaulted, doubtless the result would have been much more disastrous to both sides.

Every honest Man sets as high a Value upon a good Name, as upon Life it self; and I cannot but think that those who privily assault the one, would destroy the other, might they do it with the same Secrecy and Impunity.

On September 12 Villa and others entered the town of Cabagan Viejo, where Villa promptly assaulted Father Segundo Rodriguez, threatening him with a revolver, beating him unmercifully, insulting him in every possible way and robbing him of his last cent.

Her father or mother rarely knocked her down with a very heavy club when angry, and after her fourteenth year rarely assaulted her at all.

He was the last man in the world to assault a friend's confidence recklessly.

They said that between eleven and twelve on the Monday night they had been walking homewards altogether along the road, when they were overtaken by three strangers, two of whom savagely assaulted H.W., while the other prevented his friends from interfering.

So far as honour will, I will persuade; I'll lay love's battery to her modest ears; Second my mild assault, you may chance win, Fair parley at the least may hap pass in.

The letter informed Midshipman Darrin that he has been accused of severely assaulting a citizen without just provocation, and contained, also, some of the circumstances alleged by Caspar Ardmore.

There is nothing whatever which the enemy fear less at the present time, than lest we, who were a little while ago besieged and assaulted, should aggressively assault their camp ourselves.

Whereas just prior to its putting on I had been in a vigorous enough condition to offer stout resistance when wantonly assaulted, now, on coming out of it, I was helpless.

But while the ocean within was still running out of her scuppers, the ocean without assaulted her anew.

On her way out, she turned, and so came at him with her fists clenched, that for a moment he was doubtful whether she would not bodily assault him.

It is a battering ram capriciously assaulting a wall.

On the other hand, death by the spear or club is the punishment invariably inflicted by the camp council collectively for criminally assaulting any blood relative, group-sister (i.e., a female member of the same paedomatronym) or young woman that has not yet been initiated into the first degree.