Occasionally one would forge ahead a few inches, but the other would speedily overtake it.

The better man hath been ere now overtaken and overthrown by the craft of worse.

We fortunately overtook a German, named Sebastian, who said he knew me and the object of my journey, and offered to keep us company to Nuremburgh.

It is not so very many miles, and most likely I shall be overtaken by some cart going the same way."

Finding that it was useless to depend upon feeling, I groped after the definite rules which had always governed the delivery of Pauline's fustian, and the fate that commonly overtakes those who try to put old wine into new bottles overtook me.

Presently, when Bessie was rested, she started again, and soon overtook Dolly.

Emily, as she went towards home, was soon overtaken by the twins, Johnnie, and Crayshaw.

The Presbyterians, once largely dominant, were gradually overtaken numerically by the Independents.

Retribution inevitably overtakes transgressors.

But I deemed it wise to put these menaces out of my consideration I compared them to death, which must infallibly overtake us we know not when; but the possibility of whose arrival next year, next week, to-morrow, must be left out of the calculation of him who would enter upon any important or well-concerted undertaking.

Some silly talk which had been going round the country about the king of the foxesa sort of demon fox, so fast that it could outrun any pack, and so fierce that they could do nothing with it if they overtook itsuddenly came back into his mind, and it did not seem so laughable now in the dim fir-wood as it had done when the story had been told over the wine and cigars.

I began now seriously to reflect upon what I had done, and how justly I was overtaken by the judgment of Heaven for wickedly leaving my father's house, and abandoning my duty.

The reapers were busy in the harvest fields; and the ground that is cleared of its burdens gives proof of the diligence of the French farmer; the plougher, if not the sower, literally overtakes the reaper.

Luckily retribution had overtaken the murderer in the very moment of escape.

And besides, no matter how quickly the boat might be propelled, the swift jubarte would have always overtaken it with a few bounds.

If they were overtaken midway?

Still he had given the state of Venice plausible reasons for severity; and liberty, just at that moment, was of so much importance, that he dreaded falling into the hands of the officials, as one of the greatest misfortunes which could momentarily overtake him.

I overtook him Saturday morning about three and one-half miles north of Las Marias.

The Presbyterians, once largely dominant, were gradually overtaken numerically by the Independents.

He devotes himself to the constant increase, rectification and extension, not of mere learning, but of real systematic knowledge and insight; and remains untouched by the fate that overtakes him personally, so long as it does not disturb him in his work.

"Do? you scoundrel!" said Sandford, in a rage that rarely overtook him.

The first was over, and we were steadily overtaking our colossal task.

When he said that they had turned northwards, I guessed that they were off to the Bank, in order to cash the cheque, and sure enough I overtook them not more than a rassi from the office.

An extinct cigar lay on the carpet, where it had fallen from the mouth of some airman swiftly overtaken by sleep.

Swilly they were overtaken by an English squadron, and a desperate struggle ensued.