Sir Wynston appeared for a moment a little disconcerted too, but rallied speedily, and pursued his detail of his doings at that fair town of Normandy.

If these villagers knew for certain that the Protector of the Poor lay wounded or even dead beside the ford, they would have rallied bravely, encouraged one another with words and oaths, and gone forth to rescue him; but they wholly lacked the courage to venture again into the jungle on any such blind quest as Little Shikara suggested.

Wycherly somewhere rallies the Pretensions this Way, by making a Fellow say, Red Breeches are a certain Sign of Valour; and Otway makes a Man, to boast his Agility, trip up a Beggar on Crutches .

We hastily rallied our forces to meet her; the Little Red Doctor, the Bonnie Lassie, and myself.

A portion of this division was attacked before it could form, but its commander, General Prentiss, promptly rallied his men, and made a vigorous fight.

Scaliger has rallied Homer very severely upon this Point, as M. Dacier has endeavoured to defend it.

5d., and the long list of subscribers shows how loyally and generously the readers of Punch have rallied to your appeal.

Secondly, I should like to thank all those who have assisted me with suggestions and the loan of photographs, especially my "arena colleagues" who have rallied round me so graphically in the last chapter.

My temperament, naturally sensitive, has lately been made more so by the combination of attacks from deceitful associates without and bodily illness within, so that even the kind attentions of the dear friends at your house, and who have so warmly rallied around me, have scarcely been able to restore me to my usual buoyancy of spirit, and I feel, amidst other oppressive thoughts, that I have not been grateful enough for your friendship.

Mr. SPECTATOR, 'I am the Person that lately advertised I would give ten Shillings more than the current Price for the Ticket No. 132 in the Lottery now drawing; which is a Secret I have communicated to some Friends, who rally me incessantly upon that Account.

He had been persuaded that there were many individuals of considerable influence both in the city and the two houses, who anxiously wished for such an accommodation as might heal the wounds of the country: that the terror inspired by the ruling party imposed silence on them for the present; but that, were he in London, they would joyfully rally around him, and by their number and union compel his adversaries to lower their pretensions.

She rallied Bennington mercilessly on his corduroys, his yellow flapped pistol holster, his laced boots.

"Why, dad, I never saw such an old sleepy-head"his wife had rallied him good-naturedly one night, looking at him with a sudden odd expression in her face.

He partially rallied, and survived for some time longer; but his labours were ended.

Young Wheaton, a brother of the Doctor, and Lieutenant C. Morton, United States Army, visited him daily in company, with much solicitude; but no effort to rally him, physically or mentally, was successful, and he died this morning.

This attempt was from the first chimerical: partly because the time was unpropitious, the Reform fervour being in its period of ebb, and the Tory influences powerfully rallying; but still more, because, as Austin so truly said, "the country did not contain the men."

As the spring grew warmer, my mother rallied wonderfully, and we began to dare to hope.

Godwin, however, never rightly rallied, and thenceforward lived very quietly, wrote the History of the Commonwealth and Lives of the Necromancers, and died in 1836.

Birchall, carrying, after an old fashion, a light cane, coolly and cheerfully rallied his men and at the very moment when his example had infected them, fell dead at the head of his battalion.

When Adeliza had exhausted herself he smilingly rallied her upon her affection for an unworthy lover, of whose infidelity he undertook to give her proof.

" The old man had raised himself up in his bed, and rallied considerably while he made this speech.

Though weak from shock, loss of blood, excitement, he had rallied splendidly, and fallen into a normal sleep.

Mrs. Anderson, however, after a day, rallied surprisingly.

Up to your tower, and wind us such a blast As shall resound afar, from peak to peak; Rousing the echoes of each glen and hill, To rally swiftly all the mountain men!

"Oh, no," said Jane, almost unconsciously rallying to defend him, "he was born in this country.