This fact is the highest eulogy that can be accorded to the military prowess of a man who so long defied the power of France.

Certain weird barbaric melodies, which defy all laws of musical composition, but which haunt one like a dream of a lonely night on some wild African river, are said to have been written by "OLD EMMET."

' Men say, 'As long as England is ahead of the world in coal and iron she may defy the world.'

The acquisition of Gandil from Montreal plugged a hole at first base which had defied the efforts of several predecessors to stop and it helped make a brilliant infield, for it gave the youngsters something they were not afraid to throw at.

"I have been on this platform for several days, defying any man to fence with me.

The book would lack synthesis, defy analysis, puzzle the brain and paralyze the will.

In strictness therefore they were expelled, not for being proclaimed atheists, but for defying academic authority, which required to be satisfied as to that question.

I defy thee, thou foul filthy Cabbage-head, for I am mad, and will be valiant.

Now, it is easy to imagine that the trichinae obtained from a hungry pig must be of a very insatiable and ravenous disposition, and this is but too often realized by the silly wearers of the porcine chignons, into whose brains, (when they happen to have any,) the horrible little parasites worm their way in myriads, rendering their hapless victims pig-headed to an extent that defies description either with pen or pencil.

Tall office and loft buildings had replaced the brownstone houses; only here and there did some old family hold on, like a sullen and desperate rear-guard defying the advancing enemy.

Pressing on up the steep side, scaling cliffs and rocks, which at times almost defied their skill and strength, the air grew cooler.

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Oaks piled on the score with unflagging energy, while the careful play of his companion defied all attempts of the Wraxby bowlers to dissolve the partnership.

Yet Italy was only temporarily delivered, for Stilicho,the hero of Pollentia,with the collected forces of the whole western Empire, might still have defied the armies of the Goths and staved off the ruin another generation, had not imperial jealousy and the voice of envy removed him from command.

She had given up everything for himfor his sake she had defied her father, renounced all share in his great wealth, suffered the hardships and loneliness of the prairie, all for him.

In beauty each of them at once appeared venerable as soon as it was built; but even at the present day the work looks as fresh as ever, for they bloom with an eternal freshness which defies time, and seems to make the work instinct with an unfading spirit of youth.

For even when the cave-man retreated from the advance of the polar cap, which once covered Europe with Arctic desolation, he not only defied the elements but showed even then the love of the sublime by beautifying the walls of his icy prison with those mural decorations which were the beginning of art.

Julia had said little during this long conversation, though her mind was fairly bristling with objections and negatives and different points of view, but she was always more or less awed by her Aunt Margaret, and never dared defy her opinion.

Others fiercely resisted, defied the God of the armies of Israel, and came out to battle.

Intrusted only with certain limited powers, cautiously enumerated, distinctly specified, and defined with a precision and clearness which would seem to defy misconstruction, it has been my constant aim to confine myself within the limits so clearly marked out and so carefully guarded.

No one man controlled any region sufficiently extensive to give him the faintest chance of defying the King.

Is it I?" He touched his broad chest with his two hands, and stood defying his life-long foe.

So strong are they that they can defy the terrific force of the waves.

Purchasing our oil and varnish at wholesale prices, we defy competition.

Once he has called, the jaleibi-vendor has a habit of presenting himself every day at the very hour when the children of the house begin to clamour for food, and calmly defies the angry order of the householder not to appear unless bidden.