68 collocations for stems

On account of the present nauseating condition of New York Bay, owing to the offal nuisance, no prudent voyager should seek to stem its feculent tide unless provided with "something to take."

Innocent could do nothing to stem such a violent current; and he died in the midst of these disturbances, in the year 1143.

He cursed everything in nature and beyond it, and no amount of clouts on the head would stem the torrent.

Nearly all of these American lads, the choicest spirits of our nation, took up whatever work they could findanything, so long as it was useful, or contributed in any way to winning out against the German hordes, or stem the flood of German crime that was sweeping over Europe, that would later, if it were not stopped, cover our continent with an inundation of blood and desolation.

The astounded watch, cursing and fighting grimly, held for a moment, and then went staggering back against the port rail, unable to stem the rush, and roaring for mercy.

How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave, As gathering sweet flowerets she stems thy clear wave!

Givenchy, too, before which many British dead lie buried, was a stronghold upon which the Germans counted to stem any advance.

In such a place, we were stout-hearted mariners and the good houseboat stemmed the waters gallantly.

One from a lucid urn of starry dew Washed his light limbs, as if embalming them; Another dipt her profuse locks, and threw The wreath upon him, like an anadem Which frozen tears instead of pearls begem; 5 Another in her wilful grief would break Her bow and wingèd reeds, as if to stem A greater loss with one which was more weak, And dull the barbèd fire against his frozen cheek.

In the last charge, when gathered all our knights The precious handful who from morn had stemmed The fury of the multitudinous hosts Of Islam, where in youth's hot fire and pride Ramped the young lion-whelp, Ben-Saladin; As down the slope we rode at eventide, The dying sunlight faintly smiled to greet Our tattered guidons and our dinted helms And lance-heads blooming with the battle's rose.

O Thou, Who poured the patriotic tide That streamed thro' Wallace's undaunted heart, Who dared to nobly stem tyrannic pride, Or nobly die, the second glorious part!

It is a tree of slow growth, but remarkable for the great age it attains; never, however, becoming a very large tree, though sometimes two or three stems rise from the same root, and reach the height of from twenty to thirty feet.

Elementary lessons in German; with lists of useful words and stem groups.

But, perhaps, every one is not able to stem the temptations of publick life, and, if he cannot conquer, he may properly retreat.'

"It is strange," wrote Sir John Gayer, "to see how almost all the merchants are incensed against our nation, reproaching the Governor extremely for taking our part, and as strange to see that notwithstanding all, he stems the stream against them more than well could be imagined, considering his extreme timorous nature.

As good-luck would have it, however, the wind backed more to the westward about eight o'clock; and we were enabled to stem the ebb that began to make at the same time.

The story of this great effort of the Indians to stem the encroachments of the exterminating colonists is told in another chronicle of the present Series.

I remember once A face like this, ere sickness took away Its freshness, in whose looks there also dwelt, If one may speak it of a thing so young, And not subdue our warm belief to say The prophecy of all these qualities, Refinement, gentleness, and mild resolve; Fitted to stem the evil of this world, And hold with patient intrepidity, The shield of calm resistance to its power.

It stems a fundamental expression of civilised human sentiment that men who come to such places as this should leave what comfort they can to welcome those who follow.

She did not return the glance, but caught her cheeks in the vise of her hands as if to stem the too quick flush.

"The ford is deep, the banks are steep, The island-shore lies wide: Nor man nor horse could stem its force, Or reach the further side.

One hand on the table, the other reaching her slender stemmed glass aloft, she leaned toward me with a look of singular vehemence.

CHAPTER VIII "TAKING UP" "We are not worst at once; the course of evil Begins so slowly, and from such slight source, An infant's hand might stop the breach with clay; But let the stream grow wider, and Philosophy Ay, and Religion toomay strive in vain To stem the headlong current!"ANON.

Each slip of lawn the broken rocks between Shines in the light with more than earthly green: 180 Deep yellow beams the scattered stems illume, Far in the level forest's central gloom: Waving his hat, the shepherd, from the vale, Directs his winding dog the cliffs to scale, The dog, loud barking, 'mid the glittering rocks, 185 Hunts, where his master points, the intercepted flocks.

Mrs Norton's grief was his grief, but to stem the impulse that bore him along was too keen a pain to be endured.

68 collocations for  stems