The commander of the Trent saw men come to him, whose quality as Southern Commissioners challenged his attention.

In his proclamation the Czar urged inviolable guaranties in favor of the sacred rights of the Orthodox Church, and pretended (as is usual with all parties in going to war) that he was challenged to the fight, and that his cause was just.

But he had started a game at which two could play and had challenged a more deft and daring gamester than himself.

Afranius and Petreius, to frighten us and obstruct the work, drew out their forces at the very foot of the mountain, and challenged us to battle.

The authority of the Austrian Empire, the pivot of the European autocracy, had never been so rudely challenged, and if the Crown succeeded in recovering its shattered authority it was due to the dumb and unintelligent loyalty of its Slavonic troops.

For some months the two little States challenged the accomplished fact, and seemed bent on staking their very existence upon war with the great neighbouring Monarchy.

Hardly half an hour had elapsed, when Captain Carnes, officer of the day, waited on Major Lee, and, with considerable emotion, told him that one of the patrol had fallen in with a dragoon, who, on being challenged, put spur to his horse, and escaped, though vigorously pursued.

That night eleven convicts escaped, seized the boat, and were launching her when they were challenged by a sentry.

" Bobby wouldn't meet the narrow, menacing eyes, for he knew that Howells challenged him to a duel of slyness with the whole truth at stake.

The man had challenged him to do just the thing from which he shrank.

Although the Major Bayer passes, with von W's counter-signature, got us as far as Schaerbeek, we were challenged by the guards at the railroad station.

she challenged.

"We'll beat you into town," challenged Jimsy.

At length, Tezcatlipoca let himself down from heaven by a cord made of spider's web, and, coming to Tollan, challenged its ruler to play a game of ball.

I meant to have inserted other passages, that of the encampment at Yowanne, and the horse race to which he challenged them, to show how well he could convey in his garrulous fashion the whole presence of Indian life.

"Who comes?" challenged the guards.

And amongst them there was one who towered above the rest and challenged them all to a combat.

We are already past Braavigen, where numberless ships from the northern kingdoms lay, when Upsala's King, Sigurd Ring, came, challenged by Harald Hildetand, who, old and grey, feared to die on a sick bed, and would fall in battle; and the mainland thundered like the plains of Marathon beneath the tramp of horses' hoofs during the battle:[F] bards and female warriors surrounded the Danish King.

The sentry, who is Tom Hart, from our parish, saw a shape at the opening of the old vault before the keep and challenged him, when he vanished out of sight ere there was time to present a musket.

Now Mr. Baron Hatsel had shown himself a well- meaning but weak and vacillating judge, whose summing up was apt rather to confuse than to elucidate the evidence; and as to the jury, Mr. Lee scanned their stolid countenances somewhat ruefully when they were marshalled before the prisoner, to be challenged if desirable.

I should like him to have challenged two or three more moody old Whiggish rascals; but he has been too long away from home to know how the land lies.

He challenged my right to interfere, and in a passion drew upon me.

Toward dusk this evening, a carriage drove up, and when challenged, a pass was presented, with orders to assist the bearer, Miranda Ayleff, beyond the lines.

With the approach of dawn, the sentry challenged an advancing troop, which proved to be the relief picket guard.

He was challenged a minute ago, and answered with the countersign and that slip for you, sir.