The sight started a train of thoughts, and I began to trace, dimly, that the attack on this house, might have a far deeper significance than I had, hitherto, imagined.

One would have been obliged to have a strong escort of police, and besides in evening dress, even with fur cloaks and the fur and woollen boots every one wore over their thin shoes, one would certainly have risked getting a bad attack of pneumonia.

He has been reinforced by the Tribune, which will continue to harass the enemy by attacks in the rear.

To provide against an attack by the city brigands who are always prowling in the vicinity of picnic parties, it will be judicious to attend to the following rules: Select all the fat women of the party, and seat them in a ring outside the rest of the picnickers, and with their faces toward the centre of the circle.

That one remained, all doubled up in a heap like, as if it had the sick headache, or been attacked with a sudden inflammation of the bowels.

I knew, now, that there was no more reason to fear an attack from this quarter.

There was a breathless pause; and then Thrackles, Pulz, the Nigger, and Perdosa attacked at once.

You ain't going to make a boat attack against Old Scrubs, are you?" Thrackles hesitated.

He seemed to realise this, and shifted his attack to a point more vulnerable.

This is equal to an annual rate of almost two and a half, 2.44, attacks for each man, and of 34.9 per cent.

In addition to the foregoing objection I opposed the guaranty on the ground that it was politically inexpedient to attempt to bind the United States by a treaty provision which by its terms would certainly invite attack as to its constitutionality.

The enemies of the first leaders of the community could have wished for no more powerful weapon for their attack than a well-founded accusation of falsifying the word of God.

Modern Chemistry, the birth of the latter half of the eighteenth century, grew apace, and soon found herself face to face with the great problems which biology had vainly tried to attack without her help.

In the four weeks ending December 8, 1917, in spite of the much shorter days and the far less favourable flying weather experienced, the mileage covered was again 91,000 miles; 17 submarines were sighted, of which 11 were attacked during this period.

"That the emperour's troops have been attacked under neutral fortresses, and obliged to abandon the empire, of which their master is the head.

Attack after attack swept down upon him only to break up like waves on a rock, and the ball came flying back with a shout of "Now, then!

" Eve had often heard John Effingham comment on the cool impudence of a particular portion of the American population, with great amusement to herself; but never did she expect to be the subject of an attack like this in her own person.

The ground was shocking bad, and what made it more annoying was that, as we were attacking towards the north, and the snow lay on the northern slopes, we had to test our way every step, and keep in single file just when our advance was most exposed.

They attacked between Montdidier and the Oise, advancing about four miles and taking several villages.

A good deal of discussion went on as to whether the enemy's main defence was on the left bank, in which case we should have to attack across the river, or on the right bank, in which case the present visible sangar was a flanking bastion.

Meanwhile three Americans were plotting an attack along the old line of Lake Champlain.

The male portion of my family, not being aware of any disturbance, were out procuring firewood, and were suddenly attacked within a mile and a half of the house and butchered in cold blood.

February 1British repel strong German attack near La Bassee.

Nevertheless they did not expect an attack before the morning.

All the observation was in enemy possession, and to attack over this ground would have been inviting disaster.