" Smeaton, whose veracity it was impossible to doubt, confirmed the last speaker's assertions, and Allingford and Acton were forced to beat a retreat, feeling that they had certainly been worsted in the encounter.

When worsted on economic groundsand perhaps driven also from "survival of the fittest" sheltera pompous retreat could always be effected to divinity.

in 1242, and made an expedition into Guienne, upon the invitation of his father-in-law, the Count de la Marche, who promised to join him with all his forces, he was unsuccessful in his attempts against that great monarch, was worsted at Taillebourg, was deserted by his allies, lost what remained to him of Poictou, and was obliged to return, with loss of honour, into England

On one occasion she even went so far as to inveigle him into holding a skein of wool about his clumsy hands, while she wound the violet worsted into a ball, and delicately inquired if he believed Samuel spoke the truth when he had protested that he had never paid court to any other woman.

Meanwhile in the course of scaling certain heights overlooking the sea they were worsted near the Atyrian hill and she now waited, hoping, in view of the fact that it was really winter already, for their withdrawal.

Barefoot girlsit's only on Sunday that Donegal country girls wear shoes and then they put them on only when they are quite near churchsilently needled khaki-worsted over the shining wire prongs.

I tell you all this, Mr. Bellew, because I like you,ever since you took the trouble to pick up a ball of worsted for a poor, old lame womanin an orchard,first impressions, you know.

His arms were out, and he held a skein of worsted from hand to hand which my mother was busily rolling into a ball.