This terrible discipline has the natural effect of giving him that steadiness under fire, at which the world marvels.

She had seen him following the foxhounds among the crags, for they hunt on foot in the rugged dales, and knew his steadiness and pluck.

There was no hope of remedy, save that he showed steadiness of mind in the study of the Scriptures.

In whose Verse, the greatness of the Majesty seems unsullied with the cares, and his inimitable Phancy descends to us in such easy expressions, that they seem as if neither had ever been added to the other: but both together flowing from a height; like birds got so high that use no labouring wings, but only, with an easy care, preserve a steadiness in motion.

The wind had lost its steadiness, coming now in gusts that flapped the sail loudly against the mast, but failed to awaken the slumberers.

During the long contest, extending through forty-four ballots, their votes were scattered among many candidates of different factions, while the Republicans maintained an almost unbroken steadiness of party discipline.

If the surf be high, coming ashore is a delicate operation; for, should the boat be turned broadside on, she would be thrown over upon the oarsman, and both washed up the beach in a flood of sandy salt-water; so it requires some little steadiness to sit back to the coming wave, hear the increasing roar, and feel the sudden lift and toss shoreward which each roller gives you as it plunges down upon the sand.

The nerveless left hand of the mountaineer, which had barely possessed steadiness to light a match, was far too inaccurate to handle a fork; and Bull saw his uncle stuffing his mouth with his fingers and daring the others to watch him.

There was not a pitcher of any description of contents left within reach of his little tiptoes and busy fingers that was not pulled over upon his giddy head without in the least seeming to improve its steadiness.

As file closers it is their duty to rectify mistakes and insure steadiness and promptness in the ranks.

But he seemed to lack steadiness of purpose.

No other man lends such steadiness and stability to our national life.

4, and governed by reels'keeps wassels, and reels the swaggering upspring'a dance that needed all the steadiness as well as agility available, if, as I suspect, it was that in which each gentleman lifted the lady high, and kissed her before setting her down?

It overthrows all steadiness of principle; and produces that sinful conformity with the world which taints the whole character.

Darrin leaped nimbly back, both from a chivalrous impulse to give Treadwell a chance to recover his steadiness and to save himself from any sudden rush and clinch by his big opponent.

A wild gust of wind shook the windows and nearly extinguished the light, and when its flame had regained its accustomed steadiness she saw that the door was slowly opening, while the huge shadow of a hand blotted the papered wall.

If this fault cannot be removed, I should propose to return to our original system of independent wires (formerly to Croydon and Dartford).The new Azimuth-mark (for the Altazimuth), upon the parapet of the Naval College, is found to be perfectly satisfactory as regards both steadiness and visibility.

The sudden descent through the roof of such an apparition as I knew myself to be, was not calculated to restore the steadiness of startled nerves.

The eyes, hallowed by disease, retained a singular steadiness.

"You must marry her," said Matilde, with returning steadiness.

The candidate must satisfy the Judges that his running combines high speed, thorough steadiness on difficult ground and difficult snow, and

The method, I find, secures steadiness of touch and precision in hitting the right key.

The following statement will shew the usual steadiness of the Great Clock on the Westminster Palace:

Nothing could have surpassed the steadiness of the men and the cool manner in which they met the attacks of the enemy, remaining well under cover, and only showing themselves when the rebels came close up.

This is done in order to test the dog's steadiness when a gun is fired over him.