| 单词 | breasted |
| 例句 | Yet he could have breasted all these things in some way, if the central tenet of his heart had not been ravaged. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Amanda Werner and several other beautiful, elegant, conically breasted foreign ladies, from unspecified vaguely defined countries, plus a few bucolic so-called humorists, comprised Buster’s perpetual core of repeats. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The breasted girl with white makeup who sang from Madama Butterfly and got honorable mention. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no fat little pigeon- breasted bags of gold. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He appears wearing a double- breasted suit, an unneeded raincoat draped over his arm. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls were hefty, big breasted and strong and their blonde hair was in slight disarray. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The collection included suede details, casual double breasted blazers, leather tops and jackets and models carried different styles of handbags and clutches, one of the key products for the Italian group. Tod's focuses on high-end products without a chief designer 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z I also embrace the elegance of the Western tradition with the double breasted suits and shirt and tie. Style icon André Leon Talley on navigating the fashion world: “My armor is my self-invention” 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z New were roomy coats, perhaps with a cape back, and fitted riding coats, double breasted on a taut bodice and most dramatic as crocodile stamped on leather. Ala?a in Tune With Times and Own Style 2012-03-19T13:00:40Z Double- breasted or three-button coats and a plethora of vests made for a sharp and smart collection. Fashion Review: Punk Hangs In There 2014-01-19T13:11:08Z Strength of the more silent type was shown in a felted wool single breasted, higher buttoned suit worn over a longer crew-neck knit that grazed the hips. T Magazine: Milan Top 5 2013-01-16T18:00:02Z Models followed in sharp designs of long coats, cashmere jackets, capes, masculine double breasted suits, wide knee-length trousers and woollen skirts. Bottega Veneta plays in Milan an ode to rigor and elegance 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z When we swing back to the singer, she is suddenly bare breasted. The Theatrical Realness of Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born” 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z One suggestion she made was that the part of the Marquise du Chatelet not be reduced "to a huge breasted nurse for the senile Rousseau." Germaine Greer breaks cover on tryst with Federico Fellini 2010-04-11T19:47:00Z The collection included suede details, casual double breasted blazers, leather tops and jackets and models carried different styles of handbags and clutches, one of the key products for the Italian group. Tod's focuses on high-end products without a chief designer 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Hearty clusters of pastel flowers adorned bob hats, berets and jackets, even double breasted blazers and suit jackets. Miami Beach scene inspires Dior’s first US runway show 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Greyscape colors were woven into the overscaled tartan of a voluminous, A-line double breasted coat that was beautifully suited to brave the elements. T Magazine: London Top 5 2013-01-10T18:32:10Z In another, a model staggers, bare breasted, down a catwalk into the face of an artificial blizzard as her kimonolike robe balloons out behind her. Art Review: The Shock of Fashion, When It Turns Into Something Else 2011-05-04T23:32:08Z The British designer’s urban glamour brought a polka-dot shoulder cape to more military jackets, double breasted with an elasticized waistline and full sleeves. Special Report: Outerwear's Urban Glamour 2010-02-28T18:30:00Z My mother and I are both small breasted women, which has its challenges. Not Quite “Brazil”: Meg Ryan, plastic surgery and my mother’s augmentation 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z There are big breasted birds in America, but I like those thighs. Few things taste as good a roast chicken. This is the secret to cooking a perfect bird at home. 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z “Do you want single breasted or double breasted? Do you want a coat? Do you want it baggy? Do you want it slim? What color? What fabric?” A Firmé Atelier suit is the final form of making clothes 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z The postwar “Bold Look” promoted by Esquire magazine in the spring of 1948 features a man with a boldly printed tie; pinstripes and double breasted cuts likewise remained. Zoot suit: How the bold look made history and continues to influence fashion 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z The opening look set the tone - an ivory, double breasted coat, buttoned snuggly across the chest before flaring out, the feathery fringe of a miniskirt poking out below. Chanel hits playful note at haute couture show in Paris 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z On a recent visit, a red breasted hawk perched atop a post where one of its security lights had broken and fallen off. They Built the Wall. Now Some in Texas Fear It May Fall Down. 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The assistant bar manager, for instance, wears a sports jacket of burgundy velvet; the bar manager wears the double breasted version of the same garment, which is incrementally fancier. Recession? What Recession? Pass Me Some Grapes. 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Dylan describes women as “pug-nosed, grim faced and short on looks,” “bare breasted, blue veined — short, powerful, and ugly” and “foul-tasting.” Bob Dylan's new book is revealing, misogynistic and a special kind of bonkers 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Classy tailoring on suits, such as a double breasted number that opened the show with a delicate nip at the waists, contrasted with white sneakers and vests. Kenzo designer dazzles Paris with color, preppy styles 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Among the species he reported seeing were the hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, black-capped chickadee, red breasted nuthatch, white breasted nuthatch and red-bellied woodpecker. Mild weather leads to mixed results for annual bird count 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z The scene was anodyne: women were sunbathing on a beach in southwestern France last week, bare breasted. Bare Breasts on French Beaches? You Can, Despite Police Warnings 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Western meadowlarks are robin-sized yellow breasted birds that are seen in the northern part of the United States during the spring, summer and early fall. Western meadowlark song heard less and less in North Dakota 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z A black knit dress, a roomy dark wool coat, a double green breasted suit jacket, a similar jacket in a dark plaid - all were tugged down to expose an errant shoulder. Celebrating the off-kilter at Proenza Schouler 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Intentionally divergent unisex looks - nurses’ uniform, veiled hats, big black boots, double breasted woolen jackets, three-dimensional Renaissance capes and a male model in thigh high stripper boots - had fashion insiders equally impressed and amused. Quirks and provocations define Paris Fashion Week shows 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z They breasted the surf of bullets, as he had written in “Spring Offensive”, his last poem, with its final line, “Why speak they not of comrades that went under?” Into the dark water: Philip Hoare on the life and death of Wilfred Owen 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Pictures taken by a photographer for a local high school paper showed the British politician smiling gaily, wearing a double breasted suit, in the company of Barletta and Mississippi governor Phil Bryant. Nigel Farage flies under radar to support Trump-backed Senate candidate 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z A double breasted coat-jacket in gray had blown-up pinstripes with the dominant silhouette of a wide, flat front. Bright colors, odd shapes, huge crowds for Paris menswear 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z A black and white jacquard double breasted tailored jacket with an image of Judy Garland on the back. Abloh’s historic debut at Vuitton is a big draw in Paris 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z The alleged male inability to write women is not a new topic on social media; in 2016 a similar passage containing the memorable sentence, “She breasted boobiliy to the stairs, and titted downwards,” went viral. All cleavage and clunkiness – why can’t male authors write women? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z There was also a hint of the dazzling era of Glam Rock — with one bold, shiny gray double breasted jacket and stylish skinny tie. Paris menswear season ends with ode to the colorful '80s 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z There was also a hint of the dazzling era of Glam Rock - with one bold, shiny gray double breasted jacket and stylish skinny tie. Paris menswear season ends with ode to the colorful ‘80s 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Saturday's muted variation on sartorial elegance — fitted double breasted wool suits, Left Bank dark turtle necks, loose, pin-striped jackets and sumptuous car coats — was just this. Celebrities gasp at Dior's hidden orchestra in Paris 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Saturday’s muted variation on sartorial elegance - fitted double breasted wool suits, Left Bank dark turtle necks, loose, pin-striped jackets and sumptuous car coats - was just this. Celebrities gasp at Dior’s hidden orchestra in Paris 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Single breasted in grey will be the easiest to wear and the most versatile. The Integral Part Of Every Outfit: The Overcoat 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Beyond the colour, it looks like a beautiful, slim, double‑breasted cavalry coat. Men's fashion jury: the celebrity take on the looks of the season 2012-11-16T22:59:00Z Caesars casino was so bright it felt like broad daylight, its shimmer accentuated by big breasted cocktail waitresses in Roman tunics and high-piled ponytails of fake blond hair. Families Continue to Heal 20 Years After Title Fight Between Ray Mancini and Duk-koo Kim 2012-09-17T00:28:06Z He breasted the tape a fraction of a second ahead of team mate Herb McKenley, who had uniquely qualified for the finals of the 100, 200 and 400 meters. Athletics: U.S. coach inspired Jamaican sprint success 2012-08-12T18:37:18Z In another minute the line of skirmishers had breasted the slope, and opened a tremendous fire with their Sniders upon the enemy. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Even as it was, she 'd have breasted her horse at the bank if the bridle had not given way. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Allen, more skilled in estimating a runner's speed, and more critical as well, showed little enthusiasm as Ellis, with a final effort, breasted the tape. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z The day before they had breasted bravely volley after volley, but now the war spirit was thoroughly cowed. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The animals' coats were foul, spume dripped from the bits, and their sides were white where the traces slapped, but they breasted the hill pluckily. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z His feet took the Down; full the tempest struck him as he breasted it; ah, ah, more violent the furies fought within! The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z She swam far out, so to speak, into the blue waters of knowledge, and breasted them with good, vigorous strokes. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Gallant old Tom Longstone was wounded in the arm in an attempt to rally the sailors when they broke under the most terrible fire that mortal men ever breasted. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Agrippa, besmirched with the missiles of his late assailants and blazing with fury, breasted the soldiers and cursed them fervently. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z His dramatic conversion during the revival of 1801 preluded the marvelous career of a man who unflinchingly, for sixty years, "breasted the storm and suffered the hardships" of his calling in forest and prairie. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z Concluding at length that I had gone too far down the river, I turned my horse and breasted the foaming current, resolving to renew my exertions in an up-river course. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z She turned, giving two flurried looks to right and left, doubtless from a sense that the abhorred one might have breasted the same peril as herself—in his case far lighter, of course. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Each time the yawl breasted the summit of a wave, the peak of McKay's Island could be seen rearing its head above the waste of storm-tossed waters. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z "Good for you!" cried Tony, standing in his stirrups and looking back, as they breasted the slope beyond. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z None noticed it; all eyes were straining through the haze in front of them; but of a sudden, as the bearskins breasted a ridge, the sun broke forth upon an astounding tableau. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z He had seen this woman, white breasted like the foam, rising as the ancient goddess from the Paphian Sea. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z And I was glad when we came to high ground and breasted the hills which lead to that higher plateau, over which runs the road to Johnstown. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z He pulled the door shut and breasted the cutting wind that rocked the airship as though she were in a heavy sea. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z Turning north on Broadway, she breasted the full current of the late afternoon promenade. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z She sprang and dipped; threw herself forward, breasted the waves, and tried to swim, always frustrated by those tossing waters that made of her a plaything, all panting and aglow with joyous life. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z The two, he and the young man, rushed into the waves, breasted them, battled with them like lions. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z For some moments Timothy thought to strike out for the shore, and gripping Gilbert with his one arm and bidding him be calm, he manfully breasted the swelling waves. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Without further waste of time they breasted the winding road that led up the cliff. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z Every weapon was lowered obedient to his voice, and proudly the enfranchised animal breasted his way towards a wooded isle a few hundred yards off. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z The counsel was wise, for the noble animal needed neither spur nor whip, but breasted the white torrent with vigorous effort, sometimes plunging madly above, and again sinking, all save the head, beneath the flood. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z A few gained the marsh upon the opposite shore, and either breasted it or ended their sufferings there. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z Valleys richly rounded; The undulating, broadly breasted hills; The vast plains which the veiled horizon bounded, Lit by the silver flash of restless rills. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z By now they had breasted the steep rise out of Windyhill and had gained the bleak summit of the lofty ridge. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Velvet soft, iron hard; dove merciful, tiger cruel; heaven breasted, hell armed; honey lipped, gall tongued! A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Freney was not long the victor; the racer he bestrode breasted the high rail, and, unable to clear it, fell heavily forward, smashing the frail timbers before him, and pitching the rider on his head. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Wade, blinking the big flakes out of his eyes as he breasted the swirling storm, came across to the main camp from the wangan, his pipe and tobacco-pouch in hand. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z A physician now breasted his way through the crowd at the doors, and The Thing suddenly appeared in the nearest box and darted forward like a rush of wind. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Gaily our skinny steeds breasted the rise, sending a curl of mist from their hides, and shaking merry music out of the collars of bells round their necks as they clattered over the hard road. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Like a flash she went down the track and breasted the tape quicker than it takes to tell it. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z Jill stopped, her attention caught by the first glimpse of the open heath as the car breasted the last rise, and the wind came blustering in their teeth. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Helped by the contemplation of the brightening east, which seemed to lend lightness to our muscles, we cheerily breasted the steep slope up to the Grand Plateau. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. The most favorite style for the boy who has outgrown the sailor suit, is the Norfolk coat, single or double breasted, with double or single box plaits, made with or without straight or pointed yoke. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines To cover those sixty miles in better than fifty minutes was like picking them off the ponies; and the Five-Nine breasted the Morgan divide, fretting for more hills to climb. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories There on the shore, while they joyed and jested, He in the shadows, unseen, espied Her, like the goddess Diana breasted, Him, like Endymion by her side. A Voice on the Wind and Other Poems The woman passed her handkerchief across her lips, lowered her veil and breasted the slope wearily. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z But a few of those noble spirits who breasted the storm of the Revolution are lingering on earth. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Double breasted coats are different, the buttons may be set from the edge, according to style and fashion. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines The water deep, in boat, Or raft-sustained, I'd go; And where the stream did narrow seem, I dived or breasted through. The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches Then silently for awhile they breasted the slighter incline of the summit. Sinister Street, vol. 1 She would give Saturday teas for the society women and show her husband off—in a neat, double breasted suit—in church on Sunday. Earth Alert! These very signs showed that none other had breasted the slope recently, so Dalroy strode out somewhat carelessly. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 How to press single and double breasted sack coats, overcoats, rain coats, Tuxedos, motormen and conductors, also fatigue coats, cutaways, morning, dress coats, Prince Alberts, military, clerical, uniforms, footman's liveries, Newmarket, Paddock and Palitot. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines Carstairs rode in front, and for more than an hour they breasted the storm almost in silence. The Guns of Europe This pinnace, friends, which here you see, Avers erewhile she used to be Unmatched for speed, and could outstrip Triumphantly the fastest ship That ever swam, or breasted gale, Alike with either oar or sail. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII He was dressed in a single breasted, brown suit. Earth Alert! So he breasted it gallantly, up, and up, and up. The Story of a Red Deer Waist Coat—Double breasted, with or without collar, to match coat, flannel or fancy knit. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines Before the Yale man could recover, Syme had breasted the tape. Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 My pace quickened as I breasted the hillside, my eyes firmly fixed upon the tall towers of the old castle, as they stood proudly topping the dense foliage of the oak-trees. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Walt will look stunningly handsome in a double breasted suit in Church on Sunday.... ... movies twice a week ... dancing once a month.... Earth Alert! But Abbot opened the next gate, and again they breasted the incoming torrent. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 For automobiling, double and single breasted long loose coats, made in a variety of styles, water and dust proof, plain or fancy trimmed, with wind cuffs inside of sleeves, with velvet collars and cuffs. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines These three sprinters breasted the tape almost together in the 40-yard dash at the winter meeting, Roche winning by a few inches only. Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 When he passed through the Straight of Magellan he had remaining but three of his original five ships, and they were the first European vessels that ever breasted the waves of the mighty western ocean. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Riding back with her, as they breasted the last slope leading to the ranch, he had rejoiced boldly at the chance that had led her up the lake trail that morning. Ewing\\'s Lady They breasted the boiling river for my fly and they got it. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel For small parties, dancing classes or weddings, a boy under sixteen may wear a dark blue serge double breasted sack suit or the Norfolk style with bloomers or straight trousers. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines His effort was a strain on him, however, for he collapsed as soon as he had breasted the tape. Harper's Round Table, May 21, 1895 Dawson had never run the full course before, and this was only his fifth attempt at clearing the sticks, but he ran well and breasted the tape in 19½ seconds, with Hoppin at his heels. Harper's Round Table, April 30, 1895 Standing there helplessly, Druga watched the evil energy transform the strong, deep breasted beauty of his Feronia, change her devilishly and subtly and gradually before his suffering eyes. Daughter of the Night After a short delay at the starting pole, all breasted the line together and up went the barrier. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 How to press single and double breasted vests with or without collars, also clerical and fancy vests. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines It rode the waves and breasted the gale without a mishap. Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe She was fulsome and high breasted, and as she followed Bill's quick appraising glance, she seemed to smile knowingly that all he saw was displayed to best advantage. The Black Tide So loud the storm that they did not try to speak, but with her arm close locked within his own, Conway breasted the hurricane with a strange sensation of delight he had never known before. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "Cling fast to me, and we are safe," cried the youth, and with vigorous grasp he held on the tree, and thus supported, breasted the stream and reached the bank. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Double breasted frock coats should be made of black or grey materials. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines He breasted the hillock, topped the crest, and gained the other side. Barclay of the Guides A squad of motley individuals in civilian garb with red sashes across their bosoms and rifles in their hands marched ahead of a brass band and breasted the slope. Captain Macedoine's Daughter They crossed the gate and together breasted a slight rise through scattered sheaves of corn-shucks. The Bartlett Mystery "We shall expect you at the bivouac," cried the sergeant, as he resumed his way; while I, eager to return, breasted the mountain with renewed energy. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Waist coat—To match coat, single or double breasted, or quiet pattern of fancy vestings. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines He breasted the tempest with his head bent forward, while his long white beard was tossed across his breast like seaweed flung upon some surf-beaten rock. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon His horse breasted the current strongly, quartering against it, and the bell mule followed. Bring Me His Ears She buys herself a double breasted house just off the avenue, gives Purdy the best there is goin', and encourages him to be as ladylike as he knows how. Side-stepping with Shorty Their bushes grew on the path-side; our horses breasted them as they went by; and the gray wood on every hand enclosed and over-arched that thread of cultivation. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Waist coat—To match coat, dove grey; black corded silk for winter, white for summer, single or double breasted, opening cut "V" shaped. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines In the cold upper blue the buzzards circled, breasted the wind, or turned and scudded down it. John March, Southerner When last seen wore a gray suit with double breasted vest. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp After this he once more breasted the cold winds, worse now because of the night, and continued to breast them until he found himself back in the stable. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance I soon breasted the black, but could not head him. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 Waist Coat—Single breasted, with or without a collar, to match coat or fancy vesting. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines It was terrible, but with an unsurpassed gallantry the Federal soldiers breasted the storm and rushed onward to the glacis. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War The tired horses breasted the fence, without being able to clear it, knocking off the top rails. History of Morgan's Cavalry He breasted the hill and there it was, ancient timbers painted a neat dark red with white door and window-frames and shutters. A World Apart Dallas sighed, found Marylyn to kiss her, and gratefully breasted the chill air beyond the door. The Plow-Woman A low hat should not be worn with a double breasted frock or Prince Albert. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines We had breasted equally severe storms, and come home, laughing. The Come Back I reached the neighbourhood of the cottage before seven; and as I breasted the steep ascent which leads to the garden wall, I was struck with surprise to hear a dog. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Anyway, I do not believe there is another man living who could have breasted that hurricane-lashed sea for such a distance. Wings of the Wind He cast on it a last affectionate look, then breasted the weather onward, wondering what things the future might have in store for him. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 When a single breasted coat or vest is too tight across the chest, in many cases it is beyond remedy, as the tailor cannot add anything to the front after the garment is completed. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines He had breasted the storm of unpopularity with gallant bearing and soul elate; but he drooped his head under the half-bred tradesmen's praise, and shrank chagrined before their congratulations. Shirley With powerful overhand strokes he breasted the breakers. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters Is the broad breasted earth? the spacious skie Spangled with silver light, and burning Ore? Democritus Platonissans The colts with a last gallant effort breasted the hill at a trot. Kildares of Storm Style—Norfolk coat, skeleton lined, single or double breasted sack. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines I started from my resting-place, and swinging back the long hair from my eyes, once more breasted the stream with clenched teeth and dripping brows. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 A man who has breasted a whirlwind of detraction and abuse for Justice—not the "male, adult" justice of Lincoln, but the freedom and justice, without limitation, for "man, woman, and child." Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures They breasted into the hollows like any sea-bird and lifted with every heave to shake the water from bilge to quarter. The Seiners "Look here, Jimmy," she said as they breasted a mountain pass, "are you quite sure what you are up to with these people?" Love and Lucy The next in popularity, comes the double or single breasted sack coat; with this and the above, bloomers may be worn, finished at the knee with a buckled band. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines Wearily We breasted the strong current, climbing through The rapids, tossing high their foam. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition He breasted the steep slopes of the hill and soon came upon the narrow 191 overgrown trail which at some period had been hewn by the early settlers of the district. The Hound From The North O’Donnell figured that the tide being high there was easily room for two, and then breasted up to the Withrow, outside of her and with the rocks just under his quarter. The Seiners The next morning, one passing over the ground where those heroes fought, could see where they successively stood and breasted the storm by the dead men who lay in line where they had fallen. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War Single breasted sack overcoats, with fly front, are most desirable from every point of view. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines But one not only breasted the tide as though it were still water, but, having gained the opposite bank, he raced round the meadow as though he were a colt. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas She breasted the steep ascent opposite, and Prudence was forced to draw rein. The Hound From The North But she walked like a free-moving creature of the open, and breasted the hot night as if she had been speeding through a woodland way. The Spanish Jade We could hear the driver shouting encouragement to his horse as he breasted the hill. The Red Hand of Ulster Waistcoat—White or black, single or double breasted. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines Pan breasted the wagon side to look down. Valley of Wild Horses He who just now breasted the tide, is now drifting helplessly before it. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors At times when they breasted the wind full front it seemed as if a tornado was tugging at the forlorn messenger of the night, to blow the little train from the rails. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer We would see Jesus—for life's hand hath rested With its dark touch on weary heart and brow; And though our souls have many billows breasted Others are rising in the distance now. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Waist Coat—Double or single breasted, to match the coat, or quiet fancy vesting, avoiding extremes. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines The white tape fluttered across him as he breasted it. The Combined Maze That delicate nature had breasted so nobly these savage perils and mischances that it was no wonder her fortitude had now given way. Hurricane Island They were now running down channel, and the boys were astonished at the ease and smoothness with which the ship breasted the waves, and at the mass of snowy canvas that towered above her. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson He leaped from his seat as the Richard breasted the blazing hull and Dickie found herself gripping the big steering wheel before she could utter a protest. El Diablo How to clean and press single and double breasted sack coats, motormen and conductors, also fatigue: Brush thoroughly, and if necessary whip with cane, being careful not to break the buttons on the garment. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines The commission breasted the whole current of politics, found that Grant would not support it in critical cases, and was abandoned by Congress after a short trial. The New Nation Only the man whose strength had borne the giant Spartan down could have breasted the billows that came leaping to destroy him. A Victor of Salamis So the trooper departed for Tetley’s dwelling, which lay some distance up the coul�e, while we breasted the opposite slope and proceeded more slowly through the darkness across the plain. Lorimer of the Northwest The languorous shade invited one to tarry and rest, but Jeff breasted the sunshine, going hither and yon upon his errands. Sundry Accounts With what a look she gazed up into his face, as with a prayer to God for help he breasted the waves, which rushed over the sinking ship! Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen As we breasted the rise, I saw another and steeper dale before us. Jonah and Co. Braes we breasted and precipitous heathery heights we sliddered down, but there was always rain and ever more rain, turning at last into a sharp thin sleet that chilled the blood. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 As they breasted the summit, they could see the fixed white light of Black Bull Head showing momentarily brighter and brighter against the rapidly failing daylight. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Then, as he breasted the flank of a boulder-strewn tor, he seemed to hear snuffling breathing behind him, and, redoubling his efforts, stepped into a rabbit hole. Uncanny Tales It was Percy's first experience in a small boat on the midnight ocean, and he felt something akin to awe as they breasted the long swells, heaving in slowly and gently, yet resistlessly. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good A moment she halted listening, then breasted the first rise and entered that deep silence which waits the mountain dweller. Judith of the Cumberlands They waded in through the shallows, breasted the deep water, and began to swim. The Fighting Edge After crossing the damp hollow the Jerseyman had no further difficulty; he breasted the hill and kept a hand extended so as to avoid colliding with a tree trunk. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley Therefore, instead of saying that a horse which struck a fence without rising at it, “chested” it, we should, on the contrary, say that he “breasted” it. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. He was a man who breasted the world with a cheerful philosophy which permitted few external matters to disturb his habitual serenity. Great Testimony against scientific cruelty She breasted them as far as her waist; she ducked and covered herself with the invigorating salt water. Girls of the Forest But the bronco breasted the rushing waters gamely. The Fighting Edge As they breasted the hill, an arm of Corrib burned above the black like a band of sunset cloud, rather than moonlit water. The Tragic Bride We were close to the jump, he had no time to take off properly, so he breasted the obstacle, a stiff timber jump, and blundered on to his head. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Wilhelmine was over-tall, lithe of limb, and spare as a Greek runner; then suddenly, unexpectedly, full breasted—surprising, when one considered the rest of her proportions. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg But it was not until half an hour later, when we breasted the crest of the great hog-back that stretched before us like a rampart, that we ourselves met the wind. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions With confident vigour he breasted the incline, his mighty muscles working as never before under the black hair of shoulder and flank. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life He turned aside from the town and breasted the steep hill that led to Littledean. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea As I breasted the water, I felt that there was a current against me—the tide; and this it was, as well as the breeze, that had been drifting the boat away. The Boy Tar As in all races in athletic form, a player is disqualified for interfering with any other competitor, or for touching the finish tape with the hands or arms: the tape should be breasted. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium Three wild duck, widgeon, came speeding through the fog; he breasted the wind, balanced heavily on both crutches and one leg, and shoved his gun upward. Barbarians And now, as we breasted the ascent, far away we heard drums beating. The Reckoning Charlie had breasted the hill with such goodwill that they were already at the road. Comedies of Courtship In silence they breasted their way to the shore and around the headland. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 She breasted the rising seas bravely, for she was very light, and her black crew handled her beautifully. The Three Midshipmen She breasted the fierce waves at the entrance to the inlet boldly. A Prisoner of Morro In the Hands of the Enemy The crew, with a hearty shout, bent to their oars, and the boat, urged by their strong arms, bravely breasted the foaming rollers. The Three Commanders In they went with sounding plunge, as if water were their native element, breasted the foaming tide, and gaining the opposite bank, went steadily forward. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains Mark how unflinchingly they received the pelting iron hail into their bosoms, and how they breasted the foe! History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States We breasted that storm for about twelve hours. Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After But Clif pulled for his life and held his own; and when the current set out again, he breasted the line of breakers and reached the sea beyond. A Prisoner of Morro In the Hands of the Enemy Such indeed was the case; a heavy sea came rolling up, which even the Tornado with difficulty breasted, while it ran clear over the other vessel lying at anchor. The Three Commanders My dear, fastidious father heroically breasted this juxtaposition, and the good woman, unconscious of any thing but her keen enjoyment of the unlooked-for boon, smoked away vigorously. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He was right, for the sure-footed creature breasted the obstacle of a hundred feet of piled-up blocks very coolly, picking his way patiently, and with a certainty that was surprising. The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps Overcoat double breasted, color mixed of pink and grey spots, small; was a sack overcoat, pockets inside and on breast, with lapels or flaps. Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After The sea was rolling in from the east in great billows, which our little boat breasted gallantly; but it was tossed about like a cork, inclining at all sorts of angles by turns. A Boy's Voyage Round the World I had passed several small islands, but the rapid stream which they breasted broke away so furiously from their sides, that I had not strength to get near them. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 The crowd thronged over the field as soon as Fred breasted the tape, and was declared the winner of the long distance event. Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School As the Ford car breasted the top of the hill its passengers were rewarded by the sight of a tiny speck of dust tearing along a ribbon of white in the valley below. Men of Affairs Julyman slackened his gait as they breasted the final rise where the sled track vanished over the brow of the hill. The Heart of Unaga She clutched her brother as they swayed past mooring-posts, barrels, coils of rope, and with a wild lurch around the tollman's house at the quay-head, breasted the steep village street. Shining Ferry Now the sea appeared to be carrying him away, now he bravely breasted it, till at length the rock was gained. Won from the Waves Still pouring the black smoke out of our funnels, we leaped toward the Luckenbach and hailed her through the megaphone when we breasted her. The U-boat hunters But the prospect of hearing what he said so shook the good manners of her visitors that they almost breasted her toward the bedroom door. Men of Affairs Uncle Al had his arm around Pigtail, and Jimmy could see Pigtail's white face bobbing up and down as Uncle Al breasted the tide with his strong right arm. The Mississippi Saucer The old drake breasted its shining waters, and presently the white duck followed. Mistress Anne The horses as they reached the bank, without hesitation plunged in, and bravely breasted the smooth water. The Lily of Leyden "I felt the keenest exhilaration as I climbed over the ridge and breasted the keen air sweeping over the mighty ice, pure and straight from the Pole itself." A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Little was said as we breasted the steep ascent, for the path was rough, and there was barely room for two people to walk side by side. Paul Patoff And for evermore Halcyone and her mate, known as the Halcyon birds, defied the storm and tempest, and proudly breasted, side by side, the angriest waves of the raging seas. A Book of Myths Diogenes and the white duck breasted serenely the crimson surface. Mistress Anne In his step was the fine free swing of the hillman, and the young woman breasted the slope lightly as a faun. The Highgrader Behind its four grand lamps set in a broad frame of glittering brasswork the magnificent sixty-horse Daimler breasted the slope with the low, deep, even snore which proclaimed its enormous latent strength. Danger! and Other Stories He breasted the current of the popular opinion of his day, scorning alike the hatred and ridicule of the scoffers who mocked at the thought of there being but one way of salvation. The Chocolate Soldier Heroism—The Lost Chord of Christianity She breasted the rise of a little hill and looked down a gentle slope toward the thicket. Oh, You Tex! The tired and thirsty souls are alert in an instant, and away go the Heavy Dragoons at a walk until the hill is breasted. VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea I went out before breakfast this morning, half asleep—and saw what I thought was a red breasted woodpecker as big as a pigeon! Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston From in front there came presently a confused puffing and rattling and clanging as the oncoming car breasted the slope. Danger! and Other Stories In column of twos the horses breasted the river, the gods above them singing of praise and reward. The Long Roll I breasted the storm and walked on I knew not where. The Lady of the Ice A Novel But she answered gallantly to the call, and glided out of the way just is the broad bow of the sternwheel steamboat came along, raising a white, foam-crested wave as she breasted the swift current. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie There was, however, no sign of life; and not a sound broke the awful silence of the desert, as we breasted the rise. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa As she breasted Europa Point, her course was altered to east by north, and the Rock faded from sight in the darkness. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) He's trailed them far o'er the trackless range, Has this knight of the saddle leather; He has risked his life in the mad stampede, And has breasted all kinds of weather. Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp The good ship which has for many weeks breasted the waves so gallantly, and seemed so solid and so strong, is treated like a cork, and becomes apparently an egg-shell! Battles with the Sea At eight o'clock the little Tramp put out of the cove, and once more breasted the brawling Mississippi flood that moved ceaselessly southward. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie I reached the entrance, and passed through the narrow portals and breasted the steep slope, and fearful and over-wrought, I gained the open plain again. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa But Frank and his men swam like otters, and the party on shore watched them with anxious looks as they breasted manfully over the billows. Ungava In a moment we struck the logs, just abreast of the quarter-port, with such force that we leaped half over them, at the same time breasted them in. In the Track of the Troops A feeling of regret and self-condemnation at having so readily given in to Grady was mingled with a strong sense of the duty that he had to discharge as he once more breasted the steep. Post Haste Darting forward, he breasted the waves, and soon caught hold of the person he had seen. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow They breasted the steep downs in magnificent style. Ernest Bracebridge School Days They breasted it bravely, though their thick-drawn breath showed the pain they suffered; but they seemed to be as well aware as ourselves of the necessity of exertion. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas Taking their families and the few articles of commerce gathered from the forest they entered the symmetrical and beautifully carved canoes and breasted the storms and waves of the great sea near which they lived. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 It must have been three weeks or more before we breasted Ushant; and by that time the water was gaining on us in the hold, and our victuals had fallen short. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The scent lay true up the ridge, and as they rose foot by foot, and presently breasted the bluff nor’-wester, they felt like keeping it up for a week. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton He was dressed after the Hungarian fashion, in a black velvet tunic, single breasted, with standing collar and transparent black buttons. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 They breasted the slope and arrived at the rock panting, after seven or eight minutes' climb. Major Vigoureux The sense of oppression, of striving, that had seldom left her since that night in the stable, made the day a thing to be borne, to be breasted. Christmas A Story Then we fell to talk about Ludar, and so the day wore on, till, as the sun stood over our heads, we breasted the fair Island of Raughlin. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The turbulent torrent of the river could not be breasted, so they did not see the falls, but rounded on up Lake Ontario to the region now near the city of Hamilton. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom No boat was to be found; he breasted the stream upon the stout courser. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity He had passed from here some little distance, to the turning of the wall, when hasty steps and the hard breathing of one who had just breasted the hill struck his ear. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 Three hundred feet above sea-level on the high, flat top, a lone and stunted spruce rose from the tundra and breasted the heavy gales that swept the ocean. Where the Sun Swings North He breasted the stormy waves of the House of Representatives at the age of eighty, and when he died in the Capitol, he left no purer or loftier fame behind him. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 How many of them have borne every hardship and privation of war, every cruelty of filthy prisons and carrion-food, yet have breasted the slave-masters' treason till its bullet struck the pulse of life! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 The advanced guard had crossed the bridge and breasted the steep ascent to its summit. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear They breasted the steep hills through forest, came out on the gentler upper slopes covered with the long bamboo grass through which could be seen the rough heaped up surface of volcanic debris. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 Then, taking their seats and putting out the oars, they rowed round the corner of the sheltering rock, and breasted the sea which was rolling in. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main Men who could swim breasted the stream carrying ropes, which were stretched from bank to bank and along which those who could not swim made their way over the river. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Those who witnessed the action declared that the reflection of the burning was so strong that he seemed to sink into a lake of fire, where he rose again presently, and breasted the waters stoutly. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes My spirit soared as we took the bridge with a rush, cleared the High Street and breasted Putney Hill for the Heath. Foe-Farrell David drove the horses, walking beside them, the reins held loose in hands that made upward, urging gestures as the team breasted the ascent. The Emigrant Trail Slowly the girl breasted the water which filled the cabin and reached her hands toward the bowed helmet of the prisoner. The Gifts of Asti The pursuer must have known it when he breasted the hill. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers With a groan, the money-lender, quite unobservant of the sinister air, breasted the ascent. The Admirable Tinker Child of the World The horse breasted the flood with difficulty, but he bore us all across one at a time, seated behind the farmer. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War In the river source he has seen the breasted nymph; he has seen the Oreads stream over the bare hillside. Lore of Proserpine The face was mined out to the front of the hood and breasted down to a little below the floor of the top pockets of the shield. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The East River Tunnels. Paper No. 1159 When the steamer passed out of the breakwater into the English Channel she breasted a northeaster that lasted all the way to the Banks. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter With that picture in his heart he breasted the storm and went home whistling cheerfully, walking through his world like a prince. A Certain Rich Man Gasping for breath and crunching for foothold the sidewalk people breasted the gritty cold. Molly Make-Believe However, the time has come to debark from the Liberdade, now breasted to the pier where I leave her for a time; for my people are landed safe in port. Voyage of the Liberdade The men breasted the deepening water first, and howling little blacks rode on their fathers' shoulders. Old Kaskaskia I breasted the surges, and flung them from me, as I would the opposing front and sharpened claws of a lion about to enfang my bosom. The Last Man A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again. The Hidden Places Wilson secured some Trinidad petrels, both white breasted and black breasted, and discovered that the former is the young bird and the latter the adult of the same species. South with Scott Line upon line of them breasted the crest, and followed in the wake of the leading wave. "Contemptible", by "Casualty" Emerging from the house, he breasted the dawn. Roads from Rome Then he breasted the rise at a canter, exposed to a galling enfilading fire of artillery, and running the gauntlet of the sniping of some invisible marksmen, reached the redan, half-way to the summit. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 As they breasted the hill together, the young man told her all at some length. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs The circle of big dome-shaped huts which constituted the store of Last Notch came into view against a sky of dull velvet as they breasted the last rise. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories They pressed steadily forward, and, having breasted the slope, the valley of the Marne burst suddenly upon their view. "Contemptible", by "Casualty" He breasted the long smooth rise and entered the woods which encircle the bright lakelet of Carlinwark, the pearl of all southland Scottish lochs. The Black Douglas The two detachments then combined, and Macdonell ordering a general advance, they once more breasted the ascent. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 Beside him stood a young woman, long limbed, deep breasted, with a comely face that suggested cheeriness, but was now drawn and shadowed a little round the mouth and eyes with an expression of care. The Harbor Master There were seven men coming up, and they breasted the slope in single file at a walk which quickly got over the ground. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa They had breasted the rise, and were nearing the trenches. "Contemptible", by "Casualty" Amid a tremendous pandemonium he dashed down the stretch like a thunderbolt, and breasted the tape sixty feet in advance of his laboring rival. Bert Wilson in the Rockies He doffed his hat to the old lady as he passed, then breasted the mountain side. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life A black overcoat, single breasted, and silk hat are the additions for out-of-door wear. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Ardea ventured, trying to make talk as they breasted the gusts together on the Deer Trace side of the pike. The Quickening He easily breasted the waves, and returned in triumph with the stick. A Little Florida Lady But his patriotic instincts were aroused by the reports of massacres committed in other regions; he knew the tide must be met before it became irresistible and breasted in the North. "Old Put" The Patriot Logan ‘breasted the brae’ from the riverside to the house. The Disentanglers Her brother had, after all these years, breasted his way out of the slow-moving tide of mental indifference, into the rapid current of ambition. Sally Bishop A Romance The station approach scintillated with the flashing of spats as the Field breasted the rise. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 Then, as he breasted the hill up towards the burial ground, he tried to strengthen his courage by realizing the magnitude of his own position. An Eye for an Eye They laughed as they breasted the wind which swept across the little clearing, and they looked like a bunch of school boys as they plunged through the snow to the shelter of the trees beyond. The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists How much did that affect it? thought Ishmael now, as he watched for them to come round once more, and gave a nod and a wave of the hand as they breasted the slope. Secret Bread Together the two breasted the surge of the tide, and now made more rapid progress. The Furnace of Gold She alone, deep-haired As rosy dawn, and whiter than a rose, Divinely breasted as the Queen of Love, Lies robeless in the glimmer of the moon, Like Danaë within the golden shower. Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses He had breasted the tide and risen above the billows. The Odds And Other Stories There was no sign of the bloodhound near the mouth of the cave when Finn breasted the steep rise it faced. Jan A Dog and a Romance With a powerful stroke he breasted the current and in a moment he was supporting her half-fainting body. The Master Mystery Some half-confessed meed of admiration, already astir in her nature for the horseman and his way, increased as he breasted the ascent. The Furnace of Gold France, rich and powerful, with marvelous energy breasted her host of foes. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Back to his cabin once more, weak as a swimmer who had breasted a strong tide. The Voice in the Fog They had daringly breasted the stream, and had grasped the towing line and the stern and had silently propelled the boat up the current. The Grey Cloak His policy was avowed, and though it gathered about him a storm, he nobly breasted it, and rode it out triumphantly. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest The rest, whom I led by a few yards, breasted the height above and thundered past the grey churchyard wall. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches From the day the "Clermont" breasted the tide of the Hudson there was no check in the conquest of the waters by steam. American Merchant Ships and Sailors The girl that breasted the crests of the foot-hills shrank in terror from the loneliness and the suggestion of foes lurking in ambush. Judith of the Plains He breasted the gale and headed for the house. Pearl of Pearl Island They cantered off gaily, plunged into the woods and breasted the slope, Sir Oliver leading and threading his way through the undergrowth. Lady Good-for-Nothing I believe those persons stronger and nobler who have from childhood breasted the commonalty. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years As I turned off the road and breasted the lower slopes of the hill, I was constructing the details of the Jervaises’ explanatory visit to the Atkinsons. The Jervaise Comedy Eagle and the girls in their warm capotes breasted with me the coldest winter days. Lazarre To be sure, he slipped it back for a few moments as we breasted the hill beyond the post-office and his horses dropped to a walk. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales As for Ruth, it was wonderful—the course of the path once turned, the small home left out of sight—how securely she breasted the upward path. Lady Good-for-Nothing He had breasted the rise of a long incline, and now stood at its crest, looking rather wistfully and eagerly over the darkening landscape in search of some human habitation. For the Faith Cary drew a long breath, shook himself slightly like a swimmer who has breasted a formidable wave, and broke into a laugh. Lewis Rand The invaders reached the River Lena in the year 1630; and some of their adventurers voyaged down the Amur, and breasted the waves of the Pacific in 1636. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) It was hours later when the Brigadier ran clear of the channel and breasted the heavy swell of the Atlantic. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy Save for the passing of an occasional pedestrian who breasted the gale with lowered head, the Square was deserted. The Just and the Unjust Many of the branches of trade in which he was connected proved failures, and he died insolvent in 1782, while Boulton breasted the storm, and secured fortune by means of his steam engines. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically She breasted the slope with the light grace of a forest faun. A Man Four-Square He left the carriage, and, wrapped in a waterproof cape, breasted the wind along the water's edge. The Marriage of William Ashe This was followed by the roar of many more; and the rumble continued as the Essex drew near, was louder as she breasted the fort and continued as the ship passed on. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy Toiling onward, like driven cattle, they swerved from the road presently and breasted a sharp incline. At a Winter's Fire Who could resist this gallant youth, as Tiber's waves he breasted, Or when the palm of riding from Bellerophon he wrested, Or when with fists and feet the sluggers easily he bested? Echoes from the Sabine Farm And so, leisurely, they breasted the ascent and came out across the height-of-land. The Common Law The short afternoon passed away as, threading ravines and climbing mountains, they breasted the flood and the gale. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam The pawing steamer with her mane of stars breasted the current with her prow bearing directly toward the west. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life And then a yelling crowd of dim figures breasted the rocks and dashed forward with the force of a hurricane upon the little body of Goorkhas. Rosa Mundi and Other Stories And high posted in the East, those thousand bucklered peaks stood forth, and breasted back the Dawn. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Nor were we wrong, for just as we breasted the hill that brought the scene of yesterday's engagement into view, we saw the smoke of an explosion and the men running back into the village. War in the Garden of Eden He breasted the destructive flood of declension, and endured the buffeting of the waves. Sketches of the Covenanters He was watched by the excited spectators, who cheered him as he breasted the waves that beat against the head of the Admiralty Pier. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 22, 1891 You breasted the waves, but I was broken and thrown aside. Greatheart Peeping down, we beheld a company, breasted up against a board, groaning under numerous viands. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II I felt the wind grow heavy and equable, and I caught over my shoulder the merry wake of this very honest moving home of mine as she breasted and hissed through the sea. Hills and the Sea Geese always should be chosen young, plump, and full breasted, a white skin, a yellow smooth bill, the feet yellow and pliable. The Story of Crisco She breasted the current of their genius, as a stately swan moves up a stream, enjoying the rushing water the more because she resists it. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I My village is the loneliness, and I Am as the travellers through the Syrian sand, That for a moment see the warning hand Of one who breasted up the rock, their spy. The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala There was silence, and a closing up as they breasted the steep pitch; and then I must go through woods, and so lost sight of them for a while. A Thane of Wessex No other man in all that host could have breasted those great waves without being dashed to pieces on the rocks. The Thirsty Sword We lined them out, however, and they breasted the current, and landed on the second island. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days But the Man responded to the challenge, and soon breasted him. Yesterdays with Authors The Yellow breasted Chat naturally follows his superior in the art of mimicry. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 356, February 14, 1829 Then all at once she skidded clear of the track, slanted upward, breasted the air. The Flying Legion We breasted the ridge and jogged toward the cedar forest, which we entered without having seen the hounds show interest in anything. Tales of lonely trails Since the day when men and women together breasted the storms of New England in the Mayflower, and together planted a new civilization, together they have worked side by side in all great matters. Lives of Girls Who Became Famous Clarissa carried a double burden the next day, but she breasted the keen morning air so briskly that whatever her own thoughts upon the subject she gave no sign of her increasing responsibilities. Madcap He breasted higher, and they were all about him now; his struggles evoked glowing bubble-jewels which drifted upward to expire. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 The climb was long and arduous; both men were panting when they breasted the last rise and looked down into the valley where lay the Aurora Borealis. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories After the terrible siege of '71, when the last German was gone, and our houses had breasted the ordeal of the Commune, I was sent to the South. Stories by American Authors, Volume 6 On reaching the north-western end of the island, another steamer was waiting for us, and we again breasted the stream of the Ottawa. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Still Alexander breasted this storm,—found time to plan for his serfs, and in 1803 put his hand to the work of helping them toward freedom. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 They rose; they breasted the storm; they achieved our freedom, Spanish America for centuries has been doomed to the practical effects of an odious tyranny. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers The other was blonde with translucent skin, full breasted and silent. Joe Burke's Last Stand The night was dark and very stormy; gusts of wind and spits of rain caught us as we breasted the incline, and the great trees moaned and sighed. The Prisoner of Zenda I won't ask you to stay tonight, because you must go through the same black waters Marian breasted, and you will want to be alone. Her Father's Daughter At a word from the ape man and raising his tender trunk high above the thorns Tantor breasted the boma, walking through it as though it had not existed. Son of Tarzan Calmly they put forth the necessary exertion, breasted the Intrepid off with spars, and pressing on their sweeps, caused her slowly to withdraw from the vicinity of the burning mass. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers As I breasted the summit, I heard a child's voice reading aloud. The Brother of Daphne I was in a pleasant muse as I breasted the hill, keeping discreetly in the cover of the many gullies. Mr. Standfast A baker's van breasted the hill, and sold me a bag of ginger biscuits which I stowed in my trouser-pockets against emergencies. The Thirty-Nine Steps Mile after mile, a thing of pulsing fire, he breasted the blue-black night, and it was not so very long until he could discern a flickering patch of darkness sweeping the sky before him. The Song of the Cardinal Notice the following: Look at the white breasted crows overhead. The Chinese Boy and Girl Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket. Treasure Island At a gallop they breasted the climb out, but the clatter of hoofs quickly grew uneven as the weight told. The Brown Mask The gates were near at hand; in silence they breasted the steep incline of the drive, which wound and zigzagged up between high banks covered with rhododendron and bracken, and grown over with trees. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story Then they breasted the long ascent to the top of the pass, encouraged by the sound of the firing, which grew louder at every step. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War For some time the bark in which Mr. Sheldon had breasted those turbulent waters had been made of paper. Charlotte's Inheritance For so old a man the pace at which Signor Bruno breasted the hill that lay before him was somewhat remarkable. The Slave of the Lamp Different type this from the full- breasted Morrell, more—more patrician! The Gray Dawn This section, eight kilomètres long, occupies at least one hour and a half, zigzagging some 2,000 feet up a steep slope which its predecessor uncompromisingly breasted. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I As the anatomists say a man is only a spine, topp'd, footed, breasted and radiated, so the whole Western world is, in a sense, but an expansion of these mountains. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy The men were all by this time well accustomed to climbing and hardened by exercise, and at a rapid pace they breasted the hill, although it was in some places exceedingly steep. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest Roger bravely breasted the flood, and after a little struggle, reached the opposite side. The Story of Kennett There came something of an ascent and he breasted it, though less swiftly, for, despite the impelling force, nature had claims, and muscles were wearying of their work. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man I fancy," said Chevenix, as they breasted the down, "that to the candid observer we present a very pretty sight. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution The good steed breasted the current, swimming as best it might and brought its master to the further side. The Romance of Morien He had breasted bullets in front of infantry, as well as the sabre in front of cavalry. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee As he breasted the bank, his hands succouring his feet, he heard steps behind him. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea At the head of the Senate stood Thomas Jefferson, in a blue coat, single breasted, with large bright basket-buttons, his vest and small- clothes of crimson. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched Tom said nothing till they had breasted a hill, at the top of which he paused panting, and confronted David. The History of David Grieve How the silent congregation must have watched, as, alone, with 'natural strength unabated,' he breasted the mountain, and went up to be seen no more! Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII The wind blew fresh and chill from the west with the damp and salt of the Pacific heavy upon it, as I breasted it from the forward deck of the ferry steamer, El Capitan. Blindfolded Look at her," I added, as she breasted a giant wave and jubilantly threw herself into its embrace, "she takes to the water like a duck. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories The "Rapido" was ready to sail for Asuncion, so we breasted the stream one thousand miles more, when that city was reached. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America So they set sail, and through the thick mist of a starless night their galley silently breasted the unseen waves. Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Farther away sounded the comfortable gossip of hens as they breasted their soft feathers into the dust-baths behind the stables. Darkness and Dawn No other keels had, from the moment of the discovery until Baudin's vessels finally left these coasts, breasted the broad expanse of waters at the head of which the great city of Melbourne now stands. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Many winters have I breasted the storm, but I am an aged tree, I can stand no longer. An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 The other two struck across the valley, and at once breasted the couloir leading to the Col, where we had them well in sight. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 One of her companions, a thin, flat breasted girl fell on her knees beside the bed. Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories Sigismund had heard the heart-rending appeal of Adelheid, and, notwithstanding the awful strife of the elements and the fearful character of the night, he alone breasted the shock on his feet. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons On the 13th of February we breasted a small settlement on our left, called Providence, in Louisiana. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States They seem like the souls of the long, long lost, Who breasted the ocean-main— Vikings whose vessels were tempest-tossed, Voyagers who sailed, whatever the cost, And never came home again. The Miracle and Other Poems And I breasted strangely against the Air Clog, and stept forward across the Circle, into the lonesomeness of the Night Land. The Night Land They have the best falcons in the world, which are red breasted, of very swift flight and more easily trained than those of other countries. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time "She feels the under-tow, Stephen," he said, in a voice so compressed as to seem to come out of the depths of his chest, "and is breasted up to windward!" The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers No joy touched him as he breasted summits and looked down on wide sweeps of forest and rippling water. Man Size Still Alexander breasted this storm; found time to plan for his serfs, and in 1803 put his hand to the work of helping them toward freedom. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 While the 75th Division were making their magnificent effort at Enab the Lowlanders had breasted other and equally difficult hills to the north. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine And so the dream lay undisturbed under her eyelashes, and she breasted the slope of the big mountain with a buoyant step, oblivious of fatigue. The Power and the Glory Three days later he again swept his hand among the gorse, touched the vials, breasted his handkerchief, laid the vials on it, and presently contrived to tie them together with a twig. The Lord of the Sea They breasted the long slope of a low hill and took the decline beyond. Man Size They wore double- breasted coats, and faded yellow sashes were wound under their black leather sword-belts. The Little Regiment Not a solitary canoe or wild animal breasted the swift current which is now laden with thousands of crafts of almost every description. The Lost Trail The excitement of the night, and especially the sharp, fierce struggle with Brennan, had reawakened all my old military enthusiasm, and I felt every nerve tingling anew as I breasted the long slope before me. My Lady of the North Old Grimshaw breasted the storm, and after half a mile's walk came to a hangar a good deal like the one he had left. Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane Or her stinging words pelted him as she breasted the hill slopes with supple ease. Man Size This she had to put up with for hours, while the Indians bravely and skilfully breasted the sea, and at last set her safely on the beach in front of her father's house. Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian At last I breasted the slippery rise of Chestnut Hill, and throwing my cloak over the mare, that I had taught to stand, went up to the door of my Aunt Gainor's house. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker But the distance was great, the snow was deep, and the stout Mecklenburger roan had breasted the steep road at a gallop only an hour before. Greifenstein As the lads emerged upon a flat field, the drops seemed to form into streams, and they breasted the tempest breathless, blown about, and drenched to the skin. The Boys of Bellwood School Beside these comely, amply breasted bronze statues, the British West Indian negress, with her absurd travesty of European fashions, and her grotesque hats, cuts, I am bound to say, a very poor figure indeed. Here, There and Everywhere He did not give back, but urged his mount still forward, until it breasted the cream-colored horse which Shunan rode. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism As we breasted the hill, and saw beneath us the great forest-land spread out, with its scattered farms, an exclamation of delight broke from my companion's lips. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker The final parting with our Macquarie Island party took place on the beach, their cheers echoing to ours as we breasted the surf and "gave way" for the ship. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 As the horses worked their way into the river, the colt, with the courage of his breeding, pulled manfully, and breasted the current fearlessly. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life But Wallace had told Bruce they were in the right track, and he gaily breasted both the storm and the perils of the road. The Scottish Chiefs Very handsome she was, full-fleshed without a trace of plumpness, fun breasted without a hint of overabundance. The Unwilling Vestal As they breasted the billows of jollity which in its vocal stress became almost materialized, there grew up within him a feeling uneasily akin to the shame of his past. Fran Captain Peasley was pacing the bridge when later they breasted the glare of Port Townsend and saw in the distance the flashing searchlights of the forts that guard the Straits. The Silver Horde And yet, his watchful eyes swept keenly to right and left, as he breasted the singularly inharmonious waves of the weaker sex. The Midnight Passenger : a novel Both father and son wore the long, single breasted collarless coats of their society, without buttons, before or behind, but with a row of hooks and eyes on either side in front. The Gilded Age, Part 3. As he breasted the counter in the general office, Moira McTavish left her desk and came over to see what the visitor desired. The Valley of the Giants Bravely they breasted that battle shock, bravely stood up and faced the leaden hail, nor quailed when looking into the blazing muzzles of five thousand deadly rifles. The Great Salt Lake Trail Afternoon dress consists of a double-breasted frock coat of dark material, and waistcoat, either single or double- breasted, of same, or of some fancy material of late design. The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions Oftener than not our track was obviously watercourse, although now and then we breasted higher levels from which we could see, through gaps between hill and forest, backward along the way we had come. The Eye of Zeitoon They had endured thirty degrees below zero without a murmur, they had breasted blizzard and cyclone, they could live on anything, and they could sleep either in forest or on prairie, under the open sky. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign "Crinkle," a mongrel dog that Fred had adopted the day after our arrival, breasted the low rise, saw me, gave a yelp of delight and came scampering. The Ivory Trail It was getting oppressive, this narrowing ravine, and opportunely the road breasted a knoll, then a terrace, then a hill, and lastly a mountain, where we halted to encamp. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley Then as he breasted the slope he came within sight of a little group in his own dooryard. The Prodigal Judge Charley ran a good second most of the way, made a spurt, and breasted the tape yards to the good. Confessions of a Beachcomber They picked their way down the drunken descent to the Scales, then breasted the sluggish human current to Sheep Camp. The Winds of Chance Before giving up she breasted a third hill to the summit. A Texas Ranger The baron revived, and again looked hopefully at the water, where the brave swimmer so gallantly breasted the waves. The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence He saw to his satisfaction that the felucca breasted the waves lightly, and that although enveloped in spray she took no green water over the bows. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes He was thinking the matter over as his friend breasted the first line of brush and could not refrain from giving a slight warning. Bar-20 Days Jack was ready to lay hold of one of the bow-sprit shrouds, and presently the boat was breasted up under the desired port, and secured in that position. Jack Tier And if, in the early days of her married life, there had ever been troublous waters to cross, Sally Toland had breasted them gallantly, her fixed, confident smile never wavering. The Story of Julia Page Then, without a word of any kind in answer, he caught up his cap, swung back the door, and with the wind full on his chest, breasted his way to the bridge. The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women For her children's sakes, two more of whom had been added in that time, she had stood up and breasted the storm. The Lights and Shadows of Real Life In the hurry and bustle, none of the parties had realized it; but now, as the boat breasted the waves, and all was silent on board, they had time to review their position. Love Me Little, Love Me Long Spike had breasted the yawl close up to the hole, where it was held by the men, while the captain himself passed the lantern and his own head into the opening to reconnoitre. Jack Tier A few moments later he and Julie joyously breasted the sleepy roll of the low breakers, and pushed their way steadily through the smoother water beyond. Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby Who ever breasted a snowstorm without being excited and exhilarated, as if this meteor had come charged with latent aurorae of the North, as doubtless it has? Winter Sunshine That consolation offered, he turned his face homeward again, and again breasted the unabated storm. The Lights and Shadows of Real Life With the wind behind her Mrs. Morran breasted the ascent till she had on her right the moorland running south to the Lochan valley and on her left Garple chafing in its deep forested gorges. Huntingtower He breasted the rise, and paused to listen. For the Term of His Natural Life A little lighter and much more comfortable for the good riddance of those grumbling "Tots," we worked up to and soon breasted the stiff ascent of the Mabruki Pass, which we surmounted without much difficult. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile With tremendous energy, he breasted the might of the furious river. The Re-Creation of Brian Kent With extraordinary power he breasted the descending stream, gaining a footing in the rapids, about five feet deep. In the Heart of Africa Not a soul was about, so they breasted the ascent of the station road and turned down the grassy bypath to the Laverfoot herd's. Huntingtower Then, emerging from the woods, she breasted the steep incline that led to the brow of the cliff. The Hermit of Far End On the morrow, the 7th of June, the jangada breasted the banks of the village of Pucalppa, named also New Oran. Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon How did he stand now, as his motor slipped out of Oniton and breasted the great round hills? Howards End Fowls thus coloured are called by amateurs black- breasted reds. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 He would not willingly alter his own fashion of dress, but he could people Barchester with young clergymen dressed in the longest frocks, and the highest breasted silk waistcoats. Barchester Towers If Frederic had the least spirit of martyrdom, he would have breasted his sorrow manfully and alone. Gala-days On the 19th of July, at sunrise, the jangada left Fonteboa, and entered between the two completely deserted banks of the river, and breasted some islands shaded with the grand forests of cacao-trees. Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon He breasted the big waves, and swam towards it: it rose on the top of a wave, and he saw it was a life-buoy. A Simpleton It is not exactly a pilot's coat; but it is cut that way, double breasted, and with stout buttons and broad lappels, a coat for a shipyard rather than a counting house. You Never Can Tell Soon Wildfire breasted the slope, and halted, snorting, shaking before the men. Wildfire He made the water fly, and when carried off his feet, breasted the current with energy and power. The Last of the Plainsmen In the mean time, the elk had manfully breasted the rapids, carefully choosing the shallow places; and the whole pack, being mad with excitement, had plunged into the waters regardless of the danger. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon The shivering party bustled, and toasted the potent luminary in hot coffee; for Phoebe's wagon had a stove and chimney; and then they yoked their miscellaneous cattle again, and breasted the hill. A Simpleton Frank directed the Perdue geneticists to breed the broadest breasted Cornish hens in the industry. The Perdue Chicken Cookbook "I say aye!" said King Solomon, and, without another word, he stripped off his royal robes and stood bare breasted, man to man with the other. Twilight Land As they reluctantly passed the spot they had marked out for their ambush, splashed through the ford and breasted the rising ground beyond, they took counsel. Mistress Wilding Still ten feet in the lead, the black-haired one breasted the tape in a hubbub of cheers. The Valley of the Moon The knights of old, who sallied forth in search of dismal ogres and noxious dragons, were not of stouter heart, and they breasted only fancied perils. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister Was he who had breasted the storms of Gettysburg and Perryville to shrink from the puny arm of a civil law that was more powerless than the shrunken muscle of Justice Shallow? A Biography of Sidney Lanier Ah! a good leap far out into the torrent; it was strong, but he breasted it. Nada the Lily I breasted the hill track faster than I had done for many a day, and when I got to the top stopped to listen, but could hear nothing. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Amid hearty cheers, farewells, and "God speed ye's" it breasted the flood for the North. Rolf in the Woods Presently, from a hole 'twixt logs and chimney, there appeared a small, white breasted mouse. Rolf in the Woods |
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