| 单词 | controvert |
| 例句 | On the list for the class of 2013, three facts controverting my own early experience catch the eye: one demographic, one geographic, and one pedagogic. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z This meant that every invented story de Man had told the university about his background was now either controverted or in question. How Paul de Man hid his past 2014-03-30T15:00:00Z I was not able, for instance, to controvert some of the more specific arguments of Pat Buchanan. White pride in my classroom 2013-06-05T00:00:00Z Elections by states isolate the votes into smaller, distinct areas in which controverted votes and outcomes can be more readily contained, especially given that most states’ outcomes are more definitive than the national outcome. Why the Electoral College works in selecting a president 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Most of his life off the pitch controverts those synonymic comparisons. Perspective | Remember Pelé for who he was: A man who led change on the field, not off it 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z “Unless controverted, these affidavits seem to establish clearly the fact that Pouren was a revolutionist,” the president wrote. Before Griner, a Russian prosecution put Theodore Roosevelt in a bind 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z “COVID leadership has not only not implemented it, they have directly controverted virtually every item,” she added on Twitter. Biden seeks to recast pandemic fight, rejecting lockdowns and school closures as omicron surges 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Development fees, which were subject to public scrutiny and controverts last year, have also been raised from $5,000 to $33,000 for ranch owners. Newsom signs bill to open Hollister Ranch beaches to the public 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z But the surface elements of her life seem to controvert her need for extreme rest and relaxation. Detachment and dreaming in 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation' by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Except when encountering those who controvert climate change. When Is a Refugee Story Real, and Why Does It Matter? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z There may not be another major leaguer whose actions so controvert long-established norms. Angels third baseman Yunel Escobar, unafraid to be different, wields the biggest bat in the majors 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Noting that there were some controverted testimony and facts, some important and highly relevant facts were uncontroverted. Claims Court Holds Director Is A Responsible Person for Trust Fund Penalty 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Party leaders view Obama, not Republicans, as controverting the post-World War II bipartisan tradition on foreign policy, one Republican aide said. Obama-GOP rift over Iran talks redefines partisan battles 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z The devout, to begin with, are not wont to view their precepts merely as propositions to be controverted or confirmed. How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World [Excerpt] 2014-03-14T13:50:00Z Indeed, replications that confirm previous results typically get less attention than those that controvert them. Today's Economist: Nancy Folbre: Replicating Research: Austerity and Beyond 2013-04-22T10:00:29Z We shall attempt to follow the general line of thought running through the book, and now and then to controvert it on certain points. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z Before the Dominicans were armed with the power of persecution Piero earnestly devoted himself to the original function of the Order, that of controverting heresy, and preaching against heretics. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z While he has spared no pains to secure historical accuracy, he has not made it a leading aim to settle controverted points, or to present the minutiæ of historical research and criticism. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The Abb� Darras has judiciously refrained from obstructing the flow of his narrative by minute references and quotations, nor has he suffered his pen to run away into long discussions of controverted questions. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z These pieces were printed in the English papers, in the form of letters to the Earl of Shelburne, and can never be controverted, because they are in writing, and in print, with their dates. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The Scots have their own notion of what constitutes an excursion into the realms of humour, and Juggernaut, knowing this, made no attempt to controvert his hostess's last statement. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z With every question that came up under the disputed Clause IV, for instance, the Turks would controvert the right of our consuls to try, and we would insist on that right. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z Even members of railroad companies will not controvert this proposition. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z Such is the youth of genius, before the soul has given that sign of itself which an unbelieving generation cannot controvert. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.; as, I appeal to all mankind for the truth of what is alleged. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The habit of thinking clearly might naturally be supposed to produce the power of conveying ideas to others with distinctness, were not the impression controverted by much evidence to the contrary. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z That good things can be said in no other idiom with equal grace, is a fact that can neither be controverted nor more firmly established than it is already. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z And this one fact, controverting Kautsky and those inspiring him, gives the best possible verdict on the peasant policy of the Soviet Government. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z And the worst of it was that he could not controvert this. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z He was not disposed to controvert the evidence of the senses, but he had a sufficient explanation ready. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z If, then, he agrees with my statement, why endeavor to controvert it? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z He is the last man in the world to controvert that doctrine—the last man. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z The world, in going through the greatest crisis in history has controverted this cheerful belief, for it has not produced "the man" either here or elsewhere. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z Maittaire assumes that the number was about 200; an opinion which I shall not controvert. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-07T03:00:08.550Z As appears from all official publications, without the facts being controverted by our own White Book, which, owing to its poverty and gaps, constitutes a grave self-accusation: 1. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z In short, a pretty accurate statement of his intellectual creed might be constructed by turning into the articles of a confession of faith the list of "Vulgar Errors" controverted by Sir Thomas Browne. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z Excus′atory, making or containing excuse: apologetic.—Excuse me, an expression used as an apology for any slight impropriety, or for controverting a statement that has been made. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z But when they insist upon controverting the evidence supplied by senses which they do not possess they become merely tiresome. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z And, in truth, if that was his view, no one could controvert it, for his power in the House of Commons was obvious and undeniable. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Questions of Guilt As it appears from all official publications without the facts being controverted by our own White Book, which, owing to its poverty and gaps, constitutes a grave self-accusation: 1. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Even with our limited knowledge of radiation, the doctrine of heat radiation through space stands controverted by ordinary experimental experience. The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena 2011-12-21T03:00:36.570Z This spirit of realism is similar to that of Aristotle, in which the one-sided a priori view of knowledge is controverted. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z The extraordinary skill with which some of the brightest and merriest wits have made our national comic paper the true diary of events cannot be controverted or disputed. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z Indeed such an opinion is so violent an outrage upon all the acknowledged principles of justice, that to controvert it would be a work of little profit. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z Furthermore, from the same prosecution the gravest proofs have resulted, such as can be but slightly attacked and controverted by the Defence. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z The Secularist policy is to accept the purely moral teaching of the Bible, and to controvert its theology, in such respects as it contradicts and discourages ethical effort. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z The Cuckoo was a puzzle to the earlier naturalists, and there are points in its biography which are controverted still. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Therefore, the underpinning of President Buchanan's first argument was knocked out by two citations of authority which he could not controvert. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z That evening Campanini was on hand, ready to controvert the very idea of an American prima donna daring to sing with him. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z In America, no religious person of good sense or good manners ever attempts, in company, to controvert, uncalled for, the sectarian opinions of another. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z When the doctrines which conflict with reason and humanity are disowned by authority, ecclesiastical and legal, in all denominations, the duty of controverting them as impediments to progress will cease. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z Every private man pretends to have a right to investigate those controverted matters, and, bringing his judgment to bear upon them, defends his opinion with the utmost heat. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z It gives me some satisfaction now to say that none of those statements of fact have ever been effectually controverted. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z These tests, involving scores of controverted propositions in theology, were imposed on the consciences of mere boys. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z On the other hand, the pleasure of society is much lessened by the habit in which many persons indulge, of placing themselves always in the opposition, controverting every opinion, and doubting every fact. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z The two first works of importance, controverting Secularist principles, were by the Rev. Joseph Parker and Dr. J. A. Langford; Dr. Parker was ingenious, Dr. Langford eloquent. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z Sir Thomas Browne, in his book on "Vulgar Errors," declared that the idea that the earth went round the sun was too foolish to be controverted. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z But I was not satisfied to be 'run' in blinders by an agent or a committee, pledged to see nothing but party advantages, pledged to controvert opposing opinions, however sound or unforeseen. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z His conclusions in natural history are reached after careful study and the closest observation, and are not to be controverted. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z "Is there any argument that can be offered to controvert the assertion that man is ignorant of many natural laws?" Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Here we have a curious example of one writer supporting the statements of another, while appearing to be under the impression that he is controverting those statements. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection 2011-10-18T02:00:18.363Z He rejected the extreme pretensions of the chronology of Egypt and China, and at the same time controverted the scheme of Sir Isaac Newton as too limited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Wherever important questions have been at issue he has not avoided them, however conspicuous or controverted; but the volume aims to breathe a kindly spirit above the reach of sect and party. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z The possibility that he might be the guilty one occurred to me as soon as I saw the newspaper account, but the probabilities of the case controverted that view. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z He even ventured at one point to controvert a statement of Nick's, adducing the doctor as his authority, at which Nick waxed mightily indignant. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z His theory was controverted in many quarters, and by no one more successfully than by Alexander Volta, Professor of Physics in the neighboring University of Pavia. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z When you lay down a proposition which is forthwith controverted, it is of course optional with you to take up the cudgels in its defence. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z The controverted points were to be decided at a free council, but the primacy of the pope and the hierarchical system, as founded jure humano, were to be retained. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z He would agree with any one on any subject rather than expend the energy to controvert them. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z They were talking, I soon discovered, about the house and its owners, and Hoggett declared that he was certain sure it belonged to savages, an opinion which Wabberley instantly controverted. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z However, his opinion on every controverted point was studiously concealed. Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z It will here be fitting to controvert a popular error which some persons have perpetuated, following Sauval in the mistake. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Canon Westcott, with whose system of positively enunciating unsupported and controverted statements we are already acquainted, is only slightly outstripped by the German apologist in his misrepresentation of the evidence of Valentinus. Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:31.587Z First, I have to examine the arguments recently alleged in favour of the theory of preformation, testing them to reveal their inherent weaknesses, and to controvert their fallacies. The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development 2011-08-29T02:01:04.170Z Since that visit of Bailey Girard’s, she had known that he had thought of her as she had thought of him, with a knowledge that could not be controverted. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z Page 3, line 7, for controverted, read converted. Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-23T02:00:29.227Z To clear the state, and vindicate the merit of the cause of their sufferings, as to the most material heads of it, that are most controverted at this time. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z That exceptions can be brought up to controvert this statement I know; but in these remarks I am dealing with the many, and not with the few. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z His style is easy and flowing, but his inferences and conclusions are frequently controverted. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z Résumé of the discussion on suicide.—From the above point of view the sophisms of Saint-Preux in J. J. Rousseau are easily controverted. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z On this point, the argument in Hunt's Magazine will not, I imagine, be controverted. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z Very interesting on this controverted point is the statement of a rabbinical comment. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z My brother was just on the point of controverting a proposition that I had laid down, when he cast a glance through the window.... Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z There were great and small, young and old gods,* though this statement, with the habitual inconsistency of a religion without creeds and articles, is elsewhere controverted. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z I wish here to call attention to one of the most controverted questions connected with popular education, because it brings out very clearly the impossibility of keeping moral education distinct from intellectual instruction. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z Even the slender specimens of controverted readings collected in our Chap. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z Donald, feeling this attitude of criticism, and too proud to attempt to controvert it, remained silent, which but convinced Alice the more of his lack of warmth and geniality. The Brute 2011-06-30T02:00:30.283Z It might, perhaps, be inferred, from the earnestness with which these principles are pressed in your communication, that they have been controverted on my part. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z He would controvert the matter with eminent divines, who therefore having no good opinion of him, did look on the matter of his death as a judgment for nullifying the Scriptures.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z If Socinus had recollected this, he might have spared himself the trouble of controverting a notion never maintained by the orthodox, i.e. that the Deity was individually divided. Christian Sects in the Nineteenth Century 2011-05-17T02:00:19.317Z He controverts Dr. Roberts' opinion that “Christ spoke for the most part in Greek, and only now and then in Aramaic.” A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z Whether there ever were giants or no," answered Don Quixote, "is a point much controverted among the learned. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z That in all this he was perfectly right, it will be seen even Mr. Webster, latitudinarian as he was, did not venture to controvert. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z It is a fact which can neither be disguised nor controverted that the whole trade of war is returning evil for evil. War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ 2011-04-18T02:00:09.590Z The theory is, the Tories love a war; and to controvert this we shall be driven to bear more insult under a Tory Government than if we had Bright on the Treasury bench. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z He stopped, and it was evident that none of the loyalists could controvert him, though one rose to his feet. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z This has appeared to me to be the case, with respect to the long controverted question of liberty and necessity. An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will 2011-04-14T02:00:52.727Z There was not only nothing in the message to justify such a charge, but its whole character was directly opposite, and that too plainly to be controverted. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z At a far later date, a treatise was written in which, under the thinly-veiled form of a fable the dogmas of the national faith were controverted and overthrown. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Special Metaphysics also belongs the controverted question whether or not a plurality of really distinct substantial forms can enter into the constitution of an individual corporeal substance. Ontology or the Theory of Being 2011-04-01T02:00:38.727Z “The boy has gray eyes,” Willie interposed, with authority not to be controverted. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z It controverts no position, held by any sane man that now lives, or that ever has lived. An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will 2011-04-14T02:00:52.727Z Mr. Jefferson brought the facts which transpired in the Convention proving such intention to his notice, and to that of the President, and they were not controverted by either. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z This excellent moral was never controverted but by facts. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Justice Curtis found no more difficulty in controverting these propositions than those upon the first point treated in the opinion of the Chief Justice. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z To controvert his argument he challenged Wiclif by name. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z The smith remained behind, concerting with the Doctor, how to controvert the Dominie's profound scheme of unshrouding the dead; and certainly the smith's plan, viewed professionally, was not amiss. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z These things have, I know, been controverted and are still disbelieved by many, but will be found fully established by references to the following documents, viz.: Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z Although he had controverted the idea of her doffing her weeds in this connection, he now nothing doubted the fact. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z Nor do I perceive on what ground any one, who is even moderately acquainted with the structure of the human body, can controvert the belief, or cherish the slightest doubt on the subject of it. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z This no one will controvert, as Congress cannot make 'rules and regulations,' except by legislation. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z Neither is it right to impose as certain an obligation which the penitent, if he were acquainted with Moral Theology, would see is controverted. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z The unconstitutionality of the Sedition Law will now be scarcely controverted by any ingenuous mind. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z She knows the conditions of her father’s will, and I have no fear of her desiring to controvert what was with him a dying wish. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z It has been maintained—and the assertion is scarcely an exaggeration—that the theorems of Euclid would be bitterly controverted if financial or political interests were involved. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Mr. Reid controverted this opinion, and said the doctrine was new in the South. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z Accusation and Fraternal Correction.—Whether obligatory or permissible accusation should be preceded by a fraternal correction is controverted among moralists. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z If Laplace means a fact extraordinary under its existing circumstances and relations, that is, a fact remaining extraordinary, notwithstanding all its circumstances, the position need not here to be controverted. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z It does not follow that opinions must be merely parroted because they are never heard controverted. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z It is a worthy monument to the scientific ability of this gifted Americanist, and one which brilliantly illumines some of the most controverted points of comparative archæology. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The property must be taken to be duly acquired, and cannot be controverted. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z In the fourteenth century, the controverted question among us was, whether certain portions of the Supernaturalism of medi�val Christianity were well-founded. Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions 2010-12-20T17:12:31.233Z The dominant theory at the time when Job was written was that all suffering was a punishment of sin; and the aim of the book is to controvert this theory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Columella and Pliny, while controverting him on a few minor points402, attest his practical knowledge as an agriculturist and a naturalist. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil It was manifest to all that his heart had now softened, and that he had come to see the utter folly of human schemes when controverted by the decrees of Heaven. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 The plain principles of public law, thus announced by these distinguished jurists, cannot be controverted. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Thus even the Mádhyamika's opinion that "liberation consists in the abolition of soul," does not controvert our point, so far at any rate as that it is the abolition of pain. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy If adduced here, these same parties would say that it was all ex parte and that it would be controverted and destroyed, if both sides should be heard. Politics of Alabama Appendix VII by Rev. Father Leahy on The Fathers of The Church and Science presents a controverted point of history to persuasion. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time "My pretensions to Louise are founded on ties far above your power to controvert or forbid!" The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I No sophistry can controvert it—no casuistry entangle it. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution I have conversed with Hw�i the whole day long, and he has controverted nothing that I have said, as if he were without wits. The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches By this test of universality, antiquity, and consent, he saith all controverted points in belief must be tried. The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries They can be neither strengthened nor controverted by any authority which may speak in the name of philosophy or of theology or of religion. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 This contention is controverted by the most obvious facts. Memorandum to the Government of the United States on the Recognition of the Ukrainian People's Republic We come now to a part of our subject exceedingly important, but more intricate and controverted than any other, the constitution of parliament. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Fleda, as if she humbly assented, went through no form of controverting this; she simply stood passive to her companion's sudden refreshment of her appearance. The Spoils of Poynton But, before entering more at large on this controverted question, it will be desirable to trace the progress of opinion on this topic, from the earliest ages to the commencement of the present century. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology But the finer mind of Mariana, working for political ends rather than controverting heresy by mere physical methods, had evolved a more purely moral torture. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion I waited a moment, then I said:— “Well, why don't you rebuke me, or why don't you try to controvert me?” Bye-Ways The opinion of this eminent critic has lately been controverted by Dr. Nott, who maintains the versification of Chaucer to have been wholly founded on accentual and not syllabic regularity. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Do you suppose that they would call an expert, if they knew that his honest opinions would controvert their claims? A Modern Wizard In this memoir he controverts the doctrine of the high temperature of a central fluid on similar grounds to those above stated. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Which caustic delivery Roden was at no pains to controvert, feeling sure that it covered a large substratum of truth. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Not knowing how to controvert such statements, I had left them unanswered, half believing that they were true. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal Here also is the controverted picture of “Calvary,” dated 1505, displaying on one small canvas all the scenes of the Passion, with an astonishing number of figures finished in miniature. Dürer Artist-Biographies Here are the names of some speakers on that controverted subject. The Story of Chautauqua The arguments, indeed, now controverted, always proceed on the admission that the internal nucleus is in a state of fusion. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology This verdict of a fair-minded and highly competent Protestant church historian on the most controverted point of Dominic’s career is of great value. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" On Philip's visit to England to marry Queen Mary, Carranza accompanied his master, and while in that country he distinguished himself by the zeal and ability with which he controverted the doctrines of the Protestants. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 But the old sceptic did not controvert them; he merely reiterated— “Say it.” Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion I was not able to controvert by argument such subtle critics, but I replied by improvising a scene in the Temple of Marie Antoinette writing a last letter to her children. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier This theory has been ably discussed and controverted by Mr. Hopkins, in his Anniversary Address as President of the Geol. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology We certainly could not controvert the old adage as to 'listeners,' for every observation and every anecdote conveyed a sneer or an insult on our country. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune His satires abound in uncertain allusions, and controverted topics which require a large amount of illustration and discussion. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition They do not in any case seem to represent recognizable definite points of view 152 with regard to the controverted matters that are taken up in the epistle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Native tradition, therefore, is seen unanimously to controvert the independent development of the cosmical schemes of government and most advanced forms of civilization which prevailed in America at the Columbian period. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations He may have fallen, he may have been waylaid,—though everything controverts this notion; or, lastly, he may have done the act himself. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life My short residence at Castlebar did not tend to controvert these impressions. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune It is not a judgment of the world or of the Jewish people, but of those who reject and controvert the legal interpretation of the sect, and of those who have fallen away from it. The Covenanters of Damascus; A Hitherto Unknown Jewish Sect On the one hand he attacks the defenders of property, who, after all, are not very difficult to controvert; while, at the same time, his attempt itself does not always succeed. Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory His nephew was amazingly clear, vivid and logical, in his memories and opinions; they couldn’t, as he stated them in a kind of frozen fury, be easily controverted. The Bright Shawl To keep up in the heart a lively impression of a few plain momentous truths, is of more use than the ablest discussion of a hundred controverted points. Coelebs In Search of a Wife Say what we will of mother's, there is none will controvert The proposition that our father's lickings always hurt! Second Book of Verse If he could establish, or controvert, some popular theory by the loss of his crop, he counted it no loss, but a gain to husbandry. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 It seemed as though Bodoeri's views concerning the greenness of the Doge's age were about to be controverted. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. This was intended to controvert the testimony of Billings. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry It is in no sense a treatise on controverted theological questions; altho some of these are incidentally treated, but only as they entered as factors into my own religious life and experience. From Bondage to Liberty in Religion A Spiritual Autobiography A defence both skilful and ingenious had been advanced for him by his counsel—a defence which only the one fact so securely locked in her bosom could controvert. Hand and Ring He controverts a hard legal axiom; he looks behind the dull impassive clay and sees a human soul in bondage, and quietly, resolutely sets about its deliverance. Optimism An Essay "But, Mis' Kittridge," said Miss Emily, with a view of summoning a less controverted subject, "what a beautiful little boy that was, and what a striking providence that brought him into such a good family!" The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine Therefore he could not controvert the figures, had he chosen. The Blue Goose This no one will controvert, as Congress cannot make "rules and regulations," except by legislation. Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford December Term, 1856. She marched up to all controverted matters, faced down all opposition, held her way lustily and with good courage, making men, women, and children turn out for her, as they would for a mail stage. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings This Government can lose no opportunity to controvert such a distinction, wherever it may appear. Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question He was governed by vague impulses and instincts which he did not care to controvert. Under False Pretences A Novel Addressing a mixed audience, he undertakes to controvert two different interpretations of the events which are being fulfilled in Rome. The History of Freedom Now, the plea to the jurisdiction in this case does not controvert the fact that the plaintiff resided in Missouri at the date of the writ. Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford December Term, 1856. It is a position not to be controverted that the earth, in its natural uncultivated state was, and ever would have continued to be, the common property of the human race. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 The 17th Article treats of Predestination, but in such a way as to make it very difficult to comprehend what it teaches with regard to this most controverted subject. The Church Handy Dictionary What was the actual condition of the seceding States, and what would be their status when the rebellion should be suppressed, were also beginning to be controverted points, especially among members of Congress. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 We do not, however, undertake to settle this controverted point. Soil Culture I could not controvert this; and yet uneasily, vaguely, I felt there must be a fallacy somewhere. Gold A most incontrovertible sentiment, surely, and one which nobody would think of controverting, where—and here is the point—where any beauty has been shown. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Some, perhaps, may controvert, nay, ridicule the doctrine laid down in these propositions. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery The agency of Satan in the fall of man has been controverted, on the plea that, had such been in operation, it ought to have been mentioned. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 It is controverted whether the six-rowed variety yields the largest crop to the acre. Soil Culture I couldn't possibly say guilty and deliver her over to a violent death, without controverting my published opinions, and, so to speak, stultifying myself. The Broom-Squire The views of pathologists differ as to the nature of the earliest changes in pleuropneumonia, and it is not within the scope of this work to present controverted or imperfectly developed theories. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle The list agrees very nearly with that of Eusebius, by taking the latter's “controverted” writings into the class of the “generally received.” The Canon of the Bible That we have been given to drink, we do not, at this time, undertake to deny or in any way controvert, but that we cannot quit at any time, we do most earnestly contend. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) The question of the best breeds has been warmly controverted. Soil Culture The innkeeper had begun with a remark which all the world might hear, and none would controvert, viz., that it was fine hay-making weather, and that next day he purposed carrying the crop. The Broom-Squire I find your opinion, says the author of it, concerning the late-invented term called Poetical Justice, is controverted by some eminent critics. Clarissa: Preface, Hints of Prefaces, and Postscript He says it is purely speculative, but he does not controvert it. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore The fact can not be controverted that the sentiment of the majority of the people of Utah always has been in favor of equal suffrage. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV The question of transplanting, and of sowing the seed in the places where they are designed to head, has been much controverted. Soil Culture This different suggestion Jabe did not take the trouble to controvert. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories If, after this explanation, anyone still has aught of criticism, I must needs be silent, not controverting his censure. The Strollers Let me put the thing logically, and controvert me if you can. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule So much space has been given to these quotations because they cover a controverted point. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War It behooves this Court, in every case, more especially in this, to examine into its jurisdiction with scrutinizing eyes, before it proceeds to the exercise of a power which is controverted. Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, at January Term, 1832, Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in the Case of Samuel A. Worcester, Plaintiff in Error, versus the State of Georgia With a Statement of the Case, Extracted from the Records of the Supreme Court of the United States Discussions of such controverted points as this belong exclusively to the audience of scholars. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 His theory however has been controverted by some, possessing equal advantages of observation. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State The slightly ridiculous proverb that genius consists of an infinite capacity for taking pains is well controverted. Rosinante to the Road Again In controverting another man's book, you have to follow the order of his ideas instead of that in which your own are most easily expounded. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice But power, war, conquest, give rights, which, after possession, are conceded by the world, and which can never be controverted by those on whom they descend. Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, at January Term, 1832, Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in the Case of Samuel A. Worcester, Plaintiff in Error, versus the State of Georgia With a Statement of the Case, Extracted from the Records of the Supreme Court of the United States He had not the power to controvert even the most stupid argument, so that he was forced to admit things he did not in the least believe. The Rainbow Such sums as two talents of silver, or two talents of gold, controvert the idea that these forfeits were looked upon as possible deposits by a claimant desiring to reopen the case. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Goethe, in his Farbenlehre, endeavoured to controvert Newton, and to reinstate something more like the old views; but his failure was complete. Pioneers of Science On the other hand the Protestants, of whom many had become masters of the controverted questions during the exile from which they had now returned, put forward explicit statements which were completely to the point. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) In other words: all our real faculties bear witness to the truth of Hamilton’s statement; and the only way of controverting it is to invent an imaginary faculty for the purpose. The Philosophy of the Conditioned While they teach nothing to controvert this, they notwithstanding trust for salvation in a faith barren of works, on the ground that works cannot effect salvation. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost He has neither introduced offensive allusions, nor invidiously attempted to bias the minds of the young on controverted questions connected with politics or religion. A Handbook of the English Language Both have controverted the Baptists' views of immersion, and all have denied the Episcopalians' doctrine of apostolic succession. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors I bear my testimony to the protestation against the controverted assemblies, and the public resolutions. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies This we cannot absolutely controvert, but it was a subject of inquiry with us in different sections of the country, and an entirely different conclusion was the result of all we could learn. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The correctness of this principle, so far as respects general legislation, can never be controverted. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy This never has been and never can be successfully controverted.... History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II She could not controvert this; she merely waited to see what further he had to say. Otherwise Phyllis Altho' there is no truth whatsoever, when once controverted, but it becomes the word of Christ's patience, and so ought to be the word of our testimony, Rev. v. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies The proposition controverted is thus stated by Mr. M'Duffie in the Report. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 I have in several instances made use of his exposition to improve my own, by adopting, and occasionally by controverting, matter contained in his treatise. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive And new reasons, not to be controverted, have sprung up around Arthur Dillon. The Art of Disappearing It has, for example, the exclusive right to prescribe the universal mode of dress and living; and no style of dress, however inconvenient or ridiculous, may be controverted after the Parisians have once established it. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. As for the claims of reason to rule our beliefs, he similarly admits that that which is really proved in the same absolute manner as the propositions in mathematics and logic cannot be controverted. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy There are commands at the point of this pen, which the proudest statesmanship dares not controvert. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 The theory controverted in the text, tacitly supposes all classes to be definite. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive I did not choose to controvert his opinions; but, "thinks-I-to-my-self," ah! A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Priestley, for example, combined 'materialism' and 'determinism' with Christianity and a belief in miracles, and controverted Horsley upon one side and Paine on the other. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Real demonstration cannot be controverted; and there is nothing in the Bible which opposes what the reason unequivocally demands. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy One writer would impugn the right of society to put its arch-criminals to death; another controverts its right to inflict any penalty whatever, which has not for its direct object the reformation of the criminal. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Herman.The judge of the district will this day arrive and give judgement on my appeal: my rights are definitive, and I question the whole world to controvert them. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Rip van Winkle In this instance, my premises are facts which are not controverted. In Her Own Right It was thought sufficient to devote but a brief space to such Catholic doctrines and practices as are happily admitted by Protestants, while those that are controverted by them are more elaborately elucidated. The Faith of Our Fathers In principle Judah Halevi agrees with the other Jewish philosophers that true reason cannot be controverted. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy While Liebig, therefore, can scarcely be said to have been the first to controvert the humus theory, he certainly dealt it its death-blow. Manures and the principles of manuring No serious attempt was made to controvert material points in Calef's book, relating to Salem Witchcraft. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply This position cannot be controverted as regards the ancient religions. Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries He accepts them spontaneously, humorously, affectionately; not anxious to improve them�what would be the object of that?�and certainly not seeking to controvert them. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions Throughout, the controverted doctrines were treated in ambiguous or false formulas. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Having thus controverted the humus theory, he then goes on to deal with the question of the source of the various plant constituents. Manures and the principles of manuring Not disputed, nor controverted, then, it never can be. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply That the controverted ceremonies are in nature indifferent, neither he, nor any of his side, hath yet proven; they suppose that they are indifferent, but they prove it not. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) A flippant, frivolous man may ridicule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any respect for himself seems to have renounced the right of thinking meanly of others.—Goethe. Pearls of Thought In an opinion, dated March 4, 1558, Melanchthon refuses to reject flatly the controverted formula, and endeavors to show that it is not in disagreement with the mode of speech employed in the Bible. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church At last another great specialist, not a whit less competent than the other, came forward to controvert the opinions and theory which had been so confidently maintained by Sir Frederick. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Let us see how the Reviewer undertakes to controvert it. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply These and other differences betwixt the controverted and Jewish ceremonies, do so break the back of Mr Sprint's argument, that there is no healing of it again. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) He appeals to the "truly scientific," and would be glad to have readers who have read what he controverts, i.e., A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II When the ministerium of Strassburg turned against Flacius, he again published several books defending his position on the controverted questions, which resulted in his expulsion from the city. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Extended criticism and minute description were out of the question, and discussion of controverted points has been in consequence as far as possible avoided. A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised The Reviewer calls me to account for representing "the Goodwin affair" as having had "a very important relation to the Salem troubles," and attempts to controvert that position. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply As touching the scope of all this dispute, which is the indifferency of the controverted ceremonies, we shall hear sundry reasons against it afterward. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) More letters to clergyman; you may as well knock your head against a stone wall to improve your intellect as attempt to controvert my proofs. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II And in deciding the controverted questions, they certainly did most faithfully adhere to Luther's teaching. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Her attempt to controvert this remark brought on a tirade against the whole family, which she would not keep up by reply, and which ended in moody silence. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster He entered into an elaborate argument to controvert the idea that low tariff meant increased revenue. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage Touching the application of what hath been said unto the controverted ceremonies, there needs nothing now to be added. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) He would have no one of the controverted books to be allowed, by itself, to establish any doctrine. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II In 1573 he made his first move to carry out this new plan of his by publishing sermons which he had delivered 1572 on the doctrines controverted within the Lutheran Church. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Moreover, Brooks had controverted her strictest instructions against harbouring tenants of bad character; he had mismanaged the cattle, and his accounts were in confusion. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster I will controvert with you in due season. Grey Town An Australian Story As for the idolatry of the controverted ceremonies, I will prove that they are thrice idolatrous: 1. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) Various opinions were entertained concerning this subject, and astronomers wished to have their sentiments regarding certain natural phenomena, either realized or controverted. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Nay, they have more than acquiesced; for, till now, without controverting the obligations of such treaties, they have made all the requisite provisions for carrying them into effect. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. The English barons and nobles had decided, with Edward's concurrence, that he, Harold, was their legitimate and proper sovereign, and that it was not for him to controvert their will. William the Conqueror Makers of History The Sabbath will be the great test of loyalty; for it is the point of truth especially controverted. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan There is also another respect which hindereth temples, vessels, &c. from coming within the compass of this our argument, but neither doth it agree to the controverted ceremonies. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) We may profoundly lament this tragical state of things, but we can neither controvert it nor alter it. Freedom in Science and Teaching. from the German of Ernst Haeckel The Lamarckian theory of the hereditary transmission of characters acquired by use, disuse, etc., has still a following, though it is controverted by the schools of Darwin and Weissmann. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science I was not in a position to controvert this, and presently my young lady said she would sit down. A London Life and Other Tales The principal adepts of the sect met together, and held strange fanatical discussions for the discovery of the truth on these controverted points. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 Why do our divines controvert with the Papists, de adoratione euchuristiae, if Papists adore it not in the participation? for the host, carried about in a box, is not the sacrament of the eucharist. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) That he has been able to treat so stormy, so controverted, and so well known a period as the seventeenth century in England, with hardly a question of his impartiality, is a wonderful tribute. Historical Essays We certainly could not controvert the old adage as to "listeners," for every observation and every anecdote conveyed a sneer or an insult on our country. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 His school might be bad, but still it was a school; and the fact cannot be controverted that Overbeck issued from it an artist. Overbeck Somewhat to Ashburner's surprise his friend made no attempt to controvert his argument. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 And as touching our controverted ceremonies in particular, if you consider what we have written against them, you shall easily perceive that they are matters of no small, but very great consequence. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) At the same time he volunteered an opinion that Richard was the real sinner, and had led the other into the mischief—a position which Sandy took no pains to controvert. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. Though the name of Buddha is not mentioned in the Sûtras, his doctrines are clearly alluded to and controverted in several parts of them. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Further, any present accepted theory in relation to any natural phenomena, which is controverted by experiment, or observation, will be rejected as untenable in the scheme of Natural Philosophy to be submitted to the reader. Aether and Gravitation The last feature of the new Bill on which I will remark, is that which proscribes from the Schools all books containing "controverted theological dogmas or doctrines." The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada We do not controvert; we only wish to deliver our testimony, and there to leave the matter. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert The statement in this amendment does not controvert the right of revolution. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 Only one Act received the royal assent, that to regulate the trial of controverted elections. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 "If my conclusions are not rational, controvert them." The Last Penny and Other Stories The "theological doctrine" of miracles in Paley's Evidences of Christianity is "controverted" by the disciples of Hume. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada But though the Bohemians yielded so far to an authority which they knew not how to controvert, their firmness, in reference to the celibacy of the clergy, was not so easily overcome. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II The frank and modest expressions of this great but sober thinker are generally passed over in silence, or are even controverted as signs of a temporary weakness. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour With respect to the doctrines controverted within the Lutheran Church of America, however, Dr. Mann never occupied a clear, firm, and determined Lutheran position. American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) "Whether these have been authentic or controverted matters little," he thought. En Route When I understood what you intended to undertake, and hearing the clamour among the people, I felt awful, not that I feared that any production or argument coming from your pen would be controverted successfully. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada My views on population are confirmed by every fresh calculation I see, and Sadler's new work affords me the means of controverting his theory and establishing my own. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 7: W.R. Greg: A Sketch "He is only a tame duck who with sheepish timidity attempts to controvert the determination of a body of frontiersmen from their purpose by firing at them with a water squirt." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 Ignoring Intersynodical Differences.—With respect to the doctrines controverted within the Lutheran Church of America the United Synod has always maintained a neutral and indifferentistic attitude. American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) I did not wait to hear the judge controvert my friend's pessimistic philosophy, but with a brusque "good-night" hurried away. David Malcolm No architects have ever attempted seriously to controvert this proposition. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 The chief point in the Bishop's discourse which he controverted, was the assertion that the Indians were by nature slaves. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings Well, but surely it is possible to controvert your opinion! The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains That applies to practically all of the doctrines controverted within the Lutheran Church of our country. American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) These were halcyon days for mere pretenders—though for no very flattering reason: since their claims were allowed chiefly because they were not deemed worth controverting. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States If there be any statements or assumptions of facts which I may know to be erroneous, I do not now and here controvert them. Fifty Years of Public Service Because one who is eager to controvert, i.e. who is captious, generally, but not always, acts for a sophistical purpose and means to deceive. Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. It is a fact too well established to be controverted, that the first male produces impressions upon subsequent progeny by other males. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure In touching upon controverted points, he claimed to have exhibited a moderation that would prove to be not without utility to the church. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 If it is to increase without the labor of its owner, it can only be through the exploitation of the labor of others, so that the abstinence theory in no manner controverts the Marxian position. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles Seldom within my knowledge did the Senate fail to agree with any attitude that Senator Spooner assumed on a controverted question. Fifty Years of Public Service “That Phormio’s suit was just, sure, equitable, Not to be controverted.” The Comedies of Terence Bearing in mind always, that accuracy is perhaps the rarest of human qualities, we should hold our judgment in reserve upon controverted statements, trusting no writer implicitly, unless sustained by original authorities. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries The literary resemblances between this Gospel and Acts are so numerous and so subtle that the tradition which ascribes both books to one author cannot reasonably be controverted. The Books of the New Testament The vixen falls into a hole which she does not see, so bent is she on controverting her husband. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore It is on the principles now referred to, that, according to a doctrine which has been often and keenly controverted, we hold a man to be responsible for his belief. The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings There must be some explanation to controvert the general rule which Professor Craig has given us. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911 And there is hardly any single generalization in this chapter which the author himself could not controvert by examples to the contrary. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield We are not concerned to controvert or to destroy. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles That this measure was wise but few would controvert. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Every vocal teacher selects the materials of instruction from these controverted doctrines, but neither rule nor reason determines what materials shall be embodied in any one method. The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern The very apparent friendliness of his intentions makes even a legitimate conclusion from him seem mere conjecture, likely to be successfully controverted by any subtle thinker and opponent. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens I merely controvert your idea that it would be pleasant to go on with this sort of thing for ever.” The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood By study he got at what some have styled the general spirit of Scripture, and by reading both sides of controverted points he ascertained the thoughts of various minds. Post Haste But this construction was controverted, and I thought should be settled by distinct provisions of law. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Our disputes on controverted points have filled the country with missionaries and cut-throats. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Education, a conscious share in the responsibility of legislation, and sure justice in all controverted cases, whether of individuals or classes, are necessary elements in winning even a measure of success. Society Its Origin and Development The deductions drawn from these experiments are not to be controverted or denied. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals The question at that time was one which was much controverted in the service; namely, whether on being taken flat aback, you should put your helm a turn or two a-lee, or keep it amidship? Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer While strongly censuring me for violence in language it did not try to controvert what I said. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. There was no controverting this opinion, so we continued our journey. Hurricane Hurry A learned French abbé, "preceptor in natural philosophy to the royal family, and an able experimenter," at first controverted his discoveries and even questioned his existence. Benjamin Franklin So much of the opinion as includes the points which are specially controverted and criticized is here given—about one-half of the entire document. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 It is surely not necessary to controvert this. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Thoroughly honest in his convictions he was regarded as a strong debater, though somewhat too urgent in presenting his opinions, and disposed to take a personal view of controverted questions. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. There being no controverting the truth of this statement, Lady Hayes made no reply. A College Girl But this theory has been controverted, and we think successfully, by other botanists, and it is not now accepted by the more advanced vegetable physiologists. Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Their destruction would be equally sure even with Douglas as their candidate if the platform should announce principles which he had been controverting ever since his revolt against the Lecompton bill. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 The speech was said to be composed of a mixture of assumed and false facts, with some general undefined and undisputed axioms, which nobody would attempt to controvert. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 His objections to pursue it appear, as has been stated, to have been perceived and controverted by the Marquis of Tullibardine. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. It is to be noticed that Mr. Lynch does not attempt to controvert statements of events in Mississippi, with one or two exceptions to be considered below. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 But apart from all controverted questions, there is at least a human and historic sense in which the continuity of our past is broken perilously at this point. A Short History of England In controverting the generally received opinion as to "reversion," Mr. Darwin has shown that it is not all breeds which in a few years revert to the original form; but he has shown no more. On the Genesis of Species But to resume the disquisition, whether it be truly so proper for shipping, is controverted; though we also find in Cassiodorus Var. l. Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees The author is conscious of his failure adequately to present the "Confederate side of many controverted points," because of "a most regrettable dearth of material for this purpose." The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Tom Conboy was a short-statured man, slight; his carefully trimmed gray beard lending a look of serious wisdom to his face which the shiftiness of his insincere eyes at once seemed to controvert. Trail's End This is a sentence as to the meaning of which there can be no doubt, and which cannot be controverted, thus: "God knoweth all things." The Faith of Islam "I am not attempting to controvert your theory or contradict your facts," rejoined Colwyn coldly. The Hand in the Dark Chaucer's own writings, however, afford the strongest evidence against the opinion entertained by Sir Harris Nicolas, and such evidence as cannot be controverted. Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. It's bad taste for a minister of the gospel to make statements that can be controverted so readily that his veracity is made questionable. Watch Yourself Go By But he appeared to be under a great pressure to go his way, his eyes controverting the sincerity of his words the while. Trail's End A.—A Supper Club is a legal technicality—a system whereby the English law is misconstrued, misapplied, controverted, disguised and outdone. Europe After 8:15 But here, as dessert, after junks of Rubrics, and indigestible slabs of controverted hermeneutics, come the light truffles and pâté de foie gras of Crolly's 'Contracts.' My New Curate In the then feverish condition of parties at the Capitol, with no previously arranged plan for adjusting controverted questions, it was evident that some plan should be devised for a peaceful solution of the difficulty. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis This he controverted with a spirit at once suggestive and sarcastic, as new, incorrect, and incompatible with the foundation of our political institutions. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. Later, she could oppose him better than if, yielding now to an impulse to controvert his views, she had aroused suspicion. The Lion's Brood It was also designed to controvert the aristocratic views, somewhat prevalent in Virginia, of those who advocated a governor and senate to be elected for life. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail It often happened, also, that he did not undertake to controvert opinions and expressions with which he had no sympathy. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 It was her idea, and Nick had a chance to observe how an idea was apt to be not successfully controverted when it was Julia's. The Tragic Muse You have passed a resolution making certain declarations which nobody controverts: you have claimed certain powers which nobody denies. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 The present navigation has controverted their opinions, and openly demonstrated to all that they were very far from the truth. Amerigo Vespucci All that he attempted was hypothesis, which he invited us to controvert. Recollections of Europe From the many years of my acquaintance with General Grant I cannot recall an instance of a reference to theological opinions upon controverted topics of faith. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 Its late introduction accounts for the fact that its adaptation in some parts of the United States is as yet controverted. Clovers and How to Grow Them The language of the Constitution however, is clear, and it is no longer controverted that upon the death of the President the Vice-President becomes, in name as in fact, President. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective It appears to me, most excellent Lorenzo, that by this voyage most of the philosophers are controverted who say that the torrid zone cannot be inhabited on account of the great heat. Amerigo Vespucci Plutarch begins his biography of Lycurgus with the following ominous words: 'Concerning the lawgiver Lycurgus, we can assert absolutely nothing, which is not controverted. Apologia pro Vita Sua Of the pieces of writing whose Jewish Christian origin is controverted, in so far as they may be simply Jewish, I say nothing. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) I shall not at present controvert his etymology. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) After years of litigation, the seriously controverted fact of her being the lawful heir of Daniel Clark was established, and the contest, which was to wear out two generations of lawyers, began in dead earnest. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective "Some of the most extravagant systems were invented or controverted by men of acknowledged talent." Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity To his statement of the danger of legislative usurpation Caleb Cushing made a dignified, though somewhat rhetorical reply; but while controverting his opinions, he spoke of Cooper personally with great respect. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters The author controverts the views of Darwin, Owen, Huxley, Bunsen, Colenso, and others. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Indeed, perhaps it is because he likes to seem not to be ignorant of anything that he sometimes asserts so many controverted facts. Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research The bill having this end in view originated in the House in January, 1877; the Commission was constituted, and the controverted questions were soon thereafter determined. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective On pretence of pacifying disputes, orders were issued from the council, forbidding on both sides all preaching and printing with regard to the controverted points of predestination and free will. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell In it he took ground opposite to that taken by Cooper, controverted his facts, and denied his inferences. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters I shall not tarry here to controvert Vaughan’s utterly untruthful chapter on Teresa, I shall content myself with setting over against it Crashaw’s exquisite Hymn and Apology, and especially his magnificent Flaming Heart. Santa Teresa an Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings I am sorry, that I am obliged to controvert this learned man's opinion, and to encounter him upon his own ground, about a point of oriental etymology. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. This question is much controverted by the Romish Divines; Campanella hath writ a Treatise Apologia pro Galilæo. in defence of it, in whom you may see many things worth the reading and notice. The Discovery of a World in the Moone Or, A Discovrse Tending To Prove That 'Tis Probable There May Be Another Habitable World In That Planet Now it is agreed that, as with men, the cacao tree needs protection in its youth, but whether it needs shade trees when it is fully grown is one of the controverted questions. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer Like them, he considered any controverted question as settled, if he could once bring to bear upon the point in dispute a text beginning, "Thus saith the Lord." James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters The only upholder of the hat was Annie Cassidy, who is fond of controverting the opinions of other people, and who despises men. Strangers at Lisconnel This latter point I shall not controvert at present. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. It is a suggestive fact, that the infallibility of the Pope, even then, was everywhere a controverted point between him and the priesthood. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. "It is more our business," he says, "to exhibit the opinions of the learned than to controvert them." Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series He had been under the necessity of controverting, in some particulars, a generally accepted belief. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters But without entering on a long and useless discussion, or seeking for new arguments to controvert my uncle, I contented myself with taking up facts as they were. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Yet I think it will hardly be controverted that the Churches made no serious effort to avert that calamity from Europe. The War and the Churches As the history of those times is thus involved, in relating the circumstances of Lycurgus's life, we shall endeavour to select such as are least controverted, and follow authors of the greatest credit. Ideal Commonwealths Nay, they have more than acquiesced; for until now, without controverting the obligation of such treaties, they have made all the requisite provisions for carrying them into effect. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The policy of the measure, as it affected merely the government of the union, was controverted, and its justice was arraigned. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States I did not attempt to controvert this singular and astounding assertion. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth At first their relative powers do not seem to have been accurately understood; nor the mode of deciding controverted questions to have been well defined. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The summary of the London Journal seems to show that it was continually occupied in controverting the views and arguments of the Craftsman. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy In almost every assemblage of individuals, whether for social or other purposes, this favourite theme excluded all others; and the pretensions of France were supported and controverted with equal earnestness. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States That the assumption would impair the just influence of the states was controverted with great strength of argument. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The Conservative Party has no policy which it can put before the country at the present time on any of the great controverted questions of the day. Liberalism and the Social Problem If there be in it," he said, "any statements or assumptions of fact which I may know to be erroneous, I do not now and here controvert them. Abraham Lincoln He may say what he pleases; I will not again controvert it. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) Their having said so was controverted; and they were repeatedly required, in the public papers, to admit or deny that they had made such an assertion. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States It is not expressly given in cases in which its existence is not controverted. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States He concluded, however, to throw prudence to the winds, and on controverted points to express his sentiments freely and frankly. Life of Father Hecker Thus far the account is not controverted by the accusing party. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) The history of Munny Begum is stated on the records of the Council-General, and no attempt made by Mr. Hastings to controvert the truth of it. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) The positions above maintained, we think, cannot be successfully controverted, as our investigations of the original sources has been sufficiently extensive to dispel all doubt. American Lutheranism Vindicated; or, Examination of the Lutheran Symbols, on Certain Disputed Topics Including a Reply to the Plea of Rev. W. J. Mann That the government was limited by the terms of its creation was not controverted; and that it could exercise only those powers which were conferred on it by the constitution, was admitted. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States He had always a glitter in his eye when any one ventured to controvert his assertions which made a debate with him a thing to be apprehended. Olympian Nights Freeman, proposing to controvert my positions relative to the gamblers, and challenging me to a public discussion. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. We think that this truth cannot be controverted, and it will be still more clearly proved in the course of this work. Myth and Science An Essay The writer is unable to find any authoritative opinions on this subject which are not directly controverted by equally authoritative opinions of a diametrically opposite nature. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Reinforced Concrete Pier Construction He desired to controvert that, and to hold that the question of longitude was purely one of astronomical observation. International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings Since that visit of Bailey Girard's, she had known that he had thought of her as she had thought of him, with a knowledge that could not be controverted. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 It is an axiom in philosophy which cannot be controverted, that every effect is the product of a prior cause, and that every cause will necessarily produce a corresponding effect. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Ministers of the gospel are unduly resentful of criticism, perhaps because, after they leave the seminary, no one has a fair opportunity to controvert their publicly stated opinions. Religious Education in the Family It farther involves the negative condition of perfect freedom to canvass, to controvert, or to refute, every received doctrine or opinion. Practical Essays It seemed as if Thoreau's first instinct on hearing a proposition was to controvert it. Talks on Talking It gives me some satisfaction now to say that none of those statements of fact has ever been effectually controverted. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 Dates, which every historian has neglected, again come to our aid, and cannot be controverted. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third Mathews has recently asserted the existence of yet another form and at the same time controverted the accepted views as to the operation and meaning of those described above. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia When a body of religionists come together upon certain tenets, it would be a reductio ad absurdum for any of its ministers to be occupied in denying and controverting these tenets. Practical Essays If such be his views, who can controvert them? Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels That it was written by the same man who wrote the fourth gospel is too evident to be reasonably controverted. Companion to the Bible Buck had been given up as an advancer of paradoxes, and nobody but Carte had dared to controvert the popular belief. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third Still if fauna is interesting in and of itself, which no one who knows Barye's work would controvert, it is still more interesting when, to put it brutally, something is done with it. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture They were not to be controverted; they could not be explained; they could not be reconciled to any hypothesis in physics. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics There was no controverting such a reply, and though my sympathies were with the pessimistic Weston, I dared not raise my voice in defence of his logic as against this young brother. The Soldier of the Valley In the same year Foucher published an article in the Journal controverting Leibniz; and in the next year Leibniz replied with an 'Explanation'. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil Fancy the feelings of the Greek professor interrupted in his lecture by a controverting freshman, and you will have some idea of Fallowfield's. Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' I hope that through careful tests, we shall some day be able to demonstrate that there is much that is good and valuable on both sides of every controverted educational question. Craftsmanship in Teaching Such being his matured conviction, though the facts upon which he rested it were warmly controverted, he could do nothing but withdraw the treaty from the Senate and close the incident. History of the United States Without here expressing any opinion upon this controverted subject, he would simply quote on the other side the view attributed to Nelson during the chase to the West Indies. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain If there be in it any statements or assumptions of facts which I may know to be erroneous, I do not, now and here, controvert them. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South He could not, after that, controvert gallant Lannes' maxim: "It is only a coward who says that he never was afraid." Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' There were many who inveighed against 'the new modish system of reducing all to sense,' when used to controvert the doctrines of revelation. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century The question of voting by persons or orders is the most controverted; but even that seems to have gained already a majority among the Nobles. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 That is the position you have got to controvert, if you are seriously to weaken the argument in favour of an international language. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar But the justness of the "forty acre" donation cannot be controverted. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South He wished to controvert "the vulgar opinion that the flattest and dullest mode of detailing events must uniformly be that which approaches nearest to the truth." Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature The vigour and success with which Law controverted the reasonings of those who grounded human society upon expedience, was also owing in large part to what was styled his mysticism or his enthusiasm. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Apparently the whole idea of human priesthood was proved, once and for ever, to be baseless; human mediation, in every possible form, was vehemently controverted; men were referred back to God as the sole absolver. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series It is not testimony that can be impeached or controverted. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy The plan followed in this history has prevented the introduction into the text of long critical dissertations upon controverted points. The Life of Jesus He did not attempt to controvert what I said, but still asked where I was going. The Life Story of an Old Rebel Formerly, Anglicans and Puritans had taken for the most part thoroughly opposite views, and the question had been controverted with much vehemence, and often with much bitterness. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century He is wrong in one thing—I am no atheist; but if he thinks I have published principles tending to such opinions, he has a perfect right to controvert them. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals No one controverted him—not even the storekeeper, who was the loser. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River My object is to explain the views actually held by the leaders of the Indian Mahomedan community, rather than to endorse or to controvert them. Indian Unrest How it mortified me, that worldly wisdom should be able to speak thus, and that I was unable to controvert it! Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel translated and annotated by Emilie Michaelis ... and H. Keatley Moore. This is a document which you can not controvert," he added, placing the letter before the doctor's eyes, who read aloud: "To Mr. Bredejord, Stockholm. The Waif of the "Cynthia" If there be in it any statements or assumptions of fact which I may know to be erroneous, I do not, now and here, controvert them. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History Second, that the entire Reichstag assented to the declarations made by the speakers on Tuesday that the Emperor had exceeded his constitutional prerogatives in private discussion with foreigners concerning Germany's attitude on controverted questions. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? It may be that some of these views will be successfully controverted, but the duty remains the same. If Not Silver, What? The nation in general seemed but little inclined to controvert so useful a regulation with so potent a prince. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) But now, though unable to controvert the logic of his assertion, he felt it told less than the whole truth. Idolatry A Romance So Austin went in to lunch thoughtful and dispirited, wondering why there were so many absurdities in life that he could neither elucidate nor controvert. Austin and His Friends This lady corrects a few slight inaccuracies of the "Souvenirs," and since she cannot controvert its more important facts, she attempts to explain them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 Just before his death he said, and with truth which no one will controvert, "During my whole reign no one can reproach me with a single act which I knew to be unjust." The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Once Eli had arrived at a conclusion his mind was closed to any line of reasoning that might tend to controvert that conclusion. Troop One of the Labrador Barrett, where he maintains a delicate balance between natural science and "spirit impression" when discussing the much controverted reality of "dowsing" for water. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 Although such arguments may be controverted, they certainly deserve a serious examination. Essays on Political Economy He was chosen by his Democratic colleagues of the House a member of the Electoral Commission, to determine the controverted result of the presidential election. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 And often, when confronted in a hurry with an argument which I dislike but see no present way to controvert, I fall back for moral support on the tone of the disputant. Nicky-Nan, Reservist Our business is, to leave to the schools the discussion of the controverted points, abating as much as we can the acrimony of disputants on all sides. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) That interpretation will controvert the very spirit and purpose of the principle stated. The High School Failures A Study of the School Records of Pupils Failing in Academic or Commercial High School Subjects We must now notice the passages which have been supposed to controvert the account we have given of the completion of the canal between the Nile and the Red Sea. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 She did not attempt to controvert it; she only wrung her hands in passionate wailing. Verner's Pride Grotius's sentiments concerning several other points controverted between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants, 294 XXIII. The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works The controverted line is yet in the old quarto, not as the editors represent it, but thus: With checks as flatteries when they are seen abus'd. Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies He went on and controverted Mr. Lincoln's "house divided against itself," going over the ground of the previous debate. Children of the Market Place Your committee do not feel themselves called upon to enter upon the discussion of these controverted questions. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics He that shall attempt to controvert their evidence, will have need of all the effrontery and invincibility to truth that ever stamped the forehead or hardened the heart of a polemist.--E. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 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 Stanton brought out a sheet of paper with dates and facts of my misbehaviour that could not be controverted.... Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative This is a passage much controverted among the editors. Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Your committee do not feel themselves called upon to enter into the discussion of these controverted questions. American Eloquence, Volume 3 Studies In American Political History (1897) With his wonted aggressiveness Douglas had a batch of bills ready by March 25th, covering the controverted question of California and the Territories. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics Captain Cook, whose opinion respecting the formation of ice had formerly coincided with that of the theorists we are now controverting, found abundant reason, in the present voyage, for changing his sentiments. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 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 They have, therefore, completely discredited their own theory by their own practice, and left us no theory worthy of being seriously controverted. American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) The controverted territory was not claimed by any in the colonies, but by the Crown of Great Britain. American Eloquence, Volume 1 Studies In American Political History (1896) Your committee do not feel themselves called upon to enter into the discussion of these controverted questions. American Eloquence, Volume 3 Studies In American Political History (1897) History has falsified many of its predictions; history then controverted many of its assumptions; but it was colored with strong emotion and had the ring of righteous indignation. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics He was well aware that if he wrote an honest history it meant his complete ruin, yet he faced it, and defied the world to controvert his statements. The Tragedy of St. Helena He presented a case that could not be controverted, and they yielded to the inevitable. Looking Seaward Again That Jonson was the author of the prologue and epilogue to this play has been controverted by Mr. Gifford. Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850 I controvert all these propositions, and shall proceed at once to my argument. American Eloquence, Volume 3 Studies In American Political History (1897) Dispute the rules, controvert the application, or give your hands to this salutary measure. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) They discussed facts impersonally, dispassionately, and what Sylvia had assumed, her old friend could not controvert. A Hoosier Chronicle "That does not hinder the fact that this theory was controverted by Our Lord Himself." The Cathedral He allowed no 'division of time' to opponents wishing to controvert the positions assumed in his speeches. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy These, on every controverted point, are the orator's province. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements This distinction was strongly controverted; but when it was insisted on as a point of decorum only, it was agreed to postpone them to another day. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) On controverted points," he said, "I approve myself of the practice of the Reformation. The Life of Froude They can't controvert what I say, so they take refuge in petty spite like this. Red Pottage On controverted points I have made frequent quotations, for the reason that the testimonies or opinions of writers of acknowledged competency are best given in their own words. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 At least Jane decreed, and Fate seems so far helpless to controvert the decree. The Tinder-Box He then proceeds to reckon up five others, not in our canon, which he calls in one place spurious, in another controverted, meaning, as appears to me, nearly the same thing by these two words.* Evidence of Christianity Barrington could not controvert the unpleasant truth he was still endeavoring to shut his eyes to. Winston of the Prairie He did not mix himself up with the burning and controverted questions of the day. For the Faith Of those who have ably controverted the claims of Islam, the late Dr. Pfander, of Northern India, will perhaps hold the first rank. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 He is neither shy nor timid in expressing his opinion on controverted questions, but carries such a happy art in his boldness that it will never lose him a reader. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 I am not controverting your decision about the stocks, though I think your imagination, as you say, is to blame. Unleavened Bread There is nothing to be gained by endeavoring to controvert it. Winston of the Prairie He had submitted to the imposed penance, having, indeed, no very strong opinions of his own upon controverted subjects, though he had heard much, and received the new doctrines with open mind. For the Faith The system which the Reformers controverted must have had features acceptable to the natural man or it would not have prevailed for so many centuries. The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems But it could not be denied that the quietists of the next century might find much support for their controverted doctrines in both writers. Christian Mysticism An adage is not easily controverted or eradicated. The Reconstructed School |
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