| 单词 | counterpoise |
| 例句 | The bed, on a low plinth, is counterpoised with a 19th-century Italian settee, and the angles of a Flavin fluorescent work echo the cast-iron windows overlooking Mercer Street. The 25 Rooms That Influence the Way We Design 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Instead, they boast of their noncommercial motivations, which they counterpoise to the motivations of the software industry. Is piracy a radical force? 2012-09-03T14:30:00Z The baby is not a metaphor, the narrator warns us, yet her wild, untrammeled, inscrutable being is everywhere counterpoised by the internet’s similarly enigmatic existence. Patricia Lockwood’s First Novel Reaches for the Sublime, Online and Off 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z In the more lush musical passages, she counterpoised a subtle sense of freeze-framing, with the dancers halting momentarily so we could absorb the length and reach of their unfolding shapes. Review | Washington Ballet opens its new season with three eye-catching, yet incomplete premieres 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The sequence establishes the idea of abundant, life-affirming natural energy, counterpoised against mortality and the strictures of civilization. Rollicking one-act plays at the Kennedy Center’s Iberian Suite festival 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z It’s composed in a rare register: mourning and fury counterpoised by humor and a refusal of despair. Marilynne Robinson’s Essays Reflect an Eccentric, Exasperating, Profound and Generous Mind 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z In the garden, hardy ferns add a counterpoise to everything else, and should be used far more and in greater numbers. These larger-than-life sculptures elevate the timeless fern, with obsessive botanical accuracy 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z She wasn’t dabbling in symbolism, but counterpoising characters and specific images that together create meaning. The Many Ways of Seeing Agnès Varda 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The design features two twisting, connected volumes that peel up from the ground to frame a new public plaza, as “two parts of one body in counterpoise,” said partner Elizabeth Diller in a statement. U.S. Olympic Museum Plans Are Taking Shape 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z At times Bond acts as a counterpoise to Wanamaker's despair; at other times, as when she voices Eleanor's escalating insecurities, she brings her own tragic intensity to the role. Passion Play – review 2013-05-07T22:00:01Z The drama of her grieving swoon is conveyed not by flourishes but by sobriety — broad, smooth, unadorned garments counterpoised with deep shadows cast in their folds. Edmé Bouchardon's extraordinary drawings changed the way sculpture looked 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Molina, the embodiment of theatrical excellence, is perfectly cast as the rational counterpoise to Brady’s zealotry. Review: John Douglas Thompson and Alfred Molina’s clash of titans transcends dated ‘Inherit the Wind’ 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z In that story, Aethon morphs into different animals as he journeys around the world, counterpoising the theme of constancy in Doerr’s book — in all books — with the idea that the only inevitability is change. Review: Anthony Doerr asks us to save ourselves by looking beyond ourselves 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z A magical fable about how Tevye originally got into the milk business back in Anatevka is counterpoised by a darker yarn that culminates in the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York. Review: In 'Tevye in New York!' at the Wallis, 'Fiddler' fiddles once again 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Thomas’s cohort couldn’t offer a strategy to overcome any of those barriers or even a way to not counterpoise themselves to the best New Deal reforms. When Americans were communists 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z We can counterpoise that to the pediatric possessive: “You’re going to take your bath,” “It’s time for your nap.” Can We Live Longer but Stay Younger? 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Think of nature as the counterpoise to the scatteredness of your attention when you’re swiping and clicking through different work, entertainment and social sites. You Asked: Is It Bad to Be Inside All Day? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Along with sensational music, it featured moving re-enactments of recent police killings of black Americans, scenes counterpoised with members’ own stories of triumph and resilience: alcoholism and deprivation overcome, degrees earned, businesses started. The least of these 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z And yet in match-play golf, opponents are continually counterpoising their consciences and their competitiveness. That Two-Foot Putt? Nothing to Concede 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z He is actually preparing for the day when the United States and China reach agreement on a “new type of great power relations” that eschews counterpoised alliances. 'Dreaming' About Japan-China Relations 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z This is counterpoised with stories of rapacious Conquistadors, especially Pizzaro plundering the Inca for their gold, “the sweat of the sun,” and silver, “the tears of the moon.” Signs Of The Gold Standard Emerging From Great Britain? 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z But, with all appreciation for technical skills, let us also remember the Aristotelian notion of counterpoise, and the Jeffersonian Renaissance Man before all begin to pursue that elusive degree in computer science. Digital Literacy: New Literacy? 2013-03-06T20:45:59Z Apocalyptic, as Baldensperger has shown, formed a counterpoise to the normal current of conformity to law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z To Ireland the King looked for supplies of arms, ammunition, and of soldiers, as a counterpoise to the invasion of the Scots. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z It is as if men, on that very account, required a counterpoise. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Equilibrium is first secured, then 3-5 of a pound is taken from the counterpoise. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Another form is that of the Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which a counterpoise slides. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The counterpoise w balances the head about its axis of rotation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z It is held That valor is the chiefest virtue; Most dignifies the haver: if it be, The man I speak of cannot in the world Be singly counterpoised. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z Steelyard, stēl′y�rd, n. the Roman balance, an instrument for weighing, consisting of a lever with unequal arms, in using which a single weight or counterpoise is employed, being moved along a graduated beam. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z The force necessary to lift the top is then 8 1-5 pounds, and the counterpoise has been relieved of 24 pounds; yet the levitation is easily accomplished. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The weight of the handles and their supports is balanced by the counterpoise z. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Twelve or thirteen hundred such bells, therefore, would just about counterpoise the bell of the Kremlin. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The engineer remarked in explanation: "A party of miners, going down in the cage which serves as a counterpoise to this one." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z It was easy, by regulating this counterpoise, to balance in the air either the total weight of the table or only a fraction, more or less great, thereof. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z We may assume that the enterprise of Amasis against Cyprus was intended to provide a counterpoise to the incorporation of Syria in the Persian empire. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z He had given the rein to his splendid gifts as a ruler, and in his capacity of pope he omitted to provide an equivalent counterpoise. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z All water required for the cattle is drawn up from wells: the old-world lever with its bucket at one end and counterpoise at the other, has to provide for the needs of all. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Then the counterpoise is diminished; the mechanical difficulty of lifting is augmented, yet still it takes place. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z He understood that as a counterpoise to man’s materialism and to the destructive in his nature, is that indefinable essence which we call the spiritual and the constructive. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z This, it was thought, would secure a counterpoise to the skilfully disciplined majority which was crushing out all opposition. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z Round the spiral groove of the cylinder a catgut band was wound, one end of which was attached to a treadle and the other to a counterpoise weight. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Were they not held in check by nature's counterpoise, hardly a young rabbit could survive, or a Partridge, Quail, or Wild Duck succeed in rearing their broods. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z By the extension, counterpoise and co-operation of one Primal Cosmic Energy—with its dual impulses, Centripetal and Centrifugal—she has generated all the diverse marvels of a Universe. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z If one alone The precious load entrusts, it is o'erbalanced Without due counterpoise, reciprocal faith, And it endures not. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z For this levity is largely a counterpoise to our anxieties—a violent reaction against events, an attempt to keep the balance of things even. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z He tried, as a counterpoise, to remember all that he had conquered before in many a hard struggle. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z The poetical and the picturesque of military life appeal to the imagination, and act as counterpoise to the massacres and sufferings that painfully shock the feelings. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Precisely as in the social economy the complementary and supplementary rôles of men and women counterpoise the aptitudes and determine the effectiveness of human life and action. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z At the same time it is necessary to encourage trade and industry vigorously and especially speculation, the function of which is to act as a counterpoise to industry. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z In the early engagements between the East-Romans and the Saracens the superior discipline and more regular arms of the one were not a sufficient counterpoise to put against the mad recklessness of the other. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The communal system was springing up, the towns were receiving royal encouragement as a counterpoise to the authority of the nobles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Penetrating the emperor's design, he attempted to defeat it by buying the adherence of the Italian populace; but this movement was effectually counterpoised by the emperor's purchasing the support of the Italian nobility. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z But it is a counterpoise merely of contrary factors. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z Sulla, however, had a counterpoise to any demerits of his own, in the still greater demerits of those who were opposed to him. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z V. This is the measure, this, of all my joys: Life is a curse and Death's a counterpoise. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z On the contrary, they might be excused for from time to time flattering themselves that if the books sold at a less rate, this might be counterpoised by still greater rapidity of production. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z The unused half of the ordinary telescope being cut away is replaced by a counterpoise. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Because the evolution of Woman-traits has meant the ever further tempering and counterpoising of the fiercely active and aggressive male propensities, by the more passive and self-surrendering qualities of the female. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z As the mercury rises in the pressure tube this iron wire is pushed up, being very delicately counterpoised over a wheel. Paint Technology and Tests 2011-09-15T02:00:12.263Z The heroine immediately realized that she had a powerful counterpoise to the ill will of the captains, and was not slow in putting it to use. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z But he was strong enough to counterpoise the influence of Muscovy in northern Russia, and assisted the republic of Pskov, which acknowledged his overlordship, to break away from Great Novgorod. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z But it's tough to counterpoise hot-button issues with rationality. The Libyan fairy tale 2011-09-01T15:30:00Z But that Fierceness and Strength, Sweetness and Selflessness, have only intensified as, with further evolution, they have extended further into Life and Consciousness, is shown when they tear themselves asunder from their counterpoising attributes. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z In point of fact, marriage as the Sadducee thought of it, is but the counterpoise of death, renewing the face which otherwise would disappear, and when death is swallowed up, it vanishes as an anachronism. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z It will follow, that we must annex as a consequence to crimes an adequate counterpoise, and a counterpoise not more than adequate to the criminal's motives. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z A fresh supply of steam was admitted below the piston, which was raised by the counterpoise; and thus the motion was constantly renewed. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z These were grasped by the friends below as a counterpoise to lower it gently down. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z To sustain her equilibrium by a counterpoise of dual and contrary factors, physical and vital, Nature must preserve these factors absolute and unchangeable as the constitution and the opposite attraction of The Poles. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z "Your sweetness, your goodness, your beauty, your love, amply counterpoise anything I can give you, my angel," said her lover. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z But, if the legislator is to provide simply a counterpoise, he will have to follow the opposite rule. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z The king nodded with satisfaction; he seemed to find a consoling counterpoise in the pious lay to what had disturbed and alarmed him in the discourse of the wise Master Thrand. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z Its weight, and the weight of the whole tube and eye-end, are counterpoised by slabs of lead, placed in two iron boxes, between which the goose-neck of the polar axis passes. Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector 2011-06-21T02:00:27.500Z One conceives of the counterpoise in Stock, of Male and Female complements, as being akin to that of the opposite and complementary curves of an arch. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z The pulley carries a pointer which has a counterpoise sufficient to keep the hair stretched. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z The first enabled him to do his work with marvellous quickness, and the second was an excellent counterpoise to the damaging effects of hurried engraving and rapid printing. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z It’s unlikely that he subscribes to the anachronistic Cold War binaries of the Bush administration that counterpoised India and China. India-Pakistan Rivalry Ensnares Obama 2011-06-03T04:21:42Z Another is the great amount of dead weight which the axes must carry; for the mirror, instead of helping to counterpoise the upper end of the tube, must itself be counterpoised. Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector 2011-06-21T02:00:27.500Z Life breaks up this Neuter counterpoise, and progressively unlocks and segregates, and thus reveals and specialises the inherent attributes of Sex Phenomena of Duality characterise not Living Matter only, but Inorganic Matter too. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z The float is attached to a delicate watch-chain, which passes over the wheel and is adequately counterpoised. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z The knowledge she had gained, she hoped, would counterpoise, in her father's apprehension, the perils which accompanied the acquisition of it. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z We do not possess ourselves, as long as to the domination of desire, of passion, of interest, reason does not oppose the counterpoise of justice. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z Where room is to be found for the weights required to counterpoise the Bruce spectrograph, is a problem which I have not yet succeeded in solving. Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector 2011-06-21T02:00:27.500Z But, as the most rational principles are often but a weak counterpoise to passion, it is no wonder that these absurd principles were found too weak for that effect. Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z Thy person and thy welfare thou hast committed to my charge, a burden imposed on masters by nature and custom, to weigh and counterpoise the offices of servants. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z What a heart that man had, all laid out upon town schemes, a proper counterpoise to some people's rural extravaganzas! Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Only let there be consciousness that one does not interrogate, and superstition alone counterpoises skepticism. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z It is the prose of life; and this justifies the counterpoise of its form to that of Dante's poem. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z With all the influence in his favour, he fears that other influence against him—if against him—far more than a counterpoise to Mrs. Morgan's religious predilections, or the partisanship of his priest. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z As Charles perpetually interfered in their affairs, always favouring the grandi or Guelph nobles, Cardinal Latino. some of the Ghibellines were recalled as a counterpoise, which, however, only led to further civil strife. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z On the contrary, we hold that, instead of chains, man requires freedom; instead of checks, he requires development; instead of artificial order through coercion, he requires the Divine harmony that comes through counterpoise. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Her words were sweet as honey, and formed a pleasing counterpoise to the fear I might otherwise have felt, on discovering the plot against my life. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z He had in the meantime, by his marriage, attained a personal appeasement, a counterpoise for his unbridled restlessness. ?mile Verhaeren 2011-02-26T03:00:52.147Z Accordingly, as a counterpoise in point of commercial influence, Toronto, as we have seen, was to be made a fortified trading post. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z With all the influence in his favour, he fears that other influence against him—if against him, far more than a counterpoise to Mrs Morgan’s religious predilections, or the partisanship of his priest. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Nor could the result of the counterpoise, even if so heavy, be to swing suddenly prices far below par. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z A counterpoise was placed on the solenoid end of the balance beam to act against the attraction of the solenoid, the position of the counterpoise determining the length of the arc in the crucible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Edward was better able to conciliate the towns, whose franchises he favoured and whose trade he fostered, hoping that they would prove a counterpoise to the aristocracy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Some schmo at The Corner: "We dislike him, we ridicule him, and we tend to dismiss him, but here’s the sad truth: Paul Krugman’s influence is vast, and conservatives have no effective counterpoise." Tuesday link dump: I can hear Chuck Grassley's "no" 2010-11-16T23:45:00Z January 20 Pictures of the Day: Wednesday, Jan. 20 Desperation and relief are the counterpoised themes from Haiti at the beginning of Wednesdsay's show. 2010-01-20T10:00:00Z Prices would, by hypothesis, yield slowly and again give time for taking the counterpoise off. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The mode in which the thrust of vaults is counterpoised is, as has been shown, frankly displayed by the Gothic architects, and as a rule, every portion of the structure is freely exhibited. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance He required a strong counterpoise against the preponderating power of Russia, and diplomatic entanglements with Austria. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Moreover, as the great heresy of Mahomet invaded and hemmed in three of the Patriarchal Sees of the East, their counterpoise to the originally great influence of the Roman See was removed. The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries He hoped to find in the German townsmen a counterpoise to the overwhelming power of the Bohemian nobility. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" It is the law of human nature, and the claims of the living are the counterpoise to the memory of the dead. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience A great Gothic building attains stability through the balanced counterpoise of a vast series of pressures, oblique, perpendicular, or horizontal, so arranged as to counteract each other. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance It was the counterpoise to that sorrow which fell upon me when I heard that there was no future for animals! Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. In course of time they formed a valuable counterpoise to the Dutch colonists, and they now constitute the most progressive element in the colony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" That, too, was the popular branch, which those who feared a strong executive, desired to provide with the counterpoise of as full a representation as possible. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools As a counterpoise to the missionaries, we carry men from Manila—lean Scotchmen who gamble once a month in the Manila State lottery and occasionally turn up trumps. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel What is to be counterpoise to this luck? That Boy Of Norcott's Seizing upon this exaggerated intelligence as a counterpoise to the recent disastrous news from Gibraltar, the Government extolled the valor of the navy, and spread ludicrously bombastic accounts of the "glorious victory" throughout the country. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 It consisted of a timber caisson, weighing 64 tons when full of water, counterpoised by heavy weights carried on timber platforms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" As a counterpoise to them, he now sent up Colonel Morgan with five hundred riflemen, to fight them in their own way. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Formerly those who wore silk and satin acted as a sort of counterpoise—the high and mighty, and the magnates, the lawyers, and the priests—but now all these held aloof. Black Diamonds In 69 or 68 B. C. he was quaestor in Farther Spain, and shortly afterwards he became closely associated with Crassus in the attempt to develop a counterpoise to Pompey’s influence. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. From the earliest days, this care for the infant, the helpless, and the weak has been the most powerful counterpoise to abnormal self-seeking. Oriental Women The starry sky is a vision of wheels, pendulums, and counterpoise. Toilers of the Sea His sentimentalism, however, had its remarkable counterpoise in a most practical tendency of mind. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The principle of brotherhood must act as a constant counterpoise to the instinct of competition. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition He promoted the assembly of the Oxford parliament in December 1643 as a counterpoise to the influence and status of the Long Parliament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" It is a kind of balance between two forces, opposite, symmetrical, but unequal; the lower answering to the other as its counterpoise. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages As a counterpoise to the growth of Russian influence in the north, Great Britain obtained a lease of Wei-hai-wei, and formally took possession of it on its evacuation by the Japanese troops in May 1898. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The medieval church at least had, as counterpoise, the resistance of the Franciscans and of the reformers. The Forerunners It is impossible to find any equivalent counterpoise for the right of suffrage, because it is alone worthy to be its own basis, and cannot thrive as a graft, or an appendage. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 The strengthening of a sense of right demands as a necessary counterpoise, an exalted sense of duty. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli Washington sent him Arnold, the dare-devil of the army, and Lincoln, a man of sound head, steady hand, and even temper, as a counterpoise to Arnold's over-confident and impetuous nature. Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. The British government was urged to make a like loan of £16,000,000 both as a matter of friendship to China and as a counterpoise to the Russian influence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" As a counterpoise to their own inertia, whenever they discovered languor in me on necessary occasions, they were not wanting in words of encouragement and cheer. Thirty-Seven Days of Peril from Scribner's Monthly Vol III Nov. 1871 They swing it to the right or the left by way of counterpoise when they lean over to the one side or the other; hence the constant switching which appears so causeless. My Private Menagerie from The Works of Theophile Gautier Volume 19 This, however, is a freedom which needs the counterpoise of a more exact training in conventionalities, if we would not have it dangerous. Pedagogics as a System Thou king of torments, thou grand counterpoise For all the transports beauty can inspire! The Revenge A Tragedy In the United States, owing to the absence of a throne and an established aristocracy, there is, as it were, no counterpoise to the power of wealth. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Glorious counterpoise to the wretchedness of the preceding half-hour! Thirty-Seven Days of Peril from Scribner's Monthly Vol III Nov. 1871 Every instinct had been baffled, every movement had been met with a counterpoise. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Sophia, thy mind is capable of tasting them in all their poignance: against how many of life's incidents may that capacity be considered as a counterpoise!' A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen But this counterpoise to tribulation becomes, in another aspect, a new temptation. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 However this relief bears the counterpoise of making the island but little favorable to health, because of the bad consequences of the heat accompanied by the humidity. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. She felt the mystery and the power in Humiston's personality, and his bitter and rebellious, almost blasphemous, words were counterpoised by his paintings, which she acknowledged to be beautiful—too beautiful for her to comprehend. Money Magic A Novel Upon what we consider the only safe grounds for the general admission of newly asserted facts, the evidence in support of these should more than counterpoise the evidence for their rejection. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 The instructive transports of maternal love soon require a counterpoise. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study The heads of the faction then proceeded to hold an assembly in the metropolis, as a rival and counterpoise to the parliament. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 But no generosity on the part of the wife, no love, no temper, no virtue, no piety can be accepted by Cæsar as weighing a grain in counterpoise against even suspicion. Is He Popenjoy? No forum or theatres were at hand, with their cares or their pleasures; no city enjoyments were a counterpoise to the pleasures of country life. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 This is capable of being elevated and depressed by a pulley and chain, having a counterpoise, in order to expose the table at any time. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families A counterpoise and a counter poison exist in England's higher spheres, and I credit it to that noblest woman the queen, to Earl Russell, and to some few others. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 The native temperament of the boy, as I remember him, showed some rare combinations and counterpoises. The History of Dartmouth College The government of Carthage,530 like that of Sparta and Rome, united three different authorities, which counterpoised and gave mutual assistance to one another. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) But there is another law of spiritual life and of physical life in Christ Jesus to which we can rise and through which we can counterpoise and overcome the other law that bears us down. Days of Heaven Upon Earth Yet it is hoped that the honesty, labour and diligence used therein, will counterpoise all other reflections or exceptions. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies The weight of the entire, although amounting to fifteen tons, was so skilfully counterpoised, that the tube could with ease be raised or depressed by two men working a windlass. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition This vessel is weighed with a counterpoise and hence only the increment in weight is recorded. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Constituting an agreeable counterpoise to the fixed determination of the white people of the South that within its purview the Negro, however worthy, shall not occupy political prominence. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century As a counterpoise, they felt lassitude both of mind and body, approaching to prostration. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Place the tube in the centrifuge, counterpoise accurately and centrifugalise until the blood cells are thrown down in a compact mass occupying approximately the same volume as is included between the two pencil marks. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. I explained to you before, sir, that I would have admitted your future rank as a counterpoise to her fortune, if I could have trusted your character. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite It is then weighed, the loss in weight being noted by removing the brass weights on the shelf attached to the counterpoise. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man It has been suggested that Ieyasu designed these Spanish monks to serve as a counterpoise to the influence of the Jesuits. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But such greatness had to endure its price and its counterpoise. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 When the sealed ends are cold and the blood has clotted, place the pipette on the centrifuge, clean end downward; counterpoise and centrifugalise thoroughly. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. The grandeur of the situation ought to counterpoise any such weakness. The Sign of the Spider They are always weighed on the balance with a counterpoise, but no attempt is made to weigh them closer than to 0.5 milligram. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man There can be little doubt that his animating purpose in thus acting was to create a counterpoise to the overwhelming strength of the monasteries of Nara and Hiei-zan. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Tested in this way, a body would, of course, weigh precisely the same anywhere; for if the gravitation of the body is altered, so is also in equal proportion the gravitation of the counterpoising weights. The Story of the Heavens Weigh a 2-litre flask and note the weight—or counterpoise exactly. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. The head of such an institution is sheltered from adverse intrigues by the counterpoise of the several officers to one another. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York The counterpoise S consists of a piece of 7-inch pipe, with caps at each end. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Russian agents meanwhile began to conduct a liberal propaganda in Spain and Italy, and Russia was even credited with a desire to make a liberalised Spain a counterpoise to England on the sea. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) By this contrivance the telescope can be raised or lowered, and an ingenious system of counterpoises renders the movement equally easy at all altitudes. The Story of the Heavens Place the two tubes of mixed deposit in the centrifuge, adjust by the addition or subtraction of saline solution so that they counterpoise exactly, and centrifugalise for ten minutes. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. Catherine dreaded the power of the house of Guise; and was often glad to avail herself of the Protestant interest as a counterpoise against them. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History At the left the balance for weighing the oxygen cylinders is shown with its counterpoise. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man In the first place, more than one opponent publicly avowed his conversion to it; in the second place, now that its "settlement" was actually within view, the necessity of providing a counterpoise became admitted. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) If all the elements needed are not furnished there can be no true counterpoise. Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis Place flask and funnel on one pan of the scales, and counterpoise accurately. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. For had I granted, now what pleased the one, Then what their foes devised in counterpoise, Of many a man this state had been bereft. The Athenian Constitution Also, a counterpoising log of wood, rigged out from the side of a narrow boat or canoe, to prevent it from being upset. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Meanwhile, the Irish Church temporalities bill was pressed forward as a counterpoise to coercion. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) And if the facts—any of the facts—of Spiritualism stand as facts, there is no doubt that it would form the strongest possible counterpoise to the materialism of our age. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis It was not merely the danger of Britain, and the sense that without this counterpoise they would be helpless before the new French Empire, that roused the alarm of the Continental powers. History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 Hence, as English kings, they assiduously maintained and fostered Anglo-Saxon institutions, and particularly the "fyrd," which they used as a counterpoise to the feudal levy. Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government It favors a broad catholic spirit, and is the counterpoise and remedy of a narrow range of intellectual activity. Colleges in America It was not only extremely foolish, but altogether disingenuous, to maintain that the recognition of the South American republics had been resolved on as a counterpoise to French influence in Spain. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) A democracy without a sovereign's useful counterpoise is extreme in appreciation and condemnation, tends to idle discussion in Parliaments, and produces that objectionable class of men—professional politicians. The Jewish State A sort of counterpoise to the opposite weight, in fact, if I may be allowed to call it so. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 What is needed is a counterpoise, to correct undue deflection of the like kind, to which an educational institution from its very character and object is always liable. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Attached to the suspending machinery are two counterpoising weights, which being less heavy than the waggon laden with coal, do not impede its descent. A Yacht Voyage Round England By others, whom Scott has partly followed, the Earl of Sussex has been credited with the elevation of Ralegh, as a counterpoise to Leicester. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Another member was the bishop of the Anglican Church, for the seemly ceremonies and graded orders of clergy of this body were deemed to be a counterpoise to popular vagaries and vulgarity. The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe Free and independent men in the Legislature, as in the country, are the best counterpoise to faction, and the mainspring to a nation's progress and greatness. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada His very gifts may need the counterpoise of more ordinary and homely accessories, such as the drudgery of composition. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin Her acute feelings, and tender affections need a moral counterpoise. The Young Maiden Lord Burleigh, notwithstanding differences concerning Ireland, encouraged him as a counterpoise to Leicester. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The good minister consents to receive a number of bright boys as pupil-boarders, and the two families make a suggestive counterpoise, with mutual advantage. Floyd Grandon's Honor The doctrine of terrestial counterpoise was disturbed; he, however, alighted on a great reality. The History of Tasmania, Volume I This could not have been the case had not those two worthies found a powerful counterpoise in two other fifth-form fellows, Franklin and Cradock, whose excellence was almost solely due to Walter’s influence. St. Winifred's, or The World of School On the contrary, in the position of the counterpoise, 9, marked in continuous lines in Figs. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 Any remaining undissolved can be filtered off on a counterpoised filter paper, and heated in a water oven until absolutely dry. Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 Whatever thought possess thee of thine own misery, of thy own guiltiness, labour to counterpoise that with the thought of his mercy and free promises. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Franklin partly shared in their suspicions, and appointed persons to offices who were unconnected with the Arthur party, and as a counterpoise to their influence. The History of Tasmania, Volume I As soon, however, as the arch was cleared, the pipe was brought back into its place again by the force of great weights placed at the ends of the levers as a counterpoise. Rollo in London The specific gravity is then found as follows: First, counterpoise the counterweight. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 Calcondila was now gone to Milan, and there was no counterpoise or rival to Politian such as was desired for him by the friends who wished him to be taught a little propriety and humility. Romola P. B. Luther and Ignatius Loyola.—A parallel or counterpoising view of these two characters has been quoted in several publications, some of recent date; but in all it is attributed to a wrong source. Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. All this made Lady Staveley uneasy; and then, by way of counterpoise, she talked of balls, and offered Madeline carte blanche as to a new dress for that special one which would grace the assizes. Orley Farm The lodging-house life, call it squalid, mean, dreary if you will, is not without its alleviations and counterpoises. The Nebuly Coat When the holder, R, is filled, the cord or chain, a, passing over the pulley, b, revolves the sector, c, until the pin, g, meets the counterpoised lever, d, of the stopcock, e. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 Before pouring begins the chill is tilted up off C by means of the counterpoise D, which is insufficient to tilt it after the speculum is poured. On Laboratory Arts It is an important counterpoise to the hardening and fossilization which repeated habitual actions bring about in the nervous system. Human Traits and their Social Significance But God has given it a terrestrial body to serve for a counterpoise. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon The primary aim of all true exercise for the improvement of health and the prolonging of life must affect the erectness of the human body and the counterpoise curves of the spine. How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions A difficulty arose in adjusting the balance, when Mr. Atherstone suggested throwing a Fiddle in as a counterpoise. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators First he sticks a small axe in his belt, serving as a counterpoise to a large hunting-knife and fire-bag which depend from the other side. Hudson Bay Lifting out the big stone, which had formed a counterpoise to his weight, he flung it on the beach. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice The Indian did not dare to lend a hand, as that would have upset the canoe, but he leaned still farther over its other side as a counterpoise. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood Generally there is a complete "slumping" of the chest, the spine is brought into a wide, single curve instead of its counterpoise curves. How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions As a counterpoise to this piece of information, we will mention what a worthy contractor once said to us about Mr. Hunt. The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 Allowing full weight to the two last-named ingredients, they are not more than a counterpoise to Competitive Examination, which is also a recent exotic belonging to education. Gryll Grange The lady Catherine Grey, the heiress of this house, might indeed have been united in marriage to some protestant prince, whose power would have acted as a counterpoise to that of Scotland. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth He has both genius and talent, but the talent, instead of acting as a counterpoise to the genius, blows it yet more windily about the air. Figures of Several Centuries “Then you’d best wait, sir,” shouted the man, as they were drawn up higher and higher, swinging gently like a counterpoise. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea I will spare the reader the mysteries of limitation, of counterpoise, of counterpoise and limitation mixed. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 He very nearly overbalanced in doing so, for, in order to counterpoise the forward weight of the big helmet, the weight on the diver's back is five pounds heavier than that in front. The Pirate Shark Here we shall see the conservative traditions of the country strongly mustered for defence, incapable of being eliminated as a political force, and forming a counterpoise to the radical democracy of the towns. The New Society Add weights until the pans are counterpoised; this will be indicated by the needle swinging nearly as many divisions on one side of the scale as on the other. Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value But, now, by way of counterpoise to this of Silence, let me say that there are two kinds of ambition; one wholly blamable, the other laudable and inevitable. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Russia preferred counterpoise, the allies were for limitation. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 We have a half belief," said Emerson, "that the person is possible who can counterpoise all other persons. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune For he did not deem Restless ambition or desire of gold Fit counterpoise for that most sacred love Born in the inner chambers of the soul, And intertwining with a golden mesh Pastor and people. Man of Uz, and Other Poems "She wished to make a visit in the country, and I thought her wild good-humor would be a counterpoise to the poetry and romance of Grandison Place." Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author They stood on no surer foundation than the passing political need of some counterpoise to the alliance of Francis and Charles. Henry VIII. Thus, as it withdraws from the centre, a small and comparatively light counterpoise, slowly turning the scale, makes a greater amount of weight rise gently upwards from below. The Ten Books on Architecture Add now to the counterpoised scale, one and a half ounces avoirdupois, and a fourpenny piece; if the bottle prove the heavier, the guano is, in all probability, adulterated. Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers Mr. Buchanan was evidently not so anxious to assist his fellow-subjects of King George as he was to promote the British policy of building up the Canadian territories as a counterpoise to the United States. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country I found there were several other weights which were equally heavy, and exact counterpoises to one another; a few of them I tried, as avarice and poverty, riches and content, with some others. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 The counterpoising or balancing medium consisted of money to be given to the Church. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales An equally abortive attempt to create a counterpoise to Pompey's power was made by the tribune Rullus at the close of 64 B.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Perhaps the Confederate organs do not greatly exaggerate, when they claim Chancellorville as the victory of this war: though there is a fearful counterpoise in the loss of the South's favorite leader. Border and Bastille His dominion extended over the greater part of Greece; but two new powers had sprung up since the death of Alexander, which served as some counterpoise to the Macedonian supremacy. A Smaller History of Rome But she viewed with great jealousy any increase of Italian power on the Mediterranean, and began therefore to build up Greece as a naval counterpoise. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle One of the chief ends of education is to bring the inclinations and importunate desires under mastery, to establish a counterpoise to them by the steady and persistent forces of education. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart Kabala establishes by the counterpoises of opposite forces the balance of being, 744-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Their forces were so nearly counterpoised, that no apprehensions were entertained of any event which could suddenly disturb the balance of power between them. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell How can the secrets of his breast be rendered so visible as to counterpoise certain facts? The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. By the counsel, therefore, of these monarchs, the young prince endeavored by every art to acquire the amity of Henry, whom they regarded as the chief counterpoise to the greatness of France. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary At the same time it is necessary to encourage trade and industry vigorously and especially speculation, the function of which is to act as a counterpoise to industry.... The History of a Lie 'The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion' One member of the scheme is the exact counterpoise of the other; one doctrine cries out for and necessitates the other. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life There is at the South a large counterpoise, therefore, of adverse statement, which might be, and should be made if the object of the present writing were a complete analysis of the subject. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In general terms these arrangements were based upon the idea of joining the group of powers, French and Russian, which formed the counterpoise to the Germanic group in Europe, the German Empire and Austria. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 And as the personal qualities of these princes thus counterpoised each other, so did the advantages and disadvantages of their dominions. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary Another method which might be used with even true steelyards consisted in giving the counterpoise arm a downward tilt, after the abak� fiber had been loaded on the other arm. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir The memorable incidents which had lately happened scarcely counterpoised my new sensations or diverted my contemplations from the present. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Without such a counterpoise, this dignity would make him horribly vain, or this humiliation would make him terribly abject. Pascal's Pensées Europe, since the treaty of Westphalia, had become a republic of perfectly balanced powers, where the general equilibrium of power resulting from each formed a counterpoise to the other. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Her practical capacity made a good counterpoise to the other's benevolence and generous impetuosity. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs This was usually done on the pretense of picking up the counterpoising weight which had been purposely left on the ground. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Thus by diminishing the counterpoise our Constitution had settled to moderate the excess of popular power, I augmented my own. Dialogues of the Dead Objection.—Those who hope for salvation are so far happy; but they have as a counterpoise the fear of hell. Pascal's Pensées Parties were burning to measure their strength free from any counterpoise. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution This counterpoise also makes up for the passing hollow C in the guard roller B, Fig. Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology The method of falsifying the balance was by loading the counterpoising weight with lead, and by filing the crosspiece that acts as fulcrum. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir The immigrant strangers rise to the highest offices, for the crown employs them as a counterpoise on the old nobility; as burgher incorporations were used by the kings of three centuries ago. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. One of them openly denounced it as an institution designed "to strengthen the arm of wealth and counterpoise the influence of extended suffrage in the disposition of public affairs." History of the United States He hunted through his intentions as the goldsmith hunts amongst his drachms and his counterpoises; but he found nothing that could balance the massive quality of her faith—nothing! Sally Bishop A Romance The adoration of saints and their images is also more developed than in Nepal and forms some counterpoise to the prevalent demonolatry. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 No representative system, or other popular organization, by way of counterpoise to this governing power, is ever contemplated. Auguste Comte and Positivism I am a Materialist; he takes the side of Spiritualism: he preaches the efficacy of repentance towards forgiveness of sin; I require a counterpoise of good works to redeem it, &c. &c. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 I have a pleasure in noting this circumstance to you, because the difference between a plentiful and a scanty crop more than counterpoises the expenses of any campaign. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 There are gates in this country made in such a manner, that the top rail of the gate overshoots backwards the hind post, so as to counterpoise the gate, and prevent its swagging. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Possibly the kings, while co-operating with a priesthood which recognized them as semi-divine, were glad enough to let other religious elements form some sort of counterpoise to a priestly family which threatened to be omnipotent. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 The joint interests of France and America would be an insufficient counterpoise in his favor. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 Those afflictions cloud too great a portion of life, to find a counterpoise in any benefits derived from its uses. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 The weight w serves to counterpoise the telescope, and the screws s, s, s, s, serve to adjust the instrument so that the polar axis shall be in its proper position. Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. Remember, a person cannot help himself by hanging on to the rope, the only way being to go down "with a bump," with the weight in the other basket as a counterpoise. Amusements in Mathematics Edward relied upon them as a counterpoise to the feudal lords, and their liberties exempted them from the extraordinary taxes by which he strove to restore the equilibrium of his finances. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) There alone could be found the counterpoise to a power which, if unchecked, must ultimately prevail. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence We shall be supported there by other nations, and thrown into their scale to make a part of the great counterpoise to her navy. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 This produced a healthy counterpoise of forces, which, now that the atmosphere has completely disappeared, of course exists no longer. All Around the Moon A counterpoise to all such and similar influences can but be desired. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? His relations with France were still uneasy, and he hoped to find in Frederick's support a counterpoise to the steady pressure of French hostility. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) But, where there is so great a counterpoise, cannot these be given up once for all? At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe But not even Epaminondas could make of Arcadia a first-class power, and a sufficient counterpoise to Sparta. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 The Parthian kings treated them well, and no doubt valued them as a counterpoise to the disaffected Greeks and Syrians of this part of their Empire. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. I shall be the first to welcome it whenever international efforts succeed in creating such a counterpoise. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? Conscious that everything depended on the speedy capture of the royal castles, Louis introduced for the first time into England the trébuchet, a recently invented009 machine that cast great missiles by means of heavy counterpoises. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) We get hot and fevered, interested and absorbed, and we need solitude as a counterpoise. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII He returns to his main thesis, and other counterpoising arguments occur to him. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned They were the second power in the world for nearly three centuries, and formed a counterpoise to Rome which greatly checked Roman decline, and, by forcing the Empire to exert itself, prevented stagnation and corruption. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Besides pietism, the Germany of the end of the eighteenth century possessed still another foil and counterpoise to its decadent rationalism. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant No! both these descriptions were more formed to be overborne and swayed by the intrigues and artifices of lawyers than to become their counterpoise. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) No counterpoise of any kind, whether on the side of rival passions or on the side of duty. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 This fatal instance of the inveteracy of this disorder, when once introduced into the colony, has not been without its counterpoising benefit. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America The wealth of the class was great; its members were inclined to be turbulent, and, like the barons of the European kingdoms, acted as a constant check and counterpoise to the royal dignity. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. In Germany, on the other hand, the rationalist movement had always had over against it the great foil and counterpoise of the pietist movement. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Intelligence, nobility of soul, unsullied character, weighed not an atom against the counterpoise of birth and family. Inez A Tale of the Alamo Yet though he made a profession of patriotism, Filippo failed to use this great influence consistently as a counterpoise to the Medicean authority. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots This circumstance is a material counterpoise to its extraordinary fertility, and is the reason why it is at present unoccupied by any but large stockholders. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America Nothing can be more essentially democratic or better devised to counterpoise the influence of individual wealth. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) And it was an advantage that the writer should be very well known, so that his enormous editions might counterpoise those of Lasserre. The Cathedral In other instances more complicated mechanism is used, and various movable counterpoises are usually required in order to balance the moving parts of the machine. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 Take average and not accident, the grand and first necessary of life is cheap in this country; and that too as weighed, not against labor, which is its true counterpoise, but against money. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) This brusqueness was the counterpoise to tenderness of feeling and intensity of fancy in these northern artists. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Unopposed, it sweeps every thing before it; but, counterpoised, the waters become calm, safe, and regular. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) The need, moreover, for bestowing some element of strength on a Federal Executive as a counterpoise to its many elements of weakness leads almost of necessity to a result which has scarcely received due notice. England's Case Against Home Rule It was the British counterpoise to the American post at Michilimackinac, which commanded the straits between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 It moved upwards by its chain and counterpoise, almost at a touch, till it was near the low ceiling, quite clear of the machine. The Little City of Hope A Christmas Story Upon this the British Ministry resolved to establish another station as a counterpoise; and the harbor of Chebucto, on the south coast of Acadia, was chosen as the site of it. Montcalm and Wolfe If the character, for example, run on one side into religious enthusiasm, it is not unlikely to develop on the other a counterpoise of worldly prudence. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays And in the Leipzig disputation against Eck the favorable impression which the self-possessed, honest, and sturdy nature of Luther produced was the best counterpoise to the self-satisfied assurance of his clever opponent. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 The attack on Maine was meant, in one sense at least, to create a partial counterpoise to the American preponderance on Lake Erie. The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 Scott, the novelist and poet, may certainly be regarded as the counterpoise of much more than any one of the writers of fiction in this list. Letters on International Copyright; Second Edition Perceiving also that the Macedonian phalanx was grown very strong, and gave itself most insolent airs, he determined to raise up some counterpoise to it, in the shape of a force of cavalry. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. Lennox, therefore, would be a counterpoise to Hamilton and his ally in mutiny, Argyll. John Knox and the Reformation The attraction exerted on a flat armature across air gaps 2 millimeters thick was measured by counterpoising. Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 Mrs. Ledwith had spent her life in cutting and turning and planning; after the first shock was over, even her grief was counterpoised and abated, by the absorption of her thoughts into the old channels. Real Folks At the other extremity it is provided with a counterpoise which permits of its being exactly balanced, while not interfering with its sensitiveness. Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 This pole you call the counterpoise My every attitude annoys; I really cannot think it good To use this cumbrous piece of wood In such a business as ours, An art requiring all our powers. The Talking Beasts These inestimable advantages, which no modern skill can wholly counterpoise, are known and felt by the scholar alone. The Glory of English Prose Letters to My Grandson The Plains differ radically from their western counterpoise. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The united efforts of the two kingdoms with their fine seaboards could, under good administration and with time for preparation, put afloat a navy that would be a fair counterpoise to that of England. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 The fever, n n', is brought back to its position of rest by means of a small counterpoise at the extremity of the arm, n. Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 Nor can it be any thing to his discredit, considering his circumstances and profession, that he had his golden dreams about a southern counterpoise. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Coming thus, with a detective dexterity, carrying in one hand a threat of sentence and punishment—in the other as a counterpoise and, I suppose an alternative, a temptation to treachery. Speeches from the Dock, Part I The pleasure she enjoyed in their society was fully counterpoised by that she imparted. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II Here was a counterpoise to my Romans, still more forcible than the little garden. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I Browning's life was never that of a recluse who finds in nature and communion with the anima mundi a counterpoise to the attractions of human society. Robert Browning But he was encouraged in a passion for Acte, a freed-woman, by way of counterpoise to the influence of his mother, Agrippina. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History It entered the scale against royalty, and was its counterpoise. The Man Who Laughs It is a great job to heave down the beam, for the counterpoise is very heavy. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 But the severity of the master was no more than a necessary counterpoise to the injudicious praise of others. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858 Peace, as opposed to war, is a tremendous counterpoising of forces, and it simply means an organised resistance. Father Payne Much absorbed, moreover, in his profession, his studies, his innovations, he often found in them a counterpoise to these rude blows of fate. Delsarte System of Oratory On the sides of the lighthouse there jutted out, clinging to the walls among the arabesques, engines of every description, useful and useless, windlasses, tackles, pulleys, counterpoises, ladders, cranes, grapnels. The Man Who Laughs Hence, probably, the improvement brought from the West was essentially the use of the counterpoised lever. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 It is a counterpoise of sorrow or rage. Bushido, the Soul of Japan This assertion was a fair counterpoise to that of the sail, being about as true. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet When one arm is added to the weight of the already inclined torso, the other arm must rise to form a counterpoise. Delsarte System of Oratory These monkeys raised in the scale were a counterpoise to men brutalized and bestialized. The Man Who Laughs The counterpoise, composed of stone shot of 55 lbs. each, might be contained in a cubical case of about 5-1/2 feet to the side. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Twice he felt the shocking impact of his lance point; once he drove the ferruled counterpoise at a man who went down under his horse's feet. Ailsa Paige The emphasis she laid on feeling and sentiment was a needed one, as a counterpoise to the exaggerations of rationalism. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy A small piece of lead forms the counterpoise of the fan, which is thus completely balanced. Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 What a heart that man had, all laid out upon town and scenes, a proper counterpoise to some people's rural extravaganzas. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays The counterpoise was, of course, now aloft, and was so maintained by a detent provided with a trigger. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 But, where there is so great, a counterpoise, cannot these be given up once for all? Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 The secondary beam may be dispensed with if a multiplier is not needed, and the secondary truss, t, with its standard and counterpoise, H, used alone to counteract the effect of change of level. Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 The weight of the gun is balanced by a system of counterpoises and the chains, l, and the breech terminates in a hollow screw, f, and a nut, g, held between two directing sectors, h. Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Since the negroes raised for military service are heathen, it is thought that they will be a counterpoise to the Mohammedan natives. Germany and the Next War He would not give his consent, unless my sister Anna accompanied me; thinking her, I suppose, a counterpoise to any rash undertakings in which I might engage in a foreign land. A Practical Illustration of "Woman's Right to Labor" A Letter from Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D. Late of Berlin, Prussia But their intellectualism was checked by the aesthetic and eudaemonistic element, and preserved from the one-sidedness which it manifests in the modern period, because of the lack of an effective counterpoise. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time Lead is also of great service as a counterpoise to an argument of such weight that it turns the scale of debate the wrong way. The Devil's Dictionary And certainly the unfortunate prisoner would have fallen ill but for the counterpoise which Providence had granted to his grief, and which was called Rosa. The Black Tulip The headship of Protestant Germany devolved more and more on this state, and a counterpoise to Catholic Austria grew up. Germany and the Next War Over the mantel-shelf was a paltry looking-glass, extending about half the width of the chimney-piece; but by way of counterpoise, the ashes were confined by a rusty fender about twice as long as the hearth. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people This is temporarily effected in sympathy, which, as the only counterpoise to natural selfishness, is the true moral motive and the source of all love and justice. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time The Americans, then, have not relied upon the nature of their country to counterpoise those dangers which originate in their Constitution and in their political laws. Democracy in America — Volume 1 As soon as the entire surface of the mould plate was covered by the alloy, its weight overcame that of my up-tilting counterpoise, and allowed the entire apparatus to resume its exact level. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography The struggle of the blind multitudes against the elect is one of the continuous facts of history, and the triumph of popular sovereignties without counterpoise has already marked the end of more than one civilisation. The Psychology of Revolution It is not that they love flattery, but that they need approbation as a counterpoise to the dark moments of self-abasement and as a sustaining aid for higher flights. Worldly Ways and Byways Where the largest unitary State is, there liberty is in the greatest danger; further, if this State be democratic, despotism without the counterpoise of majorities is to be feared. What is Property? She found Jude at breakfast in the obscure tavern he had chosen as a counterpoise to the expense of her lodging: and she explained to him her homelessness. Jude the Obscure On the other hand, the delight of exploring an edifice like Udolpho, as her fancy represented Blaize Castle to be, was such a counterpoise of good as might console her for almost anything. Northanger Abbey There are counterpoises and compensations in life; and the event which had made of her a social warning had also for the moment made her the most interesting personage in the village to many. Tess of the d'Urbervilles For these reasons it was decided to construct a metallic bridge that should be lifted by means of counterpoises and balanced after the manner of gasometers. Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 We shall have established the counterpoise—we shall very likely turn the next election, and liberty—or what still remains of it!—will be saved for a generation. Sir George Tressady — Volume I It is never otherwise: sovereignty, from whatever source derived, gives itself a feeble counterpoise when it limits itself. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 What a heart that man had, all laid out upon town scenes, a proper counterpoise to some people's rural extravaganzas. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 The axis, M, of the jack, on revolving, carries along a crank, MD, to which is fixed a connecting-rod, A, whose other extremity is attached to the horizontal beam that supports the zincs and counterpoises. Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 In this position it is balanced by four counterpoises suspended from the extremities of chains that pass over pulleys. Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 It is the counterpoise to her invading influence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 But in manner and style, to mention neither beauty nor accomplishments, she would be a decided gain to the family, possessing even in herself a not inconsiderable counterpoise to the title. Weighed and Wanting "Hamlet," on the other hand, is almost a lyric; there is no counterpoise to the student-prince. The Man Shakespeare I ought to observe that it neither acted by springs nor counterpoise; all its powers proceeding from the fall of the water. Paris as It Was and as It Is Moreover, each of the four chains is prolonged beneath the corresponding counterpoise by a chain of the same weight, called a compensating chain. Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 They supported the Norman kingdom in Southern Italy, or the Lombard leagues in the North, as a counterpoise to the German emperors. Outline of Universal History But Tuke was in many things no other than a man of this world, and sorely he doubted if such labour would ever have its counterpoise in money. There & Back This sword was six feet long, with a huge handle, to be grasped with two hands, and with an iron ornamented knob as counterpoise at the end of the handle. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc In the dread scale Which princes weighted with their horrid tale Of craft and violence, and blood and ill, And fire and shocking deeds, his sword was still God's counterpoise displayed. Poems The Americans, then, have not relied upon the nature of their country, to counterpoise those dangers which originate in their constitution and in their political laws. American Institutions and Their Influence When it is desired to stop the machine, the pedal is left free to itself, while the counterpoise, s, ungears the friction plates. Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 To us, the remnant of the host of Greece, Comes weal beyond all counterpoise of woe; Thus boast we rightfully to yonder sun, Like him far-fleeted over sea and land. The House of Atreus She opened a reticule and produced a lace-edged handkerchief, with which she proceeded to dust the velvet of her dress, and in so doing, with the end of her delicately-shod foot, touched the counterpoise. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc The only counterpoise of pure equality is military discipline. Amiel's Journal He knew that activity, and not despondency, is the true counterpoise to misfortune. Among My Books Second Series To sum up, then, as long as the pressure in the pump has not reached a determinate limit, the lever, H, held by its counterpoises, i, will keep the position shown in Fig. Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 The Turks have no church; religion and state are one; hence there is no counterpoise, no mutual support. Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge What is stupidly said of Shakspeare, is really true and appropriate of Chapman; mighty faults counterpoised by mighty beauties. Literary Remains, Volume 1 But, as a consolation, the modern zeal for equality makes a counterpoise for Darwinism, just as one wolf holds another wolf in check. Amiel's Journal The upright serves as a guide to this counterpoise. Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 The iron axis was five feet long and one and a-half inches thick, and the telescope was fixed near one end with a counterpoise. History of Astronomy But a moral power was at work, destined to divide Europe anew, and the monk Luther was already become a counterpoise to the military master of so many kingdoms. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Death is the most striking of terrors; it is also the penalty that most exactly counterpoises in the scales of justice the commission of a murderous crime. Moral Philosophy The affection of Catullus for his only brother, lost to him by an early death, forms the counterpoise to his love for Lesbia. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius When the gas reaches the pressure chamber, the spring, M, contracts, and consequently the counterpoise descends, and causes the cord, O, which carries the slide and writing style, to wind around the pulley. Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 It was claimed that the Board was trying to eliminate the Bible from the schools, to abolish correction, and to "make the schools a counterpoise to religious instruction at home and in Sabbath schools." The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization It was necessary to find a new King of the Romans who might be a counterpoise in Europe, and perhaps even in Italy, to Charles. The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 Not, however, that the poet seems both to allow full scope to the serious impressions: he merely adds a due counterpoise to them in the entertainment which he supplies for the imagination and the understanding. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature While these remain exactly counterpoised, the mass necessarily continues entire; but the least excess of the centrifugal over the attractive force would be attended with the effect of separating the mass and its outer parts. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Then another rumor began to be bruited about which served as a counterpoise to the former. The Companions of Jehu Instruction he held to be the necessary counterpoise of liberty, and every citizen was to be taught to know, obey, love, and protect the new constitution. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization Where besides, then, can there be found a counterpoise weighty enough to heave up the souls that are laden with the material, and cleaving to the dust? Expositions of Holy Scripture By removing the French power from Canada—the only counterpoise to keep down the restless and thriving New England colonies, New England, from being strong got to be defiant. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present The counterpoise may be attached to the slide in any manner; for the sake of elegance, it is put in the form of a vase rising between the arms, its stem forming the slide. A Catechism of the Steam Engine The double news of this marriage and of the removal to the Tuileries was launched on the public at the same time; the one was to counterpoise the other. The Companions of Jehu The first was based on the principle of counterpoise, which would give the Allies the right to keep as many ships as Russia in the Black Sea. Lady John Russell If the person accused were of his acquaintance, my Lord Pitsligo would always find something good to say of him as a counterpoise. Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems He had foreseen another shift of wind, as the consequence of all this poise and counterpoise, and he was here met by the true breeze of the night. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons These successes formed a counterpoise to those defeats. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 The weight of sin, thrown into one of the scales of life, finds its counterpoise beyond in the dream where all wounds and sorrows are to be cured. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War The representatives of the Allies were instructed from home not to accept the proposal of counterpoise. Lady John Russell But neither of them had the weight of character to act as a counterpoise to the vacillation of the other. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 V. make compensation; compensate, compense†; indemnify; counteract, countervail, counterpoise; balance; outbalance†, overbalance, counterbalance; set off; hedge, square, give and take; make up for, lee way; cover, fill up, neutralize, nullify; equalize &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases The plate chain which carries the large western counterpoise broke. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy Like Theodosius and Charlemagne, he gave peculiar privileges to the clergy as a counterpoise to the lawlessness of nobles. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers My father recks not virtue, But vows to wed me to a man of wealth: And swears his gold shall counterpoise his worth. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 It is to be hoped that St. Wilfrid's, which stands on the opposite side, will act as a healthy counterpoise—will, at any rate, maintain its own against such formidable odds. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston We have a half-belief that the person is possible who can counterpoise all other persons. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 For his infirmities, his friends found an ample counterpoise in the generous sincerity of his nature. Precaution Three Earls, Pembroke, Powis, and Carnarvon, represented the cultured family of Herbert, and, as a counterpoise to the Duke of Northumberland, we see six Peers of the doughty Douglas blood. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) If they will do that they may construct a real and effective counterpoise to aggression from any Power in the future. The European Anarchy What a heart that man had, all laid out upon town scenes!—a proper counterpoise to some people's rural extravaganzas. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb Byron had far more than an average share of the émigré spirit, the counterpoise in the English race of their otherwise arrogant isolation. Byron In fact, his natural sense had acted as a counterpoise to his controversial zeal. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Yet Austria-Hungary must now continue to support Bulgaria as a counterpoise to a stronger Servia which they consider a menace to their security because of Servian influence on their southern Slavs. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) In using a counterpoise you must bring the wire from it up to and through another leading-in insulator to your instruments. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book By way of counterpoise an enthusiastic public meeting was held, in which he was presented with a splendid set of Shakspeare. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 For fifty years after they had invaded Southern Europe, their aid was sought and secured by the rash court of Constantinople, as a counterpoise to the power of the Goths and other Germanic tribes. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Against the suffering of sensuous nature the human heart has only recourse to its moral nature as counterpoise. Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller No effective counterpoise to his power was apparent within the Empire. England under the Tudors The counterpoise is made like the aerial and is supported directly under it close to the ground but insulated from it. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book How many perished as counterpoise for the peasant massacres and Lollard burnings of the foregoing two centuries can never be known, nor to us is it material. The Emancipation of Massachusetts Thus the august body which was, under the republic, the counterpoise to executive authority, was rendered dependent on the imperial will. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. As a counterpoise, Mrs. Broad, who had desired a nurse from a distance, whom she knew, installed herself with Priscilla. The Revolution in Tanner's Lane His influence in the army was unrivalled, and he alone could raise a counterpoise to the power of Monk. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 To be unfortunate in any respect was sufficient, if there was no demerit to counterpoise it, to turn the scale of that good man's pity, and to engage his friendship and his benefaction. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling In England, however, the agricultural element always has been and remains a full counterpoise to the manufacturing and commercial element. Lectures and Essays What a counterpoise to the authority of this powerful body were the tribunes! The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. This policy "would establish a perpetual counterpoise to the absorbing power of capital." Great Fortunes from Railroads It was her first business to contrive a counterpoise to the power of Spain. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 As a partial counterpoise to its many advantages, Canada is exposed to extremes of temperature, alternating between heat nearly tropical, and cold approaching polar. The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation Aristocracy in the Spanish colonies has a counterpoise of another kind, the action of which becomes every day more powerful. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 It was thought, after the tests, that the "earth" was not by any means good and Sawyer erected a counterpoise, which, however, failed to give anything like the "earth" results. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 It was invaded by all the vices of Greece, and the counterpoise of the Greek virtues was absent. Catharine Furze Parliament looked to him as the only possible counterpoise to Lambert. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 Graydon Bansemer lounged there in blissful contemplation of a roseate fate, all the more enjoyable because his very ease was the counterpoise of doubt and uncertainty. Jane Cable She could not barter herself about from one to the other either as a make-weight or a counterpoise. Castle Richmond Several devices were developed for arresting the pace as the freight neared the end of its journey, but accidents were always liable to occur if the counterpoise were unduly loaded. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Their tall, angular figures, made up of so much wing, leg, neck, and bill, counterpoised by so little body, incline the spectator to look upon them as ornithological caricatures. Four Months in a Sneak-Box It affords the best counterpoise they know to that other term, America,—and America and the United States are of course the same. He Knew He Was Right The counteracting force in fact must be an emotional and instinctive one, not a rational and deliberate one; and this must be our next endeavour, to see in what direction the counterpoise must lie. Where No Fear Was "On the steep sides of the island rock," says Belknap, "hang several arm-chairs, fastened to ladders, and secured by a counterpoise, in which fishermen sit to catch salmon and shad with dipping nets." A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers It was of such a length that when the loading end was at the lower station, the counterpoise end was in position to descend at the other. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 By way of counterpoise, there were admirable surprises in man. Gaston de Latour; an unfinished romance No matter; A victory's brewing here as counterpoise! The Dynasts But the insolence of the Norman nobles led to the attempt made by the successors of the Conqueror to revive the Saxon earldoms as a counterpoise. Landholding in England Some Disadvantages No doubt there were some disadvantages in counterpoise. Haydn On the arrival of the counterpoise at that point on the wire, its speed would be checked owing to the drag exerted. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 She then thought upon the probability of a sigh it might draw from William; and, the pride, the pleasure of that little tribute, counterpoised every struggle on the side of life. Nature and Art Some speak, 'tis true, in counterpoise thereto, Of English deeds by Talavera town, Though blurred by their exploit at Walcheren, And all its crazy, crass futilities. The Dynasts At the apex are two chambers, with an intermediary valve, regulated by a counterpoise weighted lever. Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students The imagination, however, is heated, and the feelings rendered fastidious, if not sophisticated; or, a counterpoise of judgment is not acquired, when the heart still remains artless, though it becomes too tender. Vindication of the Rights of Woman That little idea of using Mr. Slope as a counterpoise to his wife had well nigh evaporated. Barchester Towers I felt that the only counterpoise to my cruelty to you in my drawing-room would be to come as a suppliant to yours.' The Well-Beloved He was forced to find some counterpoise for the misery of poverty and persecution, and he found it in the denial of their power to touch him. Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited by his friend Reuben Shapcott A new motive power had been introduced into the world of poesy—the polka, as a counterpoise to the new motive power that had been introduced into the world of prose—steam. The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid One soul is a counterpoise of all souls, as a capillary column of water is a balance for the sea. Essays — First Series The most serious loss was the death of Abishai, whose piety and learning made him the counterpoise of a host of seventy-five thousand. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 He was possessed of common sense and an honest purpose; and I am inclined to think that they are often a sufficient counterpoise to a considerable amount of worldly experience. Framley Parsonage Or lastly, is there I know not what kind of subterranean counterpoise, that throws up the water when the fountain is dry, and keeps it back when it is full? The Letters of Pliny the Younger I think that my father's strictness was a good counterpoise to the perfect worship of your uncle by the rest of the family. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 In this way, the ascendancy of the State, in ecclesiastical matters, increases beyond all measure and remains without any counterpoise. The Modern Regime, Volume 2 To escape from the dilemma he endeavored to make Haman act as a counterpoise against Mordecai, that "what the one built up, the other might pull down." The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 "Authority is transferred from the Ch�teau of Versailles and the courtier's antechamber, with no intermediary or counterpoise, to the proletariat and its flatterers." The French Revolution - Volume 2 The little idea of using Mr Slope as a counterpoise to his wife had well nigh evaporated. Barchester Towers For I am no longer able to weave the thread of my days without you, the fair counterpoises of the loom of my unhappy life. Stories from the Pentamerone Olynthus was still at the head of thirty-two Greek towns, and the confederacy was a sort of counterpoise to the power of Philip. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The object is, no doubt, to create a common interest between the nobles and the king which will keep the satrap in counterpoise. Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus The public, in his eyes, seems two hundred persons; their opinion weighs on him without any counterpoise, and, outside of their belief, which is his also, every other belief is absurd and even culpable. The French Revolution - Volume 2 She did not see in them a safe counterpoise to a people which in its reaction from the old order, was ready to swing to anything that was new. A Poor Wise Man This counterpoise is nothing but a sense of the dignity of man, that noblest pride, that deeply-seated desire of the soul always to act as a being endued with understanding and reason. On War — Volume 1 As before, the Pequod steeply leaned over towards the sperm whale's head, now, by the counterpoise of both heads, she regained her own keel, though sorely strained, you may well believe. Typee He has never even believed that the temptations incident to his position have been more than a fair counterpoise, or even so much as a fair counterpoise, to his opportunities for doing good. North America — Volume 1 The counterpoise of this fraternal system is found in what we may call professional conscience. The Lesser Bourgeoisie In the court you desire favor instead of glory; at a distance from the court, public opinion has vanished from you, and self-interest has no counterpoise. Last Days of Pompeii If this effect does not take place, then it is COURAGE, which is a counterpoise to that instinct. On War — Volume 1 Give him thy daughter: What you bestow, in him I'll counterpoise, And make him weigh with her. Timon of Athens Our spoils we have brought home Do more than counterpoise a full third part The charges of the action. Coriolanus Take her by the hand, And tell her she is thine: to whom I promise A counterpoise; if not to thy estate, A balance more replete. All's Well That Ends Well And what have I to give you back, whose worth May counterpoise this rich and precious gift? Much Ado about Nothing Courage is therefore no mere counterpoise to danger in order to neutralise the latter in its effects, but a peculiar power in itself. On War — Volume 1 The purpose you undertake is dangerous; the friends you have named uncertain; the time itself unsorted; and your whole plot too light for the counterpoise of so great an opposition.— King Henry IV, Part 1 In fact, Asuncion was but a type of what the world would be under the domination of any of the sects without the counterpoise of any civil power. A Vanished Arcadia: being some account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767 The monarchical and imperial systems, more rashly overthrown than people realize, remedied these abuses by means of certain consecrated lives, by classifications and categories and by those particular counterpoises since so absurdly defined as "privileges." Sons of the Soil The popes have abandoned Rome for ever; there is no counterpoise to your ambition,—there need be none to your power. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes There are three causes to be noticed here, which appear as innate counterpoises and prevent the over-rapid or uncontrollable movement of the wheel-work. On War — Volume 1 Rightly understood, this power of life and death is a sufficient counterpoise for all the ills of life; the same power when conferred upon another, upon his fellow-man, leads to tyranny of every kind. The Country Doctor Moreover, it seemed worthy of her own dignity to revive the courage of a girl so pure, and she saw in her visit a counterpoise to all the evil done by the little town. Ursula And what have I to give you back whose worth May counterpoise this rich and precious gift? Much Ado about Nothing But now, by way of counterpoise to this of Silence, let me say that there are two kinds of ambition; one wholly blamable, the other laudable and inevitable. On Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History I find now in my mind as a sort of counterpoise to Evesham the figure of old Lord Wardingham, asleep in the largest armchair in the library of Stamford Court after lunch. The New Machiavelli The litter of rags tumbled partly into and partly out of a one-legged wooden scale, hanging without any counterpoise from a beam, might have been counsellors' bands and gowns torn up. Bleak House |
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