| 单词 | defenceless |
| 例句 | “May you prosper too,” I whispered, hardly able to speak, for his words had left me defenceless. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It would not be a good idea for me to be outside my territory, sleeping and defenceless on the ground, the one time he decided to go for a midnight stroll. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z By coming down here, he and Percy had left the others defenceless. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It is an extreme example of what is happening all over Russia, where historic cities are almost defenceless against development, corruption and obliging local governments. City of wood 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z As Shawcross shows, it is hard to tell which side of the dispute best upholds the interests of the defenceless and the innocent. Justice and the Enemy by William Shawcross ? review 2012-02-10T11:00:01Z For a few critical days, she would inhabit one of the most vulnerable states modern medicine can produce: a body with no immune system, defenceless against the environment around it. Cancer: The new normal? 2011-01-17T17:35:24Z Their ineffectual gestures leave them disoriented and defenceless. The Pre-War House and Other Stories by Alison Moore – review 2013-05-17T13:01:01Z Our most endangered are flightless species thus defenceless in the face of the exotic carnivores. New Zealand for Beginners 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The Italian novelist Curzio Malaparte reckoned that Germans feared the "weak" and "defenceless" in a way they did not fear comparably powerful military opponents. Soldatenby Sönke Neitzel and Harald Welzer – review 2013-01-25T20:00:04Z Her walk of atonement was a turning point – she was shown as vulnerable and defenceless on top of the things we already knew she was: a grieving mother, overlooked daughter and unhappy wife. Game of Thrones: where have all the baddies gone? 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z As in bloodsucking demons, foul seducers of defenceless virgins. Pass notes No 2,808: The Twilight franchise 2010-07-06T20:00:00Z By contrast, the image projected into the mind by the word nude “is not of a huddled and defenceless body, but of a balanced, prosperous and confident body: the body re-formed.” Nakedness in Dance, Taken to Extremes 2012-08-16T12:00:00Z By the time you get to The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle, you notice that small, defenceless animals and female domestic drudges have something in common: they want to speak. It's a dog's life 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z "On the contrary, an initiative with so little respect for defenceless animals is to be condemned." Painted pigeons put critics in a flap 2012-08-27T15:38:47Z His installation, Gravestone for Rumour Monger, was inspired by a period in which the artist was made the defenceless target of online slander. This week's new art exhibitions 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z Judge Mr Justice Mark Wall handed Tidmarsh a life sentence for the "murderous attack" on a "defenceless young child". Ruby Thompson: Woman who murdered baby she wanted to adopt jailed 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Judge Justice Judith Farbey said the pair "deliberately misled social services" and added: "Malik was a blameless and defenceless baby who depended on adults for everything." Harlow mum who 'misled social services' is jailed for baby murder 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z "As an occupying power, Israel has no right or justification to target the defenceless civilian population in Gaza or elsewhere in Palestine," the Palestinian foreign ministry said, denouncing a "barbarous campaign of death and destruction". Israel retaliates after Hamas attacks, deaths pass 1,100 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z "Justin McLaughlin was only 14, a child, and he was getting back on his feet when you stabbed him. He was in a defenceless position." Jail for teenager who murdered boy at Glasgow railway station 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Walton kicked and stamped on his victim's head with "enormous force", shouting and swearing at the defenceless man before leaving him for dead, prosecutor Nicholas Lumley KC said. Kenton murder: Steven Walton jailed for killing Jason Lord 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z "We will not leave Ukraine defenceless at any point in this conflict period," he said. Cluster bombs: Biden defends decision to send Ukraine controversial weapons 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Six centuries later, Europeans introduced larger mammals that feasted on defenceless birds. New Zealand seeks to exterminate predators to save native birds 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Ahead of the trial, Ms Pasquion's sister told France's Europe 1 radio: "He was armed and facing defenceless women... He never tried to speak or listen. He just killed. It's pure cowardice." French HR murders: Man on trial for killing three female job managers 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z They said the "old-fashioned gentleman", who was "adored" by his wife, children and grandchildren, would have been "defenceless". Mental health: Mum wants apology for killer son and victim 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z He said upon finding Mr Lord lying on the grass asking for help, Walton "immediately set about viciously attacking the prone and defenceless" man. Kenton murder: Steven Walton jailed for killing Jason Lord 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z On Boden and Marsden, he said: "I think they are evil. Why would you want to do that to any human being, let alone a defenceless child?" Finley Boden: The parents who 'deceived everyone' to kill their son 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z One of them hit him twice and officers said he was surprised and completely defenceless as he had his headphones on. Ronan Kanda: Teenagers guilty of mistaken identity murder 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Perhaps because the image of a defenceless Kremlin under attack was too uncomfortable to share. Who was behind the Kremlin drone attack? 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z "How could they have done this to defenceless, vulnerable little children?" Myanmar civil war: Children perish as bombs rain on resistance 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z In a statement issued after an emergency meeting on the incident, the League condemned what it called "crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces against defenceless Muslim worshippers" in the mosque. Israeli raid at Al-Aqsa mosque risks igniting violence, Arab League says 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z "I carry a weapon for the simple reason that I won't be defenceless. I will be able to protect myself and those around me," Mr Volman says. Israeli gun ownership rising amid violence surge 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Mr Sandiford said Khayri fell to the floor and was "defenceless on his back" when the 17-year-old, who was 16 at the time, went after him, knife in hand, and stabbed him again. Khayri Mclean: Teenager guilty of murdering 15-year-old schoolboy 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z He said Mr Redfern kicked or stamped on the "defenceless" woman in a "cruel" attack which caused major liver damage. Barmouth murder accused told partner he didn't mean to kill 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Residents of the town and its neighbouring villages told Reuters they felt defenceless in the face of the increased attacks, with no protection from either the Israeli army or Palestinian Authority security forces. West Bank Palestinian village on edge after Israeli settler attacks 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z He said it was "abhorrent" that violence had been inflicted on a defenceless animal for others' entertainment. Lincolnshire woman jailed for killing and eating pet hamster 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, a lack of presence outside the stadium contributed to gangs running riot against defenceless supporters. 'Carnival of horrors' - what we learned from final report 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Paul had then tied the victim up at his flat, leaving him "helpless, defenceless and vulnerable", before hitting him with a piece of wood. Man who retracted confession jailed for 1980 murder 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Still, Monday's attacks appear to show that Ukraine is already far from defenceless. Explainer: Why Russia's missiles on Ukraine have limited impact 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z "The duty of our security forces, including police, is to ensure the safety of the Iranian nation...The ones who attack the police are leaving Iranian citizens defenceless against thugs, robbers and extortionists," Khamenei said. Iran's Khamenei backs security forces, says protests 'planned' -state media 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z With Moore seemingly defenceless, the bell rung signalling the end of the round and surely saving Moore from defeat. Five things we learned from Bellator Dublin 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z "We say to the Bamako government: if you have the right to hire mercenaries to kill the defenceless innocent people, then we have the right to destroy you and target you," it said. Al Qaeda affiliate claims attack on Mali's main military base 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z The early starters took advantage of benign conditions as the St Andrews Old Course was left largely defenceless on the opening morning of the 150th Open Championship. McIlroy's Open quest starts strongly at St Andrews 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Habibullah's insistence that those who died were not armed raised the possibility of the use of so-called "drop weapons" - planted to make it appear that defenceless people had been armed when they were killed. SAS killings: How a scandal was uncovered 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z She also said the family had to live with "dreadful images" of his last moments when he was "defenceless" before the attack. Danny Humble killing: Parents left 'destroyed' by loss 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z "The inflicting of these injuries on a small, defenceless five-year-old is nothing short of horrifying," she added. Logan Mwangi: Inquiry calls to prevent other tragedies 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Real Madrid, whose fans were also caught up in the turmoil ahead of the club's 1-0 win, asked for answers on who was "responsible for leaving the fans abandoned and defenceless". Champions League final: MP calls for retraction of fan 'smears' 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Real Madrid football club added its voice yesterday to those calling for an investigation into the violence against its fans who, it said, had been left "helpless and defenceless". Champions League Final: Post-match violence shakes up French election race 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z They also want to know why the Stade de France was chosen for the game and who is "responsible for leaving the fans abandoned and defenceless". Real Madrid ask for Champions League final answers 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z PC Sarah Barrowcliffe, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "This was a shocking act of violence against a beautiful and defenceless bird." Doncaster: Sparrowhawk found shot dead and glued to stick 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z “The suffering inflicted on so many frail and defenceless persons; the many civilians massacred and the innocent victims among the young; the desperate plight of women and children … All this troubles our consciences,” he said. Pope, citing civilian massacres, condemns 'abominable actions' in Ukraine 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z He wrote: "Paying taxes to the budget of a terrorist country means killing defenceless children and mothers. Hope that Nestle will change its mind soon." Nestle pulls KitKat and Nesquik out of Russia 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z “There are few things more depraved than targeting the vulnerable and defenceless,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote on Twitter. Russian airstrike hits maternity hospital, as officials warn of fast-rising civilian toll 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Furthermore, we call for answers and explanations in order to determine those responsible for leaving the fans abandoned and defenceless. Real Madrid ask for Champions League final answers 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z In it, he tells his fiance that he is off on "a tour around some countries" - possibly referring to Russia's ally and neighbour Belarus - before saying he is going to "defend the defenceless, LOL". Ukraine: Mother of Russian soldier asks 'Whose door should I knock on to get my child back?' 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z "The images we are seeing, of defenceless citizens forced to hide in bunkers and subways, are terrible and take us back to the darkest days of European history." Europe ready to impose more sanctions on Russia -Italy's Draghi 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z "We also have some dogs and a cat - they're part of our family, we don't want to leave them behind. They're just defenceless creatures that we have responsibility for." Glasgow man stranded in Ukraine with wife and stepson 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Judge Jonathan Rose described the murder as "a savage, brutal and prolonged attack on a defenceless and vulnerable man". Santokh Singh: Life term for son who killed dad with cricket bat 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Cambridge Crown Court heard that Wright, now 32, and Hennessy, now 33, were both drunk when they punched and stamped on Mr Machin's head as he lay "defenceless on the ground". Pair jailed for murder over Peterborough attack 15 years ago 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Judge Howard Crowson said Mr Stokoe was a "happy, successful and proud father and son" who was in a "vulnerable and defenceless" position sitting in the car when Layton attacked him. James Stokoe murder: Alexander Layton jailed for life 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Asked about the sentences given to the killers, he described them as too lenient, given the "heinous crime" they committed by killing a "defenceless, innocent boy". Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Safety warnings ignored, says grandfather 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Society could find itself "defenceless" to some extent, with each individual responsible for his or her own personal safety, he said. Bavarian premier says Germany should keep COVID state of emergency 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Judge Paul Thomas QC described it as a "savage and sustained attack against a defenceless woman, your mother". Son murdered mum and lived with body for two months 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z They speak about his "big heart", how he was "very generous, very loving, very caring" and always standing up for "the defenceless, the underdog". Olly Stephens' parents recall 'horror' of day he was murdered 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The man who murdered Ms Henry and Ms Smallman was untroubled by the women not being alone and defenceless. Sabina Nessa killing: Does following the 'rules' keep women safe? 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z All three men suffered significant injuries during the attack and Mr Gledhill was kicked and punched as he lay bleeding and defenceless on the ground, the jury was told. Bradley Gledhill: Six jailed for life for Batley stab murder 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z "We condemn attacks on the defenceless and view it as brutality," the militant group's spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted. Halo Trust: Afghanistan mine clearance workers shot dead 'in cold blood' 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z But this self-styled defender of the defenceless, popularly known as Igboho - after his hometown in south-west Oyo state - is no stranger to controversy and deadly conflict. Sunday Igboho: The Nigeria car salesman going after cattle herders 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z So I was in this room full of people, completely defenceless to what feels like an attack. Surviving rape: 'I'd watch TV and start feeling sick' 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z The group relied on the abduction of largely defenceless villagers and refugees, including children, to provide labour and combatants. ICC ready to rule on ex-child soldier accused of war crimes 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z "It's clear that whoever harmed this defenceless, gentle giant is capable of doing grave violence and needs to be apprehended immediately," she added. Florida manatee with 'Trump' etched on back prompts investigation 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z The investigation follows a report published in Australia last month which found Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives. Dutch prosecutors asked to check whether Dutch soldiers killed Afghan civilians 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z There was something in the unattended goal that defines them: defenceless, an open invitation to opponents. Diego Simeone's new and improved Atlético Madrid on title trail again | Sid Lowe 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z A report published on Thursday found Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives in order to “blood” them for combat. Shame and vindication as Australia digests report of Afghan military killings 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Then, armed with guns, and garbed in tweeds, they could trample through grass, shooting at defenceless creatures. Can Donald Trump shrug off Amy Dorris's allegations of sexual assault too? Barbara Ellen 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z "What is their sentence? You killed a defenceless black man. A father's son, a brother's brother, a nephew's uncle." NY black man killed in police 'spit hood' restraint 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z The US commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, said they aimed to prevent US products being used in “the Chinese Communist party’s despicable offensive against defenceless Muslim minority populations”. Apple imported clothes from Xinjiang firm facing US forced labour sanctions 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z The success in containing the infection in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai and the capital, Delhi, show that India is not defenceless against the virus. India surpasses two million Covid-19 cases 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z "The manner in which these defenceless women were killed points to an unconscionable level of barbarism and lack of humanity," the president's statement said. South Africa leader's shame over murders of women 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z It seems, too, that we’ve woken up to those who are most defenceless. Three weeks of lockdown in Italy has given us vital perspective – and crumbs of comfort 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Manchester mum Alison Hunt, 42, was the victim of a knife attack on “a defenceless woman at the front door of her own home” while her 16-year old daughter was asleep upstairs. Homicide level down for first time in five years 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z She was known for her great passion in working to protect the "defenceless and dispossessed". First female UN refugee chief and '5ft giant' dies 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Mohammed Awais Sajid, 23, removed an axe from beneath the waistband of his trousers and immediately attacked the defenceless tree surgeon, the court heard. Road rage peacemaker nearly had hand chopped off 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z What Turkey now proposes, with Trump’s blessing, amounts to the forcible repatriation of hundreds of thousands of defenceless civilians into what may soon be, or already is, a war zone. The US withdrawal from northern Syria creates the perfect conditions for war crimes | Simon Tisdall 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z In sentencing, a panel of three judges said the former army captain had "embarked on a campaign to kill defenceless women". Cyprus serial killer handed seven life sentences 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z This is a two-minute street scene in which the artist himself is rendered virtual and repeatedly stomps on and takes a baseball bat to the head of a defenceless man. 'Real' violence: coming to grips with the ethics of virtual reality brutality 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z It’s such a great concept: a baby underwater, naked, defenceless, can’t breathe, but still going after the dollar on a fishhook. Kirk Weddle's best photograph: Nirvana's Nevermind swimming baby 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Trump tries to do jokes but they’re not really jokes, they’re at best puerile and at worst, deeply offensive attacks on defenceless people. No laughing matter? What Ukraine's joker-in-chief says about politics today 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z “The mistake is not demonstrating, but the way of protesting. You are defenceless in front of a soldier carrying a weapon,” he says. Generation blockade: Gaza's trapped youth who cannot leave 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The fancy names given to these operations were fraudulent, dressing up offensive attacks on defenceless civilians and civilian infrastructure in the sanctimonious language of self-defence. Ten years after the first war on Gaza, Israel still plans endless brute force | Avi Shlaim 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Her upbringing in a socially conservative family where sex was never discussed left her "defenceless" she says. Does sex addiction really exist? 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z The judge said it was a "savage attack against a defenceless woman". Boy killed stepmum with samurai sword 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z And how do you guard your child’s innocence, without wrapping them in cotton wool, turning them into a “snowflake”, leaving them vulnerable and defenceless? Is my Jewish three-year-old too young to learn about antisemitism? | Hilary Freeman 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z On a Friday where Bellerive was virtually defenceless, those carrying the stars and stripes marched to positions of prominence. Gary Woodland leads home charge as storms halt US PGA second round 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Outside court Mr Evans said: "This was a sustained and brutal attack on two completely defenceless women. Both were lucky to escape with their lives." Man jailed for stamping on partner's head 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z How long will a bacterium remain in this defenceless state? Viruses cooperate to defeat bacteria 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z But the defenceless imam refused to comply - and also refused to allow them entry to the mosque. The imam who saved Christians from Muslim gunmen 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z "You showed no respect for her, even in death - you murdered this defenceless child who relied on you for protection." Man gets life for killing foster daughter 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Sentencing McKay, Judge Lord Uist told him his victim was an "innocent, defenceless child" and that he was guilty of an "extremely grave crime". Man jailed for killing five-month-old girl 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Pope Francis, in his Easter address, has called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict there “does not spare the defenceless“. Pope Francis delivers Easter plea for peace after Gaza deaths 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z During the breakdown of law and order, he became – in his telling – a streetfighter who set out to right wrongs and defend the defenceless. The brutal world of sheep fighting: the illegal sport beloved by Algeria’s angry young men 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z But his surrender leaves the country’s battered democracy almost defenceless. The president of Honduras starts his second term under a cloud 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Commenter Sandy Fiorentini wrote: "How sad to think we as humans could inflict such cruelty on a defenceless living creature... there are sick humans out there." Koala fixed to post sparks Australia anger 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Even when men weren’t dangerous, they weren’t defenceless. Reckoning with a culture of male resentment 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Francis appeared to refer directly to last Friday’s Gaza violence, calling for “reconciliation for the Holy Land, also experiencing in these days the wounds of ongoing conflict that do not spare the defenceless”. Pope Francis delivers Easter plea for peace after Gaza deaths 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z All microorganisms evolve and those that develop defences against antibiotics will survive, while the defenceless will be killed. Why it is so difficult to develop new antibiotics 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Despite 15 years as one of the world’s biggest receivers of international aid, much of it to agriculture, Afghanistan remains woefully underdeveloped and largely defenceless against jolts from nature. How climate change is a 'death sentence' in Afghanistan's highlands 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z He went on to call Mr Hazan a "loser" who "without the USA's protection would be defenceless". Israeli PM prevents border 'punch-up' between firebrand MPs - BBC News 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Up close, all you can see in a thousand small boats, defenceless against the skies, is what Thatcher dismissed as the “soft virtues”: humility, gentleness, sympathy. Dunkirk offers a lesson – but it isn’t what Nigel Farage thinks | Zoe Williams 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z I ask Hegghammer what makes it possible to show empathy in communal crying jags and yet remain indifferent to the pain inflicted on defenceless victims. The art of making a jihadist 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z The foreign ministry in Madrid said: "His bravery in standing up for a defenceless person is a reminder of the need to remain united in the face of the scourge of terrorism." London Bridge attack: Spain honours 'skateboarding hero' - BBC News 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z "His bravery in standing up for a defenceless person is a reminder of the need to remain united in the face of the scourge of terrorism." London attack: Spaniard Ignacio Echeverría confirmed dead - BBC News 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z "I tried to help, but at the end of the day I was defenceless," he said. London attack: The hero police officer who rugby-tackled a knifeman - BBC News 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z The strike, moreover, protected a defenceless civilian population from humanitarian atrocity. ‘It had a big impact on me’ – story behind Trump’s whirlwind missile response 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z But the reality was more nuanced: Groves liked empty threats, unnecessary suits and bad tattoos, while his punnalicious nickname, “Saint”, gloried in the destruction of something wondrous, defenceless and beautiful. The Joy of Six: boxing and UFC comebacks from the canvas 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z The National Bureau of Investigation said the police who raided the jail murdered him and that he was defenceless. Philippines senator who branded President Duterte 'serial killer' faces arrest 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z There, they remain free to terrorise and extort from defenceless civilians. Peacekeeping, African warlords and Donald Trump - BBC News 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z In response to the US sanctions, Iran announced restrictions against US companies and individuals "involved in creating and supporting extremist terrorist groups or are helping in the killing and oppression of defenceless people". Iran is world's biggest state sponsor of terrorism, US says - BBC News 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Burrill had "carried out a vicious assault upon a defenceless baby" after smoking cannabis throughout the early hours of the morning while tending to his daughter who would not settle, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Daisy Mae Burrill murder: Fleetwood father gets life sentence - BBC News 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z “When my father abused me, I was young. I had no power, no voice. I was defenceless,” she said. California man gets 1,500-year jail sentence for raping teenage daughter 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Thomas said: “We submit quite simply this was the killing of a defenceless woman by a jealous and dangerous man.” 'Jealous and dangerous' New Yorker strangled UK student, jury hears 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z His ability to target the defenceless - teenagers in care, patients recovering in hospital, children from troubled homes - helps explain why he wasn't caught. Louis Theroux: Looking back on Jimmy Savile - BBC News 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z "The casualties in this system are the poor, voiceless and defenceless", says Vetrimaaran. India's disturbing Oscar entry takes on police torture - BBC News 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z As soon as they leave the nest, the tiny, defenceless hatchlings scramble to the ocean and began an epic 8,000-mile solo journey around the North Atlantic basin. How the ‘animal internet’ sheds light on the secrets of migration 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z As Mr Zimmerman lay defenceless on the ground, Mire crouched down and attacked him with the knife in front of horrified passengers. Tube knife attacker guilty of attempted murder - BBC News 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z However, Roger Thomas, prosecuting, said: “This was the killing of a defenceless woman by a jealous and dangerous man.” 'Jealous and dangerous' New Yorker strangled UK student, jury hears 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z One thing I do know is that the rest of the continent would feel orphaned, amputated, empty and even defenceless. Dear Britain: Elena Ferrante, Slavoj Žižek and other European writers on Brexit 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z "However, your victim was a defenceless baby and the consequences of your violence were catastrophic. It is difficult to think of a more vulnerable victim." Man who left baby blind and brain damaged jailed - BBC News 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The world has grown accustomed to the savage butchering of defenceless prisoners and the grim enthusiasm of the suicide bombers in their final testimonies. Battle of ideas at heart of fight against Islamic State - BBC News 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The Organization of American States’ mission to Colombia also condemned the killings, saying that they showed “the fragility and the defenceless state of many social leaders in the country”. Colombian activist murders create unease amid Farc peace talks 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Prosecutors argue that Mr Cosby knowingly drugged the victim, seeking to render her defenceless. Cosby victim 'paralysed' by drugs during alleged assault - BBC News 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Isil is dug in, including in urban areas, and they hide behind civilians, using defenceless men, women and children as human shields. Barack Obama warns leaders of Islamic State in speech: 'You are next' 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z It conveyed the disdain of the new Israelis – so proud of their muscularity and their newly acquired power of self-determination – for the powerless, defenceless Jews of the diaspora. The day Israel saw Shoah | Jonathan Freedland 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Make a rule of slaughtering these defenceless creatures, and grilling them up at a cooking station – because it adds +25 carry weight. 12 more things in Fallout 4 they don't tell you, but advanced players need to know 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z "This was an attack upon innocent, defenceless, harmless citizens," he said. Minute's silence held across NI for Paris victims - BBC News 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Bears are powerful spiritual beings that, in mythology, interact with everyone from the most powerful shamans to the most defenceless orphans. The polar bears are coming to town - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z He wants to control everything, leave us defenceless. Oregon college shooting is all the more reason to carry guns, say local residents 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z At his sentencing in the High Court in Glasgow on 8 September, Judge Lady Rae said Pacteau had carried out a "brutal, senseless and motiveless attack on a defenceless young woman". Karen Buckley murder: Alexander Pacteau appeals against sentence - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z All alone and defenceless, he watches an impending storm that will only bring chaos, confusion and cruelty. The turmoil of today's world: leading writers respond to the refugee crisis 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z And I think we should be completely unapologetic about making that argument and taking on those who would leave our country defenceless.” George Osborne making 'wrong moral choice' on nuclear weapons 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z The vet said the woman who rescued the hedgehog heard and witnessed the "sustained" attack on the defenceless creature, but was too scared to confront the youths on her own. Redruth hedgehog fire attack 'horrific' - BBC News 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z After two days of adverse weather, which meant the tournament will finish on a Monday for only the second time, the Old Course was defenceless on Sunday. Leishman takes early clubhouse lead 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z “Whatever is fragile, like the environment, is defenceless before the interests of a deified market,” he wrote in his encyclical. Is the pope a communist? 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z They are looking to slaughter defenceless human beings. Vince Vaughn Says Banning Guns 'Like Banning Forks' 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z When brake problems intervened on the penultimate lap, Rosberg was defenceless - but he might have lost second anyway. 'Hamilton is impervious to pressure' 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Ben Flower's two punches on Lance Hohaia - the second while the St Helens man was lying defenceless on the Old Trafford turf - resulted in a huge public outcry and calls for strong punishment. 10 reasons to watch rugby league in 2015 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Mr Garcia Perez, who was held for 17 years in a Cuban prison. has called President Obama's move a "betrayal" that leaves the island's opposition "defenceless". Landmark US-Cuba talks to start 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Judge Mrs Justice Nicola Davies said: "This was a frenzied attack on a defenceless man. " Brothers jailed for life for murder 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Meanwhile the civilians of Darfur and other battered parts of Sudan will feel even more defenceless than before. First Kenya, now Sudan 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Mr Salmond said he was "used to insults from Tories in East Sussex" but was worried on behalf of a "defenceless animal". Smoked Salmond laughs off bonfire threat 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z I am often even ashamed of Israel, particularly when I witness evidence of its cruel military colonisation, with its weak and defenceless victims who are not part of the “chosen people”. Shlomo Sand: ‘I wish to resign and cease considering myself a Jew’ 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Det Insp Martin MacLean said: "This was a cowardly, brutal attack on a defenceless, elderly man in his own home in the middle of the night. "He was stabbed repeatedly and sustained life-threatening injuries. Bathgate attack 'attempted murder' 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Admiral CC Penrose Fitzgerald wrote: "I do not myself think that any civilized nation will torpedo unarmed and defenceless merchant ships." Arthur Conan Doyle's eerie vision of the future of war 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z To leave the Yazidis and other persecuted groups defenceless in the face of an imminent threat of genocidal massacre would be a crime as bad as any perpetrated in the course of earlier interventions. Isis: an apocalyptic cult carving a place in the modern world 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Police Scotland described the incident as "a horrible attack on a defenceless animal". Reward over chemical attack on dog 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z They are defenceless in the face of incessant attacks, caught between two sides determined to fight to the bitter end and with little hope of either respite or relief. Aleppo 'in fear' of barrel bombs 2014-04-28T05:00:13Z Patrick Gallagher, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "This was an horrific crime - an appalling and brutal attack on two defenceless women in their own home." Life for 'brutal' murder of woman 2014-04-07T14:50:33Z "This was a callous and terribly sad case where a lady was taken ill just yards from her place of work, only to then become a victim of crime when completely defenceless," he said. Woman robbed during epileptic seizure 2014-03-22T10:45:11Z Speaking after the sentencing Andy Shanks, High Court procurator fiscal for the north of Scotland said: "This was a despicable attack on a defenceless young woman, picked at random as she walked home from work. " Man jailed for rape and abduction 2014-02-14T12:10:49Z "When you find yourself in that situation you feel defenceless." she says. Abortion bill finds Spain a changed country 2014-02-03T01:21:11Z He was such a lovely, harmless defenceless man,'' she said. 'Disgust' at killers' jail sentences 2013-11-13T18:23:45Z This slight child would have been wholly defenceless in the face of such a sustained assault. Murderer of girl, 3, jailed for life 2013-11-06T15:26:07Z He said that "those who use chemical weapons against defenceless men, women, and children... must be held accountable". US certain Syria used chemical arms 2013-08-28T03:00:48Z Brutalising the effectively defenceless as part of a survival of the fittest culture? 'It's a proto-fascist ideology. Top bankers as predators and us as prey' 2013-06-20T15:00:01Z Biologists generally agree that the giant synchronized emergence of periodical cicadas overwhelms potential predators, allowing some of the relatively defenceless insects to reproduce. Long-lived insects raise prime riddle 2013-05-29T17:20:23.740Z "How is that justice for taking the life of a defenceless and harmless man?" he said. 'Disgust' at killers' jail sentences 2013-11-13T18:23:45Z But it was still shocking to hear a white police ballistics expert confirm to the inquiry that the machine guns used against the defenceless miners were "weapons of war". Marikana mine massacre casts long shadow 2013-04-20T23:26:37Z A vicious attack on a defenceless woman with a deadly weapon - a knife. Dinner party murder chef jailed 2013-02-06T10:44:46Z "May peace spring up for the people of Syria, deeply wounded and divided by a conflict that does not spare even the defenceless and reaps innocent victims," he said. Pope in Christmas plea on Syria 2012-12-25T13:56:49Z The Pope said: "May peace spring up for the people of Syria, deeply wounded and divided by a conflict which does not spare even the defenceless and reaps innocent victims." Pope in Christmas plea on Syria 2012-12-25T11:20:55Z He was beaten with a baseball bat and kicked as he lay defenceless in an alleyway. PPS seeks retrial for teen murder 2012-12-21T11:08:45Z YonetteCarmichael My heart hurt as i look at the faces of those precious little children and those six adults, and wonder how could someone be so heartless to gun down defenceless children and adults. Sandy Hook Victims: Remembering the Lives We Lost 2012-12-17T23:35:30Z Organisms such as this sea pig are nearly defenceless against a crushing predator like a crab. Polar research: Trouble bares its claws 2012-12-12T18:21:17.153Z This was a horrific and unusual attack of a defenceless schoolgirl making her way home via her usual route, along one of Enfield's busiest shortcuts, at the beginning of Friday afternoon rush-hour. Appeal after girl raped in park 2012-11-25T18:39:12Z This was a brutal attack on a defenceless 11-year-old girl on her way home from school and I am appealing for the public's help in catching the person responsible. 'Brutal' sex attack on girl, 11 2012-11-24T18:01:39Z This was cruel behaviour on a defenceless child. Man jailed for battering toddler 2012-11-20T15:03:04Z "I will not allow this country to become defenceless," he told reporters. Greek power workers to be charged after police disperse protest 2012-10-08T08:44:23Z A girl as young as 12 or 13 might be defenceless against such a potent social vortex. The abuse of children was sickening, but British Pakistanis are fighting back 2012-09-29T23:02:10Z Speaking on behalf of the family, Delia Hughes's son-in-law, named only as Bill, described her as "an elderly and defenceless woman". Murder 'was cruel and pointless' 2012-08-21T11:33:01Z As he lay defenceless on the ground he was searched and robbed of property including cash and a mobile phone. Men jailed over drug dealer death 2012-07-14T10:56:45Z I find this was a brutal and protracted attack on a defenceless old lady. Rolling pin killing 'unlawful' 2012-05-23T11:14:51Z "Well, mother, that was a great battle, and I'm sure those Hessians will know better than to attack defenceless people again," bragged George, trying to see from a swollen eye. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z Alas!" she said, "how men are fond of mischief! and what chance can a poor defenceless woman have to escape scandal, when you powerful lords of earth so slander one another? Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z They will then attack you and ye will be defenceless and an easy quarry.' The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z "But then again," said the Count, "they both attacked and plundered two ladies, defenceless women, who could have given them no offence." The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Among this defenceless and pitiable group the brutal tyrant went with his sword and slashed right and left until he had killed a score or so. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z One cannot read the pages of Livingstone without a shudder at the barbarities practised on defenceless natives, which have spread terror and desolation over a large part of the interior of Africa. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The land was found defenceless, and no resistance was offered till the invaders reached the royal castle of Bobovac, a stronghold capable of prolonged defence. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z At that juncture, some of the soldiers whose courage was on the wane asked the permission of the Prophet to return, saying: 'Of a truth, our houses are left defenceless.' The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Unaccustomed to restraint, vigorous manhood asserted itself in all its greatness and its littleness, whether in wreaking cruel vengeance upon the defenceless or in offering itself joyfully as a sacrifice to humanity. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z We do all we can to protect the defenceless people, and detachments are constantly going out to drive the robbers off. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z This was, therefore, a critical moment, in which the defenceless state of India offered a temptation to rebellion. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The crime lay with those who could coolly select such an instrument, work up his crazy zeal to the highest pitch, and then let him loose to wreak his blind wrath upon defenceless populations. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z When these were refused, he extorted aids from the towns, the Jews or the clergy, the three most defenceless interests in the kingdom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z As for Narbonne, Archbishop Arnaud, mindful rather of his pretensions as duke than of the interests of religion, vainly protested against its being rendered defenceless. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z There was a universal feeling of thankfulness that we had not been obliged to bombard the place, as the slaughter among this defenceless crowd of people would have been terrible. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z "I told Dr. Pendarvis that I expected in secret you were heaping maledictions on my defenceless head." A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z As the Jews were peculiarly defenceless, this jurisdiction gave wide opportunity for abuse and extortion which was doubtless turned fully to account. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Now, I believed that this savage would kill me out of hand, defenceless as I was. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z The Klickitats swooped down upon the defenceless settlers and massacred them with revolting cruelty. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Be brave, and defend your rights justly; but, above all, let your hearts be full of honor and kindness, and show that kindness ever in aiding the poor, the needy, and the defenceless. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He waged no warfare on defenceless towns, and villages, and women and children. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Somebody must be despoiled for its benefit—somebody too defenceless to resist, yet possessed of property sufficient to be tempting. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Cockburn, however, who had been on the coast longer, and through informants residing in the city, had become acquainted with its defenceless state, persuaded him that its capture would be easy, and the results glorious. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z It was a look of utter, defenceless weakness—a look of girlish helplessness—it sent his heart knocking wildly against his side. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The book is principally a narrative of battle between the defenceless girl and this villain. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The natives seeing their defenceless condition meditated their destruction, and speedily crowded the beach, knocking stones together, the preparatory signal for an attack. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Might not its arrival a day or two earlier have directed Drake to strike a blow at some defenceless but important part of the Spanish empire, deadly in proportion to its being unexpected? Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z Another class sold their clothing, provisions, and arms to obtain means of indulgence in revelry and drunkenness; while some prowled about the country to rob and kill the unoffending and defenceless. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z "Et tenez, Prince," wrote the Duke, "the only time when the word of a Bonaparte may be believed is when he avows that he will never spare a defenceless enemy." Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z As I ran, I shuddered to think how defenceless all lay; and how quickly the wretches, bursting in the doors, would overrun the shining parquets, and sweep up the spacious staircase. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z On either side horrid arms were stretched as if to grasp her shrinking form, and rude blasts of spray burst in torrents over her defenceless head. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z He then lived a precarious life, sometimes levying a species of black mail upon defenceless farmers. Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z A few moments since, he had stood defenceless in the stifling atmosphere of the opium den; he had beheld the knife raised to strike him down. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z As to their cutting off defenceless families, or even some of the small posts, it is certainly at all times in their power to effect such enterprises.... The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z This wall then suddenly splits along the longimesial line of the dorsum, and through this rent the dragon extricates itself in soft and defenceless condition, but of markedly larger size. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Nancy packed his trunk for him, and felt pity and half remorse as she folded his limp, well-known clothes, his helpless coats and defenceless waistcoats, and put them away. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z The words "Come—but molest not yon defenceless urn," did not appear to me to have any reference to the iconoclastic propensities of the person addressed. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-15T02:00:34.113Z The girl's stinging words, her scornful taunt, had silenced the small voice that on his way hither had pleaded for her; urging him to spare her loneliness, to take no advantage of her defenceless position. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The warriors pursue their journey, clad in the rough attire of hard150 service, and move silently and stealthily through the forest towards the hapless garrison, or defenceless settlement, which they have marked as their prey. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z If one is so defenceless, is it worth while to be a witch in Italy at all? Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z He cannot keep in with the Father and with Christ and not come out in opposition to everything that wrongs and injures the humblest man, the lowliest woman, the most defenceless little child. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z And it found her defenceless; those who should have foreseen it had neither guarded her against it, nor trained her so that she could guard herself. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z We, meanwhile, will postpone the advance of our arms into Hungary, lest, while we are attacking on one side, we leave Transylvania defenceless on the other. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Therefore you are left defenceless; and I mean now to revenge your cause and my own together. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z How defenceless she lay, in the midst of the savage, grisly horde, whose looks even in the daylight had paled her cheeks. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Not until the city-state of Plato and Aristotle is widened to include the humblest man, the lowliest woman, the most defenceless little child, does their doctrine become final and universal. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z These are the defenceless wretches whom the Blackfeet and Piegans from beyond the mountains generally make war upon. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z It was as by a miracle a naked and defenceless combatant were of a sudden sheathed in armour. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z They passed the defenceless settlements of the border, and hurried on to Philadelphia, leaving the unhappy people to defend themselves as they might against the tomahawk and scalping-knife. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z We will invade Ireland which is defenceless, and so establish a raw in the very flank of our enemy. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z While her eyes, downcast, under trembling lashes, her heart beaten down, defenceless, cried only for "Quarter, quarter!" Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z At first they were intent on loot, but the hooligans had had to drink much vodka to generate sufficient courage to attack the defenceless Jews. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z The abb� might do what he chose, the two women were indeed defenceless. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z Terror and confusion were universal; and, as the place was defenceless, no other expedient suggested itself than the pitiful one of removing the objects of popular resentment beyond reach of danger. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The defenceless population of Jerusalem was partly massacred, partly sold into slavery, and under the guidance of Menelaus he entered the Temple and carried away the sacred vessels, as well as its other treasure. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z And there, in the presence of his weeping and helpless family, these fiends in human form deliberately heated water, with which they scalded to death their chained and defenceless victim. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z His troops, which had signalised and enervated themselves by their licentious brutalities on a defenceless population, broke and fled—as Abercrombie foretold they would do—before the enemy. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenceless. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Why are the wife-beaters protected, and why are the wives and children left defenceless if the hand of God is over us all? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z He cannot compel you to produce your testi- mony, or admit by your silence that you have cruelly slandered the defenceless dead. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z Soon after the French had abandoned Antigua, a party of Caribs landed, and cruelly treated the defenceless inhabitants. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The defenceless Christians sank beneath their blows, incapable of resistance. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z To see once is to see forever that line of French soldiery, with steady musket at shoulder, but with eyes bent on the ground, while they shoot down squad after squad of their defenceless victims. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z It is the glory of Englishmen to stand up for the defenceless, and to scorn the cowardly oppression of the weak. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z He was perfectly defenceless at the moment, but the memory of Arkwright's accident had suddenly flashed upon Gordon and suggested to him a safer plan. A Romance of Wastdale 2012-02-01T03:00:11.227Z After an excursion into Italy, in which they were temporarily checked, they poured, in 406, into defenceless Gaul. The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire 2012-02-01T03:00:10.887Z The decline of Egypt under the XXth Dynasty, and the contemporary fall of the Aegean sea-power, left Cyprus isolated and defenceless, and the Early Iron Age which succeeds is a period of obscurity and relapse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Their departure was the signal for all the ruffians of the place to sally out of their haunts and loot the defenceless citizens. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Unarmed′, without weapons, defenceless: unprotected by any covering—scales, prickles, &c.: unaided, as by a glass; Unar′moured, not armoured, not plated with armour, of ships. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Money is an inoffensive means of exchange when it is not collected while loaded guns are directed from the sea-shore against the defenceless inhabitants. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z It's untrue, absolutely untrue, and people in that position are defenceless. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z The captain of the armadilla, however, took the precaution of sending three armed men on board each boat, believing the pearls the object of the Buccaneer, and left his own vessel almost defenceless. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The Spaniards, certain of an escalade, at night brought down the great eighteen pound ship guns of the fort to the side of the island looking towards the land, and left the sea-shore almost defenceless. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Part226 of the prisoners were put in the smaller and now defenceless bark. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z So that no instance is to be found, in their history, of a defenceless enemy having been ill used, or of their having violated their promises, even while treated with systematic perfidy. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Cushing one day hailed Captain Campbell in the Pargust, having mistaken him for a defenceless tramp. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z At Gibraltar they believed themselves safe, thinking the Buccaneers would pillage the unfortunate and defenceless town and then retreat over the bar. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Come—but molest not yon defenceless urn: Look on this spot—a nation's sepulchre! Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-16T03:00:07.530Z It appeared to know there was nothing between itself and the defenceless boy, and that no help was at hand. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z If he wishes to drink of the adjacent stream he must tie up his captive, lest advantage be taken of his defenceless position. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z The prevailing method then was to break surface, and begin shelling the defenceless enemy. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z He impressed upon Musa the natural advantages of his native land, and laid stress upon its distracted and defenceless condition, the effeminacy and degeneracy of its warriors, and the unprotected state of its cities. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z A third was a sailor, convicted of gross cruelty to a defenceless Lascar. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z A sense of my destitute state, dependent upon compassion, defenceless from insult; a remembrance of my better fortune; pride, shame, indignation, and a struggle to suppress them all, entirely overcame me. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Sparsely peopled, she stands there isolated and unfortified, defenceless, so to speak, in the midst of the sea. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z About a hundred and twenty persons assembled, and proceeded on horseback to the settlements of the defenceless Indians. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z Guard me, ye heavens, shield this defenceless head, While travelling o'er these sanguine plains of dead; Nor only me, may heaven defend us all From the harsh rigour of King George's ball. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z LXI "Be they naked and defenceless, or sheath'd in armor sheen, To me it nothing matters," said the haughty queen. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z I have often seen the artful, though they despise defenceless simplicity, and delight to exert their skill against weapons like their own, yet shrink with instinctive dread from plain, undesigning common sense. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z At the outset, man, alone and defenceless, finds no fewer enemies in heaven than on earth. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z They merit a medallion on one side of which should be inscribed "The Slaughtermen of Manchester", and a reverse, bearing a description of their slaughter of defenceless men, women, and children, unprovoked and unnecessary. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z The horrors and the excesses of that oppression have been demonstrated by the numberless murders and by the horrible cruelties practised upon the defenceless victims of "Liberty." The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z England had no intention of recalling Haddock, for both Gibraltar and Minorca would then remain defenceless, and Spain clearly had no real intention of paying the money. Are these Things So? (1740) The Great Man's Answer to Are These things So: (1740) 2011-12-13T03:00:25.107Z Overcorrect, and you exacerbate the problem of cytokine storms; under correct, and you run the risk of leaving the body defenceless against pathogens besides influenza. Drugs: Lines of defence 2011-12-07T18:21:00.377Z I rose and went to the rescue of the defenceless little creature. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Vryburg, some fifty miles south, was practically defenceless, and lay, too, in the midst of a Dutch farming population, already more than disaffected towards the British Government. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z "He who cannot reason is defenceless; he who fears to reason has a coward mind; he who will not reason is willing to be deceived and will deceive all who listen to him." English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z Finally, he concluded that Burr's acquittal was evidence that there was something wrong somewhere, and that the nation could not remain defenceless against such dangers. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z They accuse the Guardia Civil, both Spaniards and natives, of behaving in an arbitrary and cruel manner, and with practising extortion upon defenceless natives. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z For days they travelled, growing every hour a little larger, but still defenceless in the savage sea. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z The aged, defenceless, and slaves are generally selected as victims. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Here you showed your valor, you bullies! why don't you go to Navarra to fight with armed men, instead of attacking the defenceless?... The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z The sheep, so useful to man, furnishing him with both food and clothing, is one of the most defenceless and inoffensive of all animals. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z With my knowledge of the world and your entire lack of scruple we should certainly be a match for one defenceless woman. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z Civilised woman, with her more delicate organisation, is far more defenceless than was savage woman. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z Of course, this thorough belief in ‘muavi’ hands the native over completely defenceless to the witch doctor. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z He had been faithful to her; her faithlessness cut away the ground from under his feet and left him defenceless against a new affection. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z The lion, bounded forward, but stopped within a few paces, confronting Diederik who stood defenceless, his gun discharged, and his horse running off. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z There followed a new influx of gentleman adventurers who scoured the coast in every direction seeking another defenceless empire and mines as good as those of Mexico. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Peace, with its destructive transgressions against Nature, kills in less time a far greater number of defenceless babes and children, by slow and more or less torturing forms of disease. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z Her occupation left the whole of her young bosom quite defenceless had there been a pair of arms to pass about it, and the soft look she gave him was a double provocation. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z And all power of achieving that seemed taken from him; he felt himself an impotent atom, unable to order the workings of his own brain, defenceless against any thoughts that might assault him. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Dogs have also been known to cause both amusement and consternation by leaping upon the stage to rescue the defenceless characters of the melodrama from the hands of the heavy villain of the play. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The poor Indians were defenceless and totally unprepared. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z As soon as there was sufficient depth of water on the rock they would be absolutely defenceless against the monster's hungry jaws. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z The defenceless Spaniards were relentlessly assailed by the infuriate mob which was let loose upon them by the insurgent chiefs. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z This knowledge cheered and comforted her greatly, for she felt less defenceless and lonely in the dreary forest. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z She did hope he was not one of those gay old gentlemen who were worse than the young ones in their pursuit of defenceless girls. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z The Order had agreed with the Spanish government not to put any arms into the hands of the Indians, so the latter were defenceless against the Paulistas, who attacked musket in hand. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Of all kinds of beauty, and of all forms of fascination, that which found the girl most defenceless was harmony in sound. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z One was holding the canvas down with hands and feet, while the other, knife in hand, was raining furious blows upon the defenceless and sleeping men pinned beneath. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z They looked upon the man with pity, and said that one so beautiful and full of wisdom should not be left defenceless at the mercy of the inferior animals. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z There could be no organized opposition to their progress,4 and Paris, Later operations. if not so defenceless as in 1814, was more populous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z In her position as the weaker, woman has accustomed herself to lying, but she is no longer so defenceless as to need this. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z He had always had to argue with Judith, and many a time he had found that her subtle feminine wit was capable of extricating herself from what he considered a defenceless position. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z In this defenceless state his enemies made sure of him, but they miscalculated his resources. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z France was in fact defenceless, and the opportunity existed for the military promenade to Paris that the allied statesmen had imagined in 1792. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Black delights to kill black, whether the victim be man, woman, or child, and no matter how defenceless. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z There were soon found those in the town, who said that this had been an undignified mode of proceeding against two defenceless women. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z By heavens, now, there may be occasion erelong to tame some one's proud spirit, but not the spirit of a defenceless young maid—marry, that is work fit only for parsons. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z His sword having been beaten from his grasp by Fawkes, and his dagger wrested from him by Keyes, he was utterly defenceless. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z She was quite defenceless against the things they accused her of, as she did not know what they were. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z “If these well-armed men were slain by the defenceless villagers, how terrible must the wrongs have been which called for such desperate reprisals!” The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z With a due regard to my good cause, and my defenceless condition, compared with that of an unfettered opponent, I gave the short reply—"that my conscience forbade me to satisfy such queries." John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z The success of his forces against these defenceless mountaineers led him to imagine that his arms were invincible. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z And over my defenceless head the affair was settled. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z Oliver leaps between, fastens his gaze upon the infuriated face, holds out his defenceless arms, and saves his father's life. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z They have left their own camp defenceless, to show how brave they are. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z I cannot worship “God,” for “God” is the fiend whose image was stamped into my mind in its most plastic, most defenceless period. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z I was not treated as any English subject, however poor and defenceless, ought to expect; far otherwise, indeed. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z I could hardly keep my feet, and struggled, step by step, head down, almost defenceless in the face of the storm. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z When the blacks satisfied themselves that they had nothing to fear they burst out into a loud laugh of derision, and crowded towards the defenceless garrison in a menacing and mocking attitude. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z He plunged his dagger into the young man's defenceless side, and Phradates sank to the floor. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z In 1173, it was reduced to ashes; and in the following year, Earl Duncan marched to the place, and butchered its defenceless inhabitants. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z What is a defenceless woman, though a queen, opposed to a despotic and powerful king? Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z We can easily make Fort Abraham Lincoln in four days; but, by doing so, we leave all the great stretch of country to the south open to the hostiles, and the Black Hills settlements defenceless. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z "I'll teach you—to shy stones—at a—poor defenceless—cat," gasped Cyril, hitting out right and left, his face scarlet, and his hair all ruffled. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Is there no end, then, she cried, to the evils of defenceless female youth? The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z I had let Mr. Saltus turn himself out of the house when we were in Los Angeles because a principle was involved and the life of a defenceless animal jeopardized. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z A few defenceless redoubts of no farther importance since the capture of the strong and large redoubt of St. Loup, which alone cut off the town's communication with the Sologne and Berry. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Steinheil had poisoned the victims and afterwards strangled them, when they were quite defenceless! My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z God has punished," said Pan Serafin; "for you threatened me, as a defenceless old man, with the passion of your son. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z The following morning but too clearly justified her apprehensive prognostics, of the improprieties to which her defenceless state made her liable. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z These, there can be no doubt, were the first acts of war on the part of Germany against Russia—the slaughter of unarmed and defenceless people. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Each pasha led a whole army, which alone would have sufficed to overrun the defenceless Commonwealth. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The more timid, like Edith, had recovered from their fear that the Spanish fleet would pounce down upon the defenceless inhabitants of the North Shore. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z God alone knows what is coming upon Tryon County from the North,—what evil is breeding there,—what sinister forces are gathering to overwhelm these defenceless settlements. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z The king himself tried to restrain the slaughter; some horsemen, still living, threw themselves on their knees, and raising their defenceless hands, begged for their lives. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z How awful to think, to see, that such a woman as Athena Maule, so kind, so gentle, so generous, so—so lovely and so defenceless, was subject to this young man's insolence. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z On the other side of the Dniester lay the defenceless Commonwealth, which those countless armies were to cover like a deluge, or devour like a flame. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z A defenceless girl who had been sent down from the North as teacher of the freedmen's school, had been dragged from her bed at midnight and brutally whipped by some cowardly ruffians. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z "Imaginary obligation!" said I scornfully, yet admiring the independence which, naked and defenceless, prefers to spin its own raiment rather than accept the divided cloak of charity. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z A regiment of Finns, who had come first, fell savagely on the defenceless peasants. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z It was that perhaps which made her look so young, so placid—so defenceless. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z Two mighty giants were preparing, like the ogres in the fairy tales, to eat up the defenceless population. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Comfort the defenceless women and children in their oppression. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z At this time, Franklin was eager to retaliate the destruction and suffering wantonly inflicted upon some of the defenceless seacoast towns of America by the British. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z There he was finished by an armed man whom he had called out in a duel, here by a defenceless prisoner whom he had in his hand. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z She felt suddenly defenceless against a form of attack she had not expected from her friend. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z I am defenceless; and they enjoy my authority, possess themselves of my revenues, and hold out to me the points of their swords. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z This notice was to the effect that where troops were caught in the act of burning houses, and carrying off defenceless women and children, those troops would be shot. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z The barbarities practiced on the defenceless prisoners by this man stand unparalleled in the history of war. Journal of Dr. Elias Cornelius, a Revolutionary Surgeon 2011-08-12T02:00:23.570Z Along the whole track of Sherman’s army traces remain of the cruelty and inhumanity practiced on the aged and the defenceless. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z The apparently defenceless martins and swallows in this way dwell in some amount of security. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Behind was the gun—Allerdyce's gun—and beyond that the open defenceless port, the waiting men clewed there by their duty—and the girls! A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z They were made the persecutors of defenceless women and children. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z "A man acting thus by a poor defenceless girl dishonours himself, and ought to be dealt with accordingly." For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Butler carried on war on civilians and against defenceless women. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z Every day we used to hear of fresh crimes committed by them upon poor defenceless creatures. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z Do you think I shall murder a defenceless woman? be composed, I shall not slay thee.... Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z An abyss yawned on every hand, a black abyss in which stirred, all unseen, a threat so overwhelming that the victim remained passive, defenceless; waiting, waiting for the final crushing torture. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Vincenz' sharp and prominent cheek bones became white spots on his yellow face; he looked almost like the vulture, glancing sideways at Wally, as at some defenceless prey. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Soldiers! if you are soldiers, why don’t you stand and fight the savage wolves that are coming upon us defenceless women and children?” The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z There they stood, the two of them alone, a blind man and a defenceless child; but they feared nothing, they had each other and they asked for nothing more. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z Now, those two persons were defenceless prisoners, and the Governor of the State had pledged to them safe conduct to the jail and before the court. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z If ever a poor defenceless woman went through an earthly hell, you did. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z "But, my dear," said I, "what am I to do in my present defenceless state of clothing, if he should take to pecking?" Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z A system of torture was practiced toward a weak, unarmed, and defenceless people which, as far as I know and believe, was universal throughout the whole course of that invading army. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z This fact, presented in its extreme form of the appalling cruelty of the prosperous, and the heart-rending suffering of the defenceless, forms the problem of his most tremendous drama. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z The enemy of the weak and defenceless brother he must resist. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z That which escaped the eyes thrust itself upon defenceless ear. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z His noble mind could scarcely conceive of that malignity which could trample upon a solitary and defenceless individual, placed by accident in the hands of numerous personal enemies. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z All resistance would have been worse than useless, so, finding himself perfectly defenceless, he had no choice but to "stand and deliver." Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z He could not carry her away,--he dared not leave the defenceless woman to the insults of the mob. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z "Why else hit this vulnerable, defenceless and seated, small, weak man so many times about the face and body?" Man 'attacked friend over grudge' 2011-07-11T18:00:18Z But Martin took no companions with him, and with no weapon but the cross, he climbed the mountain roads defenceless and alone. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z This tribe felt hostile to all the settlers on the outskirts of Missouri and Arkansas, and were open robbers and plunderers of all the whites who fell defenceless into their hands. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z But the large bucks have their horns hard now, and will shed them in the winter, and so be defenceless during the time when the snow lies thickest. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z Deluded people," cried Johannes, beside himself with indignation, "is there nothing sacred from your frantic rage,--neither a defenceless girl nor the gray head of your teacher? Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z This is no place of execution, sir king," he said, warmly; "and you are no executioner, to slay a defenceless prisoner. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z And canst thou believe that I would live when all my dear ones have been slain by thee, thou cruel coward, slayer of defenceless women and unarmed men?' In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z In order not to awaken suspicion by his bold enterprise he had taken off his sword in the corpse-chamber, and was entirely defenceless. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z The harrying of the frontiers.—With the defeat of Braddock, the frontiers of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia were left almost defenceless. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Behind them lay the mangled remains of their unoffending and defenceless victims, slaughtered in cold blood; but then these were heathens and infidels, and to slay such was a meritorious act. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Here he is a guest, and defenceless, and the privileges of the Dane-court protect him. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z With a generous man, her defenceless position would have ensured her safety. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z Oh, he didn’t know how to use his fists, and the poor devil was absolutely defenceless. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z For perverted men will use this absolute power to abuse the defenceless, rather than protect them; and abuse of power inevitably leads to the contempt of its victim. Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity 2011-07-04T02:00:24.763Z With howls of delight, a dozen barbarians started to find some fresh victims, and the defenceless wretches were butchered as they grovelled on the ground and shrieked for mercy. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Their sympathy made them live, not with me, but with the defenceless child who at any moment might be murdered off-stage by the cruel father.” Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z And meanwhile Hania, that mild, defenceless creature, was among us, like a dove among birds of prey. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z A defenceless woman, alone, lost, in that savage mountain solitude, with night coming on, and that woman Hilda Clive. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z In this defenceless, deplorable condition I lay closely imprisoned three years, being never allowed to step my foot on the ground after the first four months. Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity 2011-07-04T02:00:24.763Z But, having warred for the Britons, and fought side by side with them against the Scots, they soon perceived how defenceless was the land. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z Go not defenceless thus; think on thy safety, See, yonder porch opes to the armoury; There coats of mailed proof, falchions, and casques, And all the glittering implements of war, Stand terribly arrang'd. The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z If the American people themselves are groaning under this very sort of thing, and apparently unable to help themselves, what is the a priori probability as to our voteless and therefore defenceless little brown brother. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Finally, all the forts labour under the disadvantage of being utterly defenceless on the land side. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z That’s so—you are in a bad case, truly—I must say, I never before knew that any one under our government was so utterly defenceless as you are. Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity 2011-07-04T02:00:24.763Z He could scarcely credit his senses, seeing the usually deliberate and self-possessed Rollo about to kill a defenceless German officer. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z Gus Talbot considered it high sport to assail a defenceless and outnumbered adversary. Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z If proclivities and predilections in favor of affording decent protection to the lives and property of defenceless people by properly garrisoning their towns constitutes lack of kindness, then the Ide rebuke was well taken. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z The Algerians used no-warning bomb attacks and were ruthless in hunting down agents of the French government - and anyone suspected of collaborating with them - when they were at their most defenceless. Battle for Algiers 2011-06-10T18:33:43Z Could these defenceless States resort to any other means of self-defence from the usurpation of the powerful States than that of secession? Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity 2011-07-04T02:00:24.763Z The man in front had succeeded in regaining control over his less startled horse and, lance in rest, bore down upon the defenceless motor-cyclist. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z Do you never pity the defenceless son of earth? The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z In other words, he knew that preventable sacrifice of life of defenceless people was going on, and that he could put a stop to it any time he saw fit. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z These poor defenceless creatures were immediately fired upon, stabbed, and hatcheted to death! Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z And for unreasonable, and inhuman, and criminal acts, the appropriate drapery is, insane acts; and an usurpation of human rights and an abuse of power over the defenceless, is appropriately clothed by the term, Despotism. Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity 2011-07-04T02:00:24.763Z To be alone argued a state more defenceless and perilous than to be attended by me. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z I am defenceless now, but I shall find a Time. The Stolen Heiress or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted 2011-05-31T02:00:34.090Z I only recollect I am a daughter, A poor, defenceless, helpless, wretched daughter! The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z During the trial his line of defence had been insanity—the defence of the defenceless, the forlorn hope of the hopeless. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z Would not this state of the Union endanger the rights of the defenceless ones? and endanger the Union also? Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity 2011-07-04T02:00:24.763Z He chose his time well, when they were defenceless, dear lambs! Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z It establishes unholy relations between the possessor and the spirit world which render him defenceless against spells and enchantments. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z And then the Mongols turned upon them, as was their wont, and poured a perfect storm of arrows upon the defenceless troopers. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z Notwithstanding all the early reverses of the war, France was too rich in resources to find herself as yet by any means defenceless. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z The faithful daughter cannot brook the summer sun should rise Upon the poor defenceless head, grey hair, and lifeless eyes. Great Englishwomen An Historical Reading Book for Schools 2011-05-23T02:00:09.167Z Norwich had, therefore, on Wednesday morning fallen into the hands of the German cavalry, utterly defenceless. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z Upon the lips of the Queen there is almost a smile, a thought of disdain, for the outrages of men upon a solitary and defenceless woman. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z And his nostrils curled as he bent his defenceless head over that of the boy, and pressed a little harder with his thumbs. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Modern history affords no precedent for the sufferings that have been inflicted on the defenceless and non-combatant population in the territory that has been in German military occupation. The Great War and How It Arose 2011-05-16T02:00:18.923Z If thou succeed better than us, well, then we may copy thy methods; but here we will have no slaying of defenceless women and children. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z By eleven o'clock the stations were crowded by women and children sent by the men away into the country—anywhere from the doomed and defenceless city. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z How easy it is for him to wound, to insult a poor, defenceless girl, whose only fault is that she loves him! White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z The enemy has taken us by surprise, defenceless. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z They have done this in the case of neutral as well as of British vessels, and a number of non-combatant and innocent lives, unarmed and defenceless, have been destroyed in this way. The Great War and How It Arose 2011-05-16T02:00:18.923Z You assault defenceless women, do you, you undersized little imp? The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z But worst of all, the awful truth with which London was now face to face was that the metropolis was absolutely defenceless. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z As against an enemy with modern artillery, I thought it to be hopelessly defenceless. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z When sufficiently near, the disguised Spaniards drew their swords, and cut right and left amongst the defenceless mob. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Shall we have no charity, then? and when a man lies dead and defenceless, shall not warfare cease? From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z But own that, when before his victor brand He stretched defenceless all the humbled land, It then was Edward's voice that stemmed the tide, And Guzman only for his treason died. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z They could no longer claim the firstborn of men, nor require that the worshipper should enter their presence naked and defenceless. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Finally, by a strong and sudden stroke, he shivered his sword to his hand and left him defenceless. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z No longer do the Germans openly insult and knock prisoners about to the same extent, except in out of the way places and when they have a particularly cowed and defenceless lot to deal with. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z We Spaniards have a nobler and more arduous task before us than that of slaying a defenceless foe. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z Of this weakness I took advantage; and assured him, that if he would never more go to war with such poor defenceless people, I would cure him. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z I felt sad at the prospect of being soon called upon to aid in the slaughter of defenceless people—of women and children—for around me there was no other anticipation. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Yet”—Mr. Braithwait looked Mr. Graham quietly in the eye—“yet I am not entirely defenceless.” McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z The heroes who subdued the New World, massacred innocent and helpless babes, murdered peaceable and defenceless Indians, and committed the most inhuman barbarities! Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z More than once already he had been visited by the notion that he was behaving like a brute, that he was bullying a defenceless thing. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z There is no other tribe in the whole of Africa that is as defenceless as the poor Ochori. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z These poor defenceless Creatures were immediately fired upon, stabbed, and hatcheted to Death! Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z At last they let out a lion at him and when the defenceless hero began to flee it turned out that not a lion was chasing him, but a pig in a lion’s skin. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z The chattering crowd, bright and defenceless as flowers, made at Sneyd a picture at once gay and pathetic. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z The native looked at Stefan, made an imploring gesture, and showed that he was defenceless. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Throughout all the classes of animals, those which feed on flesh are armed with poisonous fangs, or talons, or beaks, or other formidable weapons, while the vegetable feeders are usually in a great measure defenceless. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z "She gave him quite a scratch, she was not defenceless," said Barbara Alexandrovna, while she sat down and closed her umbrella. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z I understand that ye show great kindness to weak and defenceless shades by caring for them in this manner. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Elated by their success in killing the defenceless townsfolk of unprotected towns, the Germans now prepared for another dash across the North Sea. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Love urged him to vindicate the honour of this defenceless woman, but wisdom said, "If you love her, you will be silent." The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z But, with a feeling of perfect helplessness and internal indignation, Giulia stood defenceless before the raging mob. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z The defenceless wretch was subsequently pursued by thirty Amhára horsemen, but escaped unscathed on foot into the forest, under a shower of their Christian lances. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Finding me defenceless and you gone, he might have spared me. The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z He remembered those bombs dropped upon the defenceless civil population of Barborough. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z It begins:— O my country, I see the walls, the arches, The columns, the statues, the defenceless towers Of our forefathers, But the glory I do not see. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z He had fought staunchly, and although he had perhaps violated the laws of war on several occasions, his sins were forgiven him because he had been merciful to the defenceless and the captive. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z There’s a million islands out there of one kind or another, and as defenceless as a two-weeks’-old infant. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z My mother and sisters were defenceless and helpless; I was but a schoolboy. Roger Davis, Loyalist 2011-02-17T03:00:22.690Z Men thought that the unsettled state of France made war probable, and they were alarmed at the defenceless condition of England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Discontented with their habitation, and pressed by wilder Barbarians behind them, they were glad to take advantage of the defenceless condition of Italy. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Ingraham's concern for the "most defenceless" people in our society may well be genuine. The Right Word: The world turned upside down 2011-02-11T18:10:47Z Nor is Toronto much safer: from its low situation, and the want of any commanding height in the neighbourhood, it is nearly defenceless. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z If so, they will be proceeding in single file through the forest, in search of the nests of a defenceless vegetable-feeding ant of the genus Formica. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z No soldier has a right to put a defenceless man to death for revenge. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z The Papacy broke the ties that bound it to the Empire; then, finding itself defenceless before the Lombards, made an alliance with the Franks, who invaded Italy and overthrew the Lombards. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z "Hope that you are here to protect a lone and defenceless wayfarer from danger," she answered him. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout 2011-02-07T03:00:22.570Z No conquered States pay ransom with the wholesale confiscation of the lands of private individuals; that is a price which is only exacted from the disorganised and the defenceless. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z In either case they will attack any creature that chances in their way,—man himself as readily as the most defenceless animal. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z It happened that the others had wandered a little way from her, and the poor damsel, left defenceless, cried out for help. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z Therefore, when the Papacy had cut loose from the Empire and saw itself defenceless against the Lombards, it had no alternative but to seek help from the Franks. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z You, so defenceless!—you, whom he has confided to me! The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z It showed that I had money, and I was practically defenceless while feeling in my pockets. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z It lies uneasily in its territory, it is ill-shaped, it has unreal boundary-lines, deficient communication between its principal points, or defenceless or turbulent neighbours. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z Enough indeed," she said more calmly; "the brain that could devise and carry out such infamy in cold blood is not like to be influenced by a defenceless woman's tears. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z The claim was made that the Alabama waged warfare exclusively upon defenceless merchantmen, and therefore was not entitled to be considered as a vessel of war. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z This, he contends, should ever be the object of satire, because a man must not war against the defenceless and dead. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z By repeated discharges upon these they gradually expend this marvellous force; after which, being defenceless, they become timid, and approach the edge for shelter, when they fall an easy prey to the harpoon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z But you shall see now that I know how a man must act when a defenceless girl is being insulted in his presence. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z She thought, I could see, that I was practising a repulsive parsimony on defenceless guests. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z Casino operations may well oil the wheels of global investment, but they must be detached from serving a public and a nation that is defenceless against their gross abuse. Our protection from banks? A pile of ordure called Merlin 2011-01-25T20:00:12Z The two strangers evidently had no suspicion of the storm about to burst over their defenceless heads; on the contrary, they seemed entirely unsuspicious of danger, and very much at their ease. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z I have a right to know of what you accuse me, what you think gives you the right to speak slighting words to a poor, defenceless girl. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z His sister Hannah, 11, was there too, showing solidarity with those whose businesses and homes were defenceless against the surging brown floodwater that invaded Brisbane's low-lying areas. 'Blitz spirit' 2011-01-15T16:25:24Z "Against such words I am defenceless," said Egon, who had approached the beautiful animal and was gently stroking its back, but who now retired. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z They fired at him, notwithstanding his defenceless situation, and one ball piercing his right hand inflicted a wound, but not a mortal one, in his side. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z This was a mindless and brutal attack on a defenceless man. Appeal to trace veteran attackers 2011-01-06T07:45:48Z There could scarcely be a more dreadful situation than that of the crew of this defenceless merchant ship, which had fallen into the hands of men whose bad passions were inflamed by national hatred. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z I was perfectly defenceless without them, and did not know at what moment an enemy’s ship might look in upon me. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z What do you mean by pursuing a defenceless maiden? Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z After that evening he had her completely in his power—defenceless, without a will of her own, at the mercy of his wishes and whims. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z And she felt that her house, that roomy house of hers, was small and unduly open and defenceless against the vast Indian night, which could enter from every side. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z However reckless they had been in going to war, they had had sufficient moral discipline to refrain from the wanton injury of defenceless persons. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Is it by empty mandates that we can hope to conquer our enemies and save our defenceless frontiers from butchery and devastation? Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z He had hardly raised it in the air when a tremendous blow fell upon the blade close to the hilt, the sword snapped in two, and the captain was defenceless. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z She felt she was worthless because she was defenceless. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z And yet he himself was entirely defenceless except for his ox-whip. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z "Your cowardice, your threats and insults, your persecution of a creature quite defenceless and heart-broken, and with no one near to help her——" Her voice faltered. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z The horrid butcheries perpetrating on our defenceless fellow-citizens near Fort Stoddard cannot fail to excite in every bosom a spirit of revenge. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z "It's hits on defenceless players that we are all trying to cut back on or at least see those minimized as much as possible," said Brees, the MVP of last season's Super Bowl. Longer season carries injury risks: NFL players 2010-11-24T00:06:00Z But never in her life had she seemed so defenceless as at that moment. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z I'd suggest that was cowardly because its easy to attack a defenceless pub. The hooligan problem and football violence that just won't go away 2010-08-22T00:13:00Z After decades without infection, most of the world’s wheat crop was defenceless. Wheat rust and world farming: Rust in the bread basket 2010-07-01T11:08:00Z |
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