| 单词 | discountenance |
| 例句 | “In a siege,” said Dr. Trefusis, “time’s passage is itself an event, and one of the keenest weapons of assault. You appear discountenanced.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But when Hamilton pleaded a second time, Reverend Moore agreed, provided that if he lived, Hamilton would “employ all your influence in society to discountenance this barbarous custom.” After the Broadway Show, a Trip to Hamilton’s Grave 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z He may be ever so cultured or refined; indeed, he may even be attractive, still he is discountenanced simply on account of the accident of color.” Perspective | In 1896, Black intellectuals criticized The Post’s coverage of race 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z We cannot stop it, but we can speak against it and write it down, and discountenance it in every possible way, as we are all bound to do. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z Emancipation, in spite of harsh laws passed to discountenance it, had rapidly gone on. Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War 2012-04-04T02:01:00.923Z As to indecency, in proportion as it is flagrant is the shock and resentment against it; and as vanity is the source of indecency, so the universal discountenance and shame is its most effectual antidote. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z You seemed, sir, to discountenance feelings as not agreeable to sober, rational worship; but, if I am not mistaken, reason by no means clashes with feelings of various sorts in religion. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z The morbid dwelling of the mind of the Negro on anticipated worlds must be discountenanced; a more rounded view of religion inculcated. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z I hope, however, what I have said in this last page will not discountenance those worthy characters who are employed in opening the book of knowledge to the eyes of the ignorant. 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 nocturnal assemblies for the celebration of these mysteries were but too often scenes of vice and debauchery, and they were discountenanced by all good governments. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z This was sufficiently plain in connection with what had gone before it, and she waited in tense suspense to see whether her father would discountenance it, though she felt that he would not do so. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Not only are negro preachers thus discountenanced, unless they are the abject tools of the slaveholders, but only a certain class of white teachers are allowed. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z Betting, excepting for the smallest stakes, is discountenanced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z At that his jaw dropped a little, and he stared at me utterly discountenanced that I should be so plain with him. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Its grand object is the discountenance of blasphemy, impurity and all the vices to which poor human nature are addicted. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z And in order to promote industry and the peace and welfare of the citizens of Oregon, this government must be prepared to discountenance indolence, and check vice in the bud. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z I repeat what I have already stated, that it is the existence of natural assemblages which that scheme would, if it were practicable, discountenance. On the Variation of Species, with Especial Reference to the Insecta ; Followed by an Inquiry into the Nature of Genera 2012-01-17T03:00:21.933Z Although the clergy had at first taken part in these ceremonials, and presided over them in church, they came in time to discountenance them. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z A strongly puritanical tone, too, was observable in certain influential circles, and the clergy frequently discountenanced and condemned the poor efforts at relaxation made by officers and their wives. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z Instead of discountenancing the attacks of my acquaintance by calm and steady opposition, I invited them by feeble defence; or at best, parried them with a playfulness which authorised their repetition. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z His policy, however, of discountenancing military trials and conciliating the conquered did not meet with approval at Washington, and he was at his own request transferred. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Is every improvement, which thus produces a slight partial injury, to be discountenanced, because of this inevitable condition which we find at every step in the march of society? Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Although Schopenhauer discountenanced the attempt to connect a philosophers biography with his work, something has to be said about his character, since this has been dwelt on to his disadvantage by opponents. Schopenhauer 2011-12-14T03:00:15.367Z This circumstance certainly discountenances the theory of Edward Gilbert’s exalted parentage. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z It is one of the absurd vagaries of the profession to discountenance the practice I have described, but I wish, for my part, I had never done anything worse or more dangerous. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Fox discountenanced it, though he did not directly condemn it; but Grey was overborne by the fierce Jacobinism of Lauderdale, and avowed himself the parliamentary mouthpiece of this dangerous 587 agitation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z His invention was discountenanced, upon the plea that it would deprive the industrious poor of their subsistence. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z His joy at seeing her was discountenanced by his fear for her; and he was afraid of her. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z He had never known Prudence so amenable before; her attitude discountenanced him slightly. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z On the whole, however, I am bound to admit that Mohammed disapproves of and discountenances violence in religion. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z It had taken them up; it could not afford to discountenance them for the single fault of a reduced income. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The great then could discountenance an invention, because its application was limited to themselves. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Upon principle, he discountenanced wastefulness, but he used his money with an enlightened liberality, freely expending it for all useful and proper purposes, and contributing bountifully to all public enterprises. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z Civilisation, foreshadowing evolutionary ideals, discountenances, the fighting female. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z He was forced to discountenance publicly those who murmured at his confinement, or to arrest the leading conspirators for his deliverance. 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 Her talk made you think of a railway that is all broken up with d�p�ts, none of which the engine discountenances. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z His minion will be discountenanced with the master, and thine opportunity is made. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z She was not discountenanced when she saw us; nor would she even allow me to leave them, but told Ariston what she had to say simply and in a few words. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z To prove-27- that he discountenanced making defence against the Indians, his opponents offer the testimony of certain village officials, whose affidavits prove only that Sir Edmund probably had read Shakespeare. A Memoir of Sir Edmund Andros, Knt., Governor of New England, New York and Virginia, &c., &c. 2011-10-19T02:00:19.497Z The necessities and cupidity of the early settlers in so vast a region rendered this necessary perhaps, though it was promptly discountenanced but never successfully suppressed by the Spanish crown. 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 Audacity of speculation when unaccompanied by practical piety was discountenanced, and in flagrant instances rebuked. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z When others would have suppressed the latter's work by force, Neander, discountenancing such carnal weapons, boldly and mercilessly met his heresies by the issue of his own "Life of Christ." Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Have you any record of the fact, that the church ever discountenanced the destruction of heretics? Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z The laws of Moses certainly discountenance the lending of money at interest. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Now, if this account of American revival meetings be correct, they must be a very great evil, and ought to be entirely discountenanced by Christians. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 2011-10-03T02:00:25.363Z For this reason no account of the "credo" can be given, all fixed expressions of views being discountenanced as premature, and therefore irrational. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z In vain the government sought to put it down by making liberal concessions, in vain they applied to Pius IX. to discountenance it. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z The Smallweeds had strengthened themselves in their practical character, discarded all amusements, discountenanced all storybooks, fairy tales, fictions, and fables, and banished all levities whatsoever. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z In this Great House, destined to become a tavern, lived Governor Winthrop when he announced his famous discountenance of health-drinking at the tables and in public places. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z One would be tempted to talk too much here—to discountenance the performance. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z The habit of discountenancing passion may have been fostered in a school like this. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Let the indulged and addressing ministers advert to this: and consider, whether or not the truly tender have reason to discountenance them, while they continue in their palpable defection. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z The above fact is no proof, as Chalmers alleges, that Murray was connected with the conspirators; but it shows, that whatever his own suspicions or belief were, he did not choose to discountenance Bothwell. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z Yet Winthrop took care not to rebuke the Constable in public lest he “discourage and discountenance an honest officer.” Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z If the introduction, then, of foreign capital 247 be discountenanced and discouraged, the American moneylender may fix his own rate anywhere from five to twelve per cent. per annum. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z The proper condemnation of persecution is, that it is an illegitimate opposition which is sure to be discountenanced as men become manly and refined. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z Next, an army being raised, according to these unhallowed resolutions, and the Lord putting remarkable discountenance upon them in their attemptings at home, as was manifest in their attemptings at Torwood, &c. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z That this system would prove effectual may be safely argued from the fact that, wherever the Gentiles now live in any number, there polygamy is discountenanced and is on the decline. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z Not because its introduction suggests something higher and shames or discountenances the observances of life. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z They discountenanced the open expressions of discontent, advised submission to law, and preached the duty of strict religious observance as the proper preparation, on their part, for the providential advent of the Son of Man. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z So much is it out of the popular drift that while a state was voting over-whelmingly for constitutional prohibition the measure was discountenanced by both of its senators. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z A king of course can do no wrong; but amongst people of lower degree the habit should be discountenanced, both on the score of expense, and of decency. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z And your discountenancing him will not make a particle of difference. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z The chief engineer of the district having estimated the expense at 36,750 rubles, the scheme was discountenanced by the ministry, and the bridge remained unbuilt for four years. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Normal faults are so called because they are more generally prevalent than the other type; they are sometimes designated “drop” or “gravity” faults, but these are misleading expressions and should be discountenanced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Even Latimer himself was discountenanced for his apostolical freedoms, by inveighing against the gentry, who sent their sons to college, instead of educating them at home for the church. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z He was discountenanced, not quite knowing whether he ought to be offended, but we had a good laugh over it together in the end. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z The building of such obstructions acted as a safety-valve to the excited populace, therefore he rather encouraged than discountenanced it. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z He strongly discountenanced the literary practice of revamping ancient themes, believing with Ibsen that modern writers should impart their ideas through the medium of modern life. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z The “Brethren” disapprove of any association of Christians for any purpose whatever, whether civil or religious, and therefore discountenance all Sunday School, Bible, Missionary, or even purely Benevolent, Societies. Christian Sects in the Nineteenth Century 2011-05-17T02:00:19.317Z I must tell you at this point, that, even before the Cornishman's coming, her own selection had been barely tolerated by the Home Authorities; now, in the glare of Poltwhistle's thousands, it was discountenanced altogether. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z In the beginning she was inclined to discountenance sundry ways and habits George favoured. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Such contractions as "Mr. Bob Blake" or "Mr. R. Walter Blake" are discountenanced by good society. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z Its ultimate redemption was made certain, and the further practice of funding successfully discountenanced. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z Her attempt to discountenance him with a stony stare combined rather pitifully with the outraged decorum and flush of fright on her face. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z There was some talk of celebrating the occasion, but both Matsumoto, Director of the Board of Railways, and I discountenanced the idea, because three thousand miles of railway were nothing compared with other advanced countries. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z It was, of course, not difficult for him to show that the clergy had acted wisely in discountenancing an insurrection of the success of which there had never been even the most remote possibility. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z The use of perfumes for men's stationery is entirely discountenanced. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z Dear Brother, I like your ballad, and think it well adapted for your purpose of discountenancing expensive foppery, and encouraging industry and frugality. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Respectable young men, charged to discountenance riotous abuse, began to join the procession at its outset, and this element was continually augmented. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z I may also add that under the new Imperial régime Kataki-uchi has been totally discountenanced by law. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z New democracy discountenances this process of addition, and insists on the discovery of detailed means and methods by which the different wills of a neighbourhood entity may grow into one common collective will. Freedom Through Disobedience 2011-02-23T03:00:32.987Z Lentils, recommended warmly by most books, are discountenanced by two because they make you fat. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z Although they discountenanced her visits to the place, they were unable to restrain them, for they did not wish to lay any violent commands upon her. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z The same explanation avails for passages like those in St. Athanasius and Theodoret, in which the worship of Angels is discountenanced. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z If any of them lacked this faculty he admonished him not to compose and discountenanced even his sons from attempting to write until they had first given evidence of genuine musical gifts. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z So again the period of impregnation has been thought to be the efficient cause; but recent observations discountenance this belief. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z We must take it upon ourselves to discountenance the town gossip wherever we hear it, always taking care that the young man learns nothing of the rumours concerning him. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z Letters were forged and printed in England, purporting to give Irish news; discountenanced by parliament, they still mark the first experiment to appeal in this way to London on the Irish question. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z Nevertheless, it appears certain that this is not, and cannot be, the truth; indeed, historians of all shades equally discountenance the idea. What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence 2011-01-03T03:01:06.770Z I shall always wish to see you clothed decently and becoming your station; but I shall ever discountenance extravagance or foppishness in your dress. Dorothy Payne, Quakeress A Side-Light upon the Career of 'Dolly' Madison 2010-12-20T17:12:10.847Z But these tarrings and featherings, this breaking open houses by rude and insolent rabble in resentment for private wrongs, or in pursuance of private prejudices and passions, must be discountenanced. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams The term antinomian has since been applied to all doctrines and practices which seem to contemn or discountenance strict moral obligations. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The prevailing sentiment was emphatically in favor of religion; and if a small number were not themselves professing Christians, they were, at least, disposed in most cases to be moral, and to discountenance flagrant vices. The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I He stood at fault and stammered, discountenanced, an intruder requiring excuse. The Unknown Sea Duels, brawls, assassinations, have nearly been discontinued, and even war in some measure discountenanced, before the law duly recognises the sacredness of human life. How to Observe Morals and Manners He understood, he said, that the voice of the swearer was scarcely heard; that the Sabbath was well observed, and all immoralities discountenanced. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Both governments replied that the miscreants were private individuals and criminals for whose actions their government, however seriously it discountenanced them, was by no means responsible. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The laws uniformly discountenanced revenge, retaliation, the punishment of one crime by another, and permitted capital punishment only in the last resort and in ultimate default of every other form of redress. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" I ought, long ago, to have discountenanced her close application to it, that she might have had more time for other things, I mean for intellectual culture. The Children of the World That it did not do so was largely due to the influence of Aristotle, who discountenanced the theory, and insisted that the earth is the centre of the universe. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy A keeper or beater should never be encouraged in, or allowed to 'duck' or stoop; the practice is a bad one, and should be for ever discountenanced. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular However much our Government might discountenance it, nothing could be done to prevent it, not even if English guarda costas were stationed round the whole eleven hundred miles of Spanish coast. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 For this last reason the marriage of a twice-born man with a Śūdra woman is altogether discountenanced by some of the later law books. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" I must beg, therefore, that, if the rumor be true, you use all practicable means, even to the use of your parental authority, in discountenancing and forbidding such intimacy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 According to the mayor's admission before the committee, he had been cognizant of attempts to enlist tories and corrupt Washington's guards, though he declared that he had discountenanced them. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Papal indulgences and relics were hawked about chiefly by friars, though these practices were discountenanced by the bishops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Humanity to animals is another virtue, and cruelty is openly discountenanced in the streets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" To add to their troubles they were refused supplies from Jamaica, King William having sent instructions to the Colonial Governors to discountenance the colony in every way. The West Indies and the Spanish Main When the Arians, however, finding the second form more consistent with their views, adopted it persistently and exclusively, its use was naturally discountenanced by the Catholics, and the other form became the symbol of orthodoxy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Since its colonisation by Europeans they have been discountenanced. A Problem in Modern Ethics being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion, addressed especially to Medical Psychologists and Jurists With the insidious purpose of making him odious to the clergy, who discountenanced divorce and second marriage, Irene encouraged him to put away his wife, Maria, and marry Theodota. Women of Early Christianity Slave-holding, no longer practised or justified by the church, but discountenanced, could not long retain its foothold in the State. Three Prize Essays on American Slavery Already the English buccaneers had been somewhat discountenanced by the home government, although they were generally encouraged by the colonies, especially Jamaica, which derived considerable advantage from their sales of booty. The West Indies and the Spanish Main A good cause is often discountenanced and rendered futile by reason of the ignorance or wickedness of those who have been prominent in its advocacy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 I have done all I could to discountenance them; but even in the Vatican, my dear Michel, there are men who fancy we are living in the sixteenth century. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Also the Roman law strongly discountenanced plurality in marriage. Women of Early Christianity It was probably not this conception of the marriage relation so much as the influence of Christianity which led More to discountenance community of wives in Utopia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" On two occasions Sir Henry Morgan became acting Governor of Jamaica, and in that capacity did his best to discountenance buccaneering. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Caste is imperious and imperative, though it is strictly discountenanced by the religion of the people, and especially so by the English government, which does not fail to exercise its influence against it. The Pearl of India Fortune shall no longer appropriate distinctions, but Nature direct us in the disposition both of respect and discountenance. The Tatler, Volume 3 In the tapu grove he found one fellow stealing breadfruit, cheerful and impudent as a street arab; and it was only on a menace of exposure that he showed himself the least discountenanced. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Moses sat down on a point of rock, and looked on the ground discountenanced. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine Having received orders to discountenance them, the Governor of Jamaica deputed Colonel Cary to report on the matter. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Thus they disapproved of Euripides permitting his characters to indulge in any sceptical reflections, and discountenanced the impiety so obvious in the 'Prometheus Bound' of �schylus. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Moreover, every person of color was urged to discountenance all boarding houses where gambling was admitted. The Early Negro Convention Movement The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 9 The same reason that led the American mind to discountenance the Negro’s higher aspirations and strivings and longings caused Dr. Crummell to encourage them. Alexander Crummell: An Apostle of Negro Culture The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 20 On the other hand, hard, indiscriminate hitting is to be discountenanced for many reasons, and principally because, as a rule, a hard hit means a slow one. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence Now that settlements were commenced the old system of piracy was somewhat discountenanced by the home governments, and many of the adventurers began to become a little more civilised. The West Indies and the Spanish Main “There was no complaint at the time,” said the auctioneer, manifestly discountenanced. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) She was discountenancing this remedy, or any remedy, as needless, in an unconvincingly weak voice. When Ghost Meets Ghost The artist qualified the moralist by discountenancing any preference for the harsh, the sour, or the self-mortifying forms of virtue, and encouraging the love for all tender or heroic, glowing, generous, and cheerful forms. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) He was rich, kind, good-looking, and all that was eligible, save that he was not of the nobility, and for that reason he knew that my father would discountenance him. The Count's Chauffeur The Baronet was so utterly discountenanced that he hailed the appearance of his chaise with welcome, and, by way of saying something, proposed that they should walk back to meet it. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) A humane provision; yet, though dictated by the principles of society, discountenanced by the Roman laws. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First To his mind the duty of the Church, first and last, is to preserve spirituality of worship, and to discountenance everything that may tend to interfere with the same. Presbyterian Worship Its Spirit, Method and History Now this is a sentiment, if you analyse it, near akin to vanity, and, therefore, to be discountenanced in your neighbour and concealed in yourself. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales If physical force were once discountenanced among nations, any nation which needed a thing badly enough could always get it. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations The friends of order and of the British constitution were disheartened and discountenanced; and, as a necessary consequence, the opinions of the agitators gained ground. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 Be careful to discountenance in children anything that looks like rage and furious anger. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order The consequence has been that small bodies of men and women, freed from the restraining influence of social responsibility, have developed to extravagant length certain phases of religious belief that have been generally discountenanced elsewhere. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development History discountenances this assumption, and Biology plainly disproves it. Bible Romances First Series You promise to respect genuine brethren, and discountenance impostors and all dissenters from the original plan of Masonry? Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc. As the government had not discountenanced his plan, the Earl of Selkirk determined to put his theories at once into practice. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba They are making themselves felt at the polls, as they do everywhere else in society, by a quiet but effectual discountenancing of the bad, and a helping hand for the good and the true. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Suppose the tenant's rent to be £50, and that he agreed to buy at the seventeen years' purchase so strongly discountenanced by the priest quoted in my last. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Sally exclaimed abruptly, with an accent of enlightenment that discountenanced the older woman. Nobody "Present time and future," says Sir Joshua Reynolds, "are rivals; he who solicits the one must expect to be discountenanced by the other." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 Every opportunity, therefore, should be taken to discountenance that false and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters of genius. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The Upper School discountenanced it as childish and foolish, but a few of the Juniors indulged in jokes at one another's expense. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life It owes this duty not merely to itself, but to other maritime nations, who have a right to demand that the United States Government shall promptly discountenance every attempt within its borders to legalize piracy. Key-Notes of American Liberty Comprising the most important speeches, proclamations, and acts of Congress, from the foundation of the government to the present time Women used to make these adornments as a kind of fancy work, but the rigid rules of the Friends discountenanced all such employments, even if it was to improve odd moments. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia His work was not done, and he sternly discountenanced all premature glorification. Ulysses S. Grant Let them discountenance all extreme innovations, from whatsoever quarter they may proceed, or by whatsoever distinguished names they may be sanctioned. On Calvinism The true reason perhaps is, that the emperor considers it a useless and expensive habit, and thus makes use of his imperial power to discountenance it, as far as practicable, among his subjects. The Land of Thor On the contrary, according to the correct Sceptic doctrine atheism was a dogmatic contention which theoretically was as objectionable as its antithesis, and in practice was to be utterly discountenanced. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity But the hypothesis is discountenanced by the Flagstaff observations, and is irreconcilable with the visibility of mountainous elevations, and permanent surface-markings. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition Oh, dear, yes!" exclaimed Miss Kingsley; "he is intensely in earnest, and discountenances all mere vanities of life. A Romantic Young Lady By agreement among nations, effort has been made to discountenance aggressive warfare. Sound Military Decision In front of that sad, plain, but wonderfully gentle face, he stood for a moment discountenanced, almost abashed. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin For the moment it lasted, it was an exciting scene; and I was especially gratified to notice with what extreme heartiness and unanimity the birds discountenanced their wayward brother's heterodoxy. Birds in the Bush Magic, as we have seen, tends to become an unsocial and hostile thing, 409and the magician is in later times punished or discountenanced by public opinion. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV By these enactments, foppish modes of dressing the hair was discountenanced or forbidden, not less than the use of gaudy clothes and bright arms. A Book About Lawyers Piece-wages are to be entirely discountenanced in the reeling of silk. Principles Of Political Economy The presence of a rapidly increasing crowd and four constables at once discountenanced any further ebullition of glee, and emphasized the discretion of withdrawal. Anthony Lyveden I kept my own counsel in this matter, as I had very good reasons for discountenancing any proposal to investigate the lunar scenery too closely. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story The punishment for theft, sanctioned by the Korán, is by cutting oft the right hand, but this barbarous, though effective, penalty has been discountenanced by the English. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo Hence he is spoken of with respect in the Clementines; while Paul, as a radical in relation to the Law, is discountenanced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" He bade her sit all night by the bedside of T. Culpepper; he reviled her for a craven coward that had discountenanced the Queen. The Fifth Queen Crowned The Mosaic law forbade men to wear women's clothes, which was thought to be a mode of discountenancing the Assyrian rites of Venus. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 3, May 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature You say, favourably enough for your own Disposition, that you have long looked on the Roman-Catholics of these Kingdoms as a discountenanced and pitiable People. An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland It was thought that the state of affairs in Europe required that they should be discountenanced. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore The First Church, Boston, had become Socinianized and discountenanced the revival. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Consider, again, that in the purest state of morals, and the most elevated and refined circles, the use of intoxicating drink is now discountenanced, and regarded as unseemly. Select Temperance Tracts To discountenance the credit system, the mortgage system, the fashion system, and every other system tending to prodigality and bankruptcy. Chapters in Rural Progress One thing which had been discountenanced by the faculty and by Miss Watson in particular, was the word "rooting" and all it stood for. Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life The British Government decided that it would no longer discountenance armed intervention in Belgium against French schemes of aggrandizement. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The House of Commons did many things to discountenance the rites and usages of the Episcopal Church, and to make them odious. Charles I Makers of History A movement many times repeated presents no attraction and is executed in a purely mechanical manner, which should always be discountenanced. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Yet the Chaplain seemed in no way discountenanced by his scanty allowance, and I thought that, perchance, his Reverence liked not wine of Burgundy. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Among such boys it was regarded as dishonorable in the highest degree to betray any one; and, indeed, the principal discountenanced anything like “tale-bearing,” to which the students gave a very liberal construction. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The assertions of Ravaillac, as far as they have any weight, discountenance the belief of an extended political conspiracy. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History All citizens are urged to discountenance the building of fires. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror We entirely discountenance any tampering with the eye itself, with a view to giving it luster or brightness. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources As an Association they are pledged to discountenance just what I did. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall He examined her with a malevolent eye which still discountenanced her. The Light of Scarthey Although rowdy revelry is discountenanced by the authorities Dawson City can be gay enough both in summer and winter. From Paris to New York by Land Literature had been showing distinct signs of sympathy with these novelties, but in the early 'sixties an open revolt was generally discountenanced. Studies in Literature and History The decisions arrived at, for or against, were not dependent upon any recognized law, but seem to be influenced by the character of the cases, either for favor or discountenance. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Furthermore, we will quietly but firmly discountenance among the students any methods not strictly honorable. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall Perhaps you had better follow the waiting course you seem to have decided on, but if suspicion gathers round Prescott it won’t be a drawback and you needn’t discountenance it. Prescott of Saskatchewan We had all discountenanced his first thought of taking the children; and, upon this and other points, the experience of our friend who had himself traveled over the States was very valuable. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete He who "troubled, molested, or discountenanced" him was, according to the law, fined for his offence. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 Let them in their several stations encourage virtue and discountenance vice in others. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. The king instantly discountenanced the fashionable levity of noble life. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Here, at least, was something they knew all about and systematically discountenanced. Black Oxen This implies dealing discreetly with the offender instead of directly discountenancing him. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 But, by holding Presbytery as alone of Divine origin, she would most effectively discountenance such unjust claims. The Ordinance of Covenanting He discountenanced Mary's suggestion of an unannounced descent on Cannes, and persuaded her to follow his example and inform her lover that she would await news from him in Paris. Comedies of Courtship But such unprincipled conduct would furnish gossip for a whole neighbourhood, and be discountenanced by all. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 No! for she has but to frown on such improprieties, and steadily, and on all occasions, to discountenance them, and they are banished from the social circle. The Young Maiden That ubiquitous power which hurled anathemas alike at the heresies of Luther and the length of clerical wigs, discountenanced its use, and at length fairly lost its temper in the contest with snuff. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce They tend greatly to prejudice the proper interpretation of Scriptural prophecy before the world, and deserve severe reprehension, and should be altogether discountenanced by all men of sound mind. The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern Sermons Preached at the Opening Services of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in 1866 The disposition of Mr. Youl was amiable, and his professional reputation unblemished: placed in a station of little promise, he cultivated the minds and affections of the young, and discountenanced vices he could not extirpate. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Private encouragement and public discountenance were alternated; but both varied according to the complexion of news from America. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 This led the Evangelicals to discountenance literary productivity, which they regarded as springing from unholy motives and as likely to distract the mind from the true ends of the ministry. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 The Lord needeth no more but discountenance us, and we are gone. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Dryden, indeed, as a man discountenanced and deprived, was silent; but scarcely any other maker of verses omitted to bring his tribute of tuneful sorrow. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II To promote the harmony of parties, Franklin considerably added to the list of magistrates: persons, discountenanced by Arthur, were placed on a level with their late antagonists. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Mrs Grey was sure that the Deerbrook people would not venture to discountenance altogether any one who had married into their connection so decidedly. Deerbrook Traffic in shares was discountenanced: the company had no wish to be regarded as a cluster of speculators, but rather as a band of brothers, co-operating together for their common benefit. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 460 Volume 18, New Series, October 23, 1852 But godly men, that keep the law, contend with, discountenance, and oppose them, as David, “I hate them that hate thee,” and earnestly contend with them. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning But it is supposed that the discountenance of the court sunk deep into his heart, and gave him more discontent than the applauses or tenderness of his friends could overpower. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II The good sense of Sorell discountenanced the excesses of vice, but the moral standard of England he had not attempted to raise. The History of Tasmania, Volume I “Not so, father; rather pray that I may have strength to obey this new voice of duty, alone as I am, discountenanced as I shall be.” The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance I do not for a moment wish to discountenance self-government for India as a national ideal. The New World of Islam The godly generally hang their head and are discountenanced, even as Psal. xii. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning One could defeat him but not discountenance him. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Thus, in 1848, the electors met at the hustings and discountenanced the appearance of a candidate, and after waiting an hour, the returning officer announced that no member had been returned. The History of Tasmania, Volume I To those who would discountenance the puerile and trashy novels, full of debasing and licentious tendencies, with which our country is flooded, I would earnestly recommend this work. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm She did not say that Aunt Elizabeth had discountenanced it. A Little Girl in Old Boston "Present and future time," says Sir Joshua Reynolds, "are rivals; he who pays court to the one, must lay his account with being discountenanced by the other." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Sir Reginald died, leaving issue three children: a daughter, the before-mentioned Eleanor—who, entirely discountenanced by the family, had been seemingly forgotten by all but her father—, and two sons by his third wife. Rookwood They extended the leagues, started a year before, by Mr. Young, a Launceston mechanic, to discountenance the employment of convicts. The History of Tasmania, Volume I And you mistrust information which discountenances itself, by borrowing the magical robe of verse! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 But the gorge hook has gone out of fashion and is discountenanced. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler But to discountenance nagging is not to encourage laudation, adulation, or encomium, or even praise. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916 The cessation of legal procedure against witches was negative rather than positive: the enactments in the statute-books were left unrepealed, and so seemed not to altogether discountenance a still somewhat doubtful prejudice. The Superstitions of Witchcraft This view Rasputin contrived to have supported by the Wilhelmstrasse, because the Kaiser had his spring palace in the vicinity, and, with his mock piety, he discountenanced any Temple of Fortune. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia The girdling of trees was easy and speedy, but it was discountenanced as dangerous and hideous, and was not frequently practised. Home Life in Colonial Days Wesley had discountenanced our effort at independence, and when war broke out, all the Methodist preachers left the country, save Asbury, who secreted himself somewhere in Delaware, waiting for better days. History of the United States, Volume 2 A thorough acquaintanceship with the law was demanded as strongly as other studies were discountenanced. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Its use being prohibited by the Koran, is discountenanced by the Sufis and Schamyl's party. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Careful writers generally discountenance the use of indorse in the sense of sanction, approve, applaud. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Although they discountenanced her frequent visits to the place, they were not able to restrain them, for she was of so gentle and delicate a temper that they feared to thwart her. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends A favourable occasion for circumscribing these evils, and discountenancing this injustice, is, we conceive, now offered to Congress, in the power and opportunity of legislating for the newly acquired territory of the Floridas. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 The narrow Jewish prejudice against Gentiles in general and Samaritans in particular was to be discountenanced; and proof of this intent could not be better given than by sending authorized ministers among those peoples. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern This intimation is followed by the expression of a confidence that his Lordship will discountenance "the system of sending agents from the British North American colonies, and their being received by the Government." The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion Mr. George Washington Moon discountenances the use of whose as the possessive of which. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Again, the Catholic Church did not forbid, but strongly discountenanced the marriage of a Catholic with a Protestant. Hubert's Wife A Story for You The more sagacious of their party, however, discountenanced the mad scheme. A Military Genius Life of Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland Certainly," said the young man, visibly discountenanced, "but can your uncle not wait a little longer? Patsy A party was formed, even among the Guards, of persons that were disposed to discountenance these excesses, and even to submit to the government. Peter the Great I do not believe that he was ever discountenanced in his life. Rattlin the Reefer The Turkish officers pretended to discountenance slavery; at the same time every house was full of slaves, and Egyptian officers received a portion of their pay in slaves. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley “I came on board, too late it seems, to try and prevail upon my brother emigrants—English gentlemen of birth and position—to discountenance this hateful traffic in the bodies of our fellow-creatures.” Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah "The 'pokes'—what are they?" exclaimed the tall and ruddy young man, who continued to stare at her in a manner which would have discountenanced any other than Patsy. Patsy As a rule I avoided and discountenanced all discussion on theological subjects. Six Years in the Prisons of England This opinion was the one commonly accepted at the time in Congressional circles, though discountenanced by the wisest among those holding important commands in the army. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 He forcibly and definitely discountenances the method which transfers it to the domain of religion. At the Deathbed of Darwinism A Series of Papers If unhappily thrown among them, discountenance them to the utmost. Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford In Ten Letters, From an Uncle to His Nephew Robespierre had from the first discountenanced the fantastic caprices of some too excitable allies. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre It also discountenances relief to the able-bodied, a point which is effected by disabling, as far as possible, any body who comes into the work-house. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 The breaking up of the town church by schisms and the shirking of individual duty on the ground of dissent were alike discountenanced, sometimes by severely intolerant measures. A History of American Christianity General Grant himself discountenanced the movement and eventually ended it for the canvass of 1876 by writing a public letter announcing that he was not and would not be a candidate. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 She wondered if she were going blind; but the fact that other objects in the room were plainly visible to her, discountenanced such an idea. Scottish Ghost Stories How came Robespierre to assent in March to a violence which he had angrily discountenanced in February? Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre This barn lay a mile to the rear, across half a dozen meadows, over which Tristram was hurried at a quick trot, with the point of a bayonet at his back to discountenance delay. The Blue Pavilions So that, while discountenancing one-hand plays when two hands may be used, I still think every fielder should practice one-hand catches, to be prepared for such a play when it becomes necessary. Base-Ball How to Become a Player There was a possibility—discountenanced by experience, but existing. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) The minister had a good opinion of his principles, knowing how he had been brought up, and did not discountenance his visits to the Manse, nor ours to Logan Braes. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 But there are other cogent reasons for discountenancing early marriages, also drawn from the physiology of reproduction, to say nothing of the many reasons which might be urged on other grounds. Plain Facts for Old and Young If it were n't that I sternly discountenance the imperilling of business interests by mixing them up with personal sentiment, I should very probably have paid court to her myself. The Lady Paramount He was decidedly averse to an immediate offensive, and emphatically discountenanced it as impracticable. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government The courts of justice were purified, the Delatores, or spies, were discountenanced, and trials for treason ceased. A Smaller History of Rome Others think, that he only discountenanced the eating of raw flesh, which before had been usual. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Contracts which prevent women teachers from marrying or discontinuing their work for marriage should be illegal, and talk about the "moral obligation" of normal school graduates to teach should be discountenanced. Applied Eugenics But he also discountenanced and condemned any lawless violence or fraud. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Do they tell our poet that his notion of man as a divine revelation, as a pure spiritual or absolute value, is a mere dream, discountenanced by the truth of the universe? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Such persons are termed by many “bad medicine men,” and the practice of thus debasing the sacred teachings of the Midē´wiwin is discountenanced by members of the society generally. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 She had made up her mind to discountenance the heathen habits into which everybody on the ranch had fallen. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems While thus discountenancing any intimacy between her daughter and the Emperor, she too died, and the princess was left parentless. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan Under the influence of the social craze all that tended to promote external beauty of architecture or equipment was discountenanced, and a sodden rule of ignorant craft and vulgarity was settled upon the nation. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow In fact, the diffusion of penmanship was what he most seriously deprecated and discountenanced. Strangers at Lisconnel But Parliament adopted strong measures, and during the twelve years in which the great festivals were discountenanced there was no further tumult, and the observance of Christmas as a general holiday ceased. Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse Among other offensive habits, "The Tatler" discountenances the custom of taking snuff, then common among ladies. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Passive resistance, the mere refusal to obey the command to persecute or to act, otherwise contrary to God's law, he thought was right but he discountenanced any other measures, even those taken in self-defence. The Age of the Reformation The educated women among us need to set the pace in discountenancing the social glass in their homes. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro All Goodloets has admired and aped you since your birth, and now that you discountenance him they are again following you. The Heart's Kingdom The practice was new, it was discountenanced by earlier authorities, and it belonged to the same series of innovations as the recent system of indulgences which roused the resistance of Germany. Lectures on Modern history Angels they might judge if they pleased, but not Ironsides; excommunication and 'Kirk discipline' were discountenanced; even witches were less frequently burned. Historical Mysteries And when I lectured against the Divine authority of the Bible, I disclaimed, as I have already said, all sympathy with those who rejected the Bible because it discountenanced vice. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story Many discountenanced the convention, because the mode of calling it was deemed irregular, and some objected to it, because it was not so constituted as to give authority to the plan which should be devised. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Privately encouraged, but discountenanced publicly, the prospects of the American Ministers varied according to the complexion of American affairs. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Charles deemed it necessary to discountenance this summary and violent proceeding, so entirely incompatible with that implicit obedience which he had ever exacted from his subjects. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Storri would have come oftener to observe how London Bill fared with his work, but the cracksman discountenanced the thought. The President A novel The attempt has been often made, but utterly failed; its results have been found valueless, hurtful—to have occupied without enlarging the intellect, and the very effort has long been discountenanced. An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges For this purpose I did not discountenance the conclusion that was adopted by some,—that she was my daughter. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 And thus he surrendered to the very devil he had but a moment gone so vigorously discountenanced. Parrot & Co. Although now discountenanced, they were anciently very common, and formed the first link between humour and the ludicrous. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Its example was ominous, and the European Powers willingly believed that, if discountenanced and baffled, America would soon relapse into colonial subjugation. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States And all this is done to discountenance inquiry, to bring odium upon his colleagues for doing their duty, and to prevent that inquiry which could alone clear his character. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dysart, really discountenanced, but not showing it, lighted a cigarette and asked pleasantly if the water was agreeable. The Danger Mark She discountenanced many practices sanctioned by the usages of good society. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton Incidentally, while smoking in court is discountenanced, we are going to make an exception, during this trial, in favor of Fuzzies. Little Fuzzy You promise to respect genuine brethren and discountenance impostors, and all dissenters from the original plan of Masonry. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge But their escape would have cast a very undeserved discredit upon the army, and the proposal was discountenanced. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth She strove to laugh, caught his gaze, and, discountenanced, turned toward the stream. The Danger Mark All practical jokes or questionable remarks were discountenanced by the family of Sir Howard Douglas. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton Marriages within the prohibited degree do in fact occur; but they are discountenanced, and are rare. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea We were liberally abused for our discountenance of this marriage, and charged with wilfully falsifying facts, because we insisted that this affair was in contemplation, and would yet go off. The American Prejudice Against Color An Authentic Narrative, Showing How Easily The Nation Got Into An Uproar. The other passengers he discountenanced by a certain coldness of manner that made me ashamed of talking to them. Romance But the Prince discountenances this custom, and it is slowly dying out, but only in the upper classes. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro He saw in the assembly many features to be discountenanced. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton This conduct should receive not only the discountenance, but the decided reprehension of the respectable part of the community. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 3: New-England Sunday Gleanings Chiefly From Old Newspapers Of Boston And Salem, Massachusetts Thus the one thought that might mitigate resentment and discountenance resistance, the thought that freedom might be regained by repeal, is set aside; and the result is what we have been witnessing. What Prohibition Has Done to America The King also all the while examined at council the reports from the Commissioners of Accounts, where they were continually discountenanced, and treated rather as offenders than judges. Andrew Marvell The Prince of Taranto discountenances the proposed crime, for the Queen's fair name would suffer. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence The Greek romances of love and marvellous adventure were probably discountenanced in Christian families, and we may regard the secondary Apocrypha as a kind of pious substitute for such entertaining works of fiction. Anglo-Saxon Literature It showed that such lawless proceedings as he had opposed could be effectually resisted; and it discountenanced that braggadocio style of doing business which was once in Ireland too much in fashion.' Richard Lovell Edgeworth A Selection From His Memoir However wrong they might be in their separation, he thought that everything that tended to promote unity ought to be not discountenanced, but encouraged. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Insomuch that, finding himself discountenanced on those accounts by the then Warden of Wadham, he shifted colledges to Trinity, and, when there, went away without his degree, scrupling, forsooth, the Subscription then required. Andrew Marvell "What a strange room!" discountenanced by the great Christ. Mike Fletcher A Novel Such novelties, they conceived, might be connected with designs against the state; and should, therefore, be sternly discountenanced. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution Most of them passed by, however, with averted eyes and a discountenanced expression, feeling, I am sure, that I had put her up to it. Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit We thought this an excellent opportunity to discountenance the injurious reports against us, and to fix the wavering confidence of the nation. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. It is a further argument for this independence that he taught the worship of Vishṇu only and not of Râdhâ and discountenanced the use of images. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 In that conference or congress of the people resolutions were unanimously adopted discountenancing the policy which led to the annexation of the two Republics. In the Shadow of Death There is a growing disposition to discountenance the spirit of religious partisanship, and to bow to the supremacy of TRUTH. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution Apart, however, from any such deliberate unfairness, the communication of speeches in advance to the Press should be strenuously discountenanced. Indian Unrest He has entirely broken off from his old habits of swearing and gambling, and discountenances them among the people. Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick Their contempt for sutras may have been due to the fact that many of them discountenance the Vaibhâshika views and also to a knowledge that new ones were continually being composed. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 An Indian, but too honest and noble-minded to be a rebel, he not only discountenanced the dark plottings of enemies within Acadia, but his sagacity sometimes was the means of frustrating them. Young Lion of the Woods A Story of Early Colonial Days He will be rejected by his old friends and associates, and discountenanced by his new ones. The Facts of Reconstruction For the present also the boycott is being discountenanced in the same quarters, though Mr. Banerjee, presumably to "save his face," professes to have agreed only to a suspension pending the revision of Partition. Indian Unrest His scheme had been condemned by the learned as idle and visionary, and discountenanced by people of all ranks. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 As for the curate, should I ever come to authority in the Irish hierarchy, I shall be strongly disposed to discountenance him; if it were only for his general superciliousness of conduct. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Indeed, I wish you would take an oath against it: you are a conscientious man, and I know would keep it, otherwise I should not propose it, for I discountenance such oaths generally. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three I need scarcely assure you, my Lord, that in my own humble way, I did everything I reasonably could to discountenance the education system. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two James, who perceived the inconveniences of this sudden luxury in the nation, tried to discountenance it, although the purpose went to diminish his own scanty revenue. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions It culminates in a horrifying cupola, and is colored a discountenancing brown. The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 I am of the opinion that claims for extra compensation such as these should be firmly discountenanced, and I am sure no injustice will be done by my declining to approve this bill. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term The seventh resolution, pledging Congress to exert their full powers for the restriction of the slave-trade—and, as some understood it, to discountenance slavery—was struck out. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens With you, this silence of mine and of others was represented as factious, and as a discountenance to the measure of your relief. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) I have done all I could to discountenance their inquiries into the fortunes of those who hold large portions of wealth without any apparent merit of their own. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) They must at least tacitly abet those who endeavor to make converts to a sound opinion; they must discountenance those who would oppose its propagation. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) Baffled, discountenanced, subdued, discredited, as the cause of justice and humanity is, it will be only the dearer to me. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) Altogether, a very grave objection to dancing in the opinion of those who discountenance it, and I take great credit for candor in presenting his lordship's indictment. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales They certainly gave no sort of discountenance to what was done or what was proposed. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) Whilst he abolished the capitation tax on Hindus and the tax upon Hindu pilgrims, he forbade infant marriages and, short of absolute prohibition, did all he could to discountenance the self-immolation of Hindu widows. India, Old and New Are they rejected or discountenanced in any way whatsoever? The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) In no wise discountenanced by the matter-of-fact negative, Mr. Vanney, still unsolicited, took a chair. Success A Novel Luca, however, has his doubts, and privately asks the confessor whether S. Thomas Aquinas had not discountenanced tyrannicide. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots This practice has of late years much diminished; owing, in a great measure, to the increased good feeling of naval officers, as also to the Admiralty discountenancing such strong measures, unless in most urgent cases. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 Kelly, being discountenanced by the Doctor, betook himself to the meanest practices of magic, in all which money and the works of the devil appear to have been his chief aim. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Such attempts bring on disgrace, and in their failure discountenance and discourage more rational endeavors. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) This sort of thing has done infinite mischief to the progress of economic science; and one of Mill's great merits is, that both by example and by precept he steadily discountenanced it. John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works Twelve Sketches by Herbert Spencer, Henry Fawcett, Frederic Harrison, and Other Distinguished Authors At the time I am speaking of, our English music had been so discountenanced since the taste of Italian operas prevailed, that it was to no purpose to pretend to it. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character They discountenanced, and, it is hoped, forever abolished, the dangerous and unconstitutional practice of removing military officers for their votes in Parliament. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) I think it is time to stop praying and preaching at street corners, to mitigate the more brazen sounds of the Army band, and to discountenance all colloquialisms in Salvationist propaganda. Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality Above all discountenance sneaking; nothing is more harmful than to maintain a feeble discipline through the medium of tale-bearing. Camping For Boys Now that she was dead, it was clearly Anna-Rose's duty, as the next eldest in the family, to carry on the tradition and discountenance too much drooping in Anna-Felicitas. Christopher and Columbus This way of speaking to people, dear Aunty, must be discountenanced. The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) All the practices of the "profiteer" and his ilk are discountenanced by far-seeing people. Certain Success As she looked up young Siegfried looked down, lest he might encounter her glance and be utterly discountenanced. The Lion's Share Encourage wholesome conversation and good natural pleasantry, but discountenance "rough house" and ungentlemanliness. Camping For Boys In this state of the popular mind, there is a general sentiment which discountenances penalties inflicted for mere opinion. Notes on the Apocalypse They were assured, however, that the Japanese would no longer discountenance it. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference The hero, no way discountenanced by the horrors of his situation, took to his arms, and defended himself manfully against Assueit, or rather against the evil demon who tenanted that champion's body. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft For an instant he was discountenanced; but he at once recovered, accomplishing a bright salute. The Lion's Share Societies have already been established in the United States, the members of which undertake to disuse mourning themselves, and to discountenance the use of it by others. Thrift But what can he do if the external circumstances of life are against him?—if they crush this moral energy?—if they discountenance this elevation of character? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 He is enlightened enough, like the great Western world-menders in their moments of theorizing, to discountenance secrecy and hole-and-corner agreements, and, what is still more praiseworthy, he is courageous enough to practise the doctrine. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference If not these, yet disfavour, discountenance, disregard, and contempt on all but the known Royalist, or whom he favours, will be plenteous. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 Certainly even in reference to their miscellaneous pupils the Adepts would not discountenance asceticism. Five Years of Theosophy We cannot complain for want of justice in any wrongs we have sustained by the People; or that our cause hath been discountenanced; but rather we have been favoured above the Natives themselves. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape They should be discountenanced by every parent and well-wisher of public good. Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness The waste of time, revelling, and immorality connected with the custom have led many to discountenance it; and it is, to a considerable extent, given up. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before His observations in that letter, with a view of discountenancing the rising superstition, in juxtaposition with these sentiments, are well deserving the serious consideration of every one. Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary Had he known of the divine effulgence with which he was afterwards encircled by his fanatical followers, he would, in all probability, have strongly discountenanced it. Mohammed, The Prophet of Islam Profanity, intemperance and every species of immorality are rigidly discountenanced. The Jericho Road By what you say, gentlemen, one should think that our present military officers are compounded of an equal proportion of both those tempers; since duels are neither quite discountenanced, nor much in vogue. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 Even in 1782, however, while a linen cloth was advised for the purpose of cleaning the face and hands, the use of water was still somewhat discountenanced. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man But by a consciousness of this liability in all things human, must we be tempted to suppress the truth? to disparage those moral duties? or to discountenance the cultivation of those gifts and faculties? Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary The barbarous practice of forcibly dislodging inscribed bricks from walls, as trophies and 'souvenirs', which has unhappily been common during the war, should never be imitated and always discountenanced as much as possible. How to Observe in Archaeology Three years after this pleasant event he incurred the king's wrath by discountenancing his majesty's authority over the Church. Sketches of the Covenanters "We have examined all—" There was a moment in which the searchers regarded one another through the gloom in the inquiring embarrassment of the discountenanced and considered departure. The Fortieth Door Now, it is, I believe, true that Nash endeavoured to discountenance the wearing swords at Bath; but it is certain that they were commonly worn twenty or thirty years later. Notes and Queries, Number 44, August 31, 1850 At this point we must call your attention to certain occult teachings, widely disseminated, which the highest Yogi teachers discountenance, and contradict. A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga Cale had used discretion, and urged the same upon Tom, in the selection and fashion of his garments, and had sternly discountenanced anything like undue extravagance and foppery. Tom Tufton's Travels The Government has always encouraged respectability, and discountenanced vice. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands He discountenanced all radical agitators of the subject, and especially in the border slave States, where he was able to hold them pretty well in check, except in Missouri. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights Where, then, is the great defect which yet continually makes our practical judgments quite wrong; which makes us, in fact, so often countenance and support evil, and discountenance and discourage good? The Christian Life Its Course, Its Hindrances, And Its Helps When the proposal to seek for a Repeal of the Act of Union was first seriously entertained," said O'Brien, "I used all the influence I possessed to discountenance the attempt. Speeches from the Dock, Part I Militarism, that mischievous counterfeit of true soldierly spirit, could not thrive where the duel was discountenanced; and the friends of peace might rejoice with reason. Great Britain and Her Queen Up to 1824 she was accused of sinister and selfish designs, because she discountenanced the progress of this policy…. Daniel Webster The fashion of the times of Charles II. made dissoluteness reputable, and discountenanced regularity of conduct. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics When she mentioned the necklace, suggesting a direct appeal to Scotland Yard, and he discountenanced the scheme, she at once in the most charming way accepted his verdict and praised his superior wisdom. Mr. Prohack He discountenanced high stakes; and we believe he never, after 1806, played for more than five dollars "a corner." Famous Americans of Recent Times Free discussion of theological questions, when conducted with earnestness and reverence, and within certain generally acknowledged limits, was never discountenanced in New England. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty It will be perceived that they discountenance any political or religious tests for admission to those offices of the public service to which the statute relates. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Chester A. Arthur But the optimists and the quietists, and those who said, All things are well, and let all things alone, discouraged, discountenanced, and repressed any such effort. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style He would cross-examine her as to their origin, thereby teasing and perhaps even discountenancing her somewhat. Deadham Hard Efforts should be made not to influence the courts by public opinion, and the pernicious prejudgment of cases by popular newspapers should be discountenanced. The Making of a Nation The Beginnings of Israel's History But these acts of persecution came to be more and more discountenanced by public opinion until at length they ceased. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty He then undertook to exculpate himself from blame, assuring me that as soon as I should discountenance the expectations of Mr. Boyer, and discontinue the reception of his address, his intentions should be made known. The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton The Grecian revolution has been discouraged, discountenanced, and denounced, solely because it is a revolution. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style He fell back on civil speeches; and these rather laboured ones, being himself rather discountenanced. Deadham Hard Nevertheless, their influence led the way in discountenancing the art, and it has so entirely died out that there is probably not a completely tattooed Maori head on living shoulders to-day. The Long White Cloud Is it not terrible to think of a proud nobleman, clothed almost with supreme authority, being secretly leagued with sordid wretches, whose practices he openly discountenances and contemns, and receiving share of their spoil? The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance He had never discountenanced duelling; he himself had been engaged in the affair between Laurens and Lee; and a few years before, his own son had fallen in a duel. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 In Father Adam's description of the original Eve, he says,— "All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded; wisdom, in discourse with her, Loses, discountenanced, and like folly shows." Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel Whatever may be the motive, it is certainly an infringement upon the generally recognised prerogatives of the sterner sex, and should be discountenanced by all Koraks who favour masculine supremacy. Tent Life in Siberia Meanwhile the latter's official superiors discountenanced his venturesome New Zealand project. The Long White Cloud He maintained his fight against Indian slavery by not discountenancing negro slavery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 But, afterwards, he loses this right of visit, to discountenance those Brethren who wish to continue members of the Order, and to partake of its pleasures and advantages, without contributing to its support. The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry Nevertheless, let me advise you, my dear Miss Clary, to discountenance any visits, which, with the censorious, may affect your character. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 He had the effect of shutting his wife out of the conversation; of definitely snubbing and discountenancing her. The Precipice In the North as well as in the South the intermingling of the blood of the races was discountenanced. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia She discountenances all opposition, and he all ambition. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I But this legend, in which there is nothing chronologically impossible, rests on no sound basis of evidence, and is discountenanced by all contemporary accounts. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 It was crushed, balked, discountenanced, antagonized, discredited, disheartened so persistently that the wonder is not that there should be so little true love even at the present day, but that there is any at all. Primitive Love and Love-Stories Patronage would have been resented hotly, and Kate learned by a series of discountenancing experiences that friendship would not come--any more than love--at beck and call. The Precipice We are informed that they are determined to discountenance all pragmatic interference with the legal and constitutional rights of their brethren at the South. Isaac T. Hopper The reply of Mr. Buchanan was fatal to the project, which he discountenanced as a vague and wild dream. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 They refused to pay taxes, to fight, or to obey; they sanctioned theft, but looked upon any kind of punishment as unjustifiable; they discountenanced marriage and were strict vegetarians. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Among the Arabs the custom was so inveterate that as late as our sixth century, Mohammed felt called upon, in various parts of the Koran, to discountenance it. Primitive Love and Love-Stories She was discountenanced by her inherent drabness: beaten by the limits of her capacity. The Precipice Even where the grounds of conviction are ample and undeniable, we have a respect for those who suffer, rather than renounce a mistaken faith, when it is discountenanced or persecuted. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author There is even a sect of Mormons, called Gladdenites, after their founder, one Gladden Bishop, who deny the right of Young to supreme authority over the Church, and discountenance polygamy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 It is too much, to say with Churchill, that "this practice is now discountenanced by all correct writers." The Grammar of English Grammars It is unfortunate that such a pretty manner of accounting for the nature and origin of falling stars should be unsustained by sound astronomical data, and utterly discountenanced by Herschel and Bond. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 But all that would not keep him from openly discountenancing her judgment before people. The Precipice And, therefore, I would have you, my brethren, earnestly discountenance all endeavors to justify the Word of God by explaining it in conformity with the imaginations of the men of science. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage I would willingly go to that extent; and if any thing further can be devised to discountenance the trade, consistent with the terms of the Constitution, I shall cheerfully give it my assent and support. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 Trimming or paring of any kind, save 'straightening up' of the wall, must be severely discountenanced. Diseases of the Horse's Foot It is the duty of the people of Kansas to discountenance every act or purpose of resistance to its laws. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 5, part 3: Franklin Pierce He discountenanced the idea of the Indians taking part in our wars. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers They are eminently characteristic of the Spirit of the Age; as it is the express object of the Quarterly Review to discountenance and extinguish that spirit, both in theory and practice. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits I would willingly go to that extent; and if any thing further can be devised to discountenance the trade, consistent with the terms of the Constitution, I shall cheerfully give it my assent and support. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 This species of traffic, instead of being upheld, ought to be discountenanced by the Government and the people. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 2: Martin Van Buren His efforts to invent had been ridiculed and discountenanced. Heroes of the Telegraph It is well known that wheresoever there is collected together any fair general representation of the people, a respect for law and order, and a determination to discountenance lawlessness and disorder, may be relied upon. The Uncommercial Traveller This, however, was discountenanced by the authorities and withdrawn. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation On the contrary, this kind of emulation indirectly discountenances participation in productive labour. Theory of the Leisure Class These statistics seem conscientious and reliable, and we are safe in taking them as indicative of the usual result, which discountenances the old reports of death as taking place some time before extraction. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine It is one of the absurd vagaries of the profession to discountenance the practice I have described, but I wish, for my part, I had never done anything more foolish or more dangerous. The Autobiography of a Quack and the Case of George Dedlow He perceived, however, that both the novels he read and the world he lived in discountenanced these assumptions. Ann Veronica, a modern love story But, as it was, we could not help laughing at him, although our president always discountenanced anything of the kind. The Magic Egg and Other Stories At the earlier stage, as was said above, the all-dominating institution of slavery and status acted resistlessly to discountenance exertion directed to other than naively predatory ends. Theory of the Leisure Class The Baronet was so utterly discountenanced that he hailed the appearance of his chaise with welcome, and, by way of saying something, proposed that they should walk back to meet it. Prince Otto, a Romance For some time afterward she was rather discountenanced. The Burial of the Guns She was surprised, out of all measure, discountenanced, taken all aback, and when she found her breath, gave voice to a great "Oh" of dismay and distress. The Octopus : A story of California It may, however, be said in defence of English advertisers, that newspaper publishers for a long time sternly discountenanced any attempt to render advertisements attractive. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The effect upon the serious activities of men is therefore to direct them with great singleness of purpose to the largest possible acquisition of wealth, and to discountenance work that brings no pecuniary gain. Theory of the Leisure Class The light was at her back; he could distinguish little of her shadowed features, but fancied her a bit discountenanced. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf "Indeed, Martin," he confessed, a little discountenanced, "I guessed you might." Martin Conisby's Vengeance He was, therefore, less known, and consequently his character became more liable to misapprehensions and misrepresentations: he was very modest, and very easily to be discountenanced in his approaches to his equals or superiours. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 There was no time to discountenance the pump. Four Girls and a Compact Quite discountenanced by this reception, Felicien would not have dared to have taken a seat, had not Hubertine welcomed him cordially, as she smiled in her sweet, quiet way at this excellent customer. The Dream And the discountenanced moon withdrew hastily into the immeasurable fastnessness of a cloudless firmament, yet failed therein to find complete concealment. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf In the same spirit of manly independence, he discountenanced the movement set on foot among the merchants of New York for the subscription of a sum of money to be presented to him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 And if we go on our trip amicably as was arranged it will discountenance rumor. His Hour She knew not what was become of him; for, after having determined to go abroad, he changed his mind; and, being reproved and discountenanced by her, he had forborne his visits. Anna St. Ives "Please don't!" he pleaded and, suddenly discountenanced by consciousness of his duplicity, turned to the stairs. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama He tripped forward in sprightliest fashion, offering cordial hands to the caller till he recognized him, and even then was discountenanced only for the briefest moment. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf Several of the men suggested shooting them on the spot; but I promptly discountenanced any such proceeding. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources It must be admitted that appearances did not wholly discountenance this idea; Madame seemed so bent on retaining his services, so oblivious of her former protégé, Pillule. Villette And, it being a project, dear madam, a kind one, of your own forming, I have no fear that it should be discountenanced by you. Anna St. Ives He had come prepared to surprise and bully rag the most astute police detective of whom he had any knowledge; he found himself surprised and discountenanced by this…! The Lone Wolf A Melodrama At Court it grew the language that the king must discountenance such interposition.' Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 These gamesters however are very rare, and are greatly discountenanced by the rest of the people. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing If you deem it the conscientious duty of your office to discountenance these proceedings—as perhaps you well may—then let your opposition be in appearance only. The Gray Dawn Does she not shun me, discountenance me, and reprove me, by her silence and her averted eyes? Anna St. Ives He called himself a government man; but he was one of those partisans, whom every wise and good administration in Ireland has discountenanced and disclaimed. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 Now turn thy view to Europe; see the rage Of feudal faction every court engage; All honest labor, all commercial ties Their kings discountenance, their lords despise. The Columbiad But whether the parsons approved and attended, or whether they strongly discountenanced it, the ordination-ball was always a great success. Sabbath in Puritan New England So when any magnificent scheme suggested itself to the two youths, Ab at once sought his adviser and was not discountenanced. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man This he did for the purpose of discountenancing and reprobating the cry that had been raised of "Peace and a large loaf." Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 In case you are told, my dear general, that my whole baggage has been taken in the bay, I am sorry I cannot discountenance the report. Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette Greek, a study discountenanced by the Church, which looked on it as dangerous and tending to freethought and heresy, took possession of him. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 He came into the room as chirpy and anecdotal as usual, in no way discountenanced or put about by the presence of his venerable and illustrious sitter. Modern Painting Needless also to say that Buddhism discountenances suicide. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series He not only would not appoint kinsmen to office; he would discountenance their appointment by others. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him Still, it does seemingly, and was intended to discountenance the doctrine…. Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 To be well serv'd, he would reward Merit, punish and discountenance Vice, always speak well and magnificently of Virtue, and seem to be just himself. An Enquiry into an Origin of Honour; and the Usefulness of Christianity in War Everybody laughed, and the merriment still contributed to discountenance the workwoman. A Mummer's Wife Professing to have a clairvoyant knowledge of my future, he discountenanced my idea of being a monk. Autobiography of a Yogi Indeed, fairy land, though as it were accidentally created, has the same permanent right to be that Beauty has; it agrees with a genuine aspect of human nature, albeit one much discountenanced just at present. Confessions and Criticisms An amelioration of the criminal code was discountenanced because a search in the parish register of an obscure village proved that the proposer had not been born in wedlock. Coningsby This man, pretending to be of a high old Irish family, likely to discountenance union to a publican's daughter, shilly-shallied, but finally went East to get his folks' consent. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form They were under his orders, and his positive discountenance would have been effectual to block their efforts. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders The end drew near.Some wept, some railed; restless the warriors tramped;The Druids conned their late discountenanced spells;The bard his lying harpstrings spurned, so longHealing, unhelpful now. The Legends of Saint Patrick There was nothing that Pythagoras was more fixed to discountenance, than the communication of the truths upon which he placed the highest value, to the uninitiated. Lives of the Necromancers Mrs. Bingham said that she had suggested a round robin to Dr. Midleton, but that her husband decidedly “discountenanced the proposal.” Pages from a Journal with Other Papers He will not hear of a constitution, and endeavors to abolish or discountenance all that has been effected during his absence. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 Nevertheless it is unwarrantable to assume that Governor Hunter discountenanced their earliest efforts. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders Every discountenance has invariably been given to any such attempt from within the limits of the United States, as is fully evinced by the acts of the Government and the proceedings of the courts. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 1: James Monroe That we will not patronise nor receive any pamphlet or newspaper of the Anti-slavery Societies, and that we will discountenance the circulation of all such papers in the community. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States The language itself, in which are handed down to us some of the masterpieces of the Middle Ages, as "Reynard the Fox" and "Gudrun," is disregarded, even discountenanced, by Government. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 This amusement meets with little encouragement in Manila and, I was told, was discountenanced by the Governor. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes His forehead is rugged and severe, able to discountenance villainy, yet his words are more awful than his brow, and his hand than his words. Character Writings of the 17th Century Refusal -- N. refusal, rejection; noncompliance, incompliance†; denial; declining &c. v.; declension; declinature†; peremptory refusal, flat refusal, point blank refusal; repulse, rebuff; discountenance. recusancy, abnegation, protest, disclaimer; dissent &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Mary, sister of Charles V., and queen-dowager of Hungary, the stadtholderess of the Netherlands, proposed a crusade against this fanatic; which was, however, totally discountenanced by the states. Holland The History of the Netherlands Nor was it only the old stiffness and formality, which had been compatible with the grossest license, that was now discountenanced. The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France Amnesty will be generously accorded to all those who will submit to the Government; who will discountenance or inform against dangerous gatherings. The Story of Louis Riel: the Rebel Chief At the trial there was no defence to the charge of wilful murder except one, and that I felt it my duty to discountenance. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) And it will he a greater possibility if all the important men, English, Hindu and others of the country discountenance it. Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation It is certain our Plumer did nothing to discountenance the rumour. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia "But," said I, "if so long, so severely, and so universally discountenanced, how can their expression by one man here or there be considered perilous?" Across the Zodiac Yet with all his insolence and violence the price was nevertheless collected, for Caesar took this way of discountenancing his act. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus As magistrates it may have been their duty to discountenance, but as county gentlemen it was their privilege to support, the noble champions of the art, especially when they had their money on the event. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) |
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