| 单词 | gainsay |
| 例句 | Yet the scale of Pizarro's triumph at Cajamarca cannot be gainsaid. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Dain, about to be crowned the High King, has the power to grant me a place in the Court, the power to gainsay Madoc and make me a knight. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There can be no gainsaying the fact that racial injustice engulfs this community. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Martin admitted he didn’t know the meanings of gainsay and ravening. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This time they came from the Bible, through which she made desultory progress: gainsay, ravening, hoar. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He spoke with an earnestness that it was hard to gainsay. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z When others spoke they seemed harsh and uncouth by contrast; and if they gainsaid the voice, anger was kindled in the hearts of those under the spell. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Despite Wilde’s grandstanding and equivocation, there was no gainsaying the testimony of various rent-boys detailing carnal concurrence. Review | How Oscar Wilde evolved from poet and playwright to symbol of martyrdom and individualism 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Yet Chazelle’s verdict on the two films’ relative merits is hard to gainsay. A little rain must fall: the tragic secret of a musical movie masterpiece 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z But it is hard to gainsay the musical and educational values advanced by the project. Critic’s Notebook: Aspen Music Festival Embarks on New Era 2013-07-29T21:49:03Z But while you may wish in vain, as I do, for Manford to surprise us or widen his range, you can't gainsay his skill. Jason Manford – review 2013-07-22T17:49:08Z “Whether one agrees with her opinions or not, there’s no gainsaying her prominent place in the history of American political thought,” he said. A New Home for Angela Davis’s Papers (and Her ‘Wanted’ Poster) 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Yet far be it from me to gainsay the delight that many viewers take in “The Princess Bride.” Remake Everything—Particularly “The Princess Bride” 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z While this makes him sound more like a case for psychoanalysis than an entertainer, it's impossible to gainsay the phenomenal results he creates onstage. This week's new live comedy 2012-12-15T00:04:02Z My evaluation process would be a lot simpler and less anxiety-ridden if I knew I would never be gainsaid by any student. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z Because every page in this book gainsays his claim in the most forceful fashion imaginable that democracy is now decisive in defining Russia's political direction. The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of?the KGB by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z The fact is that the only definition of comedy is something that makes you laugh, and there's no gainsaying laughter. Ted – review 2012-08-04T23:05:27Z Still, people around me were roaring at Morris's picture and there's no gainsaying laughter. Four Lions 2010-05-08T23:08:00Z Gray would retort that he does not gainsay progress in technology, but technology is progressed by technologists who, beady-eyed though they may be, are, after all, human. The Silence of Animals by John Gray – review 2013-02-15T10:20:01Z But that is not to gainsay its validity and power. Rereading: Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig 2011-07-15T21:55:08Z It's hard to gainsay Apple's move into the sector if it helps fatten musicians' bank balances. Apple Music may be overselling its usefulness 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Nor can I gainsay the positions of those who argue that torture is justified in such a case. The moral quagmire of the fight for democracy in Ukraine | John M. Crisp 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z They have provided little to no evidence to validate this drastic divestiture of combined-arms capability, and the war in the Ukraine gainsays this decision. Opinion | The Marine Corps abandoned a key to modern warfare 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z As an Episcopal priest, I’d be the last person to gainsay the importance of prayer. Jesus said to pray in a 'closet,' not on the 50-yard line 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z If the market wants to slap a similarly elevated price on elegant technical solutions to gnarly game-theory problems and call it a cryptocurrency, who am I to gainsay it? Opinion | After eight years, the question remains: What’s the point of bitcoin? 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z There is no gainsaying that top of the agenda in South African sport now is that black lives matter. How Black Lives Matter exposed old wounds in South African cricket 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Her role in passing the Affordable Care Act was absolutely heroic and should not be gainsaid. The Pelosi-Versus-Squad Paradigm 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z By what right do we gainsay their choice? Opinion | Why the debate about equal pay for U.S. women’s soccer isn’t that clear cut 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z This judgment doesn’t gainsay the political character of the show, though it does suggest that his celebrity, rather than his intentions—the one odd little picture aside—accounts for his centrality to it. Basquiat’s Memorial to a Young Artist Killed by Police 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Dissenting voices such as Milan Kundera and Harold Bloom have argued that Nineteen Eighty-Four is actually a bad novel, with thin characters, humdrum prose and an implausible plot, but even they couldn’t gainsay its importance. Nothing but the truth: the legacy of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Will Republican elected officials gainsay Mr. Trump or opt for studious inaction as the nation potentially lurches toward constitutional crisis and banana-republic governance? Opinion | Jeff Sessions exits. Chaos enters. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Crime waves are often linked to economic downturns, but this hypothesis is gainsaid by counterexamples, such as the relatively low crime rates during the 1930s depression and the 2008–2010 recession. The Singular of "Data" Is Not "Anecdote" 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z "Yes, let us acknowledge that so far the government has done well in securing EU assurances of solidarity with Ireland... But that does not gainsay that our Brexit preparations are poor and belated." European press sympathy for Mrs May 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z None has suggested, however, that a president’s voluntary decision to provide materials to Congress can be gainsaid, either by subordinate executive-branch officials or the courts. Opinion | Trump has the Constitution on his side 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z It’s the one skill he brought to office that can’t be gainsaid. Trump’s Trade Tactic Might Work 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Furthermore, he was clear that the probe will continue in the absence of Mr. Comey, thus gainsaying any idea that the firing of Mr. Comey would short-circuit the probe. Opinion | This might not be the only explanation for Comey’s firing 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z But she framed her attack in a way no one could gainsay. As political discourse descends into rage, thank god for Michelle Obama | Will Hutton 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z But what ammunition is anybody going to have to gainsay the Nationals credit for what they have built if and when they have a good October? Nationals’ latest win over Giants a reminder of just how good they can be 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z But there’s no gainsaying the increasingly anti-Israel tilt of progressive politics. Democrats vs. Israel 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Why should their conclusions be gainsaid by clicks on the internet? France debate over Sauvage murder: Should presidents pardon? - BBC News 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Getting hit by a foul ball or a broken bat is a known risk of attending baseball games, and the potential for major injuries cannot be gainsaid. Danger at the Ballpark, and in a Baseball Ticket’s Fine Print 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z That standard, too, may be an imperfect guide, but it deals in something tangible that is hard to gainsay: a body count. When Columbine Is Invoked, Fears Tend to Overshadow Facts 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z He’s not sure he has “the emotional fuel” for another presidential run, and no one can gainsay that for a father who has lost a son. The Biden-Obama Axis 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Operation Downfall did not happen, so there’s a lot of gainsaying. Thank God for the Atom Bomb 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z A: A good deal has been done for the economy without gainsaying the fact that a great deal more needs to be done. Robert Kennedy Speaks His Mind in 1963 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Doyle’s enthusiasm for the Mars One experience thus far, which she describes as “probably the best and strangest of my life”, is hard to gainsay. Can Mars One colonise the red planet? 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z As the President said, you can’t gainsay the fact that there has been enormous progress over the past 40 years…with more to come, as a new generation of polychromatic, unprejudiced young people take charge. Facts and Ferguson 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Their expertise in this arcane matter cannot be gainsaid. AEI's James Pethokoukis Fouls Out With His "Nazis and Hitler" Innuendo 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z And that means gainsaying the administration’s hesitant Syria policy and throwing credit to the McCains, Kings and Grahams who said that we should have been arming those rebels all along. Welcome back to Iraq fear-mongering, brought to you by John McCain and Co 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z The answer, the letter says, lies in ensuring that Hong Kong’s elections are open, without Beijing’s wielding power to gainsay the outcome by excluding candidates or skewing the voting procedures. In Hong Kong, Some Bankers Back an ‘Occupy’ Movement 2014-04-21T09:03:06Z I can’t gainsay the basic idea, it sounds like a thoroughly good one to me. Internet.org, Facebook On Every Phone 2013-09-17T13:02:00Z But that does not gainsay the validity of the old saying that “in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” Can You Outthink Apple CEO Tim Cook? Probably Not -- And That's Why America Is Doomed! 2013-06-02T16:00:30Z "By my word, then," said Tim, "that is the queer way of seeing; but I'm not the man to gainsay you, so I'll do as you bid me, any how." Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z I shall reckon now only upon your forbearance, and this you will surely not gainsay me when you reflect that I have made only a limited use of my privilege to weary you. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z Yet the success of these transatlantic ventures could not be gainsaid. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z We're on the high seas, where a man can speak his mind without fear of contradiction; and if I choose to lay a charge who's to gainsay me? Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z She, her eyes brimming with memories of the South, could not gainsay him. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z The burden was laid there and then," says the cardinal, describing the audience at which he received this commission, "with peremptory kindness, by an authority that might not be gainsaid. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z No theory can gainsay the vital transformation which we feel taking place within us through their agency. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z Mr. Arden knew her too well to attempt to gainsay her. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z So much at least has to be said against the Prince of Wales, and cannot be gainsaid. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z I did not gainsay her, and he let her out, and the two walked a few paces away, talking rapidly. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Whether this is desirable is a matter of opinion; that it is a fact cannot be gainsaid. Boy Labour and Apprenticeship 2012-03-30T02:00:18.807Z Who will gainsay that many vanquished modes of thought still haunt obscure crannies of his brain, too faint-hearted to step out into the clear light of reason? Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z Who is a mere drover of foul pigs to gainsay the word of so distinguished a personage? Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z I think few will be found to gainsay the assertion that where he trod, his daughter need not be ashamed to follow. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z I could not gainsay this; at the same time there was one other thing I could not do, and that was change my views again. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Now he was silent; by not a syllable did he gainsay her resolution, nor did he reproach her for her longing to depart. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z It is not our intention, therefore, to gainsay in the least the good influence which the study of Latin and Greek grammar also exercises on the sharpening of the judgment. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z However, the fact that the good-natured woman had left Jennie pretty much to her own devices could not be gainsaid; and Mrs. D---- had much to say on it. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Stevenson preferred the passage, "I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue," and who shall gainsay him? Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z "But, Mademoiselle," I said, "a thousand pardons, but----" "Drive on!" she repeated; this time in a tone, which, though it was still sweet and clear, was not to be gainsaid. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z When Prescott wrote, there lived no man who could have gainsaid him. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z But the anxious steward of the estate was not to be gainsaid by anyone. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z None of this is to suggest that they are indifferent to criticism, or to gainsay the genuine passions that course through speakers who have reason to feel aggrieved. City Room: For Gingrich's 'Elites,' Talking to Transit System's Board 2012-03-01T13:54:49Z To interpret it aright we must let it make its own way, and those who talk about it gainsay its true impressions, which alone remain in the bosom that is single and serene. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z They are ready to recount any number of wonderful cures at too great a distance for my investigation to reach, and may not, therefore, be gainsaid. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z But his natural appetite would not be gainsaid. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Above all, who shall gainsay them when they and Nature say precisely the same thing? Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z Still, not every man or woman is able to do this, and although such a success may not rank as one of the first order, it is a success which nobody can gainsay. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z Well! well! you shall to bed without paying the usual toll; and oh but 'tis sweet to fall in with a young man, who can withstand these ancient ill customs, and gainsay brazen hussies. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The story did not come to Wetherell's ears; or he, for certain, would have gainsaid it. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Striding forth again from retirement, No-Kami issued orders so prompt and to the purpose that there was no gainsaying them. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z In all the rest of his book—i.e. from Letter III. to the close—he sustains this thesis with a directness that cannot be gainsayed or resisted. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z "No one can gainsay the elements of danger in the situation," said Dorlan. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z And therefore, may we not consider now, and say, that liberty of word is what he wants, and not liberty of thought, which no one has ever gainsaid, or disputed? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z "Dinah North," said Harrison, solemnly, "I have a message for you, which you dare not gainsay—I command you to unbar the door and receive us instantly." The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z I feel as if I hadn't caught your eye, for all its indulgence, for a long and weary time, and I daresay you won't gainsay my confession. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Who shall gainsay The fates that reign, that wisely reign? Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z He spoke, and there was no man bold enough to gainsay him; none that could return the fierce glance of his eye. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z So, the power to make treaties being confided to the President and Senate, when a treaty is properly ratified, it becomes the law of the land, and no other tribunal can gainsay its stipulations. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z There came a day, however, when he would not be gainsaid, and was ushered into her drawing-room. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z The spot is remote, there's no one to gainsay him. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z The whole mystery of the origin of this book seems to be cleared up by this statement, and I have seen no attempt made to gainsay or deny its truth. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z After reaching Louisville, Quirey soon established his reputation for strength in a way that none dared gainsay it. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z I accepted this marriage, for I dared not gainsay it. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z So then the poor lad was not so unsensible, but he knew to do his bidding, for they're no born that dare gainsay him. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z You have dinned the word into my ears; there's no gainsaying it. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z No one gainsaid him, and the gravity of his hearers' faces was sufficient confirmation of the importance of what he said. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z I can swear absolutely and can now hear and see him as he said it; so don’t let him pretend to gainsay or modify that, whether he may choose to have it quoted or not. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z "You are right, sir," cried I, catching at the words; "I may know but little, and that little, perhaps, valueless and insignificant; but my truth no man shall gainsay." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z But, if from purely terrestrial experience we can have no direct proofs on such matters, we have strong evidential conclusions which cannot be gainsayed. The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena 2011-12-21T03:00:36.570Z We will not gainsay that it is a great hardship; but if it is difficult in this world, it turns to a great reward in the one to come. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Archie would not gainsay this; and nothing would satisfy the lucky miner but chartering a whole flat for a week. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z It was no use attempting to gainsay the view of an expert in the law. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Was not the land theirs, by theft or fraud it might be, but still theirs by a power none dared gainsay? The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z From the gods to sons of clay If Prometheus brought the flame, Who King Cotton can gainsay, Should he equal honour claim? Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z "The worst that could happen would be nothing compared with that other time," and he could not gainsay her. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z Choose thee the best suit from my clothes-press, and take it for the exchange.—Nay, good Blanch, I allow not thy gainsay:—it will, peradventure, help thee to a husband. blanch. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z "The way of Cain" will be followed by "the error of Balaam," in its consummated form; and then will come "the gainsaying of Core;" and what then? Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Facts which cannot now be gainsaid plainly justify me in denying that conscientious conviction was the real primary motive. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Then Persephone, hearing the words of Zeus that might not be gainsaid, uttered the only cry that had left her lips since she had sent out that cry that had reached her mother’s heart. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z There was no gainsaying the tomatoes—Mr. Milligan had seen those with his own eyes; but Laura claimed that she had been compelled to use those expensive vegetables as a means of self-defense. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z For, devil that he is, there is no gainsaying the fact that there is something attractive about him, with his bold free manner, and his handsome face, and gay clothing. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z But the result could 94 not be gainsaid; it was for the French a complete and costly failure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z And few would gainsay this who saw the performances of "The Country Girl" given by another troop of amateurs before the end of my stay. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z No one gainsaid this, though some studiously held their peace, being fearful of offending either one or the other. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z Her father did not gainsay her, and his look of satisfaction acknowledged she was right. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z That woman's mission ought to be and happily is in the majority of cases in the home, no one will gainsay. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Dost think it a fine thing to gainsay me before these good men! Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z If any one wishes to gainsay me let him show his face, and Myn Diawl—” The landlord brought the ale, placed it on the table, and then stood as if waiting for something. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z No man gainsaid her and she put it in her breast. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z I am glad to be able to give this question an answer which none can gainsay. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z The request of so distinguished a noble could not be gainsaid. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z One last look at the man who had had the one passion of which her strange hard heart was capable, one short farewell to the vague hope, which until now would not be gainsaid. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z I say nothing of England; catch me saying anything good of England; but I call Wales a fine country: gainsay it who may, I call Wales a fine country.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z She was a very spoilt lady indeed; there was no one to gainsay her. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z He had a pretty close call; that cannot be gainsaid. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z But whether it is that you cannot, or that we do not wish it, the result remains the same; and this result cannot be gainsaid. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z “I do not gainsay it, my lord,” answered the young man in a low voice. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Such speculation, if it may warrantably find encouragement under purely scientific conditions, religious thought will neither gainsay nor resist; but will find itself in no perplexity to accept. The Relations of Science and Religion The Morse Lecture, 1880 2011-09-11T02:00:11.613Z Blanche, love," interposed the Lady Maria, "you have scarce given a good reason for gainsaying the wish of the damsels. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z In the loving and joyous letter to the Philippians, he has no need to urge his authority, for no man among them ever gainsaid it. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z That they fought with determined courage cannot be gainsaid—gentlemen Arabs always do—but they have not the bull-dog pluck of our fellows. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z “If it suit the maiden, I will not gainsay the choice,” returned the ealdorman. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z And who indeed will gainsay that life at its longest is too short, especially for a man with a grievance like yourself?’ The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z That he was a God-ordained man, raised up to accomplish a divine design, few, who have closely studied the character and work of the man, will gainsay. Abraham Lincoln's Religion 2011-09-03T02:00:20.697Z Our faith should be able to resist pressure and to keep its ground against assaults and gainsaying. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z All these premises were so undeniably true that the passive Mrs. Lathrop could not have gainsaid them even had she been so disposed; which she wasn't. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z For where the men of London are at accord and fully agreed, no man dare gainsay them. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z As Tom could not gainsay this, he went off to do his morning’s work, and to get Joan’s breakfast. The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z Therefore also I came without gainsaying when sent for. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z And, puffing, Pan Roh rolled his eyes over the audience, as if seeking the insolent man who would dare to gainsay him. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z If any one could gainsay a wish of my Lady Rose, that one isn't old Webb. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z None other did, I'll gainsay," Debora answered, in a strangely quiet way; "an' he only because he found me that day i' the Royal Box—so long ago. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z We met none to gainsay us, and soon emerged from the wood. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Not being in a position to gainsay the justice of his argument, I held my tongue. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z It is to be hers solely, without any gainsaying. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z The decided tendency to hereditary transmission cannot be gainsaid in the face of these results, but the number of cases is too few to justify quantitative conclusions. Finger Prints 2011-08-07T02:00:07.827Z Well do I mind her cuffing a big lad she found drowning some day-old kittens in the stable—and he minds it yet I'll gainsay! A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z His blue eyes blazed at me with a menace not to be gainsaid. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z There is no gainsaying its beauty, however, and a brace of birds, with all the old excitement thrown in, are well worth winning, even at considerable risk. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The peasants did not gainsay him, especially as Hajek on the coming round of the harvest expected neither more nor less of them than his predecessor, Gonta, had done. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z But Edith was not to be gainsaid and had flown post-haste up to the Morrows’ bungalow to reappear a few moments later with a field glass. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z "I gainsay," put in Sevenoakes, thinking to shift the subject, "that Will Shakespeare comes home as much for Deb's wedding as aught else." A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z But no enemy gainsaid us on the road; and at two o’ the clock we rode across the drawbridge of our good friend and neighbor, the Lady of Mannerley. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z This five hundred pounds a-year, though, and the accumulation, is as certainly yours as if you had inherited it at once, and no judge in England can gainsay it. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z "Get up!" he cried, sharply; and there was no gainsaying his voice, hoarse though it was with emotion. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The hypothetical form of the statement shows a degree of indecision; while the proposition itself is not to be gainsaid. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z To have him away would mean confusion and trouble to Blackfriars and I gainsay nothing rejoicing to the Admiral's Company and Lord Pembroke's men. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Many a one had muttered curses after him when his back was turned; but he was ever quick with riding whip, or oaken cudgel at need, so that almost none dared gainsay him. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z We cannot conceive her as distinct, distant, unrelated, she seems so personal, concrete, so near; yet can never come quite up to her discernments, nor gainsay their delicacy and truthfulness. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Still, it was at that time only a thought, brooking no gainsaying it is true, but there was no resolve about it, still less any planning. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z He cites no authorities, all comes from Himself; there is hardly a text of Scripture in the fifth chapter of St Matthew, except those which are quoted in order to be extended or gainsaid. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z But he was not to be gainsaid; weak as he was, he was yet the strongest of the party, and he would make the attempt. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z But there is no gainsaying the closeness between the Yard and News International. Scotland Yard is Falling Down: And Will It Take Cameron Too? 2011-07-20T14:30:00Z With works of wood and face of brass On which queer cherubs play, The tedious hours thou well dost pass, And none thy chirp gainsay. In the Track of the Bookworm 2011-07-19T02:00:23.543Z For if the influence of this strangest of bandits for good could not be denied, neither was there any gainsaying that he exercised it in a terrible degree for ill almost daily. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z As a likeness it is perfect, there is no gainsaying. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z Never having at any time collated codices א a b c d for yourself, you are unable to gainsay a single statement of mine by a counter-appeal to facts. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z A quack who makes use only of old women's remedies will always inspire them with more confidence than a regular physician whose prescriptions gainsay all their medical and dietetic prejudices. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z "I don't think she would like it," said Barnaby, doubtfully, but his mother was not to be gainsaid. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z There is no gainsaying admitted facts; there is no use in boasting of the increased intelligence of the working man, when the facts are the other way. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z Yet even better fortune befell him, for he was made free to hunt in the king's forest, nor was there any forester therein so bold he dared gainsay him, or speak him grudgingly. Tales from the Old French 2011-07-09T02:00:12.200Z The only Aussies who'll dismiss opposition to these mere gainsaying are those who hope that left-of-centre types remain in power whatever further damage they do. No we can't! 2011-07-07T15:27:46Z We serve the vilest master in the world," continued he, with subdued vehemence: "that we cannot gainsay. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z We do not know how it will appear to the wise and learned, but we do know that it is not an easy task to gainsay the facts of the case. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z The dictum of the latter, however, especially in a matter of faith, was not to be gainsaid. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z There was no gainsaying the crisp decisiveness of these orders, and with an apology to the Vicar, he started off. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z But then she recalled what her cousin Otto had said of her grandfather's noble nature, which his harsh exterior continually gainsaid. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z That was unquestionably true, so our ambassador, it seems, did not gainsay it. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z But now the thing was flashed on him with the brightness of authentic revelation, and there was no gainsaying its truth. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z Joan was very soon made sorry she hadn't suffered herself to be gainsaid. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z But his usefulness in the village could not be gainsaid, even by Captain Davenant. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z The simple, sad sincerity of his appeal sounded like pitiless will in the ears of the distracted girl, but she could not gainsay his reasoning. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z This is but just, and none will gainsay it. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z While calculations of this sort may contain a measure of guesswork, and even prayer, there is no gainsaying that the theater district means big bucks — and tens of thousands of jobs — for New York. City Room: A Bang-Up Night for Broadway, Even if the Wrong Play Won 2011-06-13T13:05:34Z For, you know, no one could gainsay what he asked. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z For it is not to be gainsayed that there is gathered in Florence at this time a remarkable circle of learned and clever men, who form, as it were, an order of aristocracy by themselves. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z Mather stated these and some other very significant facts, which Calef omitted to grapple with or to gainsay in his version of the scenes. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z "None shall presume to question it," said Beatriz de Bobadilla; "for had it pleased you to wed the Grand Turk, the Castilians would not gainsay your wish, such is their love!" Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z He looked about him, as he finished, as though he was daring someone to gainsay him. Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z Yes, all was good and well done; there was no gainsaying that. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z "When you thanked me once, mon capitaine, for all it pleased you to say I did for you, you may remember," her voice was defiant, "I did not once gainsay you!" The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z What you are, you are, and there is no power on earth can gainsay it. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z And that this can be said with perfect sincerity, in the heart of the country during the heart of November, is a proof, not to be gainsaid, that the joint proposition is true. Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z No one can gainsay the courage that was displayed by the attacking force. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z So when the sheriff asked him, Matt did not gainsay that he had slain the parson, and more, he was quite ready to show the sheriff where he had laid 'his reverence.' Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z Now, if he had but a-spoke me fair, I would not have gainsaid him; but he falls to swearing, so I bid him open the gate for himself. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z But I don't see how I'm to gainsay you. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z It was safe, for no one could gainsay it; Mark's account was not asked for. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z It was not fitting, said he, that the young monk should leave the country of his birth and the parents to whom he was so dear; but Mochonna would not be gainsaid. Life of Saint Columba Apostle of Scotland 2011-05-10T02:00:58.153Z It cannot be gainsaid that the legal history of the Workmen’s Compensation Act is not a thing for lawyers to boast about. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z But there's some undisputed fac's— An' even figures won't gainsay it: One is, if you puts on a tax, Someone or other 'as to pay it. Fiscal Ballads 2011-05-07T02:00:30.217Z "It's the great dale ye know, and the likes o' ye, and it's not we that is to gainsay it this night." Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z "The woman you met by the Scotish Sea, My Liege, would tell you a thing; And she says that her present need for speech Will bear no gainsaying." Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z The West has already achieved a greatness which no man can gainsay, and has in store a power of future growth which no man can estimate. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z There is no gainsaying that once in the dock all men are equal or very nearly so, but one may harbour a suspicion whether all men have equal opportunities of getting there. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z But any hope of him as an active aide in recapturing the run-amuck was gainsaid by his efforts to get the girl out of the chase. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z He would not be gainsaid, and she was really glad to escape the crowd in the car. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z He trusted an oath implicitly, but no man ever heard him gainsay his yea or nay. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z I dare not gainsay you, my friend, for you are doing what I hope I should do, if I were in your place. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z "If he held your own bill, with a protest on it," whispered Hamilton, "your opinion would not be easily gainsaid." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z "That may do in the bank, perhaps, where none can gainsay him." Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z If you have anything to gainsay, I shall be even as the deaf adder which stoppeth her ears. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z His letters were not published until years after, but the world has them now, and the monopoly, with all its power, cannot gainsay them. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Apologists place themselves in a needlessly responsible position when, in the difficult task of determining a doubtful reading of the Sacred Text, they assume an interpretation which may be gainsaid by scientific proof. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Walks and Words of Jesus A Paragraph Harmony of the Four Evangelists 2011-03-26T02:00:17.857Z I have no words to convey to you the sense of calm happiness I felt at being what none could gainsay—none question. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Of course Reginald Trevor went along with him; though with a reluctance which had only yielded to authority not to be gainsaid. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Although his wife positively shuddered at the idea of Helen's running wild, she did not attempt to gainsay him, and after this there was no more discussion about the matter. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z There were times when I should have preferred going alone; but I could not gainsay her. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z He feels impotent to gainsay what the tumult of the world is thundering at him, but he will not accept on authority so unwelcome and chastening a truth. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z The boy turned his haughty stare around at each in turn, as though to say, "Who is there to gainsay me?" and then left the place. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Impassioned child of the tropics, never in her life gainsaid, she had needed not the resorts of subterfuge; instead openly demanding and having whatever she desired. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The facts can neither be gainsaid nor palliated. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z “Is there any one here to gainsay the marriage?” asked Jupiter. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z His love for his son touched me deeply, and when he declared that he would remain with Gabriel, I could not gainsay him. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z “Fine enough to look at, I’m not gainsaying you; what I object to is hearing her when she talks about our war.” Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z The cause was therefore discussed at the council-table, and being proposed by those that were of great authority in that place, it was not much gainsaid, at least for two of the three. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z He was dying! every one said that it was so; he himself spoke of his death calmly as a settled thing; and no one gainsayed him. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Mr. Davis uttered this with a kind of hearty expansiveness, as though to say, "The man 's my friend, and let me see who 'll gainsay me." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z What we will say, then, and challenge the world to gainsay, is that he was the greatest expresser that ever lived. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z “Now, sign that, all of you, as witnesses,” he commanded, and they did not gainsay him. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z A man of importance called away from this busy, competitive, stirring world—somebody of importance dead, gainsay it who will. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z I saw General Clinton and said a few words which he could not gainsay. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z "The world is very tiresome, Fid�le," said Adela, and the dog looked at his mistress out of his wise brown eyes, evidently with no disposition to gainsay her verdict. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z Neither Mr. Khan nor Ms. Mac Donald gainsays the historical connection between conservatism and religiosity. Beliefs: A Place on the Right for a Few Godless Conservatives 2011-02-19T01:20:19Z Far be it from me to gainsay the good work done by the dissenting congregations. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z She took the paper from his hand, replaced it in the desk, and locked it up, with the calm determination of one who could not be gainsaid. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z "And I 'm going to refuse both; for I have a plan of my own, and a plan not to be gainsaid." Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Now, from the gainsaying of his lesser revenge—the proving to Billy Knapp the futility of his objections—Lafond conceived the desire for a greater. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z He had not come so far upon a momentous enterprise to be gainsaid by a woman's levity. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z The great staples were of course the cotton and corn of the Southern states, and the new importance given to these crops by the war no one can gainsay. Your Negro Neighbor 2011-02-14T03:00:35.203Z When Henry stood forward and claimed the vacant throne by right of conquest and also by right of descent, no one gainsaid him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z "Yes, but you are thinking of it, though," protested Frau Dr. Hagenbach, with a decision, alas! that was not to be gainsaid. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z And if she so willed it, who was there to gainsay her? The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z "I'll not ask the privilege of reply," said Repton; "perhaps I 'd rather be convinced by you than attempt to gainsay one word of your argument." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z There was no one to dispute his will,—none to gainsay his opinions. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z This advice, given in the tone of a decided command, was evidently as unpalatable to Frau von Reinert as the former to the Baronin, but she, too, did not gainsay it. Herman A Novel 2011-02-03T03:00:12.287Z No use to gainsay him; on the contrary, he orders me round as if he were my lord and master. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z There was no gainsaying that—though the boy himself, at first, did not recognize it as wooing at all. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z If free men have a right to rebel, how can any one gainsay Ulster? The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z There was a palpable triumph here that nothing could gainsay, and with a proud heart he locked up his desk, resolving to do no more business that day, but make it one of enjoyment. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Maseden was taken aback for a few seconds, yet the fact could not be gainsaid that the speaker, whether Madge or Nina, did not repudiate the general accuracy of his statement. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Michael did not gainsay this, and made no further attempt to depart. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z They are lords of the North beyond gainsaying. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z Windeg seemed disposed to take this last observation rather ungraciously, perhaps because he could not gainsay it. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z My one sentiment of love and sympathy, repressed until that moment, now demanded expression with a power which I was unable to gainsay. The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian 2011-01-20T03:00:07.967Z I shall not gainsay it by a single word. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z The truth of this was so apparent that even Raoul could not gainsay it. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z I did not know it then, but later I could not gainsay the fact. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z He spake with authority; yet addressed himself to the reason and the understanding of men; and he spake with wisdom, which men could neither gainsay nor resist. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z Every advantage or benefit that the landlord sought or claimed was secured to him by this treaty, as it was afterwards styled, in terms that could not be gainsaid. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z There was no gainsaying the logic of the boss’s position. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z In fact, neither of the young men gainsaid him. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z There was no gainsaying the old Herr when he was thus decided, and the Lieutenant left the room to do as he was requested. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z There was only too much truth in this last position of the straightforward interpreter to be gainsaid. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z "If you really consider this your duty, I shall not gainsay you," he replied darkly, not lifting his eyes from the ground. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z Tommy Eye was doing most of the talking, and it was plain that his opinions carried weight, for no one presumed to gainsay him. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z By making almost the whole circuit of New Zealand, he ascertained it to be two islands, with a strength of evidence which no prejudice could gainsay or resist. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z He was so evidently resolved to go that Elise did not gainsay him, but quietly declared her intention to stay beside the wounded man until the doctor arrived. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z No, no man that understands the woods will gainsay them advantages," added the squatter; "and of all on 'em am I now in the enj'yment. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z This cannot well be gainsaid by anybody who does not believe that the world has already attained perfection in all its ways and practices. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z This cannot possibly be gainsaid; for the Church's power must be the same over either kind as over both kinds, and if she has no power over both kinds, she has none over either kind. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z "Well, I don't like her, and I wish she roomed in another hall," said Joan; and no one gainsaid her, for there was no denying that Marcia took no pains to make herself popular. Briarwood Girls 2011-01-11T03:00:30.337Z Some of the arbitrators were about to demur, but as the proposal had come from them, they could not well gainsay it. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z There was certainly no gainsaying the latter proposition. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z That the child-actor receives better pay, that he or she works less hours and under more sanitary surroundings than do children in other trades and professions, cannot be gainsaid. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z If you are able to gainsay Christ, according to Whom the mass is a testament and sacrament, then I will admit that they are in the right. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z "Nay," said Doubletongue, "if such be the case, I will myself go about to retrace my steps, and gainsay all I have said." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Mara, who had taken Milena into the adjoining room, said to her: "Uros has made his father a strange request, and Bellacic has consented; for who can gainsay a dying man's wish?" The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z My bantling was thus born upon the high seas, in the South Atlantic Ocean, and no power could gainsay the legitimacy of its birth. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z But then there was no gainsaying that I was abominably drunk; that my pretty innocent was but a child; and that it was our wedding-day. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z It is true that an excellent and characteristic skill in the figures and scribblings which he sprinkled throughout his letters cannot be gainsaid. Paul Verlaine 2010-12-28T03:00:19.670Z Thou hast spoken it, and not I," said Froth, "and so spoken it that I may hardly venture to gainsay it. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The Rani liked Bipin's songs—they were sweet—there was no gainsaying it. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z “Then there is nobody to gainsay you, I am certain,” declared the lawyer, rising. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z She could admire with the sweetest expression on her face a dress which she thought hideous; and, because she was so completely indifferent, she betrayed no insincerity afterwards and did not gainsay her admiration. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Grant the truth of this—and who will gainsay it?—and it follows that while the temptations of Jesus were as commonplace as ours, ours are as glorious as His. With God in the World A Series of Papers 2010-12-20T17:12:19.523Z They drove their first, wild-eyed, scraggy herds whither they listed, a cursing, blasphemous crew, none dared gainsay them. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Martin dared not gainsay his mother, so he took Jurka and Vaska with him and went into the neighbouring village to seek work. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z There's no gainsaying that the risk is there. America's Battle for Economic Independence 2010-07-03T03:00:00Z That no longer applies, and Carlo Ancelotti's expression was more hangdog than ever tonight when, pointedly, the Italian did not gainsay the suggestion that United were now favourites to retain their Premier League crown. Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Chelsea 2010-03-21T21:10:00Z There is no gainsaying the impressive performance of German industry and the German economy generally. Being in the eurozone isn't funny. But Chaplin could have told us that | William Keegan 2010-03-21T00:05:00Z These obvious proofs of his rank there was no gainsaying; nor would they admit of any difference of opinion. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Vasily dared not gainsay his father-in-law, but prepared for his journey, took leave of his young wife, took a sack of sweetmeats as provision by the way, and set out. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z If not, it is the will of God, and who can gainsay it?” The Great Mogul "Beatrice, come in here instantly," called my aunt in a voice there was no gainsaying. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune That the wife might gainsay, I allowed; but not you. The Unknown Sea You, it appears, need your money—or rather, my money—and I can not gainsay the moral claim. The Gay Adventure A Romance To her only he was not hard, and though she was only five years old, he never gainsaid her one of her wishes, and gave her all her heart’s desire. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z If she did not gainsay it, but promised to make smooth their path, all would be well. The Great Mogul We answered to this: 'I feel myself bound by virtue of my once given troth not to gainsay you in this.' Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. O Christian, you cannot gainsay, else you dishonour your own purpose.' The Unknown Sea To get out of the difficulty he had only to disclaim any further knowledge, and who could gainsay him? Terry's Trials and Triumphs The beauty of the language and the intense conviction which lies behind the polemic cannot be gainsaid. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel Like a scathe that admitted no gainsaying, it came from nowhere, struck, without warning, and was gone again unpunished. The Tempering If we admit this, as can scarcely be gainsaid, what becomes of the Kuldja question, and of its peaceful solution that many claim to see? The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar How may I do otherwise than gainsay her, seeing that you wear armor that is indented with the marks of battle? The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions In order to keep ourselves and others in a state of moderation, we must remember that all persons have some fad, mania, or fixed ideas which they permit no one to gainsay. Fraternal Charity There is no gainsaying the fact that modern conditions still favor national and industrial centralization. Emma Goldman Biographical Sketch That lynx of a corporal was sure of his ground, and would refuse to be gainsaid even by a staff-officer and a Guardsman. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 If he has made up his mind to go, how are we to gainsay him? Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Oh, it's true, we are relations, there is no gainsaying it. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern And these holy lives were an argument which even the heathen could not gainsay. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs And yet how prettily have we gainsaid the prophets! Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency No treasures so costly, nor rings of red gold Shall take me their thrall, or my footsteps withhold, That thereby my flight be gainsaid. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes But now he was to receive confirmation of the story of Louise Aubin's suspicions from a source there was no gainsaying. A Traitor's Wooing I will, however, advance two propositions which will not, I believe, be gainsaid by competent authorities. Naval Warfare The advantage which the automanual system shares with the manual, however, in the greater simplicity of its subscriber's station apparatus, cannot be gainsaid. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. I am sorry you find so much to gainsay in my Poems on Slavery. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow If you can get the better of me you shall marry my daughter and none shall gainsay you. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes My liege, the tongue of true obedience Must not gainsay his sovereign's impose. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 That Whitman entertained a genuine affection for men and women is, of course, too obvious to be gainsaid. The Vagabond in Literature At Galvin House none dare gainsay these two in their pronouncements. Patricia Brent, Spinster There was no gainsaying it, the General's face grew absolutely white as he looked down and saw that green smudge on the white cuff which protruded beyond the sleeve of his evening coat. The Riddle of the Night "I feel it in my soul, Se�or de Rivera ... be convinced that I really do ... for it is certainly not to be gainsaid that you have not eaten them." Maximina Nor love, nor shame, nor grief, nor sin, Her promise may gainsay; The voice divine hath spoke within, And God did ne’er betray. Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion He attracted people, that cannot be gainsaid; he won many affections, that also is uncontrovertible. The Vagabond in Literature It is not a boy, but a Boanerges-ministry that introduces the Word with most effect to a gainsaying world. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes "The day was fixed and cannot be gainsaid," replied the Justiciar; but the Knight only begged that he would stand his friend and help him in his strait. Tales of Romance That the secret did not perish with Junius, no one can gainsay. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence I will prove it by a witness whose evidence will be beyond gainsay. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience A French writer comments on the matter in a strain which, considering our duties as Editor, we shall not think it worth while to gainsay. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. For consider Him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against themselves, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews This was a command there was no gainsaying. Harley Greenoak's Charge But British pluck, whether bred in England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales, or indeed in any of our colonies, was not to be gainsaid. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War After this, lawyers, at any rate, will not attempt to gainsay. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend "It is!" assented Joe, with a positive energy there was no gainsaying. One Of Them His readers had to endure the gainsaying of sinners, who poured contempt on Christianity, as they had also covered Christ Himself with shame. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews Under her coarse bodice the breast gently swelled with her breath, her eyes were downcast, and there was an appealing charm about her that a young man in need of love could not gainsay. Fairfax and His Pride His dignified appearance imposed respect, his proposal was intelligible and for the general good; its usefulness could not be gainsaid. Black Diamonds "It was a cruel hard rap, my son—a cruel hard rap, I don't gainsay ye; but, then, you must take Andy's word for it, they was cruel sharp teeth." The Three Mulla-mulgars With this resolve, uttered in a tone she never gainsaid or replied to, he took his hat and left the cottage. One Of Them Even in the gainsaying of men there was an element which He did not despise, but endured. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews There was no gainsaying that the manuscripts formed the more valuable portion of this immense collection. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels But Blachland was far too valuable a man to gainsay in a matter of this kind, besides, he had a knack of getting his way. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Don't turn your eyes to those walls, as if the fellows depicted there could gainsay me—they were but sorry scoundrels, the bad ones; the best were but weakly good.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier "I mean, in short, madam, that none can gainsay any rights you exercise, or revoke any acts you execute?" One Of Them The gainsaying of men brought Him to the bloody death of the Cross. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews Had she not come to rescue her friend, and was she to be so easily gainsaid? A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story It may be he is right: it is not for me to gainsay him, or to further discompose his temper, when all the evidence is so plainly visible. Seeds of Pine There is no gainsaying the fact, however, that new-comers as a rule must expect adversity and difficulty on account of being strangers, and because of their unfamiliarity with the English language. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant There was a truthful force about this Beecher felt could not be gainsaid, and he stood silent and confuted. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "Your words are wisdom, and washed down with such Bordeaux I 'd like to see who 'd gainsay them," said Conway, with a droll twinkle of the eye. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "I must look to the poor beast before I take anything myself;" and so saying he left the room, none wishing to gainsay anything he desired to do. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Their history is writ far back in the black strata of the carboniferous age, and that they will be the last trees to disappear off the earth, who can gainsay? Seeds of Pine This you cannot gainsay, nor will I suffer the wife of our noble king to be shamefully slain. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I know enough to be aware that your son might easily have saved himself on grounds of public duty none could gainsay. Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder Though his claim to eminence as a man of letters is not to be gainsaid, he was not, in the finer distinction, a literary man. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 As one man we drew our swords, nor did Cameron now gainsay us—and lifting them high up, till the sun glinted bonnily upon them, we sang our solemn banding song. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway It is, however, cleverly contrived and has the prestige of being literally the original "mission furniture"—no one can gainsay it. Seeds of Pine That she was blind In her religious ethics, none deny; That she had faults, no champion gainsays; She lifted bloody hands against the sky; She filled the avenging measure of her days. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation Whatever share others had in her, his at least cannot be gainsaid. Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder And if, perchance, he returns, can he gainsay what we have done for the holy cause? Barclay of the Guides "I give myself up;—do what ye will with me;—hang, imprison, or transport me; I'll never gainsay you." St. Patrick's Eve The girl was remarkably handsome—it was a fact that could not be gainsaid. A Life Sentence A Novel All this is a poor way of proving serenity; as poor, at bottom, as the perpetual display of wrath at gainsaying by men who claim to have the backing of Omnipotence. Rationalism Now that they are finished, there is an undeniable elegance and symmetry which cannot be gainsaid, though they were certainly heavily massed in the early views one sees of the cathedral in its unfinished state. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Scholars will continue to differ in regard to the comparative proportions of the ingredients he fused together, but few will gainsay that Paul's teaching is a product of many sources. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance And still no hint that might gainsay, No warning word of quick or dead. Idyllic Monologues Old and New World Verses The universe to her was, as Mrs. Eddy said, spiritual, not material, and no wretched condition, however seemingly powerful, could hold against the truth—could gainsay divine harmony. The "Genius" That it may, and should, do much more than this is the proposition that we have sought to maintain, and we do not see how its essential reasonableness may be gainsaid. Why do we need a public library? Material for a library campaign The dismissal was so friendly that Rosie could not gainsay it. The Rosie World There were gain-sayers of course,—it may almost be said that genius which is not gainsaid is not genius,—there were furious decriers of style, temper, and so forth. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) No one will gainsay the statement that our heroine has made great social strides in one summer’s day. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 But there was no gainsaying the wisdom of the advice which he had given me as to concealing the treasure. The Rose of Paradise Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England, in the year 1720, off the Island of Juanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, and now for the first time published It were better, Annas suggested, that a man should die than that a nation should perish—a truism, surely, not to be gainsaid. Mary Magdalen It was impossible to gainsay the fact that if there was a prospective engagement, Mrs. Lunn had shown her usual discretion. The Life of Nancy But the readiness of Germany to strike a quick and fatal blow at Paris cannot be gainsaid and strangely contrasts with the “injured innocence” protestations that it was treacherously surprised by an unexpected attack. The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia Talleyrand's share in these transactions can not be gainsaid. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 Of course, everything Janet said was gospel truth, and there was no gainsaying it; but even truth is sometimes depressing, and not the thing one wishes forever to have dinned into one's ears. A Little Question in Ladies' Rights Gas spoke for itself, and its brilliancy could not be gainsaid. Old and New London Volume I So violent was the passion that flamed up between the two that there was no gainsaying it. An Isle in the Water He therefore made conscience of stoutly gainsaying every thing that was said in his behalf, which, as James was in high favor with Aunt Sally, he had frequent opportunities to do. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings With his long-formed habits of obedience it seemed impossible to gainsay the Prior's will. Under False Pretences A Novel A great deal has been written concerning this remarkable man, and widely divergent opinions have been expressed as to the value of his labors, though few are found to gainsay his sincerity, ability and zeal. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 The Federalists, on the other hand, united in traducing him—an assertion which may be gainsaid, but which can be abundantly proved by reference to the Federal newspapers and magazines of the day. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. A natural register thus re-enforces the written records, and both together compose a body of evidence not to be gainsaid. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition And who shall gainsay, or who dare gainsay, that what God does is not right? The Negro: what is His Ethnological Status? 2nd Ed. I solemnly ask of the whole philosophical world if my words can be gainsaid, and to name for me the third, by whom the Aristotelian law, of which I speak, has been repeated and understood. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence The evil of this tendency cannot be denied or gainsaid; but its cause is not far to seek nor hard to find. A Review of Hoffman's Race Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 1 She was depressed in spirits, and at first did not gainsay the dictation of the bird already in possession. Upon The Tree-Tops It was a bold thing to do, for whatever the colonel’s wife said must not be gainsaid, yet Lieutenant Bleibtreu could not help it. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day This can not be gainsaid, and being true, let us see if it is in philosophic harmony with God's order among animals in their creation. The Negro: what is His Ethnological Status? 2nd Ed. That the embankment is old, I am free to confess; that it is somewhat rotten in parts, I will not altogether deny; that it is any the worse for that, I do most sturdily gainsay. Pot-Boilers These are facts of record and cannot be gainsaid or denied. A Review of Hoffman's Race Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 1 And at this extreme advantage Persimmon Sneed and his raised adjuring forefinger seemed impossible to be gainsaid. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories Didn’t you gainsay all my objections and insist on our marriage?” A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Economics could make no appeal to her intelligence, and shooting a glance out of her hard old black eyes, she replied with a logic that permitted no gainsaying. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself There is no gainsaying its variety, often so unexpected and novel. Spenser It could not be gainsaid, Heppner was the man for him. Jena or Sedan? I will not gainsay love, called love forsooth. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV And suppose he then represented the facts in a more harmless light, who could gainsay him? A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Her voice held the patina of those to the manor born, and not to be gainsaid. Frigid Fracas But there is no gainsaying the beauty which never fails and disappoints, open the poem where you will. Spenser If this be true, and that it is cannot be gainsaid, the sooner the transfer is made the better. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... For me who stand in Italy to-day Where worthier poets stood and sang before, I kiss their footsteps yet their words gainsay. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV That was a fact that could not be gainsaid. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended The opinions and assertions of the experienced trappers could not be gainsaid. The Come Back Amy had already taken her tray up, and brought it back untouched; but Vava would not be gainsaid, and carried up some soup, which she declared Eva was very fond of. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends Experts profess to trace—and none will endeavour to gainsay them—a marked difference between the frescoes executed before the earthquake of 63 and those undertaken subsequent to that date. The Naples Riviera This, Kaiber assured the traveller, was utterly impossible, nor could his assertion be gainsaid; nevertheless, the watch was too valuable to be given up without an effort for its recovery. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants It is therefore no difficult matter to form and utter conjectures which nobody can contradict or gainsay but by other conjectures equally uncertain and fallacious. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III To sum up our conclusions: the following merits in Debussy's music, it seems to me, cannot be gainsaid. Music: An Art and a Language This was a stroke of reasoning not to be gainsaid. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Yet a Power like a mighty rushing blast gainsaid me and smote me where I was. The Gates Between This is a true estimate of general opinion, although there are those who will, for their own sakes, gainsay it. The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World I am sorry that I am unable to confirm or to gainsay at first hand Borrow's wonderfully high estimate of certain Welsh poets. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 Who dare gainsay but God is every where Unbounded, measurelesse, all infinite; Yet the same difficulties meet us here Which erst us met and did so sore affright With their strange vizards. Democritus Platonissans It was at this moment that the conviction came, and I saw how I must act, with a certainty which I could not gainsay or resist. The Thread of Gold I made a show of consulting her about many things, but she invariably gave me to understand that her experience and superior knowledge in such matters were not to be gainsaid. That Mother-in-Law of Mine If no more is meant than that there must be a reason for all that seems irregular, no one would gainsay that, neither Bopp nor Grimm, and no one ever doubted that as a principle. My Autobiography A Fragment Ughtred shrugged his shoulders heavily, and the Chancellor hastened to bleat: 'No judge shall gainsay your lordship. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court He did not gainsay her, but helped her carefully into the cab, and, when she was seated, leaned forward to clasp her hand and speak a parting word. Name and Fame A Novel This was the doctrine which framed the man's intention if not his conduct of life, and continued to shape it years after experience of the world, and especially of the business world, had gainsaid it. The Quality of Mercy But the fact itself can not be gainsaid that protection does raise the prices of the protected goods in the home market. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy It was not that he doubted in the least his own purpose, but he did not know how to gainsay her as to this small request. Marion Fay Milly's assumption was immense, and the difficulty for her friend was that of not being able to gainsay it without bringing it more to the proof than tenderness and vagueness could permit. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II It is an imperative guest, and cannot be gainsaid. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons I’ve lived a long time with no man to gainsay me. The Eye of Dread The word of such high authority as the minister could not be gainsaid, though the suggestion gave the girls rather a creepy feeling. A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.—Heb. The Social Principles of Jesus The sense of weakness is expressed again and again—the prophet has no victorious career, but is exposed to much gainsaying, which he feels acutely. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems Bambos could not gainsay this and he was now seeking to balance things, by floating a loan which was to be used in arming his troops with modern weapons. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America The day has come when the counsel and service of women are required by the highest interests of the State, and who shall gainsay their conscription? The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Governor Gage could not gainsay the fact that the citizens were victors. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Some authors deny all spontaneous movement of these cells; but most of them report observations from which it follows that a certain power of spontaneous movement is not to be gainsaid. Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological He was the head of the household, however, so there was none to gainsay him. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Neither Lord George nor their younger sister gainsayed this altogether. Is He Popenjoy? "Yes," she answered, with a quiet dignity which he could not gainsay. The Dominant Strain Those are my opinions, and few Irishmen will gainsay them. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule There was that about me to stir surprise; with those 14 generous days so long gone by, I will not gainsay it. The Cruise of the Shining Light He said there was fabrications around that valley ’cause of the variating yarns, and I wouldn’t gainsay him. The Hound From The North It was hard to make clear what the mate meant, but all to a 22 certain extent understood, and no one ventured to gainsay it. Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils His pale face and weak voice were symptoms that could not be gainsaid. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War It cannot, however, be gainsaid that convenience or, worse still, economy is a weak argument in favor of the lecture course, especially for the first-year student. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College With a quick movement Phil threw his body over the table, catching the little fellow smartly by the neck-cloth and shirt in a grip that there was no gainsaying. The Spoilers of the Valley But there was no gainsaying, even in his confused condition, Music Mountain. Nan of Music Mountain There is no gainsaying the fact that there are thousands of men walking the streets who have not paid a similar sum into the treasury of the city. Negro Migration during the War Her grandfather had never gainsaid her: had always indulged her every caprice, and had supported her even when she had been to all outward seeming in the wrong. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists There was no gainsaying the fact that they were prisoners. Lords of the Stratosphere The speaker turned to Dr. Sevier for approval; but, though the Doctor could not gainsay the fraction of a point, he was silent. Dr. Sevier But Ether didn't dare gainsay her, for fear she would put out a palmist's sign, or a notice of s�ances at twenty-five cents a head. The Prisoner Who were so overbold To gainsay this? or who would wish war against thee to hold, If only this may come to pass, and fate the deed may seal? The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse It cannot be gainsaid that the British authorities have spared neither money nor pains to alleviate the sufferings and heal the injuries of the wounded. England and Germany There is no gainsaying the fact that whatever fate overtook the two other Patrol ships, may lay in wait for us. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 Pity such bravery should prove unsuccessful, such merit unrewarded;—but the irreversible decree of Providence!—who can gainsay?—we may lament the loss of a friend, but 'tis irreligious to murmur at pre-ordination. The Fall of British Tyranny American Liberty Triumphant Nobody could gainsay the fact that Ruth had been of great help in the recovery of Mary and Bob from the lake. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery Then Venus nought gainsaid, But, nodding yea, she smiled upon the snare before her laid. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse And the importance of this lever for political purposes can neither be gainsaid nor easily overstated. England and Germany But when we appeal to the testimony of so eminent an Englishman as Cardinal Newman, what we affirm cannot be easily gainsaid. Pius IX. And His Time He shrugged his shoulders, unable apparently to gainsay this unanswerable argument. A Bride of the Plains But the indomitable youth in her, and the spirit which she had inherited from some dead forefather, were not to be long gainsaid. The Wild Geese I yield, O son, nor more gainsay to go my ways with thee.' The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse But it cannot be gainsaid that the most formidable obstacle is that. England and Germany Well, our land is richer than theirs, and our climate is better too, so much cannot be gainsaid. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The astronomer held the generally accepted opinion on these matters, and could prove Columbus' theory beyond gainsaying. Treasure Valley With that word the speaker turned slowly, walked with an even pace to the door, and opened it, none gainsaying him. The Wild Geese The King gainsays thy wedding couch, and dowry justly bought By very blood, and for his throne an outland heir is sought. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse He thought there might be taught an art of putting things so that they could not be gainsaid. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History And no-one dared gainsay him, for he was a strong-willed, direct man, and he said he was a friend of this widow. The Rainbow I ne'er heard yet That any of these bolder vices wanted Less —— to gainsay what they did, Than to perform it first. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions We have only our suspicion, and the fact that the letter did not come to hand; and if he faces it out, and declares he posted it all right, who is to gainsay him? Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California If he should see his work as a mighty historical picture, or series of such pictures, we should not gainsay him his conception or bind him rather to any genre result. Imaginary Interviews None can gainsay this statement nor can it be termed extravagant, for with the imperfect machinery now in use results are being attained which justify every syllable of it. A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science But Lucy was gone, and Mary, looking after her retreating figure, could not gainsay Mistress Forrester, as she said,— 'Wilful, headstrong little baggage, she will rue her behaviour some fine day, as you have done.' Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney I shall leave it in Judge Harrison's hands," said Mr. Linden after a moment's silence: "I should be very sorry to gainsay his wishes in any respect. Say and Seal, Volume I It is, of course, not to be gainsaid that instincts, appetites, habits, emotions, sentiments, opinions, and wishes are involved in and with the attitudes. Introduction to the Science of Sociology For instance, some passages might be given in the teeth of the critic, and made to gainsay what he had been saying. Imaginary Interviews However, the fact that such wires may draw lightning cannot be gainsaid.” The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air I had told this so often that I couldn't gainsay it. Nancy Stair A Novel Even when Parliamentary reports are quoted, whose authority is not to be gainsaid, they ought to defend themselves against the first impression which these are calculated to make. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 In the days of Christ and His apostles the men who were full of the Holy Spirit had a mouth and wisdom which none of their adversaries were able to resist or gainsay. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, May, 1880 Thus Bothwell established his innocence; at least, no man dared to gainsay it. Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History What we have taught is in perfect accord with the Bible, and who can gainsay it? The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity "And a boast that cannot be gainsaid," said Mrs. Hill. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. Again and again it must be repeated, and cannot be gainsaid, that a first edition may be the best, but in most cases it is the worst. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books We are pre-eminently a practical people, and that this characteristic to some extent destroys the poetic aspect of American life, cannot be gainsaid. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier Independence of thought began to assert itself in Wickliffe; and Huss and Jerome of Prague paid the penalty of martyrdom for gainsaying Rome. The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election And is a gentleman born, and hath a fair house, and ne father ne mother to gainsay her in whatsoever she would. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution This logic can not be caviled with or gainsaid. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The Bishops of the universal world, united to the Vicar of Christ, speak with authority; their judgment cannot be gainsaid. Public School Education He loved his daughter, and would leave her to her own will; but he feared this saintly suitor, and dared not gainsay him. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The girl's answer was spoken with a determination there was no gainsaying. El Diablo And a priest that sacrificeth not is a gainsaying of words. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Shall Maria pay a tax and have no voice where the principle is admitted, where the principle is thundered forth, where it is axiomatic, where none dare gainsay it, that taxation without representation is tyranny? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II To state the proposition is enough; it contains the argument, and nobody can gainsay it, in an honorable way. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I The storm was restrained, subservient possibly still, but it was there, not to be forbidden, denied, or gainsayed. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange What you bought is yours, and there's no gainsaying that. Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation And if holy Church hath the words of God, and is alonely guided of His Spirit, then must it be an awful and deadly sin to gainsay her bidding. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers No one gainsaid him, but Arthur thought that they might go on a bit further cautiously, and if nothing suspicious occurred reach the town. The Art of Disappearing The poem begins from the real dull Dunces; and their goddess is Dulness, inevitably: nothing can be gainsaid there. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 |
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