| 单词 | leveller |
| 例句 | The sun slanted through to the moss here and there, leveller. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The sharing finger food was a great leveller. Blind date: ‘We hadn’t finished the main course before he asked for my number’ 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Parenting, including drunk parenting, is a tremendous bond, a leveller, a source of shared amusement; you fail, you try again, you fail better. Anne Hathaway is giving up booze for 18 years to be a better mother? I can’t drink to that 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z However, the more we delved into this informality, the more we began to understand that it is not a social leveller at all; on the contrary, it constitutes a very subtle and intricate code. The class pay gap: why it pays to be privileged 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z The show is a great leveller – so-called "real" people are just as vile as celebrities, if not more so. Has Come Dine With Me gone off the boil? 2011-01-14T11:48:57Z Labservatives" campaign, which briefly became an internet phenomenon earlier in the week, said: "Social networking is a bit of a leveller. David Cameron depicted as Gene Hunt in Labour poster 2010-04-02T20:16:00Z “Having a baby is a great leveller. When you’re mixing with other parents it’s all about them, how they’re sleeping and feeding and so on. No one asks you how old you are.” The surprising truth about becoming a mother in your 50s - from the women who know 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Eros is the great leveller, at least for a moment or two. A Gay Mystery Novelist Who Chronicles the Aftermath of AIDS 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Being in a field is a big leveller. Confessions of a Hay virgin 2010-06-01T06:59:00Z A collegiate atmosphere polices any excess self-congratulation, while the intimacy of the format acts as a clever leveller. The great 80s Zoom reunion! How Josh Gad lured film giants out of lockdown 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Boats act as a great leveller, bankers and buskers rubbing up against one another – it’s all a bit Savile meets Cannery Row. Ten years living on a boat: 'It's a fun life – I'm not a watery hobo' 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z In recent years, grossness has become less a unifying human leveller and more a stick with which to beat society's most persecuted members. Movie 43: a gross-out workout 2013-01-18T15:00:00Z Eddie Herts is a US pilot from a privileged background who is about to learn that war is a great leveller. Paul Dowswell's top 10 non-fiction books about Britain in the first world war 2012-11-09T09:00:00Z Gangland violence is presented as the egalitarian leveller in a system that’s rigged against the poor, women, and people of color, rather than as a part of the rigging. “The Kitchen,” Reviewed: An Engrossing Mob-Wife Drama That’s Relegated to a Table Read 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Exercise, reading or socialising with friends are all levellers. Six ways to stay healthy when you're stressed 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Writers such as Bowen were also discovering that, in extremis, war is a great leveller. The Love-charm of Bombs by Lara Feigel – review 2013-01-20T09:00:03Z The Edinburgh team piled men forward during seven minutes of added time but could not fashion a serious chance to find a leveller. Miovski sends 10-man Aberdeen to final at Hibs' expense 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z The heavy rain that was forecast, and duly arrived, was always going to be a leveller. 'England must avoid post-2019 mistakes to build new era' 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z "I guess university is considered to be that big leveller but it's just not if some people have to do so many hours," Ms Bettles told the BBC. Working part-time at uni risks worsening inequalities, warns thinktank 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z However, Howard rose to nudge in a potentially precious leveller in a section that will also, in part, help determine qualification for the next Euros. Stoppage-time Howard goal earns Scotland vital draw 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Livingston kept themselves in the game and but for a John Souttar interception may have found themselves in for a leveller after the Shinnie efforts. Late burst gives Rangers big win over Livingston 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z The chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, Prof Becky Francis, said Labour was "right to focus on education as a class leveller". Labour leader pledges education reforms to break class barriers 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Mr Massey said he hopes the search for the missing medal will bring awareness to Ms Bolden's story across the US, and will serve as a reminder that spelling bee competitions are "an inclusive leveller". The untold tale of America's first spelling bee victor 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Posh were rocked but still came close to a leveller on the night when Kwame Poku showed good feet before drilling a low shot at goal that Cameron Dawson got down well to. Sheff Wed reach play-off final with stunning win 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z The leveller did come after the break when Torro's controlled finish from outside the area against his former club sent the red half of the stadium into delirium. Real Madrid win first Copa del Rey since 2014 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z They then offered the sort of hope that has been killing Spurs fans for years, a stirring comeback with wild scenes of celebration at Richarlison's leveller transformed into desolation as Jota struck. 'A defining few weeks for Spurs, Kane & Levy' 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z A few minutes later though Morais was beaten, as Rowe connected perfectly with a clearance from an Angharad James corner to volley home the leveller from the edge of the box. Rowe stunner earns Wales a draw away to Portugal 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Tavernier popped up the back post to head in Barisic's cross, but his landmark goal had a hollow ring as Rangers failed to find a leveller. Celtic take major title step with Old Firm triumph 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z The Republic put the beaten World Cup finalists under severe pressure late on but fell short as Mike Maignan's stunning save denied Nathan Collins a late leveller. Pavard hits superb winner as France beat Republic 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z And while United pushed for a leveller in the closing stages, they failed to create any clear chances and the hosts held on. Kerr strike sees Chelsea beat Man Utd to top WSL 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The Gunners were unable to find the leveller and will see their lead at the top cut to two points if champions Manchester City beat Tottenham on Sunday. Everton beat Arsenal in Dyche's first game as boss 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Watch the highlights of Cardiff City v Leeds United as the Premier League side dramatically escape a shock defeat in the FA Cup third-round due to a late leveller from youngster Sonny Perkins. Perkins rescues replay for Leeds with late equaliser 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z But the Baggies hit back as Tom Rogic curled a leveller with the outside of his boot in the 70th minute. West Brom beat Sunderland to move out of drop zone 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z In a thrilling encounter Katie Stengel gave visitors Liverpool the lead before Tia Primmer's leveller on half-time. Reading hold Liverpool in six-goal thriller 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Despite the English side normally being strong favourites, if history has taught us anything it is that these 'Battle of Britain' European games can be great levellers. Rangers prepare for 'best Liverpool we can face' 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z "Our leveller is our team spirit, there's more to come, believe me." 'More to come from Wales, believe me' - Page 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Dimitris Christofi found the net in dramatic fashion a minute after Evans' leveller but he was flagged offside and the goal did not stand. Evans salvages late draw with Cyprus for winless NI 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Hearts, who pushed for a leveller before O'Riley increased the hosts' advantage, have already secured third spot. Celtic beat Hearts to all but secure title 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z The second-half was delayed after broken glass was thrown on the pitch but when play eventually resumed, Rangers could not find a leveller. Celtic hit back to beat Rangers & go six clear 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z They moved to a back five after scoring that first-minute goal and then switched off as Parejo was unmarked to fire in a leveller. Juve draw despite early Vlahovic goal 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Every game so far has had only one goal separating the sides and tournament football can be a great leveller. Algeria v Sierra Leone: Africa Cup of Nations – live! 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z And then after Martin Odegaard's leveller, the veteran netted a penalty to win the game. Ronaldo is first player to 800 top-level goals 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z But the hosts were unable to find a leveller and Gerrard, having won his opening two games in charge, was handed his first loss in the Villa dugout. Silva stunner as Man City beat Villa 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z They continued to threaten after Moore's leveller, most notably when De Bruyne's free-kick was floated out to the edge of the penalty area, where Thorgan Hazard connected with a sweet volley which hit the post. Wales earn home play-off with Belgium draw 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z If that sounds brutal, it can be a great leveller too, he adds. CEO Secrets: 'In my business, you eat what you kill' 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Anthony Ralston netted a late header but Celtic could not find a leveller. Celtic lose Europa thriller to Betis 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z In the Women’s Super League, Aston Villa have earned a useful point at West Ham thanks to Remi Allen’s late leveller. Ronaldo starts for Manchester United v Newcastle and more: clockwatch – live! 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Even though he had to wait to develop physically, Stevens says Maddison's personality was a great leveller. James Maddison: 'This will be a big year' for Leicester City midfielder 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Martial contributed little or nothing and it was no surprise when was replaced by Sancho, who was quiet as Southampton regained composure and a measure of control after Greenwood's leveller. Man Utd held to draw at Southampton 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Instead, it's Pele who grabs the leveller, with an overhead kick that is so good viewers get to watch it several times in slow motion. Escape to Victory: The Ipswich footballers who made a cult classic 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The hope of a lead, the angst of an injury-time leveller, followed by the torment and eventual euphoria of a penalty shootout win. Gallagher on jail, Serbia & family 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z The Northern Ireland midfielder also dragged a shot wide as Leeds spurned several chances to snuff out Sheffield United's hopes of a late leveller. Leeds beat Blades to move into top half 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z “We thought the pandemic would be a big leveller for women. But actually what we’re starting to see is it’s extremely challenging to get women to move jobs in a pandemic,” Marlborough said. Banks weigh up home working - the new normal or an aberration? 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Liverpool added more urgency to their game in a bid to find a leveller, but in a game of few chances it was still the visitors who created the better of them. Brighton shock Liverpool at Anfield 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Anthony Martial had a goal ruled out for offside as Harry Maguire was adjudged to have fouled Aaron Ramsdale, but the United skipper headed in the leveller just past the hour mark. Blades stun Man Utd at Old Trafford 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Leigh Griffiths hit the side netting before a series of corners led to the leveller, with Elyounoussi emphatically slamming in a Griffiths delivery. Brown off as Celtic held at Livingston 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z The former Brentford man also hit the bar with a penalty as the spirited visitors pressed for the leveller their play more than deserved. West Ham go fifth after pulsating win over Villa 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Jackson Muleka twice headed against the bar in the first half and Standard pushed for a leveller after the break. Roofe stunner as Rangers win in Liege 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Yesterday his own poor luck mirrored that of Spurs, given he was very harshly penalised for the free-kick that began the chain of events for Newcastle’s leveller. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend's action 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z "It was only a few weeks back Madonna was posting how Covid is the great leveller from her luxury bathtub. Now this. Please, please Madonna just keep quiet," another chastised the star. Madonna hit with backlash for video ‘tribute’ to George Floyd of her son dancing: ‘Self-absorbed celebrity’ 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z "Universal and compulsory schooling are the great leveller," he says. Will video classes divide children? 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Coronavirus is not some grand leveller: it is an amplifier of existing inequalities, injustices and insecurities. Coronavirus is not some great leveller: it is exacerbating inequality right now | Owen Jones 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z So, even if the material details between us remain as unequal and unfair as ever, on an emotional level, this is a helluva leveller. Quarantine rivalries: forget blitz spirit, everyone has started petty lockdown feuds 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z And yet, coronavirus is still in some small ways a leveller. The age of social media bragging is over. Now we are too busy knitting | Yomi Adegoke 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Opinion broadly divides into three groups: the “levellers” who say we are at peak lifespan now. The 100-year life: how to prolong a healthy mind 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Level the surface of your sponge using a cake leveller or serrated knife. Liam Charles’ recipe for Valentine’s Day baked alaska | The Sweet Spot 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z So save us the platitudes of coronavirus as the great leveller; abandon this sickly myth that we are all in this together. Coronavirus is not some great leveller: it is exacerbating inequality right now | Owen Jones 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Death may be the great leveller, but so is divorce. Unmasked singer: Kelis on music, men and her missing money 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z They live a student life on the Harvard campus, which is a great leveller, a facilitator of equality and what Elberse calls “one big community”. Meet the Harvard professor who is shaping the destiny of football stars | David Hytner 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z McCarthy says the pitch may be a leveller tonight and feels the conditions might give the Irish an advantage. Switzerland v Republic of Ireland, Sweden v Spain: Euro 2020 – live! 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z In London, chicken shops are a great social leveller. 'Knife crime isn't just about chicken shops' 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “A lot is being made about the Newport pitch being a great leveller,” emails ‘Will’. FA Cup fifth round, Valverde's new Barça deal: weekend countdown – live! 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Quinn said he included celebrities to grab the attention of people who might not normally listen to refugee stories, but also to emphasise the notion of blood as a leveller. Tonnes of blood: artist seeks to draw world back to refugee crisis 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z In Thursday’s judgment, Misra said: “The law and the society are bestowed with the Herculean task to act as levellers.” Indian supreme court upholds women's right to enter Kerala temple 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z The democratisation of public remembrance in which citizens and senators alike are mourned is in keeping with the reality of death as the great leveller. It’s right to lower the flag for John McCain. Rituals of grief help us all | Julian Baggini 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Bale, who scored the match-winning goals in May’s Champions League final as a substitute, created the leveller in the 27th minute. Diego Costa double helps Atlético beat Real Madrid 4-2 in Uefa Super Cup 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z “For me, tech was a leveller,” she says. Meet the tech evangelist who now fears for our mental health 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z It is also far from clear that drought is a social leveller. Cape Town faces Day Zero: what happens when the city turns off the taps? 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Reading is, in that sense, a great leveller. How my novel ended up on David Bowie's must-read list 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Some think of fire as a great leveller, uninterested in wealth or social status. Grenfell's tragedy is a worldwide truth: fire is an inequality issue 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Every year the football writers tell us about the “romance” and “magic” of the cup, which is “a great leveller”. The ‘giant-killing’ FA Cup is no longer such a football fairytale | Matthew Engel 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z The atmosphere at Gander Green Lane was evocative enough to emphasise the contrast Sutton hoped would be the great leveller. Sutton’s Deacon dares to dream but Arsenal finally end FA Cup fairytale 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Birmingham then hit the woodwork three times as they searched for a leveller. Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Birmingham City 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Celtic dropped points in the Scottish Premiership for the first time this season as Inverness Caledonian Thistle netted a late leveller. Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2-2 Celtic 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Warren is not a utopian but a leveller, a soldier of comeuppance and retribution. Elizabeth Warren, Insult Comic 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The one constant is Paul’s ole purpose to make people dance: he’s the first to admit he makes party music because it was one of the few levellers he had as a child. Sean Paul: 'Drake and Bieber do dancehall but don't credit where it came from' 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z And this is the moment you will learn why its properties as a "leveller" are so celebrated. The street food that silences even the most heated debate - BBC News 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z But conceding a late leveller at Liverpool on 13 January proved the catalyst for a dreadful run of form. Arsene Wenger says Barcelona 'change normal life to art' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z New England’s stoppage-time leveller didn’t leave an especially pleasant taste, but Houston - on the basis of Sunday’s game - are at least a team worth watching again. Patrick Vieira is the new NYC FC coach but Andrea Pirlo still has problems 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Despite the leveller it was City who appeared vulnerable each time Everton attacked. Sergio Agüero heads Manchester City past Everton to Capital One Cup final 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z You bet he could, holding off the chasing defence to claim the leveller. Vardy breaks goalscoring record 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z It was a deserved leveller based on the pattern of play following Bolasie's opener, but the Reds were unable to push on and force a second-half winner. Liverpool 1-2 Crystal Palace 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z But football’s a great leveller, isn’t it, and clichés don’t exist within a vacuum. A brief guide to … Chelsea's rivalry with Liverpool 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z But Lewandowski's scrambled leveller kept the Poles second in the group - level on points with Martin O'Neill's Ireland - and opened up a six-point gap over the Scots. Strachan's focus on team, not future 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z More fascinating, though, is how the £100m challenge might prove a leveller. Which Premier League manager would spend £100m the best? | Jamie Jackson 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z But despite being being the great leveller, death is increasingly seen as an occasion to express one's individuality. Happy funerals: A celebration of life? - BBC News 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Time is also a great leveller that, unlike other commodities, brings a certain equality. Viewpoint: How life in a caravan set us free - BBC News 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z There was still time for Hook to miss a long-range attempt at a late leveller, as the Tigers held on for a hard-fought victory. Leicester 18-15 Gloucester 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Stoke's leveller also denied Carver a win in his first home game since being appointed head coach at the club until the summer. Newcastle United 1-1 Stoke City 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Describing the web as a "great leveller" he said that rights to privacy, freedom of expression and affordable access should be "hardwired" into the basic rules of net use. Net is 'less free and more unequal' 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Ghettos are also a great leveller: the stench of rubbish wafts from the grubby low-slung tenements to Mr Kadri's apartment just a mile away, the air is polluted, and the streets are bumpy and pockmarked. Why segregated housing is thriving in India 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z These guys are geniuses, but golf’s a great leveller sometimes. Ryder Cup 2014 review: our writers’ best player, match, highs and lows 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Dave Edwards headed Wolves ahead again, before Glenn Murray's late leveller. Reading 3-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Celtic's early season defensive struggles - no clean sheets in their previous six games - were apparent as Jason Denayer slipped at the vital moment for Salzburg's leveller. Red Bull Salzburg 2-2 Celtic 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z The ocean, flat, soothing and expansive, is one of the world's great levellers. Worlds apart: From Gaza to Sydney 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z All illness is a great leveller, but none levels like mental illness. Robin Williams: the sadness of a clown that couldn’t be fixed 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z "War is a very interesting leveller of people, " he says. The close relationship between the royals and the navy 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z "Every player will feel the pressure, whether it's through social media or the newspapers or fans they meet, so it's important that you are the leveller," says Meulensteen. Punch a teddy? Coping with 'squeaky bum' time 2014-05-02T11:42:48Z “The internet is the great leveller,” pronounced Mark Thompson, the boss of the New York Times Company and former director-general of the BBC. Online video and advertising: NewTube 2014-05-01T15:00:12Z Seagulls defender Lewis Dunk hit the bar from 10 yards out, and Leonardo Ulloa pulled one back with a header, but they could not find a leveller. Hull City 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2014-02-24T21:51:28Z "Every cup game is a leveller, a one-off fixture," he said. Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest 2014-02-14T19:57:49Z For social networks, mobile is the great leveller. Friends and forecasters: Ten thoughts for the future 2013-12-17T12:16:28Z Kris Commons struck the bar and Georgios Samaras headed wide as the visitors tried to force a leveller. Shakhter Karagandy 2-0 Celtic 2013-08-20T16:50:32Z Yet Hayes' perfect cross into the box on 51 minutes almost produced a leveller, with Forster making a point-blank save from McGinn's firm header. Aberdeen 0-2 Celtic 2013-08-17T13:35:31Z So much so that this form of attack has become a great leveller, allowing small nations to potentially punch well above their weight. Unexpected Risks Of Intelligent Infrastructure 2013-04-24T13:45:00.210Z Until Rodney Wallace's last minute leveller for Portland, it had been a great week for Seattle Sounders. MLS: 5 things we learned in week three 2013-03-18T13:07:37Z These pitches were a great leveller, with county professionals unused to them and their opponents adept at exploiting their vagaries. England can only draw Test after wash-out prevents play in New Zealand 2013-03-18T08:29:56Z Then, of course, there is the greatest leveller of all - children. A different breed 2013-02-04T13:46:44Z Pachín, whose own-goal had given Barcelona a half-time lead, looked to have redeemed himself with a leveller, but he too was ruled offside. The Joy of Six: disallowed goals 2013-02-01T09:00:08Z It's a real leveller, keeping you fresh and enjoying your cricket. From no cricket to men's cricket 2013-01-30T09:38:09Z Melbourne will be baked in near-century heat, a potential leveller even in seemingly unthreatening circumstances. Australian Open 2013: Andy Murray and Roger Federer taking it easy 2013-01-15T23:02:01Z Jerome's late leveller notwithstanding, a beaming Adkins emerged more confident that Southampton will not be bidding farewell to the Premier League. Stoke City's team spirit means we'll never give up, says Kenwyne Jones 2012-12-30T23:00:05Z I love cricket because apart from the skill required to succeed, it is a great leveller. Tony Greig's Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture – in full 2012-12-29T14:06:58Z United pressed hard for a late leveller and Lacny and Watson were unable to convert chances before Russell hammered over after deftly controlling a long ball. Hearts 2-1 Dundee Utd 2012-12-23T18:23:35Z Stung by his part in the leveller, the Senegal international responded in perfect fashion after the break as he nodded in a devilish corner from Manchester United loanee Robbie Brady. Derby 1-2 Hull City 2012-12-21T22:03:27Z The internet is a great leveller in terms of barriers to entry. The Leveson inquiry is irrelevant to 21st-century journalism 2012-11-28T21:30:01Z Austin grabbed his third on 84, but there was still time for Michail Antonio to hit a dramatic long-range leveller two minutes later. Championship roundup: Brighton drop to third after draw with Ipswich 2012-10-02T22:31:33Z Iain Vigurs opened the scoring for County after 10 minutes and despite Thompson's leveller on 39 minutes, Grant Munro restored the visitors' lead on the stroke of half-time. Richie Foran's two goals inspire Inverness to beat Dundee United 4-0 2012-09-29T18:49:40Z Sapper Matthew Garey and Rifleman Matthew Wilson both described their commendations as a surprise The mottled green and brown of army fatigues are a great leveller. Military awards honour battlefield bravery 2012-09-28T01:02:40Z The myth of uniform is that it is a social leveller, an equaliser. School uniforms: turning our kids into soulless conformists 2012-08-29T19:00:32Z But the leveller did come when Samaras' low centre set up Hooper to finish. Celtic 2-1 HJK Helsinki 2012-08-01T20:34:38Z Holland never gave up and were close to a leveller from Van Persie whose shot went wide. Portugal 2-1 Holland 2012-06-17T20:58:49Z With defeat staring them in the face, Sweden pushed forward for a leveller. Ukraine 2-1 Sweden 2012-06-11T20:40:26Z Broadband is primary infrastructure too: Good broadband is a leveller, allowing small community based businesses to compete nationally and globally. Round up: infrastructure and local economic growth 2012-06-04T09:23:01Z In fact, data journalism is a great leveller. Anyone can do it. Data journalism is the new punk 2012-05-24T12:00:00Z He had always imagined himself a leveller at heart, one who ignored social distinctions. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The fire in that portion of Princess Street, from Prince William street to Charlotte Street, was a great leveller, and destroyed a number of useful buildings as well as a few very excellent ones. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z Death is said to be THE great leveller; the dungeon at Tupelo was a great leveller. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z Our ranks close up—those, with whom we stood, shoulder to shoulder, are cut down by the great leveller—and their places are filled by others. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z As to the joiners and bricklayers, possibly too the planters of trees and levellers of walks by whom you are surrounded, don't give yourself any concern about them. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z At this point, in the enumeration of the evils of society, the mere levellers of former times usually stopped; but their more far-sighted successors, the present Socialists, go farther. Socialism 2011-11-27T03:00:13.337Z Love is not the only leveller of disparities of rank and position. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z I'm no leveller out of church; the social distinctions must be there kept up; but in God's House these should have no place at all. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z The old leveller, Nature, is at her eternal work of rotation, turning the big wheel round. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Death, the overlord, is a great leveller of human passions. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Your righteousness and this man's unrighteousness, your good and this man's evil—what difference is there between them in the presence of God's infinite holiness, that great leveller of all human gradations? Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z His name appears in the records of scores of New England towns; he was called “the honest thief”; and his own name for himself was “the leveller.” Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z United's leveller six minutes later gleamed with both style and the intuitive understanding of players linking perfectly. Man City 2-3 Man United 2011-08-07T15:48:00Z As the cliche doesn't quite go, traffic jams are a great leveller. The Nursery End 2011-07-09T21:50:02Z Rum and dice, are the two grate levellers, they bring the judge down tew the grade ov the loafer, and pluck out by the roots the tail feathers ov aristocracy. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z If used correctly, the web is believed to be a great leveller. Lifting the lid 2011-04-24T23:35:01Z After that we may truly say that shoddy is a great leveller. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Sure Start Children's Centres are a great leveller in our society. Mothers fighting Sure Start cuts 2011-04-02T22:58:32Z United's second leveller came 13 minutes from the end when Russell got across his marker to connect with Paul Dixon's cross and beat McGregor with an excellent header. Rangers 2-3 Dundee United 2011-04-02T15:52:12Z Scott attributes this trait, I think rightly, to the great leveller, Buddhism, the true spirit of which has perhaps been better preserved in Burma than in any other land. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z She could be a very leveller where self-interest required it; and this called for it now. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Though cherishing the strongest Republican principles, Mayne Reid was by no means a leveller, but in many things the very opposite to what the expression of his opinions would lead one to suppose. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z The chase, like misfortune, is a wonderful leveller of distinctions. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z There was Ireland's epic win over England, the biggest upset ever perhaps, given that, while poor pitches are regarded as the great leveller, this was played on a belter. Ireland is learning to love cricket and merits more visits from elite 2011-03-17T00:06:01Z "Was it one of the high levellers, or one of the low levellers?" The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z P’r’aps so; but we levellers make the way smooth for those poor folks who are to tramp the road of life in days to come. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z Sickness is a leveller of many prejudices; and this is more particularly the case in Syria, where physicians are scarce and must be selected without regard to creed. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z Parity for Billy Davies' men now presented a stern challenge and there was a healthy dose of luck involved in David McGoldrick's leveller. QPR 1-1 Nottingham Forest 2011-02-13T15:46:16Z Captain for 35 minutes Showed strength and guile before crossing for Darren Bent's leveller. Denmark v England: England player ratings 2011-02-10T01:15:17Z "He looked like one of the low levellers, as you call them; but he used to be——" Nanna's hands trembled so much she almost dropped her cup. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z It was his clever finish that put Cheltenham in front but his missed penalty in the second half denied them all three points following Craddock's leveller. Oxford and Cheltenham: a great advert for the Football League 2011-02-01T10:00:00Z Inverness put Rangers under pressure with some late set pieces but could not find the opening for a leveller. Rangers close gap on Celtic 2011-01-18T21:47:06Z The Cup may be a great leveller, but the Cardiff groundsman clearly is not and the surface did nothing for the minority with the wit to play a passing game. Cardiff City 0-2 Stoke City 2011-01-18T22:29:18Z You know this man, this mischievous doctrinaire—this leveller—this spoliator. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z Eriksson's men were within inches of a leveller in the 15th minute, however. Ipswich Town 3-0 Leicester City 2010-12-18T20:55:32Z The second of United's levellers was expertly taken by the substitute Michael Owen for his first league goal of the season. Manchester United worried by Wayne Rooney injury after draw at Bolton 2010-09-26T20:21:00Z Their leveller from Nani saw run from inside his own half and neither Knight nor Sam Ricketts got in his way. Bolton 2-2 Man United 2010-09-26T13:12:00Z The low quality of Facebook photos is a great leveller, and many people send photos directly from their camera phones, without using a PC. I need a new camera for my daughter to use with Facebook 2010-06-10T06:35:00Z The mud and general madness was a great social leveller. What does a music festival say about you? 2010-05-21T11:10:00Z Just before that Blackburn had come close to a leveller - very much against the run of play - when Cahill cleared off the line after a corner led to a scramble in the box. Yakubu on target in Everton win 2010-04-17T15:56:00Z Bordeaux goal: Fabulous way to respond as Bordeaux's best two players combine for a leveller. Live - Tuesday football 2010-03-30T17:29:00Z The shorter the game, the greater the leveller – and Twenty20 is an excellent pathway into the elite fold. MCC chief executive frets over future of Test cricket 2010-03-24T14:56:00Z They don't look like getting a leveller any time soon, the visitors. Live - Saturday football 2010-02-20T12:15:00Z Blues goal: Slowly but surely they'd been working their way back into it, and that's the leveller, with 10 minutes left. 2010-02-07T13:00:00Z But has its potential as a great leveller for the whole world already passed? 2010-01-29T09:11:00Z It is a leveller of rank—title, wealth, nationality, politics, religion—all are forgotten across the board. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion He has a vivid and awful conception of Death, the great leveller, and sees all earthly wealth and glory in the grey light of the land where all things are forgotten. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius They will tell at least that death was not regarded as the great leveller,—that kings and peasants were not to sleep side by side in death, any more than in life. How to Observe Morals and Manners I think what you mean to say is that war, aside from military rank, is a great leveller. The Guarded Heights It seems that, for all its talk as a great leveller, the web is as unequal as we are. 2010-01-29T09:11:00Z It is the common lot, the universal leveller, and soon or late it comes to us all. The Master's Violin Juvenal would certainly not have accepted such fables, but he was no leveller. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He asked "Billy" Brackett; and when the leveller answered, "By triangulation, of course," Glen showed, by his puzzled expression, that he was as much in the dark as ever. Campmates A Story of the Plains It pleads exemption from the laws of sense; Considers reason as a leveller; And scorns to share a blessing with the crowd. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes But that don't signify; there's one platform brings all manner of folk together,—it's the great leveller in this world,—Play. One Of Them Civilization is a leveller of the most destructive kind. About London Armed with this instrument, these tools of absolutism are likely, in effect, to prove the most destructive levellers; flooring their antagonists left and right. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Long after Glen had gone to bed that night, Mr. Brackett, the leveller, and the rodman sat up hard at work on the maps and profiles of the lines they had run that day. Campmates A Story of the Plains But he was no democratic 246 leveller, and still less inclined to those socialistic doctrines which the section influenced by Mr. Davitt had espoused. Studies in Contemporary Biography Miller smacked his lips over the Madeira, and smilingly admitted to his better half that he believed there were some things on which "her head was leveller than his." Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. By degrees he had raised himself to the position of ploughman, and never ploughman drove a straighter or leveller furrow. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Democracy, at least in the United States, is not nearly so thorough a leveller as at a first glance it appears. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Seated on the table, contentedly swinging their legs, were two other bald-headed figures, whom Glen with difficulty recognized as the leveller and rodman. Campmates A Story of the Plains It was no other than Michael Hartley, the half-crazed weaver once before alluded to, a frantic Antinomian in religion, and a mad leveller in politics. Shirley Beer is the great leveller of social distinctions. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 Death, the great leveller, need have no more terrors for us, for it has been conquered by the Great Spirit, in giving us a never-ending life in the glorious spheres of immortal bliss. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) The flowers, even while the scythes were gleaming that were shortly to unfound their several pretensions in that leveller of all distinctions, Hay, made great muster, as if it had been for some horticultural show-day. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 One of these was reserved for Mr. Hobart, while Mr. Brackett and the leveller were given another, and two more were allowed to the other members of the party. Campmates A Story of the Plains "Besides being an Antinomian, he is a violent Jacobin and leveller, sir." Shirley But so to regard it seems monstrous, now that chattel slavery has been universally condemned, thanks to the triumphant levellers of the last hundred years. Is civilization a disease? Who shall join with debauched lordlings and fat-witted prelates in ridicule of Anabaptist levellers and dippers, after rising from the perusal of "Pilgrim's Progress?" 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 They are levellers, but they are not destroyers. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 12, December, 1880 The most immediate effect upon Glen of the leveller's departure was to promote him and increase his pay. Campmates A Story of the Plains One and both; but while the union of the former has triumphed over the common leveller, the latter, by whose aid it was effected, still drag their unrelenting chains. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Superstition is a subject on which the most class-proud will consult with the lowest and the wickedest; it is a mighty leveller downwards. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius "This Municipaphone controlled by strict rules which people must obey is a great social leveller." Alice in Blunderland An Iridescent Dream Repetition is the great leveller, the great persuader. Athalie "You have studied geometry and trigonometry, haven't you?" asked the leveller. Campmates A Story of the Plains Love the leveller, affinity, fate—one gone, the other panting to follow. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Everything tends to reach the same level in life, the same as in death, the great leveller. The Woman and the Right to Vote Death, the great leveller, had brought their unapproachable neighbour nearer to them; they were not afraid of her now. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir But the ordinary Italian has nothing of the leveller about him. Stray Studies from England and Italy Little, did Glen Eddy imagine, as he bade him good-bye the next day, what an effect upon his future the decision thus suddenly reached by the leveller was to have. Campmates A Story of the Plains Insanity is a great leveller, true; but I could not help picturing that man's lucid intervals, and wondering whether his friends might not do better for him. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Like indigestion, to repeat Mr. Pinero, it is the universal leveller of all ranks. An African Adventure "Nobody but one o' these here Radicals and levellers could talk o' doing away with such proper institutions," affirmed Spizey. In the Mayor's Parlour Love, that mighty leveller, for a season threw down every barrier—the pride of birth, and the rank and sphere which were his birthright—nor did a licentious thought find a resting-place in his bosom. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The leveller, with two rodmen, all well mounted, follow behind the transit-party, noting, by means of their instruments, the elevation above sea-level of every stake that is driven. Campmates A Story of the Plains Anything less calculated to beget such a confidence than this proclamation, threatening alike to reformers and levellers, can scarcely be conceived. William Pitt and the Great War A great leveller, placing the musical elect and those who formerly would have had to remain outside the pale, on a common footing! The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players He was not a mocker, or a leveller, or a satirist, or an atheist. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges It is, in time of party excitement, alike hated and denounced by the ultra Tory, the crabbed Whig, and the Radical leveller. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada "Sandemanians!" interrupted Jack; "we hold them in abhorrence; they are levellers; they bring in disorder and every evil work." Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert It is a deadly weapon, ma’am, and the greatest leveller in creation, for the trigger pulled by a child will settle the business of the stoutest man. The Settlers in Canada What a leveller is sea-sickness—almost as great a radical as death. Olla Podrida In brevity and cynicism it is a mechanical Tacitus, giving no less space to the movements of Sala than of Sherman, as impartial a leveller as death. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays The auction-room is the great leveller of all manner of unmerited fame, and it may be taken, as a general rule, to be an infallible guide. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting Love is a leveller, and Allah becomes a groom, and heaven a closet, in his daring hymns to his mistress or to his cupbearer. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám and Salámán and Absál Together With A Life Of Edward Fitzgerald And An Essay On Persian Poetry By Ralph Waldo Emerson So it is: these revolutionists, these levellers, these men of the people, are never weary of reviling the French Emperor for being a parvenu. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General One of the most insignificant-looking men I ever saw then became the destroyer of nations, the leveller of mountains, the exhauster of the ocean. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II What a great leveller is that democrat, tobacco. St. Cuthbert's The materials of which the coral builds the island, and the sea-conch its shell, are gathered by this restless leveller from mountains, rocks, and valleys, in all latitudes. The Ocean and its Wonders Signor Conte, I have heard of levellers, but I have never seen one: all are disposed to level down, but nobody to level up. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection I presume I have a right to choose my own acquaintance, and, depend upon it, it will not be that of a leveller.” Mr. Midshipman Easy The back blocks are very effectual levellers, and each saw in the other a very ordinary bushman, riding a horse so poor, the wonder was he was deemed worth mounting at all. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas Death, the great grim leveller, does that office both for cottagers and kings. The Angels' Song It is the twofold characteristic, of universal intelligibility and indiscriminate adoption of materials, that gives the novel its place as the great reformer and leveller of our time. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times Death, the great leveller, had entered the house, and the mountains of human distinction flowed down at his presence. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Death, the leveller, had not, somehow, levelled them,—proud and pretentious even in their tombs. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 In fact, sir, according to your own system, a prodigal noble seems to be a very desirable member of the commonwealth and a complete leveller.' The Young Duke In order to smooth and even the land sufficiently, it may be necessary to run over it some form of leveller. Clovers and How to Grow Them The novelist is a leveller also in another sense than that of which we have already spoken. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times "Since Mr. Griswold's ship has come in, I suppose he finds it easier, and pleasanter, to be a theoretical leveller than a practical one." The Price Some parties would be brought over by seeming to fall in with their views, others cajoled by bribing their leaders, but the levellers and fanatics were invincible. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel The levellers insisted on an equal distribution of power and property, and disclaimed all dependence and subordination. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell I was just on the point of staggering to my feet and feeling my way to leveller ground, when quite close to me I heard something very like a moan. The Lost Valley No one can really hold the unsparing leveller—dreaded of all—in contempt. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 From the time the falling cornice of snow had tossed up in a puff of smoke ten miles away to the fell stroke of the titanic leveller of the ages—not ten seconds had passed. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Adversity is a great leveller, not only of artificial distinctions, but also of personal qualities. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel But the "levellers,"—for so that party in the army was called,—having experienced the sweets of dominion, would not so easily be deprived of it. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell The underlying thought is obvious: Love, the loftiest value in all the world, is the great leveller of all social differences, a force before which wealth is as dust. The Evolution of Love Duty, while deepening Captain Butor and temporarily converting him into a useful, even an important personage, acts as a leveller on Stoss. Atlantis He, while entertaining some good feeling for us, hath an inert prejudice which views us as levellers, always reforming or abusing reforms. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth Newspapers unsparingly denounced "trade union politicians" as "demagogues," "levellers," and "rag, tag, and bobtail"; and some of them, deeming labor unrest the sour fruit of manhood suffrage, suggested disfranchisement as a remedy. History of the United States Between the Montagnards and the Girondists there was no distinct difference of principle—both were keen republicans and levellers; but in carrying out their views, the Montagnards were the most violent and unscrupulous. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 In many respects Harry was a very ordinary young man; bush life is a wonderful leveller, and he had known no other. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy On approaching the Loire to Nantes, the country is leveller: the soil from Rochelle to this place may be said to have been sometimes red, but oftener gray, and always on a chalky foundation. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 For three days he had lain prostrate, a sodden and aching victim to the universal leveller, and an intolerable nuisance to his wife. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Children are naturally democrats; school is a great leveller. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy And then always some new leveller in the shape of a religious prophet has to arise—the Buddha, the Christ, or some Saint Francis, some Rousseau or Tolstoï—to redispel our blindness. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals Yet, as we shall see, the Buddhists were, in the eyes of the Brahmans, atheists, because in the ken of these new levellers gods and men were put on the same plane. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji About Rennes, it is somewhat leveller, perhaps less poor, and almost entirely in pasture. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The little god who has survived ages of sword-play and centuries of peace-time, survives also science the leveller, and death the destroyer. Doctor Claudius, A True Story To each religious party, there was a political character, ranging from High Church and the divine right of kings, to absolute levellers in Church and State. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Art was a leveller, or, rather, the devotees of the art were raised to a common plane, where social distinctions were for the time being obliterated. Beethoven Meanwhile the English disciples of Rousseau in the persons of Price and Priestley suggested to him that Locke, "the idol of the levellers of England," was the parent also of French destructiveness. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham He's not ambitious, self-seeking, a leveller, a demagogue and Jacobin!-he is the man I met beneath the apple tree!' Lewis Rand The trail, which turns men into the same blankets and makes them brothers, was the great leveller of distinctions, as he had come to learn. A Daughter of the Snows Death, we see, is not the only leveller in the world.--E. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Perhaps the most important point is that play is the greatest social leveller. The Charm of Oxford The first remarkable outrage committed by this gang of levellers was to Mr La Porte, my third lieutenant, whom Morphew knocked down on the beach, while Brooks stood by and witnessed this brutality. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. At first they only roared against the roar of the surfacers and levellers. A Diversity of Creatures Well done—noble levellers of the age!—Pull the boasted culture of the nobility to the gutter.—Bravo!—We've demolished the old nest; now to hunt the young hawk down! Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy Oh, don't repeat what that old croaking vulgarian and general leveller and democrat says, to me! Miriam Monfort A Novel Love is a leveller, and Allah becomes a groom, and heaven a closet, in his daring hymns to his mistress or to his cup-bearer. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 Secondly: by the message from W—— H——, that most sedate and respectful of all respectful colored servants, the moralist may learn anew the truth that Death is a leveller of all distinctions. Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism In Accordance with the Request of the Late Henry Seybert The levellers thrust in savagely against the ruins as the song renewed itself again, again and again, louder than the crash of the melting walls. A Diversity of Creatures The camping-ground is in a wood of blue pines, which, extending from the steeper uplands, covers much of the leveller valley, and abuts with woody promontories on the flowery strath which borders the river. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Even death, the great leveller, is not permitted to obliterate, among Christians, the distinction of caste, or to rescue the lifeless form of the colored man from the insults of his white brethren. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4 He is a leveller; but he levels up, not down. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 Yet such a leveller of emotions and an adjuster of disparate dispositions is Time that when they rounded their fourth year, Martin viewed his life, with a few reservations, as fairly satisfactory. Dust Absolute kings were the most efficient levellers of ranks amongst their subjects. Democracy in America — Volume 2 I was aware that my host had been a great leveller and an ardent demagogue forty years ago, and that his name was not unknown to fame. Democracy in America — Volume 1 You, old one by his side, I judge, Were, red as blood, a socialist, A leveller! An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry Then the Society of Equal Workingmen which was divided into three fractions, the levellers, the communists, the reformers. Les Misérables Here's a book to kill care, drive away sorrer, and give a 'leveller' to black despair. The Amateur Gentleman "Poor Nanny!" murmured Eve, stretching forth a hand towards her old nurse, though her face was still buried in her own hair, "thou wilt soon learn that there is another leveller beside the grave!" Homeward Bound or, the Chase Aristocracy is the true leveller of merit, but, if it lose that magic power by ceasing to be an aristocracy, then the turn of the individual has come. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate There is all the best of the Middle Ages in that; the idea of the great levellers, luck and laughter; the idea of a sense of humour defying and dominating hell. Alarms and Discursions "True, reverend mother; yet those blasphemous levellers who call us 'Malignants' have dubbed themselves 'Saints.'" London Pride Or When the World Was Younger The leveller has been at work upon the eminences that surrounded it. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays I was aware that my host had been a great leveller and an ardent demagogue, forty years ago, and that his name was not unknown to fame. American Institutions and Their Influence Oh! the snow is a great leveller—it makes all rough places smooth. Life in the Backwoods Gunpowder is your true leveller—dash physical strength! Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography Oh, Jack, Jack, beware this fine gentleman; he will be your ruin," Jack would answer, "A plague on all levellers," or again, "What if he be a gentleman? On Nothing and Kindred Subjects I am no leveller; I look upon an artificial equality as equally pernicious with a factitious aristocracy; both depressing the energies, and checking the enterprise of a nation. Coningsby The college pump was a venerable institution, a leveller of all distinctions; and many a pleasant conversation took place about its wooden trough. Cambridge Sketches Now Clementina was a radical of her day, a reformer, a leveller -- one who complained bitterly that some should be so rich, and some so poor. The Marquis of Lossie "And those two men, those levellers, those two revolutionaries, who were they, Cadenette? that I may doom them, so far as it lies in my power, to public execration." The Companions of Jehu A terrible leveller and democrat is this master element in the human frame; yet king and kaiser must entertain him in courts and on thrones. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 He thought in truth of that to-morrow which awaited us, and in which was hidden that "perhaps" which is the great leveller. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness The friends of our excellent constitution, now assailed on every side by innovators and levellers, would have less regretted the suppression of some of this Lordship's other writings. Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 It was like having a nice ride, standing on the wooden leveller while the bullocks went up and down the field. Free from School See, Andrew," he would cry, "this is the true leveller of mankind. Salute to Adventurers He had a good word for Thersites, as a cynic and a leveller. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 The Mountainists, who took their name from their lofty seats in the assembly, were radical republicans, or levellers. General History for Colleges and High Schools Applied slang is a great leveller of romance. Nonsenseorship There is no leveller like Christianity—but it levels by lifting to a lofty table-land, accessible only to humility. Warlock o' Glenwarlock I question hadn't we done righter to have took a leveller bit of ground for under it. Stories by English Authors: Ireland He was wide as the poles asunder from the radical leveller, as this joke of his might help to show. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria In short, Louis Onze could not have laid deeper foundations for despotism than these levellers, who have rendered the name of liberty odious—the surest way of destroying the dear essence! The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 But, when I seizes him and gives him three or four levellers with the butt of the rifle, ye never saw a sarpent plunge, and struggle, and warp so. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter I passed among my neighbours for a dangerous leveller, for entertaining and expressing such opinions, and especially for asking the priest of the parish to my table at Castle Lyndon. Barry Lyndon Oh, the snow is a great leveller—it makes all rough places smooth. Roughing It in the Bush Odd thing, was it not, that this embittered leveller should himself practise the very intolerance which he reviled in people of the upper world. The Nether World The great leveller had passed his rule over him as he passes it over every one of us. The Golden Dog Gibbie's unconscious creed was a powerful leveller, but it was a leveller up, not down. Sir Gibbie Escort, in three main bodies, vanguard, middle, rear-guard, marches on each side; infantry on the left, cavalry on the right, as the ground is leveller there. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 What can one say of the highest music except that, like death, it is the great leveller: it gathers us all to its tender keeping—and we rest. Stories by English Authors: Germany (Selected by Scribners) Death is a leveller, and neither age, sex, wealth, nor usefulness can avert when he is permitted to strike. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter He was no leveller; he believed in kings who were kings in deed. The Path of the King In England, as I dare say you know, sir, the law is a great leveller. The Illustrious Prince |
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