| 单词 | ascendency |
| 例句 | She could not board with one family for more than one term, for that would cause jealousy—a family gained social ascendency by boarding the teacher. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And that, the story went, is how man claimed ascendency over the world that was Zeru, while the demons were stricken from it by the angels. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Romney’s political ascendency is forcing Americans to confront their complicated feelings about members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as Mormons. Books of The Times: ?The Mormon People,? Matthew Bowman?s Timely Church History ? Review 2012-01-24T18:40:40Z Now, the ascendency of the picturehouse is over: cinema admissions stand at little more than a 10th of their 1940s level. Film-makers have lost the art of making a long story short 2013-04-08T10:48:51Z “It’s certainly interesting how, with the ascendency of Trump, everything seems resonant—I’m writing an Andrew Jackson miniseries, and now that seems more relevant than ever.” Thornton Wilder’s Optimistic Catastrophe: “The Skin of Our Teeth” 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z With Mix’s ascendency the genre largely parted company with the historical West. DVD: ?Treasures 5: The West, 1898-1938,? New DVD Set 2011-09-25T03:33:02Z It's possible, therefore, to see the couple as victims of toxic fallout from the ascendency of the nuclear family. Rabbit Hole burrows into our ideals 2011-02-07T13:39:43Z Still, Mr. Marshall’s ascendency in Hollywood is unusual. Arts & Leisure: New Captain for a Series Becalmed 2011-05-11T16:45:46Z But the memoir itself capitalized on anxieties about Trump's 2016 ascendency, and promised its readers the background needed to understand what the "white, working-class Trump voter" was thinking. From "The Crown" to an animated WWII series, here's what's new on Netflix in November 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z Scott essentially invented the modern action movie and his amped-up, noisy, rapidly edited film-making method became the house style of the Simpson-Bruckheimer ascendency. Tony Scott: days of thunder 2012-08-20T18:11:01Z When telling the story of a movie star, the dramatic possibilities are limited once you get beyond career ascendency and career decline. 'Entourage's' star may rise again in final season 2011-07-20T23:07:04Z The show picks up in June 1940, diverging from the historical record with the political ascendency and presidential election of aviator/war hero Charles Lindbergh that fall. 'It can't happen here': the horrifying power of The Plot Against America 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z The new trailer shows fissures between Queen Elizabeth and her husband as she struggles with her unexpected ascendency to the thrown at such a young age. See the Trailer for the New Netflix Series About Queen Elizabeth 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Last week’s coup toppled President Mohamed Bazoum - whose ascendency marked Niger’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since its independence from France. Hundreds rally in Niger, denouncing France, as the country’s new junta seeks to justify its coup 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Half-time arrived with Scotland in the ascendency, but it did little to dent them. Scotland sink Australia with Docherty stunner 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z The Top 14 side were in the ascendency but it was the Welsh region who scored the game's opening try. Ospreys end European drought with win over Montpellier 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z He would have to defy a decadelong Republican ascendency in Iowa, made harder in an election year when majority Democrats in Congress are facing economic headwinds and tepid approval of Democratic President Joe Biden. Once hopeful Iowa Democrats running uphill vs. Sen. Grassley 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z Stephens, among the House’s most moderate members, is leaning into his Democratic-friendly votes on abortion and gun control, along with his likely ascendency to chair a House committee next year. Redrawn districts inject uncertainty in legislative contests 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The Hammers remained the side in the ascendency and, with 16 minutes remaining, Fornals opened the scoring at Villa Park. West Ham gets 1st points and 1st goal in 1-0 win at Villa 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z For the first time, Hingis was in the ascendency, her face relaxing into a slight smile. When a 17-year-old Serena showed the tennis world its future 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Jackson rode a wave of populist fervor all the way to the White House, ushering in the ascendency of a new political party: the Democrats. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Their ascendency peaked in the 1960s with almost 9,000 puppy registrations, as the public cooed over pictures of the Queen with her young family and dogs. Corgis: How the queen fell in love and started a phenomenon 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Many explanations, including partisanship and the ascendency of the “originalism” approach to interpreting the Constitution, might explain the dramatic shift in the Supreme Court’s approach to health. The Antiscience Supreme Court Is Hurting the Health of Americans 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z West Indies edged into the ascendency in the third Test against England by opening a slim first-innings lead in Grenada. West Indies edge into lead over England 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Xi’s government has also sought to use the conflict to accentuate Chinese ascendency and the decline of the West. Biden’s China ‘pivot’ complicated by Russia’s war in Ukraine 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Although the idea of aristocracy grates on democratic sensibilities, in the modern age a true aristocracy, meaning the ascendency of the talented, should be an aspiration. Opinion | Rejecting meritocracy clashes with America’s basic premises 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z And so, with that story, and his ascendency to the head coaching job, the “Gutty Little Bruin” became a non-erasable image. Appreciation: In the UCLA football galaxy, Terry Donahue was as good (and good looking) as it gets 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z The 1970s seemed critical since the decade was the pivot between the high point of liberalism in the 1960s and the ascendency of Reaganism in the 1980s. The deeper history of "defund": How the "get tough" policies of the '70s and '80s led to disaster 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z But Steven Gerrard's side arrive in the east end of Glasgow on Sunday as champions, undefeated in the league, and the team in the ascendency in this famous fixture. How Rangers turned Old Firm derby tide 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z Austin’s ascendency was emphasized recently when software powerhouse Oracle said it would move its headquarters there from Silicon Valley. Austin is winning recruits among the tech elite, but that’s not Seattle’s biggest danger 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z From there South Africa were in the ascendency and took 17 off Sam Curran's penultimate over, and 20 off Chris Jordan's final over. England complete 3-0 win over S Africa 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z City are very much in the ascendency but Brighton are defending well. Brighton v Man City: Premier League – live! 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Newcastle are in the ascendency, but have yet to create any chances of note. Oxford United v Newcastle United: FA Cup fourth-round replay – live! 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Both teams maintained a furious pace but Frankfurt gradually gained the ascendency and André Silva duly equalized in the 44th. Dortmund held 2-2 by Eintracht Frankfurt 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z The primary election system that came into ascendency in the 1970s has hardly produced the results its proponents promised. Presenting your 2020 Democratic Power Ranking 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z They made a meal of the first 46 minutes but there is only one team in the ascendency at the moment. AFC Wimbledon v West Ham: FA Cup fourth round – live! 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Suddenly, Palace look frail and Chelsea very much in the ascendency. Chelsea v Crystal Palace: Premier League – live! 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z He drags his effort wide in the end, though Germany are very much in the ascendency in Amsterdam. Nations League: Rep of Ireland v Denmark, Netherlands v Germany and more – live! 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Yet the cataclysm that Trump’s ascendency was said to signify has yet to occur. After Trump: The Donald in the rearview mirror 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Some pain now is necessary to avoid the loss of our ascendency where the Chinese do not possess the same skills and abilities. U.S. and China Play Chicken on Trade, and Neither Swerves 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s ascendency rocked the culture in many ways, but what conservatives see as a double standard with regard to Republican women existed before the real estate mogul became commander in chief, she added. Conservative women decry feminist double standard on sexist attacks 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Since the collapse of the Berlin wall, unbridled capitalism has been the only game in town; and concomitantly, parties of the left have lost the last vestiges of their former cultural ascendency. Why the Italian left looks doomed in this weekend’s elections | James Newell 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z He piles into the Welsh defence, with Ireland in the ascendency but time ticking. Ireland 37-27 Wales: Six Nations – as it happened 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Trump represents the lack of principle, the ascendency of greed and the complete lack of concern for the wellbeing of Americans. Trump Defends Roy Moore, Citing Candidate’s Denial of Sexual Misconduct 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z They emerged as unlikely winners last year in contests that have reshaped the world order: Britain’s vote to leave the EU and Trump’s surprise ascendency to the White House. Nigel Farage is 'person of interest' in FBI investigation into Trump and Russia 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Others believed that Trump’s ascendency was less surprising, more a bubbling to the surface of latent ideas and values than a sudden new development in US politics. Latin American authors bewildered by Donald Trump: 'I just can't believe it' 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Michigan, meanwhile, is in the ascendency again, and the game against Michigan State didn’t need to be a blowout to be immensely satisfying for the Wolverines. Unbeaten Michigan finally pushes back against Michigan State 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z It saved Europe from Louis XIV and Napoleon during the French ascendency, and from Wilhelm II and Hitler during the German ascendency. Britain's Democracy Is a Sham 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z As Trump’s political star grows so do the divisions within the GOP over his ascendency. Alabama voters head to polls for Super Tuesday 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z It almost looks like an ascendency into heaven.” Steve Martin gets serious as curator of artist Lawren Harris 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z This ascendency of Catholics to the forefront of American politics has only been accelerated by the groundbreaking papacy of Francis. Preaching Pope Francis's Politics May Be the Key to Becoming President 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z This ascendency of technocratic values among French progressive elites is itself reflective of a wider intellectual crisis on the left. From Left Bank to left behind: where have the great French thinkers gone? 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Regardless of what you might think about the crudeness of Katsu's chosen medium, his worries about the ascendency of Silicon Valley's tech companies are reasonable. 'Eric Shit' is the latest tech CEO to get a portrait made out of poop 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z With this ascendency of Israeli Arabs — some of whom prefer to be called Palestinian Israelis — increasingly apparent in the weeks leading up the elections, Netanyahu played on fears of their empowerment on election day. Netanyahu Divides as He Conquers in Israeli Election 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z But his ascendency is by no means guaranteed. King Abdullah's Demise Will Be A Non-Event For Oil Prices 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z If there’s a challenger to Atlanta and the renewed Southern ascendency for African-Americans, it’s the greater Washington, D.C., area which ranks third. The Cities Where African-Americans Are Doing The Best Economically 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Kopacz’s ascendency is expected to be marked by continuity rather than change. Poland's PM in Waiting: Few Have Heard of Ewa Kopacz but She’s Bound For the Top And, therefore, the ascendency of Putin and Russia’s increasing assertiveness also represents an anomaly, begging for a fix. Once More On Russia And Ukraine 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z That said, for now Xiaomi is in the ascendency and as many a giant who has been challenged by a newcomer knows, lost market share is often very difficult to regain. Samsung faces Asian mobile rivals 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z America’s economic ascendency in the 20th century was due in large part – perhaps even primarily – to its investments in science and engineering research. Neal F. Lane: "Investments in Basic Research are just that: Investments " 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Meeker’s point: The trend represents “the ascendency of the phone book over the friend graph.” Mass Individualism Makes Life Tough for Consumer Product Giants It marked an early triumph of the “quants” — quantitative analysts who use advanced math to guide investments — and foreshadowed the ascendency of Big Data. A Billionaire Mathematician’s Life of Ferocious Curiosity 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z But while Powell and Rangel loom large in Democratic politics, their ascendency to power and the large-scale inclusion of black voters into the local Democratic establishment is largely owed to J. Raymond Jones. Charlie Rangel’s last hurrah: What it means — and what it portends 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z But with the ascendency of high tariff Republicans to power, that changed. How We Pay Government Workers Has Changed Greatly Over Time -- And Why That Matters 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The changing of the guard, and the ascendency of new CEO , marked a more mature Microsoft, one that realizes that sometimes playing with the enemy is the only way to continue to be successful. Does Office For iPad Close The Door On Third Party Alternatives? 2014-04-08T15:11:00Z Separated by just four miles, recent history favours West Brom but it wasn't that long ago that Villa were in the ascendency. West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa 2013-11-24T13:01:00Z They were quickly in the ascendency but were mainly limited to efforts from outside the area, despite their dominance of possession. Everton 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur 2013-11-03T15:46:35Z Assad, who sees himself in the ascendency, refuses to negotiate with “terrorists,” his term for the armed opposition. Syria's Alawites Cling to Assad 2013-10-24T10:50:24Z These towers symbolize Asia’s economic ascendency, but they also seem to diminish grassroots economies and discourage family formation. The Big City Squeeze 2013-09-16T09:45:00Z The Left Coast’s ascendency is based largely on its increased domination of this critical sector. Young Tech Tycoons Pushing Left Coast Ahead Of East In Democratic Power Structure 2013-08-13T22:07:00Z The more I poked around, though, I realized that this story told a much bigger tale: It includes the birth of the automobile, electricity, America’s ascendency as a superpower, and the blossoming wealth culture. Q&A: Stacy Perman, Author of A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch 2013-04-14T15:28:03Z There is always a danger, however, that the Manchester United midfielder is unable to assert his influence when the opposition are in the ascendency. Roy Hodgson and England fail to match Montenegro's attacking ideas 2013-03-26T23:05:03Z The ascendency of SpaceX raises the question: Is the future of space travel in commercial hands? The Countdown, Episode 12 - Top 5 Space Stories of 2012! 2012-12-28T20:45:08.900Z The kick was pushed wide but, with Quins' forwards in the ascendency, the visitors exerted sustained pressure until Johnston saw yellow for not rolling away. Northampton 9-18 Harlequins 2012-12-22T17:33:26Z But even if mud sticks there, Yugoslavia can't feel too hard done by: they missed two open goals while leading and enjoying the ascendency, while Domenghini had earlier shaved the post. The Joy of Six: European Championship controversies 2012-06-22T09:59:26Z The recall election of Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin, June 9th, will demonstrate which side is gaining ascendency. The euro zone crisis: Money's too tight to mention 2012-05-30T11:51:59Z The cunning leaders, priests, or medicine-men of ignorant nations maintain their ascendency by ascribing to miracle the simplest feats they perform. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z If this truce is neglected either at sunrise or at sunset it is a sign that either a cyclone on an anticyclone is very much in the ascendency. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z He had found it in no degree difficult to obtain a complete ascendency over the minds of the two young men he was called upon to govern. Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:31.930Z Certain it is, that the law of love cannot be carried to its ascendency over us by storm. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z The former gained the ascendency as he looked back at Elsa's white face. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z At an earlier period in Mr. Jefferson's ascendency, the politicians, borrowing the idea from Catholic times, employed stuffed figures and burlesque processions in lieu of caricature. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z He appeased the populace, won his former ascendency over the disapproving Senate, blocked Octavius' plot to hurl him from power, and sealed his campaign of inspired diplomacy by marrying his rival's sister, Octavia. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z But on wider platforms Canon Hoare’s ascendency of character had been in his time not less conspicuous. Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography 2012-03-28T02:00:25.040Z If in any society or individual this ascendency does not exist, that society or that individual is in a diseased and abnormal condition. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z He replied, that ‘this was only one instance of the ascendency which people of imagination exercised over those of mere intellect.’ Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z In 1848, when the Revolution had gained ascendency in Rome, a satirical paper appeared, called Il Don Pirlone, published weekly, and illustrated by strong, though rudely executed, caricatures. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z They were thoroughly infected with socialism, and, for very good reasons, were not at all particular as to the legality of the means by which to secure their own ascendency. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 2012-03-26T02:00:37.300Z Thence, about the year 1680, they descended to Detroit, where they formed a permanent settlement, and where, by their superior valor, capacity, and address, they soon acquired an ascendency over the surrounding Algonquins. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z According to the Stoics, apathy meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z "Wait, please!" she answered, recovering a little of her ascendency. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z They increase our wonder, I say, because the ascendency of priests in a nation is more an effect than a cause of degeneracy. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Unfortunately, she has applied it, for the most part, to so bad a use, that half the people who acknowledge the ascendency of her genius, see too much occasion to deplore its perversion. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The English had gained an undisputed ascendency, and the Indians, no longer important as allies, were treated as mere barbarians, who might be trampled upon with impunity. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Never did St Paul rise to such a height of moral ascendency as at the time when he was “smitten down” and all but destroyed by persecution and affliction. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z He has such an ascendency that the other ministers do not dare to breathe in his presence—except, however, the chancellor, my Lord Gardiner, who detests him. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z Such pictures, however, were few and far between during the twenty years of Puritan ascendency. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Nor is it always the one which conquers first that maintains its ascendency to the last. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z He adopted the only plan consistent with reason, that of restoring the French ascendency in the west, and once more opposing a check to British encroachment. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Were hostile to the Spanish and also opposed to the ascendency of English influence. Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians 2012-03-11T03:00:11.673Z This great force of will, this instinctive directness of action, gave the duke an immediate ascendency over Gœthe which no other person had ever possessed. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Did an invisible current actually flow from the manipulator to the patient, or was it but the effect of ascendency of will--of the strong nature bearing down the weak? The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z The factor which is overlooked by those who fear the ascendency of any quixotic notion is the existence of the average man. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Moreover, if kept under surveillance, Phebus might be improved, and it is not well to throw wilfully aside a man, however helpless, over whom we have obtained complete ascendency. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Not one of the ascendency party could hope to escape. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z The etiology is supplied in other contemporary sources, written in a more discerning spirit—and it is this, that the Provost was a man of immense ability, and of rare personal ascendency. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z He introduced politics, and talked long on the relative prospects of Russian or English 199 ascendency in Asia. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z It is mind that gives him the ascendency in society; it is mind that gives him power and ability. Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z By some such sorcery as wicked demons in the wise allegories of fable obtain a control over good spirits, the demon who had thus risen up in my path obtained an ascendency over my father. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z The Protestant ascendency party had banded itself together in armed force at the call of Government for the protection of the land. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Recent news from Mindanao and Jolo tells of increasing Spanish ascendency, but at a fearful cost to the Moro natives—slaughtered people, devastated lands, and consequent deaths by famine. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z The poor fellow showed the "white feather" on the first march, and I was obliged to assert the "ascendency of race" and ride in front of him. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The epic of Ennius, written a little later, proclaims the undisputed ascendency of an aristocracy, still moulded by its best traditions, and claiming to lead a united people. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z The latter gained the ascendency, and filled with ferocity and desperation they fought against the Romans. Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history 2012-01-12T03:00:13.267Z At length my indignant pride overcoming even the ascendency of Lady St Edmunds, I impatiently declared, that if she would not instantly accompany me, I would order a carriage, and return home alone. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z With the opening of Congress, by virtue of the election of Taylor, the Whigs obtained the ascendency in the control of governmental machinery. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Among the Democrats of the North his ascendency was unquestioned and his power almost absolute. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z At no other period of Roman history was the ascendency of the Senate and of the great houses more undisputed, or, on the whole, more wisely and ably exercised. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Meanwhile, the Muslim elite is grumbling over the ascendency of President Goodluck Jonathan — a southern Christian. After Nigeria's Church Bombings: The Advent of Christian-Muslim Conflict? 2011-12-27T08:10:00Z Do not allow his Satanic Majesty to gain an ascendency over you! The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z As the Democrats had a natural ascendency in the city, the outlook for Fusion was on the whole growing rather depressing. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Ah! if only one could believe that they did have that intention, and yielded to the power of sentiment, to the ascendency of our passion alone! Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z The ascendency of Ennius in Roman literature immensely widened the gulf which always separates an educated from an uneducated class. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z “Whatever can it be?” cried Allan, looking very serious, his somewhat superstitious nature for a moment gaining the ascendency. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z One of the Jesuits, Padre Villelmi, was skilled in the Arabic language, and this familiarity with the language and literature of Mohammedanism doubtless explains his ascendency over the mind of the sultan. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z Whether this was cunning, phlegm, or the ascendency of solid material interests over the fiery, impulsive nature of the Spaniard, was not clear to a passing observer. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Without Mr. Gladstone's ascendency and the lustre of his fame, Harcourt, Argyll, and Bright would soon offend every group into insubordination and incohesion. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z It is by similar means that the don maintains his intellectual ascendency. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z To wage another Peloponesian war to settle the ascendency between them? Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z I think now it's in a huge ascendency with what we've been able to do for the last three years. One last stop and chat with Kasey Keller, the goalkeeper 2011-11-11T09:23:10Z With the increasing failure of the old man’s faculties, his cunning nephew so exercised his ascendency that it was with the greatest difficulty that Beaumarchais could obtain an interview with his old friend. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z As a Catholic he would naturally have been opposed to the maintenance of Protestant ascendency by law. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z And so, without sacrificing a moment’s peace of mind, Jane Williams won over Shelley an ascendency which was pleasing to both and convenient to every one. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z His profound and temperate discussions of public affairs gave him an ascendency over opinion which can hardly be understood in countries where party conventions and set speeches give opportunities for authoritatively outlining policies. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Such was the reputation which the vanquished magnates in general, and their followers, endeavored to fix upon the young subverter of their ascendency. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z My tenderness for you will always have the ascendency over my prudence. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z There never was such personal ascendency; and I trust nothing will happen in Africa to disturb it. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z Of these we could not now say whether the Durham or Devonshire breed predominated, but the former had certainly no such marked ascendency as at former Fairs. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The forty years political ascendency of Pericles in the Athenian democracy is the only befitting historical parallel which I can think of. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z His position, indeed, was not unlike that which Marlborough, owing to his wife's ascendency, enjoyed at the Court of Queen Anne. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The perfect reform of the German Confederation, the military ascendency of Prussia to the Main; the complete setting aside of the traditions of Metternich's Germany. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z The waning ascendency of this privileged class is strikingly manifest on an occasion of this nature. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Wherever its followers have had an ascendency, or wherever they have it now, they appear to be conspirators against the happiness of the human race. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z Ask yourselves whether it is not at least possible that they may gain an ascendency in these United States, and wrest from you and your posterity the inheritance which your forefathers left you? Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z There the Moslem states were still weak and divided; though a new power, the Fatimite dynasty in Egypt, had come to the front, and acquired an ascendency over its neighbours. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z When, in the course of intrigue and conflict, the royal party had gained the ascendency in Scotland, he retired thither; and manifested his barbarous ferocity by personally assisting at the torturing of the Covenanters. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z As a matter of course, the Gooroo, from his spiritual ascendency, manages to carry off the highest prize. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z But the Jesuits are every where the same—cunning, immoral, and sneaking intriguers, until they have obtained the ascendency. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z The great families that pinned their faith to the ascendency of the latter adopted the swallow-tailed battlement on the towers of their castle walls, to distinguish them from the square-shaped that were already in existence. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The legislation of the Levitical code exhibits the familiar features which in every instance mark the ascendency or consolidation of the hierarchical order. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Charlemagne, Pepin's son, having succeeded to the Frankish throne, and papal influence having gained the ascendency in his councils, he was without difficulty tempted to unfurl his banner in the cause of the church. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z All party ascendencies have this character in common: that they serve to make the interests of the country subordinate to private ends. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z In the latter part of this year, much fear was excited, lest hostilities should again arise between France and England, on account of the ascendency of Buonaparte. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z It gives a r�sum� of the causes of the war, dating from the end of 1810, when English influence again gained ascendency. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z Among the Hindoos, too, the ascetic ideal acquired a baneful ascendency. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z The image is blurred as the animal predominates, it is clearer as the spiritual has the ascendency. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z This story gives a vivid picture of the pluck and obstinacy with which the British maintained their ascendency in India. Blackie & Sons Catalogue - 1891 Books for Young People 2011-09-19T02:00:13.163Z The duke and duchess retired to peruse its contents, which they read with agitation; and Hope and Fear strove tumultuously to gain an ascendency. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z It had a more vigorous development in Russia, where its ascendency was unchallenged. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z A mental ascendency on his part, no matter what the circumstances, and the beginning of the end was in sight. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z But it was not only over savages that he exerted a natural ascendency, for we have seen the zeal and enthusiasm with which his orders were executed by the whole expeditionary force. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z She knew human nature, and perceived that the Austrian was gaining a mental ascendency over her friend. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z Anti-bailout forces were already on the ascendency in Finland prior to the new Greek deal. Finland’s Collateral Demand Fueled by Greek Bailout Fatigue 2011-08-30T07:20:44Z Returning from America in 1762, he won, after Zinzendorf's death, so complete an ascendency in the church in every respect, that he may well be regarded as its second founder. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z To have yielded an inch to Mr. Saltus in such a thing would have forfeited my mental ascendency forever, an exceedingly bad thing for him in every way. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z The most influential of these was the theologian Yahya, the same who had before stirred up the students against Hakam, and who now acquired an absolute ascendency over the mind of the new Sultan. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z The ascendency of these bracing forces, however, was but transitory. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z Stevens was busy in the dining-room, where the fire was burning cheerfully, and the light of the December morning struggling to gain ascendency over the Harstone fogs. Salome 2011-08-20T02:00:12.970Z With the ecclesiastical principalities the most powerful props of the Catholic church in Germany were lost, and Protestantism obtained a decided ascendency in the council of the German princes. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z His old fear of dogs gaining momentary ascendency, combined unfortunately with his annoyance at having so much attention diverted from himself. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z The centralization of power, resulting from the ascendency of the southern populations, soon gave Paris an overweening preponderance, and finally made it, what it now is, the sovereign of the state. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z It was in this period of ascendency that Villas-Boas might have shown more intent. Sterile Chelsea lack killer instinct in goalless draw at Stoke City 2011-08-14T18:47:09Z Ireland had been subdued and pacified, the navy of England had recovered its ascendency in the Channel. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z The victory and ascendency of this reaction, however, was not of long continuance. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z The long struggle for Independence, was succeeded, as soon as that end was achieved, by other and more bitter struggles for personal or party ascendency. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z When he became Mr. Serjeant Parry he abandoned his platform style altogether, for one of uncoloured vigour, which gave him ascendency at the Bar. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Had he been in the celestial world when Lucifer revolted, Mr. Cowen might have aided Satan, from motives of resentment at being denied, by certain dissentient cherubim, ascendency himself. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z He had shown himself, for all his follies, a very strong and independent young man, deliberately amusing himself among men over whom he had just as much ascendency as he chose to exert. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z Yes, the “idols of the den” exercise at last a terrible ascendency over the Critical judgment. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z It was during the temporary ascendency of Iturbide, that Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, now more notorious than illustrious, became a conspicuous actor on this turbulent stage. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z French marriages have been generally happier than the English owing to the comparative ascendency which the French wives possess over their husbands, or better, the equality we find that exists between them. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z I must have an answer, Caroline; you may now think explanation is not necessary, and that you meant nothing when you spoke, but that will not satisfy me nor you, when ill-temper regains ascendency. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z On Long Island, where New Englanders were predominant, the Congregational church held sway, while in the Hudson Valley, where most of the settlers were Dutch, the Dutch Reformed church was in the ascendency. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z But it was a useful affectation to assume that life was a perpetual martyrdom—a highly efficient buttress to her ascendency. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Well, him, too, he would kill without hesitation if they met in fight; for he was far worse than the black fiends over whom he exercised ascendency. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z The secret unions which were formed during the ascendency of Napoleon still continued. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Ellen tried to obey, but her grief had gained such an ascendency, that it was very difficult. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z In Pennsylvania there were the same denominations, but religiously and politically the Quakers were in the ascendency. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The Germans took the part of Rome, but the Bohemians secured the support of king Wenzel through his queen, who was a follower of Huss, and maintained their ascendency. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z Suddenly, however, primordial instinct gained ascendency; their minds were made up. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z "Se�or, he is dead!" answered a dozen voices, Monica's, however, so far getting the ascendency, as to tell the story. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Even the supposition made her heart yearn toward her with such a feeling of love, almost of veneration, for the determined self-devotion, so essentially woman's characteristic, that she resolutely checked its ascendency. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z French ascendency for the time being was established on Hudson Bay. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z His wife, Editha of England, was dead: he saw, in Adelheid's appeal, an opportunity to acquire an ascendency in Italy, and resolved to claim her hand for himself. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z I am gaining something of my old ascendency over this man; and as I gain, she loses—no matter how—but she does. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z She had wept desperately on leaving Nebbins, completely under his ascendency. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Sin always gains ascendency by using pleasure as his covering. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Whig ascendency.—The peaceful establishment of George I on the English throne marked the downfall of the Tory party. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z He stood between the monarch and his subjects, with the best opportunity for acquiring an ascendency over the minds of both. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z He constitutes almost the sole representative of French literature for the period of the First Empire, so-called—that is, the time of the supreme ascendency of Napoleon Bonaparte. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z There was something, we are led to infer, in her constitutional temperament, which, even beyond her delicate and indefinable tact, may afford the real clew to much of her mysterious ascendency. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z I must speak, Emmeline," she continued, natural impetuosity for the moment regaining ascendency; "how did I repay my fond father's partiality? his too great indulgence? Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z In New England where the Congregational church was in the ascendency and in those sections where the Presbyterians and Baptists were powerful, the establishment of an episcopate was especially feared. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Riches and talents would, he flattered himself, secure to him that ascendency of which he was so ambitious. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z Corneille’s old age was, perhaps, seriously saddened by the consciousness, which he could not but have, of being retired from the place of ascendency once accorded to him over all. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z They prove that the will or spiritual power of the mesmerist has of itself no ascendency or control whatsoever over the body or mind of his victim. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z "But in what can he be my superior?" asked Edward, in a low voice, as if still afraid his passion would regain ascendency. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z New England, except in Rhode Island, church and state were united, the Congregational church being in the ascendency. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Yet when Godfrey was actually with her, she retained all her old ascendency over him; in certain ways it had perhaps even increased. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z It was an instructive 164 example of the serene and beautiful ascendency sometimes divinely accorded to illustrious personal goodness. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z This involves my father's secret, and his deadly peril also, for this Vigneau has obtained a fatal ascendency over him. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Do not lead him about as if in triumph, nor take advantage of the ascendency which you have gained by playing with his feelings. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z To modern eyes the picturesque had the ascendency over other qualities, but all welcomed the man carrying a guitar. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z Yet it may be long before the literary market can recover its healthy tone—ere sonnets once more resume their ancient ascendency, and circulate from hand to hand in the character of intellectual scrip. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z If impeded, then we have two trains of causes coming into collision, and the same necessity which brought them together, gives the ascendency to the one or the other. A Review of Edwards's 2011-04-27T02:00:19.047Z In the council held at Milan he obtained the banishment of Athanasius of Alexandria, a bishop highly respected for his orthodoxy; and Arianism was once more in the ascendency. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Confidants are dangerous persons, and many seek to obtain an ascendency in families by gaining the good opinion of young married women. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z But, before it could be carried out, it was necessary that certain of them should be assisted to recover that ascendency over their people, lost in the late revolution. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Russia, by the same event, acquired the entire ascendency over the other Baltic powers, and obtained that preponderance which she has ever since maintained in the affairs of Europe. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Presidential elections may turn the scale of party ascendency one way, and the intermediate congressional elections may quite reverse the balance. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z At other times the spiritual gains such complete ascendency that this world is forgotten in a blaze of ideality. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z Yet so irresistible is the ascendency of genius, that this Raphael, this matchless painter whom history has set on the very pinnacle of fame, was himself influenced by Michael Angelo. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z It was not very surprising if a man endowed with qualities like these should have usurped something of ascendency over his employers. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z The leading point in his history is this: that with him the Russian ascendency in Poland was established. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z It is the leadership of orators; it is the ascendency of those who have a genius for talking. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z It is usually a sort of medal, cast and stamped under the ascendency of certain constellations. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z At any rate, England's interest in commerce has contributed greatly to the ascendency of her Jewish subjects. The Allied Countries and the Jews 2011-03-29T02:00:08.617Z By no means; but I greatly regret the gradual desertion of social influence in the search after political ascendency. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z The interests of the state have sometimes disputed the ascendency with the intrigues of courtiers, or the cabals of ecclesiastics; but the voice of justice has rarely been heard in its own right. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z It was not until the conclusion of the war of the succession that it lost the ascendency, when it sank to the ground with its patroness the queen-mother, before the dictatorship of Espartero. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Since then there have been many constitutions, but, omitting the Napoleonic interlude, the principles of the Declaration show themselves with triumphant ascendency as the foundation of each reconstruction. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z The ascendency of Russia as a power making for democracy is one of the miracles of the present War. The Allied Countries and the Jews 2011-03-29T02:00:08.617Z In proof of the ascendency of the old elements, the highly questionable legislation of the South was cited, and the conviction of the Republican party that sterner measures were necessary was strengthened. The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction 2011-03-26T02:00:12.183Z I know not by what magic she has obtained it, but she has already an ascendency over me, which would quite astonish you, who know my wayward fancies and independent spirit. Leonora 2011-03-22T02:00:21.627Z It was that of a young warrior, or sub-chief, as he was styled, who by some means or other had gained a remarkable ascendency in the tribe. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Was he capable of affection, or had the intellectual so far claimed the ascendency that the physical had, for the time being at least, become so subdued as practically to be eliminated? The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z It is these facts we must consider if we would understand the ascendency of the Jew in England. The Allied Countries and the Jews 2011-03-29T02:00:08.617Z If not, they will still maintain an ascendency, and may again become numerous and powerful; for, in the words of a former senator of the United States, ‘when traitors become numerous enough, treason becomes respectable.’ The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction 2011-03-26T02:00:12.183Z She pleased Moabdar, and gained such an ascendency over him as to make him choose her for his wife. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z She loved this man, this contemptible wretch who had gained such ascendency over her that she was pleading in his behalf, and trying to screen him from her father’s anger. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Endless quarrels were fomented among contending parties, and ambition and covetousness had in general gained the ascendency in the Christian Church. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z Latest Intelligence," and to run thus: "Our last advices inform us that, notwithstanding the intrigues in the Cabinet, K. I. maintains his ascendency. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z In the canine race, more especially in the greyhound, the thoracic viscera hold the ascendency. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z In 1853, the Democracy were in the ascendency in New Hampshire, and Mr. Atherton took Mr. Hale's seat in the Senate. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z But the rash Medóko, confident in his own ascendency through service rendered, discarded every thought of evil. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z She felt a sudden shaking of the knees, a momentary return of that old ascendency which he had always held over her. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z So, if we reckon the numbers employed in connection with the throwing-mills and dye-houses, we shall see what an ascendency the ribbon manufacture has in Coventry. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z It was not till M. Trikoupi established his ascendency that this ridiculous condition of things ceased. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The people and the people only are sovereign and irresistible, whether they will the ascendency of slavery or the triumph of liberty. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z New aspirants strove for the ascendency; and war reigned for a season throughout the entire land. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Shoe Robinson; a tale of the tory ascendency. By the author of "Swallow Barn" . . . A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:34.387Z Then—perfectly understanding how to reach the enslaved Louis XV.—she wrote a flattering letter to Mme. de Pompadour, then in the full tide of her ascendency over the king. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z Again was his vanity in the ascendency, and he resolved to propose at the first opportunity. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z There were at the time sixty-eight municipalities in Ireland, all in the hands of the Protestant ascendency. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z This would manifest itself by a display of present superiority, and sometimes of ill-nature, sarcasm, and spite; at other times her more amiable and gentle qualities would obtain a transitory ascendency. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z As I proceeded without molestation, a sort of dogged defiance gained ascendency and my head went higher, while my face became set in a mask of determination. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z With the new ascendency of Prussia in the German Empire, a process which had long been going on was accelerated. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z It is doubtful which class was in the ascendency as to numbers. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z He disapproved the revolutionary republicanism of the United Irishmen and the ascendency principles of Dublin Castle, and refused to encourage the one by attacking the other. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z Little as George allowed himself to be affected by the exalted position and imperious bearing of his superior, just as little could he escape the spell of that chief's intellectual ascendency. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Yet it became infinitely worse when she discovered the extent of Roderigo's attachment to her, of which she availed herself to obtain an ascendency over him and rule him with an iron rod. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Under the ascendency of the Presbyterians in London, the old church ceremonies of course were abandoned—churches were accommodated to the simplicity of worship preferred by the party in power. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z That instantaneousness which now impelled him in all his actions, again seized the ascendency in him. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Their relation to it is that they are constantly engaged in defending themselves from charges of intolerance poured out upon them from the vantage ground of ascendency. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z Of the clergy and the nuncio the chief aims were the ascendency of the Catholic Church and the recovery of the confiscated Church lands. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z "The evil spirit must have got great ascendency in the country, Seneca Newcome, when men of your knowledge dip so deeply into his designs," said Mr. Littlepage, sternly. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Their meaning continues to be felt in undiminished strength, and is perhaps brought out into even fuller consciousness, so long as the struggle lasts to give the doctrine or creed an ascendency over other creeds. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z To pay the price of wealth and ascendency they sold their own freedom and the rights of their new country. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z That exclusive clique, among whom heredity, tradition, and “Church principles” reign supreme, has had a long ascendency in Ireland. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z What is even more important, there would no longer be an oligarchical and exclusionist Parliament in Ireland dependent on British support for its ascendency, perhaps even for the security of its lands. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z But among the white people of the South the party of agitation and the emphasis of rights rather than duties is still far in the ascendency. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z A more powerful agency than even all these, in bringing about a general similarity among mankind, is the complete establishment, in this and other free countries, of the ascendency of public opinion in the State. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z Indeed, the reason why there are so few that know God aright is, that in the greatest number of men the works of darkness and of Satan have the ascendency. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Nothing can exceed the sincerity of men, good but blinded by prejudice, when on Belfast platforms they declare their desire for equality and hatred of ascendency. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z “Do!” she cried, recovering herself, and making an effort to regain her old ascendency over her brother. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z The Quaker party kept the ascendency until 1776, then fell to pieces and forever disappeared. Dorothy Payne, Quakeress A Side-Light upon the Career of 'Dolly' Madison 2010-12-20T17:12:10.847Z When Afridi stood down, Butt stepped up, his ascendency unquestioned and unchallenged. The Spin 2010-08-10T11:28:00Z Since the days of Augusta Beverly’s ascendency, he had never felt the need of raising any sort of defense between himself and a woman. The Law of Hemlock Mountain In the course of the next half century this appears to have become the prevailing belief among the Greeks, whose attention was now attracted by the growing ascendency of Rome in Italy. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil The desire to overtake Ulrich, to hold his hand for a second in his, gained such sudden ascendency over him, that everything else receded into the background. The Undying Past The compact was still unbroken, and, to all appearance, the Maxwells were rapidly acquiring that ascendency which would soon render resistance hopeless. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 Even he could not be aware that the beautiful Nur Mahal, whose fascination for Jahangir is known to all India, would become a widow, and hence regain her ascendency at court. The Great Mogul In an age of growing monotheism the King of the gods was, of course, still supreme in his old ascendency. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius His prestige was greatest during the century of French ascendency in modern literature, that, namely, between the age of Milton and that of Lessing. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Without James's mingled poltroonery and tyranny to nurse and stimulate it, it is doubtful if Puritanism would have had its spasm of ascendency. The Ifs of History Great was the territory, few in number were the Frenchmen and Iroquois alike; but they were rivals for ascendency on the same river, and there was not room for both. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical The ascendency of faith may be impracticable, but the reign of knowledge is incomprehensible. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent It is now seen that while Babylonia has left a deep impress on the creed of Mithra, yet the original Aryan or Persian elements still maintained their ascendency. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Still less could a poem bearing this meaning have been allowed to retain its place among Virgil’s works after the ascendency of Augustus became undisputed. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil In Sparta, however, so little was known of any despotic measure of the gerontes, that, on the contrary, the constitution was impaired when their antagonist office, the ephors, gained the ascendency in influence and power. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 But when she concluded his brutish rage had gained the ascendency. The Man from Jericho In short, he conducted himself as do most "men of the world" between fifteen and nineteen years of age, who are apt to gain an ascendency over deeper and more thoughtful natures than their own. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers His ascendency over the Emperor drew upon him the fatal enmity of Tigellinus. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius One may easily imagine the ascendency which this woman must have had over those who came in contact with her. Friend Mac Donald The power of the Ephors, owing to their ascendency over the assembly of citizens. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 The offended prisoners thronged around her, vociferating their disapprobation, forgetting, or remembering but as a fresh cause of offence, the ascendency she had until the present moment exercised over them. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Even after the death of their king, the Swedish Generals kept their ascendency in the field; Wallenstein himself abandoned the Emperor, and was secretly murdered. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Under Caligula, Claudius, and Nero, the imperial freedmen attained their greatest ascendency. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The abolition of enforced celibacy was one of the greatest steps towards social progress; it secures still the ascendency of the Protestant over the Roman Catholic districts. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. The latter, however, was ill adapted to acquire the ascendency in Peloponnesus, which Argos endeavoured to obtain after the peace of Nicias. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 For this reason also she could not regret her moral ascendency over her daughter. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico "Why do you act this way just when you've come back?" she said, frightened at his sudden ascendency. Making Money It is the ascendency of individuals over the interests of the public. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 Nevertheless, a few ferments of fleeting dissension, speedily, however, allayed by the ascendency of the aged monk laborer, manifested themselves ever and anon. The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter Reaction must always follow extraordinary exertion, and it is then that the habits of life regain their ascendency. Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse He was still bitter, but they met on terms which gave her the ascendency. The Bachelors A Novel Romance language, ascendency in the Frank dominions of the, i. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 He dosed over his glass of port, carelessly puffed his cigar and occasionally proffered an opinion with a superior air incited by his social ascendency over most of the men present. With Edge Tools Never had he appeared to such advantage to his admirers; never had his ascendency seemed so unquestioned and so justified. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus But truth, sir, has always the ascendency in the long run. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The day may come—is, perhaps, even now nigh—when Cashel shall reject my influence and ascendency. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Gloucester's ungoverned ambition, elated by popularity, could not brook the ascendency of his brother Lancaster, who was much less odious to the king. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Once let our art secure over the stomach its ascendency, and the civilized organ acquires new desires. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Hence, there is a conflict for a few weeks about the change of the monsoon, when neither the trade wind nor the monsoon force has fairly lost or gained the ascendency. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes And now his firmness and self-possession stood him in good stead, for he was obliged to prevent Walpurga's kind but strongly self-conscious nature from gaining ascendency over his. On the Heights A Novel If some churlish person does not own the ascendency, you know that the churlishness goes deep into the character. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II Henry was not inclined to make a concession which would virtually have removed the chief impediment to the ascendency of parliament. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The Girondists yet held the ascendency in the Convention, and his resignation was not accepted. Lives of Celebrated Women For a minute it seemed as if she were about to reestablish her ascendency: then the stubborn resistance of the beast returned. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 This was Romeo de' Pepoli, a man exceedingly rich—by far the richest in the city—and who, by a popular use of his wealth, had obtained a great ascendency in the republic. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 But she was not aware that the very ascendency of civilization immeshed her in its grasp. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter England, availing herself of her naval ascendency, determined to increase the distress of her rival by cutting off all her supplies from abroad. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools This man, of austere life, inflexible principles, and cold, repulsive manners, yielded, without being aware, to the superior ascendency of his wife. Lives of Celebrated Women When finally the latter gains the ascendency, irregular discharges of motor nerve force still take place and find their expression in convulsions, which in man only exceptionally occur. On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote The destruction of the French fleet deprived Napoleon of his ascendency in the Levant, and gave the preponderance to England. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 But of this I had no thought, so completely was my mind full of how to restore the ascendency of Dingane and the might of the nation. The Induna's Wife Just after the issue of this circular, intelligence received from Congress showed that the ascendency of the cabal was at an end. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Shiminya’s discernment was consummate in every sense he possessed; indeed, this faculty had not a little to do with the ascendency he had gained. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising With it fell the ascendency of French ways in "Our Lady of the Snows." Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) In fact, one secret of the great ascendency which he acquired at this time over all those who were in any way connected with him, was the unassuming and unpretending spirit which he manifested. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The struggles to maintain the direction of affairs between the Girondins and the Montagnards increased in vehemence until the latter succeeded in acquiring the ascendency at the end of May, 1793. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 But after Jeroboam's death, Jewish influence must once more have gained an ascendency among the Hamathites. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments The former of these two parties was the most capable as well as the most numerous, but, as we shall presently see, Khalifa Abdullah's party, through their leader's immense energy, gained the ascendency. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 I cried, as mine indignation began to gain ascendency over my better reason, 'to shield his own black treason. With Ring of Shield It need not be a written or classical literature to give an ascendency to one out of many dialects, and to impart to its peculiarities an undisputed legitimacy. Lectures on The Science of Language Babylon During the time of what Hebrew captive was Babylon in the ascendency? The Bible Story How could it be otherwise when they were the years of his own ascendency? The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Her ascendency over him lasted as long as she lived, and was responsible, no doubt, for much unhappiness to his wife. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Meanwhile the section of the Gravilliers had put itself in marching order, commanded by Léonard Bourdon and by a gendarme named Méda, intelligent and devoted, and who had acquired an ascendency over those around him. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Borough nominations, places, pensions, contracts, shares in loans and lotteries, and even pecuniary bribes, secured the ascendency of Crown and Lords in the councils and government of the State. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. He had now the ascendency in the country around Norfolk, which abounded in tories. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia He was a big, roaring, buffalo bull of a fellow of about fifty, who would be sure to gain ascendency among savages if he laid himself out to do so. A Frontier Mystery She gained a remarkable ascendency over Charles VII., and used this most wisely for the good of France, though some of her methods may seem of a sort to disconcert prevailing opinions. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Because, as man came before woman, power before beauty, he kept his ascendency, and enslaved her. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) Peace rests on the presence, not to say the ascendency of England in the councils of Europe. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) So assured was he of his ascendency over his friends that he often gave his advice in a manner which savored of arrogance. Women of Early Christianity Such outbreaks rarely persist for any considerable length of time as the common acid organisms soon regain the ascendency. Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying She was a woman of amiable but strong character, and she maintained unbroken ascendency over her husband. Greek Women As ills accumulated, however, and masculine strength deferred to feminine weakness, he succumbed to their wishes, with the result that the ascendency of the domestic was becoming a matter of gossip. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade To attain a moral and envied ascendency such as this, is indeed a noble object for any minister or any empire. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) The downfall of French ascendency in America meant an end to that license system which limited the fur trade to favourites of the governor. The Story of the Trapper Thus the agricultural ascendency threatened to drive the rival element to desperation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 He gains his ascendency less by his skill than by time and perseverance. Priests, Women, and Families "There is nothing gives such an ascendency in a house as showing that you can maintain the establishment for fourpence less per quarter," said Zoe, gravely. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life It was true that in default of reform in this kingdom, the nation was promised the advantages of “presence, not to say ascendency,” in the councils of Europe. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Yet to revoke the order, to confess that I was only hoaxing on so solemn a subject, would have been the downfall of my ascendency forever. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas At a very early date she boasted an episcopal seat, mentioned in church councils convoked during the seventh century, but, during temporary ascendencies of the Crescent, she vanishes from ecclesiastical history. Cathedrals of Spain On a higher seat, he seemed to have an irresistible ascendency over her. Priests, Women, and Families Once or twice, too, an obscure taunt was thrown out against aliens and foreigners, who, it was alleged, never could at heart forgive the ascendency of France and Frenchmen. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II The fatal ascendency of race over race is unspeakably aggravated by the ascendency of religion over religion.” The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) I cannot, I dare not, trust myself to dwell upon this theme; nor will I suffer any one to usurp an ascendency over me from terror. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas I was not long in remarking the strange influence this man seemed to possess over the rest,—an ascendency not in any way attributable to the mark on his sleeve which proclaimed him a corporal. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I The faculty with which Confucius imbibed the lessons of his master, the ascendency which he acquired amongst his fellow pupils, and the superiority of his genius and capacity, raised universal admiration. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning But does England still maintain her proud tone of ascendency towards Ireland? Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II This ascendency Mr. Gladstone maintained for quarter of a century to come. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) "Right-about," said I, imperiously, not caring to risk my ascendency by debating the question further. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas “Now that's as it should be,” said the old lady, gratified at this renewed assurance of her ascendency over her husband. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion If women have so far been the subordinate sex, no doubt it is merely the result of those physical disabilities which enabled man to gain the ascendency during the long centuries of struggle with nature. Ancestors A Novel There again you puzzle me; for I never saw much of this same ascendency, or slavery either. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II In spite of retreat, it was impossible that he should forget the vast responsibility imposed upon him, both by his gifts and by the popular ascendency into which they had brought him. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) She was the terror of Protestant ascendency for many a year long. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas He remained with us, and soon he had a decided ascendency over our troop. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres He could only maintain his hold on them and his ascendency in Kansas politics by action. The Struggle for Missouri He went straight to her; and the pleased smile which had at first been playing about his mouth and cheeks--but had disappeared--resumed the ascendency again. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II So great was the ascendency of the woman over her lover that from the start he became a mere tool in her hands and ruled the empire in accordance with her views. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Tragedy had been imminent; comedy was slowly gaining the ascendency. The Coming of the Law So it gradually came about that the stronger nature gained the ascendency, the stronger soul gained the upper hand in his life. A Mad Love With these were also the descendants of the sturdy German Protestants who had been driven from Europe during the religious wars when the Catholics gained the ascendency in their particular country. The Struggle for Missouri Curiosity, for the moment, gained the ascendency, as Miss Hartwell raised her eyes. The Blue Goose The ascendency which his new friend acquired over him was unlimited, and did more in a month towards consolidating and developing his character than all the four years' course of a college. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings The new tailor soon fled before the star of Hans’s ascendency. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The zeal with which Mr. Goldwin Smith condemns the Irish establishment and the policy of the ascendency is all the more meritorious because he has no conception of the amount of iniquity involved in them. The History of Freedom Do such circumstances indicate the ascendency of benevolence? A Morning's Walk from London to Kew The lips compressed with determination, the eyes set, then wavered, and again the indeterminate lines of acquiescent subjection gained their accustomed ascendency. The Blue Goose When the piano has by some such means acquired the faculty of singing its notes, as well as of ringing them, its ascendency, as the finest instrument adapted to solo instrumentalism, will be assured. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast Now and then, however, extreme smallness in a senior scholar gives a new kind of dignity, by reason of the testimony it bears to the ascendency of the intellect. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Everything was decided by argument in open deliberation, and every influence bowed before the ascendency of mind. The History of Freedom Seldom had the power of sound acquired a similar ascendency over me. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew Adopt this principle, and give it that ascendency over your minds to which it is entitled;—and slavery is swept away.—Speech of Rev. Dr Thomson of Edinburgh. Thoughts on African Colonization And then he referred to the female ascendency in the reign of the third Napoleon. Jena or Sedan? The little angel still maintained her ascendency in his moral nature. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks He also had distrusted the French Government; but he had not feared it during the ascendency of the Huguenots. The History of Freedom Little by little the girl's noble spirit in all its grandeur gained the ascendency. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain To his able conduct is in a great measure to be ascribed the ascendency which his party acquired in the State, about the year 1828. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. There was one woman in his court, Madame du Barri, celebrated in the annals of profligacy, who had acquired an entire ascendency over the mind of the king. Maria Antoinette Makers of History Lucille's powerful mind, aided by her fantastic surroundings, had gained a complete ascendency over Mrs. Thayer's superstitious nature; in a voice trembling with emotion, she replied: "I have come to learn my future." The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller The ascendency which the Hungarian bishops acquired from the beginning was due to other causes. The History of Freedom He possessed a certain combination of mental and personal attractions, which in every age gives to those who exhibit it a mysterious and almost unbounded ascendency over all within their influence. Alexander the Great Makers of History Riccabocca.—"Oh indiscreet young man, that is an unfortunate concession of yours: for the ascendency of the most cultivated minds would be a terrible oligarchy!" Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Her marvelous beauty had inflamed the passions of the king, and she had obtained so entire an ascendency over his mind that she was literally the monarch of France. Maria Antoinette Makers of History The Egyptians, however, left to themselves for a number of centuries, began rapid ascendency. History of Human Society It was natural that they should be opposed to the Government, as long as the Protestant Church claimed an ascendency over them. The Landleaguers His own kingdom was in a very prosperous and thriving condition, and his ascendency over the other kingdoms and states on the European side had been fully established. Alexander the Great Makers of History He rejected very indignantly that idea, and said he had never contemplated any ascendency but that of the law and the Government. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II That immorality is chiefly Irish in its origin and is made continuously possible by the ascendency of the Irish over masses of other non-Anglo-Saxon peoples. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations The rising in Upper Canada was attributed mainly to the ascendency of the "family compact"—a family only in the official sense. George Brown These faults are the steps by which I mount to ascendency over her. Shirley A short time before, they were contending against him; but now, since he had established his ascendency, they all eagerly joined in the work of magnifying it and making it illustrious. Alexander the Great Makers of History I said because they looked upon it as an intimation that the old Protestant ascendency was to be restored. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II Betty, looking at him more closely, realized for the first time that she was sitting beside a man in whom the rage of the primitive animal was gaining its ascendency. Outside Inn She evidently took pains to please him, and he says he is sure she is a person over whose mind he could gain great ascendency. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen The student who reads the minor poets who figured, in some cases with much applause, during the years of Pope's ascendency, will be struck by the almost total absence from their works of creative power. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) The ascendency which he had acquired over the whole Grecian empire, and the vast arrangements he had made for an incursion into Asia, made Alexander the object of universal interest and attention. Alexander the Great Makers of History This opinion was given under the authority of Dr. Warren, who, it appears, exercises the same ascendency in this Board that he had previously done in the College of Physicians on the same subject. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II He answers all such questions by putting himself in imagination into the attitude of a Pericles or Demosthenes or Milton, fulminating against tyrants and keeping the mob in its place by the334 ascendency of genius. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) An ascendency hereditary and dominant, capable of utmost good, but expressed in the fettering of initiative and action, in the suppression of ambition, and the quenching of every impulse toward independence of thought. Carmen Ariza One is inclined to ask, when considering the incessant quarrels of the Governor and the Burgesses, why Lord Howard was less successful than Governor Berkeley had been in gaining an ascendency over the Assembly. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Common men take pleasure in yielding to the influence and ascendency of one whose spirit they see and feel stands on a higher eminence and wields higher powers than their own. Alexander the Great Makers of History Realize that your despondency is only temporary; an old habit, which is reasserting itself, but over which you will gradually gain the ascendency. The Heart of the New Thought Lastly, the ascendency that the minister is seen to enjoy is perhaps as much civil as religious, if it is not more so. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The history of the Indian tribes in America from the days of the Jesuit fathers down to the day of Brant, had shown first one tribe and then another in the ascendency. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 If a new Protector, or a new Commonwealth gained the ascendency, and demanded Virginia's submission, he might resign. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 The Greek party had gained the ascendency, and were threatening a general massacre of the Persian inhabitants. Alexander the Great Makers of History Waller may be regarded as the founder of the classical school of English poetry, in which Dryden and Pope excelled, and which remained in the ascendency for more than a century after his death. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer On the ascendency of the Whigs, St. John resigned his office, and retired into privacy for two years, when the Whig administration was destroyed, and St. John re-appeared as Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." The Mohawks had been terribly shattered and broken by the revolution, but they still retained that ascendency among the tribes that resulted from their former bravery and prowess. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 The parties or powers are in continual motion, first one in the ascendency, then the other. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland But, during the process of rising to this ascendency, his character was sadly changed. Alexander the Great Makers of History When the Presbyterians obtained the ascendency in England, they proceeded to establish themselves by law. The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted In about the same time he had acquired a singular ascendency over all his companions, as if by a sort of silent agreement, and without any one knowing wherefore, not even himself. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 A predilection for poetry seemed to have gained an ascendency in his mind, over all other pursuits and amusements of his tender years. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad The crowd swayed first one way then the other, according as one party or the other was in the ascendency. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland Is not Germany likely to turn Kiel to far better account than Denmark ever did or could have done? and will not German ascendency be abundant compensation for Danish decadence? Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications When the Independents, in Cromwell’s time, obtained the ascendency, they followed the example of the Presbyterians. The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted But Right Reason resurged in relentless ascendency, and he knew that his thought could never more go back on itself, that he could never again place faith in any Revelation. Dreamers of the Ghetto “I never have quite understood how Earl Bute obtained his ascendency with the king,” said Mr. Adams. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance In June, '71, the Democratic rule gained the ascendency at Concord. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences For several generations the Mauville family, bearing one of the proudest names in Louisiana, had held marked prestige under Spanish and French rule, while extensive plantations indicated the commercial ascendency of the patroon’s ancestors. The Strollers It wields an entire ascendency over every attribute of the mind, and the will, and the fancy, and the understanding, with all the countless variety of their hidden and fugitive operations, are submitted to it.” The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted The Papists round here are very confident that before long they will have a marked ascendency. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Having openly insulted the absent enemy, and having clearly revealed his intention to cheat him of this prize, to weaken now would be to abandon forever all hope of ascendency. The Heart of Thunder Mountain The study of modern languages is, relatively speaking, so manifestly in the ascendency, that a return to the emphasis that was formerly laid upon Latin and Greek is hardly imaginable. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College She regarded, however, with much solicitude, the ascendency which, it appeared to her, Catharine was obtaining over the mind of her son. Henry IV, Makers of History Here was a necessity for proving what Judge Owen had only a day or two before so loudly asserted—his ascendency in his own household. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 English Home Rulers have actually taken up the cry of Equality, and down with Protestant ascendency. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule No sooner had the Assembly met, than Patrick Henry’s ascendency became apparent. Patrick Henry Riccabocca.—"Oh indiscreet young man, that is an unfortunate concession of yours; for the ascendency of the most cultivated minds would be a terrible obligarchy!" The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 While these sectional prepossessions, imbibed by their descendants, gave to their religious persuasions, an ascendency in that section of country, which it still retains. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Life was not so absurd in the days of the Catholic ascendency. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland They do not desire equality, they are resolved on ascendency. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule At one time, when affection was in the ascendency, she gave him a ring, as a talisman of her protection. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History To the Federalists hardly a name was left in the progress of events at home and abroad; while all immediate vital questions of difference vanished, the party in power remained in almost undisputed ascendency. James Madison Both were active and athletic; and sensible of the high prize for which they were contending, each put forth his utmost strength, and strained his every nerve, to gain the ascendency. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Yet ever anew it gained ascendency over her, it laid new hold on her. The Rainbow We claim no ascendency, and we will submit to none. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The party which had been opposed to him acquired at once the entire ascendency, and they all, judges, counselors, statesmen, and generals, combined their influence to press upon the queen the necessity of his execution. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History In this case the archbishop gains the ascendency, being reënforced by one of the governors. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Volume XXXIX: 1683-1690 Clarke was actively engaged in acquiring an ascendency over the neighboring tribes of Indians; and in endeavors to attach them to the cause of the United States, from principle or fear. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State If anger comes, mirth goes; when greed is in the ascendency, generosity is expelled. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character There is an organised clerical conspiracy to resist the law and to keep the agitation on foot, with the object of obtaining a complete Catholic ascendency. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule He thought it was his duty to do all in his power to sustain the Reformation, and to prevent the Catholic power from gaining ascendency in England again. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History But after a moment he recovered himself, and this time it was his voice that had the note of ascendency. Counsel for the Defense His life might easily have come to an untimely end in the days of Sulla's bloody ascendency, for he was connected by marriage with Marius and Cinna. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 His family and friends were still in the ascendency at home, and he himself, in coming to the kingdom of Vang Khan, had brought with him quite an important body of troops. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series The lower classes of Irish Nationalists regard an Irish Legislature as an instrument to secure ascendency and plunder. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Assuming the title of "Dictator of Sicily, in the name of Victor Emmanuel," Garibaldi attacked and occupied Palermo, and having established his ascendency in the island, invaded the Neapolitan territory on the mainland. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 It was quite evident that the French designed to gain ascendency in North America, while the English considered that their claim to its rule was pre-eminent. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services At the same time, there is, without doubt, a widespread persuasion throughout Japan—in many cases most reluctantly arrived at—that the former ascendency of Buddhism has for ever passed away. Religion in Japan He was a man of great power and influence, and of such an age and character that he exerted a vast ascendency over all within his influence. Richard III Makers of History The Protestants are distinctly the party of ascendency. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Her lofty dreams gained a daily increasing ascendency over her character. Madame Roland, Makers of History This Gaveston was a remarkably handsome youth, and very prepossessing and agreeable in his manners, and he soon gained a complete ascendency over the mind of young Edward. Richard II Makers of History "I hardly know," said he, turning it over, "except it is from that person that seems to have obtained such an ascendency over her—it is full of his notes—it is a religious work." The Wide, Wide World These, of course, were the leading and prominent men of the party opposed to Richard's permanent ascendency. Richard III Makers of History They have the ascendency which ability and education and industry will always have over incapacity and ignorance and laziness. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule She had involuntarily gained that entire ascendency over his whole being which made her the world to him. Madame Roland, Makers of History Parties were formed in Parliament, of which sometimes one was in the ascendency and sometimes the other, and all was turmoil and confusion. Richard II Makers of History But it was followed by a singular succession of other fires, during the period of the British ascendency, that seem to show some settled plan to annoy and discourage the invaders. Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly There is a great battle before us—a battle for the Union—a battle for the ascendency of the principles, the maintenance of which so nobly signalized the administration of General Jackson. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors The landlords have for ages been the traditional embodiment of tyranny and religious ascendency. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Danton, Marat, and Robespierre were now in the ascendency, riding with resistless power upon the billows of mob violence. Madame Roland, Makers of History He came to anchor eventually in Aymer’s room, and sat smoking by the fire, his long legs crossed and the contemplative mood in the ascendency. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker One was struck with the ascendency of the religious element over all forms of art, and this was a characteristic of the Flemings. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders Reckless of consequences, it has persevered in a system hazardous to the stability of our institutions, because that system has annually swelled the number of its adherents, and increased the chances of its perpetual ascendency. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors Melville replied that the nobles had an opinion that he not only performed the duties of French secretary, but that he was fast acquiring a great ascendency in respect to all other affairs. Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History "Unless you accept the Duke of Orleans, there is danger that the Republicans will gain the ascendency, and then our time-honored monarchy will be overthrown." Louis Philippe Makers of History Series But beyond all question, it is the re-establishment of this moral ascendency which is at this moment the most essential need of our country. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 It has no power over those who reject that principle, and therefore it has not gained ascendency over those whose faith is governed by the word of God. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Trimmer was a power for good and evil—some said a greater power than Herresford himself, over whom he had gained a mental ascendency. The Scarlet Feather Cromwell obtained, and we may add, maintained his ascendency over the people of England, by his earnest and continually directed efforts towards these two important ends. The Buccaneer A Tale "The triumph of legitimacy," says Mr. Wright, "which dethroned Napoleon," inspired its followers in foreign lands with new zeal, fresh devotion, and increased prospects of ascendency. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series What has the actual Ministry done with that moral ascendency which belongs naturally, without premeditation or labour, to the King's government? Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 It soon gave the non-slaveholding States the ascendency in the Union. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The upper country regained its ascendency by the help of military institutions whose details now escape us, although their results may be traced throughout the later history of Assyria. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Hence the ascendency of the professional politician who, claiming to represent the masses, really owes his preferment to those who subsidize the party machine. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy In the spring of 1705 the ministers were freed from the restraint imposed by a House of Commons, in which Tories of the most perverse class had the ascendency. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Society is exclusively controlled by military or religious ascendency; never by the influence of the citizens. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 The question, whether they shall retain that ascendency, will depend very much upon whether they continue to abuse the power they acquired over the South by cutting off the supply of Southern laborers. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The second wife's ascendency over her husband was unfortunately exerted against the best interests of the son. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning Under universal suffrage municipal self-government would mean the ascendency of the propertyless class, and this, from the standpoint of those who control the state government, would jeopardize the interests of the property-holding minority. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy There are undoubtedly persons in whom humors such as Ben describes have attained a complete ascendency. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) The Cabinet co-operated loyally in these debates and wise resolutions, but with less decision and ascendency than that evinced by the moderate Royalists in the Chambers. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 The colored men, or mulattoes, beheld, with an eye burning with jealousy, the superior power and ascendency of the blacks. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Now, here it is true physical ascendency of the man which renders the assumption of this position possible. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II |
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