| 单词 | overmaster |
| 例句 | Mina struggled hard to keep her brave countenance; but the pain overmastered her and she put her hands before her face, and shuddered whilst she moaned. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Every time he shuts his eyes, some vision of the school at Schulpforta overmasters him: vermilion flags, muscular horses, gleaming laboratories. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There was no time to think of what might happen; a vague, overmastering fear obscured all details. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He did teach physicians “to refuse to treat those who are overmastered by their diseases, realizing that in such cases medicine is powerless.” Failing to tell patients that nothing will help may only make them suffer more 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The reporters had at first been rather peevish at having been asked to risk their skins for old manuscripts, but they ended by being impressed by the scholar’s overmastering enthusiasm. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z Nature demanded that the higher races overmaster and starve the lower. Hitler’s world may not be so far away | Timothy Snyder 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Lesbos, he wrote in an 1872 essay on the poet, was “the island of overmastering passions.” How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Webster’s Dictionary defines passion as “an intense, driving or overmastering feeling of conviction” or “a strong desire for or devotion to some activity or concept”. The Top 4 Reasons Passion Drives Startup Success 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Beneath the chronicle of war runs a parallel narrative, Lawrence's personal struggle to understand his overmastering fascination with the Arab world. Poetic Seer of the Arab World 2013-10-12T01:31:50Z Then, with her pent-up feeling overmastering her, she burst out sobbing. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z That is what Joseph did when his feelings nearly overmastered him at the sight of his brother Benjamin standing before him, all unconscious of who he was. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z But he was consumed by an overmastering desire to see the matter out, to follow to the bitter end the fortunes of the mighty Ling. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Then a sudden, an almost overmastering desire came to him to go to Wendover. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z His faith is exceptional, I am sure—childlike, steady, overmastering, and withal, if I may so characterize it, healthy. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z But Ruth had no suspicion of this; her own love was direct, uncomplicated, and overmastering; she supposed that his was the same. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z The hysterical character is marked by an overmastering desire to be an object of general sympathy, admiration, or interest, rather than by a tendency to baser indulgence. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z Then gradually a powerful, overmastering sleepiness crept over me. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z The girl's face was white and intent, the man's drawn and furrowed, and the passion that was fast overmastering all restraint was awake in both alike. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z But, because he was unable to stifle his overmastering desire to witness human suffering, he invented various forms of torture. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z It had been to her a relief unspeakable, an overmastering joy, to know that her son would not, after all, sink to harassing poverty. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z The woman, faint-hearted and overmastered by a nameless dread, cried out to the goodman to ride for life—the woods were full of devils. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Before he made answer to this appeal the elder man spoke again, overmastered by anxiety. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z He felt an overmastering curiosity to see who these visitors were. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Her form was shaken with emotion so strong as to almost overmaster her. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z His eyes traveled from the boy's, in which he read a pitiful alarm more overmastering if less intense than his own, to the space which separated him from the rift and from safety. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z Terence, a prey still to overmastering agitation, clasped the brown hand that was like a leaf in both of his, while the giant's frown was fixed on one and then the other. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z I believed, indeed, that she spoke out of an overmastering jealousy for the girl's welfare. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Into the rapid translation of stories for the stage he threw his own conception of the rewards and defeats of an overmastering passion, of the glory of struggle, and the pity and terror of failure. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z The temptation to gather her into his arms almost overmastered Richard, but he managed to choke it down. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z But Robert Daventry was altogether occupied in the effort to master his overmastering weakness. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z But I will not be your gull,' he cried out as though his fury overmastered him. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z But as I rode, this warning I had received swelled in importance; it became magnified to a menace, and my desire to speak changed into an overmastering regret that I had not spoken. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z An overmastering desire to see her features alive with the changing lights of expression, began to possess me. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z From birth to death, by fortune and by Providence, as though by overmastering fate, he was fashioned for humility. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z This is the more remarkable as he was of humble parentage; the son of a wandering minstrel it is said, but from the first his passion for learning overmastered all difficulties. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z Why did she love him, as she most obviously did, with that intense, overmastering love which in a woman of this calibre almost approaches to the divine? Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z Yet Haydon's Autobiography—a record of tragic intensity, and closing in suicide—shows that the tame yet contorted figures of his "Raising of Lazarus" flashed upon him with an overmastering sense of direct inspiration. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z Our dispute appeared to have been swallowed up in this overmastering event, and I experienced almost a revulsion of friendliness for my opponent. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z What was the nature of the law which held and swayed the soul of Lincoln with such an overmastering control? Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z I was frenzied; strong passions, hitherto held in check, overmastered me. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z What has happened?" he asked, speaking very quietly, to calm her overmastering excitement; "come into the house out of the rain, and tell me what is the matter. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z They made a good meal together, but instead of Wolf being thankful, jealousy overmastered him and he begged for the bow and arrow. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z He had often read that women love to be overmastered. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z And now all men detect that however deep and overmastering those aversions and animosities may have been, there was in his enemies and himself a moral kinship and agreement far more powerful and profound. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z He stood watching, listening, overmastered by a diabolical sensation of expectancy he knew to be atrocious. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z I was cold and wet with overmastering indignation, or I should not have blurted out my opinion so coarsely. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z And he would dry his eyelids with his sleeve, shake himself free from the overmastering drowsiness, and say again to his youngest son: "Are you following?" Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z If these letters show anything, they show that in Lord Acton's mind, and in his estimate of human affairs, religion overmastered all mundane considerations. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z As he drew his overcoat across his knees, he was overmastered by a sense of terror. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Real or unreal, figure or human being, the overmastering impulse of his being was that he must go to her. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z We know that round and out of the central stem of God’s overmastering unity Mohammed had determined to construct an Arabian nation—possibly something even greater. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z There's just one thing against which I've never been able to secure myself, and that is the possibility of some sudden, overmastering emotion in those whom I'm forced to trust. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z Pacheco declared that its realism was so overmastering that he did not care to be left alone with it in the dimly-lighted chapel. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Not a sound was uttered, but in the end the Sailor nearly screamed with the overmastering tension which seemed to be pressing out his life. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z At last the silence awed him, and an overmastering longing to know seized upon him. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z Ricardo's face, wherein shone the deep emotion which overmastered him, was not calculated to calm any one. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z Now and then furious desire for real white overmasters him. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The story which had suddenly discovered a glory in uncomeliness, a grandeur in overmastering passion, moulded the fashion of the hour, and "Rochester airs" and "Jane Eyre graces" became the rage. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z So much was coming into his purview which he could not grasp, to which he had hardly a clue, that he had an overmastering desire for more exact information. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The shattered vase of life lies in ruins at our feet, and there is an overmastering temptation to grind the fragments to dust rather than piece them together for the healing future to restore. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z It is easy to appreciate the state of disturbance, wrath, anguish, and excitement which overmastered Don Mariano Elorza, at being obliged to listen to these rude remarks. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z Twice, when ill in bed, I found the craving overmastering. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z To some it may seem strange that Charlotte Brontë should have given her heart to one who was little disposed to sympathise with the overmastering passion inspired by her genius. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z An overmastering desire came upon him to enter that room, to deal once and for all with this bird of prey. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z I heard thee declare that Ben Jonson had no words to say how fair she was: would you better his description and overmaster him? Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Emotion overmastered him, and a tear slid down his honest, manly face. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z Nor can we find fault with her conduct, because "an overmastering and brooding sense" of some great future calamity thus early haunts her mind. 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 To the untutored caprice, the overmastering impulse, in brief to the realism of the passions is opposed the law of right feeling, which ethics expresses. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z The desire to enter the room was overmastering; a sense of duty was reinforced by the passion of revenge. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Chares was seized by an overmastering and unreasoning rage against the tall, handsome man who had brought the vast horde together to oppose them. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The provincial prudes, and others of like mold, pretend that love is a duty rather than a passion—a kind of self-denial—not an overmastering joy. Walt Whitman An Address 2011-09-26T02:00:30.337Z And the plan grew in his mind until it overmastered him and he bought the land. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Her only and overmastering impulse was to escape at all hazards,—no matter how nor where. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z He had been cast again, by that grim destiny which had never failed to dog him from the outset of his life, into the vortex of overmastering forces. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The awakening of a new passion had overmastered both the ferocity and the levity of his character. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z For the first time he felt his nerve give way, and there swept over him an overmastering desire to rush back and obliterate from his memory the hideous sight on which his eyes now rested. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z She was completely overmastered by fear, and could even discern witchcraft in the rich lady's interest in this young Godefroid, a poor orphan who had come from Flanders to study at the University of Paris. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Admiration, then a strange fear, overmastered the young brave, whose brain perhaps had been somewhat clouded with liquor when he thus undertook to rid the old chief's niece of her Christian whims. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z “What then?” he asked, and was conscious of a sudden overmastering passion for her. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z The flush of generous living had slightly overmastered the wind-and-weather hue of his complexion, and given it the tints of a ripe pear. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z And then there came over the mother an overmastering desire which swept everything before it. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z Of all the various sentiments which are thus at present "intuitional," none is so powerful, none so overmastering as this instinct to worship, this sentiment of religion. My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z I feel sure I will die overmastered by curiosity. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z But, for her, all that was ominous in the scene was eclipsed by an overmastering sense of spiritual gratitude. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Gradually, however, the sharper corrosive ache had dulled away, leaving an overmastering sense of his trouble. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z Suddenly she was overwhelmed with an intense, an overmastering drowsiness, and, quite unconscious of what was happening to her, she fell back, asleep. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z But at every step the intrigue is overmastered by the clear insight of Jesus. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z The savage passions inherited from his mother surged up in his frame, and overmastered him. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z It is all hot eagerness, imperious and intense with the overmastering impulse of sex, and blind to the tendrils of old affection which it tears apart to reach its goal. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z "Thus my daughter here is guilty of nought save of a great and overmastering love for her sister," went on Master Leslie. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z On no single occasion did Henry exhibit overmastering anger. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z Nowhere is Satan cast out but by the Stronger than he, binding him, overmastering the evil principle which tramples human nature down, as the very first step towards spoiling his goods. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z His one-sided mind became absorbed in two great overmastering passions—to revenge his captivity, and to recover his favourite dogs. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z An overmastering wish seized her to open the casement. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z Warnings and orders had no effect whatever; he was unconscious of everything except the overmastering craving for meat. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z Murillo soon found in his friend's work qualities he had never seen before; they revealed the poverty of his own efforts, and filled him with an overmastering desire to travel and to learn. Murillo 2011-08-02T02:00:19.967Z And doubtless the much debated incident of the swine had greatly helped to reassure this afflicted soul; the demons were palpably gone, visibly enough they were overmastered. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z They took to the drink business too late in life to be wholly overmastered by the passion for alcohol. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z The roof of the house was already visible in the distance above the tops of the trees, when these reflections overmastered Berger. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z The overmastering influence of a great leader will “take the prisoned soul” of the people and make it follow his will. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z His astonishment and excitement overmastered him and he could only halloo and shout and jump about in his glee. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Deep grief, such as he had never felt before, overmastered Henri. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z "Still," said Carrie, with a little sigh, "he held fast to his optimism and worked, while I let the gloom of it overmaster me." By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z The thought had never entered his head before; now in this lonely hour of night it overmastered him. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z It has in it the same sense of human helplessness in the presence of an overmastering fate. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z But, to her horror, she found that her feelings towards the great overmastering ruffian were something near akin. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z "Ottilie!" he murmured, half unconsciously, and the solemn mood he had felt a short time before again overmastered him. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Now, as then, reaction seemed to come with terrible force, unnerving the system and literally overmastering life. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z An insane, yet overmastering, impulse made him cling to the land which contained his heart’s shrine, and, although utterly without hope, yet he could not bring himself to place the ocean between them—not yet. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Under other circumstances she might not have had the same overmastering fascination for him; he did not argue that question with himself. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z But the wretched chaplain was impervious even to this humiliation, so abject, so overmastering was his terror. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z But what drew you down raised me; the overmastering impulse led me to a purer sphere. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Besides, a sort of horrible fascination rooted him to the spot—an overmastering and morbid curiosity to see how the other prisoner would fare. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z But presently his natural caution overmastered the swift-born infatuation which had threatened to make a slave of him, and he roused himself to take a survey of the little cabin. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Having passed through it, she was deposited on a bench, when, fright overmastering her, her senses completely forsook her. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z In his overmastering desire, her reputation, her honour, mattered nothing to him. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z He paused and laid his head upon hers, as if he wished to rest from his overmastering emotion. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z In the atmosphere he thus created, they seemed to borrow something of his overmastering personality. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z After the first shock of horror and of grief, he forgot the wrong he had sustained in his overmastering compassion for her. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z At least, he would never love another in the same deep, passionate, overmastering way. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z I shall not let this matter rest, and if I find that you have no legal authority—” But again fury overmasters prudence. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Writing, as usual to this correspondent, with absolute openness, Keats shows that he is suffering from one of his moods of overmastering depression. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z Terror, rage, overmastering amazement, and the soul-panic of the supernatural glared from the blue-white eyeballs of the negro; but the jaw and chin were set firm in the stoicism of the Indian. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z In spite of his desperate efforts to appear cheerful after supper, fear had overmastered his whole being, and it increased with the growing darkness. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z When spoken to, he answered in an absent-minded way; it was plain that he was absorbed by some overmastering thought. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z He was encouraged by their words of commendation to pursue the bard’s divine calling, to which he was led by an overmastering instinct. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z Flamin was overmastered by rapidity; but now again there was a want of something, which is still more indispensable than nobility to a game of fighting,–namely, of a good, legitimate offence. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z "My heart is not to be trusted, Father, for 'tis wayward and wilful, and there is strong need for some curb, some overmastering restraint, to crush its fierce revolt." The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Keenly the doctor scanned the convulsed face, where overmastering emotion defied control. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z "Who knows but that the Spaniards have already passed us, and been overmastered and taken home to England." The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z His emotion, his sensitive doubts, had overmastered him; he was as deadly pale as the woman he wooed. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z His grief at these words from the old dream so overmastered and so unmanned him that he passed over from it–by way either of excuse or of relief–into an almost frenzied humor. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z Once more that unaccountable feeling of irritation seemed to overmaster her, the same sense of wrath and of injustice which had assailed her when she first spoke to him. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z "The overmastering feeling of Homer," he says, "is a sad regret for the decay of the heroic age, with its common national feeling, its reverence for its leaders." Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z I worshipped music; the first storms that ruffled the surface of my youthful existence originated with the overmastering passion, which had such paramount influence on my ultimate career. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z A fierce uplift swept in an almost overmastering surge upon Billy Kane. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z The love described is nakedly and unaffectedly luxurious; it is an overmastering impulse, crowned at last with all the joys of sensual fruition. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z He was governed, too, by an overmastering sense of duty, which was his most striking trait. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z But the spirit of Lucius struggled against and overmastered the feeling of fear. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z There was an overmastering enchantment in these tones,—in these looks of love, because Liana fancied she was mourning over some eclipsed star or other of her life. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Scoundrels dictate laws to the Convention, which they overmaster. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z So unused was she to be dominated by any overmastering emotion that she was being run away with; and now and then by fits and starts she saw with dismay that this was so. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Painting, music and poetry were the romantic arts, appropriate to the ages of complicated and overmastering ideas, and characteristic of modern humanity in general. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z His heart beat nervously, the task before him seemed to overmaster him, and he shrank from it; with one hand he felt Jack’s letter, lying like an asp in his breast coat pocket. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Then the child, with overmastering bliss and love, sank on his father's heart, and wept, and was silent. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z He felt that his doom was sealed, and then there came upon him an overmastering desire to hear Joscelyn’s voice once more. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z But, at length, when pity overmastered Judge Roscoe's just anger, she welcomed a token of his renewed cordiality. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z He felt a sudden, overmastering desire to be free, at any rate, from that minute by minute agony. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z It was—well, hard work; but my love overmastered her. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z The woman struggled to return the answer which policy advised, but passion overmastered her. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z He also tells us that, though the enemy brought up guns of great range and power, our artillery overmastered them. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z It was a sudden, overmastering feeling long repressed, which now compelled utterance. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z As is usual with an overmastering tendency, his knowledge of his subject was instinctive. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z Lady Bell overmastered her surprise, and asking the young girl to sit down, looked at her critically as she did so. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Illusions which, though now in some measure dispelled, were long powerful enough to overmaster the mind of every politician, both speculative and practical, in Europe. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Excitement had overmastered him now, the lust to destroy was upon him, and excitement had seized all the others too. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z The overmastering desire for freedom and safety was upon him, and he could not take his gaze from the Mexican’s poised figure. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z In criticising the action of public men at this period, we must always bear in mind the overmastering exigencies of the war. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z As a rule, an overmastering passion possesses the soldier to stab, hack and annihilate the foe who want to take that life which he so greatly desires to preserve. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z She was like a madwoman; in the sultry summer heat she was overmastered by the day-long vision that loomed up regularly with the first balmy warmth of spring. Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z His hand seized the pencil; and mechanically he began to trace one of those vague sketches to which the action of an overmastering idea gradually imparts a clearer definition. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z Since at the core Conrad’s nature was sound and sweet, it is likely that after a little his love would have overmastered his desire for revenge. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z At this word they all arose, their fury overmastering them: they pushed and scratched and tore him; they covered him with spittle from his head downwards, so that his clothes reeked, until they were washed. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII He felt once more as if his fury would overmaster him. The Undying Past For a little while he could not trust himself to speak; his love threatened to overmaster his self-renunciation. Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame What if he had become a plantation and slave owner, and had thus subjected his boy Abraham to the overmastering influence of a southern environment? The Ifs of History I felt myself free from the madness of this overmastering love. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 He had walked to the Public Hall all right; but the hot, fetid atmosphere, the sight of Olive Castlemaine's face thrown on the canvas had completely overmastered him. The Man Who Rose Again It had begun so delicately; it became in a little while so determined, it threatened to overmaster him. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath The famous lines in which Piccarda explains to Dante the order of Paradise are a description of a complex and multiform society which is united by overmastering devotion to a common end. The Acquisitive Society The passion of sex frequently overmasters every instinct of individual prudence. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude For the first time in his life an overmastering passion for revenge, for retribution, took possession of him, and carried him out of himself. The Wreckers of Sable Island She was not sure whether it was an overmastering joy, or a terrible fear. The Man Who Rose Again The vast structure, by its harmony, its power, its overmastering beauty, made him feel ashamed and mortified. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Now some of those who feel this overmastering might of their guilt lay most stress upon their assurance that God has condemned them. The Sources Of Religious Insight In a moment she meant to join them, but first she must conquer a queer sensation that overmastered her. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold The excitement of the last hour had overmastered him at last and he sank in a swoon before them. In the Day of Adversity Nature seldom formed a more skeptical intellect than that of Gibbon, and he was utterly without the spiritual insight, or spiritual cravings, or overmastering enthusiasms, that produce and explain most religious changes. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 And, meanwhile, in an ecstasy of this half yielding, half resisting, he lent himself fully to the overmastering tide. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath After two long years of silent thought, the temptation to open her heart in speech was overmastering. The Gambler A Novel "Because—because—" She turned in a swift, overmastering impulse. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop And there was another thing: however much he might overmaster Nature sufficiently to be able to proceed without rest, the horse could not do so. In the Day of Adversity But the old man's sudden pallor was due as much to the contemptuous rage that overmastered him as to fear for his only child. A Traitor's Wooing He said goodbye, taking her in his arms for a moment with an overmastering impulse he could not check. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Is their decay, their extermination, to be ascribed to the cupidity and heartlessness of the white man, with his skilled and calculating arts for overmastering the rude children of nature? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 The latter, too, got to his feet, but showed no overmastering desire to meet the other. The Crimson Sweater Till this moment I had indulged the most sanguine hopes;—but now my fears overmastered them. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow On they swept, with redoubled speed, after the darling flag, in one of their furious, overmastering Irish charges, made all the more terrible by their vengeful yells. The Irish at the Front But, as a beginning, this overmastering love is, we are convinced, the only real foundation. East Angels And as he monologued he was aware of that fettering, overmastering force which visits youth but once—the abnegation of self before that which is. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes Through the hour that passed in the hot little kitchen Hertha told her story, Kathleen experiencing every emotion from incredulity to overmastering indignation. The Shadow It may even be that his mind was unoccupied, empty as is a vacant bier, and yet haunted by an overmastering obsession. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel This overmastering class prided itself upon neither promoting nor being engaged in any kind of business; indeed, this uselessness was one of the conditions attached to its patent of nobility. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia So overmastering was the desire, that the physical effort at restraint left her faint and weak. An Unknown Lover There was only one feeling of which he was capable—a feeling of fear—of deadly, overmastering fear. What a Man Wills I could see now that Gungana’s design was to supplant me in this, even as he had done in my plan for overmastering the Basutu kraal. The King's Assegai A Matabili Story Then he struggled with himself, fought to restrain the overmastering impulse, for the last time to bend down and press his lips long and hard to her unconscious ones—fought, and conquered, and refrained. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance It filled her, so to speak, and overmastered everything. Sir Hilton's Sin Grenville was, as a matter of fact, one of those unimpressionable men who rarely fall in love, unless moved by some mighty and overmastering passion. Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa She bent forward, her eyes peering into his, so that he saw more closely than he had done before the beautiful, ravaged face, with its slumbering passion, its deep, overmastering gloom. What a Man Wills Sonnenkamp smote his forehead with his hand, to banish the spell which was overmastering him. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Thus to that extent Eustace Milne, the cool-headed, the philosophic, had allowed the impulse of his mad passion to overmaster him. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Had her grief in its reaction merged itself into this intensity, this overmastering impulse of hate and revenge? A Veldt Vendetta So it was that Diana fell in love with Eos, as Eos desired, and with the Gods, love is an overmastering passion that may not be resisted. Daughter of the Night He was a man originally of fine education, plausible manners and good family; but strong drink seems early in life to have overmastered him, and left him but a wreck of himself. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. Roland felt this to some extent, looked proudly at Eric, and was glad that his voice and his thoughts so overmastered all. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Indeed Louisa might well have given way to that overmastering feeling of excitement before all these things. The Heart of a Woman "Love kindled her thoughts with fire," till at last the passion so overmastered her that she said to Guillem one day: "Guillem, if a lady were to love you, could you love her?" Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) She was one of those people who seem neither old nor young, for her intense personality quite overmastered any ravages time might have made in her appearance. The Head Girl at the Gables The clerestory was made unusually lofty, and the comparative lowness of the triforium both adds to the soaring effect and prevents the horizontal appearance being overmastering. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See "What is it?" we both asked, with the languid interest that young people, having an overmastering personal affair on hand, would be apt to take in matters of national or universal importance. Eleven Possible Cases The dread of it made her forget in this new, overmastering fear all that she had so greatly dreaded hitherto.... When the Cock Crows Love so overmastered Tristan that he was false to his knightly vows, false to the trust imposed, and yet happy in his guilty love for the betrothed of King Mark. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) They were inspired, if not with a noble, at least with an overmastering enthusiasm for their nefarious calling. Border Raids and Reivers His freshness is overmastering, and with our eyes on his creations we have that curious sense of possessing youth and health and freedom which we get sometimes from the sight of boys at their games. Artists Past and Present Random Studies Love overmasters you; you are not satisfied as I am with the woman who wanders around the camp, or whom one takes when a city is assaulted and afterwards turns over to the soldiers. Sónnica Terror nearly overmastered me, but I knelt down in a corner and prayed fervently. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. It was not disappointment; it seemed to be only the most overmastering rage. Francezka That they overmastered appearances made of the heroes of faith the greatest of all heroes. Naturalism And Religion His sympathies were strongly with the South, but not so strongly as to overmaster his desire to retain his commission and its emoluments. The Struggle for Missouri In the awed stillness an unexpected sound came to them from the outside; the sound of a man endeavouring to suppress the hearty laughter that overmastered him. A Prince of Good Fellows Born in 1795, he was apprenticed to a surgeon at the age of fifteen, and even did some work in his profession, till in 1817 his overmastering passion for literature had its way. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) The boar, although still fighting savagely, was clearly overmastered; a dozen dogs were tearing at him from behind. Francezka It was with a hard struggle that I overcame the horror which well-nigh overmastered me. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II After a while the man's voice asked in an endearing yet overmastering way: "Now, then, are you going to be good?" Their Son; The Necklace Her whole face had changed so completely; its tragic intensity, the power of its despair, overmastered him. A Mad Love Only for a moment she stood, then, yielding to an overmastering impulse, she laid her hands on the shoulders of �lise. The Blue Goose For her he came to conceive an overmastering passion; but whether it was more of the imagination or of the heart it would appear difficult to decide with absolute certainty. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Utterly carried away by the most extraordinary sensations, overmastered by fear and rapture, I clasped the creature in my arms. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II And the traditions, more especially, bear heavily upon the individual, overmastering his natural expression of the love instinct and forcing him to an artificial expression of that love instinct. The Kempton-Wace Letters How long Brian waited, with his forehead, pressed against the wall, deaf and blind to everything but an overmastering dread of his mother's agony which had taken complete possession of him, he did not know. Under False Pretences A Novel Yet, in the great imperial federation of which they dreamed, they never doubted the right of the mother country to act with overmastering authority in certain crises. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 Completely overmastered by furious rage, and wild with jealousy, Falieri shouted in a loud and commanding tone that Steno was to be at once removed from the balcony. Weird Tales, Vol. II. And then, when Theodore fell ill, I was seized upon and overmastered by real, bitter gloom and misery. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II They would say that these two had fled, because of an overmastering passion,—to become united, when unfortunate circumstances did not permit them to belong to each other in their present plight. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day There was one great, overmastering reason—so great that it made him attempt what was well-nigh impossible. Under False Pretences A Novel I knew that, if I were wise, I would at once take myself off without announcing my presence, but a sudden impulse seized and overmastered me. The House by the Lock The necessity of recovering it cooled for the moment the passion which had threatened to overmaster him. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 It is a remarkable tribute to the overmastering power of positive knowledge. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Men, torn and mangled, would utter no groan, nor give any vocal expression to the agonies which racked them, except sometimes when sleep or delirium found the overmastering will off guard. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House Now she saw, through the girl’s eyes, the youth on his knees to her, heard his persuasive instances with a deadly weakness, and received his overmastering caresses. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston As soon as it grew dusk I gradually fell into that state of mind which so often overmasters me at night since I've been ill, and which I shall call mystic fear. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Moreover, the loneliness in my heart has become fairly overmastering. Mystery Ranch But to-day, when I saw her, so beautiful, so innocent, in that dreadful place, I found another feeling overmastering me. The Queen Against Owen It seemed to her like the effort of a strong man to rid himself of an overmastering feeling—a feeling deep within him that struggled forever upward and would not be repressed. A Castle in Spain A Novel Eponine, it must be owned, has an overmastering fondness for fish, a taste she shares in common with all her race. My Private Menagerie from The Works of Theophile Gautier Volume 19 Walter saw his design, and returned the grasp with such overmastering firmness, that the hand became powerless within his. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. But the tears and sighs of his wife, the noble Charlotte de Laval, at length overmastered his reluctance. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 As the excitement wore away, it was succeeded by an overmastering appetite for sleep, and he hailed a cab and drove to his lodging in a state of extreme exhaustion and some disgust of life. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Nevertheless, until now they are almost closed to the world because their population is indolent and stands, both in point of numbers and of culture, too low to overmaster the power of Nature. Woman under socialism When at last my senses returned, all was frightfully dark, and my mind remembering what had occurred, shrank from the idea of beholding more; yet curiosity overmastered all. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 The smouldering fire of his resentment had blazed up and overmastered him as he sensed the hidden hand of his enemy, and he had cursed the black name of Murray. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp She stood beside him, breathing brokenly in the ebb of that overmastering tide. Claim Number One He struggled in the other's grasp as Harkness swung open the cabin door, his fear of what seemed a certain death overmastering his fear of the weapon. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 It was a singular thing that, in spite of these assurances that my swoon had been an affair of moments only, I was seized by an overmastering desire to get away from the house immediately. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War In the terror, the agony overmastering her, she had lost all independent power of will. The Broom-Squire They avoid tragic results by their want of the overmastering passions which lead to great crimes or noble actions. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) She remembered the weakness that had so nearly ended all and how he had overmastered it—that craving for drink, so strong from inheritance and from the evil habits of his earliest manhood. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Gaul, Spain, Italy, and Africa are depicted as sunk in an overmastering sensuality. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside. Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium The slave of an overmastering instinct, as our new nature poet, McCarthy, says, She makes of labor an eternal lust. Under the Maples His villains want backbone, and his heroes are deficient in simple overmastering passion, or supplement their motives by some overstrained and unnatural crotchet. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Often these are united in the same individual; or, rather, the individual appears in the first rôle, until the second comes to overmaster it. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country But stronger still was Catharine's overmastering desire to play to the applause of Europe. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The thought of this overmastering destiny sustained and fortified her. Tante A bitter hatred rose up in his heart, a black, overmastering, passionate desire for vengeance fired him, and proportionate with its strength a cunning stirred which held it in check. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country No thought of possible triumph, nor was she sustained by an overmastering love of art; she was inspired by her heart, not her genius. Amaryllis at the Fair More effective, perhaps, than either humor or satire as an antiseptic against romance, is the overmastering sense of fact. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures Semitic religion, even at this stage, is a very real thing, and may easily, in favouring circumstances, become a force of overmastering energy. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems For customs adopted by each generation from the last without thought or inquiry, imply a tendency to imitate which overmasters critical and sceptical tendencies: so maintaining habits for which no reasons can be given. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I Such was the overmastering cruelty of his nature that, in comparative health, and with all his faculties alert, the one spark of good, somewhere deep down in his heart, had had no power to shine. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country Bright, indeed, was that Italian heaven, and deep beyond all language was its blue; but the spirit of transitory and changeable creatures is quelled and overmastered by this permanent and immutable scene! Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 The love she felt for him overmastered all other considerations. The Ivory Snuff Box They watched it three weeks, but fatigue overmastered them, and Bacon set his servant on watch, with orders to awaken them if the head should speak. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Thus did that terrific novelist demonstrate his overmastering range of vision and knowledge of the depths of human nature. Another Sheaf Mr. Gladstone and his Items, like the Irish leaders and their dupes, are easily overmastered. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule We have been constrained to our present course by an overmastering sense of the importance of greater care, deeper thought, and closer union in pushing forward one of the greatest industries of the day. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside He paused again, his eyes glowing with the hatred that had overmastered his being. Hidden Water Toward its close his feelings overmastered him and he departed from his manuscript and unburdened his mind. The Meaning of Evolution The efforts of the will to restrain it only make it more overmastering. The Practice of Autosuggestion Descended from an illustrious stock, he is penetrated with an overmastering sense of his own personal responsibility, from which the principal relief to be obtained lies in the indefinite prolongation of his liberty of choice. England and Germany Wakening.—The stealthy Step.—The overmastering Horror.—The lone Boy confronted by his Enemy.—The hungry Eyes.—Is it real, or a Nightmare?—The supreme Moment. Among the Brigands A kingdom is ruled well when the glory of ruling does not overmaster the spirit. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I The Quarrel of the Elder and the Minister's Housekeeper, for example, convulsed a still remoter parish in much the same overmastering way as the Dreyfus Trial agitated Paris. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland He had been cowed and overmastered in the presence of Elsa. A Bride of the Plains She struggled for a moment with her overmastering emotion, then, unable to continue or to calm herself, she turned from the table and fled weeping up the stairs. The Wild Geese All her life long Audrey never forgot the strange chill sensation that came over her as she read that note; it was as though some dim, overmastering force were impelling her against her own will. Lover or Friend Constrain implies the yielding of judgment and will, and in some cases of inclination or affection, to an overmastering power; as, "the love of Christ constraineth us," 2 Cor. v, 14. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions As an armor of ice melts before the sun, so all vice and iniquity disappear in the presence of an overmastering affection. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character A wild defiance surged up and overmastered her, her nerves broke, and her hot words tumbled out hysterically. Counsel for the Defense I can do nothing with him—he will not listen to reason; his passion for you is overmastering, and blinds him to his best interest. Wee Wifie All assumed his silence to mean an overmastering joy at the honour bestowed upon him. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Duncan's humility was almost overmastering him, but he struggled on. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro Moreover, an overmastering passion is the secret of all eminence in scholarship. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character How could any one calling herself by the sacred name of Christian suffer herself to be overmastered by these bitter and angry passions? Our Bessie It came upon me now, this horror of restraint, and overmastered me. Wee Wifie And we crown the whole with some teaching concerning the track of that amazing power that has overmastered all other powers, and stamped its impress on all modern history. The History of Dartmouth College Excitement, distress, pain, the first touch of human misery he had ever known almost overmastered Philip. The Marriage of Elinor Well," she said, "yet this is best; and of this I am sure, that, however they wrong me, they cannot overmaster God. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney I was unreasonably angry with Neville that day, but I never guessed that my passion would overmaster me to that extent. Our Bessie At the sound of Toomey’s voice, soothing yet overmastering, the great wolf would lie down quietly, and the ghostly summons of his far-ravaging fathers would haunt his spirit no more. Kings in Exile At his seventh failure he turned with the dignity of a man overmastered by outrageous circumstance. The Combined Maze Lady Mariamne's voice burst out so shrill that it overmastered the church bells. The Marriage of Elinor Under the overmastering impulse towards action he made a futile effort to sit up that he might better follow the movements of the two outside. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Mistrustful in dealing with others, violent and apparently overmastering from the vivacity with which he speaks and gesticulates, as soon as the bargain is fixed he will keep it faithfully to the very letter. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) “I—I would rather know,” pleaded Dora, whose curiosity was overmastering. The Scarlet Feather And yet,—surely one might understand that trees were for Roche the masts of his far-off fishing barque, each hand-grip on the branch of plane or pine-tree solace to his overmastering hunger for the sea. Tatterdemalion But the overmastering sense of unhappiness which somehow has set itself about the story of Richmond Palace belongs to the closing days of Elizabeth. Highways and Byways in Surrey For with something of the overmastering suddenness with which his passion had found expression, there swept back into his heart all the still cold flow of icy reminiscence. The New Tenant What sudden madness had possessed him, akin to that unaccountable, overmastering surge of emotion that he had known just now when he saw her tears? The Dop Doctor And then, presently, in thinking of the sender, he was filled with an overmastering rage against the one who dared thus to impugn his courage. The Scarlet Feather It seemed held in suspense by the equal overmastering impulses, fear and hunger. Tatterdemalion Finally, however, overmastered, she drew out the cash-drawer a little way and managed, without taking it out, to open the locket. It, and Other Stories Gedge lowered the glass and started violently, for the feeling of sleep was now overmastering. Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills The face, the whole attitude, are those of one absorbed by an overmastering grief that filled his soul to the exclusion of all else. Kościuszko A Biography This overmastering class prided itself on the fact of neither promoting nor being engaged in any kind of business; indeed, this uselessness was one condition attached to its patent of nobility. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Deena felt an almost irresistible desire to say yes—to follow the suggestions of this overmastering delightful companion who seemed to make her happiness his care, but she managed to refuse. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Dearest father, I fear that sometimes in the happy years Which have come since, my wandering regards, Fixed on one overmastering thought, have failed To keep their wonted duty. Gycia A Tragedy in Five Acts It was only when the overmastering power of money became the dominant force—the one recognized and gloated over by Philip—that his face grew grave. Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman “You shall be presented to the Athenians as one who, yielding for a moment to overmastering temptation, has atoned for one error by rendering infinite service.” A Victor of Salamis His intellectual, his reflective faculties are overmastered by his physical instincts. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles From Artists' Point the eye loses detail in the overmastering glory of the whole. The Book of the National Parks She was, however, not one of those who fold their hands and let circumstances overmaster them. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France He was incapable of considering the matter coolly; he felt an overmastering impulse upon him, and he had never trained himself to resist his impulses for very long. The Giant's Robe The bow-bearer’s wrath at his protégé’s desertion was overmastered by the consuming fear that tidings of Prexaspes’s disloyalty would get to the king. A Victor of Salamis The issue he confronted, stripped of all its distractions, was simply whether his love were potent enough to overmaster his pride and bring it to its knees. The Wall Between Quiet, indeed, is the overmastering characteristic of Daniel. A History of Elizabethan Literature His balked feelings overmastered him, and he disregarded her prohibition. Mountain Blood A Novel Half convinced yet doubting still, and filled wholly with an overmastering pity, Miss Smith stood where she was while the train jerkily came to a standstill. Sundry Accounts A dogma is an overmastering sentiment which has found expression in a formula. The Cult of Incompetence It was easy for Mary to bring her alabaster box, for her heart was full of overmastering love. Personal Friendships of Jesus A single overmastering thought began to take possession of Napoleon's mind—that of his personal safety. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) If any Page 284 thought had accompanied the overmastering impulse which she had blindly followed, it had been that before death all disguises drop, that in dying one is sincere. The Wagnerian Romances The stillness irritated him; it seemed stuffy, close, and he had an overmastering desire for a companion. The Wooden Horse It would appear that no sooner does he behold an advertisement touching upon a new and improved variety of fowling piece than he is actuated by an overmastering desire to become its possessor. Fibble, D.D. When, however, the overmastering desire for sympathy had passed, words cannot express her regret that she had spoken. The Third Miss Symons He drew back, fearful lest her fascination again overmastered him. The Rider of Waroona And he had no overmastering passion for excuse: what did he care for little Lucy? Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 But curiosity overmastered me, and I came back. The Blue Germ But there was the gripe of a fear and a wish upon her heart, that overmastered all others. The Old Helmet, Volume I The glory of the Indian summer is wholly ethereal; it belongs to the light and the air; and is a striking image and eloquent testimony of how far spirit can overmaster matter. A Red Wallflower Often at a season of sore bereavement some one poignant thought or reflection takes possession of the mind, and, for the time, overmasters every other. Memories of Bethany Still, do not be discouraged if you find you have chosen ill, and that the subject overmasters you. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing On Elwyn's return home there had come to him a violent, overmastering revival of his passion. Studies in love and in terror It has overmastered my understanding too long and caused me to judge all things by their relation to this one truth or untruth. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance Some quick and overmastering emotion broke down the last of her endurance. No Clue A Mystery Story He was on a wildgoose chase, but still the overmastering impulse which had led him to follow Mr. Weevil held him in its grip and would not let him turn back. The Hero of Garside School He knew that silence is never more golden than in the presence of overmastering grief. The Unknown Wrestler A delicious warmth crept into his weary bones, and sleep overmastered his senses like a delicious perfume. The Huntress But Eleanor's prattle breaks off shortly, for her throat feels strangled, and the misery that Giddy clearly sees beneath her smiles overmasters her. When the Birds Begin to Sing However, he laid down his paper and listened to Cone's conclusion, then got up and made an overmastering forensic effort which captured Court and crowd. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage An overmastering desire seized him, a desire that he could not resist. The Hero of Garside School But the fire of an overmastering purpose burned in his soul and kept him steadfast to his post. The Unknown Wrestler It was a wholesome instinct that made him fight against the overmastering emotions that attacked his heart. The Huntress The tears were near his eyes, but a feeling of rage surged up and overmastered them. A Beautiful Alien His quick mind seized the points of a campaign, and his intellect was broad and overmastering. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage What it was that in society made him often uneasy, shrinking, and over-sensitive, he knew; but all the danger he ran in bearing down and overmastering the feeling, he did not know. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete But in the process of her work, the nature of her creations completely overmastered the facts and memories which had induced her to begin. Emily Brontë He sang, not because his spirits were light, but simply to prevent a feeling of melancholy overmastering him. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys There are passions so overmastering that they stifle speech, and man sinks back to the animal. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 It was a moving, overmastering appeal to the people to go to the polls. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage He had yielded to the overmastering feeling in his heart, and a few minutes later he was in the street again, on his way to Strangeways Gaol. The Day of Judgment He was afraid to admit her, because he did not wish her to perceive the sufferings which he overmastered with astonishing courage. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 In emotion that almost overmastered me, I snapped the bracelet—Denis's bracelet; it lay upon the floor. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy From it streamed that heat, potent and overmastering, wherein its magic dwelt. The Shadow Witch His convictions were overmastering passions; his speech was fervid and fearless; and his bold, imperturbable expression had placed him in a fierce white light, which barred him from the promotion of party conventions. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage I have never seen a crowd where personality was so stamped out by a single overmastering emotion. Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915 The Princes very rarely spoke in the House of Lords, except under an overmastering fear of the abolition of the Slave Trade. William Pitt and the Great War But was it only love in his case—was it not overmastering passion as well? Mufti But a moment since she had been silent because of overmastering sadness. The Shadow Witch The central aspect of his experience was plainly an overmastering conviction of contact with, an immersion into, a deeper world of spirit and of inner unity of life and spirit with this deeper world. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries He felt an almost overmastering desire to confide to her his troubles of the heart. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Excitement was overmastering him; the effort to appear outwardly sane and calm was too severe a tax upon his raging temper. "Unto Caesar" Gradually as you cried and clung to me, all the tearing overmastering passion went—and just a much bigger love for you came instead of it. Mufti On his way up the aisle his freshman brain was seized and overmastered by a brilliant idea; he almost stopped to pat himself on the shoulder. Stanford Stories Tales of a Young University Ensal stopped short in the midst of his cordial greeting, so struck was he by that look on Earl's face that said plainly that some overmastering purpose had full charge of the man. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist In conclusion, I ask, oppressed by a consciousness which almost overmasters me—which renders me unfit to do any thing but feel—will you not settle this question here? A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 His sleep was dreamless until an overmastering impression that tidings of disaster were arriving hotfoot awoke him. The Path to Honour And as Vane watched grimly the path of the second, and so unnecessary torpedo, he felt an overmastering longing that some of the up-holders of the doctrine could be on board. Mufti Splenic fever was often overmastered by septicaemia, and results due solely to the latter had been frequently made the ground of pathological inferences regarding the character and cause of the former. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 He seems to me always to play best those characters in which there is a predominating tinge of some overmastering passion, or acquired habit of acting and speaking, coloring the whole man. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) But there too it works, and when it works on till it has obtained overmastering power we may expect to see a marvellous change. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 It seems strange now, looking back on it, that such an emotion should have been possible; but at the moment I felt an overmastering sense of awful joy at Ascher's news. Gossamer 1915 On the first he, and everyone else, had had but one thought—the overmastering desire to get across the water. Mufti As for the love, the love that is talked of and written about, or the overmastering passion a man might experience for Madame Lepelletier, neither tempts him. Floyd Grandon's Honor The shadows in his character were that he was imperious and arbitrary; so overmastering that he trained the Corsicans to seek guidance and protection, thus preventing them from acquiring either personal independence or self-reliance. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) He did not know the very name of psychology, but he did know the unhinging, desolating power of an overmastering spirit of fear. St. Winifred's, or The World of School Aulian's face whitened with the anger of jealousy, and he gave full vent to the unreasoning passion which had now overmastered him. Tom Gerrard The whole stupendous delusion seemed to rest upon the overmastering desire of the bereaved for their beloved. The Tyranny of the Dark Fortunately they can be taken singly, they have not had time to unite their overmastering forces. Floyd Grandon's Honor What fatal ambition overmasters a graybeard of sixty-eight?... The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) He had no courage left, nothing but an overmastering desire to hide himself. The Northern Iron The impulse to set herself free had risen again with overmastering force; yet the freedom could only be an exchange of calamity. Romola Katherine rose to her feet, filled, for the moment, by an immense compassion for her own womanhood, by an overmastering longing for sympathy. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance He will not even trust himself to long for what is denied, lest he be stirred by some overmastering impulse as on that one night. Floyd Grandon's Honor The very strength of him—the overmastering force of his personality—his barbaric disregard of conventionality at once attracted and frightened her. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest A sermon against dancing and games drew him for a time from these indulgences; but the temptation again overmastered his resolve. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Then came Willett's devotions to Archer's gentle little daughter, and the rage within his soul overmastered him. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War An overmastering desire to please had overtaken her. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance He suddenly became a prey to strange, overmastering habits of indolence, apathy, and shyness, which gradually estranged him from all society. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV A thin trickle of ice crept downward along his spine and, overmastering all other emotions, came the desire to be elsewhere. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest The Highlanders were parted by a sharp line of division from the Lowlanders, while within the Lowlands themselves feudalism overmastered the Crown. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Pitt was in one of those paroxysms of illness which seem to have completely overmastered him. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III The great overmastering passion of the Pelhams was the desire to keep office and power in their hands at any price. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Melbourne invited the House to consider calmly how overmastering must have been the reasons which compelled any body of rational statesmen to deprive themselves of such a man's co-operation. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV Moved by an overmastering impulse, the man behind the summer-house turned his head and looked through the broken wall. The Courting Of Lady Jane For since the daughter's sudden leap into maturity, the relations between the two had been strained, the instinct of sex rivalry overmastering such shadowy maternal impulses as had outlived Diantha's babyhood. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale The noise of the debates over this act had hardly died away when Pitt's malady again overmastered him, and once more he disappeared from public life into mysterious melancholy silence and seclusion. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III The passion that had been swaying him all day entirely overmastered him. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II When a very calm, self-possessed person allows feeling or passion to gain the ascendency over them, they are invested for the moment with overmastering power. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel But the fight, as I have said, was unspeakably relentless, vitriolic and exhausting, and nothing could redeem it but an overmastering sense of duty and self-respect. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 Persis, whose acquaintance with the girl was comparatively slight, viewed those indications of overmastering affection with perplexity. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale He observed things with that vacant observation which the body at times insists on maintaining, when the mind is busy with some overmastering preoccupation. The Nebuly Coat Her one great, overmastering passion was for Independence! Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace He was touched in boyhood by one simple and overmastering motive—to carry on the Whitman message and spread it out for the younger world. Pipefuls It is impossible now to realize how perfectly overmastering was the excitement of these days. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 Why will the heroes of historical fiction persist in that dangerous practice of leaving an angry and overmastered villain bound to a tree to await death or rescue? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 12, 1916 However, it was plain that rage had overmastered the love he had proclaimed. Joan of Arc of the North Woods Son, what overmastering pain thus wakes thy wrath? The Aeneid of Virgil He did not look away yet, but Clare saw the blush of shame in his face, and felt that his power diminished, while hers grew all at once, to overmaster him in turn. Adam Johnstone's Son I remember the time when gusts and whirls and air-pockets used to be things of danger—before we learned to put an overmastering power into our engines. Danger! and Other Stories Out of the close intimacies cow-camp life promotes, it was not long before the well-nigh overmastering curiosity of the outfit was satisfied. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier For a moment I felt the anger at his treachery almost overmaster me. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn He entered his father's works, and, however rebellious at heart, was continually submissive to his overmastering will. Personality in Literature Neither in overmastering grace of person, in power of unction, in magnetic conquest of the mind and will, was he pre�minent. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman Sooner or later their lies outwit them and overmaster them, for whenever people believe a liar he is forced to act as if he had spoken the truth. The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story This so overmastered him that he had to cling to the table for support, and finally to resume his seat. Aunt Rachel The bitter self-recrimination ceased, and the chaos of emotion within his brain shaped and crystallized into a single overmastering purpose. Prairie Flowers From the moment I saw her one feeling alone overmastered my soul and pervaded it; I felt a profound aversion towards everything that was not this woman. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 He sat crouched down, shivering, shuddering, his teeth chattering, and presented a deplorable picture of one who struggled vainly against an overmastering pain. The Lady of the Ice A Novel She was overmastered, she was cajoled, she was, to a certain extent, fascinated. Georgina's Reasons Just as of old, he felt the overmastering wish to talk things out with Whittenden; but his maturity shrank from the idea, as the untrained boy had never done. The Brentons Much more than I have written flashed through my brain during those two or three seconds, but one overmastering idea filled me—I would save her, or perish! The Big Otter This overmastering sense of the cause breathes through all his numerous references to himself. Milton His whole soul was absorbed in the overmastering passion for political power. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power An overmastering, inflexible presence confronted one weak and passionate. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People He spoke no more to the bailiff, who thought he had changed his mind; but all the week the desire grew; and at last it completely overmastered him. Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset A common language and a common religion overmaster political differences, and the English and American dead are laid side by side to rest until the judgment. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited The men, however, again seized him, and told him his ringing would be of no use, as there were fellows inside who could overmaster any effort of his. Recollections of Old Liverpool He who wishes to fulfil his mission must be a man of one idea, that is, of one great overmastering purpose, over shadowing all his aims, and guiding and controlling his entire life.—BATE. Pushing to the Front Only thus should Truth be followed, with an interest great enough to overmaster all fears as to whither she may lead and what she may disclose. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 She had struck him, it seemed, and so his wrath had overmastered him, and he had torn the money from her hands and gone out. Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset To concentrate attention on any overmastering thought or purpose, even if our object is to destroy it, is but too apt to strengthen it. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. Whatever happened it seemed certain that danger—and serious danger—loomed close at hand, unless she could succeed in overmastering the current and landing the punt safely at the little jetty. A College Girl In fact it is doubtful whether a man can perform very great service to mankind who is not permeated with a great purpose—with an overmastering idea. Pushing to the Front But what was done was done; he had now gone too far to retreat; besides which, his ambition overmastered his fears, and he determined to go on and risk the consequences. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure Then, his curiosity overmastering him, he reached out and drew the parcel forth again; turned it over in his hands, and very slowly undid the strings, which were of green ribbon. Major Vigoureux Sam was feverish still, and very weak, but his anxiety to reach the root fortress again was an overmastering impulse. The Big Brother A Story of Indian War Pattison, like most of the superior minds then at Oxford, was not only attracted, but thoroughly overmastered by this great tide of thought. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 5: On Pattison's Memoirs The successful men of to-day are men of one overmastering idea, one unwavering aim, men of single and intense purpose. Pushing to the Front Garanga, her bosom filled with overmastering fear, sunk to the ground. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Now a little hill sunk from view, then the tops of the trees disappeared; again a tall hill was observed to be hiding its summits in the overmastering water. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 All that is harmonious with them is strengthened by their overmastering might. London Lectures of 1907 His honor and what he called good sense were mightily at war with this desire that well-nigh overmastered him. A Little Girl in Old Salem The league, in other terms, must be in a position to enforce peace by overmastering force, and to anticipate any move at cross purposes with the security of the pacific nations. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation For the life of him he could not resist asking that—his anxiety about the stick was overmastering him. The Borough Treasurer They were released again almost at once, but a queer sensation of something overmastering seemed to creep through her whole being at the touch of his hand. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo It was an adroit narration—Merrington conceded that much to himself, not without some pride in his own creation—but he was not prepared for its immediate and overmastering effect on the girl. The Hand in the Dark He who wishes to fulfill his mission must be a man of one idea, that is, of one great overmastering purpose, overshadowing all his aims, and guiding and controlling his entire life. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Grace stopped, overmastered for an instant by a silent spasm of dread that cut lines of pain in her fine face. Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer I did not fell the possibility of declining the interview, for there was a power about him which overmastered without their knowing it the will of others. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author But Stoffel felt a dull pain of sorrow overmastering him, and soon he groaned aloud. Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories Carried beyond mortal energy by his frenzy, overmastered by some mysterious Power of which we men know naught, he threw into his strange, weird story a life and action which entered my very soul. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV His love for Anne Boleyn was certainly his "great folly," the one overmastering passion of his life. Henry VIII. Because, in that short breathing space, fear—overmastering fear—gripped him as it never yet had done. The Great Amulet Sleep is so insidious a foe that we can never recall the moment when it overmasters us, nor can we fight it off when in a prone or easy posture. Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) Again, and in spite of every resolve, Marcia felt the overmastering sense of woman's loathing that stood so obstinately between herself and the r�le she had marked out. The Lion's Brood "But, Signorina, I ask how it place itself there?" demanded the still puzzled chambermaid in her halting English, then mother-wit overmastering native superstition, she burst into laughter. The Jolliest School of All Her face was flushed, for she was struggling against an impulse to laugh, which almost overmastered her. The Call of the Blood No doubt the savage like the civilised man does often act purely on impulse; his passions overmaster his reason, and sweep it away before them. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia "Jessie!" cried Elinor, in delight that overmastered the emotion with which she had listened to the tale of her brother's recent peril. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. That the year was largely one of personal politics, rather than of clear, sharp, overmastering issues, might be inferred from the scope and character of the resolutions. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 And Jagger, overmastered by this confident assumption of authority, went away, as he was bidden, casting backward glances, ominous of machinations to come. Doctor Luke of the Labrador It is only the reflective eye of retrospective study that can discern all the 55 significant elements happily combined in this event by the overmastering laws of human progress. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera The monstrous futility of war as a test of national greatness, the wound in the world's heart, the empty homes, those were the thoughts which in me overmastered all feelings of rejoicing. The Great War As I Saw It "No, no, indeed!" replied her soldier escort, with a throb in his breast that echoed and overmastered that in her own. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. Then I met her again, distressed, unhappy, despairing, and my compassion became overmastering. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag In depicting the charms of Adelheid, he says, he fell in love with her himself, and his interest in her fate gradually overmastered him. The Youth of Goethe Now let it be understood that what lent wings to Gunner Sobey's heels was not cowardice, but an overmastering desire to reach home with all speed. The Mayor of Troy Here, as Rosalind moves her finger, lies the valley of Avalon, whither Arthur went to heal his overmastering sorrow, and where the air is always sweet with the smell of apple blossoms. Under the Trees and Elsewhere For a moment no other sound could be heard; then, as it died away and the rain came swashing down in fresh deluge, Carey's voice overmastered the storm. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. I did not look at him again but I heard his feet patter back to the bed; then he stood there, his whole body strung to meet some overmastering crisis. The Dark Forest But the overmastering influence in him at this time was the genius of Shakespeare, as it had been interpreted for him by Herder. The Youth of Goethe His past selves are living in unruly hordes within him at this moment and overmastering him. Selections from Previous Works and Remarks on Romanes' Mental Evolution in Animals At first she had worked upon the overmastering passion of his nature, where most other loves and desires were burnt out or broken down: the passion for gambling. The Guests Of Hercules But such is the nature of man that the loftiest moral emotions are still the overmastering emotions. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Even though she may decry what she is pleased to term the brute in man, whenever he discards the dominant, overmastering characteristics of the male she will have none of him. North of Fifty-Three But there had been no overmastering incentive—and no reserves called up out of the depths of his soul. Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer Then an impulse that had been spurring him for half an hour overmastered him. Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila The backward drag rapidly decreased as the pull of Saturn and his system began to overmaster that of Jupiter. A Honeymoon in Space And how shall you, a single man, overmaster him? Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know At last he wept with his face on the floor, quite overmastered by the most contemptible of all passions—self-pity. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3 His success in crossing had given him that working capital of resolution and incentive whence came his superhuman strength and overmastering resolve in that lonely tree. Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer They say it was because he had what he called 'overmastering political reasons.' Captain Jinks, Hero His overmastering thought was one of joy as the fulness of his opportunity broke on him. The Fruit of the Tree Unlike most of the Western nations, the Chinese have an overmastering desire to have children. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma Seized by an overmastering desire to escape him, she dragged at the pail, which, caught in the force of the current, leaped and swayed in her hand. The Emigrant Trail The tide of inspiration welled up till it filled every nerve and crevice of his being with conscious life and with an overmastering recognition of its living relations with the Omnipresent and Everlasting Life. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life And yet I do not ever feel, after many readings of her plays, that Lady Gregory took to drama because of any overmastering impulse toward this most difficult of all literary forms. Irish Plays and Playwrights A feeling may come over him with a gentle grace, a subtle influence, an overmastering passion. Platform Monologues Beard began to speak, but the tremor of overmastering excitement in his voice, made his words indistinct, incomprehensible. The Substitute Prisoner Long having the most extensive territory and largest slaveholders, the aristocratic element disturbed and overmastered democratic principles. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The old Hegelian antithesis of idea versus personality took the new form of "the masses" versus "the great man," both of whom were but puppets in the hands of overmastering determinism. The Age of the Reformation The very soil of England, England's ground, excites in Bolingbroke an overmastering sentiment of devotion. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays |
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