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The 427 overplus, which is not very considerable, goes to the profit of the city. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z
Foremost is the sun, of course, because of the overplus of light. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z
Now it is clear that in this case a schoolmaster can subsist; since, in the course of the very first year, he gets an overplus beyond this dock-money of his office. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z
Surplus, sur′plus, n. the overplus: excess above what is required.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z
And in this sense it was perfectly normal, healthy, and sound, more especially in so far as it provided for the gradual drawing away overplus metal to the East. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z
Here was a race of people, not interfered with by civilization, who manifested all that overplus of sexual energy to which Metchnikoff calls attention. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z
Her cloudy condition possibly indicates an overplus of water. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z
It was folly to continue to exist when an overplus of pain was certain; and the probabilities in favour of the increase of misery with the prolongation of existence, were so overwhelming. Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley 2011-11-24T03:00:46.350Z
Why should this overplus, of more than seven millions of pounds of meal, be sent to this prison, when the army of Virginia was calling loudly for grain? Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z
If in his longer poems there is sometimes a lack of last finish, and an overplus of language—there is a frankness of utterance and a billowy undulation of movement that have compensating charms. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z
Consider man, as Metchnikoff describes him, with his overplus of sex energy. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z
She has overplus of life to speak and right herself from first to last, to pardon her husband and make arrangements for the welfare of her child. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z
Now, it is clear, that in this case a schoolmaster can subsist; since, in the course of the very first year, he gets an overplus beyond this dockmoney of his office. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z
"Then--it will all be overplus--But, Miller, the affair remains a secret." In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life 2011-04-14T02:00:53.733Z
This supplies a definite interpretation, whether right or wrong, to the initial lines of Sonnet 135:— “Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy ‘Will,’ And ‘Will’ to boot, and ‘Will’ in overplus.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
The overplus, if any, was to be carried to the credit of the Sooloos. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 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 XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z
He had an abundance, an overplus of nature, and subtle and Jesuitical—for want of a happier word—as he doubtless was, there was something humane and great-hearted about him as a man. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z
“You may judge, my lord; the poor people pay with the overplus of the harvest; this year there has been no overplus; on the contrary, every one is behind in point even of necessities.” The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z
His face—that of a man whom a sufficiency, but not an overplus, of food and wine and tobacco had put into just accord with the World about him—expressed little but bewilderment. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z
Fifteen pounds of luggage are allowed, and twenty-one francs per cent is charged for the overplus. Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France
The successful farmer is the one who produces more than he needs for his support; and the overplus he does not keep; and, moreover, his own needs are easily satisfied. The Holy Earth
Let Nature but interpose a sheet of water or a bit of wood, and the merriest joy-bells that ever rang are infused with that melancholy which is the overplus of rapture. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865
Their silence is more eloquent than words, Their passing out is but life's overplus, Their tongues are tempered into two-edged swords. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation
It will be asked, Why did not this overplus do as other crowded Americans did: move west? Our Southern Highlanders
When this process is performed with exact attention to chemical laws, so that the acid and alkali completely neutralize each other, leaving no overplus of either, the result is often very 160 palatable. Household Papers and Stories
His business is no longer to produce the supplies for his family and to share the small overplus with society. The Holy Earth
There was a very great overplus of every thing, it seemed, in the world. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart
There is also an overplus of conversation through the thing that seems like talking at a mark for $2 a week. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns)
Milford was settled partly from New Haven and partly from Wethersfield, where an overplus of clergy was leading to disputes and many withdrawals to other parts. The Fathers of New England A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths
They possess indeed two distinct diets; they do not preserve for the period of famine the overplus of the foods which they consume in the period of abundance. The Industries of Animals
Each overplus and each deficiency You will make good. Italy, the Magic Land
And if there be fewer, the overplus may be omitted: Provided that this last Collect, Epistle, and Gospel shall always be used upon the Sunday next before Advent. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy
They had to start at the very beginning, and that, too, with an overplus of criminal population. Six Letters From the Colonies
Formerly there were wars which automatically took thought of the overplus of men; but to-day the world is at peace, as men regard the term—and every man's hand is against his neighbor! Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930
The rent may then be taken, including all expences, and the overplus left in the hands of the constable for the owner's use. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
Just imagine'—working himself up to nervous irritation—'being at the mercy of some healthy, high-spirited young creature, who will insult me every day with her overplus of pure animal enjoyment. Lover or Friend
What kind of excess do overplus and superabundance denote? lavishness and profusion? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions
At the end of each year, the account is balanced, and the overplus or deficit is transferred to the succeeding one. Religion in Japan
Any overplus at the year’s end, any unexpected addition to their means, sooner or later found its way into the booksellers’ hands. The Inglises Or, How the Way Opened
A delay of twenty-four hours in the despatch, after posting, is rendered indispensable by the possibility there is of an overplus of such bulky packages on particular occasions.” Cheap Postage
The overplus, which will come to about thirty pounds each, is to be applied for the relief of the widows and orphans of those who have nobly fallen in the action. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I
Complete expresses not excess or overplus, and yet not mere sufficiency, but harmony, proportion, fitness to a design, or ideal. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions
The overplus of the grog, arising from being distributed in a smaller measure than the true one, and assigned to the cook of each mess, becomes a cause of irregularity. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
In the one case death ensues from an overplus of unappropriated fluids of nutrition, in the other there is no appropriation to sustain animal life and the patient dies from starvation. Philosophy of Osteopathy
The overplus was at the end of the year to be divided among four of the most ancient men, and four of the most ancient women of the parish. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
All the seasons run their race In this quiet resting place; Peach, and apricot, and fig Here will ripen, and grow big; Here is store and overplus,— More had not Alcinoüs! Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Doctors will not treat their own children because the overplus of sympathy is a hindrance to action. Human Traits and their Social Significance
The theory of Monism, then, teaches that x is z plus something more than z; and therefore it becomes a matter of great moment to consider the probable nature of the overplus. Mind and Motion and Monism
An overplus is unthinkable, since no man can do more than his duty. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics
For a Battle.—Pick a large quantity of images and descriptions from Homer's "Iliad," with a spice or two of Virgil, and if there remain any overplus you may lay them by for a skirmish. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II
They have been brought about by a population increasing beyond the means of subsistence, and have taken place as soon as the overplus has required it. The Mission; or Scenes in Africa
I have known many instances where advancement hinged upon the little overplus of interest, of painstaking an employee put into his work, on his doing a little better than was expected of him. Pushing to the Front
The overplus is 'exceeding abundant,' not only 'above what we ask or think,' but far more than our need. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.
The former is a production the spirit of which is worthy of its occasion, although, in execution, it is weakened, by an overplus of imagery and epithet. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865
Neither of them had an overplus of property. Chapters from My Autobiography
Either some improvement to house or grounds was wanted, or a trip to the baths—rendered necessary by his wife's delicate health—consumed the overplus income. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
Physical overplus, however, is the thing which life in a modern city is best calculated to keep down. The Joyful Heart
Help—and help wise, earnest, persistent—is the inflexible moral tax levied by life itself on all who have an overplus of wealth wherewith to relieve deserving misery. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891
Augustus was obliged to rectify this by dropping the overplus day it occasioned. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
The treadmill round of duties that Makes any life inane and flat, Without diversion sandwiched in, The drudgery, the overplus Of toil and trouble arduous, Were rugged discipline. Poems Vol. IV
For a Battle.—Pick a large quantity of images and descriptions from Homer's 'Iliad,' with a spice or two of Virgil, and if there remain any overplus, you may lay them by for a skirmish. History of English Humour, Vol. 2
Now, as the physiological psychologists assure us, the artist needs a generous overplus of physical vitality. The Joyful Heart
Similar tactics were followed with regard to the Brothers Minor, with that overplus of caution which the prodigious success of the Order inspired. Life of St. Francis of Assisi
The very state of peace in which we gloried was injurious; there were no means of employing the idle, or of sending any overplus of population out of the country. The Last Man
"It's high time somebody did; what kind of reckonins will folks have bime-by, of all their riches, and overplus, and so many of their own kind of flesh and blood going hungry and naked?" Medoline Selwyn's Work
This I attribute to two facts: an overplus of men, and boundless opportunity and freedom for the expenditure of unused energies. The Canadian Commonwealth
Coleridge, for example, ceased to write poetry after thirty because, by dissipating his overplus of life, he had too grievously wronged what he described as "This body that does me grievous wrong." The Joyful Heart
It was necessary to sit up half the night, and lie awake the remainder, to comprehend with composure her present state, and pay for the overplus of bliss by headache and fatigue. Memoir of Jane Austen
"Think of this ye affluent, And when the overplus of your fortunes disturb Your minds, think how little stops the lash of penury, And makes the wretched happy!" The History of Sir Richard Whittington
You would like to have a spread for your Mill Road pensioners; possibly at the Blakes or among some of them, and thereby utilize our overplus of provisions. Medoline Selwyn's Work
In overplus of strength we have the measure of a man's greatness. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service
And, provided your mind is not in as bad condition as your body, this physical overplus will transmute some of itself into mental exuberance. The Joyful Heart
Page 237 Venison is the trapper's favorite food, and in mild weather it sometimes happens that the overplus of meat becomes tainted before it can be eaten. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making
"I know nothing about Lady Caroom," Brooks replied, without any overplus of graciousness. A Prince of Sinners
We were restless and untrained, with an overplus of spirits difficult to control. Private Peat
An old barn on his premises, a storehouse for an overplus of hay and discarded farming tools, had been blown to smithereens and lay scattered about under the stars. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul
And the best way to insure this mental and spiritual overplus is to gain the physical. The Joyful Heart
And his romantic attitude toward the truth was merely a brilliant overplus of imagination without which life would be insufferably dull. Kenny
"Take back this awful overplus of wealth," they cried. The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney
The prodigious number of civil posts under government—said to be upwards of half a million—acts also as a means for absorbing the overplus rural population. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 424 Volume 17, New Series, February 14, 1852
The true theory is that in commerce the overplus of the importation above the exportation represents the profit accruing to the country. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897)
But, though re-creation demands almost as much vital overplus as creation, the layman should realize that he has, as a rule, far more of this overplus than the pallid, nervous sort of artist. The Joyful Heart
Ali paid to the surviving Jodhamites as much as they demanded, and generously divided the overplus among them. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04
And if the money shall not be paid as agreed, the land may be sold; but if sold for more than the amount due, the overplus is to be paid to the mortgager. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens.
They, too, disliked the overplus system, while the managers as resolutely favoured it. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character
This overplus, deducting the expenses, is real wealth added to the land. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897)
Training has meant so much vital overplus to me that I long ago spurted and caught up with my pottle of joy. The Joyful Heart
We spared for ourselves, and furnished all the comforts we could to the poor about us; and every week we dropped a little overplus into a fairing-box, to buy the boat. Stories for the Young Or, Cheap Repository Tracts: Entertaining, Moral, and Religious. Vol. VI.
But she need not have been alarmed; the reaction was not long in coming and was sufficient to relieve all apprehension that they were in immediate danger from an overplus of goodness. Elsie's children
In time a chance of the overplus became hardly separable from the method of paying dramatists. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character
He was undeniably handsome, and his looks were enhanced by a warm overplus of blood in the cheeks and a certain mellow fire in the eyes. A Daughter of the Snows
To a considerable extent joy depends on an overplus of health. The Joyful Heart
That is the overplus of form producing obscurity. Robert Browning
However this may be, Hokkaido is stated to take only a tenth of the overplus of the population of Old Japan. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People
They may profit by an "overplus," or be paid by the length of a "run" of their plays, or may sell them out-right at once for a stipulated sum. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character
On a sudden, like a clap of thunder, King Charles II. shut up the Exchequer, which was the common centre of the overplus cash these great bankers had in their hands. The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.)
The overplus of men made them amenable to the commands of the women, who often dominated in permanent alliances, demanding lavishment of wealth and attention from their husbands. White Shadows in the South Seas
His friend's name is Will also, and Sonnets 135, 136 contain a play upon their names: Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy "Will," And "Will" to boot, and "Will" in overplus. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875
Several, as they approached, swung and tossed, for mere overplus of strength, the sledges with which they had been tapping at the bald shiny pates of their anvils. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862
In the same year, however, for another play, "The Bellman of London," he was content to take £12 and "the overplus of the second day." A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character
We have an overplus of clever individuals; but for the faithful men who are loyal to a trust there is a crying demand. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen
And this is true, although the first effort seems to arise from an overplus of nervous energy which makes the neck muscles contract, just as it makes other muscles contract. Study of Child Life
Having still a considerable overplus of stock, I thought I could not do better service to your worships, than by laying out your money in farther purchases. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08
The tendency of humor is always towards overplus of expression, while the very essence of wit is its logical precision. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell
Gradually the chance of the overplus was deferred from the second to the third performance. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character
They have been brought about by a population increasing beyond the means of subsistence, and have taken place as soon as the overplus have required it. The Mission
The overplus, if any, to be given in bread to the poor of the parish that the trustees may consider proper objects of relief. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 469, January 1, 1831
Antonyms: unbalance, derange, preponderate. balance, n. scales; equipoise, equilibrium, steadiness; surplus, excess, remainder, overplus; poise, equipoise; weighing, estimate. Putnam's Word Book
Surely the wiser time shall come   When this fine overplus of might, No longer sullen, slow, and dumb,   Shall leap to music and to light. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell
The system no doubt varied according to the position of the dramatist, who, if he were a successful writer, could make his own terms, so far as the selection of the overplus night was concerned. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character
Sweet enough were she who could, In thy heart's sweet neighbourhood, Some redundant sweetness thus Borrow from that overplus. The Poems of William Watson
Several of Nancrede's men joined us that morning, and within an hour, under the trail foreman's directions, we cut back the overplus, and the cattle were accepted. A Texas Matchmaker
He does not mean that those pleasures only are bad that bring an overplus of future pains, which would be in accordance with the previous dialogue. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics
The next morning the overplus from the Clear Fork was started for the new ranch, with orders to make up a third steer herd and cross Red River at Doan's. Reed Anthony, Cowman
The sum exceeded the debt, but he would return the overplus to them, and they both cherished the hope of returning it with interest.  The Three Brides
Lord Clive refused some overplus, and gave it to some widows of officers: it amounted to ninety thousand pounds. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II
The judge was taking snuff at the time; and such was the stillness that you could hear the overplus falling on the paper before him on which he wrote down his notes. Bred in the Bone
You're related to one of the ducal families of England," he said, "but your own immediate branch of it has no overplus of wealth. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign
The Year Item.—Add together the number of dozens, the overplus, and the number of 4's in the overplus. Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887
As he kept cows, and had more milk than was sufficient for his family, he distributed the overplus amongst his poor neighbours. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 546, May 12, 1832
The colonial treasurer was then to take the amount of the slave's appraisal from the public funds and after making reimbursement for the injury done, pay the overplus, if any, to the criminal's owner. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime
I call it ambition, forasmuch as I have gained an overplus of benefits by acquiring the good-will of your lordship, whom I esteem so highly. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
Already it had developed an overplus of extraordinary circumstances, and Carroll had a decided premonition that the road of investigation ahead promised many surprises. Midnight
When he had thus filled his magazines, the overplus was sold to the Portuguese, who were greatly in want of provisions.  Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance
Even with his overplus of heart it would have been quite impossible for him to have had enough to go round had there been so numerous actual demands upon it. Ponkapog Papers
Dear Sirs,--We beg to acknowledge 10 pounds received and to return cheque of 1 pound, 17s, 9d, amount of overplus, as shown in receipted account herewith. Dracula
The overplus of the third night was little more than sufficient to defray the deficiences of the sixth; and thus vanished my golden dreams of profit, prosperity, and fame! The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
Humor tends always to overplus of expression; wit is mathematically precise. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859
AS soon as this is one-quarter or one-third saturated the first vessel is taken out and replaced by a third, which receives the overplus from No. 2 in like manner, and so on. Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883
In him the understanding was, perhaps, in overplus for his entire good fortune as a poet, and that is a faculty among the earliest to mature. Among My Books First Series
German Emigrants The overplus population of Germany has ever emigrated; in ancient times, for the purpose of conquering foreign powers; in modern times, for that of serving under them. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4
Coming to the miracle itself, we may throw the narrative into three parts—the preliminaries, the miracle, and the abundant overplus. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke
When this is the case, the overplus can be spared for procuring foreign articles of exchange, and the province is thereby furnished with the conveniencies and luxuries of another climate and country. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2
Be sure that you take in as much of Christ as you can contain before you begin to think of what to do with the overplus. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV
On a bridge between Moruss and Asa, the woman who kept it and our drivers charged a double toll, and drank the overplus in schnapps before our faces! Charles Philip Yorke, Fourth Earl of Hardwicke, Vice-Admiral R.N. — a Memoir
Breeders of Toy-dogs often rear the overplus offspring by hand, with the help of a Maw and Thompson feeding-bottle, peptonised milk, and one or more of the various advertised infants' foods or orphan puppy foods. Dogs and All about Them
The trees were plethoric with an overplus of life. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain
Every collector who consigns from his district 1,000 fardos more than in former years, shall receive for the overplus a double gratuity, but this only where the proportion of first-class leaves has not decreased. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes
We know; and yet oh! what an overplus of glory and of depth is here that we do not know and never can know. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV
But what if the poor child, as she grows up, sees some one, among that overplus of men, to whom she, for the first time in her life, takes a fancy?  At Last
I can foresee nothing else to make me unhappy, and, I believe, shall take care another time not to involve myself in difficulties by an overplus of heroic generosity. Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762)
There is not the slightest danger that there will ever be an overplus of sergeants. Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others
The overplus, if any, was to be carried to the credit of the Sulus. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes
As soon as we possess the agricultural machinery, which I have come to order here in France, we shall need flotillas of boats in order to send you the overplus of our granaries.... Fruitfulness
Each overplus and each deficiency     You will make good. Sonnets
"I see before me," he went on, without an overplus of sequence, "men worthy to take their place among the rulers of the world—eh—er—rulers of the world, little fathers." The Sowers
Perishable commodities, the overplus of the markets and shops, are cheaper at night than in the morning. The Czar's Spy The Mystery of a Silent Love
On each side of this lake two canals, C, C, drain off the overplus through the duct, B, into the nose. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics
To pursue its victory, life, the perpetual conqueror, demanded this portion of their flesh, this overplus of the numerous family, which was overflowing, spreading, peopling the world. Fruitfulness
Each overplus and each deficiency     You will make good. Sonnets
These, which are very large, get filled in this way by degrees, and, when they are quite inflated, they expel the overplus by collapsing, like an over-stretched spring. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals
To the reflective, Mark Twain subsumed within himself a "certain surcharge and overplus of power, a buoyancy, and a sense of conquest" which typified the youth of America. Mark Twain
The first settlers across the mountains were considered in England as "uncultivated banditti" and as "fanatical and hungry republicans" and the "overplus of Ireland's population." The United States of America, Part 1
These men carried no overplus of clothing, and this was wise, for the weather was hot. Following the Equator — Part 1
But for all of these industrial reservists there was an overplus of men in Genoa. The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me
There is something concrete about butter-making which counteracts an overplus of sentiment— especially when the butter will not come. The Lilac Sunbonnet
In fine weather they took more than sufficient for their needs, and dried the overplus to serve them when the winter winds kept their boats from putting out. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce
He was vexed that the error had been found out, for he had already nearly made up his mind to keep the overplus and say nothing about it. Home Lights and Shadows
Whether the public aim ought not to be, that men's industry should supply their present wants, and the overplus be converted into a stock of power? Querist
He has revealed it in the sonnets where there is Will in overplus. Ulysses
Another circumstance omitted to be noticed in the first edition relates to what is technically called the overplus, which may be now explained. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
We can sell the overplus when a push comes. Mr. Hogarth's Will
But the undertakers should make no private advantage of such an overplus; there might be ways enough found for it. An Essay Upon Projects
He threw himself on a bush-carpentered settle, with mattress and pillows covered in Turkey-red, which was used sometimes at mustering times when there was an overplus of visitors. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
With his knees, with his elbows, with his shoulders, with his resistless feet he shoved, crushed, slammed, heaved, kicked, flung, pounded the overplus of passengers aboard. Rolling Stones
Now this overplus ought to be accounted for to the author—and I believe it usually is so by all respectable publishers. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
Nothing was left over—it was a discreditable thing to have any overplus at all. In the Days of the Comet
Two flattering and gorgeous policemen got into the circle and pressed back the overplus of Samaritans. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million
And the medium of sight having been taken away, the other means of communication with the outer world, hearing and touch, draw to themselves an overplus of nervous force, and have become painfully sensitive. The Rosary
For the few hours of life allotted me, Give me, great God, but Bread and Liberty, I'll beg no more; if more thou'rt pleased to give, I'll thankfully that overplus receive. Cowley's Essays
I'm booming, these days—got health and spirits to waste—got an overplus; and if I were at home, we would write a play. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885)
It may be observed, without overplus of irreverence, that this was larks for her. Christian Science
The charters provided, says an early Governor, "an overplus power to grant liberty of conscience, although at home was a hot persecuting time." Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings
All the seasons run their race In this quiet resting-place; Peach, and apricot, and fig Here will ripen, and grow big; Here is store and overplus,— More had not Alcinous! The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3
It was one insufferable evening when the overplus of the day's heat was being hurled quiveringly back to the heavens by every surcharged brick and stone and inch of iron in the panting town. Waifs and Strays Part 1
And these Two, with such Wolfersdorfs and people under them, did prove capable of making front against Reichsfolk in great overplus of number. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19
Allow me, as LANDES-HERR, some trifle of overplus: how much, then? History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14
Nay, it is on record that the sum proved abundant, and even superabundant, near half of it being left as overplus. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04
He was ruined, morally, by an overplus of the very same ingredient, the want of which, I occasionally suspect, has rendered my own life all an emptiness. The Blithedale Romance
I had about half a dozen good fellows in view, and on Bob's approval of them, he selected from his overplus six more as first choice and four as second. The Outlet
When inquired of by people what she had done with the overplus, she answered, 'Oh, I got it for lawyer Demain, and I gave it to him. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Our overplus of shipping will we burn; And, with the rest full-mann'd, from the head of Actium Beat the approaching Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra
The perfection of his bearing on the floor was no careful pose: it was due to the brimming overplus of his happiness. Where the Blue Begins
All the seasons run their race In this quiet resting-place; Peach and apricot and fig Here will ripen and grow big; Here is store and overplus,— More had not Alcinoüs! Bulchevy's Book of English Verse
Unless one knew the horses personally, it was embarrassing even to try and pick ten of the best ones from the overplus. The Outlet
The first years spent by Isabella in the city, she accumulated more than enough to satisfy all her wants, and she placed all the overplus in the Savings' Bank. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Enobarbus, Antony Hath after thee sent all thy treasure, with His bounty overplus: the messenger Came on my guard, and at thy tent is now Unloading of his mules. Antony and Cleopatra
But the engineer desired to know how and where the overplus of the water from the lake escaped, and the exploration was prolonged under the trees for a mile and a half towards the north. The Mysterious Island
I was never so nauseated in my life with overplus of fallacy. The Iron Heel
I am careless, improvident, uncautious, happy out of sheer well-being and overplus of physical energy.  The Jacket (Star-Rover)
Nature must therefore have provided some place for the escape of the overplus. The Mysterious Island
The torches were lighted with flint and steel, and Cyrus Harding leading, the settlers ventured into the dark passage, which the overplus of the lake had formerly filled. The Mysterious Island
Cyrus Harding thought, not without reason, that the overplus of the lake must overflow on this side. The Mysterious Island
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