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“I believe,” concluded Scott, “if Congress should at any time be of the opinion that a state of slavery was a quality inadmissible in America, they would not be barred...of prohibiting this baneful quality.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z
In “Insidious: Chapter 3,” which arrives in theaters June 5, Ms. Shaye reprises her role as Elise Rainier, the benevolent psychic battling evil spirits who terrorize the living in a baneful otherworld called the Further. Lin Shaye Faces Down Horrors in ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z
Washington sternly warned against the “baneful effects of the spirit of party” in his farewell address. What America Owes to the Greeks and Romans 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z
The impact these soldiers had on the South was baneful. A Rousing Novel Follows a Brigade of Black Soldiers in the Civil War 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z
He set out to shame that baneful narrative. Perspective | Slavery’s horror, powerfully stylized by a Harlem Renaissance artist
Like Monroe, he wanted to rise above factions, and rejoiced upon taking office that “the baneful weed of party strife was uprooted,” but he found that his refusal to play favorites left him friendless. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z
In his Farewell Address in 1796, George Washington warned the people against what he called “the baneful effects of the spirit of party.” Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
Ferguson’s “baneful effects lasted longer than any other civil rights decision in American history.” Overlooked No More: Homer Plessy, Who Sat on a Train and Stood Up for Civil Rights 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z
The baneful influence of the Internet on democracy, in other words, is making it harder for democracy to tackle the Internet’s baneful effects. Opinion | Our tech pessimism is tied to our gloom about democracy. Don’t despair on either. 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z
And in his farewell address, President Washington warned that “history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.” Key Excerpts From Legal Scholars’ Arguments on Impeachment 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z
In it, the Founding Father begged Americans to abandon “the baneful effects of the spirit of party,” warning that its disruptions could drive them to a despot for the sake of peace. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z
“The jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government,” he said. ‘Absolutely unprecedented’: Trump upends long-held views with openness to foreign assistance 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z
But Bogle continued to maintain that many funds were overcharging investors, and once called the industry “the poster-boy for one of the most baneful chapters in the modern history of capitalism.” John Bogle dies at 89; fought for lower fees for investors 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z
One unwelcome consequence of the mess is that the baneful presence of the Liaison Office is even more likely to grow. Two decades after taking over Hong Kong, China is getting tougher 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z
George Washington devoted much of his farewell address, in 1796, to warning about the “baneful effects of the spirit of party.” Donald Trump and Our Messy Nominating System 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z
“The baneful consequences of an irresponsible mismanagement of the global economy, guided only by ambition for wealth and power, must serve as a summons to a forthright reflection on man.” Pope Francis to the UN: environmental degradation threatens ‘the very existence of the human species’ 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z
Her eyebrows grew into each other with a grim curve, and beneath their matted bristles, deeply sunk in her head, two small gray eyes darted forth baneful looks of evil. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z
Steps had to be taken to counteract its baneful influence. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z
Give us attractions of a less baneful character, and wean us from these cesspools of infamy. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z
When a child is born in Mosul, whether Moslem or Christian, the first idea of the parents is to protect the child from the baneful influence of the Evil Eye. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z
This is nonsense, young lady, and baneful nonsense, too, begotten of French novels and a sickly sentimentality. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z
He was eminently truthful and honorable; but he had two qualities whose baneful influence would disparage the very best of gifts. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z
The baneful influence which has spread over the world, by believing in the existence of the Devil, is shocking to humanity. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z
Nor can this be wondered at, considering the baneful influence that had threatened not only her own but her infant's life. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z
It is well known that this method was not confined to the ancients, but played a conspicuous part in the Middle Ages, and that its baneful influence is not yet exhausted. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z
Strong drink, however, is not the monster by which the women may be enslaved, but a strong and poisonous drug equally baneful in its effect. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z
But now both had been inoculated, now he knew that some secret, some baneful secret, was being kept from him. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z
The irreligion of laymen, the carelessness and unworthiness of fathers and husbands are responsible for the baneful influences of the confessional. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z
The baneful effect of all this is very visible. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z
The demon who exercises this baneful influence is the Fong-Choui, or wind and water. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z
The baneful effects of the modern code of political morality are not seen in the legislative department of the government only. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z
Nothing but long habit from early life renders it less baneful than it otherwise would be: persons who take its infusion for the first time invariably experience uncomfortable sensations. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z
This illness was not akin to "Rose cold," which is the baneful companion of so many Americans, and which can conquer its victims in the most sudden and complete manner. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z
Well; with concern of late, I have remarked among our infancy The rapid increase of a baneful habit On which I scarce can bring my tongue to dwell. Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas Collected, Improved and Re-arranged from Punch 2012-03-06T03:00:20.097Z
But, unlike paper money, the control over this kind of metallic money can only be exercised in the baneful direction of decreasing its volume, and thereby making property cheaper and money scarcer and dearer. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z
The effect of this species of legislation has been most baneful. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z
Although of deep learning and research, and convinced of the absurdity of his impressions, yet he was unable to resist their baneful influence. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z
Many philanthropic individuals in the Senate, at various times for a series of years, pointed out their baneful influence without effect, His Majesty’s Ministers still affording them their countenance and protection. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z
But its effect is just as baneful when innocently inflicted as when it is used in a premeditated manner. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z
While a strict surveillance over leaders is highly commendable, the baneful effects of hypercriticism and jealous intrigues are far reaching. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z
Whatever way he turned, a head presented itself, nor could he, by all the methods he devised, extricate himself from the baneful monster. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z
The principle of coffee is the caffein, discovered by Robiquet, in 1821; and it is to this active principle that its beneficial or baneful effects can be attributed. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z
In our pity for unfortunate Charles, we must not forget that English life under the Stuarts became demoralised, the court setting a baneful example, which the people were not slow to follow. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z
Rakewell shoots himself to background music which slows in tempo until it is "render'd as dismal as possible" and Virtue proclaims a triumph over the demonstrated "baneful influence of Vice." The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) 2012-01-25T03:00:37.903Z
He told of the few chosen knights who guarded the wondrous Grail, and who, by its Heaven-given powers, were protected from baneful harm and endowed with supernatural might. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z
Under its baneful influence they seem to lose all the natural and noble traits of their character. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z
It was towards the year 1659, during the pontificate of Alexander VII., that the existence of this baneful preparation was suspected. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z
If you so strangely baneful prove, With what despair will you come laden, Coming alive to claim his love! The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z
Thus does the baneful influence of Vice Onward to sure destruction man Entice; In time be warn'd—Hope liberty to see Benevolence & Pity'll set you free. The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) 2012-01-25T03:00:37.903Z
Is a friend faithless? spurn him as a foe; Upon trustworthy foes respect bestow; Hold healing poison for an antidote, And baneful sweets for deadly eisel know. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z
What, then, must this baneful influence be in Rome, where the priests are so numerous as to reign almost supreme in society. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z
He considered the greater part of the disorders, to which flesh is heir as the work of the devil, and he counteracted his baneful influence in the name of our Saviour. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z
Within less than two decades the majority of these settlers had fallen under the baneful influence of the climate. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z
It cannot be breathed without baneful effects, and is even more dangerous than carbonic-acid gas, which eventually causes asphyxiation by reducing the quantity of oxygen in the air. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines 2011-12-28T03:00:31.087Z
I must not close without warning my hearers against the baneful effects of alcohol and tobacco upon the eyes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z
Napoleon's despotism had the awful and baneful grandeur of an eruption of Vesuvius; but his despicable enemies merely kept up the oppression of his empire without its glory. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z
Pope Clement VII. sunk under the baneful effluvia of a torch that was carried before him; and Mathioli relates, that nosegays thus impregnated have been frequently known to prove fatal. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z
In the corrupt ages of Imperial Rome, divorce, permitted and practised on the most frivolous pretexts, was productive of more baneful consequences than Polygamy in its worst form. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z
Hardly had the crisis of the Thirty Years' War passed out of mind before again the currency system had begun to work its baneful effects. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z
It is to be observed, however, that they always speak of it as a thing that was past and gone, a thing baneful enough while it lasted, but as having been of only short duration. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z
But though he encouraged education, promoted railway and other enterprises, and succeeded in settling difficulties as to the Mexican boundary, the general result of his policy was baneful. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z
To the last gasp maintain a baneful Power Only to see your Country die before? Are these Things So? (1740) The Great Man's Answer to Are These things So: (1740) 2011-12-13T03:00:25.107Z
Gingrich finds no fault in this, as he commonly rails against those whom he deems as the elites and their supposedly baneful influence on economic progress and individual freedom. Newt Gingrich: A leader more like Woodrow Wilson than Teddy Roosevelt 2011-12-12T15:16:00Z
The baneful influence of the thought in the man's mind was working for evil in the boy's body. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z
People about here say that these berries creep in under their leaves, and hide when any one with a baneful eye looks at them, and that only good people can gather them.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z
What gives rise to these tubercles? what are the predisposing causes which lead to their formation? and, when formed, how do these apparently unirritating bodies produce effects so baneful? A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z
Must the physician cease to investigate the nature of contagion, and to search for the means of destroying its baneful influence? Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question 2011-12-03T03:00:10.910Z
All these motives, however, whatever fine names we may give them, have grown from the same roots in which we believe the baneful poisons lurk. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z
Mingled with them was an atmosphere of odious congratulation—a sort of verbal patting on the back—which her daughter found even more baneful than her half-latent sneers. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z
Every element seemed to have conspired to make the night a fit one in its baneful purpose. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z
Whate'er befall, I make to flow The baneful cups of death at morn. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z
But general expectation rarely falls on those who have sufficient strength not only to resist its baneful influence, but also to realize its hopes. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z
Education was of course modified and repressed by such baneful influences. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z
Miss Robinson asserts that Branwell was an opium-eater 'of twenty,' in addition to the other baneful habits she ascribes to him. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z
The reader must accompany us to the rural Union, where the spirit of the prohibitory order exercises its most baneful influence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z
One might as well pretend that unity, cohesion, strength, grandeur, are only productive of baneful results. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z
And then, like a sullen cloud darkening the fair prospect, arose the figure of Guy Fawkes—the sombre enthusiast—who had unwittingly exercised such a baneful influence upon her fortunes. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z
But to the ancient peoples of the Orient the sun was also often a baneful power; he could destroy as well as give life. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z
Even the rulers of the land were not exempt from its baneful influence. 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
Among the Hindoos, too, the ascetic ideal acquired a baneful ascendency. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z
Even the study of nature, though, from its vast extent, it is less apt to produce this baneful effect, is not always a sufficient guard against it. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z
We must strike deeper, to hew down the baneful stock of heresy. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z
A proper regard to our true interests will lead us to consider henceforth other means of supplying our wants, since our present mode will ultimately paralyze our resources and be attended with baneful consequences. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
Such a feverish delirium has passed away, and sober sense perceives the necessity of destroying the destructive power which held so baneful a sway over English liberty during the last two reigns. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z
The contagion had reached every department of the state; nor was the church exempted from its baneful influence. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z
Yes, I sincerely hope that the day will soon dawn when the baneful influence of both De Kuyper and de Kaiser will be forever banished from my dear native province, queenly Quebec! By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z
Especially baneful was the belief that these objects were mere sports of nature, and had no connexion with any once living organisms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
Here let all baneful mystery, all heart-wounding distrust, be for ever exiled; and here—' A faint, but earnest, 'Oh no! no! no!' now quivered from the lips of Juliet; but Harleigh would not be silenced. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z
Such a system of enforcing the mild and benevolent doctrines of Christianity, however, will work no conversions but on those whose minds are clouded by the baneful effects of ignorance. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z
There is perhaps no other relic of the theories of barbaric ignorance concerning child training still left that is so baneful and so illogical as the theory that justifies will breaking. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z
He was labouring heavily, dragging himself on his hands, his big chest wet with perspiration, and a glint of baneful determination in his eye. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z
Much has been written in relation to its baneful effects upon the human system, the active poisons it is known to contain, and its demoralizing tendencies in general. Insanity Its Causes and Prevention 2011-08-29T02:01:05.400Z
Its baneful effects have been felt from almost the first centuries of the establishment of the Church down to our times. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z
Even those on whom the depressing influence of imprisonment must have had a baneful effect remained irreconcilable, and showed it in every way. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z
We have had its baneful effects dinned into our ears particularly in recent years. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z
Sufficient is it here to indicate his trend and point the baneful influence—the antithesis of exalting to the country. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z
And, "Oh!" he cried, as he started up; "Sooner than come to that, Farewell for ever the baneful cup And the noxious turtle fat!" Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z
Improvement would come, by a delivery from his baneful habit, and by strengthening his principles. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z
In my school-room, I can dwell upon principles forever, and apply them to the cases in hand as closely and as skilfully as I please, and keep clear of personalities, if I find them baneful. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z
How baneful art thou to me, when this course Must be thy antidote! The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z
The means for removing this baneful influence was close at hand—within her very grasp. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z
Another baneful result of Impressionism is the attempt to raise landscape to a higher level in art than that to which it is properly entitled. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z
She had nourished it and watered it carefully, until she brought it to baneful perfection. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z
Teachings of spiritualism have luminated the places where witchcraft has been sent to slumber; and facts now come into view which reveal beneficent results where none but baneful ones have been apparent. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z
Ministers of religion and philanthropists have long lamented the absence of some well-written serial works suitable for the million, to counteract the baneful influence of the impure literature of the day. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z
Despite his pursuit of perfection in form, his influence has been too often baneful to impressionable artists in embryo. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z
Forth let me come—A Poetaster true, As lean as Envy, and as baneful too; On the dull audience let me vent my rage, Or drive these female scribblers from the stage. The Fatal Falsehood 2011-05-31T02:00:36.033Z
And if some baneful planet threat the Capitol With its malignant influence, oh, avert it!— The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z
The habit of drinking wine, which prevails so widely among the Shaktas, produces baneful effects on the minds of the Hindus. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z
So, perhaps, they are content of their task, though we mortals, with short-sighted eyes, seeing dimly, look on the happenings of our lives as the blessed or the baneful work of chance. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z
Nature reasserted herself, drove out baneful microbes, and set that wonderful instrument of hers, the human body, once more in working order. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z
Their pampering was baneful to him; their cruelty, which soon followed, was equally baneful. Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z
We will soon see that our present ruling class, far from being useful, is already becoming baneful. Socialism, Revolution and Internationalism 2011-04-27T02:00:20.770Z
Had they succeeded in running the gauntlet of the English spies, it would have been but a baneful triumph. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z
Belonging strictly to neither race, Eurasians are not infrequently ostracized by both; and their anomalous position often exerts a baneful influence upon their character. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z
Oh ever greedy youth! oh baneful thirst of gold, I wish that hell would gather all her golden dross, And set the dragons to watch over it, Instead of tempting wretched human souls Into perdition. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z
Hazlitt exposes the baneful effect of Burke's attacks, while acknowledging that from his own, the Tory point of view, Burke was justified in taking the line that he did. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z
Not only is the proprietary class, "the haves," losing all social utility, but, more than this, it is becoming baneful through its exclusive pre-occupation with personal profits. Socialism, Revolution and Internationalism 2011-04-27T02:00:20.770Z
Harry Marton knew what gambling meant in stocks and shares, and that this form of speculation was far more baneful than a small investment on a race. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z
True, the night was dark, but in whatever direction I glanced, I was confronted with myriads of twinkling lamps that gleamed at me like so many intelligent and baneful little eyes. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z
Both exert their baneful effects upon the morals, habits, and application of the student; and it is difficult to say, which is the most to be deprecated. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z
Her one thought was to escape the baneful glare of those eyes. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z
It also tends to leave the proprietary class no useful role or function, thus making them for the future not only superfluous, but baneful. Socialism, Revolution and Internationalism 2011-04-27T02:00:20.770Z
The corrupt policy of Spanish rulers, the baneful example of Spanish colonists and their descendants, have gone far towards the depopulation and utter ruin of the richest of South American countries. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z
Some accident might mar its beauty, or cripple its powers, or still more 2 baneful, some alien soul might usurp the tenement, and therefore never be able effectually to control, or righteously use it. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z
Ten years ago, had we met as we meet to-night, Thomas Wentworth would have been with us—foremost in our councils—See the baneful effects of Royal favour! The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z
There are also seven specially baneful spirits, who have to be appeased by family offerings. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z
Charms, in the form of metal cylinders, are worn to avoid the baneful influence of the evil eye. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z
In other words, she is carrying her own responsibilities on one shoulder and man’s baneful burdens on the other. Psycho-Phone Messages 2011-03-27T02:00:12.363Z
The mischief wrought by his early training was great, and was destined to exercise a baneful influence upon his future life. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z
The principal city is Evora, one of the most ancient in Portugal, and formerly the seat of a branch of the Inquisition yet more cruel and baneful than the terrible one of Lisbon.  The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z
The reader is referred to the 6th Chapter of this work for details, which will fully elucidate the baneful effects of this evil, in generating Cheats, Swindlers and Sharpers of every description. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z
In any event, slavery was not so bad or so baneful in its influences as the trickery that had been resorted to in Pennsylvania, and by the so-called Republicans. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z
The baneful strife which lurketh inborn in us, and goeth on the way with us to hurt us, is found to be the relic of a time of savage or even lower condition.” The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z
The secret of my life, that baneful fetter that I drag after me, all prohibit any thought of lasting happiness! Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z
Time is uselessly wasted in importunity, which all believe must in the end prove successful; and the practice of invocation and intercession thus exerts the most baneful tendency even upon the daily dealings of life. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z
This cream, poor as it is, they again mix with flour, chalk, and perhaps other more baneful ingredients, and yet it finds a ready market in the Metropolis. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z
Have senators reflected on the baneful effect the acquisition of Cuba would have on slave property? Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z
Full of these sad thoughts, he exclaimed aloud, “O woman, woman! thou art more baneful to the happiness of man than the poisonous dragon of the desert!” Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z
On the subsequent history of the epigram, indeed, Martial has exercised an influence as baneful as it is extensive, and he may fairly be counted the far-off progenitor of a host of scurrilous verses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z
None of the surrounding countries would seem to be unvitiated by the baneful influence of the slave-trade; and all are sunk in the lowest and most grovelling superstition. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z
We recognize that strikes and lockouts are baneful and may be prevented by arbitration. 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. 2011-02-16T03:00:39.173Z
But the influence of home is not alone salutary or baneful in early years. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z
Alas! for the land of my nativity—whose moral sense has too long suffered from the baneful taint of monarchical tyranny! The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z
In connexion with the hereditary transmission of epilepsy it must be observed that all authorities concur in the opinion that this disease is one among the baneful effects that often follow marriages of consanguinity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z
Divers plants and herbs possess properties and qualities the most baneful; and a bunch of the Fegain grass, if skilfully cast upon the person of an obnoxious enemy, produces dire disease and speedy death. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z
The modes in which this baneful feeling towards my Father was evinced, were as various as they were sometimes annoying. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z
They are in much the same position as competing railroads were earlier in our history, with results similarly baneful. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z
It depresses the humble sufferer from its baneful effects; it irritates the passions of the unamiable. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z
What is there that I have not done to withdraw you from this baneful influence? Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z
He has so used his power that it has proved baneful to all beneath his rule, and will, assuredly, one day prove baneful to himself. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z
The best divines of the Church of England manfully contended in argument against the baneful errors of Romanism. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z
If that member should chance to be the captain, the baneful effects are increased tenfold. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z
Even so, the place was baneful and noxious enough. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z
It professed to pourtray that baneful passion jealousy—a passion which, when once indulged, is the inevitable destroyer of conjugal happiness. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z
Let us, therefore, flee from both; knowing that the manners of this corrupt age are like baneful excrescences, which consume the vital sap of a tree, and, in a short time, cause it to wither. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z
The South wishes to increase the number of slaves, to spread this blot, this blight and baneful scourge of civilization over new territory. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z
Without being understood to array ourselves on the side of this baneful expression, we desire to acquit it at once of all suspicion of irreligion. A Cursory History of Swearing
Heavens! and I, conscious of my ingratitude, know its baneful effects on a parent's mind, and yet do not rise instantly and throw myself at his feet! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16
What baneful force was at work on the ranch? The Trail of Conflict
The astrologers were a great and baneful power in the early Empire. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius
Separated in early years from her parents and sister, her one great friendship had proved only baneful and ensnaring. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo"
He was feeling the force of this strange perfume, which, coupled with her fascinating, if baneful personality, was beginning to beset him mercilessly. The Man from Jericho
The landlord's rowdy hilarity was shortlived, and rapidly turned to pessimism; he now shipped his oars, and regarded his frightened passengers with a baneful glance. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life
The passing events of the present exciting era are fruitful with demonstrations of the baneful effects of intrigue, peculation, political fanaticism and disunion. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution
I have wreathed round the wounds The best of healing wreaths That the baneful sores may Neither burn nor burst, Nor find their way further, Nor turn foul and fallow. The Old English Herbals
Millions came within the sphere of its baneful influence who never would have been so exposed in days of peace. Stand Up, Ye Dead
Captain Grady remained at the gateway, his baneful eyes on them until the trees hid them from view. Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West
Behind him stood the sorcerers, one of whom had found courage to announce the baneful tidings. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance
Revolution is a tornado rarely chastened by prudence or discretion to neutralize its baneful effects. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution
Many may cover their faces to unmask their hearts; but, after all, they continue to observe a habit which centuries back their forefathers followed; and the inference fairly is, that it is not baneful. The Fortunes Of Glencore
But when filled with indolent and vicious priests, as is too often the case, they are baneful to the morals of any community. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology
For such was he,—without a passion, a pursuit of any kind but play, he had passed his life in that one baneful vice. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II)
Was there a baneful beam that could be directed at will—one that could not be seen or felt until it worked its havoc? The Social Gangster
The gaming examples of men in high life have a baneful influence and practically sanction the high handed robberies of the finely dressed boa-constrictor black legs. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution
It was a fearful period of anarchy and retrogression, under the baneful effects of which Germany still labours. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise
However, the proportion in the air is so small that its baneful influence upon animal life is reduced to a minimum. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water.
Dr. Myers, after ten years’ medical practice in different parts of China, confesses that his “preconceived prejudices with reference to the universally baneful effects of the drug had been severely shaken.” A Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade
The one-sided character of Gaelic literature, in addition to exercising a baneful influence on Highland character, has in the 639 long run of necessity proved adverse to the vitality of the language. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"
The baneful influences of the latter city may be traced in Longhi's earliest known undertaking. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second
The reason of the difference is, that social evils have arisen in the one case which were unknown in the other—they have spread and diffused their baneful influence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845
We linger in some baneful climate till it has made its fatal inroad on our health; and so we as often dally amidst associations fully as dangerous and deadly. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience
That were especially baneful to the artist, it seemed; by his very temperament was he exposed to their blandishing sophistries. Ewing\\'s Lady
The alliance with France had produced a baneful feeling of security, which, it appeared to him, was paralyzing the energies of the country. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools
Fortunately she has had phenomenal strength and physical persistence, and the baneful conditions have not caused her absolute break-down. The American Country Girl
Their baneful influence appeared at once, when political dangers commenced with the accession of Commodus. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845
Instead of research being pushed on diligently in the only direction that promised any chance of success, it was cut short by the baneful method of experimenting on animals. On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote
Where death spreadeth the shadow of his wing, there is no escape from sinking beneath the baneful influence of its shade. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative
Even while it seemed that French comedy of the school of Scribe was resuming its baneful predominance, the seeds of a new order of things were slowly germinating. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin"
Six months after her coronation, however, she died suddenly, probably poisoned by her mother-in-law, the hated Italian, Bona Sforza, who as queen had exercised a baneful influence upon Polish life. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10)
“But if the Chinese are so baneful to you, why did you let them penetrate into your country?” Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2]
But they believed that the spirits of the departed were affected by the ministrations of the living, and, in case these were omitted, might exercise a baneful influence upon the fortunes of their descendants. A History of Rome to 565 A. D.
The captain's eyes flashed like two baneful meteors. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist
I will name but one other thing,—its baneful influence on character and morals. Three Prize Essays on American Slavery
You say truly, besides, that these narratives, interesting as no doubt they are to all at home here, exercise a baneful influence on the military spirit of our army. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day
Indeed, I believe this is the wrong road; the baneful result of living in high-pressure times. The Art of Illustration 2nd ed.
A strange, mysterious orchestral prelude indicates the baneful magic of the sorcerer’s wiles. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers
But Miss Nightingale does not consider interruption baneful to sick persons only. The Intellectual Life
Moreover, at times, the girl had seen him turn his face quickly to the south as if moved by some irresistible and baneful attraction. When the Cock Crows
It is said that his parents intend to plead the baneful influence of the cinema. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920
Disunion and party spirit spread their baneful effects among them, now that they had satisfied their revenge in driving the legitimate lord from his dominions. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes.
To see the dark side of such a nature, and yet live under its baneful shadow, is infinitely worse, George, than all the self-deception of a rash confidence. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life
Out of several, which present to my mind, I shall venture to select one, baneful enough, in my opinion, to work this dreadful evil. Essays on the Constitution of the United States
"During this period of its existence, and till its final removal, the earth will be afflicted with pestilence, tempests, war, famine, and various other baneful calamities." Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning
Gradually anxiety and sorrow crept like some baneful atmosphere into the once happy home. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens
Anarchy had spread its baneful spirit throughout W�rtemberg to such a degree, that no one was able to resist their depredations. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes.
But, back of all influences, a baneful spirit and motive, was the love of slavery and the desire to perpetuate it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864
Having now followed the Indian in the chase, and described the poison, let us take a nearer view of its action, and observe a large animal expiring under the weight of its baneful virulence. Wanderings in South America
Stop, stop, these tears, Monimia, for they fall Like baneful dew from a distemper'd sky; I feel 'em chill me to my very heart. The Orphan or, The Unhappy Marriage
Upon his deathly pale countenance, and in his gloomy eyes, where a dim, restless fire gleamed, was to be read the full expression of the extremely baneful passion in whose toils he was entangled. Weird Tales, Vol. II.
Sin is too often viewed by us merely with respect to its baneful influence on the happiness of society. The Church of England Magazine - Volume 10, No. 263, January 9, 1841
Not only was it thus by the drain of men that the Macedonian expedition was so dreadfully disastrous to Greece, the political consequences following those successful campaigns added to the baneful result. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition
But if Royalty as such is baneful, as hereditary succession it is equally revolting and ridiculous. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804
Nothing could be more baneful to my character than such a state of things. Ellen Middleton—A Tale
But there is another creed which has exercised an even more baneful influence. German Problems and Personalities
All the Gayosos had lived under the influence of this baneful idea. The Grandee
Its civilization would have spontaneously died with it had no barbarian been present; and, if these intruders produced a baneful effect at first, they compensated for it in the end. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition
Such are the baneful effects of anything like misfortune or accident connected with a work of this description. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25)
The Government fully recognized the baneful effects of debauching the Indians, and enacted strict laws with harsh penalties. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times
We have already pointed out the baneful influence of the Socialist creed. German Problems and Personalities
He too questions the purity of your motives in marrying me, alleging that they are vitiated by a spirit of self-sacrifice, tainted by the baneful influence of unselfishness. When Ghost Meets Ghost
His doctrine that Scripture, as the word of God, is capable of a manifold meaning, led him into many delusions, and exercised, in subsequent ages, a most baneful influence on true science. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition
Our sailors have been basely delivered over to the grape-shot of the Yankees, a fate nobler and more worthy of respect than those baneful ministers, who brought about the first victory and its victims.” The Boys of '98
This fear of open censure has in a measure led to the baneful secret treaties, such an important factor in European diplomacy, whose results have been suspicion, distrust, and war. History of Human Society
Of all these mystical adventurers, the one whose influence was perhaps the most baneful for the Prussian State was Wœllner, a pure intriguer. German Problems and Personalities
Strange that so fair an exterior should veil so baneful a mystery. Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia
All the exercises and practices of the Christian life participate in the baneful effects. The Shepherd Of My Soul
These baneful 240 fashions are copied from the periodicals, so widely circulated, containing a “fashion plate of the latest fashions, from Paris.” A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)
There came upon the German people a whole train of new and baneful influences and impulses, formidably stimulating as a powerful drug. Right Above Race
And the same omnipotent hand has been stretched forth to prevent the baneful effects of your thoughtless conduct. Carmen Ariza
Already did the conflagration scorch me in its approach, accompanied by clouds of smoke that almost suffocated me with their baneful vapour. The History of Sandford and Merton
Mr. Watkinson contends—and what will not a preacher contend?—that "the denial of the great truths of the Evangelical faith can exert only a baneful influence on character." Flowers of Freethought (Second Series)
I. In estimating the influence of fungi upon man, we naturally enough seek in the first instance to know what baneful effects they are capable of producing on food. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses
She returned with a heart desolate and forlorn, the pure springs of which were envenomed by the baneful effects of passion, and embittered with shame and grief. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.
Alas! for the baneful belief that years bring wisdom. Carmen Ariza
We see its baneful effect in municipal, State and national government. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V
But one Night, when she drank Wine with roasted Apples, which was usual with her; instead of Sugar, or with the Sugar, the baneful Drug was mixed, and she drank it down. The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V
In other genera, the majority of species are developed on decaying plants, so that, with the exception of the two genera mentioned, the Hyphomycetes exert a much less baneful influence on vegetation than the Coniomycetes. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses
It was the name of Leonor; the baneful sound went piercing to Theodora's heart, and roused all the furies that held dominion there. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.
And beneath the baneful gleam of that look of enlightenment, my lord cursed under his breath roundly. The Strollers
From the housing question to the dearth of servants we feel its baneful effects. The Curse of Education
Such envy in early times is innocuous or does not exist, at least to the extent which is felt as so baneful in subsequent periods. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845
Oates, State Prison Inspector, said in his annual report for 1914:26 The vile, pernicious, pervading fee system beggars description and my vocabulary is inadequate to describe its deleterious and baneful effects. Negro Migration during the War
In the friction of these opposing wills, forces baneful to Man are generated. The Romance of the Soul
His relations and friends were deeply moved to see him in this plight; and the inhabitants of the isle were every night alarmed by baneful apparitions, which they attributed to this unfortunate man. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.
Now, now I leave the battle-field; fright not the filled with fear, O birds of ill! full well I know your flapping wings in air, And baneful sound. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse
With baneful art his dire machine he shapes; From such a god what mortal e'er escapes? The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero
Equality of condition rendered them strangers alike, to the baneful distinctions created by wealth and other adventitious circumstances; and to envy, which gives additional virus to their venom. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State
The drink in general request is the fermented juice of the taul or Indian palm tree, which, though mild and soft to the palate, is yet very acrid and baneful to the stomach. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875
And ye, O ye who hear it, revere the immortal faith that, proof against this consummate barbarity, preferred its most baneful rage, to uttering one deviating word! Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy
This seemed different, more serious, either owing to the surroundings or to some really baneful influence from this thing of gold. The Web of the Golden Spider
The baneful effects of verdigris, from the use of copper boilers and saucepans, may be counteracted by the same means, if resorted to in time, and no remedy is so likely to become effectual. 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
To neutralize what was considered quickly to become a baneful influence in Mr. Lincoln's councils, the Republicans united on Gov. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862
Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you, in the most solemn manner, against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally. Key-Notes of American Liberty Comprising the most important speeches, proclamations, and acts of Congress, from the foundation of the government to the present time
Alkali and mineral springs and streams there were, but of so baneful nature that if a thirsty man were to drink his fill but once he would drink to his death. With Hoops of Steel
Would it not be better, all things considered, to abjure this kind of classical literature, and instead of subjecting our sons to its baneful influence, give them the refining, elevating companionship of their sisters? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III
Underwood seemed to exercise a baneful spell over him. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life
The choir disappeared from the platform, and in their place stood one man, whose dark, piercing eyes looked more baneful than ever. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story
By energetically rubbing the wound with this juice all baneful effects of the ipok are checked. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula)
This in itself may not be a serious thing, but if the mechanical injury thus caused opens the way for malignant germs, baneful results may follow. Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases
But there, the case of oppressed and down-trodden Ireland, bears witness to the baneful effects of geographical partizan government and legislation. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject
The baneful influence that Hindu customs have had on Mussulmans is painful to read of. India, Its Life and Thought
The company of women is evidently baneful to the warrior: those earthly Princes Darius and Mark Antony were attended by their women, and perished; for lust at once enervates the soul and the body. Mediaeval Tales
But in the earlier days of the Mexican Republic, the baneful weed flourished with unusual vigour and rankness—to the benefit of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and the blight of his country. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley
And here I stand to-day with bended head, My task undone, my garden overspread With baneful weeds. A Lover's Litanies
It is based on castes and the promulgation of the caste system, which is baneful. History of Education
The baneful influence of a connotation thus acquired, on the prevailing habits of thought, especially in morals and politics, has been well pointed out on many occasions by Bentham. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive
Not slaves of the corvée—serfs of the feud—but victims of its modern representative the tax, which is simply its commutation, and equally baneful in its effects. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West
Already they had exposed themselves far too much to its baneful influence. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades
Does no baneful light shine from those figures? McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908.
Had the spirit of his teaching prevailed, India would never have been cursed by this baneful system. History of Education
Every noble sentiment of her soul,—every fault that threw its baneful shadow on the sunlight of her mind,—had been fostered, or grown upon her, in those pastoral solitudes. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life
These measures were in themselves most salutary, and struck at the very root of the upas-tree under the baneful shade of which Spain had been slowly perishing. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.)
She made the trade to Queen Margaret's monopoly, and its baneful effects. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest
But this would take place not because the moon's beams were peculiarly baneful, but because any strong light would have a hurtful effect upon the eyes when fixed for hours in the condition of sleep. Moon Lore
I reflected that his influence was certainly a baneful one. The Stretton Street Affair
And foie gras is notoriously susceptible to the baneful influence of neighbouring perfumes. Jonah and Co.
Even after it has been killed by the frost its baneful influence is not ended, for it has spread broadcast its seeds for the next year's crop. Making a Lawn
Some unhappy, baneful power seemed to drive Colonel Parsons to widen the rift, the existence of which caused him such exquisite pain; his natural kindliness was obscured by an uncontrollable irritation. The Hero
Original sin "is not a mere accident in man, but his inverted and transformed essence or new form itself, just as when a most wholesome medicine is changed into the most baneful poison." Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
I had taken a false step while under the baneful influence of some drug which had stultified my own volition and held me powerless to resist the temptation. The Stretton Street Affair
Changes for the worse When Alexander came under the influence of Madame de Krüdener and the more baneful ascendency of Metternich everything was changed for the worse. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three)
“The first result of the baneful domination of priests in India was the abasement and moral degradation of woman.” The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology
It is remarkable how unequally these baneful visitations affect the different races of the inhabitants. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests
But the indifference which the earl showed for dangers at which the French trembled had the effect of making him many enemies, and arousing the natural jealousies which afterwards proved so baneful to the expedition. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX.
I have followed the careers of several people in whom I have noticed this baneful feature, and their histories have been one long tale of sin or sorrow—often both. Werwolves
In him we also see the first traces of that baneful alliance between princes and poets which has deprived the German nation of so many of her best sons. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities
The first result of the baneful domination of priests in India was the abasement and moral 129 degradation of woman, so respected and honored during the Vedic period. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology
I tell you she's the wickedest of creatures; Oh, gaze not on the Syren's fatal features, More baneful than the Gorgon head, Medusa. Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx
The only way to counteract its baneful, disturbing influence is to increase the attraction of the monarch on the individual, which nullifies the former force, and prevents further mischief. The Romance of Mathematics Being the Original Researches of a Lady Professor of Girtham College in Polemical Science, with some Account of the Social Properties of a Conic; Equations to Brain Waves; Social Forces; and the Laws of Political Motion.
It was useful to him to produce an impression as if the export trade, stagnating as it must under the baneful effects of modern protection, could rally under the influence of colonial enterprise. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
This baneful habit is general throughout civilized communities. Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis
Similarly in another passage he says: Earth the grain-giver Yields up to her its store of drugs, whereof Many be healing, mingled in the cup, And many baneful. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura
Moreover it is the land of potent drugs, "some beneficial and some baneful;" its physicians too, are celebrated as excelling all men. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary
May 27, 1918: One of the very few things which China has done well is the suppression of the opium practice with all its baneful influences. Peking Dust
The baneful effects resulting from female suffrage will not be seen to-morrow, or next week, or week after next, or next month, or next year, or a hundred years hence, perhaps. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire
Otherwise I will not spare you, be sure, nor your baneful advisers.” Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England
Nought can harm thee in all this baneful place; But at thy coming there 'gan blow a breeze Balmy and soothing, bringing us relief. Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems.
We need not follow Mr. Stephen in his victorious analysis of the arguments wherewith Mill seeks to uphold this uncompromising individualism, and to guard human perversity against the baneful influence of authority. Studies in Literature and History
Dora possessed in a strong degree that baneful quality, which more than anything else precludes the love of others—she was essentially selfish. A World of Girls The Story of a School
It is for Nestor that Homer claims the profoundest respect, and to-day America is teaching us, who are only too willing to learn the baneful lesson, that knowledge and energy die with youth. American Sketches 1908
M. Chanterelle gazed at the holy man with wonder: "Are you not afraid, Father, that this custom of New Year's gifts is baneful to the soul?" The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country
Once more Jason Philip condescended to grant his favour, and chose a new scene and new people for his nephew, if only to remove him from Spindler’s baneful influence. The Goose Man
"Love!" said the mendicant, with an expression of withering and baneful scorn; "a silly hankering for a puling girl." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
The intrigues of the eunuchs in the imperial harem began to exert their baneful influences on the administration. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
Gentlemen—there is a baneful habit, diffused, like the atmosphere, through all classes, and affecting all the ramifications of society. A Dissertation on the Medical Properties and Injurious Effects of the Habitual Use of Tobacco
When their jealousy was thus aroused, occasions of quarrel speedily presented themselves; the baneful influence of strong liquors, largely furnished in spite of the strictest prohibitions, increased their excitement. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)
Taste the draught of pure existence Sparkling in this golden urn, And no more with baneful magic Shalt thou hitherward return. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348
A grave, dug in secret, peradventure during some baneful and preternatural process, yawned before her. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
Six months before Bouvard had refused to accept his services, and even maintained, before a circle of listeners, that his trade was a baneful one, and that the government ought to prohibit it. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life
Had this rule been observed relative to the subject under consideration, I apprehend the use of this baneful drug would have been less extensive. A Dissertation on the Medical Properties and Injurious Effects of the Habitual Use of Tobacco
These atrocious and ruinous pursuits soon reduced them to a state of miserable poverty, and the baneful influence of a series of profligate governors completed the mischief. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)
As Curling Smoke rose, he shouted threats and defiance, shaking his fist at his rival and glaring up at him with malicious and baneful eyes. The Shadow Witch
Such is the nature even of our most baneful impressions that instances do arise where good may come from so corrupt a source. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
Personal questions played a baneful part in embittering the feud. William Pitt and the Great War
I was once acquainted with a learned, respectable, and intelligent physician, who informed me, that from his youth he had been accustomed to the use of this baneful plant, both by smoking and chewing. A Dissertation on the Medical Properties and Injurious Effects of the Habitual Use of Tobacco
Still his reign was baneful, on the whole, especially to the interests of enlightened Christianity and to popular liberty. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
That the evil genius of Rev. Robert Alder exercised a baneful influence upon both Conferences, is abundantly evident from his own subsequent conduct and other events. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada
He must be often about his bees, which will help to counteract the baneful effect of the village inn. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual
She looked upon the dead line in the business world as being as baneful as that in the political world. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist
While a few species are injurious to man, the larger part are beneficial, being either parasitic and baneful to other noxious animals, or more directly useful as scavengers, removing decaying animal and vegetable substances. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses
In 1869: "Although new elements of wickedness, such as rationalism, pantheism, etc., are making their way into our midst, yet Christians are awake to their baneful influences and are setting themselves against them." American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South)
Oh, what bitter feelings, oh, what keen pangs, will shoot through your souls hereafter, at the memory, when you look back, of what has come of that baneful curiosity! Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8)
Even to fruitful Ephyre, perchance, He will proceed, seeking some baneful herb Which cast into our cup, shall drug us all. The Odyssey of Homer
That man Clarke has some kind of baneful influence over her. The Tyranny of the Dark
It hawks over pools and fields and through gardens, decimating swarms of mosquitoes, flies, gnats, and other baneful insects. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses
At the roulette table he found the baronet, playing with a zeal which indicated that this was not the first time he had indulged in the baneful game. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany
The Hydra Hercules defied, Its nine diminished heads must hide Before the baneful modern beast Who has a thousand heads at least. The Mythological Zoo
For Ægypt teems with drugs, yielding no few Which, mingled with the drink, are good, and many Of baneful juice, and enemies to life. The Odyssey of Homer
All religions that professed a miraculous origin were to him baneful in the extreme, the foes of light and progress, the enemies of mankind. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8
Without a shade of doubt the chief cause of decay and death amongst youths and young men, is to be traced to this baneful habit. Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage
He saw that the baneful class ascendency which was engendered by the Penal Laws was as bad in the end for the oppressors as for the oppressed. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
But alas! upon her too early youth, and too delicate constitution, the frequency of her maternal situation, during the first five years of her marriage, had probably a baneful effect. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin
Dr. Frazer tells us that "to guard against the baneful influence exerted voluntarily or involuntarily by strangers is an elementary dictate of savage prudence." The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus
The most deplorable thing in the treatment of the schools by the state is that in some quarters politics with its baneful influence has been allowed to interfere. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States
The angular ex-lieutenant did not say a word, but he glared at Jack in a baneful way that boded no good. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine
There is a spell against cold steel Which known, the steel can work no harm, Some sycophant with baneful zeal Hath taught this foolish boy the charm. Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
"No doubt it will exert a most baneful influence," bitterly rejoined Debray. Edmond Dantès
You have to disarm them of their magical powers, to counteract "the baneful influence which is believed to emanate from them." The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus
Evil-eye.—Coral was supposed to avert the baneful consequences of the evil-eye, and Paracelsus recommends it to be worn about the necks of children. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing
I compare these two educations—one, the exaltation of the environment, the other of the individual; one the absolutism of tradition, the other the tyranny of the new—and I find them equally baneful. The Simple Life
Now I wish to draw your attention to the origin of that wonderful establishment which has for so long exerted a baneful influence over a large portion of the human race. Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times
Cruel, hard, passionless, and yet threatening to a degree, must this countenance have seemed to those who willingly subjected themselves to its baneful influence. The Bronze Hand 1897
And in the next sentence he goes still farther back in the history of the belief, pointing out that a polluting substance is itself held to contain mysterious energy of a baneful kind. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus
The baneful effects of forcing the voice is clearly set forth. The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs
The court etiquette of that period was under the baneful influence of Turkey. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1
The consequences to society are also of the most baneful nature. The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings
In two cases where suckling was protracted to three years, the subjects of this baneful practice did not equal in size an ordinary child of half their age. Remarks on the Subject of Lactation
The baneful effects of such a medium of trade have long been deplored by all who have regarded the amelioration of their state, and sought to improve their wandering condition. The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823.
Not only the good Samaritan, but the accursed thousand, that baneful thousand, that Nemesis of every New Year, might now be overtaken and annihilated. The Lure of the Mask
His baneful influence made itself felt, directly or indirectly, in every one of the public offices. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
It is in fact the healing caduceus as well as the baneful thunder-weapon. The Evolution of the Dragon
The eyes of the beasts appeared so baneful to the cadets that they quickly slammed the barrier shut and bolted it. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods
He then changed the subject to the baneful practice of eavesdropping. Salthaven
"An uncomfortable solution; for, since that baneful man did but just now anew drop on me his bane, how shall I be sure that my present exemption from its effects will be lasting?" The Confidence-Man
Having crossed the Niagara river, he knew that he was beyond the material grasp of those whose baneful shadow was nevertheless destined to darken the rest of his life. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
The fatal infection spread around with a baneful rapidity which no flight could escape, and with a fatal effect that nothing could resist. The Pioneers
Even the best poets of the age are not freer than the rest from the baneful Miltonic infection. Milton
Acting under the influence of a curiosity, which was as baneful to himself as it was fortunate for me, before closing it he opened the door wider and looked into the room where I sat. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta
He never recovered its baneful effect; and when he died in Rome, desired his epitaph might be, "Here lies one whose name was writ in water." Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1
He had dared to hold up to general inspection the baneful effects of an irresponsible Executive, and of a dominating clique whose one hope lay in preserving the existing order of things undisturbed. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
It is a grave question whether the realistic fiction so much in vogue and published in such quantities is not a baneful text-book on modern society. Society Its Origin and Development
If of the evil one, to whom but to those whose duty and wish it is to counteract his baneful influence? The Phantom Ship
Worry becomes doubly baneful when it is directed towards the "might have been." Papers on Health
They were dismissed to school at a very early age, and were soon treated by their father in the same harsh manner as all those who had the misfortune to be under his baneful protection. The King's Own
His indiscretion in the matter of the famous "baneful domination" letter is absolutely incomprehensible. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
Pr'ythee, avoid, nor longer cling thus round me, Like something baneful, that my nature's chilled at. Venice Preserved A Tragedy in Five Acts
His spirits, it was said, had never risen again since he was taken prisoner, and he was thus but ill able to combat with the baneful effects of the climate and the irksomeness of imprisonment. Hurricane Hurry
I greatly disliked this Guyon Vidocq; because he exerted a most baneful influence in our company, all of whom except the boss were younger than himself. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors
The same baneful influence that secured the election of a majority of ignorant blacks, and equally ignorant or unprincipled whites, to the Convention, has proved sufficient to hold them firmly to their original purpose. Forty-Six Years in the Army
The publication of the baneful domination letter, followed, as it had been, by Tory misrepresentation, had led thousands of persons to believe that the Radicals secretly favoured the separation of the colony from Great Britain. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
“What! and allow you to remain?” whispered Nina, her fears, in a moment, rushing back to the baneful course from which they had been diverted. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea
The snake kept turning round and round its baneful head, the cat always keeping beyond the distance she knew it could spring. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas
About the fourth day of the election the real excitement commenced, and the baneful system of bribery was resorted to.  Recollections of Old Liverpool
Only those who actually suffered the baneful effects of the unrestrained working of those laws can ever realize their full enormity. Forty-Six Years in the Army
The publication of the baneful domination letter had convinced him that rebellion and separation were among the cherished schemes of the Radicals. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
What I desire to do is to warn the boy, the growing youth, of the baneful influence of the cigarette on minds yet unformed, on bodies yet in process of development. Pushing to the Front
Wherever slavery exerts its baneful influence, it produces the same results,—searing the conscience and blinding the understanding to the most obvious distinctions between right and wrong. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866
Yawning gulfs, where the fetid, stagnant waters threw up their baneful odours.  Recollections of Old Liverpool
And moreover, as it may have, in some degree, the happy effects of correcting the baneful and pernicious effects of coffee, which is so commonly used for breakfast in our state at present. The Practical Distiller An Introduction To Making Whiskey, Gin, Brandy, Spirits, &c. &c. of Better Quality, and in Larger Quantities, than Produced by the Present Mode of Distilling, from the Produce of the United States
It departs as suddenly as it came, carrying its baneful influence to lands farther south. The Rifle Rangers
The criticism of the age which gives a better understanding of its needs is good; all other is baneful. Education and the Higher Life
The friends who had deserted his sick-bed were ready, as soon as ever he rose from it, with their temptations and baneful influence. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch
All nature seems shrivelled and dried up under its baneful influence.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852
He dreamt he was in China again and had fallen into the hands of that baneful society, the "Cheerful Hearts." The Daffodil Mystery
Hatred also is the centre of a circle, which has a baneful effect on the whole life. Friendship
She was a fair and happy child, the idol of her fond brother's heart, till one baneful passion marred what God and nature made so beautiful. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I
Especially the makers of munitions and armaments are credited with a baneful influence in the world. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History
Against them precautions must be taken similar to the means employed for ridding one's self of the baneful influence of the disease-and pain-bringing spirits. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Let us be still more vehement in representing its baneful influence on the principles and manners of their wretched offspring, necessarily educated in idleness, pride, and all the vices to which human nature is liable. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917
All the fruits of friendship, be they blessed or baneful, spring from this root of influence, and influence in the long run is the impress of our real character on other lives. Friendship
Civil rights advocates, on the other hand, seeing an opportunity to use the military as a vehicle for the extension of social justice, stressed the baneful effects of segregation on the black serviceman's morale. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965
If ever your shadows are corrupted by the introduction of this baneful colour, your tones will no longer be warm and transparent, but heavy and leaden.  Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1
The eclipse of the moon was attributed to their baneful influence. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
The cold words mine and thine, the baneful source of lawsuits and animosities among men, were banished from their cells. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
It was only when it worked its way into English blood, that the virus assumed its most baneful character. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3
Woe worth unto that man Who through hatred the baneful his soul shall shove into The fire's embrace; nought of fostering weens he, Nor of changing one whit. The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats
The malcontent, the meddler, the demagogue, had injected their baneful innovations into the political life of Columbus. Watch Yourself Go By
Against the incantation formulas of the witches, incantations of superior force were prescribed that might serve to overcome the baneful influence of the former. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
And there is a baneful cheapness—such as results from the cessation of demand, the inability of consumers to purchase. Sophisms of the Protectionists
It consisted, according to the oldest literature of the Veda, in a polytheistical worship of the divine, either as the beneficent or the baneful power of nature. A Comparative View of Religions
MacKenzie now makes the mistake of publishing in his papers a letter from the English radical Hume, advocating the freedom of Canada "from the baneful domination of the mother country." Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom
I will now relate a few tales of the doings of these conjurors, and from them the reader can infer how baneful their influence was upon the rustic population of Wales. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales
The burning of images and witches, or of other objects, being so frequently resorted to as a means of destroying baneful influences, the god of fire occupies a rank hardly secondary to Ea. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Such a baneful thing is night, “hideous,” reeking with cold shivers and gloom, from which morning alone gives relief. Journeys to Bagdad
Could the system which had inspired such enterprise be justly denounced as baneful? Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography
For a number of years, however, certain baneful influences had crept into the game and now began to work out their legitimate effect. Base-Ball How to Become a Player
The following tales show how baneful the belief in witchcraft was; but, nevertheless, there was some good even in such superstitions, for people were induced, through fear of being witched, to be charitable. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales
To the Goth the Christian religion and philosophy are baneful, baleful. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life
A child previously honest, under its baneful influence will soon become an inveterate liar. Plain Facts for Old and Young
When he was brought up before the head master and the full result of his baneful influence was explained to him the boy was panic stricken. Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves
But it had also wrought a baneful change in the spirit of the woman whom he loved. Cobwebs and Cables
"To raise the country-side, the county—to search for all that the storm and the floods and that baneful woman have left of him!" The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee
For several years the patient continued its uninterrupted use, swallowing all the secretions of the mouth saturated with this baneful narcotic, without experiencing much disturbance of health. An Essay on the Influence of Tobacco upon Life and Health
Every educator who is alive to the objects and interests of his profession knows too well the baneful influence of these premature and pernicious tendencies. Plain Facts for Old and Young
If she only had known the awful result, her mind sacrificed for a practice in which she indulged through ignorance and for experiment, never dreaming the baneful effect it would have on her mind. Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves
As the good men in each company will not become friendly with them, they seek their acquaintances among the new men on whom they have a baneful influence. The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training
He could not believe it was a baneful light, luring him on to destruction—and yet—and yet—— His gaze wandered out at the window on a scene of Nature's loveliness. A Husband by Proxy
To exchange commonplaces with the man who held the woman he loved by an evil hold, who owned a power so baneful, so foul—to bandy words with such an one was beyond him. The Long Night
The detection of my next peccadillo was not followed by such baneful effects. Confessions of an Etonian
They were mostly inferior to him in this respect, though it would not be safe to say that their influence on the public mind of England was less baneful than his. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology
Put to the test of religion, or even of respectability, this intimacy was baneful. Bohemian Days Three American Tales
Racism, one of the most baneful and persistent evils, is a major barrier to peace. The Promise of World Peace
For the disgusting odour of violation is like poisonous air, whose baneful effects upon the body and soul are injurious and harmful, nay rather it will eventually lead to terrible loss and perdition. Bahíyyih Khánum
This inclination is baneful in its influence, To such persons I would say, eliminate the past. Vitality Supreme
As to the suppression of the company tenement, such a measure struck at the roots of the baneful paternalism which was choking out every germ of initiative in the workman. The Fruit of the Tree
The Socialists must make energetic efforts to counteract these baneful influences and to reach the foreign workers with their propaganda. The Red Conspiracy
There he lay, writhing, for a moment, his baneful eyes turned up, revealing the whites; and the great grey rats, released, began leaping about the room. The Devil Doctor
It was a cruel mistake, but it might have been worse, for hearts are deceitful, and what is false and baneful is apt to prove an edge-tool. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes
But all this attributes the baneful influence of Templarism to the French Templars alone, and the existence of such a body rests on no absolutely certain evidence. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements
But again he seemed sunk in inaction, like a man over whom some baneful lethargy is stealing. The Fruit of the Tree
Nevertheless the credulous public believed him to be the evil spirit of the Imperial circle, and every false move, every unpopular act, was ascribed to his baneful influence. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War
The baneful influence of Mr. Graylock seemed capable of reaching him through the dislike of the cashier, and sooner or later he was apt to suffer because of that unnatural combination. Dick the Bank Boy Or, A Missing Fortune
He had tried her simple nature with too much alienation from her kind; she had grown morbid on the baneful diet, tutored though she had been to self-dependence. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes
Often indeed texts from Holy Writ serve as an envelope and vehicle for these baneful insinuations.... Secret Societies And Subversive Movements
In the mean Time, his Apothecary enter’d at Break of Day into my Apartment, with a Potion in his Hand, compos’d of Opium, black Hellebore, Aconite, and other Ingredients still more baneful. Zadig Or, The Book of Fate
Or have you, under the baneful influence of contending factions, forgot your country? . . . The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17
"To see profusion that he must not share; To see ten thousand baneful arts combined To pamper luxury and thin mankind." Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series
The "Anti-Jacobin" was commenced in 1797, with a view of counteracting the baneful influences of those revolutionary principles which were already rampant in France. History of English Humour, Vol. 2
Probably the author intended that her degeneracy should be attributed to the baneful influence of Mortimer and so strengthen the need for his death. The Growth of English Drama
In this whole baneful connection between us the fault has been mine alone. Dr. Dumany's Wife
He would even acknowledge that he had seen it exercised on both sides of the House, though he had always striven to keep himself free from its baneful influence. Phineas Redux
If, then, we accept Dr. Bach’s principle, we must be prepared for all its baneful consequences. Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence
The infringement of this taboo is said to be attended with the same baneful effects on the hunting dogs as that mentioned above. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
Let us now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States
Our medicines, according to her opinion, were either baneful poisons, or of no higher sanative power, at the best, than the waters of Lourdes. Dr. Dumany's Wife
The rage excited by the pursuit of this visionary and baneful theory, after many threatening symptoms, burst forth on the 23d day of August 1791, with a fury alike destructive and general. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States
Being generally confined by sickness to his bed, he was incapable of maintaining his authority; and total confusion ensued, with its accustomed baneful consequences. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States
It is a quicker-acting poison and more universal than the preceding, in the sense that nothing, not even shellfish, escapes its baneful effects. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
It must be that Curtis has exerted a baneful influence upon him. Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the World
The angel of sleep had fled, frightened at the discord in my frame, and the angel of death was spreading his baneful wings over me. Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches
Government too good, as well as too bad, may have a baneful influence on men. The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches
Much has been said and written about the grossness of this vice, its baneful effects and consequences, to which it were useless here to refer. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals
Particularly anxious to root out these heathenish weeds which were chocking the growth of the good seed, Superintendant Rose, in 1787, inspected Hopedale, where they appeared most thickly scattered, and producing the most baneful effects. The Moravians in Labrador
Extremes are always baneful, and the monks of old were wise in their generation when they denounced gluttony and intemperance as cardinal vices. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891
The baneful influence that was upon me was deepening in intensity; every minute that passed seemed to render me more powerless to break the spell. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891
Which is the more baneful, skepticism or superstition? Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Debate Index Second Edition
For drought not only affects the crops; it exerts quite as baneful an influence upon game; and game, as food for man, is under the special care of the Shkuy Chayan. The Delight Makers
It may be the baneful effect of a foreign education, but I cannot see that there would be any evil result from a little music on Sundays. The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua
On our way home the count expressed his regret at the rapid decline of the republican idea in America, and the surprising growth of the baneful "aristocratic"--not to say snobbish--sense. Russian Rambles
In this exciting struggle the young politician was unconscious of the deadly and venomous growth taking root within under the baneful effect of negligence and over-taxed powers. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton
On desert islands and in a very few delightful books, her baneful presence is not. The Spinster Book
Always there were pictures and sometimes many of them, for in his later years Laurence Austin had contracted the baneful habit of extra-illustration. Flower of the Dusk
That it was admirable as an organisation only shows it in a more baneful light, since it was used to crush out all progress. Spanish Life in Town and Country
The Spanish policy of the suppression of education and intelligence was now destined to show its baneful results. South America
Yet your own admired work contains a more baneful and more infernal art.  Dialogues of the Dead
To click can be either advantageous or baneful, according to the circumstances. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital
Alas! what baneful shade o'erhangs and dries The seed so near its full maturity? The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch
He had, before she died, thrown his baneful influence even upon that saintly spirit, by the piety of his practices and these sufferings for his faith he always paraded. Romance
In any case, such revolutions as occurred failed to exercise the same baneful influence on Chilian affairs as was the case with almost every other State at that period. South America
In a word, everywhere the baneful ideas of Divinity, far from consoling men for misfortunes incident to their existence, have filled the heart with trouble, and given birth to follies destructive to them. Superstition In All Ages (1732) Common Sense
But the simple fact is that we no longer indiscriminately class all theaters as baneful and immoral; we are coming to193 see their potentialities for good. Religious Education in the Family
First, then, is rest.—Both mental and physical diversions, nutritious though easily digested food, and removal of baneful influences as far as possible. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada
His baneful glance reminded me of his murderous capering in the steerage, when he had thought that the only remedy for me was the knife. Romance
The same want of energy has had the most baneful effect upon commerce, the very existence of whichPg 264 is merely nominal. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels
All the galleries and temples and libraries and cities have been destroyed by his baneful presence. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service
The walls were white, their glare was baneful, and through the chalk-dust mist the rustling field of young heads suggested anything but peace and repose to one of my calling. The Soldier of the Valley
Let sin, that baneful evil of the soul, By you be shunn'd, nor once remit your guard; Suppress the deadly serpent in its egg. The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States
Yes, baneful; for the first time she dared to confess it to herself. The House of the Vampire
In no department of the public administration are the baneful effects of that spirit of insincerity andPg 170 rapacity, which is almost universal at Constantinople, more apparent than in the army. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels
‘I deemed that specimens of these American subjects, dowered with their strange and baneful gift, were well worthy of the study of American savants; and I knew that the pearls were a certain prophylactic.’ The Disentanglers
Between them they carried one of their hunting nets, a net which now enclosed a quiet but baneful eyed captive—Sinbad being delivered for nightly ransom. Plague Ship
Representation is not of necessity baneful, and highly realistic forms may be extremely significant. Art
The misfortunes which had befallen the Spaniards in the vicinity of this harbour threw a gloom over the place, and it was considered by the superstitious mariners as under some baneful influence. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia
What is the baneful spirit which tempts the gentlest of us to take more pleasure in calling attention to a fault than to a virtue? The Secret of a Happy Home (1896)
Those which fell from the eyes of the evil gods produced poisonous plants and various baneful animals. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
To keep it pure is always of the highest importance, and it is the most difficult, for there a baneful change is the most apt to take place. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged
Next, of course, to the baneful publisher and the hopelessly indifferent public, most authors suffer more from no one than from the unknown correspondent.  Lost Leaders
But I should be talking about tea, not smoking; and tea has other baneful influences besides destroying the digestion. Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow."
More baneful even than the influence of the theatre is the influence of success. Musicians of To-Day
Due to their baneful influence, in a short time, when the old editions have disappeared, the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, even of Chopin, will be all but unrecognizable. Musical Memories
I would broadly characterise as Fenian every Irish outbreak or ebullition in the nineteenth century up to the time of the baneful influence of the man who conducted the Midlothian campaign. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent
But there are no prophets now, none, at least, who can repair our follies, and remove their baneful effects by a friendly miracle.  Lost Leaders
There is a baneful influence about some places which makes itself felt upon all sensitive beings who approach. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College
In the Ring there is nothing baneful in the conception: it is Nature at work in her sleep amongst the silent hills: mysterious, indeed, but doing no evil. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas
She visited several convents, and found that solitude only eradicates some passions, to give strength to others; the most baneful ones. Mary A Fiction
This is the only occasion on which I ever ventured on a cheerful prophecy since Ireland came under the baneful spell of Mr. Gladstone, and it was the most foolish remark I ever made. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent
They are; they are fed, they are clothed, their mother's fireside is made warm for them; but no culture is provided for their minds, nor protection from baneful example. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham.
Its value is enhanced by the fact that it withstands the baneful influences of gas, dust, and changes of temperature better than the majority of table plants. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition
They are "wicked, bad, false, untrue, the originators of mischief, most baneful, destructive, the basest of all beings." The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.
Her eyes met his, full and free; she feared their dark, baneful glance no longer—that mysterious power was broken; she felt it and breathed deeply, like one whose hour of deliverance had come. The Northern Light
It is one of the most baneful words in the whole dictionary of scientific terminology. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864
These are often illustrative of the baneful effects of the poor man's curse. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three
You are—you are indeed his child; bud have naither his black look, nor his hard an' baneful heart—so—so—I cannot hate you! Ellen Duncan; And The Proctor's Daughter The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
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