They were forced by the clamour of public opinion to strike out the debated and debatable clause from the long-contested bill, and immediately it was passed into law by the Governor.
Such a clamour of inquiry, response, anger, and disappointment arose that at first nothing could be made out.
He had passed into the unknown land where the clamour of battle is no more heard.
The din and the horrid clamour grew fainter in their ears.
I was hard on his heels as he scrambled up the quarter-ladder and within a yard of him as he gained the deck, while behind us in the waist were men who ran pell-mell, filling the night with raving clamour and drunken halloo.
But as I did so they broke into shrill clamour and, rising on heavy wings, soared away as came Pluto to leap about us, uttering joyous barks and butting at us with his head.
And doubtless steel or shot would have ended me there and then but for the man Diccon who quelled their clamour and held them from me by voice and fist: "Arrest, ye fools--stand by!
Loud natural clamourrises among the poor Girondins; tumult; which can only be repressed by the gendarmes.
The Patriots of the Mountain, whetted ever keener, clamour for despatch above all; the only good Form will be a swift one.
Strange things have happened: by clamour of Philosophism, management of Marquis de Pezay, and Poverty constraining even Kings.
The host, a few years ago, was a ticket-taker at one of our ferries, and would have thankfully blacked the boots or done any menial service for the people who clamour for the honour of his hand.
There, as nowhere else, has the quiet of other days been changed to the clamour of the present.
Nothing was to be heard but the roaring of the sea and the dashing together of the ships, which drowned entirely the shouts and clamour of the people.
Coming to the church of the Holy Sepulchre, we found it crowded with a numerous and distracted mob, making a hideous clamour very unfit for that sacred place, and better becoming Bacchanals than Christians.
Towards the end of this procession, there was a pigeon came fluttering into the cupola over the sepulchre, at sight of which there was a greater shout and clamour than before.
In the tumult of rushing the scherm he had been overlooked as one of themselves, and now, with the discovery, a clamour arose that he should be killed.
Then as the clamour broke out afresh, that it was time to begin on the real horror, an interruption occurred.
The threatening clamour increased, and amid it there were murmurs of death by fire, or the black ants.
The skuas were now returning to the island and their numbers and corresponding clamour were daily increasing.
The sum total of sounds was sufficient for a while to make every one oblivious to the clamour of the restless wind.
It is not clear that they were ever compensated; but I think this probable, as the matter excited no great clamour in the long parliament.
North admits that greatclamour was excited by this discovery; and well it might.
However, the day soon came,” he continued, “when my foolish illusions were destroyed.
Every ship's company cheered vociferously, and the yacht tore on amid clamour that might have scared timid folk.
Indeed, the clamourwas deafening, and the bravest man or woman had good reason for feeling serious.
The Square was transformed by this clamour in favour of Federation; people cheered, and sang also, as the procession wound down the Square.
So peaceful was this eyrie, perched high up above the clamour and rattle of civilization, that every nerve in her body seemed to relax in a delicious content.
The House was profoundly impressed by both the argument and the performance, but the clamour was too loud, all the idols of market-place and tribe were marched out in high parade, and the proposal at last was dropped.
When clamour that doves in the lindens keep Mingles with musical plash of the weir, Where drowned green tresses of crowsfoot creep, Then comes in the sweet o' the year!
But through the night with torch in hand Down the dusk hills the Maenads fare; The bull-voiced mummers roar and blare, The muffled timbrels swell and sound, And drown the clamour of the band Like thunder moaning underground.
For want of some plain and obvious distinctions, there has been vented so much senseless clamour against standing armies, that they are become a political bugbear.
Weak advocates of a good cause or artful advocates of a bad one, may endeavour to stop such communications, or to discredit them by clamour and calumny.
The very appearance of it might raise more clamour than its omission,--I mean from those who study pretexts for condemning the whole fabric of the constitution.
Has not a perpetualclamour been kept up (it matters not whether justly or otherwise) concerning the enormous impositions on the people?
Darts clove the air like tongues of flame, and the clamour of battle beat against the roof.
Brighteyes stood still till the clamour died, then said: "Much noise for little deeds, brethren.
Even in the streets now, they clamour to destroy the Pleasure Cities.
Remote but insistent was a clamour of bells and confused sounds, that suggested to his mind the picture of a great number of people shouting together.
It was the din of this conflict, maintained chiefly between Poundtext and Kettledrummle, together with the clamour of their adherents, which had saluted Morton's ears upon approaching the cottage.
In the meanwhile, a clamour arose among the soldiers for bread and other necessaries, and while all complained of hardship and hunger, none took the necessary measures to procure supplies.
But now those who stood round broke forth into clamour and expostulation.
Morton now galloped hastily towards the main body of the insurgents, but was surprised and shocked at the scene of confusion and clamour which it exhibited, at the moment when good order and concord were of such essential consequence.
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