We do love our Hartford friends dearly; there can be, I think, no controvertingthat fact.
Several attempts were made in the South to write books controverting "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and showing a much brighter side of the slavery question, but they all fell flat and were left unread.
Diogenes Laertius had read a powerfully written book of Theodorus, controverting openly the received opinions respecting the Gods:--which few of the philosophers ventured to do.
She is controversial as the very tenure and condition of her existence: for how can she correct the slips of common opinion, the oversights of natural thinking, except by controverting them?
Almost the only direct references to the subject were made by way of controverting the doctrine of Watt; but these are too meagre, or too general in their terms, to be of any use[1227].
In order to clear himself of suspicion he studied Luther’s writings with the intention of controverting them, but had his heart opened to gospel truths, and was obliged to betake himself to flight.
But in zeal in controverting Arianism he was not a whit behind them, and his reputation among contemporaries and posterity is scarcely less than theirs.
Unfortunately, too, many writers work with an eye to the prejudices of this class, which prejudices are in turn strengthened by the tacit support of men of ability, or at least by their not openly controverting them.
Should it be true, he cannot solve the syllogism except by controverting one or both of the premisses; but should the conclusion be false, two modes of solution are open to him.
Now, as the armed conflict broke in America, it was joined by a more important paper, the Daily News, which set itself the task of controverting the Times.
There is nocontroverting that, and he needn't have much difficulty in finding us if he wants to.
Hallam had injured him as well as Alton, while there was no controverting the fact that the rancher's decease would relieve him of a vast anxiety, and his first indignation against Hallam also melted when he rose composedly from the chair.
He was so far from controverting this right in the Judiciary, that it was his boast and his confidence.
Nay, they have more than acquiesced; for until now, without controverting the obligation of such Treaties, they have made all the requisite provisions for carrying them into effect.
The two first works of importance, controverting Secularist principles, were by the Rev.
When the doctrines which conflict with reason and humanity are disowned by authority, ecclesiastical and legal, in all denominations, the duty of controverting them as impediments to progress will cease.
I wrote a letter to his paper, controverting his arguments, but without convincing him.
Ito was a pupil of the well-known patriot Yoshida Torajiro, the author of several books controverting the views of Yamagata and Nagai.
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