Lee, equally determined to vindicate right and oppose wrong, could not believe the ministry would dethrone reason and court ruin.
Thessaly, upon which, according to Greek fables, the Titans hoisted up Mount Ossa in order to scale heaven and dethrone Zeus, a strenuous enterprise which did not succeed, and the symbol of all such.
Any theory which comes in with an attempt to ignore design as manifested in God's creation, is a theory, I say, which attempts to dethrone God.
They will revolt from the king, and by passing over to thee attempt to dethrone him.
When Isfendyar returns home after a long time, his mission fully accomplished, as all have received the law of Zartusht, accusations are made against him that he is collecting an army to dethrone his father.
Her offence, of course, was the part she had taken in helping todethrone her father.
He underwent an examination, as the result of which he was committed to the Tower, on a charge of having been concerned in a treasonable conspiracy to dethrone the King, and to bring back the House of Stuart.
Mr. Butler fully acknowledges, what indeed the whole tenor of historical documents for this reign confirms, that Allen and Persons were actively engaged in endeavouring to dethrone Elizabeth, by means of a Spanish force.
They attempted to dethrone Queen Elizabeth, but defeated in that, sought to murder her.
All these and many other open and covert attacks on the queen’s character were damaging her good name with the people, to such an extent, indeed, that it was actually proposed to dethrone her and to replace her by some more suitable successor.
But the sternest of those who had made the renown of the greatest of Parliaments were still in their places, and it was soon clear that they meant to leave no stone unturned to dethrone their enemy.
For by strange irony, as William of Orange was on the eve of sailing to dethrone the dynasty which the first duke had so triumphantly restored, the last duke was dying in Jamaica a broken gambler and a sot.
I know that the false king wished to dethrone the true king.
Gaston 'conspired against his brother'; conspired to dethrone him?
Satan shows Jesus Rome, with all its greatness, and says, “I can easily dethrone Tiberius, and seat Thee on the imperial throne.
He heads a conspiracy to assassinate Richelieu and dethrone the king.
The time came when he was ready to humiliate his country and ruin his own chance of reelection, to dethrone his rival from another proud eminence and check his upward course.
But Gates was swollen with the victory of Saratoga and the capture of Burgoyne, and was suspected to be in the thick of an intrigue to dethrone Washington and have himself proclaimed Commander-in-chief.
The Catholic leaders, who were infuriated at his attacks upon the Church, and would if they could have introduced foreign armies to dethrone him, insisted on his weakness as an encouragement to an easy enterprise.
The Bishop of Rochester might plead a higher allegiance as an excuse for conspiring to dethrone his Sovereign.
So far the discharge had been ineffective, and the Brief of Execution, the direct command to the Catholic Powers to dethrone Henry and to his subjects to renounce their allegiance, was still withheld.
The intention of the papal party was to dethrone Elizabeth, and seat Mary, queen of Scots, on the throne.
Gaston 'conspired against his brother;' conspired to dethrone him?
But in 1354 the young emperor, having attained the age of twenty-four, resolved to assert himself, and took arms to dethrone his guardian.
The officers in command sailed for Constantinople, and during their voyage plotted to dethrone Leontius.
It was supposed to be a part of the plot of Sophia to dethrone her young brother and seize the throne for herself.
This was punishment enough for a soldier, but not enough for an autocrat, whose mind was haunted by dark suspicions, and who looked upon the outbreak as a plot todethrone him and to call his sister Sophia to the throne.
Heathenism is repugnant to the deeply religious nature of our nation; the German people do not wish to dethrone God, nor are they ready to bow the knee before the empty idol of a soulless enlightenment.
In counsel right No skill nor might Can foil, nor e'er dethrone Thee.
