If not permitted to lead the conversation, he frequently wrapped himself in a gloomy silence and waited for an opportunity to discomfit the usurper of the place he seemed to consider his own.
Thus these animals fire a volley as it were at their annoyers, the scent of which is probably sufficient to discomfit any ichneumons, flies, or predaceous beetles that may be desirous of attacking them.
Meanwhile the Countess, Susanna, and Figaro are maturing a plot of their own to discomfit the Count and bring him back to the feet of his wife.
Falstaff and his trusty followers, Bardolph and Pistol, discomfit Dr.
The count de St Pol marches an army before the castle of Mercq, where the English from Calais meet and discomfit him 126 CHAP.
Then Joseph, the son of Joseph of Armathie, went to king Evelake, and told him he should be discomfit and slain, but if he left his belief of the old law, and believed upon the new law.
For when I sought worldly adventures for worldly desires I ever achieved them, and had the better in every place, and never was I discomfit in no quarrel, were it right or wrong.
For when I sought worldly adventures for worldly desires, I ever achieved them and had the better in every place, and never was I discomfit in no quarrel, were it right or wrong.
Then Joseph, the son of Joseph of Aramathie, went to King Evelake and told him he should be discomfit and slain, but if he left his belief of the old law and believed upon the new law.
Nothing pleased Ezra more than to get placed thus argumentatively at bay, with the entire company against him, and then discomfit them all at a stroke.
Thus sweetly shall we conquer and discomfit our foes by the power of the Blood of Christ.
Alas, sweet my father, with this sweet hand I pray you, and tell you to come to discomfit our enemies.
Thus shall you discomfit the temptation of the devil, and the words which he says, lighting on the lips of men.
For when I sought worldly adventures for worldly desires, I ever enchieved them and had the better in every place, and never was I discomfit in no quarrel, were it right or wrong.
And for an example and witnes of King Arthur, whiche discomfit and sleine was undre his banere the Emperoure of Rome in bataile, and conquerid the gret part of the regions be west of Rome.
It was with difficulty that Garrofat choked down his rage at this latest failure of his plans to discomfitor destroy the prince.
That wes a full fair begynnyng; 85 For, newlyngis at thair arivyng, In playne ficht thai discomfit thar Thar fais, that ay fowr for ane war.
Yheit wes the Erll with his rout, Fechtand with thame apon the wall; Bot soyn he thame discomfit all.
Bot and yhe will trow my consale, 'Yhe sall discomfit thame lichtly.
Several of these instances have shown the use of spells, and the Druid was believed to possess powerful incantations to discomfit an enemy or to produce other magical results.
Fires of rowan were lit by the Druids of rival armies, and incantations said over them in order to discomfit the opposing host,[672] and the wood of all these trees is still believed to be efficacious against fairies and witches.
Later they produced a magic mist to discomfit the hero.
But his sonne Malgo shall full mightily 8 Auenge his fathers losse, with speare and shield, And his proud foesdiscomfit in victorious field.
But his son Malgo shall full mightily full > very, exceedingly 8 Avenge his father's loss, with spear and shield, 9 And his proud foes discomfitin victorious field.
The Miles gloriosus; hero, horse, and tree, united together, discomfit the enemies.
Indras and Somas (Indrasomau) are more frequently represented as two bulls who together discomfit the monster (rakshohanau), who destroy by fire the monsters that live in darkness.
Lancelot drove him toward the sea, whither he fled, but only to find himself no less discomfit there, and slew him in the midst of his folk, and all his other knights were slain and cast into the sea.
Then Joseph, the son of Joseph of Arimathea, went to King Evelake and told him he should be discomfit and slain, but if he left his belief of the old law and believed upon the new law.
There lieth beneath the fortress and the forest a parlous passage wherein dwells the fiend, the which I have much discomfit of.
And old men said that there had not been such a winter, and such a sight of snow, since the one which the Lord had sent on purpose to discomfit Bony.
Hereupon the proper thing is for something very harsh to break in, and discomfit all the wandering vision of earthly happiness.
