In the evening I returned home, and the thing that I best remember hearing on the way was an anecdote of two Lancashire men, who had been disputing a long time about something that one of them knew little of.
They have been disputing this week among themselves, whether this should be final or not.
He insisted on knowing where she lived, which she refused to tell him; and after much disputing , went to the house of one of her companions, and Tracy with them.
And then after a short silence he added: "There is no disputing it.
It consists in eternallydisputing about the book, without end or aim.
If I had made Cotta and Varro disputing with one another, as you suggest in your last letter, my own would have been a mute character.
The padrone's freight duties were then to be settled, and we went back and forth between the Sardinian consul and the French, disputing these for another hour or more.
But while we were disputing this point we were soon determined by the following accident:--We had a strong gale of wind at S.
After more disputing of the same sort the President commanded silence.
While we were still disputing there was a knock at the door of the room.
I refrained from disputing with him, in fear of what might follow.
The enemy could not stand this treble fire, and, though disputing the ground step by step, began reluctantly to retire.
The enemy in front and flank retired, disputing every available spot, while Weatherly was most skilfully working round to their left rear.
Of sins grow battles, where is no sin there is peace; in disputing is truth found, and in works righteousness.
He came to Rome when Nero was not fully confirmed in the empire, and Nero hearing that there was disputing and questions made between Paul and the Jews, he, recking not much thereof, suffered Paul to go where he would, and preach freely.
Eriugena, forsooth, would be disputing with human argument, which he draws from philosophy, and for which he would be accountable to none.
In the Acts, Paul is represented as being with the Apostles going in and out, preaching openly in Jerusalem, and disputing with the Grecian Jews.
If the dealer be one of the disputing persons, the dispute shall be referred to the person on the left of the dealer, and if he be one of the disputing persons, it shall be referred to the person on the tight of the dealer.
And so, says he, they, disputingabout the dogstar, had plenty to drink.
For they wish to eat and drink everything, never considering what the divine Plato says in his Protagoras, "That disputing about poetry, is like banquets of low and insignificant persons.
He at least is estopped from disputing it, and we lawyers call that prima facie evidence of its truth.
In the midst of the bawling and uproar the line of vehicles ahead suddenly started, and those behind moved on, rumbling over the planked road with creaking wheels and thunder of a hundred hoofs, drowning the voices of disputing Whig and Tory.
Before I could speak again, a distant sound warned the girl to her room once more; presently Bishop came stumping back, holding a lighted candle and still disputing with his slattern wife.
Mrs. Bishop followed with the baby; she and her husband had fallen to disputing in strident tones, charging each other with the loss of the candles.
The precious moments flew while they stood there under my grating, disputing and abusing each other, while the sick child wailed ceaselessly and dug its puny fingers into the sores on its head.
The landlord, supported by a number of idlers collected from the street, was disputing violently with the wagoners.
While these gentlemen were disputing about the merits of the beverage, Eugene took up one of the packs of cards, and mechanically cut them.
Wherever a group of other trees rose amid the firs, the loud chirp of the chaffinch was heard, or the eager twitter of some little newly-wedded birds, disputing about the position of their nest.
Disputing the point, they made inquiries for the price, and learnt that this bright epigram in colour was going begging--was even offered at a reduction from the catalogue price.
It was true beyond disputing that Trafford as compared with Dowd had opportunity, power of a sort, the prospect and possibility of leisure.
When divers were hardened and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
So having discovered the cottage, they held a profound council before the door, disputingvehemently as to the mode of proceeding.
