The worst of the affair was that the lieutenant, Attilio Sacco, happened to be the son of Deputy Sacco, a parvenu whom the black world looked down upon, as upon one sold to the Quirinal and ready to undertake the very dirtiest job.
A flight of speculators descending from North Italy swooped down upon Rome, the noblest and easiest of preys.
The formidable appearance we thus presented undoubtedly prevented our enemies from approaching, still we felt sure that should they find an opportunity of attacking us with advantage, they would be down upon us.
Our chief object was now to get the waggons across, and to place them in position, before the Indians, recovering from the panic, should perceive the smallness of our covering party and again swoop down upon us.
Here we saw over, through the cocoa-nut trees and wild trailing-plants below, down upon a broad bushy level towards the reefs.
Some time was thus employed, and at length a breeze sprang up, and the frigate was seen bearing down upon them.
They were but just in time when the tornado came thundering down upon them.
I s'pose if I was to cry `Hongcore' old Gee 'd be down upon me again.
It's on'y chaps like Tommy Gee as has got his stripes that comes down upon you.
Round-shot and chain-shot and langridge came showering thickly down upon them.
At length the old man opened his eyes and smiled as he saw that innocent infantine face lookingdown upon him.
The boats only just then reached the beach, and True Blue had but bare time to spring with his charge into the first, which proved to be their own, when the French troops came charging down upon them.
For my part, admiring their courage greatly, and counting it slur upon manliness that two should be down upon one so, I withheld my hand awhile; for I cared to meet none but Carver; and he was not among them.
Two women were scolding one another across the road, very violently, both from upstair windows; and I in my hurry for quiet life, and not knowing what might come down upon me, quickened my step for the nearest corner.
Did he know that the rock would come down upon Laura, and must have killed her, but for you?
But I must not say too much of that; or Sir William Chumps will be down upon me.
Even Roly isdown upon me now, to do it; and because I won't try, but keep working at the whale, he seems to be getting tired of me.
The young man, after dreams most blissful, and hopes too golden to have any kin with gilt, was reduced to bare bones and plastered elbows, and knees unsafe to go down upon.
And then he'd bedown upon me, like the very--capital D.
And of course, all the Press would be down upon me, as a monster of oppression, if I ventured to assert my rights.
They have thought of it the night before, but not till darkness had come down upon them.
I think I know of a place near by, where we may take refuge before it's down upon us.
Not on that night, anyhow, do they intend making the attempt, as the darkness will soon be down upon them.
Even as it is, he can fancy the spirit of the deceased cacique hovering over the hill, and looking frowningly, reproachfully, down upon him!
They are hatching some fresh scheme, and they'll be down uponus directly.
After a short time the strange man lay down upon a bench to sleep, and when they thought of him again, they found he was gone.
I wish one of you fellers would hold a bottle to his mouth to keep him quiet,' said Simon, 'unless you want the military to bedown upon us.
He said it with such a provoking assumption of ignorance, that Hugh, looking over his shoulder and angrily down upon him, replied: 'Is there!
Under the blazing sun that beat down upon us mercilessly, my battalion fought on, feeling confident that the enemy were gradually being defeated.
Although weak and half-starved, they desired their money in order to flee and take with them all they possessed before the enemy swept down upon London.
If he escapes the ship which now bears down upon us he will meet with others, for we are on the watch.
Come, now, sir priest, hasten, or these other birds of prey will be down upon me.
We could float a canoe, one of the big ones, down upon them, and that would send them running.
There was a shout of dismay as the natives saw the horses charging down upon them, and many fled for their lives.
The sun was kept from beating down upon me by the dense foliage, but there was a steamy heat arising that at another time I should have felt oppressive.
To have retreated would have been to bring it down upon us; so after a glance at Tom's resolute face I made a sign and we took a step in advance.
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