To England we with favouring gale, Our gallant ship up Channel steer; When running under easy sail, The light blue western cliffs appear.
Molly attempted to follow, but her breath failed her; the hitherto favouring gale blew her back, and with anathemas on the head of the culprit, she gave up the pursuit, and returned panting to her stall.
And yet the same favouring conditions, à priori, might have seemed to exist for both.
By a sort of favouringblunder I have been able to shorten the time of waiting by a day.
Since entering the building Louis had more than once felt some hesitation, and it might now, with a favouring manner from his entertainer, have operated to deter him from going further with his intention.
With an effort, the slope of the rocky passage beyond favouring her, she half-drew, half-lifted the Roman through the entrance.
As for Tories, no great change in them was necessary; everything favouring absolutism and slavery being congenial to them.
And may I inquire, my young friend, what might have formed the immediate inducement of your favouring us with a visit?
But having attempted to enforce the new Anglican Canons, adopted in 1604, against the Puritans, that party retaliated by raising against him the cry of favouring the Papists.
Haste then to Ilion, while the favouring night Detains these terrors, keeps that arm from fight.
The leading sign, the irrevocable nod, And happy thunders of the favouring god, These shall I slight, and guide my wavering mind By wandering birds that flit with every wind?
A pledge of gratitude for Hector’s sake; And while the favouring gods our steps survey, Safe to Pelides’ tent conduct my way.
Perhaps some favouring god his soul may bend; The voice is powerful of a faithful friend.
Hector yield; Secure of favouring gods, he takes the field; His strokes they second, and avert our spears.
Such gentle force the fiercest minds obey; Some favouring god Achilles’ heart may move; Though deaf to glory, he may yield to love.
Ariald also was present, to accuse the Archbishop of favouring simony and concubinage.
It appeared before the town on the 22nd of July, with the intention of favouring a Royalist rising, which might have disturbed Fairfax, who was now engaged in the siege of Colchester.
He first went to Madeira, where he was civilly received by the Portuguese authorities, who were subject to hostilities both from Spain and the Parliament, and could therefore not put themselves in a worse position by favouring Rupert.
At length the voyagers began to wish for wind, for a favouring breeze; but the breeze would not blow, or, if it did arise, it was contrary.
Silently they pulled, working in unison to the sharp words of command uttered by their officers, till every shred of canvas, under which they were to set forth under a favouring wind, was strained into place and set.
Some few passages in your sermon before the Presbytery, I thought, were a little suspicious of favouring that principle.
Fitzwilliam thought she did her best to hold the balance, and keep the peace between them; but her husband's friends accused her of unduly favouring Ormonde, an imputation which she indignantly denied.
And thus other argumentators also taking their stand on passages apparently favouring their views and on fallacious arguments raise various objections.
II, 4, 2, 4) show that each bodily organ is connected with its own favouring divinity.
It was as thy servant said: some suspected him of favouring the sahibs, and the housetop was no longer a safe place for the missy sahib.
It would be clearly impossible for any one to accuse me, of all persons, of favouring the millionaires, or of holding a brief for their views and interests.
Direct legislation favouring British immigration of agriculturists is plainly necessary, and as well the creation of State irrigation works.
It has been estimated by experts that it is possible under favouring circumstances to reduce the expense of working by some 10s.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "favouring" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
