She deliberately undertook to sell my beautiful wife to the Prussian--and was making headway before I noticed it.
A hundred yards she went and then stopped headway with a jerk as the men slipped the cables over the bitts.
But his strokes were weaker than before and he found he was being carried back upon the current instead of making headway against it.
When within twenty feet of the Kentigern she swung broadside on, ceasing all headway and drifting into position on the tide.
It is readily apparent, however, that there is much more power expended in this method of making headway against the current than in the other.
Headway during one of these storms is impossible, and the traveler who is overtaken in one of them is indeed fortunate if he escapes with his life.
We found that she was making so little headway on account of the light breeze, and from having settled so deep in the water, that we took in our sail and lay to upon our oars at a safe distance and watched her.
The days were growing perceptibly longer and warmer, and we ran all that afternoon quietly along over quite a smooth sea, making good headway to the westward, but little northing, which I was so anxious to make.
They had inflamed the hearts of the men so that the few who retained some coolness of judgment and some tolerance of spirit could make no headway against the extremists.
The vessel was then under such small sail that she had not headway enough to stay her.
The vessel lost what little headway she had and drifted heavily to leeward.
The Ocean Star was a sharp, strong, fast-sailing vessel, and was under good headway and perfect control.
The most striking instance of the results of securing a big headway for a small stream is shown in San Juan County, Colorado.
If we happen to have a little headway at night, flying fish will come aboard, and if I can find them before the Kanakas, I have a good breakfast.
On certain days we made splendid headway and seemed to have covered considerable distance but our observations and markings on the chart showed that we had not done nearly as well as we supposed.
If each of Abraham's pupils under such a catechism did not become a very Aristides in justice, then illustrious examples, patriarchal dignity, and practical lessons, can make but slow headway against human perverseness!
If each of Abraham's pupils under such a catechism did not become a very Aristides in justice, then an illustrious example, patriarchal dignity, and practical lessons, can make but slow headway against human perverseness!
Even if too weak to make headway against a powerful group of nations, it will always be strong enough to act as a make-weight between two opposed coalitions.
In Europe, however, it is difficult for democratic leaders to make headway against imperialism.
On the horizon a black smudge of smoke stood up against the vivid blue of the sky; while, close in shore, a small sailing boat was barely making headway in the faint breeze.
The torpedo had hit her forward, but with the headway she still had the vessel drifted on, and the litter of débris came directly underneath Vane.
But in a large proportion of cases, the arch, with the railroad over it, was found inapplicable in consequence of the limited headway which it provided.
Mr. Stephenson early found that the ordinary arch was inapplicable in certain cases, where the headway was limited, and yet the level of the railway must be preserved.
Iron arches were also considered inapplicable, because of the large headway required for the passage of the ice in winter, and the necessity which existed for keeping the springing of the arches clear of the water-line.
Up to this time, bridges had been applied generally to high roads where inclined approaches were of comparatively small importance, and in determining the rise of his arch the engineer selected any headway he thought proper.
I am so poor, and make so little headway in the world, that I drop back in a month of idleness as much as I gain in a year’s sowing.
The Whig minority cannot be said to have made much headway save toward the close of the session, after attendance in the House had thinned out, and the Democrats were ready to vote adjournment without day.
We made steady headway in the almost impenetrable and strongly held Argonne Forest, for, despite this reinforcement, it was our army that was doing the driving.
By the time sail was made, and headway got on the ship, the chase was some three miles in advance, and gliding swiftly along with a strong breeze.
The weather now lighting up more, we put her underheadway again, doubled the island, and shaped our course E.
Even here, however, rapid headway was difficult owing to the blackjack thickets and crowding clumps of the fan-palmetto preventing a straight course.
Exerting all his powers, the terrified negro made rapidheadway and came to the rescue in time.
Not being able to make anyheadway with him, I went to call on Miss Filette.
Now, of course, he was not likely to hear of it; and since he was making such good headway in his profession, it certainly did seem a pity to risk upsetting him.
She seemed to make no headway at all, and at the end of the third year she felt herself as far as ever from getting her chance.
Missionary work in the Malay states has been very slow because the Malays are nearly all Mohammedans, and it has been found difficult to make headway against this religion.
However, commerce is extending in spite of the "spirits" and the Christian religion is gradually makingheadway against superstition.
The sedan chair, borne by coolies, was the only conveyance we saw in a day's tour of the city, and it required some engineering to make anyheadway with it when two parties met.
On the leeward side the flames soon gained headway and sped off to the northward widening as they advanced.
The "News-letter" of May 27 reveals their claim that Ku Kluxism is making strong headway outside of the Southern States.
It appears from an examination of the records, that the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan made but little headway for several years, when it was under the sole management of William J.
The young bird struggled valiantly with the cicada, but made no headway in swallowing it, when the mother took it from him and flew to the sidewalk, and proceeded to break and bruise it more thoroughly.
With a spring and a cry he was in the air, and made good headway to a near hemlock.
He was making greatheadway with the wealthy Miss Greyson, and it was rumoured their engagement would be announced at about the same time as ours.
