Tucker's Division upon the right encountered some opposition, but overbore it with artillery.
Hamilton, after his junction with his reinforcements at Jacobsrust, had under him so powerful a force that he overbore all resistance.
He was armed, and they were not, but they overbore him and locked him up in the closet.
The men faintly protested, pleading a similar previous operation; but David overborethem with sweeping cordiality.
Hammerfeldt overbore her with his knowledge and experience, leaving her defeated, but only half convinced, sullen, and disappointed.
She overbore him; they burst together into the room, as I have described.
The voice which overbore one clamour by another was not pleasant; but it was so in comparison with Durga's face as she rose reluctantly.
The moon shone bright behind the arches, the scent of orange blossoms drifted over the high garden wall, and every now and again a burst of laughter close at hand overbore the more distant noise of wedding drums and pipes.
Once more the spite against the woman overbore all other feelings for the time.
There was a bold rough energy, a daring go-ahead spirit, that overbore him wherever he went.
And many tried and failed, because the charm Of nature in her overbore their own: And many a wizard brow bleached on the walls: And many weeks a troop of carrion crows Hung like a cloud above the gateway towers.
But his kismet came with a concerted rush of half a dozen ants, which overbore him, and in a fraction of time his body, with two long legs trailing behind, was straddled by a small worker and borne rapidly away.
Scores of the minute brown chaps rushed forth and for a moment fairly overbore the white-headed giant.
It was in defense of his ideas of justice that he overbore opposition.
The argument was horribly convincing, and yet, somehow, the desire to save Long-Hair overbore everything else in his mind.
The fascination, however, by which Alice held him overbore every other influence, and his devotion to her loosened every other tie and obligation to a most dangerous extent.
XXII With the same downright stroke, he overbore The horse and rider, bleeding in the dust; The heads of others from their shoulders bore, And parted from the hips the bleeding bust.
His passion, rather than his arguments, overbore her.
But his vehemence broke down her scruples, overbore and swept away what she had built in hours of patient thinking.
It was accordingly much resented by the Parlement, the University, the clergy, and the people of Paris; but the king overbore all opposition.
The majority, of course, ultimately overbore the Spirituals, the papacy supporting them.
The discussion grew warm between us; the more, as I was alone in my opinion, and assailed by several who overbore me with loud speaking.
The sagging dead weight of Hal’s body almostoverbore her strength.
The argument of the raised kris overbore Ezra’s resistance.
Then the affinity of the male infant for the noble equine animal suddenly overbore all else.
Even then she tried to frown, but the bliss of the prospect overbore her.
But slowly lifting his large hand, and placing it on his lodger's breast, he quietly overbore the sick man's feeble resistance with an impact of power that seemed almost as moral as it was physical.
In the next moment I leaped at his throat and overbore him, spurning him with my heel as I passed.
And with that and no more, James Mure rushed at the poor lad and overborehim to the ground.
I came upon John Mure with a surge, so that I clean overborehim with a lance-thrust in the thigh.
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