I know into what an abyss I plunge myself; but, though prudence bids me conceal my passion, honor overpowers its precepts.
There are cases where fate overpowers all ramparts, and where the only resistance is, like a pure spirit, to throw freely off all interest of sense, and strip yourself of your body.
In tropical countries the wild luxuriance of nature, as was long ago remarked by Humboldt, overpowers the feeble efforts of man.
The golden sky of Marco Basaiti in the Academy of Venice altogether overpowers and renders valueless that of Titian beside it.
Now she rubs her forehead and eyes, for a mist seems to be gathering over them; now she pulls her needle slowly out again, and now dizziness overpowers her, and she falls forward upon the floor.
Worn out in mind and body, I resigned myself as in a sort of stupor, like the wretch whom drowsiness overpowers in the midst of pathless snows.
The final defect of The Voyevode lies in the heaviness of its orchestration, which overpowers the soloists.
The devil lets him go for a moment, and Vakoula overpowers him in turn.
I suffered for your sake, and gladly would I suffer more; yet a woman's weakness overpowers me, when I think of the dangers you may be exposed to.
No, my brother, no; strive while you can, and yield to fate only when itoverpowers you.
An unpleasant excitement overpowers the audience; without entirely stopping, Lensky retards his strokes, coughs compassionately, looks short-sightedly squinting after his son.
He feels twenty years younger; a triumphant insolence overpowers him.
If we have too much onion the soup tastes rank; too much celery will make it bitter; too much carrot often renders the soup sweet; and the turnip overpowers every other flavour.
Gaiety is to good-humour as animal perfumes to vegetable fragrance; the one overpowers weak spirits, and the other recreates and revives them.
My dear Copperfield," he returned, pressing my hand, "your cordiality overpowers me.
Her poems written at this time are mostly grave and full of religious thoughts, but sometimes the brightness of youth overpowers her, and cheerful, happy songs flow from her pen.
But constant activity keeps my mind fresh, and it is only at times that some sweet recollection overpowers me.
Wait until the necessary and everlasting overpowers you, until day and night avail themselves of your lips.
As far as the spiritual character of the period overpowers the artist and finds expression in his work, so far it will retain a certain grandeur, and will represent to future beholders the Unknown, the Inevitable, the Divine.
But such a great quantity of stringsoverpowers the customary wood-wind section, and entails re-inforcing the latter.
The combined force of groups of sustained resonance easily overpowers the strings played pizz.
Use but very little salt in cooking vegetables; too much renders them hard, and overpowers their real taste.
In reality, it has no vinous material about it; and it may be known by its violent and disagreeable sharpness, which overpowers and destroys the taste (and also the substance) of whatever it is mixed with.
The maya is otherwise called Brahma Sakti Divine omnipotence, which overpowerson the omniscience of God in the acts of creation, &c.
See how a high mettled hero overpowers on all his imminent dangers, and stretches his conquest far and wide; and behold on the other hand, how a mean spirited man is tried and grieves at the ordinary casualties of life.
The thought that I am the doer and owner of a deed, overpowers all bodily exertions, and sprouts fourth with results, that are forever binding on the doer (i.
She does not suspect snakebite, and no ligature is applied until the poison has been absorbed and overpowers her.
An incident has happened that overpowersme with sadness and horror.
I know not what it is, I cannot say; I can only assure you that I have done all it is morally possible to do, in order to conquer this feeling which overpowers me.
One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.
Surely time ought to lessen the feeling of shame that overpowers her whenever she thinks of that fatal day.
It was an impulse too strong to be conquered, and it overpowers her.
For the first time a terrible sense of shame overpowers her; a longing to escape the eyes that from all parts of the hall appear to stare at her and criticise her voice--herself!
Or is it that the unutterable hope in her own heart overpowers their sweetness?
Tis true I know what evil I shall do, But passion overpowers the better counsel.
But show me that he who has the inferior principles overpowers him who is superior in principles.
When chemical actionoverpowers the vital, decomposition sets in; it then assumes a putrid type; mortification, or a destruction of organic integrity, is the result.
Chemical action then overpowers the vital, and disease is the result.
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