But in a world as heavily populated as this one, possessed of such augmented technological ability to assail and exploit the natural world, there is clearly something wrong with it.
In consequence of these grateful facts, it has been able to recover from most of the damage done in the past, and much of what it has always been and always possessed still exists.
All the weapons they possessed were their spears (of a small size) and a stone tomahawk along with the wumera they throw with.
He was very merry, and from his gestures, possessed a keen sense of humour.
That the uncouth warrior Yakub who was perpetually camping in the battle fields should have possessed a sense for such a literary undertaking is extremely improbable, though not altogether inconceivable.
Naturally I do not deny altogether that Burzgmihir was a historical personage but hepossessed by no means the importance which the tradition in question ascribes to him.
Mohl translated the passage as follows: "There was an aged man named Azad Serw who lived at Merv in the house of Ahmad son of Sahl; he possessed a book of kings in which were to be found the portraits and figures of the Pehlwans.
And Rustam the Strong, was at that time the Governor of Sagistan and Khorasan, and he was powerful of body and possessed of great vigour.
It was probably an adjective signifying "possessed of knowledge.
I myself saw at this place several persons who possessed 4,000 thousand dinars and there were some who had still more and their clothes were those of labourers.
Dickson possessed great skill in manipulation, and was strikingly effective in the use of his pencil in artistic delineation of the objects of his investigation.
Botting Hemsley has had the great kindness not only to supply me with much valuable information of which he was possessed concerning Lindley's scientific work but to examine manuscripts, letters, etc.
Lawes possessed the originating mind and had a thorough knowledge of the facts and needs of practical agriculture; Gilbert was the exact scientist, the man of detail and method.
For my part I am surprised that no one has yet insisted upon the presence of the organs of sense, as eyes and ears in plants, since they are possessed by animals.
Gilbert, on the other hand, was possessed of indomitable perseverance, combined with extreme patience and careful watching of results.
The passion for research now completely possessed Ward and never left him for the rest of his life.
He mentions the mucilaginous testa possessed by many seeds, but which only becomes noticeable when they have been moistened.
Possessed of nothing but youth, a sound education, great natural ability and one good friend, John Lindley at the age of 20 left Norfolk for London.
Blessed with a good constitution, which was also seaworthy, he possessed many physical advantages, but in addition to them he had trained himself as an accurate and accomplished botanist.
Besides the tiny harvest mice, he at one time possessed for some two or three years two "pet" Jersey toads, or the great crapaud.
His studies on Cephalotus, on Caulophyllum (with its remarkable seed formation), as well as his considerable memoir on the Proteaceae, shew him as a naturalist imbued with keen insight and possessed of extraordinarily sound judgment.
My mother was a slender brunette, of an emotional and energetic temperament, and possessed of the most piercing black eyes I ever saw in a woman's head.
It was very strange that before leaving London my mother, possessed by a strange whim, as I thought, distributed to many of us little things belonging to her.
Harley, informs me that you have expressed a wish to become possessed of a separate copy of my lectures, published in the "Medical Times.
However, it must be remarked that this love of philosophy, not recently acquired either, was only part of the passion for general principles underlying the facts of science which had always possessed him.
They possessed a nice bungalow at an elevation of 8900 feet above sea level, by the side of which was another structure for the accommodation of converts and servants.
Add to this protection the long coat possessed by the beast itself, and it will be clear why it very seldom sustains the slightest injury from these apparently cruel burdens.
The Shoka was of a powerful build and possessed courage.
Magbun with the celerity of speech onlypossessed by a panic-stricken man.
THE Rupun possessed a good deal of dry humour, and I told him how fast the Tibetan soldiers had run away on previous occasions when I had met them and had my rifle by me.
The women-folk of the dacoits, though far from beautiful, possessed a certain charm, arising from their curious wildness.
They had been rifled of all they possessed and their clothes were torn and dirty.
For such cultivation as they were capable of these people used primitive earth rakes, and they also possessed coarse mallets, sticks, and net bags in which they kept their stores.
No, sir, not often, nor usually directly, but they do it through people who are possessed by them.
The person who becomes possessed generally remains in a semi-conscious condition and ejaculates mad cries and unintelligible words.
This has been attributed to various causes; by some to the agility and acknowledged power of rapid physical action possessed by this nation; by others, to their natural vivacity and mental quickness.
Formerly there was very common in this country an elegant, short-beaked bird of a beautiful blue or silvery colour, known as the owl: this was of medium size, and possessed rapid powers of flight.
The worst of the matter is, that the parrot is possessed of an iron memory, and never seems to forget anything it has once learned, however its acquirements may have been overlaid with fresh teachings.
But the four kings, being possessed of bold hearts (lay a common heart over each king), soon vanquished the villains, and bound them.
Here are only two players; but the game then consisted of six or eight of a side, and the size of the bat indicates the holder to have possessed no great judgment in striking the ball.
With a dog which you have possessed from puppyhood there is seldom the least necessity for severity.
The Angles possessed the land at an early period, which, however, they were eventually compelled to share with hordes of Danes and Northmen, who flocked thither across the sea to found hearthsteads on its fertile soil.
Within a little time I had won his confidence to such a degree that he informed me that the grand wish of his heart was to be possessed of two hundred thousand pounds.
I forthwith seized the horses by the heads, and used all the means I possessed to soothe and pacify them, employing every gentle modulation of which my voice was capable.
I never knew one of them thatpossessed the slightest principle, no, not--.
What struck me most with respect to these lives was the art which the writers, whoever they were, possessed of telling a plain story.
Moreover, I knew that I was not a maniac, for I possessed all my reasoning powers, only the horror was upon me--the screaming horror!
I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himselfpossessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
How can that be,' said I, 'even if I possessed all the powers in the world, seeing that I am engaged in the cause of our Lord Jesus?
Is it possible, thought I, that from what I have lately heard the long-forgotten influence should have possessedme again?
But my mind had now become awakened from the drowsy torpor in which it had lain so long, and the reasoning powers which I possessed were no longer inactive.
Nay, I had not even his resources; I cared not for cards, even if I possessed them, and could find people disposed to play with them.
He already possessed upwards of twenty, for he endeavoured to add every handsome girl he saw to his harem.
Superimposed upon all this fraud is a growth of self-deception; no doubt many of these wretches believe themselves to be possessed of magical powers.
On this night the streetspossessed an unusual attraction of a weird and impressive kind, for the small-pox epidemic was at its greatest height, and a brooding terror overshadowed the stricken city.
She must have possessed one of those natures--more common among women than men--which can easily assimilate themselves to new surroundings.
Every deep investigator of nature can hardly be possessed of any other than a humble mind.
We have taken over the Fort and use it as an Arsenal, for which purpose it serves sufficiently well, though it would be quite useless as a Fortification against any enemy who possessed guns of any kind.
He was not altogether sure that this new revealment quite pleased him, and yet it possessed a certain charm.
He might suspect this sudden vanishing had direct connection with the crime he was endeavouring to solve, but he possessed absolutely no proof, and, apparently, any further movement on his part was completely blocked.
Even if the vessel had been stolen--which was probably not true--he possessed no power of arrest.
West drew the impression that Colonel LeFranc possessed a rather low opinion of the uncle, although he was careful to choose his words.
This investigation ought not to be particularly difficult, even though he possessed no authority; he could explain the nature of his interest to an attorney, and be advised how to proceed.
Deep down in his heart West was conscious that he possessed a motive in this search far more worthy than mere curiosity.
I have friends there; once possessed of your name and army rank, the department records at Washington furnished all further information.
Besides West possessed no authority by which to examine the books, or even question the bankers in whose hands the funds were supposed to be.
Whoever she was, she knew the house well, and possessed some means of entrance.
Neither possessed a hat; Sexton was in his shirt sleeves, while West's coat clung to him in rags.
He possessed no facts, no knowledge; he could only keep faith in her, and wait the time of explanation.
Why really, to his mind now, she possessed no real resemblance to Natalie; not enough, at least, to deceive the keen eyes of love.
He possessed no proof, however, nor could he figure out a motive for the crime.
Surely, she could not love the fellow, yet unquestionably he possessed a mysterious power over her, difficult to explain through any other hypothesis.
But the fact that such an appalling catastrophe had befallen one battleship fell upon the minds imperfectly informed in naval matters, and already possessed by various exaggerated impressions, loosely picked up from time to time.
Its strength is that possessed by all organized power, namely, that it can undergo a good deal of local injury, such as scattered cruisers may inflict, causing inconvenience and suffering, without receiving vital harm.
Having waited and wondered for some time, I tried to compose myself to sleep; but sleep would not come again, and, somehow or another, a strange restlessness possessed me.
All at once, about twenty feet in advance, I beheld a huge bear peeping out at me from a cleft in the rocks, and swaying his head to and fro with the most tranquil and self-possessed air imaginable.
He stopped, hesitated, looked back as if measuring the distance, and then, possessed by the irresistible love of freedom, ran on again as fast as his legs would carry him.
A feverish strength possessed me, and I uttered cries of frantic joy.
This could be done without stopping the trade, and so raising a clamour among the merchants who possessed a vote.
France possessed at that time no port of war on the Channel.
Since Grasse had returned from the coast of North America the French had possessed a considerable superiority of force, and had used it to complete their conquest of the English islands.
The water in the little bay stank of castaway fish, catfish and others which, on account of their singular appearance, were supposed to be possessed of devils, and therefore not eaten.
He possessed a horse, which had no equal in all the land--and a farm!
It was pleasant to drive, and as long as they possessed a horse and cart, they could not be utterly destitute.
She lay down to sleep behind Granny with a new feeling now; she had a real father, just like other children, one who was married to her mother, and in addition possessed a horse and cart.
So I supposed, as the lady is possessed of wealth.
Now, if the truth must be told, George Barry himself was not possessed of superior business ability.
It was not impossible, for the man was seemingly in close touch with Quebec, and undoubtedly possessed power.
I was a girl, inexperienced, innocent of coquetry, and yet I possessed all the instincts of a woman.
He possessed the power, the authority to put this man forever out of his way.
So she gave him all that she possessed and he sold it and paid the rest of her price; after which there remained to him a hundred dirhems.
What possessed thee to leave the door open, so that the Devil came in to me and there befell me with him this and that?
When I was single, I could never keep money; but since thou marriedst me to this damsel here, if I possessed thy wealth, I should make an end of it.
In fact, the girl possessed a mesmeric charm for him, which had grown with marvelous rapidity since his arrival.
Presently she looked up at him appealingly, possessed of a sudden idea, and added: "And what do you think about the brain?
Subdued nearly to a humming in October, it is still a delightful reminder of the {128} finest voicepossessed by any bird in the great sparrow tribe.
What does the study of birds do for the {viii} imagination, that high power possessed by humans alone, that lifts them upward step by step into new realms of discovery and joy?
A rich and buxom girl hath possessed herself of Telephus, a youth above your rank; and she holds him fast by an agreeable fetter.
If he be rich, who is wise, and a good shoemaker, and alone handsome, and a king, why do you wish for that which you are possessed of?
Let your glowing son hasten along with you, and the Graces with their zones loosed, and the Nymphs, and Youth possessed of little charm without you and Mercury.
These were always a great resource; and I particularly wish that I still possessed "The Welcome Guest," a popular weekly dating from the late 'fifties of last century.
She has ruthlessly despoiled wherever and whenever she possessed the power, while slavishly obsequious when confronted by equal force.
Carliostro was an ignoramus and possessed very ordinary intellect, yet for several years he succeeded in deceiving some of the wisest men of his day with his Egyptian Masonry idiocy.
