But I must confess that Richard Way's demand of one hundred Guineas fills me with surprize and indignation, and, unless you are decidedly of a contrary opinion, I do most absolutely refuse it.
The third kind, or robur animale, may be supposed to depend on the organic constitution of the brain and nerves, and varies according to the state of that organization.
The leaves of the common Oak are deeply sinuated, and without footstalks, but those of Quercus Robur sessiliflora, another British Oak, are upon short footstalks, though the acorns are sessile.
The male catkins of the common British Oak (Quercus Robur pedunculata) are long and very few flowered; the flowers being small and very far apart.
This list contains nothing new except Robur Caroli, since Columba Noachi (Noah's dove) had been raised to the skies by Bartschius in 1624.
The constellation Robur Caroli and also the star Cor Caroli ([alpha] Canum Venaticorum) were named by Halley in honour of Charles II.
Quercus Robur sessiliflora may be generally described as of a more upright and formal habit.
The leaf of Quercus Robur sessiliflora has a greater number of divisions than that of Q.
But we are digressing sadly, and must return to Quercus Robur pedunculata, and complete our observations thereon with the statement that most, if not all, the nobler examples of oaks in England belong to this form.
Quercus Robur pedunculata is readily distinguished in trees separate from others by its robust habits, thick, gnarled, twisted, and more or less horizontally inclined branches.
Rubrus is red, but robur is a noun meaning strength; the adjective robustus means "oaken" or vigorous.
The historical importance of oak is founded upon the reputation of the English Oak as derived from two trees, Quercus robur var.
Callista had sighed for the bright and clear atmosphere of Greece, and she was thrown into the Robur and plunged into the Barathrum of Sicca.
From this vestibule there was a passage into the interior prison, called Robur or Lignum, from the beams of wood, which were the instruments of confinement, or from the character of its floor.
Now thatRobur had recaptured his prisoners, how would he avenge himself?
The airship rose some thirty feet out of reach, and Robur recommenced: "Citizens of the United States, the conquest of the air is made; but it shall not be given into your hands until the proper time.
He was in this turn doubted and ridiculed by the members of the club, who called him in mockery Robur the Conqueror.
Robur and his men continued actively at work upon the machine, which apparently needed considerable repair.
The thought came to me that Robur was preparing to leave this retreat forever!
And this was Robur the Conqueror, who now stood before me, who revealed himself to me, hurling forth his name like a threat, within his own impenetrable fortress!
Robur himself was on deck, and I awaited the order to return to my cabin--an order which was not given.
Did not Robur hold the results wholly in his own hands?
Let me recall briefly the facts which had previously drawn upon Robur the Conqueror the attention of the entire world.
These warnings of a coming storm did not escape the eye of Robur when toward eight o'clock he came on deck and took Turner's place at the helm.
From the deck of the "Terror," Robur watched it also.
Robur himself was at the helm, the regulator within reach of his hand, so that he could control both our speed and our direction.
On the question of my liberty I argued thus: Robur evidently intends to remain unknown.
On the shore there were no tide-marks, and this tended to confirm Robur in his opinion as to his position for the ebb and flow are almost imperceptible in the Pacific.
The electric saturation of the atmosphere had become so great that about half-past two o'clock Robur witnessed a phenomenon that was new to him.
That Robur spent his life in the air on board the aeronef and never came to the ground was impossible.
Robur had not availed himself of the vapor of water or other liquids, nor compressed air and other mechanical motion.
That Robur had a retreat, an island in the middle of that vast ocean, where he could put into port, was only a hypothesis; and the colleagues reserved to themselves the right of making inquiries on the subject later on.
Anyhow the bird-like Robur was not seeking his nest on the northern frontier of Africa.
It was indeed Robur who had reappeared in the heights of the sky!
A plunge would give them their liberty; and once they had reached the river, how could Roburget them back again?
When the look-out man had got clear of his gag and shouted, Robur and Tom Turner had rushed up to him and torn off his bandage.
Robur was there working with his hands, excellent mechanic as he was.
Here were riddles impossible to solve; and Robur was not the man to assist willingly in their solution.
When night fellRobur and his men knocked off work.
Robur might surely have landed on it; if he had not done so it was probably because the ground was uneven and did not offer a convenient spot to beach the aeronef.
I expect Robur will soon have us brought before him," said Phil Evans.
Quercus Robur offers a familiar illustration of the manner in which one form may in the course of time become separated into two or more distinct ones.
Quercus robur re- appears towards Lamnoo, as well as Juglans and Populus.
Quercus robur commenced at about 5,200 feet, but stunted Flemingia secunda, then Gaultheria arborea, Gnaphalium nivea.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "robur" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
