Are we so exempt from the temptation to turn a dishonest penny, or to throw over a friend who has disappointed us, as to recognize no echo of ourselves in Judas?
The contrary is asserted, and while facts do not need the bolster of argument, whoever is in possession of a fact can present arguments relating thereto tending to throw light upon it.
Within a stone's throw of my window rose the shining tower of the most splendid temple in Bangkok.
The man’ can come right up alongside, stand up and throw waves at her, and she can’t sink.
You can be sure I wasn’t going to throw it into the waste basket.
As I rose from the stool, Tom reached up to throwon the lights.
Turn off the lights, throw off the inner insulation,” he commanded, turning to Jones, who obediently threw a couple of switches.
Now, however, petty and unworthy objections were started on the score of expense, and attempts were made, by delaying payment of the sums from the Treasury, to throw the cost of completing the building on the great general.
The answers to the question would throw light upon the relation subsisting between a strict work-house system and the increase of vagrancy.
In a populous city, however sudden the casualty may be to which a fellow-creature may fall a victim, the means of relief are within a stone's-throw from the spot.
Among the cup defenders, General Paine, one of the most scientific and earnest yachtsmen in America, decided to throw aside all conventionality, and to have advanced science carried out in a real racing machine 'up to date.
In vain you despatch them with knives and throw their bleeding corpses back into the sea to terrify the rest.
When I find animals in the Government's possession, that cannot eat the amount necessary to sustain them and give them proper strength, I invariably throw them out, to be nursed until they will eat their rations.
In case he is extremely hard to bridle, or vicious, throw an additional lariat or rope over his head, fixing it precisely as represented in the drawing.
I have frequently seen Government trains detained several minutes, block the road, and throw the train into disorder, in order to give a mule with a split mouth time to drink.
He will undoubtedly throw some light on the subject that has not yet appeared in print.
I have seen them, while tied in this manner, jump back, throw themselves down, and be dragged on the ground until they were nearly dead.
Throw the noose over the head of the unruly mule, then draw him carefully up to a wagon, as if for the purpose of bridling him.
These light masses throw the main figure into relief, but Tieck objects to the unnatural posture of the dying man.
He expects no more than that the principle character shall be in an important place in the picture and insists that the lighting devices serv to throw such personages into relief.
I went down to the bath, or rather the well, where you throw the bucket of cold water over you, picking a purple gloxinia from the hedge close by.
They do not understand here the true meaning of a bath, but you have to descend to one of the tiled rooms, where there is a wooden tub, with a tin pot with which to throw the water over you.
When going over the edge of one of these we used all to lean over, to throw our whole weight on to the opposite side of the carriage, and watch anxiously to see whether the earth would hold or slip away from under us.
When some of the Apache Indians wish for rain, they take water from a certain spring and throw it on a particular point high up on a rock; the clouds then soon gather and rain begins to fall.
On the Fifth Sunday in Lent the boys take this effigy to the nearest brook or pool, and standing in a line throw it into the water.
In Chile this custom of stuffing the shorn hair into holes in the wall is still observed, it being thought the height of imprudence to throw the hair away.
Then they throw the garlands thrice across the smouldering fire to each other.
Then at the next Sankrant (Baisakh) they all go together to the riverside, throw the images into a deep pool, and weep over the place, as though they were performing funeral obsequies.
Meanwhile, the other men gather gypsum, pound it fine, and throw it into a water-hole.
In Russia, in the Government of Kursk, when rain is much wanted, the women seize a passing stranger and throw him into the river, or souse him from head to foot.
At the same time the two bleeding men throw handfuls of down, some of which adheres to the blood, while the rest floats in the air.
It is not cut in the usual way, but all the reapers throw their sickles at it and try to bring it down.
When he drinks in public, as he does on extraordinary occasions, he hides himself behind a curtain, or handkerchiefs are held up round his head, and all the people throw themselves with their faces to the earth.
All answer Yes, and bowing to the returning soul throw seed over the sick man.
The young people make up a figure of straw or the like materials, dress it in old clothes which they have begged from the houses in the village, and carry it out and throw it into the river.
He desires only to throw himself in faith on the natural piety of the heart.
But now let us abolish this isolation from the rest of human existence of the incunabula of our faith, and throw open that time to free relation with the whole providence of humanity.
Is he to expect them to come round to it, and altogether throw away their own?
Those who are affected by slight and failing analogies like these, would do well to consider one, sufficiently obvious, which seems to throw doubt upon their scheme.
The infidel throws away both of these; we throw away the former only; and thus far, no doubt, we partially agree with him.
In truth, our author has here combined two passages, which throw no light on one another, and has extracted from each what neither is able to yield.
Then he has nothing to do with it butthrow it away.
After having thus satisfied the gods in the four quarters, the householder had to throwsome oblations into the open air, which were intended for animals, and in some cases for invisible beings, ghosts and such like.
I must add, however, that in dedicating these Lectures to you, I do not wish to throw upon you any responsibility for the views which I have put forward in them.
The householder had to put his sacred cord on the right shoulder, to say "Svadhâ to the Fathers," and to throw the remains of certain offerings toward the south.
Roland and Vergniaud, roused to action by this ruling spirit, the next day made their appearance in the Assembly with the heroic resolve to throwthemselves before the torrent now rushing so wildly.
Throw off, then, dear friend, your fetters for a while, and come and join us in our retreat.
His proud and spirited queen declared that she would rather die than throwherself into the arms of Republicans for protection.
Another prisoner, moved with compassion, drew his own pallet into her cell, that she might not be compelled to throw herself for repose upon the cold, wet stones.
The mere sight of our somewhat careless parade seemed sometimes sufficient tothrow the Commandant into a frenzy.
The dark-grey body of German soldiery winds among the trees, whichthrow up gaunt, leafless branches agonizingly against a dull grey sky.
A short service over the grave, then the firing-party throw their three volleys into the air, as if making noisy question as to the scheme of things at the unanswering heavens.
To our surprise and joy, however, we saw him about six or eight minutes afterwards suddenly throw off the cloth, jump up, and once more take his place in the circle to howl like a maniac.
Women and girls appear dressed in black; they are usually accustomed to throw a wide cloak over their other garments, and wear a mantilla which conceals arms, chest, and head.
An open colonnade resting on pillars usually runs round the mosques, and splendid plantains and other trees throw a delicious shade around.
The men stamp with their feet on the ground, jerk their heads backwards and forwards, and certainly throw themselves into worse contortions than those who are described as having been in old times "vexed with a devil.
In one tent, Mahommedans are praying; in another, a party of dervishes throw themselves with their faces to the ground and call upon Allah; while in a third, a juggler or storyteller may be driving his trade.
Lifting their small graceful heads with the fiery eyes, they throw out their slender feet with matchless swiftness, and bound away over stock and stone with a step so light and yet so secure that accidents very rarely occur.
What would the Grecian heroes of antiquity say if they could throw a glance upon their gallant descendants!
On this occasion I had an opportunity of seeing how the Arabs can manage their horses, and how they can throw their spears and lances in full career, and pick up the lances as they fly by.
Neither the exterior of this building, nor the cursory glance I was enabled to throw into the interior, excited either my curiosity or my astonishment.
I took a piece with me, but the next day on proceeding to pack it carefully, I found that above half had melted and become quite soft and damp, so that I was compelled to throw the whole away.
It is better than any pumpkin head we ever made, and scary enough to throw old Brossard into a fit.
If the judge happened to be reading, he'd have to put down his book, and no matter whether he felt funny or not, or whether there was anything to laugh at or not, he would have to throw his head back and just roar.
Our machine has a jointed Stretcher Rod, which allows the operator to throw the upper arm out of the way when adjusting his work or saw.
By pressing a spring the figure is released, and will throw the marble down the incline into one of the numbered pockets.
Do you mean to say that--you are going to--throw me over?
She hoped her friend would notthrow her off on that account.
But if a woman finds that men only take advantage of her assumed weakness, shall she not throw it off?
There came over the face of the other girl a stern hard look, as though she had resolved at the moment to throw away from her all soft womanly things.
Again if he were told to come simply for the Monday, he would throw over the chance of wooing her on the Sunday.
Having declared that he would throw all anger behind him, and that Paul should be again Paul, he rigidly kept his promise, whatever might be the cost to his own feelings.
I won't have you go and throwyourself into the gutter;--not while you're with me.
But I don't think the way to get her would be to throw up everything and let all the world know that I haven't got a copper.
She had been able at an early age, amidst the circumstances of a very secluded life, to throw off from her altogether those scruples of honesty, those bugbears of the world, which are apt to prevent great enterprises in the minds of men.
I don't want you to throw Mrs Hurtle over,' she had said.
She cannotthrow it from her as a man may do amidst the affairs of the world.
Unless you mean to throw me over because I did once love another woman, I do not know what cause of anger you have.
Even a mother should notthrow her worship away like that.
In her favour he must throw aside that law of primogeniture which to him was so sacred that he had been hitherto minded to make Sir Felix his heir in spite of the absolute unfitness of the wretched young man.
In fact all the girls were perfectly lovely to Mary after the doctor had persuaded her not to throw everything up and run away to hide.
She lifted her skates and poised them to throw from high above her head.
The sun rises higher and higher, and the men of the halted army throw themselves to the ground, awaiting a further word from somebody.
Bored and tired and athirst, the men who have stood for hours at the bridle throw themselves on the sunburned grass.
They saw the diggers throw down their spades, pick up their muskets, and fall in with their comrades behind the dike.
See, I have set a curb upon desire and drawn it until my heart bleeds; but if he pursues me with continual words and looks of burning love, who knoweth but that I shall kindle in his flame and throw the reins of reason to the winds?
See, yonder is the mouth of that gorge where lived the cat-worshipping sorcerer, who would have murdered both of you because thou, Leo, didst throw his familiar to the fire.
Why do ladies use their pencils so much less than we men, and so seldom (those I mean whose relics are precious) trace a line by chance, and throw this bread upon the waters, where we poor devils pull cheerless against wind and tide?
He had never had a declared attack, and had no light to throw on the sombre prospect.
