From the first inroads of the whites upon what the Indians considered their lawful possessions, although by them unoccupied -- namely, the territory known as Kan-tuck-kee -- up to the year which opens our story, there had been scarcely any cessation of hostilities between the two races so antagonistical in their habits and principles. ❋ Emerson Bennett (N/A)
It must interpose likewise in the matter of industry, and exclude that antagonistical principle of competition -- the poisoned fount of so much virulence, violence and ruin. ❋ Edmund Flagg (N/A)
A volume might be filled with literary judgments by him as antagonistical and inconsistent as the sharpest antitheses. ❋ Various (N/A)
It is because monarchy was beginning to be odious in the eyes of the European democracy, when contrasted with our antagonistical system of the divine right of the people. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Cibber's antagonistical views towards Pantomime were shared, as we shall see, by a good many others. ❋ R. J. Broadbent (N/A)
Such she did feel; and thus between two human beings, as much antagonistical perhaps, in every particular, as Nature ever presented, was already established ❋ Emerson Bennett (N/A)
These two antagonistical principles were at perpetual variance, it being the law of one to counteract whatever the other did. ❋ Elias Johnson (N/A)
'John Anderson my Jo,' 'The Last Rose of Summer,' and kindred airs, could always 'bring down the house,' no matter what the antagonistical musical attraction might be. ❋ Various (N/A)
If our information be entirely correct in regard to the political tendencies and Fremont bias of this professor, ought he not to be "required to leave", at least dismissed from a situation where his poisonous influence is so powerful, and his teachings so antagonistical to the "honor and safety" of the University and the State? ❋ Unknown (1910)
By these tests we plainly understand the “flesh” to be antagonistical to the Spirit. ❋ Charles Ebert Orr (1897)
So Satan and the devil spoken of in Rev. 20: 2 does not refer to the personal devil, the prince of evil spirits, but to some great power antagonistical to gospel light and truth as revealed in the church of God. ❋ Charles Ebert Orr (1897)
The term “dragon” is used to represent a state power, which gives power to some religion antagonistical to the religion of the Bible. ❋ Charles Ebert Orr (1897)
In the whole range of human attributes there are not two more antagonistical qualities than courage and cowardice; yet, how frequently we find them existing in the same person, ensconced under the same coat of skin! ❋ Unknown (1858)
The judge decided that I was not guilty as charged, but he said there was something in my carpet bag very antagonistical to slavery; yet he would acquit me. ❋ Unknown (1857)
Between these two antagonistical principles, there must of course be a conflict. ❋ 1772-1851 (1854)
Nine millions of the population -- the old believers who do not profess the prevailing religion -- have their secret conferences, their plans and purposes, all antagonistical to the existing form of government. ❋ Unknown (1848)
Do not understand me as casting any injurious reflection upon this valuable class of men; but it is a melancholy feature in humanity -- of which sad experience enables me to speak feelingly -- that integrity and horse-flesh are antagonistical, and can never go together. ❋ Unknown (1848)
L'Etoile is suffered to remain in full force; for this argument does not pretend to involve more than a question of the probability of the body having risen to the surface in less than three days; and this probability will be in favor of L'Etoile's position until the instances so childishly adduced shall be sufficient in number to establish an antagonistical rule. ❋ Unknown (1845)
But we should remember that these directions are accompanied by others to the masters, which if obeyed will be sure to terminate the relation, so that the whole directions taken together must have been intended to destroy slavery, because their joint effect is entirely antagonistical and hostile to the practice. ❋ Unknown (1845)
It follows, that the desire to be well must be excited simultaneously with any principle which shall be merely a modification of combativeness, but in the case of that something which I term perverseness, the desire to be well is not only aroused, but a strongly antagonistical sentiment exists. ❋ Unknown (1845)
