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A light leaped in her eyes; the light of defiance and pursuit, the light of the hunter's lust frustrated and of the hunter's ire.
The lady stood before him, and twirled the wondrous fabric round and round, with the prettiest possible unconscious roguish look of defiance.
Bequeathed to us by earlier ages less reticent than ours, botany has often retained the brutal frankness of words that set propriety at defiance.
He went into his office, leaving me standing at the railing, where I held my grounds in defiance of the chief clerk's insolent stare.
He stood there, his usually sallow face now flushed red with excitement, his head thrown back, and an air of reckless defiance about him.
It was not challenging another stallion to battle, but roaring in rage and defiance at something that it did not know how to fear.
In mad defiance, Gonzalo directed arrows and missiles to be aimed at the king, which mortally wounded a man in the vicinity of Alfonso.
Her eyes glowed with defiance, mingled with fear, while a surly expression shrouded her face, which exhibited marks of much natural beauty.
She had her way; the ladders were placed, the French swarmed to the assault, while on both sides the cannon thundered defiance.
Spies were watching her wherever she went; she was well aware of it, and acted all the more recklessly in defiance of her enemies.
The animal had taken refuge, after a long chase, on a very narrow ledge in a precipice, and apparently bid defiance to his pursuers.
In defiance, therefore, of all the lures of pleasure and seductive suggestions of sloth, let active, persevering industry be the habit of your lives.
Had the indemnity been absolutely rejected by the Chambers, the two nations would have been placed in a state of defiance towards each other.
He confronted her boldly but not brazenly, although it is likely that such a woman at such a time might mistake courage for defiance.
In this outburst we have the first rude germ of that defiance of control and of authority of which I shall have to say more by-and-by.
The crags had roared back echoing defiance, and the great trees had lashed and bent and tossed like weeds in the buffeting.
No public occasion passed by which did not witness an assertion of these rights, and the gauntlet of defiance was ever upon the ground.
The estates met in defiance of the king's prohibition; but, to their surprise and mortification, no commissioner had arrived from the English parliament.
Peaceful American residents, occupying their rightful possessions, have been suddenly expelled the country, in defiance of treaties and by the mere force of arbitrary power.
And as I uttered these words, my voice, breaking of itself and in defiance of me, descended into a tone which sounded harsh and inimical.
Brown made some efforts to overcome his colonel's prejudice, but feeling himself repulsed, and with scorn, desisted, and continued his attentions in defiance.
Yet in spite of all this, in defiance of it, we know that an iron will is often triumphant in the contest with physical infirmity.
Then, as they drew a little nearer they heard the shouts of the rangers, shouts of defiance or of triumph rattling continuously like a volley.
In defiance of all authority, they shared among themselves about two hundred thousand pounds sterling, besides what had been taken from the women.
There was an underlying hardness of defiance in her words, and the firm, sun-reddened chin unconsciously thrust forward beneath the encircling mosquito net.
We had been racking our brains for some time past how to meet during the winter, in defiance of shortening days, cold, rain, and prejudice.
There were occasions when Charlotte Carroll's expression of soft and pathetic wistfulness and pleading could change to an expression of defiance, almost fierceness.
He answered, that doubtless he should act like a maniac, in defiance of his sober principles, and of the duty which he owed his family.
Then, in defiance of the custom of the country, he proceeded to make up a pack of provisions, helping himself liberally from the limited store.
Tells of rage and defiance rose on either side, and the cheers of the victors and cries of the wounded were mixed in mad confusion.
All her fierceness and defiance had left her; her face was white, her eyes were downcast, her hands hung listlessly at her sides.
Water is everywhere; one garden house is ingeniously walled in with fountain columns, meant to bid defiance to the fiercest heats and droughts of summer.
Dogs were everywhere to be seen, meeting in unity, or snarling defiance over some contested pot from which they were extracting a rather scanty meal.
In giving the order Hamilton jerked his thumb contemptuously toward Alice, and at the same time gave Beverley a look of supreme defiance and hatred.
With each repetition of her defiance she took one step nearer him, until at the last she was fairly standing on tiptoe under his nose.
Hancock was sufficiently disturbed not to call attention to another cuckoo, that, in defiance of the rhyme, was still gifted with complete speech.
When the whole household were startled by a succession of fearful shrieks from Daisy, accompanied by shouts of defiance and threats from Frankie.
The cry denoted even something more than the ordinary defiance of an Indian: it seemed to express a fiendish sentiment of personal triumph and revenge.
He threw back his shaggy head, and his white teeth gleamed through his parted lips, as he spoke in tones of mad defiance.
We had been laughing so much at his boasting that he doubtless thought himself safe in accompanying the remark with an insolent look of defiance.
In about half-an-hour the steamer was alongside, and we were taken in tow, and once more began cleaving the water, in defiance of the gale.
Genuine offspring of the French school, the very turn of their phrases gave strong indications of a style formed in defiance of the Holy Inquisition.
The numbers of enlightened men are increasing who believe in national progress, though to their demands there has ever been the defiance of vigilant conservation.
Entrenched in the citadel of childhood, with laws of our own making, and passwords of our own devising, our souls bade defiance to the world.
Had she not in her girlhood disappeared from her family and friends and in defiance of their wish devoted herself to her career?
He sets at defiance the laws of prosody, and almost returns to the usage of that period in which the ear was the only judge.
On high fluttered the Stars and Stripes, gay in the presence of death, a sprightly harbinger of hope flaunting defiance in the face of despair.
Before the doors stood pages and trumpeters, and from time to time long calls rung out in the air, notes of defiance and of confidence.
Of his features, only the eyes and nose were distinguishable, for the shaggy hair fell over his brow, too, in defiance of combs and brushes.
Familiar as is the name of the Antilles, few are aware of the antiquity of the word; while its precise significance sets etymology at defiance.
David followed up his success by invading the lowlands, and, in defiance, struck his spear through the door of the king of Adel.
The hatred and defiance with which she had repelled him had provoked and amused him, but it had also at times angered him.
Should the complaint have been much neglected, or the inflammation so great as to bid defiance to these means, ulceration will too often speedily follow.
The people of Oz listened to this defiance in amazement and wondered at the queer Patchwork Girl who dared talk so boldly to their Ruler.
Such a Protest, the most important transaction in Life, may that same Indignation and Defiance, in a psychological point of view, be fitly called.
He hesitated to use his authority, for a bold defiance on the part of Gates might mean the downfall of Washington, perhaps of the American cause.
Her curling lip showed at first a trace of the old childish defiance after reproof; but soon her expression became more tranquil and thoughtful.
The Kid sulked, but under the look the sheriff turned on him came forward and went out, his whole attitude remaining one of defiance.
The skillful surgeon bids defiance to the microbes that hover in swarming millions ravenous for admission to every hurt done to the human body.
The shore was manned with natives, not at all taken by surprise, but dancing, yelling, spitting, and throwing missiles in insolent defiance.
The Manet was one of that painter's most excessive; it was almost insolent in its defiance of the old theory and method of art.
American flags and shotguns recalled the heroic days of the frontier, and defiance of the governor's edict was the rule instead of the exception.
When the bull charged him for the third time, he stamped his narrow, sharp hoofs in defiance, and stood with antlers down.
By incessant wise defiance of it, lusty rebuke and buffet of it, behold how it loyally supports him, bears him as its conqueror along.
There are no forts or other defenses to indicate that not so long ago this town offered defiance and a short resistance to a European squadron.
And every feeling of independence and manliness in Geoff rose against accepting benefits from one whose advice he had scouted and set at defiance.
By incessant wise defiance of it, lusty rebuke and buffet of it, behold how it loyally supports him, bears him as its conqueror along.
One could not help admiring the glorious boy; his kind ways were as irresistibly charming as his defiance was repelling and at times offensive.
Their savage dashes were less frequent, and they were more inclined to crouch close to the floor and lash their tails in sullen defiance.
Then stood up one Grove, the master, being a comely man, with his sword and target, holding them up in defiance against his enemies.
If it was really meant as a reflection on Napoleon, it was imprudent; if designed as a defiance to other Princes, it was unbecoming and impertinent.
It has indeed committed itself to a train of reflection which must end in defiance of form, of all that is outward, in an exaggerated idealism.
Then stood up one Grove, the master, being a comely man, with his sword and target, holding them up in defiance against his enemies.
Finally, in defiance of parental orders, he had left that "beastly hole" and was living at home until his father should turn him out.
The heaped masses of piled mountains showed to the north and west, savage boundaries, bristling with defiance toward the intruders into a frozen world.
Helpless as his position was, he never cowered before his adversary, but ever maintained an air of cool contempt and defiance, counting always on a chance.
Austin first threatened De Witt, September 21, 1838, in defiance of all law, and ordered the inhabitants to leave the country by October first.
I have only been down once with fever since I came out, and Spence sets malaria at defiance with cocktails and an occasional stiff whiskey peg.
I would not have submitted to the task of canvassing it, if gentlemen had not thrown the gauntlet with the air of sturdy defiance.
Lakes, marshes, and woods, have in all ages afforded shelter to the conquered, and have often enabled them to set the invader at defiance.
Said the widow looking down in some embarrassment; but when her visitor was gone she lifted her head with a flash of willful defiance.
The Indians, full of pride and defiance, and delighted with this fresh opportunity, attacked the Spaniards courageously, but they were driven back.
Rebecca stood with her hands on her hips, as if she were hurling defiance at somebody, and the family fairly hung on her words.
He took the photograph from her, and replaced it, with a curious blend of shyness and defiance, in the very center of the mantelpiece.
On the opposite sides of the river the grim forts frowned defiance at each other, and guarded, like stern warders, the channel between them.
All the year there had been a certain lawless element in the school which was continually breaking out in open defiance of law and order.
Her scorn of his subterfuge, her mocking defiance of the sacred formula to which he deferred, awoke in him an unfamiliar and pleasantly piquant sensation.
Angelo, in which he was besieged by the Romans themselves, and from which he bade defiance to Henry with the same inflexible will as ever.
This, Baltimore tells himself, staring at her as he is, in a sort of insolent defiance of the cold glance she has directed at him.
She received her dismissal to bed, and the advice to examine her conscience carefully before retiring, with defiance, culminating in an attack of whooping hysteria.
He thrust a slice of apple into his mouth and munched away at it, rosy defiance of an ill-ordered world shining from his healthy cheeks.
Outwards as well as inwards the packet boats were, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, carrying goods in defiance of regulation and of law.
No one could say how many hours he thus galloped in the darkness, revolving schemes of vengeance, and casting ironical looks of defiance at Heaven.
They were drawn up in a strong and compact line of battle, moored in a manner that promised to bid defiance to a force double their own.
Defiance of the standing social and domestic code, was in his eyes only permissible to what he termed free-lance adventurers, like himself, Peter, or Sebastian.
Roman Nose, with a loud yell of defiance, swung his Springfield rifle over his head, as he galloped furiously to the edge of the island.
Every one feels that the intention of going beyond a vain bombardment is tolerably plain, and we think with some strong defiance of the risk.
The old dowager cast a malicious glance at the judge; but there was still the same silence, the same air of defiance of all authority.
The planet Venus appeared shining with undiminished light all day, in defiance of the brightest sun, from which she was but little distant.
I have in my day seen much strife and defiance between the sword and the plow, but a scene like this I have never beheld.