Elton as he stood before them, could
impair.Perhaps, indeed, at that time she scarcely saw Mr.
Justice held her ground, undisturbed and unassailed by the efforts of favour and of interest, that now so much
impair, pervert, and beset her.
If we are unwilling to
impair the force of this applauded provision, we shall be obliged to conclude, that the United States afford the extraordinary spectacle of a government destitute even of the shadow of constitutional power to enforce the execution of its own laws.
For he that cannot possibly mend his own case, will do what he can, to
impair another's; except these defects light upon a very brave, and heroical nature, which thinketh to make his natural wants part of his honor; in that it should be said, that an eunuch, or a lame man, did such great matters; affecting the honor of a miracle; as it was in Narses the eunuch, and Agesilaus and Tamberlanes, that were lame men.
They showed the head and shoulders only, and her hair was more plainly done than usual, low on the forehead, which gave her an unusual look; the face was thin and worn, but no illness could
impair the beauty of her features.
But it was nice to see that any unpleasantness he had endured in his native land had not
impaired his ardent patriotism.
Tho' my Charms are now considerably softened and somewhat
impaired by the Misfortunes I have undergone, I was once beautiful.
Our friendship cannot be
impaired by it, and in happier times, when your situation is as independent as mine, it will unite us again in the same intimacy as ever.
But although the bodily powers of the great man were thus
impaired, his mental energies retained their pristine vigour.
Strings of expletives he swung lashlike over the backs of his men, and it was evident that his previous efforts had in nowise
impaired his resources.
He had regained his composure, which seemed to have been somewhat
impaired the night before.
In one of these two instances of a craving for stimulants, developed from sheer anxiety, I cannot assert that the man's seaman-like qualities were
impaired in the least.