-
unprecedented situation, a
grotesque situation, an
almost unbelievable mischance". The
corresponding acronym was
coined by
Conor Cruise O'Brien, and both...
-
interpretation of his
principle as a
fatalistic resignation to fate and
mischance.
Murphy regarded the law as
representing a
major principle of defensive...
- The
Mischances of a
Photographer is a 1908
French silent trick film by
Georges Méliès. In the
United States, it was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company...
- river's dim
expanse Like some bold seer in a trance,
Seeing all his own
mischance With gl****y
countenance Did she look to Camelot. And at the
closing of...
- 'Ware, oh 'ware of that
broken sword ! What ! dare ye, for an hour's
mischance Gather around her,
jeering France, Attila's own
exulting horde ? Lo !...
- the
Traditional Queen (Spanish: la
Reina Castiza), and the
Queen of Sad
Mischance (Spanish: la de los
Tristes Destinos). Spain: Dame of the
Order of Queen...
-
travesty of the bad art of burglary. To see Mr.
Ustinov sweating through his
mischance encounters with the
Turkish police, or
playing the role of
stool pigeon...
- is
given something for the child's eyes,
usually an ointment;
through mischance, or
sometimes curiosity, she uses it on one or both of her own eyes. At...
- that are the best
available sources of information. Loss of
records by
mischance and the p****age of time
complicates reconstructing the
actual count for...
-
majority of air-to-air
victories in
military history. Loss of
records by
mischance and the p****age of time
complicates reconstructing the
actual count for...
