In 1820 Scott, with other prominent Tories, secretly financed the new Tory journal the Beacon, whose aim was to assail radical Whiggism. |
It means that one does not fade out of the picture when troubles assail one's friend. |
The sea does not split, nor does the earth swallow up the terrorists who assail us every day. |
He was as impatient to assail his task and beat off the encumbering weight. |
And if in 1863 The Times was not alone in ingeminating peace, no other paper went so far as to assail the Poles with downright abuse. |
It was the crest of the ridge, not the round top, that Lee wished to assail. |