Vincy, blustering as he was, had as little of his own way as if he had been a prime minister: the force of circumstances was easily too much for him, as it is for most pleasure-loving florid men; and the circumstance called Rosamond was particularly forcible by means of that mild persistence which, as we know, enables a white soft living substance to make its way in spite of opposing rock.
A good deal of his blustering spirit seemed to have evaporated with the removal of his fine panoply.
The day was wretched, blustering and wet; the crossing was atrocious, and they were very sick.
He ordered Wei Yan to attack Jicheng City by bluffing and blustering.
It was the winter of 1917, a strong north wind was blustering, but the exigencies of earning my living forced me to be up and out early.
Thus the Sun was declared the conqueror; and it has ever been deemed that persuasion is better than force; and that the sunshine of a kind and gentle manner will sooner lay open a poor man's heart than all the threatenings and force of blustering authority.
