" "Yes," said Lydgate, a great leap of joy within him surmounting every other feeling; "that would pay all my debts, and leave me a little on hand.
After surmounting your unconquerable horror of the bed, you will retire to rest, and get a few hours' unquiet slumber.
Surmounting Life's Obstacles -Do You Cling to What You Were Before?
" Fulfilling his life's goal required surmounting the treacherous distance of about 140 marathons before reaching the final pass, at the border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Then he advanced to the stockade, threw over his crutch, got a leg up, and with great vigour and skill succeeded in surmounting the fence and dropping safely to the other side.