counterwork

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On the 10th October, 1688, William issued an address, dated at the Hague, and another from the same place, dated 24th October, intended to counterwork James's retractations.

From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

Two reigns which never have ceased and never can cease to counterwork each other, the reign of the Word and the reign of the Sword.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.

I proceeded to the house of the chief magistrate the instant I arrived, that I might give no time to my adversary to counterwork my proceeding.

From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by Godwin, William

When it was completed, this counterwork consisted of a solid stone wall, crowned with wooden towers, and defended in front by a palisade.

From Stories from Thucydides by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)

Let it be to abjure thy malice; to counterwork this hellish stratagem; to turn from me and from my brother this desolating rage!

From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American by Hawthorne, Julian