hurl defiance at

Knight-commander of the Fleece— For his sake I hurl defiance At the haughty towns of Greece.

But now a time had come when the authority of law was opposed by authority of law, when the power of the general government was resisted by the arms of State government, and when organized military force, under all the sanctions of State conventions and State laws, was ready to resist the collection of the public revenues, and hurl defiance at the statutes of Congress.

He was always as ready “to tread one measure—take one cup of wine,” with a friend, as to hurl defiance at an enemy.

I have wept for very shame, because that woman dares to come before me, and I must bear it! because I cannot step up to her and hurl defiance at her painted face: Away from this house--honest people live here!

The last man to hurl defiance at the Government was Deputy Leon Blum, one of the ablest of Socialist leaders.