Secure of these permanent sources, civilization will stand on a firmer foundation.
Morns like these we parted; Noons like these she rose, Fluttering first, then firmer, To her fair repose.
One thought, above all others, harassed and alarmed me; it was one calculated to shake firmer nerves than mine.
It is described as like gelatine, but much firmer: but, having been in water 24 hours, it swelled out, and looked altogether gelatinous--
A dead tree stands apparently as firmly as ever--it may even seem firmer because it is harder--but it is rotten at the core, and soon must fall.
The crevasses were much firmer than expected and we got down with some difficulty, found our night camp of December 20, and lunched an hour after.
But the harder she pulled the firmer seemed the plant, and at last, determined not to be beaten, she gave one great tug, and the rosemary remained in her hands.
If we allow, that belief is nothing but a firmer and stronger conception of an object than what attends the mere fictions of the imagination, this operation may, perhaps, in some measure, be accounted for.
A, B, C, is the "lever-stick." Notch it deeply at A, where it is to receive the trigger; notch it also at B, half an inch from A; and at C, 5 inches or so from B. In lashing B to the grip of the stock at D, the firmer you make the lashing, the better.