Parliament fell into a ludicrous panic, various contradictory measures were proposed, and in the general confusion the Cabinet fell after an adverse vote.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
It was an experiment,-a mere pilot balloon to Destiny; and when he saw the direction adverse, he did not adventure on the grand ascent.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
So clean and orderly was every corner of the vessel, that it seemed as if nothing adverse could take place to interrupt our course; and I almost fancied that we might all be allowed to sleep away the three long months which must elapse before our arrival in California.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot