But there were certain counterbalancing facts to be taken into consideration which, though they can hardly be said to be causes of the marvel-the cause was the Hour, which hit, as it listed, on the Man-were a little more than accidental occasions of it.
"The English Novel"
George Saintsbury
My opportunity to make these observations came from traveling through unfrequented regions by the urga, which, however, had its counterbalancing disadvantages.
"Beasts, Men and Gods"
Ferdinand Ossendowski
But in each case he redeems these defects with, as it seems to me, far more than counterbalancing merits.
"A History of English Literature Elizabethan Literature"
George Saintsbury