will

• The expression "strength of will," however, needs some clarification, for the will is a spiritual faculty and the act of the will is not subject to measurement. —  Latest Articles
• Publishing a victim's name against his or her will should be a rare exception. —  Romenesko
• Ballet?), connected with which are to whirl, to fling, and possibly Belinger therefore may mean a Billiger or honest fellow, or it may mean a Walter_ger_, a whirl_enger_, a flinger, or something connected with restless motion Allow me to draw your attention to the word 'Will' in the English word will-o-the-wisp; it must not be supposed that this Will is the abbreviation of William; it is pure Danish Vild'--pronounced will,--and signifies wild; Vilden Visk, the wild or moving wisp. —  George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends
• Opposed to my will was another will, as far superior to its strength as storm, fire, and shark are superior in material force to the force of men And now, as this impression grew on me, now came, at last, horror--horror to a degree that no words can convey. —  The Haunters ; The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural
• 70). Now the will is the efficient cause of sin: because the first cause of sinning is the will, as Augustine states (De Duabus Anim. —  Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

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