Both Uses of
assault
in
The Mill on the Floss
- You will be thrown into the world some day, and then every rational satisfaction of your nature that you deny now will assault you like a savage appetite.†
Chpt 5.3 *
- Your daughter is a witness that you've assaulted me."†
Chpt 5.7
Definition:
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(assault) to attack someone or something physically or verbally; or to threaten violence