The Pillars of the Earth vocabulary

but what knoweth my father whether he be wealthy, whether his revenues be able to countervail my father’s lands, whether his birth be noble yea, or no?

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But [Megyn Kelly's] move, announced Tuesday, has broader implications for the television news industry, raising new questions about the future of Fox News, where she was a countervailing presence in an opinion lineup heavy with right-leaning ideology, and of NBC News, which has been a longtime bête noire for conservative press critics.

Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times, 3 January 2017