The Austro-Prussian war
appears to us undoubtedly the result of the crafty conduct of Bismarck, and so on.
Milady knew she might be watched, so she continued her prayers to the end; and it
appeared to her that the soldier who was on duty at her door did not march with the same step, and seemed to listen.
His discourses on indifferent subjects will divert as well as instruct, and if either in these, or in the relation of Father Lobo, any argument shall
appear unconvincing, or description obscure, they are defects incident to all mankind, which, however, are not too rashly to be imputed to the authors, being sometimes, perhaps, more justly chargeable on the translator.
Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he
appeared to know next to nothing.
A much more important rule, which I think may be trusted, is that, at whatever period of life a peculiarity first
appears, it tends to
appear in the offspring at a corresponding age, though sometimes earlier.
The secret of the rapidly growing prosperity of Bathurst is, that the brown pasture which
appears to the stranger's eye so wretched, is excellent for sheep-grazing.
Then I myself such was my purpose had, on the sounding of the trumpet,
appeared in the lists as thy champion, disguised indeed in the fashion of a roving knight, who seeks adventures to prove his shield and spear; and then, let Beaumanoir have chosen not one, but two or three of the brethren here assembled, I had not doubted to cast them out of the saddle with my single lance.
He dreaded not so much the revelation, for he could reply to or deny its truth; -- he cared little for that mene, tekel, upharsin, which
appeared suddenly in letters of blood upon the wall; -- but what he was really anxious for was to discover whose hand had traced them.
He manifested the greatest eagerness to be upon deck to watch for the sledge which had before
appeared; but I have persuaded him to remain in the cabin, for he is far too weak to sustain the rawness of the atmosphere.
With this request they
appeared willing to comply, but nothing could evince more strongly the apprehension with which they regarded us, than the way in which, whilst walking before us, they kept their eyes constantly turned back to watch every movement we made, and even our very looks.
Well, my dear aunt, some of them
appear old and others ugly, thanks to their ten-year-old fashions."
The knots of blue ribbons
appeared like violated flowers.
Nothing more was said until the waiter
appeared at the bar with his tray.
What would happen should one of the moribund Spanish gun-boats be suddenly galvanized into a flicker of active life did not trouble us, once we were inside the bay--so completely did it
appear out of the reach of a meddling world; and besides, in those days we were imaginative enough to look with a kind of joyous equanimity on any chance there was of being quietly hanged somewhere out of the way of diplomatic remonstrance.
A green- covered book
appeared, with the same picture inside, and a few words written by their mother, which made their one present very precious in their eyes.