| 单词 | strike home |
| 例句 | But then my scim strikes home, the hand is gone, and another eldritch scream pierces the air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It's so barbaric, the president turning my bridal gown into my shroud, that the blow strikes home, leaving me with a dull ache inside. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z You’re more aware than usual of when certain lines strike home with the audience, and you may find yourself wondering about the personal history of everyone watching the play. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Up Close, Feeling Very Personal 2012-05-31T16:22:36Z But it is the unguarded, private moments in the film that strike home, as she finds her identity, becoming Chelsea Manning. Chelsea Manning director: 'She's a kind of punk rock figure for me' 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Gwilym Lee believes the play strikes home above all because of its mix of the public and the private. Versailles play not a history lesson 2014-02-28T12:16:20Z The next he’s venting his grief after tragedy strikes home. 'Hamilton' brings its tale of American idealism to L.A. at a moment when it's needed 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z As poised and lovely as most of the collection is, lines like that strike home, blood-tipped spindles swaddled in thread. Sublime New Fantasy Fiction 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Harris handles such moments with the sure sense of a dramatist who knows that quiet understatement strikes home harder than blaring trumpets. Books of The Times: Mark Harris’s ‘Five Came Back’ Covers Auteurs in Combat 2014-03-02T23:09:53Z Certainly it’s a striking home — and one that has cost Mr. Klein about $75 million, including the price of the land, according to two associates. The House That Calvin Klein Built 2013-08-30T21:08:57Z The new Clyfford Still museum is a striking home for the work of the abstract expressionist whose paintings were rarely shown before. Denver, Colorado: city of mile-high delights 2013-07-19T23:10:00Z And live three-dimensional performance is where, sometimes at least, their true greatness strikes home. It Was a Happy Month, Mostly, for Modernists 2011-04-01T21:14:26Z Later, installed in Jake’s striking home — a place without neighbors or, more disturbingly, furniture — Kitty struggles to connect to a life, and a partner, as alien to her as the desert itself. ‘You Go to My Head’ Review: Untrue Love 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z And when the chorus resumes its dance routine, the reiteration strikes home. Dance Review: Mark Morris Presents Purcell and Britten at Tanglewood 2013-08-01T21:50:31Z In Dominic Dromgoole's intriguing, uneven A Midsummer Night's Dream it's the sonority of her voice that strikes home first. Strange Interlude; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Trash Cuisine – review 2013-06-08T23:05:35Z Yet her acting strikes home like her dancing. Dance Review: Ballet?s Home Away From Home for International Stars in New York 2011-05-24T22:13:23Z Rarely does a question from an audience member strike home. Trump's CNN town hall was a failure 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Celebrity IOU Drew and Jonathan Scott help more Hollywood A-listers give striking home renovations to the special people in their lives, as this home improvement series returns. What's on TV Monday: ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’, CBS; ‘Better Call Saul,’ AMC; ‘Better Things’ FX 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Dubbed the Skyline Residence, the striking home was designed by Hagy Belzberg, who also handled the subterranean Holocaust Museum LA in Pan Pacific Park. Pharrell Williams drops price of Hollywood Hills compound to $10 million 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The huge sale is in fact a loss for the Grammy-winning artist, who bought the striking home from Tyler Perry for $15.6 million two years ago. Hot Property: LeBron James buys soap opera creator’s Beverly Hills compound 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z The huge sale still chalks up as a loss for the Grammy-winning artist, who bought the striking home from Tyler Perry for $15.6 million two years ago. Pharrell Williams sells striking Beverly Hills mansion for $14 million 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z “The issues of race and racism probably strike home to me a little more, sometimes even daily, than others here,” she said. Black police chiefs express anger and dismay as they try to change their departments from within 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z It’s an issue that strikes home for many who are concerned with the deteriorating standards in U.K. hospitals and fearful that high U.S. health care costs may soon be mirrored in Britain. Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn: Redistribute UK wealth, tax the rich 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z It’s an issue that strikes home for many who are concerned with the deteriorating standards in U.K. hospitals and fearful that high U.S. health care costs may soon be mirrored in Britain. Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn: Redistribute UK wealth, tax the rich 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Here’s an example that strikes home to many Oklahomans: State officials announced last week that they are delaying bids on 45 highway projects worth about $137 million. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z “Until an incident like this strikes home, people do not see that there’s a potential for this to occur in their own home, with one of their own firearms,” Dyer said. Fresno man arrested after 2-year-old dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z “With a lot of people, they hear ‘onesie-twosie’ kinds of deaths, and it doesn’t strike really strike home. Snowball Express in Texas helps honor late military members 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Hopefully Mueller will strike home before we are engulfed in another unnecessary and potentially destructive conflict in the ME. U.S. to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital, Trump Says, Alarming Middle East Leaders 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Several feelings well up whenever disaster strikes home and in neighboring counties, as it did Sunday when a tornado or tornadoes devastated areas throughout South Georgia. Georgia editorial roundup 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Two months ago, mounting criticism of Ms. Merkel within her own party seemed to strike home, people close to her said. Populist Tide Puts Angela Merkel on the Defensive 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z It took him just 60 seconds, and one touch, to strike home a crucial equaliser. The downside of Landon Donovan's LA Galaxy comeback 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Wood won the ball in midfield and played a one-two with Dempsey before turning to strike home a low drive from 15 yards out. U.S. hammer Costa Rica to keep Copa America hopes alive 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z He is turning back towards the vehicle as a shot appears to strike home. Helmet cam footage shows Islamic State in battlefield chaos 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The advantage was doubled in the 60th minute when Lee Nguyen and Scott Caldwell combined to release Bunbury to strike home. New England beats Red Bulls to go top of standings 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z But it is not the same as the death itself - that is when the tears flow, and the grief and the mourning, and the enormity of loss strike home. Election 2015: What will happen after 8 May? - BBC News 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z It was a worrying moment that Swansea recovered well from, with Ki striking home from an acute angle soon after Sigurdsson sent a free kick off the post in the 19th minute. Spurs beat Swansea in EPL game delayed by player collapsing 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Brazil opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Paulinho took possession on the right and delivered an inviting low cross for Bernard to strike home from eight yards. Brazil turn on the style to hammer Honduras 2013-11-17T03:33:58Z Many of these were responding to what seemed an almost gladiatorial challenge, as Frost’s instinct for the sudden, revealing question would strike home and leave blood on the floor. ‘A Fiery Tribune’ 2013-09-01T15:20:00Z But Tendulkar's absence will only strike home when we hear the relative silence that heralds the arrival of India's new No4. Ricky Ponting's retirement leaves Australia with a big hole to fill 2012-11-29T11:10:06Z Bowlers launch their attack with a kind of barbarous frivolity then once the all too predictable consequences of their actions are revealed contrition strikes home. The Spin 2012-06-28T11:55:37Z Mercifully, he was an Englishman in a French town, therefore it would take longer for the popular feeling to touch him; but soon or late it would strike home to his vanity. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The flames of Gehenna strike home to my heart. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z But wisdom came to him just in time, and he did not strike home. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Hail! and strike home, and make me see That wounded bosomes their own weapons be. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:22.977Z That power of enlivening the inanimate, which humanises the pump, representing Father Mathew at a small party in "The Comic Almanack" of 1844, exasperates this pot and bids it strike home. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z But there comes a time in the life of every right-thinking lad when another truth strikes home to him, that boys will be men. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z A swordsman has little chance against so terrible an instrument of warfare, for your giant antagonist can strike home long before you can get near enough to do execution. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z But it also revealed a literary athlete capable of striking home, and whose method of attack was certain to be formidable. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z "At least," thought I, as I made ready to strike home, "if I am to die, you'll not live to see my death." The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z She has given me material with which to strike at him and I will strike home—but not as she suggests. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z All at once, for no very obvious reason, the qualities of the ancient Scottish game seemed to strike home, and from that moment its popularity has been wonderfully and increasingly great. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z It increased his sense of outlawry, but a private preoccupation kept it from striking home. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Chorus.—Exalt the fame of Texas, strike home, strike home! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z In the evenings he always went to the captain's quarters, and played 'Britons, strike home,' and other popular tunes, on his fiddle. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z Now Sword strike home: For Horns he gave, I'll have his Head anon. The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce 2011-09-15T02:00:12.030Z It was a supreme happiness to her to see her carefully delivered shots strike home. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z Something in the tone, in the scarcely veiled meaning wherewith he emphasises the word, strikes home to her. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z “Good!” he muttered fiercely; “I hope there are many, so that even a blind man may strike home.” The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z His jokes are always clear and perceptible, and his satire, pointed and keen, invariably strikes home. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z It especially strikes home to me since I lost my wife to breast cancer. What readers are saying 2011-05-29T03:10:32Z But there was an after result of that Martini jest which more than made up for the depression that followed its failure to strike home. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z Helguson missed with a good chance to extend the lead but Smith was not so wasteful, striking home from 18 yards to start the promotion party for Rangers and their supporters. QPR win seals Premier promotion 2011-04-30T16:00:56Z I know not how many daggers entered my body, though the hands of those who desired my death failed to strike home. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z The generous behaviour of the baronet's son strikes home to every heart, and his example is imitated by others. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z If his thoughts ever strike home, it is not merely Delphi that will fall, it is the whole structure of Greek ritual and mythology. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z "Though there's one thing I don't know," I went on, determined to strike home, if I could. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z The generous behaviour of the baronet’s son strikes home to every heart, and his example is imitated by others. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z He does not merely threaten, he strikes home. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z There is applause when the Pilot strikes home. Higgins A Man's Christian You hear none of those good broad bulls, brimming over with innocence, that are so amusing in the Irish; the Scotch witticisms are sharp strokes that penetrate and strike home. Friend Mac Donald And Reb Selig feels that the words will strike home to his heart like a blow, and he resolves to run away. Yiddish Tales Elfinger sang an excellent tenor, and took great pains to make his song strike home to the heart of his lovely neighbor. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II "If I had her I imagine I could strike home inside of a couple of hours," he said to himself. Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West Before the swinging foot could strike home a second time, Tharn was on his feet and Dylara was swung back to safety of the roof. The Return of Tharn Come, nay, take more ground, That with a full career thou may'st strike home. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 That last plea seemed to strike home better than all the others had done, for the anger faded suddenly from his countenance, and he laid a hand against her cheek before swinging upon his heel. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel One well-aimed 16-inch shell strikes home on the nearest ship; her armor is pierced, and she has become unmanageable and drops out of the advancing columns. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 When, at a ball in New York, Sir Henry Clinton, then holding on with rapidly relaxing grasp to English dominance in America, called to the musicians to play Britons, strike home! Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) That fact strikes home to the most casual observer. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making It is sharp enough, I warrant," said the domino; "you have but to strike home. Olla Podrida Nay, it is because this story strikes home to every human bosom as an individual concern. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings This tragedy was striking home to him as even the Jamieson failure had not. The Plow-Woman There is a shrewdness, although deficient in delicacy, in the Scottish proverbs; they are idiomatic, facetious, and strike home. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Some trifle of the sort was sure to strike home its proof of her sister's identity. When Ghost Meets Ghost Several splashed water aboard and came near striking home, but Jack breathed easy when he realized that they had passed beyond range of the missiles. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida Here was something that might strike home to the sinking man; might rouse him. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 Some day I shall be face to face with Francois Cassion, and if then I fail to strike home it will be memory of your faith which restrains my hand. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West She frequently admonished her daughters—perhaps adopted for the evening—against the vanities by which they were encompassed on every side,—satirizing and striking home, but never exhibiting ill-temper or actual bitterness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Only one idea was present in the whirlwind of her release from that hideous anxiety—the idea of striking home her confutation of the lie that had caused it in the face of its originator. When Ghost Meets Ghost Here and there lights shone out like stars in a cloud, just enough to make the gloom strike home. Phemie Frost's Experiences Beasley had fired his shot in the firm conviction it would strike home unfailingly. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills The torpooner fired, and saw his shell strike home, for the body shuddered, convulsed, and the sealman, internally torn, went sinking in a dark cloud after the human it had slain. Under Arctic Ice "I never realized how bitter all this was until it struck home to me—by striking home to some one who is loved by the girl—I love." Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure Unhappy Dido! now at last thine evil deed strikes home. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse Malone delivered his strokes two months before any of the others, and the strength of his diversified attack made it possible for the wits to strike home. Cursory Observations on the Poems Attributed to Thomas Rowley (1782) After that, simply telling him that his family would suffer if he kept on would strike home. Smugglers' Reef Who may, in the ambush of my name, strike home. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature To the faithful Fersen she wrote that she hoped the enemy would strike home, so that the French, in their terror, might pray the king to intercede. Lectures on the French Revolution The aristocrat flung it at them, flung it fight in their faces, and laughed as she saw it strike home. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France But, for the present, I have another course that will strike home—I will do my utmost to bring Chios to my love, and wound to death Saronia. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus The infinite pathos of Jabez Puffwater's blind devotion to one whom he had never seen will not fail to strike home to the stoniest heart. Terribly Intimate Portraits The Saxon horse had turned fiercely on the pursuing light cavalry some nine miles from Muehlberg, and then the imperialists, striking home, converted the retreat into a headlong flight. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 The man's fingers fumbled uncertainly at his beard, as his wife paused for the intelligence to strike home. The Gold Girl Looking down at me, he gripped his weapon more firmly, and prepared to strike home. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France The argument about every one in the school being interested in the success of the ball team seemed to strike home, and several boys gathering round began to make comments favorable to the sentiment. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In Again the deadly needles flicked up from the ground, but they did not strike home. The Judas Valley There was a shouted command and the clatter of rifle-bolts striking home. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland Some of the writers found the picture not to their liking—that is the effect good satire sometimes has when it strikes home. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea Travis wondered if they still waited for some arrow to strike home, though he saw that both men rode with outward disregard for the patrolling scouts. The Defiant Agents Why 'tis no more Than meeting of a dozen friends at Supper, And drinking hard; mischief comes there unlook'd for, I am sure as suddain, and strikes home as often, For this we are prepar'd. The Little French Lawyer A Comedy To be sure, she continued very grim, and still threw her words at him as if they were so many missiles warranted to strike home. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 It strikes home to Regan that this is the crisis of his life, and Tim feels his wrath as the toss of tempest. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Messieurs, we can no longer remain blind to the fact that the long looked for—hoped for—expected hour has come—the hour to strike—strike home for liberty and for France! Edmond Dantès Therefore, indeed, my father, 40 I have on Angelo imposed the office; Who may, in the ambush of my name, strike home, And yet my nature never in the fight To do in slander. Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Relevancy did not come within the compass of their thoughts; what they desired was to sing something that would strike home, so the anthem was chosen as the most fitting benediction of all. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century With her, brilliancy of imagery and description are replaced by a sententiousness and concentration of expression that suddenly strike home some truth perhaps well known, but little dwelt on. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Do not look at Medusa herself; look only on her image here reflected—then strike home hard and swiftly. A Book of Myths Our horses are racers; our arrows strike home; our swords pierce like lightning; our fortifications are like mountains, and our numbers like the sand. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa Paul describes, in language that strikes home to-day, the war of flesh and spirit. The Chief End of Man Soon the sleepiness wore off, and, when the train was about to start, the reality of the parting seemed to strike home, and the final handshakings and good wishes were earnest and hearty. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure I'm still hoping the letter will strike home with him, Larry. Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat I have nothing more to say, except to tell you not to throw your shot away, and, if it comes to boarding, when you strike, strike home.” Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days I shrink, I say, from shedding blood; but if the stern necessity comes, I will strike home as a man should at such a time.” Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea If thou beest of more power than God, to strike me speedily, strike home, strike deep, send me to heauen with my husband. The Vnfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton With An Essay On The Life And Writings Of Thomas Nash By Edmund Gosse You like nothing; your time is not come; Love and Death have their fatalities, and strike home one time or other: you 'll pay for all one day, I warrant ye. The Beaux-Stratagem Never under wrongs despair; Labour long, and everywhere, Link your countrymen, prepare, And strike home. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry He has a means of ingress barred to strangers, and can strike home as no other can. Friendship Did the Pinto really flinch from a bullet striking home? Rebel Spurs Fight the enemy in God’s name—and strike home; but never have on your conscience the thought that you struck an unnecessary blow. True Words for Brave Men No one had told him at that time, that the man does not live who can continue to keep off a fighting cobra from striking home; but Skag learned in that short interval. Son of Power Yet we may agree that many of his paradoxes strike home with Socratic force to the heart of a civilisation that wise men know to be too purely material, too artificial, and too capriciously diffused. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson It is only when the blow strikes home, that we are pulled up and forced to face the fact. Friendship The young man laughed uneasily, and seemed almost too embarrassed to proceed, but finally he said:— 'Your illustration strikes home with greater accuracy than probably you imagined when you uttered it. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Think through whom Thy life-blood tracks its parent lake, And then strike home! Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys The garrison band blew itself hoarse playing "Britons, strike home," while the Caesar's band answered in strains as shrill with "Come, cheer up, my lads, 'tis for glory we steer." Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes The smaller the resistance offered by culture, the more does this power strike home. Chopin and Other Musical Essays Since the charge of negativism strikes home, many pacifists defend themselves by insisting that they stand primarily for a positive program, of which war-resistance is only a pre-requisite. Introduction to Non-Violence Ah! woe is me; too well at length I own The pangs of exile, and the wound strikes home. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor There he was able to strike home at his heart with one of those proofs to which one must give credence in spite of oneself. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter This lesson that comes from the tremendous activities of the various Protestant denominations should strike home more forcibly. Catholic Problems in Western Canada At half-past two the Cæsar hauled out from Gibraltar mole, her band playing, "Cheer up, my lads, 't is to glory we steer!" which was answered from the mole-head with "Britons, strike home!" Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy And really, your description strikes home to me. The Blood Ship How shall I illustrate the truths presented so that they will strike home in the experiences of my boys and girls? Principles of Teaching Nay, rather, would he have stood by and watched it strike home with grim satisfaction. Beatrix of Clare An example that may strike home better, is one that comes from our brethren in the United States. Catholic Problems in Western Canada Truth strikes home, you know, and it hurts just a little, doesn't it? A Lost Leader It does but strike home the last rivet in the melancholy which holds him bound. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth Awake my spirit! think through whom Thy life-blood tastes its parent lake, And then strike home! The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation The following verse occurs in the work: When Dryden wrote and Purcell sung Britons, strike home, The patriot-sounds re-echoing rung The vaulted dome. Charles Dickens and Music But I tell thee, Hugh, if thou, or any man, attempt to lay defiling touch upon any nun in this Priory—myself, or another—I strike, and I strike home. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century If we will only 'lie still, let Him strike home, and bless the rod,' the rod will blossom and bear fruit. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Your mother knew how this would strike home. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town Human nature, however, works according to universal laws, and a really first-class joke strikes home to the majority. Best Short Stories And I indeed will show my high descent to the city, striking home to my heart with the sword; but thee, on the other hand, it behooveth to act in concert with my bold attempts. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. These words had a personal application and were striking home. Tell England A Study in a Generation He will fight warily, take no unnecessary risk, and strike only when he is perfectly sure of striking home. Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality At the same time The Vulture launched a torpedo and the three aboard the U-6 gasped as it seemed that the missile would surely strike home. The Boy Allies Under the Sea The crash of the shell striking home was followed almost instantly by an explosion. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy Queenly as womanly, those words that start From sorrow's lip strike home to sorrow's heart. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 6, 1892 The terrors are so unremitting that they fail to strike home. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance Again and again the beast swerved; but at last with a fierce thrill Wargrave felt the steel head of the spear strike home in the quarry. The Jungle Girl Charge, my children!" cried the Admiral, "charge, and strike home! For The Admiral Again the Brigadier's guns crashed, but the shells did not strike home. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy She spoke with intentional malice, but she scarcely expected to strike home. The Lamp in the Desert The flash and report come together; there is a dull indescribable sound ahead, as some of the shot strikes home in fur and some drills into the turf, and then a rustling in the grass. The Amateur Poacher A true soldier of freedom will not hesitate to strike vigorously and strike home, knowing that on his resolution will depend the restoration and defence of liberty. Principles of Freedom The working up is spirited, and presently out of the answer grows a charming jingle that somehow strikes home. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies May Britons, when they do strike, strike home. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette No appeal would be more certain to strike home. The Long White Cloud Both in sermons and debate, he strikes home, and woe be to the luckless pate that has the temerity to dash under his well-aimed strokes. Thirty Years in the Itinerancy A soldier wantonly thrust me in the back with his spear, and I sprang towards him fiercely, glad to strike home at something. Red Axe Having laid bare the Idea, our Poet, turning from analysis to synthesis, proceeds to reclothe it in new particulars of his own inventing, carefully chosen that they may strike home hardest upon the hearer's perceptions. Poetry With the skill of a connoisseur, saving his choicest morsel for the end, Hervey had waited for the most favorable opportunity before striking home with his most convincing item. Alcatraz Who, striking home, shall not forgive, Strikes with a weak returning rod, Claiming a fond prerogative Against the armoury of God. Abraham Lincoln "Take my gun—take it quickly, Sally, I can't trust myself; looking at him, I can see the place where the bullet should strike home." Trailin'! But you must help yourself, lad; never be afraid of hard work, hit out from the shoulder and strike home. The Aspirations of Jean Servien Now that which strikes home hardest on a man is a tale which he can grasp by the concretest images conveyed in the concretest language. Poetry Tarzan of the Apes went down beneath the great body of his enemy, but with gleaming knife drawn and striking home. Tarzan of the Apes And lest to shut thine eyes, thou should'st suppose Might serve, contending with the wizard knight; How would'st thou know, when both in combat close, When he strikes home, or when eschews the fight? Orlando Furioso My only condition is, that when you strike Oliver, you strike home, and again and again, until he is FINISHED; and I trust to your honour to remember me when we reach the town.' The Purcell Papers — Volume 3 It was a strike home, and under the flashing eyes that stared unwaveringly, through the big goggles, Uncle Josh halted and stammered and admitted that he might have been misinformed. A Knight of the Cumberland All the while Hurstwood was endeavouring to formulate his plea in such a way that it would strike home and bring her into sympathy with him. Sister Carrie: a Novel Strike home, strike home for Truth and Right! Bees in Amber A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse The truth of her words seemed to strike home to Mark, for he left go of her suddenly, and stood, biting his nails and scowling, the picture of irresolution and malignance. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story Clifton began to sing Britons strike home; which he soon changed to Rule Britannia: sure tokens that he was not pleased; for these are the tunes with which he always sings away his volatile choler. Anna St. Ives But he has lived in a sense in which Persius never had, and possesses the gift of direct and lucid expression; therefore, when he strikes, he strikes home. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Oh, to think that we used our knowledge of each other's heart to find out the tenderest points, where an unkind word could strike home! Tales of Two Countries Those scoundrels did not dare to strike home. The Wheel O' Fortune Follow me, my comrades, and strike, and strike home, for your general. Caesar: a Sketch But there was a plain fact, which was level to every peasant's apprehension, and might strike home to the rustic crowd. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts As woman, he was bent upon revenge; as man, he would go warily, striking only to strike home. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea But it is Brutus who must lend to the Poet the sanction of his name and popularity, when he would strike home at last to the heart of his subject. The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded For good or ill, it strikes home to the heart. Life in the Clearings versus the Bush I can see her rigid little figure now, as she stands with a tossed-up head, outstretched frilled arms, and the twinkling stars for a background, and sings in chorus, "Britons, strike home! strike home!" The Virginians "The other side may think they're striking home; too," said Warner, speaking according to the directness of his dry mathematical mind. The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis This statement strikes home with the force of a blow. Business Correspondence More than this, the book strikes home to the English middle class because it records how a plain Englishman completely mastered apparently insuperable obstacles through the plain virtues of courage, patience, perseverance, and mechanical ingenuity. A History of English Literature How it happened not a man in the room could tell, but the hand did not strike home. The Untamed "Britons, strike home!" was a little too much; Madam should have contented herself with "God save the King." The Virginians As Rohan raised his knife to strike home to the heart of the tyrant he saw the hand--white and small, like a woman's or a child's. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction The argument that will strike home to the merchant is one that points out his opportunity for gain. Business Correspondence The startling sensation of the immensity of these hills in comparison with man's minuteness strikes home with almost the stunning effect of a sudden blow. With Kelly to Chitral Their method was to approach a bear as closely as possible, without being seen, then show themselves suddenly, and as the bear reared strike home. American Big Game in Its Haunts Awake! not Greece—she is awake— Awake my spirit! think through whomMy life-blood tastes its parent lake, And then strike home! The Life of Lord Byron There is the true dramatic ring in those lines; the words come straight from the heart and strike home. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 But the contrast did not strike home to Bull. Bull Hunter "Strike promptly, strike hard, and strike home," said Esmo to his little party. Across the Zodiac At its integrity millions of men were striking home. The Life of Abraham Lincoln A slanderous tongue is sharper than a two-edged sword; to noble natures like his, it strikes home to the heart. George Leatrim He threw his own horse back almost upon his haunches, and was on his guard, meaning to strike home the moment the fence of his opponents permitted. His Sombre Rivals He strikes home, when right points his sword," replied Wallace; "the injuries of Scotland were my guide, and justice my companion. The Scottish Chiefs "Be a man," she whispered again, so low that the sound scarcely reached his ears although her lips were almost touching them, "go, and mind you strike home!" Jess Think through whom Thy life-blood tracks its parent lake, And then strike home! English Literature for Boys and Girls Maybe this act is the first big punch of the show; anyway, it must strike home and build up the interest for the act that follows. Writing for Vaudeville What they hit, they kill; and if they succeed in striking home, they play old Harry with formations. Told in the East "Strike home! strike home!" screamed the crowd outside to the valiant hero. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm All the while Hurstwood was endeavoring to formulate his plea in such a way that it would strike home and bring her into sympathy with him. Sister Carrie He could not perform the task to which he was pledged without striking home at her. A Texas Ranger And when you hear of brave boys dying, You may not care, they're not your own; But just suppose you lost your loved ones, That is the time when it strikes home. Writing for Vaudeville That seemed to strike home, and he didn't answer for a minute. Tales of Men and Ghosts "Any one who was standing where I am standing," answered he, "would not cry, strike home!" Household Tales by Brothers Grimm Were it not better to lie still, Let Him strike home and bless the rod, Never so safe as when our will Yields undiscerned by all but God? The Christian Year The word "fencing" didn't strike home at first, nor did he gather at once from her simple appeal that she had not come in the mood that he had persuaded himself was hers. Who Cares? a story of adolescence When it strikes home, gone is the laughter, When it strikes home your heart's forlorn, When it strikes home the tears fall faster, For those dear ones who've passed and gone. Writing for Vaudeville But even then the blow did not strike home upon me. John Bull on the Guadalquivir Well," continued he, with a soft smile, "it is still something to stand alone—misfortunes only strike home. Frederick the Great and His Family I say," said Don, "this is going to strike the ridge somewhere just about there," pointing northeast, "and if we don't see anything between here and the ridge, we'll strike home that way. Glengarry School Days: a story of early days in Glengarry He never forgot the project, for seventeen is an age when grand thoughts strike home. The Quaker Colonies, a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware When we meet, Sir Wulf, in war—and that, I think, will be an ill hour for me—strike, and strike home; I shall not complain. The Brethren "The Chevalier Bigot does not lose his politeness, however long he absents himself!" said she, with a glance like a Parthian arrow well aimed to strike home. The Golden Dog Nevertheless, she did but bide her time, for when she struck she determined to strike home. Eric Brighteyes Then a floorboard creaked faintly to my left, and turning short, I whirled my staff, felt it strike home and heard a fierce cry and the uneven tread of staggering feet. Black Bartlemy's Treasure This caused a keen sense of danger to strike home in my heart, and to make my feet feel as though already the ice was escaping their tread. Through Russia All their weapons strike home; no matter whether it be a brave man or a coward that hurls them, Jove speeds all alike, whereas ours fall each one of them without effect. The Iliad They are playing loyally with the Allies for the complete defeat of the Central Powers, and that is to be achieved striking home into Austria. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war In his heart he cursed her, while he vainly sought some weapon that would strike home through her impervious armor. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West Deeply read in the Book of Egoism that he was, he knew the wisdom of the sentence: An injured pride that strikes not out will strike home. The Egoist ION: That proof strikes home to me, Socrates. Ion Give me your knife, good mother, or strike home: 149 The Scythians shall not tyrannize on me: Sweet mother, strike, that I may meet my father. Tamburlaine the Great — Part 2 Therefore, indeed, my father, I have on Angelo impos'd the office; Who may, in the ambush of my name, strike home, And yet my nature never in the fight To do in slander. Measure for Measure I intended that thrust to strike home, but she turned it off most competently. Lady Baltimore It was preconcerted that as soon as they were seated they were to throw aside their veils and strike home. Hellenica The truth of the old parrot's words seemed to be striking home; for the Doctor stood silent a minute, thinking. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle Thus, when a mischief is designed against another, it is commonly sure to strike home to its author. The Danish History, Books I-IX Let us to the well-heads, I say; to the chief fountains of these waters of bitterness; and there strike home and dig! Latter-Day Pamphlets |
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