| 单词 | suppliant |
| 例句 | Hesiod, not much later than the Odyssey if at all, says of a man who does evil to the suppliant and the stranger, or who wrongs orphan children, “with that man Zeus is angry.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She was to tell him that violent as Achilles was, he was not really evil, but one who would treat properly a suppliant. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am a suppliant at your knees, O Queen,” he said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And when at last I opened my eyes the silence which had enfolded me had given place to a pervasive murmur, the sound from the suppliant lips and beseeching throats of the multitude. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The Argives voted unanimously to maintain the right of the suppliant. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They would allow no woman to be forced to marry against her will they told the newcomers, nor would they surrender any suppliant, no matter how feeble, and no matter how powerful the pursuer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly he put his suppliant hat on his head. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A procession of suppliants climbed the knoll on bare, bloodied knees to show their devotion or purge their grief or beg forgiveness in the slow tearing of flesh and bone. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z From the Furies of frightful aspect they became the Benignant Ones, the Eumenides, protectors of the suppliant. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In "Chinglish," the provincial Chinese control their provincial American suppliant, who comes, inevitably, from Cleveland, with the pleasure that comes from reversing the flow of an aged river. Four stars for Goodman's 'Chinglish' 2011-06-27T20:36:00Z His reason is equal to that of God’s; why, therefore, must he bow a “suppliant knee” to God, merely because God has ruled by “consent or custom”? “Breaking Bad’s” hell on earth 2012-07-15T14:30:00Z Though his Evan is no carbon copy of his predecessors in the role, he shares many pathetic mannerisms with them: the twitchy picking at himself, the cul-de-sac speech patterns, the upturned, outstretched, suppliant right hand. Review: ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ With a Real Teenage Evan 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Shooting it frontally, Greene looked up at the timeworn face from the subordinate vantage point of a suppliant. Much About This Artist Is in Doubt. Not His Talent. 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z A priest flocked by suppliant children entreats Oedipus, renowned for his mental prowess, to find the answer that will rescue the city. Oedipus Rex vs. President Trump: Leaders reveal themselves in times of plague 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z "That media show they want - of us suppliantly giving over our weapons - that show will not happen," he says. Colombia Farc guerrillas prepare finally for peace - BBC News 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z No longer are they suppliant to the fifth estate to disseminate their news. The Pain & Pleasure Of Branded Social Media 2014-04-20T14:28:00Z At last the hermit told his suppliant that he would that night visit his wife when she was in bed in her house. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Meïamoun could only fall upon his knees and stretch forth suppliant hands to her, as to the altars of the gods. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z She might have been a suppliant crying for mercy. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z Many human beings, ailing, miserable, poverty-stricken, victims of misfortune or suppliants of fate, have found in a window their salvation. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z One by one the suppliants crawled past, each crying out an appeal or a grievance. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The walls rocked beneath the strokes of the maddened populace, and Cencius, falling at his prisoner's feet, became himself a suppliant for pardon and for life.... Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z By your feet that I kiss, by the hem of your robe which I touch as a suppliant, be clement! One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z They were accustomed to behold suppliant royalty trembling in the antichambers of their Senate, or its haughty spirit still more humbled in swelling the triumphal pomp of their generals and consuls. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z It was now therefore customary among these simple yet considerate people, to convoy the suppliant within a short distance of Castle Brochel. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The suppliants thronged around it, but no image of a god, no symbol of dogma was there. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z "Commending myself, a suppliant, to my great celestial patron Leo, I, Leo XII., his humble client, unworthy of so great a name, have chosen a place of sepulture, near his holy ashes." Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z She was not the woman he had seen at Jones' Hotel long months before, when she had almost knelt suppliant at his feet. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Not a word could she utter, but the look she cast up at him was so suppliant, so heart-rending, that Oswald, deeply moved, clasped her hand in his. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z I have no wish to stand before you as a suppliant. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The world had seen the Emperor a suppliant waiting in the snow, and could not forget it. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z It was on the 21st of March, the festival of St. Benedict, that Francesca herself entered the convent, not as the foundress, but as a humble suppliant for admission. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z This insulting speech was addressed to his suppliant while her eyes were fixed on him in the agony of her entreaty, and the tears were streaming down her cheeks. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z Then, it was nothing unusual to see the impious sinner of yesterday become a meek repentant suppliant for admission into some monastery to-day, where he could expiate and atone for his former grievous excesses. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z To play the suppliant, he who had raised his head so high, and by virtue of an undoubted touch of genius had carried it so loftily, this was bad enough. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z D'Aulnay, however, had possessed himself, in 1643, of La Tour's fort, and the latter was a suppliant to the English at Boston for aid to displace his adversary. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Never should it be hers to play that creeping part, to regain him that way, to return to him tamely, empty-handed, a suppliant for his love! The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z With feelings of intense gratitude that the stony path should grow so smooth, she forgave the suppliant freely, and even gently jested as to the proposed retreat. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Sleep fell upon the suppliant, and he beheld the god standing over him and bidding him be of good courage, for no harm should happen to him. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z The voice, though long unheard, was only too familiar to my ear, and looking earnestly at the suppliant, with mingled sensation of pity and horror, I recognized my long-lost cousin Theophilus Moncton. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z He is not noticed except as a suppliant. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z The Daphnephoros, wearing a golden crown, or a wreath of laurel, richly dressed and partly holding the pole, was followed by a chorus of maidens carrying suppliant branches and singing a hymn to the god. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z But she didn't know us until we had departed and we fortunately didn't suspect her till a suppliant card reached us two days later at Siena. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Others, with rushing haste, and eager voice, Would drag new victims to the insatiate power, That like a savage idol did rejoice Whate'er his suppliants offer'd to devour. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z As manifestations of him, they all formed part of his being, and through them the suppliant found a channel to reconciliation and forgiveness of his sins. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Next tell of the slaying of Hector, and how Achilles honors the suppliant Priam and restores to him the body of his son. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Reply thus to the suppliant: 'Thou must sacrifice to the Lady Istar, in her temple, fifty fat oxen and one hundred goodly lambs. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z If he cared, would he not be among that suppliant throng which ran about the cab? The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z He ceased, and where the suppliant kneel, he died. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Nay, farther, can aught be esteemed so great, so generous, so public-spirited, as to assist the suppliant, to rear the prostrate, to communicate happiness, to avert danger, and to save a fellow-citizen from exile? Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z O hear a suppliant heart, all crush't And crumbled into contrite dust. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:22.977Z However, when half the allotted mercy-time was over, there came one suppliant who, for a moment, took the Greek's thought from himself. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Farewell, most cultured of men, and do not disdain me, so insignificant a suppliant, for daring to honour your tranquil genius, and, since divinity even does not forbid this respecting itself, also to love it. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z And in answer the gate which is the way thither, according to the understanding of each, had opened and taken the suppliant in and closed behind her. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z Hear thy suppliant's pleading cry, Lead, oh lead! my footsteps to her. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z Now she stood before the astonished King, dazzlingly beautiful, with downcast eyes, a suppliant mien, and a smile of triumph at the corners of her mouth. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z "May Sin look mercifully upon me from the high place," began the suppliant, according to the ritual. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Not as a foe, but suppliant, it would clasp; Not fear, but pity, it would fain command. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z That suppliants at the throne must arrive through many gates and courts and halls enhances the effect. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z This town, too, would have been depopulated, but that our king became a suppliant before the Rakshasi, and begged her to show mercy to us his subjects. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Collecting his faculties, the King granted the dancer’s prayer—she received his command to appear at the Court Theatre; but he was in no haste to dismiss the suppliant. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z The commander extended his right hand to the suppliant, and raising him, spoke comfortingly to him. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z But Granville was ten years older; he had, to use his own expression, put on his nightcap; and he laughed the suppliant Duke out of the room. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z These sacrifices, which by you are offered to devils, neither can avail the worshippers, nor fulfil the desires and petitions of the suppliants. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z After a brief voyage farther along Broadway the suppliant outcasts entered a great hall imposingly decorated with winged bulls and other Assyrian symbols. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z The suppliants of the true gods are called Ashavan, i. e. the true, the pure; the worshippers of the evil spirits are liars. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Perhaps he had inquired by telephone as to what time he had best call, he had prepared himself to come on a crowd of suppliants somewhat like those in front of a branch milk station. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z More than a thousand years ago two Easterns seem to have expressed all this, one the Bishop Stephen, suppliantly approaching Pope Martin I., in the Lateran Synod of a.d. St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture 2011-11-28T03:00:25.013Z Until one day I, looking from my palace casement, saw A humble suppliant, clad in pilgrim garb, Approach the marble stair. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Father, hear a suppliant's cry; Hear, oh hear, for Thou art nigh. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Then he dropped at James' feet, clasping his knees in the manner of a suppliant of old. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z When Truth herself was Slavery's slave Thy hand the prisoned suppliant gave The rainbow wings of fiction. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z I implore you by Hecate and by Zeus who helps all strangers and suppliants to be kind to me and to the men who have come to your country with me. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z And as we stood to meet The suppliants—she who bare me, with her head Upon my neck—we cheerful and with song Welcomed their swift return; auguring well From such a quick-sped mission. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Father, hear a suppliant's prayer; Darkness flies when Thou art there! The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z How is it that thou beseechest me—me, the suppliant, praying thy help for mine own ends? Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z My gods are vanquished, and I doubt not that the sovereign power is in your God, who has compelled so many noble persons to come before you in this suppliant manner. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z However degraded the suppliant may be, there is always some commerce between them and us, some bond of mutual relation. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Motherly pity, bend thy face and grant One beam of ruth to thy poor suppliant, Nor turn me from thine altar comfortless.' The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Then was the moment for the suppliant humbly to invoke him and give heartfelt utterance to his prayer.” Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z And now, with suppliant accents and upraised hands, I prayed to Heaven for a blessing, for short I still thought was the space between life and death. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z O king of the infernal regions," said she, "kindly deign to lend a listening ear to a suppliant's prayer. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Let but the faithful suppliant urge, God will His fire impart, The serpent coils of sin to purge From every willing heart. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z His expression, although full of dignity, was slightly weary as he listened to the petition of a man who knelt before him, with bowed head, in the attitude of a suppliant. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z An Athenian treaty, for example, is headed by a representation of Athen�, and of the patron deity of the other state, which may appear in the attitude of a suppliant or adorant. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The woman rises to her true power by the magic touch of that confiding faith, which ever wins divine virtue from the Master’s mantle, even as for the lowly suppliant at Capernaum. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z "Oh, do teach me, I beg of you," said Ali, raising himself up in bed; he joined his hands and looked at me with a suppliant air. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z It stands before us at once as our suppliant and our king. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z He led the way to the Temple of Melkarth, which was filled with fugitives and suppliants. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The figures may be those of suppliants with offerings on a votive relief.—Cyren�. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z To combat this danger Henry invaded Bohemia, and after two reverses compelled Bretislaus to appear before him as a suppliant at Regensburg. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Is there a broader and greater scheme of being wherein I should be a trusting and unquestioning instrument rather than one who demands as a special suppliant? The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z "I bent before Thy gracious throne And asked for peace with suppliant knee, And peace was given, nor peace alone, But faith and hope and ecstasy." In Answer to Prayer The Touch of the Unseen 2011-09-23T02:00:24.177Z Eresthenes gave him fresh garments, with the garland of olive and the fillet of wool which suppliants were required to put on. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z I. We may observe the Apostle’s designation of himself, as marked by consummate and instinctive appreciation of the claims of friendship, and of his own position in this letter as a suppliant. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z As they retired Banfi beckoned to the remaining suppliants to approach one by one. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z This sounded like a brilliant inspiration, but was in reality a repetition of a suggestion made on a similar occasion to an entirely different suppliant. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z She poor, bedraggled, complaining suppliant, a beggar where she should have been a queen! The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z "This is Clearchus, an Athenian, who comes as a suppliant to the oracle." The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z In that clear and sunny air the face appeared to smile, and from the outstretched hand there came to each humble suppliant the veritable grace of hope. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z No appeal to Him can be frustrated except through fault of the suppliant, since all things are possible to him that believeth. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z The hated Dictator, Balmaceda, hitherto regardless of what lives he sacrificed to gain his ends, was now not only powerless, but an outcast and a suppliant for his own. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z A week in jail was sufficient to bring James a whining suppliant to the feet of his oppressors. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z She never lost sight of the fact, that she did not appeal to Elizabeth as a suppliant, but as an equal; and she always took care to preserve high and dignified ground. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z The Missouri colonel squared himself doggedly in the suppliant debtor's chair, which was the one Kinzie had placed for him. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z But if myth or legend had to do with the making of our Gospels, we should have had wonders enough which bless no suppliant, but only crown the sacred head with laurels. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Heinrich made no reply; he was gazing earnestly into the sparkling eyes of the suppliant. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Prayer, humiliation, softens the heart of the suppliant. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z The captain prayed them by the gods they should not thrust suppliants back, but save the innocent who were not bent on traffic. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Look down in pity on this suppliant pair, Who all unworthy are to raise our eyes To that high Heaven, whence thou art, and seek Thy aid and guidance, strengthen us, O Lord! Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z The Christ, they said, was the Son of David, and this was not false: Jesus had wrought many miracles for suppliants who addressed Him by that title. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z The Inche Maida had come to the Residency island humbly with her petition—a reasonable suppliant for help against her enemies. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z He must pray as a suppliant for the robust health of his own spirit. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z I come a suppliant to him; put me upon his temple steps, to tell you his achievement as I may!” The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Oh! thou who never turnest a deaf ear Unto a suppliant's prayer, send down thy grace, And succour her from evil men's designs Who puts her trust in thee. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z Nor did Jesus Himself ask a later suppliant, “Believest thou that I am willing,” but “Believest thou that I am able to do this?” The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Five years after, Bacon, still a suppliant, wrote to Walsingham: "I think the objection to my years will wear away with the length of my suit." The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z The apostle counsels him to be a suppliant for the health of the entire Christian army. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z And could that haggard woman, who, with streaming eyes and sorrow-laden features, stood before him in a suppliant attitude, be the Kate Lawless of old days? Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Before he could overtake her, Miss Daley disappeared round one side of the Palm Room, at which point, beating the air with suppliant hands, Mr. Laughlin disappeared in turn. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z But Jesus never in any circumstances rebuked for intrusion any suppliant. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Instead of a suppliant, Winona had assumed control of the situation. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z We are called upon to be sentinel suppliants on their behalf, "watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints." The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z The radiant helmet from my brows unlaced, And lo, on earth my shield and javelin cast, I meet the monarch with a suppliant's face, Approach his chariot, and his knees embrace. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z Such a people in their terrified councils were to be suppliants to the valour of foreigners; from that hour they were doomed to be chased from their natal soil. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z To him she determined to apply as a suppliant in behalf of her father. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z I came hither as a suppliant in her behalf. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z But the Christian soldier is not only a suppliant for his own spiritual health. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z Here again, the attitude was not that of a suppliant; in the demand was more of the highwayman than of the beggar. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z The lands now lie the open prey of the hardy claimant or the sly intriguer; crowds of suppliants wearied the crown to participate in that national spoliation. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Or that, a suppliant of the sky, He begged the gods to keep or give? The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z They are all suppliants of the Lord-Lieutenant, and several hundreds of years of ascendancy have given them a sense of right in receiving favours, and one of indignation and injustice in the case of refusal. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z So the king ordered the suppliants to be brought in. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z He came a suppliant; but he returned in triumph: he came acknowledging his offence and suing for forgiveness; he returned justified and self-acquitted. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z The white figure bent compassionately over the kneeling man, the strong and gentle hands of the Holy Father held the head of the suppliant closely to his heart. Pope Pius the Tenth 2011-04-26T02:00:21.967Z I'm not fond of the character of suppliant, nor of88 being "turned down" by the little men who run this Government. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z As minister of finance, he soon had Mazarin almost in the position of a suppliant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave." The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z To-morrow you may command, but to-night you shall remain a suppliant; grant me, I pray you, this fond little gratification of my overburdened vanity. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z She smiled graciously on the pitiful suppliant, and jumping from the saddle, she patted him as if he were some half wild animal. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z It was no longer the medicine-man, but the priest of the Semitic deity, who recited the incantation for the suppliant and the sufferer. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z It was as if a building with a spire and chimes, altar and surpliced clergyman, white-robed choristers and bowed suppliants, would help her make the decision that a long, sleepless night had withheld. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z "Can you drive me from you?" he said, with a suppliant look. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z The arms of the child were thrown about the suppliant's neck and her tears fell fast as she kissed his pale cheek. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z Him I present thee as my Bail, As suppliant at thy feet; With such Assurance I’ll not fail Before thy Judgment-seat. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z "I think of nothing now, Lise, but that you are suffering," replied Pierre Olsdorf, pressing softly in his the suppliant hands which the unhappy woman raised to him. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z Before either cousin or brother could interfere, to oppose or strengthen her resolution, the self-appointed suppliant had passed out of the room. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z They came before the Government at Washington, and before the people of California, as suppliant petitioners, humbly begging for aid to construct a railroad. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Fold thy wings lovingly over the bowed form of the humble suppliant, O angel of pity, for the Father hears the cry of his suffering children; not one ever pleaded in vain, and Lillian prayed! Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z And I stood suppliant before the sahib, with folded palms and downcast eyes, and in the silence I could hear the beating of my heart. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z She weeps her white distress On spires, and lays a sheet Of suppliant light at the feet Of crosses pitiless. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z I, not you, am the suppliant in this cause. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Then the revivalist began: 'Behold us, O dread God, suppliants for Thy mercy—' His voice was rich and full, but at the same time sharp and decisive. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z She did not speak, but an arm gently stole around the neck of the suppliant, while the ladies looked on with moistened eyes. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z A band of women—Argive mothers they are this time, whose sons have been slain in war against Thebes—have come to Athens as suppliants. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z It is quite evident that without the ballot any people are suppliant and must beg rather than make a manly demand. The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) 2011-03-03T03:00:50.323Z The excited suppliant did not content herself with this simple formulary of speech. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z But, Aegeus, by thy beard, oh, by thy knees, I pray thee, and I give me for thine own, Thy suppliant, pity me! Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z It is not the homage of one who waited, a suppliant, on the throne of triumphant beauty. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z At the opening of the play we find the children and Iolaus clinging as suppliants to an altar in Athens. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z The perils of the deep and of vicious companions are enough to make that widow a daily and most earnest suppliant at the mercy-seat of her heavenly Father, for his protection and salvation. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z For a second Scarthe remained silent, gazing upon the lovely suppliant—a Venus dissolved in tears. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z So his legate bestowed the purple on a suppliant Emperor in the city of Constantinople. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z It is a sorry part, that of suppliant, but so long as it is for another it is endurable. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Through the third, suppliants were allowed to pass, that by contact with the pillars they might derive some virtue from the relics. Canterbury 2011-02-17T03:00:20.527Z You shall come as a suppliant to me, seeking vengeance on the head of him you now proudly call your life support.' Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z Scarthe had dashed his helmet to the ground, and flung himself on his knees in the attitude of an humble suppliant. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The suppliant besought the Almighty, that "if Mr. Van Buren were a good man, he might be made better; and if a bad man, he might be speedily regenerated." Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z Then, be the sky anything but completely storm-draped, he will see a sight so glorious that eloquence becomes a naked suppliant for alms beyond the gift of language when set to describe it. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z For, though by present storms of ill I'm overwhelmed, An exile, suppliant, lone, forsaken, all undone, I once in happier times a royal princess shone, And traced my proud descent from heavenly Phoebus' self. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z Since he played the part of suppliant, he argued with his opponent without heat, though passion might not be denied. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z It was a moment of relief: he brought to mind the figure of Lucy, when she uttered them; and he regarded her, not as a suppliant, but as an angel of consolation. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z She was, I think, the most dignified suppliant I have ever beheld. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z It stands almost as a suppliant for the alms of approval of other races. A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell 2011-01-27T03:00:42.663Z Lo this is regal, this The work of kings, which time nor change cannot undo: To succor the afflicted, to provide at need A trusty refuge for the suppliant. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z Now it is Miss Morrell who is trying to induce you to go on the stage, and mamma will not consent unless she is called upon in state by the famous suppliant! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Her attitude was not that of a suppliant; she did not appeal to a filial affection which she knew had no existence. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z But she, taking the young man's hand, said to him in a low and suppliant voice: "Obey your father!" The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z Then, gathering his thoughts together and looking at Lucienne, who was waiting for his words, with raised face, suppliant, restless, and ardent. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z This much thou didst know, When first I clasped thy knees, a humble suppliant, And sought the shelter of thy royal clemency. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z It was only necessary for the awaiting suppliant to note his place between those already there and those who came in after him; and Wade was prompt to accept his turn. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Wary of Greece Greek debt suppliants are playing to thin houses in the United States. Reuters BreakingViews: Big Leveraged Buyouts May Soon Make a Comeback 2010-04-16T03:06:00Z "A threat, when you should drop at my feet repentant and suppliant—cowardly assassin!" The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z They guaranteed absolute security to the suppliant within their limits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" How is his skill shown in his picture of the false suppliant? Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z It was as one of this party that Adams had attempted to give Vergennes a lesson and show him that America was not a suppliant and a pauper. The True Benjamin Franklin I have come to you as a suppliant for assistance. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile It was the graceful introduction which showed that, for all his sodden garments and dishevelled appearance, she had recognised an equal in the suppliant whom Guillaume eyed so dubiously. A Blot on the Scutcheon Sir William, however, became a suppliant for mercy beneath the red sword of Patrick Hume; and his life being granted, the Sinclairs gave their arms into the hands of their opponents. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 But he whom your lying tongue calls your sire, Achilles, dealt not thus with Priam his foe—he had a cheek that could crimson at a suppliant's rights, a suppliant's honor. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z The god touches the head of the suppliant with some mysterious symbol, and the subject of the rite raises his hands in prayer. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The tear Of pity shed on us who stand For justice, suppliants at your hand. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 Although she endeavoured to present her cause coolly, her voice was that of a suppliant. The Man from Jericho On the stairs she ran into James Ruffiniac, and with her hands on his coat, pressing, begging, silent suppliants, she made him come into the dining-room. Beggars on Horseback The colonists asked for nothing but what was clearly right and asked in the most respectful and even suppliant manner. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The mystic symbol is removed, and Mithra sets a radiant crown on the suppliant’s head. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It would ill beseem the honor of this house to turn from its threshold a suppliant who asks of you nothing save what Christian love and God's command alike enjoin upon you as a duty. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History I knew that love would one day be mine own, A tender suppliant for forgiveness won. Provocations "Refuse me not, I conjure you!" responded Rodolph, in an agitated and suppliant tone. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 For the love of God," cried the Schoolmaster, in a suppliant tone, "let some person lead me forth! The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 "Silence!" interrupted Frau Amthor in a hollow trembling tone, more awful in the ears of the suppliant than the roar of the thunder. Barbarossa and Other Tales The reference is to a Roman custom by which the suppliant approached with the statue on his right; after praying, he turned to the right so as to face it and then prostrated himself. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes He never opposes the Greeks without reason, or through caprice, but only when they disregard the sacred rights of priests and suppliants, or assume an unusual degree of arrogance. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Instead of appearing in the light of a suppliant, as according to all precedent he should, he assumed the position of a dictator. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar Goddess, I beseech thee; I pray thee as a suppliant that by thy majesty thou grant this to me. The Old English Herbals In the vain capital of China, the Sogdian caravans were entertained as the suppliant embassies of tributary kingdoms; and if they returned in safety, the bold adventure was rewarded with exorbitant gain. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The king forgave these pitiful suppliants; but Haxey was adjudged in parliament to suffer death as a traitor. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The wrong which his brother had suffered rose up freshly before him in all its disgraceful features, and he could hardly believe in the hunter's generous forgiveness as he cowered a suppliant at his feet. Misread Passage of Scriptures He approached the throne boldly and with head erect, and threw himself upon his knees, where he remained in the posture of a suppliant. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Still literature, art, and commerce have as free a welcome in Washington salons as anywhere else, despite the plaints of overlooked suppliants. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Linton never heeded the sarcastic discontent of the speech, but went on,— "Yes, my Lord, you find me, as you have so often found me, a suppliant." Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The commons transmitted this petition to the lords, and the king "willed that the lords of his council do and provide for the said suppliant as in their discretions shall be thought convenient and reasonable." View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Umboo was among the suppliants, his cowering figure presenting a curious contrast to the haughty and merciless aspect he had exhibited only a few hours previously. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa During the scene, Rinaldo had narrowly scanned the Duke's countenance, as if to mark the effect produced upon him by the remarkable beauty of the fair suppliant. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. She—she who knelt and held her suppliant hands was La Mercia; and he who, now divested of his mantle, stood over her, was the dark and awful-looking man of the picture! Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) "I am humble enough to sue it out,—a very suppliant," said he, passionately. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The old stiff-necked haughtiness of her race did not desert her for a moment, even though she was obviously at a disadvantage in this instance, and had come here as a suppliant. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Weak is the melody Of harp or song to reach Thy gracious ear, Unless the heart be there, Winging the words of prayer With its own fervent faith, or suppliant tear. Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion Yes, if but for one hour we saw God’s gift, and Him through whom He offers it, we should become the suppliants. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I It seemed all but impossible that this tall, beautiful lady should clasp her hands as a suppliant to him. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days He looked at the Emperor with a suppliant eye. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century The youthful commander looked round on the suppliant crowd with a countenance beaming with pity and a heart wrung with anguish. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools A hymn of suppliant breath, Owning that life and death Alike are Thine. Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion It is a painful revelation, and the moral which it teaches us is, to be gracious to other poor suppliants if it ever comes to our turn to be in authority. The Daughters of a Genius She must smother her stiff Dutch pride, and go as a suppliant to Schalk Oosthuysen and beg for a little water for her child. Tales of South Africa Before thy throne I bow with suppliant knee, Grant gracious God, thy pardon unto me: In solitude my follies I repent, The life so long, so viciously, I spent, p. 147O God! Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards Then he resumed more quietly: "It's rather humiliating, isn't it, to go to that man as a suppliant?" The Heart of a Woman Hear, hear our suppliant breath; Keep us, in life and death, Thine, only Thine! Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion The counties continued to urge the return of the crown, in addresses which were sometimes humbly suppliant in their tone and sometimes threatening, but Joseph did not yield either to supplications or menaces. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 I hope there is nothing of the suppliant in all this? The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Nor deem I sue, Great as thou art, the humble suppliant's due. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Though here I bend a suppliant knee In reverence, and unarmed, I bear 305 In your indignant thoughts my share; Am grieved this backward march to see So careless and disorderly. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) Hear our sad, repentant songs; Listen to Thy suppliant ones, Thou, to whom all grace belongs! Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion At a solemn festival these three children were sent by their destitute mother into the theatre, dressed in the garb of suppliants. Women of Early Christianity So I come as a suppliant; be so very good as to let me go, I cannot bear to live with you in mistrust and--and--" "Come, Gertrude," he said, gently, "you are ill. Gertrude's Marriage "Our lord can go to the Ruler of the Golden Palace and plead for his slaves," suggested one of the suppliants. Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country Oh! gently on thy suppliant's head Dread goddess, lay thy chastening hand! The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes Hear our sad, repentant songs; O, restore Thy suppliant ones, Thou to whom all grace belongs! Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion Every suppliant addressed himself directly to the divinity. Roman Women No longer, however, as of old, suppliant, and entreating, with tremulous voice and shrinking gaze did they make their advances. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Déruchette joined her two hands in a suppliant attitude, and looked at the speaker, silent, with fixed eyes, and trembling from head to foot. Toilers of the Sea To this class belonged the celebrated "daughters of the people," for whose favor the most prominent and dignified men of the State became suppliants. Greek Women He had not advanced more than a hundred yards or so when a well-known suppliant voice struck his ear. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries Lateranus, a man of determined spirit and gigantic strength, was to approach the emperor as a suppliant and, apparently by accident, throw him down. Roman Women They write charms, and dictate elaborate instructions for the behaviour of the woman till her wish be fulfilled, and they take the gifts which the suppliant has brought with her. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches "Well, sir," he said, "I cannot give to an invisible suppliant; show yourself if you want anything." Elsie at Viamede He draws his sword to slay her, and then she becomes the suppliant. Greek Women After holding out a prospect of perpetual peace, Pope conjures up a future vision of "sueing kings," and "suppliant states," which are the consequences of war and victory. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Marriage, though one of the sacraments, appears here as a suppliant on its knees before the direction, seems to ask pardon, and suffer penance. Priests, Women, and Families The suppliant's shoulders were heaving, his voice was choked by emotion. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure He was bent on Armstrong’s destruction, a fact which now became painfully evident to the eloquent and generous suppliant. Border Raids and Reivers Agis and Cleombrotus flee for their lives, and become suppliants--the one at the temple of the Brazen House, the other at the temple of Poseidon. Greek Women Gods are thy suppliants, Káma, and on thee Depends the triple world's security. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa Vespasian was a little more careful than Jesus, for he had physicians examine the eyes of the blind suppliant before he exerted his touch and spittle as healing agents. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance How deeply must the pride of the descendant of the C�sars have felt the humiliation which made him thus a suppliant before one he deemed a mere Corsican adventurer! Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II God of the thunder and the rain, Give ear unto my suppliant strain. An Introduction to the Study of Comparative Religion Is his the face or the bearing of a suppliant?” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Then nearer came the suppliant Gods to pay Honour to him whose face turns every way. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa He caused the suffering of thousands in the galleys; he had no ear, it is said, for the cry of the suppliant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" She felt even the modesty of a suppliant, and would not continually press into the presence of the Highest; for to the reverent there is ever the veil before the Shechinah. Prisoners of Conscience The maternal girl smiled grimly at the fragile suppliant, and asked: "How much is his celery, ma petite?" The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 And so they came to the Council, not as suppliants, not as beggars, but as free men, in whose veins flowed the blood of a race which will break, but not bend. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon They signed to Nandi, and the favourite's hand Guided his eye upon the suppliant band. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa Accordingly, now that she faced the Vagres what suppliant fear was not readable in the large blue eyes of the poor child, who still trembled visibly! The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres As she spoke she rose, and walking softly up to him where he sat, kneeled at his knees and held out suppliantly a little bag of white silk tied with crimson. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. How long we sat there by the stove, I could not say; but Rita was soft, and gentle, and tender that night,—sweet, suppliant and loving. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia Love sought I in all paths, at every gate; Oft and again outstretching suppliant palms, I begged in vain of Love the slightest alms, But the world laughed and offered me cold hate. Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine Is eager gaze the sovereign of the skies looked full on Káma with his thousand eyes: E'en such a gaze as trembling suppliants bend, When danger threatens, on a mighty friend. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa The king smiled as he stooped and raised the suppliant. A Prince of Good Fellows He used the ceremonial title without hesitation, and the Old One said in distress, "The son of Hastur need never speak as a suppliant to the Sky People!" The Planet Savers In the thirteenth we find a suppliant so afraid of being caught alive that he has himself watched day and night by two hundred armed men. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages "Well, I can borrow one some where else, I suppose," says the suppliant. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Nell fell upon one knee and stretched forth her arms suppliantly. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time These, for all the panic and ruin in their bearing, might be pilgrims or suppliants, or the servants of some religious rite, bringing the votive offerings and the sacrificial beasts. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium She cast a bitter, yet a suppliant look upon him. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 I didn't look up, but I knew his face was half smiling and suppliant. A Diary Without Dates The mind, the heart rather, must bow down before its revelations, in the most suppliant fashion imaginable. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford Here followed a long Brutus-and-Cassius discourse between a shilling-buttoned-waistcoatteer of a porter and myself, which ended in my extending mercy to the suppliant coach-owners, and agreeing to accept a place for Monday. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing Then out of scorn and superiority he sank again into the suppliant. A Country Gentleman and his Family The suppliant replies that he knows from his own experience what such a counsel means, but has found it himself to be no longer practicable. Memoirs of Life and Literature The Spartans buried him close to the temple, and gave Pallas two statues of him, to make up for the suppliant she had lost, but they were always reproached for the sacrilege. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Give to the Bible the undivided homage of a childlike heart; and bow down before its revelations with a suppliant understanding also; and let no characteristic of its method by any means escape you. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford I am no suppliant husband; what your love refuses I would scorn to receive from your pity. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) Heavenly Father, I now choose to come unto Thee as a poor, suppliant sinner. Sowing and Reaping The gods, not excepting Jehovah and Jesus, are as mythical as Santa Claus and answer their suppliants not otherwise than he answers his, through human representatives. Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View His looks returned at last upon the suppliant. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) He stood, brooding, nervous, his eyes bent upon the ground, hardly daring to look upon Sivora, at once his suppliant and accuser, a prey to violent emotions. Happy Days for Boys and Girls On the altars of the chapels lights burn dimly in a silence unbroken, save by the murmuring of prayers and telling of beads by suppliants driven hither by sin, sorrow or homesickness. Famous Firesides of French Canada Thou art with life Too closely woven, nerve with nerve entwined; Service still craving service, love for love, Love for dear love, still suppliant with tears. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) I believe He would rather send an angel away than a poor suppliant for His mercy; He delighted to have such as she come to Him. Sovereign Grace Its Source, Its Nature and Its Effects “I beg you to lend me your arm,” she added with the loveliest, suppliant inflection. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) He might have, had he seen his suppliant’s face, and the tense anguish there. The Missourian It is only when the members of the old Congregation are understood by the suppliants and dispersed, that the call, "Wait ye upon me" is here established and confirmed. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 He is bound to look upon the suppliant as a brand to be saved from the burning. The Landleaguers In short, for the first time in my life I found myself a suppliant; and I found myself thus and there for the sake of a feeling. The Gates Between Master herself she might; but he stood in his man's power and pride and love, a suppliant, yet king, asking with wordless lips a little favor, taking with calm yet passionate eyes a royal largess. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart When we shall wait, After this mortal strife, Eternal life, And to His presence go As suppliants indeed, Will it be thus He will on us In our great need His priceless gift bestow? Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia shall they bring my suppliants, the daughter of my dispersed for a meat-offering to me. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 It would have done no good, for the room-clerk was shaking his head to all the suppliants. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards But what could “super-supernal” convey to the world’s multitude of hungry suppliants for the bread of life! Carmen Ariza He glanced curiously at the two suppliants as he thrust his hand into his pocket and pulled out a key. The Benefactress The grave comedy of eulogy on the royal locksmithing was played by the delighted suppliant according to all the rules. Orphans of the Storm She came to Jacqueline as a suppliant, begging to be forgiven not only for her moment of cruel anger but for her stupid and bungling interference in her child's life. Kildares of Storm An humble suppliant comes—Alas, my strength Exhausted quite forsakes this weary frame. The Grecian Daughter I hope yet to see him brought a humble suppliant into the fold. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 One of the cardinal doctrines of Emerson was that all true prayers are self-answered—the spirit which the act of prayer begets in the suppliant is the answer. Under the Maples III Wherefore continue, still enshrined, thy rites, Tho dark Thibet, that dread ascetic, falls In strange austerity, whose trance appals, Before thee, and a suppliant on thee calls. Many Gods But those who have formed the habit of ruling, suffer one disadvantage among their fellows: it is impossible for them to become suppliants. Kildares of Storm But the Lady Mary turned obdurately the side of her face to her suppliant; only her fingers picked at her black dress. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court She understood that Tante had come not as a ghastly wraith; not as a pursuing fury; but as a suppliant. Tante He would not on any account have lessened his authority with them by becoming a suppliant for increased payment. Marion Fay Until then—and then most of all—I am at her feet humbly: an unworthy, but a very earnest, suppliant for her good-will. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales They would have wept, but their hot eyes refused the grateful tear, Yet with sorrowful and suppliant looks they drew themselves more near. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 The religieuse, ever struggling against the desires of the flesh, had unconsciously kneeled side by side with the youthful suppliant. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life My lord, I appear before you in the character of an advocate for the City of London; my lord, the City of London herself appears before you as a suppliant for justice. Law and Laughter It might have been minutes, it might have been hours for any thing that the young suppliant knew of the lapse of time since she had crept to her mother's chair. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 The air of the suppliant fell from him, even the signs of his recent debauch seemed to give way before a startling alertness of mentality. The Law-Breakers He sends his rain upon the just and the unjust, and He never yet asked a suppliant, ‘Whose son art thou?’ A Singer from the Sea Fouchette recalled the stories of the intercession of Ste. Geneviève in behalf of virgin suppliants, and impetuously fell upon her knees outside the railing and bowed her face in her hands. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life Then he made a suppliant movement with his trembling hands. Changing Winds A Novel Zeus, father of gods and men, combines in his character the attributes of righteousness and of kindness; he is the founder of social order and the defender of suppliants, he possesses all wisdom. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems This had been done away with since, for the purpose of giving air to the suppliants at a prayer meeting below. The Law-Breakers When the suppliant grasped this knocker he was safe, for over the door two monks kept perpetual watch to open at the first stroke. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The suppliant raised his head, and his fingers relaxed their hold. Audrey Craven When the blind suppliant in the way, By friendly hands to Jesus led, Prayed to behold the light of day, "Receive thy sight," the Saviour said. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition She staggered back a pace, then sank limply forward on her knees, her hands outreaching on the floor, her hair falling wildly, her posture that of a suppliant at a barbarian conqueror’s feet. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The naked figure of suppliant Israel stands before an altar of unhewn stones, on which burns the sacrifice. The Meaning of Evolution As soon as admitted the suppliant was required to confess his crime, whatever it might be. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The boy had crouched down on the floor beside her, and was clasping her knees like a suppliant before some marble divinity. Audrey Craven The waxen image is at its feet, as a suppliant, and awaiting only death. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. Afeard from far we haste to flee, and, having taken in Our suppliant, who had earned it well, cut cable silently, And bending to the eager oars sweep out along the sea. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse Geoffrey, standing on the treacherous ledge above the thundering river, scarcely looked like a suppliant as he put his fate to the test. Thurston of Orchard Valley You will, ere long, be called before your Maker—yourself a trembling suppliant for mercy. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 For one brief second or two she seemed stunned and bewildered: then, looking at the carriage, and the earnest suppliant before her, the whole truth appeared to flash in upon her. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The insulting treatment he had received from Don Pedro rendered it impossible for him to approach that haughty man as a suppliant for aid. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots Yea, he it was who bade me wend, a suppliant, to thy door, And seek thee out: O holy one, cast thou thy pity o'er Father and son! The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse No!—the murderers dart after them: the pious suppliants kneel—but they rise no more! Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy But Your Majesty must excuse me when I say that I am no longer a suppliant.... A Nest of Spies A barbaric monotone of chanted prayers arose from the kneeling suppliants, and the rope was waggled again. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' This argument, though in itself unanswerable, was too bluntly stated to be favorably received; Louis dismissed the suppliant with the indifferent answer, that the matter depended on the Archbishop of Paris. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Stayed by these things none else I sent, nor guilefully have sought, Assaying of thee, but myself unto thyself I brought, And mine own head; and here I stand a suppliant at thy door. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse He might, quite conceivably, have refused to concern himself with the suppliant before him, and merely left her and her baby to the chances of the jungle. In the Morning of Time Propitious applies to persons, implying kind disposition and favorable inclinations, especially toward the suppliant; auspicious is not used of persons. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions In her gay frock, which firelight and lamplight touched to a brilliant flame color, she must have appeared to one beyond the panes like a suppliant child begging pardon for some grave misdoing. Dorothy's House Party "Oh gently on thy suppliant's head, Dread goddess, lay thy chastening hand." Practical Education, Volume I At Jove's high festival, what song of praise Shall we his suppliant adorers sing? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Then at the bar Opdyke halted, with nothing of the suppliant in his bearing. The Roof Tree Auletes, when in Rome, had required large sums of money—suppliant kings when in the city needed money to buy venal Senators—and Rabirius had supplied him. The Life of Cicero Volume II. No judge vindictive frown'd; Unknown alike were punishment and fear: No strict decrees on brazen plates were seen; Nor suppliant crowd, with trembling limbs low bent, Before their judges bow'd. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II With sorrow sank the suppliant's soul and all his senses fled. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Nor could any one of the pursuers satiate himself enough with their blood, nor allow his hand to weary with slaughter, nor did any one spare a suppliant out of pity. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens No clang of arms, no din of battle roared Round the still march of that mysterious horde; Weary and sad arrayed in pilgrim’s guise, They stood and prayed, nor raised their suppliant eyes. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement This is not the petition of a suppliant, but the claim of a conqueror. The Words of Jesus Now Philomela begs, His prayer assisting; flings her winning arms Around Pandion's neck, and suppliant sues A sight of Procné; for her woe she begs, But deems she begs delight. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Have faith in God! for he who reigns on high Hath borne thy grief and hears the suppliant's sigh, Still to his arms, thine only refuge, fly. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Presently, when he returned to the palace, Nebridius appeared before him, threw himself at his feet as a suppliant, and entreated him to relieve his fears by giving him his right hand. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens As suppliants now before Thy Throne we stand, Craving for gifts from Thine all-powerful Hand. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time He who had given a world died in poverty, a suppliant for the means of an honorable existence. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Callirhoë then, the nymph “From Acheloüs sprung, suppliant shall seek “From Jove, her infants years mature may gain. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II You may be very sure that it is no suppliant who addresses you. Madame Roland, Makers of History And because his looks and his gait showed him to be a suppliant, he was received as a friend, and desired to be of good cheer. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Shout for the Hero and the King In soul serene—alike, If suppliant States the sceptre bring, Or banded traitors strike! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 The murky cavern's heavy air Shall breathe of balm if thou hast smiled; Then, Maiden! hear a maiden's prayer; Mother, list a suppliant child! Lady of the Lake Sol, grieving thus, the deities surround, And suppliant beg that earth may mourn no more, By darkness 'whelm'd. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II But Mary, as we might naturally have expected, considering the circumstances under which she left that country, found herself extremely unwilling to go there as a fugitive and a suppliant. Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History See how He apologises with the gentlest humility; how to the great king, the blind king, He speaks in the name of the P�ṇḍavas as suppliant, not as outraged and indignant foe. Avatâras Four lectures delivered at the twenty-fourth anniversary meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, December, 1899 Hall's restless, drumming fingers and lowered gaze threw the suppliant out of countenance. A Man of Two Countries Through scenes of sorrow, shame, and strife, 205 A suppliant for a father's life, I crave an audience of the King. Lady of the Lake “With horror struck, the ancient dame holds forth “Her hands, which equal shook with fear and age; “Then suppliant at her foster-daughter's feet “Fell. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Why send your mothers, wives, and daughters suppliants at the feet of the unwashed, unlettered, unthinking masses that carry our elections in the States? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II She came in, in answer to the Principal's “Come,” and stood, a suppliant, in the doorway. Glory and the Other Girl I had no power to grant it; when he cried, ‘I ask it in the name of Doña Rosarita, who loves you, for I heard—,’ the suppliant was upon the edge of a precipice. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Oh! not a moment could he brook, The generous Prince, that suppliant look! Lady of the Lake A stone another for a weapon seiz'd; The flying stone was even in air subdu'd By harmony and song; and at his feet Low fell, as suppliant for its daring fault. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II The first thus open'd: Hear thy suppliant's call, Great Queen, and common mother of us all! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Then wilt thou be the suppliant to thyself, And willing love's requital, Oh, requite it! Gycia A Tragedy in Five Acts A hundred times, in the silence of the night, I recalled that suppliant voice, and asked myself in anguish, What did he then hear? Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Oh, why am I the suppliant slave of this cold stranger? why cannot I entice him to my arms? City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston He came a humble suppliant to her gate. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II I made a great mistake," said Tahoser to herself, "when I presented myself to Po�ri in the humble attitude of a suppliant, trusting to my charms overpraised by flatterers. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt With Emily herself he was less urgent, less authoritative, and indeed at last somewhat suppliant. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite She, poor, bedraggled, complaining suppliant, a beggar where she should have been a queen! McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 The next second, with his body clapped to the floor, he had darted sharply across and, laying his head sideways, crouched at his idol's feet—an adoring suppliant, craving to be raised. Anthony Lyveden Prone on his knees in suppliant form he bends; And low beseeching waves his silent head, As he would wave his hands. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II A crowd of suppliants of all ages are waiting by the altar in front and on the steps of the Palace; among them the Priest of Zeus. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes Some annalists have endeavoured to prove that Hideyoshi assumed the attitude of a suppliant, while others have attributed that demeanour to the Tokugawa chieftain. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era At these last words the girl raised toward her fiancé her beautiful eyes full of purity and sadness, so suppliant and so sweet that Ibarra stood still in confusion. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere No image: only a few rough votive tablets set up by a grateful suppliant for some mercy from the awful goddesses. A Victor of Salamis “Great may it be, but to immortals yield: “Bold nymph retract, and pardon for thy words, “With suppliant voice require; Pallas will grant.” The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II As the Palace door opens and Oedipus comes out all the suppliants with a cry move towards him in attitudes of prayer, holding out their olive branches, and then become still again as he speaks. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes Among the suppliants and captives, Timur distinguished176 the doctors of the law, whom he invited to the dangerous honor of a personal conference. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 To her, he was a cringing suppliant, and she a distinct conqueror. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley The Knight halloed, he cheered and chid them on With suppliant gestures and upbraidings stern; But breath and eyesight fail; and, one by one, The dogs are stretched among the mountain fern. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets “I claim but public gifts: yet suppliant beg “Those public gifts to share. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Oedipus My children, fruit of Cadmus' ancient tree New springing, wherefore thus with bended knee Press ye upon us, laden all with wreaths And suppliant branches? Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes At the same time they soothed his pride with tributary gifts and suppliant embassies, and prudently tempted him to retreat with the honors of victory. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The United States, fired with the prospect of their future glory, would blush to think, that the history of any nation might represent them as humble suppliants for their favor. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII He would go and meet Galba as a suppliant, and, falling upon his knees before the conqueror, would implore him to spare his life. Nero Makers of History Series Hither I “No suppliant for my native isle approach; “An alien here sojourning. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Thus he sat, dejection and despair stamped on his homely face; haughty, yet a suppliant; a king, yet only by sufferance. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) Come, for thou oft thy suppliant’s vow hast heard, And oft with smiles indulgent cheer’d, And soothed him into rest. The Minstrel; or the Progress of Genius with some other poems These and the like expressions, uttered in a most suppliant and pathetic voice, used to extort not only very handsome contributions, but tears from the person to whom he applied. The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man “No; I will not quit this suppliant attitude until you shall have granted my request—my prayer,” said Nisida. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The mother went to hide herself in Paris, and one morning appeared before the Parliament, suppliant, weeping sorely, stooping so far as to kneel in prayer, to flattery, and even to falsehood. Political Women, Vol. 1 The suppliant, after making a few respectful inquiries as to her visitor's welfare, and the effect of the Northern climate on his health, at once announced the object of her visit. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) Yon castle’s glittering towers contain No pit of woe, nor clanking chain, Nor to the suppliant’s wail resound: The open doors the needy bless. The Minstrel; or the Progress of Genius with some other poems This raised his spirits, and he approached them in a suppliant manner, making signs that he craved their assistance. The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man The king referred the suppliant to his ministers, who never dreamt of recalling their decision, and the good work proceeded. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Pardon, my sovereign, that uncalled I come You see a suppliant from a dying man. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 Instantly, from being his suppliants, we became his governors; and the next twenty minutes were employed in pouring into his ears the most explicit directions regarding his purchase and disposal of our particular fancies. Jonah and Co. As lady Russel did not immediately answer him, he lowered his voice and spoke in a more suppliant manner. The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror However, he succeeded in dispelling their fears after some hot arguments, and had just sent away the last suppliant, when he saw Jolland too rise and come towards him. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers It is to be understood that the suppliant is an entire stranger to the hero. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 In a moment she is a suppliant at His feet. Memories of Bethany The Moorish girl advanced, creeping on her knees, her two hands still extended towards Meroë, who, full of pity, leaned towards the suppliant, meaning to raise her up. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death Persecuting bigots may be compared to those burning lenses which Lenhenhoeck and others composed from ice; by their chilling apathy they freeze the suppliant; by their fiery zeal they burn the sufferer.—Colton. Pearls of Thought It was necessary that he should ask the question again, and ask it as a suppliant. The Vicar of Bullhampton There are, however, conditions necessary on man's part: the suppliant soul must come to God in the right spirit and attitude. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God No variety bewildering Him—no importunity wearying Him—“waiting to be gracious”—loving the music of the suppliant spirit. Memories of Bethany These graces of mind and person, added to her nearness to the throne, soon brought many ardent suppliants from the principal thrones of Europe for the honor of her hand. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The doctor looked down from his goodly height upon the stooping shoulders of the suppliant. A Sheaf of Corn To Cupid now no lover's prayer Shall be address'd in suppliant sighs; My darts are gone, but, oh! beware, Fond mortals, of Dorinda's eyes! Tudor and Stuart Love Songs Somewhat so the poetic harmony between prayer and its answer silences all question as to a discriminating Hearer of the suppliant soul. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Every tear marked—every sigh registered—every suppliant succoured. Memories of Bethany Should an unfortunate and suppliant King be treated with so much rigour? Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Alkinoos expresses the feeling of the Homeric age when he says: “In a brother's place stand the stranger and the suppliant, to him whose wits have even a little range.” On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay "But now, since thou hast come to our land, thou shalt not want for garment or anything else proper for the needy suppliant." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary However poor, and however long the suppliant believer waits on God, he never fails to get help, if he trusts the promises and is in the path of duty. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God The treasury of grace is flung wide open for every suppliant. Memories of Bethany When his mother appears before him as a suppliant, he exclaims,— My mother bows; As if Olympus to a molehill should In supplication nod. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical If it is asked, "May not woman appropriately come forward as a suppliant for a portion of her sex who are bound in cruel bondage?" An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism With reference to the duty of American females So, after all, it is left to the men to take up the suppliant. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Where these conditions do not exist, for God to answer prayer would be both a dishonour to Himself and a damage to the suppliant. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Ephialtes, seeing this, was seized with alarm and took refuge in suppliant guise at the altar. The Athenian Constitution The thought brought back the days when he had wandered from office to office, a suppliant, taking snubs, glad to get anything to do. Skinner's Dress Suit He saw us, not on our knees pleading for mercy, but scorning the humble attitude of suppliants, and raising our puny arms against the authority of Heaven. Thoughts on Missions The speech of Alcinous is characteristic; full of humanity, full of sympathy is the tone: "a guest, a suppliant stands for a brother even to the man of little feeling." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary From the beginning, indeed, the suppliant had been without hope. The Light of Scarthey Perhaps some servant of the church, coming to him with submissive, almost suppliant gesture, begs him to step back just for one moment. The Bertrams Skinner did not stop to think that it would be easier for him to get a job now than it had been in those suppliant days. Skinner's Dress Suit The Arbiter of others' fate A suppliant for his own! Studies in Literature and History The worship of the higher Gods is the emotional side of such a condition, and the treatment of the suppliant marks an advance toward the conception of an universal humanity. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary She stood looking out of the window for a moment, writhing with humiliation at having to be suppliant to the Member of the British Empire. Miss Mapp "If you don't take any more wine, Mr. Meek, we may as well go upstairs; eh, Harcourt?" and he looked suppliantly at his friend. The Bertrams Then he decided on second thoughts, that to "demand" would be a little too stiff, while to "ask" would put him in the suppliant class. Skinner's Dress Suit Patty clasped her hands and looked a pretty suppliant, begging a favour. Patty's Social Season But the final instruction of Nausicaa is the most interesting; the suppliant is not to go to the father but to the mother. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary As the day begins to break, the stranger puts forth his superhuman power: at his touch the strong man seems paralyzed, and he falls, a helpless, weeping suppliant, upon the neck of his mysterious antagonist. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan I think I have read that it is not kingly for a king to receive a suppliant for pardon unless he intends to forgive. The Bertrams I thought just now you were my suppliant. The Proud Prince "If such are your demands," asked the envoys, now reduced to suppliant tones, "what do you intend to leave us?" Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I tell you I must speak now, and I come to you humble and suppliant—the woman you would have made your wife. Witness to the Deed Slowly she looked up into his eyes, and then stood before him almost as a suppliant, and gave him her face to be kissed. Ralph the Heir One after one the suppliants crave pardon for the distant dying lover, and last of these comes the three-days' bride. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti At his feet the fool Diogenes knelt a suppliant; the royal throne was vacant. The Proud Prince To his surprise and dismay, he saw Virginius, whom he supposed detained in camp, dressed in mean attire, like a suppliant, and leading his daughter into the Forum. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality His suppliant looks, as prone he fell, No pity could impart; But still his Gêlert's dying yell Passed heavy o'er his heart. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes To this he suppliantly replied: “Do you only spare me; the moment an opportunity is given I will again rush forth.” The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes And doth the Power that man adores ordain Their doom, nor heed the suppliant's appeal? The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 Although a shy man at first, he did not hesitate to make his way through the corridors of the great and suffer the humiliations of the suppliant. The Jewish State A noble lady, Valeria by name, who with other suppliants had sought the Temple of Jupiter, was inspired by a sudden thought, which seemed sent by the god himself. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality "I grant thee a boon," the lady said, "If it from my husband be;" "There's a cup of grace," cried the suppliant knight, "Which thou must give to me." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The Eagle, that she might rescue her young ones from the peril of death, in a suppliant manner restored to the Fox her whelps in safety. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Those men, too, respected spouses, the aged and suppliants. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul She was going to see Helen Rexhill, not as a suppliant bearing the olive branch, but as a champion to wage battle in behalf of the missing ranchman. Hidden Gold You and your young men must be paid, and paid well, for all their risks, for we do not come as poor suppliants. In the Mahdi's Grasp He beckoned and he had a thousand sycophantic suppliants. The Book of All-Power The mother, following her, began to entreat that she would not cause such sorrow to her miserable suppliant. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes The holy man his suppliant spurned, And to his cell in anger turned. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse He lowered his eyes and stood before her, a voiceless suppliant. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Still gazing fixedly at the suppliant, who stood trembling before him, the priest seemed to ponder the request. The Valley of the Kings He waved a hand, motioning the suppliant off. The Rich Little Poor Boy The Mother, alarmed at the danger of her offspring, flew up, and suppliantly entreated him to spare her young ones. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Strike Báli down beneath thy feet: With suppliant hands I thus entreat.” The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse He gave the suppliant a re-assuring nod, and signed to the astounded Basil that he would not permit him to be touched. The Grateful Indian And other Stories M�tri seized the suppliant's hands and pressed them to his heart. The Valley of the Kings All the coalitions which had been made to suppress a revolutionary state had failed, and the proudest monarchs of Christendom were suppliant at the feet of Napoleon. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges The captive implored pardon and suppliantly confessed his crime, a sin of imprudence. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Thou, Vánar King, hast done amiss: And now I see no way but this: Before his envoy humbly stand And sue for peace with suppliant hand. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse It was also called the "clameur de haro," and affectionate antiquarians derive the word from the "Ha Rou!" with which a suppliant cried to the first pirate duke that "wrong was being done." The Story of Rouen But when the suppliant pressed it to his lips, the Frank seemed angry, cried, "Don't be idiotic!" and glanced round him nervously. The Valley of the Kings O haste to grant thy suppliant's prayer, To me thy torpid calm impart; Rend from my brow youth's garland fair, But take the thorn that's in my heart. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) But he with suppliant voice replies: “Do you but wink with both your eyes, I soon shall my occasions shape, To make from hence a fair escape.” The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes As their great leader raised his hands, So suppliant stood the Vánar bands. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The appeal of the suppliant fell on hearts of stone. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America He pressed the suppliant's hand in both his own. The Valley of the Kings Compelled by their utter destitution at the time of his father's death, he had temporarily and for that occasion assumed his father's r�le of suppliant. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) Incense, and flesh of swine, and this year's grain, At the new moon, with suppliant hands, bestow, O rustic Phidyle! Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II Attracted by thy matchless fame To thee, a suppliant, Maya came, The lord of every Dánav band, And won thee with his daughter's hand. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse In his anxiety to know the suppliant, he again sought for him throughout the world, but in vain. Mystics and Saints of Islam Illustrious lord! respect the Gods, and us Thy suitors; suppliants are the care of Jove 310 The hospitable; he their wrongs resents And where the stranger sojourns, there is he. The Odyssey of Homer For a moment he thought of restoring the suppliant to his position, but events were marching too swiftly, and demands more urgent jostled aside the claims of an obscure lieutenant with a shady character. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) If she had been dipping into some forbidden novel like Lady Agatha's Career, then the fond suppliant was a haughty duke whom she spurned at first, but graciously accepted afterward. Mary Ware's Promised Land The suppliant will I ne'er forsake, Nor my protecting aid refuse When one in name of friendship sues. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse His whole manner towards her became that of suppliant—beseeching the "guides" to sanction their ultimate union. The Tyranny of the Dark Ev’n now, from a Thesprotian ship escaped, He reach’d my cottage—but he is thy own; I yield him to thee; treat him as thou wilt; 80 He is thy suppliant, and depends on thee. The Odyssey of Homer He evaded impossible requests skilfully, and by moderation in his pretensions he was able to maintain the respect of his many suppliants. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada He thought over again of the suppliant voice of Advent, and recalled one evening, when he had wandered under a fine rain along the quays. En Route Strike not the suppliant when he stands And asks thee with beseeching hands For shelter: strike him not although He were thy father's mortal foe. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse One month later, in the chapter-house at Canterbury, King Henry the Third stood, an humble and helpless suppliant, before his assembled Barons. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century Ah save a suppliant fugitive! lest death O’ertake me, for I doubt not their pursuit. The Odyssey of Homer Some times it seemed as if He answered petitions in the suppliant’s way and freighted them with another burden. The Girls at Mount Morris This was at once flexible and ardent, sustained by such suppliant adoration, that it seemed to concentrate in itself alone, the immemorial hope of humanity, and its eternal lamentation. En Route Kauśalyá, for thy grace I sue, Joining these hands as suppliants do. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse |
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