| 单词 | besprinkle |
| 例句 | I will scatter seeds criminally thickly on the surface, pat them down, and then remember that they need cover and besprinkle them with some soil that I’ve inevitably dropped on the kitchen floor. Seeds, the Gateway Drug to Gardening 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z We were very loving, recalled old times, and besprinkled each other mutually with great praise. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z When he drinks, he infallibly coughs in his glass, and besprinkles the company. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z To besprinkle or scatter over with, or as with, flowers. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z One of the elders, using a knife of quartz, made incisions in the young man’s body, afterwards besprinkling them with urine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Every spray of the dark evergreen trees was heavily laden with a light snow that plentifully besprinkled us in passing beneath the often overreaching branches. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Another theatre faced the square, gay with prismatic signs and besprinkled with electric lights. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Love, like men, dies oftener of excess than of hunger; it lives on love, but it resembles those Alpine flowers, which feed themselves by suction from the wet clouds, and die if you besprinkle them.— Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z It was "the end of the pilgrimage" to climb the steps behind this statue and kiss its 426 resplendent silver cape, studded with cockle-shells and besprinkled with gems. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The nuptial ceremony was concluded by an elder besprinkling the happy pair. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Then said one: 'There sits Sigurd blood besprinkled, the heart of Fafnir at the fire roasting; wise methinks were the ring despoiler, if he the gleaming heart were eating.' The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Yet even for these levities with which his pages are so liberally besprinkled or bedaubed, some half-apology may be circumspectly urged. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Torrents of rain had swept the dusty ruins bare, Until, as writing freshly charactered, they shone, Or like to curved tattoo-lines on a woman's arm, With soot besprinkled so that every line is shown. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z After we had shaken hands with them they hung garlands of flowers round our necks, thrust small bouquets on us and liberally besprinkled us with scent. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Mr. Whistler writes in an off-hand, colloquial style, much besprinkled with French—a style which might be called familiar if one often encountered anything like it. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z This same For�t d'Orleans, one of those wild-woods which so plentifully besprinkle France, has a sad and doleful memory in the traditions of the druidical inhabitants of a former day. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z The ground besprinkled was with blood, Tarquin began to faint; 115 For he gave back, and bore his shield So low, he did repent. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z Firing was fast and furious, and presently dead and dying Boers besprinkled the field that a few moments before had been green and gracious to the eye. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z But upon the prophet-king's rich beard, besprinkled with powder of gold, there appeared another glitter as of clear dew,—the diamond dew of the heart, which is tears. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z The rabbi, in a velvet skullcap, faded and besprinkled with down, presided with pious dignity, though apparently ill at ease, at the head of the table. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z Perhaps it was as a precautionary measure that the Buccaneer besprinkled himself, as it were, with holy water, before entering upon his everyday life. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z "Good-evening!" said a familiar voice when the door was unclosed, and Dr. Baxter walked in as naturally and coolly as if it were not ten o'clock at night, and he plentifully besprinkled with rain. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z The red sun stands before my pen and besprinkles my paper with running shadows. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z But the Staub-bach of the heavens had scattered itself in spray, and only Luna's fall of light any longer besprinkled the landscape. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Love, like men, dies oftener of excess than of hunger; it lives on love, but it resembles those Alpine flowers which feed themselves by suction from the wet clouds, and die if you besprinkle them. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z He removed his wide slouched hat as he entered, and his long cloak, which was besprinkled with snow-flakes, fell from his shoulders, revealing a much-worn and faded doublet with tarnished braid and ominous stains. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Bills of Rights, Acts of Religious Freedom and Constitutions, besprinkled with doctrines directly at war with all stable government, seem to be the basis on which our institutions rest. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z He was a man of barely middle age, although his black hair was besprinkled with grey and growing a little thin at the temples. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z She had still to bring away luggage from Maienthal, to besprinkle her friendships, and once more to set foot in the magic circle of her beloved teacher; and had, therefore, gone off. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z At the conclusion of dinner, all the guests were served with basins and ewers of water, and very liberally besprinkled with rose and orange-flower water. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z This is true in this case, where its great size, and plentifully besprinkled rococo ornament, and unpleasantly dull and dingy "pipes" are of no �sthetic value whatever. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z There were several spots upon the white linen shirt, besprinkling the plaits upon the bosom, and others upon the sleeves; also the cheeks of the youth showed a drop or two on their pallid ground. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z They came close to the little Peppers, so that the stiff black silk coat, now plentifully besprinkled with mud, brushed them as it passed. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z The spiders had now spread their curious mathematical webs over the pales and fences, and they were rendered conspicuous by the moisture with which the fog had besprinkled them. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z We have Horace Walpole’s authority for saying that the oaths with which they were plentifully besprinkled were far more masculine than they can be said to have been tender. A Cursory History of Swearing When we came out of the wood, we saw a meadow thickly besprinkled with autumn flowers. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History When the Tadmorians had inspected the mine, and had come back muddy and besprinkled with water and besmirched with candle-drippings, the train went on its way down the canyon. A Romance in Transit It is quite unlike the blossoms which besprinkle other rugs. The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. Body black, rugged, its wing-cases besprinkled here and there with clustered dirty spots. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Above her, ruddy Mars and silvery Jupiter blazed in splendor ineffable against a background of utterly indescribable blackness—a background thickly besprinkled with dimensionless points of dazzling brilliance which were the stars. Triplanetary They cast off their burdens into the flowery meadows and besprinkled themselves with the pools of crystal water beneath the fountains. The Three Mulla-mulgars The raven falls upon a monumental tomb of the whitest marble, which there is there under the trees, besprinkling it with his blood. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Angelica and her mother were busy besprinkling her and rubbing her forehead with essences. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Petals five, small, ovate, yellow besprinkled with orange. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Now what figure, think you, would a critic cut who besprinkled these writers with such compliments as Mr. Bennett peppers his contemporaries withal? Pot-Boilers Mr Escott besprinkles his pages with biting epigram and humorous innuendo. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters As soon as her blood besprinkles the statue Gennaro comes back to life. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. The bushes were all besprinkled and drenched with blood. Happy Days for Boys and Girls There is no distinction between the meadow or pasture grounds and the forests, except that the latter are rather more bushy and besprinkled with a few trees, while the former are quite bare. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z It was followed by a whole lamb fried in oil, stuffed with pounded pistachio nuts, pepper, nutmeg, and coriander seeds, and liberally besprinkled with rose-water and musk. The Brass Bottle The neighbourhood of Ana-Capri also, and in fact the whole western portion of the island, is likewise plentifully besprinkled with ancient ruins, one of which is still known by the suggestive title of Timberino. The Naples Riviera Let Armilla be slain at the statue's side, by this dagger; and when the cold marble is besprinkled with her heart's blood, it will warm into life. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. The Goddess of Liberty is ideally a creature of beautiful form, but really her face is scarred and worn, her figure gnarled and warped with time, and her garments besprinkled with blood. History of Human Society Chattering and laughing, they march up the middle of the street, warm and rosy-cheeked after their labours, besprinkled with fish scales up to the eyes. Skipper Worse But, on the other hand, the sun was hot and downright and freckling; Priscilla’s tip-tilted little nose was already liberally besprinkled. The Camerons of Highboro A full-blown rose besprinkled with the purest dew, is not so beautiful as a child blushing beneath her parents' displeasure, and shedding tears of sorrow for her fault. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Wash 1 quart strawberries, drain and put them besprinkled with sugar in a glass dish; pour over a cold custard and finish the same as Pineapple Custard. Desserts and Salads When the children had chosen the harvest ship that seemed most besprinkled with gold, Plum-blossom bargained about the price. Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories The waves break on these huge masses without intermission, with a hollow and alternating roar, or rise up in sheets of foam, which besprinkle their hoary fronts. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 Here are the headquarters of a large division of British troops, the red coats besprinkling every street and roadway. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The head was hidden by a green barege veil, which the showers had plentifully besprinkled with dew; a tall thin figure. . . . Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader The harpoon was flung into the breast of the walrus, so that a smoking stream of blood spurted forth like a fountain, and besprinkled the ice. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Her bosom was besprinkled with rice powder, revealing the haste with which she had given the last touch to her toilette on seeing the carriage arrive. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Some of these odours were in a liquid state, and were poured down our backs, or upon our heads; others were in a state of powder, with which we were plentifully besprinkled. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery They got plentifully besprinkled in their way, shook that off as well as they could, and with quick steps sought to rejoin their companions. The Old Helmet, Volume I See! how the morning dews They sweep, that from their feet besprinkling drop Dispersed, and leave a track oblique behind. Anecdotes of Dogs The forest is one of those vast tracts of wildwood which are so plentifully besprinkled all over France. The Automobilist Abroad He was a sturdy boy with a good-humored face plentifully besprinkled with freckles. The Mission of Janice Day Servants, in costly liveries, passed to and fro, bearing the rich dainties on massive salvers, one of which was to be presently besprinkled with the martyr's blood. John the Baptist Such was the poster with which "Barbie and surrounding neighbourhood" were besprinkled within a week of "J. W.'s" appearance on the scene. The House with the Green Shutters I then climbed a hill, to enjoy a more extensive prospect; and observed that the country to the west swelled into hills of a moderate height, besprinkled with trees growing singly. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 Having once passed it in, I find 'You that leap besprinkling the rock stream-rent,' with its delicate labial pause and its delicate consonantal chime, one of the most fascinating lines in the stanza. From a Cornish Window A New Edition They then, Vibhíshaṇa included, with afflicted hearts, adorned Rávaṇa with perfumes and garlands, and with various vestments, and besprinkled him with fried grain. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The continual "sur," "maussa," with which their remarks are besprinkled is trying, but soon ceases to be noticed. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) His coat is covered with long hairs of a dark grey hue, besprinkled with black, the extremities of which are white, with dark mottlings here and there on the back. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Conscious of death approximate, Loud paws the earth each panting horse, His bit with foam besprinkled o'er, And homeward like an arrow tore. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse The cliffs were besprinkled with snow, and about the rocks the snow had drifted, and it lay in streaks where it had been carried by the wind. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner Then, he drew together a great heap of crisp shavings and slathers, plentifully besprinkling it with what remained in the can. At Fault He was dressed with his customary elegance and richness, but his form and face were fuller than when last before the reader, and his brown hair was besprinkled with gray. Edmond Dantès The view of the running blood excited them, and they besprinkled the statue of the goddess and her votaries with it, or even drank it. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism The crimson stream that immediately gushed forth besprinkled all in the boat and dyed the sea around. The Norsemen in the West On entering we found Jonathan standing in his hall, besprinkled with his own blood, and smiling. Six Months at the Cape McElvina rushed in, and found Rainscourt dead upon the floor, the gorgeous tapestry besprinkled with the blood and brains of the murderer and the suicide. The King's Own We at length got him on his legs, and taking him to the water, washed off the serpent’s blood, which abundantly besprinkled his face and shoulders. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco Then I heard the first note of the bugle, and along with it a crack—the crack of a rifle; a man staggered over me, besprinkling my face with blood, and, falling forward, disappeared! The Rifle Rangers Her words proved true, for after swallowing a few morsels of the bread she has besprinkled, the famished man feels as if some restorative medicine had been administered to him. The Lone Ranche They perhaps think it manly to do so, and imagine that a bold reckless style of conversation, freely besprinkled with obscenity and profanity, will excite admiration. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba The outlines of the trees, besprinkled with rain and fluttered by the wind, were beginning to stand out from the gloom. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections Above her, ruddy Mars and silvery Jupiter blazed in splendor ineffable against a background of utterly indescribable blackness--a background thickly besprinkled with dimensionless points of dazzling brilliance which were the stars. Triplanetary She, bright-shining as the Asian myrtle florid in branchlets, which the Hamadryads nurture for their pleasure with besprinkled dew. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus How different these rural scenes to those we had recently encountered in poor down-trodden Ireland, the Niobe of nations, besprinkled with the tears of centuries for the loss of her crushed and exiled children. Shakspere, Personal Recollections The dark water was besprinkled with white patches, among which the seals were leaping and frisking about. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' My companion drew forth a small flagon of scent, with which he liberally besprinkled both himself and me, and picking our way with care we found ourselves before the shop of Nathan the Jew. Orrain A Romance With such peppery passages in great abundance the Diary is thickly and piquantly besprinkled. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series Can I quest help from my father, whom I deserted to follow a youth besprinkled with my brother's blood? The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus I never saw a grander audience, interspersed with the most beautiful ladies of the world, who shone in their jewels and diamonds like a field of variegated wild flowers, besprinkled with the morning dew. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Tis but as a dead flower with May-dew besprinkled: Then away with all such from the head that is hoary, What care I for the wreaths that can only give glory? The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 Bottles, glasses, and raw liquor were liberally besprinkling the heads and shoulders of the surging throng. Under Fire That the displeasure of the dancers, who had been discomposed and besprinkled by Juno, fell entirely upon her master, was pretty evident from their faces. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg My intoxication has barely worn off before my eyes are dimly conscious that the soil all around me is generously besprinkled with the remains of my floral friends. Scottish Ghost Stories In the main, although besprinkled with moral asides, it is, with one exception, as good an essay as any that has since been written on the subject. The Child of Pleasure A grass with knotted or jointed stem: some, however, suppose marjoram to be intended here. dew-besprent, i.e. besprinkled with dew: comp. Milton's Comus Both sides paid much attention to bombing, and our Airmen freely besprinkled enemy territory with their bombs by day, whereas the foe rarely attempted raids over our lines during daylight. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery Even now an occasional shower of sleet besprinkles the land, only to melt in a few minutes, and leave it fresher and greener than before. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Mi hair is besprinkled wi' gray, An mi face has grown wrinkled an wan;— They say ivvery dog has his day, An noa daat its th' same way wi a man. Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect In these cases all of the bark was of the callus nature, rich in the resistant substance, and plentifully besprinkled with small Endothia lesions, while underneath were a number of layers of functioning wood. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 The roadstead is open, shallow, and plentifully besprinkled with rocks, while powerful shore batteries covered the whole anchorage with their zone of fire. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes And she poured out the vinegar, so that the men were all besprinkled. Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm The Vicar sank into his chair again, as if the memory of his early trials had fatigued him, and Cardo, rising and approaching him, drew his hand gently over his black hair besprinkled with white. By Berwen Banks The clouds hung low, and at intervals warm light showers descended besprinkling both alike. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book The red coats and top-boots of both were liberally besprinkled with mud; even their hats had not quite escaped. A Crooked Path A Novel For all the helter-skelter haste I found time to remember that the gorge as we had last seen it had been well besprinkled with armed Cherokees lying in wait for us. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Suddenly the belligerents drew blades on the very stage itself, and, while the bystanders were expecting to see poetical or vocal blood besprinkle the harpsichords and double basses, the Signora Tesi advanced toward the duelists. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag It is here and there besprinkled with beautiful gardens, in which are cultivated, besides the date-palm, several of the choicest fruits that grow on the coast—as figs, grapes, peaches, pomegranates, and melons. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government But on July 12, 1917, the British holding the line at Ypres were besprinkled with this villainous substance. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries He pretended to be angry, and asked her, with a frown, how she could dare to besprinkle her sovereign; she replied—"When children play together there is no distinction between the prince and the peasant." A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II For instance, consider the pervading power of those drops of the blood of Ḥusayn which besprinkled the earth. The Kitáb-i-Íqán He shook off the earth with which he had tried to besprinkle himself and scrambled up. Secret Bread I observed that either his face was unnaturally white or the rims of his eyes were unnaturally red, and that sawdust besprinkled his hair and collar. Poison Island Here Mrs Elton still diffused her exuberant air of patronage; sailing majestically from group to group of her recent guests, and looking more than life size in lavender satin besprinkled with old lace. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Bottles, filled with perfumes, were placed inside the tomb, which was besprinkled odoribus. Notes and Queries, Number 57, November 30, 1850 You said, if you pulled your thumb out, you could besprinkle everything. Folk Tales Every Child Should Know "Your bed shall be roses, besprinkled with dew." added Fred, who never missed his joke. All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake A Sequel to "The Boat Club" The leaves that were upon the tree besprinkled with his blood Were dy�d black. The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Besides their arms, each man was provided with a small cord, and a torch of pitch-wood, the end of which had been plentifully besprinkled with turpentine. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue To the smithy go, which thou hast made, there wilt thou the bellows find with blood besprinkled. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson If I pull it out, I squirt a hundred miles, and besprinkle everything that I choose. Folk Tales Every Child Should Know In addition he was nearly always liberally besprinkled with tobacco dust, the source of which he used in all forms: in pipe, cigar and plug, even cigarettes when he could obtain nothing more substantial. Twelve Men The monster gave a frightful howl, and lashed violently with its tail, besprinkling us with the black slimy mud of the swamp. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 Present-day volumes are becoming more and more besprinkled with titles like these: "Balder the Beautiful"; "The Death of Arnkel," etc. The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature Therefore mind that: see if thou do find the besprinkling of the blood of Christ in the way; and if thou do, be of good cheer; thou art in the right way. The Heavenly Footman At intervals the sedulous attendants went to and fro, besprinkling their heads with the scented contents of their vases. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I They start again to pass through the fiery furnace, while he re-enters his cool hermitage and besprinkles it with a pail of briny water from the stream beneath. Twice Told Tales If he drinks, it is with his mouth full, interrupting the whole company with, "to your good health, Sir," and "my service to you;" perhaps coughs in his glass, and besprinkles the whole table. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant Old man, upon the green hillside, With yellow flowers besprinkled o'er, How long in silence wilt thou bide At this low stone door? Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. It was a dim, old-fashioned chamber festooned with cobwebs, and besprinkled with antique dust. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice He besprinkled his head with ashes, hastened, and delayed not, until he stood before the gate of Paradise. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 564, September 1, 1832 One was a moonlight picture, in the background a lowly dwelling, and in front, partly shadowed by a tree, yet besprinkled with flakes of radiance, two youthful figures, male and female. Twice Told Tales The silver sand with which the fresh lines were besprinkled still clings to the fading ink, furnishing perhaps the only example remaining of the use of that article. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 It is equally unpleasant as "little woman" or "dearie," both of which besprinkle all his sentences. The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel The head was hidden by a green barege veil, which the showers had plentifully besprinkled with dew; a tall, thin figure. Balcony Stories Nevertheless, while Agnes was kneeling at her evening-prayers, the old dame consoled herself with a soliloquy, as with a brush she vigorously besprinkled the premises with holy water. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator It was a dim, old-fashioned chamber festooned with cobwebs and besprinkled with antique dust. Twice Told Tales The tufted shrubs, growing in the deep crevices of the cliffs, besprinkled us with a silver shower at the least breath of wind. A Hero of Our Time The astonishment of Ivanhoe was beyond bounds, when he saw his master besprinkled with blood, and six or seven dead bodies lying around in the little glade in which the battle had taken place. Ivanhoe He then, in cant terms, with which his whole conversation was plentifully besprinkled, but which would be quite unintelligible if they were recorded here, demanded a glass of liquor. Oliver Twist We were now in a narrow channel, with sloping banks on either side, besprinkled with pleasant villas, and made refreshing to the sight by turf and trees. American Notes Next the roof Advanced with earth besprinkled: underneath The ram conceals his head, which, poised and swung, They dash with mighty force upon the wall, Covered themselves with mantlets. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars He staggered against the rock, and felt it chill and damp; while a hanging twig, that had been all on fire, besprinkled his cheek with the coldest dew. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories It was a dim, old-fashioned chamber, festooned with cobwebs, and besprinkled with antique dust. From Twice Told Tales There are certain holy ones, sisters born—three virgins 2523 gifted with wings: their heads are besprinkled with white meal, and they dwell under a ridge of Parnassus. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica His fringed buckskin shirt was besprinkled with blood. Indian Boyhood Then take her blood, and cast it on this brake, And therewithal besprinkle all his face, And he shall be restored to his sense, His health and memory, as heretofore. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 This then—taken together with the stories now besprinkling the newspapers—was the situation. Sir George Tressady — Volume I Him close the curtains round with vapours blue, And soft besprinkles with Cimmerian dew. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 Her eyes were lustreless, and her hair was besprinkled with gray, and yet the right man did not offer himself. Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age One was a moonlight picture; in the background, a lowly dwelling; and in front, partly shadowed by a tree, yet besprinkled with flakes of radiance, two youthful figures, male and female. Fancy's Show-Box (From "Twice Told Tales") The inclosures were some of them covered with a fine and rich herbage, whose appearance was bright and verdant, and its surface besprinkled with cowslips, king-cups, and daisies. Imogen A Pastoral Romance Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III Lo, the law stands—The slayer shall not plead, Till by the hand of him who cleanses blood A suckling creature's blood besprinkle him. The House of Atreus His head was shielded from the hot sun by a little cloth cap that was torn in the crown, and his long hair and his broad back and shoulders were besprinkled with sawdust. Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age Then the mysterious words were muttered to and by the couple, their hands joined, the bride bussed, and all besprinkled with holy water. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 In the sheen of the midday sun, these rocks, which are besprinkled with quartz crystals, gleam like walls of diamonds. Canyons of the Colorado Linda Pallant, young as she was, and fresh and fair and charming, gentle and sufficiently shy, looked somehow exclusive—as if the dust of the common world had never been meant to besprinkle her. Louisa Pallant Presently after we, with our own hands, dragged Helvidius to prison and execution: we beheld the melancholy doom of Mauricus and Rusticus: we found ourselves besprinkled with the innocent blood of Senecio. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Then a Franciscan padre comes with a pail of water and besprinkles the prisoners. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America Once again, on a bicycle trip from Paris to the Mediterranean, I came upon a broad, smiling meadow somewhere in the Auvergne, thickly besprinkled with mushrooms. Alone That lady, as if a little besprinkled by such turns of the tide, uttered a loud inarticulate protest and, averting herself, stood a moment at the window. What Maisie Knew Likewise the ground was all besprinkled red where they stood, yet neither gave any thought to quitting that battle in which they were engaged. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table V. be variegated &c. adj.; variegate, stripe, streak, checker, chequer; bespeckle†, speckle; besprinkle, sprinkle; stipple, maculate, dot, bespot†; tattoo, inlay, damascene; embroider, braid, quilt. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases See! how the morning dews They sweep, that from their feet besprinkling drop Dispersed, and leave a track oblique behind. The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan The summers besprinkled with sunshine, The hillsides a riot of bloom With meadows a color shot grandeur And valleys as still as a tomb. Rhymes of a Roughneck Others there be, whose parts stand not so much towards Tall Words and Lofty Notions, but consist in scattering up and down and besprinkling all their sermons with plenty of Greek and Latin. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments For wan was her visage, and phrensied her eye, At her girdle a poniard she wore; Her bosom and limbs were expos'd to the sky, And her robe was besprinkled with gore. Poems It was a dim, old-fashioned chamber, festooned with cobwebs and besprinkled with antique dust. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 And thus full of faith he laboured on, telling the people of these scattered islands, which besprinkle the southern ocean like stars in the milky way, of the love of Christ. Beneath the Banner His coat, so far as could be seen under his thin summer duster—was of fine bluish cloth, short of waist, long of skirt, and—the duster notwithstanding—plentifully besprinkled and travel-stained with dust. The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales Then Olga threaded her way through the besprinkled floor, and came up to her. Queen Lucia They felt hurt, grieved, injured: the woman had usurped their place, and besprinkled their sacred offices with disrespect—at least they thought so. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers So she emptied out the vinegar, and it besprinkled the robbers. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm The novel goes on apace; but I shall besprinkle it with local color afterwards. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters On the other side hung a representation of the Madonna, simpering benignly in a blue tea-gown besprinkled with pearls and golden lace. South Wind She heard Madame Roussillon and Father Beret chatting in the kitchen, whence came a fragrance of broiling buffalo steak besprinkled with garlic. Alice of Old Vincennes This blood- besprinkled hand shall smite the Turk, shall ruin his fields, shall devastate his towns.—Ah, Prince Eugene and His Times I did, armed with lavender water, with which I so besprinkled myself and premises, that, like my friend Sairy, I was soon known among my patients as "the nurse with the bottle." Hospital Sketches Half opening his eyes, he saw a strip of drab wall-paper, besprinkled with crude pink roses, and the black and gilt frame of an oblong mirror. Maurice Guest Looking around at it occasionally, I perceived that the white face that had besprinkled us with foam belonged to a form equally white and of gigantic stature. Undine The poor soul who fed me got liberally besprinkled during the process. Jailed for Freedom Numerous and populous villages of long low huts stretched away between broad pasture-fields whose dense herbage was besprinkled with violet-colored blossoms. Five Weeks in a Balloon Then the father rose up and besprinkled somewhat of water upon her face which revived her and she said, "Where am I?" whereto said he, "Thou art with us." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 So he returned to his place and sat down, where upon all the handmaidens stood up and the lady bade them perfume him with pastiles and besprinkle his face with rose- water. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 For Thou wert ever with me mercifully rigorous, and besprinkling with most bitter alloy all my unlawful pleasures: that I might seek pleasures without alloy. The Confessions of St. Augustine The thinnest beam of light besprinkled his eyes with curious brilliance. The Return "To-morrow," resumed the doctor, "we shall bury him in the African soil which he has besprinkled with his blood." Five Weeks in a Balloon Before, the boy never bothered the sailors in this playful and light work; nay, he took an active part, besprinkling them with water and laughingly running away, when they threatened to pour water over him. The Man Who Was Afraid His face was fresh and rosy, his white-plumed hat, tilted to one side, disclosed his curled and pomaded hair besprinkled with powdery snow. War and Peace My God, my Mercy, with how much gall didst Thou out of Thy great goodness besprinkle for me that sweetness? The Confessions of St. Augustine When she turn’d her eyes to heaven, All with stars besprinkled o’er, In the earth the dead man glided, And she never saw him more. Romantic Ballads, Translated from the Danish; and Miscellaneous Pieces O love!—who, gazing on those forbidden beauties, shall have eyes for the dainty devices of the golden frames that besprinkled, like stars, the hyacinth and the porphyry walls? The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 Is it wickedness that speaks in you: 'I feel bad,' you say, 'let him also feel bad—there, I'll besprinkle his heart with my poisonous tears!' The Man Who Was Afraid He trembled noticeably and the heavy drops besprinkled his brow. The Case of the Lamp That Went Out Her face was lined, her hair of a deep brown plentifully besprinkled with grey. The Vanished Messenger He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown. The Secret of the Night His sable face was plentifully besprinkled with clotted milk, giving him the appearance of a negro who is coming out white in spots. Frank's Campaign, or, Farm and Camp You that build the shade-roof, and you that court the rays, You that leap besprinkling the rock stream-rent: He has been our fellow, the morning of our days! Poems — Volume 2 My companion and I had not gone far, when we thought we saw one of the boulders, with which the island was liberally besprinkled, on the move. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Now the ancients, when about to make a league, were wont to besprinkle their footsteps with blood of one another, so to ratify their pledge of friendship by reciprocal barter of blood. The Danish History, Books I-IX |
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