| 单词 | timorous |
| 例句 | She was perhaps too young to realize that what she assumed was her love for Chacko was actually a tentative, timorous, acceptance of herself. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a table of timorous kids in the back of the cafeteria, and I am one of them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I know people who speak of death with timorous euphemisms of ‘passing away.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Not even birds can pass them by, not even the timorous doves that bear ambrosia to Father Zeus; caught by downdrafts, they die on rockwall smooth as ice. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was small in stature, timorous and shy by nature. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She coaxed her father out of his bitter moods, upheld her timorous and anxious mother, gently restrained her rebellious sister and had reached to draw an uncertain alien into the circle. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z As we slowly made our way forward, I could feel myself becoming increasingly timorous. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Terrorists have stolen a nuclear device and the hero takes the necessary measures, impeded by a timorous bureaucracy. The Trump era is posing some major challenges for thriller novelists 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The first is the discovery by a timorous and eminently respectable architect of the nude body of a murdered man, neatly disposed in his bathtub, decorated with a pair of gold-rimmed pince-nez. Classic Crime Novels That Still Thrill Today 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z It suits such a play of innuendo as when the timorous Prufrock of Eliot’s first major poem observes cultured women who “come and go / Talking of Michelangelo.” Jeremy Irons Breathes New Life Into ‘The Poems of T.S. Eliot’ 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z They're vain, competitive, ingenious, witty, sulky, timorous, creative, ironic, adaptable, adventurous, quarrelsome, collaborative and romantic. Rio's extinction fears are for the birds 2011-04-11T09:48:52Z To read the letters, you might think the generation that left the shtetl and braved steerage to reach America was a pretty timorous lot. Books of The Times: ‘A Bintel Brief’ Is Liana Finck’s Graphic Book of Letters 2014-04-22T22:00:27Z Although a lead character in this book, Sarah is frequently timorous. ‘The Invention of Wings’: waking to the evils of slavery 2013-12-31T22:20:55Z The verbal modifications are otherwise minimal: Paul Bigley's timorous Ilya, usually nicknamed Waffles on account of his manner, becomes Porridge on account of his complexion. Uncle Vanya ? review 2011-04-07T17:07:53Z He remembers persuading the timorous Oldfield to play a live show by offering him the keys to his Bentley if he got through the performance. Next week's radio: from Rebels – Guy Burgess to The North (And Almost Everything In It) 2013-05-25T05:00:04Z Even so, the list of nominees for best new play strikes me as particularly timorous. Year of the great performance 2011-02-07T14:26:28Z There were, however, timorous voices of approval, or at least introspection, among even the most gleeful haters. Arachnophobia 2011-02-09T12:34:58Z Ms. Gilpin portrays Ella as a timorous bundle of exposed nerve endings, brought to the brink of hysteria by years of her father’s brutality. ‘I’m Gonna Pray for You So Hard,’ With Reed Birney 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Yet despite her commitment to the role — and the generally fine supporting performances — this timorous tale sidesteps uncomfortable realities in favor of soothing whimsy and preordained uplift. Review: Boldly Going Toward Independence in ‘Please Stand By’ 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Tourism controls may be on the agenda but the city is timorous about bolder, revenue-raising measures, with funds used for conservation. Venice world heritage status under threat 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Jacob Cerf is a young pedlar in pre-revolutionary France, schlepping a box of trinkets around town and ruing the day his parents married him off to a timorous, half-mad girl plagued by digestive problems. Jacob's Folly by Rebecca Miller – review 2013-07-25T09:00:00Z Instead, most of the programming was focused on Cohan, whose tone became timorous at times in the unaccompanied Flute Sonata in A minor, Wq. Sampling of C.P.E. Bach’s music at Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival Like Albert, Hubert is a woman living in disguise, but without the sense of fear or shame that grips the timorous butler. Arts & Leisure: Glenn Close as a Man in ?Albert Nobbs? 2011-12-09T13:00:00Z Compared to humanity as it must appear to her – as a ceaselessly fawning, simpering mob of timorous serfs – the equine species doubtless poses a bracing challenge. TV highlights 27/05/2013 2013-05-27T05:59:01Z The entertainment media – which are always very timorous and step very carefully out of fear and loathing – don't know what they're doing so much. Q&A: Harlan Ellison 2013-06-14T15:00:16Z Shallow, timorous and unbelievable, alas, end up being more like it. Movie Review: ‘Endless Love,’ About a Ferocious Attachment 2014-02-13T23:33:44Z It’s remarkable that, as robust a presence as she is, she convincingly plays a timorous victim. Why ‘Gaslight’ Hasn’t Lost Its Glow 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Because of his adventures, the Philosopher eventually recognizes that life shouldn’t be complacently “consecutive, but explosive and variable, else it is a shackled and timorous slave.” Review | The perfect book for St. Patrick’s Day 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Is that what these legislators and “timorous adults” are doing? Opinion | Cranky is in the eye of the beholder 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z The court’s decision for the football coach should cause timorous adults, and the fragile young people they shape, to stop fueling today’s cancel culture and the demands for “safe spaces.” Opinion | Trying to protect students from a coach’s prayers did them no favors 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z An outwardly gentle soul, but with a spine of steel, Fred was never too timorous to lay bare our view on public affairs, including public corruption and injustices. Opinion | The enduring power of an independent voice 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Orange County’s chief health officer quit after receiving death threats and little backing from a timorous Board of Supervisors. Column: Small-time leader with a big mouth shows the problem with today's politics 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z According to CNN, the language of the report was the subject of many negotiations in order to keep the timorous Republican senators on board. What Congress' first official report on the Capitol riot leaves unanswered 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Powell, who has repeatedly told the president that his aides are too timorous and should be taking stronger steps, has taken some of her criticism public since the meeting. Trump assembles a ragtag crew of conspiracy-minded allies in flailing bid to reverse election loss 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Weissmann repeatedly jabs at Zebley, comparing him unkindly to “timorous” Civil War Gen. George B. McClellan, whom President Lincoln famously relieved of his command in part over concerns he was not sufficiently aggressive. Mueller prosecutor says special counsel ‘could have done more’ to hold Trump accountable 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z India’s “surgical strikes” in 2016 in response to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir burnished the prime minister’s reputation for breaking with a timorous past even if the military damage done by these strikes was disputed. Here's why tensions are running high on India and China's border | Mukul Kesavan 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z They appeared nervous, shifty, under pressure, timorous, idiotic and craven. 'A chain of stupidity': the Skripal case and the decline of Russia's spy agencies 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Reade, deluged with messages of encouragement and threat, was by turns timorous and combative. Tara Reade’s Tumultuous Journey to the 2020 Campaign 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z At the sound of our boots on the pebbles, the timorous flock wheels round and shoots off, leaping bits of rope and debris left by the tide. The seaweed-eating sheep that belch in a good way 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z “Here we catch a glimpse of the subjunctive in a conditional protasis shyly rising its timorous head above the narrative parapet.” Ashes 2019: England v Australia fourth Test, day two – live! 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The clash of egos in the struggle to achieve something bracingly innovative wasn’t for the timorous. Appreciation: From 'Cabaret' to 'Phantom of the Opera,' Hal Prince made the musical modern 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The political case for moving deliberately but fearlessly toward impeachment is even clearer: If timorous Democrats do not seize and define this moment, Trump surely will. Opinion | Democrats must seize and define this moment. Otherwise, Trump will. 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z “Most people who are good play scared, but Bill was particularly timorous,” he said. Bill Hader Kills 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Kelly’s response was a microcosm of his timorous tenure: the retired marine four-star general meekly complied with the president’s unprecedented demand and then bravely wrote a memo to the files. Trump is a national security risk – and still Republicans back him | Walter Shapiro 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Belligerent, wounded, proud, timorous, and entitled—a man given to gaslighting and dissembling under pressure. With Brett Kavanaugh, as with Donald Trump, Conservatives Defend a Tainted Nominee 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z He told the gathering he wanted to strike a deal with Brussels but that the government must not be “snivelling and timorous and fearful” in talks. Brexiters say 'nothing to fear' about crashing out of EU with no deal 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z The court’s reasoning is as flawed as it is timorous. The Muslim ban ruling legitimates Trump's bigotry | Moustafa Bayoumi 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Too many green causes are framed by denial, duty, responsibility – heavy stuff that poor timorous, threatened alpha males struggle to shoulder. Greens should take a lesson from Donald Trump. Here’s why | Patrick Barkham 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Ms. Yawo died later that year, causing Ms. Toe to become timorous. Bumped From Home to Home, Then ‘Pushed’ Into College 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Where the smaller, plainer red-brown hens were predictable in their behavior, usually timorous and boring, Mr. Rooster was unpredictable and anything but boring. The Rooster Attacked Me — and Yet I Loved Him 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z As a timorous, sickly child, prone to sinus infections and tears, he was a source of puzzlement and some disappointment to his parents. Where Prince Charles Went Wrong 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Hitherto seen as a rather timorous chap, this was his moment. Servant of the House: How Speaker's role has evolved - BBC News 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Throughout, supporters delighted at what they considered a willingness to say what other more timorous and calculated politicians refused. Bidding for history, Clinton and Trump churn across battlegrounds in final blitz of presidential campaigning 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z “The result of failing to act can be much more catastrophic for us all than the worry about acting. Acting in a timorous and tentative way is the worst of all ways.” Britain should have been more decisive in Libya, says ex-army chief 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Maybe Chicago’s example will inspire spinal infusions at the likes of Rutgers, the University of Missouri, and even the timorous souls at Yale. The Chicago School of Free Speech 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Four years ago, Republican nominee Mitt Romney portrayed President Obama as too timorous to end the bullying behavior of Vladimir Putin and contain "our No. 1 geopolitical foe." In political turnabout, Democrats play soft-on-Russia card by linking Trump to Putin 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Guinness is superb as he morphs from timorous pastor to grand lady to stuffy military man, each deserving of their own distinctive, tailor-made demise. Bodies stack up in ‘Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’ 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Protecting those interests has become a reflexive position of Republicans and one which Democrats are at best timorous about opposing. Oil fuels war and terrorists like Isis. The climate movement can bring peace | Rebecca Solnit 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Consider the pot shots Kasich has taken at that endangered species, the tenured professor, for being excessively timorous. John Kasich's education reform: a win for big business wrapped in a populist shell | Ammon Allred 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z “The IRS has basically defanged itself, and it’s going to be too timorous to go into this area,” Whitehouse said in an interview. Groups backed by secret donors take the lead in shaping 2016 elections 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Plus they’re here to dominate the hockey brackets — nothing timorous in that combo, right? Swag? Machismo? Whatever you call it, U.S. police and firefighters have it 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z In the space of a few minutes, he changed the entire tone and course of the match, reducing the rampant Djokovic to timorous boss. Andy Murray’s French Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic halted by storm 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Santorum is, alas, not alone in speaking for a timorous America in a defensive crouch: Scott Walker, too, is questioning current levels of legal immigration. Santorum’s next crusade 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z But with lurid details appearing daily in newspapers, the taxman seems timorous. Hiding Sir’s Black Cash 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z In England, where it took them four decades to win, India’s cricketers were timorous, poorly paid and uncompetitive. The great game 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Instead, England were timorous and tentative as they started slowly with the bat and handed the initiative to the Dutch. Dutch defeat heightens England disarray 2014-03-31T17:02:20Z Instead, he stressed that most migrants to America have been eager seekers after a second chance, “not the laggards, not the timorous, not the failures”. Lexington: Forget the huddled masses 2013-11-07T16:05:15Z And no wonder: These tyrants promised not only earthly redemption but also economic rebirth; they were the hands-on engineers, while thinkers dream and debate, craving power but too timorous to go for it. China's Coming Economic Slowdown 2013-10-26T00:57:05Z A rival, bipartisan camp calls Mr Obama weak and timorous for failing to arm Syria’s rebels. Lexington: Barack Obama’s Iraq syndrome 2013-08-22T15:00:08Z Hence, the genes of the ferocious defenders will spread; those of the timorous will not. Touching a Nerve : Exploring the Implications of the Self as Brain, Part 1 [Excerpt] 2013-07-26T14:45:03.867Z Much of what the man said to the woman, she understood, was in rebuke of her narrow judgment, her timorous ways. Joyce Carol Oates: “Mastiff.” 2013-06-24T04:00:00Z The Postal Service’s filing with the commission to try out Metro Post is timorous in tone and lists self-applied hobbles. Digital Domain: Online Merchants Again Pursue Same-Day Delivery Service 2012-11-10T20:47:24Z This year’s retrospectives were driven by the appearance of an anonymous documentary film in which retired generals excoriated Mr. Medvedev as timorous and cowardly. Memo From Moscow: Medvedev’s Handiwork Is Erased in Putin’s Russia 2012-09-21T03:30:08Z In one of its timorous moments, the agency punted on a case involving Moody’s and a questionable rating on a complicated European structured finance product. The Trade: Taking on the Little Guy, but Missing the Bigger Ones 2012-05-02T17:34:34Z The brawny carters hung their heads, the hulking packers cleared their throats huskily, the timorous shop-hands looked at the floor. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z His experience of the Bolognese prison rendered him timorous about withstanding John XXIII., and he declared that there was no authority to prevent the publication of the indulgence. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z I continued to gaze at her; there was in her motionless and timorous attitude an expression of weakness deeply touching. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z "And long shall timorous Fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And Reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here." The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z And it is significant that while the generous, large-hearted, devout pleading of Abraham is in vain, the miserable, timorous, selfish petition of Lot is heard and answered. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z After a few moments, as he stood at the door, he heard another cry, small, timorous, peevish, that changed to a wail and then died away. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z The act was that of a timorous commander, or of a bold and unscrupulous man, like Gorgey. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z But from the telegrams it would seem that, for the most part, the Boers are timorous and tired of fighting. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z He regarded, with a kind of timorous curiosity, the murderous weapons of the bandits and the villainous facial contortions of Cheong-Chau. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z It was necessary too that this sacrifice should be made on Isaac’s part not with the timorous shrinking or ignorant boldness of a boy, but with the full comprehension and deliberate consent of maturer years. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z The timorous inhabitants, hearing the reports, supposed that they came from an Indian war-party, and instantly fled in dismay, spreading the alarm as they went. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The war vessels at length grew timorous, and lost all their desire to meet an American ship of equal rank. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Again those domestic spectres which had so appalled her poor timorous spirit rose before her. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z She braves the indignation of Isaac and the rage of Esau, and fearless herself, and confident of success, she soon quiets the timorous and cautious objections of Jacob. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z Throughout the winter, the shower of black rain was the foremost topic of their fireside talk; and forebodings of impending evil disturbed the breast of many a timorous matron. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z While the administration was endeavoring to prevent war by negotiations and restrictive measures, the opposition, he said, was disgusted with the timorous policy pursued, and called for open, manly war. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z The Indian was timorous, but after a few moments' thought he agreed to accompany his master. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z Ugly as the prospect was, however, and far from reassuring to the timorous, I asked nothing better than to look at it. and look at it, and continue to look at it. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z To all the timorous suggestions of his household he had one reply: Leave it all to me; I will bring you through. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z Their embarrassment was increased by the exaggerated ideas which prevailed among the ignorant and timorous respecting the size and strength of the borderers, their ferocity of temper, and their wonderful skill as marksmen. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Misfortunes render them timorous and credulous, and lead them to superstition. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Mrs. Fairbanks acquiesced in her son's theories, but was timorous about further antagonizing their enemy. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z He saw him in a new light, and discovered him to be timorous. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z By his unrighteous and timorous haste he secured the defeat of his own long-cherished scheme. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z Save for the occasional rifle-shots and the timorous whinny of horses, the fort was strangely quiet. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z I was hushed for the moment, and should have been vexed if I had not been frightened; for I was ridiculously timorous as a child. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Well in Health——Only she's now and then in a little Fit of Melancholy, such as usually proceeds from timorous Doubts about that dreadful State of Matrimony. The Perjur'd Husband 2012-02-21T03:00:19.123Z A couple of elastic bands round the wrists will prevent the Bees crawling up his sleeves, the same round the ancles will secure the most timorous Bee master. Buzz a Buzz or The Bees 2012-02-18T03:00:15.753Z This fence that shuts us out from knowing good and evil is erected by a timorous asceticism, by a ridiculous misconception of what truly enlarges human nature; it shuts us into a poor narrow life. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z A frowsy-looking mouse had bearded a gorgeous lion, and told him the simple truth about himself, which more timorous animals were content to whisper behind his back. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z The timorous old baroness and her daughter preferred their garden to possible insult on the roads. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The timorous doe stands with soft unstartled eyes across the path, sniffing with moist nostrils the expected cake. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Before we can take up the full place for which we aspire, we must meet and combat the timorous conservatism that has hitherto impeded our progress. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z Why so sensitive and timorous now when I had been so bold a few days before? Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z Simultaneous attacks of a timorous kind were made on various strongholds, of which one only could be pronounced successful. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Not understanding the Law, he had set down the older collie's refusal to fight as a sign of exemplary, if timorous prudence, and he looked down upon him accordingly. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Could he have looked on the liege lord--so timorous and helpless--who was awful, because invisible, he would probably have thought twice before making that rash attempt. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Yes, "Summersoft" did venture in a timorous and hesitating manner to be an affectionate and yet respectful reminiscence of Osterley the exquisite—of whose folded and deserted charms I can't bear to think. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Shy and timorous, they generally repose only on the ridges, which command a view in all directions. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z "If that might be!" she whispered in a fervour of hope, her whole face lightening and a timorous smile dawning through her tears. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Then he spoke in Arabic, and the voice was timorous and apologetic. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z He picked it up with a curious and almost timorous glance of appeal towards Miranda. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z A slow coach, the “Life Preserver,” was even put on the road to win the support of old ladies and the timid, who, as the record of accidents tells us, did well to be timorous. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z It's not like him to creep up in that timorous fashion. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z Never shall I forget the weeks which followed our condemnation--the intrigues with our friends outside, the timorous bribing of the gaolers within. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z He discounted the timorous statements of his dragoman, Ibrahim, but one who knew had warned him at El Ksar. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z As the long evenings closed in, Joe, ever timorous with regard to the supernatural, became the prey of superstitious fears. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z The “Quicksilver,” chameleon-like, changed colour after this mishap, was repainted and renamed, and reappeared as the “Criterion”; for the old name carried with it too great a spice of danger for the timorous. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z In the theatre, among the people in evening dress, he became once more childish and timorous. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Half an hour before, messengers had ridden hither and thither with resounding hoofs, patrols tramped upon the footway, citizens peeped timorous from casement and door. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Not a strong, defiant, masterful soul, by any means—frail, timorous, shrinking, rather—he would 'fly away,' even if out to the wilderness, to be 'at rest.' The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief, and pointed spear, And Reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z At Norbury railway station the railway crosses over the road, and eminently respectable suburbs occupy that wayside where the foot-pads used to await the timorous traveller. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z This Confession of the Ministers was some encouragement to the timorous Princess, who being but young and very tender-conscienc'd, thought there was Danger in taking such a Step. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-08T03:00:19.933Z That is sleep as the needs of our timorous ancestors determined that it should be. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z They spoke of the interiors of the huts they visited as being quite as wretched as those on the other islands, only the inhabitants did not seem so shy or timorous. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z With timorous heart and tearful eyes, You saw the deep Atlantic rise, Saw wintry clouds their storms prepare, And wept, to find no safety there. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z This, in fact, might be inferred at once, from their habitual deceit, treachery and artifice, which are the defences of the weak and timorous, rather than the weapons of strong and daring natures. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z That of the Cabin was smaller, numbering the landowners and the timorous religious people who had been scandalized by "The Light." The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Hereupon a timorous guard was placed upon the fortification, where, dazed with fear, they became ever more dispirited day by day. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z But when they looked into each other's eyes now they no longer stared with timorous wonderment; they smiled together in a dear and cozy intimacy. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Krishna: The night is late, the fair one timorous and fearful: When will she of the olifant gait be here? Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z The Secularist, is without presumption of an infallible creed, is without the timorous indefiniteness of a creedless believer. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z It warms my heart, verily, to hear from you in so encouraging and sustaining a sense—in fact makes me cast to the winds all timorous doubt of the energy of my intention. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z "I wish you were easier to talk to, Radwalader," he added, his voice suddenly grown timorous with a hint of the old whimper. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z Ladies' eyes Have most miraculous virtue; they can draw The moon from his orbit, and the little stars To watch their tender sighs at the soft wail Breath'd from a timorous lute. 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 Parliament is now up, and perhaps the Ministers may now be more attentive, and less timorous. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z It may not be a positive moral virtue at all, but only the moral reflection of a timorous spirit. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Yet the image of timorous investors resisting risk is not quite right. Japanese investors: Mrs Watanopportunity 2011-10-27T08:48:14Z So that they whose behaviour before was so cruel and insolent, now with timorous hearts fled for shelter, sometimes to the coverts of the woods, sometimes to mountains and caves, to prolong a wretched life. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Yes,—the same,—I gave him an encouraging glance betimes, lest the youth should wax timorous and melancholy. 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 They all appeared timorous and awkward, still unused to their status as armed men. Magazine Preview: Bad Guys vs. Worse Guys in Afghanistan 2011-10-19T22:32:26Z The manners of the rabbit, one would imagine, must be exceedingly "upsetting" to birds of so timorous a disposition. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Insulting women, hurling bombs, assassinating in secret or, gun in hand, plundering unarmed villagers even more timorous than himself, he is a hero in his own eyes. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z After this the Romans encouraged the timorous people as much as they could, and left them patterns of their arms. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z They expected a mad rush, a fierce conflict on the shore, and an easy victory; but the apparently timorous approach of a solitary canoe mystified them. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z With the excited he was all fire and flame; with the cool reasoners he was calm and logical; with the prudent and timorous he was full of discretion and consideration. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z "Ah, dear nurse, you are going to tell me some more of those stories which will make me timorous at night." The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z Wealth and women were the prizes of the freebooter until the shield of the Briton was thrust between him and his timorous prey. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z “He—he——” But she did not finish her timorous question. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z Inside he was the same timorous young assistant to the assistant purchasing agent—out of work; outside he was a fearsome being, a dangerous-looking man, who made autocratic soda dispensers jump. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z And thus they knelt beside each other, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, and already united, happy, and a little timorous. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z He is described as being blind and lame, injudicious, and timorous. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Yet, when she raised her face, her smile astonished him, it was so timorous; and the wondrous shyness in her lovely eyes abashed him far more than her tears. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z But they had an uneasy sensation of eyes, eyes timorous and hostile, shifting and malevolent, from behind closed shutters and torn nipa walls peering upon them in tremulous distrust. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z Tinker had an appeal in his eyes, and made timorous noises. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Back among the turfy levels that stretched broadly between the flagged pathways, you saw the timorous green of hardy grass, where an occasional pale wreath of unmelted snow yet lingered. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z When it came out at last it was small and timorous. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z So Cecil for a long time had been playing upon the King's fears, knowing well the King's timorous nature. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But this, many in Britain agreed, was more serious: the damage far greater in wrecked communities, shattered city centers and blighted lives, and in seemingly halting, even timorous, policing. British Prime Minister Faces Questioning in House of Commons Over Rioting 2011-08-12T03:03:12Z Even mid-career, the recession generation not only takes home a thinner paycheck, it is lower down the corporate hierarchy and more professionally timorous. Way of the World: Economic Crisis Will Leave Scars That Last for Years 2011-08-11T16:30:44Z Still, this would do no good so long as the count, by his absence, showed how timorous he was. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z He was inordinately proud of her—she was the one sunbeam in his dull, clouded timorous life. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z She was so pitiful, with her timorous, lonely look, and the hard struggles time had written on her everywhere. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z “Sure, it’s cold!” she nodded to a faint remonstrance from a timorous one, “but you’ll get heated if you’ll take the plunge!” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z How should this poor, pale, timorous child defend herself alone against such a man? The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z The bouncer was sparingly used and reserved for a timorous tail. Stuart Broad haul gives England control against India 2011-07-23T18:53:05Z It shows that though still hampered here and there by timorous restrictions, women are in substantial possession of much the same opportunities as are available for men. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z The radiant charioteer above curbed his impatient steeds and gazed down from his serene height upon the conflict, the torturing, silent conflict of suffering upon the bloody battlefield of the timorous earth. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z And it's true that when timorous executives have their hands all but sewn into their pockets, her investments have already proved something of a godsend. Megan Ellison: the billionaire heiress out to save the movies 2011-07-08T15:54:31Z A group of sightless people have been deserted in a wood by their guide, and consequently are so bewildered and timorous that they hardly dare move. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z This travestie of a speech which seems to have shocked the timorous by its uncompromising exclusiveness, much as we saw in the case of Matt. v. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z The management philosophically confiscated an empty suit-case which she had been too timorous to attempt to smuggle out of the house—everything else in her room had mysteriously vanished—and considered the incident closed. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z The majority leave scruples of conscience to timorous souls, without even so much as acknowledging their merit. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z After a few days of excessive nervousness the most timorous among the women were heard to complain of the monotony of existence! The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z For some very timorous children, this may seem impossible. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Who knows but a change of circumstances might have made me the fearless one, and you the timorous? The Story of an Untold Love 2011-06-17T02:00:17.643Z Long ago, long before the conquest of Thrace by your father's ancestors, it was inhabited by wild beasts and a few timorous men. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z But these thoughts, timorous, elated, determined, expectant, were not clearly defined to her. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z And timorous humanity should no longer shrink in horror at its prospective wreck and ruin. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z It serves without any reason, however, to disturb timorous people and make them dread to fall asleep again. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z They might have been the meanest predatory animals—so stealthy, so eager, so timorous, so crouching, and yet so agile were their motions. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z “Ethopus has something extraordinary on his mind,” said Martha, to herself; but she did not communicate her observation to her timorous and sensitive sister. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z They are a timorous people, know the white man only by tradition. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z But that describes what it does — inviting bold strokes or timorous swipes, rewarding some and rejecting others, winnowing the field and setting the stage for a wild finish. A Remade Hole May Prove to Be the Undoing of Some 2011-06-04T00:55:50Z Yet she is not at all what would be called timorous and she has more manly than womanly characteristics in every way. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z In 1996, Congress passed — and a timorous President Bill Clinton signed — a nasty piece of legislation called the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Opinionator: A Voice From the Past 2011-06-02T01:49:04Z It was such a moment when the most timorous lover must become emboldened, and emulate the bravest. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z "Home cooks tend to be slightly more timorous creatures." Nigella: Husband's biggest critic 2011-05-29T17:20:35Z Some of these, the most timorous, actually wanted to force the King to send an embassy to the Great Khan, offering him an annual tribute and other shameful conditions. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z Neither Hobbes nor Rousseau, however, was likely to be timorous about ghostly visitants. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Why should he not have kept back the timorous suggestion of five officers, who were so soft-hearted as to “discriminate” as to sex? The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z If we cast an eye over the progress of art-history, we see how the full, conscious, free, has developed itself out of the meagre, timorous, scrupulous, dry. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z Perhaps no titmouse ever before had so timorous a wife. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z So soft that stone, so sharp that bit, so timorous and tentative the unpractised strokes of Robert Carlton! Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Both physician and patient are timorous of the ridicule that may follow if they make premature announcements. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z He stands before us timorous and shrinking, the accuser of his fellows turned self-accuser, a beggar stretching forth empty, trembling hands imploring forgiveness of his sins and the salvation of his soul through gracious mediation. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Not openly, as people do who have nothing to fear, but in a timorous, uncertain, hesitating manner. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z A group of girls, less timorous or more interested than the crowd upon the Lugano Lake shore, asked us if there were any news—if France were coming to help Italy. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z The “Daisy” falls not unheeded under his ploughshare; nor the ruined nest of that “wee, cowering, timorous beastie,” cast forth, after all its provident pains, to “thole the sleety dribble, and cranreuch cauld.” Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z Especially are they timorous about touching the door knobs of a physician's residence, or the chairs in his waiting room, or even to shake hands with him. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z The rout of the 3rd April daunted the timorous but exalted the fervent. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Very soon the small, timorous creatures will grow into bold adventurers. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z All the white-robed people, being timorous and unarmed, soon quitted the skirmish, and ran over the plain with their lighted torches, looking like so many masqueraders on a carnival or a festival night. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z There were eyes who saw The working of its ways emasculate, Its tones of gray, where flame had been the thing, Its timorous steps, while spying on the public, To learn the public’s thought. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z Because of expressions heard and read as to its harmfulness, the fearful ones also are usually timorous about taking fluid at meal times. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z These two groups of augurs thus held every fraction of bourgeois opposition—the timorous and the intrepid. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Fulbert desired me to instruct her in philosophy; by this means I found opportunities of being in private with her and yet I was sure of all men the most timorous in declaring my passion. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z She was, on the contrary, of a very humble spirit, timorous and susceptible of discouragement. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z He would gladly have escaped from it, but Rose refused to listen to anyone else, so the puzzled and disturbed father continued to be her timorous guide as a matter of need. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z Cicero, in his eighth Philippic, expostulated with them on their timorous and impolitic lenity of expression. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z I confess that I am somewhat inclined to be of the opinion of those learned persons, as it appears to me that a wife is usually less timorous than a daughter. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z The legends of the world have been devised by timorous people. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z The Chepewyans are sober, timorous, and vagrant, with a selfish disposition that has sometimes created suspicions of their integrity. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z She looked into his face with a bright smile, though her eyes were timorous. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z The spurs of these combatants are provided with most cruel rowels to goad the timorous horses. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Repeat my wish|es To our great lord, of whose success I dare | not Make any timorous question; yet I wish | him Excess and overflow of power, an't might | be, To dure ill-dealing Fortune. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z It is more than possible that we would grow timorous if Cousin Susie's hope of a comfortable old age rested upon eights and deuces. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z Do not think your estate your own, while any man can call upon you for money which you cannot pay; therefore begin with timorous parsimony. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z As when a shepherd on a vernal morn Through some thick fog creeps timorous with slow foot, Darkling with earnest eyes he traces out The immediate road, all else of fairest kind Hid or deformed. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z Some cats are of a very timorous nature, and are thus easily dismayed. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z What ails us to fear overmeasure, To praise thee with timorous breath, O mistress and mother of pleasure, The one thing as certain as death? Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z We belong to a Nation which is timorous of beauty, but Charlie has managed to soothe our fears by proving to us that it may also be merry. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z It's our fault that politicians are so timorous about trivial things. So Sarah Brown didn't make Gordon a boiled egg and soldiers. Get over it 2011-02-27T00:05:36Z But Mr Murdoch is a past master at running rings around our timorous politicians and hamstrung regulators. We're such a feeble nation that Murdoch was bound to triumph 2011-02-27T00:06:20Z When the inhabitants saw that pillage was not intended, beautiful and stylish women showed themselves in the windows and on the "balcons," looking down at us with a timorous yet confiding wonder. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Alexander I. was now Emperor of Russia, and the timorous and unpatriotic policy of Prussia was guided by Frederick William III., who had succeeded his father Frederick William II. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z She merely cast one glance at her timorous suitor; but if his eyes had been explicit previously, it was evident that hers were no less eloquent. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z In his mortal dread of the accident he saw inevitably approaching, this man, usually so timorous, ventured to seize the reins, meaning to continue his remonstrances. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z They were timorous, with a dread of decisive action and definite speech suggesting the deferential, deprecatory corporeal wrigglings of the mediæval Jew. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z She wondered that he did not smile when she put her timorous fingers in his tangled hair. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z When the inhabitants saw that pillage was not intended, beautiful and stylish women showed themselves in the windows and on the balconies, looking down at us with a timorous yet confiding wonder. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z The timorous knew his heartening on the brink Where the dark River rolls. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z He had a keen dramatic instinct, and in these little scenes rather enjoyed the part of the unperturbed hero calming the timorous herd. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z The bravest Man often appears timorous upon these Occasions, as we may observe that there is generally no Creature more impudent than a Coward. An Essay on Criticism 2011-02-06T03:00:52.167Z He dragged the quiet and timorous Clifford with him into the boldest and fool-hardiest speculations, and, as since his death, the reins had been entirely in his own hands, he could now brook no control. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z Your timorous hands need mine, As the white stars their sky, your lips’ pale line Shall blush to roses where my lips have been. Sonnets and Songs 2011-01-29T03:00:22.093Z He wondered whether Lady Muriel was heavy, and, with a sort of timorous audacity, he asked himself whether she would be likely to enjoy being bitten. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z It is rather acute sensitiveness, timorous even to concealment. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z This groundless consternation displayed in a strong light the timorous disposition of the people of the Society islands. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Still, was it the sin itself, or its dire consequences, that rendered her so moody, so timorous? The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Meredith was the youngest and gayest of the three, Burns the most enthusiastic, and I came dragging on with not exactly timorous whoop-hurrahs! London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z While making her small and timorous he seemed to have sucked up some of her joyous mood. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z This time it was Tommy Eye who said it—Tommy Eye, fresh down with the rear of the drive, and a very timorous and apprehensive figure of an outlaw. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The honorable gentlemen of the court will have learned from natural history the peculiar characteristics of the sea-crab, which is of all living creatures—the human being not excepted—the most timorous. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z In the exchange of the first civilities he was timorous and bashful; but when the talk became regular, he recollected his powers, and justified the character which Imlac had given. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z The one makes a man courteous, courageous, generous, and obliging; the other makes him sour, timorous, mean, and an enemy to everybody but himself. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z But the desire not to lose his respect made her small and timorous. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Bold, predaceous animals generally have the concavity of this organ directed forward, while in timorous animals, like the rabbit, it is directed backward. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Some are conservative, even timorous; some are very rash. The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker The asseverations employed by the Shallows and Slanders are as limpid and as timorous as those of Falstaff and Bardolph are downright and headstrong. A Cursory History of Swearing How different were my feelings now from what they once had been on the same spot, in former days, when I had run or glided through them, timorous and abject! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 I am often concerned for you and our dear babes, surrounded as you are by people who are too timorous and too much susceptible of alarms. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams The grandmother of Atticus and Terentia, the wife of Cicero, were timorous devotees. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The strong and vigorous in body and mind said, Go on; the feeble and timorous and trembling interposed their caution. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician Grey it was in the east; faint and timorous streaks of light that seemed like skirmishers flung out in tentative attack upon the massed blackness of the night. The Belovéd Traitor A hundred galleys westing up the wind, Scenting the shore, but timorous as hounds. Yolanda of Cyprus I am often concerned for you and our dear babes, surrounded, as you are, by people who are too timorous and too much susceptible of alarms. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams They inspired illicit ambitions, or they stimulated them, and they often suggested to a timorous prince the danger of conspiracy. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The seditious were warned, the orderly praised, the doubters cheered, the timorous encouraged. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies A fresh egg, afterward, seemed to taste better to her, but with a timorous smile she refused a glass of foaming brown beer, and I am convinced that she rose unsatisfied from the table. A Sister's Love A Novel She started as he spoke to her, and a start being a timorous and nervous thing of which Beatrice Boville was never guilty, he drew her to him anxiously. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories Alarmed faces peeped from other dormitories, timorous voices asked what was the matter. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life And cruel repression either increased the danger of revolt in the more daring, or the degradation of the more timorous. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Men on the frontier must ever look forward, else by gazing backward their hearts may grow timorous. On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West He appears to have been a man of strangely mingled temperament, at times fearful and timorous, at others resolute and valiant. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The moccasin is not a timorous or quick-nerved snake; in a place like the South Devil, when a human foot or boat approaches, generally he does not stir. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches A man so timorous will, therefore, seldom have the savage energy of the wretch who risks the galleys or his neck to lay hands on the wealth of another. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 If Saxon had indeed been the timorous man Bellton intimated, the glimpse would have thrown him into panic. The Key to Yesterday Towards the afternoon of the second day, he again made his appearance, accompanied with a new female, who seemed exceedingly timorous and shy, and after great hesitation entered the box. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom This is the piety he preaches; not the morbid introspection that leads to no useful end, the state of brooding melancholy, the timorous self-abasement, the anxious speculation as to some other condition of being. Maxims and Reflections Sometimes her little timorous darings let him believe, for a moment, that she was of this kind. The Way of the Gods For wickedness, condemned by her own witness, is very timorous, and being pressed by conscience, always forecasteth grievous things. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus David had been timorous and given to shrinking; the girl was all quiet assurance. In And Out The moon peered out from the heavens through a silvery haze, and one by one the timorous blinking stars grew more audaciously golden as the night became darker. Love's Usuries The muttered growls of war made him timorous, and he saw no safety anywhere save behind the bayonets of Wayne. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind He drew a contrast between the peaky, timorous Jewish boys of the Russian pale and the lusty Jewish youngsters astride half-tamed horses on the ranche. Russian Life To-day “Humility without faith is too timorous; faith without humility is too hasty.” The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus I am often concerned for you and our dear babes, surrounded as you are by people who are too timorous, and too much susceptible of alarm. Lives of Celebrated Women She battled against the waves till she neared the protective raft in deep water where timorous bathers never ventured. Love's Usuries Storms both in Nature and in human passions, when distant enough, had always possessed a strange charm for her, the charm of printed perils to minds congenitally timorous. Shadows of Flames A Novel What do you want with Ben Isaje?" queried the timorous voice, "he hath gone home for the night. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Dangerous though some timorous officials deemed him to be, the Government knew full well that he would be far more dangerous as a captive than as a free man. Fragments of an Autobiography The spurious and specious arguments of employees in behalf of the custom and the timorous acquiescence of the public will alike yield before a robust and elemental Americanism. The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America In His confidence our timorous anxieties are rebuked. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I The fact that Mrs. Rice had so many did not cause her to be unmindful of any, but less timorous perhaps, about parting with one. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga And the doctor left the house, reflecting that were not educated people the most timorous of all, the emoluments of his profession would be slight. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel His voice was full of timorous irritation, his manner of pitiable distress. Bye-Ways To Thoma her father appeared smaller in size than she remembered him; and the self-confident, defiant expression of his face had become uncertain and timorous. Landolin Still, let every stumbling-block be removed, and no safeguard neglected, which may be of service to those of feeble knees or weak and timorous mind. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Now there was in his mind a fear lest the corporal should desire him to guard the prisoners, and, the more imminent danger over, he was growing exceedingly timorous. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga The señora looked again at the atom; she held out a timorous finger to him. Leerie When the dusk fell, she stood for an hour leaning over the rail, watching the phosphorescent glow on the darkened waves, sending out wistful, timorous thoughts toward that meeting which was growing momentarily nearer. An Unknown Lover I am yet such a poor, timorous, wretched child of the world, that I am ashamed to make my confession even to you, my only sister. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine He is, however, of rather a vacillating, timorous disposition, and is therefore a pliable instrument in the Khalifa's hands; consequently there is often a miscarriage of justice. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Even after I had given him this pledge, he seemed to have become timorous, and for a few minutes he faltered and hesitated, totally unable to proceed. One Of Them It purges away, in its bath of blood, all dross and impurity; it tempers the metal of the soul of a niggardly peasant, of a timorous citizen; it can make a hero of Valmy. Above the Battle And yet you see what I am reduced to—the most timorous man, perhaps, in all this county of Wiltshire. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen Emphatically he was the type of man who gets on, who shoulders his way in the world, pushing aside with his strong, resolute elbows his weaker and more timorous fellow creatures. The Intriguers And so, to please those timorous Indians, the hopes of this discovery were frustrated, and the detachment was forced to return. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts The judges were army officers full of caste-feeling and timorous of offending their superiors. A History of the Third French Republic He taught the timorous legislative authorities of Paris how to reassert their dominion over "King Mob," who had ruled them and the country for four hideous years. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 I was near to laughing at these words of caution, thinking how completely the tables were turned between us, when it was him who seemingly had grown timorous, and I showed myself the venturesome one. The Minute Boys of York Town He became timorous of further appeals to the public, lest he should injure his fame. Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series Notwithstanding these terrible airs they give themselves, they are very timorous when they come to action, and rarely perform any open or bold feats; but the execution they do, is chiefly by surprise and ambuscade. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts About the wall paper she was also a little timorous, not feeling sure as to the expression which its study might call into her brother's critical eye. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. He is a thief and a glutton, a coward and a boaster; always ready to cheat the weak, and prey upon the poor; to terrify the timorous, and insult the defenceless. A Novelist on Novels The little trees that to the breeze Make quaint and timorous courtesies: I like to come and play with these. A Little Freckled Person A Book of Child Verse Others, who drudge at the dull verbatim, are like timorous attendants, who dare not move one pace without their master's leave.' Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series He had transfixed and slaughtered the helpless calves of this species under the very fins of their gigantic but timorous mothers. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life To the timorous and suspicious, we would say, stay where you have protectors; here we protect ourselves. Discussion on American Slavery To his own surprise, his voice was eager, even a little timorous in its hopefulness. No Shield from the Dead She pleads the bridegroom's cause, and seems to encourage the timorous maiden. Greek Women Among the timorous kind the quaking Hare Professed neutrality, but would not swear. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Straggling sheep suspended for a moment their meditative cropping and lifted their heads to watch the strangers with timorous, stupid eyes. The Destroying Angel Dilasah had a certain reputation for shrewdness and bravery, and his voice, being unhesitatingly in favour of the scheme Rahmut proposed, outweighed what was regarded as the more timorous counsel of Ahsan. Barclay of the Guides Some of the more timorous crouched under their desks, Gladys bolted in the direction of the door. Loyal to the School For my part, I have no patience with fantasies at once so timorous, so idle, and so awkward. Eureka: A Prose Poem A timorous, tiny, persistent little fellow Sings at the top of his voice, The lark sings clear tidings: Surpassing summer-time of delicate hues! Ancient Irish Poetry Sue was timorous and a bad traveller,—while Leo, from whom the suggestion had emanated, no sooner found it taking shape than she repented. Leonore Stubbs The most timorous brought up the rear, holding their weapons in readiness. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. And the wind subsided, and there was a great calm. 40And he said to them, Why are ye so timorous? A Translation of the New Testament from the original Greek He was a most direct youth, considering that he was, by his mother’s confession, a timorous one. The House of Fulfilment Unlike the weak, timorous and stupid sheep, a flock of goats can fight their own battles against wild animals. Our Southern Highlanders He is far more courageous than many Christians who are too timorous even to try. What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People The defeat of the Bill, due to the defection of the more timorous Whigs, was followed by the resignation of Lord Russell’s Ministry. Studies in Contemporary Biography Not for all the world would the timorous Pitichinaccio set foot on the pavement at that time of the night. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II He always stopped in Calle Mayor, to cast an eager, timorous look into the jeweler's shop, whose show-window glowed like a bed of living coals. Their Son; The Necklace But timorous mortals start and shrink to cross the narrow sea, And linger trembling on the brink and fear to launch away" "Oh, I cannot venture! A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise It is not that his temperament is naturally timorous and cold; if he is afraid of anything, he is afraid of his own rashness, his own heat. The Return of the Prodigal He praises the sufferings of Amfortas that have given to him, the timorous fool, “Compassion’s supreme strength and purest wisdom’s power” and assumes the king’s functions. Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians One of them, a timorous and exact old man, named Jacob Ivanovich, is particularly struck. Contemporary Russian Novelists She felt the unselfish and timorous love of Madame. The Blue Goose In spite of the counsels of prudence and of a timorous affection, the intrepid traveller would not omit any portion of her itinerary; she traversed successively into Bœotia, Phocis, Ætolia, and the Peloponnesus. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century She had playfully shown him the passage as a timorous hint at better self-care; but he smilingly rose and went out. John March, Southerner That is the report of a naturally timorous young man. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life A kind of confidential familiarity arose between us, which, burning through me like an electric current, consumed the timorous nervousness and constraint which had lain like ice upon my heart. Weird Tales. Vol. I The repressed timorous love of years flamed upon the thin cheeks, flashed from the faded eyes. The Blue Goose The study of this subject can not be recommended to the weak-minded and timorous, but an omnivorous digestion may find a wholesome exercise of its capacity in Mrs. Crowe’s tough revelations. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The Tergiversation of the Army of the West.—The delay of the Army of the West, and the timorous counsels of Green and Lafayette, were the salvation of Potty, Pipes, and Piffle. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers They had generally fallen into oblivion, or were remembered as instances of former extravagance; but they had not been abrogated, and, as they were in part defensible, they were a trouble to timorous consciences. The History of Freedom Of the young man she had heard nothing but good, and it was impossible that she should have fear in that direction, even had she been timorous by nature. Lady Anna It reflected suddenly a face—a face with a long velvety muzzle, a pair of spreading antlers, and dark eyes, gentle, timorous, liquidly bright. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories The Turkish women are generally timorous of men, and especially so of foreigners. Across Asia on a Bicycle How had she come there? questioned Monsieur Jausion further, and his tone and mien were marked by a certain cautiousness and nicety, as if he feared to disturb the still timorous spirits of memory. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature Secondly, to Flattery, add Promises, and those not timorous nor sneaking ones. The Lovers Assistant, or, New Art of Love He had been timorous before; but at this he seemed to lose the power of speech a moment, and stared at me in a perfect enthusiasm of fear. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Chippy always felt certain that he was the timorous partner of the pair of thieves, and had fled because he feared implication in the murder which he believed had been committed. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts It is, however, lamentable enough that authors must participate in that courage which faces the cannon’s mouth, or cease to be authors; for military enterprise is not the taste of modest, retired, and timorous characters. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors The timorous dallying grew into a haunting idea, chiefly owing to the fact that she really was the possessor of a hat with green feathers. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature Mr. Tiralla sighed and cast a timorous look round the room. Absolution In Walter Scott's story of The Fair Maid of Perth, Eachim is represented as timorous by nature, having been nourished by a white doe after the death of his mother. Pedagogics as a System Every yearning, timorous bachelor should read and ponder; so, too, each damsel, read and—"then, in your mercy, Friend, forbear to smile." A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl The assiduously respectful bearing of the timorous old man was to be counted as only habitual. The Missourian Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold. A Danish Parsonage The Apostle Paul alone had wit, and he Was a most timorous fellow in bidding us Prostrate ourselves to worldly magistrates Against our conscience! Collected Poems Volume Two The brilliant personality of Wilhelm II had magnetized the vacillating, timorous Nicholas. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War But the prime minister Melbourne, always a timorous friend, bent before the blast, and Durham's ordinance was disallowed. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 “What, se�or,” thundered the robber, “you don’t––” He stopped, catching sight of the timorous Murgu�a hovering near. The Missourian Never was there such a case, at least among Englishmen, of timorous pugnacity and plucky pessimism. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 The hare, Though timorous of heart and hard beset By death in various forms, dark snares, and dogs, And more unpitying men, the garden seeks Urged on by fearless want. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) But the timorous Webb had no stomach for a fight. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France A woman with a weak and timorous soul would not come to Thor's Stone at night. The Broom-Squire There was a great pity upon his face, and it was the more poignant because these timorous children could not comprehend the wretchedness which so appealed to him. The Missourian The hint must come from the other side; and Mrs. Hawley-Crowles could have wept with chagrin as she reflected gloomily on her own timorous spirit. Carmen Ariza It seemed to Thor that there was an opening here for a timorous attempt to cry quits. The Side Of The Angels A Novel A multitude of hares—the most timorous of all animals—were frequently seen scudding about the garden in search of the scanty vegetables which the severity of the season had spared. The History of Sandford and Merton The ordinary author of my day, you see, had a certain timorous respect for the technique of the stage. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Isocrates was so bashful and timorous, that though he taught rhetoric, yet he could never have the confidence to speak in public. In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts She was all her life a timorous creature, and after her marriage had seldom felt safe out of Northwick's presence. The Quality of Mercy It looked timorous and lone in the wide, ghostly landscape, advancing a few paces, stopping, searching, advancing again, but uncertainly. The Side Of The Angels A Novel The sick and feeble are more timorous than the strong and well. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion Dunmore, Virginia's last British Governor, was an unperceptive and timorous man, a man who could do nothing to still the coming storm that rent an Empire. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 As the minutes passed, her timorous gaze continued steadfastly on the stern countenance before her. In the Shadow of the Hills But I perceive that I have mistaken your sentiments; such actions were only made for souls capable of feeling and appreciating the extent of a true passion; not for cold and timorous beings like yourself. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. “I am sure that the noise came from the kitchen;—listen!” said a timorous voice. The Rambles of a Rat But the muse was timorous as a chicken. The Paliser case In part because of her fatigue, she grew suddenly timorous. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Moreover, timorous and fearful lest he blunderingly lose his advantages, he did not press his suit too far and, as a result, Mary Allen forgot his seeming neglect. Mixed Faces "Those rebels cannot harm you," exclaimed her preserver, "they fly like timorous deer before our triumphant banners, and you are now by the side of Alonso de Aguilar." Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. The emotion she had shown, the timorous joy, the sweet confidence in his love and honor, had given a rapturous feeling of happiness to him quite new. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Some of them, had already disappeared into the Castle but others, less timorous, had already rushed to close the courtyard gate. The Vagrant Duke But I am satisfied, that the less frighted and timorous their Passengers are, the more cautious and careful the Watermen are, and the least apt to run into Danger. The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money "You may take your will of him after he has put some embrocation on your bruises," said I; and as I was speaking there came a timorous little knock at the door. The O'Ruddy A Romance And she forced on the timorous Prue a quarter as her matriculation fee. In a Little Town We were going into the unknown; and we went with timorous steps, each asking himself, "Shall I live to see the day again?" each saying to the other, "Stand close!" The House Under the Sea A Romance But death, he told himself stoutly, though in a timorous bravado, waited for all. The Prisoner The little grey creature was one of the most timorous of the feeble folk dwelling in the pleasant wilderness of the Valley of Olwen. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain No sooner had the timorous seamen fled than Lady Bankes summoned to the castle all her tenants and friendly neighbours, to assist her to hold the place until her husband should return. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines She drew back from the window like a startled fawn; timorous, yet curious, too, for she ran only a few steps, then turned and stood peering. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 It ought to be particularly noticed, however, that they are an exceedingly timorous people, and naturally suspicious of foreigners. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island Gladys on this occasion, with her pink, timorous face and general air of discouragement, prayed that Daisy might not trouble about her, but just go on talking. Daisy's Aunt There were grunting cries, also; and Grôm understood at once that a herd of pig-tapirs––heavy-footed, timorous beasts, as tall as heifers––were sweeping down upon them in mad flight before some unknown pursuer. In the Morning of Time “I do hope you’ll like it,” said Belle in an almost timorous voice. The School Queens But the timorous smile remained, and her eyes, upraised to mine, glowed with misty starlight. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 They have a timorous, patient, subdued sort of look, with a languid smile, and ghastly expression of countenance. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island He saw this done with great tranquillity, but he could not be persuaded to touch it, though he was by no means a timorous man in other respects. Practical Education, Volume II We said we were not afraid and we tried not to feel so, but after dark we all felt a little timorous. Letters on an Elk Hunt By her side walked a timorous dog, who looked at the kitchen cat with awe. Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief The news of this, with what had just before happened at the passage of the defile, raised complaints and murmurs against the slow and timorous circumspection of Fabius. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) When it was fired, the whole party fell as if they had been shot, but rose instantly again, and looking to the right and left of each other, indulged in a timorous laugh. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island Fear makes them slavishly compliant when under subjection, but having nothing to apprehend, like other timorous people, they are cruel. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement The trembling heart of this poor wretch called forth contemptuous words from Gunnar, who declared that such a timorous organ could never have belonged to his fearless brother. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Tell me, Barby,—for I have grown timorous with sorrow,—will she hate the sight of such a miserable scarecrow?” Not Like Other Girls Thus spake honest Walter, who was, as I have said, ever timorous where my lady was concerned; but at his words she shook her head. Tales From Scottish Ballads She felt slighted by the timorous reserve, and asked the confidence that would lay all its weight upon the one she trusted. Days of Heaven Upon Earth He had not shown himself timorous as to the result before. Hurricane Island But even so, the confiscation is of a timorous and a slow-footed sort. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals But one does get so timorous of saying anything. Somehow Good He was devoted to the Countess, and was aye wont to be timorous where she was concerned. Tales From Scottish Ballads Yet the gentle grace, the lingering musical sweetness, the taking simplicity, of the wise old poet, vanishes—brushed away like the down from the butterfly's wing, by the lightest and most timorous touch. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 The Chepewyans are a sober, timorous, and vagrant people, and of a disposition so selfish as sometimes to have excited suspicions of their integrity. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe During his life he was reckoned rather timorous than bold to any excess. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies A couple of small headlights veered around a curve in the road and came down the slight grade, followed naturally and somewhat haltingly by an automobile whose timorous brakes were half set. Anderson Crow, Detective But Sylvia had grown wise in self-knowledge, timorous through self-delusion; therefore the greater the freedom given her the more she hesitated to avail herself of it. Moods He is a man of weak and timorous character; he has suffered so much and is very good-natured. The Brothers Karamazov Mansfield was, indeed, far too sagacious not to perceive that Bute's situation was one of great peril, and far too timorous to thrust himself into peril for the sake of another. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) As far as I have ever been able to discover, the hermit, for all his name and consequent reputation, is less timorous and more approachable than any other New England representative of his "sub-genus." Birds in the Bush Where—oh, where! was the subdued, timorous voice of Sister Rank? Anderson Crow, Detective He was torn between admiration for her dressed-upness and rebellion against a splendor that set her apart like a goddess for timorous adoration. Otherwise Phyllis His conduct in this present crisis will be a slap in the face to those who insist that religion makes men timorous. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange She nodded, and her eyes were great and timorous, but there was no terror of him in them now. The Dop Doctor His hat had fallen off in the struggle, and his eyes, timorous as a hare's, seemed to plead for mercy while he stammered for speech. Merry-Garden and Other Stories The timorous fear, in many conscientious parents, of making children vain, is the common excuse for this unnatural conduct. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education As the students approached, women and timorous men began trying to escape. Otherwise Phyllis The more timorous among them—in a panic—entertained unfounded doubts about his orthodoxy, and the rest deplored the injudicious attention bestowed on mere recruits to the Ancient Faith. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange Then, when he was five-and-twenty, he found himself at the edge of the world gazing in timorous starkness down into the abyss of the Great War. The Rough Road When Mrs. Harlowe writes, her broken half-utter'd Sentences are so many Pictures of the broken timorous Spirit of Meekness tyrannised over, that dictates to her Pen. Remarks on Clarissa (1749) It is the consequence of a mere animal calculation of chances;—similar to the feelings which give rise to the cautious prowling of the hungry lion, or the stealthy advances of the timorous fox. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education Knowest thou not how timorous, how unsure, How useless an ally a people is Against the one and certain arm of power? Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold The ghastly, unspeakable dread is to be timorous, halting, the creature of indecision.” Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange Love plays such queer tricks with its victims, making the fearless timorous, the proud lowly, the trusting doubtful. Anthony Lyveden These same timorous managers weakened to-day, after having the facts before their eyes brought home to their understanding by constant iteration. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin In the eyes of the timorous, danger was the certain harbinger of death; many fell victims to fear on the first appearance of the distemper, and the most stout-hearted lost their confidence. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The older settlers shook their heads; the more timorous dared to hope; even old Roiheim, who would make profit by the adjacency of soldiers, would willingly have foregone the extra trade. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies He formed his executive committee, however, on timorous and unexpected lines. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange The former thought to find in the Farnese, brought up in a modest and virtuous court, a simple-minded, timorous girl. Political Women, Vol. 2 The timorous committees would not countenance such an idea. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin A cry rose from the two more timorous Howes, and even Jane paled a little. The Wall Between Ah! ah! and art thus wearing out a timorous wretch frenzied with sting-driven fear. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes Again uproused, the timorous prey Scours moss and moor, and holt and hill; Hard run, he feels his strength decay, And trusts for life his simple skill. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets And Cheesy, who had the heart of a rabbit—a rabbit feeding on other folks' cabbage, but a timorous, nibbling bunny for all that—Cheesy, he went. Sundry Accounts Such an exposure moves one to sorrow over a writer whose omniscience used to make the timorous believe that arrogance, if lively enough, had some advantage over reason. Waiting for Daylight The "Rule of Benedict" would in this sense be a refuge for the timorous unbaptised, and the "Weeds of Dominic" a protection for the gentle infidel. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations The girl's eyes wore an adoring and timorous expression. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan What secret has the Jack of Hearts got hidden from us?” young Flandrau demanded, his hard eyes fastened to her timorous ones. Crooked Trails and Straight The girl’s timorous eyes implored me to spare her more of this scene. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 The ruddy jocund Earth presses close to the Sun, timorous of the outer void, baring her bosom to his kiss. The Masque of the Elements If in their inmost minds the lads were a little timorous, they bravely kept their feelings to themselves. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War They were so leisurely and trim and gentle-spoken that long ago, when she was only a timorous substitute behind the circle of the big charging-desk, she had picked them both out as people-you'd-like-if-you-got-the-chance. The Rose-Garden Husband "Those timorous fools are playing the vestals, because they are stripped naked to be shown to the customers," said the "horse-dealer," who had kept near me. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death A timorous Singer is unhappy, like a Prodigal, who is miserably poor. Observations on the Florid Song or Sentiments on the Ancient and Modern Singers It was all in the day’s work of the ranger, but the plainsman behind him turned timorous eyes toward the sky. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West “I certainly would be a timorous animal if I let myself be scared into flight by that big bonehead,” he said at last. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range "Send for Violet," faltered his wife, raising herself upon her elbow, and looking at him with timorous eagerness. Vixen, Volume III. From what our Captain knew of these people, well-meaning enough under ordinary conditions, but timorous and foolish under conditions such as we now were in, he guessed that disorganisation and disturbance might be likely enough. Marjorie As timorous as Falstaff, his imagination first multiplied and then clothed them in buckram; and his panic ceased not till they were out of view. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue I calmly inquired, for prairie life hadn’t exactly left me a shy and timorous gazelle in the haunts of that stalker known as Man. The Prairie Mother The weary youth went to his couch with a sense of timorous elation, for he had never before slept beneath the open sky. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range Another trait is that when their line of retreat is threatened they are more timorous than European troops. World's War Events, Vol. II Where, where is the chieftain with timorous soul? The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad. "It comes from a power of seeing things vividly inside your mind," said a voice, timorous and wheezy, away down the table. The House with the Green Shutters She wore an almost timorous air, accepted his remarks in silence, shot doubtful looks at Pierre before she answered questions, was an entirely different Joan. The Branding Iron Leonard Smallpiece seems to have been an agent or bailiff of Mr Talbot, and a relative of the Winters; he was “exceeding popishe, but very timorous.” It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot The more timorous average citizens began to lose interest, but the workmen and students who were in the Nevsky now in considerable numbers, and arriving hourly, accepted the challenge of the police. World's War Events, Vol. II Advancing a little way into the circle, it shrank 220 back as though timorous, then wavered. The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure Objecting, timorous, and still overcome with his native superstition, Rusty was nevertheless forced to don the armor—a sad misfit he was, at that. The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play She was excited, and seemed to be timorous. A Nobleman's Nest Glass, the timorous would-be investor, paid him several visits. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters He was an adept in stalking this sweet-fleshed, timorous quarry, and breaking its neck with a well-directed blow as it dashed past him in a panic. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life It is not surprising that timorous apprehensions should agitate these poor people on the appearance of a strange vessel. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 She was not timorous by nature, and the hope of success in her mission of atonement had given her the courage for the venture. The Secret Witness The Father of the Gods smiled, and gave them a little Log, which, on being thrown among them startled the timorous race by the noise and sudden commotion in the bog. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Sometimes she was timorous about seeing him, because he had read the longing in her face, had known her soul with its garments thrown away. The Job An American Novel Without one timorous glance he led her to the small side-door of the barn, eased down the latch, lifted her over the sill, closed the door. The Innocents A Story for Lovers The sky had now become delicately luminous, and a streak of saffron showed above the farthest roofs; a flock of little clouds huddled together above this, like timorous sheep at graze. Explorers of the Dawn Stimulated by affirmative action in the various colonies, the desire for independence became a living principle in the hall of the Continental Congress, and that principle found utterance, albeit with timorous voice. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Two blushing heroes came to me one morning accompanied by clinging, timorous young ladies, and declared that they had decided that since I was their General I had full authority to marry them. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War But, timorous or not, she had to see him; she would never let him go, now that he had made her care for him. The Job An American Novel He who had insouciantly reassured Mother had himself to choke down the timorous speculations of a shop-bound clerk. The Innocents A Story for Lovers Here the timorous Cathedral pigeons strutted unafraid, and dipped their heads to drink of the fountain, raising them Heavenward, as they swallowed—thanking God, so the Bishop said, for its refreshment. Explorers of the Dawn The two reasons they knew were, firstly, that Almanza had proved to be too timorous as regarded the taking of life, and secondly that his death would give them a greater share of plunder. John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 All the white-robed people, being timorous and unarmed, soon quitted the skirmish and ran over the plain with their lighted torches, looking like so many masqueraders on a carnival or festival night. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote Miss Joline’s clean litheness, her gaiety that had never been made timorous or grateful by defeat or sordidness, her whirlwind of nonsense, blended in a cocktail for Una at dinner. The Job An American Novel The proprietor was timorous about having given away thirty-three per cent. of his profits. The Innocents A Story for Lovers He glides through the air like a falling star, and comes upon the timorous quarry, which now, in agony and despair, seeks by varied manoeuvres to elude the grasp of his cruel talons. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America There are many very good people, whose tremulous, timorous lips have never ventured to say 'I know.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John In enterprises of every kind, it is better to lose the game by a card too much than one too little; for it sounds better to be called rash and daring than timorous and cowardly. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote She left him as quickly as she could, got back to her office, and in a shaking spasm of weeping relapsed into the old, timorous Una. The Job An American Novel Friend of mine," I said to him, in a low voice, "I would not willingly seem either suspicious or timorous, and I hope I am neither. The God of Love He whistled a policeman to his aid and together, after a period of timorous deliberation, they entered and with many discreet pauses tiptoed over the building. The House of Toys She was very sweet and amiable, intensely true and affectionate to those to whom she gave her heart, but she was somewhat timorous and somewhat easily led. A Young Mutineer We are still content with the old virtues, and still timorous of the new vices. The Green Carnation Too great an excess of water makes animals timorous.... Fathers of Biology N'gori, who might be expected to take a very leading part in the discussion which followed the meeting, was, in fact, the most timorous of those who squatted in the shadow of the huge cedar. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country She, a coward par eminence, known to be the most timorous of the whole family; her tremors at all sorts of imagined dangers affording laughter to the flock of sisters and brothers. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) I took him for a timorous prophet, and told him I would wait until I rejoined the army, when I should need it. Reminiscences of a Rebel If we had a Governor of spirit, instead of a timorous old man like Sayle, he would have already sent the frigate down here to demand us of the Spaniards. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine Mrs. Lane's place was taken by Mrs. Lewis, a frail, old lady whose timorous voice could hardly be heard as the judge advocate administered the oath to her. 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