| 单词 | tragical |
| 例句 | She said in life, there was good luck followed by no luck, followed by bad luck, followed by tragical luck, followed by the luck of the Bobos. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She says, “There are kids there, living there, in that dark and dirty and cold place. A bunch of them. Eight or ten. Maybe more. They’re skinny and hungry and dirty. It is extremely tragical.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Are we watching the tragical life of a cannibal? | 'The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy': An Orphan?s Adventures, Ripe for the Telling 2011-05-02T21:32:52Z Published in September, Vanished Years was widely and lavishly praised in reviews, with the Guardian critic Talitha Stevenson describing it as "a tragical comical, ironical Broadway-hit-show of a life". Rupert Everett scoops Sheridan Morley prize for memoir Vanished Years 2013-02-27T12:07:41Z The first artist to repeat Shakespearean tragedy as farce was Shakespeare: he spoofed “Romeo and Juliet” in the ridiculous performance of “Pyramus and Thisbe,” whose “tragical mirth” concludes “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” In “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus,” Taylor Mac Takes on Shakespeare—and Trump 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z Malibu Playhouse gets magical with the world premiere of "Flim-Flam: Houdini and the Hereafter," and Anteaus Company gets tragical with the "The Curse of Oedipus." L.A. theater openings, June 15-22: 'Houdini,' 'Oedipus' and more 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z “How very tragical,” Forman says when one of his predictions of death proves true. What to play: ‘Astrologaster’ is a modern interactive farce with a topical bent 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z HBO missed the way the nation is still paying the price for that tragical force while court nominee Merrick Garland roams the halls of the Senate, looking for a friendly Republican face. What 'Confirmation' Missed 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z And the end of it all—after a half century and more of fire and flowers, of proud, brilliant music-making—was tragical. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z This urgent necessity stirred the tribes tumultuously; a tragical conflict between Ansars and Mohadjirun was imminent, each party claiming to have the Caliph chosen from among its adherents. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Her tragical history ought to impel every humane person to do all in his power to prevent mortals from again witnessing scenes of so dreadful a nature. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z We have an example of this nature which might have been tragical, but by good luck was only ludicrous, in the performance of the "Mystery of St. Martin" at Seurre, in 1496. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Page 204: 'aRd' corrected to 'and' "What never?" and "Hardly ever," which, taken as applying to our most recent tragical ironclad disaster, is thoroughly appreciated. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 2012-04-05T02:00:37.137Z The fate of these poor fellows was tragical. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z We next hear of Crichton at Mantua, and as the hero of a combat more tragical than those carried on by the tongue or the pen. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Reader! we see in this tragical account, the dreadful effects of human credulity. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z His wife was an active and industrious woman, who not only assisted him in printing, but sometimes wrote ballads on recent tragical events, which were published, and had frequently a considerable run. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Page after page might be filled with records like these, for the letters and journals of the day are replete with narratives no less tragical. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Such occurrences did not lack a humourous side, but their turn into the tragical always hung by a hair, especially if I had tried to explain or to make excuses. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z His tragical end excited very great and general lamentation. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z His tragical death, assassinated in cold blood by his cousin, Jean-sans-peur of Burgundy, excited in his behalf universal pity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z On mentioning this circumstance to a friend, he informed me, that it was possibly a man who was well known, from rather a tragical circumstance. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z This thoughtlessness very nearly resulted in a tragical termination. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z She was a Countess Alberoni, who had a tragical end, if the legend is true. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z It was during a representation of this immortal tragical comedy that a new acquaintance was made by Tom Barley and his young mistress. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z This tragical termination of an absurd frolic occurred as follows: On a gala occasion the monarch and five knights of his household conceived the design of disguising themselves as satyrs. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Some tragical Effects of it, on such Occasions, are seen even in the temperate Countries. Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health 2012-03-10T03:00:11.780Z He wrote The Misfortunes of Arthur Uther Pendragon’s son reduced into tragical notes by Thomas Hughes, which was performed at Greenwich in the Queen’s presence on the 28th of February 1588. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z He witnessed the tragical death of his captain. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The day wherein he was at last compelled to face the horror of his tragical destiny his soul was tried beyond endurance. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z At the time of her short sojourn at Court, he had but lately left his cloister, drawn forth by the tragical death of his brother. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z These are mortal Errors, which daily Experience has demonstrated, by their tragical Consequences. Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health 2012-03-10T03:00:11.780Z Here I might leave the matter, but I am impelled to mention a circumstance which I always associate in my mind with the tragical situation revealed in poor Luxulyan's journal. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z But fortunately these incongruities are not altogether tragical. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z The page darkens with his fate, too tragical for such a theme as this. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z She sank on a seat and fainted, while Angelique rapidly related the tragical details of the last half-hour. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The following tragical story of a pen is deeply interesting, since to an instrument in itself so humble the death of a little Liverpool schoolboy is due. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Fifth picture: the battle, the tragical end of Saul and Jonathan. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z An estimable teacher in the public schools may devote herself so assiduously to pedagogical literature that she mistakes her school-room for a psychological laboratory, with results that are sufficiently tragical. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z With themes of bloodshed and battle, material at least full of tragical possibilities, and under the schooling of Marlowe, Shakespeare served his apprenticeship for historical tragedy. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z The cycle contains a large number of episodes, such as the gaining of the champion’s portion and the tragical death by the warrior’s hand of his own son Connlaech. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Many strange stories are related respecting the ordeal of red-hot iron; and not a few of a tragical character. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z This tragical episode in the lives of the Fijis is the clearest and best proof of the nature and true meaning of money in our time. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z I was glad to notice them, as I say, for the tragical incident in which I had borne a share that night had driven Cullen Mayle's predicament entirely from my thoughts. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z It is much shorter than "Damon and Pithias," but, like that play, is styled a tragical comedy, is written in rhymed verse, mostly doggerel, and contains farcical scenes and many songs. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z "I saw you standing in the doorway there with your hand on your throat, breathing hard and quick, and altogether a very tragical picture." Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Only the grasshopper persists with tragical intensity in his futile rehearsal for the role of humming bird. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z I felt strangely, this morning, the very pain and agony of that moment, preceding the tragical vision of a life in which that central point of nurture, a mother's affection and wisdom, has been wanting. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z He could not enjoy any story with a tragical end; for this reason he did not keenly appreciate George Eliot, though he often spoke, warmly in praise of Silas Marner. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z But for Chapman, tragedy was in the main, as for the writers whom Gosson derided, an opportunity "to show the majesty of his pen in tragical speeches." Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z "Well, she stood just as you were standing a minute ago, in that precise attitude, with her hand to her throat, breathing hard and quick, and with a face not less tragical." Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Very soon after, Crichton met his death in a tragical manner. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z We wept with her, feeling that this was indeed a tragical event, and not knowing what she could do to make it better. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z “To be gnawed,” says he, “out of our graves, to have our skulls made drinking bowls, and our bones turned into pipes, to delight and sport our enemies, are tragical abominations, escaped in burning burials.” Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The fact is that few nations have ever been placed in so tragical a position as that in which Great Britain found herself in the spring and early summer of 1917. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Whereupon Mrs. Kemble demanded, with a tragical air worthy of her aunt Mrs. Siddons, “And are you very happy, young lady?” Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z A tragical note rings through the description of the lamentation of the hapless girl over her murdered lover. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z Princess Elizabeth, born Dec. 28, 1635; died of grief at her father's tragical end, Sept. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:22.977Z "As this is a privileged communication, he's the most useless, good-for-nothing chap in the country," replied Percy; and he went on to narrate the tragical history of his cousin's deception and indolence. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z He had his Duchess with207 him, who was an Italian Lady by Birth, and Sister to the famous P——, so well known in England for his Extravagancies and his tragical Exit. 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 I could give you other Instances as tragical, if I were not apprehensive, that such melancholy Catastrophes would give you Horror. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II 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. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z Well, 'someone' may have expected to find the tragical situation which we know existed; a forewarning had been received that there would be no human obstacle to the search for the iron despatch-box. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z But soon there arises in man the most tragical of conflicts. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z It will be in vain, my Lord, to attempt to palliate this circumstance by exaggerated statements and falsehoods; the many thousand witnesses of this tragical event will proclaim it as it happened. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Zequiel told him that Cardinal Sienna would come to a tragical end, which was verified in 1517, after the sentence which Leo X. pronounced against him. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z Such was the tragical end of the son of the great Cyrus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The scene, though in one respect it was tragical enough, was not without humour. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z No one had expected such a tragical turn of affairs. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z What I was going to say is this: All tragical happenings of this nature, involving mystery, are bound to convey a certain element of suspicion. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z His was one of the thousand faces that are almost tragical with weariness, tragical without thought. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z It is the tragical story of a journalist and his talented sweetheart and wife, who are at first separated, and then reunited by strange fortunes. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z The subject of this ballad is taken from a folio collection of tragical stories, entitled, The Theatre of God's Judgments, by Dr. Beard and Dr. Taylor, 1642. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z Shelley’s life, as far as the public have to do with it, consisted of few events, and these are publicly known; the private events were sad and tragical. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z “Talking o’ he,” said the countryman, whom the tragical side seemed to impress not in the least. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z A tragical event clouded over the fair fame of the “Castle” in 1773. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z Though replete with tragical episodes brought about by the ambition of kings, and the prejudices and passive acquiescence of subjects, the narrative yields food for helpful reflections. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z They walk under our feet and scatter from our path in fear and trembling; their minds are cramped and starved by their hunted, down-trodden, tragical lives; they are shut up within themselves. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z Little more remains to be told, and that little is of an equally painful nature with the tragical events just related. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z After all, perhaps, the title may be right; and the wood may afterwards have obtained its denomination from the tragical event here celebrated. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z Robespierre identified his "Supreme Being" with nature, of whose ferocities the poor Girondins soon had tragical evidence.* The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z “Serve the treacherous scoundrel right!” exclaimed Tom, when the lieutenant came to the end—the tragical end—of his narrative. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z The tragical facts speak too clearly for themselves. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Thus ended this baptismal and almost tragical scene. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z On the front or west side of the die of the pedestal of this magnificent column is finely carved a curious emblem of this tragical scene, by the masterly hand of Mr. Gabriel Cibber. An Historical Narrative of the Great and Terrible Fire of London, Sept. 2nd 1666 2011-09-22T02:00:23.960Z For it had been to the late Mrs Merridew's son that she had been engaged, and the affair had terminated with tragical suddenness indeed. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z But a spider, a spider can prepare a sudden tragical fate for such enamoured butterflies. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z There is this something, unprecedented and at the same time tragical, that man must be subjected to these laws and can protest against them. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z The Notice of this tragical Action was quickly spread every where. The Travels and Adventures of James Massey 2011-09-13T02:00:31.293Z The first company down, that which had forced it forward was compelled to take its place, and meet a similar tragical end. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z The story of Tristram and the story of King Arthur are tragical; but the romantic poets are beaten by the story of Tristram, and they generally keep away from the tragedy of Arthur. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Whose transportation hither, if it were not a part of this tragical story, would seem a merry and ridiculous passage to strangers, discovering the ridiculous folly as well as the outrageous fury of their persecutors. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z St. Mark has told this tragical story in the most pointed and the fewest words. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Let us say nothing about it to him till the plan is settled; then I'll run away before he can collect his wits and be tragical. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z One other incident connected with these tragical events is worth recording. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z This mode of making an exit from the stage of life is more tragical than the ripping up so fashionable in Japan. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z Every time I see Throckmorton, the consciousness comes to me that I have seen him before—seen him under some tragical and unusual circumstances. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z All outward renown, prosperity, and fame, were his; but there was, at least, retributive justice in his early and tragical death. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z Lenore is, however, one of the prettiest and most effective of the petites pi�ces I have seen here—very tragical and dolorous of course. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z I did not suppose those tragical six months in that gaol were in the minds of co-operators, or that any one had respect for them. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z “Mr. Fawcett’s story, ‘Rutherford,’ is more serious in plan than most of his society novels; it has a motive which is not only tragical, but impressive.... The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z "Perhaps the tragical history may for once arouse even in you the enthusiasm of compassion." A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z For with Hearn's lack of creative ability, married to his inexperience of happiness, he could but choose the darksome, the tragical elements of life, the παθος even of religion, as his themes. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Such tragical information, with so terrible a reproach between the lines--and the effect--a ludicrous one! On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Popular commotion is like the waves of the sea, capable where the surface is large of producing the most tragical effects, but mild and innocuous when confined within the circuit of a humble lake. Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z The Third Hegira or exodus of the Mormons was far more tragical than either of the previous ones. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z The situations are less tragical and the plots less complicated. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z In about a dozen of the first number, he somewhat unsuccessfully tried to be humorous or satiric, while six were frankly tragical, critical, bitter, etc. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Every tragical result of a sin is merely the vengeance of these moral forces, which the criminal had undervalued when he planned the deed. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z The subject of their conversation was the great tragical legend of Hamlet. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Although they saw it not from below, a strange tragical tableau was presented at the moment when these words were spoken. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z Yet tragical consequences are by no means wanting. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z A tragical accident was the subject of conversation at the time of our visit. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z I shall give another instance of the numberless and unheard of barbarities they related of the savages, and proceed to their own tragical end. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z "Good night," she murmured in a tragical voice. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z That same day we had a very singular encounter, which went near to be tragical. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z They undertook to represent the duel in which Hamlet and his adversary find so tragical an end. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The almost miraculous rise of a united Germany, and its wonderful inner growth, had its reverses in the tragical events that took place in the royal houses of Bavaria and Prussia, during 1886 and 1888. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z "Witches' broth?" queried Orrin, with the tragical gravity of one who has made up his mind to die like a man. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z "I am, to tell the truth, 'curious," said the Knight to his son, "to know whence you will draw the tragical." Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z If it had not been tragical it would have been comical—Mrs. Merideth’s shocked recoil at the girl’s words. The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z Robert Lester.—A melancholy interest attaches to the memory of this man on account of his early tragical death. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The episode of the blazing tenement—his burnt-cork essay, with its ludicrous beginning and its almost tragical end—was to be kept a secret between them. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Mr. Charles points out that the words are used in Macbeth before the three witches meet again to plant in Macbeth’s mind the tragical lust of ambition. The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z The letters to his wife are among the most tragical communications of a great mind greatly despairing, and may still draw tears. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The second Satan had neither the air at once tragical and smiling, the lovely insinuating ways, nor the delicate and scented beauty of the first. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z Medary, he commanded a military expedition against the Chippewas at Sunrise Prairie, the object being to compel them to return to their reservation, an expedition attended with some tragical results, as elsewhere narrated. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z And so—he is gone," said the girl, mimicking her tone; "what a tragical manner over a very prosaic circumstance! Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z It is no wonder if it seemed to her at the time the most gloomily tragical that perverse ingenuity could devise. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z The party of Lord Essex, on the afternoon before their insurrection, ordered the play of the tragical abdication of Richard the Second. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Tell me truly now, has your immortal heart been pained by the tragical fate of the soup-tureen, or was it only your pericardium? Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Who could now endure such a bold and poetical figure as that which Cicero employs, after describing, in the most tragical terms, the crucifixion of a Roman citizen? Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z The picture represents a tragical moment in the life of Marie Antoinette. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The discipline of suffering,—tragical suffering,—know ye not that only this discipline has heretofore brought about every elevation of man?” Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z It is somewhat common to get shot now, and yet for all that it is none the less rather a painful and tragical experience. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z This, gentlemen," added Dorothea, "is my tragical story; think whether the sighs and tears which you have witnessed have not been more than justified. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Why was I born to be the occasion of so tragical an accident? 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 During three days succeeding the tragical event recorded, there was tranquillity in the bandit quarters—that gloomy quiet that succeeds some terrible occurrence, alike telling that it has occurred. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Nevertheless, there is evidence enough to show that Tolstoy's insistence upon a literal acceptance of earlier Christian doctrines led him into unavoidable inconsistencies and shamed him into a tragical sense of dishonesty. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z The night of January 5th, 1895, was the most tragical in Henry James's career. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Were it not for its very tragical possibilities, the evocation of this bogey would be a fit subject for mirth, or, at best, a problem for the folk-lorist or the student of corporate hallucination. The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion 2011-04-01T02:00:43.730Z My guilty transports could not but have a tragical end. 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 After incidents of so tragical a character, it was not likely that any one should care to continue the tame diversion of quoits, or balloon. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z To the cultured esthetic sense the tragical tendency carries more meaning than the catastrophic finale; our author accordingly scorns, and perhaps inordinately, whatsoever may appear as merely adventitious in the action of plays. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z This central idea is the tragical one of the great vital conflict which pervades the world, has always pervaded it, and must ever remain unaffected by the superficial improvements of civilization. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z He glanced around at the three strangers and instantly grasped the situation; but, far from taking the tragical view of it, he at once determined to get as much fun out of it as possible. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z This action of Fulbert was too tragical to pass unpunished: the traiterous servant and one of the assassins were seized and condemned to lose their eyes, and to suffer what they had done to Abelard. 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 Charles said at once, with his sudden and tragical flinging up of the curtain of futurity, "All was discovered,—in the highest degree of probability!" Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z In them, all that is most dismal and terrifying and therefore most tragical, becomes articulate. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z But the habit of his mind, and no doubt the conditions of his own fortunes, led him into a field more tragical than any haunted by the spirit of the placid philosopher of Down. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z These quarrels occasionally take place with the traders, and sometimes have a tragical conclusion. 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 Everybody knows the sequel, which would have been tragical had it not been so inexpressibly ludicrous. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z The tragical part of it had not yet commenced, and for two reasons. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z And if, then, the tragical pain inherent in life be no argument against Joyfulness, the zest of living can be obscured by nothing save the fear of total extinction. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z If he had known of the connection in Merritt's mind between the alleged changing of the Afon's course and the tragical event in the marsh, no doubt he would have confirmed the official explanation. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z Suddenly a shrill, frightened, but not tragical scream is heard. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z Shakspere's conceits and quibbles.His judgment often fails to perform its part, and he is guilty of conceit and quibble, not merely in his comic vein, but in his most deeply tragical situations. 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 These had been more spectacular, and had won their place in history, but she questioned whether they could have been more tragical than the one she was now passing through. The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z And I promise you," said Belton, "that if the duel does come off, it shall not have a tragical termination. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z In this administration, in the spring of 1856, a tragical occurrence took place in the town. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z Casting a tragical look of despair at Gipsy, who sat smiling serenely, Archie rushed from the house. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z After parting with Farrell, I seemed destined to witness a variety of incidents on that same evening; and of both characters—comic and tragical. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z In a minute or two the whole affair proves itself a very small thing indeed, with little that can be termed tragical about it. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Now comes the tragical part of the story. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Mandeleys, imposing in its grim stillness, seemed to be throwing out shadows towards her, catching her up in a whirlpool of memories, half sentimental, half tragical. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z Already could they fancy that the cry of the caracara sounded more spiteful than was its wont; and exultingly, as if the base bird foreboded for them a tragical ending. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z At all events, there was scarcely a week without his being witness to a scene—not unfrequently having a tragical termination. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z There he was," says his son Matthew, "when the king was beheaded, and with a very heavy heart saw that tragical blow given. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z Before the intermittent scurry of footfalls had faded out of hearing they ceased, and a wail of agony announced the tragical end of the race. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z The fair Herr Wilberg, who clearly had a leaning to the tragical, shook his head with a melancholy air. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z Dull, spiritless, insignificant in Morny; immense, tremendous, and tragical beyond there in the North and the East. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z But as the crossing came to an end and they found themselves in the train speeding towards London, Alex was silent, her small face white and her eyes tragical. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Frank soon interrupted her music, however, by a heavy sigh; and followed up that demonstration with the tragical announcement,— "Anna, I've got something awful to tell you." Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z To my mind this is one of the most tragical facts in all history. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z At the moment that their attendants were placing two wreaths of their favourite jasmines on their brows, the caliph, who had just heard the tragical catastrophe, arrived. 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 During the first hours of their sojourn in the stone quarry, there had been a tragical incident. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Noel's fair face coloured at last, as his light eyes met her unconsciously tragical gaze. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z It will giggle in church or make a heartbreak out of nothing, indifferently and with tragical facility. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Her father, on hearing of her husband's tragical end, had relented, and taken her home, to keep his house, and comfort him in his old age. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 The genius who had created the Suez Canal was indeed completely broken down by the tragical conclusion of his second venture, and died in 1894 in a condition of mental and physical collapse. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise No epic could be more tragical, no ode could exalt our hearts more than this call, more than this immense wailing we are ever hearing. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z And whether the end will be tragical, Heaven alone knows. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams However, it so fell out that when at length we descended amongst the people of the Inn, our arrival quite failed of applause, and that for the simplest, although a tragical, reason. Idonia: A Romance of Old London Still more tragical was the outcome of the venture in Florida. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical They beat time to a silence almost tragical in its intensity. The Hillman Our leisure was propitious to gossip, and we spent many an hour listening to those who had seen the first tragical events of the invasion. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z By character and temperament unfitted to stand alone, her life had been unhappy and tragical from its isolation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Her closed eyes were no longer windows through which shone the tragical misery of her bitter life. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 It is a tragical sort of story, I know, but you used to love the romantic and adventurous. The Reclaimers Mr. Adams mourned deeply the death of his friends, the martyrs of that tragical but auspicious day. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Some faces looked tragical, even desperate, but on most of them was impressed a gloomy resignation. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z But the tragical conclusion of Goethe's narrative shocked men of sound understanding. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. This event occurred some time during the later days of Yount's tenure, for, continues the manuscript, "at a period long previous to the tragical event above related, Yount embarked in erecting a small flour mill...." The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California Then a silence fell, for Laura Macpherson felt that something tragical must be bound up in the course of coming events. The Reclaimers She had risen from her chair, and seemed to tower above him in tragical and heroic dignity of reproach: "I could never have believed you would say such a thing to me." Sinister Street, vol. 2 He himself became endowed with a strange courage by the contemplation of his mother's tragical immobility. Sinister Street, vol. 1 But we must also observe concerning him, that the fate which he met strikes us as more peculiarly tragical because he drew it upon himself. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. This appears to us a tragical moment in his inward life; and equally so was the effect of his teaching upon the life of the nation. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. Something told York Macpherson that the message in her letter held a tragical meaning for the fair-faced girl who had waited so eagerly for its coming. The Reclaimers It became almost tragical to watch their undisciplined soaring regardless of the height from which they must so swiftly fall. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Mrs. Fane stood up, and Michael beheld her tall, tragical form with a reverence he had never felt for anything. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Sellar is inclined to accept this story as a 'meagre and distorted record of tragical events in the poet's life.' Readings from Latin Verse With Notes Oh, it was tragical, dash it—that was the word, tragical! The Haunted Pajamas On 21st May 1828 poor Lane's promising career was cut short in most tragical fashion. Old Coloured Books This was merely representative of the tragical incompleteness of Oxford. Sinister Street, vol. 2 "I am sorry you were present just now," he remarked, as though nothing very tragical had happened. The Shadow of a Man Rollo, the tragical Scot, swept back his sombrero-brim in a grand curve as if it bore a drooping plume. The Firebrand A few days after the taking of Ghuznee a tragical scene occurred, which pretty clearly indicated how the tide of popular feeling ran with regard to the restored monarch. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan The affair, happily, did not come to so tragical a catastrophe. Lives of Celebrated Women Lily would be tragical, but this little peaked creature downstairs was scarcely even pathetic. Sinister Street, vol. 2 On opening the door, a fellow-student, breathless with haste, rushed into the room, and related the tragical event which had taken place at the house of their common friend Giacomo. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 After Lee’s surrender, the period of national rejoicing was destined to be short, and terminated in a most abrupt and tragical manner—the assassination of President Lincoln. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts “In Agamemnon returning to his palace after ten years’ absence, and falling by the hand of his unfaithful spouse, we have the event which is tragical par excellence in pagan history. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I Far from thinking the scene closed, it looks as though the curtain was but just drawn, and only the first scene of the infernal plot disclosed: whether the end will be tragical, Heaven alone knows. Lives of Celebrated Women Their tragical story is familiar to all readers of English history. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII It had been her; now it was Helena; there always would be, must be, a victim to his tragical self-centred brooding. Helena Brett's Career He felt that something must instantly be done, but he felt, too, that one false step on his part would plunge them all into the most tragical catastrophe. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary The moderating power of culture will turn aside the violence of the passions, and ward off their tragical end. Landolin It was a portentous period in the history of the world, for in a little while came news of that tragical event, the beheading of Louis XVI. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The dogs were driven off, and even as they took him to the house he told his story, and a tragical story it was. Harley Greenoak's Charge Some had suffered, but the bulk were entirely uninjured, and in his exultation the tragical fate which had overwhelmed his companion and followers was quite overlooked by this ardent scientist. Haviland's Chum At earliest streak of daylight we were in-spanned, and all day travelled steadily back towards the scene of Dirk’s tragical ending. Tales of South Africa The subject of his thoughts was not tragical, not even weighty except as regarded his own immediate wants. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising The commander-in-chief, we are told, heard with anguish and indignation the tragical fate of this, his faithful friend and soldier. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools She was never to forget the brave, tragical look of his grimly set face. The Cosmic Deflector Indeed, the amazement of the old witch-doctor at finding himself euchred imparted a comic element into a most confoundedly tragical situation.” In the Whirl of the Rising And both stories, while abounding in wit and pretty things, are deeply tragical. Trilbyana The Rise and Progress of a Popular Novel He sits here upon the altar once occupied by the Guison-Tamba, having ascended it after a tragical event, which very nearly brought about a revolution in the empire. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] “Quite a tragical story, her father’s death,” a man at the same table observed. Jacob's Ladder There is in these praises addressed to the bourgeoisie a certain tragical humor,—they have been compared to dithyrambics. Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History Such is a true account of this tragical affair, as derived from the king's own letters and those of his agents. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 So after our marriage, which took place a month later than the dark and tragical circumstances I have just recorded, we decided to start for a prolonged tour of a year or more in Europe. A Frontier Mystery Nothing, that I know of, so very dismal, or so very tragical; and none of those black and bitter Days, with which we were threatened, have yet appeared. An Humble Address and Earnest Appeal to Those Respectable Personages in Great-Britain and Ireland, Who, by Their Great and Permanent Interest in Landed Property, Their Liberal Education, Elevated Rank, and Enlarged Views, Are the Ablest to Judge, and the Fittest to Decide, Whether a Connection with, Or a Separation from the Continental Colonies of America, Be Most for the National Advantage, and the Lasting Benefit of These Kingdoms It was two months after this tragical affair that I arrived at Tustepec with Sandoval, and I took up my quarters in a kind of tower, which had been a temple. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The latter had already had a sufficiently tragical history. Women of Early Christianity The thing seems ill-done and almost, of myself, I can hear their tragical murmurings. Seeds of Pine Our boys enjoyed this triumph with so little moderation that it had like to have produced a very tragical catastrophe. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Shortly after this period another passion had come to the front; a passion which, like that which led him to Italy, was destined to have a tragical termination. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. There is sadness and desolation in the decay, a pathetically forlorn and tragical widowhood, strangely affecting to the senses. Cathedrals of Spain The last ten or a dozen chapters and the tragical conclusion are among the weaker portions of the book, which as a novel has many defects. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. During these mysteries the misfortunes and tragical death of the "Saviour" were celebrated in a species of drama, in which all the particulars were exhibited, accompanied with loud lamentations and every mark of sorrow. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning It is altogether too tragical for common life. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected Sir Walter Scott has thrown the spell of his genius around the picturesque ruins, but the tragical story of Constance of Beverley has no foundation in fact. In the Border Country His range was not wide, for he could not present either grand characters or tragical situations, any more than he could break out into the splendid humour of Dickens. Studies in Contemporary Biography I must confess, I heard him with horror, and could not eat of an animal that had died so tragical a death. The Tatler, Volume 3 All this was done, most likely, while the multitude worshiped on Mount Moriah, and nobody had an intimation of the tragical end of the Man of Nazareth. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning George D. Prentice of the “Journal,” Louisville editor and punster, Called the tragical encounter Very Grave, un Wise, and Cilley. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. Hitherto he had feared only one thing: that the story of his father's tragical death might come to light, and break his mother's heart. A Monk of Cruta History is stranger than fiction, and the story of the Kansas frontier is more tragical than all the Wild West yellow-backed novels ever turned off the press. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas To these poor old women the moment is tragical. Rossmoyne I can guess from the tragical expression of your face, and the pathos of your eyes as they linger on the falling water. A Mad Love This word of tragical import could have been applied to all civilization as well. The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia There would have been no debt, no assemblies of the people, no revolution, no loss of the sovereign authority, no tragical death, but for this fatal deficit. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 Brooks's assault on Senator Sumner was an assassin's act, and a far more cowardly deed than that which Booth perpetrated, though it had a less tragical termination. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 Standing at the entrance of the town, with a wood surrounding it, this convent, born of so tragical a source, seemed quite gloomy and poor enough for a place of stern devotion. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Lauretta was describing the tragical occurrence of the concert when I cut short her trill by prematurely striking down the concluding notes of the bar. Weird Tales. Vol. I Here, the soul which has won to peace, sees passing before it the tragical flood of the present. The Forerunners Deeply interesting moment is that, which revealed thus to us the Negro lad, deeply interesting and tragical for one and the same cause. Right on the Scaffold, or The Martyrs of 1822 The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 7 The rumor was confirmed in a manner as tragical as it was unexpected. Acadian Reminiscences : The True Story of Evangeline Did the people really laugh after a scene so tragical, so very bold? La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages It was a tragical accident, and very nearly wrecked my happiness. Aliens The letters he wrote me during the first year of the war reveal his agonising torments in all their tragical beauty. The Forerunners Every style seemed his—blank verse and rhyme, ode and epic, lyrical and tragical, satiric and elegiac, sacred and profane, sublime and ridiculous, he was equally good at all. History of Morgan's Cavalry The fate of this clever young artist and satirist was both singular and tragical. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. The devouring of Coucy’s heart, which the lady “found so good that she never ate again,” is the most tragical instance of these monstrous vows of loving cannibalism. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages "Merry and tragical! tedious and brief!" as Duke Theseus would think. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare Is it possible to imagine a more tragical destiny than theirs? The Forerunners The tragical "Bride of Lammermoor" composed at white heat in a fortnight, added greatly to the sensation, and the whole country was in a fever of excitement over the creations of this enchanted pen. Home Life of Great Authors The pathos in Cymbeline is not violent or tragical, but of the most pleasing and amiable kind. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature And we have Lord Grey's own despatch to Queen Elizabeth, containing a full report of the tragical business. Spenser Men who put their heads between lions' jaws generally are, for the titillation of a straggling hair might produce a cough that would prove tragical. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Many an intricate negotiation has been contracted through a good-humoured proverb,—many a sarcastic one has silenced an adversary; and sometimes they have been applied on more solemn, and even tragical occasions. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 He calls it "a tragical denouement to an absurd plot." Home Life of Great Authors It was supposed at the time, and nothing has since transpired to lead to a different conclusion, that the part he acted, in communicating information to the English court, hastened his tragical end. Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 The end of the latter proved eventually not less tragical. Pope Adrian IV An Historical Sketch In Mrs. Warrender's case this was not, as in some cases, a tragical discovery, but it had an exasperating and oppressive character which was almost more terrible. A Country Gentleman and his Family The timid monarch, terrified at this tragical appearance of his facetious friend, saw at once the demands of the whole Spanish cabinet, and vented his palliative in a gentle proclamation. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 But Master Kilspinnie fain would have continued his biting taunts to the mistress, who was enacting a most tragical extravagance of affliction and terror. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters He first published a Dissertation on the strange tragical death of Regulus, and proved it a Roman legend. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Yet it was long before I had divined that I was at sea; long before I had recalled, one after another, the tragical, mysterious, and inexplicable events that had brought me where I was. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) But he was of Thoreau’s mind, that if you can “make your failure tragical by courage, it will not differ from success.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) A more solemn and tragical catastrophe was reserved for the perfidious Stucley. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The history of a conqueror is always a tragical and melancholy tale. Cyrus the Great Makers of History Oh, it was a dourly tragical young man who shared Mr. Smith's bedroom during the next few months. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Few succeed at the very first effort without difficulty, she said to herself; but if she failed there would be nothing tragical in the failure, and the season was all before her. Sir Tom He sat up in bed; the sound was tragical by distance, and the modulation appealed to his ear like human speech. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI This fell like a thunderbolt; it struck terror and alarm; and at the instant the House of Commons was changed into a scene of tragical melancholy! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 "A Story", by David H. Whittier, possesses a tragical plot whose interest is slightly marred by triteness and improbable situations. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 The drama of life was touching me now; its sombre and tragical side as well as the rest of it. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Besides the revival of these tragical stories of his misdeeds, the poor man's disgrace gave rise to some bitter jokes among his friends of the club-house and gambling-table. Records of Later Life He recalled the tragical morning when Gurn, in the very shadow of the scaffold, had found means to send in his stead an innocent victim, Valgrand, the actor. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales Don Pablo, do write I beg of you, to my mother, and tell her the tragical end of her son!” Adventures in the Philippine Islands For now it would appear as if the supremely tragical moment might anticipate them––by seconds! Orphans of the Storm He seems, says Dennis, to have been the very original of our English tragical harmony, that is, the harmony of blank verse, diversified often by dissyllable and trissyllable terminations. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare Her Tarentelle and Wylie are really finely tragical in parts; but then she had a first-rate head as well as foot training. Records of Later Life It would be tragical indeed if this last close relation in Mercedes's life were to be spoiled for her. Tante There was nothing tragical in the affair, but it had a surpassing dignity. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse The surrender of Lanjaron, and the tragical end of el Negro, were an irretrievable loss to the Moors. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. “One thing more I remember now that happened during that famous visit, which was not quite so tragical as the death of the poor kitten.” Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic Never before had I suffered a stare more keen and unabashed: ’twas an assurance stripped of insolence by some tragical need and right. The Cruise of the Shining Light Perhaps the most curious feature of the tragical incidents that followed was the obtusiveness of Captain Dawson. A Waif of the Mountains Altogether the metrical scheme is of a graver cast than that of the Lay, and suits the more serious and tragical colour of the story. Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series Anne, who had been staring at Lydia with the air of never having truly seen her, turned upon Choate, her beautiful eyes distended in a tragical appeal. The Prisoner He seems even to his friends to be out of his senses: then how tragical he becomes! The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero In Mexico a dramatic piece, which we have seen described as possessing considerable merit, has been founded upon this tragical history. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 The New Englanders complying with his request, preparations were made for the tragical event. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State She could not understand the tragical attitude of the two men who studied her so fixedly. The Web of the Golden Spider Fortunately the pin in each case pierced only some portion of the dress of the terror-stricken creature, otherwise the consequences might have been most tragical. Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly But who is the unfortunate victim of this tragical and fatal accident–or was he murdered in cold blood?” The Cabin on the Prairie This tragical history is the same at Magnolia, and at York Harbor, and at Dublin, and at Bar Harbor; even at Newport itself; the co-operative housing of New York is making a like history. Imaginary Interviews They take delight, it has been often observed, in all tragical, sanguinary spectacles, because these excite emotion, and relieve them from the listless state in which their days usually pass. Practical Education, Volume I This story from its mystery was painful, but had no consequences to make it tragical. The Grey Woman and other Tales No wonder, then, that he was overpowered when he became aware of the tragical end of him whom he had expected so shortly to become his son-in-law. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. This gave her even a certain tragical sense of heroism, which was exhilarating, though serious. Phoebe, Junior And Mrs. Challoner, made tragical by this great blow, clasped her hands and looked at her girls with two large tears rolling down her face. Not Like Other Girls This latest journey of Stanley lasted one thousand and twelve days, of which hardly twenty were without tragical and perilous incidents. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Only one thought remained for tragical comfort in her wretchedness: In her last extremity, she might cast herself from the cliff. Heart of the Blue Ridge Come out o' that," screamed the landlady, approaching Mrs. Raymond with a threatening look, "don't think to frighten me with your tragical airs. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. Cotsdean's despair was indeed tragical enough, but its outside had in it a dash of comedy, which, though he was in no mirthful mood, caught the quick eye of Mr. May. Phoebe, Junior They have others of a martial kind, and others illustrative of the chase: these seem to be somewhat of a tragical nature, in which they exhibit astonishing feats of military prowess, masculine strength, and activity. 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 After the queen fled to England, he was the principal manager of all the popish plots and tragical disasters that for some time happened in England and Scotland. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies Though fondly attached to her, he was yet to be the cause of her heaviest sorrows, by his more than hazardous marriage, and by his premature and tragical fate. Famous Women: George Sand She was, altogether, a most extraordinary woman, and, under the circumstances, it was no wonder that her tragical end should have caused within me a feeling of the most profound sorrow. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. She shook off the ring as if it burned her, watching it roll glittering away, with a somewhat tragical expression. Moods When I published these two attacks upon the attitude and tendencies of the Cabinet, conspiracies and political prosecutions burst forth from day to day, and entailed their tragical consequences. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 It would fill a volume to recite the wickedness, mischiefs and tragical disasters, that, through her instigation, by her command or example, were committed during her reign. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies For Wimp, alone, the painted face had fuller, more tragical, meanings. The Big Bow Mystery I made none; but in silence and with eager attention awaited to hear the dénouement of a drama, whose prologue promised such a tragical ending. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The most tragical and interesting events were thus recorded by her. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I The issue of all these vain but tragical plots is well known. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 But the most tragical story of his life fell out 1685. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies The news of this tragical event, therefore, fell like a thunderbolt upon society, eclipsing every other topic in the newspapers, in conversation, and general interest. The New Tenant Under the pressure of a sudden and tragical necessity, he would turn to her with the certainty that she would not fail him. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange They who would have saved him saw it, and ceased their exertions to become spectators of the tragical catastrophe. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea It chanced that upon that same day they had another illustration of this very nature, and one that by good fortune did not have so tragical an ending. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Only her face was white and drawn, and great violet circles were about her great tragical grey eyes. The Dop Doctor Here was a living play being played before him, tragical, comical—man and woman fighting for a man’s life. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel Nothing of the Endicott in face or manner, nothing tragical, the expression decorous and formal, perhaps a trifle quizzical, as this was their first meeting since the interview in London. The Art of Disappearing One of the richest silver mines of Peru is that of Salcedo, but nothing is now known of it except its tragical history. The Mines and its Wonders The second The second is also tragical, but less so; and is again very well told. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century And it was pleasant to think of him, because he was a new distraction from tragical memories. The Rough Road A history of one, like the history of the other, embraces all that is tragical or romantic in Malayan story. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The entrance on earth of that unknown and terrible power which has since been called death is solemn and tragical. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt Oh, it is as tragical as can be. The End of a Coil A story of this tragical kind will bear much fuller handling than a comic tale of scarcely more than one situation, recounted with a perpetual "tongue-in-cheek" accompaniment. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century He was at Oxford when England thrilled with the news of Hawkins' tragical third voyage. Raleigh It was too much for me; and, taking advantage of the confusion that followed, I left the tragical scene as fast as possible. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. Dante's great epic was called by him a comedy because its ending was not tragical, but "happy"; and admiration gave it the epithet "divine." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Many tragical incidents in the otherwise uneventful history of Labuan may be traced to the manner in which marriages are contracted amongst the Borneo Malays. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo But it pleased her to graft upon her actual nature something else that it lacked, and a life-like and tragical story resulted. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century All this time—such a tragical time—I have forgotten, Thaine, that I have a message for you, a little package that reached here late last May. Winning the Wilderness The Miseries of Enforced Marriage, a domestic tragi-comedy, connects itself with the wholly tragical Yorkshire Tragedy, and is a kind of introduction to it. A History of Elizabethan Literature Those tragical eyes would confute her in the midst of her excuses. Love of Brothers Many years ago another amok, which was near being tragical, had an almost comical termination. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo Thus ended the most tragical event I ever witnessed. Doctor Jones' Picnic Davy Jarvis, the old seaman’s youngest son, a fine lad of sixteen, was drowned in the month of July, only a few weeks after the tragical death of his sister. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Shakespeare's mind wandered from his real subject to brood upon the obsession of Helen that betrayed Troy to the fire, and upon the tragical working of wisdom that brought about an end so foul. William Shakespeare This affair, with all its dramatic features and tragical termination, created an immense and painful impression not only in Paris, but throughout France. Political Women, Vol. 1 What we actually have are individuals—individual artists, individual races—each with its own beautiful and tragical fatality. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations No vice is too filthy, no crime too tragical for the drunkard. Select Temperance Tracts While I am recollecting, many, I question not, are experiencing the same tragical vicissitude. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales In spite of all this choice, another victim is picked by tragical chance. William Shakespeare It is not unworthy of observation that very many of the royal personages who have visited Leicester, have been either unfortunate in their lives, or have met with tragical deaths. Notes and Queries, Number 203, September 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. It was the first time they had met since the occurrence of the tragical event recorded above. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 There are purely comic and even farcical passages in Marguerite's book, but the general colour, as has been said, is religious-sentimental or courtly-amatory, with by no means infrequent excursions into the purely tragical. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 The Salcedo mine is very celebrated for the vast abundance of its produce, and the tragical end of its original owner. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Shakespeare seldom allows a woman a great, tragical scene. William Shakespeare When he met with his tragical end, the brutal shouts of exultation raised by a portion of the crowd at his funeral were the expression of sheer ignorance and not of intelligent public opinion. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Akin to this subject it may be proper to record an incident which many years ago concerned myself, and might have been tragical in its result. Piracy off the Florida Coast and Elsewhere I will remark here that one of the most tragical and distressing incidents of the war was directly connected with a frightful disaster that later befell the above named steamboat. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Nothing could be more truly tragical than the utterly purposeless tenour of her day,—and of her whole life. The Vicar of Bullhampton There is a deeply tragical scene in which the unsuspecting Hastings, who is faithful to Edward's memory, is hurried out of life. William Shakespeare A few weeks before parliament met a tragical accident closed the life of Huskisson, whose death was rendered all the more impressive by its circumstances. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) "Is the dove in danger when it is in the nest of the hawk?" said Hagar, closing her eyes tight as she uttered the words, but looking otherwise very tragical. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter The tragical result of the adventure is well known. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The wonderful element in the campaigns of Alexander, and his tragical death at the height of his power, threw a rare romantic interest around his figure. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Shakespeare's tragical characters are all destroyed by the excess of some trait in them, whether good or ill matters nothing. William Shakespeare On the banks of the Great Zab they halted three days—days of serious and tragical moment. The Two Great Retreats of History You have," continued he, "a happy countenance, and this inscription speaks of an infidel, whose end must be fatal and tragical. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers A little field sparrow came to a tragical end in a different way. Our Bird Comrades Other illustrations of a less tragical kind might be given. The Map of Life Conduct and Character But Shakespeare's mind was also occupied with the knowledge that self-confident intellect is terrible and tragical. William Shakespeare One leer, one scowl and one tragical grin. The Suffrage Cook Book But he was too experienced in such affairs to indulge any tragical emotions on the occasion. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 There was no more tragical thing to him than the woman who could willingly allure men for pay. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West In that country, where the passions are excited by the climate, and the difficulty of gratifying them is great, love often produces tragical events. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World It is tragical to be deformed, it is tragical to have an intellect too great for people to understand. William Shakespeare He lacked that delicacy of touch which can only be acquired by practice, and the result was tragical. The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets Then he wrote to Murray, to search him out in England other more authentic documents concerning this tragical end. My Recollections of Lord Byron I know of few things that are so momentarily tragical as awakening from a frightful dream. Chimney-Pot Papers True, he might do so, but she saw that in such an event the results would be farcical rather than tragical. Camp-fire and Wigwam Extremes in the Shakespearean system are tragical things. William Shakespeare The silence was broken by Maura, saying: "There is something painful, if not tragical, connected with Irene's death, of which the princess refuses to speak; so the subject is never mentioned to her." Fifty-Two Stories For Girls He was able to be at once pathetic, comic, tragical, satirical, vehement, scoffing, bitter, and pleasant. My Recollections of Lord Byron The narrative of what ensued is affectingly tragical. Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages The sadness thus ever underlying his triumph makes it all very tragical. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete She sprang up; actress that she was, she meant to convince this man by a grand and tragical scene. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg We may profoundly lament this tragical state of things, but we can neither controvert it nor alter it. Freedom in Science and Teaching. from the German of Ernst Haeckel "I wanted to write something upon that subject," he told Shelley at Pisa, "as it is extremely tragical, but it was too heartrending for my nerves to cope with." My Recollections of Lord Byron All through, indeed, this question is difficult, though it is never formally discussed until that tragical occasion. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets Twelve triumphant trumpeters triumphantly trumpeting the tragical tradition of Telemachus, eleven guests going to celebrate the marriage, etc. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium They voted death to all Mitylenians old enough to bear arms, and a trireme was sent to Lesbos, bearing orders to the Athenian admiral to carry this tragical decision into effect. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Our sensations, it seemed, might be as those of our elders had2 been over Mr. Collier's emendated folio, and the tragical end thereof. Montaigne and Shakspere A similar Scandinavian ballad has a tragical termination, except in one version. Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series The following details, which are highly characteristic, bring him before us with singular felicity, and, as afterwards turned out, with a curious foreseeing of those points in him which brought about his tragical end. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets He simply knew that for him not to have been there on time was little less than tragical. The Flag Occurrences of like kind, but often of more tragical termination, are too common in California to cause any long-sustained interest. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea "If you're intent is to be tragical—which is the fashion—you'll do as you stand," said I. "Yes," she answered slowly, "if I'm tragical I shall do as I stand." Comedies of Courtship He ended this tragical statement by saying, "May God Almighty enable you to come to a just decision!" Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 It was before this event, however, and immediately after the death of the Queen, that a curious and tragical incident happened, which furnished another strange scene to the many associations of Edinburgh. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets The struggle was long and tragical, and was waged with such rancor and desperate persistence by the insurrectionists, that their women and children began to supply the places vacated by fallen fathers, husbands and brothers. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch Now this most tragical meeting broke up, and we are told that every man in that room, except Captain Asgill himself, was in tears. Stories of New Jersey And at the foundation of that confident epitaph lay a tragical, profound misapprehension of what salvation was. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John The tragical events of the thirty months of vital turmoil through which we have just passed have made us citizens of the 5world. In Our First Year of the War Messages and Addresses to the Congress and the People, March 5, 1917 to January 6, 1918 Other historians say that this tragical conclusion did not occur, but that the Princess of Vendôme was married on the same day as James. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets The tragical fate of Miss MacRea raised one loud cry of indignation on both sides of the Atlantic. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 He had gone north, having read some moving and tragical tale of those parts, to look upon a grim sea and a harsh coast. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. To read and to remember was in this instance the same thing, and henceforth I overwhelmed my schoolfellows, and all who would hearken to me, with tragical recitations from the ballads of Bishop Percy. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) I leave you to conceive our mutual joy, damped though it was by the narrative he made us of all his misfortunes, and of that we made him of our tragical adventures. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago Of all the tragical conclusions to which his family had come this was the most deplorable, as his life had been the least satisfactory. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets I will now present and collate the three other accounts, with that of Dr. Ramsay, of those tragical events on both sides. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 She then disappeared, after recovering her hen and her harp, which Jack gave to her most thankfully, having acquired great riches and revenged the tragical death of his father. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Now when we are speaking of the great end and purpose of our creation, we call to mind our lamentable and tragical fall from that blessed station we were constitute into. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning What the Italians call comedies, from a happy conclusion, Gay calls a tragedy, from a mournful event; but the style of the Italians and of Gay is equally tragical. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Some were indifferent, but the majority of them—although a little awed by the tragical scene—were actually glad at beholding it! Ran Away to Sea Had we known all this, as we now know it, the consciousness of the tragical race we were running to reach the harbor of a consummated sale to Pendleton might290 have paralyzed our efforts. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic The white hair was not at all tragical: it was a family trait. The Lost Girl His way and life is full of horrible and tragical chances. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Such tragical occurrences are far from uncommon among the red aborigines of America, Southern or Northern. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco It is pathetic, tragical, and calculated to awaken the deepest emotions. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania If sometimes unjust and nearly always tragical, the book none the less is free from anything like hysteria. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-05 Still, when he went I must go too; and I felt vaguely that I ought to be near Pilar—my loyal sister Pilar—during the act which would be tragical for her. The Car of Destiny He will still have a solitary old age, and a vastly more tragical one than if he had remained single. Mental Efficiency And Other Hints to Men and Women “He’ll have another nap!” said little Roger, in the mournful tone of a prophet who foresaw the speedy accomplishment of his tragical predictions. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time That it is a very melancholy and tragical story is obvious from this brief sketch of its contents, but it is remarkable for coherence and self-restraint no less than for vigour of treatment. Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan The painter paused, and his friends remained some moments silent, musing on the tragical history they had heard. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. The work contains some vivid description, some passages of deep tragical effect: it has a vein of keen observation; in general, a certain rugged power, which might excite regret that it was never finished. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works He had visited her since the tragical occurrence at the Presidio. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico He replied, "Why, the Bard's tragical history of the bloody Scot, certes." No Great Magic Pass to the scene outside, than which none more tragical in the history of Texan colonisation. The Death Shot A Story Retold To the other, who was a more staid sort of personage, I put the question, how long did he think this tragical event, and the severe observations on duelling, would stop the practice. Diary in America, Series One This method of proceeding, Max judiciously followed up, by giving a tragical termination to his romances, often enough to keep Johnny reminded that his heroes at any rate were mortal. The Island Home "Have I got to lose the money?" asked Silas, in a tragical tone. Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune We all laughed heartily at him, but this state of things had been rather tragical. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands For the mulatto tells him of that tragical scene within the tent, speaking of it without the slightest remorse. The Death Shot A Story Retold It would be much more tragical, and therefore of much deeper interest. Orley Farm Max at length resented this indifference, by suddenly becoming quite tragical, and actually despatching two or three heroes with very little ceremony. The Island Home Brantome, his portly body thrown back, his white mane and long mustaches shimmering like spun glass in the candle light, seemed still to wear on his tragical old face a look of uneasiness. Sacrifice The spectators, though not unused to tragical and sanguinary sights, were unanimous in speaking of the death of the pirate chief as the most affecting spectacle they had ever witnessed. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy True, the former, rushing past in such headlong pace, seemed to prove that the affair had a tragical termination. The Death Shot A Story Retold Were they not Belgian officers' stars, and were they not likely to have a tragical history? Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales To the reader of her life, who can see the snake lurking in the grass, her mirth is more tragical than her grief. Mary Wollstonecraft Fixing her with his tragical old eyes, he informed her that he had received a long-distance call from David Verne's physician, who had telephoned from the house in Westchester County. Sacrifice Several such examples are presented in the present volume, which exhibit peril, captivity, and 'hair-breadth escape,' in some of their striking and tragical results. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. It seems to be the simple history of an uneventful life, a record rather of the growth of character than an attempt to create the fictitious or tragical. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Ghostly and chill it is, Pallid and still it is, Sudden uprist; What is there tragical, Moving or magical, Hid in the mist? Lundy's Lane and Other Poems One of these was a black-letter volume entitled 'Syrinx or a sevenfold History, handled with a variety of pleasant and profitable both comical and tragical Arguments,' etc., by W. Warner, 1597. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting Some of the people who had been listening to our Lord's discourse reported to Him the circumstances of a tragical event that had taken place, probably but a short time before, inside the temple walls. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern One other consequence too, but of a less tragical kind, was due to Henry's illness. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record A young gentleman of this city, of a rare genius, by the name of Fairbank, who died by a tragical fate a few years since, labored assiduously to the same end. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy But as for taking it in this tragical way—why, it isn’t worth it.” Adam Johnstone's Son Of course he was instantly told the tragical history of our day. The Story of the White-Rock Cove The tragical sufferings of the protestants are too numerous to detail; but the treatment of Philip de Deux will give an idea of the rest. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Unhappily this voyage was brief, and very nearly tragical in its finish. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Was there any connection between these two tragical events: the trial of Robert Gourlay and the death of the Duke of Richmond? The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion "You are too tragical," replied Velletri, shrugging his shoulders; "instead of pursuing the little one with platonic declarations, you ought to try to break her spirit." The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II It came with tragical suddenness, with poignant force. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance After a reign of thirteen years the vicious life of William Rufus met with a tragical close. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries But if she is lost, all is lost,' replied Lavinia, darkly, for she always took tragical views of life when her bones ached. Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag There is something so tragical in what home letters let us guess that the pity of it almost makes me forget our own stillborn projects. 15th September, 1915. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 As the war continued the taste of the Germans turned to sombre, tragical and almost sinister plays. Face to Face with Kaiserism It was here where James the First met with his tragical fate, 20th February 1437-8. The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) The second of these tragical incidents plunged a Paris family in deep sorrow. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Go and enjoy yourself, and leave us to our doom;' with which tragical remark Lavinia drew her curtains, and was seen no more. Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag What's 'in it' is what has been in everything she has ever done—the most comical, tragical belief in herself. Embarrassments “What did he do that for?” inquired Mr. Pickwick abruptly; for he was considerably startled by this tragical termination of the narrative. p. Pickwickian Manners and Customs The tragical end of the unsuspecting priest's kindness brings out the furious irrational suspicion and cruelty of Saul. The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms The story of Gettysburg, and the tragical days that followed, has been too often told to need repetition. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience This turned out a calamitous year for the people of Ferrara, for there occurred a very tragical event in the court of their sovereign. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 Meanwhile, two of the worst of the mutineers, named Thompson and Churchill, came to a tragical end. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers If they could only speak, at what absurd, indecorous, and tragical scenes had they not been present! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) He throws quite a tragical expression into his face, that is, however, lost upon her. April's Lady A Novel The assumption of a variety of characters by a person of irritable and delicate nerves, has often a tragical effect on the mental faculties. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 There were a young elephant and three lions, and several other animals which I forget now, so I shall go on to describe the tragical scene which occurred. Peter Simple All was now over except the last and most tragical scene of the drama. The Phantom Ship This will account for the tragical events of the day. The King's Own Wrangel's army was not aided by us as a fighting force, and it could not as a matter of policy be aided by us in its tragical plight after the débâcle. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 This incident, which was one of many more or less violent, occurred in 1830, and two years later something still more tragical happened. Stories Of Ohio The smart and active pen which skirmishes in these pamphlets adds nothing serious to the consideration of the tragical controversy in which it so lightly took part. The Vnfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton With An Essay On The Life And Writings Of Thomas Nash By Edmund Gosse Sanguinary as the first affair was, it had been short, leaving him time to carry out his original design, almost equally tragical in its execution. The Lone Ranche When he beheld the sad relics in the shealing, and heard from the boatswain the tragical events of the day, his indignation was beyond bounds. The King's Own Shouldering them, they started forth from the glade—so near being the scene of a tragical event—and, turning the end of the lake, walked briskly back in the direction of the hut. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" As the days went on, the excitement which stirred the whole village increased rather than lessened, for not even the oldest inhabitant could remember such a tragical event. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May The tragical fate of Massaniello, however, soon dispersed these heroes; and Rosa, fearing he might be compelled to take a similar part in that fatal scene, sought safety by flight, and took refuge in Rome. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) For some time this tragical spectacle held play. The Lone Ranche He gives it all, but there is a tragical difference between the full cup put into our hands and the few drops carried to our lips. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. We could not bear to think of the possibility of a defeat; it would be too tragical, too shameful. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life His life was made tragical by the forecast of the madness which finally overtook him. Brief History of English and American Literature It was connected with the tragical story of the unfortunate André, who had been taken prisoner hard by, and was 5 universally known by the name of Major André's Tree. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year It was a good idea, and after some consideration—for we had most of us forgotten our nursery rhymes—we fixed upon the tragical history of “Jack and Jill;” and decided to deal with it. Boycotted And Other Stories The end of the affair was tragical enough. London and the Kingdom - Volume II Boltay, who was not used to such tragical scenes, could only stand there as if rooted to the spot, without asking her to get up or even tell him what was the matter. A Hungarian Nabob It would be tragical to have it run over us. By the Christmas Fire The tragical death of one who, with some failings, deserved the affection and respect of his country, procured eventually to the Earl of Mar the chief management of public affairs in Scotland. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. He speaks of “laughable tragedy,” “lamentable comedy,” “tragical mirth,” and so on.—Shakespeare, Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 |
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