| 单词 | vainly |
| 例句 | The hair stood up on the back of my neck as I vainly looked among the branches and into the tangled undergrowth all around. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Randolphs unfortunate utterances were not truly treasonable, as he spent the remainder of his life trying vainly and in his foggy style to explain. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "Was it not you who told me warlocks were no more than old soldiers, vainly boasting of forgotten deeds and lost prowess?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Huntsman in bearskin flung out his arms and scrabbled at the weeds, growling in rage; the last warrior trampled the sinking man, vainly seeking a foothold to escape the deadly bog. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Rochester now tried to walk about: vainly,—all was too uncertain. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Taran, sprawled flat against the stones, tried vainly to clamber back to the path. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Again and again Gregor listened as one of them vainly invited another one to eat and received no answer other than "Thank you. I have enough" or something like that. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z I recalled the voice I had heard; again I questioned whence it came, as vainly as before: it seemed in me—not in the external world. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It felt as if an iron hand had gripped his heart and was pulling it out between his ribs, so that he pressed his hands to the place and vainly tried to hold it in. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I looked at the others, searching vainly for a sympathetic face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He staggered and fell, grasped vainly at the stone, and slid into the abyss. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He took off his glasses and looked vainly for something with which to clean them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A great dread fell on him, as if he was awaiting the pronouncement of some doom that he had long foreseen and vainly hoped might after all never be spoken. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Taran threw himself furiously against the immovable Crochan and once again with all his strength tried vainly to wrest it from the ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He seemed in no hurry to go elsewhere or to talk, and as the slow-motion bartender mixed our drinks I puzzled vainly as to why he had brought me here. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was another, wilder possibility that kept raising its head, though he tried vainly to suppress it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Wherever my eyes turned they saw stricken, frightened black faces trying vainly to cope with a civilization that they did not understand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mark my words,” he said, vainly trying to be serious. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “My... My hair!” burst out poor Jo, trying vainly to smother her emotion in the pillow. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized the glowing sphere and fumbled vainly with it. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I tried, thinking vainly of many names, but none seemed to fit, and yet it was as though I was somehow a part of all of them, had become submerged within them and lost. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z All the while, I sat facing the door, vainly hoping that Denna might return and I could explain the truth of matters to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For centuries after, people imagined that they could discern ghostly samurai armies vainly striving to bail the sea, to cleanse it of blood and defeat and humiliation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The white man shouted something to the black man, who then scuttled over to the door where my mother was desperately but vainly trying to calm me down. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The ferret grappled vainly but was cloven in two with one swift stroke. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Or: “The child’s clumsy fingers fumbled in sleep, feeling vainly for the wish of its dream.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I strolled to the parking lot, trying vainly to play down a stride that conveyed, without question, how I’d spent my day. Biking across Philly: Independence from the trodden path 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z In "Terminus," the narrator spots her dead father on another train and vainly pursues him to Waterloo Station. Hilary Mantel's short-story collection long on controversy 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z And Gubanova won a deserved ovation for her final aria, vainly pleading with Henry to spare Anna's life. 2 Annas: Netrebko as 'Bolena' conquers Met 2011-09-27T05:08:08Z And the owner in his three-piece suit, standing at the door, vainly hoping things would get better. The Chinese cook who saved my dad’s restaurant 2012-12-24T22:00:00Z When Maria first enters the film, she’s walking in a dusty rural landscape and vainly trying to wave down a fast-moving car. | 'White Material': Hanging on for a Dear Way of Life 2010-11-19T05:30:00Z He vainly tries to stop it, and then rushes outside to call his producer with the bad news. “Reality”: A mind-melting journey into the subconscious of ’70s cinema 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z She talks to them by phone and vainly begs him to return. Review | Next year’s ‘Gone Girl’? Perhaps. ‘The Woman in the Window’ lives up to the hype 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Love dwells not in our will.Nor can I blame thee, though it be my lot To strongly, wrongly, vainly love thee still. Love poems: writers choose their favourites for Valentine's Day 2012-02-10T22:52:01Z Better to fill in and enliven forlorn corners of the city than pave over its green spaces with gargantuan new memorials vainly competing with the established favorites. American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial has impact larger than its size You can smell the desperation on them as they vainly fling together all manner of spurious statistics in the frantic hope that someone – anyone – will publicise their film. Don Cruella or Hook and his crooks: which Disney villain would serve the longest sentence? 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z The emperor, foolishly going into a pitch meeting drunk, soon had no clothes, tossing out lame slogans for Life breakfast cereal as Pete vainly tried to limit the damage. Monday morning "Mad Men" 2010-08-30T16:29:00Z Perhaps its social institutions have also crumbled, as individuals focus vainly on themselves. Is Archipelago a class act or an empty gesture? 2011-03-14T12:05:29Z A marvelously witty shadow-play film clip between acts introduces the Witch in silhouette as she vainly kick-starts a series of misbehaving brooms, finally picking out her ideal vehicle and zooming all over the screen. At Seattle Opera, a fun and feisty trip through the woods with ‘Hansel and Gretel’ 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Another ran after Kitty and held her, trying vainly to help, as Kitty died in her arms. Kitty Genovese’s Brother Reëxamines Her Famous Murder 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z In the 1988 presidential election, he vainly favoured the erratic TV evangelist Pat Robertson as the Republican candidate. Murdoch's Politics: How One Man's Thirst for Wealth and Power Shapes Our World by David McKnight – review 2013-02-20T07:01:01Z It seems to Peta that instead of vainly defending himself, Jackson should be giving a firm assurance that this will never happen again. Hobbit animal abuse claims: Warner Bros backs Peter Jackson 2012-11-23T14:30:31Z It makes a failed detective of the viewer as you find yourself vainly studying close-ups for clues. Rewind TV: Zen; Above Suspicion: Deadly Intent; Silent Witness ? TV review 2011-01-09T00:05:37Z In this story, Jess vainly tries to adapt the government's basement and backyard bomb shelter initiative to his cramped urban neighborhood. With threats of nuclear war and climate disaster growing, America’s "bunker fantasy" is inadequate 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Duran, vainly asserting his innocence, sings: “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, sure/But I’m not the one lying, I only told the truth, sir.” Review: ‘The Wrong Man’ Sets a Universal Nightmare to Music 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Her terror of acting, which she vainly tried so hard to overcome, was in fact an asset. America’s original California girl 2012-08-06T20:33:00Z At the bottom is “The Best Calorie Counter Ever” — residue of a time when I vainly tried to lose an unwanted two kilograms — followed by a book of Byron’s poetry, a perennial favorite. Anne de Courcy: By the Book 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Defanged, with glazed eyes and creaking joints, these superannuated party animals try vainly to stir up some enthusiasm during a return visit to Las Vegas, the site of the first “Hangover” movie. Movie Review: ‘The Hangover Part III,’ With Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms 2013-05-22T22:02:42Z Brutally and vainly, he then asks the girl’s mother—a former addict who can’t decide whether to authorize the angiogram—to leave the hospital. House Watch: Throwing Up Blood, Again 2012-01-31T15:00:30Z A big man for his day, and given vainly to wearing black periwigs, Brown also was a shrewd businessman. The landscape architect who bottled nature 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z A is a rich old lady, 92 but vainly pretending to be 91: a fossil of the old guard with all the imperiousness, mischief and grit that suggests. Review: Glenda Jackson Gets Her Queen Lear Moment in ‘Three Tall Women’ 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Some rooted through their programmes, looking vainly for confirmation; others glanced around in disbelief. An unexpected Prom date with Beyonc? and her Single Ladies 2010-09-02T11:51:00Z Frankly, President Obama is well read and wouldn’t have needed my advice, though, vainly, I would love if he read something I wrote. Roxane Gay: By the Book 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Other zoo animals try vainly to alert the easily distracted Dracula family of this switch, until the final resolution when everything falls back into place, the grown-ups never the wiser. Fright Lite 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The former French Vogue editor, who was recently appointed global fashion director for Harper's Bazaar, tried vainly to explain her métier, which boiled down, in her charmingly Gallicized phrasing, to "making happen a dream." On the Runway Blog: Frank Talk from Carine Roitfeld 2012-11-06T23:22:42Z And that waitress Don has been vainly searching for across America in the last few episodes? Cultural Clicks: "Mad Men," the Radical Art of Chris Burden, and the Momofuku Empire 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z The first directors and writers assigned to the project tried vainly to come up with a romantic plot that might in some way work with their plump protagonist. ‘King of Jazz’ now playing — once again — in living Technicolor 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z That poor soul vainly tries to stanch the bloody geyser that spurts like water from a fountain. ‘Bullet Train’ Review: Ride and Die 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Auden did not want to endure a biography, and tried desperately but vainly to prevail against predatory life-writers. Literary biography: possibility and peril 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z In “The Ground the Deck,” we meet two pedigreed artists and their less privileged roommate, all of whom are struggling vainly toward some idea of expression. Stories Spanning Countries and Generations, by Jo Lloyd, Yoon Choi and Hilma Wolitzer 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z “They are written in French or English as if she is vainly trying one key, then another, to set herself free.” Books of The Times: In the Fast Company of Women on the Edge 2011-08-04T22:16:36Z As the house fills up, Lawrence is sent scurrying from one room to the next, vainly attempting to clear up the breakages, ordering the interlopers to get the hell out. Darren Aronofsky on Mother! - ‘Jennifer Lawrence was hyperventilating because of the emotion’ 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z At one point, early in his ’80s, he was living with seven young women and trying vainly to enforce a 9 o’clock curfew to keep them from dating anyone else. How Hef Got His Groove Back 2011-02-06T07:48:01Z The eldest boy vainly tried to save his mother's life by putting her in the recovery position. Rewind TV: The Fall; The Murder Workers; Skint; Made in Chelsea – review 2013-05-18T17:00:05Z I saw the videotape of an actor trying vainly to find a new way of saying "To be or not to be". Peter Brook on A Midsummer Night's Dream: a cook and a concept 2013-04-15T14:28:03Z In this sometimes supernatural tale, the Greek muse of poetry disguises herself as his friend Nicklausse, who vainly attempts to protect Hoffmann from his romantic delusions. The opera villain was forced to lip-sync and a new star couple emerged at L.A. Opera's 'Tales of Hoffmann' 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z One famous episode, “Lemonade,” becomes a satire on American business practices, as the financially naïve Kukla vainly tries to make a go of his lemonade stand. Video: All Talking, All Singing, All but Forgotten 2011-05-06T21:13:01Z Grant's Sir Walter Elliot vainly primps in sheer delight, but doesn't have screen time to save everyone in this story. "Persuasion": It was the best of characters, it was the worst of characters 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z If the characterization Mr. Villazón offers is rather generalized, this could hardly be said of Diana Damrau’s portrayal of the four women after whom Hoffmann vainly lusts. Opera Review: In Matters of the Heart,' Contes d'Hoffmann' Skips a Beat 2011-11-15T13:00:10Z Rather than gallop to a humorous finish, “The Shoplifters” struggles vainly to find one. Slight ‘Shoplifters’ alights at Arena Stage Pine tries, vainly, to make Henry cool and confident, but he also has a cockiness about him that belies his agenda. Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton heat up Amazon's sleepy thriller "All the Old Knives" 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z She smiled and reminded me of Aesop’s fable of the milkmaid who vainly counted her chickens before they hatched. Katharine Graham at 100: Inside the making of one of the greatest Washington memoirs ever 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Operators vainly tried to stop a meltdown by planning to shove control rods in by hand. Looking Again at the Chernobyl Disaster 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z During early rehearsals she vainly tried to find rational motives for her ruthlessness. ‘I, Claudius’ Returns in a 35th-Anniversary DVD Set 2012-11-25T01:10:06Z But sordid dream factories still produce dreams, and “Miss Lovely”has sympathy for the strivers it shows, men and women trapped in the gutter but compulsively and vainly reaching for the stars. The Week Ahead: Oct. 21 — 28 2012-10-21T07:30:05Z Why was I a misfit geek in a family of extroverts? — while presenting other mysteries that Hannah Olson’s documentary “Baby God,” streaming on HBO Max, meditates upon rather than vainly attempts to solve. ‘Baby God’ Review: Sins of the Father 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Silversun Pickups are not the type to vainly exhaust their indie cred, even when announcing their first album in four years. Silversun Pickups announce new album, 'Better Nature,' will be released in September 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z But he did stay involved, serving on the famous presidential commission that recommended the end of the military draft and a less-famous one that called vainly for deregulation of interest rates. Was Alan Greenspan Motivated by Politics More Than Economics? 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Lane trying vainly to start that green Jaguar. Critics' Picks: 'Mad Men' season finale, 'True Blood' season premiere and the blog Brainpickings.org 2012-06-06T22:34:04Z In the opening scene a courtier vainly assures the audience that this play, “may well be laughed at,/Yet is it true.” Fiasco Theater Company Rides Shakespeare to Success 2011-09-02T19:00:54Z It's about time someone took politicians and sports heroes to task for vainly invoking His name in victory. Sean Hayes plays the Creator with ironic camp in 'An Act of God' at the Ahmanson Theatre 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Acuña singled leading off the seventh and stole second off Evan Justice, getting a huge jump and sliding into second as Justice threw vainly to first. Acuña fends off fans, ties career highs with 4 hits and 5 RBIs in Braves’ 14-4 rout of Rockies 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Speaking at a conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu said "playing with fire on the Taiwan issue and vainly trying to 'control China with Taiwan' is bound to end in failure". China military action to US stopover would be election interference, Taiwan VP says 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The teacher, ever the melancholic, romanticizes ancient Greek as a pinnacle of language that has died and toward which he is still vainly striving. Review | Two intersecting lives, each grappling with a unique loss 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z In recent years, Oscar producers have vainly tried to add prizes for “best popular film” and Twitter-voted winners, and mostly only gotten mockery for their efforts. Here’s what to expect from Tuesday’s Oscar nominations 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z “Old women, many of whom had tasted the bitterness of West Virginia mining life before, sought vainly to comfort them.” Unmarked graves, an ‘ugly history’: W.Va. weighs mine safety 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z So rather than pressing every floor’s button trying vainly to make the elevator stop, I’m determined to enjoy the ride. Summer’s Down Elevator 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces have had some success with drones, but President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly — and vainly — appealed to the U.S. and allied countries to supply his country with fighter jets. Ukraine accused of strike inside Russia as evacuation attempts continue 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z It also handed another near-miss defeat to Netflix, the veteran streamer that for years has tried vainly to score best picture. At a pugnacious Oscars, Apple’s feel-good ‘CODA’ triumphs 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Congress quickly passed the 5 percent impost on imports that reformers had vainly sought from the Confederation. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Traditional bands played Mexican tunes, while several people searched vainly for a connection to make calls or send text messages from the remote airport. A New International Airport Is Not Quite Ready for Takeoff 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Neighborhoods fight vainly to save an exceptional tree or grove in the headlights of development. Seattle’s trees: ‘In the headlights of development’ 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z That ratio was skewed somewhat by the Seahawks throwing 13 passes with just one run by a tailback in the fourth quarter as Seattle vainly tried to rally. As Seahawks wait for resolution on Chris Carson’s status, Pete Carroll says Seattle has to run the ball more 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z But “Santa Ana wind” stamps the Orange County seat’s name on a villain, and Santa Ana the city battled heroically but vainly to get you to stop calling it that. Can you hear it? Can you feel it? Santa Ana wind season is back 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z A year after that, Henry Hudson, an English captain serving the Dutch, stumbled on the river that still bears his name while searching vainly for the Northwest Passage. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Trying vainly to mollify hostile opposition, Garcetti and Bonin promised extra police patrols and sanitation to keep the streets around the new shelter free of camps. Homeless camps, trash and crime have transformed Venice boardwalk, eluding easy solutions 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z It would also have to summon his vice president, Mike Pence, who appealed vainly for help as he hid from mobs chanting, “Hang Mike Pence!” Column: Why McCarthy and McConnell want you to forget about the Jan. 6 riot 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z But The Times’s singular status has left its leaders, in a period of high-profile firings and departures, vainly insisting that the exits reflect the normal, confidential and complex workings of human resources. Postcard From Peru: Why the Morality Plays Inside The Times Won’t Stop 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z But throughout the film there’s only ever a sense of searching vainly for a purpose. Review: Did we need another ‘Rebecca’? No, no we didn’t. 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z But I see something else: a beneficiary of white privilege dancing vainly on a stage that was originally created to raise up the voices of my oppressed brothers and sisters. Opinion | Portland’s protests were supposed to be about black lives. Now, they’re white spectacle. 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z As deaths mounted, populations in region after region struggled vainly to understand its cause or cure. Bingeing on doom: Expert on world's 14th century pandemic attracts a cult following 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z The advocates with whom I spoke are shockingly defeatist about Israel’s diplomatic future and vainly indifferent to the danger they are courting. Perspective | I’m an ardent Zionist. But Israel’s annexation makes no sense. 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z He’s holed up in his country retreat, participating in gloomy videoconference calls where rising numbers underscore the scale of the crisis and bureaucrats search vainly for an optimistic note. Putin knows how to rule Russia as an autocrat. But he seems on the sidelines amid coronavirus crisis. 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z “Donald and Lydia” tells of a tryst between a shy Army private and small-town girl, both vainly searching for “love hidden deep in your heart:” Singer John Prine dies from coronavirus 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “Donald and Lydia” tells of a tryst between a shy Army private and small-town girl, both vainly searching for “love hidden deep in your heart:” Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Then he vainly scours stores for diapers, formula and baby wipes. The bizarre reality of being new parents in the age of coronavirus 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z His first wife told a biographer that she had waited vainly for a proposal before she finally asked him if he wanted to marry. Paul A. Volcker, Fed Chairman Who Waged War on Inflation, Is Dead at 92 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z And yet “Doctor Sleep” careens right ahead, recreating Kubrick shots, casting lookalikes to replay his scenes, refilling the elevator with blood and vainly trying to recapture some of the eerie majesty of “The Shining.” Review: ‘Doctor Sleep’ is just a shadow of ‘The Shining’ 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Those defensive backs in his wake, vainly clutching at air, understand that better than most. From Day 1, Cooper Kupp, now a Rams star, has made a name for himself on football field 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z “Not one on board realized that before many hours they would be vainly flying signals of distress,” the Duluth News Tribune would later report. 118 years after the Hudson sank in Superior gale, it’s found 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z "Babies and toddlers remained at daycare with no guardian to pick them up. A child vainly searched a workplace parking lot for missing parents." Videos and images of weeping children and loved ones spread as ICE arrests 680 in Mississippi 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Trump is the distant, mercurial father; his Cabinet, squabbling, ne’er-do-well children vainly seeking his warmth. Review | The missteps and misdeeds of Trump’s Cabinet 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z He was accused of keeping a distance from the Welsh media and avoiding the public, leaving more than 100 people waiting vainly in the rain for him in Brecon town centre. Boris Johnson's UK tour: did he show he could save the union? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z She doesn’t writhe: her movement is rigorously controlled as she vainly attempts to restrain her breaking mind with the rules of physical form. Akram Khan Remakes “Giselle” 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z She walked all the way around the block, Googling vainly and repeatedly; when she arrived back at the church, the door was closed. “Acceptance Journey” 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z It’s the first weekend in October, and a Seahawks team that has been a perennial Super Bowl front runner since 2012, is now left hoping vainly for a wild card spot. Stock Watch: Bob Condotta’s take on how the Seahawks fared in a 33-31 defeat to the Rams 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z He was campaigning vainly for the Republican presidential nomination, saw Trump clearly and didn’t suck up to him. Opinion | Lindsey Graham Is the Saddest Story in Washington 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Fatigue and desperation burbled up as people searched vainly for food, gasoline and power when nearly every storefront was dark. Scenes Across the Carolinas, Where Florence Is Far From Over 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Gohmert tried to shout over him and the committee chairman vainly tried to restore order. Hearing on Russia probe devolves into shouting match 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z It shows people crammed on the floor of an open truck, vainly trying to shade their bodies from the sun and hide from the gendarmes. Algeria abandons thousands of migrants in Sahara 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Falstaff’s stringy gray hair is vainly tossed about. Tom Hanks, Hamish Linklater and a 'Henry IV' worthy of applause 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Then he is “part of an old guard” vainly resisting a new day, Critchlow said. Opinion | John McCain Battles Donald Trump With His Dying Breaths 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Pretty soon Garza was picking men up in bars and having unprotected sex with them, which left her with an emptiness she vainly tried to fill with more reckless sexual behaviour. Sexual addiction, desire and dopamine hits 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z At the library, Mike’s vainly in search of a book about someone like himself. With ‘Lawn Boy,’ Bainbridge Island’s Jonathan Evison may have written the Great American Landscaping Novel 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Like the US and others, Russia is vainly seeking certainty where certainty no longer exists. Putin's nuclear slideshow reveals Russia's naked ambitions 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z It’s a well-paced, self-contained little period piece about two people vainly trying to return to normalcy after a seemingly impossible experience. The best virtual and augmented reality from the Sundance Film Festival 2018 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Arsenal, one of the sides trying vainly to catch City in the league, also battled into the last four by beating London rivals West Ham United 1-0 with a Danny Welbeck goal at The Emirates. Bravo for City in shootout win, Arsenal also into semis 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z As a lawyer, vainly attempting to resist the seizure of Palestinian land, he discovered the extent of Israel’s strategy to build settlement blocks across the West Bank. Two views of Jerusalem – a short reading list for Donald Trump 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z A few Kurds took up arms in Kirkuk, vainly shooting their rifles. After all but defeating the jihadists, Iraq’s army turns on the Kurds 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Pollak’s tone, for now, is more sadness than anger - he argues that Trump is being played, and is vainly looking for credit from his sworn enemies. If Trump upsets the white nationalists, who will he have left? 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z In trying vainly to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, Republicans argued about how to subsidize health insurance, not whether to do so. Opinion | The biggest thing single-payer has going for it 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Arsenal, one of the sides trying vainly to catch City in the league, also battled into the last four by beating London rivals West Ham United 1-0 with a Danny Welbeck goal at The Emirates. Bravo for City in shootout win, Arsenal also into semis 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z People walked the roadways, looking for shelter or help, some vainly holding umbrellas skyward. In Houston, Anxiety and Frantic Rescues as Floodwaters Rise 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Above, her supporters vainly waiting for her at court. Texas, Tillerson, Dera Sacha Sauda: Your Morning Briefing 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Grobler spent a day vainly searching the town’s industrial streets for a container that could be converted to a cage for transport. A helping hand for Leila: 'I knew right then I was going to help that chimp' 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Others would wander around while a teacher at the front of the classroom vainly attempted to restore order, an engaging, well-planned lesson sitting unloved on the projector. Willenhall school 'riot' saw teacher injured by pupils - BBC News 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z We submit that today’s Republican Party is vainly searching for something to believe in, because its backers honestly do not know what it stands for, other than Wall Street and the super-rich. Mike Lee’s bad history: Utah senator’s book is an ignorant hodgepodge concocted to justify the modern GOP 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Nixon, fighting vainly to stay in office, famously said a year was long enough to wallow in Watergate. He helped bring down Richard Nixon. Now he thinks Donald Trump is even worse. 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z “I spent days and nights vainly wishing for the government to fix this problem,” Baalbaki told me. The Lights Are Going Out in the Middle East 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z “I was 22-year-old, it was a youthful mistake,” Mounier said last week as he vainly offered to meet with fan groups. Fans force Mounier out of Saint-Etienne after 4 days 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z I naïvely, vainly thought this was cause for celebration. My Life With Tourette’s Syndrome 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The South-Korean winger vainly tried to dribble the Monaco keeper and was forced wide. Monaco beats Tottenham 2-1 to seal first place in CL group E 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z We continue to vainly attempt to read what is in the minds and hearts of man. Supreme Court to Consider Legal Standard Drawn From ‘Of Mice and Men’ 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Almost immediately after the final whistle, a sea of fans from the Russian section surged into an English section while stewards vainly tried to intervene. At Euro, Fights Keep the Focus Off the Field, a Day After an Alarming Melee 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z I was vainly trying to swat it when Secretary of State James Baker walked by to brief the press in the rear of the aircraft. Why U.S. diplomacy can’t fix the Middle East 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z As Beckett vainly struggles with writer’s block, “ … his empty stomach whines and pops; his feet are a torment of chilblains, his nose is ice.” ‘A Country Road, a Tree’: the World War II battles of Samuel Beckett 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Kwame Somburu, a 1960s radical who vainly sought elective office as a perennial candidate of the Socialist Workers Party in New York and California, died on May 3 in Albany. Kwame Somburu, Perennial Socialist Candidate, Dies at 81 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z He also said he had vainly shot at the propane tanks in the hopes they would explode. The twisted ‘dream’ of accused Planned Parenthood killer Robert Dear Jr. 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Faisal looked nonchalant when he was speaking about the prices, while I vainly try not to look shocked. Identity 2016: Camel racing, a market worth millions - BBC News 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Some women stayed behind in their villages vainly trying to protect elderly parents. The terrifying land of gang rape and brutal killings that is South Sudan 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The latter motive provokes some of the film's best drama, as Kim pushes vainly for a meaningful scoop. In Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, romcoms and Afghanistan are a tough combo to pull off 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Regional powers—including Brunei, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam—are nervously, and so far vainly—waiting for the U.S. to do something to thwart the Chinese advance. U.S.-China Showdown Keeps Inching Closer 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Just as Einstein vainly sought a unified theory of physics, so Crick in his final decades tried to crack the riddle of consciousness, the hardest unsolved problem in science. Why There Will Never Be Another Einstein 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Is it the studio’s inability to coherently sell this movie after too many cooks sought vainly to save it through reshoots? Doctored doom: Reshot ‘Fantastic Four’ gets clobbered at box office with dismal $26M debut 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Without a system, you might call 10 people today, 5 tomorrow, and 20 next Tuesday, vainly hoping to see a bump in your numbers. The Best Ways to Approach Goal-Setting for Your Business 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z It is a city where military generals have justified coups d'etats, where grandmothers have marched in defiance against tyranny and where populist icons have vainly tried to unite a divided nation. Who killed Alberto Nisman? - BBC News 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Problems emerged as scanners failed to recognize some cards and fingerprints across the country, including that of Jonathan, who waited more than 40 minutes as officials vainly tried to get four different machines to work. Nigerians Vote in an Election With a Choice 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z So people here are hoping desperately — and probably vainly — to attract cavalcades of tourists. Falcon Hunters Become Fervent Preservationists 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z I opened with the scene at the end of the Democratic convention, when Carter vainly chased Kennedy around the Madison Square Garden stage in hopes of a “party unity” embrace. The whole story about Ben Bradlee It would be like a human vainly trying to bite a giant pumpkin. Hairy, scary and lethal: how dangerous are Britain’s household spiders? 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Three other people, including a paramilitary soldier, were washed away when a bridge collapsed, and two brothers were swept away after they vainly tried to save their drowning father. Death toll from monsoon flooding in Indian Kashmir rises to 47 An unnamed Chinese Foreign Ministry official warned that opposition groups were “vainly attempting to turn Hong Kong into a bridgehead for engaging in subversion and infiltration into mainland China,” the People’s Daily newspaper reported Saturday. Beijing Rules Out Open Elections in Hong Kong 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z As he left, his son ran up and hugged him, vainly begging Mr. Chung to let him come along. Chung Eun-yong, 91, Dies; Helped Expose U.S. Killings of South Koreans 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z James Merrill publishes “18 West 11th Street,” a poem about the tragedy at his childhood home: “The point/Was anger, brother? Love? Dear premises / Vainly exploded, vainly dwelt upon.” The History Of The Weathermen Town House (With Cameos By Dustin Hoffman, James Merrill, and Paddington Bear) 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z The forces blocked off all roads leading to the embassy and sent scores of soldiers and policemen to vainly try to maintain order. In show of support for Assad, Syrian expatriates vote in Lebanon 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z All I saw was a world leader — gamely but vainly trying to reach a few thousand students — and the block capitals billowing above him. Dear graduates: Instead of protesting commencement speakers, debate them We understand that there’s a kind of judgment that comes only with an accretion of years, and we hope — often vainly — that it’s manifest in these leaders. Op-Ed Columnist: Maturity’s Victories 2014-02-01T17:58:55Z Without this setting, cellphones would continue to search vainly for a signal while aloft, draining batteries. U.S. to allow expanded electronic device use on flights 2013-10-31T18:28:58Z Pound vainly tried to have the IOC postpone Sunday's sports vote, analyze what trimming could be done and wait until its next general meeting — just five months away — to define the program for 2020. Wrestling stays in Olympics 2013-09-08T22:14:00Z Mats Zuccarello, who vainly tried to catch Marchand while he streaked down the slot, was asked whether the Rangers were spooked by overtime. John Tortorella Stays Positive Despite Rangers’ Overtime Failures 2013-05-18T02:15:27Z That particular argument, unfortunately, does not impress paying fans who remember vainly trying to approach a gridlocked Cardiff when England played Wales at the Millennium Stadium in 2011. Friday night lights shine on TV but crush the Six Nations' romance 2013-04-17T11:40:40Z As we walked round the vast Stade de France for approximately the third time, vainly trying to find the correct gate, me lugging Frank's bag as well as my own, a fitting swansong seemed unlikely. Graham Rowntree at the throbbing heart of England's forward thinking 2013-01-28T11:50:59Z Hamilton said in the story her husband, Mark, knew of her escort work and tried vainly to get her to stop. Olympian admits to working as call girl 2012-12-20T19:32:00Z Mr. Brooks had fought vainly to remove the ban, but ultimately voted for the bill approved by the judiciary committee he chaired. Jack Brooks, Former Texas Congressman, Dies at 89 2012-12-05T14:55:42Z Later, while playing first base, the Prince tried vainly to catch a foul pop-up, sprinting, stretching, diving. Prince & the Panda: A Not-So-Grimm World Series Fairy Tale 2012-10-28T12:50:05Z When the best man — the groom’s brother, Matt Aubrey — sheepishly confirmed that it was, the ceremony was paused while the wedding party tried vainly to find it. Best Man Loses Ring During Wedding Ceremony 2012-09-14T02:35:30Z Roared on by thousands of Irish supporters in an extraordinary atmosphere, Taylor set the pace right from the start, ramming home an early combination as Jonas sought vainly to match her with counters. Olympic women's boxing: Katie Taylor beats Britain's Natasha Jonas 2012-08-06T14:19:14Z She was still crying when they led her toward the locker room, wrapped in her brother's arms, trying vainly to pinch the tears from her large, dark eyes. Saudi Arabian girl an unlikely Olympic hero 2012-08-04T02:27:03Z Last spring, as the Occupy movement struggled, vainly, to recapture its lost energy in New York and elsewhere, in Oakland it remained vital. Oakland, the Last Refuge of Radical America 2012-08-01T17:16:25Z We nodded, trying vainly to understand the significance. Summer camp survival lessons 2012-07-28T00:40:39Z Who claims thou hast no conscience, argues vainly, For I have seen its symptoms very plainly. To Your Dog and To My Dog 2012-05-22T15:16:52.220Z St. Augustine, having vainly reasoned with him, at last convinced him by a miracle. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z We vainly weep for him who died of joy. Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z There she bought fifty more chestnuts and walked slowly back to Kennington Park Road, vainly trying to find an explanation of the afternoon’s adventure. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z They stayed in many hotels, visited many new scenes; and Mrs. Thompson, looking at high mountains and broad lakes, was still vainly trying to recover her lost child. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z He dropped forward on his horse's neck and, after vainly trying to save himself by clutching at the mane, fell heavily to the ground. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Soldier successful vainly, patriot foiled, Wooer discomfited, and hero spoiled! Punch, or the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:33.287Z She was guarded for a year in her father’s dun; and during all that time, Cuchulainn vainly strove to see her. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z The farmer would sigh vainly for a price for his corn. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z According to his certain knowledge, Archibald Bence was vainly striving to raise money—was moving heaven and earth to obtain even a comparatively small sum. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z "And I fancy, old bird, you won't again," interposed an assistant paymaster, vainly attempting to "open out" the folding camera. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Some wisely took off their trousers, others thinking vainly that the water would not reach above their knees, merely rolled their trousers up, and, of course, got thoroughly wet. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z King Wenceslas had vainly tried to bring about a pacification of the troubles in which passions were daily growing wilder, complicated by the race hatred between Teuton and Czech. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z You try vainly to give yourself some ease, but fail utterly, and at length dismount—hot, tired, and disheartened. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z But all the while, whether she sat down or stood up, her thoughts were struggling in darkness and vainly seeking for the faintest glimmer of light. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z All authorities unite in this, and the annals of the Inquisition can vainly be searched for an exception. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Her proboscis fell open and she could feel her abdomen distend in shock as she tried vainly to comprehend what it was that stared back at her. The Making of a Mutant: A Fruit Fly Love Story 2012-04-15T01:15:00.220Z The constitution which Branda issued to cure these evils only prescribed a repetition of remedies which had vainly been applied for centuries. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z The prisoner stood stock-still, with his foot vainly reaching out for the sidewalk, as he saw the brother of the woman he loved help her out of the vehicle. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z Yet Enid's state was surely a happy one, when compared with the prevailing gloom in which her mother vainly laboured. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z The Inquisitor of Passau informs us that they had translations of the whole Bible in the vulgar tongue, which the Church vainly sought to suppress, and which they studied with incredible assiduity. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z And Frank followed this piece of advice, relieving the fallen ruffian of his revolvers, so that Tom's hand reached vainly for one of the weapons as he began to recover. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The custom spread to the churches of St. Michael, St. Martin, the Bethlehem Chapel, and elsewhere, in spite of the opposition of King Wenceslas and Archbishop Conrad, who vainly threatened secular punishments and ecclesiastical interdicts. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z He also was struggling, and struggling vainly, to keep the peace between Rupert and Digby. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z They have eloquence as well as you, nor might even their beauty vainly plead in their favour!' The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z The six cardinals, less fortunate, were carried by sea to Genoa, and kept in so vile a dungeon that the authorities were moved to pity and vainly begged mercy for them. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z "You are not the same to-day as you were yesterday," I said, after vainly trying to smile. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z These had proved fruitless against the stubbornness of the misbelievers, and Frère Robert found Stephen, the Cluniac prior, vainly endeavoring to win or force them over. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Ever since Marston Moor, he had intrigued with increasing success against his rival, and Rupert struggled vainly in his meshes. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Rendered desperate by this unexpected discovery, Mallet, after vainly struggling for liberation, drew the chissel from his pocket, and aimed a stroke at the bosom of Sir Henry. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z Coming to a cross-road, where stood a cross, he dismounted and knelt before it, when his enemies, coming up, were struck with sudden blindness, and groped vainly around, while he rode quietly away.—Luc� A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z General Mercer dismounted and tried vainly to rally his men. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z At Chrudim, however, the travellers were arrested, and were burned at Hradisch after two months of torture vainly inflicted to wean them from their errors and force them to reveal the names of their associates. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Taking aim, he discharged his rifle, and the Seneca fell lifeless, vainly grasping at the willows for support. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z She tossed feverishly upon her couch, and long and vainly invoked Morpheus, the brother of Death. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z Fifty years afterwards, in 1311, he had been present at the death-bed of his brother, where heretication had been performed, and he had failed to betray it, though he had vainly objected to it. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z The citizens of the town vainly implored him not to risk his life in this infuriated mob. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z Moreover, from the date of the peace of Paris until the end of his life he earnestly and vainly endeavored to obtain from Rome permission for the sepulture of his father’s body. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z The recital of the measures which he is to carry through Parliament alarms the peers, and the first Act ends, after a pretence at defiance, in their vainly suing for mercy. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z He had endeavored, although vainly, to efface it, for the love which he felt for Nyssia inspired him with a secret terror. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z Be this as it may, no effective persecution was undertaken until the vigorous ability of Innocent III., after vainly trying milder measures, organized overwhelming war against heresy. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Gray sailed south and on May 10, 1792, paused abreast of the same reflex of water where before for nine days he had tried vainly to enter. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Those below vainly tried to keep it steady. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Yet Josephine herself is also sad because of a heart that "hopes but vainly." The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Aunt Mildred begged her husband, having vainly tried with signs to fend off the threatened admission of the Prince's state of mind. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z Tradition related that Charlemagne had vainly besieged it for seven years and had finally become its master only by a miracle. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Three horses vainly strive to draw a heavy wagon from the mire. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Hesba had at once taken the girl in her arms, and seated her in the chair again, and after trying for a minute or two vainly to soothe her, turned to Hiram. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z It was at last determined, after vainly struggling for thirty days to make headway, to bear away for the Cape of Good Hope. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Poor Adrienne, aghast at such insane charges, vainly protested her innocence and her utter love for him. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z As for Narbonne, Archbishop Arnaud, mindful rather of his pretensions as duke than of the interests of religion, vainly protested against its being rendered defenceless. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z But the general himself was pretty nearly hors de combat, while the Spanish officers were rushing hither and thither, endeavouring vainly to keep the now disheartened men at their posts. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Looking at Petersen, I saw that the poor fellow was paralysed by his anxiety, trying vainly to obtain a rest for his gun against the cut-water of the boat. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z A day or so before the first gold had been found—“struck” is the technical expression—his credit was exhausted, and he had begged vainly for flour, &c., to enable him to live and work. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Never before have the selectors been driven half-blinded from their houses, which they had vainly sought to save, to find refuge only for their lives in their small green patches of cultivation. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Yet he seems to have struggled on vainly hoping for better days, until his salary was stopped, and many of his people had moved away. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z We have vainly endeavoured to persuade the person thus coming before you that this course was not necessary; since her fault affected no one but her family, to them alone need confession be made. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z He had helped towards the downfall of that same King his master, and had striven vainly at the end to stand between him and his fate. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The latter she found in a state of stupefaction, and vainly endeavoured to rouse her, signifying that the moment of escape had arrived. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z A mother vainly trying to answer the old, old question why her little one was taken from her, will say, "Perhaps I was too fond of him." One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z In the course of the violent proceedings this year the Council, the militia, and the company of cadets, had been vainly asked to assist in maintaining the law and order. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The principalities and powers of this world, spiritual hosts of wickedness in the super terrestrial regions, are vainly endeavouring to hold back the people of God, in "this darkness." The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z The speaker was Du Marc, the bully who had vainly tried to provoke me. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Hither fled to the monastic life St. Thomas Aquinas, pursued to the very door of the convent by the tears and outcries of his mother, who vainly implored him to return to her. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Dillea said that several other members of the orchestra vainly endeavored to persuade some of the audience who were occupying front seats to enter the passageway, but no attention was paid to them. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z Twice the sentinel on board vainly hailed them, when Duddingston himself appeared in his shirt upon the gunwale and asked who it was that approached. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Again and again he vainly assayed to speak; at length, drawing near, he bent his proud knee before her, and in agitated tones besought her pardon. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z I had pictured the brutish peasants bursting in on us there--on the screaming women, crouching vainly behind chairs and couches; and the horror of the thought overcame me. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Millions of prayers have been vainly breathed to what we now know were inexorable laws of nature. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Eurylochus, meanwhile, vainly awaited their return, and finally resolved to go back alone to the ships and report what had happened. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Calixtus III. who vainly preached a crusade against the Turks established at Constantinople, shewed much more zeal still for the particular interests of his family. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z The captain and mates had rushed to their cabins to get their revolvers, and it was the shot from one of these that had tried vainly to halt him in his death dealing course. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z "If we met them at the wall, we should singly, vainly fall,"— Toll slowly. In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z But nothing could withstand the vigor and audacity of this rage-maddened new warrior's assault, and the black leader, first contemptuous, then amazed, then terrified, found herself fighting vainly for her life. Nuova or The New Bee 2012-03-26T02:00:41.423Z The dead and dying covered the field, when Latinus, weary of bloodshed, summoned a council, and again vainly tried to make peace. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The chief ordered the Indian to desist; but the latter, who was foaming at the mouth with rage, still continued to pursue Henry, vainly striking at him with his knife. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z He had vainly tried to break into the men’s quarters, and failing in that, had laid siege to the cabin of the wireless operator. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z Alone Orlean lay trying vainly to forget something—something that stood like a spectre before her eyes. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z His features were thin and unremarkable; his pale eyes constantly wore an expression of wondering aloofness, as though he saw around him much that he vainly tried to understand. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z He was soon out of hearing of the wild cries and lamentations of the nymphs, who vainly pursued him, and tried to overtake their beloved mistress. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The better class of Canadians were shocked at this proceeding, and vainly protested against it. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The pagans, who had now for almost a month been tossed and almost wrecked among the waves of the sea, fought vainly against them. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z When he spoke again, after waiting anxiously and vainly for any sign, his voice was husky and agitated. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z "I would speak with you, Miss Strickland," he said sternly, vainly striving to appear calm, and stay the fierce hot blood rushing to his heart and mounting to his brow. It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z He now vainly tried to make peace between the conflicting nations, hoping that, were the war but ended, he might obtain her hand in marriage. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z But, supposing it should not, how can we forgive ourselves for letting any thing slip through our hands, by vainly gaping after something else, which we never could obtain? ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z Vainly thinking, vainly groping, she hung at the window tearing a handkerchief to pieces, while her eyes raked the street below for the least sign of him she sought. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z "Indeed!" he said at last, in a half stifled voice which he vainly strove to control. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Ah! what have eyes to do with sleep, That seek, and vainly seek to weep? It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z Salmoneus, another king, had vainly tried to make his subjects believe he was Jupiter. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z One family was saved from personal violence as well as from the loss of its fortune by an iron safe which the looters spent the whole day in vainly trying to open. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z And she tried fiercely but vainly to extricate herself. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z "Were you asking my opinion?" he said in a voice he vainly strove to render cold and dispassionate. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z "I try—quite vainly—to write stories," she said. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Poor Psyche lingered there the following and many succeeding nights, vainly hoping for Cupid’s return, and shedding many bitter tears of repentance. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z A mountain of luggage was piled on the pavement, and the distracted owners, turned out of the hotel, were vainly seeking porters to convey it to the station. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z Having vainly called to her, Jos�phe followed to bring her back; but the child went on from shrub to shrub, without any inclination to stop. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z "I want to hear no more," she answered, in a voice she vainly strove to render steady. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The Falklands, where M. Bougainville vainly endeavored to plant a French colony, now support about 2500 people, who are all well to do through raising sheep. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Jupiter vainly sought his missing ladylove, and it was only long afterward that he discovered her and her little bear son Arcas. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Throughout the hours of darkness mobs raged through the city; and the excellent Don Gabriele, after vainly endeavouring to sleep, tells us that he got up and looked out to see what they were doing. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Thus did he stand baffled before this woman, dying of a disorder such as he vainly sought to trace in his experiences. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z In the cloud of dust that arose instantly, Maxwell, forgetful of his broken arm, strove vainly to follow with his gaze Sue Belle's flying figure. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Had they gone the other way a meeting with the Trio would have been certain, for that select company of young gentlemen spent several hours on the opposite side of the course vainly watching. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z When they reached the house they found Mrs. Crosby on the verge of hysterics, with her daughter vainly trying to quiet her. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z They entered the cabin, the little Galician all smiles, the big Basque awkward, vainly attempting not to scowl; but, do all he could, he still looked the brutal ruffian he was. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z "And thou, O mortal, who dost vainly ply These curious questions, thou dost not descry, That now thy time is lost—for I am passing by." Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z We either feel degraded by the ascendancy of others, when we fancy, however vainly, that we may attain their level; or devote ourselves to their cause and their service, when we tacitly recognize their mastery. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Again Way looked anxiously in all directions, trying vainly to learn whence his friends had so mysteriously fled. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z Still, after vainly wishing it would cool off, Jed and Will, with their older companions, fell asleep. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z But they go astray, each after his own devices,—some vainly striving after reputation, others turning aside after gain excessively, others after riotous living and wantonness. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z He looked vainly round the tent for a restorative—a drug, a flask of brandy, even a cup of water. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z In Mayence, after vainly attempting to defend themselves, they shut themselves up in their quarters, where 1200 of them were burnt to death. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z With furious impatience but still vainly, they hustled from one end of the city to another. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z Mrs. Weyl returned to Yavapai and with her coming Ann found another outlet for the trouble that she fought vainly to repress. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z After that melancholy scene, when the ladies of Transylvania vainly drew tears and blushes from the faces of their husbands, a ray of hope still remained in one heart alone. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z His tin was empty; he did not care to leave the river and go hunting in the forest, perhaps vainly, for berries or roots. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z St. Gilles was not so felicitous in a trick he played to some monks, vainly attempting to prove the absurdity of their superstitious notions. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The subtle power in perfume found, Nor priest nor sibyl vainly learned; On Grecian shrine or Aztec mound No censer idly burned. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z WE are very glad to see this handsome copy of Shelley ready for those who have long been vainly inquiring at all the bookstores for such a one. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z And vainly do ye entrust your heads to his hand, while the sword of execution remains in our hands! The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z It instituted Sunday trains upon the line; also as an all-the-year feature, a travel necessity for which the North Country had cried for years, vainly. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z They had tried to upset his plans on many an occasion, they had tried to disgrace and discredit him, but vainly. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z A large tree that stands beside it is pointed out as having been sought as a shelter—alas! how vainly!—by the unhappy priests, who were shot, sabred, and dragged from its branches by dozens. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z They strain, but vainly, to show the New Testament no improvement on the Old, and themselves in harmonious relations to both. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z This good man and patriotic citizen did not live to witness the active assumption of educational responsibilities by the County and Borough Councils from which, not vainly, he hoped great things. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z And through the haze she saw his face, white, drawn, terror-stricken--saw it and strove vainly to reassure him. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Another hundred feet were covered, and Chet was looking vainly for one of the blazed trees, when an unexpected sound broke upon his ears. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z More, sweetheart,' he continued, drawing a step nearer to her and speaking in a voice he vainly strove to modulate, 'a little roughness before marriage is better than ill-treatment afterwards. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z That truth which Rousseau sought so painfully and vainly by self-brooding, subtle analysis, they attained without an effort. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Let her live to marvel at my mysterious disappearance, and vainly seek to solve it until I returned, loaded with glory and importance. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z I believe my attraction towards him was irresistible, or I should never have thought of him while he stayed away, it would have hurt me too much; for I was painfully, may be vainly, sensitive. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z I read with attention those writings which tend to unfold the mysteries of nature, but resolve never to turn over those authors who vainly attempt to establish the truth of the gospel. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z I watched two more assaults, saw two more regiments hurl themselves vainly against the fiery breast of the hill; then came a diversion. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z To the ideal my vexed spirit turns, But often for communion vainly burns. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z “I don’t know,” answered Katherine, completely at sea and vainly trying to understand the gibberish that was being uttered by the brown-skinned woman dancing up and down before her. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z He seemed to struggle vainly for relief, and then he dropped back limply on the pillows. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Two passions vainly pleading, My beating heart divide, Lo, there my country bleeding, And here my weeping bride. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z The King, repulsed but not defeated, remained in his camp beyond the Rednitz, and with trumpets sounding and banners displayed, strove vainly to tempt his wily antagonist into the plain. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z After vainly endeavouring for some time to haul the pinnace from the shoal, the occupants of the boat cast off the rope and disappeared. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z "Because they have come to their senses," he said, hoarsely, striving vainly to repress his passion. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z He found himself by the side of the pilot, who was struggling vainly with the waves, his strength almost spent. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Before that Criminal Court, where he vainly struggled so as “not to appear naked before men,” we hear him proclaim what he had himself desired and perhaps attained. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z But with all that, the life is a full one--full of worthy things and help given to others, and a great example greatly set, and peace honestly if vainly pursued. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z But on reaching the spot whence he had often before looked so longingly and vainly for a sail, he made a most unwelcome discovery. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z He was shaking with laughter--which he vainly tried to repress. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Does "an awful spell bind them to silence," or are they vainly repeating to us in the tender monotone of the pines a message we cannot hear or cannot bear? Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z Since that time, I have tried, and tried vainly, to unravel the mystery surrounding these robberies. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z In the case of 'The Woman in White,' I get back, as I vainly believe, to the true starting-point of the story. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z Nadir Shah, after vainly attempting to stay the tumult, at last gave orders for a general massacre of the inhabitants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z But to stand by while a fellow-creature, vainly shrieking for mercy, mercy, was strangled within his hearing, turned him sick and faint. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Then they ran vainly up and down the river, which flowed so calm and voiceless, holding this and a thousand more strange secrets. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Gabrielle was deeply offended that one on whom she had vainly squandered all the treasures of her love could think this meanly--read her so amiss! The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z "Indeed?" he said, in a tone from which he vainly strove to banish incredulity. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The troops were shipped--everything was ready; but Daendels and De Winter whistled vainly for a fair wind. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z She tried vainly to picture the type of woman who could write such drivel seriously. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z All stuffs they weave, and linen fine as ours at home, or nearly, which elsewhere in Europe vainly shall you seek. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z A gush of ungovernable rage, bubbled into the abb�'s brain, an unreasoning whirl, which he vainly endeavoured to master, as he strode up and down the room. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z With so many French as there are in Canada, vainly dreaming of a restoration of French rule, it is idle to talk of the interests of the mother country. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z No. A faint and distant chant, growing each moment louder; and, as he heard, the face of my lord grew purple and his brow black with rage, which he was vainly seeking to control. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z When, fond of power, of beauty vain, Her nets she spread for every swain, I strove to hate, but vainly strove: Tell me, my heart, if this be love? A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z Four years and a half, however, was the short term of service allowed her in her mission, found at last after years of longing and groping towards it vainly. Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z The administrator goes vainly about this circle seeking for a "yes" or "no." Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z One of them yesterday p. 210told me how he had vainly written to his father to come out, who was now in the old country breaking stones on the road. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z Should she not leave reverend seniors to prate to her—quite vainly—of difficulties and dangers, while her fancy is roaming far afield in dreamy lands of golden joy? Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z III "But there are men who steal, and vainly try To gild the crime with pompous charity." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Jonah sitting on the edge of the lower jaw, wiping the perspiration and the gastric juice from his anxious 101 face, and vainly looking through the open mouth for signs of land! The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z He showed in his earliest youth an irresistible inclination towards the artistic profession, which his father vainly tried to check by placing him first with a huissier, and subsequently with a bookseller. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z This I effected with some difficulty; and laying myself out at full length, vainly endeavored, with outstretched, straining arms, to grasp her dress. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Even then he could not recall clearly what had happened or where he was, but lay looking up at the sky, trying vainly to get his confused thoughts clear. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z The princes of Syria heaped reproaches on Risvan for this scandalous violation of the rights of hospitality, and he vainly endeavoured to justify himself by pretending ignorance of the fact. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z After long seeking vainly for a road, I at last on a sudden came upon an iron-grated fence, within which lay a garden. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z He vainly tried to compose the furious dissensions between Girondins and Jacobins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z We, retarding our healthy progress by all the gross weight of our maniac contempt of the refined idea: England striving vainly to compel her lumbersome carcase by the straining wings of conscience and desire. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z My next appeal was to our kind neighbor, the English consul, who assured me laughingly that he, like myself, was vainly ransacking the few bookstores of Granada for Ganivet's works. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z With land forces, fleets, and floating batteries, the combined resources of two great nations, this grim fortress was vainly besieged and bombarded. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Calculating the burdens with which the States of the world will emerge from the war, I vainly ask myself how they will cover military expenditures if competition in armaments remains unrestricted. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The Florentines, after vainly demanding their surrender, despatched an army against them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Upon Cambridgeshire accordingly this vainly gallant stand brought down the special vengeance of the conquerors. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z We read thus of God's redeemed people—"their works do follow them"—not to heaven for recompense, as some vainly imagine, but on the earth. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Tyranny, superstition, commerce, and inequality, were then first known, when reason vainly attempted to guide the wanderings of exacerbated passion. A Vindication of Natural Diet. 2012-02-02T03:04:34.883Z Here the refugees vainly tried to crowd the animals into the train. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Whilst these persons are vainly boasting of their respective conditions, they are encountered by three horrible spectres in the shape of dead human bodies covered with worms, who very severely reprove them for their arrogance. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z "You hunted vainly," said she, "because the owl flitted one night," and so left me in doubt. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z At the approach of night he became restless and excited, stretched his wings, and vainly attempted to escape. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z "Is there no other crossing?" she asked, straining her gaze vainly up and down the stream. A Romance of Wastdale 2012-02-01T03:00:11.227Z The chronicle of English tragedy finds its climax in the first act, with Shakespeare as its protagonist; henceforth, directed by his ghost, its action goes haltingly, vainly awaiting another climax and another protagonist. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z He vainly, with uplifted sword, endeavours to liberate himself from the grasp of Death. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z Then, while she vainly struggled to free herself from his touch, he continued his scrutiny of her face and form. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The English are beating their heads vainly against the impregnable fortresses down the river, erected by German genius. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z He was still vainly endeavouring to stop the bursts from the vein by the pressure of his fingers. A Romance of Wastdale 2012-02-01T03:00:11.227Z He succeeded in doing what they vainly attempted. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z She leaned with her shoulder against the paling and vainly tried to light a match on it. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z There, fifty yards away, was she for whom he and Bazuzu had vainly sought since morning. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z He went out and in without that happy mien of confidence which once Cynthia had been wont to resent, but for which she vainly hungered now. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z "Heaven send my journey does not end so vainly as his," I said solemnly. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z The girl was left untouched; was, it is said, carried out of danger by Robert Emmet himself, who had vainly attempted to stop the purposeless slaughter. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z Mr. Kelly looked at her, seeking vainly to trace out the form hidden under the folds of the domino. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z The birds hovered about the ships of the fleet, calling plaintively--here, at all events, were men recognisably belonging to the land they vainly sought. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Bentham could do no more than vainly writhe in convulsive movements of his limbs. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Then there was a sudden clamour, and as the Canarios ran forward Jefferson struggled vainly. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Of those two, one, in an office down by the harbour, ceaselessly and vainly, with a dreadful anxiety, asked "When?" The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z She remembered how one of these evil ones, the clergyman, after kneeling vainly at her feet, had cried, 'Sure, some invisible power protects your ladyship.' Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z It was the old lesson learned upon the ketch Perseverance which Stretton now repeated; and not vainly learned. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Shops closed and vainly offered “to let” tell a story of artificial expansion and consequent depression: the inevitable Nemesis of discounting the future. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z When he retired into the island which still bears his name, near the coast of Provence, vainly was it represented to him that it was a receptacle of venomous animals. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z I raged vainly over the problem, and the more because I knew that Ballester would reap prestige instead of shame if she did. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z At first he spent whole days vainly searching for a path. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z It was, he felt, not sensual passion; it was not love, since it was Grace Coulthurst he loved; and his confusion grew more confounded as he vainly strove to classify it. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z “What shall we do?” cried Ruth, vainly trying to get the umbrella to its proper shape. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z The big dog was vainly trying to make Nora see a nest of late sparrows. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z With such a record, Rome vainly puts herself among the friends of our free institutions. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z When I returned from France, I visited you, Sir, but finding myself after my late journey in a very different situation, I vainly imagined you would have called upon me. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z A masked man who strode in grasped her shoulder, and she struggled vainly as he drew her towards the door. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z Therefore came He vainly seeking fruit upon the Fig-Tree, "for the time of figs was not yet." The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z But neither bell nor knocker was visible, and the doctor, after banging vainly on the wood of the door, moved away, and walked slowly round the wall, seeking for another entrance. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z With dauntless courage they returned to the charge, and when another small fish was seen the gendarme drew his sword and vainly tried to stab it. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z The two older women were sewing, or rather vainly attempting to darn and patch their much-worn clothes, for the Republic saw fit to provide them with no new ones. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z She slid the sash back, and craned out, vainly trying to look over the gutter below the slates. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z What Tantalus is this, who health still craves So oft, yet vainly, from the refluent waves? The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z Trumpeters blew loud and discordant notes, nearly drowning the voices of the priests who vainly in the din tried to intone the canticles and psalms. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z “Hang the luck!” groaned Nat, vainly trying to start the car, which was plainly stalled. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z The vision still haunts him, and the prior vainly exhorts him in a duet to abandon all thought of the external, and to concentrate his attention on the inward and spiritual. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z Edie was walking in front with Harry Lewin, and Mrs. Meredith, attempting vainly to affect a becoming interest in the rector's conversation, was doing the proprieties at twenty paces. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Columbia, the name was, that merit decreed, But Fortune and Merit have never agreed— Yet the poets, alone, with commendable care Are vainly attempting the wrong to repair. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z It is said that St. Anthony of Padua was present at this conclave, and vainly tried to calm the excitement, but his voice was drowned in the clamour. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Emily’s sick mother coughed harder at every attempt she made to help the little one, while Mr. Sanders, the child’s grandfather, tried vainly to get water hot on a lukewarm stove. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z Anne, at the head of a small army under her tutor, the Marshal de Rieux, vainly tried to struggle against the French invaders. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z After vainly striving to keep together a dissolving army, General Washington, with a small but utterly devoted remnant, had retreated to contend with cold and starvation in their desolate winter quarters beyond the Delaware. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z But we, sad outcasts from our native reign, Driven from these shores, a poor deluded train, In distant wilds, conducted by despair, Seek, vainly seek, a hiding place from care! The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z A church recalling the Assisan Basilica may be vainly searched for in Germany or in Lombardy and this further fact inclines us to believe in the theory of M. Edouard Corroyer. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z A new set of stratagems was vainly tried to quiet my obstreperous inviter; and then mamma, as usual, gave up the point. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z "God!" thought the boy, as he vainly tried to sleep that night in the swelter of the over-crowded cabin. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Often I passed hours in scrutinizing every passer-by from the balcony of my window, hoping vainly to obtain a glimpse of the man whose image was engraven upon my heart. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The captain in charge of the boat—not Captain Bogue, but a vainly dressed fellow from the East—was accompanied by a woman, more gaudily attired than himself, whom he introduced as his wife. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The tall man started to follow, fumbling vainly in his pocket as he did so, then drew up with a suppressed cry of pain and turned to his rescuers. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z I vainly endeavoured to balance against these his late boast of his immense possessions, and the improbability of a wreck so sudden. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z With a gasp which she struggled vainly to suppress, the girl reeled back and stood leaning for support against the rough timbers of the stable. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Such was the reasoning of our four Romans as regards Prince T-, for whom they vainly sought in every hole and corner. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z For this requite my husband, nor let me vainly long; He should not pay the forfeit, if I did Brunhild wrong. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Colonel, the retriever, barked himself hoarse, trying vainly to jump up into the buggy, his tail wagging in eager welcome. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z The view was terrible; but, once seen, I vainly endeavoured to avert my eye. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z As he defied all the vicious animosities of the Spooner tribe, the court-room held its breath, and young Newt waited vainly for his kinsmen to rise en masse and silence his anathemas with a volley. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z The chiefs, after vainly reminding their men that their country was still in bondage, and that it was the duty of all to prepare for another struggle to free her, found themselves nearly alone. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Then afresh all vainly wept noble Siegfried's wife. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Poor little wild ducks, there they lay, rising and falling as the tiny waves splashed gently against the shore, as if vainly seeking to rouse them once more to flight. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z Upon a low stool, close by the expiring embers, sat a woman, vainly trying to still the hoarse cry of an infant. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Meanwhile, I limped about the deck, hoping to come across a chair labelled "Odell," and vainly searching I met a deck-steward. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Here and there began now to gleam other torches, vainly struggling to conquer the darkness of the night. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Old letters! wipe away the tear For vows and hopes so vainly worded? A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z The eye stretches vainly to define the objects that fancy sometimes suggests, and the ear is strained to discriminate the sounds, real or unreal, that seem to mingle in the uncertain distance. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Thus, for example, we were eye-witnesses of how he vainly attempted to induce two native boys to carry our bananas as far as our place of disembarkation. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z His reason vainly argued that it was not the officer who was seeking Alicia, but the latter who was keeping him in her home, cutting him off from his old friendships. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z As I distrust my own half-barometical measurements, I have vainly implored travellers, these fifty years past, to have a new series of trigonometrical observations made of the summit of Chimborazo. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z And vainly are we fenced about From peril, day and night, The awful rapids must be shot, Our shallop is but slight; So pray, when parting, we descry A cheering beacon-light. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Thirty years were vainly spent in the endeavour to clear up this issue, a process rendered all the more arduous by Lord Londonderry's having peremptorily possessed himself of his father's papers after death. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Poor Jimmy was so rushed by his eager friends that he was frustrated in his design of asking for a second helping of chocolate pudding, and was hurried away protesting vainly against such unseemly haste. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z She had vainly asked him to announce her visit; and he had even refused to accept her card for his Prince. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Our great art critic draws a touching picture of the man of genius, toiling painfully through his early years of obscurity and neglect, yearning vainly for the peace and time requisite for producing great works. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z A shrieking Laocoon could not be produced in marble, but only a figure with the mouth open vainly endeavouring to shriek; a Laocoon whose voice has stuck in his throat, vox faucibus haesit. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z I vainly question memory for some such picture of him, at this stage of his adventure, as would have been certain to hang itself, for reasons of wonder and envy again, in my innermost cabinet. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z Up-stairs in the peak of the roof, in the broken skylight, hung a man, old, feeble, and gasping for breath, struggling vainly to get out. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z At the end of a fortnight he was well again, though a prey to extreme dejection, from which his relations and friends vainly strove to rouse him. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Three years had I been vainly seeking some humble form of employment, when, urged by a terrible necessity in the beginning of 1804, I sent a letter and verses to M. Lucien Bonaparte. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Very soon she cut her finger, and scoured the walls vainly in search of cobweb ligature. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The time will come, ’tis ushered by my sighs, When I may shape the dark, but vainly bid True light restore that form, those looks, that smile. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z What that grievance was, and what was their story, a whole generation had tried vainly to find out. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z Vain Youth, he says misguided by a Knave, By some dull Blockhead tempted from thy rest; The worldly Grandeur thou dost vainly crave, Is nought but Noise and Foolishness at best. Selected Poems (1685-1700) 2011-12-27T03:00:09.253Z This man visited Mr. Lisle most evenings, played at chess with him, and gradually acquired an influence over his client which that weak gentleman had once or twice feebly but vainly endeavored to shake off. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z His adversaries vainly endeavoured to gain him by favour, for as court-marshal and senator he was still more hostile to the dominant patricians who followed the adventurous policy of Magnus de la Gardie. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Surely thy thoughts are humble and devout, Flower of the pensive gold! for why should heaven Deny to thee his noblest boon of thought, If to Earth’s demigods ’tis vainly given? Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z "Find me a way from this fearful place," I begged at last, when I had vainly sought escape by boat. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z A slight shudder of cold and melancholy ran through the company, which those who were heated with dancing or wine vainly strove to resist. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z "Restore—give back," screamed the attorney, vainly struggling to dissemble the agitation which convulsed him—"that—that—which you have purloined from the chest of drawers!" Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z And her pathway is marked by the overthrow of dogmas by which man vainly undertook to enslave the mind. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The reactionaries of the different countries vainly declare that democratic triumph is a sign of degeneracy. Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice 2011-12-24T03:08:02.973Z Sunday after Sunday in May the gates were surrounded by immense crowds who waited there vainly, hour after hour. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z While the duke continued this drawling, learned, endless disquisition, Don Rosendo evinced by his eyes and gestures that he was consumed with an anxiety which he vainly strove to conceal. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The depreciation against which it vainly strove was not confined to the lower species, such as pfennige and heller. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z They consume themselves with subtle speculations and sterile efforts, they fear, they tremble, they doubt, and they vainly seek for a certainty that cannot be found in this life. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z A rough, wild looking country-man was standing at my door, holding the bridle of a shaggy pony that bore signs of heavy travelling; and the man had been trying vainly to get into my house. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z There was no way out; she seemed to be turning round and round in a narrow cage and beating herself vainly against the bars. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z When the mail arrives, the two officials, with the aid of an obliging trooper, vainly endeavour to sort the letters and newspapers quickly enough to satisfy the crowd, all eager for news from home. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Do I know all that you are doing, when I am looking vainly for you at your seven aunts'? Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z I went to bed indoors with fever; X, however, still preferred to sleep out in the tent in pools of water, which the men vainly endeavoured to keep out by digging trenches all round. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z He had to beg pardon through a knot of people pleading vainly for tables in the circle. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Holt, aware that he stood alone, saw the girl go past him carrying a big black bird that struggled with vainly beating wings. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z A few holes later, as Robinson vainly poked a 6-iron around in some tall grass beside the fairway looking for one of his balls, he conjured a vision of Benton Harbor’s future. Now That the Factories Are Closed, It?s Tee Time in Benton Harbor, Mich. 2011-12-15T17:00:08Z I remained in the study for some time, a prey to the most violent excitement, in which the emotions of grief and remorse struggled vainly against the intoxicating belief that Babiole loved me. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z The defeat of Naseby, whose importance the Queen and her friends vainly endeavoured to minimize, was followed by the hardly less disastrous day of Philiphaugh, when Montrose was overwhelmed by an army of the Covenant. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z "You can have him!" snapped Alice, with a flare of temper that she regretted instantly, and the more sincerely since she knew that Winifred had long been angling vainly and desperately for the Senator. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z He sought vainly for some story to account for his being out in the fog and far from home without a hat. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z But I still felt, vainly, indeed, some hope that the people would see the futility of supporting Greeley, and of placing me at the head of the ticket. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z He vainly attempted to form himself for the more lucrative profession of the law. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z It was the son of whom the old man was thinking with such poignant regret; he, whom all three in the barn were vainly trying to follow in their inexperience of travel. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z She came back speedily with a look of anxiety vainly resisted. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z His father was much annoyed at the determination of his son to pursue science, and vainly attempted to force him into the clerical profession. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z But, since we ne'er can charm away The mandate of that awful day, Why do we vainly weep at fate, And sigh for life's uncertain date? The Odes of Anacreon 2011-12-08T03:00:29.763Z And the next afternoon, that sombre February day, she stood in the window still remembering, still vainly wrestling and puzzling, when a taxi drew up at the door, and Gwen stepped out. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z There was a woman halfway down vainly attempting to escort four children, all of small stature. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The animal on feeling the movements of the fly, rubs its nose against the ground, or, carrying it low, darts off at a rapid pace, vainly endeavouring to escape from its tormentor. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z This is a night of nectar, but I spent it vainly With yonder boorish Herdsman! Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z The lamp with feeble yellow light made monstrous shadows of the huge features it sought vainly to illuminate. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Not vainly do they say that God often derives good from evil. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z Give me a sum down,” he muttered, thinking vainly of the handsome sum he had several times refused. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z It seemed to him that it was all a hideous nightmare, from which he vainly struggled to shake himself free. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z After vainly beseeching high heaven and all the gods to restore his lost Eurydice, Orpheus decides to brave the realms of Pluto. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Against this despair he vainly struggled, hoping that perhaps Frederick had not resolved upon this terrible step. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z His land was cracking open, it parted in tortuous grooves, forming a thousand mouths which vainly awaited a swallow of water. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z The Colonel sought for words and sought vainly. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z "Magistrates and mobs, priests and Sheriffs, courts and parsons all vainly combined to divert them from their object," writes one of their historians. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z It takes on a new and greater meaning, for Aida is a captive slave, an exile, and the music reminds us of some great longing that vainly strives to express itself. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Every one of the seven women looked unhappy and Mr. Stuart tried vainly to conceal a sense of uneasiness. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z Proofs for it are vainly sought in Scripture and Tradition. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z She had raised her face at his entrance, and was vainly endeavouring to dry her tears. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z He returned to England in 1677 to settle his private affairs, and stayed on making friends with the leaders of the Opposition, and vainly trying to obtain a seat in the House of Commons. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z Now must I trust to your discretion, for if you speak vainly and boastfully of this thing, then am I undone. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z While Barbara who had even more evidence against the Countess Sophia tried vainly to fit together the pieces of this most mysterious puzzle. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z And one must not forget among Jefferson's feminine acquaintances the old Comtesse de la Rochefoucauld, dignified, sarcastic, a terrible bore at times, whom on many occasions he vainly tried to avoid. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Monday was her day of wrath; you might almost have fancied that she had used a bit of her superfluous soap in vainly trying to rub the rust from her already tarnished hopes. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z When the shotted frog vainly attempted to leave the earth, he shrugged his shoulders "like a Frenchman." Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z The most serious ones were in the head, and I vainly tried to close them with one hand, whilst holding on with the other. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z Ruth and Barbara vainly tried to charm away her sulks by paying her special attention, but she merely curled her lip scornfully, and left the veranda soon after on plea of headache. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z He vainly tries to find a parallel to them in Christian use of fire-arms,—proper for defence, improper for unprovoked assault. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z |
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