| 单词 | vesper |
| 例句 | I see night women in doorways, monks chanting vespers, and here is the great boom of Big Ben, This is the BBC Overseas Service and here is the news. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There was a rule against running, and anyway, he ought to have been at vespers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At the sound of vespers I moved across the campus with groups of students, walking slowly, their voices soft in the mellow dusk. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Lily was quiet during the entire ride, whereas my mother chatted nervously, giving advice about curfews and the procedure for receiving a gentleman caller and housemothers and vespers on Wednesdays. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Bells call them to vespers, to matins, to noonday prayer. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the back, behind where a priest would have stood to lead vespers, was strung a banner. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The kinglets, who were just back from the south, sang their vespers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z When we heard the bells in Southwark ringing vespers, we. were reluctant to return—not just the country boy, I think, but all of us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Full of quotations from his previous works, and from the Russian Orthodox vespers, the score suggests a return to Russia and to the past. Review: Liam Scarlett’s ‘Symphonic Dances’ Celebrates a Ballerina 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z On another occasion, I ordered a vesper and got a negroni. Intermezzo Carmine: Pioneer Square’s new cocktail spot 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Appearing in a jazz vespers service at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, he leads a band featuring Cyrus Chestnut, a jazz pianist with a strong foundation in gospel music. Jazz Listings for June 5-11 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z In the vespers, Monteverdi allowed excessive sensuality of religious devotion an erotic component. Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo,' the first modern opera, has lessons for digital age 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z This recording offers his 2012 vespers cantata, “Hesperus Is Phosphorus,” performed by the Philadelphia forces that commissioned it: the Crossing, the superb contemporary-music vocal ensemble, and Network for New Music. Classical Playlist: Lewis Spratlan, Beethoven and Brahms 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Brevity was evidently not a Rosenmüller hallmark, and “doing a complete vespers,” Ms. Toth wrote, “would be a very full evening.” Review: Ending the Year With a Pair of Early-Music Ensembles 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z It was “a collection of music that was almost certainly performed at Venetian vespers services,” Gwendolyn Toth, the group’s director, explained in program notes. Review: Ending the Year With a Pair of Early-Music Ensembles 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z From these, a Marian vespers service can be devised in a variety of ways, according to scholarship and tradition. Music Review: Worth a Reprise at Age 401 2011-01-04T01:02:28Z The free exhibition is the first of two events at the church — noted for its jazz vesper services and its devotion to jazz and jazz musicians — in celebration of Hinton’s life and music. Spare Times for Feb. 1-7 2013-01-31T23:16:48Z In Quebec City, the 17th-century monastery Le Monastère des Augustines provides rooms in the original cloister, breakfast served in silence, workshops in painting and opportunities to hear the nuns singing vespers. Your Next Trip Might Change Your Life 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The spring birder may see trumpeter swans, secretive vesper sparrows, indigo buntings and blue-winged warblers. Birds by the Billions: A Guide to Spring’s Avian Parade 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Gardiner recalled that when he began conducting Monteverdi vespers in the 1960s, the repertory “was not at all on people’s musical horizons.” Monteverdi Set Human Emotion to Music 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Led by Monsignor Guido Marini, this team coordinates the pope’s liturgical events: Masses, vespers, anything requiring props and public prayer. Who’s that with Pope Francis? The seven kinds of people you meet in a papal entourage. 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z For anyone who regularly takes a moment at dusk to give thanks for sunlight hours as they slip away, vespers comes earlier and earlier heading into fall. Wild sounds: Jazz improv and field recordings mix for ‘End of Summer Sound Vespers’ 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z It is no coincidence that "Orfeo" and the vespers open with the same brass fanfare. Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo,' the first modern opera, has lessons for digital age 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Green Mountain returned every year with either the 1610 Vespers or a pastiche vespers service using Italian music of the period, mostly by Monteverdi. Early Music and Its Future 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Moore was known on campus as a powerful speaker, tasked as first captain with addressing the student body during weekday vespers in the cavernous chapel with its stained-glass windows depicting historical military scenes. Wes Moore tried to run away from military school. It changed his life instead. 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z In the afternoon, he presides at a vespers service in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Quebec City. Pope, winding up Canada trip, visits historic churches 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Presiding would have required standing, kneeling and holding aloft a monstrance, a heavy gold vessel used to hold the communion host during vespers. Pope attends year-end service but does not preside as expected 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z It was my vespers, my evening prayer, my way of honoring creation and the sacred. Opinion | The last swifts of summer 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Francis had been scheduled to say a Mass on Sunday morning and a vespers service on Monday. Pope appeals for Rome homeless as number of dead from cold rises 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z Both the vespers and the Mass require the main celebrant to stand for most of the service. Pope misses leading New Year services because of leg pain flare-up 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Francis will also celebrate New Year’s Eve vespers and New Year’s Day Mass in the basilica. Pope’s Midnight Mass to start early to respect COVID curfew 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Nilsson and her colleagues hypothesize that swifts on their vesper flights are working according to what is called the many-wrongs principle. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Pope Francis has rounded out the most problematic year of his papacy by presiding over a vespers service and praying before the Vatican's giant sand sculpture Nativity scene. World welcomes 2019 with prayers, politics, music and fireworks 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Monday’s service starts a busy week for the pope, which includes a Christmas Day message and blessing, a 26 December prayer, New Year’s Eve vespers and a New Year’s Day mass. Pope uses Christmas homily to decry modern consumerism 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z At the vespers, Re read a sermon the pope had prepared, giving thanks for the kindness people have shown others in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Pope misses leading New Year services because of leg pain flare-up 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z The 82-year-old pope’s schedule also includes a Christmas Day message and blessing, a Dec. 26 prayer, New Year’s Eve vespers and a Jan. 1 Mass. Pope celebrates Christmas at home as deputy presides in Iraq 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Then the ascent began: five minutes later they were out of sight, and their vesper flights took them to heights of up to 6,000 feet. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z The security officials said Zeinoun was dying when monks went to his cell in the small hours to fetch him for vespers. Egypt prosecutors probing monk's death in desert monastery 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z In a saffron vesper, mixed with gin, vodka, and Lillet, it’s too intense—like taking a glug from a perfume bottle in your grandmother’s bathroom—but in desserts it’s more subtle, an intoxicating footnote. At Sofreh, a Prolific Home Cook Brings Persian Fare to Prospect Heights 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z I saw the world proclaim itself an unlit vesper candle while a crow flew into the tip of it, sleek black match, burning. “Whatever Else” 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z The two were often split between the morning and vesper services. The intersection of church and state, at Boren and Pine 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z But Buurma made another discovery: Swifts weren’t just making vesper flights in the evenings. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z O’Shaughnessy out of school for skipping Sunday vespers to drink beer in the woods. So Many People Want to See the Tommies and the Johnnies 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z The weekend events included twilight vespers, panel discussions on the meaning of mission work today, and Sunday worship services. Those Imperialistic Christian Missionaries 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Evenings include theme nights, square dancing and vespers among other things. How to Go to Summer Camp in Retirement 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Better to be hearing the bullying jays or cardinals singing their vespers, however, than to have a fearsome T-rex peering in at you through your upstairs windows at daybreak, ready for breakfast. ‘Dinosaurs Among Us’ Retraces an Evolutionary Path 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Their vesper flights take them to the top of what is called the convective boundary layer. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z A native of Shinnston, Nuzum was first saved at the age of 9 at a church camp in Farmington and then felt the call to preach at the age of 12 at a vesper circle. West Virginia family is full of pastors 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z The vespers service on Tuesday was conceived to celebrate the palace’s 500th anniversary and the chapel’s musical heritage. Palace of Henry VIII Holds First Catholic Service in Nearly 500 Years 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Advent jazz vespers, an age-old tradition with a new twist. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z And via the Associated Press, some details about St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where the pope will take part in a vespers service Thursday evening. Pope Francis’s visit: Facts, figures and quotes 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z These ascents are called vespers flights, or vesper flights, after the Latin vesper for evening. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Francis’ then took his motorcade along Fifth Avenue for the vespers service at St. Patrick’s. Pope Francis comes to New York City 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Then it was time for evening vespers, with music, readings and prayers filling the cathedral’s vast spaces. Pope Francis given rockstar welcome in New York to close historic day in US 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Two well-known Cuban dissidents say the Vatican invited them to attend the pope's vespers service at the Cathedral of Havana but Cuban security agents detained them and temporarily held them so they could not go. The Latest: Pope Francis retires to residence of Papal Ambassador in Havana 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z The pontiff spoke off the cuff about the virtues of poverty at an evening vespers service in the San Cristobal Cathedral before a meeting with Cuban young people. Pope meets Fidel Castro after delivering jab against communist system 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Vespers are evening devotional prayers, the last and most solemn of the day, and I have always thought “vesper flights” the most beautiful phrase, an ever-falling blue. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z It included both young and old — from near and far — all hoping to catch a glimpse of the Holy Father on his way to a 6:45 p.m. vespers service at St Pat’s. Pope Francis comes to New York City 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement The deans of colleges in the archdiocese and priests who serve on councils and archdiocesan committees were promised tickets for vespers, and retired priests were also invited. How the Lucky Few (Thousand) Got Tickets to See Pope Francis 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The Vatican said that Francis would also visit with a group of homeless people while he is in the US capital, before heading to New York, where he will celebrate vespers at St Patrick’s Cathedral. Will Pope Francis chew coca leaves during his Bolivia trip? 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Several leaders of neighboring churches will participate in the vespers service. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z When I read the news and grieve, my mind has more than once turned to vesper flights, to the strength and purpose that can arise from the collaboration of numberless frail and multitudinous souls. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Francis opened his remarks during the Thursday vespers service greeting his “Muslim brothers and sisters” and expressing sorrow “in the face of tragedy” suffered near Mecca, where a horrific stampede left 700 people dead. Pope Francis comes to New York City 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Great vespers will be celebrated by Antiochian Orthodox clergy and faithful. Religion events from around the Washington area I’m running up a staircase toward a cathedral at vesper hour, the sky orange and filled with red dragons, whose shadows slide across the flagstone steps like sperm in war regalia. Is Dark Souls II The Worst Game Ever Made? 2014-04-25T18:27:00Z Schola Cantorum will lead solemn Gregorian vespers, sung in Latin with Renaissance and later motets. Religion events from around the Washington area 2014-03-28T04:13:04Z For years we thought vesper flights were simply swifts flying higher up to sleep on the wind. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Advent vespers by the Choir of the Basilica in the Upper Church. Washington area religion events 2013-12-21T04:36:40Z Advent vespers are held each Sunday through Christmas by the Choir of the Basilica in the Upper Church. Washington area religion events 2013-12-14T04:05:59Z Advent vespers will be sung each Sunday through Christmas by the Choir of the Basilica in the Upper Church at the National Shrine. Washington area religion events 2013-11-29T23:58:43Z Lunch, another vote, vespers and an 8 p.m. dinner are also on the schedule. Pope Choice Is Just One Challenge 2013-03-11T22:18:49Z My own private vespers felt a little like counting the steps up a flight of steep stairs. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z That coordinator, Bill Belichick, arrived like Savonarola around vespers and began gathering firewood. Essay: Art Modell and the One-Way Street Out of Cleveland 2012-09-12T15:38:45Z The timetable includes seven services, starting before daybreak and ending with vespers at dusk. The monastery internship that could change your life 2012-09-07T16:51:44Z His respect for the goodly company of the monks of Irelagh detained him until their adjournment to vespers, when he set forward on his return to Innisfallen. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z All unwillingly say I vespers and compline; more fain were I to lead a happy life of gaiety and love. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The sun was westering, and in the golden air they lowered their voices for a thrush that was singing his vespers upon a moldering wooden cross. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z I did, yesterday at vespers," answered the girl; "but you were abroad; and the people laughed, as if I had done a folly. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z If possible, he is to hear mass daily, and on feast-days to attend church at vespers. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z At length, on a sudden turn in the road, the breeze wafted toward us the sound of the chapel-bell, ringing, we supposed, for vespers. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z If I have to be a nun longer I shall die of the pains of love before vespers.’” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The monotonous iterance of a little vesper bell somewhere in the valley, hidden by the orchard bowers, added the finishing touch. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z At the end of Lazarus is a stage direction to the effect that if the performance has been given at matins, Lazarus should proceed with the Te Deum, if at vespers, with the Magnificat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The ceremony of pious whippings, one of the penances of the convents, still takes place at the time of vespers in the oratory of the Padre Caravita and in another church in Rome. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Another thing characteristic of the place, the tinkling of many bells, calling to vespers--though I found the sound fall pleasantly on the evening air--was as little to their taste. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z I was at vespers!—I was washing, I was starching, I was scouring, I was quilting——God help me! The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2012-03-28T02:00:26.907Z The seven canonical hours are matins and lauds, the first, third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline. 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 Above all this—even, as it were the foundation of the whole—two hours were appointed for daily mental prayer, one after matins and the other by day, ordinarily between one and two, before vespers. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z Since the 6th century the number and order of the hours have been fixed thus: matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, vespers, compline. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The same, for the recitation of the "Hail, Holy Queen," at vespers, when one prays for the needs of the Church. The Manifestation of the Miraculous Medal A Brief Account of Its History and of the Establishment of the Association 2012-02-25T03:00:11.277Z As I rode, the whippoorwill called after me from the darkening woods; the crickets began from every tuft, and far away I heard the solitary hermit at vespers in the still pines. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Late after vespers, the king of France had not more about him 435 than sixty men, every one included. 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 Shortly before his death he was roused from the stupor which clouded his mind, by the ringing of the vesper bell of a neighbouring church. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z Compline, technically 9 P.M., but usually combined with vespers, is a prayer for protection during the darkness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Soon the bell tinkled for vespers, and Gerard entered the church of the convent and from his place heard a service sung so exquisitely it seemed the choir of heaven. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Now, as I sat a-thinking by the window, below me the robins in all the trees had begun their wild-wood vespers—hymns 27 of the true thrush, though not rounded with a thrush's elegance. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z We like to stray into the old cathedrals at evening, and hear the choir chanting vespers; or to wander about them at night, and see the moonlight falling on the ancient towers. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z After the vesper hour, that is, three in Summer and two in Winter, there was no work on the Eves of Holy-days of Obligation. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z When noon's high mass is over, Muse in the silent aisles; Wait for the coming vespers In which new promise smiles. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z In imagination he heard the vesper bells, and then he wondered no longer. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z For now, amid the Grand Chartreuse, Carthusian monks reside; Whose lives are passed, from man recluse, In scourging human pride; In matins, vespers, aves, creeds, With crosses, masses, prayers, and beads. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z There we love to sit especially at twilight, when the priests are chanting vespers, and listen to their songs, and think of the absent and the dead. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The evening sunlight travelled over the ivy on the discoloured wall, and glittered on the leaves of the tall fruit-trees, in whose thick foliage the birds were still singing their vespers. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Chimes for High Mass, ringing for Angelus, the three strokes for vespers left the bells but little rest; far and near they told out the familiar tones, understood for centuries past. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z When the vesper bell rang she would say, "Remember, that is the signal for our evening worship." Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z The other replied that the Brothers of the Good Red Nose were to assemble after vespers to celebrate the deliverance of the commune by the women and girls in olden time. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z However sung, the song, which makes the uplands tuneful all day and every day from April to August, does not vary its quality, which is as fine as the vesper sparrow's. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Then comes the Bell Chorus, so named because the church bell calls them to vespers. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z She could only go to vespers when the farm-servant was left in charge of the house; and he had stipulated that he should go once a fortnight to Saint Jean-de-Mont to his sister, a deaf-mute. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z They heard the vesper bell ringing in the distance. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z Ulenspiegel stretched a rope between the two willows and danced upon it one Sunday after vespers, so well that all the crowd of vagabonds applauded him with both hand and voice. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Listen for him some evening after sunset when his simple vesper hymn, clear, plaintive, sweet, rings from the bush where he perches especially for the performance. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z My branches poise upon the air, Like soft and level wings; My trembling leaves the wind awakes To a harp of emerald strings— Or thro' the violet silences A golden vesper sings. A Hundred and Sixty Books by Washington Authors Some Other Writers Who are Contributors to Periodical Literature, Lines Worth Knowing by Heart 2011-11-27T03:00:12.497Z After the vespers all stand about the pile of shrub and wood, the newly married during the year making the first row. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z Think of the cheerless mass or vespers vouchsafed to him,—no friendly face, no brother voice, to sweeten worship. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z But the pilgrim, passing swiftly upon his road, came upon Amis about the hour of vespers, and they saluted each the other. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z And when evening shadows soften Chancel-cross, and tower, and aisle, It shall blend its vesper summons With the day's departing smile. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Any one who has rambled along the Maritime Alps, and has heard from some lofty eminence the convent bell ringing for matins, vespers, and midnight prayers, will long remember the sweet yet melancholy sounds. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z At church special vespers are sung and there is much emphasis laid upon special selections from the prophets which are also sung. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z No familiar bells sounded for matins or vespers. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z At the hour of vespers the bird returned to the orchard, and lighting upon the branch was fast taken in the net. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z The old monk was on a little eminence at the door of his chapel, clapping two boards together to call his flock to vespers. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z This again is followed by vespers, with a special anthem; after which the altar is stripped in silence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z From vespers till past midnight the attack and defence went on; in the Piazza, in the church, and through the cloisters raged the fight, while riot and murder wantoned through the streets of the city. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z Like the vesper sparrows, these birds sometimes build a plain, grassy nest, unprotected by overhanging bush, flat upon the ground. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Early in the morning he came, when monks chant their matins, and again in the evening, a little after vespers. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z She went over to the vesper service at the little church across the fields. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z But at vespers, thinking to himself that ale was precious stuff to set before devils, he put instead in that place a great bowl of clear water. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Virginia's acquaintance was made almost instantly by three pale-faced curates, and so well did their friendship prosper, that they soon sang at nightfall with her a beautiful vesper hymn. The New Paul and Virginia Positivism on an Island 2011-10-08T02:00:25.133Z In this cartoon the Church is personified by the figure of the Pope holding in one hand a sabre, and, in the other, a paper with the words Bulls, crusades, Sicilian vespers, St. Bartholomew. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z At the hour of vespers our good General arrived, with fifty foot soldiers, very much fatigued. The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 2011-09-24T02:00:14.187Z After the service was over Graham went out with the children, while Shirley lingered to play over an accompaniment for a girl who was going to sing at the vesper service that afternoon. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z And for the rest getting much honest gain, profiting in health, and, at vespers, drinking bruinbier with a will in the inn of Pensaert. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z One day the nuns assembled as usual for vespers or evening prayers, and just as they were all going into chapel the Superior discovered that she had left her psalm-book upstairs, locked in her writing-table. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z The vesper hymn was being sung, when a candle at the altar set fire to the draperies surrounding the image of the Virgin Mary. Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre A thrilling personal experience! Brooklyn's horror. Wholesale holocaust at the Brooklyn, New York, Theatre, on the night of December 5th, 1876 2011-09-13T02:00:36.647Z After vespers—Juliette had attended that service and had then gone to the "parlour"—the Sister Superior entered my cell. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z It seemed a wonderful supper to them all, eaten out there under the trees, with the birds beginning their vesper songs and the stars peeping out slyly. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z At vespers he sang anew, but no maid came. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z The priests were just having vespers as we went in, and there was scarcely a person in the cathedral beside. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z In calm weather and in stormy the voices of the mariners chanting their matins and vespers rose from the lonely sea. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z In 1479, on All Saints' day, at the moment when this tale opens, vespers were just over in the cathedral of Tours. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z “In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud, It perched for vespers nine, Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white, Glimmered the white moonshine.” Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z And at vespers the lady Gonde, leaving the great hall to go to the kitchen for the ordering of supper, on opening the door saw Toon before her. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Yesterday while trying the roan steed he rode to Volmontovichi; he merely rode along the highway, but he saw many titmice, for they were coming from vespers. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Mass at 5 p.m. and vespers at 7 p.m., and spend more time in solitary prayer or study. With No More Cowboys Taking Vows, Monastery Quits the Cattle Business 2011-08-13T22:57:11Z Tattoo sounded in the barracks opposite; vespers were being sung in the lodgment; fragments of the verses floated through the open window. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z All in the twilight sweet with the hearth-smoke, Homeward we go riding while the vesper bells ring. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Who works well from daybreak drinks the better for it at vespers. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z So far, I have not heard any music in Italy which satisfied me, except once the vespers of the nuns in one of the churches here; it is all too loud, rapid, and theatrical. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z I have often seen nearly as many officiating priests, as worshippers, at matins and vespers. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z The dank mists of evening fell thickly on the mountain, the vesper bell must presently ring, Donatus had been listening for it all the way. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z I must go, the vesper service begins again at one o'clock. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Those who had known him in former days, rubicund, carrying a good paunch and a joyous face, wont to tell his matins with bottles and his vespers with flagons, would certainly never have recognized him. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Now, it happened that day it was again St. John’s Eve, and again they were all at vespers singing: “He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and exalted the humble.” The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z We were strolling together near the hour of vespers towards the old, venerable church, and we could hear from a distance the chords of its little harmonium. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z At this moment the vesper bell rang out and up from Burgeis; now they will ring here too-- He listened, his heart throbbed once, twice, thrice, all was still. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z When they reached Kj�g� it was three hours past vespers, and after burgher bedtime. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z Thou shalt read us the Holy Scripture before St. Clement's altar; we have heard neither vespers nor mass for three days. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z Violante returns flushed with success, and reaches vespers in time to sing Magnificat. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z As the curtain rises Blanche is seen in the chapel kneeling as the priest is finishing the chanting of the vesper service. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z The vesper bells rang out, each in a separate note, from the valleys far and near; only up here was it dumb. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z To-night Isabel's thoughts wandered back to an earlier Sunday in Venice—in St. Mark's—when they had gone together to vespers. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z We will hear our vespers at St. Nicholas. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z Neither of the cousins stirred until the song was finished, when a robin in the nearest elm began his vespers. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Immediately after this change in the course, the people sang the vesper hymn, as usual, which, in that mild sea, they often deferred until the hour when the watch below sought their hammocks. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z You may go at your pleasure into the convent-garden so long as the brethren are at vespers or at their meals, but you must never on any account go outside the convent-walls. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z The vesper hymn, far swollen, soft and full, Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z The people themselves had rung the bell for vespers, and had dragged a monk into the church in order to compel him to sing the Av�, despite the interdict of bishop and pope. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z The Angelus bell had just rung, and it lacked a full half hour yet before vespers, when Mr. Hamlin lounged into the old Mission church. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z "I have been here since we sang the vesper hymn." Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z "We are not afraid of life, we are not afraid of children and the Catholic Church approves of that," she said as she waited for Pope Benedict's vespers service to begin. Pope Wraps Up Croatia Visit 2011-06-05T18:55:05Z "But I always go to vespers, Colonel Clark." Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Roland, to whom these simple vespers had brought back vivid recollections from his own childhood, now thought it was time for him, also, to say "good-night" and take his departure. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z There was a dim rain-washed painting upon the wall, a faint vista of fountains and gardens, the lilac-trees were blooming behind it, and the vesper song of the nuns reached his ears. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z She had said that only we ever noticed the special quality in the vesper song. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z Her rose maids of honor, in filmiest laces, Loitered and lingered in shy woodland places; And white-vested lilies were ever at prayer; Their vespers, the perfume that sweetened the air. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z She would be starting to vespers with Thomas perhaps, just as Clark would be mounting the porch steps. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Borne through the pomp to the steps of the high altar, Charles knelt down and returned thanks to God for the happy termination of his journey, and joined in the vesper service of the brotherhood. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The hour approacheth, when, as their stems incline, The flowers evaporate like an incense urn, And sounds and scents in the vesper breezes turn; A melancholy waltz—and a drowsiness divine. The Flowers of Evil 2011-05-15T02:00:07.523Z My vespers were done, and I was bethinking me of retiring to rest, when I heard the plaintive voice of Ethel beseeching me to let her come within my tent. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z “Whence come ye, daughters? long astray: ’Tis but an hour, they tell, Since we did chant the vesper hymn, And list the vesper bell. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z "I must to vespers, Colonel Clark, but I shall hasten back; you can wait here for me." Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z The big, white, August moon was rising as she drove slowly homeward, and the nightingales sang its vesper lay in the scented hedge-rows. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z To go afterwards to vespers, To celebrate them gracefully; To retire afterwards to rest In the place which he occupies; 126. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, January 1865 2011-04-19T02:00:18.103Z On Sunday he attended service in the parish church, accompanied by the Protestant members of the house-party; and in the evening he was present at the Catholic service of vespers in Lord Bute's private chapel. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z "It would be a very cozy place for drinking the vesper wine," said Master Spazzo half sadly at the idea of that which was to come. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z Thou wert not present at vespers, maiden; and, at the bidding of thy noble mother, I have sought thee to learn why of late thy thoughts are more given to earthly than to heavenly things. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Bizarre vespers followed, sung falsetto and consisting of a medley of extracts from all the vespers of the year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Why, I saw her yesterday going to vespers in the loveliest Belgian blue velvet suit mine eyes have ever beheld. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z Henry, if you design to take me to the convent to-night, we shall be too late—the gate's shut at vespers. Fontainbleau 2011-03-30T02:00:17.797Z So he let the monks sing their vespers, and drank on, all alone. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z Twice holy was the Sabbath-bell: The silent streets were crowded well With staid and pious companies, Warm from their fireside orat’ries; And moving, with demurest air, To even-song, and vesper prayer. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z It was a fête day, and they had been to vespers, putting their shoes on at the church door and removing them when they came out. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z I’m free to say that if my own friend Self had been clad in such Consider-the-Lilies raiment, I’d have gone to vespers dancing!” Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z “You may, but Mercedes and I are going to vespers,” she replied, and soon after the two sisters retired to their rooms. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z "Excuse me," said the Abbot, "we must now go to vespers, will you come with us?" Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z And thou hast heard the vesper hymn That stirred the balmy air, When, as the shadows grew more dim, The pious met in prayer. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z We got there just as vespers were over, and we found the verger very willing to show us about. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z I don’t think very many people saw it, for it was only to chapel and vespers and——” A laugh interrupted her. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z The grass had taken on its peculiar evening shade of green; the sunlight was yellow and amber, the stillness so universal and complete that all nature seemed to await in reverence the vesper hour. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z La Salle reached his chapel, recited vespers in the arrogant voice which made him feared, and returned to his quarters. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Many of you have listened to those Sunday afternoon talks in the Children's Temple, and afterwards gone to the vesper service in the Hall of Philosophy. Stories of Great Men 2011-02-21T03:00:07.643Z As regularly as evening came, I descended the path to the village, and, as the bell tolled out the vespers, I was crossing the little grass plot to the cottage. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z For they were required to attend chapel and vespers and didn’t like the implication that they neglected their duty. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z Only the whip-poor-will's lonesome cry—the vesper bell of the birds—rang out at long intervals from the dark willows fringing a far-away stream. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z When he reached the chapel of Ste. Anne vespers had not concluded, for the office was there recited with greater reverence and detail than in the church of Ste. Mary Bonsecours. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z The archbishop answered with words as scornful as their own, and took his way to the minster to attend vespers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z For it is the first summons to vespers, soon followed by the tinier tinkle of the angelus. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z I heard the vesper sigh like a prayer from tired lips. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Kriemhild controlled her temper, and made no reply, but that evening when they attended vespers, Kriemhild attempted to enter the cathedral first. Stories of the Nibelungen for Young People 2011-01-30T03:00:15.690Z On the other hand, Jouville-West-Hill took a most serious turn, swore only by holy-water sprinklers and stoles, and sang nothing but vespers and matins. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z "Do you hear the vesper bells?" he asked. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z At vespers on Thursday, he stood out among 24 monks in homespun black and white robes. Abuse Took Years to Ignite Belgian Clergy Inquiry 2010-07-13T01:25:00Z Hastening with them to the palace, he found the king in his private chapel, attending vespers on the eve of All-Saints. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies Some who are avid now to be at vespers. Porzia Not till after the vesper hour did footsteps, light yet energetic, sound from the direction of the park, breaking through the undergrowth to cut off the curves of the pathway. The Undying Past I approached him just in time to hear— "For then sweet dreams of other days arise, And memory breathes her vesper sigh to thee." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 The lamps were lighted in the long gallery, a priest recited the vesper prayers. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It was the hour of the vesper service. Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame It flew off to the south-east, and they rowed after it all day till vespers. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race It is two o'clock; his wife is at vespers, and he is in his Sunday's clothes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 Among the most popular are two evening hymns—“The day departs, yet Thou art near” and “When vesper bells are calling.” The Story of Our Hymns The cathedral splendours—the dim religious light of our vesper skies—I doubt if I would exchange them for the unmitigated glories of a southern clime. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Every soul seemed to commune with the spirits of another world as by vesper orisons. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution This they continued till vespers, when all three ate of the berries again. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race The door was opened, but there was no one; their servants had seen no one enter the palace, and no one came from the army till the hour of vespers, on a long summer's day. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. It is the singing by the vast assembly of Mary Lathbury’s famous vesper hymn, “Day is dying in the west.” The Story of Our Hymns Once there he was within three miles and a quarter of home, and hoped to enter his native village at the hour for vespers, for his stalwart followers were used to rapid marching. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers Guardian angels listened to the vesper orisons of those who were true to themselves, their country and their God who directed their destiny. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The courtyard was empty, the silence of the vesper hour rested upon it. The Wish A Novel He is strictly religious, and devout as a monk; never absent from mass or vespers, making his Easter offerings, and going regularly to confession. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 The beautiful evening hymn, “Day is dying in the west,” was written in 1880, at Dr. Vincent’s request, for the vesper services which are held every evening. The Story of Our Hymns The bells and the footsteps were quiet for a while: the sun had gone: it was the vesper stillness of evening prayer: slowly the printed page before him faded from recognition. Sinister Street, vol. 2 From thence they go to vespers, and then in summer to the Prater, or in winter in sledges with torches. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. On Sunday, about the time of vespers, they made breaches in the walls, and by their overwhelming force gained an entrance. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. Here mass and vespers alternated with the services of the Episcopalian and Presbyterian divines, and I am certain none suffered from the near fellowship of the other. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec He preached at vesper services, conducted midweek meetings, taught classes in the orphanage school, and delivered lectures on homiletics. The Story of Our Hymns If it's too late for vespers, then it's just early enough for a vigil. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. The big, white, August moon was rising as she drove slowly homeward, and the nightingales sang their vesper lay in the scented hedge-rows. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The second day, at the time of vespers, I entered the house of Hans Pflock, where Tetzel with the confessors and crowd of priests were assembled together. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. "You said it must melt ere vesper bell, Sister Helen; If now it be molten, all is well." A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 The end came on Sunday, just at sunset, while the bells were tolling for the vesper service. The Master's Violin They are free after vespers, each one to employ himself as best suits him. The Progressionists, and Angela. "I scarcely thought it was yet time for vespers." Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Myconius was obliged to go with his pupils to church at the monastery of our Lady, to sing at vespers, matins, and mass, and conduct the chanting. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. The eighth section consists of thirty stanzas, or 120 lines, on the rule and order of the refectory, prayers, ablutions, vespers, and the feasts and fasts of the year. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, December 1864 Lastly, the sun will teach th’ observant eye What vesper’s hour shall bring; what clearing wind Shall waft the clouds slow floating—what the South Broods in his humid breast. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes On Sundays, after vespers, I wait till the door of the book-room is opened. The Progressionists, and Angela. And when from her toil she lifted her turgid bosom, her sun-browned face with glossy curls surrounded, how then thy vesper fires, O Tuscany, did richly tinge with color her bold figure! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII The wreath which lay on shrine that day, at vespers bloomed no more. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II From the valley below, she heard the sounds of the vesper bell. On the Heights A Novel Lastly, the sun will teach th’ observant eye What vesper’s hour shall bring; what clearing wind Shall waft the clouds slow floating—what the South Broods in his humid breast. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes This entry into the said settlement or village was on the 13th of January, on which my seraphic religion celebrates the vespers of the holy name of Jesus, and at the very hour of vespers.... History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. They recite the prayers for minor canonical hours in their own dwellings, when warned by the bell of the church; but they all assemble in church for matins and vespers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" But despite her shrill remonstrances, he would still visit the window box, perching on Downy Woodpecker's marrow-bone for an opera stage and trilling his matins and vespers to our delighted ears. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road When the people have finished repeating the Ave Maria during the tolling of the vesper bell, they say "Good-evening" to each other. On the Heights A Novel In the evening vespers were conducted as usual. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle We came back from seeing the said place about the hour of vespers, which were celebrated with as much outward and inward rejoicing as was possible in that place. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. This over, it struck the solemn note of the oracion, or vesper prayers. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. This occupied us until vespers, or la oracion, after which, having donned such articles of our new outfit as were ready for wear, we accompanied Se�or Zuloaga to his house. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois We enter during vesper hours; such perfect peace and quiet reigns in and around this sacred spot, where many English men and women were gathered at the service. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 That is not the nest of the grasshopper sparrow, after all; those are the eggs of the song sparrow, though the nest is more like that of the vesper sparrow. Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt The vespers ceased; the few monks assembled left their seats and rushed to the edge of the transept, looking wildly into the darkness. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 My sister had gone to the village to make purchases, and I left the mill at vesper chime with the intention of meeting her. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. At three there is catechism, at four baptism, and on Wednesdays and Fridays at eleven a.m.; vespers, sermon, and benediction at seven. The Religious Life of London It was this instrument which at the burlesque of vespers imitated the harmonium. Black Diamonds Generations are as the Days of toilsome Mankind; Death and Birth are the vesper and the matin bells, that summon Mankind to sleep, and to rise refreshed for new advancement. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series From the cathedral tower the vesper bell was beginning to sound. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Nathalie's figure when she came in dressed to go out to vespers across the place. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. On the following day a considerable number of the reformed party entered the building, and were allowed to continue there after vespers, when the rest of the congregation had withdrawn. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Then came a confused sound, as of many voices intoning the vespers. Black Diamonds At that very moment the vesper bells from Cholula came sounding up the mountain, and those of the various villages of the plain chimed in with an indescribably peaceful and soothing harmony. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 Behind the pillar, steps led up into the choir, where voices were already singing vespers. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 But now no more her hostile spirit burns, There now the saint, in humble vespers mourns To Heaven more grateful than the pride of war, And all the triumphs of the victor's car. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem He often attended vesper services in Florence, and Margaret, unwavering in her Protestantism, still found it sweet to kneel by his side. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) Upon this Sandoval and Lugo threw themselves on horseback and galloped off for our encampment, where they arrived about the hour of vespers, but we had received intelligence of Cortes' defeat many hours beforehand. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. With the vesper bell he entered the door of the monastery court. Saga of Halfred the Sigskald A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century They reminded him that vespers had begun, and that he ought to be in the cathedral. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 As regularly as evening came, I descended the path to the village, and, as the bell tolled out the vespers, I was crossing the little grass-plot to the cottage. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune But even as she resolved, the woman sank limply to where one finds dreams and soft reveries and where church bells toll the vesper hour. Seeds of Pine I hear the vesper bell which summons me too. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Conversation with secular persons was permitted only by the license of the abbess from noon to vespers, and only then on Sundays and the great feast days of the saints. Women of England Close of vesper service in the chapel of the castle. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers There's a magical Isle up the river Time, Where the softest of airs are playing; There's a cloudless sky and a tropical clime, And a song as sweet as a vesper chime. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 After vespers, therefore, when all was quiet, I stole softly into the cloister, and met her. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. The vesper songs of the birds which filled the groves of Malmaison floated sweetly upon the ear, and the gentle spirit of Josephine, lulled to repose by these sweet anthems, sank into its last sleep. Josephine Makers of History The bells were ringing for vespers, while I stood in the middle of the market. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors At eve the hermit cricket rears His vesper song in shrillful shrieks; The bat a blund'ring voyage steers Beneath the sunset's streaks. Blooms of the Berry Valentine had as yet not declared his resolution, but he had now only till vespers to do so. Pretty Michal We were present at the vespers of the priests, which they chanted in the Pali language, not unlike the Latin service of the Romish church. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Only the Convent's vesper vow Has ever dimmed her eye. Sea Poems Oh, how the legs and arms and dust and trouser-buttons flew,— What florid vocalisms marked that vesper interview! Second Book of Verse On the evening of June 28th, about the hour of vespers, Etna was strongly convulsed, terrible noises were emitted, and flames issued from the south side of the mountain. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions On Sundays attendance at mass and at vespers in the chapel of the lycée is compulsory for pupils of the Roman Catholic faith. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. And, where the park went downward to The river, and, among the dew, One vesper moment lit and sung A bird, your eyes said something dear. The Garden of Dreams It is a Tuesday evening in the month of August, 1347, and about the hour of vespers. The Annals of Willenhall Yet it is not always a vesper quiet in the high places. Through Our Unknown Southwest A pretty time when they're already ringing vespers in the village. Eyes Like the Sea As we got back to our hotel the muezzins were summoning the faithful to their vesper orisons, and Albert was moaning ruefully under the sideboard. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) High up in the organ-story One kneels with a girlish grace; And, touched with the vesper glory, Lifts her madonna face. The Garden of Dreams At this moment the church bells ring, and Nassedkine, who is religious, goes to vespers. Contemporary Russian Novelists At vesper call, men, women and children dropped to knees; and for a moment silence fell, all but the calling of the vesper bells. Through Our Unknown Southwest A gray tint was stealing over earth and sky; the lilies were closing their white cups; the birds singing their vesper hymn; longer shadows fell on the grass; cooler winds stirred the roses. A Mad Love He wrote short essays, composed masses, vespers, and sonatas, and translated Italian canzonets, &c. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Extremely austere and earnest, they were divided into seventy-two heads, and enjoined severe and constant devotional exercises, self-mortification, fasting, prayer, and regular attendance at matins, vespers, and all the services of the Church. Old and New London Volume I With his sister and several other religious people, he locks himself into his house to pray; he sings vespers and matins. Contemporary Russian Novelists The holy padre was jogging along on his mule one night leading his little pack burro behind, but so deeply lost in his vesper thoughts that he forgot time and place. Through Our Unknown Southwest It is to be presumed that these fears were groundless, since the bell was ringing for five o’clock vespers when Helen came back. Betty Wales Freshman There was no more noise in the inns and wine-shops, it was still as death in the city during mass and vespers. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 On the Feast of Innocents they heard vespers at St. Thomas's, and on the morrow mass and vespers. Old and New London Volume I It was I who took her to high mass and vespers; and on holidays she never left my side, and refused to dance with the other youths of the village. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 At nightfall, vesper bells sent the laborer home with the blessing of the church. Through Our Unknown Southwest Under my window on the other side came a vesper sparrow family. Upon The Tree-Tops We stayed an hour longer at Quatre Vents, and as the people were coming from vespers, at nightfall, we set off for the town. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 Can matins and vespers, the odors of incense, and the sacred ceremonial of the church fill up for an ardent nature all that the service of the world supplies? Home Life of Great Authors Thou hast seen these signs, They are black vesper’s pageants. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature There are twin towers on each side; and in the towers on the right hand side are three brass bells to call to work and matins and vespers. Through Our Unknown Southwest The shoemaker, Escarboeuf, used to gather his neighbors and trusty comrades about him now and then at the hour of vespers. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature At this vesper, Cold the sun shines down the door. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV In former ages cowled monks had moved with noiseless tread through its spacious corridors, and their matins and vespers had vibrated along the stone arches of this melancholy pile. Maria Antoinette Makers of History From matins to vespers the friendly strife raged fiercely, and against the four champions of Nantes four foreign knights especially pitted themselves. Legends & Romances of Brittany The rector would not have said in so many words, like a French curé, that vespers was pas obligatoire, but he had the same feeling. A Country Gentleman and his Family He could never get tired of hearing about them and about the country where the bells tinkle for matins and vespers or call with a deep, solemn sound for high mass on Sundays. The Son of His Mother What had ye done to her, years upon years, That her head should be bowed down thus— Thus for your golden vespers, And deepening angelus? Collected Poems Volume Two The next day was Sunday, and I went to hear vespers at Notre Dame. Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia In the meadows the bobolink is in all his glory; in the high pastures the field sparrow sings his breezy vesper hymn; and the woods are unfolding to the music of the thrushes. Eighth Reader I had only to glance at his rapt and noble countenance to perceive the high acoustic laws which separated his sensibility to the vesper from my own. The Gates Between From the moment Védène returned, right until the next day's vespers, the fearsome beast never stopped stuffing herself with hay and kicking her rear hoofs out at the wall. Letters from my Windmill The sun dropped below the wooded hills, and Cantar-las-horas had sung his weird vesper song. Carmen Ariza Skylark, song of, 32-34, 37; in America, 33, 34; Scotchman and, 33; Irishman and, 34; wooing a vesper sparrow, 40; a caged, 69. Ways of Nature I read such a word the other morning when I perceived, when watching a young but fully fledged junco, or snowbird, that its markings Were like those of the vesper sparrow. Under the Maples When the vesper anthems sounded out, the child stopped, and turned his nobly moulded head toward the unseen singers. The Gates Between Every Sunday, after vespers, this decent man went to pay court to the vineyard. Letters from my Windmill All was very calm, very still, the silence broken only by the low notes of the birds who sung their vesper hymn. East of the Shadows One summer, up in the Catskills, I added another name to my list of ecstatic singers—that of the vesper sparrow. Ways of Nature And the young junco shows, in its striped appearance of breast and back, and the20 lateral white quills in the tail, its kinship to the grass finch or vesper sparrow. Under the Maples The two lofty towers are hung with many bells, which daily call with their brazen tongues to matins and vespers. Due South or Cuba Past and Present He heard the water lapping the edge of the road where the sumach grew; the bell, with its new tone, sounded clearly the vesper hour; and on ahead the lights of the inn twinkled. At the Crossroads The soldiers could have no better vesper hymn. With Manchesters in the East One day I was lucky enough to see the bird as it was rising to its climax in the air, and to identify it as the vesper sparrow. Ways of Nature Sitting in my barn-door study I see a vesper sparrow fly up and alight on the telephone wire with nesting-material in her beak. Under the Maples He will tell you how many years, man and boy, he has summoned the devout to matins and to vespers with their resonant voices. Due South or Cuba Past and Present "Well, mind to give thy assistance at vespers." Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. We listen in imagination at the sunset hour to distant vesper bells, floating softly over the hills, and see the bowed heads and folded hands of the peons. Aztec Land Said the black-cloaked prior By the miller's log fire, Oft tarried too late for vespers! The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme Some young vespers flitting about farther up the road are presumably her first brood. Under the Maples But when the authorities heard this, they suddenly experienced a change of heart and offered the troublesome preacher and his friends the use of Frederik’s church for a vesper service each Sunday. Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark Well I remember how on foot I climbed The stony pathway leading to its gate; Above, the convent bells for vespers chimed, Below, the darkening town grew desolate. Italy, the Magic Land My soul that instant saw thee far Sit in thy crown of bridal flowers, And with Another watch the star We watch'd in vanish'd vesper hours. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 A new-born age Claims in his vesper song its heritage: Spare us, oh, spare us long our heart's desire! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 The vesper sparrow was thus happily named by a New England bird-lover, Wilson Flagg, an old-fashioned writer on our birds, fifty or more years ago. Under the Maples Later in the afternoon would be a short song service of vespers and in the evening a simple and sincere meeting of sweet-minded, clean-souled young men and women for prayer service. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure We dined at a café, and then hearing the cathedral bells tolling for vespers, I concluded to leave the skipper to smoke and snooze alone, and go and hear the performances. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 How deep and mournfully at eve's sweet hour The bell for vespers chimes its holiest note, When the soft twilight lends its soothing power And on the air a silence seems to float! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 Her feet are swift All day in labours 'mid the vales below, Cheering sad hearts: each evening she returns To that high fane, and there her vespers sings; Then sleeps, and dreams of heaven.' Legends of the Saxon Saints The vesper is larger than the song sparrow, of a lighter gray and russet, and does not frequent our gardens and orchards as does the latter. Under the Maples "Only you, mother, and Pater Bonifácius is coming after vespers," replied the girl. A Bride of the Plains Since vesper time—I know not how it was— I could do naught but kneel and tell my prayers. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 Ten days later he came down the Rhone valley, into the 'City of Bells,' just as the sixth hour, or vesper bells, were ringing. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight In France and in England, it is obligatory also to attend vespers on the Sundays. Roman Catholicism in Spain Not many yards below the vesper's nest, on the other side of the road, is a junco's nest. Under the Maples Ever since six o'clock, when vespers were well over and the gipsies had struck up the first csárdás, merry feet had been tripping it almost incessantly. A Bride of the Plains The little stream danced along at their side, touched here and there with the gold of the sunset, the vesper sparrows had gathered for their twilight chorus, and the valley was vibrating with music. Treasure Valley Shortly thereafter three peaceful-looking friars came forth and took the trail leading to the castle and the pass, as they walked along chanting in a subdued tone the vesper service of their monastery. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight Doesn't he cherish them religiously, coming always at the vesper time to the same spot to live them over and over again? The Elm Tree Tales This vesper sparrow in bringing food to her young, going through the same tactics over and over, learns no more than a machine would. Under the Maples Outside, the lads and maids were loudly demanding the appearance of the bride and bridegroom: the vesper bell had long ago ceased its compelling call. A Bride of the Plains Here was only the murmur of the water over the white stones, or the even-song of the vesper sparrows in the sumachs along the banks. Treasure Valley I thought the vesper service might be cooler, and a pleasanter drive. Sunlight Patch He would enter a town, take his station near a church and wait until the bells rang for matins or vespers, then take up his staff and, sighing deeply, move off. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden The hilltops were flushed with rose, the valleys steeped in purple, and the vesper sparrows filled the golden twilight with their music. The Silver Maple He couldn't come earlier, mother dear; you know how busy he is always on Sundays . . . benediction, then christenings, then vespers. . . . A Bride of the Plains The sound of the church bells tolling for vespers rose, softened by distance, up the valley. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. In 1880 the working day was shortened, and only lasts now from five in the morning till seven at night, with a two hours' pause for dinner and shorter pauses for breakfast and vesper. Home Life in Germany “The Royal Banners forward go,” came the faint chant, and, mingling with the vesper song of thrush and nightingale, lulled the tired travellers to dreamless sleep. The Italian Twins Each tall pine tree, silhouetted sharply against the crystal sky, was soon ringing with the transporting vespers of the veery. The Silver Maple So just you ask her pardon now for your roughness, kiss her little hand and take her to vespers. A Bride of the Plains I heard last May—and May is still high Spring— The pleasant Philomel her vespers sing. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II After vespers had been sung, the monks retired, but one lingered, for he was blind and walked slowly, led by a little chorister. The Children's Longfellow Told in Prose The lark was wont my matins ring, The sable rook my vespers sing; These towers, although a king's they be, 680 Have not a hall of joy for me. Lady of the Lake Night had come, and with it the insistent chorus of tree-toad and katydid, interspersed with the song of the vesper sparrow. Seven Miles to Arden Already a plan was forming in his brain; the quietude of vespers would, he thought, help him to complete it. A Bride of the Plains Only the vesper sparrows were here, filling the amber twilight with their soft murmurs, and away in the dim green aisles of the Slash a phoebe was calling sweetly. In Orchard Glen The custom observed at Olney Church after the morning service, I have heard, is to apprize the congregation of a vesper service to follow. Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. About the hour of vespers they came to a city, in which they again sought shelter for the night; but the master of the house where they applied sharply refused it. Mediaeval Tales Whence it was held a great and notable marvel, seeing that before any person came from the host with the news, it was towards the hour of vespers.” Dante: His Times and His Work The baker was well satisfied when his new hand reached the Harp exactly as the vesper bell sounded its first stroke at Saint Mary-le-Bow. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford It begins with thee coming home from vespers. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers But the guide will reassure you by saying that that great pack of howling Wolves is nothing more than a harmless little Coyote, perhaps two, singing their customary vesper song, demonstrating their wonderful vocal powers. Wild Animals at Home It sanctifies the vesper hour When summer smiles serene; It is a joy-constraining power When winter blasts are keen. A Christmas Faggot They returned about vespers with information that the English were encamped on the plain. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Be here when the vesper bell begins to ring.” One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford And now she bids us drop every thing, and go and clean out the chapel, this very morning—to have done by vesper time! In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Some years after her marriage she chanced to go one Sunday about the hour of vespers to the trunk in search of something that she required for her work the next day. Folk-lore and Legends: German In early times it was usual for the priest to betroth the pair formally in the name of the Blessed Trinity; and sometimes the banns were published at vespers, sometimes during mass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" It was the hour of vespers when these two aged and noble men were led out to be burned; they were tied each to the stake. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Through the stillness the whispers of the great elm on the lawn could be heard blending with the song of a vesper sparrow. The Wall Between If it is to be done by vespers, we want all the hands we can get. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers "In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud, It perched for vespers nine; Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white Glimmered the white moonshine." The Children's Garland from the Best Poets To vespers she went with all the Court to the big chapel in the courtyard that the King had builded especially for her. The Fifth Queen Crowned Late after vespers, the King of France had not more about him than sixty men—every one included. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 In what dark leafy grove Wouldst chant thy vespers 'mid rich glooms? Poems We worked away with a will, and got things in order for vespers. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers And he seemed mildly to enjoy the robins' evening carolling, blinking benevolently up at the little vesper choristers, high singing in the sunset's lingering glow. Athalie The vesper sparrow, the veery, and a host of other friends were singing about the hotel and along the roadside, but we heeded them not. The Foot-path Way He followed his lady to vespers, in the hope of an opportunity to exchange one private word, ask one question. The Wagnerian Romances Seven candles burned before her; and at vespers, when the church was nearly dark, they threw a cold, sharp light upon her countenance. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia So she kept just going all day till about half an hour before vespers, and then at last she contrived to go.” In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Towards evening, when the clerk entered the church to toll the vesper bell, he saw by the altar Anne Lisbeth, who had spent the whole day there. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Tom," said I, inexpressibly shocked at the implied confession of the nature of his vespers—"I wonder you are not ashamed of yourself! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Thou hast seen these signs: They are black vesper's pageants. Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Towards evening, when the clerk came into the church to toll the vesper bell, he saw by the altar Anne Lisbeth, who had spent the whole day there. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales When we came out from the chapel after vespers, my Lady commanded Sister Gaillarde to follow her. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Besides more than threescore of operas, Donizetti composed seven masses, twelve string quartets, and a host of songs, cantatas and vespers, as well as pianoforte music. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Now sinks the golden sun,—the vesper song Demands the tribute of Urania's tongue; 470 Onward she steps, her fair associates calls From leaf-wove avenues, and vaulted halls. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes It will then be comprehended as to what is meant by "black vesper's pageants," and Warton and Knight will no more mislead by their note. Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. While the carriages were driving up and down, the vesper bell tolled from the cathedral. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery After vespers, that is to say half-past seven in the evening, the police regulations prohibit any woman from appearing in the streets dressed in the saya. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests At last, he thought that it was about the hour for vespers—so he gave his blessing to the little bird, and went back into the abbey. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children She admitted that only at twilight vespers, with a gale of violins in an arched roof, did she really worship in church. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life I opened the chapel door in order to show the doctor that vespers had just been held: the chapel was vacant. Essay on the Creative Imagination No sign of human life was here, and the sweet song of a vesper sparrow was the only sound which broke the stillness of the evening. The Unknown Wrestler On the evening of June 28th, about the hour of vespers, Ætna was strongly convulsed, terrible noises were emitted, and flames issued from the south side of the mountain. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror Suddenly, from the tall tower, rang softly out the vesper chime. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children It was the hour of vespers when Guatemotzin surrendered, and the siege might be considered as then concluded. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 A thrush sang in one of the elm trees, a brown songster carolling his vespers from a topmost branch. Antony Gray,—Gardener It did feel awfully lonely; not a sound, except the frogs croaking their vespers, and one dismal owl screaming in the distance. Vixen, Volume I. "There goes the first bell for vespers," said Kitty, as they strolled slowly back toward the Hall, five abreast and arm in arm. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation One evening, ere the Minster bell pealed for vespers, the two Queens sat side by side under a silken tent. Stories of Siegfried Told to the Children Throws o’er the waves its vesper swell; Sullen it bomes from shore to shore, Blending its chime with the dash of the oar. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 I subsequently returned to the house of the mourners, there joining the assembly at vesper prayers. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 The vesper hymn was sung by the whole congregation, standing. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time I left a message with the clerk that I had gone to vespers at Saint Mark's Cathedral. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation Were I a bird I'd sweetly sing Earth's vesper song in tree-tops high, And chant the carol of the Spring To every weary passer by. The Sylvan Cabin A Centenary Ode on the Birth of Lincoln and Other Verse Our little party reached the valley just as the bells were ringing for vesper prayers. Adventures of a Young Naturalist I have a habit of uttering, to what I think tunes, your 'Oh, breathe not,' and others; they are my matins and vespers. My Recollections of Lord Byron The bell rang for vespers, and Greta did not go to the chapel. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time It was not long before I was regaled with a white-crown vesper concert. Birds of the Rockies Good Douglas gently wakes the violin's song, And White leads home the zephyrs from the seas; While Coleridge-Taylor with an art more strong Full finds the key-note of Dame Nature's vesper song! The Sylvan Cabin A Centenary Ode on the Birth of Lincoln and Other Verse Observing this vesper migration in different places, I began to see orderly segregation on a large scale. Edge of the Jungle All space thy temple, and the air A viewless messenger, to bear Creation’s holy vesper prayer On wings to Heaven. Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life The vesper hymn floated up to her where she lay, and she was still weeping. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time After resting awhile, I strolled up the valley to listen to the vesper concert of the birds, and a rich one it was. Birds of the Rockies So Hans went to vespers in the evening for the first time in his life, and, under pretense of crossing himself, stole a cupful, and returned home in triumph. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes That same evening the abbess herself introduced him, under the disguise of the Dominican, into Clara’s cell while the nuns were at vespers. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom He's at vespers; you must not go nigher. Humour of the North And nones shall be said rather early, about the middle of the eighth hour; and again they shall work at what is necessary until vespers. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Ever since they had been at college the three girls had kept their engagement for vespers on Sunday afternoons. Molly Brown's Senior Days I told Justine to despatch one of the servants for Dr. B——, but to request him to come after five o'clock, when I should have returned from vespers, as I wished to see him myself. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 The family were devoted Catholics, and sung matins and vespers, and had pictures and images of saints about the room. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California For the great bell of San Nicolò—the bell with that wonderful voice of melody—was ringing softly, as for vespers; continuously, as if the people had not answered to the call. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus A small bell, which is still preserved at Brunswick, rang for mass at early morning, and for vespers at sunset. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America The voices of the three were joined in matins and vespers, and floated sweetly over those dreary wastes, where such heavenly strains had never been heard before. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago Would you could have heard that vesper hymn stealing hirsute through the mellow evening-air! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 Thy vespers were sweet and thy exquisite numbers Swelled gently and hung on the tremulous air, And, light as the prayer before infancy's slumbers, Ascended on high—thou hast followed them there. The Minstrel A Collection of Poems The verses of the vesper psalms were now sung alternately, by the nuns above and by the congregation below. En Route Ah, that is the vesper bell, as they call it—the unclean beasts that they are! Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century He had his breviary, composed of matins, lauds, vespers, and compline, or last prayer at night. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago Dessein, the master of the hotel, having just returned from vespers, we walk'd together towards his remise, to take a view of his magazine of chaises. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The sun was setting, and vespers done; From chapel the monks came one by one, And down they went thro' the garden trim, In cassock and cowl, to the river's brim. The Book of Humorous Verse He was roused from these reflections by sudden silence; vespers were over. En Route The next Sunday, there was the unwonted occurrence of a sermon after vespers. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century And she simply detested the look of the back of Albert's head, as he too stooped to the vesper prayer. The Lost Girl He arrived there one Sunday evening, towards vespers, and having taken counsel with his host, sallied forth next morning to the market, where he saw great plenty of horses. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio It was after vespers, and Thomas Bodza was taking a walk across the fields. The Day of Wrath Thus he passed the time till the hour of vespers and supper. En Route “In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud, It perched for vespers nine; Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white, Glimmered the white moonshine.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 A bell is ringing for vespers, and all the nuns with downcast eyes hasten across a cloister to the chapel door. The Dumpy Books for Children; No. 7. A Flower Book The messenger returned to her mistress with this answer and it was appointed Salabaetto out of hand at what bagnio he should expect her on the ensuing day after vespers. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio She, round thy sweet domestic bower, The wreath of changeless love shall twine, Watch for thy step at vesper hour, And blend her holiest prayer with thine. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands Mrs De la Laund stopped work when the cathedral bell tolled for vespers—that is, at four o’clock. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago The announcement must be made in the usual way, to the whole convent, at vespers. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him From one till four we work, when we attend vespers, and from half-past four to half-past five we take tea and listen to spiritual reading. Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times He had recently discovered the wax match in his catalogue, and as a parting gift he presented me with a box of "them there wax vespers which beats the sulphur match all to thunder." Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska The congregation at vespers was large and apparently devout; and here the number of the men was in fair proportion to that of the women. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 She gave me while four:—and I’m feared o’ vesper bell ringing afore I can get home. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago Further needlework, for such as were not summoned to active attendance on their mistress if she went out, lasted until vespers, after which supper was served. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him Then, on that night, after vespers, great noises were heard. The Philippine Islands But it is half-past five, I hear the bell ringing my vespers. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. The alto proclaims the vesper call to prayer, and the tenor reflects upon the memories of the wretched man as he sees the child kneeling. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers We reached the Bourg de Batz in time for vespers, and had an opportunity of seeing the people in their Sunday dress. Brittany & Its Byways Dinner followed mass, and a visit to the shrine of Saint Edward, concluded by vespers, occupied the remainder of the afternoon. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him The most conspicuous structure was the Roman Catholic Church of St. Boniface, whose bells at matins and vespers were so often a welcome sound to the wanderers on the plains. Canada Some time after dinner the vesper bell rang at the convent; and by special permission, the party were shown into the choir usually occupied by the Brothers alone during the services of the church. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings And I heard close at hand the call of an owl, as like the whimper of a child as ever howlet's vesper mocked. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn My wife would often close her eyes when eating Lucy and conjure up pictures of her own simple girlhood days, of the country rectory, of the rooks singing matins and vespers in the trees. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 150, February 2, 1916 In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud, It perched for vespers nine; Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white, Glimmered the white moon-shine.' English Songs and Ballads The voyageur smiles as he listens To the sound that grows apace: Well he knows the vesper ringing Of the bells of Saint Boniface. Canada After vespers, the Superior of the convent conducted the party through the building to view it. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings We may speak of "vespers of Isis" or of a "eucharist of Mithra and his companions," but only in the same sense as when we say "the vassal princes of the empire" or "Diocletian's socialism." The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Out in the fields, a corncrake raised its rasping vesper and a shepherd whistled on his dogs. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure The tall, straight flue of the chimney, like the deep diapason of an organ, is softly murmurous with the flurry of the swifts in their afternoon or vesper flight. My Studio Neighbors Nature, industry, peace, mirth, love, a kindred soul between duke and people, seemed to breathe in every gale there, and sing in the matins and vespers of every bird. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century In advance of civilization they penetrated the dense unbroken wilderness, and launched their canoes upon unknown rivers, breaking the silence of their shores with their vesper hymns and matin prayers. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings He permitted one of the boy bishops to say vespers before him in his chapel at Heton, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and made a present to the performers of forty shillings, no inconsiderable sum in those days. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries When the abb� left me to go to his lower vesper service, after having piloted me back to the main streets, I decided to go up again to the place to rejoin the Artist. Riviera Towns We have already said our morning prayers, and I will finish my spiritual reading during vespers. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy He loved her for her merry eye, That, like the vesper star, In evening's blue and deepening sky, Shed light and joy afar! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century For a few moments after entering, all was silence;—but the priest having intoned the vespers, the sweet tones of a large melodeon suddenly swelled through the sanctuary, mingling with the voices of the sisters. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings Do you hear my voice in harmonies as the vespers play? The Secret of the Creation Although only mid-afternoon, altar and chancel candles made a true vesper atmosphere, and the flickering wicks in the hanging lamps gave starlight. Riviera Towns The bell of a neighboring church tower strikes the vesper hour. Children of the Tenements Methinks I hear in distance harps By heavenly seraphs strung, And in the concave of the sky The holy vespers sung! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century “The moon is up, round beauty’s shine, Love’s pilgrims bend at vesper hour, Earth breathes to heaven, and looks divine, And lovers’ hearts confess her power.” Jacob Faithful |
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