| 单词 | witching |
| 例句 | Anyone could see it was three thirty—the peak of the witching hour—but Gen stared at the clock blankly. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z ‘It’s full of tiny dark streets and there are very few people about in the witching hour.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven had done everything she could think of: studied for her C.A.T. exams, attended every witching social event she could fit on her calendar. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps, she told herself, this was what they called the witching hour. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z People said it was a magic tree from the secret grove in Everica where the trees walked, whispering to the witching woman who lived among them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She longed to duck underneath them and lean out of the window to see what the world looked like now that the witching hour was at hand. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z To make things worse, our trek was scheduled to start during the witching hour, 5 p.m., when children are worn out and getting hungry. Cobblestones? Check. Castles? Check. Budget? Check. Why Romania Is Worth the Trip. 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z To be mindful of covid-19 concerns — and Mike’s weekday witching hour — the two settled on a virtual date with dinner delivered to each of them ahead of time. Date Lab: Avoiding the dreaded ‘What do you do?’ question 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z This year, I plan new features, like a recurring interview series with parents on their morning and witching hour juggling; new contributors; a new blog roll; and more. Motherlode Blog: Motherlode in 2013 2013-01-07T20:49:36Z But whatever their style, buildings in their fourth or fifth decade enter a witching hour. Should PoMo Architecture, at the 50-Year Mark, Be Saved? 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Reince Priebus, his former chief of staff, calls the presidential bedroom, where Trump goes to tweet, “the devil’s workshop,” and early mornings and Sunday nights, when Trump is at loose ends, “the witching hour.” In ‘Fear,’ Bob Woodward Pulls Back the Curtain on President Trump’s ‘Crazytown’ 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z This week we're after songs that grip you from the off Readers recommend: Songs with sound effects Last time was all about the witching hour. Readers recommend: songs about change 2010-12-17T00:01:03Z The witching hour still abides elsewhere in TV, but even so this comedy draws you into its thrall from the very first episode. Smart Watch: "What We Do In the Shadows" is a comedy with bite 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z One day as we were leaving the playground, Lucas had one of his “witching hour” meltdowns, crying and pushing me away, when people started to notice, particularly a middle-aged white woman who tried to intervene. The Manny Diaries 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z When he did declare himself, his letters were indeed laughable – the prose stylist turned gusher: "You saucy – wicked – witching – malicious – merciless mischief-loving – torturing – martyrising … mountain nymph that you are." John Ruskin's marriage: what really happened 2013-03-29T16:00:01Z According to author Lindy West, this present moment is America's witching. Lindy West reclaims the "witch hunt": On comedy, feminism and why terrible men think they're victims 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z This year, 10,000 people tried to do that at the witching hour when the tickets were unleashed. Tussle in Toronto: get your hands on the hottest festival tickets in town 2010-09-17T11:18:00Z Most nights, from the witching hours of 2 a.m. to 4 a.m., They Are Also 2 Wild and Crazy Guys 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z “I reached the witching age of 30, and figured I had better do something I liked,” he said. Frederick Wiseman Turns to National Gallery in London for His Latest Documentary 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Duke Ellington – Midnight Indigo An utterly enchanting piece of music, and one that seems to really capture the rich confusion and crisp realities of the witching hour. Readers recommend: Songs with sound effects 2010-03-19T00:02:00Z Hosting the world's largest ballroom dancing event, its hoofers are usually applying Deep Heat and sipping Horlicks come the witching hour. Clubs picks of the week 2011-02-12T00:05:37Z As it turned out, Mr. Michele was perhaps not so much a savant as some kind of cultural dowser, wandering the landscape with a trusty witching wand. At Milan Men’s Week, the War Lives On 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Even casinos have a witching hour, of course. The sweet scent of the suburban American casino 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z With just one episode left, the witching hour may finally be upon us. What to Look for in the 'Penny Dreadful' Finale on Sunday 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z As the witching hour approached, a buzzing crowd mingled, played themed character games and snagged official “Iron Flame” merch as they waited to pick up their limited-edition hardcovers at midnight. L.A. fans flock to a midnight book release party for a 'romantasy' sensation 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The expiry of quarterly derivatives contracts tied to stocks, index options and futures, also known as triple witching, later in the day is expected to keep markets volatile. Wall Street tumbles as chipmakers and megacaps slide 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The expiry of quarterly derivatives contracts tied to stocks, index options and futures, also known as "triple witching", later in the day is expected to keep markets volatile. Nasdaq leads Wall St lower as chip-equipment, growth stocks drag 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Dusk is the witching hour at Accra Zoo. Ghana's batmen hunting for pandemic clues 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a simultaneous expiration of stock options, stock index futures and index options contracts on Friday, known as triple witching, could cause a spike in market volatility. Wall St futures rise as economic data fuels hopes of Fed policy shift 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The simultaneous expiration of stock options, stock index futures and index options contracts later in the day, known as triple witching, could cause volatility through the trading session. Futures extend losses on recession fears 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The “witching hour” is what traders sometimes call the final stretch of such a day, a period that can see particularly heavy volume. This Week: Consumer prices, retail sales, quadruple witching 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Hill said there were dowsers in his own family, and that he has used the witching sticks himself on occasion. Column: My broken sprinkler sent me on a quest. Can dowsers help us through the drought? 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z The day also marks "triple witching", where investors unwind positions in futures and options contracts before they expire which often leads to large unexpected moves in markets. Wall St set to dip as three-day rally cools 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Since work began in 2018, the well-preserved walls and structural features of the church have been revealed, along with unusual stone carvings and medieval graffiti including markings believed to be sun dials or witching marks. Stoke Mandeville: Roman sculptures HS2 find astounding, expert says 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z “Quadruple witching,” the simultaneous expiration of four kinds of options and futures contracts, contributed to market volatility. Hong Kong shares lead Asia lower; Tokyo and Shanghai closed 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Wall Street marks quadruple witching day on Friday. This Week: Consumer prices, retail sales, quadruple witching 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Larry Bird, another Northern California dowser, told me his grandfather had “witching sticks,” and he picked up the craft. Column: My broken sprinkler sent me on a quest. Can dowsers help us through the drought? 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Market trading volumes are expected to rise on Friday due to “quadruple witching,” in which futures and options expiries occur, and that typically also translates into elevated liquidity. Futures rise as spike in bond yields eases 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z It was approaching 10 p.m., the witching hour when the hotel’s restaurant, like those throughout the city, is required to close in compliance with restrictions imposed because of the countrywide rise in coronavirus cases. A Hotel Shows the French Open Is Another Sports Bubble That Isn’t 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z And maybe, just maybe, when the witching hour does arrive, my Grinch-like heart will grow three sizes and I’ll be filled with the Halloween spirit. Five reasons why it’s time to kick Halloween to the curb this year 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z “There’s a time when, I call it the witching hour, where more debilitating fatigue would kick in at the end of my business day, and sometimes that creeps in during the day.” COVID ‘long haulers’ suffer symptoms weeks, months, Later 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Volatility is likely to be higher on Friday related to a quarterly expiration of U.S. stock options, stock index futures and index option contracts, known as “quadruple witching”. Nasdaq futures bounce as tech selloff eases 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z “It was kind of a triple witching effect,” said Ogilvie, who noted that because of the high tide, the peninsula’s gate and valves were shut and unable to allow any drainage into the bay. 'Something bad’s going to happen': Big surf and high tide hit Balboa Peninsula with flooding 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Unclear – even though 140 House GOPers voted for the plan in a witching hour vote Saturday morning and President Trump tweeted his support for it – just hours after dismissing the legislation. House’s coronavirus bill may be in trouble in the Senate 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Speaking of midnight, that seemed to be the witching hour for most of the guests, who were heading off to even more exclusive, no-press-allowed parties held by Madonna and Jay-Z. At the Vanity Fair Oscar party, Jerry from 'Cheer' is cooler than Kim Kardashian West 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z As Farage conducted a countdown to the witching hour, he ventured some wild “we happy few” Shakespearean claims about the significance of the moment in our island history. Flags and fever dreams: London's morning after the Brexit before 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z So it should be no surprise that the most important, electric moments of Trump’s impeachment trial came at the witching hour early Wednesday morning: 12:01 a.m., to be precise. Reporter's Notebook: Trump's Senate impeachment trial could boil down to one word – 'pettifogging' 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z If that’s the case, the Senate will chew up enormous blocks of time this week – through next Saturday, ending well after the witching hour. Reporter's Notebook: How Trump's impeachment trial could play out in the Senate 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z “There is a witching hour. By six o’clock, you’ve kind of had it. Your head hurts, your back hurts, and you’ve heard a gazillion stories.” Prepping for Parole 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z The vibe at this Columbia City haunt is very laid-back, perfect for hungry kids at the witching hours between 3-6 p.m. From Othello to Ballard, here are some Seattle happy-hour places for the whole family 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z But that restriction hasn’t stopped “Midnight Mary” from wandering through the imaginations of ghost-hunters when the witching hour approaches. Legends of Connecticut’s haunted cemeteries and spooky spots 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z But when Lomachenko speaks to us, long past the witching hour, he does not want to engage. Vasiliy Lomachenko the three-weight genius wows London with his boxing arts | Sean Ingle 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z They welcome their witching hour of 11pm on 31 October becoming Independence Day, as if it’s some sort of Hollywood blockbuster, with no deal. No matter who gets into No 10, their Brexit plans are fantasy | Gina Miller 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z The Daily Telegraph reflects on a "bruising night in Brussels" with French President Emmanuel Macron "haunting" EU leaders in "the Brexit witching hour" to force a shorter extension. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Volatility may rise during Friday’s session on account of “quadruple witching,” as investors unwind interests in futures and options contracts prior to expiration. Stock futures rise on renewed U.S.-China trade hopes 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z As the story quickens, we arrive at the witching hour. The Unwise Candor of “The Aspern Papers” 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Volatility may rise again on Friday on account of “quadruple witching,” as investors unwind interests in futures and options contracts prior to expiration. Futures extend slide on growth fears, government shutdown threat 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Insomnia’s symptoms will be familiar to anyone who has been forced into an intimate acquaintance with the witching hours. Can a sleepless night awaken creativity? 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Soon, it will get full enough that people will line up outside beneath the pumpkin-shaped countdown clock, a glaring reminder that the “witching hour” is almost upon us. Why Halloween pop-ups suddenly possess so many dead retail spaces 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z On top of the index reshuffling and “quadruple witching” expirations, S&P also is implementing the quarterly rebalancing of its indexes. Volume spikes on sector reshuffle, quadruple witching 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Friday was "quadruple witching" day, when options and futures contracts expire, which often results in heavy trading. Dow hits another all-time high on mixed day for US stocks 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “Quadruple witching,” when stock options and futures expire, and the rebalancing of the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 indexes also contributed to heavier traffic. Dow hits new closing high ahead of index reshuffle 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “Quadruple witching,” when stock options and futures expire, and the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 rebalance of their indexes, were also seen contributing to heavier trading traffic. S&P 500, Dow hit new highs ahead of index reshuffle 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z On top of the index reshuffling and “quadruple witching” expirations, S&P will also be implementing the quarterly rebalancing of its indexes. Expect volume spike on sector reshuffle, quadruple witching 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Dousing, or water witching as it is known in America, has no basis in scientific fact. Using AI to trace leaking pipes 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Witch hunt: Friday marks a so-called quadruple witching, which is what you get when there are simultaneous expirations of stock index futures, stock index options, stock options and single stock futures. California Inc.: Heads up, investors, it's the season of the witch 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Investors shouldn’t fear the so-called quadruple witching on Friday. Expect Fed to Raise Interest Rate and F.C.C. to Repeal Net Neutrality 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z His bill is being rushed to the Senate floor without much vetting because it faces a Sept. 30 witching hour to retain special privilege under Senate rules to pass on a simple majority. Analysis | Behind the Senate GOP’s high-stakes health-care gamble: Unrelenting criticism back home 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The task is just-time-consuming and just-messy enough that it sends people who are on the fence to takeout at the witching hour of 5 p.m. Supermarkets Promise to Chop if You’ll Shop 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z He said he also uses copper witching rods, which he says will cross to reveal the gender of the centuries-old skeleton under the ground. EXCHANGE: Streator man continues his search for relative 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z With all due respect to Torre, I submit it is jolly good fun to watch teams resort to position players, serving it up to weary opponents at some outrageous witching hour. Soccer and Baseball Just Can’t Leave Well Enough Alone 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z When the clock strikes the witching hour it represents the destruction of human civilization. The Doomsday Clock rolled forward 30 seconds 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z And a Google survey found that in Los Angeles, Wednesday afternoon truly is the witching hour for Thanksgiving traffic. The enduring L.A. holiday tradition: Terrible traffic 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z They tumble down embankments in the pitch black, nod off midexperiment, and grow paranoid in the witching hours. The pleasure, and paranoia, of the scientific night shift 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z This fall, an expert is going to visit the cemetery and use witching rods to locate unmarked graves. Waterbury family continues to clean up abandoned cemetery 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z “Like oompa-loompa, added because of how often it is used to refer to someone with a perma-tan. And the witching hour, from The BFG, which we traced back to the 18th century.” Yolo! How do they choose new words for the Oxford English Dictionary? 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The witching hours, midnight to 5 a.m., welcome those who are distinguished by more than nonconformist sleep patterns. Reps in the City That Has No Rest Days 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Adding to the volatility, a host of futures and options contracts were set to expire Friday, in a quarterly event known as quadruple witching. Global Stocks Rise But Spanish Assets Under Pressure Following Election 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The quadruple witching on Friday will increase the volatility and may stall the rally. An FOMC Rally Failure? 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z The week also features one of four quarterly “quadruple witching” dates, which bring the expiration of futures and futures options on top of stock and index options. Will Fed Show Its Hand, Stir Stocks From Stagnant June? 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z "It's a fascinating object and part of the history of Newark. If it is a witching bottle, it tells us a great deal about how people once viewed the world," she said. Witch bottle found during Newark Civil War Centre dig - BBC News 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Over in the Senate, members have already begun to vote on scores of expected amendments on a budget plan that will most likely pass in the witching hours of Friday morning. Today in Politics: Afghan President Addresses Congress 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z March holds one of four quarterly “quadruple witching” dates, which bring the expiration of futures and futures options on top of stock and index options. Will Fed Open Door To Higher Rates And More SPX Losses 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Quadruple witching takes place Friday but market moves are likely to start Thursday in preparation. Greenback Dips Ahead Of Fed Rate Hike Pow-Wow 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Republicans clearly wish their gifts to Wall Street were done quickly, at the witching hour. The GOP’s scramble to court Wall Street 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Quadruple witching - the expiration of stock options, index options, index futures and single-stock futures - added to the day's volatility. Wall Street up for third day, led by energy shares 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Consider the number of requests sent in the witching hours after 11 p.m. I tried out Cuddlr, the ‘Tinder for cuddling,’ and all I got was severely creeped out At the witching hour there is a hell of lot to say for divine comfort. Joshua Ferris: 'I think the internet is a force of anxiety' 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z He had six witching jobs lined up over a recent weekend, three homes whose springs were running dry and three vineyards. California farmers hire dowsers to find water 2014-03-03T02:12:52Z Indexes pared their gains going into the close because of "quadruple witching," which marked the quarterly expiration and settlement of December contracts for stock options, stock index options, stock index futures and single stock futures. Wall Street gains on GDP data; indexes post strong week 2013-12-21T00:07:59Z Global stocks fall as shutdown looms Markets drop as the witching hour nears for a government shutdown. Stocks fall as shutdown looms 2013-09-30T22:57:42Z The Muslim Brotherhood is now facing its witching hour. Muslim Brotherhood Banned 2013-09-24T03:35:26Z But this city of nearly 7 million people can be a lonesome place in the witching hour, if you’re not keeping company with the hordes stumbling home from a binge-drinking episode. Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 25, or A Walk Through Santiago's Witching Hour 2013-02-26T18:45:00.233Z Mondavi said he was introduced to “witching” by the father of a former girlfriend and realized he had a proclivity for the practice. California farmers hire dowsers to find water 2014-03-03T02:12:52Z Volatility on Friday was exacerbated in part by "quadruple witching," the quarterly expiration of stock index futures and options, stock options and single stock futures contracts. Wall Street ends lower after "fiscal cliff" setback 2012-12-22T00:37:10Z Can't remember what time dinner is, no time to think about that now, it's almost witching hour. 16.29.36, cough once for luck, then suck in a lung-full of air. 16.29.39, Gas price manipulation: how it works 2012-11-12T22:11:58Z How is she hanging on past the witching 50 when Fiona Bruce expects to pack her bags and retire from view? Ageism is out there, but not in the case of John McCririck 2012-10-29T09:40:20Z Living on Mars time has given me ample opportunity to meet the dark and fantastical creatures that come out during Santiago’s witching hour. Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 25, or A Walk Through Santiago's Witching Hour 2013-02-26T18:45:00.233Z There may be increased volatility toward the close on Friday because of “quadruple witching” - the quarterly settlement and expiration of four different types of September equity futures and options contracts. Wall Street Gains Early 2012-09-21T14:07:37Z With an eye toward next week’s recess, members of Congress are working into the witching hours every night this week trying to finish the bill before the current financing measure expires Saturday night. Tentative Deal Reached on 2-Year Transportation Bill 2012-06-28T03:56:11Z She stepped back through the little gate, and as it closed, he went on his way to seek that fortune, which, at times, played before his fancy in all the witching forms of earthly prosperity. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z Oh, the lovely songs that godmother sang in that witching voice of hers—that voice like none other that the children had ever heard! Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z “You can resist it or you can accept it, it’s your choice,” Walking away into Santiago’s witching hour, choripan in hand, I was happy to accept. Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 25, or A Walk Through Santiago's Witching Hour 2013-02-26T18:45:00.233Z It always seemed to her then as if Nature, so beautiful during the day, borrowed additional charms from the witching hours of the night. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Still, still shall last the dreadful chase, Till time itself shall have an end; By day, they scour earth's caverned space, At midnight's witching hour, ascend. In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z For half an hour those sails circled around us, and yet all the time we were pushing steadily forward; this seemed witching work indeed. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Above a pair of softly curved shoulders smiled a face of such witching beauty that Katherine forgot all about the trunk and its contents and gazed spellbound at the photograph. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z It would cost too great an effort to keep awake until that witching hour. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z That lady, a very mistress of the revels, was flitting here and there and everywhere, witching the world of Gleicester with noble womanhood. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The night is warm, and many a nose Upturned, is snoring in repose; Whilst every tree and every flower Rejoices in that witching hour. Buzz a Buzz or The Bees 2012-02-18T03:00:15.753Z As in the diseases arising from the loss of the dream-soul I have briefly dealt with the witching something out, I now turn to the witching something in. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Our twilight rambles through the glades of the beautiful park, at that witching hour when both eye and heart are keenly alive to sights and sounds of beauty, possessed for me the greatest charm. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z Others may praise the nightingale, if they please, and my own heart has often thrilled, to hear, at the "witching time of night," her wild and melancholy strain from some English copsewood, or Italian grove. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Pleasant family discussions they must have at the witching hour of night, when they drag their numb bones out of those pigeon-holes for a brief respite of elbow room! Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z With syren voice the Lady sung: Love on her tones enraptured hung, While timid awe and fond desire Came blended from her witching lyre. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z That afternoon Ethel put on her pretty sateen and her witching little white hat, with two natural dog-roses pinned on one side, and went pleased and proud up to the vicarage. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Under the spell the Sea grows calm, Listing attent his witching psalm; Under the spell the air grows mild, Breathing soft as sleeping child. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z The grave and the gay, the old and the young, the religious and the reckless, all saw themselves represented in the glorious fragments of his witching poetry. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z I'm fain to meet you there,— If as witching as you were, Grandmamma! A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Today is the expiration of futures and options contracts on indexes and individual stocks, an event known as quadruple witching, which occurs once every three months. U.S. Stocks Advance Amid Signs Stresses in Europe Are Easing 2011-12-16T17:42:20Z Tomorrow is the expiration of futures and options contracts on indexes and individual stocks, an event known as quadruple witching, which occurs once every three months. U.S. Stocks Gain as Strengthening Data Overshadow Europe Crisis 2011-12-16T03:04:22Z Tomorrow is the expiration of futures and options contracts on indexes and individual stocks, an event known as quadruple witching that occurs once every three months. Stocks Rise on Strengthening U.S. Data; Commodities Erase Gains 2011-12-15T21:24:01Z The standard deviation of returns for quadruple witching expiration weeks is only 2.2% — which is considerably less than typical weeks, with a standard deviation of returns of more than 3%. Quadruple Witching Expiration Week Not So Wicked, Except For OpenTable 2011-12-12T14:05:12Z But, do you know my dear boy, it was a most be—witching dream, for all that! Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z No, night was the thing for him--silent, mysterious night; and, above all, the witching hour. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z “It is undoubtedly the witching hour for pineapple lemonades,” said Ruth. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z This was a fairy forest through which she was passing, at the witching hour. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z December is also a quadruple witching expiration–not only do equity options expire, but so do stock index futures, stock index options, and single stock futures. Quadruple Witching Expiration Week Not So Wicked, Except For OpenTable 2011-12-12T14:05:12Z It was a most be—witching dream! a be—witching dream! and I am doubly happy that I have been per—mitted to describe it. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Night waned upon this talk, and even the witching hour had gone by, before we retired to rest. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z “The question I would ask is better suited to this dismal spot and witching hour, than to daylight and the walls of your study.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z And soft delights that witchingly Instil a wanton sweetness thro’ the breast.” The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Yet still he gazed, she smiled the more: She sang a wondrous witching strain; He groaned and sighed, he laughed and swore, Then plunged into the deadly main. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z “Oh, a fas—cinating dream,” stammered the old man again, “quite be—witching, but all the more a dead secret for that very reas—on.” Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z At "the witching time of night," I was suddenly awakened by a most terrible shrieking and bouncing in my room, and evidently close upon me. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z She had on some witching creation of pale blue and silver, he didn't know what it was, he didn't care, it made her only more like an angel to him than ever. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z What a witching night," she exclaimed mischievously, "—what a night for love! The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z I think, indeed, that he likes the gloaming best, for by that witching time nearly all the other birds have retired, and there is nothing to interrupt him. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z And if only I could ve—venture to hope—oh! you be—witching child, charming, be—witching child!” Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z It was called “triple witching” in those days, and prices sometimes gyrated wildly at the close. High & Low Finance: South Korea Clamps Down on Traders 2011-08-25T23:45:56Z "And you can't think how loath I am to have you return," the girl flashed out at him with a sidelong glance from her bright blue eyes and a witching smile from her scarlet lips. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Its banks were gay with witching flowers, And all the folk did hail Me back again so cheerily To bonnie Nidderdale. The Dales of Arcady 2011-08-16T02:00:42.740Z Finally, at the witching hour, they reach agreement and tell us all is fine, for now. Generational Balance, Not Budget Balance: Laurence Kotlikoff 2011-08-03T00:22:03Z “Au revoir, my boy, au revoir—but, I say, it was a bewitching dream, a most be—witching dream!” Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z And as you listen you are caught in a trance, and drawn deeper still into the witching region. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Instead of seeking this witching maiden, whom he admired so deeply, he was lulled to sleep by the fragrance of the summer flowers and forgot all about her. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z But one glance from her dark eyes—that peculiar witching glance that had fixed Throckmorton’s attention on her that very first Sunday in church—could always make amends to him. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z In spite of the torment, however, he may enjoy the sights and sounds, known to but few, that these witching hours alone can give. The Badger A Monograph 2011-07-25T02:00:12.053Z And do you know, I had such a most fascinating, be—witching dream!” Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z For there was something very witching in those soft summer nights, an atmosphere that set young hearts dream of romantic futures. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Penniless and trapped, their solitary chance of rescue lay in witching all Paradise to stare at them and furnish the wherewithal. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z Last year, in a fit of bravado, a young carpenter ventured to sit in the porch at the witching hour, and saw himself enter the church. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z “Mesdames, mes—dames; if you must know, I will go so far as to say that it is the most charming, and be—witching, and vir—tuous lady I know,” said the prince, unctuously. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z The tell-tale laugh rose to her eyes, curved the witching little mouth—then out it came. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z And she must not monopolise him, she said, with a witching little smile. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z They would decide where to drill a well based on the witching results. Drought-hit Texas town uses "witching" to find water 2011-06-30T23:20:22Z She has the witching ways of those golden-haired women, and all their flattering submissions. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z To her, his coming was like the spreading of the sun rays down the mountain sides and through the valley on summer mornings, steeping the commonplace in beauty; making of native loveliness a witching miracle. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z By the end of the week, investors will also grapple with quadruple witching, when the options for stock-index futures, single-stock futures, equity options and stock-index options for June expire. Troubling signs point to more losses 2011-06-10T22:23:45Z ‘Miss Strange,’ ‘Miss Lilian Strange,’” cried she, triumphantly, with her bright, witching laugh. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z A section of the inner-wall to our chamber at the Hotel in Lima.—The condition of things at the witching hour of night, judging by the sounds. Our Artist in Cuba, Peru, Spain and Algiers Leaves from The Sketch-Book of a Traveller, 1864-1868 2011-06-09T02:00:21.267Z She heaved a soft little sigh of regret as she covered the glory of her new frock with a somber domino, and hid her witching face behind a black mask. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z Every chord of the voice was as sweet and witching as a wind harp's, and the low, humming undertone of the accompaniment was perfection. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z After the first din was over, at least about the witching hour, his whole soul was always dissolved into a poetic melancholy which hardly left him the mastery of his eyes. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z It resembled other homes in Y—— as little as some gallery of brilliant, glaring impressionist pictures suggests a cabinet of exquisite miniatures, rich mosaics, and carved ivory, where the witching glamour of mellowing centuries hovers. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z What mischief hath not been worked by the witching grace exhibited by beautiful women in the dance! Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z Of the river, the witching scenery, I knew but noted little, for I looked only upon her face. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z What I saw was like one of the tricks that Pan and his family of Satyrs plays, but I doubt if even they have such witching powers. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z It was a wild, witching spot, the grey rocks of mountain limestone here and there peeping out from a low growth of hazel, hawthorn, yew, and holly. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Why hast thou presented her in such witching guise? Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Quadruple witching is the expiration and settlement of March stock index futures, single-stock futures, equity options and stock index options. Wall Street rebounds but light volume a worry 2011-03-18T02:22:58Z "Stay then!" she said, and her voice assumed a tone of witching tenderness. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z “What is it?” said Una, raising her dark eyes gravely to the beautiful, witching face. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Today is so- called quadruple witching, when equity and index options, and equity and index futures contracts, expire, Korea Exchange Inc., the nation’s bourse operator, said in an e-mail. Korea Pension Fund Suspends Deutsche Bank Brokerage Orders 2011-03-10T04:21:01Z So a nice mix of mates from both jobs was in the Odeon at the witching hour – all of us for Ali, enamoured with the diamond sharpness of his talent, wit, and perceived political courage. The night I saw Muhammad Ali fight Joe Frazier ? in Kensington 2011-03-09T00:07:01Z Accounting for all such possible maneuvers, it could be that the witching hour for default won’t arrive until the end of June. Boehner Should Win This Round of Default Chicken: Kevin Hassett 2011-01-18T02:03:44Z At this witching hour, the beauties of Maranham made their appearance, at the street-doors, and at open windows, and the tinkle of the guitar and the gentle hum of conversation would be heard. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z At first everyone thought it an accident until a bell in the distance chimed the witching hour. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Let those who have not visited this locality at "the witching hour," take a stroll into the ancient churchyard of Stratford. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z I will meet you at the witching hour of school time, tomorrow morning!” Betty Lee, Freshman 2010-12-20T17:12:25.800Z During its use as a bridge it bore the reputation of being haunted by a white lady, who was constantly seen gliding over it at the witching hour of midnight. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z “Now is the witching—what’s the rest of it?” said one of the party. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z Still, traders were bracing for "triple witching"—the one day each quarter when stock-index futures, stock-index options and single-stock options all expire on the same day. European Markets Jump Higher 2010-09-17T08:49:00Z Traders were looking ahead to Friday's "triple witching" session, which is often associated with increased volatility. European Markets Turn Lower 2010-09-16T17:42:00Z Four types of June equity futures and options contracts expire Friday, a convergence known as quadruple witching. U.S. Futures Steady After European Shares Rise 2010-06-18T13:00:00Z This Friday marks the so-called "quadruple witching" period, a term used by professional traders for the quarterly settlement and expiration of four different types of June equity futures and options contracts. Stocks look to Europe and U.S. economy 2010-06-13T15:20:00Z Friday marks the so-called "quadruple witching" period, a term used by professional traders for the quarterly settlement and expiration of four different types of June equity futures and options contracts. Europe and economic data to call stocks' tune 2010-06-11T23:32:00Z The expiration of U.S. stock index futures, stock index options, stock options and individual stock futures, known as the quadruple witching, may cause very low volatility to increase. Asia stocks head for sixth week of gains 2010-03-19T02:35:00Z Triple witching refers to the expiration of stock-index futures and options as well as stock options. European Markets Turn Lower 2010-09-16T17:42:00Z A peasant girl come to meet her lover, perhaps, but brave even then, since Breton superstitions are manifold concerning these bleak landes at the witching hour of twilight. A Blot on the Scutcheon Her crystal horn in passing by she wound, And at the witching sound, As by the enchanter's stroke, The fields in music broke, And every silent grove in melody awoke. The Coast of Bohemia Spring, with its glad influences Stealing up from bosky dell, Once more quickens Nature's heart-pulse With its sunny, witching spell. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 Burns could draw the tired hostlers of village inns from their beds to listen open-mouthed and open-hearted to his wondrous and witching stories. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Night came; and the nights, I am forced to admit, have a witching charm of their own in the East, that the West never knows. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories It was a perfect night, a witching scene. Glories of Spain Dimples playing in witching smile, Beautiful eyes, so dark, so bright! The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches It was not to be doubted but that she would secure an immense influence over a heart submitted to the witching spell of a first love. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 She bent toward me witchingly, her wide blue eyes challenging my candor. The Haunted Pajamas All this he noticed at a glance though his gaze never wandered from the witching eyes of her. Our Admirable Betty A Romance It was that witching hour of evening when the sun nears the horizon and all nature seems sinking to repose. Glories of Spain And when it was in the position properly arranged for it, some local Joshua—probably Corot Mandel—arrested its further motion, and it hung there, flooding the stage with a witching lustre. The Moonlit Way There was a witching harmony and music in the landscape that sorted with the solitary hour, and conjured up thoughts of the world of shadows. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The dancer—she on whose witching graces every glance was bent—was Marita�a! Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Venus hath left her Grecian isles With all her charms and witching wiles And now all rustic hearts beguiles In bowery Westerham! Our Admirable Betty A Romance Even the low field grasses seemed to partake in the general cheer, and nodded to each other with a witching and irresistible abandon. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life Beneath her hat Martin had observed light fluffy hair done witchingly about her ears and he had been able to notice that she had a pleasing smile and the tiniest of dimples. Years of Plenty Durst not tarry, though life's roses Round about thy footsteps throng, Though the ocean's depth discloses Sirens with their witching song. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Her beauty, her gracefulness, the witching fascination of her movements, the enchanting captivation of her smile, were themes they never wearied of. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Aye, faith!" yawned Alvaston, "Now is the witching hour when graveyards yawn——" "No, no, Bob!" laughed Dalroyd, "Now is the witching hour when beauty coy doth flush and furtive steal to raptures dreamed by day. Our Admirable Betty A Romance The said face was demureness itself, but the sparkle of repressed mirth in the witching eyes told its own tale. Harley Greenoak's Charge Why had she thus risen up before him to revive the sweet and witching mockery of that utterly hollow past? A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance “If that is so, you witching enchantress, why did you not lift me out of my torment long ago,” he said. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Then that last visit he had made at Fullerton’s, and entirely at her request—what a strange, witching enchantment had hung around her all the time! In the Whirl of the Rising There's joy in riding of a horse That bottom hath and pace But better still I love of course Bet's witching, handsome face. Our Admirable Betty A Romance But beyond all that kindled a flame within the hitherto obdurate heart of Thomas, was the witching influence of her smile. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative And in this witching slumber he dreamed a dream. The Three Mulla-mulgars Dimples playing in witching smile, Beautiful eyes, so dark, so bright. Oriental Women “Not the ‘witching hour of midnight, when graveyards yawn’–and other people do, too,” thought ’Phemie, giggling nervously. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks "Neither do I, Joseph, and 'tis nigh upon the witching hour, bring me my hat and cane." Our Admirable Betty A Romance "And at the witching hour of midnight, I suppose?" said May. The New Warden Brimmed is it with good fellows, and those pearls Of man's prosaic being—witching girls. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 The witching sound of music came up from the garden below. An American Girl Abroad With a fire in one's bedroom sleep comes witchingly. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time All at once he started and stared to behold Sergeant Zebedee abroad at this witching hour. Our Admirable Betty A Romance She was one to whom Life had been like the witching of a dream, Of an untroubled sweetness. Fugitive Poetry Who ever described the sun, or one of the glorious stars, or the white, witching moon; or who, even the least and simplest of the exquisitely, perfectly fashioned wild-flowers, that grow upon the humblest road-side? Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 Although he had not seen her face, he somehow felt agreeably certain that she possessed a witching beauty. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure When the wind sets from the north, it urges the dark fierce waves Towards the southern world, surging in strife against the wide sky, Listening to the witching song. Ancient Irish Poetry The maid put off, but only for awhile, Her passioned glances and her witching smile. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa But Owen was now in his element; no tom-cat in Tarifa was more familiar with housetops and balconies at the witching hour than he, and he stepped gaily on. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 The various walks of life spread out before them like a maze of tracks in a railway station, all leading away in dwindling perspective to the witching land of the unknown. What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People I wonder," says Desmond, suddenly, "if, when old O'Connor revisits the earth at the witching hour, he comes in the attitude so graphically described by Kelly? Rossmoyne Ten months old,--witching ways Wind us in; the baby pays! Mother Truth's Melodies Common Sense For Children There are stories old, of the mystic tide, And legends strange, of the deep, How the witching sound of the siren’s song Can lull the tempest to sleep. Threads of Grey and Gold This witching carol, one of nature's most alluring bits of music, fell upon my ear for the first time one memorable morning in June. Upon The Tree-Tops I would paint my darling's portrait, As his sweet eyes searched my face— Hair of gold and eyes of azure, Form of childish witching grace. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 He “dined, smoked, and opened his heart” to them; and concluded this memorable visit at the witching hour of half-past two in the morning, after reading “Maud” aloud the evening before from the proof-sheets. The Brownings Their Life and Art When the evening came, and the witching hour was there, Ada and Edith appeared at the barracks as bright as their second-hand finery could make them. The Landleaguers It was fairy-music, witching and sweet—a little sad—the fairies of the Danube. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists Each day we heard the witching song that never lost its charm for us. Upon The Tree-Tops She shared with all the brighter part; The witching sallies lightly flew; Her thoughts seemed, spilt by subtle art, Half tear-drops and half dew. Ioläus The man that was a ghost The witching hour, and a few sleepy men began to yawn. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart What, therefore, can be said of this book, which contains no less than four types of witching and buoyant femininity? The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire "When Mart dies, what a witching morsel for some man!" Money Magic A Novel There was no one to warn her of the peril which lay in the witching depths of the handsome stranger’s glances. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love For pleasantly a song she'd croon, And feign the world a kindly place; And tender was the haunting tune To match her haunting grace; And tenderly the witching moon Toyed with her feeling face ... Ioläus The man that was a ghost Can’t we resurrect the 180 specter and restore the wails just for tonight, and bring her over here at the witching hour?” Our Next-Door Neighbors She cannot help her witching voice––only––only I must step between her and Roland––that is for the good of both;” and she fell asleep, planning for this emergency. A Singer from the Sea He must be indeed calloused who can withstand, unmoved, the battery of their witching eyes. Aztec Land After a ride of some forty miles, through scenery that gave fresh inspiration to my hopes, we arrived at the witching hour of sunset, before a venerable-looking farm-house. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 Men with white masks pervaded the vicinity from the gentle gloaming till the witching morn, and woe to the weak among their opponents, or even among the neutrals, whom they might meet on their march! Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule At sight of that witching figure, beckoning him from the mountain top, Hardy’s heart leaped within him and stopped. Hidden Water The belief that he would come, that he would give her sympathy and assistance, helped her through the long sameness of uneventful days by the witching promise, “Anon––anon!” A Singer from the Sea The picture of that winter night, the witching face of Lisbeth and her mocking laugh as she rode away, kept recurring to his mind. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield He besought her to dance with him, and she refused, but with such an artless grace, such witching good humor, and playful cruelty, that he could not feel offended. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 Then out from her pallid face with power Her witching, terrible smiles compel. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems With witching smile The youngest of that beauteous triad cried: 'That life is sweetest! Legends of the Saxon Saints West Point is a witching place to spend a night in, even though a dance—or a "hop," or whatever they call it—is going on, and you're not invited! The Lightning Conductor Discovers America My heart must have been colder than it is, could I have enjoyed the company of Elizabeth Macpherson without yielding me to that influence of witching beauty which softens and subdues the soul.” Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI But not for this alone I prize This witching time of ev'n, The murmuring breeze, the blushing skies, And day's last smile on heaven. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 She startles as I come before, And fixeth soft on me her eyes, Reproachfully forevermore, Yet with a charm and witching wise. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems The witching hour of lunch was near at hand. The Tale of Timber Town You can imagine that, by the time we had got to New York, and from New York to Long Island, it was a witching hour of the night! The Lightning Conductor Discovers America I will not light the lamp yet, for there is splendid moonlight, and it is such a witching hour. The Time of Roses Not only Andrew, but Penn, acknowledged her witching sway. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Thy witching dream And pictured scheme To match the fact still want the power: Thy promise brave— From birth to grave— Life's boon may beggar in an hour. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul They have been the agents of hell, working out Satan’s designs, and we have stood by laughing and admiring their so-called pretty faces, scarlet cloaks, and “witching eyes.” Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement Its witching scenery, its strange history, floated up, in a fascinating, strange cloud-view; she was ready for Shylock and the Rialto. Say and Seal, Volume II And light and shadow made witching work of the woody road as long as the glow lasted. Say and Seal, Volume I So it began; and the words had a truly witching interest for Lois.. Nobody The wit of women is like the airy froth of champagne, or the witching iridescence of the soap-bubble, blown for a moment's sport. The Wit of Women Fourth Edition Sitting by and admiring their “pretty faces” and “witching eyes” will not save their souls, educate their children, or put them in the way of earning an honest livelihood. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement Rosy blushes, more and more witchingly shy, chased in and out of her cheeks; till obeying the certainty which yet was vague, Faith's head stooped and her two hands covered her face. Say and Seal, Volume II The twilight perspective was far more witching than the sunlight full view. Say and Seal, Volume I I suppose the witching beauty of the day beguiled her. Nobody Still, still shall last the dreadful chase, Till time itself shall have an end; By day, they scour earth’s cavern’d space, At midnight’s witching hour, ascend. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas She smiled—a fresh, radiant, witching smile upon that clay lump of commercialism—until she saw his appraisement of her treble its original figure. Seven Miles to Arden A pretty sight!—for some of the work had been brought along,—fast getting finished now, under the witching of "sweet counsel." Say and Seal, Volume II It was the same scene which had gladdened witching eyes centuries ago, when the notes of the lute mingled with the careless, happy voices of the beauties of the harem. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months It was a melody such as sets the heart beating—a melody full of the most witchingly sweet low notes. Dorothy's Triumph Why, once, of a night's witching hour He saw them jump over the cross on the tower And scamper away o'er the snow-covered roofs, His heart beating time to the sound of their hoofs. A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others At that "witching hour of night when churchyards yawn," we also had a touch of the gaping fit, and thought of rest. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition It is the very witching hour of change. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Mists sometimes gather about the sun, but unable to extinguish his light, they are forced to serve as his mirror, on which he throws197 the witching charms of the Fata Morgana. Jewish Literature and Other Essays One witching gleam from thy bright eye Can change to halls of joy my home! The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad The minister laid down the volume and watched the pure girlish face; noted all its witching loveliness, and thought of the homage which it would win her in coming years. Macaria She look'd so witching fair, that learned wight Forgot his craft, and his best wits took flight; And he grew fond, and eager to obey His mistress, use her empire as she may. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold A year or two before setting up my tent in the Black River Country, began my acquaintance with the author of the witching song. Little Brothers of the Air And then he thought how enchanting, how fascinating, how fraught with witching charms, would be the conversation of a being endowed with so glorious an intellect, were she able to enjoy the faculty of speech. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf A witching little Will-o’-the-wisp had bewildered Dan into strange ways this evening; but he was back again in his own straight honest line beneath the stars. Killykinick The evening set in, and the witching hour—the keystone of night's black arch, twelve o'clock—was approaching. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 The lights and shadows stretched in long lines between the trees, and lay witchingly over the lawn. The Old Helmet, Volume I I was strangely moved, and filled from that moment with an undying determination to trace that witching song to the bird that could utter it. Little Brothers of the Air And the odorous limes were dim above As we leant on a drooping bough; And the darkling air was a breath of love, And a witching thrush sang “Now!” Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature Cold, silent goddess! at this witching hour To thee I'll chant. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Eyes, now black, now gray, changing, flashing, witching eyes: gray in quiet moments, darkening with mirth or sadness, anger or pain; hair black and silky, rippling to the rounded, supple waist in glossy waves. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter Her eyes have a dangerous gleam, her cheeks a witching glow; she clings tighter to his arm as she looks up in his face. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier The evening of my arrival, as the twilight gathered, rose the call of my witching voice. Little Brothers of the Air How I love my actions tell Thee, Estelle: That I love thy smiling face, And thy captivating grace— Love thy dreamy 'witching eyes More than planets love the skies, Wee Estelle! The Sylvan Cabin A Centenary Ode on the Birth of Lincoln and Other Verse The witching hour over and I have seen no woodland spirits come to haunt us, and no human beings. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest Then came the twelve long deliberate strokes announcing the witching hour. A Dixie School Girl Night waned upon this talk; and even the witching hour had gone by, before we retired to rest. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 A long time—how long I cannot guess—that beautiful bird sat and sang his witching evening hymn, while I listened spellbound. Little Brothers of the Air How lovely—and witching—and unearthly it was here. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 Such were the witching words that came From lips of many a peerless dame Crowding the palace roofs to greet The hero as he gained the street. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse That witching strain Pale Lilith’s love shall lightly breathe again. Lilith The Legend of the First Woman The music of the pine— The silver, witching stream An impress deeper, left upon our hearts. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Last night, at the same witching hour, the very same noise occurred. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) They were to wait at the geo for Yaspard and his chums, and the mighty deed was to be done at the witching hour of night. Viking Boys The nymph obeyed: In all her loveliest charms arrayed, With winning ways and witching smile She sought the hermit to beguile. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse For its purpose is to impress the superstitious victims of Shebotha’s craft with a belief in her witching ways. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Give us strength and grace Against her witching smile, To set our face! Happy Days Like the sunset splendor Of that current bright, Shone her dark eyes tender As its witching light. Rookwood From the magical slumber into which the child had fallen during her descent into the kingdom of the fairies, she was awakened by a witching harmony of sounds. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 The trees the witching influence knew, And bent with fruits of loveliest hue, And Ráma's consecration lent New sweetness to each flowret's scent. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Aladdin next by chance descried, The Sultan’s daughter, witching fair; Love’s high control was not denied— He sought to gain the beauty rare. Aladdin or The Wonderful Lamp When, however, she heard the whole story, at the usual witching hour, she felt the same fascination which had so often enthralled her. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel It was nigh the witching hour of night. Rookwood Beauty may lure to ruin, but, the witching charm removed, decay may waken sober thought and high resolve. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Is not this the witching time of night? Mary Wollstonecraft It is the witching hour before changing from one costume to the other, after afternoon tea and just before dressing for dinner. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah I answered, "for I have an itching in my thumbs that tells me something witching this way comes." The Shadow World Many a witching glance was shyly cast at Frank, but his mind was so occupied that he heeded none of them. Frank Merriwell Down South You're a siren out of the olden days of mystic legend, and I have kept my ears stopped up against your witching song, which I was afraid to hear. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands Oh, witching as its scenes, and bright As is its cloudless summer light, Be still its maids, the soul's delight Of every truthful callan'! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Like a seraph she can sing, Wi' charming grace and witching manner, Thrilling o'er the music string. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century There was a witching grace in their movements, and the Youth watched them intently. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance That smiling face, with its sparkling eyes and its witching smile, was another thing, and seemed to belong to another person. The Lady of the Ice A Novel "I do; for that witching hour is certainly near at hand." Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines She struck the cithern in her hand, And sang with 'witching air Her own sweet song, "Know'st thou the land?" The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century One thing Mat had noticed as Betty Cunningham had passed; it was that amid the wreck of her beauty one feature still remained as strangely witching as ever. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 Again the lights were effulgent, the music witching, the women divine. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance But as she looked up and smiled, that same witching smile put an effectual stop to the chronicle of Brian Harper. Agatha's Husband A Novel Genius and love will uplift thee: not yet, Walk through some passionless years by my side, Chasing the silly sheep, snapping the lily stalk, Drawing my secrets forth, witching my soul with talk. Ionica “Time’s up, or nearly so,” replied the comrade, with an anxious look at the clock: “The witching hour which sets us free To saunter home and have our tea— “approaches.” The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables I had a last interview with Father Adam in a billiard-room at the witching hour of dawn, when I administered the brandy. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) In welcome smile the witching skies, And with a jocund train, With dancing joy-light in His eyes, God, God comes home again! A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry The seamen list once more, As from her bower, There fall those witching sounds they've heard before, In days long gone, from Ragnor's lofty tower. Rowena & Harold A Romance in Rhyme of an Olden Time, of Hastyngs and Normanhurst While I stood witching the far-distant conflagration, I felt a stronger puff of wind on my cheek than had for some time been blowing. My First Voyage to Southern Seas The witching hour of sunrise is fitted for confidential communications. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables There were great, nodding, ox-eyed daisies that popped up pertly on either side, staring at them from amidst wastes of wild hyacinths and forget-me-nots that were bluer than Nellie’s witching eyes. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel At other times, when moved by mirth and with arch glances dancing in the deep, grey eyes,—and they could make merry when they willed,—it was a witching, teasing, provoking little face. She and I, Volume 1 Our attention, however, was soon distracted from this witching scene—the exquisite beauty of which is not to be described in mere words—by a noise of singing and shouting on Merlani’s island. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba At that "witching hour," if any of the Corner House girls had been awake and had looked out of the window, they would have seen that the snowman was then buried to his waist! The Corner House Girls at School It was only rarely she tried her English, though, when she did, it was with such a witching grace I could have wished it oftener. The Rose of Old St. Louis But every night when the first silver flood of witching light crept over the hill and cast strange shadows from the naked branches of the trees, Reddy forgot all about his promise. Mother West Wind's Children Still, still shall last the dreadful chase Till time itself shall have an end; By day they scour earth's cavern'd space, At midnight's witching hour, ascend. The Book of Hallowe'en "At the very witching time of night When church yards yawn and hell itself Breathes out contagion to this world." Shakspere, Personal Recollections The fretted folk of the great cities cannot understand the witching fascinations of a wild life in a wild, free, tameless land, where God's own hand ministers to eye and ear. Lords of the North Oh, how sweet, luring, love-lighting were those witching waltz strains floating out upon the breathless air! Marion's Faith. It was thought that the witching power belonged to families, and descended from mothers to daughters. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Through the dun fields and from the glade Flash merry folk in masquerade— It is the witching Hallowe'en. The Book of Hallowe'en Spenser's Faery Queen was in her hand, but she had turned from its witching pages to gaze upon the title-page, on which was written, in Edward Houstoun's hand, "June 24th, 18—." Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest Noon came, that witching time with all who labor in the fields or woods, and not until then did Mr. Logan lay down his clumsy hoe. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 What business have we to prophesy bedimming tears to those resplendent eyes? or that the talisman of that witching smile can ever lose its magic? Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 I don't care to count—to tell the truth, that owl makes me nervous—and if it is 'the witching time of night,' I don't care to know it—so good-night. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy "They'll bring the ashes over here where I can keep an eye on them and prevent further 'witching,'" the trader had finished. Where the Sun Swings North Even without need of them, their witching attraction had hypnotized her to buy many of these things. The Heather-Moon There is something delightfully novel in promenading with a young lady at the witching hour of midnight, when graveyards yawn, and gibbering ghosts in winding-sheets cut up cantrips before high heaven. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel Love—love—love—love,— A tiny hand in a tiny glove; A witching smile that means,—well,—well, Whether little or much its hard to tell. Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect The warlock glen has tint its gloom, The fairie burn the witching broom, All wear a lovelier, sweeter bloom, For there I meet Eliza. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century As a Turkish attack was considered possible, every morning we stood-to for that 'witching hour,' immediately before dawn, which is usually selected for 'hopping the parapet.' The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad So Nature wrote her charms upon thy face, The cheek's bright bloom, the lip's envermeilled dye, And every gay and every witching grace That youth's warm hours and beauty's stores supply. The Friendships of Women They had a fairly good string orchestra at Frayne that year, and one of Strauss's most witching waltzes—"Sounds from the Vienna Woods"—had just been begun as father and daughter entered. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Children's merry voices Break your witching spells, Chubby hands are clasping Languishing Blue-bells. Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect Alas! she cried, her witching lay Too often leads the heart astray! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan While engaged in these thoughts, the clock struck twelve: "the witching hour!" she thought; "I wonder if the illustrious Don Pedro is walking now!" Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside Because he hath too witching a power on me, madame. The Lady of Fort St. John The witching smile, when prone to go, Arrests me, bids me stay; Nor joy, nor comfort can I know, When 'reft of Helen Gray. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Let Cambria’s voice be heard this day In music’s witching strain! The Poetry of Wales I thought upon the banks o’ Coil, I thought upon my Nancy, I thought upon the witching smile That caught my youthful fancy. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham As a witching maid In gorgeous garments cunningly arrayed Might smile and draw them closer, hers the guile To let men hope, pray, labor in love's stress Ere they her hidden beauties may possess. A Woman's Love Letters So that when we finally tumbled in, it was long after the witching hour of night. S.O.S. Stand to! So charming each feature, so guileless her nature, A thousand fond voices pronounce her divine; So witchingly pretty, so modestly witty, That sweet is thy thraldom, fair Flower of the Tyne! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century In her loose, flowing robe of white—Patricia had wrought that with inspiration—she was a witching figure. The Shield of Silence This stealthy meeting under the old elm tree near the witching hour of midnight was quite to Hervey’s taste. Tom Slade on Mystery Trail Of all the scenery of the Hudson, the Kaatskill Mountains had the most witching effect on my boyish imagination. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention He told himself that he would willingly have given up his very knighthood that he might abide near that dainty form and witching face. The Black Douglas But she is small, with the airs and graces of a lady of the quality; also, she has witching blue eyes, and hair that has the glint of summer sunshine in it. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady That witching paleness, which with cloud of love Veil'd her sweet smile, majestically bright, So thrill'd my heart, that from the bosom's night Midway to meet it on her face it strove. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch He could not stay longer because the witching hour of flute-playing was drawing near. The Point Of Honor A Military Tale We took a turn down the quay, and at the end we turned our back on this witching view. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro Beneath the witching spell of her eyes the man's cheeks reddened. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West She moved away from him; she stood just in front of him, looking into his face with the witching eyes he knew so well. The Second Honeymoon On this occasion she did not visit him at Potsdam, but at Berlin, and instead of the witching hour of midnight, she chose the broad, clear light of day. Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition For some reason that he could not explain to himself, Jack Benson began to feel very uncomfortable under the witching battery of her handsome eyes. The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam As we turned round by the hotel, the clocks struck the witching hour. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 Having, however, in his youth perfected himself in the black art, he drew a magic circle, at the witching hour of night, and summoned the Evil One to a consultation. Strange Pages from Family Papers The witching thing, so fair to view One could not but believe it true, Warmed, on its bosom false, a bee, Which stung the boy-god in his glee. A Handbook for Latin Clubs The lesser light which thus rules the night casts a witching glamour over the table, shadowing imperfections, softening features, warming heart cockles, and loosening tongues. The Complete Home Still, still shall last the dreadful chase, Till time itself shall have an end; By day, they scour earth’s caverned space; At midnight’s witching hour, ascend. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Genius and love will uplift thee; not yet; Walk through some passionless years by my side, Chasing the silly sheep, snapping the lily-stalk, Drawing my secrets forth, witching my soul with talk. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences It is sheer witching desert for five hundred miles, and for aught I know five hundred miles after that. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War I really am afraid, Mr Marston, that you will think me in a conspiracy to prevent your enjoying a night's rest, for all our meetings, I think, have been at the 'witching hour!' Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 There you sit and smoke and chat until the witching hour of night, when everybody yawns and grave men, as well as gay, go up to their beds. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 3, 1892 He alone, as the oars kept time to "aria" or "chorus," heard above the witching melody the solemn minor of "St. Mary's," or the tearful tenderness of "Communion." Winter Evening Tales Would some magic power lend me Aid to stay the witching tone, Art to pain the beauteous picture Ere its impress swift has flown. Debris Selections from Poems It was that witching hour when West End London, before it goes to sleep, foams and froths like a glass of champagne that will soon be flat and flavorless. In Friendship's Guise But, be that as it may, the spot in question was, at all events, so situated as to be only visible, and then but vaguely, under certain witching conditions of light and shadow. The Piazza Tales Bianca!—who could dwell With safety on her dark and hazel gaze, Nor find there lurk'd in it a witching spell, Fatal to balmy nights and blessed days? The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Once again her eyes met the eyes of the Founder and sparkled witchingly. The Primrose Ring It was a witching hour and its spell was upon them all. A Little Book for Christmas And it was not difficult to do, sitting there beside her in the subdued light, under the witching tones of her voice, and the alluring fascination of her face. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse Here was a proud and easy and radiant lady, with witching eyes and a wonderful smile. Audrey Accordingly, I took possession of it about the witching hour. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft And the House Surgeon, watching, saw the profile of the Youngest and Prettiest Trustee become even prettier as it blushed and turned in witching eagerness toward the man who was rising to address the meeting. The Primrose Ring Rising he took his hat, and saying that his witching little cousin had beguiled him into breaking one engagement already, advanced to take leave of her. The Missing Bride Here is another story of a haunted spot on a road, where a "ghost" was seen, not at the witching hour of night, not when evening shadows lengthen, but in broad daylight. True Irish Ghost Stories How great is the witching power of this sovereign rite! Shandygaff "The same hanged in the house, or at the gate or entry, keepeth man and beast from enchantments and witching." Notes and Queries, Number 39, July 27, 1850 They peered at him shyly, with such witching, happy faces and eyes that laughed coaxingly. The Primrose Ring Most given was Yoomy to amorous melodies, and rondos, and roundelays, very witching to hear. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I The real noon of night is quite an hour and a half after the witching hour, just as the depth of winter is really a month after the shortest day. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 You favoured me with witching smiles, You gave me frequent dances; But other men that I wished miles Away, enjoyed your glances. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 5, 1891 He was at home by midnight, for the beer and the bravura ceased to flow at the witching hour. In the Footprints of the Padres So witchingly her finger-tips To Wisdom, as away she trips, She kisses, waves such sweet farewells To Duty, as she laughs 'To-morrow!' The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell Such was the scene; so still and witching that the hand of Yillah in mine seemed no hand, but a touch. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I The witching movement of beautiful Arabian steeds has not had many such sympathetic interpreters. Promenades of an Impressionist Temptation with its witching solicitation comes before the will,—the weak, self-enslaved will. Sermons to the Natural Man Tufts of geranium, from bead baskets, suspended mid-room, drop their witching perfume. The Abominations of Modern Society No barriers there thy fair domains confined, Thy sovereign sway was o'er the human mind; And in the triumph of that witching hour, Thy lofty bearing well became thy power. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 I would like to see Madge's face framed by the open window in this witching light. A Young Girl's Wooing People attempt to hasten or delay the birth, so as to avoid the witching hour; clearly then they regard the second sight as an unenviable accomplishment. Cock Lane and Common-Sense Long was the trance, but sweet and low The harp breathed out again Its speechless wail, its wordless woe, In Carolan's witching strain. Poems There now remained no doubt that Mrs. Claughton had really gone to Meresby, a long and disagreeable journey, and had been locked up in the church alone at a witching hour. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts The winter glided along with its witching gayeties, and, though the young Christian was never tempted to join the giddy multitude in their unlawful pastimes, yet his views were more lax than they had been. Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys For some reason this girl in the broad light of day did not appear to be the same as when she had fascinated him in the witching moonlight the evening before. A Young Girl's Wooing Siddons was then witching the world—witching, in its more solemn sense; for though her smile was exquisite, she might have sat for the picture of a Sybil or a Pythoness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 "They tell me, that ten is the witching time of night, for the necromancy of the dames of Europe." The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas It lays its gentle touch on the waterfall, transforming it into a torrent of molten silver, and causing each drop to glisten like topaz under its witching light. Byways Around San Francisco Bay It was somewhere towards "the witching hour of noon" that the broad and splendid artery of commerce, to wit, the Euston Road, became, for the nonce, a scene of unwonted, and ever-increasing excitement. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 26, 1890 How doubly potent falls thy witching influence on him whose spirit passion has attuned to all the harmonies of earth, and made but too susceptible! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 It is surprising how quickly graciousness possesses some people when there is a witching girl around. The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration I speak na of thy ringlets bright, Nor of thy witching 'ee; But this I'll tell thy bonnie sel', That dear art thou to me! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 575, November 10, 1832 He listened with some consolation, however mournful, to his wife's praises of the unknown stranger's life; he gazed with witching interest upon the autograph of his daughter on the wall of his library. Venetia I trifle with my rosy fetters, I rave about her 'witching letters, And swear my heart shall do no treason Before the closing of the season. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 364, April 4, 1829 Methinks her healing balm is witching drug To work a further poison in the King…. Parsifal A Mystical Drama By Richard Wagner Retold In The Spirit Of The Bayreuth Interpretation And it was he who bore her off under the witching moon to the side entrance of the Mansion. The Wrong Twin Many, very many, were the waking dreams that filled the imagination as the map of life lay spread out before fancy's witching gaze, and hope illuminated it with her brilliant rainbow dyes. Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland No common personage was Marmion Herbert, even had he not won his wife, and celebrated his daughter in such witching strains. Venetia But my candle burns low, and it is past the witching hour of night. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss He began to long intensely to behold the author of this music-magic, to behold her just once, for imagination graced her with a thousand witching forms. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories He was gazing, too, with a witching smile into her face, waiting till it should be the little maiden's pleasure to notice him. Small Means and Great Ends She had a witching mouth, a dainty nose, and an open brow. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Not an incident, not a word, not a glance, in that spell-bound prime of existence, that was not commemorated by his lyre in strains as sweet and as witching! Venetia Midnight is the witching hour that should be chosen to listen to the music of St. Martin's belfry. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" The weedy roadside was a witching tangle of shadows, and the air was drowsy with spicy, wind-blown scents, as four motor cars swept on their merry way to Foxford. Polly and the Princess But of all the scenery of the Hudson, the Kaatskill Mountains had the most witching effect on my boyish imagination. Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor A Book for Young Americans I was apprehensive some visitors might be hovering near the grave of my sister at that witching hour, and I approached the cedars cautiously, intending to retire unseen should such prove to be the case. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" Oh! is there not in infant smiles A witching power, a cheering ray, A charm, that every care beguiles, And bids the weary soul be gay? Poems (1828) And they were strange and weird—that is, wild, unnatural, and witching. Lord Dolphin It was now the very witching time of night, when they heard a voice shouting, "Over!" Maid Marian The crowd now watched the dancing pair, And marked the tricksy witching fair; They rush, they whirl! Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist "The witching hour," said I. "How is it you're not in bed and asleep, Silvia?" The Brother of Daphne Sleepless at midnight's dewy hour. " " witching " " " maudlin " " " etc. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 I turned in the direction of the Earl's house, as it was now 'the witching hour' of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat. Sylvie and Bruno I had a last interview with Father Adam in a billiard-room at the witching hour of dawn, when I administered the brandy. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes I thought how witching the Story Girl's brown curls would have looked twined with those brilliant clusters. The Golden Road They drifted again into that witching maze of melody and movement made one. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf The little new member was so much living sunshine, gay, witching, brilliant, erratic in disposition as he was singular and beautiful in his form and coloring, but always irresistibly endearing, dangerously winning. Southern Lights and Shadows All are come of Pan's own race, Nymphs and satyrs fill the place, Necks outstretched and ears a-twitching, That Pan may know of all this witching. Georgian Poetry 1911-12 Do you remember a conversation we had standing upon the hearth in my room one night, between eleven and twelve, the witching hour, and what you asked me about Captain Beaufort? The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 In marvellous mode Dream conducted him through endless rooms full of strange things, by means of witching sounds and changeful harmonies. Rampolli There was something extremely witching in her precocious charms. A Love Story Such hair as was hers, woven seemingly of dull flames, lambent, witching! The Brass Bowl The palace and its spells, the impracticable despot, the impassible premier, were not the phantasms of a witching night, but the hard facts of noonday. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok Well, my attentive friend, 'the witching hour' approaches. A Strange Discovery The prose—and very prosy—work he impatiently seized in the hope of banishing that witching melody from his brain, simply followed the perverted feet of the poem. An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada To a young and loving heart--the heart of a bride--no pleasure can equal that, of being next the one loved best on earth--at night's still witching hour. A Love Story Perfect in every trait of beauty and unique, His witching loveliness distracts the human race. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III All rarest charms that be unite to make him fair, His witching loveliness distracts the human race. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I If there are ghostly people who haunt the earth, and have their meeting-places for unholy revel, what a playground this must be for them at the witching hour! Two Summers in Guyenne He looked at her, beautiful, witching, full of smiles; then without knowing exactly why he did so, he turned and looked again at the Lucretia. The Puritans Her manner had little of the polish of art, but much of nature's witching simplicity; and Sir Henry felt surprised at the ease and animation of the whole party. A Love Story Brisk music played on pearly little keys, In tempo with the witching melodies Love in the ardent heart repeating goes. Poems of Paul Verlaine But it is the witching hour of night, my daughter, and you must put yourself to bed. The Christian A Story While, for his mouth—but no,—in vain Would words its witching charm explain. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes That which we feel to be right we must do, even if 'it be the very witching time of night, and hell breathes contagion into the world.' Shakspere and Montaigne Taller than her compeers,--in all she said or did, a native dignity and a witching grace were exquisitely blended. A Love Story The scent of sea water reached them, strong and vital, with its ever witching associations of far-off lands. Together The witching sound had ceased, but its vibrations still played round my heart, and filled it with a tumult of soft emotions. The Crayon Papers But then, that eye, that burning eye,— Oh! it doth ask, with witching power, If heaven can ever bless the tie Where love inwreaths no genial flower? The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes In woody wold She met a huntsman fair and bold; His baldrick was of silk and gold, And many a witching tale he told To poor Louise. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Thus holding high discourse, they came to where The cursed carle was at his wonted trade, Still tempting heedless men into his snare, In witching wise, as I before have said.—Ibid. The Disowned — Complete But let no one suppose that she also contemplated a brilliant marriage as the direct end of her witching the world with her grace on horseback, or with any other accomplishment. Daniel Deronda And, mingling with the festive scene, Is music's witching voice, Swelling, in harmony divine, Man's spirit to rejoice. Home Lyrics They both were husht, the voice, the chords,— I heard but once that witching lay; And few the notes, and few the words. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes After dinner, when disposed to sleep, but afraid of spoiling our night's rest, behold the witching hour reserved by the nineteenth century for the study of poetry! Obiter Dicta Judging by the popularity of the chutes and the whips, the switchbacks and the witching waves, eccentric movement has a peculiar attraction for the American holiday-maker. Roving East and Roving West "Your friend," said Vaura, with a swift thought to the hidden wife, "must think you the extreme of fashionable to receive at the witching hour of midnight." A Heart-Song of To-day Florimel drew close to his side, laid her hand on his arm, and looked in his face with a witching entreaty. The Marquis of Lossie Ah! that I could, at once, forget All, all that haunts me so— And yet, thou witching girl,—and yet, To die were sweeter than to let The loved remembrance go. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes The ingredients of the poisoned cup, nor the excrescence found on the forehead of the new-cast foal, can rival in efficacy the witching incantation. Lives of the Necromancers The sunset had now fairly passed, and the travellers were at the witching moment that precedes the final disappearance of the day. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons This witching child is very small; Her feeble, tiny hands, Can scarcely tend the mammoth doll, Which so much care demands. Our Gift But who is this witching beauty at his side, who would fain impress you with a belief that that mischief which will not remain concealed for the briefest period, is not her entire composition? Natalie A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds But then comes witching wine again, With glorious woman in its train; And, while rich perfumes round me rise, That seem the breath of woman's sighs, Bright shapes, of every hue and form. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes The witching dame, not satisfied to win a King, threw her glances at Lord Marmion. The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border Presently, out comes Moll from her state room, all glowing with exercise, flushed with pleasure, a rich colour in her cheek, and wild fire in her eyes, looking more witching than any siren. A Set of Rogues The natives were chanting a witching song to destroy the power of evil spirits. Lost in the Air It beams on me From where the choir makes melody, Behind the parson; maid demure, Her witching eyes my thoughts allure, Although, in church, this should not be. Cap and Gown A Treasury of College Verse Tell me the witching tale again, For never has my heart or ear Hung on so sweet, so pure a strain, So pure to feel, so sweet to hear. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Maud's beauty was striking, as proved by Patsy's admiration at first sight; Florence was smaller and darker, yet very dainty and witching, like a Dresden shepherdess. Aunt Jane's Nieces out West |
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