| 单词 | zephyr |
| 例句 | In this place there is no ship but the sleek racing yacht sailing out of the bay, blown by a custom-made zephyr, sending it off to points even more exotic than this. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I thought, last year, that I loved you—but that was as a zephyr to a gale, compared to this engulfing, enveloping worship of now,” she wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And it distilled the myriad shifts and reversals that were wafting through the Beverly Hilton ballroom like encouraging zephyrs, with the dust not soon to settle. Perspective | At the Golden Globes, a night of powerful symbolism. Now, for the substance. 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z It's the clear standout, with a Brian Wilson chord progression made almost entirely of left turns, and vocal harmonies gliding like zephyrs. Beach Boys still singing like angels 2012-07-12T18:48:16Z Fortunately the gentle zephyrs dancing across the water and the breeze created by our sedate passage provide some relief, as does the shade cast by the sails. Long for a quick-hit cruise? Day-sail out of Annapolis on a 74-foot schooner. 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z After days of mercury readings nearing 100, the searing heat suddenly came to an end as light zephyrs wafted in to lower temperatures and lift spirits. American Chic on the Runways of Paris 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z “Arrival” Anthony Lane reviewed the movie: “What lingers from this alien encounter is neither the wizardry nor the climax but the zephyr of emotional intensity that blows through the film.” The 2017 Oscar Nominees in The New Yorker 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z This gentle zephyr is bringing a new fashion attitude. Special Report: Fashion: A Fresh Breeze of Change 2011-03-02T19:46:33Z Think about Bob Dylan’s cryptic winds and Johnny Cash’s dark thunder, Emily Dickinson’s attic squalls and Billy Collins’s amused zephyrs, van Gogh’s anguished gusts and Pollock’s furious typhoons. Artistic Forecasts, From Sun to Snow 2014-02-20T21:21:30Z I much enjoyed the Warriors’ first championship team, as it played a brand of basketball that was fresh and beautiful and cut across the sky like a zephyr. The East Needs Some Beasts 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z He's five feet nine, about as heavy as a zephyr, and he spends every match getting clobbered by opposing centerbacks. World Cup 2018: Neymar Fools Mexico, and Brazil Wins Again 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The forecast for all four of the tournament’s rounds is fine and mild, with a moderate breeze on Thursday tapering off to a light zephyr on Sunday. No real griping about Shinnecock ahead of U.S. Open 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z An astringent, earthy aroma infused the Pacific zephyrs wafting through the buskers, joggers, skateboarders, tourists and panhandlers. Hippy dream turns billion-dollar industry as California gets set to legalise cannabis 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Needless to say, if you just want breeze through life, make the Zero Breeze* your personal zephyr TODAY! The Zero Breeze portable air conditioner is this week's sign of the millenial apocalypse - Golf Digest 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Or maybe not fumes — more like enigmatic, ephemeral zephyrs. Review | ‘Song to Song’: Beautiful searchers seek meaning in Austin’s music scene 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z He followed up with soliloquy, quandary, zephyr and xylophone. Wisconsin Forward Plays Word Games 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z The taste of the ocean announces itself as a zephyr, not a squall. Tables for Two: Cosme 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Certainly, on a day when the ball had to be on the ground more than in the air, their shot-making limitations were savagely exposed by not much more than a zephyr. Yep, Rory McIlroy struggled backing up a good first round ... again: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z They spent a week as Ryder Cup teammates, and are a lot alike, the fiery Bradley said, even if they appear as different as a gale is from a zephyr. Dustin Johnson Wins Tournament of Champions Easily 2013-01-09T02:07:02Z When zephyrs o’er the blossoms stray, And sweets along the air convey, Shan’t I the fragrant breeze inhale, Because you breathe a sweeter gale? Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z It was there that the family received company, and took their siesta during those burning hours when prevailed the mighty zephyr of Africa, laden with languors and storms. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z With equal ease He guides the zephyr, and the lightning's furious bolt; sustains a sparrow and upholds the sun. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z At our feet it sloped, breaking into rocky sluits, banked up with bushes; over all there was the zephyr, tempering the heat. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z As the zephyr gently blowing, As the dew-drop on the rose, As the rippling water flowing, As the sun at evening's close. Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z A hundred little zephyrs that knew me whispered to me through open windows. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z This rounded seed-bed, or receptacle, as it is called in our botany, shortly withers, and the winged parachutes take flight at the slightest zephyr, whereas at first a smart breeze would have been required. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z There too the chrystal mirror lake, By zephyrs kissed, in every wake, Presents to pleased angelic eyes Reflected scenes of earth and skies. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z Piles of brightly coloured tissue-paper, embroidery silks, zephyr, and ribbon, made a gay showing. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z “It’s windy enough to set any kind of machinery going,” and she started in pursuit of her hat, which that moment had been whirled from her head by a mischievous zephyr. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z Joyful are we when the honey-laden zephyr waves the long grass in June, or when “The gentle wind, a sweet and passionate wooer, Kisses the blushing leaf.” Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z Two hands were stretched forth over the kneeling one; and like a light zephyr the words passed over him, "Be true to knighthood!" Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z You have never felt anything but a zephyr. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z The tropical zephyrs of the Bay of Panama never softened the tempers or dispositions of the bloodthirsty men who came near exterminating whole populations and left a trail of blood and terror behind them. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z To one who really loves his enemies, the groans of men, the shrieks of women, and the cries of babes, make music sweeter than the zephyr's breath. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z O how more sweet is zephyr's wholesome breath, And sighs embalm'd, which new-born flowers unfold, Than that applause vain honor doth bequeath. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z The bright sun drew them from their hives, and jocund in their little hearts, away they bounded on the balmy zephyr. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The women allow their long hair to float all down their backs, and be blown about by every zephyr. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Or, though the zephyr scarcely blow, Down to the bottom must she go With all who wake or sleep, Ere the slumberer from his dream can start, Or the hymn hath left the singer's heart! The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z At times a wandering zephyr crisped it with a darker smear, and the Tyee crawled ahead a little. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z Loaves of sugar dangling by the side of zephyr scarfs, or candle-boxes vis-à-vis with ostrich feathers. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z "On some sweet sunny slope the olive grows, Its hues still changing as the zephyr blows." The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z These little harmless waves so fair, Speak not of sorrow or despair; How soft the zephyr's breath! The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z He has intoned Niagara's thunder, and has breathed the zephyr which sweeps its spray. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z The morning air was as clear as a bell,—a pleasant northeast zephyr, coming in off the body of the lake, slightly ruffling the surface 189 and reducing the temperature to a delightful tone. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The gales that blew from off the land Most wantonly her bosom fanned, And, while around that heaven they strove, Each whispering zephyr owned his love. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z Note how the zephyrs have made the roses bloom! The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z They feel life is a little breath, a whimsical zephyr capering for a moment through space. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z Trees put a darker aspect on, The stream disgusts that wanders by, And every zephyr brings a sigh. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z Fireflies, Fireflies, lovely as our dreams are, Sewn with such fancies from the years gone by, Wayward, elusive, as the playful zephyrs, Hiding mid grasses, gleaming in the sky. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z Below, no zephyr comes To break with life the circling spell of death. The Star-Treader and other poems 2011-12-27T03:00:09.977Z The zephyrs waft thy fragrance, and it takes My heart, and me, his master, he forsakes; Careless of me he pants and leaps to thee, And thee his pattern and ensample makes! The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z Hold this line till h—l freezes, drive all H2 cows across it, an' don't start a fight; but be shore to finish any that zephyrs up. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z "The gale from the west," says Polwhele, "is here no gentle zephyr; instead of wafting perfume on its wings, it often brings devastation." Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z How can the tender child support the southern zephyr? Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z There was a new spinet, set at an angle to the rest of the furniture, in a case of light-coloured wood, painted with cupids, zephyrs and roses, all waxen-pale. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z It consists of a cotton zephyr, flannel shorts flapping about the knees, and socks, or in winter Scotch hose gartered above the calves. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z "Wish some son-of-a-thief would zephyr up an' start something," he muttered. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z The moonlight falls upon her as she clasps her hands in rapture and sings to the gentle zephyrs of her love. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Our North Atlantic Coast would then be the land of zephyrs, using the word in the sense of pleasant, gentle winds. Wind and Weather 2011-11-23T03:00:57.717Z No crescent moon lighted it, no sun parched the fresh greenery whose four tall candles flickered only to chamber tempests, storms of tapestry, keyhole zephyrs. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The trees and creepers blossomed at His sight, the bee and the black-bird sang, the zephyr blew. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Around this fixed axle and the table on the pipe, the movable barrel is easily turned by a zephyr, or much more by a wind, which govern the wing on it. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z "These are concessions so overdue that already they feel trivial," writes the left-leaning Guardian newspaper in an editorial, which nonetheless welcomed "a zephyr of egalitarian zeal" in court circles. First Come, First Crowned: The British Monarchy Gets Modern 2011-10-31T06:00:00Z Until a faint zephyr caught the flags it was impossible for the West Barbican to understand the import of the signal. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Not a zephyr moved a twig, and the silence which reigned was painful. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z His was no gentle zephyr of irony to tickle the tender cuticle of a supersensitive age, but a very cyclone of mockery to laugh a thick-skinned generation out of folly. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Just then a gentle zephyr rent the veil of mist. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Sweet South! lovely land of beautiful flowers, Though cool now the zephyrs, and faded thy bowers, Oh, soon shall the springtime thy beauties restore, And bloom o’er our lost ones—I love thee the more. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z Therefore it is best to adhere to the dear old rules for the dear old game, and only thank Fate with special reverence when sea-breezes or country zephyrs float around one's own personal setting-out. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z Their coursers were decked with gorgeous trappings: from their manes were suspended silver bells which rang with the zephyr, and produced music of enchanting harmony. Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z Not for him the gaysome zephyr or the dim, romantic moon. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z We breathed the breath of fragrant flowers, That filled the scented air; The gentle zephyr fanned our cheeks, And waved her silken hair. Verses of Feeling and Fancy 2011-09-11T02:00:10.237Z There let the music that's sweeter than words Waken my soul's inarticulate song, Murmur of zephyrs and warbling of birds, Babble of waters that hurry along. Sonnets and Other Verse 2011-09-11T02:00:08.503Z God of the zephyr and gale, That is a nail Holding the hand of my dream Hard to the beam! The Piper and the Reed 2011-09-10T02:00:23.967Z In the evening, she found that beside her table a wooden tree had sprung up through the floor and blossomed into an electric fan whose zephyrs were for her exclusive refreshment. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z The zephyrs play; day fades; cards come; crowding sprites pile into the game, and twist all into a fairy cable. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z At any rate, I was still in mad career down midstream when the wind gave up the bootless chase at six o'clock, broke up into fitful zephyrs and went to sleep among the cottonwoods. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z The breeze, which had been very uncertain throughout the afternoon, at night dropped to the faintest zephyr. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z A gentle zephyr blew the casement wide, A woman glided past the tapestry, With russet golden hair, all gowned in gold. The Dales of Arcady 2011-08-16T02:00:42.740Z The egomania, the arrogant belief that defeat and destruction could never happen, the ignorant stupidity of the monarch's demands, and the resulting panic at anything more dangerous than a zephyr! Simon Hoggart's week: sailing through dire economic straits 2011-08-13T08:59:01Z In time I may become as gentle as a zephyr.” Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z If he wasn't prepared for them, I only hope his ferryboat was not caught in midstream by a zephyr that breezed up river about three hours later. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Not a sound save the subdued voices of the crew forward, and now and again a tiny wave, stirred by some gentle zephyr, breaking against the schooner's side, disturbed the stillness. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z Thy zephyrs soft, thy falling showers, No more have charms for me; Maternal Summer, too, adieu!— Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z To-day the place is calm and still, Save the ripple of the Tunxis, Or zephyrs sighing on the hill— Voices from the Indian village. Legend of Barkhamsted Light House A Tale from the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut 2011-08-03T02:00:11.913Z Then that zephyr in about Half a jiffy took that pup, Tipped him over wrong side up; Then it turned him wrong side out. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z The vagrant zephyrs touch the fallen leaves more noisily than his soft pads press them. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Funny, isn’t it, how the wind is tempered to the shorn lamb, but how about the one ready to be shorn when there isn’t even a zephyr blowing. Treading the Narrow Way 2011-07-21T02:00:18.563Z I shall fade away like a blossom that zephyrs waft from the tree before it can become fruit. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z O'er this wild romantic hill-side Wildly blow the winds of winter, Softly sigh the summer zephyrs; Sad and lonely seems the forest, Watching o'er the empty cellars. Legend of Barkhamsted Light House A Tale from the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut 2011-08-03T02:00:11.913Z But instead of continuing her mad rush, which seemed to be her usual manner of doing things, the young woman became suddenly a zephyr of mildness and gentleness. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z Not a breath stirred the air, save for the faintest suspicion of a cool zephyr which now and again partly dispelled the light clouds of blue smoke which ascended from Claverton’s pipe. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z All nature was absolutely motionless; no branch stirred in the near forest, nor was one flake of snow wafted by the softest zephyr—yet there was no silence. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z So rolls the curling smoke through air on the breath of the zephyr; So sways the light canoe borne on the silvery lake. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z The valley rang with the music of the birds, and the health-giving scent of the pine woods was wafted upon the gentlest of zephyrs. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z My fancy revels in the wonderful formation, the creation of locks—in that moulding of character, which indeed the breath of a zephyr in wiry curls builds and annihilates. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z To Koos the fiery wind with its burthen of stinging sand was more grateful than the zephyrs of a springtime dawn. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Only before his beloved was he--still sore from the wounds of the past--merely a zephyr, which spares the dusting blossoms. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Her wings are folded close, and she will not fly away; her breath wafts my weary eyelids like the zephyr born at the gates of Paradise. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z There was a crab apple tree among them, and its elusive fragrance came and went upon the zephyrs which swayed the dandelions and rustled the blossoms upon the trees. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Like the tender branches of the vine, his beautiful locks flow around his head, as if they were lightly agitated by the zephyr's breath. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z Gentle zephyrs, fraught with the most delightful fragrance from the wilderness of flowers, softly saluted our senses; while occasionally the plaintive voices of southern nightingales came with mellowed sweetness to our ears. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The fair spring-breezes of her ended love she let breathe again, but in a higher region; they were now thin, mild, ethereal zephyrs, breaths of flowers. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z He dreamed God would descend from a throne of suns, and in the form of an invisible, infinite zephyr's breath move over Elysium. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z At times, during the conversation, a strange harmonica-tone fell from leaf to leaf, and, at a great distance, the four rivers of Paradise seemed to go sounding away under a zephyr that trembled with it. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z We were all of us there, and Unda Maris came from her home in the sea in a chariot drawn by sea-lions, and Echo came from her high castle in a chariot drawn by zephyrs. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z My dear friend, to you this knowledge has been like a gentle zephyr that cools the cheeks on a warm summer evening. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Culled from each shore her zephyr’s wings could seek,— The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z A slight zephyr rocked the blooming Aurora, and crowned the moving goddess with alternate constellations. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z Thou month of flowers, sweet hopes and rapt'rous song; Young zephyrs kiss thy steps and scatter bliss. Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts 2011-04-14T02:00:57.593Z The keen winds yielded reluctantly to summer zephyrs, and winter's dread overcast retreated slowly before the rosy light of the ripening season. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z We hear Thy voice in the thunderings of the storm king and in the soft whisperings of the zephyrs. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z It was like the morning zephyrs sporting with the withered petals of my 'Lily-Bell.' Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z Thus, the author recommends draining betwixt the winter solstice and approach of the zephyrs, which was reckoned to be about the beginning of February. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z A thousand times he cursed his folly in choosing canvas before steam; the time was so long—and seemed longer; the brightest days were interminable ages; favouring gales were lighter than zephyrs. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z Thus she sat gazing out over the golden world, which rustled and rippled in the lightest of summer zephyrs, chanting its whispered song of prosperity to the delight of her listening ears. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Let others rejoicing, then welcome Aurora, As fann'd by zephyrs she blushes so bright; But midnight! sweet midnight! The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z Now begone; I shall go out among the zephyrs awhile that they may freshen up these 'withered petals.' Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z What, then, must they do to a woman like Betty, whose whole beauty is a carefully built-up fabric, on which no sun must look, and no zephyr blow too inquisitively? Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z George would go straight to the Administrator, and would receive a reception beside which a Sahara storm would be zephyrs of Araby. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z Then she inserted the dexterous needle into the fashioning of the "shell" and bent her reflective, smiling face over the swift serpentines of the "zephyr." The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z The cool mountain zephyr is redolent of eglantine and jasmine, and the soft green turf, spangled with clover, daisies, and buttercups, yields at every step the aromatic fragrance of the mint and thyme. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z As the large yellow sun nears the horizon, a deep stillness falls upon earth; even the zephyr seems to lose the power of rustling the lightest leaf. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z It is like the music of an orchestra so very far away that its notes are attenuated to an incredible delicacy and are intermittently perceived, as though wafted to us on variable zephyrs. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z Shower!" said Merl; "a West India hurricane is a zephyr to it. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The material was of an ultramarine blue zephyr, with a border of flecked black and white. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z The pleasant little slabs of marble one sees on the cabin-roofs to keep down the thatch are signs of your western zephyrs. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z I heard the wordless lisp of the matin zephyr when a new, fresh breath moves across the world at dawn. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z As already brought forward in our Chapter Two, it is shaken by the scruples presented even as an oak is shaken by a zephyr. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z As for myself,” and he grinned broadly, “I can’t say that I feel any increase in righteousness, no matter how much I waltz around in these zephyrs.” The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z "Shall I draw up the blind?" asked Captain Baynell, seeing her fumble for her zephyr. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z Summer—and gentle showers, And soft the zephyrs blow; O’er North Dakota’s rolling plains The modest Roses grow. In the Land of Dakota A Little Book of Dakota Verse 2011-01-18T03:00:12.493Z Oh, the rheumatical cracklings of rusted joints, in that defied air of December! for every thick-frosted sash was down, and every lean nudity courted the zephyr! Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z We scaled the petals of the flowers, within their cups to lie: and rocked by zephyrs, passed the hours in dreamy phantasy. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z His zephyr has come out from his shorts; the back of his neck is very pale. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z It blew through the heated aftermath like a refreshing zephyr. Twenty20 cash-grab is proving costly to Australia's Test prospects 2011-01-09T14:18:31Z She carried a white zephyr shawl on her arm against the evening coolness, since they had arranged not to try to catch a certain train home, but remain in the country until they wearied. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Yet, amid all this horrible pain, I had the feeling as if a faint zephyr from fluttering wings were sweeping across my cheek. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z The breeze had dropped to a gentle zephyr that hardly caused a ripple on the surface of the water, so I allowed the boat to slowly drift while I was casting. Fish Stories 2010-12-20T17:12:23.577Z There were perhaps a dozen of them, in zephyrs and shorts and sweaters, leaping, practising short bursts off the mark, doggedly covering the outer track or resting in twos and threes on the grass. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z There was warmth in the air and the gentlest of zephyrs to flap the trousers of the umpires. England sitting pretty after Pakistan's spectacular collapse 2010-07-30T18:21:00Z So they mounted and seated themselves there, and they washed their faces and hands, and enjoyed the current of the zephyr, and slept.—Glory be to Him who sleepeth not! The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Her queenly figure clad In broidered raiment glad, Complete and passing sweet, Hath set the sylvan zephyrs mad. The Coast of Bohemia Till a glad tremor shakes Every leaf that is blown— While a zephyr advancing, Breathes gently and breaks The light into dancing Figures, with glancing Rhythms and rhymes of their own. Challenge The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up. The Man from Jericho At the early, early daybreak, To caress her as she slept, Greetingly, the light spring zephyr Through her open lattice crept. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 We were jealous even of the zephyr which passed over you: but when the divine decree is issued, the eye becometh blind! The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments And all the sounds were low and sweet; The zephyrs left off roaming In curving gambols o'er the wheat, To kiss her in the gloaming. The Coast of Bohemia At the rose-arbor the young artist paused to let the refreshing morning zephyrs sweep across his face. The Reclaimers Along the land a zephyr, Whose breath was wild perfume, That seemed a sorceress who wove Sweet spells of beam and bloom. A Voice on the Wind and Other Poems Through the valley, o'er the mountain," Sang the zephyr in her ear, "At my own sweet will, I wander All the loving, livelong year. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 There was a whirling of zephyr skirts, four impassioned faces sweeping towards the open door of the passage that ran through the vicarage. The Wonderful Visit And your voice is sweet, F�lice, wondrous sweet, As the murmur of the sea, After long captivity, To a sailor far inland,— Or as summer flowers fanned By soft zephyrs blown o'er wheat. The Coast of Bohemia And through it all Blake lay huddled on the bottom boards, gurgling blithely of spicy zephyrs and swaying hammocks. Into the Primitive Oh, sweet the joys of poetry When any days have come, When the autumn zephyrs whisper Or the winter breezes hum! The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book being a new edition in one volume of "The Hollow Tree" and "In The Deep Woods" with several new stories and pictures added And amorous zephyr, lo! with skillful touch, Her music pages turns; the while he toys With her vast wealth of fragrance. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 See, the morning lights the skies; Open, birdie, ope your eyes; The trees begin to blossom fair, And fling their odors on the air; And every balmy zephyr brings Health and sweetness on its wings. Little Robins Learning to Fly The fragrant oders of flowers, watered by gentle zephyrs, breath’d a delightful perfume. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact I’ll tell you–when Miss Jenny sets to and makes herself a dress of that skin, I’ll fly her skirt to the zephyrs.” Into the Primitive The Attic warbler pours her throat, Responsive to the cuckoo's note, The untaught harmony of spring; While, whispering pleasure as they fly, Cool zephyrs through the clear blue sky Their gathered fragrance fling. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Then Ayala felt not only that the heavens were opened to her but that the sweetest zephyrs were blowing her on upon her course. Ayala's Angel His voice was soft as a June zephyr. The Auto Boys' Vacation Phoebus had immersed his flaming forehead in the Western main—smoothly glided the wild zephyrs.... enveloped in a pleasing reverie, I walked forth amongst the surrounding shades. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Redolent zephyrs play around, And health inspiring hills abound, Beneath these bright blue skies; New energy, new life to man they give, Bidding his drooping spirit live, And taste the new-born-joys. Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France Oh then hasten, thou ship, with every favoring zephyr! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 She was in a mood to see a cyclone in a zephyr, and in a ripple a gigantic wave. Patricia Brent, Spinster It was like a zephyr sweeping over the sea; every billow that leaps to follow seems to own the power of that passing wind. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life A leaf came floating down the stream as peacefully as a summer zephyr. From Bull Run to Appomattox The family will leave soon in search of the balmy zephyrs of Florida. A Top-Floor Idyl The favouring gale that leads to fortune is as often a hurricane as a zephyr; some are blown into the haven half shipwrecked, but still safe. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) Where every flower was a thought; And every bird, a melody; And every fragrance, zephyr brought, Was but the rainbowed drapery Of some sweet dream long sought. One Day & Another A Lyrical Eclogue "Siren charms" and "bright-eyed enchantress," "soft zephyrs" and "gentle poesies," might be the stock expressions always ready to lend themselves to rhymes, with a hundred others of the like nature. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days As I live over again those few last days of companionship I feel the curtains to be drawn back from the windows of my soul; I experience the freshness of a heaven-born zephyr. Windyridge On past plantations, busy with slaves whose merry songs floated far on the gentle zephyrs. A Daughter of the Union Say I'm whimsical, capricious, fickle as April zephyrs—in all but my love for her. Ewing\\'s Lady A mile farther, and the fragrance of many flowers was wafted towards her on a light zephyr which now tempered the heat of the sun. A Modern Wizard Look at the minute waves the zephyr rolls on the beach. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa The rich, balmy zephyrs of the African night breathed around; the chirrup of the cricket, and now and again the deep-throated booming croak of a bull-frog from an adjacent vlei emphasising its stillness. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War This day is hence called Shem en-Nesim, or “the smelling of the zephyr.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" It may be observed that Eurydice has become Auradice in the incantation, in which there is probably an intimation of Aura, a light wind or zephyr. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series Why, then, the prosecution's case is rendered so fragile that the gentlest breath of a zephyr must blow each separate link to a different quarter of the globe. A Modern Wizard The very air, once all balm and zephyrs, now howls around me with the voice of the storm and the fury of the hurricane. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. Oh! it's too hot; I could lunch on a strawberry plus an iced zephyr. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 16, 1887 It is as though a light zephyr stirred the leaves of the affections and shook out the perfume, but never detached a blossom nor injured a bud. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The sun caresses it, and the zephyr wooes it as if it were a bed of roses. Essays in Radical Empiricism A fresh breeze drove the ships with increasing speed over the billows, and cooled, as with balmy zephyrs, brows heated through the day by the blaze of a meridian sun. Hernando Cortez Makers of History Welsh and Irish are soft zephyrs compared to it. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The word "Lackington" was a talisman which suddenly converted a sea of storm and peril into a lovely lake only ruffled by a zephyr. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The fragrant zephyrs of the tropic went And came across the senses, like to sips Of lovers' kisses, when upon her lips Silence sets finger in grave merriment. The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches In an atmosphere which breathes poetry and pleasure; where the soft tropical zephyr kisses the cheek as a mother does a sleeping infant the choicest fruits were served and substantial edibles tempted the appetite. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. The sun shone brightly on the broad Mexican Gulf, and zephyrs laden with fragrance from the luxuriant shores swelled the flowing sheets. Hernando Cortez Makers of History The quotations of Wakefield show that the thought and the language are alike borrowed, and the only novelty is the bull, pointed out by Johnson, of making the zephyrs lament in silence. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition He cast a worried look skyward, and in his ungodly soul prayed for wind, for a breeze, for a gentle zephyr which would put his vengeance in his hands. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure He and Scotty held a whispered exchange, their voices no louder than a zephyr. The Pirates of Shan It is a land where poetry breathes as freely as the gentle zephyrs blow from the summit of Mount Olympus; it is a land where women are as fair as the daughters of Niobe. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. The luxuriant groves of the tropics, the serene skies which overarched her head, the gentle zephyrs which breathed through orange groves, all were congenial with her pensive spirit. Josephine Makers of History Flames hissed aloft like fiery whips of snakes Blasting and killing all the fragrant sprites That make the dewy zephyrs their dim haunts. Blooms of the Berry The dwellings and public buildings throughout Cuba are planned to give free passage to every zephyr that wafts relief from the oppressive heat. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The cold winds of coming winter swept along the princely terrace where not a zephyr rustled her dress as she moved. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I A delicious garden refreshed with zephyrs, and planted with odoriferous trees, was situated in the middle of a mountain, which was the avenue of heaven. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning She gave additional luster to his brilliance, and was as the gentle zephyr, which sweeps away the mists and vapors, and presents a transparent sky through which the undimmed luminary may shine. Josephine Makers of History "But, nor Orient morn, Nor fragrant zephyr, nor Arabian climes, Nor gilded ceilings can relieve the soul Pining in thraldom." Portia or By Passions Rocked Does not winter, for all his rawness and cold, at last stretch arms all longing towards the beautiful goddess who comes to him borne on the wings of the warm, gentle zephyrs? The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. On the other hand, no zephyr was ever more gentle than were his words to those who felt their sin and wished to abandon it. Training the Teacher Si strode on resolutely, as if the disturbance were nothing more than a Summer zephyr. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Shy as a fawn she passed me by; And, fleet as any heifer, She clambered on from cliff to cliff, Her hair flew with the zephyr. Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine Then sadly, sadly down the vale, And wearily through the rushes, Where sunlight of the noon is pale, And e'en the zephyr hushes. The Garden of Dreams He did not stop to ask himself why such a woman, volatile, fickle, blown this way and that by social zephyrs, should champion the cause of romance. The Silent Barrier The British subaltern reels to his quarters seriously wounded, and may be seen the following morning, with his hair blown back, spouting poetry to the zephyrs on Europa Point. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) It was a hot summer day, with that thin, dry burning in the air that the light Kansas zephyr fanned back in little rippling waves. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas From the zephyr's wing, Exhales the incense of the blooming spring. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children How did his ascending and descending arm astonish the zephyrs when once he laid himself out to the important work of beating time! The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings This he welcomed, even more than the cooling zephyrs. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance And thus the "gentle zephyr" and the fresh breeze, and the heavy gale, and, when it comes, the furious hurricane, are made to note down their character and force. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. The ship streaked in, dancing like a zephyr to avoid the crystalline ray. Before Egypt Know'st thou the land where the lemon-tree flowers; The orange glows gold in the darkness of bowers, Out of blue heaven a softer zephyr blows, And still the myrtle, tall the laurel grows? Weeds by the Wall Verses He went to Æolus again and this time South Wind and the zephyrs came with him. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children Breathing like a balmy zephyr on the fever'd brows of care, Centrate sweetness of all sweetness, only in its sorrow human, Joy without you were a phantom, grief without you were despair! Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems The phrase "zephyr breeze," in the opening stanza, strikes us as a trifle pleonastic; since a zephyr is itself a breeze; not a quality of a breeze. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 How must the inhabitants sigh for a breath of cool air from the Abruzzi, for the zephyr that tempers the heat on the Sorrentine plain! The Naples Riviera Deep, calm, mellow, ravishingly sympathetic, they played like celestial zephyrs upon 51the chords of the maiden’s heart. The Pines of Lory The zephyrs showed them how to laugh and cry and sing and dance. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children They seem to follow the sun in its advance and retreat; and to fly on the zephyr wing after an eternal spring. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 3 September 1897 Dawn glimmered on the gladdening sea; Each zephyr blew an elfin horn To echoes in felicity. Ioläus The man that was a ghost She had her pretty room, her glowing fire in winter, her fur slippers, and zephyr shawls; her late breakfast in bed, then her luxurious dressing-gown, and her books. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart The wind no longer blows; not a breeze nor even a gentle zephyr is perceptible. Adventures in the Philippine Islands The whirlwinds performed their most wonderful feats, and the zephyrs sang their sweetest songs. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children They are so sensitive that the most gentle zephyr is perceived. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle "If Nature thunder'd in his opening ears, And stunn'd him with the music of the spheres, How would he wish that Heaven had left him still The whispering zephyr and the purling rill!" Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer How sweetly sounds each mellow note Beneath the moon’s pale ray, When dying zephyrs rise and float Like lovers’ sighs away!” Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 1 January, 1897 In the morning a south wind breathes like zephyr on your cheeks, and in the evening your face is pinched with a vile and freezing northeaster. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) And as I turn again to foiling thought My spirit leaves me—as faint zephyrs leave The trees at evening; tho all day they've sought A place to hide them in and fondly grieve. Nirvana Days But it is not the mild zephyr we yearn for, not the breath of the blushing dawn. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I They stir and seethe like the churning of water nearly boiling, under the rising zephyrs of mountain air. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country This breath, in the pure soul, is as the gentle zephyr, and not as the whirlwind, which shakes the earth. Letters of Madam Guyon All sunshine—and—and well, a whirlwind don’t suggest the cold, vicious, stormy gales of the folks in this village, nor the dozy summer zephyrs of the women in this valley. The Law-Breakers Secondly, I am only telling the truth when I say that I can outsail Nat Burns in any wind from a zephyr to a typhoon. The Harbor of Doubt I felt my way down the wide, dark staircase in my pursuit of zephyrs. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories Unless thy smile be there, It makes me sad to see the earth so gay; I care not if the train Of leaves, and flowers, and zephyrs go again. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition Think what a hundred years of cactus, sand, and occasional temblors can do to a desert, to say nothing of the playful zephyrs. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine “It reminds me of that zephyr last winter,” observed Vose Adams, “when I was bringing your freight, Max, from Sacramento.” A Waif of the Mountains It was the age of tarletan and tinsel, of delicate zephyrs and extremes in butterfly effects. The Bondwoman The sail hung lifeless from the mast, sweeping back over the deck at times as a capricious zephyr headed the course. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Where wanton zephyrs court the ambient air, And sweets ambrosial banish every care; Where thought nor trouble social joy molest, Nor vain solicitude can banish rest. A Walk from London to Fulham Long Adown canals it came, Till, wafted on a zephyr's song, The ballet kept its fame. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems As zephyrs on the tuneless night, To stir my soul to holy mirth? Hymns from the Morningland Being Translations, Centos and Suggestions from the Service Books of the Holy Eastern Church You may add a fringe and border, which gives to the zephyr a rich and finished appearance. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet In the orchards, the peach-trees were glorious with pink blossoms, sprinkling the tall, waving grass with rosy flakes at every gush of the wooing zephyr, which, laden with sweetness, swept sighing across the meadows. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 The spring zephyrs, blowing from the west, seemed laden with the sweet odor. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan Here no zephyr of the sea Wipes the tears from skies that fill. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems The passing zephyr bears no sigh, No wounded warrior meets the eye— Death is his sleep by Erie's wave, Of Raisin's snow we heap his grave! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 It had the quality of a dream, the texture of a zephyr, but the little boy was still wide awake. Foundling on Venus Wherever a wind blows, the process is similar: it is the sun that causes the wind, be it zephyr, or gale, or hurricane. Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly We will talk of themes celestial,— Of the flowery nights in June When blow the gentle zephyrs; Of the circle round the moon; Of the causes of the causes.” Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden Soft o'er the shrouds —— whispers breathe, That seemed but zephyrs to the train beneath. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions A strain of aerial music succeeded, which gradually faded into whispering zephyrs, bearing on their wings the mingled perfume of a thousand flowers. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 O'er the sunny meadow Clover blossoms grow; Through the dainty grasses Spring's sweet zephyrs blow. Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly "You cannot say that I am badly dressed," said Bertha Keys, and she glanced at her exquisitely-cut pink zephyr skirt, her pretty blouse, and her neat shoes. The Time of Roses By zephyrs wafted o'er th' Iönian sea, They reach'd Italia when the sixth time rose Aurora. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II One after another they peeped out and saw the sun on the grass and heard the birds sing and felt the soft zephyrs of the summer breeze blowing on their cheeks. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School A cool, refreshing zephyr played about his brow, and as he breathed its inspiring odors, Violet felt himself suddenly restored to all his wonted vigor and activity. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 Three feet of snow is then as good as May zephyrs! Say and Seal, Volume II All here invoke the zephyrs to waft their best wishes to you. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance The sunshine takes the keen, bitter edge off it, and it becomes a balmy zephyr. What's-His-Name However, we walked the deck long after the other passengers had gone below; enjoying the fresh breeze, though it was no soft zephyr wafting sweet odours from the Ausonian shore. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. The waves fell suddenly, young zephyrs breathed no more, Beneath fierce Cancer's fires behold the fountain store, Exhausted, fails; while now inexorable need Makes her unpitying law—with measured dole obeyed. All About Coffee There I have seen the shadows grow Gigantic, as the sun sinks low, Leaving forlorn the dial; When zephyrs in the borders stir, Distilling stock and lavender To fill some fairy's phial. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914 Considered as to his arms, and the white "zephyr" and flannels that he wore, he was merely a marvelous young man balancing himself with difficulty in an unnatural posture. The Combined Maze She returned to the house and came back, this time bearing a white zephyr wrap, and handed it to Albert. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast They are as gentle As zephyrs blowing below the Violet, Not wagging his sweet head. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare From the cauldron profound spiced aromas unseen Mount to tease and delight your olfactories keen, The while you inhale with felicity fraught, The enchanting perfume that a zephyr has brought. All About Coffee It is knitted with two threads, one of white and the other of chinchilla zephyr worsted, and wooden needles, crosswise, in rounds going back and forth. Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Under his white gauze "zephyr" and black running-drawers the charged muscles quivered. The Combined Maze Then, as the music quickened, I saw her supple body begin to sway, like a lily's stem when a zephyr breathes upon it. The Love Story of Abner Stone Snow-spirits, too, with outspread wings, hover in the air, as if to waft cooling zephyrs through the soft summer night. The Land of Thor To your Majesty, at least, the New Poetry opens its casket as widely as the rose-bud does to the zephyr. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy Sometimes a morning zephyr, stirring from the east, would tear down the garlands and throw them upon the brows of the kneeling worshippers, and would spread fragrance abroad as from a priest's censer. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 But there is a flower, it seems, that, inviting the aid of the evening zephyr, adds sweet music to its other fascinating beauties. Music and Some Highly Musical People O, say what thrilling songs of fairies, Wafted o'er the Kansas prairies, Charm the ear while zephyrs speed 'em! History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The slightest ripple of the water, stirred by a zephyr breeze, as it played against the bodies of the languid swimmers, might have been heard, but was not heeded. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea A soft zephyr and a mellow sun glowing genially through a slight autumnal haze. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature Of all th' enamel'd race, whose silv'ry wing Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring, Or swims along the fluid atmosphere, Once brightest shin'd this child of heat and air. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Suddenly the door behind them opened, and one of the singers, nervous and excited from the long practice of his national airs, came upon the bridge to let the gentle zephyrs cool his heated brow. Through Finland in Carts As to his own relatives, they would not listen, but frisked about merrily enough when the zephyrs came and played with them. Parables from Flowers Lady Touchstone decided that, if she was not to snuff the zephyrs of Nice, the smell of the woods of Bell Hammer was good enough for her nostrils. Anthony Lyveden Not a movement but the eddying whirls of dust, and the nodding of the bowing grass heads as they bend to the gentle pressure of the lightest of zephyrs. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies Not half as big as the September zephyrs. Winning the Wilderness Holding the thumb upright, so that the wasp stood upon a miniature tower, she pursed her lips entrancingly and blew the insect upon its way as gently as if borne upon a summer zephyr. The Orchard of Tears For two days there had been no wind, saving a light zephyr that laid its bitter finger on the exposed flesh. Colorado Jim Scarcely a zephyr was stirring, and the stars shone brightly down upon the scene from cloudless skies. Doctor Jones' Picnic Tis borne on the zephyr at eventide's hour; It falls on the heart like the dew on the flower,— An infinite essence from tropic to pole, The promise, the home, and the heaven of Soul. Poems When trees and fields complete Their garbs of green; When birds and flowers sweet Again are seen, And airy zephyrs murmur by, My 5, 4, 3 and 6 soars high. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 The calm period of the northeast monsoon is gentleness itself by the middle of February, and the Gulf of Manar is seldom more than rippled by its zephyrs. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan She was attended by nymphs and zephyrs in her walk, and in their company she rambled along, admiring the beauty and enjoying the fragrance of the flowers. Pyrrhus Makers of History After long waiting, the faintest zephyr now at last dallied with my light flag for a minute, and the anchor was instantly raised. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" Ye soft sighing zephyrs through foliage and vine! Poems Young zephyrs wave their wanton wings, And melody celestial rings. The Minstrel; or the Progress of Genius with some other poems Jaime heard furtive footsteps in the adjoining apartments; he saw curtains which swayed lightly, as if moved by a gentle zephyr; he felt lurking forms behind them, unseen eyes spying upon him. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Southward I turn my longing eyes, Southward my yearning spirit hies, Whither or bird or zephyr flies Sighing "Good-bye, good-bye!" The Path of Dreams Poems She was tall, and slender, and pale, with blue eyes and yellow hair, and so very fragile that it seemed as though a passing zephyr might almost blow her away. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern There's joy when the rosy morning floods The purple east with light, When the zephyr sweeps from a thousand buds The pearly tears of night. Enthusiasm and Other Poems The balmy zephyr breathes along, The shepherd sings his tender song. The Minstrel; or the Progress of Genius with some other poems Why, there’s every advantage anyone could wish for,—ocean breezes mingled with pine scented zephyrs, magnificent views, and a railroad running right through the property! Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Oh, wind," murmured Coquerico, who still breathed, "oh, kindly zephyr, protecting breeze, behold me cured of my vain follies. Laboulaye's Fairy Book Calm sea, the mirror of a cloudless sky, Blue mountains, in the purple distance fading, Tall, dark-hued pines, through which faint zephyrs sigh, A garden shading. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 7, 1893 The zephyr became a breeze, the breeze half a gale. The Huntress The gentle zephyrs, the frisking squirrels, the nodding flowers, the singing birds, were all unheeded by them. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad Across its tranquil bosom the zephyrs played, stirring ripples and tiny eddies, as dreams may stir lights and shadows on the sleeping face. How to Cook Husbands No; the adorable one was twenty—delicious and English; a peach-blossom, a zephyr, a summer night’s dream, and the most provoking little witch you ever saw in your life. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol A Serviceable Sweater Use fourfold Germantown zephyr and a pair of No. 5 needles, with one pair two sizes smaller. Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet In an hour or two the schooner was up with it, and finding it tolerably open, while the wind was a zephyr, and the sea smooth as a pond, we entered into its midst. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Go, ye zephyrs, sweetly laden, Cheer my loved ones in their wail; Tell my wee sweet bright-eyed maiden I am floating with the gale! The Sylvan Cabin A Centenary Ode on the Birth of Lincoln and Other Verse Evidently he was one of those instruments which are played upon at will by the passing zephyr. How to Cook Husbands As even a gentle zephyr up here, blowing against the face, means considerable discomfort, and anything like a gale, acute distress, the reader may imagine what it meant to struggle against a howling poorga. From Paris to New York by Land This word is widely understood as a pleasant zephyr; but among seamen it is usually applied as synonymous with wind in general, whether weak or strong. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. There was scarcely a zephyr stirring, so that the rapidly flowing river was without wavelet or disturbance. Footprints in the Forest Good Douglas gently wakes the violin's song, And White leads home the zephyrs from the seas; While Coleridge-Taylor with an art more strong Full finds the key-note of Dame Nature's vesper song! The Sylvan Cabin A Centenary Ode on the Birth of Lincoln and Other Verse Thus, when the whirlwind's rage is past, And caves their sullen roar inclose, We heed no more the wintry blast, When lull'd by zephyr to repose. My Recollections of Lord Byron However, there may be times when the meteorological conditions of the two peaks are reversed, blowing a gale on Gray's and whispering a zephyr on Tillie Ann. Birds of the Rockies Bee gives a deep sigh of satisfaction as the zephyr kisses her rosy cheeks. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls The yellow, muddy stream swirled at her blunt bows, and the matted verdure on the banks reduced the hot breeze to a zephyr that barely gave her headway. Gold Out of Celebes Hitherto we had been favoured with the finest of fine weather—nothing but the bluest of skies, often without the smallest shred of cloud, no rain, and only the most gentle of zephyrs. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise One would say that the soft beauties of a landscape and the playful zephyrs which caress the crests of little waves were too effeminate subjects for him to dwell upon. My Recollections of Lord Byron Break somebody’s window, and tell the folks you’re a Sweet Briar zephyr come to blow out their lights. The Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch Then he waited a minute for a sufficient amount of zephyrs to flush out the odors of the smoke before grabbing his shirt from the crack, dressing completely, and stepping out of the toilet. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais This noise, however, was like balmy zephyrs compared to the noise the barrels insisted on making when Dicky had collected some grown-ups and the barrels were being rolled away. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune One night the guests had retired, and the zephyr was pretty loud. Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 The light breeze which had breathed like a cool zephyr through the night was dying in languid catspaws. Blackbeard: Buccaneer On Mount Hymettus, first, they say, They made their home, and stored away The treasures which the zephyrs fan. A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine No, the four and the zero were not meant to stay together and the zephyrs of the god blew strongly upon them to obtain their separation. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais It came the gift of tranquil skies, and was breathed by playful zephyrs, and fell on me, with many a serene influence from the bright and silent stars. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 Close to his ear, a voice soft as a zephyr in the grass whispered his name. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Oh! when the wheezing zephyr brought glad news Of your judicious appointment, no hearts who did peruse, Such a long-desiderated slice of good luck were sorry at, To a most prolific and polacious Poet-Laureate! Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. Their games, their studies, their baby caprices, sway the actions of that grand personality as the zephyrs ruffle the surface of the summer ocean. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science So all motions of the air, in form of hurricanes, lesser winds, or zephyrs; tearing their way through forests, and hills, and through space; or causing gentlest flutter of leaflet. New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces The moment I feel the slightest zephyr, I long to send it to you. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 The dews of summer have wept with your tears, and its zephyrs have sighed over the mouldering loveliness of youth. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch The spring zephyr that had blown modestly during the day died away. The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War She has weathered a hurricane, and don't mind an ordinary gale any more than a summer zephyr. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World Sometimes she was dancing gracefully like an embodied zephyr on the floor; frequently walking in mid-air; occasionally perambulating the ceiling of the cave. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains They were dangling their legs on a seat in “The Lovers’ Cave,” two little figures in blue zephyr, when Paul gave a sudden exclamation of dismay. In the Mist of the Mountains The fragrance of tempting fruit was wafted by the zephyrs from numerous orchards. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch But zephyrs from the Orient Refuse to bring the joy. The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War The long streamers from her girdle float athwart the sky, their wavy lines, red, white, and blue, quiver with delight as the wild zephyrs caress them, thrilling the air with shifting play of passionate color. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy To balmy zephyrs it gives zest, When June in gayest livery's drest. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce The zephyrs disport with a light-bosomed song, And the joy-laden songsters flit over the lea— Yet the hours of the spring as they hurry along Bring nothing but sadness and sighing to me! The Minstrel A Collection of Poems It was a bag containing odds and ends of zephyrs and yarns, left from various afghans and pieces of fancy work. Mary Ware's Promised Land His preference was probably just, I wish, however, that his fondness had not overlooked a line in which the zephyrs are made “to lament in silence.” The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II "But you seemed to handle the boat just as easily as though the wind came only in zephyrs." Down the Rhine Young America in Germany This last drawing reduces the roll to about the thickness of zephyr yarn. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades You shall sleep to the music of leaflets, By zephyrs in wantonness shook, To dream of the Skoodoowabskooksis, And, perhaps, of the Skoodoowabskook. The Book of Humorous Verse Every white stripe you worked with zephyr worsted in briar stitch or herring-bone or feather stitch. A Little Girl in Old New York They wearied James Houghton with their demand for common zephyrs, for red flannel which they would scallop with black worsted, for black alpacas and bombazines and merinos. The Lost Girl The little namby-pamby, white livered, zephyr clouds that is so divine an' useless, might float forever an' not even make a shadow to hide men from the sun. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Somehow peace, and a placid content, seemed as essential incidents in the inner life as the growth of the grass anew, the bursting of the bud, or the soft awakening of the zephyr. The Moonshiners At Hoho-Hebee Falls 1895 He gloried in the fresh air, in the blasts of Winter, or in the zephyrs of Spring. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen One day she was doing something very beautiful with pink zephyr and an ivory needle with a tiny hook at the end. A Little Girl in Old New York Even the veils were changed, as one was of silk gauze, the other of knitted zephyr. Marjorie's Busy Days No zephyr dared to disturb the leaves or the glassy water; great clouds hung in the bright blue sky—rotund, fat, and heavy, like mountains of wool or butter. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication There is a species of warm haze which, paradoxically, does not seem to interfere with the clearness, and a faint zephyr which appears rather to emphasise than break the calm. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains He blew upon it tenderly as though to fan its delicate brow with the soft zephyrs of a father’s affection. Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago After a sweltering day the sky is wonderfully brilliant with stars, the air undisturbed by even the faintest zephyr. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler This was the day the Homeseekers' Excursion was due—coming to view the land "where the perfumed zephyrs fanned the cheeks of men and brothers!" The Lady Doc All was silent save the gentle murmur of the sparkling rivulet, which flowed beneath her feet, and the graceful bending of the branches around her, gently moved by the evening zephyrs. Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer The storm that followed made the first seem a zephyr. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day The water was perfectly smooth, unwrinkled by even the faintest zephyr of a breeze, and the great ship lay almost as motionless and steady as though she were in dock. In Search of El Dorado I had often read of scents borne by zephyrs, but never so thoroughly realised the sensation of air filled with them. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler Where the perfumed zephyrs fan the cheeks of men and brothers. The Lady Doc The evening zephyrs moved gently the branches of a willow, which shaded the window where she was seated. Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer On arriving before the garden of the Luxumbourg, the first rays of the morning's sun darted fiercely through the foliage, as if to say, you forsake the zephyrs in quitting this beautiful abode. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. With the setting of the sun, the gentle zephyr of a breeze that had been blowing all day dropped, and the night fell, close and suffocatingly hot. In Search of El Dorado The lofty window-doors stood open to let in the June zephyrs. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette Like a gentle zephyr the sigh breathed through the reeds, and from the reeds there came a sound as of the sobbing sorrow of the world’s desire. A Book of Myths His whiskers and his hair are long, and in the zephyrs wave, because—alas! such things are wrong—he can't afford a shave. Rippling Rhymes The birds, with their songs, celebrated the beauty of the day, whilst the dews, in the form of pearls, quivering fell from the tender boughs, fanned by the zephyrs. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. From aṣ-ṣifr has come zephyr, cipher, and finally the abridged form zero. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals He should say to himself, "Rather than a Caribbean whirlwind with a whole fleet of shipping in its arms, give me a zephyr off fields of sunshine and gardens of peace." The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony What matter if where Boreas roars, Or where sweet zephyr smiles? Flag of the Free I'd see the pasture flecked with sheep and mule and colt and heifer, and let my spirit lie asleep upon the twilight zephyr. Rippling Rhymes Gentlest of zephyrs! pray tell me how Thou lovest to spend a serene May morning, When dew-drops are twinkling on every bough, And violets wild each glade adorning? The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Aghore Babu would sometimes try to bring the zephyr of outside knowledge to play on the arid routine of our schoolroom. My Reminiscences Bob's was the slowest and most powerful, Anton's the fastest but behaved poorly in a strong wind, Monroe's was absolutely useless in a zephyr. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men This zephyr when in full action sets at naught the vain attempt of asafoetida to hold its place in the history of smells that used to rank with Araby the Blest. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel The gentle zephyrs speak of thee, and so does the hot simoom that blows from Chickahominy, bringing an inordinate number of mosquitoes. The Long Roll Oh no! said the zephyr, and softly sigh'd, His voice with a musical melody swelling, All the mornings of May 'mong the ringlets I play That dance on the brow of the fairy Ellen. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Also, still further, came in this morning five yards of Indian muslin, a zephyr scarf, a muslin dress, and a gold locket, to be sold. A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself. Second Part From the northeast there swooped upon them a wind to which the gale of an hour before seemed a zephyr. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia But I do not care for these idle zephyrs nor for the wanton sunbeams that dance among my leaves all the day long. Second Book of Tales Aunt Eliza," said Aurora one day, "you have instilled into my sensitive nature an indelible aversion to men, compared with which all such deleble passions as affection and love are as inconsequential as summer zephyrs. The Holy Cross and Other Tales The glancing waves I 've glided o'er When gently blew the breeze; But sweeter was the distant shore, The zephyr 'mong the trees. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Twenty, thirty years ago— Woe, woe, the seasons flow— Beatings of a zephyr's plume Might have broken down the doom. Ionica There was not a zephyr to ruffle the calm breast of the Pacific, nevertheless the gentle undulation of that mighty bosom sent wave after wave like green liquid walls into the bay in ceaseless regularity. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers It seemed as if a mountain brook, a summer zephyr, and a wild-wood bird were in the box vying with each other in sweet melodies. Second Book of Tales Not a zephyr disturbed the glassy surface of the sea outside or the lagoon within, or broke the perfect reflections of the islets among which they moved. The Island Queen Oh! would that I were the moon myself, Or a balmy zephyr, fresh fragrance breathing; Or a white-crown'd lily, my slight green stem Slily around that dear neck wreathing! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Not a zephyr stirred the surface of the sea, in whose depths the starry host and the images of a hundred ships of all shapes and tonnage were faithfully mirrored. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West So cold and prolonged is the winter, that the first mild breath of spring breaks on the senses like a zephyr from the plains of paradise. The Young Fur Traders Still looking for her cruel lover, she held her pale face aloft and questioned each zephyr that hurried by. Second Book of Tales Her perfect image went off in the opposite direction, for there was not the ghost of a zephyr to ruffle the deep. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood Not a zephyr ruffled the sea, and the hills of Greenland were visible, not more than six or eight miles distant, on their left hand. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew Not the faintest zephyr filled even the royals. The Three Lieutenants Where the air is so pure, the zephyrs so free, The breezes so balmy and light, That I would not exchange my home on the range For all of the cities so bright. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads The caldron looked like a punch-bowl, and the breath of the zephyrs smelt of gin and water. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 A falling branch, a swift zephyr, may have seemed for an instant articulate, and yet it was surely a human voice which had called her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Try, now, to imagine this sudden transformation wrought, perhaps, in a few days to the slow music of southern zephyrs, bearing on their wings light, and heat, and sunshine. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew Or slender ears, with gentle zephyr shaken, Or waters' tops with the warm south-wind taken. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) To them the heavy storm was as little heeded as the songs of the robins in springtime, or the summer zephyrs among the trees. Winter Adventures of Three Boys It was in the home of the Olympian gods, That bees first lodged, 'tis said, On Mount Hymettus; and thitherwards Came zephyrs with light tread. Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress The wind had died away to the faintest zephyr, and the dew was falling so copiously that it promised soon to wet us to the skin. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Everything depending upon whether the favourable zephyrs happened to hit the ship, or whether they passed her by—sometimes at a distance of only a few yards. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship This basin also was perfectly landlocked, the water being smooth as a mill-pond, and its surface scarcely ruffled by the faintest zephyr, though it was blowing moderately fresh outside. The Missing Merchantman The refreshing zephyrs of the morning had died completely away, and the motionless atmosphere, rarefied by the burning rays of the sun, was all a-quiver. The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron It seemed like a balmy zephyr compared with the tempest of a few hours ago. A Dog with a Bad Name Now is no zephyr freer than I—or emptier. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess One is an admirable imitation of Indian corn in tassel, the silky fibres as fine and flexile as can be imagined; another is a group of ostrich plumes, so downy that a zephyr waves it. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 She hesitated a moment, and then like the soft sigh of a zephyr came her words: "I was wishing you were a chevalier of France." The Rose of Old St. Louis But dost thou know, oh, reader!—yes, certainly thou dost!—the zephyrs which call forth spring in the land of the soul—which call forth flowers, and make the air pure and delicious? The Home And the zephyrs whispered, and the day dawned, and all the world smiled young—and gay. The Damsel and the Sage A Woman's Whimsies But portions of his poetry repudiate this thunderous parentage, and are soft as the whispering zephyr or the cooing of doves. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Heard it in dreams, an angel voice Soft as the zephyr's tone? Man of Uz, and Other Poems His genius was as universal as the air, where zephyr and storm moved at the imperial will of this Grand Master of human passions. Shakspere, Personal Recollections There was a brief display of colored zephyrs and gleaming card-board. Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches Could I brush thy cheek As zephyrs brush a rose leaf, words are weak To tell the bliss in which my soul would bask. Custer, and Other Poems. There was no wind, other than a gentle zephyr; the ground was dry and the tree was not a dead tree, as she discovered when she found that its foliage had blotted out the campfire. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods But it is a rare June morning now, too early for the "zephyr," and nature beams and sparkles even over such bare landscape. Marion's Faith. A woman's tear falls like the dew that zephyrs shake from roses.—Nay, confide in me. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts The rustle of His wing is in every zephyr; its might is in every tempest. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales "Dear Biddy, your little digs are as soft as zephyrs." The Tragic Muse A feminine presence in the ward always created a flutter, but the previous flutters were mere zephyrs compassed to the cyclone produced by the new ward visitor. Quin Warmth and fragrance, sunshine and roses, strawberries, straw hats, summer costumes, music and moonlight, soft zephyrs, softer speeches, softest of swains have we left at the Point. Marion's Faith. Neither of them spoke; they listened to the sweet and fitful strains of the music, now slow and faint as a zephyr, now loud and rushing like a sudden tempest. The Child of Pleasure To the sweet July zephyr and the snug landscapes flitting by, the soldier paid no heed. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life Boreas blows on it tenderly as a zephyr—and the wintry sunshine seems summery as it plays on the celestial colours. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 Occasionally a light zephyr came out of the east, but it would last only a moment. Around the World in Ten Days “What will the fair Louisa do?” cried Frank: “O that a zephyr would have pity on that delicate form!” Louis' School Days A Story for Boys Then bit by bit approaching sleep would dim the fury of the gale until at last it was but a lullaby zephyr wafting her, like her little son, once more into the harbor of dreams. Where the Sun Swings North The lightest, the silkiest of veils floats in the section marked "Le Sommeil de Psyche"; the gentlest of zephyrs carries the maiden to her lord. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers For another five minutes, that seemed like an age, he rubbed at her hands, resprinkled her throat and face, and waved a folded paper to waft her the zephyr of air. A Husband by Proxy As there was a gentle zephyr wind blowing and a nice warm sun it was very pleasing. Letters from France This lower stratum of cloud appeared to be the scene of terrific storms, compared with which the fiercest earthly tempests were mere zephyrs. A Honeymoon in Space Thy smile still haunts me, and thy voice, At times I seem to hear; And when the scented zephyrs pass I fancy thou art near. 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 zephyrs sang a lullaby as the slow, fiery ball Ended its trail of gorgeousness behind horizon's wall. Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two Sometimes 'tis but a murmur, So gentle and so sweet, It sounds like a dying zephyr That echo doth repeat. Our Profession and Other Poems The sweet zephyr her breath As it wafts frae the roses, And skims o'er the heath As the summer day closes. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century A sweet, cool zephyr of hardly perceptible strength appeared to be blowing along the street and over the house-tops and in the vast airy space above the roofs. A Honeymoon in Space Softer calm than zephyr breathes Murmurs in the laurel foliage And the amaranthine wreaths: Thus in sacred stillness rested Air and wave—in such repose Slumbered nature, when from ocean Anadyomene rose. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 No more shall zephyr bring To me, upon his wing, Your loveliest perfume; No more upon your pure, immortal dyes, Shall rest my happy eyes. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems Those children are like plants and this teaching and praying as rain which gives freshness and delicacy and as the zephyr of the love of God which revives. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas Her breath was the zephyrs That waft frae the roses, And skim o'er the heath As the summer day closes. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century His face looked as if the gentlest zephyr that had ever fanned it was an Atlantic hurricane, and yet beamed with Hibernian good humor and friendliness. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer That from over the fields of grace, we may make zephyrs to blow, bringing to man the sweet scents that come from the gardens of God. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá For the bounty of the cloud, the effulgence and heat of the sun and the breath of the vernal zephyrs can transform the tiny seed and develop it into a mighty tree. The Promulgation of Universal Peace It contained the sweet fragrance of paradise and the zephyr of Divine Love blew from its roseate words. Paris Talks III Too lightly woven must the garments be— Garments of mist—that clothe the coming spring:— In wild disorder see them fluttering Soon as the zephyr breathes adown the lea. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan When the rain, the heat, the sun and the gentle zephyrs cooperate with each other, what beautiful gardens are produced! Bahá’í World Faith The cloud of Mercy is pouring, the zephyr of Providence is wafting and the world of humanity is being stirred and moved. Japan Will Turn Ablaze! The zephyrs of a new and divine springtime are wafting their fragrant breaths from the invisible world. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Even the perception of the lightest zephyr depends upon the resistance of the atmosphere. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Now may the zephyr gently 'gin to blow, To melt the nightingale's sweet frozen tears. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan A sudden zephyr irritated the tree tops, which bent away from its touch and scattered moisture on the fire and the frying pan. The Emigrant Trail Yes, it is drawing nigh— The time of blossoming; The waiting heart beats stronger With every breath of Spring, The days are growing longer; While happy hours go by As if on zephyr wing. Poems Vol. IV Gentle zephyrs are set in motion, wafting and fragrant; flowers bloom; the trees are in blossom, the air temperate and delightful; how pleasant and beautiful become the mountains, fields and meadows. The Promulgation of Universal Peace You pause, and a low, sweet strain sighs softly through the room, as if a zephyr had swept the string, dying gently away like the faintest breathing of the evening breeze. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The mild fanning of a zephyr in a summer evening is intolerable to a person in the convulsions of the ague, but most welcome and delightful to others. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Aramis sprang across the room like a zephyr to lead her to the door. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" The subjects are arranged alphabetically, and embrace nearly all themes of human interest from ability to zephyrs. The Last Harvest Now and then a faint zephyr, rising from the wooded slopes, swept down the hill, swirling into billows of vivid emerald the coarse salt grass that swayed on the marshes. Flood Tide For him the squirrels gamboled in the pines, And through the pane the morning sunbeams glanced; The zephyrs gently stirred his climbing vines And on his floor the evening shadows danced. The Hills of Hingham After awhile day dawned, and the fog was still thick around them, while not a zephyr was astir. Captain Sam The Boy Scouts of 1814 Hush'd on the hill Is the breeze; Scarce by the zephyr The trees Softly are pressed; The woodbird's asleep on the bough. Nature Mysticism Her, pale with thoughts of dying, through the dead The waves and zephyrs—so the gold expressed— Bear onward. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor How sweet were the zephyrs perfumed by the pine, The ivy, the balsam, the wild eglantine, But sweeter, O, sweeter superlative were The joys that I tasted in answer to prayer, In answer to prayer. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes In the gorge a zephyr only fanned the tops of the tallest pines; a quietness reigned, a stillness, like that which the poets of old ascribe to the Elysian fields. The Delight Makers Busy always, he stays but a few moments and then passes on as silently as a July zephyr. Some Summer Days in Iowa Light breezes lifted her soft bright hair; the same zephyrs bore from tennis courts on the east the far laughter and calling of the unseen players. The Danger Mark I even meditated escape, and unclosed my casement with that design, but the sunlight, the bird songs, and the zephyrs rushed into my window and staggered me like so many sentinels. Tales of the Chesapeake Legions of leaves and the top of the grasses Stir with healing zephyrs slow. Roads from Rome If any soft zephyr's breath wuz wafted to any one of us from a open winder on a hot evenin' or sunny noon, he wuz the one she wanted wafted to, and breathed on. Samantha at the World's Fair When, in the mazy dance she glides along Still Love is near to poize each graceful step: So breathes the zephyr o'er the yielding flower. The Diary of an Ennuyée Through the grass a little spring Runs with jocund murmuring; All the place rejoices; Cooling zephyrs breathe and sing With their summer voices. Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse Immediately thereafter, there was a succession of short poems, all running upon whispering zephyrs, murmuring rivulets, and the like, and each signed, "Euphrasia Anastasia Strain." Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland How grateful is the sudden change From arid pavements to the grass, From narrow streets that thousands range To meadows where June zephyrs pass. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention And yet the air refuses to bear us, and wafts them gently on its lightest zephyrs! The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future O'er the wild plain the useless zephyrs blow, And wasted suns unprofitably glow. Gustavus Vasa and other poems Ah the pleading pathos of that marvellous voice which had swayed at will the emotions of vast audiences, as soft fitful zephyrs stir and bow the tender grasses in quiet meadows! Infelice There was never a breath of air astir in all the wood, and the leaves of the silver poplar that will twinkle and ripple in the lightest zephyr hung stark and motionless. 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 Where rosy zephyr lingers All the livelong day, With health upon his pinions And gladness on his way. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention There wouldn't be any winds, they would be zephyrs. The Tree of Appomattox Buy a strip a foot long and six inches wide, and embroider it all over in alternate lines of cross and single stitching, using single zephyr worsted, blue or rose-colored. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 If his mind had been a little more sensitive, Lord Durwent would have realised that he was asking a hurricane to be satisfied with the task of a zephyr. The Parts Men Play Look where Folly, capped and belled, runs and wakes gaiety, zephyrs, and noise! Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers It can strike like a thunder-bolt, or murmur like a zephyr. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art The gentle zephyr lightly blows Across the dewy lawn, And sleepily the rooster crows, "Beloved, it is dawn." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-10-06 This is a large oblong in loosely knitted double zephyr wools, and is made double, dark brown on one side, for instance, and pale blue on the other. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 A toque or a picture-hat make all the difference in the world to a woman's impressions, even of Paradise—if the wind be ever more than a lovely zephyr there. The Motor Maid Wandering zephyrs, breathe softly, give time to dream, give them time at least to dream of happiness! Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence His touch is as light as the zephyr that stirs the diaphanous drapery of his trees. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture But from the amiableness of his heart, when carnage ceased, his humanity spread over the field like the refreshing zephyrs of a summer's evening. "Old Put" The Patriot Under the shade of its trees the zephyr had spread the variegated carpet. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers The rose-bud pales its lips When a very small zephyr blows. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) The breezes filling its sails are the zephyrs of Love—breezes that speed more swiftly than the lightning-flash. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse I'd like to wed and with you dwell, Within some happy rural valley, Where zephyrs round the lily's bell, In summer sigh, and faint, and dally. Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems |
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