| 单词 | adjuration |
| 例句 | The routine, set to choral music, is rife with supplicant gestures: His body opens up, chest first, to the sky as though in offering, then folds down to the ground in adjuration. What Can a Body Do? Anime Pushes at Its Limits 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z For instance, as he concludes about his mother’s adjuration to maintain his family’s methods of ricing, hunting, sugaring and berry harvesting, “sovereignty isn’t only a legal attitude or a political reality.” A New History of Native Americans Responds to ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’ 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z They knew full well the risk they ran, but despite Abu Bakr's adjurations, Mohammad wished to make a supreme effort, and resort to force before leaving his native town. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Then followed, in order to compel them to act, an adjuration introducing the mystical names, ‘those written at birth in their heart by their father and mother.’ The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion 2012-04-24T02:00:19.043Z To the friendly adjuration of John of Chlum he replied with tears that he would willingly revoke anything in which he could be proved to have erred. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z There was no pretence of moderation, and, save in the technical adjuration for mercy, no attempt to evade the responsibility. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z "I would have answered you truly without any adjuration," answered the clergyman. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z Dæmons, we are told, were accustomed to enter into animals, and these also were expelled by the Christian adjuration. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z What an accusation could not effect, an adjuration shall. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z "Chuck some of his own coals at 'im!" was the frantic adjuration of a foolish virgin who had already expended all her ammunition against the shutters of the gate-lodge. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Each cracked out a hot single, but the three that followed were unable to bring them home, despite the frantic adjurations of their friends to “kill the ball.” Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z The rough adjuration restored the young man's nerve, and he looked up, his cheeks wet with tears. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Persons who… made use of prayer and adjurations. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z I took no notice till he seemed getting in, when I jumped up with an adjuration, saw the floor vacant, and heard human feet running away. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The second is the adjuration of the devils by the virtue of Divine names. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z "God bless you!"—what on earth could Harry mean by that solemn adjuration under such strange and mysterious circumstances? The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Just before he reached our company, a student major, in a frenzy of apprehension, came up and gave us one final adjuration not to wiggle. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z But through it all I had a dim perception that, in spite of his repeated adjurations, Hughes himself kept anything but cool. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z While eating, he uttered into the pot adjurations, e. g., Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z He did not do so on account of his mother's entreaties and adjurations. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z The solemn adjuration was put, the question asked, and Aymer in an audible voice replied, “I will.” World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z It was while she sat in her old place in French class, listening to the obsequiously polite adjurations 44 of Professor Fontaine, that she remembered the still undelivered note from her mother to Miss Archer. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z Barnes was moved to adjuration: "I'll take my Bible oath, your Grace, that the Duchess got into the carriage outside Cane and Wilson's." Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z Carlyle, who filled the air with adjurations to sincerity of conviction, carefully concealed his own. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z Here there was a fierce adjuration from the Malays in the other boat, which Hilton obeyed to the extent of speaking in a lower tone. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Muttering an angry adjuration at the ghostly oarsman, he threw himself upon the ground. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z With this parting adjuration Mr. Hamlin turned over and tried to devote himself to his book. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z Yet at times, rising upon the flood of feeling, he shot out a solemn adjuration or asserted an opinion with a fiery emphasis that electrified the audience into applause. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z Old Slab shuffled around her with a medley of adjurations. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z We were delayed some time there, and meanwhile my prayers and adjurations were trebled: Lady E. was convinced, and promised not to let me go. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z Hence the frequent adjurations and apostrophes to the deities who had been insulted, which are introduced in the oration. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The adjuration spoke volumes, and for a few moments the old man stood there as if in a catalyptic state. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z "Not too many of you," was his final adjuration, as, giving me a look, he slipped out into the hall. The Amethyst Box 2011-03-02T03:00:29.083Z Finally, Lem wound up his appeal with a stern adjuration. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Both set in with an adjuration, a vision. ?mile Verhaeren 2011-02-26T03:00:52.147Z The porters at the royal lodge were on the alert, and adjurations by the king’s life were not wanting to deter our advance to the Airára. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The priest put out his arm with a word of adjuration. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z The solemn adjuration is made in the name of the Church by her ministers and in the ritual form prescribed by her, as in the exorcisms of Baptism. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z She went away a few minutes afterwards, stopping for awhile to exchange greetings with Ann Packet, to whom she gave her address—a back street in Southwark Bridge Road—after much adjuration. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z This solemn adjuration was answered by as solemn assurances to obey me in whatever I required of them. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z "Hush, child, for Heaven's sake!" cried Fabian in alarm; but Gretchen paid no heed to his adjuration; she went on quite undisturbed. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z Whether this impassioned adjuration had any special effect upon the patient is uncertain, but as he opened his eyes, he smiled faintly in acknowledgment of the sympathetic words. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z The purpose of adjurations addressed to God is not to change the divine decrees, but to obtain through His goodness what He intended from eternity that we should obtain by prayer. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Enchanters and wizards use adjurations, so does the Church over its Catechumens; but they invoke devils, and she invokes God against devils. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z To Alfred's frantic adjurations, half question, half entreaty, as though the doctor's words could reverse the decree of fate, he replied repeatedly, and with decision, that all was over. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:26.590Z Slipper uttered a yell, hoarse with whisky, in adjuration of two elderly ladies of the pack who had profited by our conversation to stray away into an adjacent cottage. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z But this time, too, her adjuration failed to awaken an echo. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z One tires of rolling perpetual cigarettes; one even tires of studying the forcible Spanish adjurations that begin with the third letter of the alphabet. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z This strikes us now-a-days as anything but a very solemn or a very momentous form of adjuration. A Cursory History of Swearing I have no faith in outspoken resolves of wordy declamation: not sure of ourselves, we fortify our weak resolutions through the ear and the eye, by spoken and written adjurations, and promises of amendment. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 He heard me in silence, shaking, at intervals, his head, solemnly and incredulously, turning his eyes to heaven, and clasping his hands as if in mental adjuration. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 And added: "This is but an intimation Of more wicked adjuration," while he pointed to the second entrance, the inscription over which read: "Arbour of Wicked Vows." The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The neophyte stared at Botello, who pronounced these fantastic adjurations with the most solemn emphasis. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico "She is in the kitchen cooking a fowl," said I, pretty short, for this adjuration of his mightily displeased me. Idonia: A Romance of Old London And again she reiterated her frantic cries and adjurations to Martial. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 No adjuration, no promise, could be greater than that. The Way of the Gods The expression is so common that we pass it over too often, as though it were a mere adjuration which, like many that find their way into human speech, has no real significance. The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation Don Amador feared, as he listened with a superstitious reverence to the adjurations of the knight, that he was about to relapse into his gloomy stupor; but he was deceived. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico But only the rippling voice of the burn answered my adjuration. Bye-Ways Yet it was a name which, coupled with many a passionate adjuration, had been heard already and many times by some. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance It really looked as though there was more than met the eye in that heathenish adjuration as they walked unharmed through the deadly reptiles to the refrain of the long-drawn, lugubrious chant. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Twice the priest repeats his adjuration, followed by the choral response, the last time with joy and animation as the flag of Castile is raised and they bid farewell to the shores of Spain. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Anjy helped on the work of conversion by her anguish and her solemn adjurations. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 Lastly, in its songs, in the octosyllables of the magician, and in the adjuration and the thanking of Sabrina, it is lyric. Minor Poems by Milton But his adjurations fell on deaf ears, and he was really feeling very feverish and exhausted; far too much so to continue to urge the point. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The passionate adjuration ended in tears—the first she had shed. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 What a shocking adjuration!" replied the lady; "prefaced, too, by a three-story compliment. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Deaves, with emphatic adjurations to his chauffeur to slow up, fell back on his seat and closed his eyes. The Deaves Affair The spirits, after some murmuring, yielded to the adjuration; and the happy patient returned thanks for his wonderful cure. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed Then by some means the spell is broken, and with a wild, ringing, piercing cry, she utters aloud her lover’s name in a clarion call of warning, and adjuration, and despair. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The sergeant of the guard, lantern in hand, was wonderingly contemplating the Scotch "striker" Lachlan, who firmly clung to the wrist of the struggling, swearing girl, despite her adjurations to let her go. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. To let thee sit beneath the fall of tears As salt as mine, and hear the sighing years Re-sighing on my lips renunciative Through those infrequent smiles which fail to live For all thy adjurations? The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV There was yet one more postscript, yet one more outburst of self-pity and pathetic adjuration; and a doctor’s 257 opinion, unpromising enough, was besides enclosed. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) The document was necessary to me for family considerations; and presently I stooped to such pleadings and rose to such adjurations as make my ears burn to remember. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 The glad, laughing voice changed to one of tenderest adjuration. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance One can find everything in her words, warning, entreaty and adjuration, upbraidings and threatenings, anger, yes, almost abuse, yet not one natural note of love. Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study Owing to the absence of Kamba, who for this ceremony was usually indispensable, his place was taken by an old negro sufficiently conversant with the adjuration. In Desert and Wilderness This adjuration had the good result of amusing Mrs. Trent so that, for an hour at least, she forgot to be anxious over her daughter’s unexplained absence. Jessica, the Heiress When people employed this form of adjuration, as was formerly very common, they were said, for brevity's sake, "to swear Walsingham." Shakespeare Jest-Books Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-Books Supposed to Have Been Used by Shakespeare This adjuration falling short of its aim, he came up and asked for "a few coppers," at the same time invoking about sixpennyworth of blessings in advance, a sort of sprat to catch a mackerel. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule At last, beside a little bridge near the railroad station, Leonardo addressed his ten-thousandth adjuration to Beppino, whose poor little legs trembled under him. Italy, the Magic Land In the meantime adjurations were repeated, more and more horrible, and the wheel kept spinning so quickly that the eyes could not keep pace with its whirl. In Desert and Wilderness Beneath that adjuration I was silent, and the same dread stillness fell upon my companion. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 And thereupon the fairy, who doubtless heard his adjuration, inspired him with a lucky thought. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 At this solemn adjuration Margaret’s face grew pale, and for the first time her courage forsook her. Wee Wifie The final adjuration was to her car, to which she always spoke exactly as if it was a horse. Rimrock Trail So Mistress Crawley, finding her adjurations unheeded, bustled off to see that the maidens were not gossiping in the ante-chamber, but had returned to their work. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney The adjuration was called forth by the fact that he didn’t know where anything was, or how anything 105 should be done. The Dust Flower It perhaps originates in an adjuration of the Virgin Mary. Notes and Queries, Number 192, July 2, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc It was so terrible a thing to stand near the woman she had innocently injured, and listen with her to the impassioned adjurations of the lover who had been false, in spite of himself. Theo A Sprightly Love Story Suddenly she recollected her adjuration to the girls to gain their mothers' consent before going on with their plan. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore This reminds us of Maimonides's adjuration of the reader to keep what he finds in the "Guide of the Perplexed" to himself and not to spread it abroad. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The promiser bound himself by some solemn and formal mode of adjuration, accompanied, in important cases, with certain ceremonies, which were supposed to seal and confirm the obligation assumed. Hannibal Makers of History The need for haste was urgent, and Bob urged his comrades on with frantic adjurations. The Radio Boys at the Sending Station Making Good in the Wireless Room And so I turn to you, with a request and adjuration which you cannot set aside. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities But there was a stubborn strength in the infidelity of this old Pagan which was utterly impervious to any adjuration on that side. The Vicar of Bullhampton In the December of that year he charged the new voters, in words of solemn adjuration, to look at Ireland from the Irish point of view. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 And at last, after what seemed an age to Tom, David was piloted out into the hall, with many adjurations to “go softly,” down the long flight of stairs. Five Little Peppers at School This concatenation of circumstances might with ordinary persons have led to some diminution of the force of adjuration. Faces and Places Miss S. and Miss C. may each justify Longfellow's adjuration— 'Trust her not, she is fooling thee;' and yet ghosts be as genuine as guano. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Gottlob’s attention was too much absorbed in the sight of the one object of his eager gaze, to heed more seriously, at that moment, the strange and solemn adjuration of the old woman. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 Citation from the shades, or sometimes the torturing coercion of mystic adjurations, is more truly the primary sense. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 She had come on them from the hall unawares, and had overheard the final words of the colonel's adjuration. The Flag They appeared greatly disappointed at not getting an interview with him; and went off uttering adjurations in Spanish, though having held their parley in English. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea She disappears from the hero's gaze, without replying to his adjurations. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Suddenly a robin on the fence burst into adjurations of a robust sort, and Marietta, without meaning to, spoke. Country Neighbors Presently the person thus adjured returned to his hotel, and with a somewhat puzzled expression read the adjuration. A Border Ruffian 1891 These adjurations were in many tongues, and their low-toned variety indicated the swearing of an educated man. The Dew of Their Youth With this double adjuration, he resolves upon dismounting, to make better inspection of the place, and, if possible, assure himself whether his victim has really survived the murderous attack. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco A thrill ran through the long line of men, and Fred heard his follower utter a low, adjuration to his unwilling steed. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story Thus admonished, Tom began to read the following letter from his wild brother, interrupting himself occasionally to explain and comment thereon, and sometimes, despite the adjuration of Bill Bowls, to spell. The Battle and the Breeze They are usually adjurations or commands addressed to the blood, considered as a personality. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery They expelled demons partly by adjuration and partly by means of a certain miraculous root named Baaras. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing Lady Enville’s strongest adjurations were mild little asseverations “by this fair daylight,” or words no nearer profanity. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada There was no need for Samson’s adjuration, for Fred’s sense of hearing was strained to the utmost, and he was picturing mentally the effects of the scattered shots which were now being fired. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story Ye shadowy yet lovely forms, once wont to throng around me through the lonely midnight hours, hear my adjuration, and return! return! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Pinney had no need to use arguments or adjurations to induce Lansing to adopt his suggestion. At Pinney's Ranch 1898 Suspicion had made his appeals and adjurations sound even to his friends as strange and meaningless as the Babel-builders' words of a sudden became to each other. Two Days' Solitary Imprisonment 1898 O, in addition to being an exclamation, denotes a calling to or adjuration; thus, "Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth!" The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Providence, which had constructed Pike foremost of all things, for lofty angling-disdainful of worm and even minnow—Providence, I say, at this adjuration, pronounced that Pike must catch that trout. Crocker's Hole From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore His castles may be of cardboard, his cataracts of tinfoil, the sun of his adjurations the veriest figment; but he never lets his readers p. 25see that he knows it. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation All voices were raised; there was a tumult of cries, commands, protestations, adjurations, and refusals. The Long Roll Colonel Tod states that the Bhīls will eat of nothing white in colour, as a white sheep or goat; and their grand adjuration is ‘By the white ram.’ The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II But fortunately for us, Burke was not content with private adjuration, or even public speech. Obiter Dicta Second Series "Come, Brady, let us go; I want some fresh air," said Flint, when the excitement had subsided and another convert had begun his sing-song confession and adjuration. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes A tremor ran throughout the whole body of the united swine; so awful was the adjuration! Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Then da capo—stuck wheels, straining teams, oaths, adjuration, at last "Sergeant Jordan!" The Long Roll Both men shook their heads, and grumbled, while from behind rose a Babel of cries and adjurations. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon The ruddy-faced old gentleman roared out that adjuration in so thunderous a way that the good-looking boy who was passing the decanter started and nearly turned it over. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea To complete my misery, the major in charge of the battery rode up, and delivered a few pretty sharp adjurations to me and to the sergeant. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East So in like manner is part of a magical adjuration in the account of a Sabbath in Sheol. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer In such streaming exhortations and laments as we find in the Greek choruses and in the adjurations and caoines of the Irish, the breaks and parallel repetitions of a song might lower the passion. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry They received his adjurations gladly, promising to obey them. Heroes of Modern Europe Rover did not need this adjuration, not he. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel I ask no words from you, no comments, no adjurations, for you are a prejudiced party. Little Novels of Italy The genie finding himself obliged to a positive answer by this adjuration, trembled, and replied to the fisherman: "Ask what thou wilt, but make haste." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales "Yes, I assure you he was quite pathetic in his adjuration to me to do my utmost," rejoined Jim. Belles and Ringers The great Sea uplifts Its hand in adjuration, and declares "'Tis not with me," and its unfathom'd deep In subterranean thunders, echoing cry "No, not with me." Man of Uz, and Other Poems He stopped as he uttered this impassioned adjuration, and his countenance changed instantaneously as he gazed on mine. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Florence turned at Edgar's adjuration, and he saw, by the moonlight, two great tear-drops dimming her starry eyes. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems Notwithstanding the solemn adjurations of Dr. Burge, we entertained guilty hopes of seeing some of the marvels which had become such positive drugs in our absence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 The adjuration is contained in lines 867-889, which, in Milton’s MS., are directed “to be said,” not sung, and in the Bridgewater MS. “to sing or not.” Milton's Comus As the war dragged on longer than the people had anticipated the abolition sentiment in the North grew until from press and pulpit there came adjurations to "free the slaves." Life of Abraham Lincoln Little Blue Book Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 324 As I went through the outer office, looking more than ever downcast, I was hailed with further adjurations to cheer up, for they had all been through it. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 It is not nearly so strong as Paul's adjuration, "Awake, thou that sleepest, and rise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life They are generally men whose mothers well nagged them when they were small with perpetual adjurations: "Do not bang the door," "Stop kicking your feet," "Stop clinking your plate with your fork," and so on. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Supplication would seem to be a kind of adjuration. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province "Quiet, Bran, quiet there," was a very unnecessary adjuration. Lore of Proserpine Having captured their attention by this solemn adjuration, he inquired: 'Who is the chief among you? Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 And then an adjuration to her whom He gave to be our Mother. Lourdes A barrel or two of brine hurled over the starboard quarter choked off the mate's adjurations. Ralph Granger's Fortunes Therefore it would seem unlawful to employ adjuration towards one. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Argument and adjuration were lost on these dastards. The Last Man The brutal shouts of the men contrasted vividly with the high-pitched adjurations of the women and the wails and cries of the terrified children. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben He employs the figure of adjuration, to which I will here give the name of Apostrophe. On the Sublime He exploded within himself a violent adjuration to the Supreme Authorities, and the next instant the General sat back. None Other Gods First, so that the adjuration is referred to the irrational creature in itself: and in this way it would be vain to adjure an irrational creature. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province He exhausted every adjuration, her child's welfare and his own. The Last Man The tones were, in themselves, an adjuration to faith and fortitude. The Stolen Singer The book is divided in the main between adjuration and prophecy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-10-06 They were not so easily satisfied, but thrusting themselves among the horses, continued to rival each other in whining petitions and adjurations of their favorite saints. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters This is the kind of adjuration used in the exorcisms of the Church, whereby the power of the demons is expelled from an irrational creature. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province What showers of afflictions rained upon Him, until at last His adjurations bore the fruit of increased rebelliousness, and His assiduous endeavours resulted in the wilful blindness of His people. The Kitáb-i-Íqán Elizabeth was awakened at last by a familiar adjuration. Hills of the Shatemuc He talked quietly to her, soothing her by his calmness, his lack of reproaches or adjurations, and presently she was sitting forward in the pew in the gathering dusk talking more normally. Secret Bread Vienna gazed truculently on Smyrna for a time, but Smyrna, obeying their foreman's adjurations, mellowed into amiable grins and went on with their lunches. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul First, by way oath in order to confirm one's own assertion: secondly, by way of adjuration as an inducement to others: thirdly, by way of invocation for the purpose of prayer or praise. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Orlando's adjuration to the exiled duke in "As You Like It," and the wise Prince's reply, seem to me one of the most exquisite illustrations of the comparative griefs of youth and age. Records of a Girlhood It was an adjuration by the honour of a man, and was either positive or negative. The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge She knew not why, and yet in her soul there was a dark, swelling sorrow which would not for any adjuration of Scripture nor any imploration of prayer, be stilled. The Measure of a Man To me there was something deeply moving in the simple earnestness and strangeness of this adjuration. The English Gipsies and Their Language Accordingly when either of these orderings is confirmed by something Divine it is an adjuration. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province The inhabitants of the district of Marathon paid religious rites to them, and orators solemnly invoked them in their most impassioned adjurations before the assembled men of Athens. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 With Germany there is no need for such assurances or adjurations, in view of her constant policy throughout forty years, which shows that we seek no quarrels in the world. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? With the muttered adjuration of the wretched girl in Kennedy's Lodgings echoing in her ears, Miss Mackenzie determined that she should be left no longer than could be helped in that company. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. There was a pause, to give opportunity for reply, if any reply was to be made—a mere form, as the adjuration itself was. For Woman's Love As to the second kind of adjuration, which is by compulsion, we may lawfully use it for some purposes, and not for others. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province "Keep it, and—" But Miriam did not hear that last forcible adjuration. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week But if I am to take practical steps and am to propose mutual disarmament to the other powers, then general pacific assurances and adjurations are not enough. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? When writing on "Ill-Assorted Marriages," I urged that men and women who are about to take the terribly momentous steps towards marriage must be guided by reason, and I repeat my adjuration here. Side Lights Awfully came back the memory of that adjuration in the terrible days to come. The Baronet's Bride Accordingly the adjuration of an irrational creature may be of two kinds. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province To the under-world deities prayer took the form of adjuration, and degenerated into magic formulas, which were supposed to force these deities to do what was asked by the worshipper. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology These oaths had originated in a time when the elements themselves were thought to be divine, and similar adjurations were used by Greeks and Scandinavians. The Religion of the Ancient Celts Audrey, in her brown dress, with the color yet in her cheeks, entering at the moment, Mistress Deborah attempted no response to her husband's adjuration. Audrey All the fervency of this adjuration failed to convince the deputies of their duty, as conceived by the orator. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 But superiors may bind their inferiors by this kind of adjuration, if there be need for it. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province "Upon that adjuration," he replied, "I could not refuse an answer to any question, though it should cost me my head." The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Her adjuration was on a higher plane of sentiment than expression. Septimus This constant adjuration to sink the self into The Absolute, is what has given rise to so much difference of interpretation as to the meaning of mukti, liberation. Cosmic Consciousness Then the driver changed the relationship, with an access of tenderness in voice and in adjuration. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 With adjurations deep and drawings strong, And with the power," it said, "unto me given, I call upon thee, man, to tell thy wrong, Or look no more upon the face of Heaven. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. Associated words: avenaceous, oaten. oath, n. adjuration, pledge, sworn promise; curse, profanity, swearing, expletive, blasphemy. Putnam's Word Book But there is no story, no manners, no modern allusion, except in the grand general adjuration to the 'Mother-age,' and no approach to the treatment of a conventionality. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) A growling of huskies, a kick, and a muttered adjuration in Cree, and all is silent again. The New North Beyond provoking a fresh paroxysm of kicking, these adjurations were without result. Deadham Hard Nevertheless, the hostler's ostentatious adjuration of "Now then, aren't you going to bring out that mustang for the Señora?" puzzled her. Frontier Stories Thus Joshua's adjuration did oblige all posterity never to build Jericho, Josh. vi. The Auchensaugh Renovation of the National Covenant and Solemn League and Covenant With the Acknowledgment of Sins and Engagement to Duties, as They Were Renewed at Auchensaugh, Near Douglas, July 24, 1712. (Compared With the Editions of Paisley, 1820, and Belfast, 1835.) Also, The Renovation of These Public Federal Deeds Ordained at Philadelphia, October 8, 1880, by the Reformed Presbytery, with Accommodation of the Original Covenants, in Both Transactions, to Their Times and Positions Respectively He intended it as an assembly of the French people, which should sanction and legalize his second accession to the throne, and pledge itself, by solemn adjuration, to preserve the sovereignty of his family. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858 "You need not answer these wild adjurations, Mr. Hornby," said the judge, as soon as he could make himself heard. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney "That is a solemn adjuration," said the inventor, after a short pause, "and should not be lightly taken." Round the Block Did she really, and with full knowledge of what she was about, come round to the adjuration which there was so much anxiety to obtain from her? A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3 Sir, you can find an oath, or a vow, or an adjuration, that my ears have not been twenty times a day wounded with, then speak it, and I may again believe a MAN. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 Of this part of my task I have here little to say that is not covered by a general adjuration to you to observe certain elementary rules. The Crimes of England This was recognized by the preachers as the "fear of the world," and was the object of attack of the most eloquent adjurations. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I He asks the readers of that journal "to render into Latin in two or three words the old cricket adjuration, 'Play the game.'" Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 The action seemed strange; but I at first thought it the unpremeditated result of his solemn and well-intended adjuration. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are And then, with broken words and tears, and probing questions and solemn adjurations, she plighted her vows, and sought to bind to her heart forever a faith to which she trusted herself, alas! too tremblingly. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 The adjuration with which Mr. Ryfe concluded this little ebullition was fortunately drowned to all ears but those for which it was intended by a startling flourish on the cornet-�-piston. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." She had, no doubt, come stealthily from the house, and was postured in an attitude far deeper in humiliation and adjuration than we practise in our land. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII Mr Pecksniff striking in here, with a request that Mr Jonas would immediately walk upstairs, he so far complied with the young lady's adjuration as to go at once. Martin Chuzzlewit Affery, who had been trembling and struggling the whole time, turned a deaf ear to all adjuration, and was bent on forcing herself out of the closet. Little Dorrit This latter adjuration was addressed to the serjeant, whom Barnaby judged from his red coat to be high in office, and able to seal Grip's destiny by a word. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty To this Unfortunate’s distraction between a damp cloth on which he had placed the leeches to freshen them, and the wrathful adjurations of my friend to ‘Stick ’em on, sir!’ The Uncommercial Traveller The dwarf taking no heed of this adjuration, Mr Swiveller advanced with the view of inflicting upon him condign chastisement. The Old Curiosity Shop The document was necessary to me for family considerations; and presently I stooped to such pleadings and rose to such adjurations, as made my ears burn to remember. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin The saddled horse in the stable was mounted as he muttered one adjuration and oath after another, and Antonia sat down at the window to watch for the result of her message. Remember the Alamo That was the burden of her lament; and her last adjuration to her daughter was to escape from dinginess if she could. House of Mirth "Well, then—" To this adjuration he made no response beyond that of gazing at her with an eye which seemed now to view her as a mere factor in an immense redistribution of meanings. The Touchstone Unable to resist these fervent adjurations, which Richard Swiveller poured out as passionately as if they had been of the most solemn and tremendous nature, his companion spoke thus: 'Well! The Old Curiosity Shop He took no notice of the girl's alarmed adjuration, but leapt like a grasshopper to the ground beside her, where he might very well have broken his legs. The Innocence of Father Brown Within a few days of her decease, she collected and arranged her poetical works, which she bound her daughter, by a solemn adjuration, to publish for her subscribers, and also the present memoir. Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire But it needed more than a mere drop of brandy, more than cousinly words of adjuration, to bring the wounded man back to a state of speech. Scarhaven Keep As in Cairo, my progress was one long adjuration of the crowd by the driver, who would have revelled in conducting the car of Juggernaut. It Happened in Egypt Sometimes in conversation, oftener in secret musing, now in the eloquent outburst of the composer, and now in the adjuration of the poet or the vow of the revolutionist, this latent spirit has found expression. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 They returned in the same order, but Father Ricardo was carrying a basin of holy water and an aspergillus, with which he proceeded to sprinkle all present, murmuring some inaudible adjuration the while. The Heavenly Twins On the other hand, it omits some matters, and, in particular, nearly all the adjurations and descriptive epithets which form the closing litany accompanying the list of hereditary councillors. The Iroquois Book of Rites He took to heart the new Emperor's adjurations as to economy and his invectives against the evils of speculative enterprises of all kinds. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Just at the moment when, by dint of bribes and adjurations I had induced ch�f and stewards to smile, Fenton dashed on board to cry "Victory!" It Happened in Egypt The Jews' oath is an adjuration by the judge to the witness: "In the name of God, I ask you." Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Mindful of the adjuration of Burns, Keep something to yourself, Ye scarcely tell to ony, I shall yet hold little in reserve, having no state secrets or mysteries of the soul to reveal. Marse Henry, Complete An Autobiography Mindful of the adjuration of Burns, Keep something to yourself, Ye scarcely tell to ony, I shall yet hold little in reserve, having no state secrets or mysteries of the soul to reveal. Marse Henry (Volume 1) An Autobiography The witnesses who bore testimony against you—did they not testify upon a solemn adjuration to utter nothing but the truth, at the peril of their immortal souls? The Subterranean Brotherhood The Turk dying on the Russian battlefield, pressing the Koran to his bosom, breathes his last thinking of the loving adjuration of his mother to guard it. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest Passionate panegyrics and hopeless adjurations he would pour out to that hovering loveliness just beyond his reach. The Desert and the Sown Elisha's answer begins with the solemn adjuration which we first hear from Elijah. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Before the force and power of Adam's adjuration, his outstretched hand, the anguish, yet authority, written on his face, all the art and self-possession of the accomplished lover deserted him, as one spell-bound. The Last of the Barons — Complete Before the force and power of Adam's adjuration, his outstretched hand, the anguish, yet authority, written on his face, all the art and self-possession of the accomplished lover deserted him, as one spell- bound. The Last of the Barons — Volume 10 She flung her arms to heaven with a gesture of passionate adjuration. King Coal : a Novel Bement had doubtless had previous experience of a certain tenacity of purpose on the part of his spouse, for ceasing to address further adjurations to her, he began to appeal for mercy to the men. The Duke of Stockbridge This solemn and remarkable adjuration seems to have been habitual upon Elijah's lips in the great crises of his life. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII With such fell words and adjurations dire Of his paternal gods to hear his prayer, Strong Polynices makes the field resound. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles As the impatient adjuration passed the captain's lips, Charley came in. A Terrible Secret He had stood quite still for several minutes after Campbell's adjuration. Two Years Ago, Volume II. But to this adjuration Captain Obadiah returned no other reply than to burst into a most wicked, impudent laugh. Stolen Treasure Alexander the Eighth would fain have imitated his predecessor's attitude, but terror bound him to his chair, and the adjuration of his patron St. Mark which struggled towards his lips never arrived there. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales I would have been prepared for it in any kind of adjuration, but I was not prepared for what I heard. The Open Door, and the Portrait. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen. After this adjuration he left the apartment, and his daughter remained in a state of great distress and perplexity. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Then with adjurations, and if need be with threats, the Syrian constrains it to come out of the man. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 But the knight again stretched forth his trembling arm from the bed, and repeated his adjuration solemnly, using the same words. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 This adjuration had its effect, for a man answered—"Sidonia made the young men mad, and so it all happened." Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 Such impatient adjurations were never wrung from Sobieski by the anguish of sudden torture without his ingenuous and pious mind reproaching itself for such faithless repining. Thaddeus of Warsaw Then came a lull, and a mysterious voice from the road shouted the parting adjuration— "Try Miggles's." The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Come now, my friend," was Lord Chesterfield's morning adjuration to his author;" come now, cut it short—don't prose—don't hum and haw. Biographical Essays O preserve me, Heaven! from being his, in his own wicked sense of the adjuration! Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded You would have laughed if you had heard my pathetic adjurations to him to be sure to bring it by himself. Station Life in New Zealand She did raise her eyes at this adjuration, and without one earthward glance at her young monitor in their movement to the heaven she sought. Thaddeus of Warsaw The man, misapprehending the words of this adjuration, at sight of the diamonds, supposing the page must come from the good queen, no longer demurred. The Scottish Chiefs These and other adjurations Blaine would make from time to time. Our Pilots in the Air Run they did, the crowds making way at Barbo's loud adjurations. The Unwilling Vestal And her hands were uplifted in solemn adjuration. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky Seventy-three years' droning along under mission rule has ended in vain repetition of spiritual adjurations to the dullard Indians. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Wallace rose from his knee, on which he had sunk at this awful response to his Heaven-directed adjuration. The Scottish Chiefs But, even in his lover's exaltation, he listened to Madame Raffoni, who knelt before him in passionate adjuration. The Midnight Passenger : a novel When she had finished and prepared the circle as she thought fit, she placed herself in the centre of it, where she began adjurations, and repeated verses out of the alcoran. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 After many adjurations, he reluctantly raised his hammer, pretended to let it fall, and saved it several times. The Old Wives' Tale Tom Slater made a congratulatory speech—in reality, a mournful adjuration to avoid the pitfalls of matrimonial inharmony—and openly confessed that his digestion was now impaired beyond relief. The Iron Trail He started and smiled at his own adjuration. The Scottish Chiefs A young giant of a man stood up in response to this adjuration, blushing and smiling bashfully. Innocent : her fancy and his fact The genie, finding himself obliged to give a positive answer by this adjuration, trembled, and replied to the fisherman, Ask what thou wilt, but make haste. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 Such prayers from the aged addressed to the young are generally held in light esteem, but this adjuration was valued by the girl to whom it was addressed. He Knew He Was Right Vehement adjuration, in a high, strident voice, came floating across to them. The Unspeakable Perk The soldiers trembled before the holy majesty of his figure, and at his awful adjuration. The Scottish Chiefs The prelate, who protests he was not frightened, said in a tone of authority, but not with the usual triple adjuration, "Who are you?" The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 He heard Honey Smith crawl slowly from man to man, heard him whisper his adjuration once, twice, three times. Angel Island A soft rushing noise of wind answered his adjuration. A Romance of Two Worlds The touch of rhetoric in this adjuration did not discredit it with Odo, to whom the words were as caustic on an open wound. The Valley of Decision In this frantic adjuration, Gloucester discovered the gallant Bruce. The Scottish Chiefs This time he had no energy to attack himself with adjurations and sarcasms; body and soul were oppressed with uttermost fatigue, and for a time must lie torpid. The Emancipated His countenance was averted, but the ferver of his adjuration filled her with a vague sense of painful foreboding. At the Mercy of Tiberius The inhabitants of the districts of Marathon paid religious rites to them; and orators solemnly invoked them in their most impassioned adjurations before the assembled men of Athens. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo Bewildered by these violent adjurations, and urged on by the instinct of self-preservation, so powerful in every human heart, Lacheneur stepped out upon the threshold. The Honor of the Name The inner self he thus addressed was most probably abashed by this adjuration, for his countenance cleared a little, as though he had received an apology from his own conscience. Thelma He stopped at the end of the adjuration, his right hand held high above his head, his left—palm upward, stretched forward in an attitude of entreaty. Peg O' My Heart To hear is to obey; still, but for thine adjuration, I had not done this. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] Then Affan taught Bulukiya adjurations and conjurations galore and said to him, 'Repeat these conjurations and cease not repeating until I take the ring.' The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 In spite of the adjurations and entreaties of his friends, Larry pursued the same tactics in the third round, which ended even more disastrously than the second. The Major He was not anxious to open the epistle, and in truth did not begin to read it for nearly half-an-hour, anticipating readily its terms of passionate retrospect and tender adjuration. Life's Little Ironies Signal for a roar from every throat; for the stretching of every neck to the dislocating point; for prayers, imprecations, adjurations—the entire stock of nature's sentiment factory. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course "Your worship's adjuration was strangely interrupted," cried the old man, crossing himself devoutly. Windsor Castle The declaration closed with the timely adjuration, "Let us conserve the foundations of our prosperity." Theodore Roosevelt and His Times Nevertheless, the ostler's ostentatious adjuration of "Now then, aren't you going to bring out that mustang for the Senora?" puzzled her. On the Frontier The secretary saw his mistake instantly, and had experience enough of Western humor not to prolong the disadvantage of his unfortunate adjuration. Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation It must have struck him as a curious adjuration. Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death She slid down from her seat, and lay by her little son as corpse-like as he, unheeding all the agonizing endearments and passionate adjurations of her husband. Doom of the Griffiths In the early months of the war, Roosevelt thus scrupulously endeavored to uphold the President's hands, to utter no criticism that might hamper him, and to carry out faithfully the President's adjuration to neutrality. Theodore Roosevelt and His Times Bill raised his hand in the air as if in solemn adjuration, and then brought it down on his knee, doubling up in a fit of uncontrollable but perfectly noiseless laughter. From Sand Hill to Pine The adjuration came from a trio of choked voices, and might have given pause even to a descending lift or other inflexible and blind machine. The Prophet of Berkeley Square She was not a child-lover by nature; but this child of her own, with her dark softness, plump delicacy, giving disposition, her cooing voice, and constant adjurations to "dear mum," was adorable. Beyond He looked so serious that his friend repeated his adjuration. Shavings In spite of himself, some accidental significance in this ostentatious adjuration to lull Pereo's suspicions struck him with pain. Maruja Here a number of infants watch the performance with motionless interest, and never need the adjuration, "Don't touch." Unbeaten Tracks in Japan A heavy man of strong physical expression sprang to the rescue with a hysterical cry of "Glory!" and a tumultuous fluency of epithet and sacred adjuration. By Shore and Sedge In spite of this solemn adjuration, with shall venture to answer Mr Bentham's question by another. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 The object of their adjuration sat down upon a rush-bottomed chair and rubbed his chin. Shavings Barnes was moved to adjuration: "I'll take my Bible oath, your grace, that the duchess got into the carriage outside Cane and Wilson's." The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English To let thee sit beneath the fall of tears As salt as mine, and hear the sighing years Re-sighing on my lips renunciative Through those infrequent smiles which fail to live For all thy adjurations? Sonnets from the Portuguese In fact, as they have no titles of honour, the vocative adjuration supplies the place of a title, and is given impartially to all. The Coming Race This adjuration somewhat alarmed us as Phœbe and I had been giving our Buff Orpington cockerel the most drastic remedies for his languid and prostrate comb. The Diary of a Goose Girl Although his great soul refused to credit anything, Barbassou's insinuations had vexed him, and the familiar adjurations and home accent had awakened vague remorse. Tartarin of Tarascon This adjuration, uttered in sharp reprimand and with but little of the French grace, may or may not have been understood by the unsympathetic man they were meant to impress. Initials Only With piping adjurations he brought the giants back to their senses. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story Then we heard the humblest entreaties, the most fervent adjuration, not to deprive the country of such superior talents. Z. Marcas To her passionate adjurations, to her tears, to her ruses even, Mlle. Other People's Money No creed can be so limiting as that awful adjuration that the cobbler must not go beyond his last. What's Wrong with the World The practical statement, and this adjuration incongruously to conclude it, harmonized with her disordered understanding, her loss of all sentiment and her desire to be kind. The Egoist Then came a hurricane of noise overhead, and adjurations in no gentle language to the sleepers to "tumble up lively there, no skulking, sperm whales." The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Then came a lull, and a mysterious voice from the road shouted the parting adjuration: "Try Miggles's." Selected Stories of Bret Harte But suddenly she remembered the adjuration at the end of Mrs. Vanderlyn's letter: "If you're ever owed me anything in the way of kindness, you won't, on your sacred honour, say a word to Nick...." The Glimpses of the Moon There was yet one more postscript, yet one more outburst of self-pity and pathetic adjuration; and a doctor's opinion, unpromising enough, was besides enclosed. The Wrecker It was plain enough that Mr. Jarndyce had not been neglectful of the adjuration. Bleak House Which emphatic adjuration, addressed not to me, but to the unconscious monster below, closed the lesson for the time. 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