| 单词 | come short |
| 例句 | His breath came short and clenched, as if he’d been running a great distance. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z And she knew, right then and there, her knees shaking, her breath coming short, that she could not go through with this business. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel my breath coming short with the excitement of it all. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My breaths come short and quick now, my eyes darting frantically across the text. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She does as I ask and ducks her head into my neck as I leap off the edge, her breath coming short and fast. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His breath came short and as his head went under he could hear a faint grating of gravel along the bottom. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Next came short video clips of some of her more brash and abrasive early works. Review: A ‘Punk Ballerina’ Turns to Film and Fashion 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Feijoo's People's Party won the most seats in the July 23 elections, but came short of a working majority and is trying to garner enough support in the lower house. Spain's acting PM rejects conservative leader's request to back premiership bid 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Thirty-seven lawmakers voted in support of the motion to remove Boluarte for "moral incapacity," coming short of the 52 votes needed to move the political trial forward in the 130-seat legislature. Peru congress rejects request to start impeachment trial of president 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Toyota Motor Corp boosted global vehicle production by 9% in January, it said on Monday, marking its first increase in three months but still coming short of its plan due to COVID-19-related parts shortages. Air India's order for 470 jets at list price of $70 bln 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Toyota Motor Corp boosted global vehicle production by 9% in January, it said on Monday, marking its first increase in three months but still coming short of its plan due to COVID-19-related parts shortages. Thunberg, other protesters block Norway energy ministry over wind farms 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Republicans failed to elect a speaker after Kevin McCarthy came short of overcoming opposition from the right flank of his party following an hourslong series of votes on the first day of the new Congress. EXPLAINER: What to expect on Day 2 of House speaker election 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z “Getting Chipotle afterwards made up for just barely coming short in the team standings,” Gallant joked. Austin Gallant’s efforts put Battlefield in the running at state championships 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Still, the administration has come short of blaming Big Business as the chief culprit for inflation on the whole. Why Joe Biden is afraid to blame Big Business for inflation 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z On the following possession for the Shockers, Tyson Etienne — who got Wichita State’s last points on a 3-pointer with 3:39 to go to lead 66-57 — came short from the arc as time ran out. Cook leads Tulane over Wichita State on late foul shots 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z State lawmakers can take an appropriate first step during this coming short session that starts in January by lowering the threshold for voters to approve school construction bonds to a simple majority. Simplify approval of school construction for earthquake safety 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z He said the elections would be held "in the coming short weeks" and that "contrary to speculations" voter registration had been good. Ethiopia election: Fears over new delay 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z DeJoy came short of renouncing the governing board’s funding request, but also said the agency had sufficient liquidity in the run up to the election. Postal Service will prioritize ballots over other mail, postmaster general testifies 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z And as the Bible tells us, “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Editorial Roundup: 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Stony Brook finally won the America East after coming short in four of the previous five seasons. America East Conference men's basketball championship history 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z “Elijah would continually remind us when we came short of our goals and ideals: We are better than this,” said Representative Steny H. Hoyer, the Democratic leader and Mr. Cummings’s fellow Marylander. Making Capitol History, Cummings Is Remembered as a ‘Master of the House’ 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z “Even though I won the Olympic trials there’s that second qualification process … the International qualification process and that’s why I came short,” she said. US boxing captain Fuchs fights back after bout with OCD 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z A rush up the middle comes short before Oakland are penalised for holding with Wilson breaking out of the pocket and lugging one into the end-zone, which is incomplete. Seattle Seahawks v Oakland Raiders: NFL – live! 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Kazazi sued over the seizure last week, and says the check comes short of what agents took from him. US customs offers to repay immigrant’s life savings 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Google’s blog post comes short of declaring support for the Honest Ads Act, a bill that would impose disclosure requirements on online ads, similar to what’s required for television and other media. Google to verify identity of US political ad buyers 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Women’s Open, coming short of her fourth major championship by just one stroke, 1997. Sue Bird isn’t just a legend for the Storm, she’s a rock for Team USA 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Saint-Etienne was the better team throughout but wasted too many chances and came short in its bid to secure a first home win against PSG in 10 years. 10-man PSG salvages 1-1 draw at Saint-Etienne 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z It also comes short in the performance numbers of its competitors. 2017: My year in cars 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z His eagle putt came short but he tapped in for birdie, leaving Shinkwin a seven-foot birdie putt to force a second hole. Golf roundup: Sung Hyun Park wins U.S. Women's Open for her first LPGA victory 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Lester was witness to two teams coming short when trying to repeat. Veteran Lester thinks Cubs’ youth helps chance for repeating 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z It is not just a question of individual desires to win re-election — although that certainly drives many of the statements about Mr. Trump that come short of rescinding an endorsement. How Donald Trump and President Obama Put Republicans in a Bind 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z While the overall 14,820 vehicles were a 50 percent improvement from last year, it came short of forecasts for 16,000 units, thanks to parts shortages. Tesla Motors Leads 5 Big Tech Earning to Watch This Week (TSLA) 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z "Trump does not have a mandate yet," Petsas said, noting that though he did win the primary, he came short of winning a majority of votes. As Cruz (once again) secures more delegates, Trump camp (once again) calls process unfair 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z McCrory also said he would seek legislation in a coming short legislative session that would reinstate the right to sue for discrimination in state courts. North Carolina governor says he wants bathroom law partially changed after backlash 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Its catch-all restriction on remarks about the church would upset the existing balance of civil liberties and comes short of international human rights standards, she said. Georgia proposes 'blasphemy bill' to outlaw religious insults 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Domination was evenly shared but in the end, Seattle’s rally came short. Seattle Seahawks 24-31 Carolina Panthers: NFL playoffs – as it happened 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Another tunnel was discovered at the start of August also in Tijuana, though it was incomplete and came short of crossing the border with the US. Mexican police find Tijuana-San Diego drugs tunnel - BBC News 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z BST11:02 2 min: Mane has started quite snappily, coming short for a ball once or twice and conceding a free kick. Southampton v Manchester United: Premier League –as it happened 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z In history, it only comes short of the Saturn V rocket, which powered NASA's Apollo missions to the moon. After delays, SpaceX's massive Falcon Heavy rocket set to launch in spring 2016 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z A Senate vote to defund Planned Parenthood failed when it came short of the 60 votes needed to override a presidential veto. Alabama Gov. Bentley defunds Planned Parenthood affiliate 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Domination was evenly shared but in the end, Seattle’s rally came short. Seattle Seahawks 24-31 Carolina Panthers: NFL playoffs – as it happened 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Mr. King wrote it for his coming short story collection, “The Bazaar of Bad Dreams,” but wanted to see if the story could stand on its own as a spoken performance. Stephen King Releases Exclusive Audiobook ‘Drunken Fireworks’ 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z On Thursday, 28 Hong Kong legislators voted down the bill, saying it came short of offering genuine universal suffrage. Pro-Democracy Demonstrators Decamp in Hong Kong 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z This year’s candidates such as Walker, Huckabee and even former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum can only lose if they come short of expectations. Here's Why the Iowa Straw Poll Had to Die 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Strange moments in movie theaters when folded American flags make your breath come short and hot; or on the Fourth of July, when the muted pop of bottle rockets induces a nostalgia you can’t explain. Haunted by their decisions in war 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Conservatives will likely be wary about passing anything that comes short of repeal and some commentators are already warning an extension could be a prelude to surrender. King v. Burwell ruling could become 2016 disaster for GOP 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z “We recruit from the human race. And just as we have officers who perform spectacularly well...We also have folks who come short sometimes,” Beck said. After a flawed killing by cops, LAPD chief must decide what to do 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Then came short stints with the Trojans and Raiders before he faded into drug problems. Marinovich goes from NFL QB to bust to muralist 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z There was more, but in Ryder Cup terms, Watson has hardly come short again and again. Tom Watson Returns to the Ryder Cup Arena 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Frequently, even when given raises, their new pay still comes short of that of their male coworkers. Proving women are worth it: stories of equal pay awakenings 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z In their place came short, but ferociously steep, climbs; twisting, narrow roads; and even some notoriously deformed cobblestones. Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali Wins the 2014 Tour de France 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Ramirez apologized for his sometimes bizarre behavior in Boston, but came short of saying he was sorry for pulling himself from the lineup before a game in 2008. Francona on Manny: “Sometimes we bumped heads” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Roughly 22 million people were registered to vote in the parliamentary elections, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Shiite part expected to win the most seats but come short of a majority. Iraqis Defy Security Concerns To Vote in First National Elections Since U.S. Exit 2014-04-30T18:34:08Z London later said “everybody comes short of meeting an expectation” when asked about Watford’s absence and the Hampton native admitted an off-field “incident” led to his omission. QB Greyson Lambert shines in Virginia spring football game 2014-04-13T15:55:03Z Talks between Iran and six world powers in Geneva failed to clinch the interim deal on Saturday after France hinted it came short of neutralizing the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb. Netanyahu asks U.S. supporters to oppose Iran deal 2013-11-10T20:23:37Z My dad didn't really pay the child support; he was coming short. Russia's Aliya Mustafina wins gold on bars, Douglas finishes eighth | Olympic gymnastics 2012-08-07T02:07:04Z My dad didn’t really pay the child support, he was coming short. Russia’s Mustafina Wins Olympic Gold in Uneven Bars 2012-08-06T18:30:08Z On Monday, a majority of Impala's board voted in favor the merger - but the group's official stance remains unchanged, since the vote came short of a two-thirds requirement to overturn its earlier vote. Media Decoder Blog: In Universal-EMI Deal, Indie Labels Await Scraps From the Table 2012-07-20T00:49:22Z "I am here to acknowledge that we came short - 2 percent," Espaillat told a news conference broadcast by the NY1 cable station. Rangel rival concedes defeat in New York primary, drops lawsuit 2012-07-09T20:31:18Z May He give all of us light to see wherein we have come short in the past, or wherein we are coming short in the present. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z "You--you hurt me!" she panted, her breath coming short and quick. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z For we have all sinned and come short of our duty. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z Thy full breath came short and thick, Thy heart to bursting beat so quick; Thy strange brethren peering round, By those tyrants held and bound, Tyrants fell,—whom falls confound! Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Nor did the gray-clad visitors come short of a cordial reception. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z By my side I could hear my mother’s breath, coming short and with difficulty, but her tongue remained tied. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z Another half-hour crept by, and he could feel the mare's breath coming short and fast, and reined in again, this time to a canter. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Upon an answer from Whitehead, to a question from Vincent, uproar ensued, and Vincent “went instantly to prayer,” that the Lord would come short with heretics and blasphemers. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Fail′ure, a falling short, or cessation: omission: decay: bankruptcy.—Fail of, to come short of accomplishing any purpose; Without fail, infallibly. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z His quick eye noticed, in the practice games, how far they came short of his ideal. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z A certain tremour began to steal over me too, and expectation made my breath come short when I again heard his voice. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Newt Gingrich also came short of the signatures required to be certified. Perry files emergency order asking that his name be on Virginia?s presidential primary ballot 2011-12-28T22:45:25Z At last I thought that "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God" would do. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z But if we come short a little there, I am counting on Bert holding down the batters on the other nines enough to make up for it.” Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z Yet I gladly recollected, that Mrs Campbell's absence would afford me some hours of reprieve; and in the evening, the sound of her return made my breath come short. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z The failure to take this step is where the purely intellectual forms of idealism have come short. Schopenhauer 2011-12-14T03:00:15.367Z Butler's moral note is rather attractive to young and middle-aged persons: "We have all sinned and come short of the glory of making ourselves as comfortable as we easily might have done." Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z I answer, they had then nothing to fall from, and no promise of which to come short. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z Alas, there are few points on which Christians come short so much as this. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Every time, I seem to come short on the field; or overshoot it. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Attempts to use the labor standard have come short of success, because of their failure to isolate from capital the labor to which products are due. Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive 2011-11-19T03:00:28.253Z The most thing he comes short in is the voice. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z Hence there is no danger of the elect’s coming short of salvation. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z Here also I fear we sadly come short. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z These aptly chosen words come short of describing the general grief. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Mingled with the strident outbursts of the woman came short, incompleted protests from the doctor, who apparently was not able to hold his own. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The words of the girl came short, with a curious indrawing of the breath, and her fingers clutched at the edge of the table till the knuckles whitened. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z To come short of what one might be, steadily, increasingly, brings moral deterioration, atrophy;—to my mind, the saddest form of death. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z By them unhelped goes on the fleeting maid Whose breath is coming short in agony: Hard at her heels pursues the golden boy, She flies in fear of him, she flies from joy. Poems 2011-10-14T02:00:29.763Z But there is no doubt that if the duty of an historian is to take in all the political problems of his time, Froissart certainly comes short of it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Likewise may a soul be redeemed and saved, and yet come short of the glory that constitutes exaltation. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z His heart gave a great throb; his breath came short; a nameless terror—a terror of he knew not what—fell suddenly upon him. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z It would have been amazing if Lincoln had come short of being the hero of New Salem. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z “If I can only get you!” gasped Bert, for his speed through the snow was making him pant and his breath come short. The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp 2011-09-30T02:00:20.203Z Mercy,—he who comes short of it, comes short of his neighbor and his God. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z Jesus has such a character that we can transfer it feature by feature to God, not only with no sense of blasphemy, not only with no sense of his coming short, but with complete satisfaction. Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) 2011-09-27T02:00:21.343Z As all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, no one would be heard if God would not hear sinners. Subconscious Religion 2011-08-22T02:00:58.937Z And we have to seek for a meaning of this awful statement—inadequate no doubt, for all our thoughts must come short of such a reality, but free from prevarication and evasion. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z "Pray be seated," she said, motioning him to a chair; and her breath came short and quick as she added, "You bring me tidings of my relatives; do you come from D�nninghausen?" A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z Wash-ing-ton felt most of all as he wrote to his friends, a fear lest he should come short of what the land hoped to find in him. The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable 2011-05-23T02:00:10.807Z He admired the wit, the passion, and the ingenuity of his mistress, but in these things he did not come short of her. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z Adam himself came short of thee: He tasted of the fruit, thou bear'st away the tree. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Because while I listen I am dimly conscious of my birthright, my destiny, that I was born to resemble this, and all is lost if I come short of it. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z His hand trembled, his breath came short and fast. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z Pulling hard, with the hampering rope across her, they got the dory round, and afterward rowed steadily, while their breath came short and the sweat dripped from them. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Be our endeavours ever so great, they will always come short of reaching that exalted dignity, which even our apprehensions cannot reach. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z Harper “came short”, said Robert Asselin, an assistant director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Canada Budget Rejection Means Government Poised to Fall 2011-03-23T12:56:09Z His brain was swimming, his breath came short, but he knew there was something else. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z I made a mock of thee when thy breath came short under Jamnotri. Kim 2011-03-13T03:00:25.327Z He felt the blood climb to his hair, his breath come short. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z The old man's breath comes short, a sort of greed possesses him, a wild burning longing for the bit of earth where lies buried the joy of his life. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z Perchance Because I failed, came short of one, She kept at heart that other man's. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Suddenly her cheeks burned, her breath came short. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z She just came short of a passionate refusal of his proposal. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Should you in the least degree come short of your duty, great will be your condemnation, for the greater the calling, the greater the transgression. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z His eyes were wet too, and his furrowed, sunburnt cheeks, and his breath came short and fast while he held her close in his arms. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z I was startled; for a time my breath came short and uncertainly. Roger Davis, Loyalist 2011-02-17T03:00:22.690Z Could she have run with her former speed, she would have been there, but her breath came short and hard, and she could scarcely keep at a pace beyond a walk. A Search For A Secret (Vol 3 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:19.437Z His breath came short and in gasps, the moisture stood out upon his forehead, and his sight grew uncertain. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z Eight hundred soldiers, however, added to the British troops still came short of balancing the forces. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Jane summoned all her strength, and motioned him back; her breath came short and violently, and the hand with which she held for support to the table, trembled as if in a fever. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z We make it no objection that the words themselves come short of it, or that the sacred writer did not contemplate it, or that a previous fulfilment satisfies it. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z The general's face was ghastly pale, and his breath came short and quick as he said, "My grandson--here?" Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z "Can it--can it be you?" he asked at length, and his breath came short and quick. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z He had jumped to the conclusion that Jenkins knew who Delafield was, and his breath came short and chokingly at the thought that in a few minutes he, too, would know. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z In a little while his great jowl grew inflamed, the sweat poured off his forehead into his eyes, his breath came short and thick, and his hitting grew gradually weaker and less sustained. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z All the powers of men come short of so great a performance. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z "Even if we do our best, it will always come short of expectations," Mr. Bellerive said. 2010-02-06T04:17:00Z A chill seized upon his heart, and his breath came short and quick as it had done but once before when his invisible client first betrayed his presence in No. 17. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile Michael found it difficult to put the next question, and it came short and harsh enough at last. A Blot on the Scutcheon As he listened, Garrity’s face showed his anger; his breath came short and quick; his eyes were blazing with the fury of a wild animal. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Ipso facto they cease to be certitudes,—they come short of unconditional assents by the measure of that counterfeit assurance. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent The whole length extended came short of the further wall by about two feet. The Unknown Sea For nature in its providence does not come short of men's providence; for if it were to come short, the effect would excel the cause in goodness, which is impossible. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. But if we err, we simply come short of the insight to which we are aiming to conform, and in the light of which our ideas get absolutely all of their meaning. The Sources Of Religious Insight Her breath was coming short, as though she had been running. The Missioner Inference comes short of proof in concrete matters, because it has not a full command over the objects to which it relates, but merely assumes its premisses. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent No one who is intimately acquainted with their real life is likely to exaggerate the evils from which the Chinese suffer, since the strongest representation often seems to come short of the truth. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Nature then, in her ordinances, does not come short in this foresight. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. Let us beware lest we come short of it ourselves. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Weighed and Wanting Addresses on the Ten Commandments It is just here, at the appropriating, that we have come short. The Spirit-Filled Life She fell back in her chair, her hands trembling violently, her breath coming short and quick. The Shadow So possibly we may understand why sometimes, when his original seems to challenge a full exertion of power, he comes short of himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 Pilgrim's breath came short and quick; his lips grew white, and without another word he left the room. Edelweiss A Story General after general was tried at the head of the armies, and had either failed or come short of the expected success. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Is there a man on earth who can stand before the infinitely Holy One and say, "I do not come short of Thy glory"? The Spirit-Filled Life The expression cannot mean anything that comes short of the Apostle’s description of faith as the assurance of things hoped for in the unseen world. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews “Risk it,” he said, laconically; and, stepping back a few yards, he took a run, jumped, came short, and had to scramble up the bank, a little disarranged, but smiling and triumphant. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One His breath came short as she spoke, and there fell a stone upon his heart, which nevermore departed, but lay there like a dead weight. Edelweiss A Story “She’s all right,” he panted, his breath coming short as if he had been running. Blind Policy We are all sinners; we have all come short of the glory of God, neglecting many things that we ought to have done, and doing very many things that we ought not to have done. Elsie at Viamede Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews "We shall also come short at the division of the booty, because of thy foolish strictness," grumbled the old man, following him. Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 The private's breath came short and sharp, and now for the first Captain Moore saw how he was suffering. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck All translators show a bold front; for if they come short of the meed of originality, they shift off from them the modesty of responsibility, and unblushingly ascribe all faults to their author. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 So long as we set up our modern views as a standard, and by this standard judge the ancient men, we fail in hospitality of thought, and come short of our duty as readers. Minor Poems by Milton Nor did any one of his three great models come short of him in partiality, in advocacy, in the determination to make the reader accept his own view first of all. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) "Not a farthing more than according to merit; and then your share will come short." Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. There on a shelf of rocks lay the wounded beast, its breath coming short and heavy, and its eyes letting out a glassy stare that caused the captain to shiver in spite of himself. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck No man recognizes the worth of utility more than the poet: he only desires that the meaning of the term may not come short of its greatness, and exclude the noblest necessities of his fellow-creatures. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century Mr. Freeman aims higher, and though he comes short of his mark his is a valuable book. Pot-Boilers The one kind outstrips nature; the other comes short of art. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) Her black eyes grew blacker as the pupils dilated; her breath came short as her bosom rose and fell tremblingly; twice or thrice she pressed her hand upon her heart. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 She had begun to tremble visibly; her breath was coming short, as if she had been running. The Plow-Woman Yet even this word comes short of the exact truth. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education He that offends in one point is guilty of all: so “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Sovereign Grace Its Source, Its Nature and Its Effects She had noted with a passionate joy that the lines of his face were tightly drawn, were even haggard, that his breath came short; in a word, that he suffered. The Missourian "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God;" such has been their opening announcement. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching I may even say that I have knowingly and intentionally come short of them to some extent. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 We come short, if we are not better teachers this year than we were last. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education Then observe the last clause of verse 22: “For there is no difference; for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” The Way to God and How to Find It He let her go, and stepped back quickly while his breath came short. Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author It is possible to attract people to your preaching, possible to win the crown of their approval, and yet come short of accomplishing the very results for which you were commissioned from on high. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching I never see any sort of manual labor, even the kinds that are brutified and demoralized by their association with machinery, without thinking how far the arts still come short of the trades. The Quality of Mercy Mary-Clare, her eyes fixed on the fire, was thinking aloud; her breath came short and quick as if she had been running. At the Crossroads Not part of the human family—but all—“have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” The Way to God and How to Find It Shakspeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 For all other arguments come short of binding the soul when this argument is wanting, until we believe that of God we are bound thereto. Bunyan One of the boys wrote "All are sinners and have come short of the glory of God." Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb Diana's breath came short; she sat with eyes cast down and a feeling of oppression; growing pale with her pain. Diana This helped in a measure, but came short of the warmth needful to a sick man like him. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences His face was stained with blood, his breath came short, for he had run for the six intervening miles between the farm and the city at the top of his speed. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt Her cheeks scarlet, her breath coming short, her eyes like stars, she stared at him a moment, and then like a startled fawn turned and ran for the house. The Wall Street Girl And yet how often we doubt that love and by fear, when we have come short or fallen in sin, insult that mighty changeless love. The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ Time seems too brief for what they have to do, and result always to come short of their desire. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Let the blow rather come short, sharp, and without forewarning; preparation heightens the agony. The First Violin A Novel With his head swimming, with his breath coming short, he saw. The Wall Street Girl He paused here for the effort had made his breath come short. The Web of the Golden Spider Glancing up, he found Madame Lucetta Almazida close by, her eye glued to another hole in the canvas, her breath coming short and thick, her face livid and drawn. Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The little girl was vainly striving to climb to the pinto's back; but she was so frightened that each time she made a jump for the saddle she came short of it and fell back. The Biography of a Prairie Girl In his mind he went further than Hazlitt, or came short of him, in refusing the consolation of our race's superiority in poetry because it was will and passion. Imaginary Interviews If you are coming short in any of these things, what has been the influence that has worked to bring it about? Heart Talks But he would not suffer the children to get the notion that they were guilty of any deadly crime if they happened to come short of the conventional standard of piety. A Boy's Town But if that was so, her lips came short of the truth, for she answered,— "I don't want anything, thank you." Say and Seal, Volume I The first word came short, sharp and peremptory; the “please” was appealing. The Readjustment As quietly as he could, he moved to the rail and stood staring over, his eyes bulging into the dark and his breath coming short and fast. The Black Buccaneer If you imagine that you are to live in the idealism of a mountain-top experience you will find yourself coming short of it most of the time. Heart Talks It is not losing all, but coming short we are to fear. Days of Heaven Upon Earth They who avoid to act this part in life come short of the purpose of their creation. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity He took the paper in his hand: his eyes grew dim, his breath came short and fast; then he dropped the music, and burst into tears. Music and Some Highly Musical People Being so much becalmed ourselves, our captain did not dare to give them flour, as we might come short, and they had plenty of hard bread. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California The Bible lifts the standard just to the place where it ought to be; and if we have a higher ideal, we are sure to be constantly coming short of it. Heart Talks And this was why his life work also came short of full realization. Days of Heaven Upon Earth To disbelieve any part, to come short of any part in practical life, is to be to the same extent in darkness. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity Wherefore, let me intreat you to read it with favour and attention, and to pardon us, wherein we may seem to come short of some words, which we have laboured to interpret. Birds in the Bush His heart was beating loudly, and his breath came short and quick. The Perpetual Curate And the prophecies of Scripture do not come short of the fullest demonstration which the case will admit of, that the books that contain them are the unerring word of God. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life It is in this latter place that many of us come short. Days of Heaven Upon Earth In consequence, verbosity, as a rule, comes short of expressing emotion. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood For others, who have tried and failed, a merciful overlooking of blunders, a generous acceptance of the intention where the performance came short.... The Dop Doctor My breath came short as I said no. Daisy For it is exactly in the qualities necessary to such a success that he seems to me to come short. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century "Tell me about it," said the girl, beseechingly, and her breath came short and hot. The Doomsman The Imitation of evil ever exceeds the Precedent; as on the contrary, imitation of good ever comes short. State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) The training is also partly religious, for to come short of that would not yield satisfaction to the negro. From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington Miss Peace's breath came short and quick, and she fingered her reticule nervously. "Some Say" Neighbours in Cyrus He counted the bonds over again, more deliberately, but each time the number came short two. The Tin Box and What it Contained Langford was standing over her again, his breath coming short and fast. The Trail to Yesterday So doth the Bishop come short of giving any special reason for Christ's sitting which concerneth not us. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) The greatest mastery of technique will therefore come short of perfect adequacy and exhaustiveness; there must always remain a penumbra and fringe of suggestion if the most explicit representation is to communicate a truth. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory His opponent’s breath came short, his thrusts grew wild, the mad rage of the man began to give way to a no less mad despair. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Why then should any of us come short of entering into this blessed covenant of an entire consecration and receiving the fulfillment of the promise? Sanctification Percy was becoming exhausted; his arms ached; his breath came short. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good The great eyes of Parris gleamed with sullen fire; his thin lips parted; his breath came short and quick, and for a few moments he was unable to answer. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad “Have I, too, sinned and come short?” he asked with mock gravity. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan Hyperboles, though ne'er so great, Will yet come short of self-conceit. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) Yet when the lodgings were reached, the sensation recurred, her breath came short, and she could hardly conceal her trembling. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster She held the photograph out to him, with an intense calm in her manner, but he saw that her nostrils quivered and her breath came short. A Beautiful Alien But "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,"—Rom. God's Plan with Men My limbs ached before I had gone many rods, and my breath came short. Birds of the Rockies Margaret's eyes flashed angrily and her answer came short and sharp. Fair Margaret A Portrait I can spin with the best, and weave too; you’ll never come short of linen nor linsey while I’m with you—and Lettice can run about and save steps to us all. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot This is a picture, too, which applies to every one without exception, rich and poor, parent and child, master and servant; “for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of Jesus A Sunday book for the young Maida was staring at her with lips partly open, her breath still coming short and thick. Stubble If it be done by constraint, or against the will of either, it comes short of an union, and is a mere bargain 194and sale. The Young Maiden “Here,” said Saxe, striking his chest: “I can’t breathe enough; it comes short, like that.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps So far as looks went, Bully came short of this good reputation. Chatterbox, 1906 It is necessary that this labour and this slowness appear in the reciting, or it will always come short of nature. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 His breath was coming short as he gained the top and a vast, sudden, sickening weariness swooped down upon his body and consumed it. Stubble Towards the last of the work, we had come short of boards, and I was thinking of going to the saw-mills, seven miles up the stream, to buy a few to complete the work. Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants The rest soon disappeared out of sight; but that which lagged behind, on leaping for a high ledge, came short in the attempt, and rolled backward down the face of the mountain. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness But if those persons come short of their duty who make religion a matter of impulse and mere feeling, what shall be said to those who have no feeling or thought of religion at all? Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) Neither to be a member of the visible church nor a pagan avails any thing, “for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning This time the answer came short, sharp, and in deep tones of hatred. Under the Rebel's Reign For a moment his head rested against her bosom; and her breath came short, sighing against his neck and cheek. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Finally, his breath coming short, he said: “Yes; I will help you,” and, his eyes still on hers, put out a hand toward Rankin. The Squirrel-Cage Harrison Smith dropped silently to the ground and his breath came short and sharp. Men of Affairs “All men have sinned and come short of the glory of God,” Rom. iii. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning His words came short and sharp, and their tone was in no wise calculated to bring any relief to George's pent-up feelings, but rather aggravated them. Under the Rebel's Reign Her breath came short; a dull sense of some impending calamity took possession of her. Abijah's Bubble The deep lead was thrown, but at 200 fathoms it came short. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Though Philip the Second Of France was reckoned No coward, his breath came short When they told him a dragon As big as a wagon Was waiting below in the court! Grimm Tales Made Gay His being in the world was for that glory, and he is come short of that glory. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning It came short and sharp, and the three carbines rang out. Under the Rebel's Reign "Yes, mother,"—coming short, with a whimsically comical look that acknowledged discovery and defeat. Apron-Strings Her breath came short and fast, as once more she gained the ground that she had lost. A Book of Myths A silly patter of poor musketry made answer, but their bullets might as well have been aimed at snipe for all the difference it made to us: they came short or spattered against our wall. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn We once came short of our end,—God's glory and our happiness, but know, that it is attainable again. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Her back ached and her arms wearied with their load; her legs began again to tremble and her breath came short. In the Border Country His face was flushed with excitement, his breath came short; so much he found to interest him that he stared bewildered, uncertain what to look at first. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Let us fear, therefore, lest haply a promise being left of entering into rest, any of you should seem to come short of it through unbelief. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. If in anything I have failed, show me, Lord, I beseech Thee, wherein I have come short. A Child's Book of Saints How far are you come short of the noble design of your creation, and the high end of your immortal souls! The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Magdaléna's lips parted, and her breath came short. The Californians Their stern and rigid features relaxed, their eyes glistened, their breath came short and thick. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia But man had failed to attain righteousness and had thereby come short of the favor of God, and exposed himself to the divine wrath. The Life of St. Paul Leaping lightly backward, he caused the thrust to come short; at the same time he returned with a quick thrust at the chief’s right shoulder which took effect slightly. The Hot Swamp I will consider in what I come short, and in what another excels, and so I can condescend to them of low degree. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning His restless eye roamed anxiously round the wretched hut, while his breath came short and thick from between his pale lips. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West In the surprise and fear of the moment he took the long leap, came short of the root by about six inches, and alighted up to the waist in the soft mud. The Red Eric Hitherto he had been striving to please God, but always felt his efforts to come short; here was a chance of making up for all arrears by one splendid act of service. The Life of St. Paul Shakespeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I Though such a one fall, and come short, yet the pressure of the heart is that way. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning "War-whoop"? but her throat refused her sound and her breath came short. The Man of the Desert Aye, Mike, alike in this, that 'all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.' A Child of the Glens or, Elsie's Fortune The blue, handsome eyes were on her mercilessly—she was suffocating besides with a wild desire to laugh, her breath coming short and quick. Vesty of the Basins But the next moment I was in despair, for the heat was intense, my breath was coming short and painful, and Jarette made no sign of leaving what promised to be my tomb. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea The sinner also comes short of the glory of God, Rom. iii. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Her lips grew white and cold; her breath came short and painfully; her eyes were strained with trying to look ahead at the constantly receding horizon. The Man of the Desert The noise of the distant firing had reached them, making their breath come short as they started at each volley. Middy and Ensign Her breath came short, her ankle turned, and she fell with both hands in a stinging bed of cactus. A Voice in the Wilderness It was like being started on a school race, and my breath came short as if I were running. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea Have not all sinned, and come short of the glory of God, and so the whole world is become guilty before God? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning We are all ready to admit faults, in a general way, and to confess that we have come short of what our own consciousness tells us we ought to be. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. Her breath came short with nervousness and agitation, but she clenched her hands and with a sudden effort her head and neck lifted themselves one, two, a good three or four inches from their support. The Heart of Una Sackville It squeezed a cold sweat out of his body and made his skin prickle and his breath come short.… The Blood of the Conquerors A cathedral must either be plain or coloured, and Chichester comes short of both ideals; it has no colour and no purity. Highways and Byways in Sussex He sometimes missed the mark, and came short of his aim. The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe He crowded sentence upon sentence, superlative upon superlative, until he found himself upon his feet, his cheeks hot, and his breath coming short. The Seventh Noon Even the more prolix of the two, which in some respects is the fullest and most elaborate of the Northern heroic poems, yet comes short of the English scale. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Indeed, the people had forwarded an enormous Thanksgiving feast; but it was impossible to distribute it evenly, and we were one of the regiments that came short. Old Man Savarin and Other Stories Suddenly a convulsive shuddering ran through her, and her breath came short and quick. The Great Amulet Every now and then, however, his knees got wabbly and his breath came short, and by the time supper was prepared he was quite ready to sit down. Quin The pale face moved slightly in assent; he could see the lips were open, and the breath was coming short and agonised. By What Authority? The older poem from which Child Sveidal is derived may have left many poetical opportunities unemployed; it comes short in many things, and makes up for them by mythological irrelevances. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature There is no difference; we have both come short of the glory of God: all have sinned.” The Annals of the Poor "Really . . . you are insufferable!" she retorted, her breath coming short and quick. The Great Amulet His hand had crushed the program into a ball, and his breath came short, as it always did when he was excited or over-exerted. Quin Elizabeth's voice came short and harsh; her patience was vanishing, and Anthony knew it and looked at her. By What Authority? The words come short, but the idea is clear. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. But it was not this alone that made his breath come short and raggedly. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North Mysteries, those who came short of their duties as men were excluded from the, 391-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Heap better than I ever was ’cause she never lacked the stuff to fix and I come short there. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 The girl's challenge came short and sharp, and her beautiful eyes were turned upon him full of cold regard. The Forfeit Jude was close to her now, and his breath came short and hard. Joyce of the North Woods Then came short stories in which he revealed great capacity. Modern English Books of Power Dave listened to this recital with such a deep interest that his breath, strong with apple whiskey, came short and hot, and his hands trembled as he guided the horses. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times My breath was coming short, when you gave the word to stop. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower We have all sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Modern Religious Cults and Movements Still, as she did come short of that wisdom, the alternative continued to lie across her path, a murky shadow, which she could by no means evade nor disperse. Strangers at Lisconnel For another moment she lingered and in the stillness of night and the thickly roofed arbor he could hear her breath coming short and quick, as she tried to stifle her emotion. Tom Slade with the Boys Over There The beautiful face was pale and lustrous, the eyes bright and glittering, surrounded by broad, dark blue circles; the lips were parted, and the breath came short. Dr. Dumany's Wife "No, papa; and so all have come short of the glory of God." Daisy in the Field My breath came short, as I said no. Daisy "There is no difference," Jew or Gentile, bond or free, they are in the same lost condition; "for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Our Day In the Light of Prophecy Where human weakness has come short, Or frailty stept aside, Do Thou, All-Good! for such thou art, In shades of darkness hide. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham As I drew near to the catastrophe I could hear the beating of her heart, and her breath came short and gasping. Dr. Dumany's Wife Where human weakness has come short, Or frailty stept aside, Do thou, All-Good! for such Thou art, In shades of darkness hide. Robert Burns How To Know Him Unconsciously to herself she had measured his stature against Abel's and he had come short of her standard. The Miller Of Old Church At our Revolutionary period, ministers, in their earnestness to preach to the times, might have come short in preaching eternity. The Growth of Thought As Affecting the Progress of Society Paul tells us that "there is none righteous, no not one, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God:" and affirms that the carnal mind is enmity against God. American Lutheranism Vindicated; or, Examination of the Lutheran Symbols, on Certain Disputed Topics Including a Reply to the Plea of Rev. W. J. Mann She, as well as man, has come short of this. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 It'll cramp on you merciless if you come short of its expectations. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 Her breath came short and sharp as if in pain, yet the lips smiled up at him. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West Thrift as patriotism.—Another important phase of patriotism is thrift; and here, again, we have come short of realizing our possibilities. The Vitalized School On every point the deceitful Malay came short of his agreement. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics As he got higher among the craggy peaks, that rose sombre and majestic in the moonlight, the air grew more rarified and his breath came short. Westerfelt They who refuse to accept you as God's messenger, or ignore the message which you bring, will not get up by some other way, but will come short of salvation.... McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Rosa's Quest The Way to the Beautiful Land It seems here that, according to M. Bayle, 'accounting for' comes short of 'answering objections', since he threatens one who should undertake the first with the resulting obligation to pass on to the second. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil From the earliest ages, one system after another has been invented, and in succession abandoned, but all have come short of discovering any thing solid on which to rest their hopes of earthly felicity. Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation I felt my breath come short and my brain reeling. The Betrayal About a hundred yards from the lake Dave saw something that made his heart knock against his ribs and his breath come short, as if he had been running. 'Way Down East A Romance of New England Life Elizabeth's heart beat and her breath came short. Hills of the Shatemuc ‘I shall show you,’ says Rutherford, ‘what I would fain be at myself, howbeit I always come short of my purpose.’ Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents With the best will in the world, Salmasius had come short in personal abuse, for, as the initiator of the dispute, he had no personal antagonist. Life of John Milton I think that we must have been of equal strength, for we swayed up and down the room, neither gaining the advantage, till I felt my breath come short and my head dizzy. The Betrayal If beset with misguided emotions, we shall be stranded on the quicksands of worldly commotion, and practically come short of the wisdom requisite for teaching and demonstrating the victory over self and sin. Retrospection and Introspection Hilda's breath came short and quick, and she clasped her hands unconsciously as she bent forward to look into the mysterious casket. Queen Hildegarde She heard his breath come short and fast. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year I have to stay here and earn bread and butter for you and me, or we'll come short of it. What Necessity Knows He stood still, looking at the figure before him, with its startled face, wide eyes staring at him, breath coming short. Mrs. Red Pepper Your tragedies more real are express'd, You murder men in earnest, we in jest: There we come short; but if you follow thus, Some wise men fear you will come short of us. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 But—alas, that but!—parents, teachers and pastors too often come short of their duty. The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church I not only believe that in all things I come short, and that sin is mixed in all I do, because God hath said so, but am sensible of the particular depravity. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. "I rose a fish then, but he came short," she said, quietly. Prince Fortunatus "We have all sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Austin and His Friends Her breath came short and her heart beat fast. The Little Colonel's House Party To fail to grow up, to have her long-cherished hopes come short of fulfillment—that was one thing. The Poor Little Rich Girl But clearer still she saw the Lamb bearing away all offenses and her hopeless coming short, and the High Priest who with perfect acceptance presented the offering of His blood for her. The First Soprano As all which yet have writ come short of you. An apology for the study of northern antiquities Each of these formulas possesses a certain relative truth, but all of them together come short of the whole truth. The Open Secret of Ireland I have abortive gushes of feeling, ineffectual projects, inclinations which fail, wishes which come short—I will and I will not. The Cathedral It made a loop about the buttonless shoes—a loop that tightened as the little old gentleman came short, as the Piper halted. The Poor Little Rich Girl But to my surprise she did not come short. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance I shouldn't wonder if she was only imaginary, to make me feel how far I come short of his ideal. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 It is our intensified adjective that confesses fatally the prior fact of a coming short, and by an amount indefinitely great, of the simple, absolute standard. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Even now, though her breath came short, every line of her slender figure was tense, and she was ready to be off like an arrow. Audrey However I could not but think afterward, that the good natur'd Bull came short of fair Play. Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton He wanted to talk, but weakness overcame him often, and the words were almost hushed by his breath that came short and wheezing. White Shadows in the South Seas Where he came short in the quality of leadership was in the personal contact. John Redmond's Last Years This gives the rounded life, and he or she who fails in any one comes short of the perfect whole. What All The World's A-Seeking The Vital Law of True Life, True Greatness Power and Happiness "Miss Fenton and I expect to be married this evening," said Carter, striving for dignity, though his breath came short with excitement. Sandy It is not easy to think with the blood hammering in the pulses and the breath coming short through gasping lungs, but Coryndon kept his mind fixed upon one idea with steady determination. The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery He came into the hall and shut the door behind him and leaned against it, one hand still on the handle, his breath coming short and fast. Mount Music She suffered in his eyes because she came short, not of the dream, but of the reality. The Divine Fire The knife of conviction pierced them through and through, as I called up the particulars in which they came short of that life of love, sacrifice, and service which the War demanded. The Authoritative Life of General William Booth The coffee and the excitement no longer kept him up; he was faint, and his breath came short. Sandy Do not say that ye improve the talent that He hath given you to trade with, for ye but misimprove it; and the best of you, we fear, come short of improving it. The Life of James Renwick A Historical Sketch Of His Life, Labours And Martyrdom And A Vindication Of His Character And Testimony There is," he declares, "a very close relationship between naturalness, or sincerity, and modesty, for in love, naturalness is the ideal attained, and modesty is only the fear of coming short of that ideal. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God: 24. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) Sea-trout have an irritating knack of "coming short," that is to say, they will pluck at the fly without really taking it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Her words came short and thick, and she had turned very white. Elizabeth's Campaign Tell me, O Thou whom my soul loveth, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon,"—he thus earnestly pleads, "Love Him, and you shall not come short of the enjoyment of Him hereafter. The Life of James Renwick A Historical Sketch Of His Life, Labours And Martyrdom And A Vindication Of His Character And Testimony It has been said that Rousseau came short of greatness for want of science. Since Cézanne ‘All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.’ Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) You are liberal with your oaths and promises, but come short in deeds, in performances. The Youth of the Great Elector He would come short in nothing, and at that tender age, when his relatives were prepared to forgive his failures with good-humoured tact, he was willing to sacrifice even his books to clerical success. The Conqueror He comes short of his duty, in reference to that Being who more than any other one is entitled to his love and his services. Sermons to the Natural Man Our ministers are now far better trained than were the old Methodist preachers, and, taking them as a whole, they do not come short of their predecessors in any necessary qualification for their work. Great Britain and Her Queen I do not charge you with anything; but I pray you to come with me and confess: ‘We all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.’ Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) When therefore we shall have come to Thee, these very many things that we speak, and yet come short, shall cease; and Thou, as One, shalt remain "all in all." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 He stepped nimbly—he was a fine walker—but none the less his breath came short and quick, for he had been making haste up a steepish hill in order to overtake the van. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories Hence, in the final day, man will be condemned for what he lacks, for what he comes short of, in moral character. Sermons to the Natural Man She grew giddy; her breath came short and fast. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales There are people, and some of them even poets, whose consciousness is so smothered behind the senses, that they come short of belief in spiritual potency. Essays Æsthetical Hebrews 4: 1.—Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. The Master's Indwelling Thus it may, upon the whole, be said that I have come short in little of my clerical promises. Recollections of My Youth Therefore, fear lest, a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. Sermons to the Natural Man The breath of the multitude came short and sharp. The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard One may well feel that he came short as a theologian. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe Her breath came short and quick, her thin face grew set and rigid. The Italians For that which is beyond necessity cannot last, and being lost, and come short of, turns to dishonor. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 This coming short of the Divine honor and glory was as much contrary to the Divine law, as any overt transgression of it could be. Sermons to the Natural Man Hell Fire, the infinite terror to a true man, the infinite misery which he never fails to realise must befall him if he come short in his loyalty to truth and duty. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge A conviction of original guilt, whereby we are banished out of God's presence and favour, and are in a state of enmity and death, are come short of the glory of God, Rom. iii. Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life But to return to the prince: he had not always the same success in these enterprises, for sometimes we came short home. Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. Do we not feel we have come short in the past, and that we should like to do better in the time to come? The King's Cup-Bearer All that man "comes short" of this is so much sin, guilt, and condemnation. Sermons to the Natural Man Did not I say, you were infinitely handsome? they may talk of Florimel, if they will, but, i'faith, she must come short of you. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 Shall they come short of the high ideal of the past, falter and fail, if devotion and sacrifice are required of them? The Glories of Ireland He made the leap, came short of the cow, which ran away bellowing with terror, and Tom had but touched the ground when Watch sprang upon him. Half a Century Nothing to catch your eyes, nothing of wonder The common mould of men, come short, and want in? Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (1 of 10) - the Custom of the Country If a son comes short of his duty towards an affectionate and self-sacrificing mother, we say it is a greater fault, than if he comes short of his duty to a fellow-citizen. Sermons to the Natural Man Mr. Fison, staggering with the quivering rocking of the boat, his teeth set, his breath coming short, and the veins starting on his hands as he pulled at his oar, suddenly cast his eyes seaward. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories The coming short of the greatest promisee, the debasement of the noblest ideals, are among the commonplaces of history. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." The world's great sermons, Volume 03 Massillon to Mason There are a sort that come short of being the sons of Abraham, and they are the close-hearted hypocrites. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 02 Hooker to South Estimate the guilt of coming short of the glory of God, which is the same as the guilt of idolatry and creature-worship, by the nature of the provision that has been made to cancel it. Sermons to the Natural Man Sarah saw it, and Sarah knew that unless seed was raised to Abraham he would come short of his glory. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Often she asked him privily, if she had come short or offended in any measure, whilst he was without the realm. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France She waited, her heart pounding against her ribs, her breath coming short and stifled. The Nine-Tenths His nose, mouth, and chin were symmetrically, if not elegantly formed, and came short of beauty only because of that meagreness which marked his whole person. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 One of them is already famous: the disclosure of the narrow margin by which the attack of the Allied fleets upon the Dardanelles came short of victory. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 8, 1919 His face was flushed and eager, his breath came short and quick, and the hand he laid upon her arm trembled so violently, that she shook beneath its grasp. Ten Girls from Dickens The Grinder's breath came short and thick with consternation. Dombey and Son ‘Somebody’s love comes short in her case, obviously; whose, I may guess; but, perhaps, I shouldn’t say.’ Wuthering Heights They were three thousand five hundred men, of whom the oldest came short of five and forty years, and the youngest was above twenty. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 To attain The highth and depth of thy eternal ways All human thoughts come short, Supreme of things! Paradise Lost His breath came short as he watched her. Sons and Lovers For, so inconsistent is human nature, especially in the ideal, that not to undertake a thing at all seems better than to undertake and come short. Uncle Tom's Cabin Her cheeks flushed, her eyes glistened, her breath came short. McTeague "I took the best and cleverest man I had ever known," said Mrs. Garth, convinced that she would never have loved any one who came short of that mark. Middlemarch Sir 43:27 We may speak much, and yet come short: wherefore in sum, he is all. Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha She was very pale, her eyes were shut, and her breath came short. The Two Guardians or, Home in This World For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism She took her departure, but paused on the pavement outside the store, and stood for a moment lost in thought, her eyes beginning to glisten and her breath coming short. McTeague For he had almost learned the lesson that he must bend himself to her nature, and that because she came short in her sympathy, he must give the more. Middlemarch Wherefore let me intreat you to read it with favour and attention, and to pardon us, wherein we may seem to come short of some words, which we have laboured to interpret. Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha It came short, indeed, of the complete Nationalisation of Health as an affair of State. Essays in War-Time Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene The dull report of a gun, as the sound came short and deadened up against the breeze, checked the raillery of Mr. Truck. Homeward Bound or, the Chase The great cannon were firing more slowly now and there came short intervals of comparative silence in the battle. The Cruise of the Dry Dock But, as I was saying, it was not danger that Ormond seemed to be afraid of, if it came short of death. Questionable Shapes Set a good long day then, or else we shall come short. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 Lastly, such is their whole action that a man would swear they had learned it from our common tumblers, though yet they come short of them in every respect. The Praise of Folly His breath came short and thick as he thought of this. Henry Dunbar A Novel I feared the illusion must lose something if it came short of being absolute reality to any one—even you. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day Be sure that, in dealing with any truth, its symbol, however high, must come short of the glorious meaning itself holds. Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. With thee availeth nought but grace To cover trespass mortal; Our good deeds cannot show their face, In best life they come short all. Rampolli We have told him so, and have frequently asked him to help us out of our dilemma, but he always comes short of the complete thing. The Secrets of the Great City As I said this we came short up to a fine, portly-looking doorway, with great stone pillars and cornice. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 When Douban entered, he recited the following verses: If all the thanks I speak come short of that which is your due, Say for whom else my verse and prose I make except for you? The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I The keen air oppressed his chest, making his breath come short. The Far Horizon But as in casting account, three or four men together come short in account of one man placed by himself below them, &c. Literary Remains, Volume 2 Zalia heard his breath come short and fast; she looked at him and asked what was the matter. The Path of Life Paul waited a moment; his breath came short, as if he were facing a postponed dread. The Desert and the Sown Whatever diversities of climate, civilisation, culture, character the world holds, every man is like every other man in this, that he has 'sinned and come short of the glory of God.' Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV For, hard as it is for us preachers to get our friends that listen to us to believe and realise it, 'We all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah There is no other religion on the face of the earth that has so grasped and made prominent this thought: 'All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Indeed, Gottfried did look old, shriveled, shrunken, and dried: his breathing came short and painfully. Jean-Christophe, Volume I "What does this mean?"—her breath came short, perhaps from climbing the stairs. The Desert and the Sown But the pretty eyes were sparkling vindictively, the breath coming short and quick, and the pretty face was white with resentment. Fan : the story of a young girl's life She was pale, and her breath came short and quick, but otherwise she showed no sign of agitation. Captain January She was trembling and her breath came short, but her spirit had not quailed. Blindfolded She leaned against the wall, her breath coming short, the silence throbbing in her ears. Sanctuary The sun-lit heights of steep Parnassus Reach past the clouds, and we below must stay; Not that our alpen-stocks are weak, or that Our breath comes short, but that, forsooth, we wear The Petticoat. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. But come, young man, enough of Indian matters for to-day: we must now be stirring, or our day's work may come short. Gaut Gurley On one occasion, indeed, with wars impending, he had come short for funds and still did not devise any new tax nor endure to ask money from any one. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster Moreover she had a cough, and her shoulders had grown round, stooping so much over the heavy baby, and her breath came short, and she had a way of being tired. Men, Women, and Ghosts Lastly, he is a man only in show; but comes short of the better part, a whole reasonable soul, which is man's chief pre-eminence and sole mark from creatures sensible. Character Writings of the 17th Century And yet how infinitely these come short of the fine contrivances and inconceivable real essences of plants or animals, every one knows. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 When we have done all that is required of us, we are unprofitable servants; but how often we come short of doing this. Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel The man who spoke was dying; already his breath came short. The Velvet Glove She sat still a few moments holding fast to the kitchen table in her excitement; her eyes glittered, and her breath came short and fast. The Black Creek Stopping-House A result, if it fails to satisfy our whole nature, comes short of perfection: and I could not rest tranquilly in a truth if I were compelled to regard it as hateful…. The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) Where this perception is, there is knowledge, and where it is not, there, though we may fancy, guess, or believe, yet we always come short of knowledge. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 In many ways I came short of all this, as will be seen; but especially in one thing—the matter of time. England of My Heart : Spring I come short daily of my own low standard of duty. All Saints' Day and Other Sermons In your final work on a passage you should aim at a faultless rendition, and should spend time and ransack the lexicons rather than come short of this ideal. The Century Vocabulary Builder But man sinned and came short of the glory of God. How to Live a Holy Life Thirdly, Our complex Ideas of Substances have their Archetypes without us; and here knowledge comes short. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 As we see it to-day the keep of Porchester Castle resembles that of Rochester, not only in its appearance, though there it comes short, but in its arrangement. England of My Heart : Spring “Indeed, no!” she finished aloud, her dim eyes alight, her breath coming short and quick, and her whole frail self quivering with courage and excitement. Across the Years They have come short of the perfect state through misunderstanding of the end or through ignorance of the proper means to the end. Politics: A Treatise on Government If we do not have the tenderness of God in our hearts, our life comes short of being a full and true life. How to Live a Holy Life THIRDLY, There is another sort of complex ideas, which, being referred to archetypes without us, may differ from them, and so our knowledge about them may come short of being real. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” The Theology of Holiness At best, a translation comes short of the original, and it is perhaps pardonable at times to admit a foreign term, if by this means the sense or style seems to be better preserved. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 Here it is that translation must so often come short of faithful reproduction. Poems and Songs Her breath came short and fast, then fainter: and in the end, still holding her off, I turned her by the shoulders, and let her drop quietly on the turf. The Splendid Spur Because reason, in that particular matter, being able to reach no higher than probability, faith gave the determination where reason came short; and revelation discovered on which side the truth lay. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 Nor would the blessed antitype come short of the type. The Theology of Holiness From rosy red, Polly's face grew very white, and her breath came short and hurried. Half a Dozen Girls It neither exceeds nor comes short of the fact. Representative Men Her breath came short and hard and her heart thumped her ribs. The Unwilling Vestal He felt no tremors, no cold wind stirred his hair; his heart did not stand still, nor his breath come short. Stella Fregelius It is hard to say how far or how long a person may carry on a profession, and yet fall away, and come short of the kingdom at last. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 For whatever is a passion of the soul, whether love or hatred, joy or fear, is more apt to exceed, or come short, than to keep within its due bounds. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD." Religious Reality Every bone and sinew ached, and his breath came short, while the sweat ran down into his short beard, and fell in rain on his dusty hands. The Heart of Rome Yea, he can tell how to let thee seem to come short of life, both in thine own eyes and also in the eyes of them that behold thee. The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works So she began, and said, Truly, Sir, my want of experience is that which makes me covet to be in silence, and that also that fills me with fears of coming short at last. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 It is not attended with those unruly or uncertain motions that ours is attended with: here is no ebbing, no flowing, no going beyond, no coming short; and so nothing of uncertainty. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 "That it do, sir, whoever may come short." Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood I heard Giraldi's breath come short and whistling through his fine nose; I heard Semifonte breathing through his mouth—shorter breaths—he was panting. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca "Let us therefore fear," says the apostle—though not with slavish, yet with filial fear—"lest, a promise being left us of entering into rest, any of us should seem to come short of it." The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works His breath came short not from effort, but excitement. The Eye of Zeitoon For all other arguments come short of binding the soul, where this argument is wanting; until we believe that of God we are bound thereto. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 She stared at the Jones man as if she couldn't believe her eyes, and her breath come short and quick. Cape Cod Stories The words came short and sharp just as they must have come in those old days when he confronted his antagonists at the bar. Dark Hollow Truly, sir, my want of experience is that which makes me covet to be in silence, and that also that filleth me with fears of coming short at last. The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works Her cheeks blazed, her breath came short and deep. The Heart of Rachael |
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