| 单词 | dulcet |
| 例句 | With her fair skin and dulcet West Virginia accent, Katherine might have occupied a fluid racial middle ground, easing her acceptance at the center. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A dulcet chorus of voices suddenly rose from the inside of the tent, beautiful and harmonic. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Plenty of time, dulcet darling, now don’t worry yourself.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Miss Riley asked in a dulcet voice I had never heard her use before. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Not even the dulcet commentary of the “Great British Bake Off” is immune to Twitter’s wrath. 'Great British Bake Off' judge angers New Yorkers with babka comment 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z The face that looks pinched as a flower girl is delicate when a would-be duchess; her singing is dulcet and strong. My Fair Lady; The Dance of Death; Midnight's Pumpkin – review 2012-12-23T00:09:26Z When he hears the seductive singing of a creature whom he believes to be a fair maiden, he vows to have her in his bed, wooing her with jewels and dulcet promises. Review: Tale of Tales Is a Weird, Warped and Wonderful Italian Fairytale 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Her solo catches the quality of dulcet icing that’s right for her name; its music is led by the bell-like celesta. The Sugar Plum Fairy: An Enigma Wrapped in a Beautiful Dance 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Only the principals have color: The ballerina wears a dulcet combination of cream and gold. Review: Ballet With Intricate Geometry, and a Lot of Fun 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z It is a mellow tune with dulcet tones, played on June’s favorite instrument: the viola. Karina Yan Glaser’s First Non-Vanderbeekers Novel 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Ambling back to the lake, I encountered a young violinist and violist indulging in the dulcet harmonies of Mozart, their bows frolicking across the strings with the skill of seasoned musicians. In the heart of Madrid, a park for all seasons 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Cumberbatch's dulcet tones will be heard later this year in the third Hobbit film, which will once more find him providing the voice of the fiery dragon Smaug. Cumberbatch to play Jungle Book tiger 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Lindsay Colford settles into bed with the dulcet drawl of Matthew McConaughey, who is about to take her on an audio journey through the cosmos until she falls asleep. Once Upon a Time … Bedtime Stories Were Just for Kids 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Also on the bill is Walton's old testament tale Belshazzar's Feast, again featuring the dulcet rumblings of Lemalu. TV highlights 09/08/2012 2012-08-08T18:59:01Z The music turns strangely dulcet at the end, as if the carnage suddenly subsided. A Bittersweet Juice WRLD Team-Up, and 13 More New Songs 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z In the years since Dijon became one-half of a silken R&B duo, his soul-baring vocals have grown from wispy, dulcet tones to something jagged and sublime, with well-placed elements of genre-blending Americana. At Union Stage, Dijon — once the member of a Maryland R&B duo — puts his soulful voice first 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z “Warning Sign” is a hushed, hazy song that maps interpersonal tensions onto musical contrasts: quiet and loud, sustained and rhythmic, dulcet and distorted. Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro’s Love Trilogy, and 8 More New Songs 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The architectural dialect is also complex: a dulcet dialogue between African, Arab, Indian and European influences. Zanzibar in the Rain 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Schubert’s “Adagio e Rondo Concertante” provided a strong opening, marked by a dulcet softness from the three string players. Review | Berlin Philharmonic helps Dumbarton Concerts series mark 40th anniversary 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z The fortunes may be salvaged by an organisation that would transplant the house to somewhere more dulcet – South Yorks is not a "must-have location" – and keep it visitor-free. People; Uncle Vanya; Uncle Vanya – review 2012-11-11T00:06:04Z Somewhere, a Bluetooth speaker was stashed away and playing the kind of soft, dulcet melodies heard in expensive spas. The Topanga Tea Ceremony 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Before he lent his dulcet voice to "The Joy of Painting," Ross spent a lot of time yelling. 35 happy little facts about Bob Ross 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z And Smith, who was raised in the District and Augusta, Ga., remained affable the entire way, that dulcet roar bouncing throughout the historic venue. Alice Smith wows at Howard Theatre It's unlikely there would have been such a hullabaloo had it spoken in dulcet tones more befitting a child. The rise and fall of Bing Dwen Dwen, Beijing's insidious Olympics mascot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z His set is masterful, an exercise in razor-sharp stadium anthemicism that balances his dulcet Strickland Banks material with the hard-edged bite of Ill Manors. Lovebox – review 2013-07-22T17:49:05Z It had everything: mythical beasts, witches, wizards, talking cats, buxom trees, drunk skeletons – and all of it underscored by the dulcet harmonies of '70s light rock darlings, America. "The Last Unicorn" at 40 is a poignant prophecy and reflection of today's eco-grief 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Their debut LP owes lots to Fleetwood Mac and to the current hipster obsession with that era's regal, dulcet rock sounds. Pop & Hiss video premiere: Nightmare and the Cat's 'Alvarado' 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Honeynuts are a delicious, relatively new variety of squash, dulcet of flavor and dense of flesh, with none of the stringiness of some other types of winter squash or pumpkin. Holiday Flavors on Ice 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z They are about as old as this decade — unless you hark back to the dulcet tones of Bob Ross and “The Joy of Painting,” which some older “tingleheads” do. ASMR videos are edgy, unnerving and almost avant-garde. Is it time to consider them art? 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z “There weren’t a lot of rhyming opportunities there,” he recalls in his low, dulcet drawl, one recognizable to over three million public radio listeners each week. Chris Thile: Radiohead would be 'dream guest' on A Prairie Home Companion 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Music Weekly springs into action with the dulcet tones of the National's Matt Berninger. Music Weekly: The National 2010-05-28T11:15:00Z Although theirs isn’t yet a convincing partnership, you could see how both learned from it, he growing in heroism, she tempering her characteristic bravado with newly dulcet strokes. At New York City Ballet, Balancing the Art of Transition 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z When Trump roars, Pence speaks in dulcet tones. Perspective | Mike Pence had a few things to say at the convention: Trump is great. Trump is great. And Trump is great. 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Was A Fool” takes a long look at failed romance through a dulcet split vocal. Tegan and Sara Bring Pop—and Heart, Of Course—to Heartthrob 2013-02-01T15:00:03Z Scott Wilson and his dulcet southern drawl will be greatly missed. The Walking Dead Watch: Too Far Gone 2013-12-02T10:14:40Z Recording as St. Vincent, Ms. Clark has from the beginning hurled opposites at one another to create her songs: dulcet and ferocious, meticulous and deranged, clear and oblique, calm and manic. New Music: Beck’s New Album Is ‘Morning Phase’ 2014-02-24T22:48:45Z Below him, pilgrims kneel in supplication and saffron-robed monks chant over unbound prayer books, the grown monks in voices low and guttural and the teenage novices in tones dulcet and higher-pitched. Photography: Bringing a Monastery Back to Life 2011-01-19T13:00:03Z It was the dulcet, soothing strains of Sam Cooke singing "Touch the Hem of His Garment," a 1956 gospel hit about the healing powers of Jesus. The Museum of the Bible: The last place in D.C. you might expect to hear Queen, Kanye and the Clash 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z They labored to make a film that was dulcet yet funny, in the style of the kitchen-sink 1970s films that Mr. Payne loves. The Carpetbagger: Oscar Night Is Often Reached Via Unlikely Routes 2012-01-26T00:36:43Z Mr. Rose, whose high, electrocuted-tomcat wail gave Guns N’ Roses its edge, sounded oddly dulcet during the early part of the set. ArtsBeat: After the Rain, a Night of Rock 2013-06-09T19:08:59Z When the cellist was by himself, as in the opening of the first movement of Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 1, the tone and musicality were dulcet and moving. Review | Can three musical stars shine in constellation? Bell, Isserlis and Denk in concert. 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z And at first glance the two shows do seem to fill the same need in our lives, with their dulcet British-accented tones and perfectly coiffed hairdos. Call the Midwife Is No Downton Abbey—But Here Are 5 Reasons to Watch Before Sunday’s Season Finale 2012-11-02T12:00:21Z Though Priests has lost a founding member, it has lost none of its blistering lyrics or cutting instrumentation, with added nectar from Greer’s dulcet but biting vocals. Review | D.C.’s Priests put on an explosive set with new album at 9:30 Club 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z Our homeroom teacher, a woman with freckled skin and white hair named Ruth K. Landis, read first “Oliver Twist” and then “Great Expectations” in a steady dulcet voice. Beyond Expectations: Rereading Dickens 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Instead, it helped distinguish her from the dulcet chorus of NPR voices. Diane Rehm’s next act: Using her famed voice to fight for the good death 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z It's our old friend Glasser, her dulcet tones contrasting spookily with Heller's chilling growl. New band of the day ? No 872: Water Borders 2010-09-21T16:31:00Z But her voice, which ranged from dulcet to husky, kept resurfacing over the decades. Jane Harvey, Jazz Singer, Dies at 88 2013-08-21T02:40:34Z This spring, Gawker published an item about a television actor whose wife caught him alone in his car, enraptured by “the dulcet tones of the automated voice system.” Family Matters: Turn Right, My Love 2010-06-25T17:20:00Z Your voice, small and dulcet, rising and falling with each story or joke or response to everything I said. A bitter aftertaste: how you taught me to drink 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Gainsbourg’s dulcet singing style may be a matter of limited skill. 2010-01-23T15:48:00Z And if you prefer your summer jam sung to you in the dulcet tones of President Obama, there’s a dub of that, too. Here's the Official Song of Summer 2016 According to Spotify 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Zach Rogue sings in a dulcet high tenor, savoring the tune while insisting on the anxiety. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-28T23:00:00Z At bedtime, I turn on a dim lamp and ask for my Good Night playlist, and the dulcet tones of Ringo fill the air. Yelling at Amazon’s Alexa 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Ms. McGinnis has a bright spirit, a mass of curly hair and a dulcet soprano. Review: In ‘Daddy Long Legs,’ an Orphan With a Mysterious Benefactor 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Where his singing is more dulcet, it’s not full-voice singing, and it’s more based around him playing acoustic guitar. “Wilco is not your average assignment”: Guitarist Nels Cline on how the band changed his life — and how much he changed the band 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z "I am sure that Liam's dulcet tones will wake up a few early-morning commuters, brighten up many a journey, and produce a lot of smiles along the way." Liam Gallagher voices Manchester Metrolink tram announcements 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The Dovetails, who have recorded two CDs, feature Gigot’s dulcet voice, and her songs, which are as fresh as farm eggs. It's a life of rhythm and ewes for this Skagit Valley singer/sheep farmer 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Augenstein’s dulcet tones and characteristic cadence — specifically his report sign-offs, or lockouts — have made him a fan favorite among area listeners, who showered him with well-wishes when he said his condition had improved. Veteran D.C. radio reporter Neal Augenstein overcomes bout with lung cancer 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z They might consider adding the dulcet tones of Robson to that list. Changed man Scales leads way for rejuvenated Aberdeen 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z They lavishly bankroll the political clowns who speak in the vulgar and crude idiom of an enraged public or in the dulcet tones used to mollify the liberal class. America's theater of the absurd: Our politics has become an endless carnival 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Her dulcet tones and sensitive line interpretations draw us into a world that, in the film’s relatively brief running time, feels utterly immersive, even life-changing.” The 33 movies we loved in 2022 — and where to watch them 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Lot of raisins, dulcet plum and dry fruits, with caramel on the finish. Here are the best Costco wine bargains for the 2022 holiday season 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The dulcet tones of bagpipes may not be everyone's idea of a perfect awakening, but for King Charles it is part of a centuries-old morning ritual. King Charles starts his day with sound of bagpipes for the first time at London home 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z But when Lyle opens his jaws, it’s not to chomp on a head but to let loose his dulcet tones, courtesy of pop star Shawn Mendes. Review: 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' is a croc that doesn't exactly rock 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Children screaming at the nearby playground, teens catcalling, a heated family argument — all of it is drowned out by the dulcet tones of a song called “Akal” by White Sun. Need to just feel something good? Try this healing beach disco 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Her dulcet tones and sensitive line interpretations draw us into a world that, in the film’s relatively brief running time, feels utterly immersive, even life-changing. Review | ‘Three Minutes: A Lengthening’ is a work of ruminative grace and power 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Scully’s dulcet voice — and his dulcet silences — are woven through the history of American sports. Opinion | When Vin Scully was calling the game, even fans in the stands brought radios 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Scully would dulcetly detail these adventures without missing a pitch, gripping fans just as much between action as he did during. No matter your rooting interest, we all can agree that Vin Scully was the best 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Scully’s dulcet voice narrated that game, just like it had a half-century earlier, when the broadcaster called Sandy Koufax’s perfect game. 'He was the Dodgers.' Players and broadcasters mourn the loss of Vin Scully 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z But late or not, it’s now easy to switch up the dulcet tones of your virtual assistant. How to change Alexa’s voice 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Hearing her speak, whether in performance or on a recent phone call, is like tuning in to the pure dulcet tones of the funny. How Kristen Schaal became the queen of quirky voice acting 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The birds rose above Taylor Swift’s latest album, nesting just below the dulcet tones of Korn. Science News Briefs from around the World: May 2022 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z In front of an ardent crowd at Songbyrd on Tuesday night, her dulcet improvisations resonated as deeply as the hypnotic percussion buoying up “Te Quería,” an anthem about realizing your self worth. Review | Lido Pimienta’s visions of liberation lift up the crowd at Songbyrd 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Despite his dulcet tones in real life, on the microphone his voice is explosive and deep. Asakaa: How drill music found a new home in Ghana 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z That consensus came to us, of course, thanks to her wise and generous songs and her dulcet voice. Dolly Parton is a total rock star (even if she doesn't think so) 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Lot of raisins, dulcet plum and dry fruits with caramel on the finish. Tan Vinh and a sommelier pick the best Costco wines to buy for the 2021 holiday season 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z There are no extra Billie features here, though, and no option to have her dulcet tones be your new Alexa voice. Bring Billie Eilish into your home 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z I spend my days surrounded by laughter, and sugar, and bathing suits, and candied pineapple, and lychees, listening to the dulcet warblings of Yma Sumac. The giddy life of a cocktail umbrella — from a cocktail umbrella’s perspective 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Alliss’s popularity as a commentator for nearly 60 years was largely due to his reassuring, dulcet voice, his knowledge of the game and its history, and his wry, deadpan humor, which sometimes generated controversy. Peter Alliss, British sportscaster known as ‘the Voice of Golf,’ dies at 89 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z Especially popular among Democrats is the distanced car rally, where honks of approval gild stump speeches with the dulcet tones of the Holland Tunnel the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Campaign 2020: Let’s Never Do This Again 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Many readers are sent into romantic reveries by the dulcet tones of internal combustion. Perspective | Hum, thrum and roar: Modern sounds bring joy to those who hear them 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z His dulcet voice is still heard at Dodger Stadium, most recently narrating a video marking the late Kobe Bryant’s birthday. A baseball life: Scully auctions items from 67-year career 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Even if the live audience for his dulcet tones will be reduced to the two teams, the training staff, the grounds crew and a smattering of team officials and media. With fans safe at home, Mariners’ COVID-19-delayed opener to feature fake people, fake noise & tradition 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z I’m actually watching with my fiancee, who was equally as overwhelmed by the conditions and Nantz’s dulcet tones as I was. Tiger vs. Phil, Shingo Katayama's hat and a brutal collapse made for an all-time great final round at the 2009 Masters - Golf Digest 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z And as they exhausted themselves to death — treading water hopelessly over the course of days — we listened to the dulcet melody of their full-throated pleas in the garbled, nonsense language of Simlish. A history of Simlish, the language that defined The Sims 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z “The most Criminally Corrupt President in our Nation’s history is starting to hear the dulcet tones of a Fat Lady.” Rob Reiner bashes Senate Republicans' 'collective brain damage' for wanting to acquit Donald Trump 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Do you let the dulcet tones of Woj's voice lull you into a sweet, sound slumber until October? Nate Robinson and Big Baby Davis star in basketball highlight of the summer (no, it's not 2009) - Golf Digest 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Yet not everyone was able to enjoy Jain’s dulcet tones, with lines at entrance gates snaking around the stadium. Women’s World Cup will be best ever but is it because of or despite Fifa? | Kieran Pender 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Like most aspiring broadcasters of his era, Mike Tirico remembers tuning into ABC every Saturday to watch Wide World of Sports, listening in rapt attention to the dulcet tones of Jim McKay. NBC ready to showcase iconic Indianapolis 500 for first time 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z "There's this sense of euphoria really when you hear his kind of dulcet tones over our sort of disco track," organiser Louis Jadwat told CBC radio last year. David Attenborough WLTM trance producer 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z A forbidding and dulcet silence settled between them. “Cut” 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The three speak soothingly, in dulcet public-radio tones, about the inevitable destruction of the city. Don’t panic, but 'The Big One' podcast helps us face the crazy quake that’s on the way 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Cumberbatch does elevate the material, but don't expect to hear any of his dulcet English tones. Review: With the latest 'Grinch,' there's nothing much new, but it's pretty to look at and has Cumberbatch too - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Women made up 66% of the audience for “Star” over the weekend, according to the film’s studio, Warner Bros., so it seems that many women found solace in Gaga’s dulcet tones and Cooper’s growl. 'A Star Is Born' dims in the shadow of Kavanaugh confirmation - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Led by the England band, I've not been to one of their games here where I haven't heard their dulcet tones for the entirety of the match. Thank you Russia for the World Cup memories 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Mitchell’s dulcet, soprano singing voice rubs against her jarring, jangling, open-tuned guitar playing, and the sound of howling wolves is dubbed in and stacked like background vocals. Detachment and dreaming in 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation' by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The acoustics in the living room are magnificent, such that the siblings and Anastasia can hear Christian’s dulcet tones perfectly as he sings Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed.” Analysis | Why ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ is basically an episode of ‘House Hunters’ 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Her likely Democratic opponent, former governor Phil Bredesen, kicked off his campaign with a video of himself speaking in dulcet tones while sitting on a porch, as calming piano music played in the background. Election contrast in the Trump era: Republican pugilists vs. Democratic pacifiers 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Those films’ first dulcet tones of Miller’s trademark voice — so distinctive that his wife, Laurie, forbade him from using it in ski-lift lines, just to avoid the fawning — usually were greeted with similar passion. Pioneering, inspiring snow-sports filmmaker Warren A. Miller has died at his home on Orcas Island at the age of 93 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z But inside and down a few stairs, there is faint, dulcet chanting piped through speakers. In Brooklyn, a Hare Krishna Reckoning 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z He wastes no time with outstanding opener “Pennies on the Track,” with its dulcet fiddle solo beneath Mr. Burdett’s dulcet vocals. Demi Lovato, Weezer, Barenaked Ladies among those releasing new music 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Certainly, his dulcet tones have proved irresistible to this column before. Burst your bubble: five conservative takes on free speech 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Rehm’s condition, spasmodic dysphonia, creates involuntary movements in the muscles of her larynx, leaving her dulcet radio voice with a quiver. A talk-show host, a concert pianist and countless golfers have dealt with dystonia 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z “Sex” and “Sprained Ankle” are both dulcet tunes that are lulling and invigorating simultaneously. Dashboard Confessional, Nina Massara among those releasing new music 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z They drifted in, to the smell of pork roasting and the dulcet tones of Billie Holiday. Americans discover a new must-read for the Trump age: the US constitution 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z But the name, which comes from the Old Norse for “beautiful victory,” is feminine, and in advertisements Siri is given the dulcet female voice. The Bot Politic 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z “Let It Go” is a delightfully dulcet ditty, and other cuts to keep your ears open for are “The Other Side” and “Love Was All That Mattered.” Eric Clapton, Heart, Meat Loaf, Kings of Leon release new music 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Unfortunately for McElhone, her accent kept flip-flopping from a heavily southern Irish dialect to the actress's own dulcet tones. Why do actors struggle with the Northern Irish accent? - BBC News 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z If you’re not sufficiently excited for tonight’s match, why not let the dulcet baritone of Kobe Bryant take you over the top? USA 2-1 Ecuador: Copa América quarter-final – as it happened 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Obama stuck to his usual “dulcet tones” while Key decoded the hidden anger. Obama’s legacy: Triumphs and travails that defined a presidency There are, however, some clips of her dulcet tones online, with her vocal range veering wildly from gravelly and unintelligible to a sort of experimental jazzy playfulness as alter ego K Dollar. Kylie v Kylie: does Minogue or Jenner deserve to own trademarked name? 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z “Living Statue,” a duet with k.d. lang, is perfect for yoga class, what with its dulcet tones and smooth vocals from the duo, and “Positively Beautiful” is also aces. Eric Clapton, Heart, Meat Loaf, Kings of Leon release new music 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Her lack of attacks and her husband’s dulcet tones could indicate a lack of passion and energy. Hillary Clinton Calm and Confident In Closing Days of Iowa 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z If you’re not sufficiently excited for tonight’s match, why not let the dulcet baritone of Kobe Bryant take you over the top? USA 2-1 Ecuador: Copa América quarter-final – as it happened 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z But such niceties seldom bothered Ms. Grudet, who fashioned a comfortable life out of necessity, a dulcet voice and a head for money. Fernande Grudet, who presided over exclusive Paris brothel, dies at 92 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z “To get the first job in Europe, it is not so easy,” he says in fluent English underpinned by the dulcet tones of his German brogue. Will an American ever coach in one of Europe's top leagues? 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Easy listening – For debate buffs who prefer to hear the dulcet tones of Democratic candidates without all of the stagecraft, Westwood One News is airing the event live on its broadcast radio stations. Democratic Debate Will Reveal Subtle Divides, if Not Wide Gaps 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Mike Huckabee: Lip Sync Battle The perfect showcase for the former Arkansas governor’s dulcet drawl. The unreality of politics in 2015 makes the presidential field ripe for reality TV 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z The dulcet tunes of my voice may sound beautiful to some, but they are the result of my environment and not any artistic composition. Can Animals Ever Be Artists? 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z These seemingly magical molecules deliver a dulcet taste without its customary caloric punch. Artificial Sweeteners May Change Our Gut Bacteria in Dangerous Ways 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Some babies are soothed by the dulcet tones of Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” or Nine Inch Nails’s “Copy of A.” 2 Chainz Stops Baby from Crying 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z “There’s plenty of players that would like to be as inconsistent as me,” McIlroy said, his dulcet tone smoothing over the harsh truthfulness of his words. In the Autumn of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy Is the Ideal Marquee Player 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The complex sound design created by Karin Graybash employs echoes, eerie reverberations and disembodied voices to evoke enchanted moments while conveying the dulcet sound of the “thousand twangling instruments” that invisibly hum across the island. A Review of ‘The Tempest’ in Madison 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Obama also teased Earnest for being the "golden voice and dulcet tones" that narrates West Wing Week, the weekly recap of White House events on YouTube. Obama says goodbye to White House press secretary 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z At her country home, she convinces David and Christina to sleep in separate rooms, while she visits David, sits on his bed, holds his hand and dulcetly plots to rid him of his wife. The Good, the Bad and the Mommy: Five Great Movie Mothers, and the Five Worst 2014-05-11T13:00:31Z His rich, dulcet tones made him a star of Princeton’s sonant circuit. N.F.L. Prospect From Princeton Hits Right Notes 2014-05-06T01:31:16Z Welcome to Mill Creek Farm, where ex-law enforcement and military horses live out their retirement in dulcet leisure. This Horse Has a More Comfortable Retirement Than You Will 2014-01-20T10:45:47Z The birds followed the dulcet sounds of crane calls, which were emitted from a piloted ultra-light aircraft across nearly 1,500 miles of sky from Wisconsin to Florida. Older cranes keep migration on track 2013-08-30T15:02:06Z The dulcet affirmation delivered by Cook isn’t just some quirk for her home garden. District’s volunteer tree keepers battle nature and neighbors to help city grow its canopy 2013-07-31T23:11:09Z "The dulcet tones of the feminine voice seem to exercise a soothing and calming effect upon the masculine mind," noted an early telephone engineer. Do we still need the telephone? 2013-07-25T23:30:08Z At least the dulcet tones of Edward Bevan on BBC Radio, with occasional support from the great Don Shepherd – now 85, and the ultimate stalwart – provide a link to happier times. County Championship 2013: Division Two team-by-team previews 2013-04-09T11:11:32Z Leo Laporte’s dulcet baritone on “This Week In Tech” is done justice. Review: Is Libratone's Zipp The Best Wireless Airplay Speaker In The House? 2013-02-04T20:22:00Z "We all have those pieces we don't wear any more," she says in her dulcet tones. Shwop til you drop: M&S and Oxfam take 'freecycling' to the masses 2013-01-24T16:09:17Z The anticipation heightened, the hush and the dulcet tones of names and numbers a thing of wonder. Our FA Cup memories 2013-01-04T12:43:18Z If that's a dulcet sub-Miliband pledge to force a sale of the Times and Sunday Times, it's an intriguing notion in a world none too full of suitable buyers. Elisabeth Murdoch's praise for the BBC tells of a brighter TV future 2012-08-25T23:06:07Z After an especially good shot, Richard would say, “Good shot, Venus,” and Venus would say, in dulcet tones that retained a trace of his Louisiana syrup, “Thank you, Daddy.” Venus and Serena Against the World 2012-08-23T19:34:20Z Lots of fancy drawings, an unidentified pair of hands and AC Jimbo's dulcet tones all feature in the first of our video series, England – an animated history. The Fiver 2012-05-30T15:00:03Z Russell laughed aloud, in a voice that was far from dulcet. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z E—— was present, as dulcet as ever, languishing in all the glory of poetical enthusiasm, and grey stockings; in short, tiresome beyond all description. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z His dulcet tones soon won the admiration of his companions, and even that of the king, who listened to his songs with pleasure, and to reward him gave him the position of head shepherd. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Instead of the glorious face of Olga Petrovic, he saw a grinning skull; instead of the dulcet tones of her siren-like voice, he heard the hiss of snakes, the croaking of a raven. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z The dead Mr. Johnstone looked sadly at her, and even the piano-lamp was bland and dulcet, shining on the roses that George had brought her. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z “Come on, girls, sit down and make yourselves comfy, and in my most dulcet tones I will read to you the lesson in Guy Mannering for tomorrow.” The Twins in the South 2012-02-13T03:00:16.113Z Sorrowfully I left him, hearing as I departed his dulcet tones addressing the passers-by: "If anyone would care to step on, we are going to...." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z At length, the door is opened, and the postmaster announces, in not very dulcet tones, “the letters will not be out for two hours,” and closes the portal again. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z If thou the eye serene dost grant, Green fields are ours, and streams and hills, And, since no Phœbus else we want, The Muses with their dulcet quills. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z He would arrive soon after lunch, and sit down at the piano, tempting the child from playthings or story-book by rippling accompaniments or dulcet chords. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z To-night pour wine, and sing a dulcet air, And I upon thy lips will hang, O fair; Yea, pour some wine as rosy as thy cheeks, My mind is troubled like thy ruffled hair. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z A silver tongue he had indeed, and a voice like the mellow, dulcet notes of an organ. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z I too have charms, Sweet flatteries, dulcet wiles; and to my side He shall be faithful ever. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z “Surely I have the pleasure of speaking to Aleksey Ivanovitch?” he asked, in the most dulcet of voices, comically inappropriate to the circumstances of the case. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Nancy remembered that this was Aldo's birthplace; and then she forgot it in the lilt of the usual dulcet words: "Did you like my concert, mother dear?" The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z At last, above the accompaniment arose a clear and most dulcet voice, echoing through the whole plaza like a sound from heaven. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z In all human probability, Louis Philippe will never look again upon the face of our Queen Victoria, or partake of her hospitalities, or be permitted to pour his dulcet deceit into her ears. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z No nightingale of sentiment trills her dulcet serenade amid the forest of his song. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Their words came very clearly to me, for sailor men have not very dulcet voices. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z And what sylph is it,—or what imp?—dulcet, or malignant!—that has drawn me again into the witchery of your charms?' The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z The dulcet yodel of the tom cat, the musical purr of the open muffler and the rhythmical chime of the flat car wheel is symphony plenty a-nuff for the city denizens. The Discards 2011-08-27T02:00:23.603Z This, perhaps, is as true of the Blaisois, for the local bookseller at Blois will tell one with the most dulcet and understandable enunciation that it is at Blois that one hears the best accent. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z In times remote, In Athens and the cool Thessalian dells, They sung thy liturgy with dulcet note, And quaff'd thy chalice from the sacred wells Of leafy Helicon. Canada, My Land and Other Compositions in Verse 2011-08-23T02:00:28.813Z With the first dulcet strains of Mendelssohn’s immortal Wedding March, Constance began a slow descent of the staircase, followed by Marjorie. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z Enter Morgan Freeman—or rather, his sage-like dulcet tones—pushing the political message of Citizens for a Strong America. Social Hygiene, from Myspace to Morgan Freeman 2011-07-27T21:53:35Z And, no, contrary to our dulcet recording, your call is not important to us. Digital Domain: Consumer Complaints Made Easy. Maybe Too Easy. 2011-05-28T18:13:04Z Before me was a tall, brightly lighted aperture, and coming through this I caught the sound, gently rising and falling, of a rather dulcet voice. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z While whisper’d pleasure’s dulcet sound Murmurs the crowded room around, And Wisdom, borne on Fashion’s pinions, Exulting hails her new dominions. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Her low, dulcet voice roused him out of his lethargy. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z "Thank you," she said—and oh! the dulcet tone in which she spoke the words. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z The woman's tones were of dulcet softness, but the accent was distinctly foreign. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Armed with hell-flames and fury," and gently begins, in tones more dulcet, and with action more graceful than Belial, to "Pour the sweet milk of concord into hell! Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z After discussions with Racing For Change, racing returned to the airwaves this week – albeit without the dulcet tones of the previous correspondent, Derek Thompson. Talking Horses 2011-02-26T10:00:01Z Her low, dulcet tones rippled on and on. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The waiter—kind waiter!—discerned, by a wonderful instinct, that we didn't feel exactly "O fat," and he therefore, in dulcet tones, tried to persuade us to take a little coffee. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z I am at least willing to do my best in talking, in singing and in striking the dulcet chords of music, and wherein I may happen to fall short, others will atone for my deficiencies. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z It was here my soul exulted, where the tinkle of a hidden rivulet made dulcet music, and the attar from many a flower's chalice spread abroad its peerless incense—Nature's undefiled offering to Nature's God. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Just for the space of two or three seconds Yvonne had remained quite still while this unexpected sound sent its dulcet echo on the wings of the north-westerly blast. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z The sweet dulcet timbre of her voice was a mellowed sound wafted straight from the realms of Dixie. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z "Let us hope, my dear aunt, that the place she has had the effrontery to usurp will not long be hers," murmured the dulcet voice of her niece, to whom she had spoken. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z I can not think, that in this most mild and dulcet air, the invisible agencies are plotting treasons against our loves. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z I did not speak, nor move, for I was dumfounded, and the night had been transformed into an elfin carnival of dulcet sounds. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Well," said Flurry in dulcet tones, "if you want to know where the stuff is that was in those barrels, I can tell you, for I was told it myself half-an-hour ago. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z She loved her straightway from the minute that she had held her small, shapely hand, and listened to the timbre of that shy, dulcet voice. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z As those dulcet sounds reached the ears of the poet, he laid down his pen and listened attentively. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z This was murmured in a tone so dulcet and injured that the officer hastened to assure the clergyman that he might breakfast, and accompanied him to the presbytery. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z His dulcet tones were a delight and pleasure to listen to. BBC's Brian Hanrahan dies at 61 2010-12-20T12:21:38Z He emerged like the suave former Spitfire pilot that he actually was to make science palatable with his smooth delivery and dulcet tones. Expert telly 2010-12-15T09:32:27Z To honor Sheppard, who was 99 and announced players in dulcet tones for more than a half-century, there were no PA introductions. Swisher?s bat lifts Yankees on emotional night 2010-07-17T03:15:00Z Speaking in dulcet tones, allowing her guests to silently struggle for words, she offers a gentle yet unapologetic kind of God-talk. On Religion: Radio Program About Faith Defies the Skeptics 2010-05-29T03:13:00Z The dulcet tones of TMS have persuaded me to stay strong and work around the clock to beat this deadline. Live - Bangladesh v England 2010-03-23T02:58:00Z When ill-fated Orpheus tuned to woe His potent lyre, and sought the realms below; Charmed into life unreal forms respired, And list'ning shades the dulcet note admired. Heathen Mythology After using it he had a habit of pausing, while he smacked his lips, so that however dulcet and consoling his words might be, it gave his delivery an air of dryness. The Undying Past Towards morning I fell into a light sleep, from which I was roused by the dulcet tones of a harp at my door and the enchanting voice of Lurline singing. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I I merely intended he should go to G�ttingen to learn the language,—always a difficulty, if not abstracted from other and more dulcet sounds. The Fortunes Of Glencore His voice, however, was subdued to the dulcet accent of a low whisper, and his step, as he crossed the room, had the stealthy noiselessness of a cat's approach. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Whereupon Mr. Boyd began to groan forth in not very dulcet tones the familiar song and strain, beginning— "Here, a sheer-hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling." Little Miss Joy One man courts attention with a dulcet strain, one brays, one harps upon a string, another drums. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Forgetful of past mistake and misfortune, he congratulated himself on his success in attaching to his person and family so lively and dulcet a creature. The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance Patti was not great because her dulcet tones were like honey to the ear. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists "Is it Guise?" demanded the girl, breaking fiercely through these dulcet explanations. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion "We are just beginning to enjoy ourselves," came in dulcet tones from the small man beside him. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel "You must be Miss Burnett, the girl the agency said they were sending," Bellows murmured in his most dulcet tones. The Eye of Wilbur Mook They were a tour de force of rocks in a dulcet enclosure. Carnival The dulcet, velvet-like character of the language gives something which nothing else can impart. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Ever and anon the dulcet murmur of gurgling streams broke gently on the ear. A Daughter of the Union "Shall we bait the Papists too, O Diogenes?" came in dulcet tones from out the shadow of the stuccoed wall. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel "Now tell me, my valorous warder," she said in dulcet tones, "how will you do this?" Castle of Terror The fulminations of Sinai or the dulcet harps of Zion have p. 197seldom failed in moving the heart of man, and exciting its tenderest and best emotions. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards The music of the older Italian composers, from Scarlatti or Carissimi to Donizetti and Bellini, despite the absurd libretti of their operas, demanded first of all dulcet tones and limpid fluency. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists These were the dulcet breathings of the "oaten stop" of the Member for Edinburgh at the Peace gathering. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) "What are we to do?" moaned Pythagoras, in his dulcet tones. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel To hear by the nose, it is dulcet in contagion.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. All was silent, and not even the dulcet sounds of the air from "Lucia" broke the stillness; and now the doctor, losing all patience, drew aside the curtain and looked in. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life He turned, he obeyed—no more able to resist the beckoning hand, the dulcet voice, the luring glance, than you or I the spells of our own individual Sirens and Circes. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 "Pity!" said the dulcet voice gently, "that bet will never be decided now." The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Why have I not the charms of the woodland warblers to pierce with dulcet note the inmost fortresses of your heart buttressed to strong resistance against my awkward protestations of undying love? Cupid's Middleman Winds and the swift river's current Hardly had swept off the dulcet Melodies of Monteverde, When the people in the city Held no other conversation Than of this great feast of music. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. Are not those the dulcet tones Of your mother? Atta Troll His speech is smooth and dulcet, his manner dignified and insinuating. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers "And let us enjoy the gifts which a beneficent goddess was ready to pour into our lap," added Pythagoras dulcetly from the floor. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel For a few moments it might have been thought that some young woman was addressing the court, so gentle, so dulcet were the tones. Lady Anna As oft after heavy tempests, When the thunder ceases pealing, Mildly shineth forth the rainbow 'Gainst the canopy of heaven; So now the full band is followed By the trumpet's dulcet solo. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. For the last half hour fifty pairs of eyes have been following every motion of the cook and his volunteer aids, and tin plates and cups been giving forth their dulcet strains. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 For months afterward, any one wearing an American uniform along the boulevards could hear behind him dulcet whispers that carried the words tr�s gentil. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" His dulcet notes, as they whirled through their lofty flight, reeled, and staggered, and fell, to give place to anathemas, steady and well sustained. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House She was sure that he would never speak to her again in that bright sunny manner, with those dulcet honey words, which he had used when first they saw each other in Wyndham Street. Lady Anna "You are sentenced to five years isolation from general society," said the officer, in a voice dulcet enough to sell advance orders for replacement products that had not yet been made. The Junkmakers Dear little birds, your dulcet harmony What time you sing makes this life dear to me. Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons Then many-colored clouds rose in the courtyard, and dulcet music sounded on the air. The Chinese Fairy Book Herds of deer roamed the surrounding park; pheasants crooned and cackled beneath the stalwart oaks; hares burrowed in the forest; nightingales made the midnight melodious with their dulcet singing. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance "I wish you would," Mrs. Standish replied, schooling her voice to accents of dulcet entreaty. Nobody Now only the dulcet tones of the harp were heard, sweet as the soft summer shower when the tinkling rain-drops merrily pelt the flowers—strains so sweetly harmonious as seemed too heavenly for mortal touch. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 Still, they were captivated by this new oratory, warm, vivid, and inspiring, delivered to the accompaniment of dulcet and 156 seductive tones that transported them into an enchanted world. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West He assured her in dulcet tones that his springs were very good and his horses very sure—"though it is not a very nice road." The Marriage of Elinor “The dulcet movement charms th' enraptur'd god, “Who,—thus forever shall we join,—exclaims! The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II But I learned this legend from one whose voice was as dulcet as the swirling rapids; but, unlike them, that voice is hushed today, while the river still sings on—sings on. Legends of Vancouver It was much used by the ancient troubadours, its dulcet tones according well with their songs. Music and Some Highly Musical People The dulcet notes of her opening song, "I'm tired of being a Princess," brought immeasurable relief to Lawrence and Marjorie, as they stood in the wings, their anxious gaze fixed upon Constance. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore But the things in general themselves were dulcet enough. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century And still the minstrels sound their dulcet strains, Which then I heard not, since my ears were filled With the sweet music of thy voice. Gycia A Tragedy in Five Acts "Listen, madame," Valgrand began presently, in dulcet tones that had the effect of making Lady Beltham try to control her emotion and murmur some faint words of apology. Fantômas Your dulcet notes inspire my rhyme: Each in your voice perfection seem,— Rare, rich, melodious. Music and Some Highly Musical People She did so; they were strangers, and each heard the other's dulcet tones for the first time through the mechanical mysteries of the telephone. Through Finland in Carts It was no use; he managed somehow to make his dulcet notes heard. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon Thy judges sit, Gods ruminant, to keep Earth pure for dulcet sleep Of babe and mother. Path Flower and Other Verses Now repose on tranquil plains, Listen to our dulcet strains. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 Next to each thought associate sound accords, And forms the dulcet symphony of words. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes "No," she answers in her clear and dulcet tones, "they knew nothing." Through Finland in Carts “I just dare her to shriek again without my recognizing her dulcet tones.” Madge Morton's Victory The flute and harp and mandolin There dulcet notes were blending, And strains divine from a violin In harmony ascending. The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems Before the world had hardened it its tones might have been soft and dulcet. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley In what dulcet tones, love-laden, the future Hamlet and Macbeth murmured to his lady fair! Penguin Persons & Peppermints Like Gaelic, it is musical, soft and dulcet, expressive and poetical, comes from a very old root, and is, in fact, one of the most interesting languages we possess. Through Finland in Carts Were there ever birds with more dulcet tones, with finer voice register, or with a greater variety of tunes in their repertoire? Our Bird Comrades Curses began to be mixed with their dulcet invitations to the vanished one to return. The Huntress After an interval of a few moments a dulcet voice came through the door, saying, "Won't you see me?" Charles Frohman: Manager and Man It was a dulcet strain, and stirred memories half sad, half glad, of many a charming ramble about my eastern home when the song-sparrows were the chief choralists in the outdoor opera festival. Birds of the Rockies But, within an hour, the Syren is again singing her dulcet notes, and drawing the ship closer and closer to the rocks, with their black teeth, waiting to grind it to splinters. John the Baptist Omar and other bards have expressed the same conclusion in more dulcet wise. The House with the Green Shutters “You will tell exactly what Mrs. Willis said, darling heroine?” proceeded Annie in her most dulcet tones. A World of Girls The Story of a School A dulcet vision of silver shillings—of which no great number usually came his way—floated before the charmed eyes of the blacksmith. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot And from sweet kernels pressed, She tempers dulcet creams. A Poetical Cook-Book "Just you wait"—breathed Angel—his hands tightened on me, then relaxed—his legs twitched—"Strawberry or pineapple, sir?" came the dulcet tones of the waitress. Explorers of the Dawn I spoke to them in dulcet accents, and advanced a friendly hand. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood In its more dulcet passages the hope was set forth that the Scheldt affair could be settled, and even that Chauvelin might be replaced by the estimable Barthélemy. William Pitt and the Great War It sung the Peptic Saints and Martyrs, explored the bowels of old Time, and at last died away in dulcet cadence as it chanted the glories of the coming Age of Grits. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 You hear at times mid dulcet tones The chime of anklets, rings, and zones. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Are we not here to guide thee?" came in dulcet tones from Ancyrus, the elder; "we, thy faithful servants, thy obedient slaves? "Unto Caesar" Love reigns supreme in his theatre; but love, as interpreted by Quinault, is a kind of dulcet gallantry. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Every dog was there, of course, adding its vocal melody to the dulcet tones of the blacksmith’s violin. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains He retreated behind a pile of ledgers and other stationery, but they could not save him from the low, dulcet tones which from time to time passed from one to the other. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert Then soft and full and sweet and clear The song of women charmed his ear, And, blending with their dulcet tones, Their anklets' chime and tinkling zones. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse A soft blending Of dulcet instruments came charmingly;950 And then a hymn. Endymion A Poetic Romance "That is far too elegant a skirt to be worn unlooped, madame," said Mrs. Cram's imperturbable escort, in his most suave and dulcet tones, lifting a glossy silk hat and bowing profoundly. Waring's Peril Margaret was playing twilight tunes in a gentle manner, and the dulcet measures fascinated the boy, who could hardly pay attention to what Ben was saying. A Little Girl in Old New York Elisa answered, smiling, that she would well and with dulcet voice began on this wise: Love, from thy clutches could I but win free, 321Hardly, methinks, again Shall any other hook take hold on me. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio So when the sportive nymphs within Those secret bowers their play begin, You hear the singers' dulcet tones Blend sweetly with their tinkling zones.” The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse But all realized that somewhere behind that dulcet voice and the gentle manner was a heart of flint and nerves of steel. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Dining in these places is not a matter of subdued murmurs, of conversation in dulcet tones, or soft strains from the band. Nights in London "I'll knock him out of the boat if he does," was the shout of another of the party, with a dulcet aside, "Lay hold of the gaff, old chap; we'll have him yet." Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler But Hope, in a voice sweet as ‘the wild strains of the Eolian harp,’ whispers in dulcet accents, ‘we may again meet.’ Diary in America, Series One “But I have not!” cried Philippa, in no dulcet tones, her annoyance getting the better of her civility. The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel Musicians were employed in composing suitable airs for them, and they were thus sung by the youthful Moors with all the enthusiasm that passion, poetry, and dulcet harmony can unitedly inspire. History of the Moors of Spain Whichever you choose—Scylla or Charybdis—" said Sir Charles in his most dulcet tones, "this is probably the last time you and I will ever speak together. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia "We are in for it," says Beauclerk in a sharp, short tone, so unlike his usual dulcet accents that even now, in her sudden discomfort, it startles her. April's Lady A Novel A dulcet voice informed her regretfully that Federation Law did not permit the transmission of full SU effects to individual cabins. Legacy After waiting long enough to excite considerable uneasiness in their minds, he inquired in dulcet tones— “What have you to say to me, my children?” All's Well Alice's Victory When presently he heard his name pronounced in dulcet tones, he looked up with his most unapproachable air. Flaming June "Is there ever a chirurgeon upon the place?" asked Sir Charles in his most dulcet tones. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia “Very good in its way Is the Verzenay, Or the Sillery, soft and creamy, But Catawba wine Has a taste more divine, More dulcet, delicious, and dreamy.” Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines Having settled this little matter to his mind, he gladdened the heart of the Princess with the dulcet tones of his gentle voice. Ting-a-ling King Ranulf laughed dulcetly, brushed the garment with his fingertips, and said that it was just a simple thing patterned after the Durendalian peasant costume. Ministry of Disturbance "Thank you so much," said Sylla, in her most dulcet tones. Belles and Ringers "That was my flute, your worship," cried the indignant orphan; "whose dulcet tone he calls a dreadful sque——" "Silence, dog," shouted the bashaw. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series But to Pelgram the vague liquid sound fell dulcetly on the ear, and by Miss Long and Miss Heatherton no flaw in this art criticism could be discerned. White Ashes But the dulcet strains of music were believed to be the most powerful of all cures, and certain peculiar tunes came to be regarded as especially effective, and hence became known as Tarantella! Chatterbox, 1905. Silvy's dulcet tones ran over that hard word with the mildest and softest of accents. Cape Cod Folks His poems are distinguished by severe intellectual beauty, by dulcet sweetness of expression, a wise and hopeful spirit, and a complete command over every variety of rhythm. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2 "That flute, that melodious flute, that breathes forth dulcet notes of peace," murmured the orphan, in a deep, absorbed whisper. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series Then this cherished bird its song begins— Always begins its song one way— With two little dulcet words, They Say, Carolled in such a charming way That the listener's heart it surely wins. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems The voice, though infinitely deeper, yet had an unmistakable resemblance to the dulcet tones of Kâramanèh—of Kâramanèh, whose eyes haunted my dreams, whose beauty had done much to embitter my years. The Devil Doctor Very shy, very curious, he came out from the trees ready at once and forever to worship anyone who could set their words to such dulcet cadences. The Emigrant Trail On the contrary, it spent its most dulcet music in the effort to soothe him. The Way of the Wind And then, no crying children,—not a bit of that,—singing cherubs, innocently piping,—cheering the dull hours with dulcet sounds. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter And never in our day has the poetry of Shakespeare fallen from human lips in a strain of such melody—with such teeming freedom of felicitous delivery and such dulcet purity of diction. Shadows of the Stage Hurrah! the trumpet's dulcet notes proclaim A brother born to you in Amor's name! Love's Comedy It served his tender purpose; it would take him to the Harley house and throw him, perchance, into the society of Dorothy without that dulcet privilege being identified as the true purpose of his call. The President A novel We also see that the Welsh bard, like the primitive poets of Greece, and the troubadours of southern France, sang his verses to the harp, whose dulcet strings have always sent forth the national melodies. The Poetry of Wales His voice was now sweet, now piercing, and again far too dulcet with the overkindness of burlesque; and if, as it seemed, he was unburdening his spleen, his spleen was a powerful one and gorged. Gentle Julia "Christian, doth thou see them, On the holy ground, How the troops of Midian Prowl and prowl around?" sang Anne in a dulcet pianissimo, obedient to the choir. The Helpmate Do you know the dulcet strength, the animating blandness of tea sufficiently blended with real farmhouse cream? Scenes of Clerical Life And a world and all of love may be made in five minutes, when both parties set their hearts and souls to the dulcet enterprise. The President A novel Nor will the modern visitor to the castles and halls of the Principality, not to mention its principal hotels, often miss the dulcet strains of the national lyre. The Poetry of Wales She breathed audibly, with a strange effect upon vasty outward portions of her, and then gave an incomparably dulcet imitation of her own voice, as she interpreted her use of it during the recent interview. Gentle Julia God's chosen delight, thou dulcet, golden song of the Eternal Wisdom, suffer me, a poor sinner, to tell thee a little of my sufferings. The Evolution of Love "My dear Duchess," she insinuated dulcetly, "do you really credit her fabulous fortune?" The Title Market His sway thou soon, as well as we, shalt know, Stung to the heart by goads of dulcet woe. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Once, by a fountain passing, dulcet murmurs, Wooed her aside to listen; and, again, Temples, which mimicked the frost's fairy work, Burning with gems, attracted her to gaze. The Arctic Queen The figure in the road before them had now halted, though the dulcet notes went on and on. Everychild A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young and Which the Young May Interpret to the Old As I neared the door, I heard her voice, which was not dulcet, from the parlor-kitchen: "What's this here winder open for?" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics It is an effort to cover by wile of dulcet utterance the impotence of mortal speech to tell the things that belong to the spirit. Atmâ A Romance "Speak to him, mademoiselle," he said; "perchance the dulcet tones of Beauty may move the Beast to speech." The Colonel of the Red Huzzars Even lyric poetry is estimated by its fervor and by its sincerity rather than by the dulcet phrases in which the lyrist has voiced his emotion of the moment. Inquiries and Opinions I'm really homesick for Probation and the sound of our old company commander's dulcet voice. Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit Her expression was chaste and gentle, her voice dulcet; and to the practice of carrying light burdens on her head she was indebted for a carriage erect and graceful. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Bore it bitterly, he who bided in darkness, 35 That light-hearted laughter loud in the building Greeted him daily; there was dulcet harp-music, Clear song of the singer. Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Colina called him in dulcet tones, and held out an inviting hand. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest "A hay-camp is a very foolish thing, to be sure!" sang the bird with a dulcet shower of plaintive notes. Diane of the Green Van "Come with me, my son," Zalika begged, in those dulcet tones which were hers, as well as her son's. The Northern Light We saw at once that this Berkshire corner abounds more in dulcet and sylvan landscape bits than in picturesque motifs for those who paint genre. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 This moment I receive your billet-doux, and very dulcet it is! The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters Even though she read it in print she would disregard it, for her attitude to them papers is sceptical; even Lord Northcliffe, with all his many voices, dulcet or commanding, has wooed in vain. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917 A lover "enters a grove free from the frequentations of any besides the ranging beasts and pleasing birds, whose dulcet notes exulsecrate him out of his melancholy contemplations." A History of English Prose Fiction "I'm sorry, too, you didn't find the oil on the old gentleman's place," he said in his most open and dulcet tones. Rose of Old Harpeth We admire the fabric which springs ... like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Whate'er the dulcet instrument We favour, still the lilt will stop; And with a gorgeous chalice blent Oft lurks the tiny poisoned drop. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 3, 1892 She spoke again, an urgent flow of dulcet sound against his ear; but it was without meaning, lost in the drumming of his blood. The Three Black Pennys A Novel A well-known couplet says: "I'd rather hear men wrangle in Suchow's dulcet tones Than hear that mountain jargon, composed of sighs and groans." The Awakening of China For an Irish speech by STANLEY, have we not the more dulcet music of his stone-cutting saw? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 16, 1841 "Yes, father," softly responded Dorothy in the old dangerous, dulcet tones. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall And who could guess The dulcet holiness, The lilt and gladness of those jocund feet, Unpityingly sweet? The Singing Man A Book of Songs and Shadows At Cronstadt by the brine, To that dear dulcet voice, not long ago, My ears did I incline. Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 16, 1892 Both in his prose writings and in his scattered lyrical poems, at this period, there is a certain dulcet sentimentality, behind which we look in vain for energetic or true poetic thoughts. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations The Sioux language, even when spoken by a trained elocutionist, can't be anything dulcet. Somewhere in Red Gap At the word 'whales,' let the music go snorty; an' for wells, gliddery; an' likewise in a moving dulcet manner for the holy an' humble Men o' heart.' I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales It seemed to them that soft, flute-like music went before them, that their own words came from some dulcet orchestra which they could not see. Abbe Mouret's Transgression And nearer, and nearer, stole dulcet sounds dissolving my woes, as warm beams, snow. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Then, after a pause, and in the most dulcet accents of a valetudinarian cherub, "It's true, his best is not very good!" Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 And yet the hand-organ, so often the subject of municipal legislation, is dulcet music compared with the steam-whistle, even when the latter instrument takes its most ambitiously artistic form of the "Calliope." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 It was the ever dulcet voice of that Circe which sufficed to agitate and obscure his soul in spite of his having believed it was forever detached from her. The Son of Clemenceau I could think of nothing but dulcet subjects. Tales of a Traveller "This way, lady, please," said a woman's voice in dulcet tones. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories Her mother comes down every morning and selects dainties for the sick-room from the public breakfast table; those who are near enough to do so inquire in dulcet tones, 'How is your invalid this morning?' Some Private Views Then Greville said gravely, in dulcet tones, "That is extremely likely, for I am going to take tea with her at five o'clock!" The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour No organ then pealed forth its reverent tones and awaked the church with dulcet harmonies: a pitch-pipe often the sole instrument. The Parish Clerk The fair Venetian now came up with a request made in her dulcet tones, that he would permit their carriage to proceed under protection of his escort. Tales of a Traveller Earth and Heaven are combined, in thy full dulcet tone; North and south pour the nectar thy throat blends in one! The California Birthday Book Five-and-thirty black slaves, Half-a-hundred white, All their duty but to sing For their Queen's delight, Now with throats of thunder, Now with dulcet lips, While she rules them royally With her finger-tips! The Poems of William Watson And so dulcet and delightsome was the strain that to the King, his eyes and ears alike charmed, it seemed as if all the nine orders of angels were descended there to sing. The Decameron, Volume II Yet where the lord of sweet desire, Who moves the heart beneath the lyre, And dulcet Sound Divine? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 Her tones are dulcet, and her voice is so mellow and well modulated that I visualize her as another Venus. Reveries of a Schoolmaster The gallant warrior starts from soft repose—from golden visions and voluptuous ease; where, in the dulcet "piping time of peace," he sought sweet solace after all his toils. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Alas, my blush and bloom will fade, And I shall lose my dulcet notes— Then I shall die an old, old maid, And none will mourn Miss Alice Oates. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 There is a fluctuation of pleasant and strange sounds; a dulcet air on rapturous harmony is hushed by unfriendly plash of chord. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies Does Music's dulcet notes dwell on thy tongue? The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 482, March 26, 1831 He spoke French with a South Carolina accent, in those days, but an archangel's voice could not then have sounded more dulcet in your ears than his. The Purple Heights But the fisherman will not notice you—not even though you call to him with dulcet promises of rupees. Witness for the Defense When sings the redbreast it is bliss to hear The dulcet notes the little songster breeds; But ah, more blissful to a mother’s ear The fair report of seven good children’s deeds. Targum It is sung in sustained duet against a constant churning figure of the sea, and it is varied by a dulcet strain that grows out of the wave-motive. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies "This gentleman has spoken the truth," now came in soft, dulcet tones from under the shawl that wrapped the head of my beloved. Castles in the Air She was an excellent housewife, and, if we may believe Milton, knew how to prepare 'dulcet creams,' and all sorts of Paradisaical dainties for her husband's dinner. In the Days of My Youth My honored marchesa," the cavaliere was heard to say in his most dulcet tones, "in the state of your affairs, you cannot refuse. The Italians Are you not playing rather high, gentlemen?" came in dulcet tones from Mistress Endicott; "I do not allow high play in my house. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk A dulcet plaint follows, Adagio, in muted strings, answered by a note of horn and a chord of harp. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies "You are M. Ratichon, I believe," she said in a voice that was dulcet and adorably tremulous, like the voice of some sweet, shy young thing in the presence of genius and power. Castles in the Air Nay more, illusion now doth bear to me The sweetest sounds of dulcet harmony, Music and voice combine:— O solitude! what phantasms are thine! The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome The clock on the chimney-piece, on which the two were leaning, broke in upon the divine's scarcely less dulcet accents with its silver quarter. Bred in the Bone For a second there was silence, then the dulcet tones of Miss Aphrodite fell on the big negro's ear: "Ah's hyar, Ambrose," she said. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 But there is a second tune, hardly less moving, in dulcet group of horns amid shimmering strings and harp, with a light bucolic answer in playful reed. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies The late Lord Coleridge, eulogizing Oxford, said in his most dulcet tone, "I speak not of this college or of that, but of the University as a whole; and, gentlemen, what a whole Oxford is!" Collections and Recollections The aerial Stranger soon made free, Nor miss'd Apollo's minstrelsy; For chirping Grasshoppers were heard, With dulcet notes of many a Bird That sought at noon the umbrageous glade And softly sung beneath the shade. An Essay on War, in Blank Verse; Honington Green, a Ballad; the Culprit, an Elegy; and Other Poems, on Various Subjects She made a hideous rattle and crash and clatter of sound compared to which an Indian tom-tom would have seemed as dulcet as the strumming of a lute in a lady's boudoir. Cheerful—By Request And her dulcet tone always ran through the whole performance like the faint, sweet echo of distant music. Round Anvil Rock A Romance But this is all background for a dance of nymphs, while a dulcet, sustained song sounds through the night. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies "I am already speaking up," replied the Bishop in his most dulcet tone; "I always speak up; and I decline to speak down to the level of the ill-mannered person in the gallery." Collections and Recollections At the dulcet name of Mellasys a fairy scene grew before my eyes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 A decimation of the regiment, more or less, had profited by the tender moment of departure to pop the question and to receive the dulcet "Yes." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 The first baseman saw a dusty white cannon-ball shoot past him, and heard the umpire's dulcet voice growl: "Strike!" The Dozen from Lakerim Indeed, a chain of dulcet strains seems to rise from the past. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies "They never leave me," she murmured, with dulcet passion. Within the Law It is rather difficult to say for which of his qualities this dulcet epithet was bestowed. The Life of Francis Marion I heard Macgillivray's voice, and it was not pitched in dulcet tones. Mr. Standfast Nevertheless, the voice had been so real, his imagination had reproduced with such exactness the dulcet tones so dear to him, that he turned his head involuntarily and looked out of the window. The House Behind the Cedars A climactic verse of the main dulcet melody breaks out in resonant choir of brass and is followed by a soft rhapsody on the several strains that hark back to the beginning. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies I pushed my way in and asked him, in my most dulcet tone, if I could get an upper berth to New Orleans. The Burial of the Guns The voice was unexpectedly attractive; it was "the low and dulcet note suggestive of romance," common in descriptions, rare in experience. Far from the Madding Crowd The voice was unexpectedly attractive; it was the low and dulcet note suggestive of romance; common in descriptions, rare in experience. Far from the Madding Crowd According to the fool's bolt, sir, and such dulcet diseases. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Instead, in solemn hush of tempest, without the poignant touch, the tranquil second melody returns with dulcet answer of strings. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies His voice, moreover, was a cook's,—thick in articulation, dulcet in tone. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Seeks, where fine pores their dulcet balm distil. The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation Recollections of Manila, Santiago, and the voyage of the Oregon around Cape Horn were in the bow, and Kansas wheat, Georgia cotton, and the Steel Trust in the dulcet tones of his voice. The Under Dog To two strains of music meltin' into one dulcet harmony, perfect, divine harmony, with no discordant notes. Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 1 Throughout is a balance of the pungent vigor of harmonies with dulcet melody. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies "To an infant" is most sweet—is not "foodful," tho', very harsh! would not "dulcet" fruit be less harsh, or some other friendly bi-syllable? The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Yet now, in the dulcet atmosphere of a morning in late summer, all these things appeared stupid and repulsive. Casanova's Homecoming "Or the new lover gets you," said a dulcet tone, tipped with satire, from the red lips of Mary of Scotland,—lips that were just now the petals of a crimson carnation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 Happy the young beauty, who, returning homewards, sees the carpet of her calèche thickly strewn with these dulcet favours! A Love Story The climax of feeling is uttered in a fiery burst of all the brass in the former dulcet refrain from the motto. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies He did not change "foodful" to "dulcet" in "To an Infant." The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 When the grasshopper sings its dulcet tune, I love to see the Lemnian vines beginning to ripen, for 'tis the earliest plant of all. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 How dulcet and yet how bitter thou art to my heart, alack! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III Then she said, with clear and dulcet speech, never heard I sweeter, "O my mother, is this he who cometh to read the letter?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II For a moment a dulcet line steals in, quickly broken by the returning martial stride of stentorian horns, and of the main theme in full chords. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies Thou rememberest Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song? Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies Then, when I have wantoned round To his lyre's beguiling sound; Or with gently moving-wings Fanned the minstrel while he sings; On his harp I sink in slumbers, Dreaming still of dulcet numbers! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes The waistcoat, however, barred the way, and then the bland and dulcet voice spoke again. Modern Painting But now the pageant passes, and I droop; while Carlo taps his ivory knobs; and plays some flute-like saraband—soft, dulcet, dropping sounds, like silver cans in bubbling brooks. Redburn. His First Voyage For here is a new passionate vehemence, with loudest force of vibrant brass, of those dulcet strains that preceded the queenly melody. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies And yet there was really an expression on her countenance of restlessness, not to say anxiety, which ill accorded with the dulcet tones and the wreathed smiles which charmed her august companions. Endymion Then feel I, too, the Muse's spell, And wake to life the dulcet shell, Which, roused once more, to beauty sings, While love dissolves along the strings! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes "Humph!" said she, and flung off all the dulcet tones of her assumed character with mighty little ceremony. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day Did the building rise 'with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet?' Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes A Trio, a dulcet, tender song of the wood, precedes the return of the Scherzo that ends with the speaking cadence from the first Allegro. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies Thus do me honor by so much, fond wretch, And praise my Persian beauty, dulcet voice. Toward the Gulf In many a sweet device of mirth The day was past along; And some the featly dance amused, And some the dulcet song. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes This acute and learned gentleman seemed to possess for the occasion the blandest and most dulcet voice that ever was bestowed upon an English barrister. The Eustace Diamonds “Allow me to see you to your carriage,” said Pocock Vancouver in dulcet tones, coming up to the two ladies as they rose. An American Politician Most tuneful of all sounds is the answer in dulcet trumpet while, above, the first theme intrudes softly. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies Blair was a Rhodes Scholar whose dulcet Southern drawl and quaint modes of speech were a constant delight to his English comrades. Kathleen Yet it is "Beyond the power of language to enfold The form of beauty smiling at his heart" whose palate is tickled with such dulcet, such fantastic flavours. My Tropic Isle "Yes, Sir Victor," she faltered in her most dulcet and encouraging accents. A Terrible Secret I can say that he lowered his eyelids when he laughed hardest, and drew in his breath half a dozen times with dulcet sounds and a murmur of mirth between. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 The dulcet phrases sink once more to sombre depth where there is a final, slow-gathering burst of passion on the motto, with a conclusive ring almost of fierce triumph. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies I am aware that my voice is singularly deficient in producing either the dulcet tones of my fair client or the impassioned vehemence of the defendant's repose. The Best American Humorous Short Stories Long may the dulcet islands within the Barrier Reef burst morn and eve into snowy bloom as the pigeons go and come! My Tropic Isle Victor, tell your wife that, however dulcet her voice may be, it would sound sweeter if not raised so very high. A Terrible Secret O dulcet love, that dost shew thee forth in smiles, how ardent was thy manifestation in the lustrous sparkles which arose out of the mere thoughts of those pious hearts! Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 In the dulcet canon, an exquisite gem, bliss and sadness seem intermingled; and then follows the crowning song, broad of pace, blending the smaller rhythms in ecstatic surmounting of gloom. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies The sound is every thing, in such dulcet modulations 'specially. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 This peace-lulled, beguiling, sea, teeming with myriad forms scintillating on the verge of nothingness—obscure, elusive, yet mighty in their wayward way—soothed with never so gentle, so dulcet a swaying. My Tropic Isle Among them thriveth the Muse of dulcet breath, and Ares in the young men's terrible spears. The Extant Odes of Pindar "Ah, pleasant it is to sit out here and bask in the warm sunshine," he murmured in dulcet tones. The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin Or, Paddles Down Much of the song is on a kindred phrase of the lyric melody sung by the clarinet with dulcet chain of chords of harp. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies When Sarah said, in these dulcet tones, therefore, that she was sorry for her old friend, the tears gathered to the doctor's kind, tired eyes. Peter's Mother To yon thick elms, my Delia! let us rove, As slow the glories of the day retire; There to thy lute breathe dulcet notes of love, While thro' the vale they linger and expire. Poems While, like the rest, the knight expects to hear Loud peals of thunder breaking on his ear, A dulcet symphony his sense invades, Of nymphs, or dryads, warbling through the shades. Travels in Morocco, Volume 2. Both have to do, in Hawes's own language, with choosing aromatic words, dulcet speech, sweetness, delight; they are redolent of incense; they gleam like carbuncles in the darkness; they are painted in hard gold. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism Would not "dulcet" fruit be less harsh, or some other friendly bi-syllable? The Best Letters of Charles Lamb It is the whippoorwill—steadily, continuously, entrancingly the dulcet measure is taken up and echoed, until the slough of despond seems transformed into a varying diapason of melancholy minstrelsy. The Iron Game A Tale of the War I can say that he lowered his eye-lids when he laughed hardest, and drew in his breath half a dozen times with dulcet sounds and a murmur of mirth between. Memories of Hawthorne In his feverish wanderings he returned to the tongue of his childhood, the beautiful, dulcet Mohawk. The Moccasin Maker Does not almost everybody remember some kind-hearted man who showed him a kindness in the dulcet days of childhood? Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children It is your leadership we want; that and the inspiring strains of your dulcet horn. The New Boy at Hilltop Gentlemen," began the professor, "my young assistant will soon charm you again with the dulcet strains of his violin. Walter Sherwood's Probation I wish you could hear her repeat poetry in her dulcet, touching tones. Memories of Hawthorne But uppermost of all, the favourite musician, or singer, who waits on my lord to receive, in solid gold, the value of the dulcet sounds which solaced the banquet of the preceding evening. Peveril of the Peak He needs must leave the lodge that wintered him, The enervating fires, the blanket bed— The women's dulcet voices, for the grim Realities of labouring for bread. Flint and Feather A rich, warm blush crimsoned the maiden's cheeks at these dulcet words,—she drew a quick, uneasy breath, and then went on,— "I love Niphrata!" she murmured in a soft tone of touching tenderness, . Ardath "Araxes was great, but now Araxes is a forgotten hero," said the Princess slowly, each accent of her dulcet voice chiming on the ear like the stroke of a small silver bell. Ziska It was a charming picture—the two figures grouped together; the fair little blue-eyed face turned up to the great brown, loving eyes, and all sorts of dulcet sounds responding to one another. Memories of Hawthorne But I heard the dulcet echoes mingling faintly with the songs of birds, as if some seraph had strung her lute to give sweet music to the winds; and I was consoled. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter He shot across the temple, a streak of melody, silver, dulcet, to the far corner of the giant building. The Blind Spot "Down, sweet Aizif, down!" she said, in a grave, dulcet voice as softly languorous as the last note of a love-song. Ardath The very dulcet whistler, out yonder, ought to make a closer study of ornithology. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story Even in the very centre of simultaneous screams from both darling little throats, I am quite as sensible of my happiness as when the most dulcet sounds are issuing thence. Memories of Hawthorne The master who lets his pupils learn many soft, dulcet, languishing airs will find his charges' parents extremely angry, even to depriving him of their patronage. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life Low and sweet on the fragrant silence came the dulcet piping of a nightingale, and the soft swishing sound of the river flowing among the rushes, and pushing against the pebbly shore. God's Good Man "Tell me!" pursued my wife's dulcet voice, breaking in upon my reflections, "did you really imagine Signer Ferrari's suit might meet with favor at my hands?" Vendetta: a story of one forgotten Prince Sovrani listened to the dulcet young voice with a strange emotion. The Master-Christian The debenture-holders, as they join in the morning anthem, love to hear the dulcet notes of the great organ and to reflect that it is as good as new. Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich "You see," added she, pathetically, "how beautifully I fall into your new-fashioned dialect, and how harmoniously my dulcet notes mingle with those of the court chorus." Prince Eugene and His Times "So provincial!" rejoined Mrs. Bludlip Courtenay, in the same dulcet undertone, adding to her remark the fervent—"Lord have mercy upon us and incline our hearts to keep this law!" God's Good Man At the sound of her dulcet voice, Sigurd looked up. Thelma Float dulcet serenades upon the ear, Bends every atom from its ruddy sphere, Twinkles each eye, and, peeping from its veil, Marks in the adverse crowd its destined male. Rejected Addresses So encouraged, Lauretta, with dulcet voice, but manner somewhat languishing, raised the ensuing strain, to which the other ladies responded:— What dame disconsolate May so lament as I, That vainly sigh, to Love still dedicate? The Decameron, Volume I I remember the dulcet notes of a poem written years ago, which were wont to edify the court with a strain that would sound inharmonious there to-day. Prince Eugene and His Times Why, Bergman, man," sang Morley, dulcetly, "is this you? The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million Here Pomander soothed the veteran's dudgeon by explaining in dulcet tones that his friend was not long from Shropshire, and—The critic interrupted him, and bade him not dilute the excuse. Peg Woffington But I learned this legend from one whose voice was as dulcet as the swirling rapids; but, unlike them, that voice is hushed to-day, while the river, the river still sings on—sings on. Legends of Vancouver Love, courage, wit, pity and pain in one, Wept in more dulcet and harmonious strain, Than any other that the world has known. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations Scarcely had the lord-chamberlain whispered the emperor's dulcet words into the baron's ear, before a signal passed between the musicians, and the overture began. Prince Eugene and His Times They come as dulcet surprises and mostly recur in highly-wrought situations, or they are used to convey a vivid sense of something exquisite in nature or art. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 In thee two things consume and melt the votaries of Love; * The dulcet song of David joined with Joseph's brilliancy.' The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 "Aye, aye, my hearty!" yelled Sweet William, in dulcet strains, reminding the King of the "voluptuous smell of physic," spoken of by the late Mr. Byron. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 3: Stories and Romances The singer sang on with a rose in her hair, And all men listened her dulcet tone; And the spinner spun on with a dull despair Down in her heart as she sat alone. Poems of Cheer Is dulcet song or flowing verse his choice, Or stately prose, made regal by his voice? Poems of Progress But presently resuming her former manner, "I remember now," said she in dulcet tones: "the anxiety you are labouring under is about a large sum of money, is it not?" Hard Cash I grant that Madame Catalani's singing of sacred music is superior to Miss Stephens's ballad-strains, because her singing is better altogether, and an ocean of sound more wonderful than a simple stream of dulcet harmonies. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners The Intendant held out his hand as he uttered the dulcet flattery, and she placed her hand in his, but it was cold and passionless. The Golden Dog What tenderness of archangels In silver, thrilling syllables Pursued thee, or what dulcet hymn Low-chanted by the cherubim? The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 When the grasshopper sings his dulcet tune, I love to see the Lemnian vines beginning to ripen, for 'tis the earliest plant of all. Peace I am aware that my voice is singularly deficient in producing either the dulcet tones of my fair client or the impassioned vehemence of the defendant's response. Openings in the Old Trail They to the dome where smoke with curling play Announced the dinner to the regions round, Summoned the singer blithe, and harper gay, And aided wine with dulcet streaming sound. Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson From time to time the dulcet note of the kokila bird, and the hoarse plaint of the turtle-dove deep hid in her leafy bower, attracted every ear and thrilled every heart. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance Now, Justice and Equality were beautiful abstractions which could be praised by every demagogue without laying upon him any obligation except that of dulcet lip service. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography Parker was exerting his most dulcet tones, inwardly wondering what the deuce it all meant. The Son of the Wolf "He is on the lawn, dear Rosa," said Falcon, in his most dulcet tones. A Simpleton They must be taught to speak in other voices than the dulcet tones of peeresses. All Roads Lead to Calvary What a heart-affecting generosity, humility and dulcet pathos in that of the poor Mouse gnawing asunder a mesh of the Lion's net! History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 This was the one touch of rough, amid so much of dulcet that occurred: no evil, this touch, almost rather otherwise, except to poor Wackerbarth, whose fine House lay wrecked by it. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06 It seems monsieur takes quite an interest in Monsieur Bernard," continued the widow in dulcet tones; "or he wouldn't be responsible for his debts. The Brotherhood of Consolation The Abbe Gabriel, who was travelling alone for the first time, said, at each relay, in his dulcet voice:— "Pray go faster, postilion." The Village Rector Yet have we dreamed of it as the period when an English cavalier was grace incarnate; far from the boor now hustling us in another sphere; beautifully mannered, every gesture dulcet. The Egoist "Has the notary Dupuis absconded?" screamed Madame Lambert, driven by this dreadful news entirely out of her usual tones of dulcet sweetness and Christian resignation. The Lesser Bourgeoisie |
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