| 单词 | dwindle away |
| 例句 | So all rowed on, until the Seirenes dropped under the sea rim, and their singing dwindled away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The group that joined us began to dwindle away. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The core group, which had been housed in an office in the Nineteen-Foot Pressure Tunnel on the East Side, dwindled away. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Most of my book tour happened in bookstores, but in Fort Lauderdale the Borders had shuttered and the indies had dwindled away. 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The tell-all promise of the film’s title dwindles away into predictable perspectives from members of his family. ‘The Real Charlie Chaplin’ Review: Not Enough Funny Business 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z As it dwindles away, it leaves coastal glaciers more susceptible to the influence of the warming water, said Scambos of the University of Colorado, Boulder. Antarctic Sea Ice Hits a Record Low, but Role of Warming Is Unclear 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z "One of my less obvious things to be concerned about is the birth rate, and I think its important that people have enough babies to support civilisation so that we don't dwindle away," Musk said. Elon Musk says world still needs oil and gas 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z And my hope for my singing career in Europe dwindled away. Two colleagues, two continents, very different pandemics 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z It treated just nine patients over 10 weeks, and its staff of about 250 medical workers soon dwindled away. California is desperate, but volunteer health corps dwindles 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z They never understood the truism about political capital articulated by Republican strategist Karl Rove: “If you don’t spend it, it’s not like treasure stuck away at a storehouse someplace. It is perishable. It dwindles away.” US election 2020: Biden to speak as Trump and the supreme court threaten Obamacare – live updates 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z But, as concerts and festivals were canceled, musicians, too, watched their schedule dwindle away. Musicians hit hard by the virus, find ways to keep going 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Rove then falsely accused Obama of letting the stockpile of crucial medical supplies dwindle away to nothing. Karl Rove accuses Barack Obama of committing a "political drive-by shooting" on President Trump 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z After nearly a decade spent building a new patient-centered way to fund health outcomes research, “it would be such a pity if this were to dwindle away,” Fischer says. Medical groups push to save institute that helps doctors and patients choose the right treatment 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z She was a violently political animal, and when the hunt was taken from her she dwindled away into a cruelly permanent winter that finally erased her only self. It’s Still Mrs. Thatcher’s Britain 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z The deposition of bones into the catacombs continued over the course of the nineteenth century, but quarrying dwindled away as the best limestone deposits became worked out. The Invisible City Beneath Paris 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The years between his death and now dwindled away to nothing. “Medusa” 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z With so much abundance, it very likely never occurred to most entomologists of the past that their multitudinous subjects might dwindle away. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z The 50 pound bags would be stacked in front of the store along the sidewalk and wrap around the south side of the building into the small parking lot and dwindle away as spring approached. Wisconsin hardware store changes name, stays family business 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z And many say that number will likely dwindle away without the city’s protection. More change ahead for New York’s shrinking garment district 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z As the year’s remaining days dwindle away, let us remember some who left this life in 2017. Remembering Those Who Died in 2017 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z “A few churches thrive and for whatever reason they get critical mass, and churches in smaller towns sort of dwindle away,” said Rev. Emily Heath, who leads the Congregational Church in Exeter. Losing our religion: The rise of secularism on the Seacoast 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z In California, the program dwindled away until it served only 6,300 at the end of 2011. Trump’s Vow to Repeal Health Law Revives Talk of High-Risk Pools 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z More of us will dwindle away, and succumb to dementia, incontinence, loss of mobility and chronic or acute pain. Margaret Drabble: ‘I am not afraid of death. I worry about living’ 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z James said they never went hungry thanks to public assistance, but between lodging, gas and food, the Williamses’ meager savings quickly dwindled away. Washington State running back James Williams II making family’s years of struggle pay off 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z But they will all be far more elusive if democracy continues to dwindle away. What the world could lose in America’s presidential election 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Two years earlier, in benighted Bucharest, Sebastian had his journalist’s travel pass confiscated and his work as a lawyer dwindled away. ‘I am ashamed to be sad’: the remarkable story of a Jewish student in 1920s Romania 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z “But as the night wore on they gradually abandoned the vigil and dwindled away to grieve in solitude.” Ravensdale marks 100 years since mine disaster killed 31 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z But, like many human immunizations, the vaccines rely on an immune response that eventually dwindles away, forcing the use of booster shots every few years. DNA ‘vaccine’ sterilizes mice, could lead to one-shot birth control 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Ultimately Everest feels like a deflated balloon, once swelled with expectations and possibility, only to dwindle away into lifelessness. Everest review: white-knuckle human tragedy (now in IMAX!) 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z While his site has been in business for years, many newer apps and services explicitly for dating made an initial splash and then dwindled away, not long after their debuts. Cupid’s Arrows Fly on Social Media, Too 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z At that point, he says, the black market will dwindle away. Weedless in Seattle: Washington's Looming Pot Shortage 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z “But as the night wore on they gradually abandoned the vigil and dwindled away to grieve in solitude.” Ravensdale marks 100 years since mine disaster killed 31 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z No one likes seeing their savings dwindle away. 12 Mistakes Start-Ups Make the First Year 2013-06-24T16:44:06Z He never married or had children — any extended family “dwindled away.” The Neediest Cases: Helping a World War II Veteran Live Independently 2013-01-22T03:23:50Z "The cost of going went up, numbers slid down and then dwindled away." Is the end nigh for dog racing? 2013-01-12T01:00:32Z The rest didn't make for a lavish lifestyle: takeaways, pub rounds, electronics and cinema tickets, saw it dwindle away, he claims. Richard O'Dwyer: living with the threat of extradition 2012-06-24T15:37:16Z Photograph: Jed Leicester/Action Images Refracted unflatteringly through the prism of modern football's revolving idiot-scope, there is a tendency for football managers to dwindle away to a single defining point. Roy Hodgson liking John Updike will take some getting used to 2012-05-18T14:10:51Z The formal bow at the end of a quadrille has gradually dwindled away. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z Even the adverbs–frankly, fundamentally–had dwindled away. As Gingrich's Chances Dwindle, His Campaign Lumbers to an End 2012-03-30T01:05:38Z Under these influences the population rapidly dwindled away. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Abandoned to their own feeble resources and divided strength, they must fast recede, and dwindle away before the steady progress of the colonial power. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Its shoulders and front legs were huge and powerful, but the rest of the wolf's body dwindled away until at the tail it was no bigger than a dog. Sky Island Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Fairies 2012-03-17T02:01:04.773Z But by the terrific energies of despotism, these numbers had dwindled away, and at the time of the French Expedition Egypt contained but two million five hundred thousand inhabitants. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Gradually the crowd around the table dwindled away, as little groups gathered in different parts of the room, intent on various ways of fortune-telling. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z Thereafter they were tolerated; but as persecution ceased the sect dwindled away, and in New England it is not numerous. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z His warriors would often desert in bodies; and many an Indian army, before reaching the enemy’s country, has been known to dwindle away until it was reduced to a mere scalping party. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Yet, as I saw it first, it was a market which had more than begun to dwindle away, a colossal and altogether gratifying sight notwithstanding. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z But things had gone too far, and, in spite of her efforts, the place dwindled away. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The Huns eventually settled in south-eastern Europe, and their dominion dwindled away. The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire 2012-02-01T03:00:10.887Z His school dwindled away, and he was reduced to make a scrambling livelihood by contributing to periodicals; domesticated the while at Grasmere, in the house of a farmer's widow. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z The once large and formidable Peiyang Fleet had dwindled away, and now only four ships and a few gunboats represented the former powerful array. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z If the Pheasant should ever, in this country, lose the protection of the Game Laws, it will probably dwindle away in like manner. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z These were numerous and active in the northern counties, but south of the latitude of Springfield they dwindled away rapidly. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z We had not gone far along the Cocalico, when suddenly the grassy bank spread out into a stony, gravelly beach, where the deep pool we had been following dwindled away to a shallow, rippling stream. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z A few years ago a pestilence killed great numbers of them, and since then they have dwindled away. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z The textile mills and jewelry manufacturers that once employed thousands here have dwindled away. For Rhode Island, the Pension Crisis Is Now 2011-10-22T15:48:16Z Then he began to droop and dwindle away; God only knows what will become of him. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z In the uncongenial soil of Pella it gradually dwindled away, losing first its influence and soon after its nationality. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z It is unnecessary to add that, in proportion as we remove from apostolic times without positive evidence of the existence and authenticity of our Gospels, so does the value of their testimony dwindle away. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z I sketched her twice in pencil, and the wick—that wretched wick!—grew feeble, and, for the lack of oil, began to dwindle away. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z They passed through the long, deserted streets, until these streets dwindled away, and the open country was about them. Charles Dickens' Children Stories 2011-08-20T02:00:15.847Z No one came to talk to her, and one by one the group near her dwindled away, till she was left alone. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z They had a large stock some years ago, but it dwindled away either from mismanagement, or from the severity of the climate, and at present does not exceed 1000 head. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z If this means that the whole of the fighting men of the Jews numbered only 40,000, they must have sadly dwindled away, as in Numbers, chap. i., vv. The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z When an animal dies, I see its body dwindle away until there is nothing left; it becomes dust again. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z Then for two days, there was no word, and everyone’s hope just dwindled away to nothing. Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z "These Germans are certainly a wonderful people," said Stewart, following the three monsters with his eyes as they dwindled away westward along the road. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z When his funds had dwindled away by this exhaustive line of conduct, he returned to Kennell, and there his hospitality was proverbial. The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada 2011-04-14T02:00:54.620Z So his wish to fly, dwindled away, and homesickness could not attack him, as a home was an unknown luxury to him. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z "So it is always," said the Basket Woman, "that which is large grows less, and my people, which were great, have dwindled away." The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z Out-patient of the hospital he was, and they were very kind to him; and though he never took regularly to his bed, he seemed to dwindle away, and he was took. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z The same triple salutation again reiterated, was thrice returned; and it gradually dwindled away to an assenting “um hum,” in itself fully as frigid as the wearisome repetitions of inquiry had been deeply treacherous. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z In this manner the Papacy prospered during the very generations in which the greatness of Italy dwindled away. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Little by little my funds dwindled away, until in sheer desperation I applied at the music-halls for work of any description. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Having remained a week in Naples, seeing his money, the only thing he loved, dwindle away, Vranic did his best to find some employment. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z The road they had taken soon after leaving the encampment of the troops, by this time had sort of "dwindled away," as Jack put it, until it was now little more than a cattle path. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Stars smaller than eight solar masses simply expand into red giants and then dwindle away into white dwarfs. Black holes: Win some, lose some 2010-09-16T11:19:00Z The Thunder let most of a 27-point lead dwindle away before closing out its 50th win of the season. Bulls get last playoff berth 2010-04-15T04:37:00Z But during Saddam Hussein’s presidency, the salons dwindled away or went underground, as people objected to government control or feared the presence of government spies. 2010-02-02T07:30:00Z The regular regiments accordingly dwindled away to skeletons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Old virtues and vices dwindle away, and new ones appear. How to Observe Morals and Manners But it wasn't much of a success—I could make no progress out of condonement and asking them to wait patiently until the foolish campaign had dwindled away. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew During the rains they are formidable torrents, but with the return of the fair weather they dwindle away, and during the hot season, with a few exceptions, they almost dry up. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" They held a Commination Service instead, and cursed us solemnly for five days, hoping, no doubt, that the British force would dwindle away by the act of God. The Unveiling of Lhasa Again they were relieved, and again their force dwindled away. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. The Door dwindled away altogether; the great oval facet was completely black. The Door into Infinity The native population soon dwindled away under the severe sway of the Spaniards, who imposed upon them tasks repugnant to their habits, and too great for their strength. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time The stock companies, therefore, soon dwindled away, and were probably quite extinct before the end 535 of the ’seventies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" And after the spell of the Chautauqua season would not the pledges be forgotten at home, and the numbers in the home classes soon dwindle away to nothing? The Story of Chautauqua With an unexpressed sigh of relief the last two of the original group of gossips dwindled away into the reception room beyond, congratulating themselves on having successfully engineered their exit. The Heart of a Woman The board, however, by this manœuvre only effected a more rapid smash; the money in the treasury dwindled away until at last for the necessary expenses there was nothing left. Black Diamonds The war and the depression swept away my father's fortune, and my present business has dwindled away till I am making only the barest living. The Long Arm He soon drew a party around him, and the number of those who remained faithful dwindled away. Black Forest Village Stories The roar dwindled away, reluctant to cease, and Revel said, "What is it?" The Buttoned Sky The old man's words dwindled away into silence. No Shield from the Dead The army dwindled away and no new soldiers came in, so that it looked as if it would go to pieces. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read The winds rush, fly, swoop down, dwindle away, commence again; hover above, whistle, roar, and smile; they are frenzied, wanton, unbridled, or sinking at ease upon the raging waves. Toilers of the Sea They passed through the long, deserted streets, in the glad light of early morning, until these streets dwindled away, and the open country was about them. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read There were no regular roads to follow, but after half an hour’s tramp through the woods they struck an overgrown track, and kept to it until it simply dwindled away into nothing and disappeared. Under Boy Scout Colors We saw the Earth dwindle away behind us. Stamped Caution First one then another of its component species will dwindle away and become extinct, till at last only a few species remain. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Madrid grew greater and greater as years went by, and consequently Alcal� de Henares dwindled away to the shadow of a name. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain It had undergone a most severe draining, and its contents had dwindled away to a single silver piece. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment One eye is dwindled away to almost nothing, and is peering forth from its rainbow-coloured envelope, while the other is open as day to melting charity, and shining over a cheek of the purest crimson. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Whereas many great families are insensibly fallen off from the athletic constitution of their progenitors, and are dwindled away into a pale, sickly, spindle-legged, generation of valetudinarians. The Tatler, Volume 3 Trade dwindled away—not that he minded—it gave him more time with the children at home. Ditte: Girl Alive! When the temporal domination of Rome in Spain had dwindled away to nothing, other foreigners, the Visigoths, usurped the fictitious rule. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain The riot began on a Friday, but the Whigs kept a resolute face, and the mob dwindled away. Old and New London Volume I In a few years many of their choice varieties seem to have dwindled away to almost nothing, or to have disappeared entirely, while they have a burdensome surplus of some others. The Gladiolus A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus But that race had so dwindled away during the last half-century, and the Europeans had poured in so fast during the last twenty years, that the relative numbers were now not very unequal. A History of the English Church in New Zealand We all felt that our stomachs had dwindled away for want of use and exercise. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw Thus they cut themselves adrift from further light, and little by little the nations had dwindled away. The Bible in its Making The most Wonderful Book in the World After the city was retaken by the Christians in 1253, its prosperity dwindled away, and only began to revive in the 19th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Had the muscles of my will dwindled away and grown flabby, like the muscles of my body? The Romance of a Plain Man The native population soon dwindled away under the sway of the Spaniards, who imposed tasks upon them far beyond their physical powers of endurance. Due South or Cuba Past and Present It had once been a larger and more important place, but had gradually dwindled away until the village contained less than three hundred persons, chiefly laborers and small shop-keepers. Name and Fame A Novel However, his loyalist supporters dwindled away and he received no reenforcements of British regulars. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The Indians in North America,437 the Maoris in New Zealand, the aborigines of Australia, have disappeared or dwindled away before the white man. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' He said the arrangements were not complete, and from that moment the thing dwindled away, and we who were working it up in the rural districts began to think he did not really mean business. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The crowd dwindled away to a few urchins. Dr. Sevier Then followed a week of hopeless search for work until his small hoard had dwindled away to nothing. The Web of the Golden Spider As I watched it dwindle away again into the blackness of space, I thought of the fortunate, selfish, stupid and cruel beings who lived on it, and hated them. In the Orbit of Saturn For, as the crucial moment approached, poor Miss Arabella's small courage had dwindled away. Treasure Valley The American troops had dwindled away until there were only about three thousand of them. Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The string of excited friends to condole with Mrs. Fogg had dwindled away, and the poor lady lay in comfort and peace in the best bedroom of the house. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer The hopes the Protestants had cherished now completely dwindled away: it was the hardest blow they could receive. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) The food dwindled away as did the ammunition. Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam The band and the drum thundered gallantly over the lapse, but the singing dwindled away. The End of the Rainbow The money realized from the sale of her property she must not let dwindle away too swiftly; her husband was helpless, and she must work, and the children must work. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. Another surprise was even now on the way—a surprise so stupendous and unexpected that, beside it, the lobster-surprise would dwindle away into insignificance and be quite forgotten for the rest of the day. Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea Hence his recorded travels dwindle away into a mere scrap-book of classical quotations—a transcript of immaterial Latin inscriptions, destitute of either energy, information, or eloquence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. If we simply dwindle away, our people will sink and become of no account. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The farmers, without substantial returns, lost energy and spirit, and dwindled away. Ancient States and Empires The crowd slowly dwindled away until the last applicant had passed out. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. Hence it is that every empire they have founded has risen to a culminating point of conquest and then dwindled away in sloth and corruption. Pan-Islam His brother Roswell, more prudent, lived for several years on his share but finally, owing to the depreciation of real estate values, saw his fortune dwindle away. Stories of Authors, British and American If we go on we shall ever become weaker and weaker, and ultimately dwindle away. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The connective tissue of the organ grows in excess, and the true excreting kidney-substance dwindles away. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Slowly but surely his mighty army dwindled away to a mere handful of dissatisfied men and decrepit horses. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends For almost a month, in no man's land, attack after attack had dwindled away to nothing and there, five days before, Turkish losses had been especially heavy. The Tale of a Trooper The imitation of Sterne is strongest at the beginning, both in outward form and subject-matter, and this measure of indebtedness dwindles away steadily as the book advances. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century That hope dwindled away when we noticed that there was no ground for it. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The assembly gradually dwindled away and finally in 1449 acknowledged the legitimate pope once more. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Here they dwindled away to scanty fir-trees, stunted larches and grey-green willows drooping in the snow. From Paris to New York by Land This street was one which began with good, well-kept houses, and dwindled away into small ones out of repair. Littlebourne Lock Where shall it be—oh, where—Hampstead, Greenwich, Windsor? where?????? while the day is bright, not when it has dwindled away to nothing! The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete On the way there, most of the commandos will dwindle away. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 So she got herself put at my table, and our two partners were furious, because the game dwindled away to nothing, she talking of David all the time. At Plattsburg For the first seven or eight hundred versts we passed through dense forests, which gradually dwindled away to sparse and stunted shrubs until the timber line was crossed and vegetation finally disappeared. From Paris to New York by Land Then—on the evening of the fifth day out from Weymouth—the wind rapidly dwindled away to nothing, and left us rolling heavily on the steep swell that followed us. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" By the sins of the inhabitants, as it is believed, the wonted supply was taken away, and she that had many children was waxed feeble,703 and her own great usefulness utterly dwindled away. St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh We every where find reason to remark, that, as was formerly observed, Religion is suffered to dwindle away into a mere matter of police. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. His diary as his life dwindles away, that life once so splendid and so full, is like the noblest poem—its broken and falling sentences go direct to the heart. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets Also, "that such quantities are sometimes collected, and fill so many cells, that too little room is left for brood, and the stock rapidly dwindles away in consequence." Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained The guests had dwindled away to half a dozen. The Book of All-Power There was no signal made; and, as it dwindled away in the west, Denman's attention was attracted to the men surrounding the boxes; only Munson was still watching the receding monoplane. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility And at this stage of development, also, the tail admits of being moved by muscles which later on dwindle away. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions Oceans have practically dwindled away as national barriers. A History of Sea Power By perseverance in these rules, I allow no stocks to dwindle away until they are plundered by others. Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained When darkness comes your spirit shall grow less and dwindle away, never to reappear. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 The bees had now dwindled away to less than half their original number, and the new queen had wings so imperfect that she was unable to fly. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual Either he dwindles away or he appears to himself transfigured. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity My optimism of the night before was dashed; this voracious growth wasnt going to dwindle away of itself. Greener Than You Think And now his horse's head rose up black against the sky; now the valley broke into view below, gray, indistinct in the shadows, crossed by ghostly lines of poplars that dwindled away to the horizon. Lorraine A romance The bitter hostility of the Indians was aroused, and, within a few months, the colony dwindled away beneath the ravages of sickness, famine, and the arrows of the Indians, to but sixty men. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky If the queen of an old stock is lost in this way, her colony will gradually dwindle away. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual Shortly after sunrise, however, it dwindled away again, and gradually dropped to a gentle air that barely fanned us along at a speed of five knots. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast When the service was over, and the sparse congregation had dwindled away, she went round to the vestry and asked Jarper, the cross old verger, if she could see Mr Pendle. The Bishop's Secret What between their wars with each other, the use of spirituous liquors, and the diseases imported by the whites, they dwindle away every day. Diary in America, Series Two The riot failed for want of a courageous leader, and towards night slowly dwindled away. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 It was the thin and vanishing shadow of a cathedral service, and Canon Parkyn hoped that it might gradually dwindle away until it was dispersed to nought. The Nebuly Coat Suntah has been for a long time under the government of Seriff Sahib of Sadong, and through his paternal charge has dwindled away from four hundred to fifty or sixty families. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Some of these dwindle away soon enough—or perhaps not quite soon enough; some of them increase and become permanent and beautiful. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska A few days after the capture of Malolos, General Otis issued a proclamation to the Filipinos, in the hope that by drawing off public sympathy from the insurgent cause it would dwindle away. The Philippine Islands Moreover, the climate is one in which a pure European race speedily dwindles away. Impressions of South Africa The mad rush of miners into the Mining areas had dwindled away and big companies with new hydraulic processes were crowding out the individual miners and causing them to seek new fields for exploitation. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police Siniawan thus dwindled away; the poorer men stole off in canoes and were scattered about, most of them coming to Sarāwak. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy My belongings had all dwindled away, and at last I found myself penniless and homeless in the midst of London. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile The Fourth of July has not quite dwindled away; it is still a great dy for burning fire-crackers. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 The government of Packard had dwindled away until it had scarcely a shadow of strength or authority, except at the state house, where it was upheld by federal bayonets. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. They generally set out short of establishment, and they were apt to dwindle away painfully for want of reserves after they had spent a few weeks on the war-path. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 Soon his quills dwindled away till at last they disappeared; yet his wants were not fully supplied—would the pale-face chief advance him some goods on credit? The Big Otter Finally, sail was hoisted, the Relief bore away to the northward, and the scene of the rescue dwindled away and vanished in the distance. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys As they stood together upon the roof-top, clinging to one another, the city dwindled away rapidly beneath them. The Girl in the Golden Atom By daylight the wind had dwindled away to a gentle breeze, while the sea had gone down to such an extent that I anticipated no difficulty whatever in boarding the wreck. The Log of a Privateersman Before this new light the earth has dwindled away and become an atom, as the stars hide when the great sun wheels upward from out the night. Education and the Higher Life And yet we catch a glimpse here and there that there was some reason in most of that unreason; we see how sense dwindled away into nonsense, custom into ceremony, ceremony into farce. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Others were simply petty towns that had dwindled away, somewhat as the mountain villages of New England have dwindled since the introduction of railroads. The War of Independence The Queen's party dwindled away to a handful of desperate politicians, who still clung to Edinburgh Castle. Short Studies on Great Subjects How this branch of the family seemed to have dwindled away! A Little Girl in Old Salem Now about my Studies, which, I think, are likely to dwindle away too. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Curiously enough, however, they had not themselves adequate lasting power in Europe, for they seem for the most part to have dwindled away, leaving perhaps stray present-day survivors in isolated districts. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told It was as if all the earth had become a whir and a bit of light—had dwindled away to a long plunge, or roll and roar through Nothing. The Voice of the Machines An Introduction to the Twentieth Century With the Black Coffin and the Black Slabs I have come to cover you When darkness comes your spirit shall grow less and dwindle away never to reappear. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV The party which had seemed all-important when she woke that day had dwindled away into nothing, blotted out of sight by the happenings of the last few hours. Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls As for the parish, it was shorn of all its property, save the parish church, in the same reign, and its old self-governing life dwindled away to the election of churchwardens. The Rise of the Democracy It lay empty and deserted; the inhabitants had dwindled away to a mere remnant; most of them had found a grave in the giants' maws. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know But only small bodies of national guards could be kept together at the Hotel de Ville, and these began to dwindle away rapidly late in the evening when heavy rain fell. The French Revolution A Short History By the exercise of love, love strengthens and enmities dwindle away. The Promulgation of Universal Peace But the laying-aside process had been seriously interrupted several times by lack of engagements, so that the little stock of savings dwindled away. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas Three things continually dwindle away: the Dark, the False, the Dead. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life This, indeed, proved to be the case, the garrisons of the castles dwindled away, and hold after hold fell without resistance. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower The rearguard dwindles away into a mob of camp-followers, who follow for diversion and to escape starvation. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers Here they dwindled away, worn out by wounds, disease, thirst, hunger, heat by day and cold by night, heart-sickness, and the insufferable stench of putrefying corpses. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series They had been followed, however, and after repeated attacks had dwindled away, until they had finally been broken and massacred. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman Slowly the primitive dogma dwindled away, and finally sunk out of sight, through an ever encroaching disbelief in the physical conditions on which it rested and in the pictorial environments by which it was recommended. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life By the time Foldal actually came to life, the faith of his wife and children had sadly dwindled away. John Gabriel Borkman When an animal ceases to use an organ in course of time, for lack of exercise, that organ dwindles away and disappears. The Insect Folk Poor old dad!" he sighed, as he finished his supper, "it is hard for him to see his congregation dwindled away to a mere handful, while the chapels around him arc crowded to overflowing. By Berwen Banks Many schemes were tried in the hope of preserving the Zwijn, but the sea-trade of Bruges dwindled away to a mere nothing, and finally disappeared before the middle of the sixteenth century. Bruges and West Flanders Towards the end of October it dwindled away, and was in some degree replaced by a typhus, of hardly less virulence. The Last Man She was the daughter of a sergeant in the arsenal in Madras; her father and mine were old friends, and when mine was killed in Afghanistan, me mother just dwindled away and broke her heart. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Their slender stock of money soon dwindled away. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland First of all, two ships in which my father had many shares were lost at sea; then the cattle were seized with plague, and the stock gradually dwindled away to nothing. Dead Man's Rock The din about him dwindled away into nothing. The Adventures of Kathlyn It is in dealing with this aspect of the case that the view of the statesman dwindles away and is supplanted by that of the self-seeking party manager. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 In a quiet way he had learned how their meetings became more frequent, and the desire to excel, that had threatened to dwindle away for lack of rivalry, grew more keen. The Banner Boy Scouts Or, The Struggle for Leadership It dwindled away, and many another followed it to limbo; but I knew enough, as has been said, to feel neither surprised nor angry. About Orchids A Chat Soon after this the firing dropped and dwindled away to nothing, as if by common consent. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation The range dwindled away in an endless line, and one could never say where the boundary of Arizona stopped and the unseen border of Mexico began. The Bad Man The general tone of feeling in Church matters became so unfavourable to its continued vigour, that it gradually dwindled away. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century No more congresses were held, the partisans dwindled away, the local clubs dissolved, the newspapers failed, and the whole movement came to an end. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar They thought the old men would die and the young men be so ill and weary that they could not bring up families, and so the race would dwindle away. Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling That of Wallenstein dwindled away under the assaults of famine and pestilence. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Before long he found that as a result of his extravagance his possessions had dwindled away almost to nothing. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine And since then, the poor child has dwindled, and dwindled away. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 C. persicifolia grandiflora resents division, which frequently results in weakened growth and a tendency, especially in poor or badly drained soil, to dwindle away. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition They had no gossip; even in their own dwellings they spoke but little; their speech shrank and dwindled away in the continuous roar of the sea. The Ship of Stars And, after all, if I did sort of dwindle away it wouldn't matter much, for I'm not worth anything, and no one knows that as well as myself—except you, Aunt Mary. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary If the members of the aristocracy quarrel with one another and act, each according to his own resources, without combination, their prosperity dwindles away and diverse kinds of evil occur. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Her quick spurt of anger rose, flared, and dwindled away like a little flame extinguished by a splash of rain; the tears were stinging her eyes almost before the last word. The Bells of San Juan All motion, all expression seemed centered in the steady gaze which dwindled away from him, became vague … featureless … vanished in a lurch of the car. Success A Novel Flitting from shore to shore, these forlorn specters, the victims of bigotry and avarice,401 everywhere pillaged and everywhere rejected, dwindled away and disappeared. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Moreover his learning partakes of a drawing-room character, while his loftiness dwindles away to a point which affords no foothold for the sons of man. The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster Accordingly the crown has dwindled away, in proportion to the unnatural and turgid growth of this excrescence on the court. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) Before him the train, with its trailing echoes, had dwindled away into the silence of the spring night. The Just and the Unjust Some of them raged and opposed themselves against us for a time, but one by one the ringleaders of this party were brought to God, and eventually their club dwindled away. From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry The great family of the Visconti had dwindled away. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Thus there were no wolves, yet the flock dwindled away, and I was dumb, all which filled me with amazement and anguish. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes She was radiant, as she passed forward with her escort for place in the line which had not yet dwindled away. 54-40 or Fight Rebellion was promptly kindled, and for twenty years one German army after another dwindled away in the passage of the Alps, wasted under the fevers of Italian marshes, or was crushed in desperate battle. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) Halley's comet, which used to be such a wonderful sight, has dwindled away to a very great extent. Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls The 'six hundred and twenty thousand tons of water each minute' nearly ceased to flow, and dwindled away into the appearance of a mere milldam. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 His voice dwindled away to a murmur as he studied the chart again. The Adventure Club Afloat After the changes brought about by political administration the number of Indians rapidly decreased, and the property acquired by their united toil quickly dwindled away, until little was left but poverty and suffering. The Old Franciscan Missions Of California And now the light of the afternoon was beginning to dwindle away. Unhappy Far-Off Things Whenever I have seen that species of document, it was strange how the hopefulest ideal dwindled away to a dwarfish actual. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I La Hougue was also the last general action fought by the French fleet, which did rapidly dwindle away in the following years, so that this disaster seemed to be its death-blow. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Many a tie formed in youth dwindles away and breaks off naturally in maturer years. Mistress and Maid The foreign demand has dwindled away until it has become quite insignificant, and the chief employment is afforded by our own army and navy. Rides on Railways It is often born an infant in the regular way, and requires time to mature it: and often it sees the light in its full growth, but dwindles away by degrees. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer The lake then dwindles away gradually to the foot of the rocks of Châtillon, which open to afford a passage for the overflow of its waters into the Rhône. Raphael Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty Day by day, as time went on, the Prince's strength dwindled away; the colour of his face was changed, and became pale and livid; and he was as a man suffering from a deadly sickness. Tales of Old Japan For they were poorer than they used to be; many more schools had arisen in the town, and theirs had dwindled away. Mistress and Maid The result was that the undertaking dwindled away rapidly to less than its original insignificance,—the students fell off, and a deficit of debt replaced the previously flourishing funds. Rides on Railways The elms dwindled away and an occasional maple dotted the common with shade. The Lilac Girl The British party dwindled away in every appeal to the people, and no French Canadian representative who presumed to differ from Mr. Papineau was ever again returned to the assembly. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 The congregations in the churches of the five parishes in Southwark had dwindled away. The Man Who Laughs It is well that it is so, or the race would dwindle away before our very eyes. A Lecture on Physical Development, and its Relations to Mental and Spiritual Development, delivered before the American Institute of Instruction, at their Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting, in Norwich, Conn., August 20, 1858 Tartary, as a geographical expression of the Middle Ages, embraced a vast stretch of territory from the Dnieper, in Eastern Europe, to the Sea of Japan; but subsequently dwindled away to Chinese and Western Turkestan. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The carriage that bears him away is lost to sight—dwindled away to nothing among the park-trees. Nancy To Waco, rigid and staring, the air seemed filled with a kind of hovering terror, a whining threat of danger that came in bursts of driving sand and dwindled away to harsh whisperings. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life Thence they could look down on the Thames; on the other side of the water London dwindled away into fields. The Man Who Laughs The man withered and dwindled away, till he felt that he must audibly rattle in his clothes as he walked by people. Between the Dark and the Daylight In such event Louisiana would have soon fallen; for any French force stationed there would have found its reinforcements cut off by the English navy, and would have dwindled away until unable to offer resistance. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 Moreover, the negro, unlike so many of the inferior races, does not dwindle away in the presence of the white man. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 Mowbray indeed is indebted to a robust constitution that he has not yet suffered in his health; but his estate is dwindled away year by year. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 The colonists, having no longer any communication with the mother country, soon dwindled away and perished, in accordance with a well-known law of Nature. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 All real knowledge of the period dwindled away until in Capgraves's Chronicle of England, written in prose in 1463-1464, hardly any thing of it is left. From Chaucer to Tennyson Neo-Latin literature dwindled away to nothing, and Palladio was followed by the violent reactionaries of the barocco mannerism. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts Not until night fell did the hymns cease and the crowd dwindle away. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West We dwindled away into a visionary land—we lived almost in fable. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 337, October 25, 1828 Towards the summit the trees and shrubs dwindled away, and then came the dry thyme-covered turf scenting the air. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine Big spruces, knobby with balls of gum, dwindled away into little ugly dwarf spruces, hostile, as dwarfs are said to be always, to human comfort. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 Peak after peak of dazzling snow dwindled away to the left. No Hero He began resolutely to whistle, but this dwindled away till it was a thin and very subdued little sound, which ceased altogether as he rode up the driveway to a large two-storied house. The Cruise of the Dazzler We followed the same water-course as on the previous day, till it dwindled away, and we were then compelled to crawl blindly among the trees. The Voyage of the Beagle Thus Gen. Marion had not left his brigade more than six weeks, before it had dwindled away and had been defeated. A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade As a congregation, we are fourteen strong: not counting an exhausted charity school in a gallery, which has dwindled away to four boys, and two girls. The Uncommercial Traveller The dressmaking business had fallen off, from neglect; and its profits had dwindled away almost imperceptibly. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people From the Niagara, downward to the mountain rivers of Italy, which are like the national spirit - very tame, or chafing suddenly and bursting bounds, only to dwindle away again. Reprinted Pieces I can make a waxen image of you, and I can say words which, as the wax image melts before the fire, will make you dwindle away and at last perish miserably.' The Story of the Amulet The excitement over the phonograph was maintained for many months, until a large proportion of the inhabitants of the country had seen it; and then the show receipts declined and dwindled away. Edison, His Life and Inventions By degrees, these dwindled away and disappeared or were replaced, here and there, by a feeble rush-candle which was to burn all night. The Old Curiosity Shop Then began a struggle between us, which became more and more frightful as the money he possessed gradually dwindled away. Baron Trigault's Vengeance No one came to talk to her, and one by one the group dwindled away till she was left alone. Little Women Many of our social evils, which overshadow the land like so many upas trees, would dwindle away and die if they were not constantly watered with strong drink. In Darkest England and the Way Out Often it had rung, and with every ring his hopes had sprung up, only to dwindle away again, and change to leaden disappointment, as he faced some beggar or touting tradesman. Round the Red Lamp She recommended her procedure to the troubled youth, and prophesied that his anxieties would dwindle away in the clear atmosphere of pen and paper. Worldly Ways and Byways In spite of the greatest economy, very cleverly concealed, he had seen the little capital which constituted his entire fortune dwindle away. The Count's Millions At this moment, wherever she was, he knew he was safely shut away in her thoughts, and the knowledge made every other fact dwindle away to a shadow. The Reef It happened at tea; the expected paroxysm of the blast gave out just as it reached its climax and dwindled away, and the ship instead of taking the usual plunge went steadily. The Voyage Out Under the influence of such pressure, the negro vote promptly dwindled away to negligible proportions. The United States Since the Civil War How long my mind slid from one thing to another I cannot say; but gradually my ideas seemed to dwindle away into nothingness, and it is easy to imagine that I slept. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles A moment's pause while he perused the writing upon it, and then the exultation on his face dwindled away. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story The napkin unfolds, And two hands, which come floating From no one sees where, 291 Place a bucket of vodka, A large pile of bread On the magic white napkin, And dwindle away…. Who Can Be Happy and Free in Russia? The gallant line of Scottish kings descended from "the gracious Duncan" suddenly decayed and dwindled away in the latter part of the thirteenth century. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II My other fears dwindled away before this one, or, rather, it seemed to wrap them in itself, as in a cloak. A Woman Tenderfoot As we followed along its course, the river, instead of growing constantly larger, gradually dwindled away, as it was absorbed by the sand. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Of all the streams of tradition which descended on this age, the schools of law and grammar alone kept their course; the rest dwindle away and disappear. Latin Literature Even the copious old brook and spring seem'd to have mostly dwindled away. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy The time for the council has come though, for our talk has dwindled away the afternoon. The Revolutions of Time We have lost, in killed and wounded, some two hundred men, and I don't wish to see the whole force dwindle away. With Moore at Corunna While contemplating the sufferings of that godly man, her own trials dwindled away, and she lost sight of her own anguish in the deeper woes, of another. Daughters of the Cross: or Woman's Mission But it is continued by feeble hands, and dwindles away more and more under several unfavourable influences. Latin Literature The crowd without had dwindled away to half a dozen people, who were still talking about the one event of the day. Cord and Creese The path I had been following with so much confidence dwindled away and was lost. Two Summers in Guyenne Palos, though it has doubtless dwindled away from its former size, can never have been important as to extent and population. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) She looked about for herself without finding herself: she had dwindled away to nothingness. Under the Skylights Two years ago I had some hundreds laid by, but they have dwindled away to nothing; you can understand how. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret The phenomena and excitement soon dwindled away by the tremendous opposition directed against them; and when afterward spoken about, were designated by the sinister phrase—'The Devil's Visitation.' The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation Where there is great license or so-called liberty, particularly in intermarriage between extremes in the natural castes, the race dwindles away and becomes extinct. Autobiography of a Yogi I love the living that are above the earth; and how small a remnant they are in South America we know, and now yearly becoming more precious as it dwindles away. The Naturalist in La Plata Needless to state, the Phi Beta Kappa audience dwindled away to swell the crowd of fifteen hundred, wherein Bishop gleefully counted "eight clergymen and many ladies." The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut Yet he wept and cried to have her ever with him, while he peaked and pined and dwindled away. Grisly Grisell If this sort of fighting—I mean, of attacking in front every position the Boers choose to take—goes on, our numbers will very speedily dwindle away. With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader That the originally mythical and heathen Siegfried saga should dwindle away with the progress of civilization and under the influence of Christianity was but natural. The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original The advance was greatest the farthest it was removed from where the Germans had prepared their resistance; complete success south of the Somme dwindled away to complete failure at Serre. A Short History of the Great War English commerce has dwindled away to comparative insignificance. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 I remembered in a flash that there were snakes whose caudal extremity dwindled away suddenly into a point. The Stories of the Three Burglars The stock has gradually dwindled away, and amounts to only forty families, containing little more than a hundred and fifty individuals. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain All her dreary winter danced and dwindled away. Men, Women, and Ghosts The hours of nations are counted by years; yet the secluded nation, self-exiled from mankind, dwindles away. Select Speeches of Kossuth And if the pressure be strong, as it sometimes is, must they not dwindle away? The Young Mother Management of Children in Regard to Health We infer that his forces had dwindled away by perpetual contests. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets The sun flashed on his broad, burnished wings as he stooped; Gethryn fancied he could see his evil little eyes; finally the bird rose and dwindled away, lost against the mountainside. In the Quarter Our club has dwindled away to nothing; nobody attends but Mr. Chamier, and he is going to the East Indies. Inns and Taverns of Old London The royal power steadily dwindled away at the very time when it was most needed; and a selfish, grasping aristocracy hastened their country's ruin. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. They worked all the wires they knew to bring about his downfall, and then dwindled away into chronic Artistic Jealousy, which finally struck in; and they were buried. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists Divisions are, as the northeast wind to the fruits, which causeth them to dwindle away to nothing; but when the storms are over, every thing begins to grow. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 A superb orchestra was playing the finishing bars of the last number on the program, and the audience had dwindled away to a few knots of demure residents. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story But if it be embarrassed; if it has dwindled away; if there be any reason why I should not regard myself as altogether untrammelled with regard to money, he ought to tell me. Castle Richmond After the death of Jenghiz Khan the Mongol Empire was broken into a variety of "khanates," all of which in course of time dwindled away. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. The roar of commerce had dwindled away, and the comparative silence was broken only by the clang of an infrequent trolley. The Ne'er-Do-Well His property had dwindled away by degrees, he and his daughters would have to starve, and he was so poor that he could not pay the innkeeper, and was to be put in prison. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm And so the sound rises and falls, swells and dwindles away in chords and harmonies, until presently every amphibian is alert and tremulous with emotion and emulation. Confessions of a Beachcomber With angry, brooding eyes O'Reilly watched the white houses along the water-front dwindle away, the mangrove swamps slip past, and the hills rise out of their purple haze. Rainbow's End Under this treatment the congregation, never very large, has dwindled away to quite diminutive proportions; and our poor pastor is quite discouraged. Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. His little following dwindled away until but sixty men remained in arms. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce The murmur of voices dwindled away into silence. Half a Rogue When that is the case with mine, I seldom thwart their inclinations; it is in freedom that they work: were I to confine them, they would dwindle away and quit their labour. Letters from an American Farmer My fears for one or two friends have spoiled me for any English hopes-I cannot dwindle away the French army-every man in it appears to my imagination as big as the sons of Anak! The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 As the conditions of the earth changed, the cryptogamia seemed to have dwindled away, while higher forms of vegetation asserted their supremacy. Story of Creation as Told By Theology and By Science There was not light enough to show the mountains round me, and the earth seemed to have dwindled away into a mere platform where an astrologer might watch. In Wicklow and West Kerry These once normally faced, cease to exist as impediments, dwindle away, and finally disappear altogether. As a Matter of Course His shoulders and front legs were huge and powerful, but the rest of the wolf's body dwindled away until at the tail it was no bigger than a dog. Sky Island: being the further exciting adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after their visit to the sea fairies And then the spider found the candle too hot and climbed in a hurry all the way to the ceiling, and his horrible shadow grew less and dwindled away. Don Rodriguez; chronicles of Shadow Valley There is a discharge of artillery in the outskirts, and the church bells begin ringing; but the peals dwindle away to a melancholy jangle, and then to silence. The Dynasts But there is no bridge there, and the fine street dwindles away to sandy ruts and a broken tow-path. The Vultures No sail appeared, and daily their supplies dwindled away. This Country of Ours Herbert had given English lessons to the two girls, but the lessons had been found tedious, and had dwindled away. The House of Heine Brothers Divisions are as the north-east wind to the fruits, which causeth them to dwindle away to nothing; but when the storms are over, every thing begins to grow. An Exhortation to Peace and Unity Moreover, the worms soon dwindle away, incapable of growing. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography After leaving Rangiora, which is about 8 miles from Kaiapoi, I followed the Harewood road till it became a mere track, then a footpath, and then dwindled away to nothing at all. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement In summer the volume of water dwindles away, leaving but the name of a great river to the dried-up bed, but in the autumn it recovers its flood. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 Shelley's happiness in his home had been wounded and bruised almost to death, secondly, because Harriet's studies "had dwindled away to nothing, Bysshe had ceased to express any interest in them." In Defence of Harriet Shelley Irish snobs will dwindle away then and we shall never hear tell of Hereditary bondsmen. The Book of Snobs They grew in tone and volume and then dwindled away to nothing. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up With the exception of the two or three who had formed Miss Burton's acquaintance at dinner, those who at first had gathered around her had by this time dwindled away. A Face Illumined I am not able to guess what fate Quakerism may have in America, but I perceive it dwindles away daily in England. Letters on England But the Spanish army, so formidable under the command of Alva and Farnese, had dwindled away to a few thousand men, ill paid and ill disciplined. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Accordingly, the Crown has dwindled away in proportion to the unnatural and turgid growth of this excrescence on the Court. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. Its commerce has dwindled away, and Passepartout in vain looked about him for such a bazaar as he used to frequent in Regent Street. Around the World in 80 Days Junior Edition Like sand passing through the fingers, like corn through perforated sack, their thousands dwindled away, giving place to the bitter hour of retaliation, of punishment, which will yet come for those hapless children of folly. Alvira, the Heroine of Vesuvius The Church of England clergy found their congregations dwindle away daily; and Penn being young, handsome, and of a graceful stature, the court as well as the city ladies flocked very devoutly to his meeting. Letters on England Then the road became more rough, and when it dwindled away to be a mere lane—becoming presently only a foot track—they had to mind their footsteps, and got on but slowly. Erewhon Revisited Commerce and industry dwindled away, and civilization abandoned those countries which for so long it bad preferred to all others. Penguin Island But a great Prince and Light of the Universe, who procures abortions and throttles little babies, dwindles away into such a frightful insignificance of crime, that those may respect him who will. From Cornhill to Grand Cairo Or did we just waste our woods and dwindle away before the new peoples that came into the land across the southern sea? Secret Places of the Heart I baffled and avoided them, and waited on, eating even less as my little capital dwindled away. Michael, Brother of Jerry As the six evenings had dwindled away, to five, to four, to three, to two, I had become more and more appreciative of the society of Joe and Biddy. Great Expectations The tiny fire leaps in your eyes a moment, And dwindles away as silently as it came. The House of Dust; a symphony On this occasion her arrogant feeling that she could direct everybody dwindled away. Night and Day Woman had entered into his world and thrown it into chaos, family claims dwindled away before her; she had appropriated all his being to her uses. Father Goriot Seen from the sun, the earth dwindles away to a mere speck, a mere dust-mote glistening in his beams. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science When the buffalo are extinct, they too must dwindle away. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life With the stream of emigration to Oregon and California, the buffalo will dwindle away, and the large wandering communities who depend on them for support must be broken and scattered. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life Her arms had dwindled away into nothing but whipcord and wire. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life |
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