| 单词 | fleetness |
| 例句 | To the beauty, clarity, coherence and power that Mr. Levine has always extracted from this knotty score, Mr. Luisi added a fleetness that boosted the work’s pitch-black humor. Music Review: ?Lulu? at the Met, Now Conducted by Fabio Luisi 2010-05-09T22:19:00Z But I was impressed nonetheless by the fleetness and confidence with which each of Ward III’s proprietors tackled the task, which was perhaps too easy. The Tipsy Diaries: Customized Cocktails at Ward III in TriBeCa 2010-08-19T22:00:00Z He and Lloyd both suggest that radio, with its fleetness of foot, can be better at taking topical shots. Political satire 2010-04-17T23:08:00Z I recently heard an unreleased recording of her accompanying Billie Holiday on the “Today” show in 1958, and her blend of fleetness, sensitivity and sass hasn’t faltered. Music Review: Barbara Carroll Opens an Engagement at Birdland 2014-02-11T21:34:44Z Even in swashbuckling roles, he exhibits the fleetness and grace of a dancer, not a warrior. Review: Jason Danieley Sings and Talks About Love at Feinstein’s/54 Below 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z He brought fleetness and joy to the finale, a dancing rondo. Review: Maurizio Pollini Reunites With the Philharmonic and Makes Up for Lost Time 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Randolph’s hands were light and fast, and his “Messiah” was known for crispness and fleetness — under his direction, the complete oratorio, with intermission, took less than three hours. David Randolph, 95, Conductor of Many (Speedy) ?Messiahs? 2010-05-15T04:42:00Z Phil six years ago, but at 73, Argerich has lost nothing of her fleetness of touch at the keyboard or her mercurial manner. Martha Argerich mesmerizes the L.A. Phil 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z As banal as Ms. Oberfelder’s vigorous choreography is, her full-bodied twists and darting kicks require fleetness and control. Dance Review: ‘4Chambers’ Offers an Artsy Embrace on Governors Island 2013-07-07T21:55:08Z And the Scherzo showed that Thomas was in no slow-tempo mode: The music whisked by with fleetness and crackling rhythms. Review: Michael Tilson Thomas, a Podium Hero, Returns 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z But in the 1940s, he started to thin his oils with turpentine to a watercolor consistency, which brought a relaxed softness and fleetness to his art. Arshile Gorky’s Art of Bliss Remembered 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z At the Kennedy Center, he approached the score with his hallmark light fleetness, the way he conducts Beethoven, or the translucent Verdi Requiem he led here in 2018. Review | National Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Tristan’ was lacking in D.C. They made up for it in New York. 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Tiler Peck dances with a fleetness so astonishing, it’s as if her feet were made of wings. Dance? Easy. The Ballerina Tiler Peck Leaves Her Comfort Zone. 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The conductor Fabio Luisi brought insight and adroit technique to Rossini’s ambitious score, drawing fleetness, breadth and refinement from the excellent Met orchestra. Review: A New, Abstract ‘Guillaume Tell’ at the Met Opera 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Horowitz gives an uncannily articulate and beguiling performance, dispatching the right-hand runs with breathtaking fleetness and delicacy, and lending bounce and crispness to the dancing accompaniment. Music Critics? Picks for Chopin Bicentennial 2010-05-27T21:03:00Z Mr. Okazaki rarely plays chords; his linear style has a fleetness reminiscent of Pat Martino and a rough, chunky picking style not unlike that of Grant Green. March in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z With stunning fleetness, Mackey here captured both the late, great Dutch composer’s wistful profundity as well as his brassy brazenness. Review: L.A. Phil gives Steven Mackey's riotous trumpet 'Shivaree' a defining premiere 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Those who sued said the fleetness of GOP leaders calling the session and pushing through legislation violated their right in the North Carolina Constitution to “instruct their representatives.” N Carolina justices asked to hear legislative session case 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z All cities develop budgets and set staffing levels while possessing better local knowledge than the Legislature has - and, we dare say, more fleetness of foot. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Personally I am devoted to Jake, his puppyish enthusiasm, his liveliness and fleetness of non-toxic banter which all bespeak a profound purity of soul. Brexit is a war between reason and faith, so we’ll treat it as one | Lucy Mangan 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z His feet tap dance on the organ pedals with a fleetness that puts Fred Astaire to shame. Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Cameron Carpenter are resurrecting classical music 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Velazquez took to his dance challenges with a fleetness of form and a poetic projection that kept the ballet aspect of this ballet-féerie in full flight. ‘The Nutcracker’ Review: Waltzing in the Windy City 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z After spirited home wins over the Islanders and San Jose and a narrow loss at St. Louis, Vigneault is heartened by the across-the-board fleetness of his four forward lines and his younger defensive corps. Speed Is In for the Rangers, Especially Chris Kreider 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z But as it bolted from the den, it already showed signs of an adult wolf’s fleetness. Idaho biologists find, monitor wolf pups 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z As light as “Edge of Tomorrow” is on its feet, it still manages to balance that fleetness with visceral, impressively staged battle sequences. Tom Cruise has still got it in “Edge of Tomorrow.” Nor wanting was the choral song, Swelling in silvery chimes of sweetness; To sound of which this subtile throng Advanced in playful grace and fleetness. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z This marvelous horse passed successively into Hercules’ and Adrastus’ hands; and the latter won all the chariot races, thanks to his fleetness. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The gallant steed with a bound forward left the escort some distance behind, and while they dashed after him with a savage howl, he darted with the fleetness of the wind towards the bridge. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Over this the dogs scampered with their sledge and men with wonderful fleetness, making sixty miles the first day! North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Something swept by him on seeming wings of fleetness. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Of all the animals we have seen, the antelope possesses the most wonderful fleetness. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z But all her fleetness could not save her: she was overtaken, and borne away to the inaccessible regions of snow and ice, where he detained her, and made her his wife. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z A deer, bounding with the fleetness of the wind to escape his destroyers, had reached the river's edge. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z They were both sent to a school which was several miles distant, to which they used every day to go riding on two little ponies of extraordinary fleetness. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Bates bunted, and aided by his fleetness of foot, beat the ball to first. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z But such is this animal's extraordinary fleetness and wind, that a single horse has no chance of outrunning it, or tiring it down; and the hunters are therefore obliged to resort to stratagem. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z This from the bank he lifted and straight at Hagan ran; Him could not then by fleetness escape King Gunther's man. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z But I had, as I have shown, no regret; I had become reconciled not only to the fleetness of time, but equally to the fact that my r�le was necessarily a spectator's. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z Each cloud had the damask glow, without its fleetness, that we see in the scales of a darting trout. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The two noble steeds have no equal for strength and fleetness, and they travel with as much ease on sea as on land. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z When Tommy left the hut she ran with all the fleetness of her young legs up towards the ridge. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z They had heard so much about the fleetness of the Windward that they never expected a hitch. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Something more poignant, a heavier disturbing perfume, was necessary against a figure seen only from a balcony or with a vague fleetness behind a grille gracefully wrought out of iron. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z He was scarcely even grateful for the strength and fleetness of her wings. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z The man was badly frightened, but fear lent fleetness to his feet. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures Shirley Willing to the Rescue 2011-09-05T02:00:22.290Z There they would be clear, at least, of an ambush, and could trust to the fleetness of their horses. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z He began to speak, with his old glib fleetness. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z The first lad was at this moment the victor, and he plunged down the side street with a fleetness known only to the street arab. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z Of this horse Mohammed could say, "God made him of a condensation of the southwest wind"; the consummate simile for fleetness and mildness. The Welsh Pony Described in two letters to a friend 2011-07-02T02:00:10.773Z So far it was not fear that they felt; for they knew their own fleetness and had trust in it. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z When she saw Cynthia approaching, she began to run with the fleetness of a deer. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z But such is its extraordinary fleetness and wind, that a single horse has no chance of outrunning it or tiring it down, and the hunters are therefore obliged to resort to stratagem. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Then round into the park to where a herd of deer, browsing in the wet grass, started off, alarmed at their approach, and ran with great fleetness to a misty hollow among the trees. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Given a few seconds’ notice of the approach of an enemy, this creature’s unsurpassed fleetness enabled it to laugh at danger. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Once they herded together, the tiger not being, as now, noted for strength or cunning, nor the deer for caution and fleetness. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z His only hope lay in the fleetness of his steed; and, trusting to this, he sank the spurs deeply, and galloped on. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z She was lithe and active as any young black on the run, and her fleetness of foot had more than once stood her in good stead. Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z It had been sent to her on her marriage by Mr. Maxwell, in hearty remembrance, no doubt, of the night when she by her fleetness had saved his life. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z He was a true Arab; his ancestors had been denizens of the great plains of the Sahara—a race of steeds famed for fleetness on the level course. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z For him we invoke vigor of arm to defend, and fleetness of foot to escape. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z Still the brig, built after the Baltimore clipper model, so famed for fleetness, continued to gain rapidly upon the ship. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z Poor Spencer was killed and I only escaped by the fleetness of my horse. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z She ran with the fleetness of a terror-stricken animal, and David watched her for a long moment, his eyes dark with pity and uncertainty. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z For when they were both safely out of sight a slender figure stole from behind one of the largest cottonwood trees and ran off with the fleetness and noiselessness of a wild creature. The Ranch Girls at Home Again 2011-01-13T03:01:04.363Z Several times we were forced to seek shelter in the Fort, or in some home, saving our scalps from the Indians by the fleetness of our ponies. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Baltimore was even then, the reader will recollect, famed for the fleetness of her vessels. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z The master was a Secessionist till his twenty-four chattels, which he was trying to run South, became perverse and veered to the North with much fleetness. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Strength, fleetness of foot, physical beauty, loyalty to one's House and one's School—youth still worships these things. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z "Foller me!" called Dingle, ducking his head and plunging through the bushes with a wonderful celerity, while Mansfield and Peterson strung along behind him with equal fleetness. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z Wenger has long extolled the merits of brains over brawn and he continued to pin his hopes on his players' fleetness of foot and mind. Arsenal can beat Chelsea with passing not power, says Ars?ne Wenger 2010-10-01T21:30:00Z He again hurried from the hut, and bounded across the moss with the fleetness of a young deer. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 Scud was East's nickname, or "black," as we called it, gained by his fleetness of foot. Tom Brown at Rugby In the winter the Caribou must depend primarily on its fleetness of foot. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin The hare burst away with the fleetness of the wind, and was followed, breast high, by her fierce and eager pursuers. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Again he was almost within reach of the sabres of our men, and again did the fleetness of his horse place him for a time in safety. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan "The heart rebounds with long forgotten fleetness" at the thought of having performed it. Journal of a Trip to California Across the Continent from Weston, Mo., to Weber Creek, Cal., in the Summer of 1850 The adult bird in the wild state is exceedingly shy and difficult of approach, and, owing to its great fleetness and strength, is rarely if ever caught. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" He had come upon the enemy unawares; had been pursued and fired upon, but the fleetness of his mare had saved him. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Just then some of our men-at-arms came up, and the few Scots which escaped us did so by their fleetness of foot, and their knowledge of the country's many hiding-places. With Ring of Shield With a suddenness and a fleetness which took even his enemies by surprise, he had broken from his cover, and was racing headlong for the point of the donga which led down to the river. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland I am no mean sprinter, having won laurels in college for my fleetness in the two-twenty and the four-forty, and I had no trouble in overtaking the little assassin. "And That's How It Was, Officer" An imaginary animal of wonderful appearance and fleetness, with which it was claimed that Mohammed made a journey to the seventh heaven. Every-Day Errors of Speech On more than one occasion his strength and fleetness had saved Jim’s life. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine They were no match for him in fleetness, and, realizing this, they scattered, howling. Barclay of the Guides Swift of foot was Hiawatha; He could shoot an arrow from him, And run forward with such fleetness That the arrow fell behind him! The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow They rival in fleetness the little gigs or hackeries, as they are called, propelled by small and active brahmin bulls, gayly decked with tinkling bells. The Pearl of India Cattle lay lean on the brownness of a hundred hills, and the hoof of the red-deer lost its fleetness. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Once more clouds had scurried above the horizon, and were mounting with great fleetness. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida If there were indeed an enterprise afoot to catch my uncle, it was plainly not in fleetness of foot, but in dexterity of stalking, that the hunters placed their trust. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Mentally, he granted these fashionable darlings fleetness, but absolutely withheld from them the killing powers they are credited with. Finn The Wolfhound The cunning of a fox is as much a part of his inherited nature as is his fleetness of foot. Ways of Nature Observe the almost infinite fleetness of your own powers of thought, and then consider whether it is likely that education has much to do with this. The Claims of Labour an essay on the duties of the employers to the employed They galloped back and forth, on the outer edge of the herd, and here and there, circumnavigating them continually and as fast as the fleetness of their mustangs would permit. The Great Cattle Trail Fear lent the girl fleetness as she ran beside him in the night, and he marvelled at her.––No pueblo girl could have kept that pace. The Flute of the Gods Their hunting from time immemorial has been done by sight, and strength, and fleetness, not by tracking. Finn The Wolfhound Meanwhile, Fouchette evaded the now lighted buildings in the rear and was skirting the high walls towards the north with the fleetness of a young deer. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life But they were disappointed, for we were not only prepared to resist them, but would have captured them but for the superior fleetness of their horses. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry Astonishing as was the fleetness of the Comanche, it could not equal that of the intelligent mustang, that knew what was needed from him. The Great Cattle Trail She had met him with his burden some distance down the trail, whither she had followed her young mistress, whose fleetness had left her far behind. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills The chiming bells give joy no more, Long since the tones have lost their sweetness; They now but wake me to deplore The bliss that fled with air-like fleetness. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 Of course, they have developed their fleetness as a protection from enemies. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' For a moment or two Grôm’s party had paused, confident in their own fleetness of foot, and wondering at that pair of amazing horns on the monster’s snout. In the Morning of Time Finally, as if he saw the uselessness of his pursuit, the steer headed in the opposite direction from that which he ought to have taken, and sped away with all the fleetness he possessed. The Great Cattle Trail The wailing became louder and louder, and presently Sax heard a sound which gave such fleetness to his limbs that his wiry companion could hardly keep up with him. In the Musgrave Ranges Neither sheep, goats, European cattle, nor pigs are valued for their fleetness or strength; and we do not possess breeds differing in these respects like the race-horse and dray-horse. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) In spite of her fleetness Scotty caught his tormentor as she dodged round a tree; he held her in a sturdy grip and shook her for her impudence until her sunbonnet fell off. The Silver Maple She possessed several of rare beauty and fleetness. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Ah, do not say, Such is youth's fleetness! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 The last of the birds, the swallow, made bold by its fleetness of wing, pierced the cloud like an arrow, and finally dropped from it like a bullet. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 The English racehorse may have reached this limit; but it already surpasses in fleetness its own wild progenitor, and all other equine species. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) All the antelopes have a most delicate sense of smell, and few quadrupeds can equal them in fleetness. The Nursery, July 1877, XXII. No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers He ran at his utmost speed for a few moments, for the impetuosity of his master had wonderfully increased his fleetness. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives They give the idea, however, of great strength combined with fleetness; and the animal is observed to canter with great velocity. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. If I possess any physical accomplishment in which I have confidence it is my fleetness of foot. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The winged fleetness Of immortal feet is gone; And your scents have shed their sweetness, And your flowers are overblown. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold For a moment Jim was handicapped in fleetness and agility by the fact that his arms were hampered. The Raid on the Termites A stranger well might wonder that he should adopt a life where fleetness of foot was so necessary—in fact, so almost indispensable. The Riflemen of the Miami The fleetness of M’Culloch’s well-trained steed was scarcely greater than that of his enemies, who, with flying strides, moved on in pursuit. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. And Miss Betty found the days pass with almost as much charm as fleetness. A Red Wallflower "A Baltimore clipper" became the expression among shipbuilders for a vessel of peculiar make; in the construction of which, fleetness was considered of more importance than a carrying capacity. Notes and Queries, Number 208, October 22, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc An idea of the extraordinary fleetness of dromedaries may be gathered from the fact that there are several in Harish who can run easily in one day from Harish to Kantara. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria There is a saying that “Ill news flies fast,” but, in my humble opinion, it is as a stage-coach beside the Empire State Express when compared to the fleetness of good news. Caps and Capers A Story of Boarding-School Life Thanks to the fleetness of his horse, Suleiman succeeded in making good his escape. The Life of Gordon, Volume II Of course Gabriel had nothing for it but his fleetness of limb. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 The fan would develop into a half curve, and pursue with all the fleetness and tenacity with which the Indian—above all the Wyandot—was capable. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" Deerfoot was too wise to presume on his fleetness of foot, and he now broke into a loping trot which was meant to be neither greater nor less than the gait of his pursuers. Footprints in the Forest It is by such sports and training that the American Indian acquires his fleetness, high health, and powers of endurance. Camp-fire and Wigwam Because of its fleetness it may serve him when he needs it. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters He had been apprised that his friend would have ready for him a horse of extraordinary fleetness, with which he might make one more effort to escape. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 The very fleetness of its obedience prompted her to urge Tabs to take her farther and ever farther afield. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Like a flash, he turned about and ran with his own extraordinary fleetness, directly over his own trail. Footprints in the Forest In fact the development of the military art, as distinguished from the mere fighting of savages, was made easy by the strength, endurance, fleetness, and measure of bravery characterizing this creature. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization At the first sign of danger the Deerfoot would run away and her superior fleetness would leave her pursuers hopelessly behind. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters She then turned her face toward her father’s camp, and with the fleetness of an antelope passed the intervening space, and soon found herself safe in her changing habitation. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 It was their fleetness against the steadily rising rush of the inexorable sea. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power In the depths of his wrath, Lone Bear regained something of his self-command, and called to mind the stories he had heard of the fleetness of the young Shawanoe. Footprints in the Forest Deerfoot would have been glad had it been greater, for that much more opportunity would be given for the use of the stallion's fleetness. Deerfoot in The Mountains It bounded along with incredible fleetness, and was soon lost to view in the distant gloom. War and the Weird Be messengers despatched On coursers ne'er for fleetness matched, To seek my father's home and lead My Bharat back with all their speed. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse It was owing only to the fleetness of his horse that Tarleton escaped. Stories Of Georgia The seamen pursued them along the ridge of the hill, cutting down all they overtook; but the larger number saved themselves by the fleetness of their feet. The Three Commanders His fleetness of foot, his skill with bow and rifle, his personal daring and prowess, his quickness and strength, his comeliness of face and form, were dwelt upon and pictured in the most glowing language. Deerfoot in The Mountains The fleetness of his beast enabled him to distance all pursuit, and he escaped. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Did they sit in that dim sweetness Of attained love's after-calm, Marking not the world—its meetness, Marking Time not, nor his fleetness, Only happy, palm to palm? Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II On many an occasion he owed his life to the fleetness of his mare. Stories Of Georgia He had excellent training, a natural fleetness of foot, and a light wiry build in his favour; but the enemy had longer legs, and a perfect acquaintance with the cave and steps. Chatterbox, 1906 They are remarkable for fleetness and swift pacing and I have seen some of them pace a mile in a little more than two minutes and a good deal less than three minutes. Customs and Fashions in Old New England It was an easy matter to do this, for among them all there was not one that could approach him in fleetness. The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier For her, youth's delights of strength and fleetness were paid for by the thought of the many years in which her happiness could be assailed. Moor Fires Why did she sit idly wondering, when even a dumb creature like Actress seemed to understand and put forth all her fleetness? Shining Ferry With the fleetness of a lapwing, she flew along the path through the Wilderness, and reached the cliff as the first flush of sunset was beginning to crimson the western sky. Chatterbox, 1906 Bess united all the fire and gentleness, the strength and hardihood, the abstinence and endurance of fatigue of the one, with the spirit and extraordinary fleetness of the other. Rookwood In fleetness of foot it is said to equal the horse. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Toward eleven o'clock the breeze freshened to such an extent that the yacht sped along on her course with great fleetness. Edmond Dantès The defeat of the Dost’s army was complete, and he and his son owed their lives to the fleetness of their steeds. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign We had to trust alone to the fleetness of our heels. Old Jack We feel as if his fleetness and boundless impulses were for the moment our own. Rookwood All this sounded well enough in theory, but the young man could not lose sight of one thing: in point of fleetness he could not compare with any of the Shawanoes. The Phantom of the River It was of a hundred and twenty horse-power, with oscillating cylinders, taking up little room; its power was considerable for a hundred-and-seventy-ton brig, with so much sail, too, and of such fleetness. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras The fleetness of the young warrior had never been equaled, and he had never yet met the person whom he could not outrun with ease and without putting forth his whole speed. The Hunters of the Ozark Her strength came back to her, after a time, and they were surprised by her skill and fleetness of foot. Frank Merriwell's Bravery Running for the flag is a game in which the fleetness and bottom of the horse are tested perhaps more than the expertness of the rider. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia At that time the dealers accomplished all their journeys on horseback, and prided themselves on the fleetness of their saddle-horses. Cattle and Cattle-breeders The two topsails, the foresail and the brigantine sail were rapidly set up, and the Forward, worthy of its name, after having rounded Birkenhead Point, sailed with extraordinary fleetness into the Irish Sea. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras No pauper, nor in want of precious gold, would that man be to whom so many prizes belonged as the steeds of Agamemnon have borne off by their fleetness. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Old Rocks was surprised by Frank's fleetness on foot. Frank Merriwell's Bravery In their flight the Argives lost all their leaders, Adrastus excepted, who owed his safety to the fleetness of his horse Arion. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Time passed, and the white cub was no longer a cub but a grown wolf, unexcelled for fleetness of foot and strength of muscle. Followers of the Trail To meet the Spaniards in the open field was impossible in their reduced numbers, but at sea their fleetness and knowledge of the coasts gave them the opportunity of reprisal for which they longed. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs The hare, trusting to her natural gift of fleetness, turned aside and took a sleep; the tortoise plodded on and won the prize. Life and Conduct In battle or on review he rode a magnificent milk white steed, a powerful animal and of extraordinary fleetness. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 General Proctor escaped by the fleetness of his horses, escorted by 40 dragoons and a number of mounted Indians. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Thus, those who have not visited the far-off prairies and seen the mustang in all the glory of untrammelled freedom, can form no adequate idea of its beauty, fleetness, and strength. The Dog Crusoe and his Master Her strength was as the strength of the Great River, and the fleetness of her foot was as the swiftness of the Great River. Tales of Giants from Brazil Either through trick, the fleetness of my horse or my shooting and sometimes through all combined. The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" We had not forgotten our humiliation of the morning, and the thought of it gave fleetness to the feet of our pursuers. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 It took grace and fleetness and made a mock of them; both teams were playing raggedly. Play the Game! The sound of those horrid yelps, if anything had been required to make me exert myself would have added fleetness to my feet. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins All we could do was to trust to the fleetness of our steeds and endeavour to reach the fort before they should overtake us. With Axe and Rifle To the lion she gives claws and teeth; to the horse his hoofs and fleetness. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea Still the stag did not attempt to fly, yet in fleetness it could have outstripped the wind. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas The fleetness and endurance of some of even the small boys were wonderful, and great was the interest, and even intense at times the excitement, when several well-matched competitors gamely struggled on for victory. Winter Adventures of Three Boys Just as I had got half-way from the camp towards them, another party of Indians darted out of the wood, and, setting up their war-whoops, ran out with terrible fleetness towards me. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins Once among the tree-trunks they can go as fast as he, for there the superior fleetness of his horse will not avail. The Lone Ranche As for the antelopes, they love these desert solitudes; as their free open range affords them an opportunity, from their superior fleetness, of escaping from every enemy. The Boy Hunters Among his other gubernatorial accomplishments was a remarkable fleetness of foot. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure They obey the mute appeal, and with the fleetness of the mountain goat rush from the cavern. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 The sight lends to his steps the fleetness of an antelope; he bounds forward, and is soon at her side. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 "Darwin justly mentions the greyhound as being equal to any natural species in the perfect co-ordination of its parts, 'all adapted for extreme fleetness and for running down weak prey.'" On the Genesis of Species Off he flies, with the fleetness of fear, and in a few moments is seen no more. Mary S. Peake The Colored Teacher at Fortress Monroe These animals are sometimes of a reddish colour, and were notable as pack-carriers and for their fleetness. Candide Summon, O Moscharr, all your strength and fleetness, and by one desperate effort escape his personal strength, as the fortunate coming of the daylight's beam has placed you beyond the reach of his supernatural power! Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 The mountain tarn, so lone and cold, The delicate shadow no more shall hold; The fleetness has died in each rigid limb, And never shall dun hound follow him! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy They had adventures in helping the professor get his location notice on file, and only Merry's fleetness of foot and good judgment saved a prospective bonanza mine for Borrodaile. Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail or, The Fugitive Professor Indeed, he praised my fleetness and promptness of action so highly that I was seized by an access of modesty as unexpected as it was disorganising. Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters Reddy Ray was a hard and timely batter, and when he got on base his wonderful fleetness made him almost sure to score. The Young Pitcher This Ohguesse was a youth, whose feet wanted the fleetness, and whose arm lacked the strength, of a man's, but he was nevertheless the favourite of the Great Spirit. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Heaven gives our years of fading strength Indemnifying fleetness; And those of youth, a seeming length, Proportion'd to their sweetness. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language Measures his strength by his desires, And the wide future by their fleetness, As his thought leaps to the long-distant goal. Primavera Poems by Four Authors Fear had spurred her into fleetness as she had crossed the hills, yet now she hesitated on the threshold. A Pagan of the Hills That came from the same deep-chested individual who had before hinted of the sprinter's fleetness, and this time the Wayne players recognized the voice of Murray. The Young Pitcher Then it was the Yale ends showed their fleetness and they nailed the Harvard man before he had gained much. Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery Away she bolted, and he after her, as well as he could, which was not with his usual fleetness by any means. Alec Forbes of Howglen With the fleetness of thought now commenced a race which had ostensibly for its object the recovery of the lost ball, and in which he who had driven it with resistless force outstripped them all. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book "I have a lively memory of the fleetness of your retreat and the violence of your embrace when the danger was over." The Swindler and Other Stories Almost it seemed that with his marvellous fleetness he was beating the ball to the plate. The Young Pitcher The king advised Leif to have recourse to these people, if he should stand in need of fleetness, for they were swifter than deer. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 One waits at the bottom of a field, while his partner quarters the ground with the arrowy fleetness of a swallow. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary And the four wings on the leopard must represent astonishing fleetness. Our Day In the Light of Prophecy Life has run, and still runs, the gantlet of a long line of hostile forces, and escapes by dint of fleetness of foot, or agility in dodging, or else by toughness of fibre. The Breath of Life Weary lags the hour— "Time hath lost its fleetness!" The Diary of an Ennuyée The king requested Leif to have recourse to these people if ever he should want fleetness, because they were swifter than wild beasts. Eirik the Red's Saga But in bodily goods he is surpassed by many animals; for instance, by the elephant in longevity, by the lion in strength, by the stag in fleetness. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition Engaged on these errands, and a host of intervening lesser exploits in the ward, I had to cultivate an unwonted fleetness of foot. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital It was not merely that he was endowed with strength of muscle and fleetness of foot and power of endurance that placed him in a class by himself. Bert Wilson in the Rockies The Grand Duke Constantine, who had led them gallantly, escaped by the fleetness of his horse. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte At length, however, Ewen lost his seat for the first time, and the instant the pony found he was his own master, he set off with the fleetness of lightning. Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland Hour after hour he would sit as an honoured spectator watching them play a hard-fought game of lacrosse that required fleetness of foot and straightness of limb. The War Chief of the Six Nations A Chronicle of Joseph Brant Then the Boxer, after a short struggle, abandoned his knife, and ran with some fleetness of foot into a neighbouring lane. 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 To compensate Tros for the loss of his son, Jupiter gave him four magnificent horses of immortal breed and marvelous fleetness. The Story of Troy The wager was however given up when Edgeworth told Lord March that he did not depend upon the fleetness or strength of horses to carry the desired intelligence. Richard Lovell Edgeworth A Selection From His Memoir Having exhibited his heart in the manner directed, a large black raven was observed to come from the east with great fleetness, while a white dove came from the west with equal velocity. Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland He became the greatest of spearmen, and on the mountain with the Centaur he gained in strength and in fleetness of foot. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy All ran as fast as they could, though none were his equal in fleetness. The Land of Mystery Agamemnon then promised that he would send to Achilles a large sum in gold, with twenty shining caldrons, and twelve steeds which had won many prizes by their fleetness. The Story of Troy Pleasure is marked by fleetness, To those who ever roam; While grief itself has sweetness At home! dear home! The Ladies' Vase Polite Manual for Young Ladies His fleetness is in the lion's foot; he springs in the panther, he soars in the eagle, he slides in the snake. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader But Polydoros had gone in this day, trusting to his fleetness of foot to escape with his life. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy All these considerations, dangers and probabilities flashed through her mind with the fleetness of thought, and she came to conclusions with the same rapidity. Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival His only chance lay in reaching the shore, springing to land, and trusting to his fleetness to carry him into hiding. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot This Indian eagle giant became the vehicle of the god Vishnu, and, according to the Mahabharata, "mocked the wind with his fleetness". Myths of Babylonia and Assyria With regard to using the passing opportunity the entire seasonal development of life is a manifestation of this attitude, and the fleetness, agility, etc., of higher organisms are developments in this direction. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays Conradin and Frederick, after fighting bravely, owed their escape to the fleetness of their steeds. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Under a momentary impulse, with all seriousness he began to consider his own fleetness of foot as more expedient than travel by boat. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt But such is its extraordinary fleetness and wind that a single horse has no possible chance of outrunning it, or tiring it down; and the hunters are therefore obliged to resort to stratagem. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. "Madame," said he, stepping forward and bowing low, "I offer my heart and my fortune, and the strength of my arms and the fleetness of my feet and the fair renown of my fathers." Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ His fleetness of foot and ready wit made him the favourite. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V He had the wolfhound's fleetness, but with it much of the massy solidity of the bloodhound. Jan A Dog and a Romance These races were gaily attended by the inhabitants; and I heard, from more than one mouth, the warmest commendations bestowed upon the fleetness of the coursers and the skill of the riders. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Never did I meet his equal for audacity and fleetness. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men Still as she screamed, George, silent and panting, thrust against her, thrust savagely against the quivering body, once his pride for beauty and fleetness. The Ship of Stars The review strives to show that there are strict limitations to variation, since the most rigorous and long-continued selection does not indefinitely increase such a quality as the fleetness of a racehorse. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 Several negroes had seen it, and fled its fierce pursuit, barely escaping its voracious mouth and attenuated claws, through the fleetness of fear. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest It had been a breathless affair, demanding all they possessed of bodily fleetness and suppleness, of cool, yet reckless, courage. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India She served strongly, volleyed beautifully, and darted across the court with a fleetness and a surety both delightful to observe. A Splendid Hazard The fleetness of the horse and the skill of his rider kept the latter out of harm's way till the elephant seemed to be exhausted. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Thou art possessed of the fleetness of the mind. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 The animal, endued with fleetness, quickly cleared a low ground and then a level plain. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 O king, that powerful deer of exceeding fleetness hath speedily gone out of the hermitage with long bounds, taking those articles away. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 He needed no second thought to prompt him to the trial; and wheeling about, he placed his hand upon the wound, and bounded away with the fleetness of the deer. Ella Barnwell A Historical Romance of Border Life Zara ascended this with agile fleetness, and the late astrologer was left alone at his very unmagician-like work of scraping the pot with a wooden spoon. The Baronet's Bride A wedding-ring stands for the marriage bond; the flag for a nation; a greyhound for fleetness; a wild beast for ferocity; sunrise for youth; and sunset for old age. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy Penetrating into that force by the aid of his steeds possessing the fleetness of the wind, Krishna became filled with wonder upon beholding the army grinded by Pandya. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Men are hurrying here and there through the valley—men not of the pale-face race, but of the red race; men, clad only to the waist, with remarkable muscular developments, and fleetness of foot. Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills In the stillness of night and the sparseness of chimes There's a fleetness in fancy, a frolic in rhymes; There's a world of romance that persistently clings To the azurine curving of Cigarette Rings! Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry There were found, just six men and two women, the fleetness of whose steeds had enabled them to win in the race for life. The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne Mr. Leland began in piteous tones; but she had already sprung to her feet and was flying toward the house with the fleetness of the wind. Elsie's Motherhood Cars also, decked with gold, and unto which were yoked steeds of great fleetness, were seen by us dragged with exceeding speed hither and thither, their riders having been slain. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Her eyes sparkled, and the dainty little foot which peeped forth from under her dress seemed altogether suited to trip with fairy fleetness through the merry mazes of the dance. Sister Carmen For strength and stature surely manifest power; beauty and fleetness of foot bring celebrity; health brings pleasure. The Consolation of Philosophy The Indian, apprehensive that the next moment a rifle ball would pierce his heart, sprang up and with the fleetness of an antelope rejoined his companions. Christopher Carson The peasants having no work, and being without food, had formed themselves into robber bands, and more than once I owed my safety to the fleetness of my horse. For The Admiral Thus addressed, Brahman urged those steeds endued with the fleetness of the wind or thought towards that spot where the triple city, O king, stood, protected by the Daityas and the Danavas. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Owing to their fleetness and the odds they had at the start, the guide and Neal kept far ahead of their comrades. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods The ancients had all that genius could do for man; but it was a matter, he said, not of the strength and fleetness of the running, but of the rightness of the way. Bacon Then giving the rein to their powerful charges, with the fleetness of the wind they fled, over the hills and through the valleys, to their wild and distant fastnesses. Christopher Carson Sport not too jauntily thy raiment, because it is novel in Mardi; nor boast of the fleetness of thy Chamois, because it is unlike a canoe. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I With that mace of awful sound, Bhima, skilled in battle, crushed the four steeds of Shalya that were possessed of great fleetness. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 This skillful thief lives at Kaunakahakai on Molokai, where he is noted for strength and fleetness. The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai If they want the spirit and fleetness of some of our high-bred blood-horses, they make up in gentleness, strength, and patience. The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America With a loud cry he sprang forward and ran with the fleetness of a colt the hundred yards which were between him and that familiar figure. The Waters of Edera I knew then that Owen had had a narrow escape, and but for the fleetness of foot of Evan he would surely have been slain. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex Capable of assuming any form at will, in fleetness they resembled the very wind. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The Princess sprang away with the fleetness of a gazelle, and the Prince was left alone. The Youth of the Great Elector The boy sped onwards with the fleetness and agility of a born mountaineer. The Lord of Dynevor A slight rustle amongst the underwood near to them caused them to spring apart; and the girl fled from him, speeding away with the grace and silent fleetness of a deer. In the Days of Chivalry Christian took little pride in his fleetness of foot, counting a man's legs to be the least worthy of his members. The Were-Wolf Causing them to ascend on that car of his which was adored by all the world, he of Dasharha's race urged those foremost of steeds endued with great fleetness. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Pete snorted aloud, and, springing forward, ran a hundred paces with all the fleetness of which he was capable. Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described He could no longer bound up the mountain paths with the fleetness and elasticity of a mountain deer, and in the keen air of the higher peaks it was difficult for him to breathe. The Lord of Dynevor Kept jogging on, but earliest reached the post; The hare, relying on his fleetness, lost Space, during sleep, he thought he could recover When he awoke. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 When they noticed us, attracted by curiosity to discover what we were, they would start and run almost with the fleetness of the wind in the direction towards us. What I Saw in California Endued with great fleetness, they ran about most fiercely, the hair on their heads waving in the air, like huge elephants infuriated with passion and frequently uttering loud roars. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 She called her wild steed to her side, and, plucking these flowers to test his fleetness, sprang upon him and flew hither. Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described Men, women, and children were alike put to the sword; four hundred only escaped through the fleetness of their camels. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations The proportions which give the horse his highest symmetry of form, give him his fleetness and endurance and strength. Essays Æsthetical The gift of the horse is his fleetness, but when that gift is strained to excess and put to wager for exorbitant tasks, murderous injustice is done to the beast. Voices for the Speechless Those tigers among men, borne by their excellent steeds resembling the wind in fleetness, came back with him of Dasharha's race to their encampment. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Across the field through which our trench winds comes a body of men, running rapidly, encouraged to further fleetness of foot by desultory shrapnel and stray bullets. The First Hundred Thousand So called, it may be, from the fleetness and ease with which a skilful rider is enabled to pass over places which to a common plodder present many obstacles. A Collection of College Words and Customs The barons of Lag, Closeburn, and Drumlanrig, escaped by the fleetness of their horses; a circumstance alluded to in the following ballad. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 He could see no sense in the old-time custom of the knight winning his lady love by force of arms or by the fleetness of horse's legs. Dorian Having cleansed himself by the sacred and fresh water of the Ganga, the great rishi, capable of proceeding everywhere at will with the fleetness of the mind, came to that spot. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The Moors set a high value upon their horses, as their fleetness enables them to plunder the negro countries. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa Harold had perceived the watchfire an hour earlier than his pursuers, having obtained thus much the advantage of them by the fleetness of his steed. Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession Just as he left the top rail, it broke with a loud crash; and, feeling that everything now depended on his fleetness, he made his legs do their duty. Brave Tom The Battle That Won The bitter disappointment of Kid's death was fast yielding to amazement at Baldy's unsuspected fleetness. Baldy of Nome Over head nothing was to be seen but huge travelling clouds, called by sailors the "scud," which hurried onwards with the fleetness of the eagle in her flight. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 Separated from each other by just enough space to give play to the limbs, they sped down the icy river with the fleetness of the hurricane, their movements almost the perfect counterpart of each other. Cowmen and Rustlers A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges "A captain, Captain Hare, well named for his fleetness; but he was mounted superbly, and I suspect the whole thing was cut and dried." Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession The horses were again in readiness, and the word given,—away they flew with the fleetness of the wind, to come in the second time. Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West Let him thought's wide dominion sweep, Each good and noble quality Upon your honored brow to heap; The lion's magnanimity, The fleetness of the hind, The fiery blood of Italy, The Northern's stedfast mind. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. This temper of mind results from his consciousness of his superior fleetness; which, together with his better knowledge of woods, assures to him extrication out of difficulties, though desperate. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers Queenie was showing her heels to those who dared dispute with her the supremacy of fleetness. Cowmen and Rustlers A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges The best of the lot was Chiron, who to the wisdom and virtues of the horse added the fleetness of man. The Devil's Dictionary Had the latter been present, the safety of the British must have depended solely on the fleetness of their steeds. The Life of Francis Marion The airmen have to trust implicitly to the fleetness of their craft and to their own nerve. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War He is sending all his fleetness, all his strength into your feet. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates And the happy children raced away, bounding over the turf with the fleetness and grace of young antelopes. Sylvie and Bruno He edged away, hanging his head, for a few steps, and then suddenly ran off with extraordinary fleetness. Amy Foster His fleetness enabled him to head the bounding ball. The Redheaded Outfield If there were indeed an enterprise afoot to catch my uncle, it was plainly not in fleetness of foot, but in dexterity of stalking, that the hunters placed their trust. Merry Men The fleetness and endurance of this creature are extraordinary. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East The drifts of Thracian snows were scarce so white, Nor northern winds in fleetness match'd their flight. The Aeneid English Swift of foot was Hiawatha; He could shoot an arrow from him, And run forward with such fleetness, That the arrow fell behind him! The Song of Hiawatha To our infinite surprise, however, the right fielder ran with fleetness that made our own Deerfoot seem slow, and he got under the ball and caught it. The Redheaded Outfield We live in a peaceful age, wherein it falls to the lot of few men to owe their survival to their fleetness of foot. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu Fertility rewarded the labours of the husbandmen, and the smiling fields yielded pasturage to numerous horses, which Phœbus himself might have prized for strength, fleetness, and majestic beauty. Philothea A Grecian Romance The borderman did not swerve from his course; but came on straight toward the dead tree, with the wonderful fleetness that so often had served him well. The Last Trail It was a large wolf-dog, in strength a mastiff, in form and almost in fleetness a greyhound. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier They gave an impression of strength combined with fleetness. The Redheaded Outfield The smaller harrier will best suit a deeply enclosed country; but where there is little cover, and less doubling greater size and fleetness are requisite. The Dog "He is walking in his sleep, and he may get into danger or find death itself," thought Christina, and her fear gave strength and fleetness to her footsteps as she quickly followed her brother. A Knight of the Nets With almost incredible fleetness a brown figure with long black hair streaming behind, darted in and out among the trees, flashed through the sunlit glade, and vanished in the dark depths of the forest. The Last Trail Wherever any of the Cleveland vessels went, they called forth complimentary remarks by their fleetness and steadiness in heavy weather. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men There was the ring, and there the tread, astonishing the staircase by the fleetness with which it left the steps behind. Villette A match that was run over the Beacon Course at Newmarket is the best illustration of his fleetness. The Dog That we might not be too much in the rear of all, we put our horses to their speed, which then, with the fleetness of wind, bore us to the outer gates of the palace. Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra "Ah, Elsa," he said, tenderly, "forgive me the fright I gave you, but I knew of old your fleetness of foot, and if the forest once encircled you, how was I ever to find you?" The Strong Arm The Moors set a very high value upon their horses; for it is by their superior fleetness, that they are enabled to make so many predatory excursions into the Negro countries. Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa I had this day an opportunity of witnessing the agility and superior fleetness of this anamal which was to me really astonishing. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Sport is a plausible pleasure; to love horses and take delight in their fleetness is a pardonable vanity, but you are here to practise an unpardonable vice. The Christian A Story The Queen's animals were like spirits of the air, with such amazing fleetness and sureness of foot did they shoot over the surface of the earth. Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra Spring may bloom, but she we loved Ne'er shall feel its sweetness; Time, that once so fleetly moved, Now hath lost its fleetness. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Behold how thy playmate is stretching beside, As loath to be vanquished in love or in pride, While upward he glances his eyeball of jet, Half dreading thy fleetness may distance him yet. Personal Recollections Abridged, Chiefly in Parts Pertaining to Political and Other Controversies Prevalent at the Time in Great Britain It is as if an old gentleman, a prey to gout and rheumatism, were lauded for his fleetness of foot. Moral Philosophy Time was that he bore his master to battle, carrying him dauntlessly amid shot and shell, and more than once saving his life by his courage and fleetness. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories Some more permanent thing may help us to feel more profoundly the shadowy fleetness of man. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms And hourly she renews the lay, So fearful lest its heavenly sweetness Should ere the evening fade away,— For things so heavenly have such fleetness! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes The latter being promised a liberal reward, bounded away with the fleetness of a deer, and quickly vanished in the gloom. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. Others showed their strength or fleetness of foot. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks This 'wild mirth of the desert,' which the gaucho has known for the last three centuries, is now passing away, for the rhea's fleetness can no longer avail him. The Naturalist in La Plata He was distinguished at this time as well as afterward, for his fleetness on foot, his intelligence and activity. An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 Thou who earnest with so much fleetness, Why so slow to go again? The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes He ran before us rejoicing in his fleetness; and he ran back again in a moment to tell us how glad he was. The Bushman — Life in a New Country The eagle captures a dinner, not by the exercise of any very remarkable fleetness or adaptiveness or passion for fishing, but because of certain physical limitations on the part of the fish. My Tropic Isle I thought of my father, and each fibre of my frame seemed to harden with vigor and fleetness. Erema — My Father's Sin After a day or two of this drivel he produced a brief lyric with a certain fleetness of movement; it had small freight to carry. We Can't Have Everything Where the bond of slavery twineth Wearily, oh There the warrior's dart Hath no fleetness; There the maiden's heart Hath no sweetness— Every flower of life declineth, Wearily, oh! wearily, oh! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes These dogs are descended from a cross between a bloodhound and a greyhound, and combine strength, fleetness, scent, and sight. The Bushman — Life in a New Country But she had lost her old fleetness, for Reddin's child had even now robbed her of some of her vitality. Gone to Earth And Artemis marvelled at him, and brave Athene, when he slew deer without dogs or device of nets; for by fleetness of foot he overcame them. The Extant Odes of Pindar At that echo Wallula leaped up, and sped past her mother with the fleetness of a fawn, calling as she did so, "I'm coming, coming!" A Flock of Girls and Boys No; as the spirits, in many cases, resort in plenty, we find where the fancy determines, giving joy and gladness to the heart, strength and fleetness to the limbs, and violent palpitations. Thaumaturgia It will be the woman's view, there being but one choice, that it is better to encourage fleetness and skill in boys and girls than in horses. Mobilizing Woman-Power They killed, scalped and robbed Comstock; but Grover, although severely wounded, made his escape, owing to the fleetness of the excellent horse which he was riding. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide In his retreat, Alaric attempted to attack Verona, but he was again defeated, and escaped only by the fleetness of his horse. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. What power and grace and fleetness and athletic loins! Hawthorne and His Circle On account of his fleetness; he is the swiftest runner ever known in Kentucky. The Lost Trail "What do you suppose happened, Billy?" asked Lathrop, only half awake, as the boys, with the fleetness and endurance that desperate need lends, plunged deeper and deeper into the forest. The Boy Aviators in Africa She loved to run and her fleetness of foot had served her well on more than one occasion. Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College They at once abandoned every thing, arms, provisions, boats, and camp, and without any impediment, the naked savages fled through the forest with the fleetness of the terrified deer. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 Many of them surpassed him in bodily strength, fleetness and agility, many attracted his attention by the beauty of their form, by their wonderful instinct and industry. Serious Hours of a Young Lady No man, American or Caucasian, could hold his own against him in his phenomenal fleetness. The Lost Trail The Indian is built more, perhaps, for fleetness than strength; and his litheness and agility will come in, at another place, for their due illustration, when treating of certain of his pastimes. A Treatise on the Six-Nation Indians Not choosing, however, to be driven eastward, I kept a straight course and trusted to our horses' fleetness to carry us by them, out of reach of their shot. The Splendid Spur For miles he ran with the fleetness of a scared thing, guided by the crude sign-boards which pointed the way and told the distance to S——. The Rose in the Ring The joy of freedom—the hope of ultimate success—the fear of being overtaken, and dragged back to misery or death, were considerations sufficiently exciting to agitate our spirits, and lend fleetness to our steps. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal I was to lie there on the watch, ready to attack privateers if the Mexican Government should resort to that form of warfare—the fleetness of the Creole fitting her specially for such service. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville It favored the development of fleetness and cunning, in which we too have an interest. Time and Change Here, impossible romances, Indefinable sweet fancies, Cluster round; But they do not mar the sweetness Of this still September fleetness With a sound. Flint and Feather "Then, sir, under Heaven, I shall trust to the fleetness of my legs." Allan and the Holy Flower Speed had evidently been the main object aimed at in her construction, the flatness of her floor giving her great buoyancy, and her length ensuring fleetness. The Sea-Witch Or, the African Quadroon : a Story of the Slave Coast His warning cry, and the sound of his rapidly advancing footsteps, caused the man to relax his hold, when the female figure glided away with wind-like fleetness. Lizzy Glenn or, The Trials of a Seamstress Miriam sprang up the stairs with the fleetness of an antelope, and, in a few moments, was sobbing on her mother's bosom. Woman's Trials Or, Tales and Sketches from the Life around Us Teach me thy fleetness, Vision of loveliness; Turn to my tenderness! The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete Terror-stricken, he turned for the fort, and with almost the fleetness of a deer entered the gate with his tidings. David Crockett His Life and Adventures The rebels were approaching the fortress with their accustomed fleetness. Marie; a story of Russian love Either she had sought a shelter in one of the houses, or had hurried forward with a fleetness that carried her far beyond his reach. Lizzy Glenn or, The Trials of a Seamstress The evolution of the horse has made for greater fleetness and intelligence. The Elements of Geology They were introduced from Chili; and possessing all the gaiety, fleetness, and docility of the Spanish breed, are admirably adapted to the tastes of the higher classes, who as equestrians have become very expert. Omoo He was a little stunned, but instantly recovering himself, flew with the fleetness of a deer to Mackenzie's camp, and informed his chief of the state of matters within the stronghold. History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name To secure its rapid arrival, it was sometimes forwarded by relays of men, and conveyed with postal fleetness fifty or sixty miles. The Golden Bough The moon was out, and they saw him clearly, though the marvelous fleetness of his stride had borne him far ahead in the few moments' start he had gained. Under Two Flags They were discovered, pursued, and only saved themselves by the fleetness of their steeds and their knowledge of the passes of the mountains.* Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Him would his sire continually forbid to fight, for that among his children he was youngest born and best beloved, and overcame all in fleetness of foot. The Iliad Let him thought's wide dominion sweep, Each good and noble quality, Upon your honoured brow to heap; The lion's magnanimity, The fleetness of the hind, The fiery blood of Italy, The Northern's stedfast mind. Faust — Part 1 Among the Fans of West Africa men in the prime of life never eat tortoises for a similar reason; they imagine that if they did so, their vigour and fleetness of foot would be gone. The Golden Bough Neither sheep, goats, European cattle, nor pigs are valued for their fleetness or strength; and we do not possess breeds differing in these respects like the racehorse and dray-horse. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 He also knew that there was a perpetual feud of rivalry between him and Antonio, in matter of the fleetness of their respective ponies. Ramona The review strives to show that there are strict limits to variation, since the most rigorous and long-continued selection does not indefinitely increase such a quality as the fleetness of a racehorse. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Heaven gives our years of fading strength Indemnifying fleetness; And those of youth, a seeming length, Proportioned to their sweetness. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 When, his proud strength and noble fleetness o'er, His faithful bosom dares the charge no more! Poems STONEHENGE, on maturity of the dog. -inherited effects of injury. -cross between bulldog and greyhound. -close interbreeding of greyhound. -fleetness of racehorses. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 Horses were made to be ridden; and he had never before savoured the true joy of life, for he had never known his own strength and fleetness. Yet Again Sage King, with a fleetness that made the eyes of Bostil and his riders glisten, took the lead, and then sheered off to slow down, while Buckles thundered past. Wildfire With respect to fleetness, which depends on many bodily characters, Eclipse was far fleeter, and a dray-horse is comparably stronger, than any two natural species belonging to the same genus. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition This from the bank he lifted and straight at Hagan ran; Him could not then by fleetness escape king Gunther's man. Song and Legend from the Middle Ages The English racehorse may have reached this limit; but it already surpasses in fleetness its own wild progenitor and all other equine species. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 Such is their fleetness, they will outrun many horses; vivaciousness, they outlive most men; living in an ignorance of luxury, the extinguisher of life. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth The strength of the lion, the fleetness of the deer, the food-value of a bear, the flight of a bird, the awful jaws of a crocodile, might easily mesmerize a whole tribe. Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning Can't you see the O'Sullivan, famous for fleetness of foot and prowess in the chase, starting forth in the cool o' the morn to hunt the red deer? Penelope's Irish Experiences Their habits are shy and capricious; they keep on the open plains, are quick to take the alarm, and bound away with a fleetness that defies pursuit. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains All this in a semi-conscious fleetness swept across his mind, that was bent on reaching the river, and on that woman holding a drowning child. A Master's Degree Her fleetness made the other mustangs seem slow. Heritage of the Desert As Isaac had his share of the Zane swiftness of foot, at times his really remarkable fleetness enabled him to get control of the ball. Betty Zane But such is its extraordinary fleetness and wind, that a single horse has no possible chance of outrunning it or tiring it down, and the hunters are therefore obliged to resort to stratagem. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 Give, then, to vagrant winds thy sweetness, Shine, tearful, in the summer shower; And, heedless of thy season's fleetness, Enrich with joy the passing hour. An Anthology of Australian Verse He works bitter ruin for the cannibals, who, with all their strength and fleetness, are no better endowed with quick wit than the Trolls, whom Boots invariably victimizes. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology In the dash which he would soon make to the forest he needed all his breath and all his fleetness. Betty Zane His extraordinary fleetness enabled him to keep ahead of his pursuers until his rifle was reloaded. Betty Zane Angel of happiness, herald of fleetness, Thou hast the key of the star-blazon'd dome. An Anthology of Australian Verse |
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