| 单词 | flying visit |
| 例句 | But work as fast as she could, when she and Judith finished their task there was time for only a flying visit. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It is the Church Farmhouse Museum, which I paid a flying visit to on Wednesday afternoon. Barnet Council and the Church Farmhouse Museum 2011-01-15T08:31:04Z Now I am waiting for my mother at Malaga airport, a flying visit. When parents split up – your stories 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Harry arrived looking relaxed and chatty, despite this being a huge transatlantic flying visit, and was seated a couple of rows behind Prince William, the Prince of Wales. Inside the abbey, watching history in the making 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Donald Trump has cut short his flying visit to the Republic of Ireland, telling reporters he had to deal with a court case in the United States. Trump heads home after labelling Stormont deadlock 'tough to resolve' 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The Duke of Sussex, after last week's flying visit to the UK, singled out his grandmother's "great sense of humour" as her best quality. 'A great sense of humour': But what makes the Queen laugh? 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The issues came to the fore during a flying visit that German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made Wednesday to Washington, intended to highlight the common stance between her government and the United States on Russia. Stance on Russia, China a test for new German government 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Sebastian worked on the song Midnight for two years alone, but enlisted his sister's help when she made a flying visit to the family's Oxford home. Florence Pugh and Toby Sebastian team up on new single 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Indeed, one such flying visit to London early this year resulted in her seeing a show she would go on to transfer to the West End - Summer and Smoke. Mean Girls and Dreamgirls: The world of Sonia Friedman 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Vienna is equally well chosen for Hunt’s flying visit, given the complexion of the Austrian government and its concerns about borders and migration. May’s wooing of Macron is futile – the EU has been united by Brexit | Mary Dejevsky 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z In London on a flying visit to the UK – she’s been in Birmingham speaking on Philanthropy Age’s How to Do Good tour – Mahmoud is overflowing with charisma. Slam from Sudan: how Emtithal Mahmoud shook the world 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z German Chancellor Angela Merkel is making a flying visit to the White House in a last-ditch bid to save the Iran nuclear deal and avert US tariffs. Merkel to lobby Trump on Iran and trade 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Activists in the UK are preparing for snap protests after it was reported that the US president was considering a flying visit. Donald Trump's Poland visit sparks fears of widening divisions in Europe 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z The US Secretary of State has been met with a frosty reception and a backhanded compliment from the prime minister while on a flying visit to New Zealand. Rex Tillerson gets frosty welcome in New Zealand – complete with single finger salutes 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Much of what is included in the manifesto - the end to care workers' 15-minute flying visits for example - have been mentioned while Labour has been in opposition. General election 2017: Labour's draft manifesto unpicked - BBC News 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z It’s a “flying visit” for the prime minister, who’ll be back in Australia late on Saturday, he said, in time for Tuesday’s release of the country’s federal budget. What to Watch For: Turnbull’s First Meeting With President Trump 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z He’s in London on a flying visit from his home in Los Angeles. Boy George: ‘We’re all clinging to a rock, and some people have got a better grip than others’ 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z It was gone 10.30pm when she finally finished the third rally of a gruelling flying visit on Tuesday, the fifth day spent here in the last week alone. 'Don’t get distracted, don’t get diverted': Hillary Clinton pulls out all the stops in Florida 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z The five-times major winner’s status as golf’s blue-eyed family man was endorsed by a flying visit home to San Diego from Pittsburgh for the eighth-grade graduation of his daughter Sophia on Tuesday. Phil Mickelson must curb his natural risk-taking to triumph in US Open 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Following events in Cardiff and London on Thursday, Capaldi and Coleman will pay flying visits to South Korea, Australia, the USA, Mexico and Brazil. Doctor Who gets red carpet premiere 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Five months after his flying visit, he was shot dead in Memphis, Tennessee. Americans react to King's 'lost' speech 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z Mr Robertson described it as "yet another flying visit and lecture to Scotland". Scots independence 'would harm navy' 2014-04-15T02:04:28Z Kerry broke into his travel schedule on Monday for a flying visit to Jerusalem and headed back to Europe again after his early morning discussions with Netanyahu. Kerry meets Netanyahu again in an effort to revive peace talks 2014-04-01T06:57:28Z He spoke to people affected by January's storms on a flying visit to the county on Wednesday. Cameron in west Wales floods visit 2014-02-19T12:29:43Z The Leonard Cheshire Disability charity found there had been an increase in "flying visits" and disabled people often had to chose between having a drink made for them or being helped to the toilet. AUDIO: 'I'd love to have my bed changed' 2013-10-07T09:21:32Z Wimbledon might not be her most successful tournament but Li says she is feeling "totally relaxed" ahead of next week's grasscourt grand slam, thanks to the flying visit home. Quick visit to mum puts Li Na right 2013-06-19T02:02:09Z Talks about Greece's austerity budget also continued, despite a flying visit from German chancellor Angela Merkel to Athens to show support for the country's government. Morgan Crucible profit warnings hits engineering sector while FTSE falters again 2012-10-12T16:45:03Z His flying visit, intended to show he was in control, impressed some in an area where some 300 homes were destroyed and a further 5,000 damaged. Caught unawares: The night the Russian floods came 2012-07-10T20:13:38Z Bolt continued his hectic schedule with a flying visit to London on Friday to help launch a Jamaican Puma kit and clothing line designed by Cedella Marley, daughter of the late reggae star Bob. Titles trump times for gold-hungry Bolt 2012-06-01T23:18:13Z D'Albert left there before my time, and though I met him on his flying visits to Weimar, I generally think of him as I first saw him, seated at a piano on the concert platform. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z We were, I think, at Greenwich at the time, and I was making a flying visit to London. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z "It is not a mere flying visit, I hope; but you will be able to stay with us till to-morrow?" The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z It really was not worth while to come so far for such a flying visit.' Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z Moreover, he intended to pay only a flying visit to the site of his proposed settlement, for the purpose of a preliminary survey. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z I expect that the success of this new departure, or perhaps I should say this unexpected arrival, will encourage our great Chief to pay a series of flying visits to Ireland. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 2012-03-09T03:00:20.130Z There, hanging above it, was the picture of the Taj which he had bought when Parsons had paid him a flying visit from England and they had gone to Agra together. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z But I have no time for an argument to-day, I have only just run in for a flying visit to see how you are. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z I have only been home on flying visits, and this is my first opportunity of repairing previous shortcomings.' Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z We paid a flying visit to Lambert’s Hotel, Freshwater, in April 1889. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Mr. Embury, too, paid a flying visit to the city, which resulted in an elegant set of jewels for his bride and some new articles of furniture for her apartments. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z Thus it happened that after some of these flying visits Mrs. Hulver had remarks to make. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Then a flying visit to the Torch for Nai, and they sped to the shore. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z Some preparations for his journey were yet unmade, which must be completed that day; he could therefore only pay a flying visit. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z I couldn't begin to describe it—one couldn't take it all in in a flying visit. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z She did not see him till November, when Clare also arrived, on a flying visit to her native land. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z He was off next day, the 3d; paid a flying visit to Clare, who was staying for her health at Leghorn, and arrived at Ravenna on the 6th. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z Early in October, upon one of his flying visits, his wife reminded him that he had promised to send a man down to bank the house for the winter. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z But, save for a few flying visits, Petrarch had little inclination to attach himself to one city, when he felt that all Italy was his country. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z Our appearance excited much interest among the passengers on board, some of whom were American tourists returning from a flying visit to Darjeeling. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z I made a flying visit to Mount Carmel, and cannot say how sad I felt at not seeing you there. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z One of them is the young man's cousin, who is playing at cross-purposes with her suitor; the other is her intimate friend, arrived on a flying visit. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z As he got older, Wasp used to make a flying visit upstairs to see the parson, but generally came flying down again; for the parson isn’t blessed with the best of tempers, anyhow. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z His interest was unusual in the present instance, owing to certain reminiscences of Manister in Melbourne during his own flying visit to that port. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z In the spring of the following year, in which took place the accession of George IV. to the throne of England, Manuel Garcia paid a flying visit to Spain. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Loud applause followed this flying visit of Helen to their orgie, and they would have recalled her; but a glance from Mr. Oldstone kept them in check. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z I paid a flying visit to Oxford this week—a guest now in my old Hall, which had a full muster of monastic undergraduates. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z Another distinguished representative of one of the Central Powers, making a flying visit, said, first assuming that the 'North American' and English interests were identical—'Peace may bring Germany and England close together. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z I then determined to take some food, a kaross, the guns and the collecting plant, and pay a flying visit to the area contained within the sickle-bend. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Incidentally, I must mention a flying visit that I paid to Copenhagen, such a cheerful town in summer, which I went to several times later, and always with the same pleasure. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z At this juncture, the advocate's wife came suddenly back from the adjoining bookbinder's room, where she had been paying a flying visit. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Thus their friendship had developed without their having seen much of each other, and Elinor's flying visit was delightful to them both in showing them how much they really had in common. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z No one, not to the manor born, can estimate the glow of feeling that characterizes these flying visits. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z The worthy lawyer had himself already made a flying visit to Trevethlan, for the purpose of investigating the evidence a little more closely. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z He seemed to spend a good deal of his time in London, but made flying visits every week to the Hall. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z She had only been at home on a flying visit of a few days during several months past. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z She knew of my lord’s late arrival—from Canada he had told her—though he had paid a flying visit to New York. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z In the early part of the week I resolved to go down to Accomac, on a flying visit to Captain Villiam Brown and the Conic Section of the Mackerel Brigade. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z They might not be allowed long to remain there; but the shortest flying visit would be sufficient for a purpose like that. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z She was due in Tokyo later on Sunday for a flying visit in a show of support following last month's earthquake and tsunami disasters that killed thousands and crippled a nuclear plant. Obama committed to South Korea trade deal: Clinton 2011-04-17T02:21:33Z He had paid a flying visit to his estates in Ireland, hoping to find a little rest. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z I have been about so much in the States that my flying visits to New York are difficult to fix. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Alexander Hendrie spent only two short days at the farm before he was called away on a flying visit to the seat of his operations at Winnipeg. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z She had made a flying visit to her family at San Diego, and Gabriel was calling loudly for her to return, saying that after banking hours he felt lonely and missed her dreadfully. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Bernard is on a "flying visit" to London offices before heading to a European conference. Interview: Rob Bernard, the man driving Microsoft's green agenda 2011-02-24T12:29:13Z Before setting out for the front, he paid a flying visit to Paris, and was greeted with loud cheers by the Parisians who lined the streets in his honour. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z He's a tetchy young gentleman—what I remember of him, in a flying visit. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z He had not had an easy time since his flying visit to Winnipeg. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Having a flying visit here in Berlin from my other half who lives in London. Live - Fulham v Chelsea 2011-02-14T18:58:37Z But he never went to the capital, unless his duty as a member of the diet called him there; for the most part, too, he only paid short and flying visits to his other estates. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z It was plain that this was but a flying visit of the patrician owners of the house. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z So on Thursday, Mr Medvedev made a surprise flying visit to Dagestan, bringing together regional leaders from the North Caucasus as well as security chiefs from Moscow. In grief 2010-04-01T17:24:00Z Though she might neglect or postpone other duties, she never forgot a flying visit to the nursery at bath-time. Capricious Caroline I have not left it except for that flying visit to the "Thousand and One" Club. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune When the ice around the pole thaws out I shall make a flying visit to Canandaigua. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl About six weeks ago he left England again; he was here only for a flying visit of two or three months. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z As much as one usually enjoys a flying visit, forced upon one at a most inopportune time. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir It is too huge, too complicated, too strange to be done in a flying visit, although a flying visit is well worth having. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 "I have either promised, or he fancies I have promised, to pay him a flying visit." Tony Butler It was like an episode from a fairy story, there was something so delicate, so altogether fanciful in that flying visit. The Missioner As her flying visits to town had only left in her mind a very hazy picture of Regent Street it was quite unconsciously that she entered the emporium opposite. A Bed of Roses As a barrister I love a refresher, and this flying visit has, indeed, been a refresher to one who drinks to Trin. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 21 1890 "It would not be advisable for Mallory, with his wonderful faculty for piecing trifles together, to know that I had paid a flying visit to the port where Chermside's alleged yacht is fitting out." A Traitor's Wooing Twice he came to Boston on flying visits, and the last time she almost decided to throw up her engagement and go back with him. The Dual Alliance It was therefore with real relief that one Saturday morning he received a telegraphic invitation from a leisured friend who diversified a roving existence by flying visits to his country home. What a Man Wills While Mr. Wesley was in Cornwall he paid a flying visit to the Scilly Isles. The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls Oh, yes, he had visited some of them, but only on a flying visit. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion When up in town, she sometimes paid flying visits to Birkwood, as she knew that Miss Drummond would allow her to do so without disturbing the general routine of the school. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story A visit to Mrs. Sherman's Room—Daddy and his new Spouse—Ominous Signs. efore opening another letter, let us pay a flying visit to the Sherman family, and also to Daddy and his spouse. Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier Arapahoes, Utes, and even Cheyennes were not strangers to the valley of the Cimarron, and once in a while Apache raiders paid it flying visits. Bring Me His Ears He made a flying visit to Tientsin and Peking in the autumn, but was soon back at his post. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports "It was marvellous," says Sir Mark Gore, who is paying a flying visit to Lord Rossmoyne. Rossmoyne Occasionally the worried husband would pay the tent a flying visit and return to listen to a pleader's lengthy oration with all the attention he could muster under the troublous circumstances. Banked Fires With the exception of one flying visit to the capital city of the state, Governor Boyle had remained in camp faithfully since the day of the tragedy. Claim Number One The landlady's son, who had paid her a flying visit that day, appeared in the passage in his shirt sleeves, holding a small lamp. Finn The Wolfhound He had, I recollected, never been the same since his return from a flying visit to Egypt. The Sign of Silence Often, too, she makes one of her flying visits to James and Jemima Thorpe. Kildares of Storm While at Oxford on this my first flying visit, I had a room in University College, the very college in which my son was hereafter to be an undergraduate. My Autobiography A Fragment The third brother married a wealthy girl in California, and never came home again except on flying visits. Cloudy Jewel Jack Starland made a flying visit home and then accepted the invitation of his room mate to go on a cruise with him in his yacht. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America He went straight to the telegraph office and dispatched a message to Miss Cavendish, saying that he should be down to Wendover by the next train to pay her a flying visit. Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend My flying visit of ten days ago gave the city no chance. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule But the force of circumstances—sometimes said to be another name for weakness of will—intervened, and my fine schemes ended ingloriously in a flying visit to Auckland, on a business matter. Six Letters From the Colonies Those who had not, took short leaves and made flying visits to their families to say good-by and arrange their affairs for what might be a final farewell. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War I lead on, nevertheless, in the direction of the heights of El Tivoli, where I reside; stopping not in my upward career, save to pay a flying visit at a ball of mulattoes. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba A flying visit followed to the home of his intended father-in-law. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck In it was a copy of Harper's Magazine containing an account of a flying visit which I had made to Urga in September, 1918. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Their flying visits did a great deal of good in promoting official and popular relations, for they tended to a real sisterhood between the two republics of North America. Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root Just at that time I happened to be on a flying visit to Earlville, where one day I met Clark. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer On a flying visit to Connecticut, he failed to reach his destination on Saturday night. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services He had once, on a flying visit to New York, seen a troupe of performing seals, which had opened his eyes to the marvellous intelligence of these amphibians. Kings in Exile "A flying visit, let us call it," said the Duchess. In Brief Authority Jefferson Bucknor had been away from home, except for flying visits, for five years. The Comings of Cousin Ann This book is a series of Birdseye Views of Far Lands something the same as one would see on a flying visit to various countries. Birdseye Views of Far Lands She often saw Miss Leslie Graham as she darted into the house and out again, on a flying visit to her grandmother, but she had no opportunity of meeting her. The End of the Rainbow It had been casually mentioned that Carew had paid a flying visit the previous evening and gone again early that morning, but very little was said about the circumstance. The Rhodesian So much for the practical corollaries suggested by our flying visit to Prehistoric Europe. Progress and History November 3rd.—Onward, ever onward; a flying visit to Yokohama, and then back home again, or the nearest approach to home that this part of the world affords for Englishmen. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 When anyone dreams of a distant land, they believe that his soul has paid a flying visit to that land. Children of Borneo The chapter describing a trip to Egypt was the result of a flying visit paid to that country on the occasion of the official opening of the Suez Canal in November, 1869. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt That Rayne had paid flying visits to Copenhagen and Edinburgh in such a short space of time was in itself highly suspicious. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance The last of these flying visits must be recorded, for it was unlike its fellows, and, though I cannot answer for Lyveden, Valerie will remember it always. Anthony Lyveden It has been my misfortune that, in my flying visits, I have had so little time and opportunity to make the acquaintance of so great a nation.” Lucile Triumphant Dickens must have often taken part in merry-makings such as he describes, on flying visits that are not recorded in Forster, before he sat down to write about them during his honeymoon at Chalk. Dickens-Land He is often tied to his office in the City, but has, I believe, recently been on a flying visit abroad for two or three days.” The Seven Secrets In 1717, Handel paid a flying visit to his native town. Sketch of Handel and Beethoven Two Lectures, Delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Wimbledon Village Club, on Monday Evening, Dec. 14, 1863; and Monday Evening, Jan. 11, 1864 During the stay at Makassar, a cable from Batavia necessitates a flying visit to Borneo, and though the détour was made from the western coast of Celebes, the great sister island demands a special notice. Through the Malay Archipelago It was left, so the priests who guard it night and day reverently explain, by the founder of their faith when he paid a flying visit to Cambodia. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China He went forward to give some directions to prepare for the flying visit, Flavia watching. From the Car Behind It was evident that she made flying visits in various directions in order to meet her “dead” husband. The Seven Secrets As much to tease as to eat, we would pay him an occasional flying visit, digging up his newly planted seeds, nibbling at the young green shoots, or, later on, scratching up his potatoes. The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) They had no intention of remaining with the good-hearted Yankee, but merely paid him a flying visit, and that with an interested motive. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 It's queer what sent Cora to the city for this flying visit. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter Travels based upon something more substantial than a mere flying visit are not too common, and we are grateful to Mr. Romilly for making a very entertaining addition to the number. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 A party of quite charming Americans arrived just before dinner the other day, in an automobile, and kept us lively during their flying visit. The Mistress of Shenstone Eight years; but I have made flying visits there since, and met her at her uncle’s. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster I hope this is not to be a mere flying visit? The Light of Scarthey Occasionally he made a flying visit to Grey Town to enjoy the restfulness of "Layton," but he did not stay long even there. Grey Town An Australian Story We all missed her, for she had been used to paying periodical flying visits, and her face had always seemed to us like a bright gleam of sunshine breaking through that steaming, muggy, damp scrub. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls As soon as Washington could make proper arrangements, he set out on a flying visit to Mount Vernon. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. No, not a lengthy stay—just down for a flying visit to see my little girl. The House with the Green Shutters The Farringtons often came down in their motor-car and made a flying visit, or took the Fairfields for a ride, and Patty hoped that the Warners would visit them before the summer was over. Patty's Summer Days She told them all about the pleasant people she had met up there, about her experience at Mrs. Fay’s, and about Farnsworth’s flying visits. Patty's Social Season The French minister had excellent reasons for not supplying them with much money, and their own resources being limited, they were unable to do more than make a flying visit to these interesting countries. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century It was given out he was merely going on a flying visit for inspection. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Agassiz had paid them a flying visit very early this morning on his way to the C.C.S., he too being sick. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" “I’ll tell you what,” said Mr. Phelps, who was at Pine Branches on one of his flying visits, “have a Christmas party.” Patty's Summer Days A ball was given in the evening at the Boston Theatre and, on the following morning, a flying visit paid to Cambridge and to Harvard University. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V Villeneuve had paid only a flying visit to the West Indies, leaving Martinique on 5 June, the day after Nelson arrived at Barbadoes, and steering first north, then eastwards across the Atlantic. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima There had been hourly conferences at the White House, flying visits by State Department officials, mysterious conferences involving members of the Science Commission. The Delegate from Venus A little later he had a flying visit from one who was to become a devoted friend, the brilliant and versatile Earl of Mornington. William Pitt and the Great War Farmar, who had just returned from a flying visit to England. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 Captain Morby was there, paying a flying visit from the front to see Bandmaster win. The Rider in Khaki A Novel While the potentates of the Alliance were almost quarrelling as to what was to be done, the Auriole paid a literally flying visit to the British positions, and then the hospitals. The World Peril of 1910 Come and pay me a flying visit, I adjure you. The Path to Honour By the 7th of June he was back at Elkhorn Ranch again on a flying visit. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands My identity as a British officer became known, and to escape unnecessary attention I paid a flying visit to Lake Superior and then pushed on to Fort Abercrombie. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure But that was nearly eighteen years ago, and he was still on the other side, with never so much as the most flying visit to the little daughter in America in all that time. The Heart of Arethusa At twelve o'clock the same night he paid a flying visit to all the dancing rooms—Murray's, Giro's, Rector's, The Embassy, Savoy and half a dozen others. Men of Affairs On his flying visits to Brighton he would always walk hand in hand with her. Chance A Tale in Two Parts I passed the second and third days quietly in camp, writing a couple of letters, studying somewhat of fortification, and making flying visits to various officers. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War I believe that a flying visit to Paris just now must unquestionably advance us an important stage in this inquiry. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective Lastly the tour included a flying visit to Carthage. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14 He came home for a flying visit at wide intervals, but he kept up a steady correspondence with his grandmother as long as she lived. The Nebuly Coat After returning home he made a flying visit to Washington to enter his patent steamboat, equipped so that it would navigate shallow western rivers. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln Those long solitary days were very trying to her, but she never dared be long absent from home lest she should miss one of Marcus's flying visits. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient But M. Guillemin, his former collaborator and later French Minister at Athens, then on a flying visit there, advised M. Zographos to abandon all conditions and take pot luck with the Allies. Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 Since they had met in secret Weirmarsh had made a flying visit to Brussels, where he had conferred with two friends of his. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime As far as I know, the colonel's only paying a flying visit to the capital. At the Point of the Sword He refused audience to no one, and during his flying visit became well acquainted with the country, the people, and all that went on. In the Forbidden Land It was about two months later when I returned from a flying visit to Dawson. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance My idea of Great Britain is based, not upon flying visits, but upon my study of English history and literature. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Principal Literary Period.—It has been mentioned that the third missionary journey closed with a flying visit to the churches of Greece. The Life of St. Paul There are also great varieties of small birds, among which the most interesting are the snow-birds, or snow-flakes, which pay the country a flying visit at the commencement and termination of winter. Hudson Bay However, it is some comfort to have the privilege of paying a flying visit to these same wilds, which in many respects are quite as wild now as they were then. Six Months at the Cape Perhaps we may run over for a flying visit before.” First in the Field A Story of New South Wales Will paid us a flying visit last week, and promised to come again next Saturday. The Heart of Una Sackville I suppose this is just a flying visit. The Independence of Claire Grover had deemed it prudent not to display any particular interest in his arrival, but he contrived to pay a flying visit to his hotel that evening. The Master of the Shell With an effort he dragged himself to the office every morning, and like an arrow he returned from it every evening, and often paid a flying visit at midday. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life Upon the separation of the commissioners, Mr. Gallatin paid a flying visit to Geneva. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII He remained in Paris till the end of June, 1650, when he made a flying visit to England, and again obtained a pass from Bradshaw to proceed to France. Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees In the spring of 1591 William and myself paid a flying visit to Stratford, the Bard to pay up some family debts and bury a brother who had recently migrated to the land of imagination. Shakspere, Personal Recollections And she had a joyful surprise when her husband paid her a flying visit a few days later. Ten American Girls From History For the Deputy Commissioner's wife was honouring her husband with a flying visit, before going north to spend the season in Simla. The Great Amulet Reuben has been here on a flying visit to the parsonage; and how proud Miss Eliza was of her nephew! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 On that day, the King had arrived on a flying visit to the front, and some of his staff were billeted at the hotel. The Great War As I Saw It The Home Missionaries have frequently paid flying visits to their camps, and prayed, read, preached and distributed tracts. The Gipsies' Advocate or, Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits of The English Gipsies There were no friction matches and not infrequently a child was sent on a flying visit to a neighbor's house to borrow fire. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 "I am come to pay you a flying visit, just to see how you are." Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag In the beginning of November he paid a flying visit to Wetzlar, and apparently had reason to regret it. The Youth of Goethe In January, I paid a flying visit to the Canadian Cavalry Headquarters at Tully near Abbeville, and saw many old friends. The Great War As I Saw It You must "be at ease in Zion" unless you are only paying it a flying visit. George Bernard Shaw "No place for a woman," remarked a distinguished Englishman after a flying visit to their home. Golden Lads But he had laid before her the necessity of a flying visit up country at once, and had urged her to again carry on the store duties in his absence. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon So Hoover paid a flying visit to Berlin. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War They had evidently dined well, and were finishing a gay evening with a flying visit to the college observatory. The Mayor of Warwick It grieved him, too, that he was unable to do any useful war-work in the county, and he was forced to depend upon his pen and his flying visits to London for refreshment. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Then he paid a flying visit to Sister Agnes, for whom he had a great reverence and admiration, and ended by carrying off Janet in triumph. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891 He wanted very much to see Paris again, for he had never been on the banks of the Seine since 1840, when he made a flying visit to examine some new patent soap-boiling apparatus. The Cockaynes in Paris Or 'Gone abroad' He also found time for a flying visit to Dudhope, where his wife had been safely delivered of a son. Claverhouse David Martin broke in—he was on one of his flying visits. The Shield of Silence We rose early the next day, and, having paid our reckoning, were away betimes, for we were to visit the French lines and wished also to pay a flying visit to Senlis. Leaves from a Field Note-Book In the affair at the cow pastures, which followed hard upon Richard's and my return from our flying visit to Winnsborough, the very elements fought for us and against the British. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The two friends had not indulged in a talk for some weeks, though they had occasionally met when Francis paid one of his flying visits to the island. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century To Murray Bay he soon paid a flying visit; the longer leave of absence would come later. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Daniel Flynn had paid a flying visit to the West and made a few impassioned speeches in favour of the Liberal candidate, and Ishmael had driven him about the country. Secret Bread And so, what with the workers living in camp and others paying flying visits to it, the call to repentance was loud and long, and no soldier at Sterkstroom was left without spiritual ministration. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa While I was at Port Elizabeth I paid a flying visit to Grahamstown. A Winter Tour in South Africa The Irish monk effected nothing; but shortly after Wilfrith, the fiery Bishop of York, on one of his usual flying visits to Rome, got shipwrecked off Selsea. Science in Arcady We stayed there several months, when, thinking that all pursuit had been abandoned, and longing to see our child, we came on a flying visit to L'Ange. The Lost Lady of Lone Times after he had been to see her, either on a flying visit, or to be near her for several days, taking her about and spoiling her delightfully…. Secret Bread In January, 1842, Charles Dickens made a flying visit to Lowell, and has left on record in American Notes his impressions of the city. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 Such, in brief, was the position in the Transvaal when Lord Kitchener, after a flying visit to Bloemfontein for the purpose of co-ordinating the activities against De Wet, returned to Pretoria on December 11, 1900. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans From Lisbon Sir Oliver paid several flying visits to England, where his suit against Lady Caroline still dragged. Lady Good-for-Nothing He left us, declaring that he only contemplated paying a flying visit to the front, as the very sound of the guns convinced him that he was a civilian at heart. Tell England A Study in a Generation The advance in price is attributed to the growing attraction of the place for foreigners on a flying visit. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 14, 1917 He could not bear to make them a single flying visit. Daniel Defoe To most travellers a visit to Asisi is a flying visit. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 Well," explained Singleton, "I've come over on a flying visit about this rubber business. Ranching for Sylvia He has left the boy in England, has himself been to Rome on a flying visit for business purposes, and is come back to see us. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 And now you ask me to sacrifice all that merely to pay these old people a flying visit and very likely cause them embarrassment. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 We paid a flying visit to the little cemetery, which was beautifully kept, and where many fairly recent graves were in evidence, chiefly due to enteric fever after the siege. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time Their sole motive for work is hunger, their sole encouragement the flying visits of foreigners. The Roman Question As matters stand, we can only pay him a flying visit. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 He claims to have been bewitched by Canon Docre, who, it seems, is making a flying visit to Paris. Là-bas Ralph was sorry that he had not been able to pay a flying visit to his mother before his departure on active and dangerous service. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo In Sicily, the rival factions were bringing about a state approaching anarchy, but a flying visit from Garibaldi in the middle of September averted the storm. The Liberation of Italy And later on he had no objection to her inviting Dermot to pay them a flying visit when he was again in their neighbourhood. The Elephant God What was the meaning of Mr. Canning's mysterious flying visit? V. V.'s Eyes Several little matters convinced me he had heard of my flying visit to Le Blanc. For The Admiral Miss Grandison made me one of her flying visits, as she calls them, soon after the countess and my lord went away. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) You must remember my cousin Gunther, Maurice, the young man, who came to pay me a flying visit at Sedan last spring. The Downfall Under the pilotage of his private jinrikisha-man, I spend a portion of the afternoon in making a flying visit to various places of interest. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Then, it seems, Caleb had gone to Mrs. Raften, and she was very busy, and Guy made a flying visit to Mrs. Burns, and she had become busy. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned I may possibly be able to go on a flying visit next fall. Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 Since the accident she had paid two flying visits to her mother and brother. The Testing of Diana Mallory McKettrick vanished from the region and did not appear again except for flying visits to his rising plant at Tupper Falls. Scattergood Baines On approaching Fort Worth, still traveling slowly on account of the lateness of the spring, I decided to pay a flying visit to Palo Pinto County. Reed Anthony, Cowman "Of course we are going to drop all other plans for a flying visit to West Point," the letter ran on. Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life Indeed, few persons were unaware that, except for a flying visit in the middle, of two days, to collect his rents, James had spent a fortnight in Derby purchasing sundry portions of Derby. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) It was settled that the prince should make a flying visit to Dover, but soon Catherine began to make fresh conditions. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters More than a flying visit she would know he could not manage. The Way of an Eagle I paid a flying visit to Dodge and Ogalalla, but, finding the season drawing to a close and the firm's cattle all sold, I contentedly returned to my accepted task. Reed Anthony, Cowman Our journey was a prosperous one in all respects, and our flying visit to Italy was very pleasant. What I Remember, Volume 2 For a century and a quarter after Tasman's flying visit, New Zealand remained virtually unknown. The Long White Cloud He afterwards made one or two flying visits to Illinois, but exerted little influence over her destiny, leaving the management of affairs entirely in the hands of his deputy, or lieutenant-commandant for the time being. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 For some weeks Bensington was kept from revisiting the Experimental Farm by a severe imaginary catarrh, and one necessary flying visit was made by Redwood. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth You may know that your brother Loren spent part of his Christmas vacation here, and he has just been here again for a flying visit. A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 I met him first while paying a flying visit to Ostend. Fighting in Flanders The second-mate told me that Marble had made a flying visit to the ship, promised to be back again in a few days, and disappeared. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" It was a flying visit on Ted's part. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth Frederica Whitney's in town for a day or two, just for a flying visit to Martin. Mary Wollaston The long-idle Muses, it seemed, had become again interested in human efforts, and were paying a flying visit to the haunts of modern genius from the Hellespont to the Mississippi. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 Then they came down, paid a flying visit to the various fortifications and to the galleries, whence the guns peer out threateningly across the low, sandy spit, known as the neutral ground. Jack Archer I regret you could not, on your return from the west, have made us at least a flying visit with your charming lady. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II Not so, you think; this is only a flying visit; while we are hiring the ship, we can see Epictetus too! The Golden Sayings of Epictetus No one knew just where, except that some small part of the trip was to be spent on a flying visit to young Jock McChesney out in Chicago. Emma McChesney and Co. No longer content to pay a flying visit, it was the whole forenoon that he dedicated to his solitary friend. Memories and Portraits She made no calls except occasional flying visits to the Annex, or to the pretty new home where Marie and Cyril were now delightfully settled. Miss Billy — Married One was from Mrs. Trenor, who announced that she was coming to town that afternoon for a flying visit, and hoped Miss Bart would be able to dine with her. House of Mirth The honeymoon is to be spent in Corsica, with perhaps a flying visit to Naples if we feel like it, and a week in London to wind up with. Beasts and Super-Beasts My dear Judy: That was a very flying visit you paid us; but for all small favors we are grateful. Dear Enemy Mr. Dinsmore took this opportunity to pay another flying visit to his two young brothers. Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Holidays at Roselands" One day Major Harper paid us a flying visit, got kisses galore, and had his coat sponged and his buttons reanimated. The Cavalier Shortly after this Lord Brougham made a flying visit to London. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. "Theirs was only a flying visit," I explained. An Amiable Charlatan It is only a flying visit I propose to make. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin This was what came of Mr. Granger's flying visit to his boy. The Lovels of Arden When Dumont fell in with Paine, he was returning from a flying visit to Paris, invigorated by the bracing air of French freedom. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 He had fancied that those flying visits of his master's for a time were to be discontinued. The Mischief Maker At the end of the summer Mr. Seeley and his wife paid us a flying visit on their way back from Switzerland. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 Once on a flying visit to Lord Mountshire, she tried to interest him in the man whom, to her indignation, he persisted in styling her protégé. The Mountebank I paid a flying visit on the way to my dear kind friends Col. and Mrs. Lambert, Oakhurst House, who send my honored mother their most affectionate remembrances. The Virginians Dr. Tremayne and her father paid her flying visits, but these were too short to content her. Monitress Merle "Everything is beautiful, King dear," she would say on such little flying visits to the nursery. Five Little Peppers Grown Up I was then on a flying visit to Black Rock. An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 B. B. Appleton, an American resident of Florence, is here on a flying visit. Cambridge Sketches He was then to pay a flying visit to Berlin to receive the new Peruvian Minister and one or two others. My Four Years in Germany And the wee innocent-faced this time, white mouse is in the salons quicker than it takes to tell it, even though she had first paid a flying visit to the apartments of Mrs. Haughton. A Heart-Song of To-day One's first reading is a sort of flying visit, during which he notes the places he would like to visit again and really come to know. The Guide to Reading — the Pocket University Volume XXIII In December the Empress of the French, who had recently lost her sister, the Duchess of Alba, in order to recover health and cheerfulness, paid a flying visit in private to England and Scotland. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 He had heard from the hall porter of Mr. Stuart's flying visit, and of his brief interview with Miss Darrell. A Terrible Secret Every kind of wild bee as yet flying visits this plant, tiny bees barely a quarter of an inch long, others as big as two filberts, some a deep amber, some striped like wasps. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies That he had returned and then, shortly after, gone upon another detail, she had heard incidentally from Oliver during one of her brother's flying visits to Litchfield on his way to New London with dispatches. An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott He is only on a flying visit—no pun intended. The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise At Osborne the Queen had a flying visit from one of her recent enemies, the Archduke Constantine, the Admiral-in-Chief of the Russian navy. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 We had, equally to our joy and surprise, a flying visit from Heber about three weeks ago. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 It is dull enough to be here together, but it is duller to leave Mary; in short it is painful, and in a flying visit I should hardly catch them. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 He has been camping not very far from here and he is going to run down on his way home and pay Dr. Grayson a flying visit. The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin Or, Paddles Down Twice he has been here for flying visits. The Double Traitor He reaches his native plains, and, after a flying visit to his parents, we again lose sight of the Gaucho malo. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 I was spending a few days at Plattsburgh, and hearing a good deal of the trout and deer in and about those lakes, my friend and myself concluded to pay them a flying visit. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod Merely to pay a flying visit there would be good. A Prefect's Uncle He paid a flying visit to Richmond to visit the death-bed of his mother, and he took a trip to the Sandwich Islands to recover from a severe cold on the chest. Sleeping Fires: a Novel He avoided croup, and even whooping-cough paid him but a flying visit hardly worth mentioning. The Coming of Bill In the course of its brief career, however, Willis paid a flying visit to England, where he accomplished a great deal of literary business. Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century No excuse would have sufficed on the ground of flying visits. Colonel Carter of Cartersville There he won the friendship of young Thomas More; thither on flying visits came Erasmus twice. England under the Tudors These flying visits to our shores were not unimportant, and must not be undervalued. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 There was also Sir Maurice Hankey, the Belgian Minister, the American Ambassador, Mr. Page, and Colonel House, whom I was lucky enough to catch on one of his flying visits. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography It was while he was in this stage of his mental history that Williams came over on his flying visit to England in the matter of the new charter for the Rhode Island plantations. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 They took their yacht at Antwerp, and after a flying visit to the King and Queen of France at Eu, were soon at Osborne, where their family were awaiting them. Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood Yet record must be kept of such inspections, and of any offenses against discipline that may be discovered by such a flying visit. Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point Betty, after several long and restless nights, decided that she was not equal to the ordeal of sitting down patiently in Washington awaiting the rare and flying visits of Senator North. Senator North One of this great man's radiant daughters was to be married, and the family made the selecting of her trousseau the occasion for a flying visit to the metropolis. Love's Pilgrimage "Mother?" she repeated encouragingly, "I thought I'd come on and ask you just to pay a sort o' flying visit to the Thames." Many Cargoes "How pleasant it would be to pay a flying visit to Wayneboro," said Herbert, thoughtfully. Do and Dare — a Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune "The end has not come yet," he had said to her, after one of these flying visits. An Original Belle He had gone back to his chair, so she paid him a flying visit. A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus Could you not find means to come over and see us—if only a flying visit? The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 3 When, a year after this flying visit, I again stayed some time in Frankfort to superintend the production of my Meistersinger, I imagined that at last this more favourable opportunity for seeing Schopenhauer had come. My Life — Volume 2 We were unable to pay more than a flying visit to Mount Ida, but sufficiently long to assure us of the auriferous character of its neighbourhood. Spinifex and Sand We had considered of beginning with a flying visit to see how poor Viola really was, but the Italian letters prevented this. My Young Alcides They had met only once hitherto, six months ago, when Mr. Denyer paid a flying visit to London, and had just time to make the acquaintance of his prospective son-in-law. The Emancipated Could you not pay me a short flying visit soon? Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 For the next few weeks Malcolm was much occupied with business, but he contrived to pay a flying visit to Oxford, and to spend a few hours with Dinah and Cedric. Herb of Grace Shall I soon hear from you, or could you really manage to pay me a flying visit? Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 The old man had just returned from a flying visit to Melbourne. Australia Felix The steamer remains long enough in Entebbe harbour to enable the energetic traveller to pay a flying visit in a rickshaw to Kampala, the native capital, some twenty-one miles off. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures The father was pleased; the mother, hesitating at first, gave her reluctant approval, and Haydn left the family home never to return, except on a flying visit. Haydn Oh, if only he could spare them time for no more than a flying visit! Mother He had not been to see her since his flying visit in March, and though he had written several times his letters had contained little else save complaints against their "confounded luck." Cousin Maude She docilely said "home" with the rest, and kept her family ties intact; but she had never expected to go back, except on a flying visit. Australia Felix Her flying visit to Farnfield she thought little of at this moment. The Hand of Ethelberta I was expecting the impossible: the Anthrax does not halt on the mason bee's nest to proceed with her laying in a methodical fashion; she merely pays a flying visit. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Thus he saw little of East Lynne, paying one or two flying visits only. East Lynne After the holidays J.C. paid a flying visit to Laurel Hill, where his presence caused quite as much pain as pleasure, so anxious he seemed to return. Cousin Maude He wondered if she would notice his hint of being ready to pay her a flying visit, if permitted to do so. A Laodicean : a Story of To-day De Mainau came over from France the other day and brought all his best sleuths, whilst O'Grady of the New York central office paid a flying visit just to get hold of the facts. The Clue of the Twisted Candle Please tell me could you not make me a flying visit for consultation without endangering the Service in your department. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 The Bison consented to everything; and then, on a flying visit to London, withdrew his consent and hastily returned to Scotland. Eminent Victorians In spite of certain recollections, I could not pass by Rosmersholm without paying you a flying visit. Rosmersholm Second, on his, Somerset's, paying her a flying visit some time during the spring. A Laodicean : a Story of To-day In this retreat at Cirey, varied with flying visits to Paris, and kept awake by multifarious Correspondences, the quantity of Literature done by the two was great and miscellaneous. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 10 He had also paid a flying visit to the manager of the Hopwood Manufacturing Company in Sheffield, where Coburn had been employed. The Pit Prop Syndicate She took to making little flying visits home at an hour when her grandfather was certain to be away, going in a taxicab, and reaching the house somewhat breathless and excited. A Poor Wise Man But my calculation may be quite correct, all the same; because Dr. West was up in Finmark for a flying visit the year before he was appointed. Rosmersholm As my journey was ostensibly only to Iceland, and as I only paid a flying visit to this portion of Scandinavia, my readers will pardon me if I treat it briefly. Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North Jorgenson, on taking up his dead command, had a house of thin boards built on the after deck for his own accommodation and that of Lingard during his flying visits to the Shore of Refuge. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows In confirmation of the swelling buzz, the Rev. Dr. Middleton and his daughter paid a flying visit to the Hall, where they were seen only by the members of the Patterne family. The Egoist There followed a flying visit to the department where hips were whisked out of sight in a jiffy, and where lines miraculously took the place of curves. Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed Time will show whether the cant of the day is right.—So you are actually coming back to Lady Lundie's after a mere flying visit to your own property? Man and Wife In October Barnum made a flying visit to America, remaining long enough to renew the lease of the Museum building, and to attend to various other business matters. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum If I am forced to stay here another ten days, I shall make a flying visit of a few hours to Paris. Modeste Mignon On his flying visits to Brighton he would always walk hand in hand with her. Chance A Tale in Two Parts If I may judge of their condition by a mere flying visit, I should say that in agriculture and domestic civilisation they are not very far behind the majority of German colonists. Russia Previously he had paid a flying visit to Red Cloud agency, and induced a number of Sioux Indians to take part in his drama. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister |
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