| 单词 | happy chance |
| 例句 | Ms. Silverstone, whose Broadway debut came in the dreary stage adaptation of “The Graduate,” gets a happy chance at redemption in a tricky role to which she brings warmth, actorly intelligence and delicate humor. 2010-01-29T04:55:00Z It would transpire that, by happy chance, the virus was maximally infective only when patients were at their most unwell and usually already in hospital. Coronavirus: how the lessons of Sars could save us today 2013-03-24T00:05:35Z Or not so happy chance, as the case may be. Detropia: Filmmakers Behind New Detroit Doc Talk Recession, Recovery and Decay Tourism 2012-09-06T11:55:49Z It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed... To Stay Married, Embrace Change 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z But the happy chance to show a tranche of Gauguin pieces somehow morphed into an exhibition about his putative “spiritual journey,” which is adumbrated but not proved. Review | The De Young Museum tries, and fails, to trace Paul Gauguin’s ‘spiritual journey’ 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z By happy chance, less than 24 hours after Spain's World Cup victory, this concert was devoted to the music of that country's other, cultural golden age, half a millennium ago. Cardinall's Musick 2010-07-13T21:45:00Z It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. To Stay Married, Embrace Change 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Jean-Louis Vignes — his last name by happy chance means “vines” — arrived from France’s Bordeaux wine region in about 1831, and his riverside vineyards, where Union Station now stands, produced some hundreds of barrels a year. Long before citrus reigned in Southern California, L.A. made wine. Lots of it 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z By happy chance, many excellent fossils of Orobates exist, along with trackways — such as footprints — that can be confidently assigned to the creature. Cinematic and scientific techniques combine to show how a long-extinct creature moved 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z By happy chance, Mr. Cruz has called for that agency to be abolished. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump’s Familiar Feud Over New York 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z By a happy chance, their room is a few doors away from his, and so it is that Michael, half-drunk, listens to Lisa talking, in a voice he has never heard before. Charlie Kaufman’s Consumerist Gloom 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z What a thrice happy chance that this thing should have come to light on a Thursday evening! The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z By happy chance we were in time to assist at a last High Mass in a Spanish cathedral. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Instead, they remained in Folkestone, and this happy chance gave Kipps just all these opportunities of which he stood in need. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z I seem to see that by this happy chance my time may not be wholly wasted. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z Catching hold, by a happy chance as he thought, of a rope that had formed her mooring cable, he swarmed hand over hand up the side and on to the deck. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Probably it would be better to say that they were the favorites of a happy chance. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z "It is a happy chance, at any rate, Mr. Carvalho," I said, "which has thrown us two again together." Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z The physician forms a very favorable opinion of the patient and praises the happy chance that permitted him to render assistance to so admirable a personality. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z All which is to say that, whereas all that comes from you is very precious to me, if anything could add to its price it was the happy chance that guided your hand. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z It struck her as a very happy chance that chloroform should be used in the practice of etching. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z The child, by some happy chance, had fallen on the bank and lay there, crying. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z We saw the widow'd shore Waiting for Ocean with its organ roar, Knowing that, day by day, through happy chance, She would be wooed anew, amid the dance Of bridal waves high-bounding as before. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z "Little Snow-Drop" he called her to himself, and sitting alone in his chamber at the hotel, he blessed the happy chance which had thrown her in his way. Jessie Graham 2011-09-21T02:00:30.653Z There were then no wounded to bring out, but it was our first happy chance of bearing away all the hopeless and helpless women and children we could carry. Within the Rim and Other Essays 2011-09-16T02:00:22.793Z For there is no pursuit under the sun in which chance has not its part as well as skill, and skill itself is often nothing but a quick grasp of happy chance. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z Lablache was originally a double-bass player, and his first appearance in opera as a singer came about through a happy chance. 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 Secondly, by a happy chance, the large clasp-knife—the sailor’s constant companion and friend—which I always carried in my pocket, yet remained there, despite the buffeting I had received. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z How could I trust to a happy chance? For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z A happy chance led me to your house, a house than which I could not wish or find a better--but you will not be offended with my frankness. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z Wasn't it a happy chance, and isn't it a relief to know she is alive and well. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z Gunsbourg's inspiration in staging the fifth act was also a happy chance. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z If, by happy chance, he should prosper in the new country, he would send for wife and children. America First 2011-07-15T02:00:25.100Z The enterprise, which bordered on the impossible, was carried victoriously through by a series of happy chances. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z We owe our inheritance there to the happy chance that made his child a girl. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z "I assure you," I responded, "I was only laughing from joy of heart at the happy chance of meeting you, Alister McAlister." A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The two women embraced, and enlarged with many an exclamation upon the happy chance which had brought them together. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z The day was bright and breezy, and, by a happy chance, a Belgian fishing fleet was making for harbour with the night’s harvest of the sea. The King's Pilgrimage 2011-05-11T02:00:18.833Z A happy chance allowed some of the scouts to visit the far Southwest, and in the second story many of the strange adventures that befell them there were narrated. The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico 2011-05-02T02:00:18.793Z It was the custom of the west-bound freights to take water at this tank, and he trusted to a happy chance that such a train might come along before daylight. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z May I crave to know by what happy chance you have been led to this sequestered spot?” Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z "To what happy chance may we owe this somewhat unexpected gratification?" The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z She would go to him, she thought, and, if by any happy chance she found him alone, she would tell him of her sorrow for the past and of her good resolves for the future. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z Not until that happy chance has taken place, do we exist morally, or can we reflect or judge at all. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Then, by a happy chance, and for the first time, Eva Meredith looked round, as if a secret instinct had whispered her that my soul harmonised with hers. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z He had therefore come to the gate of Malory in the hope of some such happy chance as befel the night before. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z And, dearest Theseus, if by some happy chance you should escape the jaws of the Minotaur, then tear down those dismal sails, and hoist others that shall be bright as the sunshine. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z For the third time Geoffrey dodged, and in doing so released the string, and the bolt, by happy chance, pierced the demon in the chest as it descended. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z By some happy chance the Germans had not destroyed this aqueduct, and were holding it with only a small force. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z We had no thought to waste, but reconcile Your bloud this way, and we did prophesie This happy chance, spring into eithers bosom, Arcadius and Seleucus, what can now Be added to this days felicity? Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10) The Womans Prize; The Island Princess; The Noble Gentleman; The Coronation; The Coxcomb 2011-02-19T03:01:07.890Z A happy chance, the finding of two lanterns which had been lost thrown away in the hurried flight, had led to the right track. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z If they could, by some happy chance, have been left for discovery by modern economists, they would without doubt have received different treatment, to the great advantage of economic science. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z She never asked what happy chance had informed Egon of Elise's presence at Linau; it was enough for her that he knew of it, and that she had not been forced to reveal it herself. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z Nevertheless, by some happy chance Angel had caught Bettina's attitude almost exactly. The Camp Fire Girls in After Years 2011-01-13T03:01:12.303Z The doctor himself proposed the health of the young couple, and in a short speech congratulated us all upon the happy chance which had terminated the fearful episode. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z There was nothing for it but to push on relentlessly, and to hope against hope for some happy chance. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Old Campbell eagerly asked by what happy chance he had discovered the secret entrance, and whether any present danger threatened him. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 “A happy chance enables me to combine the two, your Majesty.” The Great Mogul The fulfilment is a mere coincidence, a happy chance. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The whole treasury of an avaricious king, a predecessor of the late captive, walled up in former days, and discovered by a happy chance, was there displayed among the meaner gleanings of conquest. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico It was the scullery door in this case that a happy chance thus enabled me to open. Witching Hill For this reason I undertook to befriend the horse, and by happy chance it came to pass in a short time he responded as readily to my questions as to those of the two gentlemen. Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology It was still surprising when the Head of a House or a don or an undergraduate achieved anything in a manner that did not savor of happy chance. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Wyndham told Alice of the happy chance that had presented itself of a dash at Lady Lakeden's portrait, and held out the possibility of the Salon's finding a corner for it. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel But to go back to the happy chance of our meeting, may I inquire, without indiscretion, the name of the young lady whom you rescued?” The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec Nathan, tempt me not, For were these things the very costliest In all the world, I'll touch not one of them Till you have sworn to seize a happy chance Which Heaven ne'er offers twice. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise The last time my gondola passed it I saw that by a happy chance the high tide had left seaweed twined about it in long, floating wreaths, like an offering. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu I am on the committee and, by a happy chance," Lady Tanagra smiled across to Patricia, "she was sent to me. Patricia Brent, Spinster In this dash through Europe, the happy chance might perhaps befall him! An Engagement of Convenience A Novel Apart from the Declaration of London and the Geneva Convention, it has always hitherto been a more or less happy chance which has controlled international legislation. The Future of International Law Dormer had appeared at the last moment—by happy chance. The Great Miss Driver "It was a happy chance getting that Bergen chap." John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall I have come, by happy chance, straight into close and sympathetic union with my public, and attained to independence and good fortune while still young and able to enjoy both. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. Was it by a gracious and happy chance upon himself that the lot would fall? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 In the mean time Eric had ridden on through the wood, filled with fresh animation by the happy chance which had befallen him. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Hazel had not heard my remark to Catesby, nor—by some happy chance—his insolent retort, which latter had, to mine ears, sounded loud enough for the whole great room to hear. With Ring of Shield By a happy chance he had got a shelter. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series Yet, while they were engaged in the search, by happy chance a wonderful concatenation of events in the pagan city of Athens determined the destiny of the nineteen-year-old ruler. Women of Early Christianity If it could by some happy chance have been turned inside out, how comfortable we might have been! An American Girl Abroad Night fell and the king by happy chance came upon a clearing where a charcoal-burner had a cottage. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales No, there was nothing for it but for him to watch and wait, hoping that if anything were wrong, some happy chance would enable him to detect and rectify it. Long Live the King I looked most anxiously for the vacations of the college to see my uncle and Nismes, and perhaps, by some happy chance, my adored saint. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors It was at this moment that happy chance threw the patrician Justinian in her path. Women of Early Christianity Some happy chance has brought completion within an hour or two of tide-time. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war A happy chance to light upon it so unexpectedly. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels "But, my dear captain—" "General, lieutenant-general—" "Well, Lieutenant-General,—to what happy chance do we owe the pleasure of seeing you here?" Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II He and she and Fifine had become fast friends, and it was indeed a happy chance that had thrown the lonely man into this cordial and welcoming atmosphere of home. The Story of Old Fort Loudon I have been now married three years, and have every day greater cause to bless the happy chance which first led me to Oak Lodge. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 She wondered idly if there could by some happy chance be more in her bank than she supposed. The Rosie World By happy chance the woman in question was standing alone in the center of the ball room, obviously in quest of some man who would take her to the foyer for a cigarette. The Silent Barrier No happy chance—nay, no happy thought—no perfect knowledge—will ever take the place of that mighty unconsciousness. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) A happy chance made him meet Korolenko, who took a great interest in the "debutante" writer. Contemporary Russian Novelists By a happy chance I laid hold of a copy of Aliens, sent previously to a naval relative serving on the same station. Aliens “My lord—and you, Lord Glenalmond, my dear friend,” he began, “this is a happy chance for me, that I can make my confession and offer my apologies to two of you at once.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Now, in those days, Marchaunt Adventurers Shared with their prentices the happy chance Of each new venture. Collected Poems Volume Two This mood was the promoter's happy chance, and still more charters were sought. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways By a happy chance the words of our sage have been justified, in that he said, 'No word that hath here been set down shall cease out of the land for ever.' The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World “And if it had not been for this happy chance which brought me here, I would have come expressly to visit him.” Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' She lingered in the passages; looked over the balusters and listened, hoping that by some happy chance Maria might make some demand upon her. Opportunities She had only declared in strong language that if, by the hand of Providence, such a thing should be done, it would be to her a happy chance. Marion Fay She used to spend her days working in a shop in the West End of London until happy chance brought her to Lake Louise, and she opened a tea chalet high on that lonely crag. Westward with the Prince of Wales He was just then however by a happy chance in the Brompton Road, and he bethought himself with a sudden light that the Oratory was at hand. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II “The happy chance—that is, Maria Clara—had, in the meantime awakened.” Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' It was a happy chance that allowed some of the boys to pay a visit to the then uncompleted Panama Canal. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields The first is much more favoured, since a happy chance permits each germ to produce an individual; in the second, each individual which completes its evolution deprives several of its brothers of life. The Industries of Animals By happy chance her very prettiest evening frock didn't hook up the back; she was able to struggle into it not only without assistance, but within a very few minutes. Nobody Occasionally, however, happy chance permits the selection of a shoot on the old wood for a new spur. Manual of American Grape-Growing This time it was probably a woman who—again by a happy chance or by necessity of maternal solicitude—noticed the effect of heat upon clay and introduced the art of pottery. Is civilization a disease? But when they left him he started out at once to see whether he could not, by some happy chance, encounter Nan. Nan of Music Mountain Surely it was not just a happy chance which brought out the detail so perfectly. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India Surely there would be no harm in his taking this happy chance of a walk with her. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro Such enlightened languor, however, could by no happy chance be the lot of an important witness in a Western robbery trial, and I dined and wined with the jovial officers, at least talking no business. Red Men and White It was not by some happy chance that the Captain found her arrayed in such finery, as is so often the case with heroines of romance, but the result of much premeditation and studied effect. When Dreams Come True A happy chance intervened to bring them out of the wild, mysterious realm of the Great Khan. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Great things have sometimes been done by a happy chance; it was not so with the Wrights. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Even little Polly, by some happy chance, was up at the unusual hour. The Inglises Or, How the Way Opened Fortunately, the soldier proved, by some happy chance, to be a Leaguer, who gave him a fresh mount, and soon the Prince had put many miles between himself and his pursuers. In Château Land Then, with smooth irony: "An honor, indeed, to entertain so unexpected a guest at Arcadia House; to what happy chance am I indebted?" The Doomsman I have a letter for him, and if a happy chance had not brought me here, I should have come expressly to see him.” An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere A happy chance led Themistocles to explain to me his secret memorandum for the arraying of the Greek fleet. A Victor of Salamis He was the son of the Speaker, and came to honour and affluence by a happy chance. Lord John Russell He withdrew in a state of positive exultation, leaving me to congratulate myself upon the happy chance which had led me to his door. The Talking Horse And Other Tales All sunlit seas in joyous dance Might show life but as happy chance, Nor hint of One who saves divinely,— My faith is linked with deliverance. Song-waves Meanwhile the “happy chance,” that is to say, poor Maria Clara, had awakened. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere Then, by a strange and happy chance, he found himself in the same regiment with his beloved foster-brother, Captain De Lorme. Stories of Many Lands Then a happy chance gave me these fine clothes, a horse, and this purse of gold. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts For inventing there is always required a natural aptitude, sometimes, a happy chance. Essay on the Creative Imagination When I saw it I felt that you had by some happy chance lit on the one human being who contained the very soul of an element. Tongues of Conscience Also, on the happy chance that success might crown the night, a row of stout Tobies was set upon the board. Chimney-Pot Papers In this dilemma a happy chance came to his aid. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality What a happy chance it was that we met. Jack 1877 The happy chance comes only to those worthy of it. Essay on the Creative Imagination What! can it be thou prizest not This happy chance, this glorious lot, To be the chosen wife of one So strong and great, Pulastya's son? The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse And, therefore, what we see in organic nature is the net outcome of the development of all the happy chances. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions Dear friend," said he, "to what happy chance do I owe this meeting? The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome They say what is very true, that it is a singular and happy chance to befall a youth who has only just finished his education.” Deerbrook She did not expect to hear from him after his desert journey had begun, except by happy chance. There was a King in Egypt “But what shouldst thou say to one that had outlived a sorrowful love, and now thought it a happy chance that it had turned out contrary thereto?” A Forgotten Hero Not for Him Whenever, by happy chance, he came home sober in an evening, he would take me between his knees, and, parting my hair, look into my face and weep till his heart seemed ready to burst. Old Jack Invention was no longer the fortuitous result of a happy chance. The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice And now, that we may profit by this happy chance, enter my abode. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore It travelled to the stack on the summit of the last load, and, by a happy chance, formed one of the outside layer. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character He Breaks his birth's invidious bar And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star.—TENNYSON. Life and Conduct At the appointed hour all had arrived but Murphy; the widow thought it a happy chance, so she hurried off the party, leaving Miss Riley to wait and follow under his escort. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes Indeed, his reserve and brevity of speech emulated Agatha's own; so they got on together ill enough, until by some happy chance they lighted on the subject of Canada and the Backwoods. Agatha's Husband A Novel By a happy chance he is unsuccessful, and I follow and join the boat in Naples. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta Give me the man "Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star." Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power Besides Marquette's journal, by a happy chance we have that of Jonathan Carver, who traveled over the same route nearly a hundred years later. French Pathfinders in North America But once, as with a half-turned glance she scanned Her foe—Heaven's will and happy chance were there— No breath for pausing might the time allow— He seized the golden forelock of her brow. Gryll Grange Give me the man who faces what he must, "Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star." Pushing to the Front Of course I have a thousand questions to ask you, so I will commence by inquiring to what happy chance am I indebted for the pleasure of this most unexpected meeting with you?” The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba By happy chance at the edge of the group stood tall good-natured Alderman Chope, who had impersonated Alfred the Great. Brother Copas By some happy chance, Walter found his way out of it, and into the town, still holding on to Chris. Archie's Mistake Dismiss these fears, my dear, and take your happy chance to see something of the Old World. Under the Country Sky To adopt any other course is to depend for success upon happy chance. The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale For many years we have been separated, and only by a happy chance have we been brought together. The Romance of an Old Fool So far as they know, it's just a happy chance. Torchy, Private Sec. What happy chance inspired you to turn up all ready for riding? Belles and Ringers At the blacksmith shop she stopped to take breath, and to see if Luretta might not, by some happy chance, be there; but the shop was silent. A Little Maid of Old Maine Nick greeted him and said it was a happy chance—he was uncommonly glad to see him. The Tragic Muse By a happy chance she had been allowed to spend the week with the Randolph Bartletts, only reporting to her grandmother from time to time for consultations regarding summer clothes. Quin If one happy chance can bring a fortune, who will spend laborious days to gain a competence? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 "May we know of your grace by what strange and happy chance this riddle has been read?" said the Queen Berengaria. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Perhaps he was chosen by some shrewd old captain, who knew a fire-horse when he saw one, even in the raw; perhaps it was only a72 happy chance which put him in the business. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle She was like a thing long imprisoned, liberated by some happy chance. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee He had been waiting for half an hour, not because the train was late, but because he proposed to be on the spot if by any happy chance it should arrive ahead of schedule time. Quin Now if happy chance should bring Overland Red on this freight, with his burro and outfit; I'll have one reason to offer for wanting to go with him. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail I refuse to vilify happy chance in the name of black despair. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York Many a genius attains a commanding position largely through the happy chance of meeting many powerful masters by proxy and through his happy facility for taking and using whatever creativeness these have to offer. The Joyful Heart It was a happy chance I was ready for them. Sixty Years of California Song At this critical juncture a happy chance changed the whole fortune of the day. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III Mr. Galbraith took a firmer hold upon his self-possession and trusted that some happy chance might yet intervene to save him. The Price And whether by happy chance or on some signal dropped down from him or because the chantey was a new one and the crew were glad to show it off, it was chosen. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi We may be sure that Palissy did not lose this happy chance of carrying into practice the 'delectable garden' of his dreams. The Red Book of Heroes By a happy chance I found reclining under the pipul tree the village barber, a loquacious fellow, who counted it as part of his business to know the last detail about other people's affairs. Tales of Destiny She moved closer to see if by a happy chance the rabbit had landed upon a rocky shelf far down, hoping that after all she might in some way set him free. The Short Cut He'd never hoped to have such a happy chance to display his vocabulary. Winner Take All Nevertheless, sir, happy chance gave me a supply of splendid books. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis "By a happy chance we can proceed as though we had it," said Captain Breton, contentedly, while Annis crimsoned like a rose. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I Christmas Tales from 'Round the World His desire, and the right to strive for its attainment, had synchronised by happy chance. The Mayor of Warwick However, impelled by one of those fabulous hopes to which a man always clings, Rodolphe hurried to the office of the paper, reckoning that some happy chance might have taken the cashier there. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter We have not always even the happy chance to be a municipal dignitary, with a costume which I will not at present characterize. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Everyone talks of the German big guns as if they were some happy chance. My War Experiences in Two Continents Should I not find you--happy chance-- Just where your ivied cottage stands, Dreaming with hope of western lands, Or facing torn and tortured France? The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua What goddess would he delight to honour, if not the goddess of the happy chance which had made him what he was? The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome He had recently parted from his family, and a happy chance had brought him to fight over the very lines that protected his own home. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air He may have hoped that by some happy chance he might sit down with those with whom he could not expect on any other occasion to have a similar privilege. Medoline Selwyn's Work She blessed Lady Jane Grey, and Edgar Allan Poe, and Browning, and André de Chénier, and the happy chance that had made her combine them all. The Luckiest Girl in the School Kunda, guessing the road, went with doubtful steps to the front of the Datta house; she had no design in going, except that she might by a happy chance see Nagendra. The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal But somewhere far away, A glimmer caught their glance; They steered the ship that way To seize this happy chance. Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse And, by St. Paul! a happy chance indeed. Beatrix of Clare He would sail over to England; this would be a happy chance, for his vessel was unladen and ready for any adventure. Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter ‘That he grasped the skirts of happy chance,’ said Merton. The Disentanglers Huxley's own account of this happy chance is given in Darwin's Life and Letters, vol. ii. Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work A happy chance showed that the sciences might open an honourable and glorious path to the discouraged poet. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men In this crisis of his career happy chance came to his aid, and relieved him from the awkward and perilous situation into which he had fallen. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German To be married for ten, twenty, forty years, perhaps, with never the hand of happy chance—the wonderful, enthralling "might be" of life—to help her to endure it! The Moon out of Reach He longed to know if by any happy chance it was his room, for ever after to be filled with her wonder; but he didn't dare. The Enchanted April His journey had so far been unmolested, and he hoped that the happy chance that had favored him at Cossimbazar would not fail him now. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India He might obtain more on the road by some happy chance or other. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty One day, however, by a happy chance, I found in a ward of one of the hospitals a poor fellow who seemed to have been left to die. Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War Of a truth I do, and that right well; and it is indeed a happy chance that has thrown you across my path this day. In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young He was here, and happy chance had brought him and his master together again. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad She was pretending to mourn for the man to whom she had sold herself; for the man who through happy chance had died so quickly, leaving her with the price in her hand! The Claverings It was scarcely ten feet away, and he boldly stepped in, a thing that he would never have dared to do had it not been for the happy chance of the lantern. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty "It's a happy chance that I can tell you what you want to know," he said. The Forest of Swords A Story of Paris and the Marne This happy chance we owe, of course, directly to Mrs. Constance Garnett, who here proves once again that in her hands translation ranks as a fine art. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 17, 1920 Whether it was due to a happy chance or to the surroundings of his life, or whether descent from superior races has something in it, existence had been generous to him in attractions. The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations History usually speaks of this false movement as the happy chance which saved the country from invasion. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy Then by some happy chance we discovered we had both been in Africa, fell crowing into each other's arms, and the local tactical situation was cleared "one time" in flowing Swahili. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 4, 1917 I'm very glad to see you, Gordon!" exclaimed Mr. Ross; "but what happy chance brought you here? Elsie's children A happy chance brought him to the notice of a lawyer, who interested himself in him, directed his reading and organized his instruction. Twenty-six and One and Other Stories They come to the River along which they resolved to go.But it was our happy chance there came none. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape That I must go out to some work was evident, but what was to be the nature of that work was left to more mature consideration, or to some happy chance or opportunity. The Pilots of Pomona He would have no meetings with her save only such as thrice happy chance and most kind circumstance might apportion. If Winter Comes "Yes; in St. Louis; and it is not a happy chance, but a painful duty that has brought me to you to-night." Elsie's children You are disposed to underrate your gifts, your opportunities, your happy chances in life—in a word, your possibilities. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters At last Sir Julian Byng had achieved surprise; at last there had been open fighting; if by happy chance we took Cambrai what might not happen? Fields of Victory Fair and sweet lady," he said, "I made suit to your brother, and he has given me, his friend, this happy chance. Sir Mortimer It was only a happy chance that you did not drop and break them. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir It was in the year 1869 that Walter Besant, by a happy chance, made the acquaintance of James Rice, the editor of Once a Week, and became a contributor to that magazine. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 He was counting on happy chances in dealing with the unforeseen, when all his moves should be based on the precise information of a general. The Wild Olive Blessed be the happy chance which prevented you from following my advice! The Cross of Berny But for the happy chance of inquiry at the gate of a friend, the author would "have dined with the French Lord-High-Chancellor, without the smallest suspicion of who he was!" James Fenimore Cooper The soul of that man cannot fail to be elevated, who can seize the real spirit of the scattered pages that a happy chance has preserved for us. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 By a happy chance she did not perceive the wisp of steam. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories Frémont had just learned of Stockton's defeat of the Californians and, as usual, he seized the happy chance the gods had offered him. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown. The Reason Why If by any happy chance my bicycle had been damaged, of course I could not go on. A Bicycle of Cathay It is a delightful town, and it was a happy chance that made me a native of Warwickshire, Shakespeare's own county. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World Some little essays, two addresses, and a novel, a happy chance has preserved. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes At the same time, there was less to fear from an attack by animals, which by a happy chance had so far kept at a good distance. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Jack himself, by some happy chance, had been able to come out for luncheon, and the three men found each other thoroughly congenial. The Brown Study Then, with some happy chance aiding him, he would drop into the sea and make a desperate try for the land. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign And in order that her asking him should have the air of happy chance, she must somehow contrive to see him first. The Three Sisters A happy chance has led Dr. Magliori to the discovery of an agent of this sort which was traditionally in use by certain Italian families. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 A happy chance had furnished this little troop with a solid shelter, better than a tent, better than a native's hut. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Half a year ago a happy chance had brought him into conversation with the curator, who could not but be struck by the lad's intelligence, and who took an interest in him. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories To catch the skirts of glory in thine hand, and tread the heels of happy chance, and yet come back again to ill-starred twilight--and to me! Master Skylark He had rather heavy weather among the well-knit, grubby-knuckled urchins of the town, and would have been thoroughly disheartened but for one happy chance. Not Pretty, but Precious Is it not a happy chance—and a rare one—to meet with French people away from France? The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The sun shone with a clear, benign, but heatless shining: a ghostly, remote, yet quite limpid light, which seemed designed for the lighting of other planets and systems, and to strike here by happy chance. The Purple Cloud If, by any happy chance, he should live, people might perhaps talk. Taquisara And, dearest Theseus, if by some happy chance, you should escape the jaws of the Minotaur, then tear down those dismal sails, and hoist others that shall be bright as the sunshine. Tanglewood Tales "My lord - and you, Lord Glenalmond, my dear friend," he began, "this is a happy chance for me, that I can make my confession and offer my apologies to two of you at once." Weir of Hermiston Five of the machines had been seen moving towards the Thames, and one, by a happy chance, had been destroyed. The War of the Worlds If, by a happy chance, the compensation came in cash, the amount was rarely more than five dollars, and never more than ten. The Story of a Pioneer "Who battled for the true and just, "And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance. Remember the Alamo By a singular and happy chance we are able to some extent to check what passed along this road during the night in question. The Return of Sherlock Holmes By a singular and happy chance, we are able to some extent to check what passed along this road during the night in question. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Between the solemn Angstead twins, Mrs. Bines had sat in silence until by some happy chance it transpired that "horse" was the word to unlock their lips. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation But right across their path, by happy chance, there flashed a brown streak ridden by a snowy powder-puff, the visible but evanescent sign for Cottontail Rabbit. Johnny Bear And Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted We may therefore safely conclude that some happy chance has restored him to upper air. A Bell's Biography “Indeed,!’ said Herbert, “it is a happy chance that the Good Luck passed by the very spot where this bottle was floating.” The Mysterious Island By a happy chance I was turned to the study of the literature of the eighteenth century. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 By a happy chance, their styles were exactly complementary to one another; to hear both in one day was the highest intellectual entertainment which Rome afforded. Latin Literature I can never be thankful enough for the happy chance which brought about that last accidental meeting of Evadne with her mother. The Heavenly Twins I am glad I did, and still more glad of the happy chance that brought the inspector on the scene just at the right time. Tales of Two Countries It is not easy to describe the relief we felt at these happy chances. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale I have no doubt but if we overtake them we possess a very happy chance. Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette The number pleaseth me very well; I hope we shall have a prosperous and happy chance. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Rabelais, more than any other writer, took advantage of the happy chances and the richness of the popular speech, but he wrote in French, and nothing but French. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 Neither had known that the other lay behind the stone, but happy chance had made all their bullets go astray. The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis By a happy chance Grande had passed by; otherwise he would probably have been there still. Shallow Soil A happy chance carried him to Brody when he was very young. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) In the absence of such happy chances—and in one way or another they kept occurring—his girls might have seemed lonely, which was not the way he struck himself. The Reverberator By a happy chance our visit was made in a holiday time, and the students were all away. Castilian Days There was this other side to my problem that I could not bring myself to be sure the Colonel's escape had come merely by happy chance. The Yeoman Adventurer I thank God that the pomps and vanities prevailed; for this happy chance gave me Mary, my sweet Wordsworthian damsel, found, like the violet or the celandine, by the wayside, in Wordsworth's own country.' Phantom Fortune, a Novel The happy chance of securing a review of the Tales by the author of "Waverley" himself exceeded Murray's most sanguine expectations, and filled him with joy. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 By a happy chance the marble upon which Donatello worked had light veins running through it just where the head is, with the result that the face seems to possess a radiance of its own. A Wanderer in Florence It is a happy chance when a man's time is doubly improved. A Florida Sketch-Book For the happy chance mentioned above will be all the more certain not to come, in proportion as there are few to appreciate the kind of work done by great minds. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature On the whole, it was a happy chance that called him to the little capital of the little Grand-Duchy of Saxe-Weimar. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam The aged Emperor growled refusal to all their hints, and but for a happy chance we should have lost our mediaeval Herodotus. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Now he had occasion to bless this happy chance. The Heart of the Range Sharpman returned to his office to congratulate himself upon the happy chance that had placed so rich an opportunity within his grasp. Burnham Breaker Here, by a happy chance, she came upon a group of dowagers—friends of her youth from other towns—brought to the capital by the event, or their husbands' official duties in the new government. The Iron Game A Tale of the War Insarov came to meet Bersenyev directly he crossed the threshold, but he did not exclaim, 'Ah, it's you!' or 'Good Heavens, what happy chance has brought you?' On the Eve I have a letter to him,” exclaimed the youth, “and if it were not for the happy chance that brings me here, I would have come expressly to visit him.” The Social Cancer If you knew what a chance—what happy chance! Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 For both these discoveries, it may be remarked in passing, science is indebted less to a happy chance than immediately to Darwin's theory. Facts and Arguments for Darwin Hopeless and disconsolate In this solitude I've waited, Till some happy chance might rise When no longer I should grieve, And the king would give me leave To appear before his eyes. The Purgatory of St. Patrick By one of those happy chances which keep observation in Italy always in her best humour a shepherd had thrown himself down under one of the trees in the very attitude of Meliboeus. Italian Hours In the meantime the happy chance had awakened. The Social Cancer Surely this was the happy chance of which he had dreamed! The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign No; for him call it if you will a happy chance - a golden accident. Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures Yet sometimes we get a trace of them, by a happy chance, and often their influence remains with us in that spiritual refreshment with which we awake from profound slumber. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales If Orcagna's work was appointed to survive the ravage of time it is a happy chance that it should be balanced by a group of performances of such a different temper. Italian Hours A happy chance, we might say, made him free. English Literature for Boys and Girls My courage had already begun to sink when a happy chance brought us a young woman, Mme. My Life — Volume 1 In this happy chance the seeds were eventually widely distributed. Confessions of a Beachcomber The defenders, feeling they had escaped destruction only by a happy chance in leaving the bunk-house the instant they did, were not minded to tarry here where the heavens fell upon their heads. The Spoilers She did nothing but felicitate herself upon the happy chance which had sent her Mlle. At the Villa Rose Oersted was on the outlook for the required clue, and a happy chance is said to have rewarded him. The Story of Electricity Nothin' to be done till the marnin'," echoed Spruce with a sigh, catching these words by happy chance; "All the same, she's a fine young lady, and 'er orders is to be obeyed. God's Good Man And then befell one of those happy chances which supply mankind with instances for its pathetic faith that a good deed will not fail of reward. The Nether World She only wished that the happy chance had fallen to Cynthia's instead of to Molly's lot. Wives and Daughters Sixty years before, on those Lombard plains, Napoleon the Great had first lost, and then, by a happy chance, won the famous battle of Marengo. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict "A happy chance has put me at the same place as Mr. Kenton," continued Shepard easily. The Guns of Bull Run A Story of the Civil War's Eve The happy chance which had made him intimate with Lord Silverbridge had not yet enriched him. The Duke's Children It is a happy chance, my friends, for we shall be enabled to link the toils of Captains Burton and Speke with the explorations of Dr. Barth. Five Weeks in a Balloon In an art that can leave no one to practise it in the future unless that one be perfect at the outset, of what avail are happy chances, atavistic tendencies, the mellowing hand of time? Bramble-Bees and Others Longevity has been, by a happy chance, secured. The Spell of Egypt Somerset remembered that, by a happy chance, the costume he had designed for Sir Nathaniel was not at all picturesque; moreover Sir Nathaniel scarcely came near the Princess through the whole play. A Laodicean : a Story of To-day By happy chance or splendid calculation they were heading straight for the one drift which was still open to Cronje. The Great Boer War I say that his absence was a happy chance, because, had he been at home, he would certainly have said something, or done something, to offend Lady Lufton. The Last Chronicle of Barset You may depend upon me, who ask but the happy chance to serve you. The Snare This is fortunate, indeed," he said; "by what happy chance do I see you? Ten Years Later But when, by happy chance, the show stopped opposite our door, I saw enough of that ancient drama to be thrilled with terror and delight. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments The men appear to have been chiefly colonial rebels, and not Boers of the backveld, and to that happy chance it may be that the comparative harmlessness of their fire was due. The Great Boer War I ventured to stop," he said presently, "because I was not sure that happy chance would throw us together again. Daphne, an autumn pastoral Mr. Huxley allows me to quote from a letter an account of the happy chance that threw into his hands the opportunity of writing it. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 "But by what happy chance—" "Ah! your remark shows that you did not hear what I said." Ten Years Later He made use of his lost two years of German schooling to inflict their results on his students, and by a happy chance he was in the full tide of fashion. The Education of Henry Adams Ah, well, it is a happy chance that you recovered him so easily. Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners) It was not art, but happy chance, that led the poets in search of subjects to impress the tragic quality upon their plots. The Poetics of Aristotle What happy chance has given me such a destiny? Letters of Two Brides Pray take my arm, and tell me to what happy chance I am indebted for the pleasure of seeing you again?' Armadale By some happy chance they grew up to be decent citizens, but Henry Adams, as a brand escaped from the burning, always looked back with astonishment at their luck. The Education of Henry Adams ATHENIAN: Yes; and you must add fortunate; and his good fortune must be that he is the contemporary of a great legislator, and that some happy chance brings them together. Laws "Tell me what happy chance brought you here last night?" The Two Destinies There I saw the welcome promise of a coach—the happy chance of making my journey to Crickgelly easy and rapid from the very outset. A Rogue's Life At rare moments, when a happy chance led me into the National Gallery, I used to stand long before such pictures as “The Valley Farm,” “The Cornfield,” “Mousehold Heath.” The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft "Yet, may we know of your Grace by what strange and happy chance this riddle was at length read?" said the Queen Berengaria. The Talisman If unfortunately, it should come down in mid-ocean, nothing but the happy chance of some passing vessel could save them all from the certain fate of being drowned. Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space The old Vendeen did not let such a happy chance slip; he told his history with so much vivacity that a king, who never forgot anything, might remember it at a convenient season. The Ball at Sceaux Only one hope remains to him—that of intimidating Leander by loud threats and ferocious gestures, if, by a happy chance, he be a fellow of his own kidney. Captain Fracasse Miss Milton," said I, "by a happy chance you have enjoyed a luxury. Dolly Dialogues A happy chance brings me across your path, just when I am about to entertain Autolycus and his father at a feast. The Symposium When Karl heard this, he leapt up overjoyed, declaring that nothing more delightful had ever fallen to his lot than this happy chance. The Danish History, Books I-IX If, by any happy chance, the result be successful, I can more than compensate my dear master for the loss of Mr. Crowbillon’s custom. Diary of a Nobody |
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