| 单词 | ill-omened |
| 例句 | As usual, the lights were blinking frantically and she had her back to them, as oblivious as that ill-omened wireless operator on the Californian the night the Titanic went down. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There was no law, not even an unwritten law, against frequenting the Chestnut Tree Cafe, yet the place was somehow ill-omened. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Wiser now, Ben had told his mother that he would disappear for the day if she did not devise a plan to keep the colonel out of the maelstrom of this ill-omened day. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Protected from the sun, ignoring Piggy's ill-omened talk, he dreamed pleasantly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z If it were twice as bad three days hence, I should not care, but it would be grievous indeed if Switzerland were to take leave of me with so ill-omened an aspect. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z We observed the warning and made the best possible time to a cranny in the ill-omened “Windy Cape.” The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z "There!" he exclaimed, stopping just in front of me, and holding out the ill-omened book—"There! you can tell me who that is, can't you?" The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z A barque passed between the blazing pile and our ill-omened craft. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Perhaps she is not less happy now that the ill-omened, fateful splendors of the Palais Royal no longer help to make a gilded cage for the darlings of her nursery. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z He told his ill-omened story; and added as, remounting, he rode towards Bouquet’s tent, “The Indians will be here soon.” The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The start they made at daybreak was gloomy and ill-omened, through one of those white mists which are blown from the Atlantic over the flat lands of Western Poitou. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The reappearance of that ill-omened craft had alarmed her more than a little, and she could see that Carthew was becoming always more sorely puzzled. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z For an hour the little dark court behind the ill-omened house seethed with a furious mob. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z It did not seem to occur to the Pilgrims that to pitch their residence in a place desolated by the visitation of God was at all ill-omened. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Almost in despair, he leaves the ill-omened spot, and directs his course eastward with greater care; the bark of the trees, rougher and thicker on the northern side, furnishing a precarious clew for his guidance. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z That Clovis's two half-brothers should both have developed, without encouragement, so ill-omened a passion! The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Truly there must have been something ill-omened about this special hymn. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z No doubt, no doubt--all the gentlemen agreed, but those who had brought their womenfolk over with them to enjoy this ill-omened f�te day were unable to mask their anxiety. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z My servants had unpacked my baggage, and with a momentary pang of misgiving, I observed, lying on the table, my ill-omened copy of Horace. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z I rose long before my usual hour, and sought relief from inaction in preparations for my ill-omened journey. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Twilight deepened; the night breeze, grateful and refreshing, swept across the water, and all at once Atherton remembered that he had not eaten since his ill-omened luncheon and that he was ravenously hungry. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z Such is the change that has come over the old unhealthy, ill-omened Malay pirate abode: thanks to a clearly defined Free Trade policy! Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z If she were allowed, she would gladly turn her back on the ill-omened place, and thank her stars when quit of it. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z But to me it seemed an ill-omened beginning. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z We need not say that the ill-omened ship is broken in fragments by the wrath of the weltering fiend. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z A fear evidently struck her here that the reminiscence was ill-omened, for she hastened to add, 'But then I didn't deserve to be happy—and you do. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z I drew up, none the less, according to orders, dragging the chair with an ill-omened squeak. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z The Count, seeing him: “Are you there,” said he, “ill-omened raven?” The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z What was the meaning of this sudden, ill-omened connection which had sprung up between them? A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z She quickly destroyed the ill-omened bit of ivy and said nothing about it, though the children clamored. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z The Ortrud-theme swoops down upon the orchestra and settles there like an ill-omened bird. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Apart from all traditional belief, the Raven derives its ill-omened character as a herald of death from the rapidity with which it discerns, in the vicinity of its haunts, the carcase of any dead animal. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Oh! that is impossible, madame; it was his adversary in person who came and told me the result of their ill-omened meeting! San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z The ill-omened woman in white hastily gathered up her mantle, without any gesture or word of farewell. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z The ill-omened name of the assassin Guiteau I take to be from the same origin, and to be of French extraction. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Friday, October 13th—ill-omened day of the week, ill-omened day of the month—and we were to start on a scout down into the valley of the Cheyenne. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z He did not wish her to have his tiny, new-born daughter signed with the ill-omened cross, and to have the water of baptism poured on her head. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z In the afternoon the ill-omened spider hid again in the ceiling. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The place at that time was known by the ill-omened name of La Famine. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z "Count Veyhard!" said Miller, at last, with a terrible and ill-omened voice. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z For a time they kept going around a few tens of steps from the hole like ill-omened forest phantoms, drawing nearer and nearer. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z This day, ill-omened for the house of Trachtenberg, was a festival day for the other inhabitants of the town. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z That moment the silence was broken by other and ill-omened voices near, and coming, as it were, from under the earth, howling, coughing, whining, groaning, and finally a ghastly squeal, short, interrupted. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Then old Materne would take aim with his rifle, but the ill-omened bird would immediately take flight with dismal croakings, and the old hunter's arm fell helpless by his side. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z After a while he recovered his strength really, and looked with perfect presence of mind on the ill-omened faces of the three Kyemliches, lighted by the yellowish flame of the burning pitch. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Fresh tidings kept flying to the camp like ill-omened birds,--reports, each more recent and more terrible than the preceding,--and weakened the manhood of the soldiers. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The monsters of the deep were his playmates, the ill-omened birds of the night his fellows. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z It will convince men of the danger of pursuing the same ill-omened course: trusting to the same unskilful guidance: venturing too near the same wreck-strewn shore. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z Still there was an eerie, and it might have been thought by a supersensitive resident an ill-omened, aspect about the place. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Kuklinovski bent, straightened himself quickly, his lips opened with an ill-omened smile, and his eyes began to quiver. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z This laughter resounded with ill-omened echo through the windings of the glen. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The ill-omened birds of night flapped their wings, and swooped through the unsteady lights of the scene in utter dismay at this untimely invasion of their prescriptive dominions. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z His narrative of the descent of Smugglers’ Ladder evoked considerable applause, for the ill-omened chasm was well known by reputation. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Avoiding those ill-omened persons, he stole away into the darkness, choosing the most hilly, and therefore, to after-dinner promenaders, unfrequented way. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z The hideous croak of the ill-omened bird brought back vividly that other scene—the two grinning blood-stained skulls lying there in the dark forest by Burntwood Creek, and the startling challenge of their would-be avenger. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The ill-omened consequences of this influence were soon to appear before the world through the affair of Alcyone and the founding of the Order of the Star in the East.... H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal 2011-06-12T02:00:09.327Z The people felt a certain pride in the ill-omened locality. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z She was all anxiety to reach Kalmak, where they might be rid of this ill-omened clay. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z Improper and ill-omened as had been the father's wedding, that of the son, Mr. Riches thought, was still more deplorable. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z The presence of Chattaway at that ill-omened moment set them all inwardly quaking. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z The day appointed for Alice's ill-starred nuptials draws near with ill-omened celerity. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Yesterday, for once, this ill-omened rule was broken. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z At that ill-omened word the prisoner staggered like a drunken man, and lifted his right hand mechanically above his head, as one who would avert a blow. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z The cries and yells of the excited mob were now wilder and more frantic, and seemed to issue from the black, ill-omened mass that filled the atmosphere. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Have we not all of us, at some time in our lives, said ill-omened words, which we would gladly have recalled, if it had been possible? All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Bet Dancey it was, whose presence revealed by that ghastly gleam, moving like an ill-omened shadow among the shrubbery, had caused the lovers to bring their interview to such a sudden ending. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Even the last competitor must have a kind of "victory"; any mention of "failure" at such a time would be ill-omened. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z After this shooting the two strangers immediately retreated and a ludicrous occurrence took place if indeed, any event of that ill-omened day can be supposed to be calculated to excite merriment. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z Sarah Rumble, as we know, had a defined fear of Mr. Dingwell, but also a vague terror; for there was a great deal about him ill-omened and mysterious. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z In Pennsylvania every ill-omened bird in the nation had gathered and croaked. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z He had opened his writing-desk to find Lucy's last letter to him, and by ill luck it was this ill-omened document first came to his hand. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z Hence sprang an ill-omened name long attached to this particular spot. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Henry did not answer; he merely smiled in his ill-omened way. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z The ill-omened news of the destruction of the Sepher Torah had reached the women, and their Oriental natures found relief in profuse lamentation. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Finally no one would stop in the ill-omened mansion until Mr Pratt arrived. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z I followed her trail for some distance, till it still pointed, so far as I could discern it, to the lonely and ill-omened cottage. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z "And have you news of others present in that ill-omened expedition?" inquired Clara. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The hanging lamp sent down its subdued light, the fire in the grate burned low; but red gleams now and then shot forth from the embers, throwing an ill-omened light around these two forms. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z Whether he was not the ill-omened victim, pursued by the relentless furies of jealousy, pursued until he breaks down--and to be spared only by voluntary resignation? Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z I felt very uncomfortable; the few words mamma had said presented an image that somehow was mysterious and ill-omened. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z A subsequent visit to Naples, in February 1967, was more ill-omened still. Adam Blacklaw obituary 2010-04-25T18:25:00Z He hath come to our city with these stuffs for the sake of amusement.—At these words of the old woman the lady Dunyà laughed, and said, Allah afflict thee, thou ill-omened old woman! The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments A dense forest of tall spruces is at best a weird and ill-omened spot. The Girl From Tim's Place That military, ill-omened, rude mind, which you have for secular management, you cannot use for the spiritual treatment of doctrine. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII Had Ulrich been more mistrustful before his marriage, the whole ill-omened business might have turned out differently. The Undying Past And around her sat a throng bearing ill-omened names, Cruelty and Lust, Lawlessness and Flattery and Sedition. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius But when he heard my words, he looked at me and replied, O ill-omened old man! The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments The battle took place on July 18, 390, that ill-omened dies Alliensis which long perpetuated in the Roman calendar the memory of the deepest shame the republic had ever known. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race In the annals of Christianity, the most ill-omened day is that in which she separated herself from science. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time The ill-omened tideway was on its best behaviour; but even so, there was a constant gentle roll as the oily swell swung in from the Atlantic. The Spy in Black He continues to struggle with his ill-omened "permit," but, by and by, becoming aware of her gaze, glances consciously over his shoulder and meets her half-veiled eyes. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors From all sides, great and small were flocking to the ill-omened street; but soon they had left the last houses behind them and were driving along at a slow trot, through the star-lit night. At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas Through the cobwebbed spaciousness and breathless quiet of the place sounded the ill-omened quaver of a barn owl. The Tempering They passed a tedious night of fear, and with the first dawn of day, hastily quitted the ill-omened spot. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Unsteadily he touched the lever and his ill-omened craft forged ahead. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories And with that ill-omened crew came the great adventure. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 "Ghost Lane," spelled the table, without reflecting that this would be a surprise to the company; for what should a young physician just returned home have to call him to that ill-omened street? At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas While Gertrude was still away on her ill-omened voyage in quest of a parson, Lady Tringle was stirred up to a great enterprise on behalf of her unhappy son. Ayala's Angel "For what purpose," he asked himself, "but to avert this ill-omened event could I have had such an extraordinary warning?" Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency We then hastened to escape from this ill-omened island. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Gerry was really almost beginning to believe that the ill-omened number of her cubicle must have something to do with the persistent misfortune which dogged her footsteps! Just Gerry Heavy beetling brows, a dark, saturnine, ill-omened expression, was ever on his features. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) Plague itself would have been a preferable reputation to such a report, and accordingly few but the very poorest and most destitute would accept the shelter of this ill-omened spot. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The sun’s rays grew longer and longer, throwing shadows over the ill-omened abode of dark dealings, and the motionless body that lay there. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising Then he broke out into a sort of funereal wail which made Leigh’s blood run cold, it sounded so like ill-omened prophecy. Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa Those directly opposite the sorceress, at this ill-omened juncture, stood turned to stone. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War It was an ill-omened spot—cursed and haunted with an overshadowing of woe. A Veldt Vendetta Again I felt uneasy, for his words were exactly those which the King had uttered—his tone mocking and ill-omened. The White Shield Amid the horrors of the evening prospect, Norwood observed innumerable ill-omened porpoises that seemed to cover the surface of the sea as far as the eye could reach. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia And now with a thrill of unspeakable exaltation, he realised that he was going downhill, that he was actually outside that hated and ill-omened hollow which had been their drear prison-house all these weary weeks. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley After the death of Claudius, Agrippina discovered that the day was ill-omened, so that she hesitated to have her son proclaimed. Roman Women Once alone—and Lord Glengariff took the earliest moment to be so—they immediately resumed the subject of the ill-omened despatch. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day High up on the ill-omened Hlobane Mountain we were seated, whose savage fastnesses I had spent days in exploring. The White Shield The ill-omened Anticosti, the graveyard of many seamen, is yet to be passed. Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5. I divined at once that my orderly was laying in stores for a solitary tramp, and making a raven in this, to him, strange desert, of the ill-omened bird that had pounced upon us. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 They could be dried while the vessel was waiting for cargo elsewhere, and he longed to get away from that ill-omened spot. The Woodlands Orchids His object seems to have been to include the most distasteful and ill-omened things imaginable—a practice shared, indeed, by other poets contemporary with him. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Oh! cruel Fate that bade me look, On one ill-omened day, Upon the pictures in the book Of Vardon's hints on play! The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 Was there some such ill-omened charm working all that night on Victor Heron? The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. The Lady Bela had sent the ill-omened bird to disturb the proceedings, for she knew well enough the inclination of the voters, and Prince Wladomir had inspired her with the bitterest hate. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors An ill-omened beginning, prophetic and prolific of like results. The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894 Distinguish between the pronunciation of illumined and ill-omened. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected Popular belief has generally invested these ill-omened bodies with peculiar terrors. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries There is, indeed, some fatality about that copy of Durer’s ‘Knight, Death, and the Devil,’ which seems really ill-omened, for this is the second time it has fallen. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part He smiled; he jested with the boy, the heir both of these feasters and their meat; he clapped his hands, and gave me a stave of one of the old, ill-omened choruses. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) “Come in!” shouted Medenham, on whom the first strong shadow of impending disaster had fallen as soon as he heard those ill-omened words “in the car.” Cynthia's Chauffeur She knew quite well that ever since that ill-omened night he had altogether relinquished gambling and effected a complete revolution in his habits of life. Weird Tales, Vol. II. This phrase it is which comes back unceasingly, like an ill-omened bell sounding again and again the heart’s ruin of the living dead: always we have the same word, “Immured.” La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages It is ill-omened to sprinkle bridal lace with tears. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Troops of guests streamed in from all parts, a long row of carriages stood in the street, as on that other ill-omened day; but this time no misfortune occurred. Timar's Two Worlds The ill-omened union between them was bearing its only possible fruit, disgrace to both—a solemn warning to all future ages. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The house itself is poor, ill built, with straggling passages and low rooms, and is a sombre, ill-omened looking place. Lady Anna The benches were stacked against the wall, all but an ill-omened row designed for wall-flowers, and the floor was cleared and waxed. The Wishing Moon The fear was superstitious; there came up again and again in her memory Dandie’s ill-omened words, and a hundred grisly and black tales out of the immediate neighbourhood read her a commentary on their force. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Something speaks in my bosom; and so much it says plain—that this is an ill-omened journey.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) But, one way or another, the smoke of that ill-omened furnace protected the first steps of my escape, and led me unobserved to the ca�on. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) To see him, wet as a drowned rat, tugging up the muddy bank with his ill-omened and unsightly prey, was indeed a singular spectacle. Happy Days for Boys and Girls And here, in this ill-omened Africa, the evil eye has looked at her, and she thinks herself a Christian, when she is just as much a hippogriff, or a chimæra.” Callista : a Tale of the Third Century For a good fifteen minutes the ill-omened crew continued their retreat by forced march. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales I can almost lay my finger upon the date and circumstances of its ill-omened advent. Right Above Race And saying this, he pointed with his hand at the vultures, a few of which coursed already in an ill-omened circle above the caravan. In Desert and Wilderness Roar upon roar of enthusiasm echoed through the marble throne room, and Nelson would have felt wholly at ease had not that little knot of priests remained gathered like ill-omened carrion crows about the door. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 The ill-omened bird again shrieked, and the wind howled fitfully; whilst the moon, issuing from behind a cloud, now threw a cold comfortless light, which imparted a death-like hue to every object around. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Juve, without being aware of it, had just written on the paper of his note-book the ill-omened name which haunted him. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales Nor unlike the ill-omened bird whose name she bore did this old beldame look in her close-clinging black gown, and flapping black cape and hood, and with her sharp eyes, hooked nose and protruding chin. Hidden Hand But what will the tribesmen of the ill-omened prophet do with them? In Desert and Wilderness Employing these birds for the removal of refuse is a remedy almost as bad as the disease, since the habits of the huge, ungainly, ill-omened creatures are extremely disgusting. Aztec Land On this ill-omened vehicle there stood three persons, the prisoner, and two of the armed wardens of the Bastile, the former ironed very heavily, and the latter bristling with offensive weapons. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 Was she really a sort of number thirteen, a grain of spilt salt, ill-omened, disastrous? Olive in Italy The crew, moved by the sight of these ill-omened lands, cried with one voice,— "To the north! to the north!" The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras The earth was so flooded with light that everything appeared white, and not a sound, not even the buzz of insects, interrupted this deadly stillness surfeited with an ill-omened luster. In Desert and Wilderness That ill-omened Mohun has come, or is coming, to London again: we are in a lawsuit about my late Lord Gerard's property; and he hath sent to me to meet him.” Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Madame Dumesnil had remained below with the bridegroom and Mr. Percy, the sole witness to this ill-omened marriage. Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 Slowly the boat, with its ill-omened signal, moved to meet the conquering hero. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland The Coliseum was appointed as the place of meeting, and it was destined to present an unwanted spectacle, a grand but ill-omened scene. Pius IX. And His Time Again and again I have had reason to fear that his ill-omened influence has been directed against my humble self!... A Nest of Spies One was Pope Urban, whom Simon had not seen since the day of that ill-omened papal mass for the Tartar ambassadors. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel I have brought hither two noble dames to persuade the Princess to renounce this ill-omened alliance—the Grand Duchess of Gleneagle and Margravine of Muscombe, her Majesty's dearest and most intimate friends. In Brief Authority And suddenly the ill-omened string broke with a hiss; the musician rushed to the treble notes, broke up and confused the measure, abandoned the treble notes, and hurried his hammers to the bass strings. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 The revolutionary chiefs harangued anew for war, and Italy, listening to their ill-omened counsels, took up arms against its sovereigns; and so gave the death-blow to its political existence. Pius IX. And His Time Assuredly that ill-omened bandit was responsible for the sudden departure of Elizabeth, immediately after Fandor had obtained from her charming lips the sweet avowal of her love.... A Nest of Spies She was popularly called the Mayfly—a name which, both in and out of Parliament, suggested to bright wits an ill-omened pun. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force The elements seemed in unison with my spirit: as if they too had taken their cue from the ill-omened bodings of my Indian oracle! The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Weapons of warfare are ill-omened words to utter; the use of them, however, is an unavoidable necessity. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era As has been seen, the Holy Father himself complained bitterly of the increase of irreligion and immorality under their ill-omened auspices in Romagna. Pius IX. And His Time I, like a Thyiad, have framed a dirge for the tomb, hearing of the dead, dabbled in blood, that perished haplessly—verily this meeting of spears was ill-omened. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes An "ill-omened marriage," William Pitt called it in the House of Commons. The Critical Period of American History His spare figure and ill-omened aspect have been alluded to. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The spoiling of arms, at least during the battle, was also interdicted; and the consecration of the spoils of slain enemies to the gods, as, in general, all rejoicings for victory, were considered as ill-omened. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing I would not end with so ill-omened a word, but rather with your own sweet name, Jessica. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance That ill-omened raven of his father's life hath had his wings clipped and his claws pared, and comes to us croaking for revenge. Vera or, The Nihilists "If this ill-omened marriage is not already solemnized, I know a just and lawful impediment, and in the name of the public safety I here forbid the banns." The Critical Period of American History These ill-omened visitors came closer and closer, as they saw the group lying motionless, and chattered and hopped from branch to branch over head, impatient for their prey. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. But his ill-omened proclamation had done its work; violence and pillage were rampant in the French army, and he could do little to restrain them. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History I did not mean to fill my letter with this long extract from his note-book, nor would I end with such ill-omened words. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance Saturday is another ill-omened day; most children born on this day will be of heavy, dull, and dogged disposition. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources I am doomed again to hear this ill-omened, this calamitous word! The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck As holding up the cup, gravestones, tears--heart-tears--seems an ill-omened cup, yet no one need to be discouraged. Cupology How to Be Entertaining Lucille, alone once more, became a prey to the terror of another visit from the so-called Madame Le Prun, whose ill-omened approaches had inspired her with so much terror on the night preceding. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 At last he has gone, the ill-omened hat has left my house I hope never to return! Three Hats A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts The admission of that ill-omened and unfounded claim would be, at the bar of politics, a colossal blunder; at the bar of patriotism, a colossal crime. Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses His voice broke the spell which held her chained to the ill-omened spot, and she turned to fly, only to find herself on his breast and his dear voice sounding entreatingly in her ears. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story The sun set, pale and rayless, as if drowned in the ill-omened yellow clouds. Adventures of a Young Naturalist And about them hover always detective and police-captain, ill-omened birds of prey, who feed upon the underworld. American Sketches 1908 How explain this arrest, this imprisonment in the ill-omened place? Tartarin On The Alps They were all kings almost from their cradle—kings ill-omened, entering upon their royalty with infant terror and tears. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets As I conjectured, he had totally failed in his attempt to mollify his father, who was furious at his temerity in appearing before him, and whose rage redoubled when he heard of his ill-omened marriage. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Our bivouac was an ill-omened beginning to the route march of the column under Colonel Martin. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan He saw a night-jar like a ghost wheeling to and fro not far from the scaffold, and anxious to get from the ill-omened spot, flew yet more swiftly. Wood Magic A Fable "Foul fa' thee, thou screech-owl," said Egerton, starting back at that ill-omened sound; "we shall ne'er be rid o' this pestilence!" Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 And there he stood, with as ill-omened a visage as ever brought blight upon a party of pleasure. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 Ah, fruitless hope! each glorious sign That stamps the future queen is mine, With no ill-omened mark to show A widow's crushing hour of woe. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Suddenly he saw the ill-omened fin of a shark rising above the water at no great distance off, and then his snout appeared, and his wicked eyes were visible surveying the scene of action. The Three Midshipmen "Unless thou canst hold that ill-omened tongue of thine, there presently will be another bloody fact between thy teeth!" Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine A sudden impulse to reconciliation seized them both, and they were on the verge of shaking hands, when three boys came sauntering through the churchyard—one of them was the ill-omened Jones. St. Winifred's, or The World of School Presently the steamer separated from her burning sister and dropped back; then it was seen that the flames now swept the entire stern of the ill-omened Toki Maru. Chatterbox, 1906 Her right eye throbbed,—ill-omened sign, to tell The endless loss of him she loved so well, And to the lady's saddening heart revealed The woe that Lakshmaṇ, in his love, concealed. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The prince concluded by saying that in such a matter haste was ill-omened, because to deprive a man of life is to pull down a building of which God is the Architect. Mystics and Saints of Islam But, while he was still throbbing with bliss, he heard a sound, at which his "bedded hair" started up and stood on end—the ill-omened sound of a slow and heavy footfall. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance Sundry remarks of this ill-omened individual will afford you a clear indication of his abject views and pernicious purpose. The Gods are Athirst Then, evidently impressed by something shadowed in the expression of his ill-omened Mercury, he exclaimed: ‘You have more to tell me?’ The Flaw in the Sapphire Then came o'er heaven a sanguine hue, Though evening's flush not yet was due, While each ill-omened bird that flies Assailed the king with harshest cries. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Even though I hid my ill-omened face from you, reared as I was to sad knowledge of the wrath upon me, the wrong has been done. The Thing from the Lake His little sister possessed a doll which seems to have been an ill-omened creature all its days. Viking Boys “A silly love affair as likely as not,” he continued monotonously, his thin lips writhing between the ill-omened sunk corners. Chance A Tale in Two Parts His counsel was of no further avail, and he only brought odium on them; indeed, his advice had from first to last been misleading and ill-omened. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II The leader of the giant crew His arm around the lady threw: Thus Budha503 with ill-omened might Steals Rohiṇí's delicious light. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The horse-dealer and the sergeant, who had begun to doze in their respective corners, were also disturbed by the ill-omened sound. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. They were a rough, desperate-looking set; on their ill-omened and sunburnt visages thief could be read as plainly as if it were written there, and perhaps, also, the still more significant word, assassin! Monte-Cristo's Daughter The situation itself vanished in the financial crash as a building vanishes in an earthquake—here one moment and gone the next with only an ill-omened, slight, preliminary rumble. Chance A Tale in Two Parts France was thought to have done a great thing for herself by the annexation of Lorraine; in later times it seemed to have been an ill-omened acquisition. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II This bird of most ill-omened note, Loud screaming with discordant throat, Announces with a warning cry That strife and victory are nigh.” The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse This was not the last time we were to see that ill-omened craft. A Voyage round the World A book for boys From the other vessel we heard shrieks and a cry of despair; but the ill-omened miscreant disappeared as rapidly as she approached, and left us floating a helpless log, on a sea proverbial for storms. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver He hung his hat up on its accustomed peg when he returned from that ill-omened visit to Mr. Round, and did not move it for days, ay, for weeks,—except on Sunday mornings. Orley Farm While systematically practising upon the credulity of his dupes, the professed master of this ill-omened art frequently resorted to assassination by poison or dagger in the accomplishment of his schemes. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 This hardly satisfied the public clamor; and so ill-omened a commencement augured badly for the success of the campaign for position, in which both armies were now manœuvring. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Milan had not yet made his ill-omened remark that the road to Sarajevo went via Sofia. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 All who hear the ill-omened tones will soon die. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore I followed her trail for some distance, till it still pointed, as far as I could discern it, to the lonely and ill-omened cottage. Danger! and Other Stories Conspicuous among them was the ill-omened "fever tree," with its gaunt, bare, ungainly arms and yellow bark—the tree whose presence indicates a pestilential air. Impressions of South Africa Was it possible that the girl had acted as a decoy to lure him into this ill-omened Dead Hole? Bloom of Cactus I always look upon this house as an ill-omened place. The Carved Cupboard The Nomad was speeding toward the ill-omened satellite at the rate of more than a thousand miles a second. Creatures of Vibration Our European, I might rather say, our civilised eyes, could not have discovered the ill-omened object at that distance, but those of desert Arabs are far more powerful p. 330than ours. Byeways in Palestine Here, too, were dead horses, and here, too, were the black, ill-omened birds. The Long Roll As I left the committee-room I could not help congratulating myself over the ill-omened beginning, since it had resulted toward a relation of the work far more complete than had otherwise been the case. A Military Genius Life of Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland Upon the night following the ill-omened banquet in Park Lane was held a second dinner party, in Cadogan Gardens. The Sins of Séverac Bablon In spite of this ill-omened beginning, The Bunhouse did very useful work. The Mark Of Cain The young officers breathed more freely when their ill-omened companion had gone. The Three Lieutenants And this we may be sure was the spirit of many another reply to these ill-omened invitations. Robert Burns Not many days after fervently deprecating a general resignation, an ill-omened purpose of this very course actually flitted across the mind of the young under-secretary himself. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 The captain flung himself miserably into a chair and scrawled out the ill-omened document. Roger Ingleton, Minor Charles Edward, to whose ill-omened attempts to sail from Dunkirk, Walpole had thus alluded, had borne that disastrous endeavour with a fortitude which augured well for his future powers of endurance. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Their marriage had been enforced by the laws of honour, and was ill-omened from the first; therefore, where respect has ceased, affection soon languishes and expires. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. Behold the gradual rise of unpopularity about his great figure; and it is this ill-omened nephew who has placed the ladder. Napoleon the Little One old fish-wife, the oldest woman in the village, had regarded the whole plan of teaching the children as suspicious and ill-omened. Culm Rock The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught But ill-omened events occurred to destroy our common labors. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 During the inclemency of the winter many of the cavalry lost their horses; but the troopers being, as Sir Walter relates, "chiefly gentlemen, continued to adhere with fidelity to their ill-omened standards." Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Under these circumstances Grenville in an ill-omened moment resolved to revive a dormant power which existed in the Constitution, and levy this new war-tax by Imperial taxation. Historical and Political Essays When Pennington for female ills indites, Studying alone not what, but how he writes, The ladies, as his graceful form they scan, Cry, with ill-omened rapture,—"Killing man!" The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings It is possible that this was the "last straw," and that the reception of The Blues hastened Byron's determination to part company with the profitless and ill-omened Liberal. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 God, from whom no secrets are hid, knows how many young men and fair girls, who should have led happy lives together, had been consumed by fire in this ill-omened place. Martyred Armenia But the memory of her misfortunes, of the ill-omened well of the Yoshida Goten has remained for centuries in the mind, and thought, and speech of Nippon. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 ‘Ominous’ has now acquired the sense of ‘ill-omened’; compare the acquired sense of ‘hapless,’ ‘unfortunate,’ etc. Milton's Comus And the ill-omened birds scream out to the winds that the old Slavonic curse has fallen on the castle, and the doom has lighted on the foreign settlers too. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Throwing down the ill-omened journal, I could not forbear a muttered quotation: "The day looks dark for England." Border and Bastille Thy words, ill-omened, fall, O friend, on none But me alone. Story of Orestes A Condensation of the Trilogy And they lamented when, after the Autumnal Equinox, the malign influence of the venomous Scorpion, and vindictive Archer, and the filthy and ill-omened He-Goat dragged him down toward the Winter Solstice. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry But nothing could be too ill-omened for that hypocrite. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 The cries of strange weird birds were heard, probably the shrieks of the ill-omened screech-owl, and the place seemed more and more remote from all human sympathy. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan But these ill-omened owls have done a wrong, And learned to sing as the white falcon sings. The Secret of Divine Civilization In another minute he had shipped these and was pulling with all his might away from that ill-omened neighbourhood. Under the Great Bear He did not like the persistence with which the ill-omened birds kept him company; but they were far out of range of pistol shot. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World It was ill-omened, he had often warned me. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 Outflanking stared at him with all its ugly meaning, and as he went he shouted hoarsely back to Kars his ill-omened news. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon The images in her mind are not at all portentous now; she is among her friends, she is harvesting impressions; there is not a word of anything dark or distressing or ill-omened. The Craft of Fiction I rewarded him for all his kindness by invective and disdain, and hastened to complete my ill-omened marriage. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 The name of the Allia was ill-omened because it was on the banks of this stream that the Gauls under Brennus inflicted a crushing defeat on the Romans in 390 B.C. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Leave this ill-omened document with me; it is safer than in your hands. A Crooked Path A Novel This of itself was enough to terrify the populace, who were even more dismayed by ill-omened interpretations published by the seers. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form So she shut down the window altogether; for she could not bear the ill-omened baying any longer. The House by the Church-Yard Intuitively she recognized the fact that she was confronting the first cross roads in her hitherto monotonous life, and a vague dread flitted like ill-omened birds before her, darkening her vision. Infelice But heedless, blind with frenzy, one and all Up to the sacred citadel we strain, And there the ill-omened prodigy install. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor As for the man, I am going to relate to you his ill-omened adventure: Look round! The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 The device was too transparent for an Italian crowd not to detect it, and the ill-omened cortége of the “Pope’s representative,” as the Romans styled the executioner, passed by without any comment. Rome in 1860 Sinister rumours, however, were still about, like a flight of ill-omened birds, and it was said that another troop of people were collecting further on to intercept our passage to Soudan. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government Many a year had passed without the prospect of such an event, and it had looked as if the ill-omened words uttered in the past were to be realised. Strange Pages from Family Papers When the Ming dynasty in its turn became decadent, we hear again of the White Lotus coupled with rebellion, and similarly after the Manchus had passed their meridian, its beautiful but ill-omened name frequently appears. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 It was the first time he and the dowager had met since the marriage, and she brought before him all too prominently the ill-omened past: her unjustifiable scheming—his own miserable weakness. Elster's Folly Wherefore I counsel you to pause ere you reach that ill-omened waste, and pass the night at the hostel there. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot "There is something ill-omened in all here," said Betty with a slight shiver. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V Full on his cusp his angry master sate, Conjoined with Saturn, baleful both to man: Of secret slaughters, empires overturned, Strife, blood, and massacres, expect to hear, And all the events of an ill-omened year. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 The country between the sea and the mountains was the happy-hunting-ground of the natives before the arrival of the ill-omened white-fellow. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned At any rate, though the ill-omened series did not cease, nothing further appeared in it which showed the tone of Literature and Dogma. Matthew Arnold None but the ignorant stranger ever ventured within half-a-mile of that ill-omened spot. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot He mixed his colors with the bitter distillations of his heart, and created the beautiful but ill-omened vision which long afterwards so disquieted Balder.— Idolatry A Romance And more, and more, and ever more, The numberless, ill-omened brood Flapping their ragged plumes, Possessed the landscape and the evening light With menaces and glooms. The Poems of Henry Van Dyke She would sweep instantly from that ill-omened palace. The Palace of Darkened Windows His mind, however, was disturbed, and his heart sank at this ill-omened commencement of his wedding day. Lha Dhu; Or, The Dark Day The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two It was a strange, ill-omened promise of marriage, and a bitter realization of how little it meant was suddenly borne home to Nevill. In Friendship's Guise Moreover, was it not the ill-omened figure of the old witch-woman, that had hobbled into the auberge with the news that Christine Leroux was lying like one dead by the roadside? A Loose End and Other Stories And what has been the result of this ill-omened alliance? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 The next death in that ill-omened race was that of King Richard's own son, in the tenth year of his age. In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young The start they made at daybreak was gloomy and ill-omened, through one of those white mists which are blown from the Atlantic over the flat lands of Western Poitou. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France His is the gemitus columbæ, cooing and wooing fraternity; theirs the funereal screams of birds of night calling for their ill-omened paramours. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) To those who knew the waters and had some skill with their oars there was no peril, but to a crew of drink-filled junketers it was an ill-omened place. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality We went down dismal paths where the night wind sighed a miserere in the cedars, and things of the dark scurried away with furtive noises, or flapped ill-omened black wings overhead. A Woman Named Smith Yet there is more than one reason why if the Home Rule Bill be carried, reaction should make its ill-omened appearance in the field of English public life. A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893 As the words were uttered, a fearful cry was heard, and the weird troop fled away screaming, like ill-omened birds. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest "Aroynt thee, witch," should have been returned to such an ill-omened salute; but the miller's wife was either unwilling or unable to utter this well-known preservative against the malice of the Evil Ones. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 And, indeed, if ever that spirit which is entitled Romance—if ever she, the wan misty-winged Ashtophet of idolatrous Egypt, presided, as they tell, over marriages ill-omened, then most surely she presided over mine. Famous Modern Ghost Stories Nor is it necessary, that any ill-omened apprehensions should be excited by the misfortunes of the Alexander and the Friendship. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) I declare, my child, the ill-omened report, they bring word that a decree has passed by the vote of the Greeks regarding thy life. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. What if you have stumbled on an ill-omened grave! The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest The ill-omened fowls hopped off; relations began to collect; there was an atmosphere of suppressed electricity about the place, and certain women openly criticised the prominent attitude Hicks saw fit to assume. Children of the Mist At such a moment there must be no ill-omened word, so she challenges fate. The Agamemnon of Aeschylus Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes The ill-omened dancer had laid a chilly hand on the heart of many a wedding guest. Stories of the Border Marches O hapless me! having †beheld† bitter, bitter, ill-omened Helen, I am slain, I perish, by the impious slaughter of an impious sire. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. They were thugs and roustabouts and ill-omened fellows who could stab in the back; they were craven in the face of an open peril. Truxton King A Story of Graustark The little doctor's talk, above all the sight of his calm, thoughtful face and the aspect of his calm, satisfied room, gave the coup de grâce to the uneasiness of a spurious and ill-omened excitement. Flames At that name, uttered in so ill-omened a place, I felt a fresh access of terror. The Lost Stradivarius Ye, O young men, and young women lately married, abstain from ill-omened words. The Works of Horace For surely in both instances, or at any rate from Crete she came ill-omened to renowned Athens, when on the Munychian shore they bound the platted ends of their cables, and disembarked on the continent. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. Oh, Percy, you did not kiss your mother before starting on your ill-omened voyage. In the Wrong Paradise In some ill-omened day branches of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which had seceded from the American order of that name, began to interest themselves in Ulster in political affairs. Ireland Since Parnell Wade--who had the ill-omened croak of the raven--Wade--who bent his driven steps toward hell! The Mysterious Rider This was, indeed, an ill-omened break in the ceremony of initiation of a new Tu-Kila-Kila, to which he had never before in his life been accustomed. The Great Taboo It was true: the flames were becoming visible again in the increasing darkness and the heavens were reddened once more with the ill-omened light. The Downfall But as he glanced at the gold he saw blood specks thereon, and I heard him mutter: "No, by Freya, that were ill-omened." Wulfric the Weapon Thane She spoke, too, of the ill-omened and secret wedding after the usual legal formalities, and of their hand-to-mouth existence, till the day an uncle on dying left them some ten thousand francs a year. A Love Episode The ill-omened courtesy of the corsair filled their hearts with apprehension, and they viewed his immediate departure, after the refusal of the council had been conveyed to him, with undisguised relief. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean Ah, Percy, Percy!—on that ill-omened day, what caused you to linger? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy I defrayed the expenses of the funeral out of my own purse, that I might have done with the undertakers at once, and clear the ill-omened birds from the premises. Tales of a Traveller I had no thought that we should return to this ill-omened place. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford But late one night, before Easter Monday, there was an ill-omened knocking at the wicket-gate. Best Russian Short Stories She was but fulfilling a sad duty--at least she thought so--as she played her ill-omened part, sacrificing herself for her boy and her only daughter Edith. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune Still borne before him since the Fall, Blackens with its ill-omened sign The old blue heaven of faith benign. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell "His ill-omened presence would cast a gloom upon St. Andrew's day." Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune Through the long, hours of the night Gard lay awake, living over the gruesome moments spent in the ill-omened house on Washington Square. Out of the Ashes The sight set him reflecting, as he flew off uneasily to follow up the man's movements, and he began to think what mischief this ill-omened apparition foretold. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala The broiler business stands to-day as the ill-omened valley in the poultry landscape. The Dollar Hen I tried to recall whether we were in a good or bad faubourg, but could not; and then I remembered that Paris was now divided into arrondissements, which had a much less ill-omened sound. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 This ill-omened anniversary we sang dirge and mass for the souls of those who were slain by treachery seven years ago. Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune This ill-omened person was clad in a statesmanlike black frock-coat with trousers of similar funereal shade. The Collectors She was the child of no ill-omened, miserable marriage, but of a fitting union; her parents had been sundered only by death, not by wretched domestic dissensions. Great Britain and Her Queen I have thus pointed out two ill-omened customs which are to be avoided. Tales of Old Japan There was Lieutenant Ballard, who had broken up the Black Jack gang of ill-omened notoriety, and his Captain, Curry, another New Mexican sheriff of fame. The Rough Riders There was something furtive and ill-omened about this neighborhood which one sensed rather than perceived. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts Consigned once more to the custody of the serjeant-at-arms, he was placed on board a barge, of ill-omened appearance, being covered with black cloth, like a Venetian gondola, and kept for offenders against the Star-Chamber. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Why did she insist upon this ill-omened marriage?—a proceeding as indelicate as it is—" "Silence!" thundered Fra Pacifico—"silence, I command you! The Italians Duke Humphrey's Library, as the new room was popularly called, continued to flourish and receive valuable accessions of manuscripts and printed books belonging to divinity, medicine, natural science, and literature until the ill-omened year 1550. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays Mr. Tiffles produced the ill-omened article, and handed it to her. Round the Block But ill-omened chances threaten everything that man is doing, or ever can do, and he would not let the thought of them disturb him now. The Adventures of Captain Horn The moat had become a deep waterless cleft; and beneath, on the accessible sides towards the glen, clustered a collection of black horsehair tents, the foremost surmounted by the ill-omened crescent. More Bywords Let no ill-omened word Escape the barrier of your teeth. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 8, 1917 Money was scarce, and the paper currency—an ill-omened device of Mahmud's—was depreciated, distrusted, and regarded as an imperial betrayal of confidence. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey And so we all sallied out together, each of us breathing more freely, I have no doubt, as we crossed that ill-omened threshold for the last time. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 1 I left immediately, and when a turn in the street hid the ill-omened front of the inn, I began to breathe with my usual freedom. Views a-foot It had been sunless all day, and all day the blanket of clouds that beset the sky had been gathering themselves into blacker and more ill-omened density. The Blotting Book His circus career was therefore ended, and he attributed his misfortune to the ill-omened letter Y. Just about the time of his greatest despondency war was declared between Russia and Turkey. Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 There it lay, the ill-omened platform of dark greasy boards newly fastened together, but evidently used often before for the same purpose. The Refugees I hated mine; so that I had never, except in a stealthy visit every day to unmake it, lest Martha should discover the secret of my nightly absence, entered the ill-omened chamber. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 1 "Away with them!" shouted an ill-omened voice from the throng. The Red Rover And, it's curious that most of the forest tales and legends are dark, mysterious, and somewhat ill-omened. The Man Whom the Trees Loved Condivi directly ascribes this coldness to the intrigues of Bramante, who whispered into the Pontiff's ear that it was ill-omened for a man to construct his own tomb in his lifetime. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Alas, it was an ill-omened name to him! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 On their return they had to undergo another ill-omened interruption. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Nor, indeed, ought we to think of him as of a human being, but as of a most ill-omened beast. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 The harshly festive, ill-omened glare of a large and prosperous public-house faced the other end of Brett Street across a wide road. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale The most ill-favoured, ill-mannered, ill-natured, ill-omened, ill-tempered dog in Christendom! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan At this minute I see him turn round in the garden, and give us a last look with his ill-omened black eyes, before the door was shut. David Copperfield Numbers of bodies were thrown into it, and, floating up with the tide, were left to taint the air on its banks, while strange, ill-omened fowl, attracted thither by their instinct, preyed upon them. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Was it because a tribune of the people announced that there had been an ill-omened flash of lightning seen? The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Her eyes rested as lovingly on the blighted, solitary, ill-omened view before us, as if they saw the friendly hills of Cumberland in the dim and threatening sky. The Woman in White Lifting up the ill-omened filler, he turned the brass rim so that the light fell full upon it. Tales of Terror and Mystery The fear was superstitious; there came up again and again in her memory Dandie's ill-omened words, and a hundred grisly and black tales out of the immediate neighbourhood read her a commentary on their force. Weir of Hermiston He felt equal to anything, and upon Cora's appearing at lunch with a blithe, bright air and a new arrangement of her hair, he opened a fresh campaign with ill-omened bravado. The Flirt To this day, in the lonely ranches of the West, the name of the Danite Band, or the Avenging Angels, is a sinister and an ill-omened one. A Study in Scarlet I watched the ill-omened company, till I saw them enter the gate. My Bondage and My Freedom Her idolatry of this man was such that she herself almost feared it to be ill-omened. Tess of the d'Urbervilles While these ill-omened bickerings went on, the various members of the expedition were mustering at Rochelle. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 He read it through: his ill-omened smile expanded to a grin that was undisguisedly diabolical. Wylder's Hand "Up, Wildrake—up, thou ill-omened dreamer," said his friend, shaking him by the collar. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Ambitious, ill-tempered and cruel, she found in her present position an ample field for the exercise of her ill-omened qualities. My Bondage and My Freedom Leaving the ill-omened farmhouse behind us we set off with all military precautions, Marot riding with me some distance in front, while two of the troopers covered the rear. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Lichtenstein also understood the look and the nod, and although he was as courageous as implacable, a cold shiver ran through him—so dreadful and ill-omened was the face of the old warrior. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy I had forgot, at the moment, that the ill-omened portrait hung there, and a sudden horror smote me. Wylder's Hand In half an hour, the ill-omened spot was occupied only by the few sowars engaged in shooting the wounded mules, and by the vultures who watched the proceedings with an expectant interest. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War At this moment the girl raised her eyes, and, instead of a life-like semblance of the miniature, beheld the ill-omened shape of Edward Hamilton, who now stepped forth from his concealment in the shrubbery. Sylph Etherege (From: "The Snow Image and Other Twice-Told Tales") It is hardly possible to exaggerate the weird fascination and eldritch charm of this once dreaded, ill-omened place. The Roof of France The courtiers, ladies and rybalts, who were on horseback behind the carriage, having heard the ill-omened name, began to surround the carriage. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy I should obliterate my past self altogether; but men are so different, so audacious—some men, at least—and Stanley, ever since his ill-omened arrival at Redman's Farm, last autumn, has amazed and terrified me.' Wylder's Hand It seemed to Smith that he and his companions, until now so fortunate, had entered upon an ill-omened time. The Mysterious Island He himself did not see an insect at all, did not hear the ill-omened whirr of its wings. Dream Tales and Prose Poems Little wonder that the peasants formerly spoke of the dolomite city, when forced to speak at all, with bated breath, and gave it so ill-omened a name. The Roof of France And as she reclined against him she breathed a sigh of thanks that not he, but Bingham, had been concerned in the laying of her ill-omened corner-stone. With the Procession How could that ill-omened man have divined her connection with the incidents—the unknown incidents—of that direful night? Wylder's Hand The mystery about her father seemed to grow darker, and to assume something of an ill-omened character. The Living Link That an earthquake may come or an ill-omened flash of lightning, that a weasel may run across the street and that none carry in anything more, you fool! The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 Debt, distress, sickness, and the heart-burnings of altered fortunes filled it; and when I closed it, I felt like one over all whose views in life a dark and ill-omened cloud was closing forever. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 Their friends stood about the ill-omened sacrificial altar, waving their long arms, while their huge eyes goggled in the starlight. A Columbus of Space In truth, there were in her exquisite features the traces of that mysterious misery and fear which seemed to fall wherever Stanley Lake's ill-omened confidences were given. Wylder's Hand O most ill-omened of slaves, this is the handmaid of Num, the Khalif's favourite. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III For Fate with an ill-omened hand hath wrought upon our loves And hindered me from my delight and her from hers, yfere. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II The appearance of the whole audience, still more of the Imperial retinue, was one to cause all beholders to interpret the garb of the spectators as ill-omened, almost as inviting disaster. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Sombre, dark, and ill-omened enough it looked there, with pink, and lilac, and blue, and glittering bijouterie around it! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics The ill-omened evacuation by our doomed people of the cantonments wherein for two months they had undergone every extremity of humiliation and contumely, was begun on the dreary winter morning of January 6th, 1842. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 Here, not the ill-omened owl, nor the blind bat, nor the unclean worm shall come. The Pilgrims of the Rhine Like priests of old, when words ill-omened came. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes "Would you bewitch me, you ill-omened dog?" shouted Ishmael, wiping the sweat of fear off his brow, "May you soon be stiff!" The Ghost Kings Suspecting some envious plot to ruin his business, the landlord answered passionately: 'Thee to please all things honourably have been done: nevertheless, ill-omened and vexatious words thou utterest. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series I thought it an ill-omened voyage, and railed at the folly which had sent me to sea, sore against the advice of my best friends, that is to say, my mother and sisters. Redburn. His First Voyage I do not further follow the story, which ends, as we all know, with Absalom's ill-omened return. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII By his sad brow too plainly told The ill-omened thought which crost him then, That once those hands should lose their hold, They ne'er would meet on earth again! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Mrs. Dove thought it an ill-omened name enough, but after her manner gave way to her husband in the matter. The Ghost Kings "There was an ill-omened look about the man." Historical Miniatures The former was begun as early as the third year of his reign, but was probably interrupted, like other good things, by his ill-omened alliance with Ahab. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Jeroboam's flight to Egypt brings that ill-omened name on the page for the first time since the Exodus. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII From time to time ill-omened rumors came Like spirit-tongues muttering the sick man's name Just ere he dies:—at length those sounds of dread Fell withering on her soul, "AZIM is dead!" The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Sommers returned to the temple, feeling assured that the next few hours would not be disturbed by the ill-omened creature. The Web of Life There was something despairing and ill-omened in the deed. Hereward, the Last of the English I know not why I ever was ill-omened. Count Alarcos; a Tragedy An ill-omened alliance had been struck up between Ahab of Israel and Jehoshaphat of Judah. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII The ill-omened birds settled down once more, until they covered the roof and disfigured all the landscape. Archibald Malmaison Lost to mine honour mine own right, Lost music's joy and lost delight; Erin and all I there have known, For your ill-omened love alone. Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses In the quarter of a century that has elapsed since then I have not had to encounter such a series of misfortunes as came upon me in the first nine months of that ill-omened year. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 The ill-omened chilly feeling continued, but there were guests at the Castle and he appeared at dinner. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 The ill-omened meal is interrupted by the sudden appearance, so picturesquely described, of the caravan of Ishmaelites with their loaded camels. Expositions of Holy Scripture So alarming was this last indication, that the officers altered the line of the intrenchments so as to shut out the ill-omened spot from the camp. Cleopatra This ill-omened signal was undeniably followed by smothered voices. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons This ill-omened happening broke up the wedding party. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers An owl sat over the senate-house again at the very first sitting of the senate after his death and uttered many ill-omened cries. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form How many citizens in any country knew the truth about the divided responsibility for the war, or about the ill-omened part played by their politicians, who, themselves deceived, pretended with great success to be ignorant! Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War Then we have the stumbling, fumbling entrance of Jack Barthwick, beatifically drunk, his maudlin babble, and his ill-omened hospitality to the haggard loafer who follows at his heels. Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship After resting for five days, and finding their strength much restored by the food, they started for Mount Hopeless, ill-omened name. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work The woman was put to death horribly, and the Muslim army hastened to depart from the ill-omened place. Mahomet Founder of Islam It is almost unnecessary to observe, that when he thus speculated on his future proceedings, his mind had been strongly tainted with infidelity.—Towards the conclusion of April he set forth on his ill-omened journey. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives The deliberations of the National Convention now sitting in Dublin will be doomed to disaster unless they insist, as the first plank of their programme, on the elimination of this ill-omened root. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 19, 1917 The passions which had so engrossed him when in health, now turned upon his nature, and preyed upon his vitals, like an ill-omened bird. The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers On the 5th of December, they left this ill-omened river, and steered due north. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work He described them as 'ill-omened tax-gatherers who suck the life-blood of the country, and refuse to disgorge a penny of it for any useful purpose.' Hyacinth To the silence which enveloped this street a moment before succeeded a sort of ill-omened tumult. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness It was time that I was cutting loose from this ill-omened company and continuing my road Edinburgh-wards. Salute to Adventurers Vigorously sputtered Isaac, spitting out the ill-omened words. The Lord of the Sea His first care was to put his rifle into serviceable condition, and then, when morning broke, he hastened to leave the ill-omened place. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work Its ill-omened voice was heard for the twentieth and last time, in March, 1679. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 They resumed their gallant conversation, and then in another moment they stopped again and listened to that species of ill-omened chant, chanted by Death, which was approaching. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Here arranging themselves, as they came up, in a circle round the ill-omened structure, they assumed the attitude of spectators awaiting the advent of some promised spectacle. The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont This ill-omened apparition was of great height, with a scaffold surrounding it, and a double ladder placed against it, for the ascent of the unhappy criminal and executioner. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Press me no farther," she said to Lord Evandale,—"it cannot be; Heaven and earth, the living and the dead, have leagued themselves against this ill-omened union. Old Mortality, Volume 2. Further efforts they deemed a fruitless struggle against destiny; and they now looked with melancholy longing to their native land, eager only to quit these ill-omened shores for ever. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 It was one of the regiments chosen by the ill-omened hand of Louis Bonaparte, and on which the coup d'état counted. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness But outside a wind had risen, and was howling with ill-omened moans, and wrathfully shaking the rattling window-panes. Rudin Even bold people were wont to hurry their steps a trifle when passing this ill-omened place. The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for the Silver Cup At night they listen for the Fin, also an ill-omened bird: when a man declares "the Fin did not sleep last night," it is considered advisable to shift ground. First Footsteps in East Africa Balder's mother, the Asa-queen, could not rest because of the ill-omened dream that her son had had; and in her distress she called all the Asa-folk together to consider what should be done. The Story of Siegfried We have only a faint and shadowy outline of isolated movements of a few chief actors, a few vague suggestions and fragmentary steps in the formation and unfolding of the ill-omened plot. Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 At that ill-omened sound the chill of death Creeps through my trembling frame. The Bride of Messina, and On the Use of the Chorus in Tragedy Gandle and the other man have entertained us with the misfortunes of our predecessors, on which they seem to gloat with ill-omened satisfaction. I.L.B. The Hawaiian Archipelago The passage which Achilles found for their exit, was closed by a postern which a single Varangian shut behind, them, drawing, at the same time, bolt and bar with an ill-omened and jarring sound. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 "What are you doing here with your ill-omened face?" retorted his old employer, turning toward him a countenance terrible in its expression. Barriers Burned Away As the dog was again raising one of his ill-omened howls, Webb stopped him savagely, and sprang to the prostrate figure, whose face was buried in its arm. Nature's Serial Story He always abhorred the title of Lord 191, as ill-omened and offensive. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete Heyst cast an indifferent glance at the ill-omened chaos of the sky. Victory An Island Tale It was publicly proclaimed That the sad ill-omened infant Was stillborn. Life Is a Dream The sparks filled the air like flakes of fiery snow, and great blazing fragments of roofs, and boards from lumber yards, sailed over his head, with the ill-omened glare of meteors. Barriers Burned Away It was a house that cherished its character for quietness and eminent respectability, and a young gambler and embezzler just out of prison would prove an ill-omened guest. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century Graham made no immediate reply, but was studying the ill-omened grove with his glass. His Sombre Rivals But villainous faces had hovered on the outskirts of the village green, and ill-omened eyes had marked the beauty of Ninon and the spiritual face of her brother. From Jest to Earnest Not caring to meet any of their sort he went silently away, shaking his head with ill-omened significance. What Can She Do? I think that this recent notion of yours that the marriage of an ex-Vestal is an ill-omened occasion, like a funeral, is morbid and baseless. The Unwilling Vestal We would have taken the directer route, with its greater number and variety of objects, via Suez and Colombo, but we feared the sun-blaze of the ill-omened Red Sea in summer. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria The people have not the habit of dealing with the foreigner, whom they look upon as a portent, a walking ghost, an ill-omened apparition. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 She was taken to the dim uncanny drawing-room by Ameer, and left among its ill-omened gods, and odd treasure-trove for nearly half an hour before madame came to her. The Maid of Maiden Lane Simon opened the door and entered, but Elsa hung back at its ill-omened threshold. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch "I wonder," said the silvern voice, "that you, who possess so many beautiful things, should consent to have so ill-omened a curiosity in your house." Tales of Chinatown In the young fellow's frank, honest face the judge found an agreeable contrast with the ill-omened visage of the floor-walker, whose good looks could not hide an evil nature. Without a Home Man," he said, "cease your ill-omened talk, lest I should fall upon my sword here before your eyes. Pearl-Maiden An ill-omened prophecy further declared that the King of Abyssinia would tether his horse to a solitary tree by Khartoum, while his cavalry should ride through the city fetlock deep in blood. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Silence, you ill-omened witch, with your talk of God and judgment. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch It would be ill-omened and dangerous were the true name known. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 Most of us thought lightly of these terrors, but our valorous captain swore that he dared not for his life cross in such a storm the mouth of ill-omened Akabah. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 Craake! went the ill-omened one directly, disputing the last inch of nature. It Is Never Too Late to Mend But Mr. Heard's eye remained fixed upon the ill-omened black rock. South Wind And now he was as eager to quit this ill-omened place as he had once been to reach it. Lost in the Fog My companions shook their heads when questioned upon the subject, and prayed that we might not become too well acquainted with them—an ill-omened speech! Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 This ill-omened talk was broken in upon by the coming out of the minister, his wife and daughter, and the consequent interchange of Christmas compliments. Cousin Phillis Abner hung his head when he came to George with this ill-omened news. It Is Never Too Late to Mend The hut where Lee had been murdered—an ill-omened place; and as they came opposite to it, they saw two others approaching them in the moonlight—Major Buckley and Alice Brentwood. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn The ill-omened succor could not be refused; but this was not all. Pioneers of France in the New World The crew of any ship that falls in with the ill-omened bark at sea will suffer all the sorrows with which it is laden. The Golden Bough She shook away from her last vision of him but it returned again and again, hanging about her over her shoulder like an ill-omened messenger. The Captives Bang! the whole charge shivered the ill-omened glutton, who instantly dropped riddled with shot like a sieve, while a cloud of dusky feathers rose from him into the air. It Is Never Too Late to Mend The angry gods some victim craved, I fear, At that ill-omened time, Since they have punished me as for a crime, For trying to be happy here! The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations The three outlaws stiffened in their seats, incredulous, yet irresistibly swayed by emotions that stirred to this dark, lonely, ill-omened hour. The Man of the Forest But as the neighbours feared to receive the ill-omened figure, they were on the look-out to repel it, and hard knocks were often exchanged between the two parties. The Golden Bough Since the man addressed thee as 'ill-omened slave,' and thou art my chattel, I therefore am servile and of evil-omen. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 Long since have I known of thy valiant deeds, and how thou didst save thine ill-omened brothers from the hands of the man-devouring Abyssinian, and of the evil wherewith they requited thee. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 Then he wept and cried out and said to the Wali, "Where is that ill-omened fellow, who aboundeth in robbery and villainy?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] The wife opened the door to her and the ill-omened old woman entered with him and said to the lady, "Go, fetch that which thou wouldest have fine-drawn and give it to my son." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] Cried the Fisherman, "By Allah, thou art a fine ape, not like this ill-omened monkey o' mine!" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 Quoth the Commander of the Faithful in his mind, "How have I wronged this ill-omened old woman that she curseth me?" and presently he asked her, "And wherein hath the Caliph done thee an injury?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 I have no occasion for thee, now thou are become pegless as a eunuch, shaven and shorn;" and he answered her, saying, "All this comes of thine ill-omened counsel and thine imbecile judgment. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 Durst thou disobey me?: it shall be an ill-omened night for thee! The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 O ill-omened crone, wilt thou contradict me and tell me that I am not the Prince of True Believers? The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] When he heard my words he looked at me and cried, 'O ill-omened oldster, I will sell her to a Jew or to a Nazarene, but I will not sell her to thee!' The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 And closing the door upon the unsuspicious butler, they took up their station on either side of the dead, like a couple of ill-omened mutes. East Lynne "May thy bones rot, thou ill-omened prophet!" he screamed, and would have added more but that Sakr-el-Bahr silenced him. The Sea-Hawk Foxes are not numerous, but frighten the black traveller by their ill-omened bark. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile Name of God! what an accursed and ill-omened spot is this. Red Eve At the present moment his anger against his son was chiefly directed against his ill-judged haste in having put up those ill-omened posters. The Last Chronicle of Barset "It is an ill-omened union, and will bring woe to you, woe to your realm, and woe to the Catholic Church." Windsor Castle An ill-omened spot, indeed, and an ill-omened tryst with the fiends for witnesses. Elissa Perhaps the thought of that lonely walk across the ill-omened moor was weighing heavily upon his mind. The Hound of the Baskervilles And worse than all, into that ill-omened wood! Undine Yet she was nervously conscious, meanwhile, of a more ill-omened occurrence. Colonel Starbottle's Client They found no one within except an old woman, with harsh, wrinkled features, and a glance as ill-omened as that of a witch, whom Bryan Bowntance told them was Fenwolf's mother. Windsor Castle For though Courtier knew that against an unpopular idea there must always be a majority, he never thought so ill of any individual as to suppose him capable of belonging to that ill-omened body. The Patrician The two of them were destined to travel together round the world before Sir Henry had become once more the hale, hearty man that he had been before he became master of that ill-omened estate. The Hound of the Baskervilles If you will venture to come to us alone through the ill-omened forest, that shall be a proof of your having some regard for us. Undine "By Bacchus!" said the youth, turning white to the gills, "thou art an ill-omened sorcerer!" Cleopatra Now at these magical and ill-omened words the courage of the company left them, so that they began to walk backwards towards the door, Abi going with them. Morning Star Nor shall I know peace of mind again until this ill-omened chateau is a good three leagues or so behind us. Saint Martin's Summer |
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