| 单词 | loth |
| 例句 | He was loth to speak and his tale was unclear, but it is beyond all doubt that he went to Mordor, and there all that he knew was forced from him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Matthias was loth to hang about while a creature was lying injured within his sight, but he had to heed his friend’s advice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Here now for seven days they tarried, for the time was at hand for another parting which they were loth to make. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Encircled by Vichy forces in Lebanon and Syria, a Nazi-backed takeover in Iraq and Rommel’s forces advancing into Egypt, the British were loth to leave Axis sympathisers on the loose in Palestine. Making of a martyr 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z This is something I have been loth to admit, but I'm starting to come around to it. Acceptable in the 80s 2010-07-29T21:00:00Z Although these outside cultural influences can be spotted in small doses here and there, North Koreans are understandably loth to admit it. Pyongyang goes pop: Jarvis Cocker unites the divided 2011-03-29T14:52:43Z I am loth to denigrate all Trump supporters as racists. Romesh Ranganathan: when you’ve often been told to ‘go back home’, Trump’s words are supercharged 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Austen informs us that Emma "was not loth to be first." Perfection comes at a price in latest adaptation of Jane Austen's classic "Emma" 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z But, loth as I am to disagree with two personal culinary heroes in favour of a third, I’m with Grigson here. How to cook the perfect asparagus soup 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z His work is now over, but he seems loth to let it go. 'Bin Laden doesn't do jokes' 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z But why was she so keen to admit her guilt, and so loth to offer any defence, even refusing to name – until too late – the person who gave her the loaded gun? The Thrill of Love – review 2013-02-27T18:06:27Z I'm loth to think that whatever is the reason for my depression is somebody else's fault, or that it's a conspiracy. Alexander Goehr on his new King Lear opera, Promised End 2010-09-23T21:30:00Z Today’s artists are sometimes loth to embrace the surrealist tag fully as well. From Beyoncé to Sorry to Bother You: the new age of Afro-surrealism 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Knight, who coined Taqwacore says he wrote the book at a confused and lonely point in his life and today he's loth to offer any definitions. How Islamic punk went from fiction to reality 2011-08-04T19:00:01Z The Vatican has been loth to call out Russia by name, for fear of antagonizing the Russian Orthodox Church, a key focus of Francis’ ecumenical efforts. Live updates: Ukraine leader says Russians checked outside Kyiv 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The vast majority of Zionist and pro-Israel groups – even, or perhaps especially, the self-defined liberal ones – will be loth to confront their contradictions, or surrender their talking points, now. The two-state solution is a political fiction liberal Zionists still cling to | Joshua Leifer 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z With 22 races next season, Miami would make 23 in 2021, pushing to the limit teams already loth to add meetings. F1’s attempt to host grand prix in Miami hits hump in the road 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z But she has now moved ahead without either, gambling that Trump’s latest acts will sway public opinion – and the legions of Republicans who have been loth to cross him. Pelosi's gamble: impeachment inquiry exposes Trump but carries risks for Democrats 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z DEQ interpreted the law to require disclosure of a complaint only when there’s a formal violation notice or penalty, which the agency has historically been loth to initiate. 'It smells like a decomposing body': North Carolina's polluting pig farms 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Where once China’s leaders would have worried about international disapproval, he exhibits a sense of impunity borne of knowledge that weak, self-interested western governments are loth to interfere. The Chinese export we really should be worried about: repression | Simon Tisdall 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z The guitarist said the other members have also tried to oust him from his ongoing position as a co-director of the Priest organization, a role he’s loth to relinquish. Judas Priest's KK Downing on his departure: 'I felt I was in crisis' 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Pirates are still loth to cut their losses by freeing such hostages without payment. A new approach to Somali pirates frees more hostages 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z There are other, far more numerous protagonists, of course, and a week after the vote millions are still loth to scrub off their personal memento: the purple ink on their index finger. At last, a cause to unite all Malaysia’s ethnic groups 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z With the world’s television cameras pointing at him, on the greatest stage on earth, he will be loth to announce failure. Trump's approaches geopolitics like The Apprentice – but this is not his show 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Still, his institutionalist bent and relative moderation suggest he would be loth to upend a right several generations of American women have come to rely on. Iowa passes one of the harshest abortion bills in America 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z He micromanaged his empire, and was loth to sell companies or fire loyal lieutenants, even when they deserved it. Sir Martin Sorrell leaves the world’s biggest ad company in a sorry state 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z FOR all the allure of televised fare like “MasterChef” and “Chef’s Table”, the reality is that many people are loth to rustle up anything more taxing than a bacon sandwich. Upstart meal-kit companies may need a new recipe for growth 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Despite this new and alarming phenomenon on campus, university administrators seem loth to aggressively protect their faculty. I'm a Stanford professor accused of being part of a 'terrorist group'. McCarthyism is back | David Palumbo-Liu 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Southern warlords, too, will be loth to surrender autonomy to Mr Zoubaidi. A rebellion in Aden is hastening the break-up of Yemen 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Jobs abound in the cities, but poor farmers are loth to use their dwindling savings on a bus ticket. Bangladesh experiments with a new approach to poverty alleviation 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z “I am loth to encourage people to complain,” she said. Sexual harassment and assault rife at United Nations, staff claim 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Lenders loth to foreclose on welshing tycoons are being left with no choice; a dozen deeply distressed firms were shunted into insolvency proceedings by the authorities in June. India’s new bankruptcy code takes aim at delinquent tycoons 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The Palestinians are also loth to alienate the Americans. Decoding Donald Trump’s efforts to draw a road map for Israel and Palestine 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Many are loth to move across the country at this point in their lives. How the world changed around Sergio Aragones and Mad magazine 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z These reserves are under audit ahead of the IPO, and executives are loth to discuss the process. Behind the veil of Saudi Aramco 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z One possible explanation is that its earlier tangles with F1 in the late 1990s were scarring, evolving into the sort of bruising encounter it may be loth to repeat. A controversial transaction sits at the heart of Liberty Media’s takeover of Formula One 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Handing victory to Mr Assad also means handing victory to the mullahs in Iran, something they will be loth to do. Bashar al-Assad’s forces crush the resistance 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Elizabeth I is loth to sign her cousin and rival’s death warrant until, in a sylvan encounter, Mary fails to show due humility. Theresa May and the breaking of Boris Johnson 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Mr Kenney and his colleagues are, however, loth to explain this to Judge Diamond in person. An epic legal battle with big implications for litigation funding 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z But many owners are loth to cede control or open their books to scrutiny, not least from the taxman. Africa’s stock exchanges meet but size holds them back 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Although the group is loth to admit it, the central holding company implicitly guarantees the debts of the operating entities that are listed. Clash of the Tatas 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z For her part, Clinton would be loth to begin her new presidency with an old-style superpower confrontation. US faces host of global threats during transition until next president 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z But he is loth to hire, lest Mr Temer stumbles and confidence evaporates. Brazilian firms emerge from the gloom 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Though that is higher than the Bank of England’s 2% target, the bank is loth to raise interest rates lest it tip the economy into recession. The fall in the pound begins to eat into living standards 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Without it, firms might be loth to sell in volatile markets. Taxing patience 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z But private companies may be loth to divulge their special sauce. Of prediction and policy 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Pakistan’s clerical establishment is loth to endorse change. Can the licence to kill be revoked? 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Compare that with the rest of the region and it is little wonder that Moroccans are loth to upset the status quo. The pluses and minuses of monarchy 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Worse, as quasi-bureaucrats, Indian bankers are loth to do the one thing that would help a recovery, which is to sell iffy loans to outside investors and move on. Bureaucrats at the till 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Yet Kim knows that only China, North Korea’s main ally and biggest trading partner, can impose sanctions, such as an oil embargo, that would really hurt, and is loth to do so. Kim Jong-un goes for nuclear option in familiar brinkmanship 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z But last year the kingdom changed rulers, and King Salman and his son, Muhammad, seem loth to upset the religious establishment while they find their feet. Castles in the air 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Officials in Egypt, while loth to fix leaky pipes, moan that the dam will leave them high and dry. Sharing the Nile 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Most are loth to challenge a charismatic judge. Weird justice 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z And after embarrassingly losing a House of Lords vote on tax-credit cuts in October, Mr Cameron is loth to solve his problem by curbing benefits for all. Cameron’s Brexit gamble 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z But it is tricky to do this on a large scale: banks are loth to extend much credit to housing associations. Shaking the foundations 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z East Europeans are loth to dilute the principle of free movement of labour. Cameron’s call to arms 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z But many Western aid organisations, enjoying cosy relations with their own governments, seem loth to hand over to the locals. How the quality of mercy is strained 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Some investors will be loth to commit to projects that they worry can be cancelled at the whim of a politician. Fixing a hole 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Yet in New Hampshire, a state where voters are famously loth to commit to supporting anyone, such impressions may only last until the next debate. New Hampshire Republicans like Rubio and Fiorina – just don't hold them to it 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Particularly in southern Europe but also in Germany, family-based firms are loth to cede control. Vision and reality 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Medical officials also clashed with traditional healers loth to refer the sick to hospitals. Hail to the chiefs 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z But it would be as loth to sell its ball players to the United States as it would be to sell its rum distilleries back to the exiled Bacardi family, Mr Bjarkman says. The 90-mile sprint 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z But the Conservatives, who believe in small government and low taxes, are loth to do that. A rough ride 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z This year, many Republican candidates were loth to participate in an event at which candidates traditionally bought up $30 tickets for supporters. Iowa straw poll axed as Republican big names stay away from traditional test 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z But she was loth to trade in the solitude of the monastery for a demanding career in politics. Homily to Catalonia: the nun entering Spain's regional politics 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Yet in a country awash with prickly patriotism some officials are loth to accept that a soaring population could pose a problem. The too fertile crescent 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z On the plus side, some in the Saudi government will be loth to let this sore fester at a time when it is trying to attract more capital from foreigners. Edging towards a settlement 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Dozens of majority Republicans currently oppose the legislation, either out of ideological reasons or because they are loth to enhance Obama’s authority, especially at their own expense. Obama boosted as Senate votes to give him fast-track authority on trade deals 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z After the Westgate attack he had been loth to sack any of the ministers or generals in charge of security, though eventually a few heads did roll. Could things get worse? 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z But it is probably also loth to let it fall into the hands of a rival that could reap rewards once the price rebounds. Crying foul in Guinea 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z But Mr Kabila seems loth to say unequivocally that he will step down. Will he, won’t he? 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z The only worry, argues Joshua Bamfield of the Centre for Retail Research, is that shoppers might be loth to fork out at regular prices when the discounts end. The long weekend 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z But to this day, I’m loth to use the phone. Social anxiety: why the mundane can be terrifying 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Brown says he’s loth to promote any one diet, since the research shows that many are good for the heart and for overall health. Does The Mediterranean Diet Really 'Reverse' Metabolic Syndrome? 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z These places are strategically important both for the rebels, who need supply routes, and for the government, loth to lose any more territory. Fight club 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Cash-strapped governments are loth to pile on debt or raise taxes even for something as popular as a new road. Concrete benefits 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z The kingdom’s ageing rulers will remain loth to confirm rumours such as those about infighting in the royal family as the next generation of princes jostle for power. A virtual revolution 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Le Hong Hiep of Vietnam National University predicts that the market share of Chinese contractors in Vietnam will gradually fall, partly because local firms will be increasingly loth to hire them. Through a border darkly 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z But the Americans are thought to be loth to put a sizeable contingent of troops on the ground as long as Mr Maliki is still in office. Who wants to rescue the regime? 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Rich countries are loth to update the reference prices, lest it open the floodgates for all sorts of other quibbles. Bailing out from Bali 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Egypt’s leaders are loth to help Hamas because the group is an offshoot and ally of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood – whose scion, Mohamed Morsi, was ousted from office last July. Egypt’s decision to side with Israel has cost Gaza dear 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z And I'm loth to even count that, because it's exclusively for bellends. Should we abandon handshakes in favour of fistbumps? No way 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z He also seemed to abandon shuttle diplomacy in the region, whose Arab leaders have mostly been notably loth to speak up for Hamas. No one is winning —yet 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Yet all such options ultimately entail an admission that his policies in Ukraine are counterproductive: something the Russian president is loth to do. Putin's hard line on MH17 will only push Russia into an ever-tighter corner 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Singapore’s case law on the subject is rather slight, she says, and during the hearings judges seemed loth to break new ground. The pink and the pulp 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z It is loth to raise prices, which would cede the middle of the jeans market to rivals like Wrangler. The Boss and the yogi 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Google, many believe, would be loth to cannibalise such a large chunk of its main business: analysts think the big two will account for as much as 5% of its advertising revenue this year. Sun, sea and surfing 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Operators are loth to estimate costs publicly, but the Tulane University Energy Institute reckons that reefing the state’s 27 platforms could save $2 billion. Reefer madness 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Western donors are loth to foot the bill. An awkward new government 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The Jewish Quarter’s officials, who hold the key, are loth to open up. Still an awkward relationship 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Investors turn to VC hoping to attain vast riches by nurturing the next Google or WhatsApp; they are loth to invest alongside governments whose interests lie only partly in turning a profit. Innovation by fiat 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z But it is on hold, too, says its developer, because Israel is loth to issue permits. No room for a new inn 2014-04-16T04:00:00Z East African leaders are loth to dispatch more troops under the umbrella of the existing UN mission, already one of the biggest of its kind. An easier part of the world—not 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z Ms Fernández has been loth to pick a presidential heir for fear that he eclipse her own authority. The CFK psychodrama 2014-04-10T04:00:00Z Banks are loth to extend construction loans unless 60-75% of the units are already sold. Property in Miami: Erectile resumption 2014-04-03T14:57:38Z Improving the quality of the data is not easy, partly because firms are loth to publish lots of information unless competitors do, but mainly because institutions are weak. Schumpeter: A green light 2014-03-27T15:58:22Z Still, he and his team are loth to call this sugar reaction “addiction.” Study: Are "Cheap" Carbs Really Like Drugs To Your Brain? 2013-06-27T15:41:00Z Shell was loth to walk away from a block in which it had already invested tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars. Oil companies in emerging markets: Safe sex in Nigeria 2013-06-13T15:10:45Z America, for one, is loth to inflict more pain on its multinationals, which have borne the brunt of public criticism. The G8 agenda: The transparency summit 2013-06-13T15:10:45Z Even his nemesis Lady Thatcher was loth to sell what many see as part of the fabric of our society and servant to our communities. Royal Mail privatisation is being delivered behind closed doors 2013-05-08T16:54:00Z The manager is loth to be overly influenced in his selection by the fact that a quartet of his players are one booking away from missing Tuesday's game, including the centre-half Joleon Lescott. Roy Hodgson has no regrets over initial inclusion of Rio Ferdinand 2013-03-21T23:00:04Z Flag-waving politicians are loth to slash the VA’s funding. America’s combat veterans: The waiting wounded 2013-03-21T16:02:19Z Mr Niel will be loth to raise more revenue by charging subscribers more when cheapness is his selling point. An ad-block shock: France v Google 2013-01-10T16:11:29Z Steyn is loth to get caught up in a head-to-head, however. We can beat England and be world No1, says South Africa's Dale Steyn 2012-07-14T22:00:07Z The plan would allow the Fed to gin up a bit more inflation now without committing it to a permanent rise in the target rate, something the inflation-averse central bank is loth to consider. Quantitative easing: QE, or not QE? 2012-07-12T15:01:36Z Though he would be loth to admit it, Mr Arnault’s other reason for gobbling up new brands is that his empire is dangerously overreliant on a single one. LVMH: The empire of desire 2012-05-31T15:05:28Z Swansea would be loth to lose the manager who guided them to promotion to the Premier League followed by an 11th-place finish in the top flight last season. Liverpool want to talk with Rodgers about manager's job 2012-05-29T20:42:00Z It was often difficult to collect these payments, just as it was often difficult to collect tithes, even when a priest was less loth to curse for them than Chaucer’s poor parson. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Companies, beholden to shareholders, are loth to do things that might lose them money. Drug research: All together now 2012-04-19T15:09:44Z Still the heads of the debarkation were loth to give up their favourite idea of a platform. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Evidently the King was loth that such a fortune should be lost to the family, after all his trouble. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z I could not deny the truth of this, though I was loth to leave him, weak and crippled as he was. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z The message is that, being loth to war with women, Hildebrand wishes Ida to consent to the disposal of her hand being settled by combat between her three brothers and three of Hildebrand's knights. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z The old clerk, who had told the story scores of times, and rather prided himself on his telling, was nothing loth to begin. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z I was nothing loth to study in this new school, and not slow to improve in it. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z "A blunt merchant called to deliver his opinion, said it was a gallant design, but one on which he would be loth to venture his younger son." Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z "I have run so fast," said Elaine, with a smile of apology, as, nothing loth, she sank into the vacant seat. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z There was no more to be seen, yet Audley seemed loth to go. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z A cat loves fish, but she's loth to wet her feet. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z We lingered here awhile, loth to leave so holy a spot. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set, But stayed, and made the western welkin blush. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z But so far Carthew seemed loth to forsake the man who had taught him all he knew. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Well, Miss," the girl answered reluctantly, "I'm sad and loth to think of all the suffering in the world. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z The sluggard's guise, Loth to go to bed and loth to rise. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z Up to this it had not come into play, for until their "betthers came down from the parlor" no silver was thrown in; and the youngsters were "loth to wet theirsel's for nothin'." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The level rays of the early sun were struggling with the mist that lingered upon a broad full river, like a sluggard loth to quit his bed. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z You have done the deed and are loth to pay the blood-money. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z But she might have had no tongue, she was so loth to use it; and a hundred times Mary wondered what was behind that reticence. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z I obeyed nothing loth, and regaining the small ante-room by which I had entered, found the man Smith awaiting us. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z The difficulty in obtaining remuneration has unfortunately rendered many physicians somewhat sordid, and loth to give an opinion unless paid for. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Once or twice also, when the rocks were numerous, Azito cried that it would be dangerous to go so fast, and Will immediately slowed down, loth though he was to lose a minute. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z But I am loth to have a disturbance. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Among other follies, they trade too much, do not diversify their portfolios enough and are loth to discard underperforming stocks. Genes and investing: Natural stock selection 2012-03-08T16:00:34Z I am loth to use force in my own house, Mr. Cassel, and to call the servants would prejudice your case. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z This might certainly give rise to complications; Mr. Dathan especially was loth to appear to identify himself with an armed revolt against the State. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Yet I was loth to abandon all hope, and setting her gently down I looked anxiously around. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z Still, Mademoiselle had her betrothed, and in his charge had sat herself down to wait, nothing loth, in the great gallery, where all was bustle and gaiety and entertainment. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z He was loth to leave the copper, so he left the donkey outside the cave and went back and began to stuff his clothes with the copper coins. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z But all the same he began to put the boat about in a stupid fashion, afraid of offending her, and yet loth to lose a shilling. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z The villagers had been somewhat unfriendly, and Barnard was not loth to purchase their goodwill by doing what he could for the boy. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Then she kissed him and went slowly away as though she were loth to go. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z For, loth as I am to see him in it, I'm still lother that any one o' my name or my blood should be pointed at as the man that's lost the countryside their money! Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Nothing loth, the baby girl cuddled down on the bed; the others climbed into their places, and tired with their play the whole four were presently sleeping soundly. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z I must have assented, however loth; but he saved me the trouble. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Jack was nothing loth; the more influence he could obtain in this way the better his chances of success in the task his uncle had set him. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z O brief, enchanted dream Of sea and sky, Of ploughland, meadow, stream, And twilight loth to die, Of fire and dew— My soul is one with you! The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z She had had no sleep the previous night, and loth as she was to lose sight of the Duke or to give another the chance of supplanting her, she knew that she must rest. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The baby she kissed several times, holding her close as if loth to let her go. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z Meanwhile the other members of the party were marched nothing loth to the steps, and despatched through the gate with the same formality which had surprised us on our arrival. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z "Take us to your village," said the man; and, nothing loth, Samba set off like a young deer, the three men following him. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z He was loth to leave our interrupted conversation unfinished for an indefinite time. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z "I was loth to interrupt your thoughts, fair sister, but 'twas too much for me." The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z I told him I was loth to go forward and not bid him farewell. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Very old men in purple sat sunk into the stalls of the choir, loth to move, almost overcome with sleep; waiting, with an accustomed patience, till the task was over. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z But European leaders agreed on €130 billion for Greece in October and are loth to ask their parliaments to approve a bigger sum now. Rescuing Greece: Beyond the edge 2012-02-16T10:48:19Z I should be loth to spend the remainder of my days here; but a farmer may make a living, and so may a farm-labourer. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z But without breaking openly with the Vicomte--which for various reasons he was loth to do--he could not reject his company nor outpace him. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The road by way of the stream was a longer one than that by the street, for the river wound with many a turn and twist, as if loth to reach the sea. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z They recognized the fact that the Negro made a very good laborer, in spite of his foibles, and they were loth to let him go. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z I grasped it and pressed it hard—the first I had touched in sentiment for many a day; and I was loth to let it go, but he was forbearing. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z At first from loyalty to Harry—even now that would, she thought, be enough to make him very loth to use it. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z How charmingly the Links of the Forth, as the serpentine windings of the river are called, adorn the rich vale, in which they love to linger, as if loth to depart. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Personally I have not used it, and I am loth to pass judgment on observations recorded in every good faith. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z It is the knell That still a requiem tolls to Comfort's hour; And loth am I, at Superstition's bell, To quit, or Morpheus', or the Muse's bower. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z “Let’s run see,” suggested Dot, and nothing loth Tess slipped into her bathrobe and slippers, too, and the two girls pattered downstairs. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z Andy stayed willingly enough; he liked Jack, and he was loth to end that day. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z It was reluctant to cut its main rate below 1% and loth to buy government bonds directly. Free exchange: The silent bazooka 2012-02-02T16:03:12Z "But we will wait here till nightfall," he said; and nothing loth I turned over on my back and fell to resolving, so well as I could, the perplexities in which I was coiled. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z I should be Exceeding loth to meet You in a Second Time, when I should consider it my Duty to teach You an even severer Lesson than Before. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Burnet was loth to let his prize fall again into Turkish hands. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Howden was nothing loth, and poured out a dismal tale of debts and duns. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z For that reason, and for another, he was mightily loth to let it out of his possession. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z She had been loth to go, for she had already planned her peace crusade in England, but finding how much he desired it, she compromised on part of the time. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z "I should be loth to upset your suppositions," replied his Grace sweetly. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Captain Ellingford, first looking in all directions to assure himself that no one was near, followed his companion, ever and anon throwing a glance backward: he was loth to leave his machine. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Nothing loth to have a share in the afternoon's fun, the children dropped from the wall, and each accommodated with one of Archie's arms, they went the round of the fair in true village fashion. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z We were loth to put the book aside. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z When they were harnessed, and the machine oiled, still he was loth to mar the perfect morning, but stood looking down the valley. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Sir Thomas was extremely loth in his own mind to suspect anybody; and yet it was quite clear that some one or other must have taken the missing sovereigns. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z I was loth to go from Cassel, but as the Term fix'd for the Emperor's Coronation drew near, I could not stay there any longer. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-08T03:00:19.933Z Such steps as these, a professedly Liberal Government was loth to take. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z He dreaded the Operation very much, and was loth to undergo it, tho’ the Surgeons assured him, that nothing else could save his Life. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z Yet I fidgeted about the room, loth to depart. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z If that be true, which I am loth to doubt of, this Princess deserves a more splendid Fortune than what she enjoys. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z Yet he was loth to admit this, until all at once the keen-witted Blagden, noticing his confusion, suddenly leaped to the correct conclusion. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z Thus the moments flew by, and I think, in my heart, When one vowed one must go, two were loth to depart. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z This is an Abuse which every body confesses, but they are loth to violate antient Privileges. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z The Mandarin, at all events, seemed as little loth to lay aside his funnel-shaped straw-cap, with its blue button and peacock's feather, as the Europeans present to doff their uniform caps. 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 Nor was he loth to enter ragged huts, Huts where his charity was blest; his voice Heard as the voice of an experienced friend. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Z�hender = 1⁄10 Rhenish gold gulden, 80 to mark, 15 loth fine. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z My days are often sad—and vain Is much that tempts me to remain —And yet I'm loth to go. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Another Malefactor being very loth to die, a Comforter said to him, that Kings and Popes must all submit to Death. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z She watched him with wistful blue eyes, loth that he leave, though she knew the hour beckoned his departure. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z My horse was saddled and dragged outside, as loth to leave its companions as I was. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Reichs groschen, to equal 1⁄24 gulden, 8 loth fine, 108 1⁄2 to the mark; and a few other species. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z And pardon it when anon it makes a grand and splendid sweep round Bothwell Bank, as if loth to leave it. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The breeze was light, but well aft, so all sail was clapped on her, and with her head north and by east, she glided slowly onwards as if loth to leave the land. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z I am loth to draw the conclusion that the letter in question was a deliberate forgery of Paul de Musset's. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z The arabajis had been very loth to leave Ak Kupru, and they knew of our intention of pushing on after the midday rest. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The new coin—the groschen, minted in imitation of the gros Tournois of France—made its first appearance in Bohemia in 1296, when its tale was 63 1⁄2 to the mark, 15 loth fine. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Fred Freeman had been very loth and sorry to leave his friends in Russia, for reasons well known to the reader. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z “Well, sir, and you—you were loth to give me back the bracelet, eh?” Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z The first group was composed of human beings, the second of what I am loth indeed to call the lower animals. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z We were not loth, on our part, to leave the tent, which had caught and retained the smell rising up from the sodden earth floor, until we were nearly choked with the fumes. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z By the first of the Imperial Mint Ordinances, which will be spoken of immediately, the weight of this piece was still retained at 1 oz., but the standard was reduced to 15 loth fine. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z At last, however, they cast anchor in Zanzibar, and were nothing loth to go on shore to stretch their legs. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z So Dixen, nothing loth, had the carriage at the door in less time than usual. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z His father had been loth to let him try at first, but he consented, and all went well for a while. Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z These appeared loth to leave, and after the others had disappeared, continued circling round, high in the air, with rapid rustling flight like that of a Golden-eye. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Groschen = 1⁄21 Rhenish gold gulden, 12 loth fine, 136 to mark. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Yet am I loth to call it a wilderness, this beautiful tract of country in which they now found themselves. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Gerrit and I were nothing loth, and after a mouthful of bread and some coffee we went down to the stream and took up the spoor. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The whole episode had been delightful--so delightful that he was loth to bring it to a close. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z "We don't want them here, and yet I'm loth to turn them loose." White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z Groschen or 3-kreutzer piece, 400 to the mark, 5 1⁄2 loth fine. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z They were quite ready to go, but still the whereabouts of the mate was a mystery, and Wulf was loth to leave it at that. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z We trust, being so near your cousin, ye would be loth we should receive so manifest an injury as all utterly to be debarred from that title which in possibility may fall unto us. Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 2011-11-20T03:00:16.107Z But the government is loth to let Kingfisher fail and will probably lean on lenders to keep it flying. Indian airlines: Natural selection 2011-11-17T10:48:04Z R�m�nanda Ray bowed and went away, though loth to part, while the Master went to the Brahman's house to dine. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z She was terrified at the thought of being again lost in the wood, and pleaded hard to remain with her new friend, who, on his side, was equally loth to part with her. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z The mate hung about as though loth to leave Wulfrey in sole charge at home, and the atmosphere of the little cabin was murky and charged with lightning. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z He tore himself away as if he were loth to leave the woman who sat there sewing. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z They insisted, too, on Shelley’s staying with them, and he was nothing loth to accept the offer, for Byron’s circle would not have suited him at all. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z Then, it seems, she lacks not other "honest" friends for matters of more need, and they in nothing loth to serve her. roland. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Thus I said it is with music, Wheresoe'er at random thrown, It will seek its own responses, It is loth to die alone. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z "You are like a miser then, ever accumulating and loth to spend." Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z People, especially in the key western markets, are loth to buy flatscreen TVs, and if they must buy them are loth to pay a premium. Spidey out and Smurfs up - Sony's Awkward Q2 2011-11-02T14:11:10Z The master was loth to believe these charges against U Ksew, whom he had found such an active and willing helper in the chase: he therefore determined to go and examine the field. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z After my experience at Otsu as regards European cooking by Japanese, I was rather loth to accept their kind invitation, but I had to yield. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Nothing loth, a plucky little bear stooped and rushed in to collar the defiant passenger round the waist. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Lo, Shakespeare, since thy time nature is loth To yield to art her fair supremacy; In conquering one thou hast so enrich�d both. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z I reiterated, still loth to give it up. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z He was loth to leave the mine, but during his slow recovery at the hospital a curious longing to see the Old Country once more had come upon him. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z Furthermore, they are very loth to accept those mechanical means of economising labour which are employed by their neighbours the Japanese. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Got a Place in the Grand Stand, cost me half-a-Guinea, which was loth to part with, but thought I should have brave Entertainment for so much Money. Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick 2011-10-15T02:00:25.137Z O heart! for all thy griefs and pains Thou shalt be loth to die. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z "A Digger Indian has scarcely a word-language," I asserted, loth to relinquish the argument. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Cherry looked towards Dickie, as if even now loth to let him out of her sight. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z I cannot describe the beauty of those terraced gardens, that one after another led down to the green glen beneath, where the river was winding as if loth to leave so sweet a place. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z He seemed loth to come in, and hung his head as if with shame. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z ‘No,’ said the farmer, ‘I should be loth to buy a bull with tail cut off close to the rump.’ Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Gabriel: The Heavens know How loth I am to make in such a way Defence of God's most righteous cause. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z But, sweetheart, I'm loth to sadden you with such tales when your dear heart's a bit sore at leavin' home. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z The Thames here is so broad and peaceful, it seems loth to leave so sweet a place. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z For, if I should once constrain myself, I might fall in love in good earnest: But I have stayed too long with you, and would be loth to surfeit you at first. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z “I should be loth to wager that he doesn’t understand Welsh; and after all he didn’t say that he did not, but got off by saying he understood those two words.” p. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Even then he seemed loth to part from her. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z Nothing loth, Elfrida coyly descended, and the huntsman was amazed anew at her perfect form. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z "So, as I would be loth to let harm befall thee, I will take thee back to thine own country this very night." The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z Nay, there is many an honest man, when he such blasts hath blown In his friend's ears, he would be loth the same by him were known. Gammer Gurton's Needle 2011-09-24T02:00:15.643Z In spite of all this the diet must have been full of vitamines, for he was loth to relinquish it. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z Marry! once I thought him loth to let thee have Egwina, and hard did I plead for thee.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z There is one phase of my appeal which I am loth indeed to make. The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle 2011-09-12T02:00:28.837Z This morning I spend in surveying and emptying my Cabinet of Letters; and at the top of all I light upon this Letter lately received, which I was loth to bury. Letters to Severall Persons of Honour 2011-09-12T02:00:24.913Z I was very loth to follow this, but could not make the man understand my meaning; and I really did not know which way to turn myself. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Do you forget that the Osmanlis are always loth to relinquish any Hungarian stronghold that they once get possession of? 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Guthrum knew not what to do, yet was loth to let him go. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Nothing loth, we left Pu-Yi and ascended a winding staircase to the roof of the great building. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z Sir, I Was loth to bee the onely man who should have no part in this great Festivall; I thought therefore to celebrate that well, by spending some part of it in your company. Letters to Severall Persons of Honour 2011-09-12T02:00:24.913Z The women seemed loth to lose sight of us, and the men talked feverishly of commandeering all the horses in the town for a moonlight picnic. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Hannah, nothing loth, had found the text, and read it aloud to Robert, whose wrathful disgust had caused her quite pleasantly to forget her pains for the time. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z It savored so much of the heathenish custom of the Danes they were loth to consent to the act; yet did they mislike to deprive the maiden of this small comfort. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Far out beyond the harbour a faint streak of silver light still lingered, as if loth to say farewell; but nearer the wharves the water lay black and sullen like the mantle of approaching night. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z We trust, being so nearly your cousin, you would be loth we should receive so manifest an injury, as entirely to be debarred from that title, which, in possibility, may fall to us.” Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z The rooks rose from the oaks with a lazy cawing, loth to leave the ripening acorns, and settled again when he had passed. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Ted Pompey, nothing loth, lifted his sword and stepped to meet him. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z I was loth, great as the danger was, to use my weapons, for though I had been trained to the use of both, I had never had occasion to defend myself by them before. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z Nothing loth, Juanita consented, so down they sat awhile, talking, and gazing upon the panorama of sea and islands stretched before them. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z My dear child, we are both very loth to leave, but circumstances are against us. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z He gives away the lovely bride, And the guests linger, loth to leave The house of him in whom they pride,— Brave Tom, old Tom, with the empty sleeve. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z The mind is loth to acknowledge that the game is up. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z He put the shilling on the table, and Dicky pocketed it, nothing loth. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z I am loth to say "farewell," but what more can I tell you? In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z If the constable is good-natured, and loth to take strong measures, he either becomes a semi-accomplice or sinks to a nonentity. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z He beckoned to the innkeeper; great cans full of the beverage were brought speedily, and the people sitting or standing about were nowise loth to fall to. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z “Ah, my boy, let me give you advice that I am only too loth to take myself—don’t degenerate into a dreamer.” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z It was a favourite weapon which he was very loth to lose, and for hours efforts were made to drag it up, but without success. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Cornelia softly entered and stood for a long time before the bed; she was loth to disturb the peaceful silence in which Veronica reposed. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z We were very loth to leave our position. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z Still he had managed somehow to acquire the position of a man of honour in the district, and was loth to part with this pleasant sensation, all the more valued, perhaps, for its novelty. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z He gave to the people of Ammergau not only his life and powers--but also that which a man is most loth to resign--his fame. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z I am loth to believe that you would wilfully connive at either my 251 capture, or anything that would bring harm to the cause.” Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z “Indeed!” said the little lady, lingering in the room, and hanging about her brother’s chair as if loth to go; and there was a very sarcastic ring in her voice. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z The young man darted forward nothing loth, and the trio walked at a leisurely pace under the dark shadows of the oak-trees that lined the road to the village. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z And, nothing loth, the men clutched the prisoner. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z But a good physician is always loth to do so, knowing that one of the influences of the opiate is to interfere with and defeat the medical processes themselves. Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z Nothing loth Peggy followed her cousin to a little room on the second floor, whose one window looked out upon the noble Hudson and the distant Jersey shore. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z And his wife said, “Farewell, dear lady, we are loth to lose you, for we have loved you as a daughter.” Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z I was in no wise loth to agree, for the remembrance of our morning's trudge was anything but pleasant. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z He was loth to interrupt such satisfactory financial operations, while proceeding in a manner so favourable to his project of escape. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z What you mean, Drost, I am also loth to think of," answered the count, "though after what hath here happened, almost every thing is possible. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z “But thee?” she questioned loth to leave him. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z The brush I lift, to sterile pain more loth! The Immortal Lure 2011-07-06T02:00:50.730Z I had tasted the sweets of life and was loth to return to the bitter. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z They had returned from an evening stroll, and were standing looking about them as though loth to go in. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Indeed, so loth was he to part with him even for a time that he could not bring himself to allow Geoffry to enter any profession. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z So she murmured softly to herself: ‘I am not surprised that people are so loth to die when they know that they will see such horrible creatures.’ The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z Regretful, alas! we are loth to remember The good resolutions we made last December! The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) 2011-06-29T02:00:30.303Z We are loth to hark back to the only right course, a course similar to our action in Cuba, because of the expense we have been to in the Philippines. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Whereupon not knowing what to do, and being loth to be discredited, a crotchet came into his crown, which he presently put in execution. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z I lingered long before this fresco, loth to leave it, its tranquillity is so marked, its airiness is so impressive. Great Masters in Painting: Perugino 2011-06-27T02:00:59.487Z ‘Zéngi-mízi,’ he said, ‘the king seems loth to grant my request for the Mirror—is there not some other thing of equal value for which I might ask?’ The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z They were loth to enjoy their feast too soon. The Happy Hypocrite A Fairy Tale For Tired Men 2011-06-24T02:00:21.977Z He was loth to give her up; in his way he liked her. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z "Somethin' you'll be right glad to hear," continued the other, dallying with the subject, as if loth to part with so choice a morsel. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z "It is enough," said Lancelot, "I was not far from thee when thou wast made a knight, Sir Reynold, and know thee for a good and valiant man, and was full loth to slay thee." King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z If there be any such in this village, which truly I am loth to believe, I advise you, as brother advises brother, to exhort them to mildness of demeanour. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z Ned, though he did not know it, and though Margaret was loth to acknowledge it even to herself, had touched upon a tender point. The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z The men were loth for him to leave and always pressed him to stay longer. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z The miners are all out by their hut doors, vainly endeavoring to catch a reviving breath of fresh air, which seems very loth to lend its invigorating presence. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z And Sir Lancelot, with his knights, mightily defended it; but never would he suffer any to go forth and attack one of the king's army, for he was right loth to fight against him. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z The opening invocation is followed by a string of questions which flash their own answer upon us—interrogatories which are at the same time pictures,—‘What men or gods are these, what maidens loth?’ etc. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z He was not loth to be seen walking with so pretty a young lady. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z He knew that to obtain more he would have to go direct to the stores, which he was now very loth to do. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z He is extremely loth to believe that anybody has actually attained the summit. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z "I am full loth," replied the knight; "but if I must I must." King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why. Rachel Gray 2011-05-20T02:00:39.547Z He was a simple, straightforward youth, very fond of his sister, and loth to leave her, but very glad to be his own master at last. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Trying to laugh, she added, 'I knew how Lightfoot and he would be loth enough to part. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z Sicilian women are loth to kiss a child before its christening, because they consider it a pagan or a Turk. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Truly," replied he, "I am loth to slay him, notwithstanding he hath done such shameful deeds. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z And Rereworth, although confident of a favourable answer to his petition, yet delayed preferring it, because he was loth to flutter his present peaceful happiness, even by a declaration which would end in enhancing it. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z I am loth to cause a harmless peasant to be slain. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Everyone was asking Jim the particulars of that later night, and Jim, nothing loth, gave them, with the addition of his own comments. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z "You seemed loth to part with her, Baron." The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Seeing how eager the boys were to hear of these old tales, and nothing loth himself to talk about them, Ferdinand on another occasion repeated the legend of the “Enchanted City of the Caesars.” The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z The blind man, nothing loth, rattled off a lively prelude, and sang his song with telling effect. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z At that period the business aspect of siege warfare already 724 alluded to had been recognized, but many commanders retained the old spirit of chivalry in their reluctance to say the “loth word.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z "I should think that when you are making Trevlyn Farm answer so well, you would be loth to leave it," he remarked ungraciously. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z The stories of brigand life he had heard told during his short sojourn in Rome, and which like others of his incredulous countrymen he had been loth to believe, were no longer doubted. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Nothing loth, the brilliant company there present quickly resumed the irresponsible chatter which was far more to its liking than talk of thrones and doubtful causes. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z I shivered comfortless, but cast No chill across the tablecloth; I all-forgotten shivered, sad To stay and yet to part how loth. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Ekkehard was very anxious to reach his destination, for anybody who is close to the end of his journey, is loth to tarry long. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Mr. Daw detained her whilst he helped himself, asking divers questions; and Molly, nothing loth, ever ready for a gossip, remembered not her exacting brewhouse. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z And now, as I hold the pen for these writings, my hand is loth and my spirit is not fain to tell of the strange humors of these times. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z I am loth to think that perhaps our gallant Chevalier will never bear his rightful title in his own country. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z She stepped back nearer to the two old men, who were so deep in some question of learning that they were loth to part, and oblivious of every thing but their disputation. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Nothing loth, I followed him up the stairs, and a moment later we reached a landing-stage that was filled with huge palms growing in tubs of earthenware. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Mrs. Gaylord lingered about the maelstrom where her darling had disappeared from sight many weeks, loth to believe that she would not rise again to bless and cheer her loneliness. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z The captain, nothing loth, set out with a cheerful countenance for the Mayor of the town, a servant of the inn going with him to guide him. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z But he tried not to scowl or to seem impatient, for he was loth to lose the good graces of a lady whose power and influence were unequalled even by Lydie d'Aumont. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Nothing loth, I answered his questions, and he heard enough to make him careful Edmund suffered no more at the hands of his brother. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z The French, however, have been very loth to touch this unclean product of German Kultur. The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion 2011-04-01T02:00:43.730Z Nothing loth, Jack accompanied him as he started along the broad trail leading down to the cove. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z But I am loth to set down my little foolish formalities on sitting to meat and rising from it, and the silly ceremonies wherewith I indulged myself at going abroad and coming home. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z A West country proverb, relating to a disciple of this hero, runs thus: Sluggardy guise, Loth to go to bed, And loth to rise. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Eagerness is apt to overlook Consequences, it is loth to be stopt in its Career; for when Men are in great haste, they see only in a straight Line. A Character of King Charles the Second 2011-03-31T02:00:18.840Z “Yet,” and reincarnation has a yet, though many like myself are loth to entertain it; but this “yet” is better expressed in the following verses than I can frame it. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z General Franklin however was loth to give us any credit, presumably because we were western men. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z In a vague way he missed his playmates, but that only meant that the Bishop had to be his playmate even more than before, and the Bishop was nothing loth. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z “They would be very loth to harbour p. 190any suspicion against a cavalier so courteous and well spoken.” The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z He seemed to be dallying with his answer—rolling the sweet morsel on his tongue—as though loth to part with the source of so much private satisfaction. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z Still, he was loth to believe that bribery would be so openly used. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z This seemed reasonable enough, nor were the men loth to accept it. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z "Aw, no, no, no, never fear; we'll see them again soon enough, I'll go bail," he said, and in their guileless blindness the women were nothing loth to take cheer from the fellow's dubious smile. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Even the servant lingered at the open door, closing it at last reluctantly as though loth to shut out the warm air and pleasant prospect. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z I should be loth to purchase that youngster for a fool. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z Theseus is moved by their prayers, but, loth to leave the side of his newly wedded spouse, contents himself with directing his chief captain to lead the Athenian army against the tyrant. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z The Franco-Italian Queen, with all her grand ideas of Divine Right and high Prerogative, was not loth to lay them down and aside when they stood in the way of her pleasures. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z She is very loth to let it go, even then. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z As he was searching, however, he perceived an ourang-outang steal from a thicket, which, nevertheless, it seemed loth to leave. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z Every soul hungers for pure love, and his love for me affords me a degree of pleasure I would be loth to admit to anyone. Professor Huskins 2011-03-13T03:00:20.620Z We are loth to trust any religious purpose as opposed to a human one. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z In the monotonous orchard alley glints The languid sun that yet is loth to leave This unripe, fascinating autumn eve, And draws a pastel with faint, feminine tints. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z He had drawn some good augury from the altered carriage of the young man's head, and was loth to disturb the current of his thoughts. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Totty, nothing loth, seated herself by the bed and resumed the scrutiny of the baby. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z He was loth to admit, even to himself, he was nervous—supposing she was dead! Professor Huskins 2011-03-13T03:00:20.620Z Once there, he was loth to return; and a considerable portion of the years 1726 and 1727 was spent by him in or near London. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z O to drink madly on one mouth the kisses Of Aphrodite and Adonis both, And, trembling, to discover all blent blisses In the same frame to no perversions loth! Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z After tea the two young men walked up and down the weedy pathways in the garden, while Isabel sat under her favourite pear-tree reading the volume she had been so loth to close. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Still we were loth to discard its aid altogether, and accordingly devoted much time and no little exertion to hauling it about and fixing it in a place of security. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z "Fain would the cat fish eat, But she is loth to wet her feet." Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z She, nothing loth, did as he told her, and the Germans, seeing mischief in the half-caste's eye, offered no opposition. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Kissed upon either cheek and either eye, I turn to thee as some green afternoon Turns toward sunset, and is loth to die; Ah God, ah God, that day should be so soon. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Those who were well off were fond of their children and loth to part from them. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Still we were loth to depart and run the risk of losing a favourable opportunity of assaulting the mountain with any chance of success. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z I was loth for him to go, but one hour is so small, we have noticed, for a friend, I am sorry to say. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z Was it any wonder she was loth to part with it, when, however much her arms might ache for it in the future, she could never again press it to her heart! The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z She said: but I that am Christ's maid were loth To do this thing that hath such bitter name. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Not loth to practise his talents, Gaudriole took the centre of the floor. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Yet he was loth to have me leave, and seemed to feel very badly when the time came for me to go. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z Yet there were some of these speculators who were loth to take that course. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z It was getting late, and there was a lonely bit of road to traverse, but the two sisters lingered at the garden gate, each loth to part from the other. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z Thus went she lowly, making a soft prayer, As one who stays the sweet wine in his mouth, Murmuring with eased lips, and is most loth To have done wholly with the sweet of it. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z We even wonder at the existence of such a state of things there; and, until very lately, were loth to believe in it. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z The British Government was extremely loth to assume additional responsibilities, and did its best to avoid them. The Character of the British Empire 2011-02-07T03:00:24.553Z We were loth to obey the inexorable decree of the Licensing Act, but there was no choice. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z She, poor maiden, having just begun to taste of the rest and comfort of his presence, was sorely grieved and exceeding loth to be so soon parted from her "dearest love." Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z I said nothing to him of my misgivings, for I was loth to confess to them, having no positive reasons whatever, and no negative grounds except the fact that I was receiving no letters. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession 2011-02-03T03:00:11.867Z I was loth to lose the time, but there was no help for it. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z They sat on, watching the dying fire, talking sometimes, sometimes silent, loth to break up this hour of contentment and felt companionship, which held the seeds of so much more in the future. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z High as our mission was, the flesh was loth to quit the warm stove at the hostelry of "The Hanging Cross" for those terrible purlieus that wound through the heart of the wild Illyrian mountains. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z Nothing loth, Lottie seated herself, and listened attentively while her friend told of her own life, with all of its disappointments, hardships, and trials. The Hazeley Family 2011-01-24T03:00:16.447Z Montell made it a point to descend upon me at some hour of the day, and, after all, I was not so loth. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z He embraced his daughter tenderly, and seemed loth to release her from his sheltering arms. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z The liveried footman hastened to help this last to descend from her high perch, and his aid was accepted most willingly, the young person leaning on his arm as if loth to leave his support. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z Yet he was loth to consider that his task was accomplished. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z He that doubts of his way, thinkes hee loses his day: and when men are gone awhile, they will be loth to turn back. The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America 2011-01-17T03:00:44.767Z He seemed loth to credit the statement, and could scarce believe it possible that such a conspiracy could exist. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z Not at all loth to improve his advantages, Lennox warbled his most melting lays con amore, watching, as he sung, for any sign of sentiment in the girlish face opposite. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z The early morning was grey and cloudy, and although Uros was very fond of his father, and anxious to see him, still he was loth to leave his home. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Being loth to part with any more of my officers, after the experience I had had, with the prize brig Cuba, I selected an intelligent quartermaster, who had been mate of a merchantman, as prize-master. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z A short promise is a farre safer guard than a long lock: it is an ill distinction which God is loth to looke at, and his Angels cannot know his Saints by. The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America 2011-01-17T03:00:44.767Z "How far is it to Wilson's landing?" asked Scobell, who, finding that Uncle Gallus was a member of the League, was now no longer loth to talk with him. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z The muscles of the face are fearfully convulsed, as if the spirit had not as yet quite departed, but still lingered about the corpse, being loth to leave its tenement. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z She was afraid to remain at home; she was loth to go away. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z The captain of the Spartan was loth to subject himself to this inconvenience, especially at the command of the hated Yankee. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Fritz and Jack were therefore dispatched to collect some fresh caoutchouc from the trees, and as this involved a good gallop on Storm and Lightfoot, they, nothing loth, set off. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z No! not exactly!" said Mr. Kenihazy, reluctantly; for the general interest these questions excited made him loth to disappoint his audience, "we fell asleep on the road. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z The maiden indeed seemed nothing loth to receive his attention, for his handsome figure and gallant conduct had already made some impression upon her. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z She little knew that, though Milena was anxious to find out the dreadful truth of that night's mystery, she was in her heart very loth to return home. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Whilst I would humble them, and whip them into a sense of justice and decent behavior, myself, I was loth to see strangers kick them, and themselves submit to the kicking. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z You may be sure that I was nothing loth to accept an invitation that was as unexpected as it was desirable. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z This morning, to be sure——' He stopped, being loth to tell how his master had lost consciousness. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z The party, nothing loth, for even pleasure is fatiguing, were now seated round the blazing hearth. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z He knew that he had passed the time allotted to man here below, and he was loth to think that he would have to die and leave his daughter alone in the wilderness. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z So loth was the South to abandon the Union, that she made strenuous efforts to remain in it, even after Mr. Lincoln had been elected President, in 1860. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z If an Englishman is averse to taking pot-shots at strangers, he is generally quite as loth to see the weaker side go to the wall. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z As for me, I was loth to speak until I passed them some way, and then told my aunt what I had seen, at which she wondered, and said I dreamed.... British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Lord Bacon, nothing loth, bowed and hobbled off. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Still, loth as I am to strangle every man, woman, and child on the planet, it won't be an entirely thankless task. The words you read next will be your last 2010-11-15T00:05:00Z If Murdoch submits to an investigation and then wins, he might be loth to risk losing the prize by entering a protracted punch-up on price with the non-execs. BSkyB's non-executives must stand up to Murdoch 2010-10-14T19:32:00Z With the honourable exception of Geffen and a handful of others, they are loth to challenge managements in public. Accountability? The men from the Pru don't know the meaning of the word 2010-06-05T23:06:00Z However, the place was so convenient he was loth to leave it, and he prayed for assistance. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Wasps had previously been as loth as anyone to run the ball from their own half and risk being penalised in the shadow of their own posts. Crowds flock to energised Premiership 2010-04-20T23:10:00Z America’s allies—Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia—are loth to adopt the more confrontational stance that the rejectionists demand. More than just a charade? 2010-03-10T15:26:00Z Of the veto-wielders, only China, which remains loth to punish Iran, stayed mute. 2010-02-11T08:53:00Z Though only two miles away, the old place, in proportion to the rising of the new township, sank to a few inhabitants, loth perhaps to part with old associations. Cathedral Cities of England When it came to the rivulet it seemed to offer to go over, but hesitated, as if loth to cross except upon the bridge. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Here William plied the bagman—nothing loth, for he was a drucken wee rascal—wi' brandy till he began to wink, and no to be perfectly certain which end o' him was uppermost. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 The full round orb of the sun was sinking slowly behind a huge bank of clouds, tinged by his departing rays, that lingered as if regretting his short career, and loth to depart. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 Men would be loth to stir abroad, and, if Sir Thomas Roe’s arrangements permitted, he could foresee another meeting with Eleanor that evening. The Great Mogul Her greatest ministers, Richelieu and Colbert, were, it is true, loth to discard the system. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Her vitality was almost exhausted, and yet Nature was loth to give up. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician The rate of 4 pf. for each loth was retained, but with the proviso that the charge on packets sent under band should not exceed twice letter rate. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study "Pauline," he said, feebly, "if I have done wrong—and, oh, I am so loth to believe it—you will forgive me, my dear, will you not?" Love Works Wonders A Novel I was loth to credit you with such treachery. The Cabinet Minister A farce in four acts He knew it, but he was loth to give way to it. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories Nature, though strongly entrenched in her citadel, and loth to "give up the ship," began to succumb to the powers of disease and the load of medicine; and he gradually descended to the tomb. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician New rates were introduced as follows: 4 pf. for each 2½ loth. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The sunbeams were so loth to go; they lingered even now on the tips of the trees and the flowers; they lingered on the lake and in the rippling spray of the fountains. Love Works Wonders A Novel Cook is called up, a palaver ensues—had known each other many years, loth to part, &c.—in short, he proposes and is accepted, but insists on marriage being celebrated next morning. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 I am loth to believe them imposters, mere adventurers who have blundered into positions of power and honour with no idea of what they are doing to the world. The Salvaging Of Civilisation From them our thoughts to that young lady go, Modest and virtuous, loth herself to show. The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches Packets containing samples were then given single letter rate up to 1½ loth, and half the letter rate for heavier packets. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study This not without qualms to Henry, who could scarce avoid the meeting, and was yet loth to present his friend to Flo, in view of her expressed dislike for him. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life These nomads, under their chief, Sadic Beg, were nothing loth to join in expelling the Chinese, as such a change could only increase their advantages by substituting an unsettled for a settled government. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar I was loth to part with the ring I had paid so highly for, especially now that such an interesting history was attached to it. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Theodore was nothing loth: indeed his day in the bush had been better than Moya's, more exciting and unusual, yet every whit as typical in its way. The Shadow of a Man They must either be sent enclosed in a letter or attached to a letter, and the letter must not exceed ¾ loth in weight. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study She called aloud to him, and he went and sat down beside her, nothing loth. The Firebrand Then, besides these objections to the surrender of Kuldja on political grounds, there are commercial and fiscal reasons why Russia should be loth to restore this province. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar Nothing loth, I followed my guide, who pointed me out the portraits of the present Baron's ancestors for I know not how many generations back. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I And there was so much of lying legend, so much of fraud in the acquisition of property, that ecclesiastical historians have not been loth to acknowledge the general ignorance as a sort of excuse. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The maximum weight was 16 loth, and the maximum charge was not to exceed six times letter rate. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study He was loth to believe that such an insult to his sovereign were possible. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. We should be loth to admit the accuracy of such a charge, and yet the arguments in its favour are too plausible to admit of a very confident contradiction. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar Guest replied: "I am loth to tell you, because no-one will believe what I have to say about it." Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes He was uncommon loth to part with it, but there never was a man with a kinder heart, never. Little Miss Joy So for the past week he had just drifted, avoiding any approach to more intimate relations, but loth to leave altogether the shrine at which it had been balm to his bruised heart to worship. A Traitor's Wooing The only thing that I am loth to name, Which, when I have it, so superfluous seems, And, when I have it not, so necessary. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise Because I am thy friend, and would be loth to have thee hanged for stealing. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Then at last the hounds passed on, though they were loth to leave the spot, and followed the bank down below her. The Story of a Red Deer He shall altar be and priest,—and he will not cry at least 'I forbid you, I am loth!' The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II Of course, in the nature of things, a lover of gardening is loth to move at all, a rolling stone is not at all in his line. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them The wind blew and the snow drifted around her, but she was loth to return. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands We are both in one hole, captain; but I was loth to venture my opinion, lest her ladyship should think I was angry, for I have a good mind to fall upon the widow. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Foster, a merchant of Boston, a member of the Council, and fast friend of the Governor, bought the fustick at such price that he was loth to give up the bargain. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day He was concerned for her sake, for he saw that something was the matter with her, and was, therefore, loth to leave her alone. On the Heights A Novel It is said that even those who came to pay a mere morning call would often remain for hours, loth to terminate the conversation. Maria Edgeworth Her eyes were full of pity, and she seemed so loth to leave me. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance In troth, I take you for nothing; but I would be loth to take you for that use I think they make shift with you for. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Like that, the dial speaks; and points to thee, Lorenzo! loth to break thy banquet up: 410 “O man, thy kingdom is departing from thee; And, while it lasts, is emptier than my shade.” Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes "He, too, will come here," said an inner voice that she was almost loth to listen to. On the Heights A Novel We were loth to lose him, and urged him to continue as our guide; but he was impenetrable until we held up a medio, when he again moved on before us. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. My carriers were loth to start, but, once under way, they took it in good part, and set off on a trot. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. I was nothing loth; and I must say though I used sometimes before the war to make speeches, that I never had so enthusiastic an audience before. The Battle of Gettysburg “The wind is likely to haul ’round after sunset, so let us take our chances,” Nathan whispered, and Isaac was not loth to embark. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga The pious lady, who had, indeed, read the novel in secret and was loth to talk of such subjects, changed the conversation by introducing the topic of Walpurga. On the Heights A Novel Very soon, however, a little boy, about eight years old, came down and demanded the maize, which we were loth to give up, but did not consider ourselves authorized to retain. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. Nothing loth, Lieutenant Sterrett renewed the battle with such vigor that in a few minutes the flag was lowered a second time, only to renew the fighting when the enemy saw an advantage. The Greater Republic A History of the United States “I will gladly hear any extenuating circumstances that you may give, for I am loth to believe that you are guilty of treachery.” A Daughter of the Union We have tested three of this number, which, on account of their abundance in our locality and their good flavor, we would be loth to discard, viz., Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous After that, Hansei constantly kept his hand there and was loth to remove it. On the Heights A Novel Nothing loth, the Laird of Lucky's How filled up a brimming bumper, and, drinking "better times," sent it down after some two or three dozen that had preceded it. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 “But we might do something else,” he added, nothing loth for a piece of mischief. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War “I did not like Mr. Archer,” said Jeanne musingly, loth to leave this friend. A Daughter of the Union She, it turns out, is known to the landlady, to whom, nothing loth, Roden now consigns her, and hurries back to witness the crossing of the others. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The queen, although loth to behold such sights, would always join the party, lest they might regard her as being sentimental. On the Heights A Novel So, next day but one, Horace, little loth, was haled by his friend down to the docks again, and thence round to Port Elizabeth by steamer. Tales of South Africa So they kept a parallel course, as they ran in pursuit, loth to quit the welcome refuge of rock and boulder in the event of surprise. In the Whirl of the Rising “You refuse to obey me?” cried the Colonel, loth to believe his ears. A Daughter of the Union The Elephant was nothing loth, and closed with the offer of his little friend, and a couple of bales of assorted goods were prepared for the journey. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories I should be very loth to intrust the care of my horses, cattle, sheep, or pigs, to any one whose father never had cow or pig of his own. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend I was not loth, of course; and, having still some coffee, sugar, and a tin of condensed milk in my saddlebags, I had them and the kettle brought round. Tales of South Africa Squire Owens was in the best of humours, and, no ways loth, I was made to stay all night. International Short Stories American I was anxious to be off and yet loth to leave. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself "So be it," said I. "In with you;" and in they went, nothing loth. The Falling Flag Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox The bold inquisitor, loth to lose his prey, would have defied the power of Rome, as he had done that of the Council of Trent. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The youth was not loth to accept the hint, and soon overtook her. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Queen sent to offer a day's deer-stalking, but I am loth to trust my long eyesight. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) There are several circumstances relating to this memorable siege which I have omitted to mention, which, though they may appear out of place here, I should feel loth to pass by in silence. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Cortes was at first very loth to part with him, as he was so useful to him in various ways, but at last gave his consent, to keep him in good humour. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Henry obstinately urged his fate, and compelled the count, though extremely loth, to take the saddle. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 |
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