| 单词 | athwart |
| 例句 | We marched up athwart a hillock toward the house, Olakunde beating our step to better impress upon the inhabitants our seriousness of purpose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “See those bamboo logs athwart the boat, fore and aft, sticking out over the water, with the other logs joining their ends?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Two rats to a roller, they slipped four of these under the cinder block so that they lay athwart the hole, like bars across a window. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z His book — argumentative, gallant, parked athwart oncoming historical traffic, as if on a dare — is as Parisian and as bracing as a freshly mixed Pernod and water. Books of the Times: ?Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris,? by Graham Robb 2010-04-27T21:30:00Z Yet Atherton Lin is always on the outskirts of those communities, taking shots at their centers even as he acknowledges their orbits, always standing in and athwart his subject. A Memoir About Queer Identity, Told One Gay Bar at a Time 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Perhaps, like her creator, she is a deeply idiosyncratic conservative, a believer in propriety and continuity, standing athwart history and saying, “Not so fast.” Movie Review: ?Damsels in Distress,? From Whit Stillman 2012-04-05T12:00:00Z “Margaret Hoover,” Mr. Colbert said, “what do you stand athwart and what are you yelling?” Margaret Hoover and John Avlon on their Post-Partisan Marriage 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z And let us not forget He whose voice rings, like Swinburne's Villon, "athwart the sea whence no man steers / Like joy-bells crossed with death-bells in our ears". Benedict Cumberbatch's Star Trek villain speaks with the voice of reason 2013-05-15T18:44:34Z The bicorne hat was a trademark of Napoleon, who wore it athwart, the two points aligned with his shoulders. South Korean throws hat in ring for trademark Napoleon headgear 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Nelson may be especially sensitive to the plight of a Democratic senator standing athwart major policy. One year of ‘President Manchin’: For the Democratic agenda, all roads go through West Virginia 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The urge to stand athwart AI, yelling “stop!” Analysis | The AI backlash is here. It’s focused on the wrong things. 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover! What’s on TV This Week, Feb. 12-18, 2023 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z William F. Buckley Jr., a founder of National Review, once famously described a conservative as “someone who stands athwart history, yelling ‘Stop!’ at a time when no one is inclined to do so.” Republicans’ Internecine Conflict Is Mirrored in Conservative Media 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Even William F. Buckley Jr., the putative founder of modern conservatism and a supposedly sunnier, more optimistic philosophy, said that the mission of conservatism was to "stand athwart history yelling stop." There really is a "great replacement" — but it's not what Tucker Carlson says it is 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z They stand athwart history, spewing a venomous lie that has claimed too many lives. Column: I'm part of the 'Great Replacement.' It's not what believers say it is 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z In this situation, it is especially important to have the pope standing athwart the divide with an unwavering call to uphold human dignity and serve the common good. Opinion | As a Democrat and a Catholic, I know the pope is not on Biden’s team 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Today, some schools — generally newer and smaller — advertise themselves directly as standing athwart history. Christian Schools Boom in a Revolt Against Curriculum and Pandemic Rules 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z These guidelines run athwart recent actions taken by states like Texas and Mississippi, where Govs. What can I do once I'm vaccinated? The CDC finally has answers 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z It would be unwise for the GOP to stand athwart Indian country’s chance at history. Opinion | Why Senate Republicans fear Deb Haaland 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z What we all witnessed on Jan. 6 was the antithesis of William F. Buckley Jr.’s insistence that conservatives place themselves “athwart history, yelling Stop.” Opinion | Yes, the GOP is dead. Here’s how it can be reborn. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z And now, here was democracy, standing athwart the will of Trump and his people. Opinion | We love you. You’re very special. Go home. 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Rather than stand athwart history yelling “Stop,” they trail behind Trumpism asking, “Why not?” Review | The most essential books of the Trump era are barely about Trump at all 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z It sometimes seems that Mr. Baron is standing athwart Twitter yelling, “Stop!” and nobody’s listening. Marty Baron Made The Post Great Again. Now, the News Is Changing. 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Country Club, apart from its exclusivity, is noteworthy because it sits athwart what must be the most expensive cluster of real estate in the world. Golf in Los Angeles: Part Royal and Ancient, Part Disney - Golf Digest 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Early 70s, bearded, wax jacketed, he wore the dog’s lead draped athwart himself shoulder to hip in the manner of a mayoral sash. Splendid isolation: how I stopped time by sitting in a forest for 24 hours 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z None of this slowed down Fox News or the Republicans on Capitol Hill from pretending that Trump was a Winston Churchill-like figure, standing strong athwart history against the forces of evil. Why does the Republican Party exist? Mainly to clean up Donald Trump's messes 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z That is why, for example, he has passed billions of dollars in farm subsidies to help the farmers who have been hit by his trade war, a policy that runs athwart tradition laissez-faire conservative principles. History suggests that a recession might doom Trump's re-election chances 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Cory Booker stands athwart this zeitgeist of pitchfork populism, yelling stop. The Daily 202: Rejecting calls to break up Facebook, Cory Booker seeks to restore a norm that’s eroded under Trump 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z But one also feels something else: a too-familiar sense of Christianity — white, conservative Christianity, at least — once again standing athwart onrushing change with its hand up yelling, “Stop!” Don’t fundamentalists ever get tired of being wrong? 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z What is novel nowadays is a legislator standing athwart foolishness, yelling “Stop!” Opinion | This 99-year-old federal law is stifling jobs and shifting higher costs to consumers 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z That party stands athwart history, yelling “Stop!,” and does not have much to offer America. Review | Entrepreneurs: the eccentric — sometimes cruel — heroes of American capitalism 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Working women of all ages know a certain stance: athwart the closet, brow furrowed, mouth drawn, listlessly dismissing garment after garment. The Transformational Bliss of Borrowing Your Office Clothes 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Congress would hear from dealers and car buyers and throw itself athwart Mr. Trump’s plan. Opinion | Detroit vs. Protectionism? 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Gillum was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and ran as an unabashed progressive running athwart Florida's tradition of nominating moderate Democrats in order to counter the state's presumed highly conservative streak. Andrew Gillum’s primary upset in Florida pits progressive against pro-Trump Ron DeSantis 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z It is unclear whether there are any other positions held by Kavanaugh which could run athwart not only Trump's agenda but the interests of the American people. Kavanaugh memo: Trump’s SCOTUS nominee pushed Lewinsky scandal to run Bill Clinton out of office 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Skeptics are standing athwart the transgender movement, yelling stop, as a new study shows sex-reassignment surgeries are on the rise. Sex change surgeries skyrocket amid transgender movement, study finds 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z In the Age of Trump, it is no longer in vogue to stand athwart history in defense of American institutions, constitutional norms and cultural traditions. Opinion | Even now, Republicans are ignoring the storm clouds 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Neff said that another of the fund’s top holdings, Moody’s, the credit-rating agency, likewise stood athwart a toll bridge: Its ratings are critical in the issuance of bonds and other debt securities. Focused Bets on Growth Propel Three Stock Funds 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z In both cases, Trump stands athwart history, yelling, “Go back.” Opinion | Trump charts a course to oblivion 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Even before President Donald Trump began his term, the Maine Republican had the courage to stand athwart history telling her party to stop trying to take away people’s health care. The courage of Susan Collins 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Their current well-financed efforts to strangle internet competition in contact lenses and eyeglasses are indistinguishable from standing athwart economic history yelling, “Stop.” American Optometric Association wants to strangle Internet sales 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z There is no Soviet Union to contain, no Nazi Germany to battle, no impending Eurasian hegemon to stand athwart. The Potential Upside to Shutting Down Military Bases 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z But ever more voters are standing athwart the locomotive, yelling “Stop!” The sleep of union 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Not everyone has crossed over into the Trump camp – a rump Never Trump coalition still soldiers on – but the number of Republicans standing athwart the Trump nomination yelling stop is rapidly diminishing. Conservative Capitulation 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus anointed Trump with the "presumptive" title tonight; how much of the GOP and conservative movement is at this point willing to stand athwart history and shout "Never!" America, Your 2016 GOP Nominee 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z There is, alas, no one left to stand athwart history and yell, stop! With Trump and Palin, Republicans get what they deserve 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z National Review can stand athwart history and yell stop, but they’re standing in front of a snowball they’ve been pushing down a hill for the last half century. The National Review's coordinated attack on Donald Trump will backfire | Jeb Lund 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The ability to stand athwart your strongest supporters is a character issue, especially among the people who actually decide elections–the slowly evaporating middle. A GOP Identity Crisis Eases the Path for Hillary Clinton 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z He thus appears as a sort of progressive prophet, standing athwart the entire GOP, shouting: "Go left!" Saint Kasich Must Answer to Voters 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Its steel teeth would impale the bale athwart, in its midsection, exploding it into a shower of hay and broken twine. On the Range Where the College Cowboys No Longer Play 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z What would remain of the court’s prestige and hence its power to stand athwart rampant executives and overbearing congressional majorities? Some GOP candidates are becoming unhinged over gay marriage ruling 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z But the GOP would do well to just get out of the way, as trying to stand athwart the pot legalization movement yelling "stop" is bad policy and, increasingly, bad politics. Washington, D.C. Legalizes Pot, House GOP Makes Half-Baked Last Stand 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Sixty years ago, William F. Buckley Jr. offered a mission statement for the conservative movement as well as his new magazine, National Review: “It stands athwart history, yelling stop.” Recent History Hints at the Discovery of Common Ground in Washington 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z To begin, we were subjected to a chorus of campus “dis-invitations” of speakers whose political views run athwart the current dictates of campus political correctness. 2014 Recap: U.S. Universities Continue Their March Toward Irrelevance 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Now, with his “Saving Congress from Itself: Emancipating the States and Empowering Their People,” he continues the family tradition of standing athwart destructive tendencies and shouting “Stop!” George Will: Another case for term limits It’s a national tragedy that we can’t seem to have that conversation in public, that political correctness stands directly athwart honesty in this republic of free speech. Facts and Ferguson 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z At the same time, wielding outsized influence because of its readiness to challenge reasonable Republicans in primary elections, the Tea Party’s small-government zealots stand athwart putting money into infrastructure and research. A sampling of editorials from around New York 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z To riff on William F. Buckley’s memorable description of the conservative movement, Young seemed to be standing athwart tech history, yelling “stop!” Neil Young on PonoMusic, the Third Biggest Kickstarter Project of All Time 2014-04-16T01:46:09Z San Franciscans may hold out their arms to the world, but many do so standing athwart their single-family homes and yelling “Stop!” San Francisco: Growing pains 2013-12-05T16:07:33Z In his e-mail, LeJoy identified eight pitfalls that lie athwart every pathway to success. 8 Pitfalls on the Path to Success 2013-04-15T14:30:42Z Lower floors in Pompeii were protected by their pumice tomb, but above them, walls athwart the flow were bulldozed, surviving roofs ripped off. How Pompeii Perished 2012-11-27T14:45:10.340Z Yet, at the same time, we are compelled to stand athwart human history, and declare that something important, something big, is still missing. What's the big deal about innovation ecosystems? 2012-07-10T19:40:23Z The prospect of that day will cheer me in my labour, will nerve my arm, and help me to surmount any difficulties which may pass athwart my path.” The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z To-night he will probably dream that one of these wrecks, covered with barnacles and sea-weed, has rolled over, and is lying athwart his capacious diaphragm. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Wily athwart his step it steals And stains his white court footgear, toes to heels. Poetry of the Supernatural 2012-04-22T02:00:10.897Z Away to the south-east the powerful St. Catherine's Light threw its beam athwart the sky in a succession of flashes every five seconds. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Their faces had been blackened with burnt cork to render them as inconspicuous as possible should the beam of a hostile search-light swing itself athwart their vessel. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Already the long shadows of Rake Hill lay athwart the misty coombe, and the glimmer of the innumerable forges in the valley beneath began to hold its own against the rapidly fading daylight. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The boilers were supported in built steel cradles, and were stayed to the ship's side and to each other athwart ships by strong steel stays. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Shields or charges divided crosswise with a downward line and a line athwart are said to be quarterly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The shroud halliards still held, and the wire shrouds themselves trailed athwart both bulwarks. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Waist-deep in water, and sitting athwart the undamaged float, was the pilot--a young sub-lieutenant, whose face was blanched with the cold. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Our ordnance had wrought havoc on the corsair, her huge lateen yards lying athwart her decks, while heaps of dead and dying men encumbered her slippery planks. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Thereupon the Prince manned the "Convertine" with his most loyal men, furnished her with cannon, and laid her athwart the rest of his fleet. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z No symbolism can be found in such charges as bends and fesses; they are on the shield because a broad band, aslant or athwart, is a charge easily recognized. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z In the vicinity of the great Bank of Newfoundland icebergs appear in greatest numbers- in other words, athwart the transatlantic oceanic steamer routes. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z She was lying athwart the Calder's course, with a considerable list to starboard, and proceeding at a rate of about four knots. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z When, a quarter of an hour or so later, we left the "Flying Bull", the moon had risen, throwing the long shadows of the dark pines athwart the road. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Did not peace brood over the land; were not the walls untouched, so that no breeze stirred athwart them? Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z The Fesse is a band athwart the shield, filling, according to the rules of the heraldic writers, a third part of it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z This thought should comfort them in the inevitable hour when golden Helen's shadow shall fall momentarily athwart their placid lives. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z A shell had shattered the fore-topmast, the debris falling athwart the steel canopy protecting the range-finding officers. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z When I reached my home I at once retired for the night, and was soon dreaming of horsemen and chariots till the rays of the morning sun, thrown athwart my bed, awoke me. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Sad enough looked the poor head-boards as the low-sinking sun threw its yellow rays athwart them, casting long shadows over the shingly slope; silent, sad, and mournful as everything else in this dreary Arctic world.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z He thundered across the wooden bridge, breaking through the fleeing forces of Windy Standard, which were scattered athwart the castle island. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z From the windows of the house a dozen rays of light shot athwart the darkness, and disclosed as many pigs wallowing asleep in the middle of the yard. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z A dark shape loomed through the darkness almost athwart the Calder's track. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z And Mary Audley and Etruria walked across the moorland in the evening sunshine, with a light breeze stirring the bracken, and waves of shadow moving athwart the stretches of purple ling. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z From Tuscaloosa, he shot athwart the wilds of Alabama, over Indian grounds, that bloody battles have rendered ever memorable. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z An intensely lurid ray of light darted athwart the heretofore empty throne. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The course lay athwart some open fields, with a number of fences still standing. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z The others, either swept clean away or lying athwart the deck, left jagged cavities, through which the smoke was pouring from the oil-fed furnaces. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z A board which supports the back wen one is sitting; specifically, the board athwart the after part of a boat. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The moonlight shining athwart it fell in silvery sheen on a few feet of the floor. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z Certain of the palm fronds had a piece fixed athwart the tip to represent a cross. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z At last a shadow came athwart the general happiness. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z He had crawled thus some twenty yards further when suddenly he saw dimly before him a something, like an irregular hedge, no more than four feet high, stretching athwart his path. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z Safe in her chamber she found it absurd: the bizarre creation of her fancy or her timidity, aided by some shadow cast athwart his face. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z She pondered over it as they rode that evening, with the westering sun in their eyes and the lengthening shadows of the oaks falling athwart the bracken which fringed the track. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z When my conduct to poor Amelia comes athwart my mind, it's a hurricane for that day, and turn in at night, the ballad of "Margaret and William," rings in my ear. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z By-and-by they saw before them a row of trees running athwart the way, and marking water. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z A yard or two away from him Desmond leaned upon the rails peering into the darkness athwart which there ran a dim black line of bluff. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Since boyhood, he had loved the stir and command of battle, and believed he should like to conquer an enemy as he had met and conquered every obstacle that lay athwart his path. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Phil looked grave, and then a smile began to slowly creep athwart his face. Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail The Mountain Boys in the Canada Wilds 2012-02-27T03:00:13.497Z How it arose, and what shape it took, and how I came athwart it, I am going to tell you without further preface. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Sophia asked nervously, as they drew towards the ford, and saw a brown line of water swirling athwart the road. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z A blaze of moonlight fell upon the trail some forty yards away, and two great trunks rose athwart it in towering columns, but there was nothing else visible. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z The freebooter ran up a blood-red flag in defiance, when the Mary fired a shot athwart her forefoot, and again hailed, with a demand to strike her colors. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z "Ay, and we cannot feed ourselves even on that noble store of bananas, for they lie athwart the very course of bullets from the cabin." With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z In moist, cool ravines, where the sun only slants athwart the branches and a certain dankness always lingers, the Californian spikenard scents the air with its peculiar odor. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Though your father and mother throw their bodies athwart your threshold, step over them; and though your children pursue, and with weeping' eyes beseech you to return, listen not. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:59.847Z The shadow of this club falls athwart the open Bible—falls upon the preacher's brain, darkens the light of his reason and compels him to betray himself. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Shook sudden from the bosom of the sky, A thousand shapes or glide athwart the dusk, Or stalk majestic on. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z But, whatever their path, the British Islands were athwart the track they took, and the British Islands received the most complete flood of Anglo-Saxon blood. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z While it may fairly be said to have constituted a confession of failure in the earlier adventure, its development not only creates a new danger, but strengthens the German position athwart the Somme. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z There was scarcely a breath of air, and the smoke of the big mills hung in a long trail above the oily Inlet and floated in a filmy cloud athwart the towering pines. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z A storm arose, the lightning darted athwart the heavens, fell on the barn wherein he was, burned the barn, and his body was afterwards found with legs and arms burned off. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z For many minutes they were silent, sitting together for the last time, while the sunset hour drew on and the golden shadows fell athwart the daisies, and Heraia's words sank deeper into the shepherd's heart. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The lines of hills running parallel to the terraces of the mountain rampart lie athwart the river; and through this barrier it breaks in numerous cataracts. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z He could see them clearly, black bars that slid with glinting paddles athwart a track of silvery radiance, for the half-moon had sailed out from behind the cloud. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z The sunlight had faded, obscured by ragged clouds, the tall pines swayed above him, and the Sorata had swung well out athwart the stream. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z From a high window the sunlight slanted athwart the cool gloom in a golden pillar, and a fly buzzed against the pane. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Beyond it the mists were streaming across the deep valley and crawling filmily athwart the pines that climbed in serried battalions towards the gleaming snow. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z This intellectual co-operation across frontiers is a necessary outcome of the similar economic co-operation athwart frontiers which the physical division of labor, owing to the development of communication, has set up. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z In any case, it was clear that he had broken down the last bridge behind him when the mailboat stopped and lay rolling more wildly than ever athwart the long swell. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Then as he glanced to windward he saw the seatops heave athwart a blaze of crimson and saffron low down under ragged wisps of cloud. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z We stood, I remember particularly, in a line with the high window of which I have already spoken, and the full light of the noontide sun fell athwart our faces. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Overhead the mists were streaming athwart the forest, pierced by arrows of golden light, and the fragrance of redwood and cedar filled the hollow. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z The gentle breeze had given place to strong gusts, and black clouds were rapidly chasing one another athwart the sky. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Wan pilgrims flit athwart our track— Cold looks attend the meeting— We only greet them, glancing back, Or pass without a greeting! A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Ingleby turned and glanced at the whirling haze that swept athwart the light in the veranda. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z Break down the barriers which fanaticism and superstition are always setting up athwart its course. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z The latter glanced towards a ray of brightness that beat into the dim green shadow, and here and there flung a patch of brilliancy athwart the great columnar trunks. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z She was rolling viciously across a waste of gray-blue sea which was flecked by livid froth, and her mastheads swung in a wide sweep athwart a sky of curious dingy blue. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z A bamboo is floating close at hand; he seizes it, and finds that by holding it athwart the log he can steady himself on his perch. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The gaps in the forest grew duskier, and a peak across the valley flung a cold blue shadow athwart the gleaming snow. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z Finding, however, that Taylor had gone to Point Isabel, Arista crossed the river and put his line athwart our return march at Palo Alto. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Then the throb of the propeller slackened, and when the Estremedura lay rolling wildly athwart the long, moonlit heave, an uproar broke out in the engine room below. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z They were new, and athwart the broad red and white crosses gleamed the silver stars. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z And with the flickering winds, that lightly struck The desert dust, then sprang again in air, They passed athwart the foreland of the north. The Star-Treader and other poems 2011-12-27T03:00:09.977Z The lawn is soft and smooth and perfectly shaven; sweeping shadows fall athwart it from the fine old trees. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z The railway is slowly attacking the stronghold of the Turkish peasant, extending his operations on the wasted stretches of cultivable land, and slowly opening out dim vistas of prosperity athwart his present apathy. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z In Chapter IX, drifted etherially athwart was changed to drifted ethereally athwart. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z She was making eight knots, he fancied, with mastheads swaying athwart the stars, and a long smoke-trail that was a little more solid than the dusky blue transparency streaking the sea astern of her. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Yes, Elmer, watching, could see the different shades of feeling crossing the strong face of the injured man, just as sometimes he had observed clouds chasing athwart the blue sky in fleecy array. Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge 2011-12-15T03:00:17.777Z And onward and onward rolls the cloud athwart the sky, blotting out the starlight—blotting out the beautiful Aurora—till the sea of ice for leagues around is canopied in darkness. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Carroll looked round and saw the white mists stream athwart the pines on a promontory they were skirting. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z The still water lay shining under the evening light, with a broad smear of smoke trailing athwart it from the steamer which had just vanished behind the dark pines that overhang The Narrows. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Daylight had by this time spread itself right athwart the sky; and I remember the morning was beautiful with one crimson feathery cloud over the eastern horizon, where the sun was soon to show. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z If it snowed during the night, I would find a streak of snow lying athwart the room the next morning, often putting my bare feet in it as I got up in the darkness. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z The west winds swept through that gateway, reaping as they went, and here and there tremendous trees lay strewn athwart each other with their branches spread abroad in horrible tangles. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z The trade breeze had fallen away, and only a little cool air came down from the black Isleta hill, while fleecy mists drifted ethereally athwart the jagged peaks of the great cordillera. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z On either side I could discern the stout curved frames, while overhead, save where the hatch gaped to the light of day, huge timbers crossed athwart ship barely five feet from the floor. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z While we were all wondering what was about to happen, a blinding flash of lightning spread itself athwart the gloom, followed almost immediately after by a rattling peal of thunder. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Appearing suddenly, through unsuspected gateways and alleys, yonder, we see vast bridges and stately palaces of marble throw their shadows athwart the glittering waves. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Next morning, they set out for the inlet, and one afternoon during the journey they came upon several fallen logs lying athwart each other with their branches spread in a horrible tangle between. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Mervyn passed a tolerably strong arm through that of his guest, and piloted him along the path beneath the trees, athwart whose frosted boughs the moon was networking in fitful strands of light. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z I had primed my musket and laid it within arm's length, and was patiently awaiting their reappearance, when a dark shadow fell athwart the rock. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z The big clock in the hall had chimed the hour of midnight; but still she lingered there—lingered in the windy moonlight, which the dark clouds, hurrying athwart the sky, intermittently obscured. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z It was changing from green to ochre, and there was a play of varied light athwart the rigid blades, which in its own way emphasized the symmetry of the tall figure in pale-tinted draperies. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Oh, if ye can, have mercy on us; shed a ray from your shekinah-light athwart the darkness of our desolation. Beyond 2011-11-27T03:00:13.650Z The old tower, sitting athwart Concourse D, was reduced to a four-story stub over the summer. City Room: La Guardia's Whimsical 1964 Control Tower Is Rendered Obsolete and Then Demolished 2011-11-25T16:55:14Z Once again I proceeded on my way, keeping close to the side of the main street, where the moon threw deep shadows athwart the cobbles; and once again I was brought to a standstill. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Her tall, shadowy canvas was fluttering athwart the light, and beneath it a cluster of indistinct figures rose and fell as they heaved up something with a tackle. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The brutes' mouths seemed made of iron, impervious to the bit; the slope was long and steep; birches and willows straggled athwart it everywhere; and the soil was treacherous. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z An eastern wind blows chill and raw, Cheerless and black the waters lie, And as I gaze athwart the haze, I see the night patrol go by. The Guards Came Through and Other Poems 2011-11-22T03:00:11.683Z At last I got hold of a ski that lay athwart the bows, and clutched onto the kayaks. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z Above could be seen stray fleecy clouds, flitting athwart the vast realms of space, while the atmosphere near the earth’s surface was laden with a thin vapor. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z The Captain of the Spanish Man of War was kill’d in the Fight, and about 36 of his Men, and most of the rest wounded, which it seems happen’d upon the Sloop’s lying athwart her. The King of Pirates Being an Account of the Famous Enterprises of Captain Avery, the Mock King of Madagascar 2011-11-14T03:00:17.917Z I saw that, for inland waters, a tolerable sea was running where the true wind blew straight down the lake, sufficient to endanger the catboat if she drifted without control athwart it. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The sun shot a languid and fitful ray athwart the vapours gathering to receive him, and its light shone full on the couch of the invalid. 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 Moreover, it will sometimes carry us right athwart the thoughts of men, and even of our brethren, if they are not themselves walking with God. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z In other words, the inclusion of additional sections athwart the direction of flight involves the inclusion of additional birds proceeding in that direction, while the inclusion of additional sections along the direction does not. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 2011-11-02T02:00:14.587Z Sometimes she lifts her head, With blue eyes tearless, And gazes athwart the reek of night Upon things long past, Upon things to come. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z Late in the afternoon a shoal of flying fish came athwart the boat's course. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z It was a hot afternoon, and a long trail of ethereal mist lay motionless athwart the gleaming snow above, when Brooke stood dripping with perspiration in the shadow of a towering pine. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z Likewise a Youth of some Condition, but somewhat too like a Shopboy, in a pretty ridiculous Posture, eyeing himself in a Pier Glass, did, with his walking Cane sticking athwart his Arm, divert me. Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick 2011-10-15T02:00:25.137Z As the sunlight streams athwart them they are beautiful beyond compare. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z In matters of political expediency, Lincoln did not run athwart the sentiments of the majority. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z Two at least dropped athwart the boat, but no attempt was made on the part of her crew to secure them. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z I. O thou to whom, athwart the perish'd days And parted nights long sped, we lift our gaze, Behold! Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z I was invited to go, with my friends the Lawyer and the Judge, and our route lay from Georgetown westward, athwart two mighty Guiana rivers. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The last ray of sunlight struck athwart a lime, making its branches look startlingly green against the dark purple of the thundercloud. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z At that moment a search-light, that for the last ten minutes had been directed skywards, flung its rays athwart the ground, and the midshipman's grey uniform was shown up as if made of silver. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z When I awoke, perhaps it would be four bells or even six, and there would be James, with his specs athwart his great jibboom of a nose, poring earnestly over his mother’s Bible. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z O centuries That roll, in vision, your futurities My grave athwart! The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z It glared athwart the dripping glaves, it blazed in each avenging eye— The thought of desecrated graves and some lone sister’s desperate cry. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z A big fellow, clad in a dress that was strange to our part of the country, sat athwart the rail of the fence, with his feet on the upper step. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z Huxtable's command was not a second too soon in bringing up alongside, for a search-light playing full upon the hulk silhouetted her outlines and threw a deep shadow athwart the submarine. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z They knew that athwart the Khalifa’s writ was stencilled “Made in Germany.” The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z It shone athwart all the gloom and squalor, and taught patience beneath “the oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely.” The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Then great fires were lighted on the beach, the flare falling far athwart the waves, and giving the breaking waters the appearance of newly drawn blood. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The sun was just setting in a clear sky, and cast long shadows athwart the scene, and I thought I had never seen anything more striking. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Sweeping swiftly, as quickly scudding clouds will sweep athwart a wind-swept sky, memories that were not wholly bitter flashed across Matheson’s mind with each mile that he covered on his journey to Benfontein. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Suddenly a flash shot athwart the trees, so dazzling and blinding that Effie was almost deprived of sight. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z But even this feeling was not clear like a simple flame; athwart it there leaped a contradictory shadow. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z It came on in foam and fury, lightning even playing athwart and behind it. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The beams of a wintry sun lay athwart the picturesque old house. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z Soon, though, there was a palpable something athwart our course. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z But round at the back of the big stone mansion, where its shadow fell athwart the old-fashioned terraced lawn, the hoar-frost still lay thick and fast. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z The dark line of the pier struck athwart the dusky light and divided the windows in two. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z The threatening face of Kmita stood athwart these imaginings; but to that insolent man this was but an incentive the more. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z The wind swept athwart them in short, strong gusts. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z The sound of the cataracts increased, and a barrier grew in height athwart the Madeira. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The train was at the crossing now and the rumble of the brakes swelled to a vibrant screech, the long dotted line of dimly-lighted windows shuddering to a stop right athwart the road. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z But luck was against me; I ran athwart the hawse of a Dutch officer; put a bullet into him, and got locked up. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z He stopped suddenly; he saw a belt of clear water lying athwart him. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Next morning he scamped his work, fell athwart the bluff bows of Arcadius, and so found himself with a broken bone and a wounded wrist in the hospital of La Gr�ce at Aramon. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z When you sight your first mountains, a delicate and phantom gleam athwart the stars, are you reminded of the substance of the hills? The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z But how should he hope for such kindly blast while the hot air is heavy about him, and cloud draws cloud athwart the heavens? For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Flocks of migrating geese linger on the stubble fields, and some laggard crows flap lazily athwart the sky or perch contentedly upon the naked treetops as if they cared to seek no clime more genial. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z At that moment a great white beam of light shot athwart the sky. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z It smoldered for a moment, then a column of blue fire swept aloft, and its radiance which beat athwart the towering trunks showed a striking spectacle. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z A large tree was balanced accurately athwart our stem, and refused to move. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z From hence we now stood to the northward, crossing right athwart the Gulf of Mexico. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z The lightning streamed athwart the heavens in quick and vivid flashes. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z Suddenly a great beam of light shot athwart the sky. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z "Good to come back to, isn't it?" he said, glancing at the sea, athwart which the track of the sunset beat luridly. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z She stems this powerful current at but four knots, and sometimes we come to places where, if she hesitated for but two seconds, we should be put athwart stream to close the channel. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z It is surrounded by mountains, which can be readily seen when the sun strikes athwart them a few days after new or full moon. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z The smoke of a big grass fire drifted in a grey mist athwart the sweep of the plain. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z Wherever you stand there is always between you and the moon a shining vista stretching athwart the restless sea. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z The wood smoke drifted in filmy wisps athwart the lonely camp, the swamp steamed like a cauldron, and the chirruping of countless frogs rose out of the vapor. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z As his hand touched the knob the irrepressible Parkes hurled the last straw athwart a heavy burden. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z Had the barge, any day, lost her heading and got athwart the stream, nothing could have prevented the water from rushing over her gunwales, and sweeping her to destruction. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The horse started in alarm whenever the blue radiance flashed athwart the prairie, showing here and there a clump of willows, or a birch bluff etched black against the brightness. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z A pure, pale beam shot right athwart our vessel, lighting up the little group of watchers on the forecastle, and lingering as if lovingly upon the withered, weather-scarred face of our ancient shipmate. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Its purport, however, was in the meantime a side issue, for, as the radiance came flickering athwart the trunks, it revealed something dim and shadowy crouching among the roots of a neighboring cottonwood. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z She looked athwart the track adown which she had come, and along the main road into which she had entered. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z I saw it only so long as it was being dragged athwart the ray of sunlight. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z He stopped a minute, and just then a faint silvery radiance swept athwart the birches as the moon shone down. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z On her soft satined avalanches' height Dying, she laps herself for hours and hours In long, long swoons, and gazes at the white Visions which rise athwart the blue like flowers. The Three Hills And other Poems 2011-07-07T02:00:25.437Z Dane found it pleasant, in spite of the dust, to watch the white mists sliding athwart the great volcanic peaks, and the silvery spray toss beneath the white-walled city. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z For a quarter of an hour this continued, then a red straggling glow stole athwart the livid scud. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z No water can percolate athwart it, and consequently where it is, there the superincumbent soil is resolved into a quagmire. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The splashing of the Barrock came up musically athwart the birches in the hollow. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z Something white and ghostlike glints athwart the gloom. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z They were almost abreast of the tree when a dark-plumaged bird, frightened from its roost, fluttered out of the upper branches and flew with a whir of wings right athwart the road. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z At them stood an angel with a fiery sword drawn in his hand, and he laid it athwart the entrance. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z A precocious sunbeam shot athwart the leaden prospect. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z A wide crevice, which the driver had not time to avoid, suddenly yawned athwart our course; the sledge was immediately upset, and we were all pitched out. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z There were no porpoises circling, as they often will, athwart the stem, but the lady who perched herself upon a knighthead seemed in no way disappointed. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The Myra lay athwart the channel, with less than twelve feet of water over her at high tide. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z It had been so riven by the spectre that it was made firm by wattles only, and the moon glinted athwart the crevices. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z A red cross glows athwart the planet's orb, and from it beams in mystic guise the Christ; but how, the poet cannot say, for words and images are wanting to portray it. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z The three men pulled manfully athwart the stream. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z A streak of silver light crept up to the roots of an alder beside a ruined wall, and he paused to watch the wrinkled current flash athwart it. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Paddling in silence the men pursued their tedious course athwart the current until a dull roar was borne to their ears. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z In a way he asked for this, giving her too little chance to forget that the sunlight had been kind before his shadow fell again athwart her eyes. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z As it was, the crests of seas were constantly tumbling inboard, or shooting athwart the hull of the caravel, in sheets of glittering foam, though happily, never with sufficient power to overwhelm the buoyant fabric. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Each streak of lightning which played athwart the clouds added to the fear of the beasts. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z Clear stars burned above the mastheads, which swayed to and fro athwart them, while the splash of tumbling waters and the sting of flung-up spray seemed charged with healing. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The river's not broad enough for the Pelikan to be lying athwart the stream. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Some minutes after, a yellow light splashed athwart her bed. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z A ball of fire was glancing athwart the heavens, and seemed to fall into the sea, at the distance of a few leagues, or at the limits of the visible horizon. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z And then something—an inspiration it must have been—shot athwart Ruth’s brain. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z So she took our clerk on her back again, and strode off to the nearest farm, and there she put him athwart the brink of the well. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z A little way down was a series of small dark objects thrown athwart the stream. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Then she sent the sharp knife athwart the bundle of straws that she had gathered in her hand. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z The sunshine, warm and golden, without being oppressive, was softened by transparent clouds that drifted like currents and waves of gauze athwart the sky. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z It was early, and the morning sun, streaming in through the window, fell athwart the table. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z When she returns it is evening, and the long shadows lie athwart the room, and she flits across the ladders of gloom to him as if innumerable bars were holding them apart. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z By this time a strong breeze had sprung up, blowing athwart the channel. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Pursue the stars that shoot athwart the night, Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z Let us grieve at the dark shadows flung by theologians athwart God's light upon those who believe that human reason, conscience, and experience, as well as Scripture, are the books of God. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z The sun had just swung low behind a tall mountain peak and heavy shadows were lying athwart the calm surface of the lake. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z You see, m'lady, the island lays right athwart the Windward Passage, betwixt Hispaniola and Cuba, which is one of the Spaniards' main shippin' lanes. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Gripped by the strong tide the stern portion swung round, throwing her almost broadside athwart the river. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Here it lies, The way for men and mails and merchandise, Striking athwart your sea-dividing sweep Of land; one iron road from deep to deep! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, October 15th 1887 2011-05-24T02:00:14.667Z In mist or cloud it strove to shroud Our course athwart the brine, Night after night it led to fight, And kicking up of shine. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:12.120Z Now and then a greyish glimmer passed with rapid gleam flittering athwart the windows; but, whenever this glimmer came, the lead and iron of the frames always melted and ran rolling down. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Yet now, as Rachel helped him to his chair, and settled him in it, something, a sort of light seemed to her to pass athwart the old man's face, and linger in his dull eyes. Rachel Gray 2011-05-20T02:00:39.547Z The monitor, sheering to port under the force of the current until her cable was hard athwart her stem, missed the barrels, for such they were, by a good twenty yards. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z And darkness stole athwart the earth, but the morrow's sun drove it away. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z Her engines went astern for a moment, and down she settled athwart the other two steamers, heeling over to port as she did so. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z Lenette's heart drank his theologic holy water with far greater zest than Firmian's pure, philosophic Alp water, and the latter's lofty thoughts of Death shot athwart her soul without the slightest penetration. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z By the time they emerged from the forest their shadows fell far athwart the path, for the sun was sinking in the west; but Thompson was rapidly recovering, and their pace was well maintained. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Thus we kept steadily pressing on through the darkness, and ere long the beams of the morning sun shot up athwart the eastern sky, and our march became much more easy and pleasant. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z What had once been the revenuer lay sprawled athwart the bloody cross—dead. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z She skimmed over the floor, and athwart the various webs of her household labours, with the tread of a spider. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z In every country they are constantly adding to and solidifying their ranks; building ever more gigantic and militant combinations and throwing them athwart the exploiter's path. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons 2011-05-07T02:00:25.193Z "Yes, yes," interrupted Sir Walter, striding to and fro athwart the end of the table. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Dungeness shone from the west a pin-point of red light, and in the east the tireless glare of that great beacon on Gris-nez wheeled athwart the sky and vanished and came again. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z Inviting Maynard to take one of them, the two sate smoking and talking, till the light of a street-lamp flashing athwart the window, told them the day was done. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z I have traversed the worlds, I have risen to the suns, with the milky ways I have passed athwart the great waste spaces of the sky; there is no God. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Miss Clavier glanced swiftly round into the shadows of the copper beech that fell blackly athwart the seat. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z At remote intervals the oriflamme of the spiritual conception of nature has flashed athwart the intervals of gross materialism, but religion, moral conduct, not knowledge, has been the motive. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z Soon they saw the dingey athwart their hawse and pulled to. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z It is a scene from Fra Angelico, a touch of tenderness falling like a faint soft light athwart the mass of orthodox tradition. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Look ye down into the chasm athwart the face of which the ash-clouds float and fly. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z They were leaning on the rail together cigar in hand while the ship rolling her mastheads athwart the blue swung with an easy lurch over the long smooth heave of shining sea. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z It is a light, two-oared affair—a pleasure-boat, ornamentally painted, with cushioned thwarts, and tiller ropes of coloured cord athwart its stern, which the tourist will have turned towards him, in gold lettering, "The Gwendoline." Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z It was very dark now, but soon they came athwart the hawse of the "Ben-my-Chree," which was lying at anchor below low-water. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z The late afternoon sun had just fallen athwart the great bay window, when the troubled woman, with a sigh as of utter exhaustion, flung herself upon her bed in a flood of hysterical tears. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z This fraternal voice, coming to me athwart the music of the wavelets, suddenly brought a new world--perhaps the under-world--into my open soul. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z It was a little transient ray that had been sent athwart her darkness, and no one understood its fleetingness better than did she. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z The arm of Chinese rule could be replaced only by the firmer grip of the northern autocrat, whose shadow already lies athwart the Gobi wilderness. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z So, never doubting that single-handed I could navigate the lugger, I hoisted the nets out of the hold athwart the bunk-board, and took them ashore to mend and to bask them on the beach. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Heavy cumuli drifting sluggishly athwart the sky, now and then drew curtain-like over her disk, making the earth dark as Erebus. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Solitude lay around our friend like some beautiful country--all the echoes, driven away from him, and wandering, lost and astray, could find their way back to him now athwart it. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z If the stern had swung athwart the current, the skiff would certainly have been wrecked. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z A single moonbeam slanting athwart the leaves, shone upon her majestic figure. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z It was a simple matter to get athwart the chimney walls, which were here no more than two feet apart, with rough portions of rock projecting a few inches. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z “There! there!” whispered George Vine, pointing towards the fireplace, where he could see a figure lying athwart the hearthrug. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z The boding comet of the future was shorn of its sword, and went sweeping on, far brighter and whiter, into the blue expanse of heaven, passing athwart more brilliant constellations. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z A streak of yellow and a flaming whorl had shot athwart the sky; dawn was breaking swiftly in the Arctic east. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Lord Jason, very subtly hast thou twined Thy speech: but yet, though all athwart thy will I speak, this is not well thou dost, but ill, Betraying her who loved thee and was true. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z As the long lunar afternoon advances, however, black shadows are again thrown athwart the floor, which therefore again appears by contrast lighter than it really is. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z Yet could thy face, in mystic grace, A moment smile on me, ’twould send Far-darting rays of light From Heaven athwart the night, By which to read in very deed Thy spirit, sweetest Friend! Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z Shallow, timid soul," thought I, "why should the dead that are to be come floating athwart the face of the clear, still night--thy sleeping sons among them, memberless? Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z A wreck lay athwart two fanglike rocks over which surf beat. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z He read the mystic message of the signal lights, shining with a different lustre, moving athwart the eminence, then back again, expunged in blackness as a fort across the river flashed out an answer. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z He was bending down, seriously intent upon a few stray particles of sand, when a shadow fell athwart him, and looking up sharply, there stood Rhoda Penwynn. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z The sun was just peeping over the crest of Bellybucht, and his rays were lying lovingly athwart the budding heather and the silver mist-wreathed bents. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z Butterfly obeyed and took up a position athwart the hawse of the craft, as Billy expressed it. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The speck had grown into a trailing pencil of smoke which lay athwart the slaty sky. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The sledges swayed and leapt depressions, and shot athwart icy stretches. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z She did not feel in suspense about a serious result to Sidney; Sidney would get better, she thought, and the shadow of a darker life for him did not fall heavily athwart her musings. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z No consideration of reason, probability, or common sense obtruded itself athwart his plan. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z From this point to the summit of the hill, a distance of nearly a mile, the only obstructions consisted of two rough stone walls running athwart the slope. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Streamers of yellow light shot athwart the eastern heavens, and this light brightened into a nebula of crimson. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The young Countess must have appeared at the bay-window, for Waldemar's face suddenly lighted up, as though a ray of sunshine had fallen athwart it. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z They saw that it was still blowing in the same direction, and therefore favourable to the navigation of their craft, whose thick sail, spread broadly athwart ships, seemed eager to catch it. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z It is a light two-oared affair—a pleasure-boat, ornamentally painted, with cushioned thwarts, and tiller ropes of coloured cord athwart its stern, which the tourist will have turned towards him, in gold lettering, “The Gwendoline.” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z It indicated a tract of open ground, or clearing, that extended athwart the path he was pursuing. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z Ten years behind ten years athwart his way Waiting: and home, lost and unfriended . The Trojan Women of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:03.557Z A shadow fell athwart the bright sunshine that poured in through the open window, in which there suddenly appeared a youthful form, which swung itself through from the outside. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z At these last words a flash of keen surprise sprang athwart the Indian’s face; then he took the package and turned to the doorway without response. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z The wailing of the poor wretches who had been left behind on board the brig was still audible when a big wave suddenly caught the sloop athwart and swamped her. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Conrad looked at the dense black clouds and at the gray veil dropping athwart the mountains, and turned to Lucy with alarm in his face. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z The strictly church crosses, those that once stood on altar or on rood-screen, that led the stately procession, or cast their benign shadows athwart the graves of the faithful—these were all swept away. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z As the train noiselessly wound its way from before him, a shade passed athwart the dark countenance of the Trackless, and he smiled no more that day. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z As if spell-bound, Rose stood motionless in the broad streak of light that fell athwart the road. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Once, he reported her lying right “athwart our fore-foot,” and I even stopped the engine, on his report, and went forward, myself, to look for her. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Bounding from his bed in the ocean, the morning sun sent his rays athwart the vast expanse of forest and illumined the peak in the sky so that it shone like gold. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z This softness of tone outside gives no hint of the minster gloom within, athwart which shimmer the rich dark rays slanting through the jewelled windows. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z Geographically, we are a nation lying athwart a continent, from ocean to ocean, and in the immediate highway of the world's traffic from west to east and from east to west. The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z Where the black hemlock slants athwart the stream He came to bathe; the sun's pursuing beam Laid a warm hand upon him, as he stood Naked, while noonday silence filled the wood. The Two Twilights 2010-12-25T03:00:12.393Z “Beneath these boughs, athwart this grass, I see a dark and moving mass, Like Banquo’s shades across the glass, By wizard hands displayed; Stand back, and let these hearses pass, Along the trampled glade.” Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Lightning flashed and forked athwart the clouded firmament, from which fell rain, not in drops, but sheets—a very swill of it. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z It is not that the difficulty is burned up by God's fire and a revelation comes gliding in as a sunbeam athwart the ashes of the difficulty; but the difficulty itself becomes the revelation. With God in the World A Series of Papers 2010-12-20T17:12:19.523Z They leapt athwart clouds of smoke which drove, billowing, across the sky, sprayed by showers of sparks. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z The Republican Party is standing athwart the Age of Obama, yelling, Stop! The Party Crashers: Behind the New Republican Revival 2010-10-28T09:39:00Z This will create an opportunity for the first party leader to stand athwart the establishment's regulatory march yelling, "Stop!" Working class are under attack from health paternalism 2010-04-29T15:01:00Z The paper ball reached the door just as the agent entered, and struck him athwart the watch chain. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile The evening sunshine fell athwart the pleasant gardens of Berrington Manor, glorifying all. A Blot on the Scutcheon Trinidad lies right athwart the mouths of the Orinoco River. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The direction of the lanes is, as before, very often athwart our course, or a little more southwesterly. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 But within a little while, I know not how, a shadow fell athwart all. Idonia: A Romance of Old London He was making for waste stretches, gashed athwart by long gullies preventing any fair paths. The Unknown Sea The glowing heavens, luminous athwart the clouds of fine, suspended sand, laid this ominous hint of dream upon the entire day.… The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath The declining sun threw deep shadows athwart the paths; branches and foliage traced fairy pictures of sunlight and shade. Glories of Spain We therefore set off in our double kayak, as before, with the sledges athwart the deck fore and aft. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Like a cry great with faith, to God His lance St. George upraised doth hold; Crossing athwart my glance he trod. Poems of Emile Verhaeren Such a dream was athwart the invasion plan of the aliens. Earth Alert! The monarch started from his couch, and stepping forth to refresh his wearied spirits with the coolness of the midnight air, he beheld a fiery meteor which shot athwart the sky and suddenly vanished. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Rainbow-coloured beams from the upper windows fell athwart the nave in rich prismatic streams. Glories of Spain But Angus, cursing the luck which seemed to lead him athwart Blake, stepped between them. The Land of Strong Men Rollo, standing by the door and looking over the heads of accuser and accused, saw through a window the first green streaks of a doubtful dawn drawn livid and chill athwart a black sky. The Firebrand He struggled till he got in part athwart The cot. On Strike Till 3 Then spake the Questioner: If 't were only this, Ah, who could face the abyss That plunges steep athwart each human breath? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 When he threw back his big white hood, which recalled the Dominican cowl of antiquity, they caught sight of his huge scar athwart the icicles on his beard and eyebrows. Underground Man Two warriors lay athwart the entrance; these Tharn stepped across, so close he could feel the animal heat from their bodies. The Return of Tharn For, even as a star shoots athwart the midnight sky of winter, so the little Queen of Spain had passed and been lost in the darkness and terror without the beleaguered castle of La Granja. The Firebrand His plummeting weight landed squarely athwart the beast’s back, breaking short the trajectory of its bound. The Frightened Planet The ending of this very sad tale of love, which throws a peculiar light athwart the colder theme of this volume, was bitterly tragic. The Death-Blow to Spiritualism Being the True Story of the Fox Sisters Presently the bean half sprouted, and the sprout split the stone athwart and rent the footprint of the hero. The Book of Gud The storm raged with unabated fury, and the darkness was only just pierced by the rising moon, itself invisible, but which cast a strange weird whiteness athwart the gloom. Little Miss Joy Down fell the digger of infant graves, right athwart the excavation he himself had made. The Firebrand In a certain sense he had cut athwart the law in this last transaction, though in doing so he had prevented an act of violence which would have still further embittered the tribe. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop It was certainly not “war,” the critics said, but they also agreed that it was “magnificent” enough to furnish the one ray of brightness striking athwart the sombre gloom of the whole disheartening tragedy. Sea-Hounds The long night with its wretchedness and discomfort had passed, and the bright sunshine full of cheer streamed into the room, athwart the bed where Beatrice lay, her features still hidden under the beautifying mask. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins At first the broncho seems temporarily rattled, but by-and-by he shoots athwart the sunny sky like a thing of life and comes down with his legs in a cluster like a bunch of asparagus. Cordwood However broad-minded you may consider yourself, however catholic in your sympathies, Whitman is bound to get athwart some pet prejudice, to discover some shred of conventionality. The Vagabond in Literature A wintry sunlight fell athwart the garden, a regular Japanese garden; to the left was a bamboo-grove, the lanceolated leaves whispering in the winds. Lafcadio Hearn When they came to the bank, the full moon shone athwart the little boat rocking on the stream. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution An expression of pleased surprise shot athwart her father's face and his chuckle gave way to a peal of laughter. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins It is hers; and there, in the distance, he can see her, just where the sunlight falls athwart the swaying ferns. Faith and Unfaith I mean the austere, individualistic, Puritan strain that came from his Presbyterian forefathers; and a sensuous, voluptuous strain that often ran athwart his Puritanism and occasioned him many a mental struggle. The Vagabond in Literature A gun should never be so wielded as to bring its barrels in line with any one, or the barrels athwart any one. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular A blade of light flashed sharply athwart the darkness and became an open doorway, framing a troubled face. The Gray Mask And what was that that lay directly athwart their path, and in the very centre of the fiery furnace? Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895 He is standing at the upper end, with his back to the huge central window, through which "Gleams the red sun athwart the misty haze Which veils the cold earth from its loving gaze." Faith and Unfaith In this the shadow of Fox fell athwart the Scriptures. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence The Emperor gathered additional comfort from the precaution that Vortigern had taken in laying himself athwart the entrance, obedient, no doubt, to a thought of respectful and chivalrous solicitude. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Her face darkened, and again the expression of suffering fell athwart it like the shadow of a cloud. The Green God He is met straightway with an array of the old catechismal formulas, clearly stated, well argued, but brushing athwart his mind like a dusty wind. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 If there came a flush athwart her pale cheek, it might have been a chance ray of the deep western sun, filtering through the trellis. Where the Pavement Ends About a mile or so to the north of the village, I ran athwart Gwen Thomas, with a roll of music under her arm, and a broad grin on her deceitful face. Seven Frozen Sailors He shivered too, for a thin damp mist was stealing athwart the rocks and bush sprays. Harley Greenoak's Charge A streak of silver light shot athwart his path; the foliage was a bright green, and the leaves moved responsively, gently sighing to the morning wind! My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa In their countless myriads the stars sprang forth, and great constellations gushed redly through the spheres, throwing a revolving ray athwart the lesser luminaries in the transcendent brilliance and beauty of a tropical sky. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Shooting stars darted, rocket-like, across the zenith in numbers unknown to our colder skies; and, as he looked, a bright meteor shot athwart the velvety space, leaving a red sinuous trail. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt While he spoke, a sun-beam was falling athwart his figure and Elinor's, with so happy an effect that they also seemed living pictures of youth and beauty, gladdened by bright fortune. International Short Stories American All Christendom would soon have to range itself in two divisions, cutting athwart old national affinities and alliances. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History Cast back your glance athwart the tide of years, Behold each billow steeped with Erin's tears, Inspect each drop that swells the mighty flood, Its purple globules smoke with human blood! Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. The man was sprawled on a bench athwart the door. Black Amazon of Mars Just then the first arrowy gleams of the risen sun shot over the frowning rock walls, glowing athwart the grey chill atmosphere of the crater. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Not far from the old walls of Port Royal, a small restaurant flings night by night athwart the pavement the clouded rays of its streaming windows. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels Captain Waggoner, of the Virginia troops, resolved to take advantage of the trunk of a tree five feet in diameter, lying athwart the brow of a hill. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The apparition, which in the night hovers athwart the fleet near the Cape of Good Hope, is the grandest fiction in human composition; the invention his own! The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The Holy Grail itself, 'sliding athwart a sunbeam,' never so effectually stilled a riot of warring passions into sweet and quiet accord. The Golden Age Down the tower-stairs again,—and then a few blessed minutes brooding over Matty's crib, and dear little Tom who has kicked himself right athwart her own bed where she had laid him. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories They cried athwart the space, But only a baby's fragile form Escaped from its stern embrace. The Girl from Arizona The light that flashed athwart the mahogany colored face of the young Crow told how pleased he was with this chance that was offered. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine Halfway up to the farm-house a memory shot through Whitaker's mind as startling as lightning streaking athwart a peaceful evening sky. The Destroying Angel But, oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover! English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History A whimsical smile flashed athwart the thin face of the mountaineer. The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners That night, in addition to the skins across the doorway, Koot jammed logs athwart; "to keep the cold out" he told himself. The Story of the Trapper One was involuntarily reminded of the equipage of Queen Mab, so admirably described by Shakspeare's Mercutio, that it is easy to perceive she must often have travelled athwart his own nose. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors Late sunlight threw level rays athwart the town, gilding towering westerly walls and striking fire from all their windows. The Destroying Angel The moon was high and full, throwing a white, bright light athwart the rippling water, like a quivering sea of silver coins. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia The second steward appeared at the door, a long lubberly lout with yellow hair plastered athwart a dolichocephalous cranium and afflicted with extraordinarily unlovely features. Command The rabbit runway cut athwart the snow circle, but no mark like that shuffling padded print. The Story of the Trapper The door was on the hook and a bright bar of light lay athwart the floor of the alleyway. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Do you say it is only the sunlight lying athwart the arches? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. I saw by the moon's silver beams athwart his rubicund visage, that he relented; whereupon, paying him some sorrowful compliments upon the demise of his aged parent, I quite conquered his anger. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia This told him nothing for he was entirely lost in a white fog that rolled and swirled in slow undulating billows athwart the ship's bows. Command The shadow and sunshine of another world lay athwart this one. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance All rid upon pale ouphen steeds With flying tails, uncouthly seen; Each wore a scarf athwart his weeds Of freshest green. Blooms of the Berry Then the victor alighted and served Lionel as he had done the others, binding him and flinging him athwart his own horse. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur Above, below, on every part A crimson shadow lay, As if the red sun streamed athwart And sunset was alway. Idyllic Monologues Old and New World Verses It looks athwart the dark valley without dismay, cheered by the bright scene beyond it. Coelebs In Search of a Wife A shadow from the trees in the background falls athwart a crouching Venus. Portia or By Passions Rocked Then a bright gleam of light passed quickly athwart the wall, and the children knew that the Child-Christ had sped away, on shining wings, to other happy children. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. At the end of that time he saw a knight who drove a horse before him, and athwart that horse lay an armed knight, bound. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur His critical instincts and strong ethical temper brought him athwart the popular ideals of his day both in conduct and religion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" The sunbeams flicker Falling on the level water, And athwart the liquid jewels Ploughs the ship her emerald furrows. Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine Calling, the heron flies athwart the blue That sleeps above it; reach on rocky reach Of water sings by sycamore and beech, In whose warm shade bloom lilies not a few. The Garden of Dreams I drew up at the door in the shaded alley, the bright sunlight breaking athwart it through the branches. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. But through the bare boughs of the great oak yonder the moon—almost full—looks athwart the lake, and will soon be high in the sky. The Hills and the Vale Beyond lie steep and narrow ridges athwart the way, paralleling each other like waves at sea. Our Southern Highlanders Ah, thy light athwart the shadows, Moon, is like a quiet blessing! Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine Coleridge, in Kubla Khan, has the line, “Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover”; and Tennyson, Geraint and Enid, the line,—“And moving toward a cedarn cabinet.” Minor Poems by Milton But immediately they discerned what mishap had befallen the sloop, and that she was fast aground and in no present position to attack us, they hove to and lay directly athwart the channel. The Rose of Paradise Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England, in the year 1720, off the Island of Juanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, and now for the first time published We have been passing through a period in which events have swept athwart the stage of the world like a series of raging hurricanes. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II The Schooner which was intended for one of the Ships had got by before she discovered them; but as Providence would have it, she run athwart a bomb-catch, which she quickly burned. Nathan Hale The tide caught it, and it dropped heavily down on us while we were trying to steal a passage athwart another vessel. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police A gleam of reason shot athwart the racked brain. In the Brooding Wild Light still floats over the leafless wood, and athwart the bare branches the blue eye of the sky fascinates the reason and lulls it to sleep.... Pierre and Luce A Sahara of dust had settled on the curtain of the theatre, and fleet-footed spiders made forages athwart it from one cobwebby stronghold to another. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) And, even as she looks, a shadow falls athwart it, and then a low, quick cry breaks from her lips. Rossmoyne But dreadful as it is by day, a deeper dread attaches to it by night, when the glare of those leaping fountains and rolling billows of molten lava is reflected athwart the darkness of heaven. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Elizabeth Younges, who perceived a cable lying athwart the haven, started up in an agony of terror, caught him by the arm, and entreated him to desist. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 The wind grew stronger and colder, lightning flashed athwart the darkening sky, and the thunder boomed with an increasing power peculiar to warm countries. Through Apache Lands Two ways remain open for those rare free spirits which, athwart the mountain of crimes and follies, are endeavouring to break a trail for others, to find for themselves an egress. The Forerunners It rose a couple of miles ahead of us, like a Cyclopean wall, running directly athwart our path. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 And it did this quite independently of the bizarre structure that lay athwart the foreground, like some immense disabled insect in a moment of exhaustion. Aliens A troop of heavy black clouds was hurrying athwart the sky, showing the stars ever and anon between "like a swarm of golden bees." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 Any bar, any cross, any impediment will be medicinable to me: I am sick in displeasure to him; and whatsoever comes athwart his affection, ranges evenly with mine. The Advocate We move among the nations, we move athwart the ages, by the unending roads of suffering. The Forerunners The scene was a very pretty one, as the soft white flakes, some of them as large as a canary's wing, fell athwart the green foliage of the live-oaks and the magnolias. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches His art and the spirit of his contemporaries were going athwart with different aims. Rembrandt's Amsterdam What strange unhallowed mystery was this, that it should smile and grimace and mock at them from out the shadowy night, with flickers of light as of laughter running athwart its grisly lineaments? The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories One evening, after the performance, as the moon shone athwart the great tent, and the brass band was hushed, Sally Stubbs stood against a background of canvas, bathed in the sheen from on high. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 The sun, breaking forth, shines on the procession of God's people, beginning their march athwart the ages. The Forerunners From an open door—for the night was as warm as it was dark—a wide stream of light fell athwart the deck, like gold upon black velvet. The Bandbox Our ministering two angels look surprise On one another, as they strike athwart Their wings in passing. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV In a way, the play ends happily; but it is about as cheerful as the red gleam of sunset which shoots athwart a retreating thunderstorm. An Introduction to Shakespeare “Sure thing,” remarked his companion, nodding his head at the same time, while a pleased look flashed athwart his face. Jack Winters' Campmates A trio of crows sailed athwart the blue, their great wings beating the air to slow, solemn measure. Peggy Owen and Liberty The grey houses of Pulteney extend along the southerly shore almost to the cape; and it is about half-way down this shore—no, six-sevenths way down—that the new breakwater extends athwart the bay. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) And Lady Harman after a still moment for reflection athwart which the word Autonomy flickered, accepted this invitation also. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman All was as Henriette had foretold, Mrs. Rockerbilt's lovely blond locks were frightfully demoralized, and the famous tiara with it had slid aslant athwart her cheek. Mrs. Raffles Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman All was silent: no living creature stirred; only the sunbeams fell athwart the lake, and little cascades of water fell over the surface of the rock. Fairy Tales from the German Forests "And take that, Billy," he iterated, dealing such another blow to the shorter man, which sent him right athwart his prostrate comrade. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. But now let loose to roam athwart The farmer's clover-lea With whisking tails, and jump and snort, They speak a clumsy glee. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Whenever she tried to look at any created thing, he thrust himself, like one of his own open-air advertisements, athwart the attraction. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman Right in the wild lime hedge which cuts athwart us just homeward of the garden, I found a great bed of kuikui—sensitive plant—our deadliest enemy. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) If some rays of sunshine still glanced athwart the landscape, conveying to the unpractised eye the impression of quiet serenity, there were also black and portentous clouds already rising far above the horizon. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 I can still call up its rough-edged sea of hills, with the clear blue firmament arching over, and the slant rays of the setting sun gleaming athwart. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. O Mother Earth! methinks I hear a voice Sound 'mid the surging of the stars of heaven, Like a clear trump athwart the mighty roar Of falling waters. Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems Then she tried to spring after him, but a hideous, waiting lethargy seemed to encompass her, and then with a mighty crash the tree fell athwart the poles. Anything Once The foothills lay behind him and, straight athwart his way, stretched a sea of motionless sand-waves. Shadow Mountain The dog, when I spoke to him, followed me; and for some time walked up and down and athwart the street, beside me. The Gates Between The missiles went whizzing athwart his pages; and I could see the momentary gleam of the steel, ere it buried itself deep in brass and bull-hide. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. But to-day these political interventions of great organized services athwart the path of statesmanship are sustained by enormous financial resources. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism They turned a corner and discerned a bar of daylight cutting athwart the darkness of the passage. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Did the shadow of the axe or gibbet fall athwart his dreams? The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts Instantly all but the steersman drop down, flat in the bottom of the canoe, paddles rigid athwart. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) The master recompensed my supposed contumacy with a sharp cut athwart the ears with his tawse; and again demanding the spelling of the word, I yet again spelt it as at first. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. These two witnesses had fallen into contradiction as to what they had heard said, through the holly hedge, and it was much easier to hear than to see athwart such an obstruction. The Broom-Squire The last tie which bound him to his family had been severed by his own father two weeks before, when the shadow of death fell athwart his mother’s brilliant path. Carmen Ariza Nay, good father, nothing hath transpired," replied the other, a shade passing athwart his face; "and now tell me, what dost thou think of Fawkes? The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts My liege, Timoleon, where the harbour opens, Has storm'd the forts, and even now his fleet Pursues its course, and steers athwart the bay. The Grecian Daughter He had fallen, apparently, in a fit, athwart the wall; and his predestined hour having come, he was suffocated by the few pints of water in the projecting font. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. On the contrary she obtained greater power over it, and held the barrel athwart her bosom, and wove her arms around it. The Broom-Squire She had shuddered as she thought the tall, black-robed figure typified an ominous shadow falling athwart her own foolish existence. Carmen Ariza How it does transport me athwart the years, and make me a boy again, sheltered by the paternal wing! Ways of Nature He leaned against a pillar of the balcony, shocked to the soul, and yet so indignant that the frozen particles that filled the air, flashed athwart his eyes like sparks of fire. Mabel's Mistake The lowering summer sun shot long golden rays athwart the green hills on either side and tinged the water calm and still. A Story of the Red Cross Glimpses of Field Work Gladwin breathed, as he saw a touring car hurl itself athwart his vision. Officer 666 A fiercer blast swept over the rock, spun on one mighty foot of whirlwind athwart the level, then was over the precipice. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales The logs are placed athwart the stream several feet distant from each other—the rest are laid in close rows athwart, and lo! the bridge. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 James Harrington was with me, and as the lightning gleamed athwart his face, I saw that it was anxious and very pale. Mabel's Mistake A single ray of moonlight from the high loophole in the wall fell athwart the sombre cell and rested caressingly upon her bowed head as she knelt and seemed to bless her. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life The shudder of death has passed athwart my soul! L'Aiglon |
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