| 单词 | nigher |
| 例句 | Or the end of the Anthropocene might be nigher than you think. ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ Review: A Party for the End of the World 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z "I half suspect not," said he, in a low tone, and to hear which she was obliged to draw nigher to where he stood. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z He creates life under the ribs of dead tradition; he illumines the present with heart flames of beaconing truth, and he makes the future seem like home joys far off, but drawing ever nigher. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z "No, there is none nigher than Davis Creek, three miles from here." Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z The earth is sown with dead, And out of these the red Blooms are pushing up, advancing higher, And each night brings them nigher, Closer, closer to my heart. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z He dressed just as neat, but his coat Got buttoned up nigher his chin, And the scarf twisted round his poor throat Missed a friend in the shape of a pin. The Coo-ee Reciter 2011-11-20T03:00:16.890Z We be fast set at trump, man, hard by the fire; Thou shalt set on the king, if thou come a little nigher. Gammer Gurton's Needle 2011-09-24T02:00:15.643Z The sea was smooth, the weather clear; When they approached nigher, 75 King Ida's castle they well knew, And the banks of Bambroughshire. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z Through all hopes that keep us brave, Further off or nigher, Love me for the house and grave,— And for something higher. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z There ain't no one nigher to me than you in all this world— "Nor than—" I began. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z For the dark mysterious thing, still drawing nigher and nearer, seemed some unearthly monster—a hydra approaching to destroy them. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Heed not the starveling crew, who hang Upon the blue Ohio, A craven heart each traitor bears, And dare not venture nigher. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z Even thyself dost yield Something to time, and to thy grave fall nigher; But virtuous love is one sweet endless fire. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z Mary tottered as she drew nigher; a terrible sense of fear was over her,—a terror of she knew not what. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Now, there was two or three that didn't; men whose work lay nigher home, or who went later. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z "I am wasting and perishing with grief," wrote Hugh Bourke to Luke Wadding, "to see how insensibly nigher and nigher draws the catastrophe which must inflict mortal wounds upon our country." Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z But as the craft now nigher drew, The signal note his swarthy crew. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z We are getting nigh and nigher to the clouds, and the quilt of snow on the mountain grows thicker. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Soon their tawny skins were seen glistening among the trunks of the mopanes zigzagging from point to point, and at each slant drawing nigher to the spot where the waggons had drawn up. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Gliding over this flat surface on one’s snow-shoes almost reaches the ideal; land and home are nigher, and as one goes along one’s thoughts fly southward to everything that is beautiful. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The old man sees toward his brandished bells The climbing fire With hands of boiling gold stretch nigher. Poems of Emile Verhaeren "Say forty, my good friend, and you'll be nigher the mark; but even forty sufficed to leave him well off for the rest of his days, if he had but had prudence to know it." Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The tone was angry and imperious on both sides, and, in intense eagerness, O'Shea drew nigher and nigher. One Of Them Through the water, through the fire, Never let me fall or tire, Every step brings Canaan nigher: Lead me on! The Bible Story "I trust—I fervently trust, Mr. Cutbill," said his Lordship, nervously, "that the coal-fields are somewhat nigher the stage of being remunerative than that broken line of rock is to this fanciful picture before me." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Thou hast sought a woman, and found what is nigher to a man, rough, harsh, and devoid of charm. Saga of Halfred the Sigskald A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century Say, seven or eight and twenty, man, and you 'll be nigher the mark. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The gossoon that came from Beerhaven, said it would be nine o'clock at any rate; but sure it's nigher to ten now. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago I see thee nigh and nigher; And my soul leaps up like sudden fire, My life's in the air To meet thee there, To meet thee coming to me, love! Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The nigher the view of him, the more beautiful he was, and the more marvelous the sweep of his silvery wings. A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys I draw her to me, nigh and nigher. Sea Poems Hit's a-comin' nigher, an' soon you kin hit it with a rock. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign That there woman's got the devil in her bigger'n a sheep, and she come nigher makin' putty o' your Uncle Ephraim than I ever dreamed of before. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures The house you is drawing nigher to is a house of 'ha'nts.' Madge Morton's Trust They presently ran aground upon a sandbar and there stuck fast for the time, though in such shoal water that we could not come nigher to them than we then were. 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 "I thought I was nigher my journey's end than that, marm," said he. When Ghost Meets Ghost Only by this Rejection of thee as a privateer She averted instant war; for now the menace Of Spain draws nigher, looms darker every hour. Collected Poems Volume One At last one overstretched chord of her agony slacked; she thought Something above relented; she felt as if Something far round drew nigher; she heard as if Silence spoke. Shirley "Sure she was nigher to heaven's spheres, Listening the lordly music flowing from The illimitable years." Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer The Englishman and Scotchman had gone on a little nigher to it, with the guide. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife "Then come nigher to the winder," said the testator, pushing forward the table in that direction—"Hallo!" he exclaimed, "what can all this yer row and bustle be about outside?" Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 Then fear redoubleth mothers' prayers, and nigher draweth dread In peril's hand, and greater still the face of Mars doth grow. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse “Hark! a sound, Far and slight, Breathes around On the night; High and higher, Nigh and nigher, Like a fire Roaring bright.” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life "It's nigher to the great house, an' so I reckon I'll go up an' smoke a pipe with Riley." True To His Colors And what beautiful colors greeted our weary eyes as we drew nigher. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife I can feel my heart beating wildly against my ribs as we all come nigher and nigher to the cliffs. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure God is just and merciful; but, I take it, the death of that noble boy has gone nigher to break my lady's heart than any other sorrow: the flesh will war against the spirit. The Buccaneer A Tale A sort of quadruple bow was the exchanged salutation; then the principals remained apart, the seconds drawing nigher to one another, and entering upon the required conference. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Yes, yew can hear it quite plain, and we’re nigher than I thought. Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop And so with all the other beloved poets and authors who seem nigher to us than our next door neighbors in the flesh. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife In the morning of the world, When earth was nigher heaven than now. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature The charge, in that rude species of warfare, consisted merely in pushing from cover to cover, nigher to the enemy; and in this manœuvre he was instantly and successfully obeyed. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 I drew nigher without being perceived, and the light still holding, saw that 'twas a young stirk or heifer the man was disembowelling. Border Ghost Stories There’s nothing like trying, sir, and just as like as not we may be getting nigher and nigher to poor old Titely.” Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop Sweet Cupid, ripen her desire, Thy joyful harvest may begin; If age approach a little nigher, ’Twill be too late to get it in. Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age I reckon if the truth was known your aunt Celia was nigher to being your mother than I ever was. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West He hunts the moose to-day, with his young men; and to-morrow, as I hear, they pass farther into these forests, and nigher to the borders of Canada. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 “He don’t look none too sociable when he’s nigher than half a mile,” remarked Nath in an undertone. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim And as they drew nigher, they could see that these were gaunt and tattered and in evil array, and they rode very slowly. The Sundering Flood Now, sir, wait a bit, till they get nigher. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War Straightening up, he said with a sigh: "He's all right now; but he couldn't have come nigher pegging out." Deerfoot in The Mountains The path soon became more uneven, and the travellers could plainly perceive that the mountains drew nigher to them on each hand, and that they were, in truth, about entering one of their gorges. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 He's at vespers; you must not go nigher. Humour of the North So then Stephen went to his folk, who were creeping nigher and nigher the Great Bastide, and were as now in broken ground somewhat bushed, a good lurking-place to wit. The Sundering Flood “I was in hopes it would come nigher, but it went the other way, shooting out its head once when it was a good way off, and then we did not see it any more.” The Golden Magnet She's a real good interesting woman, and we 're well acquainted; she 's nigher mother's age than mine, but she 's very young feeling. The Queen's Twin and Other Stories "We are then at no great distance from William Henry?" said Heyward, advancing nigher to the scout. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 The extinguisher that fain would strut for spire On the formal little church is not yet green Across the water: but the house-tops nigher, The corner-lines, the chimneys—look how clean, How new, how naked! The Song of the Sword and Other Verses It beats easier as the footfall draws nigher, and she can tell it is not that of a man. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco This sea swarms with reefs and shoals nigher in, and I’m not going to be mad enough to risk my vessel, if you’re mad enough to risk your life. Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal But when Craney mentioned Sanchez, the ghost and the drinking bout by night at the rookery, Case said he must have been nigher to jimjams than he'd got in a year. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War After the first fierce peal as they pulled nigher, They heard the voice of Christian shout, "Now, fire!" The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Says Rose, to Dennis drawing nigher, "I think the wind is getting higher;" "If a gale blows, do you suppose, we shall be wrecked?" asks little Rose. Abroad But don’t you come in a bit nigher than this. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" “That the war’s coming nigher our way, and they’ve sent for the master to fight?” Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story “Keeps getting farther off ’stead o’ nigher, sir.” The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range Never did man believe himself nigher death, or experience greater satisfaction at being saved from it, than Charles Clancy. The Death Shot A Story Retold The knife rose in the air, and the black, in a cool, sneering tone, replied: "Say your prayers 'fore you come nigher, for, so help me God, you'm a dead man!" Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time Meanwhile the evening star draws nigher down the slope of heaven, and now the priests went forth, Potitius at their head, girt with skins after their fashion, and bore torches aflame. The Aeneid of Virgil This bright wood fire, So like to that which warmed and lit My youthful days, how doth it flit Back on the periods nigher! The Olden Time Series: Vol. 2: The Days of the Spinning-Wheel in New England Gleanings Chiefly from old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts “They did just as I told ’em, and spread out, while I crept nigher and nigher, reglarly puzzled, for the firing had stopped. To Win or to Die A Tale of the Klondike Gold Craze “No, sir, some one much nigher home than that, sir, I’m sorry to say.” The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias “If you was to spend all the rest o’ your life, sir, making shots at it, you wouldn’t never get nigher than that.” Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea But Metabus, as a strong band now presses nigher, plunges into the river, and triumphantly pulls spear and girl, his gift to Trivia, from the grassy turf. The Aeneid of Virgil Don’t go no nigher to him; it isn’t safe.” Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp Still the nimbus draws nigher, and is gradually approaching the spot where the travellers had concealed themselves. The Lone Ranche As he sits down to breakfast the bugles will start sounding nigher, with music absurd and barbarous, but stirring, as the Riflemen come marching down the High Street to Divine Service. Brother Copas Oh! truly, 'tis a vision to inspire The soul with transport, more than joy can sing; For, if not for the blaze, what cold would sting Poor mortals, who crowd round it, nigh and nigher! Freedom, Truth and Beauty Fortune leads him forward in nowise; Apollo aids not with counsel; and more and more the fierce clash swells over the plains, and the havoc draws nigher on. The Aeneid of Virgil At Thy bidding she turns, the changing Moon To her Brother her full-fed fire, Dimming the Stars with her light, which soon Wanes, as she draws to him nigher. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun. Dixie Hart Nowhere, in all music, is grandeur nigher to the dust, and nowhere does the dust reveal more grandiose traits. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers Right cannot fail, but must prevail, If noble be the motive; Heaven is nigher if we aspire With hearts sincere and votive. Our Profession and Other Poems The fact is, Mr. Finn, it's all wrong with us yet, and will be till we get it nigher to the great American model. Phineas Finn The Irish Member Look out, my Squire, Look nigher and nigher, Look out for the corpse of a bare-footed Friar! The Haunted Hour An Anthology Often here the voice of the crier Heralds a sale in the City Hall, And slowly but surely drawing nigher Is heard the baker’s bugle call. The Scarlet Gown being verses by a St. Andrews Man Science moves, but slowly, slowly, creeping on from point to point: Slowly comes a hungry people, as a lion, creeping nigher, Glares at one that nods and winks behind a slowly dying fire. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation Nick having warned her against coming any nigher, it followed that the temptation to do so was irresistible. Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 It does not follow that you will be any nigher your object, if my father continue firm in his refusal, though nigher to me, by lingering about in the nation. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia The knife rose in the air, and the black, in a cool, sneering tone, replied: 'Say your prayers 'fore you come ony nigher, for, so help me God, you're a dead man!' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 I do wish I lived nigher the shore, where I could see the folks I know, and talk about what's been a-goin' on. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches These easterly winds increased from the time we were in the latitude of about 2 degrees south; and as we drew nigher the Line they hung more easterly. A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland It appears at a distance very even; but as you come nigher you find there are many gentle risings, though none steep nor high. A Voyage to New Holland And on a certain occasion, the King had approached the Holy Grail nigher than was reverent and, for his impiety, God had punished him with blindness. Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion I said, Sir, very true, but as the ship has been always under reeft courses, and the mizen-mast gone, she must wholly drive to leeward, and nigher the land than expected. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time "Let me see," said Paul, taking the glass as they came nigher. Israel Potter To dare that death, I will approach yet nigher; Thus,—wert thou compassed in with circling fire. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 When we were about 90 leagues from the land we began to see seaweeds, all of one sort; and as we drew nigher the shore we saw them more frequently. A Voyage to New Holland But what comes nigher to the explaining the manner of introducing Revenge into Pastoral, is what we find in the sixth Idyll of Theocritus. A Full Enquiry into the Nature of the Pastoral (1717) For that sweet strain I hear that I heard once a-dreaming: Is it death coming nigher, or life come back that brings it? Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough As the night wore on, and the ship, with a very light wind, glided nigher and nigher the mark, Paul called upon Israel to produce his bucket for final inspection. Israel Potter Jest then I hearn the thing nigher, and I begun to hear the brush crack. Sevenoaks At about 30 leagues distance we began to see some scuttle-bones floating on the water; and drawing still nigher the land we saw greater quantities of them. A Voyage to New Holland I hear the sound of feet, As if some horseman were approaching nigher. The Little Colonel's Hero Eyes soft with bliss, Come nigher and nigher! Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough God’s nigher than us might think, minding what small creatures we be. Children of the Mist It sounded 'way off on the lake, and bimeby it come nigher, and then I thought it was a painter, but it didn't sound 'zactly like a painter. Sevenoaks And will this filthy cooked-up mess My youth by thirty years bring nigher? Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe And there is a boat comes from the pier, And it comes and comes still nigher and nigher— "What is the ship that is burning there?" Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. Nay, though God, all-bounteous, give Gold at man's desire— Honours, rank, and fame—content Not a whit is nigher; But an all-devouring greed Yawns with ever-widening need. The Consolation of Philosophy "Here I've been churning and churning since morning, and don't seem much nigher the butter yet." The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Thy winged words falling nigher Sprang up in our souls with haste, But they could not endure temptation's fire And withered and went to waste. A Celtic Psaltery Since, Lord, thou drawest near us once again, And how we do, dost graciously inquire, And to be pleased to see me once didst deign, I too among thy household venture nigher. Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe I dunno how we came to forget to invite en nigher the hearth. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales "You'd never meet one nigher a mouse in a week of Sundays," said her nurse, who was a "gay one" and liked life. The Golden Scarecrow I would help that pretty Lady if I sat nigher to her. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. "Ready, boys!" he heard him shout again, and even nigher than before;—"take the shoot with full pieces, and let the skirmudgeons have it handsome!" Nick of the Woods There be foes nigher at home against whom we have to turn our arms. In the Days of Chivalry Vain vision! but the glow, the fire, The passion of benign desire, The glorious yearning, lift him higher Than many a soul That mounts a million paces nigher Its meaner goal. The Poems of William Watson I see the assassin crouch and fire, I see his victim fall,—expire; I see the murderer creeping nigher To strip the dead. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8 National Spirit Then the Thords went up to sundry men, and put themselves forward for wrestling, but the nigher the call the further the man. The Story of Grettir the Strong On one side the glory of the waters dashing, sparkling, bounding along down, with fountains sprayin' up every little while, and white statutes smilin' down on us nigher by. Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition My pappy was sol' as a twelve year old, but he always said he was nigher twenty. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives "What do you say to three hundred acres—over three hundred, nigher to four perhaps?" Fenton's Quest Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude, who were auditors, insensibly drew nigher, to listen, with a species of interest which betrayed itself by the thrilling of nerves, and an accelerated movement of the pulse. The Red Rover But the next day they found the tree again, and it was nigher to the ladders than heretofore; Grettir drave it out to sea, and said that it should never be borne home. The Story of Grettir the Strong And another louder strain comes from nigher by made tender and pathetic by years of oppression and suppressed suffering that could find expression in no other way than this heart searching pathos. Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition He hunts the moose to-day, with his young men; and tomorrow, as I hear, they pass further into the forests, and nigher to the borders of Canada. The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 Messire Gawain and Lancelot, draw you back, and come not nigher the archers, for otherwise ye be but dead men. The High History of the Holy Graal "The Red Rover!" repeated her son, pressing nigher with ungovernable curiosity. The Red Rover I thought that nevermore my heart would hover nigher To the last flower of bliss that Nature's garden held. Poems I wuz glad enough to see it, it seems to bring us nigher to the day of justice and true liberty for all. Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition "We are, then, at no great distance from William Henry?" said Heyward, advancing nigher to the scout. The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 I would they were just fifty paces nigher, and they move not. A Dream of John Ball; and, a king's lesson Rising from her seat, she approached nigher to him, and in a situation where the light of the lamp fell full upon his lineaments. The Red Rover He made a step nigher, and discovered the scarlet letter. The Scarlet Letter There is one that is nearer and nigher To the noblest of dames than her lover: With the haft of the helm is he smitten On the hat-block—and fairly amidships! The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald The path soon became more uneven, and the travelers could plainly perceive that the mountains drew nigher to them on each hand, and that they were, in truth, about entering one of their gorges. The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 "Ye say sooth," quoth the King; "but is he down in the South, or nigher to hand?" Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair The silvery voice of woman was first heard at a little distance; and then, as the speakers drew nigher the sounds arose directly from beneath, within the very shadow of the tower. The Red Rover A little way across the river, but nigher to the wood, was a house or cot of that country-folk, and an old woman sat spinning in the door. The Well at the World's End: a tale "An inch nigher her brain, and it would have killed her!" exclaimed the mother in tragic tones. Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley The charge, in that rude species of warfare, consisted merely in pushing from cover to cover, nigher to the enemy; and in this maneuver he was instantly and successfully obeyed. The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 On the earth when deep snows lie Still the sun is in the sky, And when most we miss his fire He is ever drawing nigher. The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 "The man who is hit is nigher to danger than he who feels the wind of the ball." The Red Rover Master, meseems that they mistrust us, and now maybe is that peril that I spake of nigher than I deemed when we came into the Burg this morning. The Well at the World's End: a tale Men of gain, Wise in success, well-read in feeble books, No nigher come, I pray: your air is drear; 'Tis winter and low skies when ye appear. The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1 At one and the same moment, the heaven of his childhood has, as it were, receded and come nigher. A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare For that reason the French have been used to quit the Missisippi at the river St. Francis, from which they have a nigher way to the Forks of the Missisippi by land. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing The resident signed to the other to draw nigher, and, then every appearance of hostility disappeared in that sort of familiarity which confidence begets. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Then Ralph laughed merrily, and said, "Then are we brought the nigher together, for I also am a runaway thrall." The Well at the World's End: a tale This trembling son, Who saw the unknown death draw hourly nigher, Sought solace in his father's tenderness, And made him strong to die. The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1 He seldom asked a question, seldom uttered word beyond a polite greeting, but kept trudging on and on, as if the goal of his expectation were ever drawing nigher. A Rough Shaking Yea, certes, said he, yet I doubt if thou wilt like it the better, the nigher thou art. The Water of the Wondrous Isles For no attainment bids me live nor exile slays me quite, Travel no nigher doth me bring, nor wilt thou nearer be. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II Put thy trust in this, that here and with me thou art even now nigher to the Well at the World's End than any other creature on the earth. The Well at the World's End: a tale Beating against the windows, The sleet falls heavy and chill, And the children draw nigher 'round hearth and fire, As the blast shrieks loud and shrill. War Poetry of the South "Nigher three, Tanner, nigher three!" growled the chief mutterer. The Geste of Duke Jocelyn After a while she said: And might we go nigher? The Water of the Wondrous Isles The fate of Ulla was too distant, and you must bring it nigher—the torch to the pile! Imaginations and Reveries So the captain bade draw rein and off horse, while Clement led his bowmen nigher, and they shot well together, and hindered the thieves from closing round the men-at-arms, or falling on the horses. The Well at the World's End: a tale None is so hopeless as the unprogressive Christian, none so far away as those who have been brought nigh and have never come any nigher. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV An' each time as I breaks bread, an' sleeps, an' wakes, an' looks arter faither's clothes I feels 'tis wan time nigher the last. Lying Prophets She drew nigher, and saw someone sitting on the bench without the door whereas the witch was wonted; and her heart beat quick, for she saw presently that it was none other than her mistress. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Twenty years ago got nigher and nigher to yesterday, with every fresh thing belonging to her that I laid a hand on. Hide and Seek Ralph laughed and said: "Master, it is rather for me to ask thee hereof, than thou me, since thou dwellest so much nigher thereto than I have done heretofore." The Well at the World's End: a tale Along the bank we perceive the warehouses of the Albert dock, and the Queen's tobacco warehouses, and other docks, and, nigher, to us, a shipyard or two. Passages from the English Notebooks, Complete Along the bank we perceive the warehouses of the Albert dock, and the Queen's tobacco warehouses, and other docks, and, nigher to us, a shipyard or two. Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1. Birdalone drew a step nigher, and said: Dost thou hear me, dame, or art thou exceeding wroth with me, and art pondering what vengeance thou wilt take on me? The Water of the Wondrous Isles "They directed me, as you may be pleased to observe, to cross the Maes near Namur; whereas I kept the left bank, as being both the nigher and the safer road to Liege." Quentin Durward But when he had come nigher, he turned and cried out to her: "The man is dead, come anigh." The Well at the World's End: a tale As Samson's party paused at the gate, a warning voice called: "Don't come no nigher!" The Call of the Cumberlands The prophet is nigher unto the true believers than their own souls; and his wives are their mothers. The Koran (Al-Qur'an) Then he stayed his speech, and drew a little nigher to Birdalone, and then grinned, and said: Forsooth we can spare him, we twain. The Water of the Wondrous Isles I did hear tell of him over to Pebbleridge; but not likely, so nigh to his own mother, and never come no nigher. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War Ye gallant warriors, go Now nigher to the stairway / and straight avenge my woe. The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original The sun had disappeared, and darkness, closing around us, drew nigher and more nigh every moment, swallowing up object after object in its stealthy advance, and seeming about to overwhelm us in its mysterious obscurity. The Bushman — Life in a New Country Nigher still and nigher Seem the tones of the "Alarum bell" borne on the air! The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects But now let us hold our peace of him till we be come nigher to his haunt. The Water of the Wondrous Isles "An' no smith nigher than Sevenoaks, which is seven miles away." Peregrine's Progress His conductor bade him wait till they came nigher, and then to entreat them gently by the love which bore them in that manner, and they would stop and speak with him. Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 Look how we live, and where we live, an' in what numbers; and look how the mills is always a-goin', and how they never works us no nigher to any distant object, 'cepting always, death. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction I wint as nigh as there was occasion, Smash, and that was nigher than the likes of yer husband there would be thinking of travelling. Wyandotte Yet for aught I know, you may be some parasangs nigher that primitive idea—Plato's man—than we in England here have the honour to reckon ourselves. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia I drew nigher to our system, and now I could see the shine of Jupiter. The House on the Borderland A shout then arose on every side, so enormous, that Virgil stood nigher to his companion, and bade him be of good heart. Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 Under their dusty blossoms blackbirds meet, And robins pipe amid the cedars nigher. In Divers Tones Seeing them approaching nigher and nigher, we threw the 3 heads in the watter. Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson The woman spoke up, and she says, says she, 'There ain't any neighbor nigher than five miles.' Old Caravan Days So, Molly, draw that basket nigher, And put my desk upon the table— Bring that portfolio—stir the fire— Now off as fast as you are able! The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe O'er the ocean unrollest thou Thy carpet of flowers, a bridge that nigher Can bring dear friends to meet even now,— While faith grows greater and heaven higher. Poems and Songs "Nay, I mean another," said Flammock, "nearer to you by blood, and, unless I greatly mistake, much nigher also in affection—I had in mind your lordship's nephew, Damian de Lacy." The Betrothed Approaching nigher and nigher untill I perceived an opening that was made by cutting of wood where was one man cutting still wood, I went nearer and called him. Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Middleton was glad to be silent; but the old man, who had listened to their words, drew a little nigher, and continued the discourse. The Prairie Also to my left, and nigher than the door on that side, ran up a broad staircase, carpeted and brightly lit all the way, so that a very blaze fell on me as I stood. The Splendid Spur And on a certain occasion, the king had approached the Holy Grail nigher than was reverent and, for his impiety, God had punished him with blindness. The Junior Classics — Volume 4 This is a consolation, dear Clifford, though it brings us no nigher to our wish. Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story For this I deem good, that we scour the wood daily at present till we hear fresh tidings from them of Shadowy Vale, who are nigher than we to the foemen. The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale "You have been unfortunate, Doctor, but—" "Unfortunate!" echoed the little man, sideling nigher to his companion, and producing his tablets with an air in which exultation struggled, strangely, with an affectation of self-abasement. The Prairie Moses, the great mediator of the Old Testament, was to go nigher to God than the rest of the leaders, or of the people were. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 Approach me but a step nigher, and even my love for your unfortunate and much-abused but well-minded son will not protect you. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky The nigher the view of him, the more beautiful he was and the more marvelous the sweep of his silvery wings. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 And these valiant men know for certain that their foemen are now of mind to fall upon this Dale and destroy it, as they have done with others nigher to them. The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale Paul was not slow to observe the expression, and hitting nigher than usual on the secret thoughts of the other, he believed he had fallen on an expedient which might remove every difficulty. The Prairie Seems sometimes, when I'm alone up here, particular of a foggy day, as if I was consider'ble nigher to them—to HER, especial—than when I'm on the ground. Galusha the Magnificent "Right—yea, I am; I'm goin straight down; but I hope an trust, an what's more, I believe, I am taking a kine o' cant over nigher the New Brunswick shore." Lost in the Fog Where the off ox treads, there is it not, it is farther off; where the nigh ox walks, it will not be, it is nigher still. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers I deem I should know what that blast meaneth; and now is it time that the Host drew nigher to set them in array behind these very trees. The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale "But is this not fatal?" cried the amazed Middleton; "are you not bringing the enemy nigher to us instead of avoiding it?" The Prairie "Come nigher," Fridthjof said, "and sit thee higher 'Till our game shall be completed,— Foster-father kind." Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance Moses, the great mediator of the Old Testament, was to go nigher to God than the rest of the elders, or those of the people; Exod. xx. The Pharisee and Publican Then she sang also these couplets, I embrace him, yet after him yearns my soul * For his love, but can aught than embrace be nigher? The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 The distance from the oak against which the young men leaned and the warriors was about thirty yards; the women may have been half that number of yards nigher. The Deerslayer The Tetons encircled the place two or three times, approaching nigher and nigher at each circuit, and then galloped back to their leader to report that the copse seemed empty. The Prairie You must be a little nigher to it by now.” Cap'n Warren's Wards Yet he plodded thence through the dark immense, And with many a stumbling stride Through copse and briar climbed nigh and nigher To the cot and the sick man's side. Poems of the Past and the Present He had speech that night on the morrow's designs With his chiefs by the bivouac fire, While the belt of flames from the enemy's lines Flared nigher him yet and nigher. Wessex Poems and Other Verses “Yea,” she said, “I see him yonder, kneeling on his knees; let him come nigher and give some account of himself.” Wood Beyond the World I know you, Nelly Wade; you are with the lawyers in your heart, and if you come a foot nigher, you shall have frontier punishment. The Prairie She cast down the hauberk, and drew one step nigher to him. The House of the Wolfings I dragged myself nigher, and tried to stop the bleedin' with sech rags as I could tear off of me with one hand. Little Men On tugged the good friar, but nigher and nigher Appeared the fierce Russians, with sword and with fire. Ballads He drew a little nigher, and then he saw that it was a woman, clad in green like the sward whereon she lay. Wood Beyond the World As the flame drew nigher to the socket, his voice was hushed, and there were moments, when his attendants doubted whether he still belonged to the living. The Prairie I saw it pass yesterday, but myself I guessed that thou wouldst be nigher to the mountain, and came this way, and found thee. Maiwa's Revenge It appears at a distance very even; but as you come nigher you find there are many gentle risings, though none steep or high. Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier Go now, and if thou wilt, go out of doors; yet art thou safer within doors and nigher unto me.” The Story of the Glittering Plain; or, the land of Living Men So he bought the strip nigher this way and moved the old house over. Thankful's Inheritance But Ishmael drew nigher, and long contemplated his work in awe, though not in compunction. The Prairie Ay! straighten up, old friend, and let the mustang think he's nigher, Through looser rein and stirrup strain, the welcome old camp-fire. Complete Poetical Works Well, maybe so," went on Isaiah, "but she don't talk seven; nigher seventeen, if you ask me. Mary-'Gusta But he tossed his sword up lightly and caught it by the hilts as it fell, and drew nigher to the champion of the sea and stood facing him within reach of his sword. The Story of the Glittering Plain; or, the land of Living Men To come somewhat nigher the matter, thus the Lord beginneth: There was a certain rich man that had a steward, which was accused unto him that he had dissipated and wasted his goods. Sermons on the Card But all the time he kept lookin' back and starin' and, as we got nigher, and I could see him plainer through the dust, he looked more and more familiar. The Depot Master Then throw more logs on the fire, Since the air is bleak and cold, And the children are drawing nigher, For the tales that the wind has told. Legends and Lyrics Part 1 An' ye seem nigher to them by a lang growth than the lave o's. David Elginbrod Let us draw nigher and hear what they say.” The Pioneers Now, to make haste and to come somewhat nigher the end. Sermons on the Card The nigher we got, the harder he stared; and the man in front was actin' similar in regards to him. The Depot Master Disdainfully doth the buffalo glance thereat, nigh to the sand with its soul, nigher still to the thicket, nighest, however, to the swamp. Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none More sudden flights, followed by fresh approaches, each time nigher than before. The Life of the Spider When Hiram drew nigher, as if expecting his proposition would be accepted, Natty lifted his hand, and motioned for him to retreat. The Pioneers She came nigher and stood near the sergeant's chair. Whirligigs The extinguisher, that perks it like a spire On the little formal church, is not yet green Across the water: but the house-tops nigher, The corner-lines, the chimneys—look how clean, How new, how naked! Poems The night remained clear and calm, and happiness itself came nigher and nigher unto him. Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none Follow, follow, nigher, nigher - Over bank, and pond, and briar, Down into the croaking ditches, Rotten log, Spotted frog, Beetle bright With crawling light, What a joy O ho! Poems — Volume 1 I wish ye no harm; but if a man of ye all comes a step nigher, there’ll be blood spilt atwixt us. The Pioneers There may you see their sign, a gilt sheep and a lambkin; a brace of wolves sucking their dam would be nigher the mark. The Cloister and the Hearth Trembling he stood, and dared not venture nigher, But stared, and gaped, and crossed himself full fast; For, being credulous and of little wit, He thought it was some demon from the pit. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Danger drawing ever nigher, difficulty pressing ever straiter, they determine to separate. The French Revolution It seems to me that she might, by merely sitting quietly at his side, saying little and looking less, get nigher his heart. Jane Eyre Ye full lusty heroes, now go nigher to the stairs and avenge my wrongs. The Nibelungenlied |
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