英语词汇“nonce”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

“Only for the nonce. Storm’s End and Dragonstone are lightly held and must soon fall. And the Nightfort is a haunted ruin, a drear and dreadful place.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Those gates looked so close ... and if the talk in the slave pens could be believed, Meereen remained a free city for the nonce. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He would need to bum them eventually, no doubt, but for the nonce they were bound with iron chains inside their cells. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So let’s just fast-forward to the nonce and be done with it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I still shall hear of this battle,” said he, pointing a finger at me, “but for the nonce, tune yourself.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Hopefully this means that, elsewhere in the film, Jones will headbutt the dragon for being a nonce. Age of the Dragons: Moby-Dick without whales 2011-03-09T08:55:00Z

Wherever Weinstein ends up, I picture the place as a sort of alt-justice simulator, which lovingly recreates the atmosphere of the classic nonce wing, right down to the Michelin-starred salad bar and fluffy bathrobes. Harvey Weinstein’s rehab – just your basic $2,000-a-night sex offender programme 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

In a nonce, the two accidental partners find themselves knocking at the polished door of St. Kilda’s, looking for, at best, an informant; at worst, a killer within. Tana French’s ‘The Secret Place’: The Dublin Murder Squad takes on the Mean Girls

When a mining node wants to create a block, it would take all the data in the block, plus a special number called a nonce, and run it through the hashing algorithm. Blockchain, explained 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

Some of them, true nonce words, never went further than their appearance in his plays, But others, like “bump,” “hurry,” “critical” and “bedazzled,” are essential parts of our standard vocabulary today. The Origins of Writerly Words 2014-04-30T22:22:07Z

For the nonce," added his companion, understanding well that it was assumed; "but it matters not. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z

Before leaving, for the nonce, the Royal Navy, its officers and men, a few facts may be permitted, particularly interesting at the present time. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z

The boat is, of course, to be watertight, all openings being sealed for the nonce by leather bags, with two sets of fastenings. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z

If the hash doesn’t start out as “aaaaa,” it would increase the nonce by one, and start again. Blockchain, explained 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

He, for the nonce, settled in Jamaica, and married the daughter of a wealthy man. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z

A loan of �5,000 was received from the Legislature, which relieved the company somewhat for the nonce. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z

The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce. Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject 2012-03-26T02:00:33.817Z

Officers and orderlies were galloping in all directions, troops hastening from one part of the city to another, many of the men being civilians armed for the nonce. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z

He had heard enough already to justify him in taking the law into his own hands for the nonce and detaining them there. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z

It need not be said that Paul Jones was for the nonce a much-appreciated man in America. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z

It is Mr. Arlington himself, stirred for the nonce out of his habitual calmness, caught up and carried away in this roaring current. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z

I dared not deny my learning, for I did not know how much he knew; but, for the nonce, I wished heartily that I had never been taught to read. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z

That will give us a straight run home, for Lynn is home for the nonce, by way of Swaffham, where we must make a detour for Castle Acre. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z

Meantime, I, thy confessor for the nonce, do strictly forbid thee on thy soul's health to hearken learned lay folk on things religious. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z

He had come expecting to see unpleasant sights, to be for the nonce a bandager instead of a carver of wounds. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z

Shouting, singing, exulting, dancing; it seemed as if they had, for the nonce, gone mad. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z

A garden is a place where these two whilom foes—Nature and man—patch up a peace for the nonce. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z

This suggestion was received with laughter and acclamations; and the young man, presenting himself as the first victim, was searched by the valet, who, for the nonce, enacted the part of custom-house officer. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z

In nuncle the origin is mine uncle; in 'for the nonce,' M. E. for the nones, miswritten for then ones, for the once. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z

But as I am your Mentor for the nonce, I deemed it right to mention the alternative--though I should have thought the less of you had you taken my advice. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z

I was now ready for the last unction, when an attack of hemorrhage from the nostrils, like those which had already nearly brought me to death's door, recalled me for the nonce to life. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z

While they drank and ate, Ulenspiegel said: “’Tis I who pay, I am landgrave for the nonce. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z

Knowing Earl’s complete capability, he prepared to cast aside navigational worries for the nonce. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z

She donned her smartest hat, and one of her prettiest frocks, relinquishing, for the nonce, the black dress she had been wearing for her lately departed host. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z

They had dinner, such as it was; but Bertie had lost his appetite, and was for the nonce contented with meagre fare. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z

First come the pipers, and it is seen that they have for the nonce discarded their service kit, and are in the full dress of their several clans. The Coo-ee Reciter 2011-11-20T03:00:16.890Z

Maria climbed into the carriage with the Se�ora de Ciudad, her godmother, and the others took leave of her for the nonce, and hastened to the church. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z

Domestic troubles being for the nonce in abeyance Stodger was in a mood to let his tongue run free on a favorite topic. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z

"Now, you've got to behave, Emmie," she would say, if her sister seemed likely to forget that here at last her customary privileges must for the nonce give way. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z

And, for a time, their music drowned the impassioned voice of Savonarola, whose stern cry of warning and exhortation to repentance had for the nonce passed unheeded. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z

It had come about in this way: One evening the almost-raven locks and the keen but always kindly eyes, of Walter Scott appeared at Carr's hotel, which is for the nonce, the post office. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z

The world is, to the mind, Much as we make it; and the things we tend Wear, for the nonce, the liveries that we lend. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z

They came in solemn procession, with their banners, and my own piper at their head, whom they had borrowed for the nonce. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z

But eventually a compromise was agreed upon, and thus entered by Denis in a new pocketbook purchased for the nonce:— October, 19, 1853. £ s. d. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z

Business for the nonce was entirely relinquished, and the good citizens were in a perfect ferment of exultation, consequent on the receipt of joyous news. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z

Aid had arrived just in time, and the British vessels, with engines broken, stood away at some distance, leaving matters for the nonce to the powerful Italian Squadron. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z

In such case, I have procured enough for the nonce, and in the meanwhile I will return to Laudie to tell him the good news and apprise him of our departure. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z

The counter, to be sure, had those green curtains drawn across it for the nonce. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z

Here in the midst of a garden of roses, encircled by a hedge of cactus, stood the house in which Kate Darcy had chosen to make her home for the nonce. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z

This may produce a sense of uncomfortable distention and overfulness followed by sleepiness which may be set down as due to indigestion, though it is just a question of overeating for the nonce. Health Through Will Power 2011-08-18T02:00:20.367Z

The church announces the strange phenomenon, and the inhabitants become fishers for the nonce. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z

But there, I will enjoy myself for the nonce; I will—I vow it. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z

I had not reckoned with those eager intellectuals, the young stretcher-bearers who had borne a lantern for the nonce. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z

In the heat of summer the bridegroom perishes for the nonce, and passes the winter in the land of the dead. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z

For the nonce she was at mass, but after hearing it, she hasted to make ready her attire. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z

For the nonce I was paralyzed with the suddenness and viciousness of his coming and going, and my reel was singing merrily when I awoke to a realization of what it all meant. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z

Away down stream the roof of a picturesque old mill, its wheel for the nonce still and silent, and beyond, pointing above more woods, the spire of a distant church. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z

This is a riddling merchant for the nonce; He will be here, and yet he is not here. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z

Mr. Millet’s Government was a lion about to eat a lamb, but the head of his nation, Mr. McKinley, clothed with absolute authority in the premises for the nonce, was balking at the diet. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z

His "terrible blaze of personality" was subdued for the nonce into that child-like simplicity, that woman-like tenderness, which constituted some of his chief charms. A Day with Walt Whitman 2011-06-05T02:00:12.967Z

Were the “Rhimes” not good enough for the nonce, and “the Reason” amusingly convenient to be remembered? Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z

Your speeches seemed to answer for the nonce— They do not justify your head in bronze! Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z

He must have been conveyed by an angel, or have slipt on a sudden into a railroad train, purposely and for the nonce provided. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z

It is true that about all then left of the “Honorable Presidente’s” government, for the nonce, was in fact concealed about his person. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z

And the bent man almost straightened for the nonce, protruding his chest with a toothless grin of huge enjoyment. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z

Primitive force had for the nonce been given back its rule. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z

And here the art Of molding clay has caught you for the nonce And made your shame our shame—your head in bronze! Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z

If more be needed for the nonce, thou hast but to send a cart round to Polperro and get more. 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

At that time the whole archipelago was absolutely quiet for the nonce, except Samar. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z

Casting off speculation as unprofitable for the nonce, Why-Not Pape kept after her, trailing with care lest she realize that her biped protector had more doggedness than the rebuked canine. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z

Miss Boyle abandoned, "for the nonce," her accustomed walk on the Banside, where the officers used to lounge, and in the privacy of her chamber prepared for the event. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z

For the nonce it is her wisest course. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z

Let us, then, be gamblers for the nonce, and we shall not be deserted. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z

He resolved to devour it at the first opportunity, but for the nonce it offered no conversational handle. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z

The yard employees, turned rail-birds for the nonce, were vociferous in their applause over the skill of man and mount. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z

In this way Briscoe had taken the lead, reducing Lee to the necessity of acting along with him for the nonce. A Practical Novelist 2011-02-19T03:01:38.957Z

Miss Wesden not being at home, Mr. Wesden would do for the nonce, and the stranger was, therefore, shown into the parlour. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z

Alick had deserted Miss Hendry for the nonce, but his place had been taken by her sister, Miss Flora, a lady as small and fat as Miss Hendry was tall and thin. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z

For the nonce I cast logic and common sense aside, and determined to stalk this heathen deity. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z

Certain it is that from such chance phrases they gathered that the barque would not put into Nantes, as the navigation of the Loire was suspended for the nonce by order of Proconsul Carrier. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z

"Lay aside the doctor for the nonce," said he. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z

Mr. Gray did not see his way very clearly to the end; Sidney's "straightforward" habit of doing things had completely discomfited him for the nonce. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z

For the nonce I was as primitive in my emotions as any naked cave-dweller that ever saw his mate threatened by another male. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z

The reader will be for the nonce a Puritan, and will follow the adventures of the children taken captive by the Indians, feeling that he is a participant in the scenes so well portrayed. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z

Oh! these are the mere creatures of party—great men for the nonce. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z

Thus I will for the nonce understand it, or the honor of the holy words of God, which I will not suffer any petty human arguments to override or wrest to meanings foreign to them. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z

The boys had been clamoring for hats, and as my success in so many trades had surprised me, I agreed to turn hatter for the nonce. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z

My Lord of Leicester hath stroked the beard of consideration upon the matter, and set on foot an association for the nonce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z

A lapse into depression, for the nonce, was averted. How not to learn from the Great Depression 2010-06-30T17:58:00Z

Thus it was that a postman found on one winter's morn in a Bristol suburb a parcel containing the dead body of a child, and had to constitute himself a corpse-carrier for the nonce. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone

He had forgotten her name in the book, but he would call her "Elly" for the nonce. The Undying Past

It was true that the good father might easily have been arrayed for the nonce in a coat and hat of his friend, David Wemyss', and might, so attired, pass unheeded through the streets. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4

By my troth, thou art welcome; fill thyself a chalice for the nonce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z

Many an ancient brocade had been awakened for the nonce from its lavender bed, and ruffs and gold-braid were at no premium. The Valiants of Virginia

So the limp, lifeless burden was taken up along the weary shore, past the doors of the street, close shut every one, and delivered to the weak shelter of home for the nonce. The Unknown Sea

Constance escaped for the nonce, but, after having vainly waited for help, it had to capitulate on the following October 14.--Translator. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster

It entices minds of all orders, and they are happy to dwell in it, for the nonce realizing in the perception of the system the values it utters. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude

He always had, however, his one say, which was a sort of concentration of the worst piece of news he could collect for the nonce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z

We were cut off, for the nonce, from all such care or thought, flying onward, filled with pleasure, to our Eastern home. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898

Without a creek the axle turned, and in a moment more the child was in the arms of Holy Church, pleasantly represented for the nonce by the very secular charms of little Concha Cabezos. The Firebrand

Whatever might be the present military duties at Aldershot, the duties of love were for the nonce in the Colonel's mind more imperative. Ayala's Angel

Most of them got cold, but nothing more for the nonce. Lafcadio Hearn

Methinks, bullies," said the Host, "since we are on the subject of matrimony, that we must quaff a health for the nonce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z

At all events, such should be my theory for the nonce, old theories having exploded or become of little avail in the present aspect of things. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth

His own sombrero, much the worse for wear and weather, served well enough, with the brim turned down, to give the young man the appearance of a peasant turned brigand for the nonce. The Firebrand

Here, Nick, you shall have my rifle for the nonce. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa

He had forgotten for the nonce the power of a youthful lover, eager to serve, ready to wait, careful to press his way at every advantage. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life

Here was no vast triumphal specimen of architecture; the whole seemed got up for the nonce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z

For I'm going to remove that muffling for the nonce, and substitute another one. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel

It was the only church music, which the Kurf�rst permitted "for the nonce" as he said, even the organ had to give way to the general reformation. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle

To go out would be to meet her, and for the nonce the spirit of the girl quailed. A Daughter of the Union

Putting aside this important subject for the nonce, however, our hero’s mind reverted to his pet scheme, and to the best methods of carrying it out he now directed all his faculties. Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa

I was as a madman for the nonce, and fought with the delight of intoxicated recklessness. With Ring of Shield

For the nonce, we are potential murderers and pigmy men had better have a care how they lounge across our paths. Seeds of Pine

In the interest of our conversation we had, for the nonce, forgotten Joe, who was quietly toasting his ragged shoes before the fire, until his voice thus solemnly proclaimed his presence. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls

Yet, the score is erased from the landlord's slate and, it may be, from memory's tablet—for the nonce. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888

To oblige Lady Hester, however, he did come, and condescended, for "the nonce," to assume his most amiable of moods. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life

Dave Ballard was the only man in the room who immediately lighted the cigar of Strang's passing; the others seemed indifferent to the blandishments of the odorous goddess for the nonce. The Song of the Wolf

I have it!" said Jacob, starting up: "I will borrow a coat for the nonce from my friend, Bob Simmins. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11

He borrows for the nonce a tall, gentlemanly figure, surmounted by delicate features, dresses well, is fastidious about his ring and linen, travels post and stops at the best hotels. Devil Stories An Anthology

He was totally oblivious to all other claims upon his attention for the nonce. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch

He turned landlord for the nonce, brought in the supper piping hot, and then was ordered to bring a bottle of good wine. Oliver Goldsmith

They circled the bunch without alarming it and with comparative ease started it corralwards, the leader proving unusually tractable for the nonce. The Song of the Wolf

Satan for that nonce will get no profit: the treaty is not yet ripe. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages

Buzzard started to crawl beneath the table, but the wary constable caught him by his belt and made a shield for the nonce of his trembling body. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time

Before he had reached the corner, the subject of this speculation had forgotten, for the nonce, all about Krovitch and her troubles. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch

The solid South was dissolved for the nonce and two-party governments made their re-entrance upon the stage of Southern affairs. The Ballotless Victim of One-Party Governments The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 16

The Serjeant for the nonce could say nothing more to her. Lady Anna

In every case, houris glided to and fro in appropriate native costume, bearing viands calculated to quell, at least for the nonce, harsh thoughts of the combative marketplace. Telempathy

The messenger disappeared, and after a short absence returned with two very domestic cigars, transparently bought for the nonce from some neighboring grocer. Stories by American Authors, Volume 8

Even Natalie was soon claimed by an admiring young hussar glittering in black and gold, and Carter found himself alone for the nonce. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch

Few settlers but would have deemed it an honour to have his shanty turned for the nonce into a church. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement

So they had both forgotten heaven for the nonce, having a passable substitute; but the powers divine overlooked them pleasantly and forgave it. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2

He was under attack and for the nonce surprised, on the defensive. Frigid Fracas

Peggy was thoughtful and Sally too, for the nonce, was silent. Peggy Owen and Liberty

He smiled up in her face, his troubles for the nonce forgotten. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch

He found that lady on the lawn knitting socks for the heathen, and deserted for the nonce by the faithful Smith. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts

Bi, stretched for the nonce upon the long couch of the drawing-room while his superior occupied the more comfortable berth, roused to instant action, slipped out to the platform and took his bearings. Exit Betty

Zero pronounced the word “boom“; and the reader, if but for the nonce, will possibly consent to follow him. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25)

You see they want a Christian for the nonce: it would not do to have none such in prison; so they will flourish with her till Decius bolts from the scene.” Callista : a Tale of the Third Century

But for the nonce each had come off his high horse, and for the moment there was peace between them. The Landleaguers

Once it broke inside the ship, but I seized hold of it in time—the weight being hardly anything—and the line for the nonce was saved. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9

We retired to rest, and, sheltered for the nonce from the searching cold, I slept as only a weary traveller can. Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia

Lady Hunsdon had eclipsed London; rather, for the nonce did she epitomise it. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842

The lovers' quarrel is over for the nonce. A Day with Keats

For they destroyed the enemy, without receiving any special damage, and the enemy were compelled to abandon their attempts for the nonce. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.

"These are our fathers," he had announced to the sixty chiefs gathered for the nonce in the quadrangle of the Fort. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France

The Mahdi became confused, and for the nonce did not know what reply to make. In Desert and Wilderness

Marie Louise looked good to him as he looked her over, and for the nonce he was content to have the slim, round fashionable creature enveloped in his wife’s arms for a sister-in-law. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards

“I’ll open the door myself,” said the chieftain, and putting for the nonce his newly acquired dignity into his pocket, he waddled through the blustering passages, and turned the key with his own hand. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7

She expected two and two to make five: as why should they not for the nonce? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865

“It will do for the nonce, kind sir.” Officer 666

Small imp of blackness, off at once, Expend thy mirth as likes thee best: Thy toil is over for the nonce; Yes, “opus operatum est.” London Lyrics

Thinking of such things, he forgot, for the nonce, the pangs of love. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards

For the nonce, fair sir, thy companion is hale and sound. Astounding Stories, February, 1931

On this assumption the current doctrines respecting the nebulæ are founded; and this assumption is, for the nonce, admitted in each of the foregoing criticisms. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I

This idea satisfied me and I dismissed my curiosity for the nonce. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories

Her musical memory is for the nonce obliterated. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880

So will it be with truth that, for the nonce, Styles itself truth perennial: 'ware its wile! Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning

Leaving for the nonce his chosen field of antiquity, where yet he was to distinguish himself, he looked for a subject in the Paris of his own day. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History

We meet with abundant courtesy of this rude sort, and weaponless sleep well o' nights, fearing naught from our comrades for the nonce. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo

So she preferred for the nonce to play the part of outraged innocence, a part which she further emphasized by the display of easy-going kindliness. A Bride of the Plains

He had an augur fit for the nonce, The which will bore fifteen good holes at once. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series

Therefore have I quietened him for the nonce. Robin Hood

"Please to imagine yourself a gay rover for the nonce," said Mr. Linden, leading the doctor persuasively into the middle of the floor. Say and Seal, Volume II

Dispensing with our cots for the nonce, we have spread our blankets over heaps of dried grass pulled from the monster tufts of last year's growth. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo

In execration of Dan Hodges for his sin against the peace and dignity of the community, the people forgot for the nonce their ancient enmity against the Government. Heart of the Blue Ridge

Since both but ruin, why then for the nonce Didst husband my afflictions, and cast o'er Me this forc'd hurdle to inflame the score? Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II

For the nonce please take the statement on the authority of Herbert Spencer, All men 'have equal rights to the use of the earth.' British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals

In early days it had made a glorious stage for “desert islanders,” with the isle-studded lake to bound it, whose further shore for the nonce melted into vague mistiness. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker

I took nonce that whenever he got into a fight with the other lads he always beat them; so, every time that he came to the castle, I kept stirring him up to difficult feats. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812

Francis mingled with the crowd purposing to retire very soon to her bower to don habit more befitting her sex, but enjoying for the nonce the freedom which her garb gave her. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls

Well, we will pass it over for the nonce; you have still many things to learn, and, chiefly, to becomingly order body and soul in the presence of your lord. The Doomsman

Fritz, assisted for the nonce by one of the sons of farmer Pauwelsen, had donned a livery which I felt pretty certain was the uniform of an officer metamorphosed. Major Frank

Mr. Ferguson, the elder, the proprietor of Acacia creek, where we find ourselves for the nonce located, was a gentleman who had attained the meridian of life, though years sat lightly on his open brow. Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter

Stupefied, dazed and, for the nonce, speechless, I stared from one to the other, unwilling to credit my own sense of hearing. Fibble, D.D.

“For the nonce,” said he, “I do not recall the exact position of the lines.” The Associate Hermits

Sire, let me beg a boon: that for the nonce My name be covered up with dark. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts

So that for the nonce, and for our own Convenience, we were Merciful, and promised to defer making necessary Inquisition, by means of Cowhide, Tamarind-bush, and Fire-cane, until our return to the Rendezvous. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors...

For the nonce, they are courteously quiescent, the world forgetting, by the world forgot. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, May 6, 1893

I felt that I should prefer for the nonce to be alone. Fibble, D.D.

Demosthenes, showing for the nonce some wit, ridiculed these traits, the first as that of a sophist, the second as that of a woman, the third as that of a sponge. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History

Every one must have his kick at this Suffrage Ball, and manners were for the nonce in abeyance. The Convert

I mean it would never surprise me to hear that some one had met a man and hit him on the nonce. Happy-Thought Hall

The Civil Court of the County Assize was sitting in this little place for the nonce to try a curious case of local interest. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time

When he catches its leading points, and yet realizes that behind them remains the incomprehensible or incongruous, he settles it for the nonce with a smile. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

The Shoe Marriage Test again involves the previous meetings of the high-born lover and the menial heroine, transformed for the nonce by her dress into a dame of equal standing. Europa's Fairy Book

Marty, too, feeling for the nonce both lonely and homesick, was in the crowd on the long platform. The Mission of Janice Day

To resume:— For the nonce, I will head them merely for my own personal information, “Sayings for Sunday.” Happy-Thought Hall

Nora, my pretty birdie, you must be the thrush for the nonce; here, take your post, watch the lawn and the front avenue. A World of Girls The Story of a School

The dénouement of the play is that Tartuffe himself is led to prison, and that vice is for the nonce punished on the stage as it deserves to be. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11

For the nonce, life was very peaceful for Wilhelmine in the Jägerhaus; and the Duke, entirely enthralled by his mistress, humoured her every whim. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg

She spoke warmly and with flashing eyes that held Mrs. Scattergood silent for the nonce. The Mission of Janice Day

The Englishmen had been rechristened with Spanish names for the nonce, and they wisely left the talking to their Spanish companions. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea

When the Sirdar ascertained the true cause of the delay, time pressing, he intimated he would waive for the nonce their putting on of ceremonial attire. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan

A pampero at its ordinary level is no joke; but this was the charge of a wild elephant, which would exhaust itself soon, but for the nonce was terrific. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life

"Contingencies!" cried Alec, forced for the nonce to maintain the discussion. A Son of the Immortals

In March of 1874 his brig Leonora ground herself to death on the jagged coral of Strong's Island, in the Caroline Group, and "Bully" seemed for the nonce a broken man. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902

For the nonce the quarry was left to the dogs, and Windybank, glancing round, saw that he was the only man still in the saddle; instinctively every other rider had sprung to the ground. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea

They are quiet for the nonce but in an hour they will again invade the imperial hill. "Unto Caesar"

On the whole, Loveday decided to waive ceremony and tradition for the nonce. A harum-scarum schoolgirl

A bad word, but it will do for the nonce. Anything You Can Do ...

Indeed, Paterfamilias is usually content to sink his own personality and be a nonentity for the nonce on the night of his wife's dancing-party. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873

The real capital of the empire was located even farther south, but the Greatest Noble was staying, for the nonce, in a city nestled high in the mountains, well inland from the seacoast. Despoilers of the Golden Empire

To-morrow, mayhap, I shall think of a reward in accordance with thy service, but for the nonce I would wish to be alone. "Unto Caesar"

Or a good fellow for the nonce, Like you and me and all the rest?— Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse

Nonce occurs properly only in the phrase for the nonce, which is for earlier for then ones, where then is the dative of the definite article. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)

The seeming proficiency achieved through the influence of such motives—knowledge acquired for the nonce, not assimilated—is often delusive, and is apt to vanish when the stimulus is withdrawn. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866

But, to leave be preaching for the nonce and come to that which I have it in mind to tell. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

Other metals, such as cinnabar, iron, and tin are, for the nonce, like Gray's violet, "born to blush unseen," until some ingenious person discovers in them a subtle attraction. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899

He apparently forgets for the nonce that Engels long ago pointed out that "this eternal reason was in reality nothing but the idealized understanding of the eighteenth century citizen, just then evolving into the bourgeois." Socialism: Positive and Negative

All these circumstances tended to raise a spirit of discontent, which, though for the nonce restrained, was ready to break out into violence at any moment. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa

This clarion note, though still for the nonce, shall not become a lost chord. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time

For the nonce there abideth no more to say; wherefore, dearest lady mine, God give you that gladness and that weal which you most151 desire, and so to Him I commend you.' The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

He had accepted for the nonce a place at the foot of the ladder in a bankers' and brokers' office which was offered him by one of the partners, an old friend of his father's. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book

For the nonce, however, the mysterious face introduced only an additional problem; one upon which I had but little time, just at present, to bestow thought. The Paternoster Ruby

After this fearful slaughter both parties were for the nonce more cautious. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa

For the nonce I was persuaded of his sincerity, and weakly I surrendered my hand. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance

Marry, for the nonce you have befooled us finely; but never again shall any one serve us thus, and we will yet do you such honour thereof as you merit.' The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

They bethought themselves of a blackthorn near one of their villages; and this thorn was for the nonce declared to be the growth of a slip from the Christmas-flowering thorn at Glastonbury. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries

A quiet numbness replaced the acute sensitiveness of his nerves, and made him for the nonce impervious to his devils, though it could not prevent his inner sense of loss. The Genius

I was defeated for the nonce, or else she was all she appeared to be and I a dreaming fool. The Millionaire Baby

This was one Doctor L——, a rough, even uncouth, old don, who was for the nonce holding a sort of rude class, surrounded by a crowd of "undergrads." John Forster

Mr. Black went back home next day, and nothing more was said for the nonce about a "will" or a "life estate," or any matter thereunto appertaining, and disagreeable to Alice and to me alike. The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice

Immediately every man of the ship’s crew became for the nonce a Mexican wild-horse tamer! The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands

At the present time he had discovered a little hollow or recess in the wall of the level, which he had converted into a private chamber for the nonce. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines

Again, for the nonce, he became an engineer. Post Haste

The controversy dragged on till 1673, when Boileau, in the third book of his Poetic, settled the question for the nonce, and fixed the opinion of the succeeding generation of critics. Milton

“I think this will do for the nonce,” he exclaimed; “give them one volley more, and then let me see what I can do.” Dick Onslow Among the Redskins

We are hares for the nonce, remember, and the hounds are in hot chase after us. Ernest Bracebridge School Days

He was captain for the nonce, and command is sweet, even over a black crew and a set of boisterous youngsters. The Three Lieutenants

Over this laboratory, the two were busy enough for some days, making themselves so black with smoke and begrimed with oil that they resembled a couple of chimney sweepers, or engine fitters for the nonce! Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes

To me at this crisis of my fate, he appeared for the nonce an angel in human form. She and I, Volume 1

The moment that this agreeable fact became known the crew with one accord gave three hearty cheers, the skipper himself for the nonce laying aside his usual sang-froid and leading off. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War

Certainly he took my horse, and I took his; but it was only for the nonce. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866

I would his vileness on the nonce have voiced, But now 'twere best to cloud this matter well. 'A Comedy of Errors' in Seven Acts

To be sure, or at least you can make yourself so for the nonce. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania

Miserably thin, wretchedly nervous as she was, she had donned for the nonce a mantle of dignity that she seemed to be trailing as she approached, glaring at me with furious resentment. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

Circumstances have occurred which render the concealment of this marriage no longer decorous or possible, so he breaks it to his tutor, and conceals his young wife for the nonce in Polyglot’s private room. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3

The Lothian yeoman's household became for the nonce a band of troopers, who would cross swords with the night riders of Buccleuch. Short Studies on Great Subjects

Some lords in Scotland waxed wonderous worth, And quarrell’d with him for the nonce; I shall you tell how it befell; Twelve daggers were in him all at once. Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series

There is, indeed, no reason for looking closely; so long as the situations bring out the desired sentiment, we may accept them for the nonce, without asking whether they could possibly have occurred. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)

Our soldiers in this case for the nonce became missionaries. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado

We ought also to take nonce, that this prodigy appeared thrice in the same century, and always on extraordinary occasions, in which many circumstances rendered a miraculous manifestation of the divine power highly credible. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March

Never good at story-telling, the only one that, for the nonce, his father could put together was that of Joseph, and this elicited various personal comparisons. That Stick

"Let's have him down to breakfast with us for the nonce!" cried Kit. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.'

We, for the nonce, are to regard Sir Thomas Browne as a world, and to study the marvels of his microcosm instead of the outside wonders. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)

Aëtius, or Aëtios, to use for the nonce the Greek spelling of his name, which sometimes occurs in medical literature, and should be known, has been the subject of very varied estimation at different times. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages

And, leaving matters for the nonce to his subaltern, Cranston paced gravely up and down, Davies by his side, absorbed in close converse. Under Fire

Do you know they are half afraid of you? and I cannot persuade them that a terrible magician has not assumed, for the nonce, the air and appearance of a young gentleman of distinction.' The Young Duke

Tristram, meanwhile, was lying in darkness on board the Good Intent, a frigate of twenty-six guns, converted for the nonce into a transport-ship to accommodate three companies of his Majesty's Second Household Regiment, the Coldstreams. The Blue Pavilions

For the nonce his fingers had been saved and Kondō was satisfied with the outcome. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2

In the saddle, bedecked in his showy trappings, surrounded by his friends, Jack Summers had found his youth again, and the past was as a closed book, for the nonce. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail

Ye come to rob us for the nonce. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays

If we be dull, skip: time will fly, and beauty will fade, and wit grow dull, and even the season, although it seems, for the nonce, like the existence of Olympus, will nevertheless steal away. The Young Duke

So, in reply to this lady's question, I said it occurred to me that the prevalent atmospheric conditions might for the nonce stand a few trifling alterations without any permanent ill effects. Roughing it De Luxe

The fight for the nonce became a scuffle. The Plunderer

But then for the nonce she was regarding the matter from a strictly personal point of view. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers

The quiet question was put in such an unexpectedly mild tone that Cumshaw was left wordless for the nonce, though his face showed in all their fulness the emotions that were stirring within him. The Lost Valley

Again the always husky voice broke, and the white apron was turned into a handkerchief for the nonce. All Aboard A Story for Girls

We each have a present to face, and mine for the nonce is Jawkins. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow

Garman for the nonce was the courtier, the artistic idler, the dilettante in the art of luxurious living; and Payne, conscious of his dirt-smudged overalls, envied him the elegance with which he played the rôle. The Plunderer

She did not know how many there were, she would count them at home, she would be out of difficulty for the nonce, and the next day she would ask him for what was lacking. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)

Here and there large companies were absorbed in attention to one elevated above the rest, not in a pulpit, or on a platform, but on the stilts of his own legs, elongated for the nonce. Cross Purposes and The Shadows

We may call her so for the nonce. The Circular Study

They cannot be put on like a garment for the nonce,—as may a little learning. Phineas Redux

Garman, for the nonce a jungle beast running wild with the reek of rage and lust about him, had had hours of opportunity to wreak his revenge. The Plunderer

The relation could not fail to leave a most unpleasant impression upon Richard, and Inspector Val decided to suppress it for the nonce. The President A novel

And the weary potentates took off their crowns and their royal robes, and trudged along as they were told—became tramps for the nonce, like me. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches

"Give him his tip," we said to S——, who had been installed pay-master for the nonce. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847

It is simply that, the rapport established, he, Mr. Terry, becomes for the nonce assimilated with that other personality, and thinks, speaks, and writes as it would have done on earth.... Death—and After?

"He broods eternally over his own thought," but who can tell what his thought may be for the nonce? Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country

Phineas blushed as he heard all this; but there was the impediment, not to be got rid of for the nonce, and Phineas made the best of his attendant. Phineas Finn The Irish Member

We will change characters for the nonce," he said, "after the fashion of Falstaff and Prince Hal, and I will read myself a chastening discourse on the vanity of human wishes. Dead Man's Rock

So I made up my mind to do as he bid me for the nonce, and then have done with him. The House by the Church-Yard

Sholto looked modestly down upon the earth, as if conscious of his own exceeding merits, but willing for the nonce to say nothing about them. The Black Douglas

This proved to be a rear withdrawing-room serving for the nonce as a refectory. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady

Even Warner, in whose mind lurked a jealousy of his cousin's influence, forgot it for the nonce, and was as eager to talk as the rest. Princess

Her determined attitude, the fearlessness of her whole little nature induced Uncle Ben to yield to her for the nonce. A Little Mother to the Others

He was disgusted with his failure, and resolved to eschew dramatic music; so for the nonce he devoted himself to instrumental music and cantata. Great Italian and French Composers

But the marshal kept his haughty and disdainful regard, appearing like a noble nature who perforce companies for the nonce with meaner men. The Black Douglas

He ended with a dry little laugh not unlike Mr. Gilbert Stair's parchment crackle; and, being his guest for the nonce, I laughed with him. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady

Traveling gentry of such a class are not always desirable visitors when the kitchen happens to be unoccupied for the nonce. Up in Ardmuirland

This young woman with the white skin had for the nonce beaten them. The Adventures of Kathlyn

He redeemed himself for the nonce, however, in the fourth act of "La Favorita," where there is enough musical and dramatic beauty to condone the sins of the other three acts. Great Italian and French Composers

If I had only had a little more time to think about it, my touch might have been truer for the nonce. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics

It was got up for the nonce, I imagine. Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse

We chatted amicably for some time, until the dressing-bell broke up the gathering for the nonce. Up in Ardmuirland

The others were unhurt, though dazed, and for the nonce incapable of coherent thought or action. The Adventures of Kathlyn

And in the turmoil De Lacy was forced to cease, for the nonce, the pursuit of ruddy tresses and grey eyes, and choose where he would stand. Beatrix of Clare

Her idea of comforting and Bessie's idea of being comforted consisted, for the nonce, in having a good cry together. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax

‘In fact he is Jones Harvey, the naturalist again, for the nonce, not the sportsman,’ said Merton. The Disentanglers

What is noteworthy in Nelson's letters at this time is the utter absence of any illusions, of any tendency to exaggerate and glorify the qualities of the woman who for the nonce possessed his heart. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain

But just here we have only to think of these old-time phantoms of ours as they affect or are affected by the old-time regions in which for the nonce we are interested. Greenwich Village

Yet appearances are dark against him, and if he have no adequate explanation he dies… But if he have a good defence, why not accept it for the nonce? Beatrix of Clare

Publisher and author were for the nonce on the best of terms. Life of Charles Dickens

Despite the chagrin of having to wage for the nonce a losing battle, Parker laughed heartily and with genuine sincerity. The Pride of Palomar

I like not faring thus forth and leaving thee, but for the nonce there be no other way. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot

I only regret that I am not in England for the nonce; as, here, it is hardly fair ground for me, isolated and out of the way of prompt rejoinder and information as I am. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals

They seemed to have run a race with a snowstorm in the night, and to have gained it for the nonce. What Necessity Knows

The Gujarati seemed overwhelmed by this generosity on the part of a man he had wronged, and for the nonce breaking through his usual morose reserve, he thanked Desmond, awkwardly indeed, but with manifest sincerity. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India

Dunce, Dotard, a-dozing at the very nonce, 180 After a life spent training for the sight! Browning's Shorter Poems

"So that thou art out of thy trouble for the nonce?" The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot

The sheriff, having reestablished himself, for the nonce, in the bosom of his family, strolled out to the street. Sundown Slim

For the nonce, books and music were forgotten. Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst

For the nonce I gave up the castanets to the bosun, and beat the drum myself, thumping it on its sound side joyously. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow

A fear settled upon her and darkened for the nonce her new-found gaiety. The Grey Cloak

The figurative style of his narrative would unquestionably have caused him to catch the weight of the cane aforesaid had not Helen interfered and saved him for the nonce. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One

He had plenty to eat in his saddle-bags, but he put the temptation to refresh himself aside as unworthy, for the nonce, of his higher self. Sundown Slim

He was a sentimentalist and a rhetorician, but one of the most brilliant of rhetoricians; while his sentiment, though not always deep or lasting, was for the nonce sufficiently sincere. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century

Had they quitted for the nonce their usual work of snapping up cargo ships? Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow

"I declare," Aunt Mary exclaimed, as the echoes settled back among the furniture, "when I think of Lucinda seems as if—" she paused; further speech was for the nonce impossible. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

Farewell for the nonce; we shall meet again--I am sure of it--ere we say goodbye to this pleasant city. In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young

He became primitive, literal in his conception; the ramifications were, for the nonce, fairly relegated to limbo. The Ragged Edge

R is for the nonce, I know it begins with another letter. Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies

"I would stand, my good man," he said, "rather than thou should'st break thy neck, or I might lay upon some of this soft straw for the nonce." Heiress of Haddon

Besides, the old lady was absorbed for the nonce in the most dismal sort of prognostications. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

Did I not say I would be nobody's lord for the nonce? In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young

Known for a sailor, Israel for the nonce is appointed to pull the absent man's oar. Israel Potter

In any event I fear you will have to accept my poor hospitality for the nonce. The Green Eyes of Bâst

He was perfectly happy for the nonce, and doubly so in that such a happy termination to a very long day was wholly unexpected. Doctor Claudius, A True Story

Let us seek greater safety by leaving such matters alone for the nonce. For the Faith

Its versatility is altogether worthy of notice, and we may well hold the lesson in history in abeyance, for the nonce, while we inculcate due respect for the hand. The Reconstructed School

The mayor tossed upon the human inundation as a twig on a mountain stream, and with him for the nonce struggled helplessly the police power of the town also. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist

In short, for the nonce, the churchyard became a drawing-room, with the sun for candles, with no painted images of the past and gone upon the walls, but with the dead themselves beneath the floor. Audrey

The gilds, too, evinced a readiness to be very lenient in their scrutiny of candidates for admission to their cherished privileges, preferring, for the nonce, numbers to quality. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477

We will be content with this knowledge for the nonce. For the Faith

True, these were not, for the nonce, Republicans. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660

There in the snow-drift cold and grey, Silent, but stalwart, still he lay, Great "Blood-and-Iron," brave and bold, But—for the nonce—"Out in the Cold!" Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 6, 1892

The storekeeper stayed late, the master of Fair View being an accomplished gentleman, a very good talker, and an adept at turning his house for the nonce into the house of his guest. Audrey

But a daring youth by the name of Beverley Byrd bore Miss Avery away for the figure which was just then forming, and the little college hung in the air for the nonce. Queed

I must own that we are beaten for the nonce. St George's Cross

A room in the south wing had been converted for the nonce into a nursery, and for the convenience of being near her infant Constance now slept in a room adjoining. The Lost Stradivarius

He was my cicerone for the nonce; had come out of his chair by the ingle-nook to taste a little the salt of life. At a Winter's Fire

I've done with the writing for the nonce, child," he said, "and need you no longer. Audrey

The nonce is a charming man, simple in his manner, kind and gentle. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912

The town, its thoroughfares and houses were left alone for the nonce, while the guns were trained on the redoubts. The Siege of Kimberley

But the strangest thing of all was that the Boy, for the nonce, was not thinking of—nor listening for—the voice! One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks'

Much that was said he could not hear, and refrained from speaking when he perceived from the loud contending faces that he was denied for the nonce a rejoinder. The Frontiersmen

Azzageddi aside, then, my lord, and also, for the nonce, the mysterious indweller, I come now to treat of myself as a lunatic. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II

That evening I received a note from the secretary to say that the nonce had forgotten that the 26th was Ash Wednesday, and, naturally, could not have the pleasure, etc. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912

For the nonce, however, three weeks would pass, and with them all our woes. The Siege of Kimberley

By this, he again made known the vastness of his hospitality, which led him for the nonce to parcel out his kingdom with his guests. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I

All the rest of the year we are the plodding percheron of commerce, patiently tugging our wain; but on that morning there wambles back, for the nonce, the pang of Eden. Mince Pie

BABBALANJA—For the nonce, he was not his own master: a mere amanuensis writing by dictation. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II

They were placed for the nonce in the cells which had been inhabited by the Jesuit fathers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876

But it was enough for the nonce to have even an inanimate scape-goat with which to relieve our grief—in the absence of something mellow to drown it in. The Siege of Kimberley

But enough for the nonce, of the House of the Morning. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I

Were these twin worthies, Obadiah Bull the lawyer, and Joe Dun the bailiff, men of straw for the nonce, or veritable flesh and blood? Notes and Queries, Number 46, September 14, 1850

Now, thus, for the nonce, with good cheer, we close. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II

And this character of Christ that is our ideal is not assumed by Him for the nonce. How to become like Christ

New Year festivities were for the nonce neglected for the novel delight of gazing upon the inner domesticity of this traveling wonder, into his very holy of holies. Across China on Foot

These were put aside by Jarl the sight of substantial dollars doing away, for the nonce, with his superstitious Misgivings. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I

The old Shepherd is present, but only as a looker-on, having for the nonce resigned the command to his reputed daughter. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England

He is a different being for the nonce, and must sustain the entire character of his dual existence, or it will fall to the ground and forsake him altogether. Mr. Isaacs

For the nonce he must pose as an aristocrat, and wondered by what name he might best deceive them. The Light That Lures

So I turn tory for the nonce, And think the radical a bore, Who cannot see, thick-witted dunce, That what was good for people once Must be as good forevermore. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell

We are no spirits, but let us be such to thee for the nonce. In the Days of Chivalry

And now, as luck will have it for the nonce, He wills to voyage thitherward but once Before he die—for he is old like me— And even this day se'nnight saileth he. The Poems of William Watson

Silent and for the nonce perfectly happy, I slowly inhaled the fragrant vapour of tobacco and aromatic herbs and honey with which the hookah is filled. Mr. Isaacs

Satisfied, for the nonce, with my prowess in laying it low, I plunged into the forest, just to explore. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875

The linen is as white as snow; The flowers are set on every sconce; And e'en the cushioned pin-heads show Your formal "welcome," for the nonce, To the sweet home their hands bestow. The Mistress of the Manse

You see, in painting the windows, papa was forced to have it taken down, and the ivy that grows on ruins and oaks is not usually taken down 'for the nonce.' The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)

Even the melancholy Campagna puts on a look of brightness and smiles a pale smile for the nonce. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875

For once, or the nonce, we seem to see the hero-poet acclaimed. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies

As for Tee-hee, that worthy individual preserved his dignity for the nonce. The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands

The author says he wished for the nonce to make a straight adventure tale with characters secondary. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities

I really pitied her, and heartily wished Mr. Smith, for the nonce, at the devil. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4

As riders the two men are on an equality for the nonce. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875

The latest gains control, the other voices for the nonce merely trembling in obedient rhythm. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies

Now he must study it in a very different spirit, and for the nonce he repaired betimes to the newspaper room at the British Museum. The Shadow of the Rope

Be that as it may, I betook myself for the nonce to the Hôtel des Moines in the centre of the town and killed time for the rest of the day as best I could. Castles in the Air

I will take the moral qualities on trial for the nonce. Miriam Monfort A Novel

Whatever may eventually come of it, the fair one is conscious for the nonce of being unusually happy. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette

The cheerier melody here re-enters and raises the mood for the nonce. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies

There was a fortune waiting for special knowledge and a little ready cash; and Alexander Minchin settled down to make it, taking for the nonce a furnished house in a modest neighborhood. The Shadow of the Rope

But good my lord sweet Hero slept not there: She had another chamber for the nonce. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections

Bargee for the nonce I am, yet gentleman enough to understand a delicate situation. True Tilda

It was somewhere towards "the witching hour of noon" that the broad and splendid artery of commerce, to wit, the Euston Road, became, for the nonce, a scene of unwonted, and ever-increasing excitement. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 26, 1890

The pastoral names under which they are introduced appear to be merely nonce appellations, but are worth recording as they refer to a set outside the usual pastoral circle. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England

And the good doctor disappeared for the nonce, but was back in a couple of minutes, full of the lawyer's expostulations. The Shadow of the Rope

I have a young ward living for the nonce in my house . . . she is very rich, and, I fear me, of a very romantic disposition . . . The Nest of the Sparrowhawk

The dignified hero was gone for the nonce, and look and tone were those of a youthful and offended lover. North, South and over the Sea

Dryden can, for the nonce at least, assume the appearance, and display the spirit, of a knight of ancient chivalry—gallant, accomplished, elegant, and gay. The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes

Such inconsistency seemed to me a lesser evil than making nonce texts to suit my immediate purpose. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England

You must crop off those long ringlets of yours, and turn Roundhead for the nonce. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War

In order to earn a living, he turned woodman for the nonce, and accidentally discovered an underground palace, in which lived a beautiful lady, confined there by an evil genius. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

He must be a "gabber" for the nonce, a free talker, a chatterer, who would cover up all pauses. Trailin'!

Is there nothing of Disbrowe's that I could put on for the nonce? Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire

Whatever were the circumstances which had led to such a result, it certainly appeared as though the popolorum tibby had rather miscalculated, for the nonce, the extent of his lady's affection. Nicholas Nickleby

Let the place of seaside resort be, for the nonce, called Namelesston. The Uncommercial Traveller

The prince, however, explained to him in private how the matter stood, and Bahadar, entering into the fun of the thing, assumed for the nonce the place of a slave. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

Or sith that ye see me, for the nonce, some worsted, do ye think to quit my party? The Black Arrow

Will Scarlet, you will see to decking him out bravely for the nonce. Robin Hood

"I fear," said the Black Knight, "I fear greatly, there is no one here that is qualified to take upon him, for the nonce, this same character of father confessor?" Ivanhoe

His weird fancy has lighted, for the nonce, on Patience, the village milkmaid! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan

Into this arrangement I entered without the slightest hesitation, for we had funds enough to carry it out on a comfortable scale, and Raffles placed a sufficient share at my disposal for the nonce. Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman

Once it broke inside the ship, but I seized hold of it in time - the weight being hardly anything - and the line for the nonce was saved. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin

"That foolish dizziness o'ercame me for the nonce, but we can now proceed on our way." Robin Hood

Stevenson’s thorough enjoyment of the picture-gallery, and his goodness to Lloyd, becoming himself a very boy for the nonce, were delightful to witness and in degree to share. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial

Her abandonment to the luscious time after her sense of ill-usage, her revolt for the nonce against social law, her passionate desire for primitive life, may have showed in her face. The Woodlanders

And we have a similar feeling toward such of our number as for the nonce become imbued with a passion for any of the other little fads which bibliomaniac flesh is heir to. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac

Before long they come, gliding, graceful shadows, approaching circuitously, and halting occasionally to reconnoitre—tortoiseshell, tabby, and black, all domestic cats, but all transformed for the nonce into their natural state. Three Elephant Power and Other Stories

One moment more," laughed Robin, "we must e'en change garments for the nonce. Robin Hood

He was indulging in dreams, and for the nonce the warehouses of Bombay and the plains and forts of Poonah were but a shadow's shadow. A Pair of Blue Eyes

She thought of her husband a good deal, and for the nonce forgot Winterborne. The Woodlanders

Will added that he had made himself Naumann's pupil for the nonce. Middlemarch

Just at the point where Vance began to despair of ever effecting his goal, the silence began again as lady after lady ran out of material for the nonce. Black Jack

So the theft went undiscovered for the nonce. Robin Hood

Could not one reconcile them for the "nonce?" The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2

Vivian was not under the necessity of paying any immediate courtesy to his opposite neighbour, whose silence, he perceived, was for the nonce, and consequently for him. Vivian Grey

For whoever remembers having once been you, wakes you for the nonce out of—nirvana, shall we say? Peter Ibbetson

An almost splendid animation glowed in the young man's eyes as he spoke, and for the nonce lit up the dogged hardness of his face. In the Valley

But Lai Ta's son had all along been on such friendly terms with him, that he consequently invited him for the nonce to help him do the honours. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books

You can tell what the one is after, but the other will invent a system of his own which will serve his turn for the nonce. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734

Evidently thinking of the phrase, "for the nonce,"—meaning, for the occasion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860

For the nonce we may yield to a spell, fancy ourselves in Armida's enchanted garden or other "delightful land of Faëry." In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller"

But it meant War, and the quiet burgh for the nonce buzzed with the hum of excited comment. In the Valley

Now have I done, and, as it should be for the nonce, My sweeping and my song are ended both at once. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2

Nevertheless, although the recognition of this fact put him in a better humor for the nonce, it seemed hardly worth while to waste minutes upon so trivial an adventure. Casanova's Homecoming

In the text, "by the nonce" is an oath! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860

Are you sure now he is not a father of straw, Jacob, set up for the nonce, to move the compassion of the generous public? Tales and Novels — Volume 09

That particular Christmas-tide at Kingthorpe was a time of innocent mirth and youthful happiness which might have banished black care, for the nonce, from the oldest, weariest breast. The Golden Calf

But now that he is gone, he will be here at once, Therefore I will call my maid Abra for the nonce, That all thing within may be in a readiness. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2

By this ten bones, She served me once A touch for the nonce. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1

Here and there, large companies were absorbed in attention to one elevated above the rest, not in a pulpit, or on a platform, but on the stilts of his own legs, elongated for the nonce. Adela Cathcart, Volume 2

The Moor was played by George Powell, a vigorous and passionate actor, who also spoke a new prologue written for the nonce by Cibber, then a mere struggler in the ranks. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II

When a man's head grows grizzled or for the nonce his wealth Falls from his hand, then, trust me, he hath no part in their love. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III

The classical theory of the witch's flight was driven to no such vulgar expedients, the ointment turning her into a bird for the nonce, as in Lucian and Apuleius. Among My Books First Series

He who should relate to you the great preparations, and the great nobleness which were made for the nonce, would have much to recount. Chronicle of the Cid

Once I told him something so touchful that his eyes were blinded with tears for the nonce. Remarks

By botanomancy; for the nonce I have some few leaves in reserve. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3

Though 'for the nones' may be taken as 'for the nonce,' it yet comes close enough to a double-entendre—namely, 'for the nuns.' Shakspere and Montaigne

The pressure of life was off at Brook Farm, for the nonce. Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs

But it was too late: a new regime had begun; his little period of sway had passed, leaving as a last proof of his art this human jetsam saved for the nonce. The Web of Life

They that first finde the haunt, fire a beacon, which they carry with them for the nonce. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04

Love has a habit of saying "Never mind" to angry self, who, sitting down for the nonce in the lower place, by-and-by gets used to it. Daniel Deronda

Somewhere among the higher green translucent leaves the little brown barred thing is quietly sitting, busy for the nonce about nothing, dreaming his summer dream, and unknowingly telling it aloud. Birds in Town and Village

This resplendent person was for the nonce humility's self. The Yeoman Adventurer

When the voiture stopped in the village, there seemed to be a nonplusation, to coin a word for the nonce, between my friend and his sisters. Tom Cringle's Log

Yes!—Ratty—the caricaturist of his grandmamma, was, "for the nonce," her closeted companion. Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life

Well, for the nonce, they shall be faults, if you like! Indian Fairy Tales

For the nonce there was nothing upon my selfish self to keep it downward; troubles were bubbles, and grief a low thief, and reason almost treason. Erema — My Father's Sin

Overcome for the nonce by his hereditary fear of man, the brute retreated, raising a prolonged call to his brothers; and greedily they answered, till a ring of crouching, jaw-slobbered gray was stretched round about. Children of the Frost

October 3rd.—We have moved about two miles, and are now lodged in a mosque—a nice building, a good deal ornamented—which is for the nonce turned to profane uses. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin

We might show how he perambulated the town of Winchester on his noble steed, like a second Don Quixote, mounted for the nonce upon the courser of Sancho Panza, while Rosinante recovered from his bruises. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier

I deemed it best to shelve their problem for the nonce and turn the mind to the matter of Gussie, which presented a brighter picture. Right Ho, Jeeves

I was under the impression for the nonce that it was the night boat up the Hudson but I didn't see a steward I knew. The Sorrows of a Show Girl

The Vergilian simile put into the mouth of Antonius is distinctly misplaced; but as our author so seldom offends in this respect he may be pardoned for the nonce. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1

"But I've throwed 'em all off for the nonce," continued Billy, looking closely, I thought, to see if we were rightly affected by "nonce." The Boss of Little Arcady

Besides these already mentioned, there was another person, who sat so often at the Doctor's board and spent so many hours beneath his roof, that, for the nonce, I shall reckon her among his family. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857

He was smiled upon, broad-grinned upon, and accepted; and thereby rendered for the nonce the happiest of men. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 31, October 29, 1870

When he saw me he calmed down and dismissed the menagerie for the nonce. The Sorrows of a Show Girl

But for the nonce— no, no, thy hand is not fitted to bear it yet, nor worthy such a blade, but some day, belike—who knows? Beltane the Smith

This at another time she would have readily got; but Ringan for the nonce was in a sober mood, and though he would talk of Breadalbane, was chary of touching on more recent episodes. Salute to Adventurers

According to the N.E.D. the use of finical as a verb is a nonce word only found in this passage. p. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III

Moreover, that whoever was, for the nonce, occupying the painful post, should be loyally upheld by all the others, which arrangement was in force to the end. The Magnetic North

There were not many men—Lord Lyons, as doyen of the diplomatic corps, the nonce, and a good many representatives of the South American Republics. My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879

Then nurse is distinctly heard in the adjoining room, and we may gather that this is for the nonce the nursery of the house, though to most occupants it would be the back dining-room. Alice Sit-By-The-Fire

And I marvelled more to see the two of us, both lovers of one lady and eager rivals, burying for the nonce our feuds, and with the same hope serving the same cause. Salute to Adventurers

Like myself, he was for the nonce dismounted, and as he was contemplating movements up both sides of Cape Fear River, some means of ready communication with both banks was a necessity. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865

But for the nonce Jennie Montgomery had steeled her heart and looked as indifferent as a Zeno. Marguerite Verne

Leon has other rewards which for the nonce, may do more honour to your lofty valour. Don Garcia of Navarre

Roland stood behind the door, and the magistrate and the constables mixed for the nonce with the crowd. The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp

South Carolina and Massachusetts, joining hands to prevent these drains upon the treasury for public works far removed from their borders, forgot for the nonce their differences upon the question of a tariff. The United States of America, Part 1

But of these later; for the nonce our tale leads landward. The Cruise of the Kawa

For the love of God, do not assume any hideous form; you have scared me sufficiently for the nonce. The Blunderer

So he would make the mother a maiden aunt, and give us the familiar spectacle of the aged spinster languishing for matrimony, as incarnated for the nonce in the person of her niece's lover. Without Prejudice

Montressor's season opened on October 6, 1832, at the Richmond Hill Theater, which became respectable for the nonce, and collapsed after thirty-five representations. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time

Where idlers and loafers, with gamblers a few, Make up for the nonce the St. Nicholas crew. Nothing to Eat

With the knowledge that for the nonce he was clear of his enemies, several other facts impressed themselves upon his mind—facts which were both important and unpleasant. In the Pecos Country / Lieutenant R. H. Jayne

Whether the poor wretch's argument had any weight with citizen Merri, or whether that worthy patriot merely thought that procrastination would, for the nonce, prove the best policy, it were impossible to say. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

So forcibly did they occur to him, in fact, that for the nonce he forgot that his niece was seated opposite him. The Valley of the Giants

The commander of the Galibi, who wanted to escort me, had manned a boat and rigged out his men for the nonce in smart striped shirts and red caps. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville

The Confederates' progress is arrested for the nonce. The Campaign of Chancellorsville

My mother, however, was grateful enough to Clement Darpent for the nonce, when he told how he had seen Meg safe beyond the gates. Stray Pearls

For the nonce he was standing in the centre of the finely proportioned hall. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

“Well then, for my brother Sleep’s sake,” said the awful and lanky monarch, “you can retrace your steps for the nonce; but beware of me the next time.” The Visions of the Sleeping Bard

Allow me to be your hostess for the nonce, my lords.' The Herd Boy and His Hermit

And who among those naturalists who hold a position that entitles them to pronounce summarily upon the subject, can be expected to divest himself for the nonce of the influence of received and favorite systems? Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism

Well;—to tell the truth, to carry on the game for the nonce till something is settled. The Way We Live Now

You must help me in this…and if I am Quixotic, play Sancho for the nonce. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2

I did not stop to see how far the process of dwindling continued,—a stark raving madman for the nonce, I fled as if all the fiends in hell were at my heels.' The Beetle

It seemed a climax to the diversion she and Jasper had extracted from it in private, both wearing Punch's spectacles for the nonce, and holding such aberrations as proof positive. Beechcroft at Rockstone

When you can talk to a young lady about her own Christian name, you are almost entitled for the nonce to use it. He Knew He Was Right

For the nonce the pace at which they were descending the hillside made them a compact mass of invincible strength. The Fortune of the Rougons

On the eve of the battle of Sedan she resumed for the nonce her former relations with Beaudoin. A Zola Dictionary; the Characters of the Rougon-Macquart Novels of Emile Zola;

Yet such had been his earnestness that for the nonce everything else was driven from my mind. True to Himself : or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place

And for the nonce they laid the general full length upon the table. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter

The fear of being turned out made him for the nonce refrain from that vengeance of abuse which his education as a Dublin Jackeen well qualified him to inflict. The Kellys and the O'Kellys

Plowing, Reaping, and Threshing.—Thrice a year the Athenian farmer plows, unless he wisely determines to let his field lie fallow for the nonce; and the summer plowing on hybrias's estate is now in progress. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life

I said not so, but for the nonce, till I can come by the rights of that scroll, there's no need to make a coil. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland

Though he was penniless for the nonce, exiled from his home, and under the ban of his family's displeasure, he was still the heir to a large landed fortune and a baronetcy. Percy Bysshe Shelley

Compromising for the nonce with his teetotalism as well as his vegetarianism—not to pain the hosts—Piers drank bottled ale. The Crown of Life

The warm affiliation case having been laid on ice for the nonce, the next few minutes were occupied by His Worship in issuing warrants of arrest against the Messiah's followers. South Wind

As indeed he did, with the result that in a fortnight's time, the sufferer was admitted to an institution to which, for the nonce, Warburton had become a subscriber. Will Warburton

For the nonce he was rather nonplussed but inasmuch as the duty plainly devolved upon him to take some measures on the subject he pondered suitable ways and means during which Stephen repeatedly yawned. Ulysses

The Lord, we look to once for all, Is the Lord we should look at, all at once: He knows not to vary, saith Saint Paul, Nor the shadow of turning, for the nonce. Dramatic Romances

For the nonce, Bembo was captain; and, so far as mere seamanship was concerned, he was as competent to command as anyone. Omoo

The boys had been clamouring for hats, and as my success in so many trades had surprised me, I agreed to turn hatter for the nonce. Swiss Family Robinson

For the nonce, he was a simple man among men. Australia Felix

Bianchon, one of his fictitious personages, had become for the nonce a living reality. Balzac

III "Poor, who had plenty once, When gifts fell thick as rain: 10 But they give us nought, for the nonce, And now should we give again?" Dramatic Romances

He thus became for the nonce the abbot's seneschal, and being very expert for such office, managed excellently, quartering the retinue in divers parts of the town. The Decameron, Volume I

单词	nonce
例句	nonce “Only for the nonce. Storm’s End and Dragonstone are lightly held and must soon fall. And the Nightfort is a haunted ruin, a drear and dreadful place.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Those gates looked so close ... and if the talk in the slave pens could be believed, Meereen remained a free city for the nonce. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He would need to bum them eventually, no doubt, but for the nonce they were bound with iron chains inside their cells. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So let’s just fast-forward to the nonce and be done with it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “I still shall hear of this battle,” said he, pointing a finger at me, “but for the nonce, tune yourself.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Hopefully this means that, elsewhere in the film, Jones will headbutt the dragon for being a nonce. Age of the Dragons: Moby-Dick without whales 2011-03-09T08:55:00Z Wherever Weinstein ends up, I picture the place as a sort of alt-justice simulator, which lovingly recreates the atmosphere of the classic nonce wing, right down to the Michelin-starred salad bar and fluffy bathrobes. Harvey Weinstein’s rehab – just your basic $2,000-a-night sex offender programme 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z In a nonce, the two accidental partners find themselves knocking at the polished door of St. Kilda’s, looking for, at best, an informant; at worst, a killer within. Tana French’s ‘The Secret Place’: The Dublin Murder Squad takes on the Mean Girls When a mining node wants to create a block, it would take all the data in the block, plus a special number called a nonce, and run it through the hashing algorithm. Blockchain, explained 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Some of them, true nonce words, never went further than their appearance in his plays, But others, like “bump,” “hurry,” “critical” and “bedazzled,” are essential parts of our standard vocabulary today. The Origins of Writerly Words 2014-04-30T22:22:07Z For the nonce," added his companion, understanding well that it was assumed; "but it matters not. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z Before leaving, for the nonce, the Royal Navy, its officers and men, a few facts may be permitted, particularly interesting at the present time. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The boat is, of course, to be watertight, all openings being sealed for the nonce by leather bags, with two sets of fastenings. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z If the hash doesn’t start out as “aaaaa,” it would increase the nonce by one, and start again. Blockchain, explained 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z He, for the nonce, settled in Jamaica, and married the daughter of a wealthy man. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z A loan of �5,000 was received from the Legislature, which relieved the company somewhat for the nonce. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce. Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject 2012-03-26T02:00:33.817Z Officers and orderlies were galloping in all directions, troops hastening from one part of the city to another, many of the men being civilians armed for the nonce. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z He had heard enough already to justify him in taking the law into his own hands for the nonce and detaining them there. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z It need not be said that Paul Jones was for the nonce a much-appreciated man in America. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z It is Mr. Arlington himself, stirred for the nonce out of his habitual calmness, caught up and carried away in this roaring current. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z I dared not deny my learning, for I did not know how much he knew; but, for the nonce, I wished heartily that I had never been taught to read. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z That will give us a straight run home, for Lynn is home for the nonce, by way of Swaffham, where we must make a detour for Castle Acre. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Meantime, I, thy confessor for the nonce, do strictly forbid thee on thy soul's health to hearken learned lay folk on things religious. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z He had come expecting to see unpleasant sights, to be for the nonce a bandager instead of a carver of wounds. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Shouting, singing, exulting, dancing; it seemed as if they had, for the nonce, gone mad. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z A garden is a place where these two whilom foes—Nature and man—patch up a peace for the nonce. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z This suggestion was received with laughter and acclamations; and the young man, presenting himself as the first victim, was searched by the valet, who, for the nonce, enacted the part of custom-house officer. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z In nuncle the origin is mine uncle; in 'for the nonce,' M. E. for the nones, miswritten for then ones, for the once. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z But as I am your Mentor for the nonce, I deemed it right to mention the alternative--though I should have thought the less of you had you taken my advice. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z I was now ready for the last unction, when an attack of hemorrhage from the nostrils, like those which had already nearly brought me to death's door, recalled me for the nonce to life. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z While they drank and ate, Ulenspiegel said: “’Tis I who pay, I am landgrave for the nonce. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Knowing Earl’s complete capability, he prepared to cast aside navigational worries for the nonce. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z She donned her smartest hat, and one of her prettiest frocks, relinquishing, for the nonce, the black dress she had been wearing for her lately departed host. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z They had dinner, such as it was; but Bertie had lost his appetite, and was for the nonce contented with meagre fare. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z First come the pipers, and it is seen that they have for the nonce discarded their service kit, and are in the full dress of their several clans. The Coo-ee Reciter 2011-11-20T03:00:16.890Z Maria climbed into the carriage with the Se�ora de Ciudad, her godmother, and the others took leave of her for the nonce, and hastened to the church. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z Domestic troubles being for the nonce in abeyance Stodger was in a mood to let his tongue run free on a favorite topic. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z "Now, you've got to behave, Emmie," she would say, if her sister seemed likely to forget that here at last her customary privileges must for the nonce give way. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z And, for a time, their music drowned the impassioned voice of Savonarola, whose stern cry of warning and exhortation to repentance had for the nonce passed unheeded. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z It had come about in this way: One evening the almost-raven locks and the keen but always kindly eyes, of Walter Scott appeared at Carr's hotel, which is for the nonce, the post office. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z The world is, to the mind, Much as we make it; and the things we tend Wear, for the nonce, the liveries that we lend. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z They came in solemn procession, with their banners, and my own piper at their head, whom they had borrowed for the nonce. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z But eventually a compromise was agreed upon, and thus entered by Denis in a new pocketbook purchased for the nonce:— October, 19, 1853. £ s. d. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Business for the nonce was entirely relinquished, and the good citizens were in a perfect ferment of exultation, consequent on the receipt of joyous news. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z Aid had arrived just in time, and the British vessels, with engines broken, stood away at some distance, leaving matters for the nonce to the powerful Italian Squadron. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z In such case, I have procured enough for the nonce, and in the meanwhile I will return to Laudie to tell him the good news and apprise him of our departure. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z The counter, to be sure, had those green curtains drawn across it for the nonce. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z Here in the midst of a garden of roses, encircled by a hedge of cactus, stood the house in which Kate Darcy had chosen to make her home for the nonce. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z This may produce a sense of uncomfortable distention and overfulness followed by sleepiness which may be set down as due to indigestion, though it is just a question of overeating for the nonce. Health Through Will Power 2011-08-18T02:00:20.367Z The church announces the strange phenomenon, and the inhabitants become fishers for the nonce. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z But there, I will enjoy myself for the nonce; I will—I vow it. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z I had not reckoned with those eager intellectuals, the young stretcher-bearers who had borne a lantern for the nonce. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z In the heat of summer the bridegroom perishes for the nonce, and passes the winter in the land of the dead. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z For the nonce she was at mass, but after hearing it, she hasted to make ready her attire. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z For the nonce I was paralyzed with the suddenness and viciousness of his coming and going, and my reel was singing merrily when I awoke to a realization of what it all meant. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z Away down stream the roof of a picturesque old mill, its wheel for the nonce still and silent, and beyond, pointing above more woods, the spire of a distant church. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z This is a riddling merchant for the nonce; He will be here, and yet he is not here. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Mr. Millet’s Government was a lion about to eat a lamb, but the head of his nation, Mr. McKinley, clothed with absolute authority in the premises for the nonce, was balking at the diet. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z His "terrible blaze of personality" was subdued for the nonce into that child-like simplicity, that woman-like tenderness, which constituted some of his chief charms. A Day with Walt Whitman 2011-06-05T02:00:12.967Z Were the “Rhimes” not good enough for the nonce, and “the Reason” amusingly convenient to be remembered? Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Your speeches seemed to answer for the nonce— They do not justify your head in bronze! Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z He must have been conveyed by an angel, or have slipt on a sudden into a railroad train, purposely and for the nonce provided. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z It is true that about all then left of the “Honorable Presidente’s” government, for the nonce, was in fact concealed about his person. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z And the bent man almost straightened for the nonce, protruding his chest with a toothless grin of huge enjoyment. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Primitive force had for the nonce been given back its rule. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z And here the art Of molding clay has caught you for the nonce And made your shame our shame—your head in bronze! Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z If more be needed for the nonce, thou hast but to send a cart round to Polperro and get more. 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 At that time the whole archipelago was absolutely quiet for the nonce, except Samar. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Casting off speculation as unprofitable for the nonce, Why-Not Pape kept after her, trailing with care lest she realize that her biped protector had more doggedness than the rebuked canine. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Miss Boyle abandoned, "for the nonce," her accustomed walk on the Banside, where the officers used to lounge, and in the privacy of her chamber prepared for the event. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z For the nonce it is her wisest course. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z Let us, then, be gamblers for the nonce, and we shall not be deserted. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z He resolved to devour it at the first opportunity, but for the nonce it offered no conversational handle. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z The yard employees, turned rail-birds for the nonce, were vociferous in their applause over the skill of man and mount. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z In this way Briscoe had taken the lead, reducing Lee to the necessity of acting along with him for the nonce. A Practical Novelist 2011-02-19T03:01:38.957Z Miss Wesden not being at home, Mr. Wesden would do for the nonce, and the stranger was, therefore, shown into the parlour. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Alick had deserted Miss Hendry for the nonce, but his place had been taken by her sister, Miss Flora, a lady as small and fat as Miss Hendry was tall and thin. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z For the nonce I cast logic and common sense aside, and determined to stalk this heathen deity. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Certain it is that from such chance phrases they gathered that the barque would not put into Nantes, as the navigation of the Loire was suspended for the nonce by order of Proconsul Carrier. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z "Lay aside the doctor for the nonce," said he. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Mr. Gray did not see his way very clearly to the end; Sidney's "straightforward" habit of doing things had completely discomfited him for the nonce. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z For the nonce I was as primitive in my emotions as any naked cave-dweller that ever saw his mate threatened by another male. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z The reader will be for the nonce a Puritan, and will follow the adventures of the children taken captive by the Indians, feeling that he is a participant in the scenes so well portrayed. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z Oh! these are the mere creatures of party—great men for the nonce. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Thus I will for the nonce understand it, or the honor of the holy words of God, which I will not suffer any petty human arguments to override or wrest to meanings foreign to them. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z The boys had been clamoring for hats, and as my success in so many trades had surprised me, I agreed to turn hatter for the nonce. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z My Lord of Leicester hath stroked the beard of consideration upon the matter, and set on foot an association for the nonce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z A lapse into depression, for the nonce, was averted. How not to learn from the Great Depression 2010-06-30T17:58:00Z Thus it was that a postman found on one winter's morn in a Bristol suburb a parcel containing the dead body of a child, and had to constitute himself a corpse-carrier for the nonce. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone He had forgotten her name in the book, but he would call her "Elly" for the nonce. The Undying Past It was true that the good father might easily have been arrayed for the nonce in a coat and hat of his friend, David Wemyss', and might, so attired, pass unheeded through the streets. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 By my troth, thou art welcome; fill thyself a chalice for the nonce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Many an ancient brocade had been awakened for the nonce from its lavender bed, and ruffs and gold-braid were at no premium. The Valiants of Virginia So the limp, lifeless burden was taken up along the weary shore, past the doors of the street, close shut every one, and delivered to the weak shelter of home for the nonce. The Unknown Sea Constance escaped for the nonce, but, after having vainly waited for help, it had to capitulate on the following October 14.--Translator. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster It entices minds of all orders, and they are happy to dwell in it, for the nonce realizing in the perception of the system the values it utters. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude He always had, however, his one say, which was a sort of concentration of the worst piece of news he could collect for the nonce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z We were cut off, for the nonce, from all such care or thought, flying onward, filled with pleasure, to our Eastern home. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 Without a creek the axle turned, and in a moment more the child was in the arms of Holy Church, pleasantly represented for the nonce by the very secular charms of little Concha Cabezos. The Firebrand Whatever might be the present military duties at Aldershot, the duties of love were for the nonce in the Colonel's mind more imperative. Ayala's Angel Most of them got cold, but nothing more for the nonce. Lafcadio Hearn Methinks, bullies," said the Host, "since we are on the subject of matrimony, that we must quaff a health for the nonce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z At all events, such should be my theory for the nonce, old theories having exploded or become of little avail in the present aspect of things. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth His own sombrero, much the worse for wear and weather, served well enough, with the brim turned down, to give the young man the appearance of a peasant turned brigand for the nonce. The Firebrand Here, Nick, you shall have my rifle for the nonce. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa He had forgotten for the nonce the power of a youthful lover, eager to serve, ready to wait, careful to press his way at every advantage. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life Here was no vast triumphal specimen of architecture; the whole seemed got up for the nonce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z For I'm going to remove that muffling for the nonce, and substitute another one. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel It was the only church music, which the Kurf�rst permitted "for the nonce" as he said, even the organ had to give way to the general reformation. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle To go out would be to meet her, and for the nonce the spirit of the girl quailed. A Daughter of the Union Putting aside this important subject for the nonce, however, our hero’s mind reverted to his pet scheme, and to the best methods of carrying it out he now directed all his faculties. Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa I was as a madman for the nonce, and fought with the delight of intoxicated recklessness. With Ring of Shield For the nonce, we are potential murderers and pigmy men had better have a care how they lounge across our paths. Seeds of Pine In the interest of our conversation we had, for the nonce, forgotten Joe, who was quietly toasting his ragged shoes before the fire, until his voice thus solemnly proclaimed his presence. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls Yet, the score is erased from the landlord's slate and, it may be, from memory's tablet—for the nonce. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 To oblige Lady Hester, however, he did come, and condescended, for "the nonce," to assume his most amiable of moods. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Dave Ballard was the only man in the room who immediately lighted the cigar of Strang's passing; the others seemed indifferent to the blandishments of the odorous goddess for the nonce. The Song of the Wolf I have it!" said Jacob, starting up: "I will borrow a coat for the nonce from my friend, Bob Simmins. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 He borrows for the nonce a tall, gentlemanly figure, surmounted by delicate features, dresses well, is fastidious about his ring and linen, travels post and stops at the best hotels. Devil Stories An Anthology He was totally oblivious to all other claims upon his attention for the nonce. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch He turned landlord for the nonce, brought in the supper piping hot, and then was ordered to bring a bottle of good wine. Oliver Goldsmith They circled the bunch without alarming it and with comparative ease started it corralwards, the leader proving unusually tractable for the nonce. The Song of the Wolf Satan for that nonce will get no profit: the treaty is not yet ripe. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Buzzard started to crawl beneath the table, but the wary constable caught him by his belt and made a shield for the nonce of his trembling body. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time Before he had reached the corner, the subject of this speculation had forgotten, for the nonce, all about Krovitch and her troubles. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch The solid South was dissolved for the nonce and two-party governments made their re-entrance upon the stage of Southern affairs. The Ballotless Victim of One-Party Governments The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 16 The Serjeant for the nonce could say nothing more to her. Lady Anna In every case, houris glided to and fro in appropriate native costume, bearing viands calculated to quell, at least for the nonce, harsh thoughts of the combative marketplace. Telempathy The messenger disappeared, and after a short absence returned with two very domestic cigars, transparently bought for the nonce from some neighboring grocer. Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 Even Natalie was soon claimed by an admiring young hussar glittering in black and gold, and Carter found himself alone for the nonce. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch Few settlers but would have deemed it an honour to have his shanty turned for the nonce into a church. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement So they had both forgotten heaven for the nonce, having a passable substitute; but the powers divine overlooked them pleasantly and forgave it. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 He was under attack and for the nonce surprised, on the defensive. Frigid Fracas Peggy was thoughtful and Sally too, for the nonce, was silent. Peggy Owen and Liberty He smiled up in her face, his troubles for the nonce forgotten. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch He found that lady on the lawn knitting socks for the heathen, and deserted for the nonce by the faithful Smith. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts Bi, stretched for the nonce upon the long couch of the drawing-room while his superior occupied the more comfortable berth, roused to instant action, slipped out to the platform and took his bearings. Exit Betty Zero pronounced the word “boom“; and the reader, if but for the nonce, will possibly consent to follow him. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) You see they want a Christian for the nonce: it would not do to have none such in prison; so they will flourish with her till Decius bolts from the scene.” Callista : a Tale of the Third Century But for the nonce each had come off his high horse, and for the moment there was peace between them. The Landleaguers Once it broke inside the ship, but I seized hold of it in time—the weight being hardly anything—and the line for the nonce was saved. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 We retired to rest, and, sheltered for the nonce from the searching cold, I slept as only a weary traveller can. Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia Lady Hunsdon had eclipsed London; rather, for the nonce did she epitomise it. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 The lovers' quarrel is over for the nonce. A Day with Keats For they destroyed the enemy, without receiving any special damage, and the enemy were compelled to abandon their attempts for the nonce. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. "These are our fathers," he had announced to the sixty chiefs gathered for the nonce in the quadrangle of the Fort. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France The Mahdi became confused, and for the nonce did not know what reply to make. In Desert and Wilderness Marie Louise looked good to him as he looked her over, and for the nonce he was content to have the slim, round fashionable creature enveloped in his wife’s arms for a sister-in-law. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards “I’ll open the door myself,” said the chieftain, and putting for the nonce his newly acquired dignity into his pocket, he waddled through the blustering passages, and turned the key with his own hand. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 She expected two and two to make five: as why should they not for the nonce? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 “It will do for the nonce, kind sir.” Officer 666 Small imp of blackness, off at once, Expend thy mirth as likes thee best: Thy toil is over for the nonce; Yes, “opus operatum est.” London Lyrics Thinking of such things, he forgot, for the nonce, the pangs of love. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards For the nonce, fair sir, thy companion is hale and sound. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 On this assumption the current doctrines respecting the nebulæ are founded; and this assumption is, for the nonce, admitted in each of the foregoing criticisms. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I This idea satisfied me and I dismissed my curiosity for the nonce. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories Her musical memory is for the nonce obliterated. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 So will it be with truth that, for the nonce, Styles itself truth perennial: 'ware its wile! Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning Leaving for the nonce his chosen field of antiquity, where yet he was to distinguish himself, he looked for a subject in the Paris of his own day. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History We meet with abundant courtesy of this rude sort, and weaponless sleep well o' nights, fearing naught from our comrades for the nonce. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo So she preferred for the nonce to play the part of outraged innocence, a part which she further emphasized by the display of easy-going kindliness. A Bride of the Plains He had an augur fit for the nonce, The which will bore fifteen good holes at once. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series Therefore have I quietened him for the nonce. Robin Hood "Please to imagine yourself a gay rover for the nonce," said Mr. Linden, leading the doctor persuasively into the middle of the floor. Say and Seal, Volume II Dispensing with our cots for the nonce, we have spread our blankets over heaps of dried grass pulled from the monster tufts of last year's growth. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo In execration of Dan Hodges for his sin against the peace and dignity of the community, the people forgot for the nonce their ancient enmity against the Government. Heart of the Blue Ridge Since both but ruin, why then for the nonce Didst husband my afflictions, and cast o'er Me this forc'd hurdle to inflame the score? Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II For the nonce please take the statement on the authority of Herbert Spencer, All men 'have equal rights to the use of the earth.' British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals In early days it had made a glorious stage for “desert islanders,” with the isle-studded lake to bound it, whose further shore for the nonce melted into vague mistiness. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker I took nonce that whenever he got into a fight with the other lads he always beat them; so, every time that he came to the castle, I kept stirring him up to difficult feats. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 Francis mingled with the crowd purposing to retire very soon to her bower to don habit more befitting her sex, but enjoying for the nonce the freedom which her garb gave her. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls Well, we will pass it over for the nonce; you have still many things to learn, and, chiefly, to becomingly order body and soul in the presence of your lord. The Doomsman Fritz, assisted for the nonce by one of the sons of farmer Pauwelsen, had donned a livery which I felt pretty certain was the uniform of an officer metamorphosed. Major Frank Mr. Ferguson, the elder, the proprietor of Acacia creek, where we find ourselves for the nonce located, was a gentleman who had attained the meridian of life, though years sat lightly on his open brow. Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter Stupefied, dazed and, for the nonce, speechless, I stared from one to the other, unwilling to credit my own sense of hearing. Fibble, D.D. “For the nonce,” said he, “I do not recall the exact position of the lines.” The Associate Hermits Sire, let me beg a boon: that for the nonce My name be covered up with dark. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts So that for the nonce, and for our own Convenience, we were Merciful, and promised to defer making necessary Inquisition, by means of Cowhide, Tamarind-bush, and Fire-cane, until our return to the Rendezvous. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... For the nonce, they are courteously quiescent, the world forgetting, by the world forgot. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, May 6, 1893 I felt that I should prefer for the nonce to be alone. Fibble, D.D. Demosthenes, showing for the nonce some wit, ridiculed these traits, the first as that of a sophist, the second as that of a woman, the third as that of a sponge. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Every one must have his kick at this Suffrage Ball, and manners were for the nonce in abeyance. The Convert I mean it would never surprise me to hear that some one had met a man and hit him on the nonce. Happy-Thought Hall The Civil Court of the County Assize was sitting in this little place for the nonce to try a curious case of local interest. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time When he catches its leading points, and yet realizes that behind them remains the incomprehensible or incongruous, he settles it for the nonce with a smile. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The Shoe Marriage Test again involves the previous meetings of the high-born lover and the menial heroine, transformed for the nonce by her dress into a dame of equal standing. Europa's Fairy Book Marty, too, feeling for the nonce both lonely and homesick, was in the crowd on the long platform. The Mission of Janice Day To resume:— For the nonce, I will head them merely for my own personal information, “Sayings for Sunday.” Happy-Thought Hall Nora, my pretty birdie, you must be the thrush for the nonce; here, take your post, watch the lawn and the front avenue. A World of Girls The Story of a School The dénouement of the play is that Tartuffe himself is led to prison, and that vice is for the nonce punished on the stage as it deserves to be. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 For the nonce, life was very peaceful for Wilhelmine in the Jägerhaus; and the Duke, entirely enthralled by his mistress, humoured her every whim. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg She spoke warmly and with flashing eyes that held Mrs. Scattergood silent for the nonce. The Mission of Janice Day The Englishmen had been rechristened with Spanish names for the nonce, and they wisely left the talking to their Spanish companions. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea When the Sirdar ascertained the true cause of the delay, time pressing, he intimated he would waive for the nonce their putting on of ceremonial attire. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan A pampero at its ordinary level is no joke; but this was the charge of a wild elephant, which would exhaust itself soon, but for the nonce was terrific. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life "Contingencies!" cried Alec, forced for the nonce to maintain the discussion. A Son of the Immortals In March of 1874 his brig Leonora ground herself to death on the jagged coral of Strong's Island, in the Caroline Group, and "Bully" seemed for the nonce a broken man. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 For the nonce the quarry was left to the dogs, and Windybank, glancing round, saw that he was the only man still in the saddle; instinctively every other rider had sprung to the ground. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea They are quiet for the nonce but in an hour they will again invade the imperial hill. "Unto Caesar" On the whole, Loveday decided to waive ceremony and tradition for the nonce. A harum-scarum schoolgirl A bad word, but it will do for the nonce. Anything You Can Do ... Indeed, Paterfamilias is usually content to sink his own personality and be a nonentity for the nonce on the night of his wife's dancing-party. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 The real capital of the empire was located even farther south, but the Greatest Noble was staying, for the nonce, in a city nestled high in the mountains, well inland from the seacoast. Despoilers of the Golden Empire To-morrow, mayhap, I shall think of a reward in accordance with thy service, but for the nonce I would wish to be alone. "Unto Caesar" Or a good fellow for the nonce, Like you and me and all the rest?— Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse Nonce occurs properly only in the phrase for the nonce, which is for earlier for then ones, where then is the dative of the definite article. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The seeming proficiency achieved through the influence of such motives—knowledge acquired for the nonce, not assimilated—is often delusive, and is apt to vanish when the stimulus is withdrawn. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 But, to leave be preaching for the nonce and come to that which I have it in mind to tell. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Other metals, such as cinnabar, iron, and tin are, for the nonce, like Gray's violet, "born to blush unseen," until some ingenious person discovers in them a subtle attraction. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 He apparently forgets for the nonce that Engels long ago pointed out that "this eternal reason was in reality nothing but the idealized understanding of the eighteenth century citizen, just then evolving into the bourgeois." Socialism: Positive and Negative All these circumstances tended to raise a spirit of discontent, which, though for the nonce restrained, was ready to break out into violence at any moment. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa This clarion note, though still for the nonce, shall not become a lost chord. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time For the nonce there abideth no more to say; wherefore, dearest lady mine, God give you that gladness and that weal which you most151 desire, and so to Him I commend you.' The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio He had accepted for the nonce a place at the foot of the ladder in a bankers' and brokers' office which was offered him by one of the partners, an old friend of his father's. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book For the nonce, however, the mysterious face introduced only an additional problem; one upon which I had but little time, just at present, to bestow thought. The Paternoster Ruby After this fearful slaughter both parties were for the nonce more cautious. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa For the nonce I was persuaded of his sincerity, and weakly I surrendered my hand. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance Marry, for the nonce you have befooled us finely; but never again shall any one serve us thus, and we will yet do you such honour thereof as you merit.' The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio They bethought themselves of a blackthorn near one of their villages; and this thorn was for the nonce declared to be the growth of a slip from the Christmas-flowering thorn at Glastonbury. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries A quiet numbness replaced the acute sensitiveness of his nerves, and made him for the nonce impervious to his devils, though it could not prevent his inner sense of loss. The Genius I was defeated for the nonce, or else she was all she appeared to be and I a dreaming fool. The Millionaire Baby This was one Doctor L——, a rough, even uncouth, old don, who was for the nonce holding a sort of rude class, surrounded by a crowd of "undergrads." John Forster Mr. Black went back home next day, and nothing more was said for the nonce about a "will" or a "life estate," or any matter thereunto appertaining, and disagreeable to Alice and to me alike. The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice Immediately every man of the ship’s crew became for the nonce a Mexican wild-horse tamer! The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands At the present time he had discovered a little hollow or recess in the wall of the level, which he had converted into a private chamber for the nonce. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines Again, for the nonce, he became an engineer. Post Haste The controversy dragged on till 1673, when Boileau, in the third book of his Poetic, settled the question for the nonce, and fixed the opinion of the succeeding generation of critics. Milton “I think this will do for the nonce,” he exclaimed; “give them one volley more, and then let me see what I can do.” Dick Onslow Among the Redskins We are hares for the nonce, remember, and the hounds are in hot chase after us. Ernest Bracebridge School Days He was captain for the nonce, and command is sweet, even over a black crew and a set of boisterous youngsters. The Three Lieutenants Over this laboratory, the two were busy enough for some days, making themselves so black with smoke and begrimed with oil that they resembled a couple of chimney sweepers, or engine fitters for the nonce! Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes To me at this crisis of my fate, he appeared for the nonce an angel in human form. She and I, Volume 1 The moment that this agreeable fact became known the crew with one accord gave three hearty cheers, the skipper himself for the nonce laying aside his usual sang-froid and leading off. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Certainly he took my horse, and I took his; but it was only for the nonce. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 I would his vileness on the nonce have voiced, But now 'twere best to cloud this matter well. 'A Comedy of Errors' in Seven Acts To be sure, or at least you can make yourself so for the nonce. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania Miserably thin, wretchedly nervous as she was, she had donned for the nonce a mantle of dignity that she seemed to be trailing as she approached, glaring at me with furious resentment. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Circumstances have occurred which render the concealment of this marriage no longer decorous or possible, so he breaks it to his tutor, and conceals his young wife for the nonce in Polyglot’s private room. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 The Lothian yeoman's household became for the nonce a band of troopers, who would cross swords with the night riders of Buccleuch. Short Studies on Great Subjects Some lords in Scotland waxed wonderous worth, And quarrell’d with him for the nonce; I shall you tell how it befell; Twelve daggers were in him all at once. Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series There is, indeed, no reason for looking closely; so long as the situations bring out the desired sentiment, we may accept them for the nonce, without asking whether they could possibly have occurred. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) Our soldiers in this case for the nonce became missionaries. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado We ought also to take nonce, that this prodigy appeared thrice in the same century, and always on extraordinary occasions, in which many circumstances rendered a miraculous manifestation of the divine power highly credible. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Never good at story-telling, the only one that, for the nonce, his father could put together was that of Joseph, and this elicited various personal comparisons. That Stick "Let's have him down to breakfast with us for the nonce!" cried Kit. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' We, for the nonce, are to regard Sir Thomas Browne as a world, and to study the marvels of his microcosm instead of the outside wonders. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) Aëtius, or Aëtios, to use for the nonce the Greek spelling of his name, which sometimes occurs in medical literature, and should be known, has been the subject of very varied estimation at different times. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages And, leaving matters for the nonce to his subaltern, Cranston paced gravely up and down, Davies by his side, absorbed in close converse. Under Fire Do you know they are half afraid of you? and I cannot persuade them that a terrible magician has not assumed, for the nonce, the air and appearance of a young gentleman of distinction.' The Young Duke Tristram, meanwhile, was lying in darkness on board the Good Intent, a frigate of twenty-six guns, converted for the nonce into a transport-ship to accommodate three companies of his Majesty's Second Household Regiment, the Coldstreams. The Blue Pavilions For the nonce his fingers had been saved and Kondō was satisfied with the outcome. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 In the saddle, bedecked in his showy trappings, surrounded by his friends, Jack Summers had found his youth again, and the past was as a closed book, for the nonce. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Ye come to rob us for the nonce. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays If we be dull, skip: time will fly, and beauty will fade, and wit grow dull, and even the season, although it seems, for the nonce, like the existence of Olympus, will nevertheless steal away. The Young Duke So, in reply to this lady's question, I said it occurred to me that the prevalent atmospheric conditions might for the nonce stand a few trifling alterations without any permanent ill effects. Roughing it De Luxe The fight for the nonce became a scuffle. The Plunderer But then for the nonce she was regarding the matter from a strictly personal point of view. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers The quiet question was put in such an unexpectedly mild tone that Cumshaw was left wordless for the nonce, though his face showed in all their fulness the emotions that were stirring within him. The Lost Valley Again the always husky voice broke, and the white apron was turned into a handkerchief for the nonce. All Aboard A Story for Girls We each have a present to face, and mine for the nonce is Jawkins. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow Garman for the nonce was the courtier, the artistic idler, the dilettante in the art of luxurious living; and Payne, conscious of his dirt-smudged overalls, envied him the elegance with which he played the rôle. The Plunderer She did not know how many there were, she would count them at home, she would be out of difficulty for the nonce, and the next day she would ask him for what was lacking. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) Here and there large companies were absorbed in attention to one elevated above the rest, not in a pulpit, or on a platform, but on the stilts of his own legs, elongated for the nonce. Cross Purposes and The Shadows We may call her so for the nonce. The Circular Study They cannot be put on like a garment for the nonce,—as may a little learning. Phineas Redux Garman, for the nonce a jungle beast running wild with the reek of rage and lust about him, had had hours of opportunity to wreak his revenge. The Plunderer The relation could not fail to leave a most unpleasant impression upon Richard, and Inspector Val decided to suppress it for the nonce. The President A novel And the weary potentates took off their crowns and their royal robes, and trudged along as they were told—became tramps for the nonce, like me. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches "Give him his tip," we said to S——, who had been installed pay-master for the nonce. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 It is simply that, the rapport established, he, Mr. Terry, becomes for the nonce assimilated with that other personality, and thinks, speaks, and writes as it would have done on earth.... Death—and After? "He broods eternally over his own thought," but who can tell what his thought may be for the nonce? Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Phineas blushed as he heard all this; but there was the impediment, not to be got rid of for the nonce, and Phineas made the best of his attendant. Phineas Finn The Irish Member We will change characters for the nonce," he said, "after the fashion of Falstaff and Prince Hal, and I will read myself a chastening discourse on the vanity of human wishes. Dead Man's Rock So I made up my mind to do as he bid me for the nonce, and then have done with him. The House by the Church-Yard Sholto looked modestly down upon the earth, as if conscious of his own exceeding merits, but willing for the nonce to say nothing about them. The Black Douglas This proved to be a rear withdrawing-room serving for the nonce as a refectory. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Even Warner, in whose mind lurked a jealousy of his cousin's influence, forgot it for the nonce, and was as eager to talk as the rest. Princess Her determined attitude, the fearlessness of her whole little nature induced Uncle Ben to yield to her for the nonce. A Little Mother to the Others He was disgusted with his failure, and resolved to eschew dramatic music; so for the nonce he devoted himself to instrumental music and cantata. Great Italian and French Composers But the marshal kept his haughty and disdainful regard, appearing like a noble nature who perforce companies for the nonce with meaner men. The Black Douglas He ended with a dry little laugh not unlike Mr. Gilbert Stair's parchment crackle; and, being his guest for the nonce, I laughed with him. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Traveling gentry of such a class are not always desirable visitors when the kitchen happens to be unoccupied for the nonce. Up in Ardmuirland This young woman with the white skin had for the nonce beaten them. The Adventures of Kathlyn He redeemed himself for the nonce, however, in the fourth act of "La Favorita," where there is enough musical and dramatic beauty to condone the sins of the other three acts. Great Italian and French Composers If I had only had a little more time to think about it, my touch might have been truer for the nonce. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics It was got up for the nonce, I imagine. Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse We chatted amicably for some time, until the dressing-bell broke up the gathering for the nonce. Up in Ardmuirland The others were unhurt, though dazed, and for the nonce incapable of coherent thought or action. The Adventures of Kathlyn And in the turmoil De Lacy was forced to cease, for the nonce, the pursuit of ruddy tresses and grey eyes, and choose where he would stand. Beatrix of Clare Her idea of comforting and Bessie's idea of being comforted consisted, for the nonce, in having a good cry together. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax ‘In fact he is Jones Harvey, the naturalist again, for the nonce, not the sportsman,’ said Merton. The Disentanglers What is noteworthy in Nelson's letters at this time is the utter absence of any illusions, of any tendency to exaggerate and glorify the qualities of the woman who for the nonce possessed his heart. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain But just here we have only to think of these old-time phantoms of ours as they affect or are affected by the old-time regions in which for the nonce we are interested. Greenwich Village Yet appearances are dark against him, and if he have no adequate explanation he dies… But if he have a good defence, why not accept it for the nonce? Beatrix of Clare Publisher and author were for the nonce on the best of terms. Life of Charles Dickens Despite the chagrin of having to wage for the nonce a losing battle, Parker laughed heartily and with genuine sincerity. The Pride of Palomar I like not faring thus forth and leaving thee, but for the nonce there be no other way. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot I only regret that I am not in England for the nonce; as, here, it is hardly fair ground for me, isolated and out of the way of prompt rejoinder and information as I am. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals They seemed to have run a race with a snowstorm in the night, and to have gained it for the nonce. What Necessity Knows The Gujarati seemed overwhelmed by this generosity on the part of a man he had wronged, and for the nonce breaking through his usual morose reserve, he thanked Desmond, awkwardly indeed, but with manifest sincerity. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Dunce, Dotard, a-dozing at the very nonce, 180 After a life spent training for the sight! Browning's Shorter Poems "So that thou art out of thy trouble for the nonce?" The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot The sheriff, having reestablished himself, for the nonce, in the bosom of his family, strolled out to the street. Sundown Slim For the nonce, books and music were forgotten. Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst For the nonce I gave up the castanets to the bosun, and beat the drum myself, thumping it on its sound side joyously. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow A fear settled upon her and darkened for the nonce her new-found gaiety. The Grey Cloak The figurative style of his narrative would unquestionably have caused him to catch the weight of the cane aforesaid had not Helen interfered and saved him for the nonce. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One He had plenty to eat in his saddle-bags, but he put the temptation to refresh himself aside as unworthy, for the nonce, of his higher self. Sundown Slim He was a sentimentalist and a rhetorician, but one of the most brilliant of rhetoricians; while his sentiment, though not always deep or lasting, was for the nonce sufficiently sincere. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century Had they quitted for the nonce their usual work of snapping up cargo ships? Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow "I declare," Aunt Mary exclaimed, as the echoes settled back among the furniture, "when I think of Lucinda seems as if—" she paused; further speech was for the nonce impossible. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Farewell for the nonce; we shall meet again--I am sure of it--ere we say goodbye to this pleasant city. In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young He became primitive, literal in his conception; the ramifications were, for the nonce, fairly relegated to limbo. The Ragged Edge R is for the nonce, I know it begins with another letter. Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies "I would stand, my good man," he said, "rather than thou should'st break thy neck, or I might lay upon some of this soft straw for the nonce." Heiress of Haddon Besides, the old lady was absorbed for the nonce in the most dismal sort of prognostications. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Did I not say I would be nobody's lord for the nonce? In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young Known for a sailor, Israel for the nonce is appointed to pull the absent man's oar. Israel Potter In any event I fear you will have to accept my poor hospitality for the nonce. The Green Eyes of Bâst He was perfectly happy for the nonce, and doubly so in that such a happy termination to a very long day was wholly unexpected. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Let us seek greater safety by leaving such matters alone for the nonce. For the Faith Its versatility is altogether worthy of notice, and we may well hold the lesson in history in abeyance, for the nonce, while we inculcate due respect for the hand. The Reconstructed School The mayor tossed upon the human inundation as a twig on a mountain stream, and with him for the nonce struggled helplessly the police power of the town also. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist In short, for the nonce, the churchyard became a drawing-room, with the sun for candles, with no painted images of the past and gone upon the walls, but with the dead themselves beneath the floor. Audrey The gilds, too, evinced a readiness to be very lenient in their scrutiny of candidates for admission to their cherished privileges, preferring, for the nonce, numbers to quality. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 We will be content with this knowledge for the nonce. For the Faith True, these were not, for the nonce, Republicans. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 There in the snow-drift cold and grey, Silent, but stalwart, still he lay, Great "Blood-and-Iron," brave and bold, But—for the nonce—"Out in the Cold!" Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 6, 1892 The storekeeper stayed late, the master of Fair View being an accomplished gentleman, a very good talker, and an adept at turning his house for the nonce into the house of his guest. Audrey But a daring youth by the name of Beverley Byrd bore Miss Avery away for the figure which was just then forming, and the little college hung in the air for the nonce. Queed I must own that we are beaten for the nonce. St George's Cross A room in the south wing had been converted for the nonce into a nursery, and for the convenience of being near her infant Constance now slept in a room adjoining. The Lost Stradivarius He was my cicerone for the nonce; had come out of his chair by the ingle-nook to taste a little the salt of life. At a Winter's Fire I've done with the writing for the nonce, child," he said, "and need you no longer. Audrey The nonce is a charming man, simple in his manner, kind and gentle. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 The town, its thoroughfares and houses were left alone for the nonce, while the guns were trained on the redoubts. The Siege of Kimberley But the strangest thing of all was that the Boy, for the nonce, was not thinking of—nor listening for—the voice! One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' Much that was said he could not hear, and refrained from speaking when he perceived from the loud contending faces that he was denied for the nonce a rejoinder. The Frontiersmen Azzageddi aside, then, my lord, and also, for the nonce, the mysterious indweller, I come now to treat of myself as a lunatic. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II That evening I received a note from the secretary to say that the nonce had forgotten that the 26th was Ash Wednesday, and, naturally, could not have the pleasure, etc. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 For the nonce, however, three weeks would pass, and with them all our woes. The Siege of Kimberley By this, he again made known the vastness of his hospitality, which led him for the nonce to parcel out his kingdom with his guests. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I All the rest of the year we are the plodding percheron of commerce, patiently tugging our wain; but on that morning there wambles back, for the nonce, the pang of Eden. Mince Pie BABBALANJA—For the nonce, he was not his own master: a mere amanuensis writing by dictation. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II They were placed for the nonce in the cells which had been inhabited by the Jesuit fathers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 But it was enough for the nonce to have even an inanimate scape-goat with which to relieve our grief—in the absence of something mellow to drown it in. The Siege of Kimberley But enough for the nonce, of the House of the Morning. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Were these twin worthies, Obadiah Bull the lawyer, and Joe Dun the bailiff, men of straw for the nonce, or veritable flesh and blood? Notes and Queries, Number 46, September 14, 1850 Now, thus, for the nonce, with good cheer, we close. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II And this character of Christ that is our ideal is not assumed by Him for the nonce. How to become like Christ New Year festivities were for the nonce neglected for the novel delight of gazing upon the inner domesticity of this traveling wonder, into his very holy of holies. Across China on Foot These were put aside by Jarl the sight of substantial dollars doing away, for the nonce, with his superstitious Misgivings. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I The old Shepherd is present, but only as a looker-on, having for the nonce resigned the command to his reputed daughter. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England He is a different being for the nonce, and must sustain the entire character of his dual existence, or it will fall to the ground and forsake him altogether. Mr. Isaacs For the nonce he must pose as an aristocrat, and wondered by what name he might best deceive them. The Light That Lures So I turn tory for the nonce, And think the radical a bore, Who cannot see, thick-witted dunce, That what was good for people once Must be as good forevermore. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell We are no spirits, but let us be such to thee for the nonce. In the Days of Chivalry And now, as luck will have it for the nonce, He wills to voyage thitherward but once Before he die—for he is old like me— And even this day se'nnight saileth he. The Poems of William Watson Silent and for the nonce perfectly happy, I slowly inhaled the fragrant vapour of tobacco and aromatic herbs and honey with which the hookah is filled. Mr. Isaacs Satisfied, for the nonce, with my prowess in laying it low, I plunged into the forest, just to explore. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 The linen is as white as snow; The flowers are set on every sconce; And e'en the cushioned pin-heads show Your formal "welcome," for the nonce, To the sweet home their hands bestow. The Mistress of the Manse You see, in painting the windows, papa was forced to have it taken down, and the ivy that grows on ruins and oaks is not usually taken down 'for the nonce.' The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) Even the melancholy Campagna puts on a look of brightness and smiles a pale smile for the nonce. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 For once, or the nonce, we seem to see the hero-poet acclaimed. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies As for Tee-hee, that worthy individual preserved his dignity for the nonce. The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands The author says he wished for the nonce to make a straight adventure tale with characters secondary. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities I really pitied her, and heartily wished Mr. Smith, for the nonce, at the devil. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4 As riders the two men are on an equality for the nonce. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 The latest gains control, the other voices for the nonce merely trembling in obedient rhythm. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies Now he must study it in a very different spirit, and for the nonce he repaired betimes to the newspaper room at the British Museum. The Shadow of the Rope Be that as it may, I betook myself for the nonce to the Hôtel des Moines in the centre of the town and killed time for the rest of the day as best I could. Castles in the Air I will take the moral qualities on trial for the nonce. Miriam Monfort A Novel Whatever may eventually come of it, the fair one is conscious for the nonce of being unusually happy. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette The cheerier melody here re-enters and raises the mood for the nonce. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies There was a fortune waiting for special knowledge and a little ready cash; and Alexander Minchin settled down to make it, taking for the nonce a furnished house in a modest neighborhood. The Shadow of the Rope But good my lord sweet Hero slept not there: She had another chamber for the nonce. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections Bargee for the nonce I am, yet gentleman enough to understand a delicate situation. True Tilda It was somewhere towards "the witching hour of noon" that the broad and splendid artery of commerce, to wit, the Euston Road, became, for the nonce, a scene of unwonted, and ever-increasing excitement. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 26, 1890 The pastoral names under which they are introduced appear to be merely nonce appellations, but are worth recording as they refer to a set outside the usual pastoral circle. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England And the good doctor disappeared for the nonce, but was back in a couple of minutes, full of the lawyer's expostulations. The Shadow of the Rope I have a young ward living for the nonce in my house . . . she is very rich, and, I fear me, of a very romantic disposition . . . The Nest of the Sparrowhawk The dignified hero was gone for the nonce, and look and tone were those of a youthful and offended lover. North, South and over the Sea Dryden can, for the nonce at least, assume the appearance, and display the spirit, of a knight of ancient chivalry—gallant, accomplished, elegant, and gay. The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes Such inconsistency seemed to me a lesser evil than making nonce texts to suit my immediate purpose. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England You must crop off those long ringlets of yours, and turn Roundhead for the nonce. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War In order to earn a living, he turned woodman for the nonce, and accidentally discovered an underground palace, in which lived a beautiful lady, confined there by an evil genius. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook He must be a "gabber" for the nonce, a free talker, a chatterer, who would cover up all pauses. Trailin'! Is there nothing of Disbrowe's that I could put on for the nonce? Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Whatever were the circumstances which had led to such a result, it certainly appeared as though the popolorum tibby had rather miscalculated, for the nonce, the extent of his lady's affection. Nicholas Nickleby Let the place of seaside resort be, for the nonce, called Namelesston. The Uncommercial Traveller The prince, however, explained to him in private how the matter stood, and Bahadar, entering into the fun of the thing, assumed for the nonce the place of a slave. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Or sith that ye see me, for the nonce, some worsted, do ye think to quit my party? The Black Arrow Will Scarlet, you will see to decking him out bravely for the nonce. Robin Hood "I fear," said the Black Knight, "I fear greatly, there is no one here that is qualified to take upon him, for the nonce, this same character of father confessor?" Ivanhoe His weird fancy has lighted, for the nonce, on Patience, the village milkmaid! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan Into this arrangement I entered without the slightest hesitation, for we had funds enough to carry it out on a comfortable scale, and Raffles placed a sufficient share at my disposal for the nonce. Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman Once it broke inside the ship, but I seized hold of it in time - the weight being hardly anything - and the line for the nonce was saved. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin "That foolish dizziness o'ercame me for the nonce, but we can now proceed on our way." Robin Hood Stevenson’s thorough enjoyment of the picture-gallery, and his goodness to Lloyd, becoming himself a very boy for the nonce, were delightful to witness and in degree to share. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial Her abandonment to the luscious time after her sense of ill-usage, her revolt for the nonce against social law, her passionate desire for primitive life, may have showed in her face. The Woodlanders And we have a similar feeling toward such of our number as for the nonce become imbued with a passion for any of the other little fads which bibliomaniac flesh is heir to. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Before long they come, gliding, graceful shadows, approaching circuitously, and halting occasionally to reconnoitre—tortoiseshell, tabby, and black, all domestic cats, but all transformed for the nonce into their natural state. Three Elephant Power and Other Stories One moment more," laughed Robin, "we must e'en change garments for the nonce. Robin Hood He was indulging in dreams, and for the nonce the warehouses of Bombay and the plains and forts of Poonah were but a shadow's shadow. A Pair of Blue Eyes She thought of her husband a good deal, and for the nonce forgot Winterborne. The Woodlanders Will added that he had made himself Naumann's pupil for the nonce. Middlemarch Just at the point where Vance began to despair of ever effecting his goal, the silence began again as lady after lady ran out of material for the nonce. Black Jack So the theft went undiscovered for the nonce. Robin Hood Could not one reconcile them for the "nonce?" The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 Vivian was not under the necessity of paying any immediate courtesy to his opposite neighbour, whose silence, he perceived, was for the nonce, and consequently for him. Vivian Grey For whoever remembers having once been you, wakes you for the nonce out of—nirvana, shall we say? Peter Ibbetson An almost splendid animation glowed in the young man's eyes as he spoke, and for the nonce lit up the dogged hardness of his face. In the Valley But Lai Ta's son had all along been on such friendly terms with him, that he consequently invited him for the nonce to help him do the honours. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books You can tell what the one is after, but the other will invent a system of his own which will serve his turn for the nonce. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Evidently thinking of the phrase, "for the nonce,"—meaning, for the occasion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 For the nonce we may yield to a spell, fancy ourselves in Armida's enchanted garden or other "delightful land of Faëry." In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" But it meant War, and the quiet burgh for the nonce buzzed with the hum of excited comment. In the Valley Now have I done, and, as it should be for the nonce, My sweeping and my song are ended both at once. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 Nevertheless, although the recognition of this fact put him in a better humor for the nonce, it seemed hardly worth while to waste minutes upon so trivial an adventure. Casanova's Homecoming In the text, "by the nonce" is an oath! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 Are you sure now he is not a father of straw, Jacob, set up for the nonce, to move the compassion of the generous public? Tales and Novels — Volume 09 That particular Christmas-tide at Kingthorpe was a time of innocent mirth and youthful happiness which might have banished black care, for the nonce, from the oldest, weariest breast. The Golden Calf But now that he is gone, he will be here at once, Therefore I will call my maid Abra for the nonce, That all thing within may be in a readiness. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 By this ten bones, She served me once A touch for the nonce. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 Here and there, large companies were absorbed in attention to one elevated above the rest, not in a pulpit, or on a platform, but on the stilts of his own legs, elongated for the nonce. Adela Cathcart, Volume 2 The Moor was played by George Powell, a vigorous and passionate actor, who also spoke a new prologue written for the nonce by Cibber, then a mere struggler in the ranks. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II When a man's head grows grizzled or for the nonce his wealth Falls from his hand, then, trust me, he hath no part in their love. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III The classical theory of the witch's flight was driven to no such vulgar expedients, the ointment turning her into a bird for the nonce, as in Lucian and Apuleius. Among My Books First Series He who should relate to you the great preparations, and the great nobleness which were made for the nonce, would have much to recount. Chronicle of the Cid Once I told him something so touchful that his eyes were blinded with tears for the nonce. Remarks By botanomancy; for the nonce I have some few leaves in reserve. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Though 'for the nones' may be taken as 'for the nonce,' it yet comes close enough to a double-entendre—namely, 'for the nuns.' Shakspere and Montaigne The pressure of life was off at Brook Farm, for the nonce. Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs But it was too late: a new regime had begun; his little period of sway had passed, leaving as a last proof of his art this human jetsam saved for the nonce. The Web of Life They that first finde the haunt, fire a beacon, which they carry with them for the nonce. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 Love has a habit of saying "Never mind" to angry self, who, sitting down for the nonce in the lower place, by-and-by gets used to it. Daniel Deronda Somewhere among the higher green translucent leaves the little brown barred thing is quietly sitting, busy for the nonce about nothing, dreaming his summer dream, and unknowingly telling it aloud. Birds in Town and Village This resplendent person was for the nonce humility's self. The Yeoman Adventurer When the voiture stopped in the village, there seemed to be a nonplusation, to coin a word for the nonce, between my friend and his sisters. Tom Cringle's Log Yes!—Ratty—the caricaturist of his grandmamma, was, "for the nonce," her closeted companion. Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life Well, for the nonce, they shall be faults, if you like! Indian Fairy Tales For the nonce there was nothing upon my selfish self to keep it downward; troubles were bubbles, and grief a low thief, and reason almost treason. Erema — My Father's Sin Overcome for the nonce by his hereditary fear of man, the brute retreated, raising a prolonged call to his brothers; and greedily they answered, till a ring of crouching, jaw-slobbered gray was stretched round about. Children of the Frost October 3rd.—We have moved about two miles, and are now lodged in a mosque—a nice building, a good deal ornamented—which is for the nonce turned to profane uses. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin We might show how he perambulated the town of Winchester on his noble steed, like a second Don Quixote, mounted for the nonce upon the courser of Sancho Panza, while Rosinante recovered from his bruises. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier I deemed it best to shelve their problem for the nonce and turn the mind to the matter of Gussie, which presented a brighter picture. Right Ho, Jeeves I was under the impression for the nonce that it was the night boat up the Hudson but I didn't see a steward I knew. The Sorrows of a Show Girl The Vergilian simile put into the mouth of Antonius is distinctly misplaced; but as our author so seldom offends in this respect he may be pardoned for the nonce. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 "But I've throwed 'em all off for the nonce," continued Billy, looking closely, I thought, to see if we were rightly affected by "nonce." The Boss of Little Arcady Besides these already mentioned, there was another person, who sat so often at the Doctor's board and spent so many hours beneath his roof, that, for the nonce, I shall reckon her among his family. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 He was smiled upon, broad-grinned upon, and accepted; and thereby rendered for the nonce the happiest of men. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 31, October 29, 1870 When he saw me he calmed down and dismissed the menagerie for the nonce. The Sorrows of a Show Girl But for the nonce— no, no, thy hand is not fitted to bear it yet, nor worthy such a blade, but some day, belike—who knows? Beltane the Smith This at another time she would have readily got; but Ringan for the nonce was in a sober mood, and though he would talk of Breadalbane, was chary of touching on more recent episodes. Salute to Adventurers According to the N.E.D. the use of finical as a verb is a nonce word only found in this passage. p. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III Moreover, that whoever was, for the nonce, occupying the painful post, should be loyally upheld by all the others, which arrangement was in force to the end. The Magnetic North There were not many men—Lord Lyons, as doyen of the diplomatic corps, the nonce, and a good many representatives of the South American Republics. My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879 Then nurse is distinctly heard in the adjoining room, and we may gather that this is for the nonce the nursery of the house, though to most occupants it would be the back dining-room. Alice Sit-By-The-Fire And I marvelled more to see the two of us, both lovers of one lady and eager rivals, burying for the nonce our feuds, and with the same hope serving the same cause. Salute to Adventurers Like myself, he was for the nonce dismounted, and as he was contemplating movements up both sides of Cape Fear River, some means of ready communication with both banks was a necessity. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 But for the nonce Jennie Montgomery had steeled her heart and looked as indifferent as a Zeno. Marguerite Verne Leon has other rewards which for the nonce, may do more honour to your lofty valour. Don Garcia of Navarre Roland stood behind the door, and the magistrate and the constables mixed for the nonce with the crowd. The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp South Carolina and Massachusetts, joining hands to prevent these drains upon the treasury for public works far removed from their borders, forgot for the nonce their differences upon the question of a tariff. The United States of America, Part 1 But of these later; for the nonce our tale leads landward. The Cruise of the Kawa For the love of God, do not assume any hideous form; you have scared me sufficiently for the nonce. The Blunderer So he would make the mother a maiden aunt, and give us the familiar spectacle of the aged spinster languishing for matrimony, as incarnated for the nonce in the person of her niece's lover. Without Prejudice Montressor's season opened on October 6, 1832, at the Richmond Hill Theater, which became respectable for the nonce, and collapsed after thirty-five representations. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Where idlers and loafers, with gamblers a few, Make up for the nonce the St. Nicholas crew. Nothing to Eat With the knowledge that for the nonce he was clear of his enemies, several other facts impressed themselves upon his mind—facts which were both important and unpleasant. In the Pecos Country / Lieutenant R. H. Jayne Whether the poor wretch's argument had any weight with citizen Merri, or whether that worthy patriot merely thought that procrastination would, for the nonce, prove the best policy, it were impossible to say. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel So forcibly did they occur to him, in fact, that for the nonce he forgot that his niece was seated opposite him. The Valley of the Giants The commander of the Galibi, who wanted to escort me, had manned a boat and rigged out his men for the nonce in smart striped shirts and red caps. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville The Confederates' progress is arrested for the nonce. The Campaign of Chancellorsville My mother, however, was grateful enough to Clement Darpent for the nonce, when he told how he had seen Meg safe beyond the gates. Stray Pearls For the nonce he was standing in the centre of the finely proportioned hall. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel “Well then, for my brother Sleep’s sake,” said the awful and lanky monarch, “you can retrace your steps for the nonce; but beware of me the next time.” The Visions of the Sleeping Bard Allow me to be your hostess for the nonce, my lords.' The Herd Boy and His Hermit And who among those naturalists who hold a position that entitles them to pronounce summarily upon the subject, can be expected to divest himself for the nonce of the influence of received and favorite systems? Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism Well;—to tell the truth, to carry on the game for the nonce till something is settled. The Way We Live Now You must help me in this…and if I am Quixotic, play Sancho for the nonce. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 I did not stop to see how far the process of dwindling continued,—a stark raving madman for the nonce, I fled as if all the fiends in hell were at my heels.' The Beetle It seemed a climax to the diversion she and Jasper had extracted from it in private, both wearing Punch's spectacles for the nonce, and holding such aberrations as proof positive. Beechcroft at Rockstone When you can talk to a young lady about her own Christian name, you are almost entitled for the nonce to use it. He Knew He Was Right For the nonce the pace at which they were descending the hillside made them a compact mass of invincible strength. The Fortune of the Rougons On the eve of the battle of Sedan she resumed for the nonce her former relations with Beaudoin. A Zola Dictionary; the Characters of the Rougon-Macquart Novels of Emile Zola; Yet such had been his earnestness that for the nonce everything else was driven from my mind. True to Himself : or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place And for the nonce they laid the general full length upon the table. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter The fear of being turned out made him for the nonce refrain from that vengeance of abuse which his education as a Dublin Jackeen well qualified him to inflict. The Kellys and the O'Kellys Plowing, Reaping, and Threshing.—Thrice a year the Athenian farmer plows, unless he wisely determines to let his field lie fallow for the nonce; and the summer plowing on hybrias's estate is now in progress. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life I said not so, but for the nonce, till I can come by the rights of that scroll, there's no need to make a coil. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland Though he was penniless for the nonce, exiled from his home, and under the ban of his family's displeasure, he was still the heir to a large landed fortune and a baronetcy. Percy Bysshe Shelley Compromising for the nonce with his teetotalism as well as his vegetarianism—not to pain the hosts—Piers drank bottled ale. The Crown of Life The warm affiliation case having been laid on ice for the nonce, the next few minutes were occupied by His Worship in issuing warrants of arrest against the Messiah's followers. South Wind As indeed he did, with the result that in a fortnight's time, the sufferer was admitted to an institution to which, for the nonce, Warburton had become a subscriber. Will Warburton For the nonce he was rather nonplussed but inasmuch as the duty plainly devolved upon him to take some measures on the subject he pondered suitable ways and means during which Stephen repeatedly yawned. Ulysses The Lord, we look to once for all, Is the Lord we should look at, all at once: He knows not to vary, saith Saint Paul, Nor the shadow of turning, for the nonce. Dramatic Romances For the nonce, Bembo was captain; and, so far as mere seamanship was concerned, he was as competent to command as anyone. Omoo The boys had been clamouring for hats, and as my success in so many trades had surprised me, I agreed to turn hatter for the nonce. Swiss Family Robinson For the nonce, he was a simple man among men. Australia Felix Bianchon, one of his fictitious personages, had become for the nonce a living reality. Balzac III "Poor, who had plenty once, When gifts fell thick as rain: 10 But they give us nought, for the nonce, And now should we give again?" Dramatic Romances He thus became for the nonce the abbot's seneschal, and being very expert for such office, managed excellently, quartering the retinue in divers parts of the town. The Decameron, Volume I
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