英语词汇“obtrude”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

I tried not to look at it, but it kept obtruding at the corners of my vision. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Danvers never obtruded herself, but I was aware of her continually. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“How you can bear such recollections, is astonishing to me!—They will sometimes obtrude—but how you can court them!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Here, in a series titled Third Person, are lesser stars whose faces are half-hidden by anonymous silhouettes, from the depths of which a third image obtrudes: a garish landscape or an eerie flight of birds. Brian Dillon on John Stezaker at the Whitechapel Gallery 2011-01-29T00:06:00Z

But a producing interest can obtrude on the artistic process by imposing artificial deadlines and prioritizing the needs of the theater over the work itself. Robert Egan 'is Ojai': Longtime Playwrights Conference artistic director takes a final bow 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

Ms White explained that the sight of leggings "obtruded painfully" on her during a visit with her four sons, and made it "difficult for young guys to ignore" women's bodies. 'A problem that only girls can solve: leggings' 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

Trump is exactly what they thought he would be, and for all the efforts to mold him into something else, his core continually resists and obtrudes. Opinion | Those who serve Trump should ask themselves: Why am I still here? 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

He sometimes obtruded on what he described with a bestowing air, but that constant presence, which could feel undisciplined and unmedical, was requisite to his particular brand of intimacy. Tea with Oliver Sacks: Will Self, Andrew Solomon and Sue Halpern pay tribute 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

It obtrudes itself even while the violins are preaching earthly peace, and eventually embroils them in its cry of discontent. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

When you are asked anything about Christian Science, and your own healing, if you are able, answer any questions quietly and courteously, but never obtrude the subject on anyone; or bring it forward voluntarily. A Soldier's Son 2012-04-27T02:00:37.640Z

All the world loves a lover, but only when it is allowed to obtrude itself upon the love. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z

This behaviour increased the regard of his wife; and if a sigh sometimes obtruded for their unhappy fate, the recollection of Talton never failed to restore her cheerfulness. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z

When Sylvia did come down at last, Dorothy was nearly sure that she had been crying, and the mystery of her origin once more obtruded itself. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z

The possibility of failure obtruded itself with obstinate persistency. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z

Paris obtrudes herself, and as above all things I must now see Paris, so I am busily engaged in seeing it, and am dumb. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z

Raphael's elegance obtrudes itself nowhere, as with other artists is so often the case. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z

He later told me that the girl was afflicted with a lameness and he told how grateful he was to her for valuing him for his mind and not obtruding sex. Immortal Youth A Study in the Will to Create 2012-04-03T02:00:30.247Z

The difference between this and Sandhurst is that at the latter the mines obtrude themselves everywhere. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z

When Micah became diffident she flattered him a little, and when he obtruded his loyalty to the family she encouraged him. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z

He firmly believes himself a profound philosopher and social reformer, and he will insist on obtruding before the world on all occasions his absolute incapacity for any manner of reasoning on any subject whatsoever. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z

They obtruded themselves on none; and they asked not the world to consider them, or to do as they did. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z

His scenery was extremely meritorious, effective, and popular, but he too frequently obtruded scenic characteristics into his other pictures. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z

No one can then say it is obtruded on him; and if he will go in search of it, it seems odd he should call upon the law to frustrate the object of his pursuit. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z

There was no obtruding on such sorrow, and the next hour or two were employed by my imagination in filling up the little drama, of which we had seen but the touching conclusion. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z

The image of death is constantly obtruded in his poems to enhance the sense of present enjoyment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z

But, though I had my fears, no vision of the real future obtruded itself on my mind as I stood there listening: nor any forewarning of the plunge I was about to take. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z

The subjects were mainly legendary or mythological; no discordant note of "modernity" obtruded its ugly self. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z

Some of these prodigies require to be dragged out of their lurking-places, and cried up to the top of the compass; their traits are subtle, and must be violently obtruded on the sight. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z

There were some other circumstances at Lausanne which interested us—but which criticism has decided can not be obtruded upon the public. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z

He was of a retiring turn, and utterly incapable of obtruding himself, where there was the possibility of his not being desired. Life and Character of Richard Carlile 2012-03-14T02:00:25.327Z

"Seeking for a situation, and finding none, perhaps?" continued the gentleman; "and—but I shall, perhaps, be obtruding where I have no right—perhaps, beginning to feel it difficult to subsist?" Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z

In 1809, Romilly brought his eminent legal knowledge and graceful eloquence to bear against the sanguinary criminal code which a dark age had obtruded on the noonday of civilization. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z

The idea of revenge may easily obtrude itself. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z

He felt obtruding nails on the inside, which appeared to have been forced out of place. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z

It is, in fact, not often that authority obtrudes itself unadvisedly into certain parts of most Spanish towns. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z

It is no light sin, then, either in our manner towards them, or towards others in their presence, to obtrude a false standard of propriety upon their notice. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z

It is not the business of a preface to anticipate the argument of a book, still less to obtrude personal opinions. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z

If they are nothing to you, why in heaven's name obtrude them on us?' My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z

As he set clear tracks again, a head obtruded through the trapdoor. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z

I felt very dispirited though, and shrank from the notion, though it still obtruded itself. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z

If there was no squalor obtruding itself upon the stranger, neither was there any display of ostentatious wealth. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z

The place has obviously degenerated since his time; an air of shabbiness and thriftlessness prevails, and ancient smells by no means suggestive of "the odors of Araby the blest" obtrude upon the pilgrim. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z

Their professional duties were doubtless done, but they are not obtruded on the reader's attention. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z

They appear to know no difference of rank, but, in their obtruded remarks, forget their plebeian origin. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z

Nevertheless, it is a favorite waltz hall of the fleas, which shamelessly obtrude themselves even into conversation. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z

But even at that moment the claim of the constituency would importunately obtrude and find acknowledgment in his words. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z

Did he see her there obtruding a figure of a monstrous impertinence and vanity? Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z

He cannot bear to see it obtruding itself upon the public. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z

The thoughts and feelings of that hour I will not presume to obtrude upon you. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z

On thee, Jove's daughter, Proserpine, obtrudes No airy semblance vain; but such the state And nature is of mortals once deceased. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z

Unhappily, the after-piece represented was one obtruded on the public by an author obnoxious to some of them; and there were two parties formed, one to condemn, the other to support. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z

Between Charnock's eyes and the newspaper, against the red cliffs of Teignmouth, on the green of the home counties, his face obtruded, and for a particular reason. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z

I obtruded my 'lovely singleness of mind,' till, I believe, I should have become a disgusting mass of affectation, had it not been for the manly plainness of Mr Maitland. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z

As you may have some time for recreation, give me leave to obtrude my poor advice. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z

But it does not occur to any one to seek for the source of the difficulty in the fundamental assumption, although it palpably obtrudes itself. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z

I hate to state this of Tom, but if he will obtrude himself in this discussion, I cannot help but say a word in self-defense. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z

These are but a few of the glimpses afforded us of the personality of Bede, a personality never obtruded, but everywhere unconsciously revealed in his work. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z

This fact obtruded itself more and more strongly on me, and I could obtain little relief by the expedient of tightening my sword-belt by a hole or so. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z

Within these grim prison walls all the horrible details of execution obtrude themselves upon the wretched captive. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z

His learning, though vast and genuine, was never obtruded. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z

That this scene should come back to her now, obtruding itself in the middle of the marriage service, struck her as portentous. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z

This ride to Baverstock was presumably an expedition of gallantry, and yet he had felt it unwise to obtrude a jest appropriate to the occasion. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z

And more than once she had thought of doing so—had been on the point of doing so—when another consideration would obtrude. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z

It obtruded itself at unexpected moments with an insistence that was to his way of thinking indecent. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z

Then later thoughts of Tom Hayhurst in connection with his disguise obtruded themselves, and again the angry purple showed in his greying face. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z

Here again the difficulty of the child obtruded itself, an insuperable barrier to the happiness of all concerned. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z

I should probably have become a Christian preacher myself, had it not been for the incessantness with which religion was obtruded on me in childhood and youth. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z

Various things,” he answered, unconsciously shading off his lightness of tone a little, as the ugliness of a particularly grim affair which he had been engaged upon investigating, obtruded unpleasantly at such a moment. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z

They are not shared by many of my friends, and I do not obtrude them. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z

On their way back, Wulf lingered behind for a moment or two and came along presently with rabbits enough for their requirements, but did not obtrude them on her notice. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z

And there was no evading them; they obtruded at every point. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z

He only recollected himself when a gardener's form, and especially his smile, obtruded themselves upon their notice, and they sat apart looking foolish until the two o'clock bells made them hurry back to the shop. The Coo-ee Reciter 2011-11-20T03:00:16.890Z

And she had agreed, wholesouledly; and yet, there would obtrude that thought, of late, that she was doing nothing with her life. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z

Certainly it is not for outsiders to obtrude their interference. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z

These latter pictures are mostly clear and grey, sometimes showing little or no positive colour, the flesh itself being very grey, and the handling extremely masterly, though never obtruding its cleverness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z

It vexed her that this man should have laid such a grip on her imagination: his personality obtruded itself persistently on her thoughts. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z

Whatever may be your own opinion of certain passages, you have no right to disturb other readers by obtruding upon them these opinions, unasked for. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z

Instead of which, here he was obtruding himself into matters in which he did not take the faintest interest. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z

It becomes charged thus with a medley of strange and incongruous imprints, which, so long as the lens keeps these submerged and subconscious—because unfocused on the plane of consciousness—do not obtrude upon mentality. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z

She was there, but a broad black back obtruded itself in front of her. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z

Mr. Andrews has produced a most entertaining book, without departing from authenticated facts, there is no moralising, and the writer never obtrudes himself. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z

Let her not see in you a disposition to obtrude yourself on her notice. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z

Few more remarkable personalities than that of the Rev. Patrick Brontë have obtruded themselves upon the smooth uniformity of modern society. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z

If it were true, the question obtrudes itself,—How came it there? Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z

Hence no barren land, within the wide range of hill and vale, is now seen obtruding on the cultivated sweep. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z

Although he was severe with her constitutional forgetfulness of dates, her father, at least, did not obtrude upon her the disgrace of extreme youth. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z

It obtrudes between man and his reason, and forbids him to listen to its voice. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z

Unlike the exterior effect, nothing obtrudes inside this great cathedral. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z

He gloried that he had purged the country of robbers, and those that obtruded and inculcated the new superstition* upon mankind. Arguments Of Celsus, Porphyry, And The Emperor Julian, Against The Christians Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus, Josephus, and Tacitus, Relating to the Jews, Together with an Appendix 2011-10-12T02:00:42.117Z

Even by the early 20th century it is difficult to find specific references to a swimming suit in women’s magazines; only occasionally does a concern with swimming obtrude into the traditional descriptions of bathing dress. Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States 2011-10-03T02:00:33.640Z

Then a giant trunk obtruded itself, and the boy tried to dip and whirl so as to dodge it, but the pressure of the wind was too strong. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z

It obtrudes between man and his conscience, and forbids him to obey its dictates. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z

The south aisle is marred by the obtruding classic columns of its side chapels. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z

And pity her whose youthful voice must breathe so sad a wail; And shrink not from the wretched form obtruding on your view. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z

Having shepherded him to the fold, it was evidently no part of his duty to obtrude himself till further orders. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z

I ask, therefore, the House whether it is not monstrously unfair to say that I have obtruded any opinions here when I have expressly, carefully, and thoroughly kept them from the House? The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle 2011-09-12T02:00:28.837Z

It obtrudes between man and his civil obligations, and forbids him to obey the laws of his country. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z

I am entirely too proud to obtrude my company where it is so little desired. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z

If occasionally the memory of Brenda obtruded itself, he thrust it aside with a sick man’s irritably impatience towards disturbing thoughts. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z

He didn't attempt to argue, but looked a little ashamed of himself for obtruding for such a trivial reason. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z

There had been two weeks of it now—rapturous weeks—with Mrs. Veynol so far from their thoughts that even momentary memories had ceased to obtrude. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z

It permits the exercise of only a limited number of these powers, and thereby obtrudes an insuperable obstacle to the full development of the human character. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z

They themselves, while adding to their own finances in various ways, neither concealed nor obtruded the fact; their affairs could interest no one but themselves. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z

It makes him obtrude his sectarianism too frequently, especially in his prose writings. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z

As Harry stood in the pleasant, lighted room, with Brent's pencilled note in his hand, a strange thought obtruded itself to grow slowly over his confused imaginings. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z

For they indicate, without obtruding or explaining, some arrangement of the ranks, and some leadership of an individual in each. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z

For obtruding the present work on the notice of the American public, no apology will be required. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z

People who had previously fought a little shy of the handsome heir, and asked hard terms to discount his paper, now pressed forward, and were anxious to obtrude their services. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z

It behoved me now to look after myself, for my necessities were on the point of obtruding themselves upon my notice once more. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z

Last time, however, that fifty thousand or so close-cropped heads obtruded themselves through the interstices of family cupboard doors it was at the beck of Lord Beauchamp, who is an Australian. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z

He never complained, however, but, faithful to his duty, kept me continually in view, obtruding himself upon my notice as little as possible. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z

Berger closed his eyes as if to shut out the terrible picture that obtruded itself upon him, and yet it rose again and again. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z

"I have not so far obtruded my advice on you," Dane returned. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z

But then, certain episodes in her past history obtruded themselves upon his recollection, and he was compelled to admit that such a thing must not be dreamt of for an instant. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z

Yet, though I never obtruded my convictions, neither did I conceal them. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z

The "passion" referred to—never avowed and never obtruded, but which "neither slumbered nor slept"—was ambition. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z

I have never been anxious under any circumstances to obtrude my opinions on the public. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z

In spite of his forced hilarity, which he now found it difficult to sustain, for sad thoughts would obtrude themselves, our artist but pecked at his food. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z

If by accident such things obtruded, he put them aside as impertinent to the time and place. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z

It was a warning to public men against signing a liberal document which might be needlessly obtruded against them at a critical conjuncture. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z

Julia Kavanagh never obtrudes her personality on the reader, though she lifts him into the exquisitely pure and peaceful atmosphere which one fancies must have been hers. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z

But one side of such solitude was that thoughts of the past would arise, would obtrude, and such he steadily put from him. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z

Philosopher as he was, it was hardly likely that such a consideration should obtrude at this moment. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z

Suddenly, from the direction of the arras covering the door to left, a muffled sound begins to obtrude itself. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z

Constance is no tragedy-queen, but a true-hearted, simple woman; and the fact that she lives in a world of miracles never obtrudes itself. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z

If his charm had won him conquests, they had never obtruded. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z

Once or twice she almost shuddered as the details of their meeting on the bridge obtruded themselves. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z

If you wish to be useful, govern your desires, and wait not till distress obtrudes itself—search it out. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z

He was sorry that he had obtruded his grief on his friends; he would like to go home at once; he did not wish for anybody to accompany him. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z

The facts of the mutual influence of mind on body are so obtruded on observation that they could never be missed, but it is quite another thing to reach a satisfactory explanation of them. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z

Ben was always there, but he never obtruded. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z

The cynical thought obtruded itself, grinning derisively; help was proffered so eagerly, because it could not be accepted. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z

They did not want to distress the dying man by obtruding their grief. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z

Besides, another thing obtruded itself between them—the lie, slight as it had been, that she had told. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z

The fact that this was the custom of our European forefathers, however, shows how business has obtruded itself on the habits that man would naturally form for himself. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z

Walking in a vivid crimson glow, the Black Seigneur gazed only ahead, where now, on that monotonous desert, the rim of the sea on a sudden obtruded. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z

Here a little observation obtrudes itself to my notice. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z

If she wept at all she wept in secret and in the night-time; she had no desire to obtrude her grief upon others. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z

Rotha obtruded her feelings in no way upon his notice; she was quiet and docile as usual. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z

The thought that this forcible beat must mean some serious pathological condition will obtrude itself on many people, and if it does sleep is sure to be disturbed. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z

It will not involve my remaining on the spot, or obtruding myself in any way. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z

At this point Rolph rests the case, without entering into the moral implicates of the subject, which would seem to obtrude themselves upon the attention. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z

Being quite in the dark as to the existence of a new disturbing factor, he was wont to obtrude his presence as heretofore upon Jeannette. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z

Every attempt to obtrude on a company subjects either to which they are indifferent, or of which they are ignorant, is in bad taste. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z

The foolishness of obtruding other things, information and study of various kinds, on the child's attention at this time should be manifest. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z

It attracts our sympathy, if involuntary, and not designed for our notice—It offends, if we see that it is purposely indulged and obtruded on our observation. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z

It does not obtrude itself upon the observation of the world. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z

What a beast I am to obtrude my sadness against the blaze of your Xmas fire! Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z

I have no right to obtrude upon you with these, but I think you will pity me. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z

There was no hesitation about the answer, and as he met Violet Wayne’s eyes the unpleasant thoughts which momentarily obtruded themselves upon the man vanished again, and left him with a faint sense of shame. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z

A graver thing, the thought of merging his identity with the Rat’s, had impinged, obtruded itself, as it were, upon his mind. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z

He has, without knowing it, obtruded himself in the way of the "regular order of business," and been run over in consequence, without being quite clear as to how the accident occurred. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z

At the eastern extremity of this terrace, which here wound round an octagonal-shaped tower obtruding from the angle, was a deep curtained window, which led into a boudoir. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z

He proclaims: "I abdicate at goodwill with all my fellow-labourers, and for reasons so purely personal that I feel it would be an act of egotism to obtrude them on public notice." Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z

Diderot, however, did not obtrude in the Encyclop�dia the definitely anti-religious opinions which he had developed and which are revealed in his correspondence. Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson 2011-04-07T02:00:16.760Z

Short as the story is, we should not feel warranted in obtruding it on our readers if it did not to a certain extent serve to illustrate the characters of both master and man. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z

This was said in reference to a little chubby man, in a waiter's jacket, who really had taken every imaginable professional privilege to obtrude his presence. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z

His head was of huge proportions, and deformed, being perfectly flat on the top, and obtruding in front into a round forehead like an infant's newly born. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z

What chiefly obtrudes itself on our attention, is the gross personal invective, and indecency of these compositions, so foreign from anything that would be tolerated in modern times. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z

Hunt obtrudes himself too frequently in a breezy, offhand manner. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z

Ashamed to have obtruded even thus upon a scene of private sorrow, Daly turned back again to the courtyard, where now the loud voice of the Knight was heard giving his orders to the servants. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z

He had no right to obtrude himself upon one, who, in withdrawing from the world, declared that he deserved to be unknown. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z

This false Florimel has hurried from the press and obtruded herself into public notice, while for aught we know the real one may be still wandering about the woods and mountains. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z

Yet in the Adelphi, the contrast, perhaps, is too direct, and too constantly obtruded on the attention of the audience. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z

"Of course our friends here are very attentive; but then, you know, they lack the polish one meets in European salons, and they are too apt to obtrude their business into their social relations." Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z

The two friends dined pleasantly, and although, from time to time, some stray thought of Gleeson's absence would obtrude, they chatted away agreeably till past nine o'clock. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z

She bethought her of all the obsequious attention of her maid, that quiet watchfulness of cunning service, the mindful observance that supplies a want and yet obtrudes no thought of it. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z

These detestable errors, whereby they think to destroy the truth of the divine Books, are obtruded on the world as the peremptory pronouncements of a newly-invented "free science." Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z

Huge trees obtrude themselves between the shattered fragments as if they had grown there since the building had fallen to ruin. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z

I promise you, I will not obtrude myself upon you unless you ask me to do so. Professor Huskins 2011-03-13T03:00:20.620Z

Of what he saw and did he writes agreeably, without obtruding the autobiographical form.... How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z

I hope you'll forgive me, Sir," said he, submissively, "for obtruding upon you at such an hour, but I have been all over Paris, and only found out where you were this minute. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z

The peaceful quietude of an existence on which no shocks obtrude is unspeakably delightful. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z

The poetical “colour” is here, the ideal dignity, the atmosphere, although they obtrude themselves less on the reader than in most poets. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z

I fear that a younger element has obtruded itself into the firm of Wadham, an element which scarcely grasps the true position. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z

Agnes was troubled to think of the innocent child in such society, and without obtruding counsel, yet never restraining it when needful, she did her best to keep Maria's conscience quick and her heart right. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z

A servile imitation of Roman models, an absolute acceptance of classical correctness, prevailed; the classic orders, especially the Corinthian, spread themselves everywhere; in one place barren and formal simplicity obtruded itself, in another pretentious magnificence. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z

And, finally, in place of the key-line of my peroration, what should obtrude itself upon my vision but that coarse and vulgar legend: Corkage, one dollar. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z

This will be my apology for obtruding upon you, though, perhaps, the cause in which I write might serve for excuse. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z

I will here add a most annoying example of this particularist feeling, which obtrudes itself upon every visitor to Athens. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z

They would all make good "filling" at the new dance-house ball, but they would never obtrude into the foreground. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z

It would scarcely be decent to obtrude upon the sacred grief of the bereaved relatives with a request for particulars.' The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z

Now and again a statement, boyish, abrupt, and evidently original, obtruded itself oddly among the flowery sentences, but most of it had been copied painfully from some ancient tome. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z

It is only in a moment of forgetfulness that I could have obtruded a personal consideration into a question of another kind. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z

But even as this flashed through his mind the memory of his long martyrdom obtruded itself. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z

No consideration of reason, probability, or common sense obtruded itself athwart his plan. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z

It must be a matter of constant surprise, to those who have been accustomed to distinguish political from religious questions, to find religion for ever obtruded into discussions of the Irish problem. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z

To the south, the view is confined by the near projection of the obtruding cliffs. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z

These thoughts of self would obtrude in the very beginning of a letter I had destined for other objects. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z

The worthless book will continue to obtrude itself at all times and on all occasions. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z

He will not obtrude himself upon a family that does not choose to know him, and he has at least as much reason as we have to consign his father's memory to oblivion. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z

But if they should so obtrude those views into public life as to affect the rights of him who repudiates them, it becomes another matter. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z

Political bickering began and political factors of all kinds obtruded themselves on the movement. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z

Indeed, the longer one looked at this wonderful statue, the more did the distressing thought obtrude itself that such marvellous beauty could be united with an utter absence of goodness. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z

The excellent fellows spoke French as if they had been born in Pontoise, obtruded themselves everywhere, and took a great interest in everything. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z

But here again the most melancholy considerations obtruded. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z

Considerations to aid his judgment, exhortations to strengthen his will, may be offered to him, even obtruded on him, by others; but he himself is the final judge. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z

In this position she used, still without ever obtruding her presence in any way, to make herself very useful by holding my pens, test-tubes, or bottles and handing me whatever I wanted, with never-failing sagacity. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z

He was no one's enemy but his own; he was obliging, often genial, rarely tiresome; he had travelled much and read much, but never obtruded his knowledge or his experiences unasked. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z

No stiff rows of pews obtrude their modern convenience upon your notice. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z

"I think," says I, "it was a fashion that first obtruded itself in the Prince of Wales." The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z

Carathis, still seated on her camel, foamed with indignation at the spectacle which obtruded itself on her chaste view. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z

Over the draped chimney-piece a rosewood overmantel obtruded with carved cubicles, enclosing each a simpering statuette. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z

There is nothing to obtrude the thought of the spirit, in which life, freedom, and individuality were crushed out of the world. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

His master was both angry and uneasy at his absence; but, in the bustle and laughter of the harvest field, again forgot the occasional thoughts of his useful dog that obtruded themselves on his mind. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14

I neither believed nor disbelieved: I was willing, when the subject obtruded itself upon my thoughts, to get rid of it the best way I could. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10

The perversity of the fate which governs the relations of England and Ireland obtrudes itself once more in this connection. The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin

Valletta is well policed; rowdiness does not obtrude itself upon the stranger. The Story of Malta

She had no right to obtrude herself into his life and to disturb it. The Belovéd Traitor

Any idle and public inquiries concerning them, or any attempt to obtrude an acquaintance upon them, I shall—punish! To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3

There was no attempt at display; no affectation of learning; no desire to obtrude "me and my books" upon any one, or in any way: in all things she was graceful and well-bred. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851

Why should this middle-aged man constantly obtrude his personality upon her thoughts? The Man Who Rose Again

But at anyrate you will oblige me if you do not obtrude your angelic nature. The Wonderful Visit

It was only that a feeling of disquiet had broken the spell of her reverie; it did not obtrude upon the field of her conscious thought. Into the Primitive

A wild gleam shone in his eyes as he fumbled with his left hand for the leather case strung over his shoulder, from which obtruded the burnished knobs of a pair of cavalry pistols. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers

Nothing, however, is obtruded; there is no searching after a dramatic background, or undue word-painting; everything is in keeping with and subordinate to the main interest of the tale. The Wish A Novel

Neither Wavy feeling, Eyes, nor Whiff obtruded themselves: they left him alone and waited: he never forgot them, but he did not seek them out. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath

Serious men will, perhaps, think them more deserving of attention than are many of the ephemeral vagaries, which modern adventurers in the art of training youth daily obtrude upon the public. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion

The war and its memories were still very near to the maimed, poverty-stricken Confederate; and the other knew that they were, and did not obtrude himself. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches

A clock on the mantelpiece chimed the twelve strokes of midnight in a sort of silvery apology for obtruding the hour. Sinister Street, vol. 2

The threadbare poorness of his clothes, a thing of which he had never before been conscious, now uncomfortably obtruded itself upon realization. The Tempering

You needn't fear that I shall obtrude words of consolation that would be meaningless to you. The Children of the World

But he was in a hurry and his brothers obtruded advice. The Land of Strong Men

In the midst of the general gloom a merry face was suddenly obtruded through the swinging doors. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship

It no more dares obtrude upon me uncalled for than would my valet come into my room till I ring for him. The Fortunes Of Glencore

She was listening to a lecture in which her aunt was describing to her how very badly Mr. Hamel had behaved in obtruding himself on the shades of Glenbogie. Ayala's Angel

She was treated with the utmost respect and tenderness by our men, who neither obtruded themselves on her grief nor offered any interruption to the preparations which she made for his interment. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan

At last, as some shadowy perception of her thoughts obtruded itself upon him, he stirred nervously, and the flush upon his face deepened. The Gambler A Novel

Then, suddenly checking himself, he felt reluctant, almost stranger that he was, to obtrude at such a moment. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II)

The whole affair, into which by some extraordinary self-delusion you consider yourself privileged to obtrude, is very simple. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II)

It is General Regnier is in command of the army; and unless specially applied to, I could not venture upon the liberty of obtruding my opinion upon him.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I.

Taking up a position which enabled us to see what was passing, without obtruding on the parties concerned, we waited patiently until the ceremonies commenced. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan

That had been the only moment of personal doubt or question that had obtruded itself upon the first hours of mutual comprehension. The Gambler A Novel

Of all his former friends and acquaintances, Cashel did not appear to remember one; nor, certainly, did they obtrude themselves in any way upon his recollection. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II)

Right in front stands the altar: this obtrudes itself before all else upon his attention: he must learn its lesson first of all. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus

He was not one, he would have us know, to obtrude material considerations when they were out of place. The Book of Susan A Novel

Looking away from this squalid scene, I became suddenly aware of an unusual amount of paint and gilding on the walls—an art tawdriness that had not before obtruded itself. Love's Usuries

For several seconds she stood in this state of mental confusion; then, with disconcerting suddenness, a new incident obtruded itself upon her mind. The Gambler A Novel

Of course, sir; we have neither the right nor the inclination to obtrude ourselves upon you. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II)

There was no reason for me to obtrude myself, and I was happy not to do so. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth

The presence of the girl was not obtruded, much less her name; nothing was said of her in the paragraph that went to the paper. The Great Miss Driver

His hands were drawn up and folded calmly across his obtruding stomach, as if he feared he might possibly burst open, and wanted to be ready to hold himself together. First Fam'lies of the Sierras

As the impression obtruded itself upon him, his own nervous excitement dropped from him suddenly. The Gambler A Novel

A picture of the happenings in the basement down below would obtrude itself upon his mental vision; he saw the prisoner—careless, contemptuous, ready for death; Jan sullen but obedient; the men murmuring and disaffected. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel

While the Bridegroom cheers the Bride with His voice, and opens to her prospects which only His love can realize, shall I obtrude myself and claim consideration? The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I

Fancy takes a leap beyond the honeymoon, and dim apparitions of bakers' bills, and the skeletons of cheap furniture, obtrude themselves involuntarily on your view. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845

He is above all things well-bred, and whether he write or paint will not desire a technique that denies or obtrudes his long and noble descent. The Cutting of an Agate

Then, through the temper that still mastered him, a twinge of regret, a sense of parting and loss obtruded themselves. The Gambler A Novel

He is above all things well bred, and whether he write or paint will not desire a technique that denies or obtrudes his long and noble descent. Discoveries A Volume of Essays

I felt like one who had no right to obtrude himself there, and had become, as it were, a spy upon her. Jack Hinton The Guardsman

His manners were always marked with a tinge of proud reserve which none ever infringed upon, nor, out of school-hours, did any one ever presume to obtrude upon his retirement. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience

When he had aroused at the sound of firing, his blindness, as always when something was happening about him, was obtruded upon him. The Blind Man's Eyes

It rarely obtrudes itself, and it still more rarely presents itself with exaggerated attributes. A Short History of French Literature

Human nature is much the same all over the world, though its coarsest features are more obtruded upon observation in some lands than in others. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia

Time after time she would drive him from her mind, but as fast as he was banished, his slim face would obtrude itself from another quarter. Carnival

Hence, I have hesitated on formally obtruding myself upon his secrets, whatever they be, and have rather watched for some chance occasion to meet him in his walks.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4.

It was not for Grizel to obtrude where she, a sister, might not go. An Unknown Lover

The other side of the picture would obtrude itself—disillusion, life soured. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance

She would not obtrude her society where it was not desired, but she would stoop to no pretence by way of excuse. A Question of Marriage

The first shock of surprise, the first involuntary access of superstition past, two considerations obtruded themselves. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt

It’s been a handicap to me many times, obtruding itself when it wasn’t wanted. Lady Cassandra

When I only saw faces of joy around me, I said to my heart, 'What right have I, in my selfishness, to obtrude here?' One Of Them

The question inevitably obtrudes itself—what is the pointing of destiny, which singles out Churchill for the indignant protector, in verse, of England's freedom and welfare? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845

In spite of the peace, Turks and Tartars at times fall upon our borders, plunder the people, set the towns on fire,—in short, in every possible way obtrude upon us their friendship. The Golden Age in Transylvania

I will not obtrude questions now, although most desirous to lift the burdens which are resting upon you. Anne

Faults of which he had been happily unconscious, obtruded themselves upon his notice. Lady Cassandra

As he had not spoken to me of bad news, I felt ashamed to obtrude myself on his confidence and kept silent, and not a word passed between us as we went. That Boy Of Norcott's

But, drawing from the bag of another, no such mean reflection obtrudes. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance

The hills on the eastern side of the valley were abrupt, and frequently obtruded themselves in rocky prominences into its bosom. The Spy Condensed for use in schools

Spoke about French Revolutions new and old; well read in all that; had seen General Dumouriez; reserved seemingly by nature, obtrudes nothing of diplomatic reserve. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series

It hides itself under many disguises, obtrudes its head in the most unexpected situations. Lady Cassandra

Mr. Eccles says he is satisfied with me; but I fear it is more because I obtrude little on his notice than that I am making any progress. That Boy Of Norcott's

And lastly, conscience has the intolerable habit of obtruding its opinion upon details, and will not wait to judge by results. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance

A man might still be a heretic at heart and at his own fireside, so long as he did not obtrude it on the public. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2

But the other side of the argument would obtrude itself. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion

She did not attempt to deny that they were shocked, the flutter of dismay had indeed been so real a thing as to obtrude itself on ears, as well as eyes. Lady Cassandra

I know that I am taking a great liberty in obtruding this request upon you; but I am very friendless, and very little versed in worldly knowledge. That Boy Of Norcott's

"I disclaim all pretension of a perfect stranger to obtrude himself upon me, and by the mere assumption of a pompous manner and an imposing air, to inquire into my private affairs." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance

"I am sorry to hear it," said Jack, feelingly; "and I am sorry, besides, to have obtruded my own small griefs before one who has such a heavy affliction." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly

I do not obtrude my opinions upon you.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier

And now, kind and indulgent reader, I will no longer obtrude upon your patience; these sketches are at an end. Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847

Yet, whatever absurdities our Mandevylles may have obtruded on the public, the evidence of the fact is not thereby wholly destroyed. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem

If for a parting instant a thought of bygones would obtrude, I hastened to escape from it as from a gloomy reminiscence. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance

I chatted about an hour with him, and he is delightfully amusing; he 'll no more obtrude his claims or his pretensions than Lord Culduff will speak of his fifty years of diplomatic service. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly

In this sense woman is intellectually handicapped because her body obtrudes itself upon her. The Intelligence of Woman

She would understand him if she could,—would learn from him and trust him implicitly,—but her femininity never obtruded itself. The Mountain Girl

It is General R�gnier that is in command of the army, and unless specially applied to, I could not venture upon the liberty of obtruding my opinion upon him.' Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune

"Then," cried he, "I have only to ask pardon for thus obtruding upon your confidence." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance

An alien sound obtruded suddenly into the throbbing of his Spitfire. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.

Another matter for the columns of the Optimist was obtruded upon the breakfast table. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday

I did not for one moment connect the letter with the other event, the recollection of which, strange as it may seem to you, did not obtrude itself at all then. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections

If I read these statements with ardour and avidity, one lurking sense of doubt alone obtruded itself on my reasonings. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune

I am really shocked at obtruding these annoyances upon your notice. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day

How they will obtrude themselves into the foreground, making the real and the actual but mere shadows in the distance! Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day

These, and such like, had more than once been obtruded upon him; but to seek and court them, to invite their presence, was not to be thought of. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago

The man had no conscious thought of harm to anyone, yet the idea kept obtruding and seemed so out of keeping with his other thoughts George assigned several of his circuits to the man. The Seventh Order

Private sorrows and afflictions were disregarded and despised, and to obtrude one's hardships on the notice of others, seemed, at this juncture, a most ineffable selfishness. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune

It is not for poor chroniclers like ourselves to obtrude upon good fortune like this, and destroy, by attempted description, all that constitutes its real happiness. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day

"I had really no intention to obtrude my curiosity so far," said Dunn, apologizing. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day

His wife was too abstract a concept, a shadow too vague in his memory, to obtrude often upon his reveries. The Destroying Angel

It does not obtrude its observations, though it "morals on the time," and, by its stationary character, forms a contrast to the most fleeting of all essences. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time

All is green and fresh—no brickwork, nor shelves, nor pipes, nor ‘tombstone’ labels obtrude upon the view. The Woodlands Orchids

Mr. Clowes was too well acquainted with his master's temper to obtrude unseasonably upon him, so that he glided noiselessly away till such time as he might be wanted. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day

Very often she gives them very good advice, but she does not obtrude it unseasonably. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June

Yet after five repulses, contrary to all Order and Custome, it was by Tumultuary instigations obtruded again, and by a few carried, when most of the Peers were forced to absent themselves. Eikon Basilike The Pourtracture of His Sacred Majestie, in His Solitudes and Sufferings

Cares, Distresses, Diseases, Uneasinesses, and Dislikes of our own, are by no Means to be obtruded upon our Friends. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time

Even in his busiest hours memories of Barclay and the woman obtruded themselves. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure

Dying, I feel sure, was equally well arranged; it was never allowed to obtrude itself on living. The Pentecost of Calamity

These observations obtruded themselves upon Albert, as he stood waiting at the outer gate, which was strongly palisadoed towards the ravine, and covered the approach to the bridge. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes.

The solitude they have confined me unto, adds the wildernesse to my temptations: For the company they obtrude upon me, is more sad then any solitude can be. Eikon Basilike The Pourtracture of His Sacred Majestie, in His Solitudes and Sufferings

After all, these were but passing clouds; nor did she ever suffer herself to recur to the past, save when wayward memories would obtrude uncalled for. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life

"Was his deception honorable? was it possible to continue it?" were the questions that would obtrude upon him, and for which no ingenuity could find answer. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life

What sudden respect had he felt for me; what natural reluctance to obtrude himself on me; how honored by my notice, how distinguished by my favor! Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas

It shall never be said of me, that the heir of the Sturmfeders begged for a wife, and obtruded his importunity to gain the consent of a father against his free will. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes.

Now I obtruded myself upon them, and felt delight in scaring them. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors

It was this peculiar notion once more obtruded upon me that stung me into speech with him. Captain Macedoine's Daughter

She did not, of course she did not, wish to be free, and was ashamed to find the thought obtruding itself; but there had been moments—and these recurred to her now. Leonore Stubbs

It is an occasion into which an outsider, however, has no right to enter and however strong may be his sympathy, the sorrow is too intensely personal for even a close friend to obtrude. The Story of General Pershing

They ransacked the stores of ancient learning, and the treasures of modern science, not to indulge their vanity by obtruding their acquirements, but to prove, to adorn, and to illustrate the doctrine they delivered. Coelebs In Search of a Wife

The eternal interrogations had obtruded themselves in her unfortunate girlhood, and she had questioned the voiceless infinite, but angrily, with youth's blind rebellion against the injustice of life. Ancestors A Novel

My mind grew sombre as the scene itself, and strange and fearful ideas obtruded themselves in rapid succession. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1

A friend who did not obtrude himself upon the departing travellers, but spied from the background, rubbed his hands as the train moved off. Leonore Stubbs

His cheek paled for an instant as the thought obtruded that the man might resist and he have to really shoot him. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys

She never tired him with lectures, never obtruded serious discourse unseasonably, nor prolonged it improperly. Coelebs In Search of a Wife

Hank never obtruded any advice, but cheerfully explained the art of packing to any man who sought him. Bring Me His Ears

Here he made many friends, distinguishing himself by obtruding mentions and memories of his rank in a way not common with the English aristocracy, and hence, in 1805, he proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)

He will often fall into a musing posture to attract observation, and is then obtruding himself upon the company when he pretends to be withdrawn from it. The Tatler, Volume 3

I did forget that the poor miller’s child had no right to obtrude her comeliness in the presence of the banker’s daughter. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part

Our parents, however, never allowed this practice or their religious inclinations to obtrude on their neighbours; all was done most unassumingly and humbly, as a matter of everyday course. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports

The place was full of stunted trees and undergrowth, with jagged, irregular masses of stone lying here and there, and constantly obtruding themselves in such a way that he received a number of severe bruises. Through Apache Lands

It was so seldom nowadays that she obtruded her affairs upon any one’s notice that Betty glanced at her wonderingly. Betty Wales Freshman

I will not obtrude my advice upon you again, and you must forgive me for having already done so. Under False Pretences A Novel

Thoughts of himself never seemed to have obtruded upon his mind. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850

He always shrank from speaking about himself, and in those days was not in the habit of obtruding sacred things on his fellow-students. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports

The impatient, eager haste with which the rein was unfastened, the seemingly impossibility of getting the loosely fastened knot untied, the little obstructions that constantly obtruded themselves—these cannot be described nor imagined. Through Apache Lands

But here again the question of cheap power obtrudes itself. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast

There, however, somewhat to my surprise, I failed to forget her; and wherever I went, the image of that light, graceful form, seated upon the rock, began to obtrude itself upon my thoughts. Stories by American Authors, Volume 9

The “German Enigma” of Monsieur Bourdon is mainly an objective, impartial, and impersonal study, and the author has been careful not to obtrude his own private views. German Problems and Personalities

She admired what was genuine, and tolerated such shams as obtruded themselves on her attention. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches

What pests these little things are, treading on my dress, and obtruding their presence on me like this. Talkers With Illustrations

Even if you lie down, and almost smother yourself in the clothes, you are bound to obtrude one hand out of shelter, or how is the book to be held up? By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects

Incongruously, the impression obtruded that they were unusually handsome shoulders. The Bandbox

The hint was taken; the levity was never more obtruded on the father’s notice, and Norris was inexorably launched upon a backward voyage. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)

Forms that had faded into distance—thoughts that had seemed dissolved into nothing—scenes and impressions which I had in vain sought to revive—obtrude themselves irresistibly on my notice. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.

The Religious.—He is one that obtrudes his views and experience upon others in ways, times, and places which are far from prudent and commendable. Talkers With Illustrations

The colours upon the palette are artfully changed, details are sometimes obtruded, at others significantly hidden. George Borrow Times Literary Supplement, 10th July 1903

Two questions which early obtrude themselves in the consideration of Breton fairy-lore are: Are all the fays of Brittany malevolent? Legends & Romances of Brittany

And the thought of Carly,—that tried to obtrude itself, he put resolutely from him. The Come Back

A passing omnibus obtruded the familiar inscription, "International Stores for Staminal Bread." The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman

They affect a knowledge of argumentative processes, and obtrude upon your attention by false reasoning conclusions which perhaps appear as legitimate as possible. Talkers With Illustrations

By governesses and other instructors, Wordsworth and Tennyson were obtruded on me as models of beauty and edification. Memoirs of Life and Literature

The ridiculers acknowledge that their favourite art may do mischief, when dishonest men obtrude circumstances foreign to the object. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors

How strange that the same memory did not obtrude itself on him. The Son of His Mother

“That he shouldn’t know any better–” she mentally scolded, behind her tired look, “than to obtrude himself the very first minute after Doctor Tom’s departure!” Aurora the Magnificent

Go where we will within the circuit of the Bay of Naples and even outside it, we are never out of sight of the obtruding Mountain and its smoky wreath. The Naples Riviera

Our possible separation hereafter from those we have loved here, is almost the only idea connected with these subjects which obtrudes itself sometimes upon my mind. Records of Later Life

Her original plan, she felt, might have to be altered by reason of Colden’s having obtruded his hand into the game, a possibility she had not, in roughly sketching that plan, taken into account. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778

It was as if he had but an abstract interest in the youth, a feeling which the incident had obtruded upon him without penetrating the reserve of his private cogitations. The Bondboy

The rapidity of movement, the vastness of the results, these things are before his eyes; but there insists on obtruding itself a sense of unsubstantiality. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations

She will not flaunt her decision in the parental face, nor cause ructions by tactlessly obtruding the bone of contention; but she will be firm and loyal, true to herself and to him she loves. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements

Such things as these, when they obtrude upon the mind, the soul, are not likely to make merry meetings. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes

To my restricted vision, placed as I am upon the earth, isolated facts obtrude themselves with a capricious particularity which defies my powers of generalization. A Modern Symposium

The one plain thing, the thing that persisted and obtruded, was that they had arrested Joe on a charge that was at once hideous and unjust. The Bondboy

As I paced the stones of the court-yard, I became aware that a certain maidservant had been obtruding upon my view with a persistency that might be intentional. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire

The 'trilogy' was composed after Disraeli had become a force in politics, and the didactic tendency is constantly obtruding itself. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3)

The doubts in Belle's mind had not yet taken definite form when a new and unpleasant circumstance obtruded. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country

And she thought it impatiently, for the little ways persisted in obtruding themselves on her remembrance in the middle of her fine plans of future wisdom. The Benefactress

I had my own work to do, and it did not seem to me good taste to obtrude my opinions, which naturally were different from those prevalent at Oxford. My Autobiography A Fragment

You will send for me if you feel that you can see me; unless you send I do not obtrude myself on you. Tante

Mrs. Bundlecombe's death had thrown her history into the background, and she had not seemed eager to obtrude it on any of her friends. Name and Fame A Novel

In justice to him it must be said that he was most careful not to obtrude himself into the sight of their sacred majesties. Amaryllis at the Fair

The perplexity of the presence of this immediate order of things seemed solved; but another kept obtruding itself: what was going on before that “beginning?” The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion

He kept as far from his master as he could and was careful not to obtrude himself or offer to resume a servant’s duty. Graham of Claverhouse

The noonday crowds their restlessness obtruded Between him and his quest; At unseen corners jostled and eluded, Against his hand her silken robes were pressed. Poems

These sad images obtruded upon her mind, and to such dismal thoughts was superadded the load of fear and anxiety arising from the uncertainty of her offended parent's reception. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.

In justice to old Iden let it be known that he was most careful not to obtrude himself; he hid himself under the fig trees. Amaryllis at the Fair

On certain points which we shall notice there is a development of thought in it; but this was not obtruded. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems

Bad women do not obtrude their presence at the polls, and I do not now remember ever to have seen a distinctively bad woman casting her vote. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV

We entered the 41 gardens without paying toll, or in any way obtruding ourselves on the notice of man. The Rambles of a Rat

In this ferment of expectation, not a single thought obtruded to damp his ardour, or throw a partial shadow over so bright a picture. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.

It has a thesis, but this is implied rather than obtruded. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays

Green shamrock leaves of tin, with the names of all the donors—this is important—obtrude themselves here and there. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule

The tiny stream wound like a silvery serpent through the stretch of green, succulent grass, narrowing gorge and obtruding rock and boulder. A Waif of the Mountains

Even his wispy hair had an aggression in the manner in which it obtruded from under the brim of his slouch hat. The Twins of Suffering Creek

The surprise of the duenna was strongly pictured on her shrivelled visage, as the dismal truth obtruded itself upon her mind. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.

But through it all one thing, one gleam of hope obtruded itself. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills

Selfish feelings, too, though secondary, might now and then obtrude, for they are implanted in our nature. A Walk from London to Fulham

Had Dic ever hoped to gain more than a warm friendship from the girl that hope had been shattered for all time, and never, never, never would he obtrude his love upon her again. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties

It obtruded her form upon him, the more determinedly he endeavoured to thrust it from his mind by dwelling upon the charms of his Emma. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844

Forgive me, Lope," she answered; "the expression of my grief I know is painful to thee, but a dismal foreboding obtrudes itself upon my mind, which I strive in vain to banish. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.

An Irish gentleman, of tolerable assurance, obtruded his company where he was far from being welcome; the master of the house, indeed, literally kicked him down stairs. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists.

It is the only place I have been, except Long Key, where the omnipresent, hateful, and stinking automobile does not obtrude upon real content. Tales of Fishes

She obtrudes her prettiness—keeps her attractions always en �vidence, as the French say. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties

At length, even in the midst of his happiness, the sober practical thought obtruded itself of time and space. Among the Brigands

The kitchen, too, obtruded and occupied the foreground of life. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real

His earlier irritability was forgotten save when it obtruded itself reproachfully to remind him that he had been scantly civil to the girl by his side. The Education of Eric Lane

The back grows rounded, the ribs fall in, and the stomach obtrudes itself unduly; all this to the injury of health and of harmonious beauty of form. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society

He felt that he had obtruded an unwelcome presence upon these two mute evidences of passion which seemed now to be drawn momentarily apart for breath before re-engaging in the fray. Sunlight Patch

Not that he was anxious to deny his Jewishness—was not the shop closed on Saturdays?—he was merely anxious not to obtrude it. Ghetto Comedies

And as the same constrained silence once more fell upon them, the elusive odour of her perfume seemed to obtrude again, as though taking the opportunity to assert itself. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real

Why would he obtrude, and draw notice to himself? The Rainbow

With jaws powerful enough to crack the thigh-bones of the urus, they nevertheless hesitated to obtrude themselves on the notice either of the crouching saber-tooth or of the two giant bears. In the Morning of Time

He had been too proud, too gentlemanly, to obtrude himself where he was evidently not wanted; but his pained, reproachful look as he drew back would haunt her for the rest of the day. Lover or Friend

The long-forgotten word Rishus came suddenly into his mind—was not the man's anti-Semitism as obtruded as his teeth?—Rishus, that wicked malice, which to a persecuted people had become almost a synonym for Christianity. Ghetto Comedies

He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real

“I have cared for you all this time, but I would not obtrude myself on your trouble; I thought it better to wait.” Our Bessie

In his crusade against the form of punishment known as the ‘silent system,’ the English novelist obtrudes his moral with a frequency that weakens the effect of his often splendid eloquence. Australian Writers

Miss Ross, I wished you to pass; I never meant to speak or to obtrude myself on you, but you stopped of your own accord.' Lover or Friend

I suppose she has a will of her own, packed somewhere away in that benignant big body of hers, but she never obtrudes it. The Prairie Child

His love for Margaret had been strong enough to absorb him, save when at moments his sense of his general position had obtruded. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real

The plump white cow, which had obtruded its nose through the gateway, calmly withdrew it and proceeded on its way undisturbed by Moses' frantic gestures. The Brass Bound Box

She felt when she was with him that he had a strength to match Ward's strength; only, this strength was tamed and trained and smoothed so that it did not obtrude upon one's notice. The Ranch at the Wolverine

I had no intention to obtrude myself upon you. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London

Inasmuch as the continually obtruding stream must be crossed, and the precious hours were fast passing, the rancher gave every energy to surmounting the difficulty. The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux

He does not obtrude on her devotions, but hurries to the place of rendezvous. Lady of the Lake

The same year 1640, he was by the covenanting lords sent to London to draw up an accusation against arch-bishop Laud, for the innovations he had obtruded upon the church of Scotland. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies

Then her own uncomfortable condition obtruded itself once more, and she arose. 'Lizbeth of the Dale

Then you will be able to judge how exceedingly frivolous the idle opinions and reports are which you have obtruded so industriously upon your notice. Letters on the Cholera Morbus. Containing ample evidence that this disease, under whatever name known, cannot be transmitted from the persons of those labouring under it to other individuals, by contact—through the medium of inanimate substances—or through the medium of the atmosphere; and that all restrictions, by cordons and quarantine regulations, are, as far as regards this disease, not merely useless, but highly injurious to the community.

That which, fell upon their ears was the occasional crackling of a twig, and the brushing aside of the obtruding limbs. The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux

We stand always prepared to fight manfully for our convictions, and to obtrude them at all points upon friend and foe alike. India, Its Life and Thought

At sound of a brisk tap at her chamber door the lady turned with a guilty start to find the fresh-colored, impertinent face of the French maid obtruding itself into the room. The Transfiguration of Miss Philura

She strove to keep her mind upon it, but the exaltation of the prayer-time had passed, and the vision of Mrs. Jarvis obtruded itself on her Sabbath thoughts. 'Lizbeth of the Dale

He makes us see the quiet of the hills and the allurements of the trout-stream, yet he refrains as scrupulously as Mr. Howells himself from obtruding his own personality. The Van Dwellers A Strenuous Quest for a Home

It did not please her any better, but at all events it did not afflict her by always obtruding itself upon her attention. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius

Mary was strictly pious; and the vices of the cold, stern, and silent William were not obtruded on the public eye. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

But another thought obtruded with ever recurring frequency. El Diablo

But here another question obtrudes itself: Why should those born from the sons of God and the daughters of men alone have differed from the ordinary stature of man? Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood

But I never obtrude my advice; if people don’t want it, I shall not trouble them with it. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford

We teach our children, as we were taught ourselves, to give importance only to the fact of exclusiveness, expense, rareness, already necessarily obtruded far too much by our struggling, imperfect civilisation. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life

It fulfils every requirement of a satire, steering clear of the pitfall caricature, and not obtruding the didactic element. Jewish Literature and Other Essays

A movement of expectancy among the three visitors aroused Cicily from the fit of abstraction into which she had fallen, and on which the others had not ventured to obtrude themselves. Making People Happy

Margery apparently had not yet come upon the floor, or—the horrid thought obtruded itself—she had discovered who I was, or, rather, who I was not. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905

This was information of the most obtruding sort.... Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation

She obtruded herself upon him everywhere, for his very bed was hanged With tapestry of silk and silver, the story Proud Cleopatra when she met her Roman. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance)

The thoughts of home obtrude upon us; and we feel as the poor Jews felt on the banks of the Euphrates, when their task-masters and prison-keepers insisted upon their singing a song. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself.

They, too, were obstinate in their belief that women should not obtrude into business affairs. Making People Happy

Sometimes when he flattered himself with being on the point of accomplishing his wishes, the idea of the witchcraft obtruded itself, and rendered him for the time completely impotent. Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction

If for a moment the recollection of her horrible crime obtruded itself upon her mind, she banished it by thinking of her adored Montoni. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston

The question whether the egg existed before the hen or the hen before the egg has often been called an idle one, and yet it obtrudes itself upon everybody. Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7

Doubtless all the while she was using her power of observation, as Mrs. Eberstein was using hers, though the fact was not obtruded; for Dolly had heart wants quite as urgent as body wants. The End of a Coil

Traces of the old obtrude themselves plainly from between the lines of the new. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

This was, she recognised, an almost repugnant thing, a feeling to be judiciously checked, but it would obtrude itself. Hawtrey's Deputy

On the coronation-day he did not obtrude her claims upon the people; nor, on the contrary, would he forego his private comforts in her society. Coronation Anecdotes

They did not intrude nor obtrude—they went their way, and permitted every one to go his. In Her Own Right

Very serious, very important reflections began to obtrude. A sketch of the life and services of Gen. Otho Holland Williams Read before the Maryland historical society, on Thursday evening, March 6, 1851

But this evil memory did not obtrude itself at the outset. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

These, as I observed before, are not, like Lucan's, obtruded upon the reader, but suggested by incidents. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810

Is Mr. Kemble not aware, how many drops of Shakspeare are lost, and how much false wine obtruded in their place, in this metamorphosis? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810

The outside world did not obtrude itself upon him, till the doctor declared that only once more would he visit him. The Rider of Waroona

"Since, my mouse, you don't want to be admired for your feet and hands, what points of your beauty may we venture to obtrude our notice upon?" Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878

Having brushed the dust or powdered wood away, the colour of the wood will have to be lowered or subdued, otherwise the whiteness will obtrude itself and stare through any carefully selected varnish. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII.

His eye caught Tom's in the midst of the operation, and the latter could not help looking a little confused, as if he had been unintentionally obtruding on their privacy. Tom Brown at Oxford

I might here, if it were requisite, bring a heap of testimonies from Protestant writers; the least thing which they can admit of is, that a minister be not obtruded renitente ecclesia. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)

But if so, it is a sleeping dog that neither bites nor barks; and if you let it alone it will stay in its kennel, and not even obtrude itself upon your view. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800

But there would obtrude the terrible possibility of a few raiders hiding along the trace, determined to strengthen their medicine with more white scalps. A Virginia Scout

It is not for his worth as a poet, but for the greatness of his character which obtrudes in his writings.—Goethe. Pearls of Thought

Another interest was obtruding itself into the simple, practical expedition, crowding aside its original purpose. Judith of the Cumberlands

The first production from the pen of Gillespie, the fruit, doubtless, of his previous studies, was a work entitled “A Dispute against the English Popish Ceremonies obtruded upon the Church of Scotland.” The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)

God bless my soul, you don't mean——' 'There is one thing I will say for her'—Mrs. Freddy's brother-in-law lazily defended the honour of the house—'she doesn't, as a rule, obtrude her opinions. The Convert

In obtruding her eggs into the nests of other birds, Madame Cowbird is sly and stealthy. Our Bird Comrades

But through it all ran a thread of sombre hue as the thought of Ansa obtruded. The High Calling

Cora strove to console herself with these thoughts; but there was another danger that would obtrude itself in her way. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad

At this point I obtruded myself upon the scene and went up to the dear old dog, took his distressed head in my arms, and talked to him. How to Cook Husbands

But these things are usually taken for granted; and I never imagined it my duty to volunteer my religious sentiments, since I never obtruded them. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster

"I don't want to obtrude my advice, but I will venture to suggest that you call in a private detective." Luke Walton

Now let us turn our attention to the evidences of luxury and debauchery, and the consequent evidences of degeneration, which obtrude themselves on all sides. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire

He banned the obtruding priest by name and all his accomplices. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England

He broke off and frowned, for a vague, unpleasant memory obtruded itself. Brandon of the Engineers

Still, in essentials he was civil and considerate, and Honor carefully made it evident that she did not mean to obtrude herself, and expected him to sit loose to the female part of the company. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster

But with returning consciousness some corner of discomfort obtruded itself into her mind. The Long Trick

He had not the honesty to let these thoughts obtrude themselves, but they nevertheless hovered at the back of his mind. The Long Portage

And the unexampled boldness of obtruding these plain and startling utterances into the royal presence, aroused the wrath of the king. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan

He did not want to obtrude himself, and since they seemed to expect him to stay, it was pleasant enough to sit and listen. Brandon of the Engineers

Now and then a degree of scorn, for the narrowness of dogma, would appear in reading history, but in general she was understood to have opinions which she did not obtrude. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster

The space, however, has been shortened by the great thickness of a Perpendicular cross-arch, which, though its southern respond obtrudes into the aisle below, is itself only visible from this chamber. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric

To the ordinary boy, politics, when it first obtrudes itself on his attention, appears under one or other of two aspects. The School and the World

As great an impossibility as that vulgarity and tawdriness should not obtrude their ugly heads here and there from under Branwell's finest phrases. Emily Brontë

She gave him two, which he carried back, but remained where she was, within hearing but far enough away not to obtrude her society upon the others. Brandon of the Engineers

I never wished to obtrude my feelings on you after I knew how it stood with you. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster

The other respond is concealed by a huge Perpendicular casing, which, obtruding as it does into the arch, is a very conspicuous object in the view from the west doors. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric

He did not obtrude himself, but called the head waiter and after a question, took out his card and scribbled a line on it. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

In them also picturesque squalor obtrudes itself upon an ugly splendour. American Sketches 1908

Bitter experience in the past had taught him not to obtrude when deep called thus to deep. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions

Although she had known of the trouble, it had seemed far in the background; it was a skeleton which had not obtruded itself. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters

Those who desire to learn can always do so, but nothing is forced upon you, or even obtruded. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath

I do not think it is necessary to obtrude any moralizing commentary when these great and vague images are first brought into the landscape of the child's intellectual experience. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes

Gassendi was a youth of such extraordinary abilities and attainments as to command universal admiration; but in his manners he was generally silent, never ostentatiously obtruding upon others his own knowledge. Anecdotes for Boys

Even into war the affairs of business life obtrude. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan

For two weeks not a cloud obtruded on the clear sky of his content. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World

But poor Garth in his clumsy, masculine delicacy thought that to obtrude himself at such a moment would only hurt her more. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest

In every fourth line Sylvia Morgan again, and despite his efforts, had obtruded herself. The Candidate A Political Romance

He and his surroundings have the good taste not to obtrude themselves upon the casual visitor. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly

We should say it is immodestly painted; the picture and not the subject, obtrudes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843

Foster, who had pretty well gauged Mr. Scarsbrook mentally, modestly replied that he did not care to obtrude private affairs at an inopportune time. Foster's Letter Of Marque A Tale Of Old Sydney - 1901

Yet, with the delicate tact which bade him enliven, not dominate, the social circle, he refrained from obtruding those subjects on occasions when they would be neither known nor appreciated. William Pitt and the Great War

The question obtrudes itself, Would life have been easier if the English had not again ceded Java to Holland in 1816, after only a five years' tenure? Travels in the Far East

Sometimes it was a question of domestic economy into which he had obtruded his views—when she was sixteen she was practically housekeeper to her adopted uncle—perhaps it was a matter of carriage arrangement. The Man Who Knew

The corpulent velvet dark mass and obtruding figure is most unpleasant. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843

Alas!" sighs Mr. Tawnish, "cheat myself as I may, the possibility will obtrude itself that you do not look upon my suit with quite the degree of warmth I had hoped. The Honourable Mr. Tawnish

The silliness about liberty which is sometimes obtruded into discussions of this subject, is fit for very young children and very old women. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851

In the more advanced stages, the diagnostics obtrude themselves upon our notice, and put the situation of the patient beyond a doubt. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases

Then, in spite of his efforts, the thoughts of the past would obtrude themselves—of his cousin, of the scene at Mr Draycott’s when it was found that he was missing. The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne

The frightful monotony of the long confinement does not obtrude itself in his book. The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship

Upon this holy scene where troubled son and anxious mother meet we will not obtrude, and so step lightly out of the room. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist

单词	obtrude
例句	obtrude I tried not to look at it, but it kept obtruding at the corners of my vision. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Danvers never obtruded herself, but I was aware of her continually. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “How you can bear such recollections, is astonishing to me!—They will sometimes obtrude—but how you can court them!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Here, in a series titled Third Person, are lesser stars whose faces are half-hidden by anonymous silhouettes, from the depths of which a third image obtrudes: a garish landscape or an eerie flight of birds. Brian Dillon on John Stezaker at the Whitechapel Gallery 2011-01-29T00:06:00Z But a producing interest can obtrude on the artistic process by imposing artificial deadlines and prioritizing the needs of the theater over the work itself. Robert Egan 'is Ojai': Longtime Playwrights Conference artistic director takes a final bow 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Ms White explained that the sight of leggings "obtruded painfully" on her during a visit with her four sons, and made it "difficult for young guys to ignore" women's bodies. 'A problem that only girls can solve: leggings' 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Trump is exactly what they thought he would be, and for all the efforts to mold him into something else, his core continually resists and obtrudes. Opinion \| Those who serve Trump should ask themselves: Why am I still here? 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z He sometimes obtruded on what he described with a bestowing air, but that constant presence, which could feel undisciplined and unmedical, was requisite to his particular brand of intimacy. Tea with Oliver Sacks: Will Self, Andrew Solomon and Sue Halpern pay tribute 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z It obtrudes itself even while the violins are preaching earthly peace, and eventually embroils them in its cry of discontent. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z When you are asked anything about Christian Science, and your own healing, if you are able, answer any questions quietly and courteously, but never obtrude the subject on anyone; or bring it forward voluntarily. A Soldier's Son 2012-04-27T02:00:37.640Z All the world loves a lover, but only when it is allowed to obtrude itself upon the love. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z This behaviour increased the regard of his wife; and if a sigh sometimes obtruded for their unhappy fate, the recollection of Talton never failed to restore her cheerfulness. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z When Sylvia did come down at last, Dorothy was nearly sure that she had been crying, and the mystery of her origin once more obtruded itself. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z The possibility of failure obtruded itself with obstinate persistency. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Paris obtrudes herself, and as above all things I must now see Paris, so I am busily engaged in seeing it, and am dumb. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Raphael's elegance obtrudes itself nowhere, as with other artists is so often the case. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z He later told me that the girl was afflicted with a lameness and he told how grateful he was to her for valuing him for his mind and not obtruding sex. Immortal Youth A Study in the Will to Create 2012-04-03T02:00:30.247Z The difference between this and Sandhurst is that at the latter the mines obtrude themselves everywhere. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z When Micah became diffident she flattered him a little, and when he obtruded his loyalty to the family she encouraged him. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z He firmly believes himself a profound philosopher and social reformer, and he will insist on obtruding before the world on all occasions his absolute incapacity for any manner of reasoning on any subject whatsoever. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z They obtruded themselves on none; and they asked not the world to consider them, or to do as they did. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z His scenery was extremely meritorious, effective, and popular, but he too frequently obtruded scenic characteristics into his other pictures. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z No one can then say it is obtruded on him; and if he will go in search of it, it seems odd he should call upon the law to frustrate the object of his pursuit. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z There was no obtruding on such sorrow, and the next hour or two were employed by my imagination in filling up the little drama, of which we had seen but the touching conclusion. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z The image of death is constantly obtruded in his poems to enhance the sense of present enjoyment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z But, though I had my fears, no vision of the real future obtruded itself on my mind as I stood there listening: nor any forewarning of the plunge I was about to take. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z The subjects were mainly legendary or mythological; no discordant note of "modernity" obtruded its ugly self. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Some of these prodigies require to be dragged out of their lurking-places, and cried up to the top of the compass; their traits are subtle, and must be violently obtruded on the sight. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z There were some other circumstances at Lausanne which interested us—but which criticism has decided can not be obtruded upon the public. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z He was of a retiring turn, and utterly incapable of obtruding himself, where there was the possibility of his not being desired. Life and Character of Richard Carlile 2012-03-14T02:00:25.327Z "Seeking for a situation, and finding none, perhaps?" continued the gentleman; "and—but I shall, perhaps, be obtruding where I have no right—perhaps, beginning to feel it difficult to subsist?" Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z In 1809, Romilly brought his eminent legal knowledge and graceful eloquence to bear against the sanguinary criminal code which a dark age had obtruded on the noonday of civilization. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z The idea of revenge may easily obtrude itself. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z He felt obtruding nails on the inside, which appeared to have been forced out of place. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z It is, in fact, not often that authority obtrudes itself unadvisedly into certain parts of most Spanish towns. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z It is no light sin, then, either in our manner towards them, or towards others in their presence, to obtrude a false standard of propriety upon their notice. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z It is not the business of a preface to anticipate the argument of a book, still less to obtrude personal opinions. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z If they are nothing to you, why in heaven's name obtrude them on us?' My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z As he set clear tracks again, a head obtruded through the trapdoor. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z I felt very dispirited though, and shrank from the notion, though it still obtruded itself. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z If there was no squalor obtruding itself upon the stranger, neither was there any display of ostentatious wealth. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The place has obviously degenerated since his time; an air of shabbiness and thriftlessness prevails, and ancient smells by no means suggestive of "the odors of Araby the blest" obtrude upon the pilgrim. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z Their professional duties were doubtless done, but they are not obtruded on the reader's attention. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z They appear to know no difference of rank, but, in their obtruded remarks, forget their plebeian origin. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Nevertheless, it is a favorite waltz hall of the fleas, which shamelessly obtrude themselves even into conversation. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z But even at that moment the claim of the constituency would importunately obtrude and find acknowledgment in his words. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Did he see her there obtruding a figure of a monstrous impertinence and vanity? Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z He cannot bear to see it obtruding itself upon the public. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z The thoughts and feelings of that hour I will not presume to obtrude upon you. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z On thee, Jove's daughter, Proserpine, obtrudes No airy semblance vain; but such the state And nature is of mortals once deceased. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Unhappily, the after-piece represented was one obtruded on the public by an author obnoxious to some of them; and there were two parties formed, one to condemn, the other to support. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z Between Charnock's eyes and the newspaper, against the red cliffs of Teignmouth, on the green of the home counties, his face obtruded, and for a particular reason. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z I obtruded my 'lovely singleness of mind,' till, I believe, I should have become a disgusting mass of affectation, had it not been for the manly plainness of Mr Maitland. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z As you may have some time for recreation, give me leave to obtrude my poor advice. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z But it does not occur to any one to seek for the source of the difficulty in the fundamental assumption, although it palpably obtrudes itself. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z I hate to state this of Tom, but if he will obtrude himself in this discussion, I cannot help but say a word in self-defense. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z These are but a few of the glimpses afforded us of the personality of Bede, a personality never obtruded, but everywhere unconsciously revealed in his work. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z This fact obtruded itself more and more strongly on me, and I could obtain little relief by the expedient of tightening my sword-belt by a hole or so. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Within these grim prison walls all the horrible details of execution obtrude themselves upon the wretched captive. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z His learning, though vast and genuine, was never obtruded. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z That this scene should come back to her now, obtruding itself in the middle of the marriage service, struck her as portentous. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z This ride to Baverstock was presumably an expedition of gallantry, and yet he had felt it unwise to obtrude a jest appropriate to the occasion. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z And more than once she had thought of doing so—had been on the point of doing so—when another consideration would obtrude. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z It obtruded itself at unexpected moments with an insistence that was to his way of thinking indecent. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Then later thoughts of Tom Hayhurst in connection with his disguise obtruded themselves, and again the angry purple showed in his greying face. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Here again the difficulty of the child obtruded itself, an insuperable barrier to the happiness of all concerned. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z I should probably have become a Christian preacher myself, had it not been for the incessantness with which religion was obtruded on me in childhood and youth. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z Various things,” he answered, unconsciously shading off his lightness of tone a little, as the ugliness of a particularly grim affair which he had been engaged upon investigating, obtruded unpleasantly at such a moment. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z They are not shared by many of my friends, and I do not obtrude them. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z On their way back, Wulf lingered behind for a moment or two and came along presently with rabbits enough for their requirements, but did not obtrude them on her notice. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z And there was no evading them; they obtruded at every point. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z He only recollected himself when a gardener's form, and especially his smile, obtruded themselves upon their notice, and they sat apart looking foolish until the two o'clock bells made them hurry back to the shop. The Coo-ee Reciter 2011-11-20T03:00:16.890Z And she had agreed, wholesouledly; and yet, there would obtrude that thought, of late, that she was doing nothing with her life. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Certainly it is not for outsiders to obtrude their interference. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z These latter pictures are mostly clear and grey, sometimes showing little or no positive colour, the flesh itself being very grey, and the handling extremely masterly, though never obtruding its cleverness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z It vexed her that this man should have laid such a grip on her imagination: his personality obtruded itself persistently on her thoughts. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z Whatever may be your own opinion of certain passages, you have no right to disturb other readers by obtruding upon them these opinions, unasked for. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z Instead of which, here he was obtruding himself into matters in which he did not take the faintest interest. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z It becomes charged thus with a medley of strange and incongruous imprints, which, so long as the lens keeps these submerged and subconscious—because unfocused on the plane of consciousness—do not obtrude upon mentality. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z She was there, but a broad black back obtruded itself in front of her. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Mr. Andrews has produced a most entertaining book, without departing from authenticated facts, there is no moralising, and the writer never obtrudes himself. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z Let her not see in you a disposition to obtrude yourself on her notice. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z Few more remarkable personalities than that of the Rev. Patrick Brontë have obtruded themselves upon the smooth uniformity of modern society. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z If it were true, the question obtrudes itself,—How came it there? Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z Hence no barren land, within the wide range of hill and vale, is now seen obtruding on the cultivated sweep. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z Although he was severe with her constitutional forgetfulness of dates, her father, at least, did not obtrude upon her the disgrace of extreme youth. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z It obtrudes between man and his reason, and forbids him to listen to its voice. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Unlike the exterior effect, nothing obtrudes inside this great cathedral. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z He gloried that he had purged the country of robbers, and those that obtruded and inculcated the new superstition* upon mankind. Arguments Of Celsus, Porphyry, And The Emperor Julian, Against The Christians Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus, Josephus, and Tacitus, Relating to the Jews, Together with an Appendix 2011-10-12T02:00:42.117Z Even by the early 20th century it is difficult to find specific references to a swimming suit in women’s magazines; only occasionally does a concern with swimming obtrude into the traditional descriptions of bathing dress. Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States 2011-10-03T02:00:33.640Z Then a giant trunk obtruded itself, and the boy tried to dip and whirl so as to dodge it, but the pressure of the wind was too strong. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z It obtrudes between man and his conscience, and forbids him to obey its dictates. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z The south aisle is marred by the obtruding classic columns of its side chapels. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z And pity her whose youthful voice must breathe so sad a wail; And shrink not from the wretched form obtruding on your view. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z Having shepherded him to the fold, it was evidently no part of his duty to obtrude himself till further orders. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z I ask, therefore, the House whether it is not monstrously unfair to say that I have obtruded any opinions here when I have expressly, carefully, and thoroughly kept them from the House? The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle 2011-09-12T02:00:28.837Z It obtrudes between man and his civil obligations, and forbids him to obey the laws of his country. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z I am entirely too proud to obtrude my company where it is so little desired. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z If occasionally the memory of Brenda obtruded itself, he thrust it aside with a sick man’s irritably impatience towards disturbing thoughts. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z He didn't attempt to argue, but looked a little ashamed of himself for obtruding for such a trivial reason. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z There had been two weeks of it now—rapturous weeks—with Mrs. Veynol so far from their thoughts that even momentary memories had ceased to obtrude. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z It permits the exercise of only a limited number of these powers, and thereby obtrudes an insuperable obstacle to the full development of the human character. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z They themselves, while adding to their own finances in various ways, neither concealed nor obtruded the fact; their affairs could interest no one but themselves. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z It makes him obtrude his sectarianism too frequently, especially in his prose writings. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z As Harry stood in the pleasant, lighted room, with Brent's pencilled note in his hand, a strange thought obtruded itself to grow slowly over his confused imaginings. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z For they indicate, without obtruding or explaining, some arrangement of the ranks, and some leadership of an individual in each. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z For obtruding the present work on the notice of the American public, no apology will be required. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z People who had previously fought a little shy of the handsome heir, and asked hard terms to discount his paper, now pressed forward, and were anxious to obtrude their services. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z It behoved me now to look after myself, for my necessities were on the point of obtruding themselves upon my notice once more. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z Last time, however, that fifty thousand or so close-cropped heads obtruded themselves through the interstices of family cupboard doors it was at the beck of Lord Beauchamp, who is an Australian. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z He never complained, however, but, faithful to his duty, kept me continually in view, obtruding himself upon my notice as little as possible. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z Berger closed his eyes as if to shut out the terrible picture that obtruded itself upon him, and yet it rose again and again. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z "I have not so far obtruded my advice on you," Dane returned. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z But then, certain episodes in her past history obtruded themselves upon his recollection, and he was compelled to admit that such a thing must not be dreamt of for an instant. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z Yet, though I never obtruded my convictions, neither did I conceal them. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z The "passion" referred to—never avowed and never obtruded, but which "neither slumbered nor slept"—was ambition. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z I have never been anxious under any circumstances to obtrude my opinions on the public. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z In spite of his forced hilarity, which he now found it difficult to sustain, for sad thoughts would obtrude themselves, our artist but pecked at his food. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z If by accident such things obtruded, he put them aside as impertinent to the time and place. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z It was a warning to public men against signing a liberal document which might be needlessly obtruded against them at a critical conjuncture. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Julia Kavanagh never obtrudes her personality on the reader, though she lifts him into the exquisitely pure and peaceful atmosphere which one fancies must have been hers. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z But one side of such solitude was that thoughts of the past would arise, would obtrude, and such he steadily put from him. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Philosopher as he was, it was hardly likely that such a consideration should obtrude at this moment. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Suddenly, from the direction of the arras covering the door to left, a muffled sound begins to obtrude itself. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Constance is no tragedy-queen, but a true-hearted, simple woman; and the fact that she lives in a world of miracles never obtrudes itself. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z If his charm had won him conquests, they had never obtruded. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Once or twice she almost shuddered as the details of their meeting on the bridge obtruded themselves. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z If you wish to be useful, govern your desires, and wait not till distress obtrudes itself—search it out. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z He was sorry that he had obtruded his grief on his friends; he would like to go home at once; he did not wish for anybody to accompany him. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z The facts of the mutual influence of mind on body are so obtruded on observation that they could never be missed, but it is quite another thing to reach a satisfactory explanation of them. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Ben was always there, but he never obtruded. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z The cynical thought obtruded itself, grinning derisively; help was proffered so eagerly, because it could not be accepted. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z They did not want to distress the dying man by obtruding their grief. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Besides, another thing obtruded itself between them—the lie, slight as it had been, that she had told. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z The fact that this was the custom of our European forefathers, however, shows how business has obtruded itself on the habits that man would naturally form for himself. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Walking in a vivid crimson glow, the Black Seigneur gazed only ahead, where now, on that monotonous desert, the rim of the sea on a sudden obtruded. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z Here a little observation obtrudes itself to my notice. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z If she wept at all she wept in secret and in the night-time; she had no desire to obtrude her grief upon others. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Rotha obtruded her feelings in no way upon his notice; she was quiet and docile as usual. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z The thought that this forcible beat must mean some serious pathological condition will obtrude itself on many people, and if it does sleep is sure to be disturbed. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z It will not involve my remaining on the spot, or obtruding myself in any way. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z At this point Rolph rests the case, without entering into the moral implicates of the subject, which would seem to obtrude themselves upon the attention. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Being quite in the dark as to the existence of a new disturbing factor, he was wont to obtrude his presence as heretofore upon Jeannette. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Every attempt to obtrude on a company subjects either to which they are indifferent, or of which they are ignorant, is in bad taste. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z The foolishness of obtruding other things, information and study of various kinds, on the child's attention at this time should be manifest. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z It attracts our sympathy, if involuntary, and not designed for our notice—It offends, if we see that it is purposely indulged and obtruded on our observation. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z It does not obtrude itself upon the observation of the world. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z What a beast I am to obtrude my sadness against the blaze of your Xmas fire! Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z I have no right to obtrude upon you with these, but I think you will pity me. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z There was no hesitation about the answer, and as he met Violet Wayne’s eyes the unpleasant thoughts which momentarily obtruded themselves upon the man vanished again, and left him with a faint sense of shame. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z A graver thing, the thought of merging his identity with the Rat’s, had impinged, obtruded itself, as it were, upon his mind. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z He has, without knowing it, obtruded himself in the way of the "regular order of business," and been run over in consequence, without being quite clear as to how the accident occurred. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z At the eastern extremity of this terrace, which here wound round an octagonal-shaped tower obtruding from the angle, was a deep curtained window, which led into a boudoir. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z He proclaims: "I abdicate at goodwill with all my fellow-labourers, and for reasons so purely personal that I feel it would be an act of egotism to obtrude them on public notice." Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Diderot, however, did not obtrude in the Encyclop�dia the definitely anti-religious opinions which he had developed and which are revealed in his correspondence. Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson 2011-04-07T02:00:16.760Z Short as the story is, we should not feel warranted in obtruding it on our readers if it did not to a certain extent serve to illustrate the characters of both master and man. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z This was said in reference to a little chubby man, in a waiter's jacket, who really had taken every imaginable professional privilege to obtrude his presence. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z His head was of huge proportions, and deformed, being perfectly flat on the top, and obtruding in front into a round forehead like an infant's newly born. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z What chiefly obtrudes itself on our attention, is the gross personal invective, and indecency of these compositions, so foreign from anything that would be tolerated in modern times. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Hunt obtrudes himself too frequently in a breezy, offhand manner. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z Ashamed to have obtruded even thus upon a scene of private sorrow, Daly turned back again to the courtyard, where now the loud voice of the Knight was heard giving his orders to the servants. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z He had no right to obtrude himself upon one, who, in withdrawing from the world, declared that he deserved to be unknown. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z This false Florimel has hurried from the press and obtruded herself into public notice, while for aught we know the real one may be still wandering about the woods and mountains. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Yet in the Adelphi, the contrast, perhaps, is too direct, and too constantly obtruded on the attention of the audience. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z "Of course our friends here are very attentive; but then, you know, they lack the polish one meets in European salons, and they are too apt to obtrude their business into their social relations." Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z The two friends dined pleasantly, and although, from time to time, some stray thought of Gleeson's absence would obtrude, they chatted away agreeably till past nine o'clock. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z She bethought her of all the obsequious attention of her maid, that quiet watchfulness of cunning service, the mindful observance that supplies a want and yet obtrudes no thought of it. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z These detestable errors, whereby they think to destroy the truth of the divine Books, are obtruded on the world as the peremptory pronouncements of a newly-invented "free science." Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z Huge trees obtrude themselves between the shattered fragments as if they had grown there since the building had fallen to ruin. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z I promise you, I will not obtrude myself upon you unless you ask me to do so. Professor Huskins 2011-03-13T03:00:20.620Z Of what he saw and did he writes agreeably, without obtruding the autobiographical form.... How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z I hope you'll forgive me, Sir," said he, submissively, "for obtruding upon you at such an hour, but I have been all over Paris, and only found out where you were this minute. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z The peaceful quietude of an existence on which no shocks obtrude is unspeakably delightful. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The poetical “colour” is here, the ideal dignity, the atmosphere, although they obtrude themselves less on the reader than in most poets. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z I fear that a younger element has obtruded itself into the firm of Wadham, an element which scarcely grasps the true position. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z Agnes was troubled to think of the innocent child in such society, and without obtruding counsel, yet never restraining it when needful, she did her best to keep Maria's conscience quick and her heart right. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z A servile imitation of Roman models, an absolute acceptance of classical correctness, prevailed; the classic orders, especially the Corinthian, spread themselves everywhere; in one place barren and formal simplicity obtruded itself, in another pretentious magnificence. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z And, finally, in place of the key-line of my peroration, what should obtrude itself upon my vision but that coarse and vulgar legend: Corkage, one dollar. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z This will be my apology for obtruding upon you, though, perhaps, the cause in which I write might serve for excuse. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z I will here add a most annoying example of this particularist feeling, which obtrudes itself upon every visitor to Athens. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z They would all make good "filling" at the new dance-house ball, but they would never obtrude into the foreground. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z It would scarcely be decent to obtrude upon the sacred grief of the bereaved relatives with a request for particulars.' The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z Now and again a statement, boyish, abrupt, and evidently original, obtruded itself oddly among the flowery sentences, but most of it had been copied painfully from some ancient tome. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z It is only in a moment of forgetfulness that I could have obtruded a personal consideration into a question of another kind. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z But even as this flashed through his mind the memory of his long martyrdom obtruded itself. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z No consideration of reason, probability, or common sense obtruded itself athwart his plan. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z It must be a matter of constant surprise, to those who have been accustomed to distinguish political from religious questions, to find religion for ever obtruded into discussions of the Irish problem. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z To the south, the view is confined by the near projection of the obtruding cliffs. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z These thoughts of self would obtrude in the very beginning of a letter I had destined for other objects. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The worthless book will continue to obtrude itself at all times and on all occasions. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z He will not obtrude himself upon a family that does not choose to know him, and he has at least as much reason as we have to consign his father's memory to oblivion. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z But if they should so obtrude those views into public life as to affect the rights of him who repudiates them, it becomes another matter. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z Political bickering began and political factors of all kinds obtruded themselves on the movement. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Indeed, the longer one looked at this wonderful statue, the more did the distressing thought obtrude itself that such marvellous beauty could be united with an utter absence of goodness. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z The excellent fellows spoke French as if they had been born in Pontoise, obtruded themselves everywhere, and took a great interest in everything. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z But here again the most melancholy considerations obtruded. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Considerations to aid his judgment, exhortations to strengthen his will, may be offered to him, even obtruded on him, by others; but he himself is the final judge. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z In this position she used, still without ever obtruding her presence in any way, to make herself very useful by holding my pens, test-tubes, or bottles and handing me whatever I wanted, with never-failing sagacity. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z He was no one's enemy but his own; he was obliging, often genial, rarely tiresome; he had travelled much and read much, but never obtruded his knowledge or his experiences unasked. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z No stiff rows of pews obtrude their modern convenience upon your notice. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z "I think," says I, "it was a fashion that first obtruded itself in the Prince of Wales." The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Carathis, still seated on her camel, foamed with indignation at the spectacle which obtruded itself on her chaste view. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Over the draped chimney-piece a rosewood overmantel obtruded with carved cubicles, enclosing each a simpering statuette. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z There is nothing to obtrude the thought of the spirit, in which life, freedom, and individuality were crushed out of the world. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil His master was both angry and uneasy at his absence; but, in the bustle and laughter of the harvest field, again forgot the occasional thoughts of his useful dog that obtruded themselves on his mind. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 I neither believed nor disbelieved: I was willing, when the subject obtruded itself upon my thoughts, to get rid of it the best way I could. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 The perversity of the fate which governs the relations of England and Ireland obtrudes itself once more in this connection. The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin Valletta is well policed; rowdiness does not obtrude itself upon the stranger. The Story of Malta She had no right to obtrude herself into his life and to disturb it. The Belovéd Traitor Any idle and public inquiries concerning them, or any attempt to obtrude an acquaintance upon them, I shall—punish! To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 There was no attempt at display; no affectation of learning; no desire to obtrude "me and my books" upon any one, or in any way: in all things she was graceful and well-bred. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Why should this middle-aged man constantly obtrude his personality upon her thoughts? The Man Who Rose Again But at anyrate you will oblige me if you do not obtrude your angelic nature. The Wonderful Visit It was only that a feeling of disquiet had broken the spell of her reverie; it did not obtrude upon the field of her conscious thought. Into the Primitive A wild gleam shone in his eyes as he fumbled with his left hand for the leather case strung over his shoulder, from which obtruded the burnished knobs of a pair of cavalry pistols. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers Nothing, however, is obtruded; there is no searching after a dramatic background, or undue word-painting; everything is in keeping with and subordinate to the main interest of the tale. The Wish A Novel Neither Wavy feeling, Eyes, nor Whiff obtruded themselves: they left him alone and waited: he never forgot them, but he did not seek them out. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Serious men will, perhaps, think them more deserving of attention than are many of the ephemeral vagaries, which modern adventurers in the art of training youth daily obtrude upon the public. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion The war and its memories were still very near to the maimed, poverty-stricken Confederate; and the other knew that they were, and did not obtrude himself. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches A clock on the mantelpiece chimed the twelve strokes of midnight in a sort of silvery apology for obtruding the hour. Sinister Street, vol. 2 The threadbare poorness of his clothes, a thing of which he had never before been conscious, now uncomfortably obtruded itself upon realization. The Tempering You needn't fear that I shall obtrude words of consolation that would be meaningless to you. The Children of the World But he was in a hurry and his brothers obtruded advice. The Land of Strong Men In the midst of the general gloom a merry face was suddenly obtruded through the swinging doors. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship It no more dares obtrude upon me uncalled for than would my valet come into my room till I ring for him. The Fortunes Of Glencore She was listening to a lecture in which her aunt was describing to her how very badly Mr. Hamel had behaved in obtruding himself on the shades of Glenbogie. Ayala's Angel She was treated with the utmost respect and tenderness by our men, who neither obtruded themselves on her grief nor offered any interruption to the preparations which she made for his interment. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan At last, as some shadowy perception of her thoughts obtruded itself upon him, he stirred nervously, and the flush upon his face deepened. The Gambler A Novel Then, suddenly checking himself, he felt reluctant, almost stranger that he was, to obtrude at such a moment. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The whole affair, into which by some extraordinary self-delusion you consider yourself privileged to obtrude, is very simple. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) It is General Regnier is in command of the army; and unless specially applied to, I could not venture upon the liberty of obtruding my opinion upon him.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Taking up a position which enabled us to see what was passing, without obtruding on the parties concerned, we waited patiently until the ceremonies commenced. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan That had been the only moment of personal doubt or question that had obtruded itself upon the first hours of mutual comprehension. The Gambler A Novel Of all his former friends and acquaintances, Cashel did not appear to remember one; nor, certainly, did they obtrude themselves in any way upon his recollection. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Right in front stands the altar: this obtrudes itself before all else upon his attention: he must learn its lesson first of all. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus He was not one, he would have us know, to obtrude material considerations when they were out of place. The Book of Susan A Novel Looking away from this squalid scene, I became suddenly aware of an unusual amount of paint and gilding on the walls—an art tawdriness that had not before obtruded itself. Love's Usuries For several seconds she stood in this state of mental confusion; then, with disconcerting suddenness, a new incident obtruded itself upon her mind. The Gambler A Novel Of course, sir; we have neither the right nor the inclination to obtrude ourselves upon you. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) There was no reason for me to obtrude myself, and I was happy not to do so. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth The presence of the girl was not obtruded, much less her name; nothing was said of her in the paragraph that went to the paper. The Great Miss Driver His hands were drawn up and folded calmly across his obtruding stomach, as if he feared he might possibly burst open, and wanted to be ready to hold himself together. First Fam'lies of the Sierras As the impression obtruded itself upon him, his own nervous excitement dropped from him suddenly. The Gambler A Novel A picture of the happenings in the basement down below would obtrude itself upon his mental vision; he saw the prisoner—careless, contemptuous, ready for death; Jan sullen but obedient; the men murmuring and disaffected. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel While the Bridegroom cheers the Bride with His voice, and opens to her prospects which only His love can realize, shall I obtrude myself and claim consideration? The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I Fancy takes a leap beyond the honeymoon, and dim apparitions of bakers' bills, and the skeletons of cheap furniture, obtrude themselves involuntarily on your view. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 He is above all things well-bred, and whether he write or paint will not desire a technique that denies or obtrudes his long and noble descent. The Cutting of an Agate Then, through the temper that still mastered him, a twinge of regret, a sense of parting and loss obtruded themselves. The Gambler A Novel He is above all things well bred, and whether he write or paint will not desire a technique that denies or obtrudes his long and noble descent. Discoveries A Volume of Essays I felt like one who had no right to obtrude himself there, and had become, as it were, a spy upon her. Jack Hinton The Guardsman His manners were always marked with a tinge of proud reserve which none ever infringed upon, nor, out of school-hours, did any one ever presume to obtrude upon his retirement. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience When he had aroused at the sound of firing, his blindness, as always when something was happening about him, was obtruded upon him. The Blind Man's Eyes It rarely obtrudes itself, and it still more rarely presents itself with exaggerated attributes. A Short History of French Literature Human nature is much the same all over the world, though its coarsest features are more obtruded upon observation in some lands than in others. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Time after time she would drive him from her mind, but as fast as he was banished, his slim face would obtrude itself from another quarter. Carnival Hence, I have hesitated on formally obtruding myself upon his secrets, whatever they be, and have rather watched for some chance occasion to meet him in his walks.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. It was not for Grizel to obtrude where she, a sister, might not go. An Unknown Lover The other side of the picture would obtrude itself—disillusion, life soured. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance She would not obtrude her society where it was not desired, but she would stoop to no pretence by way of excuse. A Question of Marriage The first shock of surprise, the first involuntary access of superstition past, two considerations obtruded themselves. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt It’s been a handicap to me many times, obtruding itself when it wasn’t wanted. Lady Cassandra When I only saw faces of joy around me, I said to my heart, 'What right have I, in my selfishness, to obtrude here?' One Of Them The question inevitably obtrudes itself—what is the pointing of destiny, which singles out Churchill for the indignant protector, in verse, of England's freedom and welfare? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 In spite of the peace, Turks and Tartars at times fall upon our borders, plunder the people, set the towns on fire,—in short, in every possible way obtrude upon us their friendship. The Golden Age in Transylvania I will not obtrude questions now, although most desirous to lift the burdens which are resting upon you. Anne Faults of which he had been happily unconscious, obtruded themselves upon his notice. Lady Cassandra As he had not spoken to me of bad news, I felt ashamed to obtrude myself on his confidence and kept silent, and not a word passed between us as we went. That Boy Of Norcott's But, drawing from the bag of another, no such mean reflection obtrudes. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance The hills on the eastern side of the valley were abrupt, and frequently obtruded themselves in rocky prominences into its bosom. The Spy Condensed for use in schools Spoke about French Revolutions new and old; well read in all that; had seen General Dumouriez; reserved seemingly by nature, obtrudes nothing of diplomatic reserve. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series It hides itself under many disguises, obtrudes its head in the most unexpected situations. Lady Cassandra Mr. Eccles says he is satisfied with me; but I fear it is more because I obtrude little on his notice than that I am making any progress. That Boy Of Norcott's And lastly, conscience has the intolerable habit of obtruding its opinion upon details, and will not wait to judge by results. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance A man might still be a heretic at heart and at his own fireside, so long as he did not obtrude it on the public. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 But the other side of the argument would obtrude itself. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion She did not attempt to deny that they were shocked, the flutter of dismay had indeed been so real a thing as to obtrude itself on ears, as well as eyes. Lady Cassandra I know that I am taking a great liberty in obtruding this request upon you; but I am very friendless, and very little versed in worldly knowledge. That Boy Of Norcott's "I disclaim all pretension of a perfect stranger to obtrude himself upon me, and by the mere assumption of a pompous manner and an imposing air, to inquire into my private affairs." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance "I am sorry to hear it," said Jack, feelingly; "and I am sorry, besides, to have obtruded my own small griefs before one who has such a heavy affliction." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly I do not obtrude my opinions upon you.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier And now, kind and indulgent reader, I will no longer obtrude upon your patience; these sketches are at an end. Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847 Yet, whatever absurdities our Mandevylles may have obtruded on the public, the evidence of the fact is not thereby wholly destroyed. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem If for a parting instant a thought of bygones would obtrude, I hastened to escape from it as from a gloomy reminiscence. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance I chatted about an hour with him, and he is delightfully amusing; he 'll no more obtrude his claims or his pretensions than Lord Culduff will speak of his fifty years of diplomatic service. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly In this sense woman is intellectually handicapped because her body obtrudes itself upon her. The Intelligence of Woman She would understand him if she could,—would learn from him and trust him implicitly,—but her femininity never obtruded itself. The Mountain Girl It is General R�gnier that is in command of the army, and unless specially applied to, I could not venture upon the liberty of obtruding my opinion upon him.' Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune "Then," cried he, "I have only to ask pardon for thus obtruding upon your confidence." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance An alien sound obtruded suddenly into the throbbing of his Spitfire. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. Another matter for the columns of the Optimist was obtruded upon the breakfast table. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday I did not for one moment connect the letter with the other event, the recollection of which, strange as it may seem to you, did not obtrude itself at all then. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections If I read these statements with ardour and avidity, one lurking sense of doubt alone obtruded itself on my reasonings. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune I am really shocked at obtruding these annoyances upon your notice. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day How they will obtrude themselves into the foreground, making the real and the actual but mere shadows in the distance! Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day These, and such like, had more than once been obtruded upon him; but to seek and court them, to invite their presence, was not to be thought of. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago The man had no conscious thought of harm to anyone, yet the idea kept obtruding and seemed so out of keeping with his other thoughts George assigned several of his circuits to the man. The Seventh Order Private sorrows and afflictions were disregarded and despised, and to obtrude one's hardships on the notice of others, seemed, at this juncture, a most ineffable selfishness. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune It is not for poor chroniclers like ourselves to obtrude upon good fortune like this, and destroy, by attempted description, all that constitutes its real happiness. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "I had really no intention to obtrude my curiosity so far," said Dunn, apologizing. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day His wife was too abstract a concept, a shadow too vague in his memory, to obtrude often upon his reveries. The Destroying Angel It does not obtrude its observations, though it "morals on the time," and, by its stationary character, forms a contrast to the most fleeting of all essences. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time All is green and fresh—no brickwork, nor shelves, nor pipes, nor ‘tombstone’ labels obtrude upon the view. The Woodlands Orchids Mr. Clowes was too well acquainted with his master's temper to obtrude unseasonably upon him, so that he glided noiselessly away till such time as he might be wanted. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Very often she gives them very good advice, but she does not obtrude it unseasonably. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June Yet after five repulses, contrary to all Order and Custome, it was by Tumultuary instigations obtruded again, and by a few carried, when most of the Peers were forced to absent themselves. Eikon Basilike The Pourtracture of His Sacred Majestie, in His Solitudes and Sufferings Cares, Distresses, Diseases, Uneasinesses, and Dislikes of our own, are by no Means to be obtruded upon our Friends. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Even in his busiest hours memories of Barclay and the woman obtruded themselves. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Dying, I feel sure, was equally well arranged; it was never allowed to obtrude itself on living. The Pentecost of Calamity These observations obtruded themselves upon Albert, as he stood waiting at the outer gate, which was strongly palisadoed towards the ravine, and covered the approach to the bridge. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. The solitude they have confined me unto, adds the wildernesse to my temptations: For the company they obtrude upon me, is more sad then any solitude can be. Eikon Basilike The Pourtracture of His Sacred Majestie, in His Solitudes and Sufferings After all, these were but passing clouds; nor did she ever suffer herself to recur to the past, save when wayward memories would obtrude uncalled for. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "Was his deception honorable? was it possible to continue it?" were the questions that would obtrude upon him, and for which no ingenuity could find answer. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life What sudden respect had he felt for me; what natural reluctance to obtrude himself on me; how honored by my notice, how distinguished by my favor! Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas It shall never be said of me, that the heir of the Sturmfeders begged for a wife, and obtruded his importunity to gain the consent of a father against his free will. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. Now I obtruded myself upon them, and felt delight in scaring them. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors It was this peculiar notion once more obtruded upon me that stung me into speech with him. Captain Macedoine's Daughter She did not, of course she did not, wish to be free, and was ashamed to find the thought obtruding itself; but there had been moments—and these recurred to her now. Leonore Stubbs It is an occasion into which an outsider, however, has no right to enter and however strong may be his sympathy, the sorrow is too intensely personal for even a close friend to obtrude. The Story of General Pershing They ransacked the stores of ancient learning, and the treasures of modern science, not to indulge their vanity by obtruding their acquirements, but to prove, to adorn, and to illustrate the doctrine they delivered. Coelebs In Search of a Wife The eternal interrogations had obtruded themselves in her unfortunate girlhood, and she had questioned the voiceless infinite, but angrily, with youth's blind rebellion against the injustice of life. Ancestors A Novel My mind grew sombre as the scene itself, and strange and fearful ideas obtruded themselves in rapid succession. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 A friend who did not obtrude himself upon the departing travellers, but spied from the background, rubbed his hands as the train moved off. Leonore Stubbs His cheek paled for an instant as the thought obtruded that the man might resist and he have to really shoot him. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys She never tired him with lectures, never obtruded serious discourse unseasonably, nor prolonged it improperly. Coelebs In Search of a Wife Hank never obtruded any advice, but cheerfully explained the art of packing to any man who sought him. Bring Me His Ears Here he made many friends, distinguishing himself by obtruding mentions and memories of his rank in a way not common with the English aristocracy, and hence, in 1805, he proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) He will often fall into a musing posture to attract observation, and is then obtruding himself upon the company when he pretends to be withdrawn from it. The Tatler, Volume 3 I did forget that the poor miller’s child had no right to obtrude her comeliness in the presence of the banker’s daughter. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Our parents, however, never allowed this practice or their religious inclinations to obtrude on their neighbours; all was done most unassumingly and humbly, as a matter of everyday course. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports The place was full of stunted trees and undergrowth, with jagged, irregular masses of stone lying here and there, and constantly obtruding themselves in such a way that he received a number of severe bruises. Through Apache Lands It was so seldom nowadays that she obtruded her affairs upon any one’s notice that Betty glanced at her wonderingly. Betty Wales Freshman I will not obtrude my advice upon you again, and you must forgive me for having already done so. Under False Pretences A Novel Thoughts of himself never seemed to have obtruded upon his mind. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 He always shrank from speaking about himself, and in those days was not in the habit of obtruding sacred things on his fellow-students. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports The impatient, eager haste with which the rein was unfastened, the seemingly impossibility of getting the loosely fastened knot untied, the little obstructions that constantly obtruded themselves—these cannot be described nor imagined. Through Apache Lands But here again the question of cheap power obtrudes itself. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast There, however, somewhat to my surprise, I failed to forget her; and wherever I went, the image of that light, graceful form, seated upon the rock, began to obtrude itself upon my thoughts. Stories by American Authors, Volume 9 The “German Enigma” of Monsieur Bourdon is mainly an objective, impartial, and impersonal study, and the author has been careful not to obtrude his own private views. German Problems and Personalities She admired what was genuine, and tolerated such shams as obtruded themselves on her attention. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches What pests these little things are, treading on my dress, and obtruding their presence on me like this. Talkers With Illustrations Even if you lie down, and almost smother yourself in the clothes, you are bound to obtrude one hand out of shelter, or how is the book to be held up? By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects Incongruously, the impression obtruded that they were unusually handsome shoulders. The Bandbox The hint was taken; the levity was never more obtruded on the father’s notice, and Norris was inexorably launched upon a backward voyage. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Forms that had faded into distance—thoughts that had seemed dissolved into nothing—scenes and impressions which I had in vain sought to revive—obtrude themselves irresistibly on my notice. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. The Religious.—He is one that obtrudes his views and experience upon others in ways, times, and places which are far from prudent and commendable. Talkers With Illustrations The colours upon the palette are artfully changed, details are sometimes obtruded, at others significantly hidden. George Borrow Times Literary Supplement, 10th July 1903 Two questions which early obtrude themselves in the consideration of Breton fairy-lore are: Are all the fays of Brittany malevolent? Legends & Romances of Brittany And the thought of Carly,—that tried to obtrude itself, he put resolutely from him. The Come Back A passing omnibus obtruded the familiar inscription, "International Stores for Staminal Bread." The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman They affect a knowledge of argumentative processes, and obtrude upon your attention by false reasoning conclusions which perhaps appear as legitimate as possible. Talkers With Illustrations By governesses and other instructors, Wordsworth and Tennyson were obtruded on me as models of beauty and edification. Memoirs of Life and Literature The ridiculers acknowledge that their favourite art may do mischief, when dishonest men obtrude circumstances foreign to the object. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors How strange that the same memory did not obtrude itself on him. The Son of His Mother “That he shouldn’t know any better–” she mentally scolded, behind her tired look, “than to obtrude himself the very first minute after Doctor Tom’s departure!” Aurora the Magnificent Go where we will within the circuit of the Bay of Naples and even outside it, we are never out of sight of the obtruding Mountain and its smoky wreath. The Naples Riviera Our possible separation hereafter from those we have loved here, is almost the only idea connected with these subjects which obtrudes itself sometimes upon my mind. Records of Later Life Her original plan, she felt, might have to be altered by reason of Colden’s having obtruded his hand into the game, a possibility she had not, in roughly sketching that plan, taken into account. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 It was as if he had but an abstract interest in the youth, a feeling which the incident had obtruded upon him without penetrating the reserve of his private cogitations. The Bondboy The rapidity of movement, the vastness of the results, these things are before his eyes; but there insists on obtruding itself a sense of unsubstantiality. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations She will not flaunt her decision in the parental face, nor cause ructions by tactlessly obtruding the bone of contention; but she will be firm and loyal, true to herself and to him she loves. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements Such things as these, when they obtrude upon the mind, the soul, are not likely to make merry meetings. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes To my restricted vision, placed as I am upon the earth, isolated facts obtrude themselves with a capricious particularity which defies my powers of generalization. A Modern Symposium The one plain thing, the thing that persisted and obtruded, was that they had arrested Joe on a charge that was at once hideous and unjust. The Bondboy As I paced the stones of the court-yard, I became aware that a certain maidservant had been obtruding upon my view with a persistency that might be intentional. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire The 'trilogy' was composed after Disraeli had become a force in politics, and the didactic tendency is constantly obtruding itself. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) The doubts in Belle's mind had not yet taken definite form when a new and unpleasant circumstance obtruded. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country And she thought it impatiently, for the little ways persisted in obtruding themselves on her remembrance in the middle of her fine plans of future wisdom. The Benefactress I had my own work to do, and it did not seem to me good taste to obtrude my opinions, which naturally were different from those prevalent at Oxford. My Autobiography A Fragment You will send for me if you feel that you can see me; unless you send I do not obtrude myself on you. Tante Mrs. Bundlecombe's death had thrown her history into the background, and she had not seemed eager to obtrude it on any of her friends. Name and Fame A Novel In justice to him it must be said that he was most careful not to obtrude himself into the sight of their sacred majesties. Amaryllis at the Fair The perplexity of the presence of this immediate order of things seemed solved; but another kept obtruding itself: what was going on before that “beginning?” The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion He kept as far from his master as he could and was careful not to obtrude himself or offer to resume a servant’s duty. Graham of Claverhouse The noonday crowds their restlessness obtruded Between him and his quest; At unseen corners jostled and eluded, Against his hand her silken robes were pressed. Poems These sad images obtruded upon her mind, and to such dismal thoughts was superadded the load of fear and anxiety arising from the uncertainty of her offended parent's reception. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. In justice to old Iden let it be known that he was most careful not to obtrude himself; he hid himself under the fig trees. Amaryllis at the Fair On certain points which we shall notice there is a development of thought in it; but this was not obtruded. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems Bad women do not obtrude their presence at the polls, and I do not now remember ever to have seen a distinctively bad woman casting her vote. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV We entered the 41 gardens without paying toll, or in any way obtruding ourselves on the notice of man. The Rambles of a Rat In this ferment of expectation, not a single thought obtruded to damp his ardour, or throw a partial shadow over so bright a picture. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. It has a thesis, but this is implied rather than obtruded. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays Green shamrock leaves of tin, with the names of all the donors—this is important—obtrude themselves here and there. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The tiny stream wound like a silvery serpent through the stretch of green, succulent grass, narrowing gorge and obtruding rock and boulder. A Waif of the Mountains Even his wispy hair had an aggression in the manner in which it obtruded from under the brim of his slouch hat. The Twins of Suffering Creek The surprise of the duenna was strongly pictured on her shrivelled visage, as the dismal truth obtruded itself upon her mind. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. But through it all one thing, one gleam of hope obtruded itself. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills Selfish feelings, too, though secondary, might now and then obtrude, for they are implanted in our nature. A Walk from London to Fulham Had Dic ever hoped to gain more than a warm friendship from the girl that hope had been shattered for all time, and never, never, never would he obtrude his love upon her again. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties It obtruded her form upon him, the more determinedly he endeavoured to thrust it from his mind by dwelling upon the charms of his Emma. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 Forgive me, Lope," she answered; "the expression of my grief I know is painful to thee, but a dismal foreboding obtrudes itself upon my mind, which I strive in vain to banish. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. An Irish gentleman, of tolerable assurance, obtruded his company where he was far from being welcome; the master of the house, indeed, literally kicked him down stairs. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. It is the only place I have been, except Long Key, where the omnipresent, hateful, and stinking automobile does not obtrude upon real content. Tales of Fishes She obtrudes her prettiness—keeps her attractions always en �vidence, as the French say. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties At length, even in the midst of his happiness, the sober practical thought obtruded itself of time and space. Among the Brigands The kitchen, too, obtruded and occupied the foreground of life. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real His earlier irritability was forgotten save when it obtruded itself reproachfully to remind him that he had been scantly civil to the girl by his side. The Education of Eric Lane The back grows rounded, the ribs fall in, and the stomach obtrudes itself unduly; all this to the injury of health and of harmonious beauty of form. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society He felt that he had obtruded an unwelcome presence upon these two mute evidences of passion which seemed now to be drawn momentarily apart for breath before re-engaging in the fray. Sunlight Patch Not that he was anxious to deny his Jewishness—was not the shop closed on Saturdays?—he was merely anxious not to obtrude it. Ghetto Comedies And as the same constrained silence once more fell upon them, the elusive odour of her perfume seemed to obtrude again, as though taking the opportunity to assert itself. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real Why would he obtrude, and draw notice to himself? The Rainbow With jaws powerful enough to crack the thigh-bones of the urus, they nevertheless hesitated to obtrude themselves on the notice either of the crouching saber-tooth or of the two giant bears. In the Morning of Time He had been too proud, too gentlemanly, to obtrude himself where he was evidently not wanted; but his pained, reproachful look as he drew back would haunt her for the rest of the day. Lover or Friend The long-forgotten word Rishus came suddenly into his mind—was not the man's anti-Semitism as obtruded as his teeth?—Rishus, that wicked malice, which to a persecuted people had become almost a synonym for Christianity. Ghetto Comedies He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real “I have cared for you all this time, but I would not obtrude myself on your trouble; I thought it better to wait.” Our Bessie In his crusade against the form of punishment known as the ‘silent system,’ the English novelist obtrudes his moral with a frequency that weakens the effect of his often splendid eloquence. Australian Writers Miss Ross, I wished you to pass; I never meant to speak or to obtrude myself on you, but you stopped of your own accord.' Lover or Friend I suppose she has a will of her own, packed somewhere away in that benignant big body of hers, but she never obtrudes it. The Prairie Child His love for Margaret had been strong enough to absorb him, save when at moments his sense of his general position had obtruded. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real The plump white cow, which had obtruded its nose through the gateway, calmly withdrew it and proceeded on its way undisturbed by Moses' frantic gestures. The Brass Bound Box She felt when she was with him that he had a strength to match Ward's strength; only, this strength was tamed and trained and smoothed so that it did not obtrude upon one's notice. The Ranch at the Wolverine I had no intention to obtrude myself upon you. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London Inasmuch as the continually obtruding stream must be crossed, and the precious hours were fast passing, the rancher gave every energy to surmounting the difficulty. The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux He does not obtrude on her devotions, but hurries to the place of rendezvous. Lady of the Lake The same year 1640, he was by the covenanting lords sent to London to draw up an accusation against arch-bishop Laud, for the innovations he had obtruded upon the church of Scotland. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies Then her own uncomfortable condition obtruded itself once more, and she arose. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Then you will be able to judge how exceedingly frivolous the idle opinions and reports are which you have obtruded so industriously upon your notice. Letters on the Cholera Morbus. Containing ample evidence that this disease, under whatever name known, cannot be transmitted from the persons of those labouring under it to other individuals, by contact—through the medium of inanimate substances—or through the medium of the atmosphere; and that all restrictions, by cordons and quarantine regulations, are, as far as regards this disease, not merely useless, but highly injurious to the community. That which, fell upon their ears was the occasional crackling of a twig, and the brushing aside of the obtruding limbs. The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux We stand always prepared to fight manfully for our convictions, and to obtrude them at all points upon friend and foe alike. India, Its Life and Thought At sound of a brisk tap at her chamber door the lady turned with a guilty start to find the fresh-colored, impertinent face of the French maid obtruding itself into the room. The Transfiguration of Miss Philura She strove to keep her mind upon it, but the exaltation of the prayer-time had passed, and the vision of Mrs. Jarvis obtruded itself on her Sabbath thoughts. 'Lizbeth of the Dale He makes us see the quiet of the hills and the allurements of the trout-stream, yet he refrains as scrupulously as Mr. Howells himself from obtruding his own personality. The Van Dwellers A Strenuous Quest for a Home It did not please her any better, but at all events it did not afflict her by always obtruding itself upon her attention. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Mary was strictly pious; and the vices of the cold, stern, and silent William were not obtruded on the public eye. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) But another thought obtruded with ever recurring frequency. El Diablo But here another question obtrudes itself: Why should those born from the sons of God and the daughters of men alone have differed from the ordinary stature of man? Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood But I never obtrude my advice; if people don’t want it, I shall not trouble them with it. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford We teach our children, as we were taught ourselves, to give importance only to the fact of exclusiveness, expense, rareness, already necessarily obtruded far too much by our struggling, imperfect civilisation. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life It fulfils every requirement of a satire, steering clear of the pitfall caricature, and not obtruding the didactic element. Jewish Literature and Other Essays A movement of expectancy among the three visitors aroused Cicily from the fit of abstraction into which she had fallen, and on which the others had not ventured to obtrude themselves. Making People Happy Margery apparently had not yet come upon the floor, or—the horrid thought obtruded itself—she had discovered who I was, or, rather, who I was not. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 This was information of the most obtruding sort.... Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation She obtruded herself upon him everywhere, for his very bed was hanged With tapestry of silk and silver, the story Proud Cleopatra when she met her Roman. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) The thoughts of home obtrude upon us; and we feel as the poor Jews felt on the banks of the Euphrates, when their task-masters and prison-keepers insisted upon their singing a song. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. They, too, were obstinate in their belief that women should not obtrude into business affairs. Making People Happy Sometimes when he flattered himself with being on the point of accomplishing his wishes, the idea of the witchcraft obtruded itself, and rendered him for the time completely impotent. Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction If for a moment the recollection of her horrible crime obtruded itself upon her mind, she banished it by thinking of her adored Montoni. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston The question whether the egg existed before the hen or the hen before the egg has often been called an idle one, and yet it obtrudes itself upon everybody. Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 Doubtless all the while she was using her power of observation, as Mrs. Eberstein was using hers, though the fact was not obtruded; for Dolly had heart wants quite as urgent as body wants. The End of a Coil Traces of the old obtrude themselves plainly from between the lines of the new. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era This was, she recognised, an almost repugnant thing, a feeling to be judiciously checked, but it would obtrude itself. Hawtrey's Deputy On the coronation-day he did not obtrude her claims upon the people; nor, on the contrary, would he forego his private comforts in her society. Coronation Anecdotes They did not intrude nor obtrude—they went their way, and permitted every one to go his. In Her Own Right Very serious, very important reflections began to obtrude. A sketch of the life and services of Gen. Otho Holland Williams Read before the Maryland historical society, on Thursday evening, March 6, 1851 But this evil memory did not obtrude itself at the outset. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era These, as I observed before, are not, like Lucan's, obtruded upon the reader, but suggested by incidents. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 Is Mr. Kemble not aware, how many drops of Shakspeare are lost, and how much false wine obtruded in their place, in this metamorphosis? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 The outside world did not obtrude itself upon him, till the doctor declared that only once more would he visit him. The Rider of Waroona "Since, my mouse, you don't want to be admired for your feet and hands, what points of your beauty may we venture to obtrude our notice upon?" Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 Having brushed the dust or powdered wood away, the colour of the wood will have to be lowered or subdued, otherwise the whiteness will obtrude itself and stare through any carefully selected varnish. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. His eye caught Tom's in the midst of the operation, and the latter could not help looking a little confused, as if he had been unintentionally obtruding on their privacy. Tom Brown at Oxford I might here, if it were requisite, bring a heap of testimonies from Protestant writers; the least thing which they can admit of is, that a minister be not obtruded renitente ecclesia. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) But if so, it is a sleeping dog that neither bites nor barks; and if you let it alone it will stay in its kennel, and not even obtrude itself upon your view. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 But there would obtrude the terrible possibility of a few raiders hiding along the trace, determined to strengthen their medicine with more white scalps. A Virginia Scout It is not for his worth as a poet, but for the greatness of his character which obtrudes in his writings.—Goethe. Pearls of Thought Another interest was obtruding itself into the simple, practical expedition, crowding aside its original purpose. Judith of the Cumberlands The first production from the pen of Gillespie, the fruit, doubtless, of his previous studies, was a work entitled “A Dispute against the English Popish Ceremonies obtruded upon the Church of Scotland.” The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) God bless my soul, you don't mean——' 'There is one thing I will say for her'—Mrs. Freddy's brother-in-law lazily defended the honour of the house—'she doesn't, as a rule, obtrude her opinions. The Convert In obtruding her eggs into the nests of other birds, Madame Cowbird is sly and stealthy. Our Bird Comrades But through it all ran a thread of sombre hue as the thought of Ansa obtruded. The High Calling Cora strove to console herself with these thoughts; but there was another danger that would obtrude itself in her way. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad At this point I obtruded myself upon the scene and went up to the dear old dog, took his distressed head in my arms, and talked to him. How to Cook Husbands But these things are usually taken for granted; and I never imagined it my duty to volunteer my religious sentiments, since I never obtruded them. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster "I don't want to obtrude my advice, but I will venture to suggest that you call in a private detective." Luke Walton Now let us turn our attention to the evidences of luxury and debauchery, and the consequent evidences of degeneration, which obtrude themselves on all sides. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire He banned the obtruding priest by name and all his accomplices. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England He broke off and frowned, for a vague, unpleasant memory obtruded itself. Brandon of the Engineers Still, in essentials he was civil and considerate, and Honor carefully made it evident that she did not mean to obtrude herself, and expected him to sit loose to the female part of the company. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster But with returning consciousness some corner of discomfort obtruded itself into her mind. The Long Trick He had not the honesty to let these thoughts obtrude themselves, but they nevertheless hovered at the back of his mind. The Long Portage And the unexampled boldness of obtruding these plain and startling utterances into the royal presence, aroused the wrath of the king. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan He did not want to obtrude himself, and since they seemed to expect him to stay, it was pleasant enough to sit and listen. Brandon of the Engineers Now and then a degree of scorn, for the narrowness of dogma, would appear in reading history, but in general she was understood to have opinions which she did not obtrude. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster The space, however, has been shortened by the great thickness of a Perpendicular cross-arch, which, though its southern respond obtrudes into the aisle below, is itself only visible from this chamber. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric To the ordinary boy, politics, when it first obtrudes itself on his attention, appears under one or other of two aspects. The School and the World As great an impossibility as that vulgarity and tawdriness should not obtrude their ugly heads here and there from under Branwell's finest phrases. Emily Brontë She gave him two, which he carried back, but remained where she was, within hearing but far enough away not to obtrude her society upon the others. Brandon of the Engineers I never wished to obtrude my feelings on you after I knew how it stood with you. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster The other respond is concealed by a huge Perpendicular casing, which, obtruding as it does into the arch, is a very conspicuous object in the view from the west doors. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric He did not obtrude himself, but called the head waiter and after a question, took out his card and scribbled a line on it. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland In them also picturesque squalor obtrudes itself upon an ugly splendour. American Sketches 1908 Bitter experience in the past had taught him not to obtrude when deep called thus to deep. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Although she had known of the trouble, it had seemed far in the background; it was a skeleton which had not obtruded itself. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters Those who desire to learn can always do so, but nothing is forced upon you, or even obtruded. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath I do not think it is necessary to obtrude any moralizing commentary when these great and vague images are first brought into the landscape of the child's intellectual experience. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Gassendi was a youth of such extraordinary abilities and attainments as to command universal admiration; but in his manners he was generally silent, never ostentatiously obtruding upon others his own knowledge. Anecdotes for Boys Even into war the affairs of business life obtrude. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan For two weeks not a cloud obtruded on the clear sky of his content. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World But poor Garth in his clumsy, masculine delicacy thought that to obtrude himself at such a moment would only hurt her more. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest In every fourth line Sylvia Morgan again, and despite his efforts, had obtruded herself. The Candidate A Political Romance He and his surroundings have the good taste not to obtrude themselves upon the casual visitor. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly We should say it is immodestly painted; the picture and not the subject, obtrudes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 Foster, who had pretty well gauged Mr. Scarsbrook mentally, modestly replied that he did not care to obtrude private affairs at an inopportune time. Foster's Letter Of Marque A Tale Of Old Sydney - 1901 Yet, with the delicate tact which bade him enliven, not dominate, the social circle, he refrained from obtruding those subjects on occasions when they would be neither known nor appreciated. William Pitt and the Great War The question obtrudes itself, Would life have been easier if the English had not again ceded Java to Holland in 1816, after only a five years' tenure? Travels in the Far East Sometimes it was a question of domestic economy into which he had obtruded his views—when she was sixteen she was practically housekeeper to her adopted uncle—perhaps it was a matter of carriage arrangement. The Man Who Knew The corpulent velvet dark mass and obtruding figure is most unpleasant. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 Alas!" sighs Mr. Tawnish, "cheat myself as I may, the possibility will obtrude itself that you do not look upon my suit with quite the degree of warmth I had hoped. The Honourable Mr. Tawnish The silliness about liberty which is sometimes obtruded into discussions of this subject, is fit for very young children and very old women. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 In the more advanced stages, the diagnostics obtrude themselves upon our notice, and put the situation of the patient beyond a doubt. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases Then, in spite of his efforts, the thoughts of the past would obtrude themselves—of his cousin, of the scene at Mr Draycott’s when it was found that he was missing. The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne The frightful monotony of the long confinement does not obtrude itself in his book. The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship Upon this holy scene where troubled son and anxious mother meet we will not obtrude, and so step lightly out of the room. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist
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