| 单词 | outspread |
| 例句 | He had me on my back with my arms outspread. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His arms are outspread, his hair wet with sweat. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z With a blood curdling scream he sprang from the tree with claws outspread and long, yellow fangs bared. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The policeman who had shoved her away now barred her way with his long arms outspread like the wings of some prehistoric bird. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain spread his hand open, the thumb up and fingers outspread as when you make shadow pictures. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z There, people “cast their nets outspread into the river, at night; and when morning comes, they find in their nets such goods as .., ginger, rhubarb, wood of aloes, and cinnamon.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Jam stared at the locked layers of Pet’s face and remembered how it looked that night, with its mighty wings outspread, terrible justice come to Lucille. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A flock of gulls swoops down to the breakers, wings outspread, crying. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He said no more, but Helen called the maids and sent them to make beds, with purple rugs piled up, and sheets outspread, and fleecy coverlets, in the porch inside the gate. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Lie down, Ellis,’ the doctor said, and even as he spoke, he bounced up from the end of the bed like a jack-in-the-box and flung the outspread towel straight into Ellis’s face. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I dream Cordelia falling, from a cliff or bridge, against a background of twilight, her arms outspread, her skirt open like a bell, making a snow angel in the empty air. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But a few minutes later, the light was out, and his outspread hand was in her pajamas, circling. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z After this one, he touches my solar plexus with his outspread hand, adding, “What slumbers in the heart is what slumbers in the stone, understand?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Albert said something else, but the words were lost to Joseph as a ghostly voice called to him from the attic, and the angel reappeared with outspread wings above an ocean made of fire. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Finally she settled herself with the outspread robe and placed the frame around the newest section waiting to be repaired. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the sun angled low enough to slant its rays under the citadel’s outspread wings, it had gone beyond the edge of the Cusp, and only traded one shadow for another. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It finished the beautiful pattern and settled itself at the center with blue-furred legs outspread. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His long, red body sailed in between the outspread paws of the lion. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Cluny’s long tail swished restlessly, the single eye stared at a carved eagle holding the rotting lectern on its outspread wings. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She lands on her feet, arms outspread, and reports, “The Marshes have the holo up too loud. It sounds like I have cops in my head.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He looks up to see, there in the sky and blocking out the sun completely, the long-lost Lazarus woodpecker, with its wings outspread and its beak pointing upward, nearly piercing the blue of the sky. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He points to the bible outspread on my lap. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z They chased her to the end of the pier, and without breaking her stride the woman bounded up a set of crates and took a flying leap over the water, arms outspread like wings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The dim Chapel of Calvary held a mournful mural of Jesus lying arms outspread and dead on the cross after it was taken down and laid on the ground. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She says there was a large drawing of a bat on the blackboard, with its wings outspread and just a tiny bump between its legs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The flying thing came closer and circled the ship on outspread wings. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Above me, towards the head of the bed, Serena Joy is arranged, outspread. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Backward she sprang as the huge shape crashed to ruin, vast wings outspread, crumpled on the earth; and with its fall the shadow passed away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z No one can see, beneath the folds of my outspread skirt. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes the cigarette back from the woman in red, holds it to her mouth, lets her hand rest in the air a moment, all five fingers outspread. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The starlit heaven reminded me of a large blue umbrella, outspread and with the handle broken off. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The female goshawk drops down from her nest and, feet outspread, bombs Bando. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A gray bird circled, glided downward on outspread wings, then flew rapidly across the fields and disappeared from sight. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She was flying, skimming the ground with no track under her, not even a hoverboard, keeping herself aloft by sheer willpower and the wind in her outspread jacket. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The iguana's claw, all five fingers outspread, resembles a hand in a sequined glove. Sebastião Salgado: Genesis – review 2013-04-13T23:06:24Z St. Francis is posed standing in the landscape, his arms outspread, his lips parted. Inside Art: Bellini Work at Frick Is Seen in a New Light 2011-04-07T20:24:50Z We all wish we could still run into the outspread arms of the father we lost. Thanksgiving, my father's last supper 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z It depicts the Archangel Michael, wings outspread, spearing a horned devil underfoot. A Designer’s Sale of Memorabilia 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Facing the ensemble at a toy piano he plunked and patted sporadically, Mr. Distler raised a finger to summon conspiratorial hushes, and leapt, arms outspread, to urge climaxes. Music Review: Summertime Anarchy, but of the Guided Kind 2011-07-03T21:09:12Z At the top is an enamelled dove with outspread wings, which represents the Holy Ghost. Factbox: The crowns, jewels, swords and spoon used at King Charles' coronation 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Thus a skydiver falls more slowly with outspread limbs than when they are in a pike position—head first with hands at their side and legs together. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z In it, the angel’s wings are outspread, his gaze forward, his expression startled and open-mouthed, “looking as though he is about to move away from something he is fixedly contemplating,” writes Benjamin. On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Each crater held a single, stolid icefish, dark pectoral fins outspread like bat wings over a clutch of eggs. ‘Major Discovery’ Beneath Antarctic Seas: A Giant Icefish Breeding Colony 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z When the dough has doubled in size, about an hour or so, push it down with outspread fingers, making dimples in the dough. Sourdough was swell, but homemade fresh focaccia rises to another level 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Another type of genetic screening provided a separate signal that B.1.1.7 was consistently able to outspread its competitors. At least 9 U.S. states have the U.K. coronavirus strain, a number that's sure to grow 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z She then raised her outspread arms, thunder roared, lightning bolts flashed and — in some versions of the commercial — wild animals stampeded. Dena Dietrich, Who Found TV Fame as Mother Nature, Dies at 91 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z I don’t mean the heavily parodied freeze-frame in which she stood, arms outspread, as a woman who evidently would not be crucified on a cross of libs. Column: Can Kimberly Guilfoyle put American politics back on track? 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z A large picture showed an insect with crimson and Dalmatian-spotted wings outspread. The Dreaded Lanternfly, Scourge of Agriculture, Spreads in New Jersey 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The birds are bright white with black wingtips that are visible only when the wings are outspread. Whooping crane sightings to increase in North Dakota 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z On the end of the peninsula, a small figure rests within a giant slingshot; the slingshot is aimed toward a “Magic Island,” guarded by a formidable bird of “nuclear viscosity,” with outspread wings. The Histories Hidden in the Periodic Table 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z “Imperial involvement in the building’s expansion is also evoked by the image of a large eagle with outspread wings – the symbol of the Byzantine Empire – which appears in one of the mosaics,” Storchan added. 1,500-year-old church dedicated to mysterious 'martyr' discovered in Israel 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z He ran to the corner, arms outspread, and raised the hem of his shirt in celebration, rippling those 33-year-old abdominals. Ronaldo plays the sun king before United storm the Juventus fortress | Barney Ronay 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The red-carpet season is upon us, and what better way to kick things off than with Helen Mirren, arms outspread, looking smashing in black and white. Sunday Best: Helen Mirren looks smashing at Venice Film Festival 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z He said the markings each roughly covered the area of a hand with fingers outspread. Washington memorials defaced by graffiti over holiday weekend 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z The term “trade routes” may summon up visions of broad paths, but thousand-pound yaks can traverse faint, canted trails the width of your outspread hands. Clinic in the Clouds 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Sporting woolly clouds of hair crowned with academic ornaments and wearing creamy outspread gowns decorated with mathematical, astronomical and Greek figures, the trio of learned ladies are a hoot. A Review of ‘The Learned Ladies’ in Morris Township 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z But when she was trying to pass through the door of the chapel, she saw Christ standing in the arch, with hands outspread, as though upon the cross. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z They rode through the darkness between double walls, disturbing every now and then a beggar who whined for alms or cursed them if the mule trod upon his outspread legs. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Maria delle Grazie...that refectory...that was my world...those faces, those outspread hands, that table...there is more than one way to break bread...more than one cup. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Of special interest are cockroach-like forms, with two pairs of similar membranous wings and a long ovipositor, and gigantic insects allied to the Odonata, that measured 2 ft. across the outspread wings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The Warrior carried a large number of guns in an outspread battery; all later ships, of whatever type, have had a concentrated battery of much heavier guns. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Over the altar is St. Matthew writing his Gospel; he looks up at the attendant angel, who is behind with outspread wings, and in the act of dictating. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Paladino puts her outspread hand upon the back of the chair and her left above it. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z The mountain is bare behind the shrine, where perhaps is a figure of Mary with Christ in her arms, or some saint with outspread wings. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z The Master stood before them, His hands outspread in blessing. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z In this position it looked like a huge bat with outspread wings. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z No other kind of insect but the May-fly casts its skin once its wings are outspread. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z You have but to throw open the shrine, and the spirit comes with its outspread blessings upon millions of waiting souls. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z He staggered back against the wall, and stood there with his head thrown back and his arms helplessly outspread. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z On the table is an outspread map of North America, consulted often by the attentive readers, whereon blank spaces denote regions as yet unknown to man. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z In a flash he had the bad boy disarmed, lying flat on the ground, and sat astride of him, pinioning his arms outspread at full length. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z My mother, too, was sitting by the fire in a species of state, having her hands void of occupation and her pocket-handkerchief outspread. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Here, at least, are plenty of memorials of the Pilgrims, and here town and harbor are outspread for perusal. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z "The sensible world is spirit in magnitude outspread before the senses for their analysis, but whose synthesis is the soul herself, whose prothesis is God." Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z When he went swinging through the forest alone it was with his head thrown back, and sometimes with his arms outspread he whistled and sang to the marvelous greenery above and about him. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z And justice will sit in your courts under the outspread wings of Peace. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z When I 172 really entered, Miss Lawrence, in a chair by the table, was examining some fresh specimens of Miss Benette's work outspread upon the crimson as before. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z This handsome bird is shy of the sportsman, and flies away betimes, when it may immediately be recognized by its short, outspread tail, the side feathers of which are white. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z "As I was telling my beads, While the dawn was red, The Virgin came to greet me With her arms outspread." Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Constance had dropped down on the settle, and was leaning toward the fire—her hands outspread before it. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z It is rectangular, with clipped corners, and is dominated by an eagle, with wings outspread, grasping lightning bolts in the right talon and an olive branch in the left talon. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z Christ, with outspread arms, wears, not the Crown of Thorns, but the Old English "king-helm," and is fully robed. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The turkey buzzards were seen hovering in the air, and, after wet weather, were often observed sitting in the sunshine, with outspread wings, on the highest trees. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z They lift her dress-skirt by the border, and hold it outspread about her. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Life is before you, friend of mine; What it may bring we cannot divine; The path outspread is all untrod; Unknown are its windings to all but God. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The plate proper contains an eagle with wings outspread, shield on breast, olive branch in right talon, and three arrows in left talon. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z All around there floated a vast concourse of dimly outlined forms—millions of archetypes, borne on their outspread wings. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z It lay outspread quite flat and shelterless in the sun, its secrets clean revealed, and there, sure enough, at its center, was the pool of tradition, gleaming upward, glassy still. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z He sat stooping over the fire with his thin hands outspread to the blaze, and for half an hour Warrisden was enchained. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z She slipped her hand from my grasp with an imploring cry, and held it outspread close before my face to check my words. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z The design is dominated by an eagle with wings outspread, head to left, arrows in right talon, olive branch in left talon, and with the national motto on a ribbon overhead. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z He swept in level flight down the stream, outspread and still, as if fixed in despair. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z On whom doth this blest Bird its wings outspread? The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z As I said this I consulted my watch, and after returning it to my pocket resumed a vacant gaze upon the outspread leaves of the novel. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z She had a liberal lunch outspread on the napkin upon her desk, but she had no candy. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z In the center of the shield is the eagle, with wings widely outspread and with lightning bolts in the right talon and an olive branch in the left talon. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z He was an impressive figure massed in blackness against the moonlight, with his arms outspread. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Old Eighty-Five discharg'd and gone, Another year comes hastening on To quit us in its turn: With outspread wings and running glass Thus Time's deluding seasons pass, And leave mankind to mourn. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z Farther back in the woods a blue-jay screamed; overhead, high up in the blue, a great hawk sailed, circling, with no slightest motion of his outspread wings. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z I was growling to myself for being caught with an elementary trick, and came whipping back with my hands outspread in catch-all style. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z The eagle, with fierce mien and wings outspread, stands high on a craggy ledge. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z Over the head of either figure, a parasol, such as is used by the natives, is outspread, giving a most grotesque appearance to the group. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Below them, under a faintly blue haze, Paris lay like an outspread map, with here and there a church steeple rising above the level of the page. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z After a time he turned his head a bit, and close beside him he saw Harry Rattleton, stretched on his back, his arms outspread, his face ghastly pale. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z Suddenly the lynx jumped, not at the caribou, for they were still too far away, but high in the air with paws outspread. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Another girl named the yellow-billed cuckoo, almost hidden among the shrubbery, by the white thumb-nail spots on the quills of his outspread tail where it protruded for a second from a mass of leaves. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z It is as if a scroll were outspread before me, on which is a record of all my tendencies and crucial acts. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z A cavernous coachhouse stood open, empty save for the wheelless body of an outside car that was seated on the floor, with wings outspread like a hatching hen. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z As they neared the dining-room someone was dropping pieces of silver out of the window to someone else who stood just below it with skirts outspread to catch the articles. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z They float on outspread wings over the buttresses. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Like them and the bobolink, the woodpeckers prop themselves by their outspread, stiffened tails. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Except for them the morning was extremely quiet, the sun poured down over his outspread limbs, the sea waited for him. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Slowly, with the outspread fingers of one hand pressing against her breast, the woman came down the remaining steps. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z A slight shower fell during the night, and by catching the raindrops in her outspread palm she was able to moisten her parched lips. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z I gently laid my tired head On thy soft bosom wide outspread, With naught but Heaven over head, Michigan, my Michigan. Pioneer Day Exercises 2011-10-19T02:00:21.770Z Their robes are embroidered with inlaid marble and their outspread wings are of bronze. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Alike to him the morn outspread, Or midnight on his way, The fields of light where he was bred Know neither night nor day. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z It is flattering to see how quickly my performance will empty the smoking room, put an end to bridge games and fill the deck chairs with deserted, outspread yellow-backs. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The Bird-Fairy appeared, and with outspread wings she stood over the resting children, and, full of pity, she gazed down at them. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Flying westward, but still some distance away, came what resembled at first a gigantic bird with wings outspread, soaring even as the fish hawk soars, as he skims through the air. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z Here and there floated high in the blue, on outspread wings, eagles, terrible to inhabitants of the air; here and there falcons, eager for prey, were describing circles slowly. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The Hessian chasseur instantly drew up and fired in our direction; and Tahioni shot him dead in his tracks, where he fell heavily on his back and lay in the grass with limbs outspread. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z But while it was well enough to make a lark of such things when one had to, we begrudged every minute taken from the new field outspread before us in every direction. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z In the broad expanse of sky a bird soars with outspread wings. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z And kneeling before the image of the Mother of God, he prayed a while, with outspread arms, and then rose with serene face. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z She laughed, and pointed upward where a vulture with great wings outspread flew heavily in the blue, sensing its prey. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Now they struggle together on the lawn, lunging and pecking, and wrestling with wings outspread and legs everywhere. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z From his seat on the porch step he was frowning down upon the outspread scene in the valley, where the triangular shadow of Jack's Mountain was creeping slowly across to the foot of Chigringo. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z One would soar slowly, wings outspread and stable, a living plane of metallic green and black. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z On the outspread paper he laid a brown envelop. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z I was not prepared for her closing the door behind her, sinking into the nearest chair, and fanning herself, as though it had been midsummer, with her outspread fingers. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z A black hawk paused on outspread wings in the air, and dropped a large gold ring from his beak, which fell to the ground near the children. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z Shall the hill-top outspread a pavilion more safe than our palaces hold? Poems 2011-08-16T02:00:47.467Z Therefore, General Bolivar charged with outspread wings and quivering fan. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z On outspread wings the swallow floats above, then slants downwards with a rapid swoop, and with the impetus of the motion rises easily. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The shape was in fact something like the human arm and hand with the fingers outspread. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z The Starlings would often form a compact group around the outspread food, one of them occasionally darting off with a big morsel or savoury bone. Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z The rearmost egg is tucked up on the outspread feet, the foremost lies on the ground, and is covered by the belly of the bird as it lies forward upon it. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z Then never word nor sign came from the dead, But the two Shadows lifted up their arms Lamenting, and the woman swift outspread Her hand to save the Book, and cried: 'Aha! The Story of Nefrekepta from a demotic papyrus 2011-07-30T02:00:17.393Z This was said in mimic tone with laughing eyes, a shrug of the shoulders, and with outspread hands. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The Ostrich ran at him, waltzing and darting with wings outspread, but the Jackal dodged away under the Lion and squealed out, “Take your feet off the ground, Clumsy, and fly!” Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z On the shingle other linen was already outspread, whitening in the sun. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z Overhead a huge flying fox, with outspread “batty wings” sailed majestically. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z Now it seemed as though He bore upon His brow an invisible helm of victory, on which the dove of the Holy Spirit rested with outspread wings. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z His words of warning were too late, for just then the figure of Sage Mallow seemed to loom out of the fog, coming timidly forward with outspread hands like a person in the dark. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z And the line didn’t break, and overhead there sailed the eagle, with his black wings outspread and his white head looking down at me. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z From his lofty perch the man looks down upon the surrounding country as upon a map lying outspread before his feet. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The man himself fell with his hands outspread upon Sirayo, and before the chief could struggle to his feet the third Zulu, whirling a heavy knob-kerrie, rushed to avenge the death of his comrades. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z From the ceiling depended a huge scaly sea-monster, with outspread fins, open jaws garnished with tremendous teeth, and great goggling eyes. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z The wings were expanded, with the snowy plumes outspread, fanlike, on each side. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Both arms were outspread so that she might be warned by touch when getting too close to the sides of the trail. The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike 2011-06-13T02:00:31.687Z Through the hazy light which settled around me, I saw a bird with its wings outspread flitting in the folds of a serpent? Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z For some moments the Chief sat wrinkling his brow and gazing upon the two letters outspread before him. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z In the centre of this great luminous field there was a snowy dove with outspread wings, bearing an olive branch in her mouth. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z When I offered the grain to the bird, it refused it; and when I pressed my hand closer, drew back, lost its balance and fell down with outspread wings. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z There is quite a large bundle of gleanings lying on his outspread handkerchief. Nearly Bedtime Five Short Stories for the Little Ones 2011-06-02T02:00:26.960Z Gold hair, blown back from radiant brow, Crowning, like light, a maiden, martyred head, Feet planted on the "Dragon," prone, And mighty wings in victory outspread. Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems 2011-05-26T02:00:17.117Z “Take those letters, and this,” pushing forward the outspread scrawl, “and see if you can figure out who wrote it.” Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Occasionally a boat drifted slowly past with outspread wings, in colour like an opal or lapis lazuli, and then vanished. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z Overhead, suspended by an invisible wire, was a snow-white pigeon with wings outspread; behind swayed in the gentle breeze the foliage of the trees. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Within the bread and wine outspread for his repast To mingle dust and dirty spittle they essay, And everything he touches, forth they slyly cast, Or scourge themselves, if e'er their feet betrod his way. The Flowers of Evil 2011-05-15T02:00:07.523Z Thou art incarnate Mystery itself, Brooding above the world; the Universe Lies in the shadow of thine outspread wings— Thou silent Spirit of the Infinite! Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems 2011-05-26T02:00:17.117Z But at last the outspread night-piece covered over his hot fever-images, and heaven with its lights, and earth with its shadows, made their way into his expanded heart. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z And he looked down and there he found That the eagle it was drowned, And its wings in part outspread, But alas it was quite dead. Poems of James McIntyre 2011-05-11T02:00:21.477Z With a howl, Cinto leaped to the Inca’s side, hands outspread. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z Wait in the churchyard on Sunday when service ends, and you will see many a gay skirt, hung with flounces and outspread by crinoline, come flaunting forth from the church. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z We have said these earth pictures are gigantic: some panthers have tails three hundred and fifty feet long, and some eagles measure one thousand feet from tip to tip of the outspread wings. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z Then trembled your outspread arms, then trembled your songs full of blissful longing, then could we and you see perfectly the illuminated Eternity. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z My heart warmed to them when I first saw them; and, with arms outspread, I greeted the gallant fellow nearest to me. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z "Frau Pastorin, what do you take me for?" cried Br�sig, advancing upon her again, with outspread arms, so that she took refuge a second time behind the table. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Craven lies outspread in beauty—woods, hills, fields, and pastures charming the eye of one who comes from the untilled moors, and suggestive of delightful rambles in store. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z With outspread wings, it measured above six feet. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z It might be a diver or a solan goose with outspread wings, but it looked too large. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Lady, his hand outspread Unto the cross is laid: 'Tis pierced; the huge nail's head Down to the wood they've pressed. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z A fresh breeze blew from the land, and the boats of the fleet around and about scudded on before the wind like a flight of happy birds, with outspread wings. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Its outer sloop is loose sand falling away to the damp line left by the tide, beyond which all is mud—a great brown expanse outspread for miles. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Five great sled dogs crouched in their harness, with quarters tucked under them and forelegs outspread. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Had he come back rich and great She'd have met him at the door, But she's down the path with her arms outspread, Because he has come back poor. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z So the giant cat took his stand, with claws outspread over the prize, his savage face tense with hate. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z The outspread palm was covered with coins—as many as could lie upon it. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Black with gilt letters, appears to be the favourite style; and among them are white stones, bearing outspread gilt wings and stars, and an ornamental border. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z It was something else which halted Napier in the act of sending up his card to Miss Ellis, a glimpse of Singleton's face behind an outspread newspaper. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The Indian too gazed in silence as, leaning on his ice-axe, he contemplated the outspread empire that but a few years before had belonged solely to the people of his race. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z It was pathetically amusing to watch her little plump body, balanced upon its unsteady supports, her dimpled arms outspread, her baby lips parted in glee, showing the two rows of tiny pearls between. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z His uniform was of pure white, his helmet of burnished steel, and on it was the Prussian eagle with outspread wings. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z On each side, sloping gently upwards till they met the roof, great bulging masses of stalagmite of snowy whiteness lay outspread, mound after mound glittering as with millions of diamonds. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Shield of the United States on which is resting an eagle with outspread wings, looking to the left. History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America 2011-03-14T03:01:03.623Z He straightened up again as she quoted: "The sanguine sunrise with his meteor eyes And his burning plumes outspread, Leaps on the back of my sailing rack When the morning star shines dead." The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The sun was shining on the outspread wings of the eagle in his niche and turning the icicles that hung from the window ledges into golden fringes. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z In one the goddess is upright, as at Mykenæ, with the polos on her head, and the arms either outspread or folded over the breast; in the other she is sitting with the arms crossed. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z It opened its snake-jaws to such an abominable width, that Pegasus might almost, I was going to say, have flown right down its throat, wings outspread, rider and all! A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Eagle facing to left, with outspread wings, resting on shield with flags grouped on either side. History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America 2011-03-14T03:01:03.623Z The eagle folded his wings and dropped like a plummet from the upper air, only to swoop upward on outspread pinions a moment later. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Last October, I found several curious Agaricus specimens, with pinkish-beige, heavily cracked caps that were as large as my outspread hand, growing along an inner road at my college campus on Staten Island. | Salt-Loving Mushrooms 2011-02-12T15:17:25Z The darkness seems less drear, the feeling of separation more remote, though still Pride sits with triumphant mien between them, with his great wings outspread to conceal effectually any penitent glance or thought. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z She had thrown herself before her father with outspread arms as if to shield and defend him, and her eyes flashed with savage hatred as though she were confronting a mortal foe. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z The girl stood in front of her father, her arms outspread, her bosom heaving with excitement, her eyes blazing, inviting the deadly volley. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z Thousands of the pretty insects were there outspread, varying in size from the tiny blue Lycaena to the great Troilus or the gorgeous yellow and black Turnus. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Free from the snares of passion's outspread net, The Awakened One, whom longing cannot draw, Who ranges o'er His boundless sphere untraced. The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada 2011-02-07T03:00:21.273Z Above them, black tipped with gold, were a pair of outspread wings, the badge of the Society apparently. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z “Oh, wait a minute,” he exclaimed, when I was again about to mount, and he ran over to an outspread canvas-covered bed. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z Draw it forward until the free end extends from the mouth and is outspread; observe its form, extent, and attachment.Teeth. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z The cameo was carved with a swan with its wings outspread and was set in a gold snake with ruby eyes. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z But before he had word with her Nina Ide came running, floury hands outspread, her face alight above her housewife’s tire. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Out of doors, a blue sky, flecked with a few menacing clouds, hung outspread above the tall oaks. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z One design, typical of his work, shows a flat wooden frame cut in graceful arches, with a gilded eagle perched on top with outspread wings. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z A typical feather.A feather of each kind.A bird with wings outspread, showing positions of feathers.The minute structure of a feather. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z Before the railed gate in front a canoe with sail outspread was tacking about. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Richard very often brought home drawings of models, and the two sat bent over the outspread rolls planning and consulting with each other like partners. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The priest rejected her petition with his hands outspread, and turned once more as if in blind worship toward the mouth of the crater. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z Ida sat as though bereft of life, staring, with fingers outspread, ecstatically. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Then, suddenly at a turn in the road, where the group has become slightly disorganized, we see a heavy cross outspread, jolting its way upwards. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z It was put there by James' handlers from Nike, and shows him with arms outspread. A king's ransom might not be enough to keep James 2010-05-19T08:33:00Z He would raise his outspread fingers to his head as if to run them through a heavy mass of hair. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Wasps with wide outspread wings floated humming about the blackberry clusters. The Undying Past The moths have slender bodies and full wings, and generally rest with the latter outspread. Butterflies and Moths (British) Overhead a great bird hung motionless for an instant as it glared down at the curious creature with mammoth outspread wings that lay below. The Trail of Conflict Her hands were outspread in terror for our clamorous intrusion, and I thought by her swaying she was about to swoon. Idonia: A Romance of Old London He jumped up, ran his outspread fingers through his imaginary shock of hair, and tramped up and down. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z From this point one gets a fine view of the outspread bay lying below, exhibiting its various and busy craft. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands "He was dead then, leaning on his outspread arms over the table; he had been shot in the forehead." The Window at the White Cat Cherry might have sung till her little throat was tired, and Mr. Prong might have expressed his awe with outspread hands, and have looked as though he expected the skies to fall. Rachel Ray The stand lay just where it had fallen, and under it the "Wisdom of the Pixies" was outspread upon the floor. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Long the Angel lay there and watched them going to and fro on outspread wings. The Wonderful Visit "You will see the albatross as we get down south," continued the officer, "a bird worth watching, the largest of the gull family, frequently measuring across its outspread wings twelve feet from tip to tip." Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Then with elevated shoulders she slowly glided nearer, the fingers of her left hand outspread, and pressed against her breast. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers With his huge arms outspread he stood before me. The Wish A Novel He saw the big hands outspread, he saw the slightly stooping shoulders, he saw the face and eyes, the light blue eyes. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath He would never talk to any one he met on his way; his nose was always deep in the book which he held outspread. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew Palmate, when leaflets or the divisions of a leaf all spread from the apex of the petiole, like the hand with the outspread fingers, 57, 58. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools Then with an effort he rose and went to the hearth, where he stood with trembling hands outspread and limbs shivering before the rekindled blaze. The Tempering Friendly ghosts of times far past were conjured back in shadows—outspread wings, low-lying clouds, and long nights that ended in dawn. The Master's Violin The big hands he held outspread before him glistened a little in the shimmer of the moon. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath He rushed, his arms outspread, towards Prince Moufy, and embraced him. Tales of Passed Times The leaflets close in pairs, the four outspread partial petioles come closer together, and the common petiole is depressed. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools At the stair head, in precaution against the electrically charged tension of the air, deputies passed outspread hands over the pockets and hips of each man who entered, in search for concealed weapons. The Tempering Forward shot the enemy in a splendid diving tackle, clutching fingers outspread. The Crimson Sweater As Glen and Mr. Hobart reached the crest of that long slope they saw its grassy valley outspread before them. Campmates A Story of the Plains The easy chair stood there with outspread arms, waiting. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. They skim rapidly over the water on outspread wings, and their clear, reed-like notes are distinctly musical. Wild Birds in City Parks Being hints on identifying 145 birds, prepared primarily for the spring migration in Lincoln Park, Chicago So mechanically and without at first realizing what he was doing, he read two outspread sheets of paper: Anne's note and McCalloway's telegram. The Tempering A horrible curse broke from Burke as he fixed his staring eyeballs on the outspread cards, and counted over the numbers to himself. Jack Hinton The Guardsman They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them. Campmates A Story of the Plains Jenny threw herself breathless on the outspread rug and kissed young Frank. Carnival In blind distress he stumbled to his feet and shied from her with hands outspread to fend away the monstrous thing. Where the Pavement Ends The boy's heart hammered, and the leagues of outspread landscape seemed a reeling, whirling but ecstatically beautiful confusion. The Tempering Before the latter could even bring their rifles to the present, Madúla rose, with both hands outspread. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising “That’s splendid,” cried the girl sliding from her horse to pick up the bird; which had been killed clean, and lay with outspread wings. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising The tranquil life of the veldt lay outspread around, peaceful, sunny, smiling; but—beneath? In the Whirl of the Rising But we—we listened, and it seemed that life lay outspread anew before our eyes. The White Shield She always had her way, and some days later they looked down on an outspread world from the crest of Slag-face. The Tempering His soul "had turned to that divine love which welcomes us with arms outspread upon the cross." Michelangelo Prince Olmec," spoke Techotl, bowing low, with arms outspread and the palms of his hands turned upward, "I bring allies from the world beyond the forest. Red Nails The second miscreant dropped, like a walking-stick you let fall on the pavement, and lay face downwards, arms outspread, motionless as his intended victim. In the Whirl of the Rising He was vaster and more vigorous than any animal on earth, and when he stood erect with outspread wings he covered with his shadow sixty archangels. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels Sadie Gonorowsky gesticulated madly from the place upon the sofa which she was reserving with all the expanse of her outspread skirt. Little Aliens The rower, with both arms outspread, was directly in his way. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Contemplating the lace-like fabric of streams outspread over the mountains, we are reminded that everything is flowing—going somewhere, animals and so-called lifeless rocks as well as water. My First Summer in the Sierra And she lifted high her outspread right hand, and aimed a blow over the table at Halfred's head. Saga of Halfred the Sigskald A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century Here he suddenly stopped; there at the font, above which the white dove soared with outspread wings, he saw three women. Gertrude's Marriage His arms were outspread and his cartridge belt and rifle lay by his side. Seeds of Pine It was not altogether dissimilar to the great shark basking above it, but slenderer in build, and with a pair of curious lateral fins outspread like broad, blunt wings. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Dimly in the soft moonlight the sleeping city lay outspread before him. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade Now it was cut, and lying outspread upon the ground in odd regularity, an occasional head only being left to run to seed. An American Girl Abroad It opened its snake-jaws to such an abominable-202- width, that Pegasus might almost, I was going to say, have flown right down its throat, wings outspread, rider and all! A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys And again the voice comes as I lean against the ship with my arms outspread. The Sentimental Vikings A small beetle, its wings all outspread, struck the surface violently close by, shattering the mirror for a second, then starting a series of tiny ripples. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Under the rolled-up flap he could see the scoutmaster sitting on his cot, his head bent intently over an outspread paper. Under Boy Scout Colors And the young Jew had come stumbling up the stairs, his hands outspread, and in quavering tones said something which had brought the officer to his feet and grasping his sword. Command He yet stood, with clenched, outspread hands; but the color was dying from the drawn cheeks, the fierce light fading from the gleaming eyes. The Vision of Elijah Berl The constellation of Cassiopeia presents to me, a marked resemblance to the image of a bird with outspread wings, whose head is turned toward Polaris. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations His axe gripped in readiness for any unforeseen piece of strategy on the part of the foe, he advanced with the blanket outspread before him like a shield. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life With tails outspread, their bushy streaming hair Flashes like moonlight through the parted air. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa In the parching August wind Cornfields bow the head, 10 Sheltered in round valley depths, On low hills outspread. Graded Poetry: Third Year Far below us lay the outspread Mediterranean, blue beyond description and upon her placid bosom sailboats shrunk to the size of swallows and yachts seemed no larger than nursery toys. The Portal of Dreams It is particularly interesting to note that the outspread human body is made to serve as a sort of cross-symbol. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Bleeding from a dozen gashes, bedraggled and battered, but still full of fight to every outspread claw, the lynx crouched and glared at the man, with ears flattened back and eyes shooting pallid flame. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life But amid all this outspread loveliness of view, my attention was fixed upon a dense and heavy cloud that seemed balanced in the bright atmosphere far away in the distance. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Santacilla lay as he had fallen, an arm loosely outspread, a leg doubled unnaturally under its fellow. The Bright Shawl Now in futile magnificence it lay outspread before me who was sea-wrecked and fighting hunger. The Portal of Dreams The caldron was lowered on to the outspread skins, which served as tablecloth and napkin, and the robbers carved for themselves with their huge clasp-knives. Pretty Michal The flower bended towards him, and revealed among its leaves a blue, outspread collar, within which hovered a tender face. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. At a little distance, three officers, one of them Mirakoff, were talking together, and beside them, thrown on an outspread coat, was a heap of oddments, chiefly papers, revolvers, and “killers.” The Red Symbol As he approached the town he saw the fishing-boats leaving the harbor, and in the fairy light they looked like living things with outspread wings. Prisoners of Conscience She turned hurriedly, her hands outspread across the doorway as by instinct. The House of Fulfilment The call of the Ether ... the vacuous void ... the black velvet wastes ... the outspread cloak of the universe, dripping with stardust ... the undreamt-of galaxies ... these were the things by which he lived. The Sloths of Kruvny Lo, a large black-shrouded barge Sadly moves with sails outspread, And mute creatures' muffled features Hold grim watch above the dead. Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine As the weather-beaten man moved, the goldfinch flew, and the golden wings outspread formed a bright contrast with the dull white clods. The Hills and the Vale Others flew slowly, swooping on outspread bright-colored wings from petal to petal. Homo Inferior The glance of Mr. Gryce settled confidentially on his right hand where it lay outspread upon his ample knee. Hand and Ring Pausing to rest for a moment, we could turn and see the entire valley outspread below us. The Planet Savers Victor Gagnon was lying full length upon a pile of outspread blankets. In the Brooding Wild Upon it was outspread a city of pavilions, some of them covered with cloth of the gorgeous purple and glowing crimson, and decorated with ornaments of gold and silver. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III I cried out, with my arms outspread, for the figure before me of hopelessness and gloom gave me a feeling almost heart-breaking. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 Never was any one so struck with wonder as she, to behold there a great peacock with tail outspread. Old-Time Stories It only required a man who was less afraid of darkness and danger than of the flickering candle and the outspread letter. Timar's Two Worlds Below, the outspread stretch of water lay dark and motionless, its glassy surface cold and glittering like steel. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. On the sward of the Bois d’Hyver the firs stand well asunder with outspread arms, like fencers saluting; and the air smells of resin all around, and the sound of the axe is rarely still. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers Its seats bristled with tall peaked hats with outspread glowworm wings and with drawn épées. Rastignac the Devil Trusting to the vigilance of the garrison, the savages were all buried in slumber, and were outspread along the grassy floor, enwrapped in their blankets. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 Until, at length, over the little shack was outspread, palm downward, a shimmering giant hand. The Plow-Woman "Go wherever you like," said the regimental commander, looking up from the outspread maps on the kitchen table in the low-ceilinged stone farm-house that he had adopted as headquarters. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Bill swung her aside and placed himself squarely in front of the door, his arms outspread. Mystery Ranch Soon they topped the high elms, startling the rooks into noisy cawing, and then, skimming the wall, sailed stealthily on outspread wings across the yard. Jimbo A Fantasy The Ana stopped, its large ears outspread as if to catch the faintest murmur of sound. The People of the Crater “My room has just got to be here,” said I, and I stepped towards the door with outspread arms. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Donald, on his knees, with hands outspread like a worshiper in adoration before his god—as In truth he was!—felt the penetrant vibrations of the fire with an inexpressible languor of bliss. The Wilderness Trail Spotts had assumed an unconventional attitude at her feet, while the Quaker, face down, with hands and legs outspread, seemed to be trying to swim due north. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts Mrs. Cliff extended herself flat upon the deck, her arms outspread, and every clergyman was stretched out at full length or curled up against some obstacle. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht The Night Before Christmas Curly heads, so softly pillowed; Chubby arms outspread; Thousand fancies swiftly flying Through each little head. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 I was looking at it some while over the down-hill profile of our eastern road when I chanced to glance northward, and saw with extraordinary pleasure the sea lying outspread. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) III As I glide and glide with my peering head, Or swerve at a puff of smoke, Who watcheth my wings on the wind outspread, Here—gone—with an instant stroke? Collected Poems Volume Two An elderly man, but whether passenger or seaman it was impossible in the darkness to determine, lay grovelling on his belly in the wet scuppers, and kicking feebly with his outspread toes. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) Presently she finished the coil with dextrous turn, and held it with outspread hand while she reached to secure it with the comb. The Rustler of Wind River Between his outspread feet, a dog was coiled up, the only indifferent individual present, apparently unconcerned upon the subject. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Only before me was outspread a limitless grey sea of dark despair. The Sign of Silence Millie rose with her arms outspread, her chin high and eyes closed. Wild Oranges But the only answer was the smile of the Angel with the uplifted eyes and the outspread wings as if she was about to ascend to Heaven. Futurist Stories Saul Chadron pitched forward, his hands clutching, his arms outspread, and fell dead, his face groveling upon the floor. The Rustler of Wind River At places rose swift whirlpools resembling pillars, thin at the bottom and outspread on top like plumes of feathers. In Desert and Wilderness Beneath it is a cherub with outspread wings. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The view outspread before me revealed nothing new; the same dread waste of water extended to the horizon, while down the shore no movement was visible. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West When they found him two days later he lay with his head pillowed upon his left arm, his right hand outspread upon the pine leaves—palm upward as if to show its emptiness. Money Magic A Novel Those ghastly nights, when Carmen would stand before him, her arms outspread across the door, and beat back the roaring devils within him! Carmen Ariza The child was carved standing upon a stump with wings outspread. Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author Now, I have observed a pelican to make a bounce at the fish-pail, with outspread wings, and scoop the whole supply. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly My tent was pitched on a high knoll, and the scene outspread beneath was one of marvelous beauty. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West The harbor or bay is shaped like one's outspread hand, with the wrist for an entrance, and is populous with the ships of all nations. Due South or Cuba Past and Present And so she stood in the full glow, her face uplifted, her arms outspread. At the Crossroads His legs were outspread along the top of its side, and his back was resting against the counter itself. The Law-Breakers How patiently they wait—the bare brown trees Through winter's sullen gloom, With arms outspread as if in suppliance Of vanished leaf and bloom! The Mayflower, January, 1905 The control assistant held up his hands, fingers outspread, to indicate that there were ten seconds left. The Planetoid of Peril Mrs. Lloyd Avalons raised her brows and made a delicate, pushing gesture with her outspread palms. The Dominant Strain The area covered by the city cannot much exceed sixty acres, the town being built in a very compact manner, a bird's-eye view of which makes it resemble the outspread human hand. Aztec Land Majestically the dark clouds rolled up, outspread like a pall, and the land lay beneath the ban of a persistent downpour. The Strollers There were figures whose white bodies shone as redly in that glow—figures that floated on outspread leather wings of dead black. The Finding of Haldgren We had reached the topmost curve before Mrs. Camp moved a finger, and then Miss Jenrys, gazing out over the wonderful landscape outspread so far below, uttered a quick exclamation of delight. Against Odds A Detective Story That of Mr. Story is of an angel with outspread wings, kneeling, her head bowed in the utter despair and desolation of hopeless sorrow. Italy, the Magic Land With a sudden cry the woman’s head dropped upon her outspread arms, and the merciful tears, so long denied her, gushed forth. The Twins of Suffering Creek Anyway, she took the initiative in aggression, and, vainly struggling to cover her rather riotous brood with outspread wings, cackled furiously and prepared for the onslaught which secretly she knew was not forthcoming. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills Without any prelude, any apology, he wrested the stick of wood from her, pulled her coat off a nail near by, and held it outspread, the armholes convenient to her hands. Rim o' the World Out of the corner of her eye she saw him, running toward her lumberingly, his great arms outspread. The Martian Cabal She stood like a great fat hen at the door, with her white widow's skirts outspread like wings, and guarded her chickens effectually. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India By-and-by he felt someone touch his shoulder and he looked up, and there was a ship with wings outspread, all ready to fly. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Buck and Pete flung themselves with arms outspread against the ballooning blanket, and it held. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills Deep groaned Æneas from his heart in such wise to behold The car, the spoils, the very corpse of him, his fellow dead, To see the hands of Priam there all weaponless outspread. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse Walter Pennold slumped and crumpled down into his chair, his arms outspread upon the table. The Crevice With green wings outspread, the machine-monster was beating swiftly upward through the pillar of purple-blue flame. The Pygmy Planet Ashton sullenly rose and came to sit down on the rock beside the outspread food. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation But every eye of the men lying about on blankets outspread upon the dusty floor was turned in his direction. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills Night and day Mounted the Church's ever-varying song Sustained on organ harmonies that well Might draw once more to earth, with wings outspread And heavenly face made heavenlier by that strain, Cecilia's Angel. Legends of the Saxon Saints Piron’s head rested, face downward, on his outspread hands, and a few drops trickled through his close-pressed fingers, but they were not wine. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life There was not the slightest motion until I tossed my outspread shooting coat. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Her arms were outspread and relaxed, her palms open. The Biography of a Prairie Girl They were not interested in the power causing the wreck, but only in their own motives, their own greedy longings, their own lust for the banquet of gold outspread before their ravening eyes. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills The boy landed on the ground, upon his back, and remained stretched out there, with arms outspread and supine; a stream of blood flowed from his breast, on the left. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal Paddling warily now, he emerged again at once, and, with arms outspread, brought himself to a precarious equilibrium, his mouth just above the surface so long as he held his head well back. The Backwoodsmen Over them hovers an angel,––a mere suggestion, a faint, shining face, a diaphanous 115 form, and outspread hands. The Road to Frontenac On every side outspread the fatal flood of the rose-red oleanders, unbroken except toward the north-west. In the Morning of Time There he sat with his feet outspread to the blaze, while he sought solace from his pipe—and failed to find it. The Roof Tree Wide outspread the streams Rush o'er the open fields;—uproot the trees; Sweep harvests, flocks, and men;—nor houses stood; Nor household gods, asylums hereto safe. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Lund came for her, his face lit with the desire of her, arms outspread, hands open. A Man to His Mate What I said was this––” She came to a full stop in front of him, her arms outspread. The Dust Flower From its Southern windows, one looked clean over the city, lying outspread below. The Readjustment The spectre helps an imperfect hearing with an ear-covering outspread hand, and Sally repeats her question. Somehow Good Here, outspread before us in one vast circle, lay the whole wondrous city of the Tzars—a perfect sea of green roofs, dotted over with innumerable spires and cupolas. The Land of Thor "By God!" he said slowly, his arms opening, his great fingers outspread, his gaze on the girl, "by God!" A Man to His Mate As they marched on with vast outspread horns, they could have dragged a hundred ploughs after them. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Time was taken to impress the outspread picture it afforded lastingly on the memory, for we could not reasonably expect to ever behold it again. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months So they implore and imprecate, turning themselves into the ugliest and fiercest creatures they can, to frighten the evil spirits that they believe have come against them on the outspread wings of the storm. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) Snow-spirits, too, with outspread wings, hover in the air, as if to waft cooling zephyrs through the soft summer night. The Land of Thor He saw the hideous warrior draw himself into a bunch that sprang convulsively upward, but which, when it fell, lay back, outspread and quiet. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain It lies outspread like the sea, and runs far up to where the snow-clad summits of the Tyrol prop the northern horizon. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Malcolm Sage had seated himself at the table, his long thin fingers outspread before him. Malcolm Sage, Detective In the centre of the symbol and between the outspread wings, appears a ring, and, within it, the figure of a man draped in flowing robes and covered with a tiara. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Standing upon an eminence overlooking the valley, I was struck with wonder at the vast field of lava outspread before me. The Land of Thor Prone to see the best in everything, he enjoyed the magnificent panorama outspread before them, and also drew from it arguments most favorable for their quest. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain The light southern breeze swelled the outspread sail, and the ship of Minos danced gaily over the rippling waters. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life On the dismantled embarkation there was not a stick that could be used for rowing; and it was necessary to propel it with their outspread palms. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea The body still floated, with outspread legs and extended arms. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora A black shadow on the floor would be the long body, lying face downwards on the altar-steps, with outspread, crucified arms. The Dop Doctor His eyes wandered again to the distant mountains and over the fertile plain lying between, and all the outspread richness called to him that at least there was no ruin here, no hopelessness, no decay. The Rhodesian From this point one gets a fine view of the outspread bay lying below, full of various busy maritime craft. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands The Buprestis has his legs symmetrically folded against his chest and belly; the Geotrupes has his outspread, stretched in disorder, rigid and as though attacked by catalepsy. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles At the foot of this statue rises a beautiful bronze figure, a Victory, with outspread wings, resting lightly on her left foot. Holland, v. 1 (of 2) Lightning had flashed from her great eyes, and subtle electric forces had darted from her outspread finger-tips. The Dop Doctor Sometimes they climbed nearly to the top of a kopje, the mules going up stairways of granite as if born to it, and the lovely country lay outspread in a glorious panorama before them. The Rhodesian Just by the side of the grass, even overhanging it a little, a large rhubarb plant outspread its thick, dentelated leaves almost parallel with the soil. Fantômas To our right on entering, the "Rain of Fire" shoots in heavy lines from the hands and bodies of demons with outspread wings. Luca Signorelli In the marshes flames of fringed azaleas and the tracings of budding birch and willow outspread like the sticks of fans. Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman She swayed forwards then, like a stately falling column, and lay with outspread arms upon the altar-step. The Dop Doctor So they reached the summit, and stood a moment gazing at the prospect outspread. The Rhodesian Poor Max, with downcast, reverent head, Regards his brother's form outspread; Full well Max knows the friend is dead Whose cordial talk, And jokes in doggish language said, Beguiled his walk. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold In the rich mud of the Nile the grain had grown strong, straight, and high like javelins, and never had a richer harvest, flaming and crackling with heat, been outspread in the sun. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt Why, the outspread wings of the largest must have measured ten or twelve inches across, and many of the smaller varieties were more than six inches across. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story Then through the void in place of the band of heroes slowly outspread the tracery of a vessel at anchor,—the outermost guardship of the fleet of the Hellenes. A Victor of Salamis But the next morning they climbed a kopje together, just for the joy of it, and laughed softly, and exclaimed in hushed voices at all the wonder outspread. The Rhodesian And now, in front, behold outspread Those upper regions we must tread! Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold The Indian Agent was sitting at a little table smoking and reading, and Nevil Steyne was lying full length upon some outspread blankets upon the floor. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies The other, with his back to the mill, held outspread a sheet of paper. Mountain Blood A Novel Themistocles took a pen from the table, but instead of writing on the outspread sheet of papyrus, thrust the reed between his teeth and bit it fiercely. A Victor of Salamis It was "Wildcat Rag," and Milton struck the outspread newspaper with his clenched fist. Elkan Lubliner, American Slow, slow and softly, where she stood, She sinks upon the ground;—her hood Had fallen back; her arms outspread Still hold her lover's hand; her head Is bow'd, half-buried, on the bed. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold Now do thou hear, thou beauteous maid, Could I thy troth obtain, Then thou shouldst tread on silk outspread, And ne’er on the earth again. The Return of the Dead and Other Ballads After a turn, over the washed, rocky road, the Greenstream Valley lay outspread below. Mountain Blood A Novel A hind ’neath a linden tree he spied, A maid beneath the willows sitting; The Knight outspread his mantle wide, Within that spot for love so fitting. Proud Signild and Other Ballads In the living-room she turned and faced him, her back against the table, on which she rested the tips of her outspread fingers. Shoe-Bar Stratton Tristan with one arm holds his mantle wide outspread so that it screens her from sight, and for long moments continues so, motionless, gazing rigidly at the motionless men who return his gaze in silence. The Wagnerian Romances He laughed and stopped to examine one of the posters of the “Elfscharfrichters,”—the one of the cadaverous lady all in black, with her hands outspread. A Woman's Will It measures 4 3/4 inches across the outspread wings. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty And with that he gave a hop, and flapped his wings twice, proudly; then he stretched his neck and flew, or rather soared away, without moving his outspread wings. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Seated in a great armchair he gazed fondly upon the tranquil landscape outspread before him. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan The tower, with Klingsor, vanishes from sight; there lies outspread before us the enchanted garden, glowing, tropical, displaying the last luxuriance of flowers; and we see for ourselves Parsifal standing upon the wall, calmly gazing. The Wagnerian Romances For a split second he stood stock-still, then he surged forward and advanced upon Ouglat, his hands outspread like claws. Hellhounds of the Cosmos On the other side, and but a few inches below him, was outspread a gleaming surface of water, smooth as a mirror and black as ink. The Copper Princess A Story of Lake Superior Mines Close by, on the grass, stood a group of peacocks, with radiant tails outspread to the sun. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen When this creature saw the gigantic Adams who looked even more gigantic in his white drill clothes, it laughed and ran away, with hands outspread and head half slewed round. The Pools of Silence The interlaced trees above them, amidst which all the birds in Christendom appeared to be carolling simultaneously, gently outspread friendly arms, overladen with powdered red and white may blossom. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy Should I think of Arabia or exotic birds; of Albatrosses, or of those great Condors who sleep on their outspread wings in the blue air above the Andes? More Trivia It rose in harmonious rushing Of mingled voices and strings, And I tenderly laid my message On the Music’s outspread wings. Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature He looked through another pane, and saw the ladder in Jacob's dream, on which the angels were ascending and descending with outspread wings. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The porters lay down on their bellies, with arms outspread, having taken a draught of water and a bite of food; they lay in absolute and profound slumber. The Pools of Silence Martha leaped into the air with outspread arms, and hung there, strangled. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death With outspread fingers he clutched the scruff of each neck at the self-same second, crash came the two heads together, and over went the table with the three men over it. Stingaree But their outspread wings are a mockery, the flight feathers showing as a mere fringe of quill sticks, which beat the water helplessly. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year The foreigner's hand is pressed on the table, outspread close to his cards. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Hours passed, and then it fell, and lay face to the sky and arms outspread. The Pools of Silence There, on a strutting branch Leaving my straw, I sat and wooed the west, With breast and palms outspread as to a fire. Penguin Persons & Peppermints The head was stuffed to the contour of life, and the paws outspread and perfect. Dorothy on a Ranch When I offered the grain to the bird, it refused to peck it; and when I pressed my hand closer, the bird drew back, lost its balance, and fell down with outspread wings. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Mrs. Burson nodded absently, exploring her bosom for another pin with her outspread palm. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories It had not lain for a minute when a vulture dropped like a stone from the sky and lit on it with wings outspread. The Pools of Silence But the waves make short work of it now, and Ulysses by sheer necessity has to do as the Goddess bade him; "with hands outspread he plunged into the sea," the veil being underneath him. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The fences, the occasional farms in the valleys could not subdue its outspread, serene majesty to prettiness. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West At last they came into open ground on a high ridge, and were gladdened by the valley outspread below them, for it was still radiant with color, though not as brilliant as before the rain. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range The door of the school-room was open, and he who had spoken was standing with arms outspread to prevent the children from rushing out too hastily on the slippery ice. The Son of Monte-Cristo Then with outspread hand he pointed before them and made a semicircular sweep to indicate that he was leading them for some reason by a circuitous route. The Pools of Silence These people!” he cried, shaking his hands with outspread fingers in front of him. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol The most common and, perhaps, the most appropriate lectern is that made in the form of an eagle, standing often upon a globe, bearing the Bible upon its outspread wings. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness With a shrill cry she stopped, turned to the bed, threw her outspread arms about the child, and kissed it fervently. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Ahead, as the trail dipped low, a vast panorama of valley and hill and hollow, of eerie rocky spires, lay outspread. Valley of the Croen A pyramid of shot or shell.—To pile arms, is to plant three fire-locks together, and unite the ramrods, to steady the outspread butt-ends of the pieces resting on the ground. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. It did not come now at intervals but stayed, and soon he must lie down and rest if he had nothing more than the shelter of a tree's outspread boughs. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" The Tonneraire has been working against a head wind, and now down upon her, like some monster sea-bird with wings outspread, sweeps a huge French ship of war. As We Sweep Through The Deep In returning, they would sweep down over the precipitous falls with the swiftness of arrows, stopping themselves lightly with their outspread wings before reaching the rocks below. Birds of the Rockies Larger and larger it grows as it draws nearer to the land, now it seems like a bird with wings outspread—an eagle flying swiftly to the shores of France. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days It was a fragment of one of Maysie's zoological drawing-sheets, evidently picked up out of the waste-paper basket—a wasp with wings outspread, showing the three divisions of an insect's body. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Jo fell on her knees, lifting her outspread hands in ridiculous admiration. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls He did not see the things that lay outspread below him. All the Brothers Were Valiant Mrs. Gourlay leaned, with the outspread thumb and red raw knuckles of her right hand, on the sloppy table, and gazed away through the back window of the kitchen in a kind of mournful vacancy. The House with the Green Shutters He held up his hands with the stumps of fingers and thumbs outspread; but Paul only laughed and followed his uncle. Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls This you shall build for me, Mojeri," said Bones, sucking the end of his pencil and gazing lovingly at the plan outspread before him, "and you shall be famous all through the world. The Keepers of the King's Peace Perched above, with wings outspread, was Mr. Richard Fenton’s last gift to the evergreen cabin, the stuffed figure of an American eagle. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest He leaned there, hands outspread against the wall behind him, staring at Joel with goggling eyes. All the Brothers Were Valiant The man seemed to think so, too, for he got up trembling, his hands outstretched along the rock, the fingers outspread and twitching from the paralysis of fear that had seized him. 'Drag' Harlan Its ears rose like the outspread wings of some gigantic jungle bat. This Crowded Earth Once alone, the unhappy man sank down before the table with its load of proofs, on which lay outspread the three forged letters to Rabelais. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Forgetting everything but his great loneliness, he raised himself as high as he could upon the water, one wing partly outspread, and called, and called again, summoning the travellers to alight. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life The legend says that an eagle took Aristomenes on its outspread wings, and landed him safely in the bottom of the pit. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Pete put the child to stand with its back to the chair, and then leaned towards it with his arms outspread. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Yet he touch'd not the ground, but with talons outspread, Hung suspended in air, at the end of a thread. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes See, Reynard darts ahead, Unconscious that sly Shrimp had jump'd Upon his tail outspread. Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) Some were mounted on magnificent chargers, others were on foot, and among them were many silken banners each bearing the same device, a black vampire bat with wings outspread upon a crimson ground. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason In an instant she had sprung from her corner among the cushions, and stood before the window, with arms outspread. Peggy We now gaze undismayed into that bright outspread eternity, wherein we see nothing that can ever disturb our peace. The Happiness of Heaven By a Father of the Society of Jesus And it is best that we get alone, preferably with our Bible outspread before us. The Pursuit of God When they are lifted—when the mighty pinions are outspread for flight—then the shadows will flee for ever, for the great Daybreak of Eternity will have begun! science lifting the veil of isis. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Then, I saw that upon the crest of the diadem was a single great diamond wonderfully chiselled to represent a bat with outspread wings, the device upon the banners of the mystic realm. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason E flies under Antony's body, extended like a swimmer; his two great wings, outspread, entirely concealing him, resemble a cloud. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul "Stand back!" cried the old man, waving the company aside with outspread arms, and advancing with extended hand toward his grandson. Chanticleer A Thanksgiving Story of the Peabody Family And tal'h282 trees with piles of fruit; And outspread shade, And water poured out; And fruit in abundance, neither failing nor forbidden; And beds upraised! A Source Book for Ancient Church History It was a favourite spot of his, and now, with Margaret's letter outspread beside him, and his pipe held between his knees, he commenced to fill the bowl. Mufti At the beginning of the second verse, raise both hands to full view with fingers outspread and quiet. Finger plays for nursery and kindergarten With all his chains and gold outspread Prostrate on earth he laid his head. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Oh outspread golden hair, White brow, red lips whereon thy lips are set With rapturous thrills undreamed of, past compare! Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Brabant was seated on the skylight with an outspread chart before him. The Trader's Wife 1901 "For God's sake, man, whoever you are, whatever your injuries may be, do not shed the blood of an old man on his son's grave!" and the captain sprang forward with outspread, appealing hands. A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 At the words, “The first to come,” etc., let the thumbs be shown alone, then the others as named in turn, till all are again outspread as at the beginning of the second verse. Finger plays for nursery and kindergarten They found him on a golden bed With his huge limbs at length outspread. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Pegleg rolled off her, as inert as a sack of grits, and lay face upward in the path, with his arms wide outspread on the mud. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights He hurried across the room and guarded the telephone with outspread arms. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 And then, while the Archbishop was standing with hands outspread in benediction over the kneeling throng, the music of a wonderful, rhythmic Amen, oft repeated, thrilled and throbbed from arch to arch. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Jessop, with staring eyes and outspread hands, backed to the wall. The Opal Serpent Still on the fearful monster passed, While streams of blood kept falling fast, And with a roar, and arms outspread Within the boundless wood she fled. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The colonel was instantly on his feet, his hand outspread. Jack O' Judgment He ran along the boom, arms outspread to steady himself, and was half-way to its end before the telltale surge under him gave warning. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Milan is shining in sunset on those purple fields; and a score of cities flash back the last red light, which shows each inequality and undulation of Lombardy outspread four thousand feet beneath. New Italian sketches Oft have I watched the mists athwart yon peaks, Pursuing oft past coves and winding creeks, Have thought to touch their shining veil outspread, In happy days ere Love, alas, was dead; So now, farewell! Lilith The Legend of the First Woman Fair towns which grain and treasure held, And dames who every gem excelled, He saw outspread beneath him far, With steed, and elephant, and car. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse In less than five minutes the huge bird was encompassed in a cloud of flying sand, and working her long neck, great thick legs, and outspread toes exactly as an ordinary fowl. "Five-Head" Creek; and Fish Drugging In The Pacific 1901 She had come and leaned close to him over the outspread chart, her breath on his cheek—so close to him that a roving tress of her hair flicked him. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Sometimes he would glide on outspread pinions for a time, hoping to ease his tired wings, but he fell farther and farther behind. A Treasury of Eskimo Tales Yet ere she touched it, wide its wings outspread In flight. Lilith The Legend of the First Woman On large-eyed Sítá he has fed, And rests him now with wings outspread. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Around him on the nursery floor His treasures lay outspread. The Jingle Book They were like old trees standing alone on the prairie, that have weathered the storms and grown strong, with their sheltering branches outspread. Land of the Burnt Thigh A sea-gull flew across the sky with the pink sunset on its outspread wings, and below, the grey church stood in a tender haze against a sheet of gold. The Privet Hedge Yet he touched not the ground, but with talons outspread, Hung suspended in air at the end of a thread. Chatterbox, 1906 Away, away the Vánars sped Like locusts o'er the land outspread. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse By a book which stands written on outspread parchment. Mystics and Saints of Islam Big-headed, awkward, dusky, like gnomes or goblins, they hop and scuffle away as you come near them, stumbling over the tangled dead branches and the tussocks of grass, with outspread wings and clumsy motions. Days Off And Other Digressions Blake outspread his huge hands and rolled up his eyes, in sorrowful indignation. Tom Gerrard He said, and with both hands outspread, the mess Receiving as he sat, on his worn bag Disposed it at his feet. The Odyssey of Homer As soon as Mrs. Blossom saw him on the floor, she rushed towards him with outspread arms; but the Milesian warded off the assault, and took her right hand. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics |
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