| 单词 | plash |
| 例句 | He dodged and ducked behind Sarai, into whom Ruby caromed in a plash of sodden, icy silk. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I thought I heard some soft plashing and a sniffing noise, a while back; but you hear a lot of such queer sounds by a river at night.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The sand was ribbed beneath our shoes, and the puddles often deep where we plashed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A precisely engineered drainage system added to the similarity by channeling water from a cistern-like well at the summit down and along the sides, a stylized version of rainwater plashing down the Andes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Once upon a time, the basement of this building across from New York’s City Hall was frescoed and furnished with a piano, a plashing fountain, and goldfish tanks. The New York That Could Have Been 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Over the plashing sound of the terraced waterfalls, framed by thickets of yellow irises, came the lowering rumble of timpani. John Luther Adam’s ‘Sila’ finds its breath at Meridian Hill Park 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Later, she visits seaside arcades where "shining stacks of pennies moved like glaciers towards the brink until, in reaching the rim, they loosed noisy cataracts of plashing cash into troughs". The Positively Last Performance by Geraldine McCaughrean - review 2013-02-06T07:00:06Z It's visually stunning, and the auditory effects, the plashing and rippling captured in sound, are no less impressive. Poem of the week: Night and Morning by Robert Browning 2013-04-22T09:10:03Z The murmur and footfalls of patrons mingled with the plash of the water, both sounds echoing off the domed and coffered ceiling and creating a pleasant hum of white noise. Perspective | On a trip to the National Gallery, looking for art that doesn’t imitate life 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Mixed in with the rustle of the leaves and the sound of plashing water was Fiona’s soft talk and her laughter. Alice Munro: “The Bear Came over the Mountain.” 2013-10-14T04:00:00Z Imagine the charm of such a scene to us, who, except in an occasional secluded dell, have scarcely seen a tree, or felt shade, or heard the plash of falling water for months. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The spirit of Oriental luxury finds expression in cool marble halls, and open courts, with plashing fountains, where the monarch could dally with the beauties of his court. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z At the same instant he heard the confused sound of many voices, and what sounded to him like the plash of horses in the stream. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Presently, the regular plashing sound of oars, accompanied by human voices, rapidly becoming louder and more distinct, warned Crouch that the other boats were returning to the ship. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z She neither knows nor cares to heed that Cupid is leaning over the hinder ledge of the fountain and plashing in the water.... Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z The plashes of rain are distinctly visible upon many rocks now hard, and which have only acquired their consistence with the lapse of countless ages. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Through all the heat is heard the constant plash of the sun-lit fountains, that wave to and fro their veils of white spray. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Yes, they were voices we heard--loud, strident tones, mingled now with the sullen plash of horses tramping through the water. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z At length a continuous plashing sound mingled itself with her dreams. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z So much lush pasture and cool shade and clear water where his feet may plash when he has done feeding. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z She made no comment upon the frequency of his visits, or the length of his conversations upon the little balcony in the evening, where the plash of the fountain came faintly up from below. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Sotchet caught the paddle, made a tail of it, put it on, and went plashing along through the water. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z Down this we sped swiftly, the sullen plash of the oars and the walls of rushes always with us. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Hardly had the regular plash of Donald's retreating oars died away, before they became conscious that they were gradually sinking through the ocean. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z This villa, with its garden full of statues, its cool peristyle all humming with the plash of falling water, its shadowy colonnade sheltering the marvellous bronzes, must have been a place of wonderful beauty. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z In Spring "the blue is all in a rush with richness," and Summer "plashes amid the billowy apple-trees his lusty hands." The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z There was a clinking of bottles on the wash-stand, then a soft plash into the slop-jar, and Jimmy cleared his throat with a muffled "kha-a-a" as if he had just swallowed something good. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z The opportune plash of oars had suggested to him that plausible threat. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z You know there was an Orchard and my Brother did plash and eat. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Under the island there is a tiny creek with a beach of yellow sand; the spot is so silent that I can hear the ripple plashing on the beach. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z I plashed my way back to it, along the line of shivering women, and, pulling myself heavily into the branches, managed to scramble up a few feet. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The ocean was on every side, the plash of the waters being the last sound heard at night and the first on waking. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It was not very long, however, before the regular plash of oars reached her ears where she was standing within the companion-hatch, under cover from the dew that the awning dripped. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The bending and interlacing was called plashing; the polling, shrouding. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The plash of the fountain fell on his ears and charmed them. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z More than one of the men who plashed along beneath him noticed the strange figure of the boy moving against the sky. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z At the end of it a shining object leaped clear from the water and fell, with a loud plash, a yard in advance. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z I trust you are, in short, really settled for a while among rustling German woods and plashing German waters. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Plash, plash, n. a dash of water: a puddle: a shallow pool: a splashing sound: a sudden downpour: a flash.—v.i. to dabble in water: to splash.—v.t. to sprinkle with colouring matter, as a wall.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z To its right lay the Master's lodge, which Mr. Binney had been told was also a royal palace, and in front of it plashed the fountain underneath its graceful canopy of stone. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z Bullets plash dust in their faces, but they do not wince. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z With the first plash of the paddles the music struck up, and the ship glided off, as though on the wings of Harmony, towards the grand-looking Novara. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (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. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z The flags said, "We have stopped"; and again we waited, lopping and rolling, as the anchor plashed away into the blue sea at eleven fathoms. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z It was plash, plash, through the water in some places three or four feet deep, for two days, until they came in sight of the Rudewa River. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z There was a little pause, broken only by Walter's prattle, the plash of the rain and the murmur of the sea. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z Feel its winds, as of old, blowing cool on our face, Hear the songs of its birds, and the plash of its streams. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z But, hark! a sullen plash in the water just round the point, and soon another and another. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z One or two late salmon-wheels plashed eerily in the twilight as we ran past the black cliffs, but fishing for the season was practically over weeks before. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z "And I was just going to beg your worship's leave to troll a catch," said Jacopo; and as he uttered these words we plashed into the shallow stream before us. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z For a man in the watch, hearing the plash in the water, immediately concluded that someone had fallen in, and raised the alarm. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z The stream makes music in drowsy monotone, but hark! there is a plash. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z And next moment he was plashing away like a live dolphin. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z The musick was now courtly, now passionate: sometimes it clanged in barbarick interludes of noise: sometimes but three or four flutes twittered above the plash of the fountain. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The owls would be softly hooting in the woods which dipped their edges into Plane Pond at this moment, and the bell-like plash of rising fish ring out on its starlit surface. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z I started so that I missed my balance, and fell with a plash into the sea. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z With every roll of the ship, water plashed faintly underneath the bunks. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z They were now but a slight distance from the foamy, rolling plash of the dark sea-waves. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Beautiful meadows glittered in the sunshine; from a hill of rock a waterfall plashed down, forming a small sea in which sported innumerable fish. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Terry flew to the cart, wrestled with the keg until he might pour from it, and lavishly plashing a tin cup full, even to running over, flew back again. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z The steep little streets of Congy were dirtier than ever, and the ducks and the infants plashed about more indiscriminately in the common mud-puddles. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z In a few minutes they heard the musical plashing of the water. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z Softly the plash of the glittering fountain Falls on the night with the scent of mimosa, Mingled with polyglot phrases and laughter, Marking the pause 'twixt a waltz and mazurka. The Call of the Mountains and other Poems 2011-10-28T02:00:27.360Z No sound was heard save the continued plash, plash, of the cool water. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z We soon heard the plashing of oars, which kept time to the music, and shortly after we saw a boat making for the part of the shore where we were. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z He marks you not; No more than raindrops plashing on a roof, Whereto perhaps one listens for a space And says "It raineth"—then again to sleep. The Deluge and Other Poems 2011-10-15T02:00:29.350Z Oh! sweet is love's first meeting In the glow of the evening ray, As the song of the wavelet fleeting-- Its plash at the close of day. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z Plash, plash, continued the water against the hut, and the floor began to exhibit signs of its entrance into the interior. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z The sound of water plashing from a fountain came to his ears. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z The place within was cool and vaguely lighted; with the plash of water, the odour of flowers and the flitting of French waiters, as I have said, on soundless carpets. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z A labyrinth lighted from above led to a fish-pond and a fountain, from which the water flowed slowly, its musical plashing being a genuine refreshment on a hot summer's day. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z No one had heard even a plash, so gently had he lowered himself over the side, and sunk to rise no more. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Plash, plash, went the water against the exterior of my hut; and these sounds were continuous and audible, so much so as to be unmistakable. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z And the plashing of waterdrops In the marble fountain Comes down the garden paths. Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology 2011-09-20T02:00:14.543Z She was beginning to tire of this pastime when—plash! the last stone she threw fell plump into a sandy pool, out of which there hurried an enormous Crab. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z So do many things,— The scent of jasmine and the fountain's plash, The moving shadows on the far-off hills, The slanting moonlight and our clasping hands. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z But more than once a plash was heard, and a great dark head would appear from the side of a billow, seen distinctly enough in the gleam of the starlight, then sink and disappear. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z In twenty minutes the plash of the paddles could be distinctly heard, and the warriors could be seen, armed with spear and bow and deadly crease. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z The waves, now propelled upon a flood tide, rolled in upon the shore, and broke almost at the door of the hut, with a hoarse and harsh and ceaseless plash. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Soon the water was plashing around the horses' sides; the men ceased to wonder then, and were thinking simply of this, that the sacks of food for themselves and the horses should not get wet. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The music had just died away, and there was nothing to be heard but an occasional plash in the lake, the hum of insects, and the steady hiss of the gushing fountains. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Shoals of turtle floated past, and hundreds of rainbow-coloured jelly-fishes, while, farther off, many large black bodies—the backs of hippopotami—moved on the surface of the water, or anon disappeared with a sullen plash. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z The wave plashed around him; man and horse were hidden under water, but they rose in the twinkle of an eye. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Arrived at the river, it sprang in, going out of sight at once with a booming plash. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Pan Lantskoronski, though the balls were plashing still, seized Pan Michael by the shoulders right at the bank. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z A plash by night in an African river is but little likely to awake any one encamped by its banks. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z There was a trampling of feet, and a rattling of blocks and tackle, and in two minutes both took the water with a plash. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z The water in the ford which was the only passage through the river was plashing under the blows of balls as under a dense pouring rain. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z The rustling approaches; a kind of grating and plashing is heard,--it is a boat, visible already through the reeds. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The rain plashed against the windows, a coal fell through the grate and dropped upon the fender. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z A moment or two afterwards there came across the water the sound of a plash, and next minute there was a repetition of the dreadful yells and cries. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z In preparing these we trampled a strip of oozy ground until, in the darkness, it had the appearance of a narrow plash of water. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Then came the plash of an oar; and, starting into activity, as if moved by some sudden impulse, Murray shouted: “Boat ahoy!” Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z Vershul was silent for a time, as if collecting his strength; nothing was heard but the plashing of hoofs in the mud, for rain was falling. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z We climbed up there to sleep by night and drew up the ladder after us, listening to the rain plashing on the roof and running off the tiles. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z Why, don't you make out two sets plashing at different times. Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol 2011-07-26T02:00:18.713Z I was on the high road with a vehicle, when plashes of rain began to descend, and a low muttering came from out the dull leaden clouds. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The oars fell plashing into the sea; and then, save the low regular dip, all was once more silent. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z Blood covered the terrible field, and plashed like water under the violent blows of the horse-hoofs, sprinkling the armor and faces of the knights. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The deepest silence pervaded the elegant apartment, only interrupted by the low plashing of a tiny fountain which fell into a marble basin filled with goldfish. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Groping about on the jagged summit, trying to identify the rock by its form, his foot plashed in a pool of water. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z A harsh roar came from the jungle, and then a loud plash or two echoed over the surface of the stream, as some great reptile plunged in from the muddy bank. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z As these thoughts—sombre, hopeful, and desponding by turns—passed through her brain, the bright spring day wore on; the babbling brooklets, through which their horses plashed ever and anon, ran clear and sparkling. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The wind whistled; the oars plashed monotonously and sadly. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The stream hurried along at his feet, plashing and glittering; the birds looked down from the branches at the tall, quiet man, turned their heads inquisitively, and softly twittered a timid question. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Great drops began to plash on the water, and the cliffs above looked dim as through a mist. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z It was the plashing of oars coming from a distance, and she felt that at last the Rajah was approaching the place, to see his prisoner. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z The wind rose and moaned, the ship rocked more heavily, the waves plashed around and above his cell, and still Lance Trevanion stirred not. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The oar creaked and plashed against the water, the boats moved on. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Through it sped a small stream, plashing over a rocky bar into a pool around which nodded a sleepy forest of ferns. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z The tallest of The Skegs reared up its lofty turret overhead, the sea washing over a narrow sloping ledge of rock at its base with a hollow plash. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Still the sound of oars came nearer—beat, beat—beat, beat; and now he knew that the boat must be nearly abreast—so plainly did the plashing sound. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z The waves plashed and the rising gale moaned as if in natural protest against the foul cargo of crime, misery, and despair amid which he lay. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Finally the plash of oars stopped; the boats were hidden entirely in the reeds, and the river appeared to be wholly deserted. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Jacomina was just about to arise and call out to him when he lifted his face at the sound of the plashing water, hesitated for a few seconds, and then stepped towards the grot. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Then, as they presently rounded the headland, a hollow and tuneful echo seemed wafted back to them as the waves plashed against the semi-circle of cliff with the inflowing tide. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z A heavy lumping swell was now running, into which the boat rose and fell with a plash and an angry hiss, as each well-timed, powerful stroke forced her through. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Great drops began to plash around them; there was a steely gleam, followed by a long, muttering roll of distant thunder. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The plash of bodies falling into the water, the cries of rage, and rapid firing answered the voice of German muskets. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Not so much upon him, who was transfixed under the jet; though he heard them through the plashing water, that fell sheeted over his ears. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z He could hear a mutter of voices within the place, and a plashing sound, then the shrieks of agony broke forth afresh louder than ever till he was forced to stop his ears. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z The little craft seemed literally flung into the air, then plashed down again, and those within her thought she had buried herself in the waves for good and all. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Presently the plash of falling water is heard, and they emerge from the path on to a high, open bank. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z After a time the plashing of water indicated that they were really crossing. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The iron lever, rattling harsh upon its pivot, moved rapidly up and down; the translucent jet shot forth from the spout, and fell plashing upon the skull beneath. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z But, churned by coarse paddles, it plashes and groans; Sing willow, willow, willow! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887 2011-06-29T02:00:26.507Z A few sounds arose from the banks of the river, and there was now and then a plash in the water, or a distant cry, betokening some passing craft; but generally all was profoundly still. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z The river, plashing on its sandy bars, makes faint, tuneful murmur. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The water plashed from under a jutting ledge and scattered moisture over luxuriant masses of fern. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z He heard a merry song, a peal of bells, a strain of distant music, plash of oars—then silence. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Here is the chamber consecrate, Wherein this maiden delicate, And enigmatically sedate, Fans herself while the moments creep, Upon her cushions half-asleep, And hears the fountains plash and weep. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z A boatman hearing the voices, came out of the boat-house close by, and while Dolly was explaining, the boat started off with a dull plash of oars falling upon dark waters. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z “Well, good-bye,” called out the men on the bank as the two went plashing into the surging water. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z They had rowed in this manner for an hour or more, when, stopping to listen again, the plash of oars was indistinctly heard on the water ahead of them. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z Here above the thud of the engines and the plash of the water, a thin, long-drawn-out cry wavered through the night. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z The other six fled and came plashing up the harbor, working their heavy sweeps for all they were worth. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Then Robert impatiently dragged her off, and Raban, with his foot, kicked at a stone that happened to be lying in the path, and it fell with a circling plash into the river. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Below, in the valley, a silver thread winds in and out among the green bush, and on still evenings the murmur of the plashing stream is audible up here. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Then was heard in the puffs of air the hissing of the distant but approaching down-pour: more lightning—then some large heavy drops plashed on the roof, and it was raining cats and dogs. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z I was looking only at the heavens,–when something plashed on the earth.... Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z All was silent now except for the sound of plashing in the water and some groans and muffled cries. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The dip and plash of the oars, as Jeannette beats up against the current, is as the soothing tones of delicate music. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The steady, continuous plash upon the roof slackens into a quiet pattering of raindrops. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z All round the greenish and black slope of moist sea-cliff the weary tidal ripple plashes and laps, thrusting up as it were faint tongues and listless fingers tipped with foam. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z They floated out of the ball-room into a conservatory of exquisite blossom, where tropic plants of gorgeous hues, and plashing fountains, under the white light of alabaster lamps, made a sort of garden of Eden. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z The plash of the oars could be heard as they caught the water. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z He could hear the plashing of their palms, like young cygnets beating the water with their wings. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The deep, thick boom of the sea came from the shore far behind, and the thin, low plash of broken waters from the rocks beneath. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Yes; a coracle!" he continues; "must 'a been the plash o' a paddle. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Still the oars touched the stream lightly; there was no plash, no rolling in the thowls; they scarcely broke the water as they dipped. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z But when the tide was about the bottom of the ebb I heard the plash of an oar alongside and presently the sound of something that fell overhead. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Shortly after, the plashing ceased, and along with it the laughter. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Iu the courtyard, but a day before crowded with brilliant equipages and gay horsemen, the long shadows lay dark and unbroken, and the plash of the fountain was the only sound in the stillness. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Both are silent, as though listening to the plash of the oar-blades, or the roundelay of late singing birds on the river's bank. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z I heard only the squeak of the oars on my boat and the low plash of water moved by them. Life and Death And Other Legends and Stories 2011-04-02T02:00:10.393Z The window was open, and offered a wide view over the sea, on which a faint moonlight shone out at times, and whose dull surging plash broke with a uniform measure on the shore beneath. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z It came at last in sight, plashed its way forward, stopped, and I was soon on board. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z All at once he heard, during the operation, a louder plashing below him than mere waters could make. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z The children play by the lake’s edge, wading ankle-deep into the water, plashing about like little ducks; some of the bigger boys, who have improvised a rude tackle, endeavouring to catch fish. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z At this crisis in my dream, I was again suddenly awakened—this time not by the plashing of water, but by the sharp “spang” of a rifle that had been fired near. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z It was repeated with a sharper cry, a more piteous supplication; it was re-echoed with a bitter utterance, and tears fell faster as the raindrops fell plashing from the weeping tree. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z The only sound which we heard was the plash of a stream, which tumbled down the pass. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z He flings himself into the stream, the waves plash around his ears: "Honor!" Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z Hark! the rolling of wheels mingles with the rush of the Save and the plash of the rain. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z There were loose stones strewed thickly along the shore; among these his feet became entangled; and, balancing backward, he fell with a plash upon the pond! Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Una sat like the dream-maiden in the ballad, deaf to all but the plash of the oars and the music of the birds. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Around her breathed the sweet, drowsy air of spring; there was a distant sound of bells and of plashing water, and over all brooded something like a dim foreboding, an expectant yearning. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z It was a voice I cannot describe, though I knew it, but the words came to my ears as if mingled with plashing water and the sound of a shallow brook flowing amidst stones. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z About the skiff the waves plash, "Grasp it, grasp it; your happiness lies at your feet!" Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z Rifles had been reloaded by those who remained; and now and then the plash of the tiny pellet could be seen, where it struck the water far short of the distant swimmer. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z After that the lady Nikotris and some priests entered the barge which bore the royal mummy, the people hurled bouquets and garlands—and the oars began to plash. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z The plashing of the water beneath her window sounded like a low, trembling sigh, and the sigh became a song. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Around its plump wooden body the waves plash sweetly and soothingly; between the whisper of the trees on the banks one hears the jubilant twittering of the birds who rejoice in the last sunbeams. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z Meanwhile, the sunbeams gleam warm and golden upon the luxuriant July foliage, and tremble upon the clear ripples of the trout-stream plashing merrily along by the roadside. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z The plashing of water is in my ears, and mingling with the tones of a clear silvery voice—it is the voice of my sister! Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Again I saw about me the fragrant twilight, and heard, through the plash of fountains and the whispering of the linden leaves, the sound of distant military music. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z She closed the window, and no longer heard even the plash of the water, or aught save the beating of her own heart. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z How responsively would her heart beat to the plash of the lake against her rocky seat! and how would her gentle spirit drink in every soothing influence of that fair and beauteous scene! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z For us, for us alone in all the world the streamlets murmured, the breezes whispered together, the wavelets plashed musically, the blue sky glowed, the sun shone goldingly. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z And then there was a fresh plashing in the water, mingled with a cheerful abandon of laughter in the voices of my sister and her maid. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z It rains--ah, how it rains! great drops following one another, and drenching the garden paths, plash--plash in all the puddles! 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z The rocking motion, the monotonous plash of the water, excited still further her irritated nerves; she preferred taking long walks,--at first, out of deference to her grandmother's wishes, accompanied by the maid Marianne. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z She points over the Elbe, where from out a dazzlingly lighted enclosure, frivolous dance measures sound boldly and obtrusively over the dreamy plash of the waves. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z On he pressed, but not unpursued; since for some distance a couple of policemen, the one in plain clothes and he who had been knocked down and made vicious by the blow, came plashing along. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z With a double plash the flat-bottomed floats smacked the waves. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The fountain plashed dreamily as he drove into the castle court-yard. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z So they floated out of sight of land into the deep sea, and, mingled with the quiet plash of the waves, came from around and beneath the old sweet solemn Song. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z A small waterfall plashed close by and diffused a refreshing coolness, so that Bernhard after his warm drive involuntarily drew a deep breath. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z It was so profound, that we could distinguish the plash of the oars. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z Watch the stars now, and you 'll see how, one by one, they will drop out, as if extinguished; and mark the little plash—it is barely audible—that begins upon the beach. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Over their heads the wind rustled in the branches, louder still ran the murmur and plash of the sea at their feet. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z He could not wait until it reached the dry beach, but plashed through the waves, caught it in his arms, and carried it in triumph to the shingly ridge above the sands. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z The ideal, talked of in the gleam of electric light, is fresh air, the plash of old Father Thames, morning sunshine; the real is that we prefer tempered light, copper heaters, and a roof. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Darkness was around him, and the stream, flowing down its channel, dripped over on to the stones, and plashed upon his almost benumbed feet. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z At the same time there was a plashing and a plunging under the tree, as if the two were engaged in a struggle for life. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z This is a small exhibition as compared with the brigade that takes the supplies, or those others that come plashing down the streams and across the country with the furs every year. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z It glided from my grasp, and fell with a heavy plash upon the swift water below! The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Both are silent, as though listening to the plash of the oar-blades, or the roundelay of late singing birds on the river’s bank. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z I must just go round and see if there are not some more frogs there; I do love so to see them leap into the water with such a plash.” The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z So dark had it become, that, when the swimmer returned to the ceiba, they were only warned of his approach by the slight plashing of his arms, and the next moment he was with them. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z When next I appeared out-of-doors I too was swathed in flannel, like a jewel in a box of plash, and from that time out Montreal seemed, what it really is, the merriest of American capitals. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z It is past midnight; not a light gleams from a cabin window as she dashes past; all is silent save the plashing rain, which, though the wind has abated, continues to fall in torrents. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z “Yes; a coracle!” he continues; “must ’a been the plash o’ a paddle. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z There was something, too, not altogether unpleasant in the whistling storm that raged without, and the heavy plashing of the rain as it beat upon the window-panes. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z The mighty crests of the limes, with their closely-woven boughs, shed a sort of mild green twilight on the space below, and from beneath the tall trees came the monotonous plash of the fountain. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Only the sough of the storm, the ceaseless plash of the torrent, went on as before. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Such sounds faded out as the middle of the lake was reached, where nothing was heard but the light plash of muffled oars, to rise again in increasing volume from the other shore. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z There below was the same low plash and murmur, whispering to him only evil, evil thoughts. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z The tide was high, and the sea was very calm, and hardly moved under the warm autumnal breeze, but broke on the beach far below our feet with a gentle plash. A Search For A Secret (Vol 1 of 3) A Novel 2011-01-22T03:00:18.233Z Behind them the spring babbled and murmured, the fountain plashed, throwing its white veil of spray ever on high. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z She dabbled in the cool water with her fingers so that a plashing sound was heard, and then drank herself, and scattered afterwards a few drops in the face of the thirsty captive. Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z The last cry had been uttered, the last command given, and no sound reached Edm�'s ears but the soft plash of the water as it struck under the stern of the boat. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z A sentinel was plashing through the mud along the bank, guarding the ferry to the town of Rumsey, on the opposite side of the river. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Nursery-maids wearing aprons, were seated on chairs, chatting together; and the laughter of children could be heard mingling with the continuous plash that came from the sheaf-jets of the fountain. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z The water fell with a soft monotonous plash and ripple out of the stone shells down into the basin below. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z The road, muddy with recent rains, plashed under the horses' hoofs and a cold evening wind crinkled the winter wheat. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The ripple of the water, the plash of the oars, the faint sound of music from afar, soothed his thoughts after the false exciting hour. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z He had been plashing through the streets of Louisville. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z The long, guiding oars were dipped into the water, and with a loud plash swung a few feet, when the unwieldy flat-boat began slowly sliding in toward shore. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z Intermingled with its plash and murmur came those voices which are heard only in the stillness of the night, strange, unfamiliar voices, mysterious as the night itself The wind was hushed. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Water plants plashed lightly against the sides of the boat, and the bow cut through a waving carpet of pollen. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z We crossed plashes of water where the tops of bulrushes peeped above, and where the lizards lay silently on the surface, looking at us with an unmoved stare. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z There they stood, staring at the horror that lay bleeding and motionless on the ground before them; a leaden silence within, and without the falling torrent, an endless, endless plash. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z A certain curiously grown oak which was secluded near its upper end was once a trysting-place, and even the old mill with its plashing wheel held memories. The Girl From Tim's Place That sullen plash found an echo in the hearts of all present. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Could I have called out, I had been saved; for I heard their voices shouting for me, and even the plash of their oars; but I was dumb. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 We heard a plash in the waters, and saw no more of him. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 Not a shepherd, nor a sheep, nor a living creature within sight—nothing but the sound of the passing stream, and the plash of the hooked and landing trout. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 There was a channel leading to some dock close by, and foul water was babbling noisily down through a pair of sluice-falls, and this too struck him painfully as the plashing fell upon his ear. A Little World At last, the close air of the alleys gave place to a fresher draft, and his quick ear caught the plash of water. The Great Mogul It will show them, there be some living yet; and, with God's blessing, will scatter yon ambushed heathen like plashing water-drops. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico It was a real pleasure to let the kayaks dance over the water and hear the little waves plashing against the sides. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 It was about ten o'clock, the bright night reigned without over the deserted square, and the slender stream from the fountain plashed lightly into the Triton's shell. Four Phases of Love In the centre of the garden a fountain threw up its spray and plashed with cool musical sound. Glories of Spain Suddenly the Schoolmaster hears the plash of a body, which falls heavily on the water; in its recoil the water sprinkles his very face. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 So with dusk falling he sat in the inn garden that was faintly melodious with the plash of the river and perfumed with white stocks. Sinister Street, vol. 2 And so in better heart the three plashed painfully down the never-ending lane. Tom Brown at Rugby The sullen plash of its fall recalled her to herself. The Children of the World With open windows, even from here we could hear the faint plash and beating of the ripples upon the shore—the slight ebb-and-flow movement of this tideless sea. Glories of Spain They raced through the leafy arcades of the park and gambolled in the garden, and had tea in a fairy summer-house, to the music of plashing fountains—and little May was captain of the band. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir As the wood fire crackled and flared on the ample hearth, a heavy plash of hail struck the window, and threatened almost to smash it. Tony Butler So they tried back slowly and sorrowfully, and found the lane, and went limping down it, plashing in the cold, puddly ruts, and beginning to feel how the run had taken it out of them. Tom Brown at Rugby A plash, and a cry half smothered, were heard, and all was over. The Fortunes Of Glencore The square echoed with merriment, to which the many-mouthed plashing fountain added its music. Glories of Spain They waltzed out of the ball-room into a conservatory of exquisite blossom, where tropic plants of gorgeous hues, and plashing fountains, under the white light of alabaster lamps, made a sort of garden of Eden. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The sea plashed merrily over the rocks, and the white streaky clouds flew over the land with a speed that said it blew hard at sea. Tony Butler The morning was glorious, the air invigorating, and she painted joyously with firm, plashing strokes. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop "It cheers one to come up out of those dreary dells, and hear the pleasant plash of the sea," said Harcourt; and his bright face showed that he felt the enjoyment. The Fortunes Of Glencore The rustling reeds harmonised musically with the quiet flow of the water as it rippled and plashed on its way to the sea. Glories of Spain Below lies a tiny beach, strewn with a few bits of driftwood and some purple shells, and so sheltered by projecting walls that its wavelets plash but lightly. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 "As to that, you'll not have to complain; except the plash of the sea at the foot of those cliffs, you 'll never hear a sound here." Tony Butler Henceforth the waves of his fortune plashed to and fro until his abdication without much ostensible loss or gain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" The sea beat so heavily against the rocks, and the eternal plash, plash, all night irritated and worried me. The Fortunes Of Glencore Trees overshadow the boulevards, costly fountains plash through the hot days and nights of summer, running streams make the air musical and reflect the sapphire skies. Glories of Spain A vessel sails by with plash and roar, and all the white spray along her keel is sparkling with sunlight. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days The trees and flowers were again in their wonted places; the fountains plashed, the fish swam about in the marble basin, and the birds twittered in their great cages. On the Heights A Novel No gate of gilded fretwork shews the terraced garden, with the plashing fountains, and the orange-trees bending with their fruit. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) The city lay in deep shadow, and almost in silence; the mournful plashing of the river being plainly heard above all other sounds. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) It happened thus"—as the sentinel passed Francis Agnew took up the tale—"after the Sorbonne rascals had plashed the cool water over me, I sat up suddenly and looked about me for a sword. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion No sooner had the pork plashed into the sea than one of the rapacious monsters made a rush for it. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 She dived and rose again, brushed her hair from her face and plashed about, as happy as if she were a fish at the bottom of the lake. On the Heights A Novel Another voice—a man's—made some reply, but the chatter of the crickets and the plashing of a fountain prevented him from catching what it was. Thirty All was calm and noiseless, as in some far-off valley of the Mississippi, a little surging of the water on the rocky shore—a faint melancholy plash—scarce heard even in the stillness. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) He heard the sough and rattle as the water arched, foamed a moment, plashed heavily, and then retired, dragging the rounded stones downward in its suck. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion All was hushed and still, save the deep note of the rail, or the measured plash of oars heard from a long distance. Jack Hinton The Guardsman The oars are plashing, and away he rows to catch what fish he can. On the Heights A Novel “Yes, you will,” he said to himself again and again through the silence in which they plashed down the river. Man and Maid The gentle murmuring of the leaves agitated by the breeze, and the plash of the river, made the silence around me even more striking. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) The boat dropped from the davits, and went plashing through the waves as fast as sinew and muscle could send her. Harley Greenoak's Charge You hear the plash of oars, and there now you can mark the eight-oared gig springing to the stroke, as it shoots from the shore and heads out to sea. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Tall trees were whispering in the wind and a great fountain was constantly murmuring and plashing. On the Heights A Novel A whirring rush through the air, and something fell—plashed down upon them where they stood. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The nightingales were singing so loud as to be heard, in spite of the continual plash of the paddle-wheels. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The rain beat against the windows with distinct and separate plashes, and the wind rattled and shook the strong walls with a violence that seemed irresistible. One Of Them As I walked onward against the swooping wind and the plashing rain, I felt a sort of heroic ardor in the notion of breasting the adverse waves of life so boldly. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Colvin shivered, and as he looked anxiously skyward a large drop or two of rain plashed down on his face. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion A few, too, dashed in for a swim, and their joyous voices and merry laughter were heard amid the plash of the water they disported in. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The boat puffed by, the waves in its wake plashed for a while against the shore, and tossed the pretty pleasure-boat up and down, then all was still again. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine What vitality there is in it all!—the rustling leaves, the falling water, the chirping birds, the softly plashing tide, all redolent of that happy season,—the year's bright youth. One Of Them The sea is hardly less dusty than the ice-burnished pavements and ridges, domes and cañons, and summit peaks plashed with snow like waves with foam. My First Summer in the Sierra No sound of clock, no baying of dog, no plash of waterfall, broke that utter stillness. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories The very plash of the fountain is a grateful sound, and the long necks of the hock-bottles, reposing in the little basin, have an air of luxury far from unpleasing. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Hark, how the waves plash against the shore! Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The garden, with its heavily perfumed blossoms, pleases her; the ceaseless plash of the fountain falls musically on her ear; all her physical needs are ministered to. Oriental Women A slight sprinkle of rain—large drops far apart, falling with hearty pat and plash on leaves and stones and into the mouths of the flowers. My First Summer in the Sierra No longer in toothsome libation is spilt The Dew that is dear to the sons of the kilt; No longer falls plashing in pleasantness here, The frothy cascade of the black British beer. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) "Heavenly weather, indeed!" grunted out the cook, as she turned her eyes towards the windows, against which the plashing rain was beating—Mike read on. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Just so have they rippled and plashed day and night when I was not here. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The garden, with its heavily perfumed blossoms, pleases her; the ceaseless plash of the fountain falls musically on her ear; all her physical needs are ministered to. Oriental Women In the narrows between these two cliffs the sea ran like a rushing river, and the men, in fear, ceased to hold the oars, and down the stream the oars plashed in confusion. Tales of Troy and Greece We are at length hurried off into deeper gloom, and the plash of the ocean awakens indefinable apprehensions in the breasts of all. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) In the distance, the plashing of a fountain could be heard, and the cicadas chirped in the myrtles. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 And so in better heart, the three plashed painfully down the never-ending lane. Tom Brown's School Day's Others, again, are diving in foaming torrents—plashing and skirling—laughing, always laughing—plunging—swimming, half-revealing their pretty forms before sinking again beneath the stream. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia The frozen fountains now plash, and hiss, and sparkle in the sun. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The rain swept by in great plashes, increasing the darkness, and mingling its hissing noise, with the breaking crash of the sea, as it beat furiously against the rocks. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas So they plashed and floundered through, their heads barely above the waves, and the salt spray in their eyes, till they had carried the lines across. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North Sometimes from within the wrought-iron gates came the rustling of trees or the plash of a fountain. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Dragging the carcass down to the water, and divesting it of its jacket, we then did the same ourselves, and swam and plashed for an hour in the little torrent. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia About twenty minutes' walking brought us to the old signal-tower, on looking from the window of which I beheld the sea plashing full three hundred feet beneath. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II The only sound audible was the low, monotonous plash of the sea against the wall, or the grating noise of a chain cable, as the vessel it held surged slowly with the tide. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas To-day, as there was still on the ground the snow of early spring, he wore shoes, but it was cold work plashing about in those slimy pools and the slippery mud among the sedges. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North "Push off, my lads!" shouted the sailor, sternly; and as he spoke the oars plashed heavily in the sea, and the boat rocked over with the impulse. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I One ruby, amid a diamond spray of stars, The coast light flashes; The tide plashes, Across a mile of bay-sweet land the moon Comes soon: She has lost half of her lustre and looks old. Sea Poems But near at hand I heard the plash of oars. The Red Symbol She saw that this was reflected from a rose-red, shining water, which went plashing and rushing away in front of them in wavelets of roseate silver. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Warms his little head in sunshine, Merrily his small fins plashing. Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine The anchor plashed from our bow, while a signal was made from the shore and answered by us; and in an instant we were surrounded with boats. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I He heard the water plashing on the shore below, and felt the cool sea wind that blew in at the door. The Life of Nancy Between the edges of the fissure the waves of the Balaton plashed softly. Timar's Two Worlds Master Martin, Rosa, and the two journeymen had seated themselves beside a plashing fountain. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Yet she was entirely unprepared for this astonishing result; and at sight of the Cudjo beneath instantaneously annihilated by the plashing of a stone, she started back with a scream. Cudjo's Cave The bright waves reflected the myriad tints, while they seemed to plash in unison with the rich swell of martial music that stole along the water with every freshening breeze. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I The plashing of oars, the sound of a cheer, came to the ears of the seafarers. Under False Pretences A Novel He heard plainly when the anchor went down and the ship was brought up; and then how the waves began to plash against the sides! Timar's Two Worlds "You are quite right there," the forest brook plashed and rustled. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. They found the patriots reposing themselves about the roots of the forest trees, on the banks of a stream that came gurgling and plashing down the mountain side. Cudjo's Cave The faint gray light of breaking day shed a cold gleam across the green water, which plashed with a mournful cadence on the low, flat shore. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Nothing was heard but the plash of footsteps in the mud, for the snow was melting. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 A pump by the road-side, with a plash round it, was a bewitching sight. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Listen how sweetly the waves plash and murmur! The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Clashing and rattling down the steep, stony banks, and plashing into the water, came the foam-streaked animals. Cudjo's Cave Presently he could hear the Blackfeet, plashing about, and talking. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters It was a lovely night; Orion overhead, and the plashing phosphorescence on the water below conspired with the hour to make him specially confidential. Miss Cayley's Adventures Then her joy when the sail filled and the plashing of her way spoke Hope beneath her bulwark as she caught the wind. When Ghost Meets Ghost And when the wine is working it rustles, and hums, and plashes; and that is the singing of the angels as they float on the tiny ripples. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. But, after all, 'facts are chiels that winna ding,' and we must take them into account, however they may baulk us of grand opportunities of plashing in watery sentiment. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series After a long, long time the voices and the plashing grew less, as the Blackfeet appeared to be giving up the search. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters The rain had ceased, but it was wet underfoot, and the motor buses plashed foot passengers from head to foot with liquid mud. The Sign of Silence Drip and trickle were without, and now and then a plash that said:—"Keep in doors, because of me!" When Ghost Meets Ghost There was a long pause, broken only by the plash of the water, which seemed, as the seconds slipped by, to grow amazingly loud. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel He was a boy again, wading through the limpid brook, stepping from stone to stone, and sometimes plashing over. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart In the distant corridors great illuminated fountains softly plashed. Carmen Ariza Here were mountains, and lakes, and palaces, and plashed marble steps, and the music of lutes, and banquets of ambrosial things to which daily bread was as nothing. The Side Of The Angels A Novel Even while it was still plashing about their ankles, a secret block of masonry slid back and a horde of Antillians burst in upon them. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 He moved about in it and it made no plash; he floated, he noiselessly swam in it, and they were all together, for that matter, like fishes in a crystal pool. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II Then she took Sancho by the hand, and led him through the plashing rain to the rear of the hall and called softly: "Milo!" The Pirate Woman Through the ethereal atmosphere which bathed the storied city her beams fell, plashing noiselessly upon the grim memorials of a stirring past. Carmen Ariza It moved plashing through the waves, and suddenly it was beyond the limits of the Black Whirlpool. The Chinese Fairy Book Now it was scarcely up to their waists, now plashing about their ankles, and now the room was empty. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 The cool plash of the fountain was pleasant in the silence. Dreamers of the Ghetto Below is the dangerous surf called the Race of Portland, where the tide flows with unusual swiftness, and in the bordering cliffs are many romantic caves where the restless waves make a constant plashing. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Pouring through half-turned shutters, they plashed upon floors in floods of gold. Carmen Ariza The tinkling guitar, the simple, plaintive melody, sounded to Lambert as refreshing as the plash of a brook in the heat of the day. The Duke Of Chimney Butte Now and then the path led across the water, which was so shallow that it only plashed about the fetlocks of the horses. A Waif of the Mountains Did all this fragrance and beauty send up its incense to Keats as he lay in the house adjoining, with the musical plash of Bernini’s fountain under his window? Italy, the Magic Land Again there was the silence of midnight, and no sounds were heard but the plashing of the rain. Henry IV, Makers of History The moorhen called again from the reeds near the ford, then flew away over the fire-flushed river and disappeared into the gloom; and a water-vole dropped with a gentle plash into the pool. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain The earth beneath was like a bowl, a bowl full of plashing sunshine. The Trimming of Goosie The exclamation was caused by the hoofs of their horses plashing in the water. A Waif of the Mountains I swam out a little way and floated, looking up into the deep sky, while the waves plashed gently and caressingly around my face. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit The night was calm, and beautiful, and bright; and as they went to sleep, they were lulled by the plash of the waters as they gently rippled upon the pebbled beach. Among the Brigands From his stivy cellar he issues forth into the plashing, plangent currents of city life. The Book of Khalid The fair one stands beside the plashing brim, Her pet, her Beauty, gathered to her breast; A doubt hath crossed her: "can he surely swim?" Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 The green pathways of the isle were thronged with feasters; tents were erected beside the thickets of oak and holly, and the Loch had little rest from the plashing of oars. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Over moorland he dashed, and through quagmire he plashed, His pace never daring to slack; Till the hostel he neared, for greatly he feared Old Grindrod would leap on his back. Bygone Punishments But there in the darkness near Where the shadows clutch and cling, Above the plash of the bitter tear, A song and the lips that sing! Oklahoma Sunshine He made water-wheels, which plashed in the roadside brooks, and windmills, which whirled upon his father’s barn. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field The plash of the oars was the only sound that broke on the ears. Hurricane Island As Raasay House, with its lamp-lit windows shining in a snowy recess, is approached, the engines slow down, and through the howl of the wind can be heard the plashing of oars. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Dimly in the gathering dusk, he discerned the outline of a rustic bridge, and guided by the sound of plashing waters, directed his footsteps towards it. Too Old for Dolls A Novel He could stand at the wide-open window, and hear the little waves plash "Sally" in the moonlight, and the counter-music of the down-drawn shingle echo "Sally" back. Somehow Good The rush and plashing of the fountain and the booming of the subterranean guns fell with a startling distinctness upon the solitude. The Land of Thor Who were the strugglers, what war did they wage, Whose savage trample thus could pad the dank130 Soil to a plash? Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning Exquisite varieties of ferns and mosses grew upon the rocks lining its sides, and no sound was heard but the plashing of water. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California These little torrents, plashing down to the plain, formed numerous crystal rills that traversed the vallon. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Ben had heard that significant cry of alarm, and almost simultaneously the “plash” made by the little Portuguese as her body dropped down upon the water. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea The green island was a delightful place indeed; the upper end was near the roaring dam, and the water plashed and dashed as it ran away on either side. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls I hear sweet music in the plashing of the paddle-wheel; and in my ears a nobler sound is the scream of the iron horse than the neigh of the pampered war-steed. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Only the musical plash of the fountains and the sonorous undertone of the organ, like the distant roar of surf upon the beach? Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) Impression No. 2 was noted to the effect that none of the natives wore boots or shoes, and all plashed barefooted through the mud. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India It was a hot June day, and out of the welter of din and rumble the cool plash of falling water came to his straining ears refreshingly. Anthony Lyveden A pause fell then, and a stillness, broken only by the plashing of a little fountain, whose drops fell among the flowers. A Princess in Calico The rumbling of their machinery—the booming of their steam—the plashing of their paddles—the creaking of their planks—the shouts of those on board, mingle in rude concert. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West It fell crisp and clear into a chasm of silence, as a dropped pebble plashes into a well. Captain Desmond, V.C. Nearer and nearer it came, and from the dark waters of the lake rose the plashing noise of many oars. The True Story Book Still the fountain plashed on, and mingling with the tinkling he thought he heard low flutes breathing. A Victor of Salamis We slept on board, rocked softly by the ship, against which the waves plashed in cosy whispering. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific On one side we listened for the plashing of a paddle; on the other we dreaded to hear the “howl” of a hound. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West To lie on cushions, sheltered from the sun, looking out on the moving shore, to the sound of the leisurely plash of oars, is elysium after a night in the train. Appearances Being Notes of Travel The plashing of rain hissed in the sea, and a voice p. 259would come out of the unseen—“Port, you lubber!” The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" The sudden plash of the downpour and Phillida's instinctive impulse to get quickly under shelter interrupted the conversation. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York The plash of the water against the neighbouring rampart at the castle wharf could be plainly heard. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales She sat with her hand pressed upon her mouth, while the full eyes brimmed and ran over, and filled again; and drop after drop plashed upon the window-sill. The Old Helmet, Volume II The plash of the waves and the sighing of the gently heaving sea seemed to swallow it up. Cornwall's Wonderland Sometimes her great paddles moved with a measured plash, but slow, until she dissolved before my eyes into a faded vision. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" Once he had made him out, Millard engaged in a tolerably successful effort to ignore his conversation, returning again to his poor diversion of studying the people plashing disconsolately along the wet street. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Both were barefoot, and plashing fearlessly in the burn. Stories of Many Lands Again the silence was unbroken, save by the plashing of oars and the tumultuous shock of the barques pressing on in disorder. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. Slowly the hours dragged by, relieved only by the plash, plash of the waves against the castle walls, or the sighs of the sick man. Cornwall's Wonderland But hark! a sound—the faint Breathing of one who swims with pain, the plash Of nerveless hands nearer and nearer comes, Yet ever fainter. Chronicles of Strathearn I, to tell the truth, was straining my ears to catch the plash of oars: I thought it possible that some of those on board the yawl might take a violent desire to get ashore. Ravensdene Court She plashed plumply into the first puddle in the path. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range Vixen turned her back upon the turmoil, and listened to the sad sea waves plashing lazily against the side of the boat. Vixen, Volume III. The tide rose higher and higher, and the only sound to be heard in that lone, desolate spot was the lazy plash of the waves on the shore, and around the cliffs. Cornwall's Wonderland The gentle plash of the forest stream, rippling over its pebbly bed, made a tender music that was wont to seem passing sweet to Violet Tempest's ear. Vixen, Volume II. We shot two hundred and forty fathom of net with a swishing plash of the yarn and a smack-smack-splutter of the buoys. A Poor Man's House Beyond the light the three men encountered another wall of sand, and from behind it and through it there came to them the dull thud and the plash of heavy water. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time On board no sound was heard now save the struggle of rope and canvas, the creaking of timber and the swift plashing rush of water against her rounded sides as she sped her course. The Light of Scarthey Even when we descended the flight of steps, and came into the great white square, I seemed to hear them in the plashing of the fountains. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Colonel Frost had taken a big, cool, roomy house, surrounded by spacious grounds down in Malate and close to the plashing waters of the bay. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters On one side of the room long French windows opened on to the terrace, through which came the scent of roses and the sound of plashing fountains. Patty's Friends It had been feeding in a sedge of the wild rice, and no doubt the sight of the canoe or the plash of the guiding oar had disturbed, and given it the alarm. Popular Adventure Tales The rain continued to pour down on the roofs and on the tombs with a monotonous plash. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 At the back of the house was the old fort, its turfed casemates sloping down to a sandy beach, from whose centre a stone wharf projected out into the plashing water. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia The plash of fountain fell softly on the breeze, mingled with the rustling of the luxuriant growth of leaf and flower close at hand. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters There were the solitary hoar precipices—there the plashing sea, the quiet strand, and the blue sky over all. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 The plash of a light oar was heard;—a boat touched the vessel. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 There was a noise of feet like the plash of retiring waves, and Pete noticed that one of the groups had broken into a half circle, facing him as he strode along the street. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 A vaporous grey mist had entirely usurped the heavens, and the plash of weary rain resounded through the pluvious metropolis of the west. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 But Captain Gancy is appalled as another stone plashes in the water close to the boat’s side, while a third, striking the mast, drops down among them. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure “Shove off!” commands the latter; and with a push of boat-hook, and plashing of oars, the cutter parts from the ship’s side, cleaving the water like a knife. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Pausing ere the first plash was heard in the heavy sands beneath the shore, the foremost horseman of the party thus held discourse. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Still continuing to listen, he heard the plashing of the horses as they forded the crossing; and a few minutes after a profound silence reigned over the scene. The Tiger Hunter There came a sound—a plash, as of a heavy drop of water falling on the stone floor; another, and another—the trickling of a continuous stream. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 “Flip, flap, plish, plash,” went the carp, when Harry’s hand came in contact with its shiny sides. Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home Then the plash of oars, their wet blades glinting in the sun; as the boat is rowed through the reef-passage. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Then came a cloud-like haze, scudding on the very surface of the stream, wherein the plash of horses' feet announced their entrance. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 After that, the only sounds that reached his ear were the hoarse moanings of the surf, and the ominous plashing of the waves against the quivering timbers of his canoe. The Tiger Hunter Another instant and I was after him, “plash!” with the noise of my plunge still echoing as I rose above the waters—echoing in a strange whisper along the arched roof. The Golden Magnet He missed the sea plashing on the rocks below him—he could not sleep without that old lullaby. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 He took her hand and drew her through the copse into a green lane, where the ferns grew thickly on either side and the pond waters plashed dreamily below them. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 The murmur of plashing forest-streams, which had hitherto been the only sound greeting them from the nether gloom, now gave place to the measured roll of the surf, and this, in turn, to complete silence. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Almost simultaneously with the report, the huge animal came tumbling down from the tree, and fell with a dull, dead plash upon the water. The Tiger Hunter He struck me in the chest so that I staggered back, and then there was a loud plash and he was swimming away. The Golden Magnet “Thar’s your development!” exclaimed the shiftless one, as a rifle was fired from the northern shore, and a bullet plashed in the water just ahead of them. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness And now we hear a plash of oars and gliding through the darkness comes a single boat. New Italian sketches He glances up and down the river, flecked here and there with a drowsy sail or broken with the plash of oars. Floyd Grandon's Honor There was a rattle of heavy chains, and a loud plash as the anchor slipped down in the darkening waters. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine During the silence, while his master was meditating at the window, the melancholy sound of falling water—drip, drip—plash, plash—was heard all around, within and without the cell. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance The arms of five rose together and five paddles made a single plash. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness The plashing of the pony's feet as he carefully felt his way through the water was so plain that it was easy to tell every step he took. The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier Presently the plash of oars were heard near the vessel, and next moment a boat approached, but not from such a quarter as to be visible from the port-hole. Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin As he leaped to his feet the deer started again, and he heard, to his horror,—where the ground had been dry and caked when he lay down,—the plash of their feet in water. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana They listened motionless for some time; but nothing was heard but the everlasting plash, which went on all around them. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Henry and Shif’less Sol, although they could not see it at first, knew it had started, because their keen ears caught the plash of the paddles. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness He threw himself on the parapet with a desperate leap, and the next moment plunged—plunged with a great plash into the dark river far below. Romola There was scarcely any snow left on the hillsides by this time; the air was filled with the incessant cry of birds and the constant plash of falling waters. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner Even if one looked, he would not see that a number of horsemen have come softly plashing up to Sosthène’s front fence, for Sosthène’s house and grove are themselves in the way. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana I wouldn’t—” “Ah!” gasped Mark, as there was a faint rattling of bits of stone, and plish, plash, plosh, three fragments dropped into the water. Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites The great war whoop came again, filling the forest with its fierce echoes, and then followed silence, a silence which every one of the five knew would be broken later by the plash of paddles. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness His surprising host led the way to the patio where they found a little table close by the plashing fountain and a hovering mozo attended to their needs. The Fifth Ace And all the gondolas followed, with the soft plash of many oars, on and on, after the swinging lanterns and the syren voice. A Venetian June Presently the plash of oars from the dark, silent river broke the stillness, and a little boat bearing four men came to the shore. The New York and Albany Post Road From Kings Bridge to "The Ferry at Crawlier, over against Albany," Being an Account of a Jaunt on Foot Made at Sundry Convenient Times between May and November, Nineteen Hundred and Five They had already lowered the boat nearly to the water; and just as I looked over the taffrail I heard the plash, as her keel dipped into the sea. Ran Away to Sea Nobody in the long canoes spoke, and, silent save for the plashing of the paddles they went on and out of sight. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness Still the wood is dim and lonely, Still the plashing fountains play, But the past with all its beauty, Whither has it fled away? Cruel As The Grave Then, after a gust of hand-clapping had subsided, the glittering barge moved forward once more, the dip of a hundred oars plashing softly in its wake. A Venetian June He paced the gallery afterward in the twilight, when the stars were slowly finding their way through the blue vault overhead, and the river plashed by with its monotone of music. A Little Girl in Old Quebec It was in motion, and a slight plashing noise, with the long ripple made upon the water, showed that some one was in the river and swimming with all his might for the shore. Ran Away to Sea Despite her efforts the bright drops plashed one after the other on her clasped hands. Flamsted quarries After that the lady Niort's and some priests entered the barge which bore the royal mummy, the people hurled bouquets and garlands and the oars began to plash. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt Nearly two hours later, the girls were awakened from their first sleep by the soft plashing sound of myriad oars. A Venetian June It was too small to light the savage cliffs, but she could hear the plash of the incoming tide that swirled along with the current of the river. A Little Girl in Old Quebec Besides, the day is calm and the water lies like a sheet of pure glass; it seems almost a pity to break such a faithful mirror with the plashing oars as they row away. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication Sounds still harsher and more, hideous were heard around me—the plashing of the alligator, and the roaring of his voice; these reminded me that I must not go to sleep. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire But brief their time for good or evil thought; The billows round the promontory brought The plash of hostile oars.—Alas! who made That sound a dread? The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry It was the sweetest, gayest little breeze, and in sheer exuberance of shallow emotion, the tiny waves plashed about the prow. A Venetian June Like the chaplain, Dr Pendle was streaming with water, and his horse's hoofs plashed up the sodden ground as though he were crossing a marsh. The Bishop's Secret He remembered the dam he had seen, and the great plashing water-wheel. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" There was a whizzing, whirring sound heard above the plash and whisper of the water down below, and for a few moments the boys remained perfectly still. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story He had been seated thus for about half-an-hour, and in his impatience was giving way to despondency, when the plash of water smote upon his ear. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains We sung Moore's Boat-song, and not a sound except the appropriate soft plash of the oars came between us and the echo that faintly repeated our chorus. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. Meantime, Rolf had heard every plash of their oars, and every tone of their voices, as they rowed round his place of refuge. Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" The band was mounted by the earliest dawn, and as the notes of the bugle died away our horses plashed through the river, crossing to the other side. The Scalp Hunters For as they reached the long, narrow, grass-grown crack, the strange whispering and plashing sounds which came from below suggested unknown dangers, which were more repellent than the attractions of the mysterious hole. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story The stream is reached and crossed; amidst plashing spray, horse follows horse over the shallow ford, and then the glittering line glides on. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico I found myself in the act of being sprinkled, not by the spray of a torrent, but by a plashing shower from the clouds! The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse So slight is the plash of his paddle, it does not hinder him from noting every sound—the slightest that stirs among the cypresses. The Death Shot A Story Retold Sheets of mist were sweeping round them, and at length the gusts of wind drove into their faces cold swirls of plashing rain. Julian Home Lights on the water heaved up and down, now disappearing, and now lifted high, and at intervals there came the sound of voices and the plash of irregular oars. Eric, or Little by Little The plash of the water, falling into the rocky basin, was the only sound that broke the Sabbath-like silence that pervaded the valley. The Island Home I was getting too near to risk making the slightest noise in the water; a single plash might betray me. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Fortunately, not a plash, a crack, or a footfall disturbed the silence. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Her throat had grown tight, her eyes were hot and burning, the sound, as of the plash of waves, sang in her ears; but she could not cry. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden We had ridden on for about an hour after dark, when suddenly our horse's feet plashed in the water, and he sank to his middle in a stream. Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time They stepped out into the dark—for night had fallen—and plashed along the flagged path which glimmered like a white streamlet between the dark turves. The Nebuly Coat The big solitary drops that at intervals fell with plashing noise upon the rocks, were but the avant-couriers of one of the great rainstorms of the prairie, when water descends as if from a shower-bath. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse He could hear the plashing of her wheels growing fainter each moment. Winning His Way Even as Kano stared the drop fell heavily, plashing on his hand. The Dragon Painter Mountains surround it and sweet virgin air; Cold plashing, past it, crystal waters roll: We visit it by moments, ah, too rare! Elsie Marley, Honey Flocks of wild birds are startled up as the boats draw near them, frightened by the noise and plashing of the oars. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Their noise, to my own ears, almost drowned the plashing made by Moro and myself. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse A hawk is in the sky; his wings Slowly begin to plash. New Poems Here Waverley dismounted, and, giving his horse to the soldier-servant who had accompanied him, he entered a court in which no sound was to be heard save the plashing of a fountain. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North The place was almost like an enclosure on a large hacienda, but the fence was composed of trees, and we could hear the plashing waters of a stream. At the Point of the Sword Too far! too short! and the line tumbles, plashing into the water. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 A storm portended; and already some big drops, that shot vertically downward, could be heard plashing heavily upon our saddles. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Knock, knock, 'tis no more than a red rose rapping, And fear is a plash of wings. New Poems Our way ran through a noble stretch of hilly country, well wooded, with sparkling streams plashing down the hillsides—a landscape of uninhabited quiet. Pushed and the Return Push The beast is quick to take alarm at the slightest noise, and not only the paddles of a steamer, but even the plash of oars, will drive him into the water. Impressions of South Africa Over on his back he turned with a plash of blood oozing at his shirt, and he grasped with clawing fingers to stanch it, yet never relinquishing his look of bitter anger at me. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn It was a pleasant summer rain that plashed gently on the leaves of the great elms and locusts, and tinkled musically in the roadside puddles. Three Margarets As I sat alone I heard the unceasing plash of the great fountains, and I fell to thinking of the Woman of the Water. The Upper Berth The town lay in pitch darkness, all silent except for the plash of the sea upon the shore or its long roll on the Ramparts. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure To fountains plashing and showing a thousand different colours? More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme And there would be the plash of oars as they rowed shoreward, and maybe a song raised.... The Wind Bloweth It was wonderful to feel clean again, to get the stubble off his cheeks, and to plash the cool water over his head and about his ears. Patsy The air sang with the thrilling treble of the songbirds, with the silvery music of the plashing water and the softer harmony of the leaves stirred by the fresh morning wind. The Upper Berth The plash of blood was heard, as the life-current burst from his wound, and, "Go now," he said in his low calm voice. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience From the eaves and the branches of the trees heavy drops kept falling, making round black holes in the snow, and mixing and melting here and there in a yellowish plash. The Mark Of Cain This was immediately followed by a torrent of rain, the plashing of which outside suggested that all the windows of heaven had been suddenly opened. Hunted and Harried Ere long the saturated soil refused to drink in the superabundance, and the crystal rods, descending into innumerable pools, changed the roar into the plash of many waters. The Big Otter |
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