| 单词 | showery |
| 例句 | One showery afternoon when raindrops sparkled like fairy dew on the new green leaves, Magister Reese sat dreaming over his mug of Jennet’s thin, bitter ale. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the light winked out below the haze again and all three pilots were left blinded in the dull gloom of a showery autumn afternoon. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Seen on a morning walk through town on a recent showery Monday: On Maui, classic old meets laidback new in Pa‘ia 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z One day in The Irish Times: “A cloudy start with some heavy rain which will become more showery in the afternoon.” Chasing Waves on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z In the lowlands surrounding Seattle, Friday evening’s system will transition into a more showery pattern by late Saturday. North Cascades Highway closes due to heavy snow 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, back down in the lowlands surrounding Seattle, widespread rain will transition into a more showery pattern by late Saturday. Western WA weather: Blustery conditions, mountain snow through weekend 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Fall seems eager to begin this week, stealing the last few days of summer and turning them cool, cloudy and showery. Seattle weather: Rain on way, clouds to block northern lights view 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Warm and dry conditions will occupy the first half of the weekend before they yield to cloudy, cool, and — of course — showery conditions. Seattle Labor Day Weekend weather forecast: Sunny and warm, then a shift 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The 0.52 inches reported by the National Weather Service as of 5 p.m. was more than had fallen here in all of April, a time, it may be noted, of showery associations. Rain comes to Washington, the most all month 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z It seemed enough, perhaps, to make readers of Geoffrey Chaucer and his description of showery April in the Canterbury Tales, produce their own shower of tears. Few April showers seen Friday 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z A showery and unseasonably cool rhythm continued across Western Washington on Tuesday, bringing rain showers during the day and chances of lowland snow in the early morning hours. Seattle’s lowland snow was hit and miss — expect more of the same this week 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Heavy rains over the mountains will turn more showery before a more widespread area of rain moves into the region Saturday night into Sunday morning, according to the weather service. Atmospheric river to bring rain, possible flooding to Western Washington 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z “Some showery weather has moved into the area, some places are probably getting some wet snow mixed in, or some sleet,” McFarland said. Dreary Seattle weather: Chilly, showers, but sticky snow mostly gone 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z This one will be more “showery than rainy,” Cullen said, but it’s still going to be wet. After a brief break from the rain, wet weather returns to Seattle area 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Friday is predicted to be showery with a couple of thunderstorms and then “the whole rest of the weekend looks pretty wet with the wettest Saturday night into Sunday,” Kovacik said. What to expect from Seattle area weather after two record-breaking cool, wet months 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Other areas across the lowlands, especially north of Snohomish County and south past Olympia, received a dusting of snow, although accumulations were spotty depending on elevation and the showery nature of the precipitation, NWS said. Seattle’s lowland snow was hit and miss — expect more of the same this week 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z By Sunday night, however, a new frontal system moves in bringing more wet and showery weather through at least the first half of next week, Reedy said. Don’t give up on spring, Seattle! It’ll be warm again soon (or at least not as chilly) 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Jacob DeFlitch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle, said the region will see more showery weather into Tuesday. Week of wet weather ahead for Seattle area 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z We could see a bit of clearing on Saturday, before another showery system comes in Sunday and Monday, he said. After a brief break from the rain, wet weather returns to Seattle area 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The first day of meteorological spring is here, bringing the Seattle area a showery mop-up of Monday’s record rainfall. Seattle area in for a showery start to meteorological spring 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z A Coastguard helicopter flew to the scene to assess if the deceased and his friend could be winched from the gully but the gusty and showery weather meant it was not suitable. Lake District: Hiker dies in fall from Blencathra ridge 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The system will move slowly but will be showery in nature, so rainfall amounts are not expected to be impressive. Dry conditions in California continue to expand, but will March rains dent the drought? 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z “We’ve already seen some fairly significant rainfall and there will be further persistent rain through northern and central England and further showery outbreaks in Wales.” England and Wales brace for further heavy rain with flood warnings issued 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Beyond that — and the showery weather forecast — many details about President Trump’s plans for a Fourth of July extravaganza remain clouded in uncertainty. Uncertainty, a red carpet and a hallowed memorial await Trump’s Fourth 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Rain will continue Tuesday, but unlike the deluge on Monday, is expected to be showery, stopping and starting across the region all day, Butwin said. Seattle area in for a showery start to meteorological spring 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Conditions elsewhere in California range from dry to showery with potential thunderstorms. Central Sierra Nevada to get more snow 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z “The most persistent rain will be across Northern Ireland and Wales, with some showery outbreaks across parts of northern England as well.” Storm Hannah brings 82mph winds and heavy rain to UK 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Part of the month’s showery reputation goes back at least to Geoffrey Chaucer. Nearly 2 weeks into the month, and not many April showers 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z “It won’t be a steady rain,” he said of the weekend, “but it will stay unsettled and showery with temperatures below normal.” Did you see snowflakes this morning? They won’t stick, says weather service 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z “It’ll be more showery rather than prolonged widespread rainfall that doesn’t stop.” Weekend storms to bring lighter showers and chilly temperatures to already soaked Southland 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z “We’re transitioning to showery and rather cool weather with a high right around 60,” he said. Cold, wet, whiteout conditions possible at high elevations this weekend, raising risks for hikers 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z "None of it will be showery or heavy," Fisher said. Atmospheric river headed to Bay Area, may bring light rain to Los Angeles by the weekend 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Santa Barbara County officials monitoring showery weather system but do not anticipate need for evacuations. 5 California Things to Know for Today 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Sunday will be mostly showery before the storm rolls in, Gaebel said. Sick of rain? Sorry, there’s more in the pipeline 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Thursday and Friday are expected to be showery, Guy said, but by the weekend we will likely be measuring the rain in inches again. National Weather Service gives ‘very wet and windy’ advisory for Seattle area 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Saturday will be a “cool, showery day with highs struggling to get into the 60s.” One last hurrah? Seattle-area temps could reach 80 degrees this week 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Welcome to old friends: cloudy skies, showery forecasts and morning fleece. Cloudy skies after southwest wind clears wildfire haze over Seattle 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z The “unsettled pattern” that follows calls for showery cooler weather through the weekend into early next week. It hasn’t rained in 4 days — and last time that happened, Green Lake was frozen over 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z “This time of year gets showery, but it’s sort of hit or miss.” 70 degrees and sunny: Next 2 days likely to be just what we need 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z For next week, the weather-service forecast is for the same old stuff: “Another cool and showery pattern over the region.” Oh, boy! ‘Peeks’ of sun forecast over Easter weekend — then back to rain 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z However, some showery rain is expected on Friday night in Northern Ireland and Scotland, and thundery downpours are predicted over parts of the west Midlands and Wales, the Met Office said. Met Office 'mistakenly' issues snow warning - on hottest day - BBC News 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z By Saturday morning, some in the region were welcoming old friends: cloudy skies, showery forecasts and fleece. Cloudy skies after southwest wind clears wildfire haze over Seattle 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z Amounts will vary due to showery environment this weekend. Rain moves into Southern California and will linger through Sunday 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Sunny skies and warm temperatures are expected Tuesday and Wednesday, then it’s a return to cool and showery. 70 degrees and sunny: Next 2 days likely to be just what we need 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Rain continued to sprinkle in Northern California on Saturday as residents prepared for another windy, showery system forecast for later in the day. The Latest: After lull, rain returns to Northern California 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z "It was a very showery day", she said. Your rainbow pictures from around the world - BBC News 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The forecast for Friday is for “complicated” winds gusting as high as 40 miles per hour, and “showery rain.” Jordan Spieth Follows His Own Path to the British Open 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The Weather Service forecasts significant rainfall Monday night and Tuesday in Western Washington with showery weather continuing across the state until the weekend. Rain, snow blowing in to Western Washington 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Then it’s a return to cool and showery, said meteorologist Guy, with temperatures barely reaching 60. 70 degrees and sunny: Next 2 days likely to be just what we need 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Forecasters say the thunderstorms and clouds from showery weather should bring Northwest temperatures back to normal by midweek. Wildfire weather for most of Washington, Oregon 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z On Sunday, a generally less windy and showery day is expected. High tides and winds hit coast again 2014-02-02T09:15:31Z Spieth’s wish was partially answered Wednesday when he played in “showery rain.” Jordan Spieth Follows His Own Path to the British Open 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Elsewhere the rain will turn showery through the afternoon. Heavy rain warning for south Wales 2013-10-21T06:50:45Z In chilly, showery weather, about 3,000 mourners waited outside the city's Cultural Centre, where Belaid's body lay before the funeral. Crowds await funeral of slain Tunisian opposition leader 2013-02-08T10:12:44Z It will still be unsettled at times with showery rain. Flood warnings as rain continues 2012-12-22T17:24:04Z She said the rain on Tuesday would tend to become more showery in nature and it was an improving picture. Flood threat stays as rain eases 2012-11-27T05:20:39Z It was a showery afternoon, so I became adept at getting the roof on and off and secretly hoped this would catch people's attention. Car review: Classic Car Club 2012-10-06T23:30:01Z A BBC Weather forecaster said Saturday would be a "breezy day with sunny intervals and showery spells, with a risk of thunder in places". Minister visits flood-hit region 2012-06-30T01:33:56Z The windy, showery weather blowing through the Eastern Cape does not concern him. Goode out to grab England chance 2012-06-21T21:00:05Z Strike leftward! cries our guide; and higher Mounts up the stony forest-way.20 At last the encircling trees retire; Look! through the showery twilight grey What pointed roofs are these advance? Poems on Travel 2012-04-23T02:00:31.163Z This morning it is showery—I didn't go down to breakfast, but about 12.30 I found my way to the drawing-room, and the Duchess showed me the house before lunch. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z A little bit of fire burned in the grate, for the day had been chill and showery. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The weather being incessantly showery, we lay the foundation of our English liberty in the purchase of two umbrellas, capable each of protecting two heads. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z After a showery morning it clears up somewhat, and the sun shines. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z I saw a woman stand Under the seas of bloom, Under the waves of colour and light, The showery snow and rose of the odorous trees That made a glory of earth. Open Water 2011-10-14T02:00:31.043Z Next day was showery, and so was the day after, but we continued our rambles all the same, and enjoyed it very much indeed. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z They recommended a cloudy or a showery day, or the evening, in order to avoid the effects of the hot sunshine. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z The sunrise was showery, and attended by a rainbow. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The day had looked showery, but the sun was now shining very brightly, and so Ransey Tansey laid dinner out of doors on the grass. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z As the early morning weather was still fitful and showery, I did not start until ten o'clock, taking Fahlgren with me for a couple of miles to the next down-river ranch. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z “We mustn’t complain if we have a day or two of showery weather, Pep,” spoke Frank. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z In a few days they will be found to be well plumped, and will look as fresh as ever, and should be exhumed, trimmed, and planted, selecting a moist or showery day for the operation. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z But they may have been influenced in this by the continued cool and showery weather of the season. Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z His breezy and showery effects, blowing wind, rustling grasses, waving trees, and wet rain, were occasionally the subjects of banter from his fellow Academicians and others. Constable 2011-08-02T02:00:26.593Z Towering cumulus clouds typically appear on showery days. In pictures 2011-07-30T23:47:30Z The gusty, showery weather got down to a chill unpleasant spell finally. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z It continued showery, but we had a very pleasant walk, and launched our canoes on Sjödals Vand at about three o’clock. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z At the sleek new Emergency Services Center in nearby Orange County, where student interns from New Paltz shadow 911 call takers, the crises on a showery afternoon in mid-May were decidedly less grave. College Students Confront Disasters That Marked Their Childhoods 2011-06-09T16:08:07Z A sweet little crocus came up through the mold, And hugged round her shoulders her mantle of gold, While tears of distress fringed her delicate eye, Like rain drops that start from a showery sky. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z It was a showery day, but they had their mackintoshes, and did not mind the light rain. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z She could feel the moist, sweet air of a showery summer evening on her cheek, and smell the scent of a branch of sweetbriar which Isaac had gallantly cut for her from the hedge. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z It was showery up to the moment of our departure, but as Hull faded from our sight it became fine, and with the shores of England we seemed to leave the cloud and rain behind. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z "That is right," said Br�sig; "wrap him up, Lining, so that he may not freeze, and that the catarrh may not run away with his fine voice; it is showery weather to-day." Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Murmuring over the mossy stones, In cool green dells where the gold bee drones, Sudden and swift the showery fall, Startling the wood bird's madrigal. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z The day had been showery and dull, but late in the afternoon the clouds had broken up, and now they floated serenely in the still air, just touched with a pale pink rim to westward. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z The weather was showery, accompanied with several loud claps of thunder. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z After a short run on the rail we took a stage-coach, choosing outside seats, like enthusiastic tourists as we are, though the day was dark and showery. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z If you ask my advice,' with a rather showery smile, 'I should say the Delaneys; for you will be less well amused there, and have more time to think of me! Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z The man thus adjured turned sharply, and saw close to him a sturdy-looking figure clothed from head to foot in black mackintosh, which glistened as it dripped with the showery spray. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z There was the same cloudy, showery sky, which is so common there; there was the same serrated outline of hills, the same richness in promontories, and rocky islands, and land-locked bays. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The day is showery, threatening since dawn, and now the rain is falling thickly, though he heeds it not at all. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z This fact was noted by the control sentries, as, though the day was showery, it was not raining hard. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z The hills on the horizon, seen through an odd curtain of rain, for the day was showery, had the vaporous hazy outline of some of Murillo's pictures. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Blustery, showery conditions, pretty good for links golf. British Open Weather Arrives Right on Schedule 2010-07-15T02:27:00Z Gusts of up to 50-mph disrupted practice on Sunday and more blustery and showery conditions are expected during the 150th anniversary championship that starts on Thursday, although the forecast is for less severe winds. Hole 17 on road to nowhere if strong winds return 2010-07-14T12:46:00Z Warm winters and showery summers are the perfect conditions for the Boswellia sacra tree to produce the sap called frankincense. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z After a very hot summer the bright weather changed to clouded skies on the 2nd of October, rain fell tempestuously the same evening, and there were showery days and nights till the 14th. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" It was a fine day, and when service was over the minister walked back to his manse at a very leisurely pace, enjoying the sunshine after a week of showery weather. The Spy in Black How at pale lips blown stars like bubbles break, Burn, streamed from showery locks she tosses high!— Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems On a fresh, showery April afternoon when all London looked renewed and beautified by soft air and fitful brilliant sunshine, she alighted from the train at Charing Cross. The Gambler A Novel This rain fell from a belt, half showery and half stormy in character, which had a S. E. lateral extension. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes If the garden spiders break and destroy their webs and creep away, expect rain or showery weather. Harper's Round Table, July 30, 1895 Proud kings, like Haco of Norway, were here consecrated, and here— “Beneath the showery west, The mighty kings of three fair realms were laid.” The Cruise of the Elena or Yachting in the Hebrides We have already quoted Fuseli's well-known remark, when standing before one of his showery pictures. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 The day of the great event opened gloomy and showery, and the weather, therefore, reduced the crowd which would have otherwise been perhaps the greatest in the history of this famous race. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 During these “heated terms,” a general showery disposition sometimes, though rarely, appears, with isolated showers, which bring no mitigation of the heat. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes In July and August the rainfall is excessive, and the month of November is often showery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" The skies look lowery; It will he showery; No longer flowery The way I find. Idyllic Monologues Old and New World Verses But at one gleam of the showery bow, the waters would have resumed their lustre. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 Left Brighton this morning for Fairfield, Jefferson co., where we arrived without accident, but found the roads muddy; weather warm and showery, most like spring of any day this month. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 There is a belt of showers, or showery period approaching, of unusual intensity—for thunder showers in the morning are rare. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes Again I hear her speak and back, Where steals the showery sunlight, piles A whatnot dainty bric-a-brac Beside a tall clock; each glazed tile's Blue-patterned profile smiles. Days and Dreams Poems Those that were most forcible during the showery Easter season were certain of the more perplexing and depressing ones; but even with these was mingled a brighter strain. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. When blows the warm showery south-west wind, the trouts turn up their yellow sides at every dropping of the fly on the curling water—and the angler is soon sated with the perpetual play. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The stock of plants out of doors to be carefully looked over in showery weather that they may not suffer from imperfect drainage. In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house The afternoon is their most common period, and they are very apt to appear then, when the morning is showery. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes Still as when Tickell sang, every walk "Seems from afar a moving tulip bed, Where rich brocades and glossy damasks glow, And chintz, the rival of the showery bow." Old and New London Volume I There had been rain the night before, and it had been showery all the morning. Lady Anna But though the "leafy month of June" be frequently showery, it is almost always sunny too. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Chrysanthemums.—Take up the plants from the open ground; choose a showery day for the purpose. In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house It should be remembered that he is describing the phenomena in the showery climate of England. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes To sum up briefly, the climate of Key West may be roughly described as mild and dry in winter, warm but showery in summer, and breezy and sunny at all seasons. Campaigning in Cuba Each was sub-consciously realizing that while the springtime of their romance had been full of glorious days the summer was destined to be damp and showery. The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories This particular spring was essentially a south-westerly spring, good and friendly, showery but in the lightest way and so softly reassuring as to be gently hilarious. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman “Rather showery out,” he observed genially, wiping the mist off his glasses, and imagining weather a livelier topic than battle. The Missourian The nimbus, therefore, is not a distinct cloud, but an appearance which the cumulus, stratus, or cirro-stratus has in a stormy or showery state, and does not deserve a distinct name. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes The winter is over and gone; spring has followed with beamy and shadowy, with flowery and showery flight. Shirley This was April in the Spring of 2348 and April was always a month of showery heavens. Slaves of Mercury Fortunately the storm did not last long, though the weather continued showery all night. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' It is best applied in showery weather in the spring—for lawns at the rate of two ounces, vegetable crops and strawberries three ounces, and fruit trees four ounces per square yard. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside A sparkling morning followed a showery night, and all the little red and white and yellow flowers were lifting glad faces to the sun as we took the highroad to Bethlehem. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit A showery season is preferable, or they must frequently be watered till they have taken root. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families As it was showery weather, I went to take shelter for a few minutes. Practical Education, Volume I Saturday, May 14th.—It was a cold showery morning when we landed, to photograph a party of natives, and see them throw boomerangs and spears. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Low beneath A hollow vale extended, where the floods Fresh showery torrents gather'd, lazy laid. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II I am all attention; for I see the clouds gathering in the south, and a gloomy, if not a showery, mid-day, promises to darken this beauteous morning. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Choose the evening of a mild showery day, and plant out into the open ground, the tender annuals hitherto kept in pots in the hotbed frame. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families This of course if the sun shone steadily—in showery weather scaffold-drying was no end of trouble. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South In my search for the curious and picturesque, I came, one showery day, upon a passageway beneath the old belfry which led to the tower of St. Martin's. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders Loud thunders rattled as the goddess spoke; And showery floods with hard rebounding hail, The thunder follow'd. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II The morning was showery; but it cleared up a little after ten, and we landed to explore. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland The last week is proper for transplanting evergreens, and a showery day should be chosen for the purpose. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families It was a squally, showery day, with sudden drizzles of sunshine; rows of rich-toned fishing-smacks were drawn up along the quays. A Little Tour of France At intervals a shining object, flung upward by their tails, could be seen for a moment in the air, amidst the showery spray that was raised along with it. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt On the smooth stream when showery floods descend. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II At last the encircling trees retire; Look! through the showery twilight grey What pointed roofs are these advance?— Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold A long rain-coat, for which the showery morning was an excuse, completed her outward attire and concealed her petticoats from casual view. The Doomsman Then I would remember the song of the speckled thrush singing at sunset after a showery April day through the shadow of a copse. Lorimer of the Northwest Paul was in evening dress, and as the night was showery, wore a loose Burberry. The Orchard of Tears The day was showery, and in the evening we encamped on the north bank, six miles up the river. Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark It was the afternoon of a cool, showery summer day, when Mr. Raeburn and Mary drove through a handsome stone gateway, and up an avenue of maples, to the fine old-fashioned mansion of Mr. Phillips. Stories of Many Lands We left Dublin for Cork, on a fresh August morning—pleasant but showery, like nearly all mornings in Ireland. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children It was a blowy, showery March day, its lips puckered for weeping or laughter at any moment, the air full of the dainty pungencies of new life. Judith of the Cumberlands It was a showery afternoon in summer—now bright, now overcast—and all the birds were singing on the Common between the showers. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin If I weren't afraid of him I'd raise my umbrella while he talks—his conversation is so showery. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee A showery sprinkling of the water swept from the tops of the waves in a brisk gale. 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. The weather was showery and chilly, and the non-coms returned from their conference with orders for us to wear sweaters and ponchos. At Plattsburg He can behold Aquarius30 old Walking the fenceless fields of air And, from each ample fold Of the clouds about him rolled, Scattering everywhere The showery rain, As the farmer scatters his grain. Graded Memory Selections The evening was showery, and indoor games were the order of it. The Merryweathers The clumps of birches can be compared to nothing but frozen fountains—frozen in full action, with their showery sheaves of spray arrested before they fell. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland The end of a rainbow, as seen in the morning in showery weather. 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. Dear Mother:— It promises today, Wednesday, to be showery once more, so we are making up our packs with the ponchos out, ready for use. At Plattsburg Wind changed to S.E., showery in the morning, and pleasantly warm. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" And showery robe, all steeped in starry dew; Hail to thee! as thou ridest through the skies, Upon thy rainbow car of various hue. Poems Stormy, showery days in summer and sometimes in spring, are days on which you will generally take the best fish with the fly. The Teesdale Angler The sun was now rising behind us, and roseate rays struggled up to the zenith, like the arcs made by showery bombs. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War In Rome, for those who do not fear a little sunshine, June is the most beautiful of all the months, and the loveliest June days are those that follow showery nights. Stradella “What are you doing here, my sister?” said he, sitting down by her and drawing away the hand from her showery eyes. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Dandelions Upon a showery night and still, Without a sound of warning, A trooper band surprised the hill, And held it in the morning. The Posy Ring A Book of Verse for Children June Dun,—about the middle of June,—suits showery weather. The Teesdale Angler The views on either side from the village are beautiful—one view enchanting from its variety and depth, more especially when lighted up by the gleam of a showery sunshine, as I first saw it. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy It came within fifteen minutes, in showery gusts at first. Fair Harbor And out of the invisible, streams of bright blue drops Rain from the showery heavens, and bright blue crops Surge from the under-dark to their ladder-tops. Amores Poems The day was showery with strong bursts of sunshine between the slanting summer rains. The Long Roll When the sky in rainy weather is tinged with sea green, the rain will increase; if with blue, it will be showery. The Teesdale Angler After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne. Afterwards The whole day was showery, with occasional drenching plumps. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) After breakfast, as the day continued cold and showery, we were easily prevailed on by our host to remain all day at Affonsos. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 The showery avalanche, besides cooling and sweetening the air with the balmy breath of the flowers which its influence extracted, left also other evidence of its effect behind. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea The weather was cool and showery, and all went swimmingly for the first fourteen miles, when we caught up M'Laws's division, which belongs to Longstreet's corps. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Nightcaps are apt to mean a showery day. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk. Mary Gray As a rule, however, they chose the showery months of March and April for the operation of rain-making, so that the wizard ran little risk of perishing a martyr to the cause of science. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Lord Melbourne slept well, and has walked out this morning, although it was still showery. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 In showery weather, when small areas are being harvested, hay caps can be used with profit. Clovers and How to Grow Them A showery and tempestuous Candlemas, on the other hand, raised the people's spirits, for by such omens they were to expect a favourable summer and an abundant harvest. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The shade of his cap was pulled down very far over his forehead, but enough of his face was visible to betray some very showery inclinations. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys It has been showery to-day, and I never have witnessed a more dismal Sunday in Paris. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris Like some myrtle of Asia Bright in airily blossoming Boughs, the wood Hamadryades Nurse with showery dew, to be 25 Theirs, a tender plaything. The Poems and Fragments of Catullus In showery weather this method of curing alfalfa merits careful attention where straw can be had near at hand and in sufficient quantities. Clovers and How to Grow Them A showery pillar of rose-colored vapor enveloped everything. In Search of the Unknown Yes," said Mrs. Rogers, "you may go; but it looks a little showery, and I don't want you to get wet. The Wreck "Your meetings shall be showery for ever," said Patrick. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings Draughts, dear Furius, if my villa faces, 'Tis not showery south, nor airy wester, North's grim fury, nor east; 'tis only fifteen Thousand sesterces, add two hundred over. The Poems and Fragments of Catullus Where the facilities are present such a method of curing mammoth clover may be eminently wise in showery weather. Clovers and How to Grow Them It is so apt to be chilly, cloudy, or showery at the summit, that you should take a rubber blanket and some other article of clothing to put on if needed. How to Camp Out The weather was cloudy and showery—a relief, no doubt, after the burning heat of the last few weeks. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi Some showery nights had revived the verdure, of which France has so seldom to boast in autumn; and the green of the plain almost rivalled the delicious verdure of home. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 During the night the weather was showery and this morning rain fell, accompanied by a strong north-east wind. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills Moreover, showery or muggy weather will soon greatly injure the crop. Clovers and How to Grow Them Plant firmly, water if needful, and do not stint it; but, if possible, plant in showery weather, and give no water at all. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition The settlement had now some heavy showers of rain, and the weather continued showery for several days, but the long drought had destroyed a very considerable part of the wheat and barley. An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island The ground should be prepared in February; and at the latter end of the month some may be planted; for which purpose gentle showery weather is most favourable. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America The weather was showery, accompanied by northerly wind for the greater part of the day. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills The flowers are very numerous, especially when showery weather precedes and accompanies the flowering season. Clovers and How to Grow Them All planting should be done in showery weather if possible, or with a falling barometer. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition For awhile the banker looked out on the showery landscape, then he turned to the children's mother. What Two Children Did We were told we should not fail to meet with a number of bears feeding upon those berries; but that the weather being showery, was unfavourable for us. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The weather during the night was showery, accompanied by northerly wind. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills He first of all devoted himself to making the old Vicar happy for a few weeks in a rather blustery, showery March-April. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Cauliflowers to be planted out at every opportunity, warm, showery weather being most favourable. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition To me these chilly, showery nights are terrible. The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith The rain becomes heavier, and it is more chill and showery than before. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Weather unsettled, showery, and very cloudy, a very fine view is had of Bootan and the Himalayas from this place, particularly about 7 A.M. when the atmosphere is clear, the Durrung peaks being most magnificent. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries After weeks of rainless weather the morning had been showery, and on our setting forth at noon we had found the world new washed and decked for our coming. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 They do not transplant well, and therefore a showery day should, if possible, be selected for moving them. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Thursday, August 10th.—A very hot, showery day. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months If the weather is inclined to be showery it keeps shut all the time, only opening when the danger from the wet is past. Camping For Boys Frequently, in showery weather, cyclists who were wearing mackintoshes or capes, alighted and removed these outer garments before saluting. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The weather had been showery during the afternoon, but we had missed one of the showers, which came on while we were in the cavern. From John O'Groats to Land's End Cabbage.—Plant out from seed-beds at every opportunity, choosing, if possible, the advent of showery weather. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition The night was showery, with a good deal of wind and sea. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months Somehow Cuckoo vaguely connected respectability with umbrellas, although even the most vicious are fain to carry them in showery London. Flames The long and lofty drawing-room of Mount Music was a pleasant place enough, even on this showery day. Mount Music It was a cold, bleak, and showery morning as we travelled along Glen Kinglas against a strong head wind, which greatly impeded our progress. From John O'Groats to Land's End Celery to be planted out without loss of time, in showery weather if possible; but if the weather is hot and dry, shade the plants and give water. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition It was a showery spring day, and the turf of the race-course shone with a fresh greenness. Charles Rex One day--a showery day in early June--she was left alone for an hour, while Delafield went down to Montreux to change some circular notes. Lady Rose's Daughter A showery night has made the roads a trifle muddy. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama There was much in Stirling and its environs that we wished to see, so we were astir early in the morning, although the weather was inclined to be showery. From John O'Groats to Land's End Celery to be planted out in showery weather. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Above him is that pure golden canopy with its rare glimmering lustrousness—something like the soft, dewy effulgence that comes with sun-breaks through showery afternoons. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 It had been a soft, showery day, and there was the promise of more rain in the sky. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories The day was showery, and he announced his intention of accompanying them in the car up to town. Greatheart That the 30th of April will be "showery" I agree, but how does he know that there will be "high wind and lightning" on the 21st of December? The Pleasures of Ignorance When the Asters are about three inches high they will be quite ready for the open ground, and a showery day is favourable to the transfer. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition On bits of level space you meet a cottage neatly built of stone, all covered with roses and woodbines, which flourish wonderfully on the loose soil in the showery atmosphere. Rides on Railways Now, though it is showery here, and breezy, it has always allowed me at some time of the day to draw. The Life of John Ruskin The weather was more moderate today although still showery; and the scenery as we proceeded upwards was very picturesque and full of variety. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 It sometimes rains during an entire day, without cessation, but most generally the weather is showery, with intervals of bright sunshine and a delightful temperature. What I Saw in California Sow in the open in pans, or on a prepared border, and put the young plants into permanent positions, choosing showery weather in August or September. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Well, it was a showery night, and of course there was nothing. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories The day was showery, which compelled them to use their blankets and overcoats to prevent their arms from getting wet. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical The last day came, showery in the morning, and clearing to a glorious evening, with all the new leaf and growing hayfields freshened by rain, and all the streams brimming. Missing Wednesday, 5th.—Continued heavy rain in the morning, and showery throughout the day. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 In a showery season, the plants will appear in about twelve days, but in dry weather it will be longer, and one or more gentle morning waterings may be necessary to bring them up. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition And I was not alone in thinking that the country would soon be deserted, for accustomed as we all had been to a showery summer, these dry seasons would seem entirely to prevent extensive farming. Death Valley in '49 The mire-holes were getting deeper and deeper; for the weather was showery. Vandemark's Folly It was a showery, chilly evening, and they were all out admiring the waves. More Bywords A fine morning, but squally and showery in the afternoon. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 When it is necessary to undertake the task, choose, if possible, a showery day, and shade each plant with an inverted flower-pot for a few days, but take off the pots in the evening. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition In bright-ringed solitude The showery foliage shone One lovely moment, And the Bow was gone. Collected Poems 1901-1918 in Two Volumes Volume II. For established fruit-trees use, in showery weather, equal quantities of muriate of potash and nitrate of soda, scattering 1 oz. to the square yard round the roots. Gardening for the Million It was never hot—merely calm, grey, and even showery, our only excitements being an occasional school of porpoises or the sight of a passing tramp steamer. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Sunday, September 30th.—The morning was fine, but the afternoon showery; rain, indeed, appears to be quite a matter of course, either in the morning or evening. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 In showery days the flower appears half concealed, and this state may be regarded as indicative of showery weather; when it is entirely shut, we may expect a rainy day. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 549 (Supplementary number) The day had been cold and showery, but the sun was shining now, and the whole scene looked bright and gay. Fenton's Quest Arthur, in his new humility of poverty, felt honored indeed that any loss of his could cause her matchless soul thus to droop upon its dazzling outer walls the somber, showery insignia of grief. The Second Generation He heeded not the sweep Of the swift gale that lashed the troubled main, And spread with showery foam the watery plain. Poems It was a mild, showery morning, and I directed my steps toward the bluffs. Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 The weather generally fine,—some rain and showery weather, and occasionally thunder and lightning. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 369, May 9, 1829 For several days the weather was showery, not very pleasant for walking, and Polly stayed away from the June Holiday Home. Polly and the Princess The six weeks' drought had just given place to cool, showery weather. A Cotswold Village In the first place, I was so afraid it would rain this morning, just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery, and that would have thrown me into agonies! Northanger Abbey The night was raw and showery, and there was not houseroom in Beauséjour for a tenth part of the homeless Acadians. The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mortgage The next day was showery, but we began in the morning a determined hunt for the trail. The Long Labrador Trail Wandering gleams from the showery sky outside lit up the faded richness of the room, the pale brown and yellows of the books, the sharp black and white of the old engravings hanging among them. The Coryston Family A Novel They took a hansom, for the afternoon was showery, and drove through the crowded streets. Roden's Corner As usual, the clouds had gathered to a storm over the mountains, and we had a showery evening. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources I seek thee;—dost thou love The mountain top or quiet vale, Or deign o'er humbler hills to rove On showery June's dark south-west gale? Wild Flowers Or, Pastoral and Local Poetry I hoped we should have got our provisions dried to-day, but it was so showery we could not get it done. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart The clouds were down, and the gregale was blowing cold and showery. The Isle of Unrest As she lists the showery tinkling Of the sprinkling By her wanton curvets made; Never pauses she to think Of the brink Where her wrapper white is laid. Poems On our agreeing, they presented themselves in the most unostentatious way, having walked through their park and down the lane, though the weather was showery. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty Your wife says the ticking was heard on a day like this, broken and showery. The Desert and the Sown Sundown: It has been showery all day; sky overcast; clouds and rain from same direction, south-east. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart It has been very showery, but we managed to go off for a bathe and found a better place than yesterday's: a place between two rocks, into which the sea rushed at frequent intervals. Three Years in Tristan da Cunha The gray walls, the red and peaked roof of the old house of Penshurst, stand in the pleasant English valley of the Medway, in soft and showery Kent. Literary and Social Essays Little did any of them sleep that night; and it was not strange that the morning, which came on wet and showery, found them but little refreshed after the unusual fatigue of the preceding night. The Allis Family; or, Scenes of Western Life The air was oppressive, for the day before had been showery, and the heat this morning was a damp heat which relaxed the whole being. The History of David Grieve As the day was showery, Scott was attended by one of his retainers, named Tommie Purdie, who carried his plaid, and who deserves especial mention. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey In redbud brakes and flowery Acclivities of berry; In dogwood dingles, showery With white, where wrens make merry? Poems There was not a ripple on the water, and the morning was so warm and showery, that I could have believed it to be an April day had not the leafless trees told another tale. The Englishwoman in America The Rising came like happy tidings, like the cool breath of dawn, like a May-time shower: Under a showery sky Bloom wide the fields of rye, Ever blue and chill May will the granaries fill. Tales of the Wilderness The day had been showery, but late in the afternoon the clouds melted away from the west, all save a few that settled down in narrow level bars near the horizon. Travels in Alaska It is still cold here and has been showery for a week or two. My Boyhood Two past days have been dull and showery. My Tropic Isle Fortunately the weather had been showery, and the want of water was not felt so much as the total absence of feed. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 But the day really turned out well enough; it was showery, but not shrewish, and it smiled pleasantly at sunset, as if content with the opening ceremonies of the Great Peace Jubilee. Suburban Sketches Ceased in a breath the showery sound; And teasingly, now, as I look around, Sweet sunlight shines! Rose and Roof-Tree — Poems The little party started in the course of the forenoon on a showery day. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 You see, I like her so much, and you can hardly understand how much she has meant to me since we left England together that showery October day. Olivia in India Fortunately the weather was showery, and the lack of water did not induce such keen anxiety as the total absence of grass. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work They perched near by, and, not to lose time, employed the interval in drying their wings, for the night had been showery. A Florida Sketch-Book It was late on a bitterly cold showery evening of Autumn. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 5, 1917 On the 7th of August, a showery day, the Queen drove into Dublin with her ladies, followed by the gentlemen, but with no other escort. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 The afternoon and night were showery. 10th January. Journals of Australian Explorations Upon a showery night and still, Without a sound of warning, A trooper band surprised the hill, And held it in the morning. Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing Third and Fourth Grades, Prescribed by State Courses of Study All night it rained; in the morning it was dull, foggy, and showery. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake In the afternoon the showery phase passed, and the sun shone with a misty brightness. Nature's Serial Story The day was cold and showery, but with gleams of sunshine. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 Moreover, in the hottest summers there are showery, cloudy days when ordinary layer plants can be set with perfect safety. Success with Small Fruits You are like your own town of Plymouth--it's showery weather with you all the year round amost. Nature and Human Nature The weather had been bad ever since we left Fort Smith, cloudy or showery. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake They mourn the green summers, the showery months of the East. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance June 17.—A little before daylight it commenced raining, and continued showery all day, and though we got wet several times, we experienced great comfort from the warm clothing we had obtained from Captain Rossiter. Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1: Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans — Complete This weedin' out business is 'specially important in rainy weather, for it only hurts ground to hoe or work it in wet, showery days, and the weeds don't mind it a bit. Driven Back to Eden The weather continues showery and unsettled, and a short distance beyond Void I find myself once again wandering off along the wrong road. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran It was a showery summer evening when the brother and sister walked up to the Folly in a partial clearing, when the evening sun made every bush twinkle all over with diamond drops. Magnum Bonum The whole night was showery, the wind and clouds coming from all directions. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 It continued showery all night, nor on the morning of the 16th was there any appearance of a favourable change. Expedition into Central Australia Then she smiled through her tears with the sudden radiance of the sun upon a showery May morning when the white hawthorn is coming out. The Lilac Sunbonnet I moved to Lorane, Oregon, in April 1978 and homesteaded on 5 acres in what I thought at the time was a cool, showery green valley of liquid sunshine and rainbows. Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway A few days showery weather having, therefore, wellnigh driven our shearers to desperation, out comes the sun in all his glory. Shearing in the Riverina The weather continued showery; loose scud passed over from the east and south-east, with occasional breaks of hot sunshine. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 The days and nights are now cloudy and showery. Ismailia It was a fine, sunny, showery day in April. The Americanization of Edward Bok : the autobiography of a Dutch boy fifty years after It was as though a rainbow had been set in her showery eyes. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest A gentleman goes forth on a showery and miry day. The Hound of the Baskervilles So he gave Ailie a chase over the sparkling grass and under the showery shrubbery. Greyfriars Bobby The girls carried their books into the arbour; it was a showery day, and they had to run for shelter through the raindrops and sunlight. Villa Rubein, and other stories Upon a showery night and still, Without a sound of warning, A trooper band surprised the hill, And held it in the morning. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 After a week or two of showery weather, the aspect of the country is completely changed. The Naturalist on the River Amazons It was a squally, showery day, with sudden drizzles of sun- shine; rows of rich-toned fishing-smacks were drawn up along the quays. A Little Tour in France One showery day in the autumn of last year, you young ladies went out with Miss Ladd for a walk. I Say No Is battle nature's mandate, here it reigned, As music unto the hand that smote the strings; And she the rosier from their showery brows, They fruitful from her ploughed and harrowed breast. Poems — Volume 3 He can behold Aquarius old Walking the fenceless fields of air; And from each ample fold Of the clouds about him rolled Scattering everywhere The showery rain, As the farmer scatters his grain. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The dry season had been of very brief duration this year; it generally lasts in this part of the Amazons from July to January, with a short interval of showery weather in November. The Naturalist on the River Amazons And more, that you were present, And saw the showery Jove from high Olympus Descend in all his splendor. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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