| 单词 | spell-bound |
| 例句 | The Riders stirred at first, murmuring with approval of the words of Saruman; and then they too were silent, as men spell-bound. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But one thing is certain: Its huge eyes seem to peer into his soul, to hold him “enchained, helpless, spell-bound.” The 19th-century best-selling horror novel that isn’t ‘Dracula’ 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z And those spell-bound by their vacancy are not entirely grown up, either. The riddle of Donald Trump: how a man of few words reached the pinnacle of power 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z "I was spell-bound and I was also so, so happy." The day UFOs stopped play 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z And in Kiev today, they left the Azzurri spell-bound in becoming the first to retain the Euro crown in its 52-year history. After European Championship, Spain’s place in soccer history must be kicked around 2012-07-02T01:42:07Z Woods made a point of walking up to Zhang on the practice range at the Olympic Club and shaking his hand, leaving the young Chinese spell-bound. Teenager Zhang relishes Tiger time at U.S. Open 2012-06-13T22:22:50Z And those with him were spell-bound at sight of the fish they had caught. Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading The Sweet Stories of God's Word in the Language of Childhood 2012-04-13T02:00:19.530Z Their veteran Generals became, spell-bound and powerless, and their soldiers were driven before the prophetess like a flock of sheep. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z Dwelling upon this maze of things and imaginations, the most incongruous combinations come before the dreamy thought, fascinated, spell-bound, and entranced. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z I had a side glimpse of Mademoiselle standing spell-bound with horror, the light drooping in her hand. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z She turned a troubled glance towards her unwonted visitant, but her voice was spell-bound; the questions she fain would have uttered died upon her lips. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The whole congregation sat spell-bound, forgetful of everything except the earnestness of the speaker who moved and swayed them as the wind does the waving wheat. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z For the next half hour, the kneeling listeners, around the door of the chapel, seemed spell-bound in their motionless attitudes. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Her long black veil, the crowd around me, Her swift landau, my swift emotion— She came: her fairy foot spell-bound me; She went: which way, I had no notion. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z Hall much excelled his friend in the high walks of oratory, and the power of riveting, of transfixing an auditory, and holding them spell-bound while he played with their passions and emotions with masterly skill. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Wearied by vain endeavours to accomplish their daughter's disenchantment, they had then solemnly bound themselves by an oath to bestow Miranda's hand on the man who should succeed in releasing her spell-bound voice. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z Walk thy slow and spell-bound way; Keep on thy mask, or shun the day— Let go my hand upon the way. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z "Don't you know," said the woman, "that this place is spell-bound?" The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 2012-02-26T03:00:15.647Z Margaret stood spell-bound at the beauty, the devotion, "the great calm." The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z National sovereignty, spell-bound for centuries, has yawned and stretched itself, and fools would oppose, to combat the champions of Liberty, the flickering will of a weak king! The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Am I spell-bound?" cried he; "or have my dreams and fancies crazed me? Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Anything pertaining to the future life holds me spell-bound till the last word is read. Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z When quiet was restored, he opened his address, and for an hour and a half he held the vast audience spell-bound with his eloquence and wit. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z They at length entered the prairie country, and were for awhile almost spell-bound by the wide tracts of plain that stretched around them. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z And I was pleased to see her: fascinated: spell-bound. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z The listeners were spell-bound by his superior bearing, and for a while he seemed likely to carry the whole meeting in favor of revenge. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z I stood spell-bound at one of these gauging tables and watched the examination of small screws and flash plugs. The Woman's Part A Record of Munitions Work 2011-12-31T03:00:15.627Z Curtis sat spell-bound, his eyes and mouth wide open, his figure moving in unison to the tremendous periods that fell in a measured, exquisitely graduated flow from the Illinoisan's smiling lips. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z Tom stood spell-bound, unable to move or speak, as he watched his brother suddenly cross the room and open a window into the very teeth of the gale. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z He appeared to know intuitively the class of music the listeners would delight in, and his rendering of some of the old Scottish airs seemed simply to hold them spell-bound. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z For a moment Sangster stood as if spell-bound--a cold sweat on his forehead. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Anderson held him spell-bound, as he told of some of the strange cities and countries there were in the world. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z “Who could take up such books, by the way admirably translated, and not be simply and absolutely spell-bound?” Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z It was an ever-moving, ever-shifting throng he gazed at, spell-bound, in the pale light of moon and stars, now fading slowly towards the approaching dawn. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z He drawled while talking, but he sang most sweetly, and with a taste and feeling that quite charmed Rory, and held Silas and the doctor spell-bound. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The man looked back at him spell-bound, quite unaware that one of the monkey’s hind feet was in the date basket, clawing up as much fruit as its long toes could hold. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z For one brief moment the vast mass of excited humanity sits spell-bound: the clamour of myriads is stilled. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Then I settled myself to listen, and continued almost spell-bound to the end of the song, wondering where the girl I had seen herding cattle barefooted not very long ago had acquired such power. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z For here we sit spell-bound, and only one thing can release us, the blood of the three fierce kings of the Island of the Torrent sprinkled on this clay. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z The flag hath on its staff but newly dropp'd— Look to the turret, why that spell-bound gaze So wildly on the stream! duke. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z The wand of the enchanter, with which he had spell-bound America across the wide Atlantic, was broken forever. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z In glooming silent glens, in lowland bowers, On river banks, these Cloichteachs old abound, Where Art, enraptured, meditates long hours And Science ponders, wondering and spell-bound. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z The audience, startled and stupefied with horror, were for a few seconds spell-bound. Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln 2011-10-24T02:00:19.173Z An inexplicable attraction, however, notwithstanding my dread, held me spell-bound, and although I struggled to shut out that view, the endeavor failed. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z “I would gladly act as you advise me, father,” replied Catesby; “but I am spell-bound by this maiden.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The impression was so vivid and powerful that I stood still for a moment as if spell-bound. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z When she had done she stood spell-bound, watching the effect. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z But now, as the fruition of my hopes appeared to be realized, I paused, spell-bound and overpowered by the many conflicting feelings which the sight of it had conjured up. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z To hold Henry spell-bound in the power of her fascinations, she spread around him all the voluptuous allurements of sensual pleasure. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Astonishment held the natives spell-bound; they had never before seen a magazine rifle discharged. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Long I watched, and would willingly have waked them, but that I found myself spell-bound. Left to Ourselves or, John Headley's Promise. 2011-10-05T02:00:17.183Z Meg had sat spell-bound, listening to the woman's words, her interest in her Jem swallowed up in her greater interest in this soul's struggle from death to life. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z The excitement now was intense, but for a time all stood spell-bound with horror. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z The sight of an intensely black back, with a huge wound of a glowing red, upon which fell a rain of brilliant yellow iodoform, held Bertram’s spell-bound gaze, while it made him feel exceedingly sick. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Fears of some other snare, more terrible than those they had already experienced, held them in a spell-bound grip. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Still spell-bound I watched, feeling myself turned to stone with horror. Left to Ourselves or, John Headley's Promise. 2011-10-05T02:00:17.183Z In the semi-darkness, they stood spell-bound and gazed at each other. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z I was spell-bound, and could not tear myself away from the picture. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z The audience, spell-bound at first and silent, let out an enthusiastic "Hurrah!" Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z I never moved, but gazed as if spell-bound. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z Chandralêkhâ, who was clever in every department of knowledge, began her performance, and, by the most exquisite movement of her limbs, held the audience spell-bound, when suddenly tâ tai, tôm clashed the cymbals. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z They did not see him, and he was spell-bound by the picture that met his gaze. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z Yet there your friend sits and watches you as if spell-bound, so long as you have the patience neither to move hand or foot nor to turn your eye. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z He could have held any assemblage spell-bound for any length of time. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z She was modest and sweet as a violet, but she could not help being seen; and all eyes that beheld her seemed spell-bound. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z In explanation I might here remark that I am particularly susceptible to music, and now, under her influence, I sat spell-bound. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z All combines to make a picture that holds one spell-bound. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z But Wally, who had rather fallen than got down from the tree, stood as if spell-bound with her eyes fixed almost beseechingly on Joseph. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z The whole story is extremely well told, and, packed with adventure as it is, is calculated to hold the ordinary boy spell-bound. King Matthias and the Beggar Boy 2011-07-24T02:00:11.047Z When we lingered and lingered, spell-bound, and apologized for making such unconscionable demands on her patience, she replied, "that she was flattered; that she felt affronted when any visitor hurried through the apartments." Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z The woman sat still as if spell-bound and dared not move from the spot. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z Cornelia, as if spell-bound by the magic of these tones, made no reply. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z The marvellous colouring of everything held me spell-bound. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z The countess raised her head--but still remained kneeling as if spell-bound. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z A spell-bound subject is frequently made to share the sensations of the hypnotist, his ocular perceptions and his sense of touch. Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z Donatus stood as if spell-bound, incapable of going either forwards or backwards--he gazed and gazed and the whole world around him was forgotten. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z The man hesitatingly unlocked the low door, and Heinrich stood in the entrance as if spell-bound. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z She does not mean to invite tragedy and go spell-bound to destruction. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Koila was so charmed with the sound of her voice that he felt spell-bound, and stood where he was, far off on the outskirts of the jungle, listening, without going any nearer. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z The bright illusions by which the young are spell-bound, gradually fade away before the light of experience. A Discourse on the Evils of Dancing 2011-07-10T02:00:22.780Z We do not think it was that feeling alone which so overpowered the second intruder, as to arrest her spell-bound on the threshold. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z She watched it, spell-bound by fear, as it drew its fat body through a hole in the floor and ran across the room. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z We were spell-bound, lost in admiration, even in amazement. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Gideon tried to move so that her eyes, full of startled interrogatory and the pain of apprehension, might not rest upon his face whilst he made his confession, but they followed and held his spell-bound. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z As he uttered the last words his form seemed to dilate, while his listener stood wondering at it spell-bound. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z Never have I witnessed a more solemn spectacle, and, had not something held me spell-bound to the spot, I should have retreated in very shame of my intrusion. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z Milt looked on in a sort of spell-bound fascination. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z Brand gazed spell-bound for a moment at the strange spectacle. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The kind woman gazed, spell-bound, until happy tears came and blurred her vision. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z The parson gallantly came to the rescue, while the other members stood spell-bound. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z He came upon her torturing her crowd of spell-bound animals, once human beings, fled in terror at the sight, was overtaken, and with savage taunts driven back into his ocean-home. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z The perplexities of the founder of the noble Bodleian Library were occasioned by our dramatic illegitimacy; we had no progenitors, and we were not spell-bound by the three unities. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z His Budget speech, five hours long, held the House spell-bound. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z The embarrassed damsel moved away, causing consternation behind the counter she approached, and left her spell-bound adorer gaping. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z In the day time the red-men and their squaws, rigged up in their plumes and war paint, hung round Brad-dock's camp, and gazed spell-bound at the troops as they went through their drills. The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable 2011-05-23T02:00:10.807Z I have heard him make a speech of over an hour in length on financial questions in which he not only presented a formidable array of statistics, but held his auditors spell-bound to its conclusion. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z The woods and all the fields flashed round us as we walked almost spell-bound through their strange beauty. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z May sat spell-bound; looking at him fixedly, and with that dawn of clear-sightedness rapidly illumining many things, to her unspeakable consternation. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z He stood as if spell-bound, gazing upon her beauty, with but one thought in his mind—a longing to embrace her! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The blood rushed to the girl's face as she stood for a moment as though spell-bound, but at the sound of her half-suppressed exclamation he turned his head feebly and looked at her. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z But whatever might be the cause, all remarked the melancholy, and all felt that it gave a deep and touching effect to her beauty, which fixed the eye on her as if spell-bound. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z He describes Goethe's talk as being marked by touches of picturesque and inimitable description; he had the gift of holding his audience spell-bound by some magic which it was impossible to describe. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z O'Reilly suddenly became motionless; the calm and steady gaze seemed to have paralyzed him; he could not stir, he could not turn away his own eyes, but stood like one fascinated and spell-bound. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z For my part I felt satisfied that an explosion was about to take place; and, like the rest, I stood spell-bound with expectation. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z As told by the man in after years, it never failed to hold his listeners spell-bound. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z She stood gazing as if spell-bound at the door which closed behind him. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z There was nothing unusually melodious in the song itself, but as the low, rich notes of Miranda's voice struck on the ear of the listeners, those who had not heard before seemed spell-bound. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z I made no further attempt to interrupt the silence, but sat spell-bound, always looking at the figure, until I was positively afraid to take my eyes from it. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Against the wall I leaned, holding my breath, spell-bound, forced to ponder great themes, themes of life and death, the music falling like drops of liquid light in dark and thirsty places. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z Our travelers threw down their walking-sticks, stretched out their tired limbs and, seated on rocks, spell-bound, gave themselves up to the contemplation of the magnificent fire-painting in the western firmament. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z In extreme surprise she followed the direction of his eyes, which were fixed, as though spell-bound, on the study doorway. Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.173Z No, as if spell-bound, he remained crouching down in his chair. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z Here now he too stays his steps and gazes spell-bound upon what he sees before him. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z But suddenly Egbert started, his foot seemed rooted to the spot, while his gaze clung spell-bound, to the top of the peak. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z The sudden surprise, the dismay caused by the death of the man shot at—for he fell dead in his track—held the others for some time as if spell-bound. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z But there was also a demoniac charm surrounding her which was felt even by Gerald, whose eyes rested upon this apparition as if spell-bound. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z Poor Don Abbondio remained for a moment, as if spell-bound, and then with heavy and lagging steps took the path which led towards his home. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Up in her chamber sits Cecilia, speechless, spell-bound, fighting with a misery too great for tears. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z The professor, as if spell-bound, stood below, and gazed at her through the door, which remained open for a moment. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z She was spell-bound by Wehlau's gaze, as is the fluttering bird by the eye of the serpent. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z There was something uncanny and terrible in this rigid repose amidst the fierce raging of the tempest, it seemed as though all nature was spell-bound in a death-slumber which nothing could break. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z The others, spell-bound, had stood rooted to the ground, their eyes fixed on Georgia and Richmond, almost forgetting the very presence of Freddy. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z Ulric stood on the threshold as if spell-bound, though he was in general but little used to fits of shyness. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z Leo started like one awakening from a dream that has held him spell-bound. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z The general passed his hand across his forehead and gazed as if spell-bound at the speaker. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z We landed, and it was obviously a sore humiliation to Philippa that not a sound was to be heard in the spell-bound silence of the island, save the cough of a heron on a tree-top. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z As if spell-bound, Rose stood motionless in the broad streak of light that fell athwart the road. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z The leader stopped electrified, and all present stood spell-bound, listening breathlessly for what would follow. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z He continued to observe the couple with a good-humoured smile, as they stood as if spell-bound in dismay. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z He gazed as if spell-bound at the Count, who was indeed an imposing figure in his uniform, and seemed to forget all else. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z No one spoke, or drank, or even moved; all remained as if spell-bound; their eyes seemed to seek for the words as they flowed from the poet's lips. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z "This place is made to sleep in," he said to himself, dreamily following with his eye the dragon-flies, who now shot like arrows across the dark waters and now stood as if spell-bound. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z He did not see Jess, did not realise that she was watching him with a pain in her eyes at the spell-bound wonder and adoration of his. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Had our translators not been spell-bound by the influence first above-mentioned, they would have been impelled by their Protestantism, their piety, and their good sense, to discard the latter. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z He stood as if spell-bound, staring at the picture. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z I glided like an avenging serpent into the room, so silently that they heard me not, and then for a moment I was spell-bound with agony, for there was almost what I had pictured. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z When his name was mentioned, she was spell-bound and silent. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 But Edward was not listening, he was gazing spell-bound at the object of the old man's talk. The Princess Galva A Romance How desolate and forsaken this spell-bound nature looked! Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The enchanter is then made to promise that no further vengeance shall be taken on Pryderi, Rhiannon, or Manawyddan, and the two spell-bound captives having been restored, the mouse is released. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Who could divine, so silent were the windless mountains, so deep a-dream the darksome woods, so spell-bound the mute and mystic moonlight? The Raid of The Guerilla and Other Stories Not only could Francis move the crowds and hold them spell-bound with his fiery words, but he had also the power to reach and touch men's hearts in private. Brother Francis Less than the least But he is no longer spell-bound and entangled in fancies of his own weaving—absorbed in the unprofitable contemplation of his own internal sensations. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. With his hands full he returned to the grave, and, as he looked down into it, stood spell-bound at what he saw. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers The sadness and beauty of the face held us spell-bound. Glories of Spain Voices faint and silvery rippled along the spell-bound airs of the May night. Sinister Street, vol. 2 There was a peculiar and also very old kind of magic, which spell-bound the enemy by mystic sentences, which were recited in moments of danger. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. For the first ten minutes I stood there actually spell-bound, did not even say 'Good-day,' and was--as people often stupidly call it--all eyes. Barbarossa and Other Tales The whole story is extremely well told, and, packed with adventure as it is, in calculated to hold the ordinary boy spell-bound. Terry's Trials and Triumphs We listened spell-bound, enraptured; and again we were in paradise. Glories of Spain Well," he growled, pointing at Eric, who was staring at him spell-bound with horror and dread, "that seems to be the last of them. The Wreckers of Sable Island Moreover she was often found, as if spell-bound, standing still in the midst of a task gazing steadily into vacancy. The Children of the World She stood spell-bound—the shock of surprise was so utter, but over her face a great joy was breaking. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir I had reached the top of the steps and was about to descend them in order to accost him, when something occurred which stopped me and held me spell-bound. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Have they kept you spell-bound, all the thoughts of the great masters of the past? Glories of Spain None but a true adept in human nature and stage artifice could hold audiences, as he does, spell-bound with interest over such everyday occurrences as he selects. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern Your ever victorious power holds him spell-bound in the magic circle of your enchantment. The Progressionists, and Angela. The young girl told his name and what he was; but the words did not fall on listening ears, and the lady sat like one spell-bound, with eyes riveted on the youth's face. The Fortunes Of Glencore She felt with extraordinary clearness that he was gazing as if spell-bound at the soft and regular rise and fall of her skin towards the coarse black openwork of her bodice. A Bed of Roses It was evident that Sebastien could not understand what kept us spell-bound. Glories of Spain Now, however, her condition of mind was tranquil, if not happy; and as the train sped forward, she gazed spell-bound at this beauty at once so tangible and so unreal. The Gambler A Novel Roland advanced as if to follow her, but with a contemptuous gesture of the hand she waved him back, and he stood like one spell-bound, gazing after her, till she disappeared in the dark distance. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Previously to this, during his nominal rule in the Netherlands, his visit to Spain, and his candidature for the Empire, he seemed, as it was said, spell-bound under the ferule of his minister Chi�vres. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" It was divine; the whole room was spell-bound. Faith and Unfaith For two whole hours he kept us spell-bound. Glories of Spain The little girl was standing on the top of the stone motionless, staring at him as if she were spell-bound. Mary Twice he resolved to tear himself from the spot, and pursue his journey; but each time some liquid note, some thrilling cadence, fell like a charm upon his ear, and he sank down spell-bound. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) From the first scenes, where she laments and implores, to the last, where she succumbs to despair, she held her audience spell-bound. Fragments of an Autobiography Rank over rank leaned forward in the boxes to gaze at her, and the entire pit turned and stood, as it were, spell-bound at her feet. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Miss Herschel was just beginning to sing the lovely song "Rejoice Greatly;" and Griselda, spell-bound, became unconscious of the presence of Sir Maxwell, or of anyone else. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days Jenny gazed spell-bound from her place in the very front row. Carnival The men were standing up, and only Roland remained sitting, as if spell-bound to the chair. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine It was a wonderful sight, terrible in its weird ghastliness—that swarm of deadly serpents held thus spell-bound by the eerie barbaric music. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War His appetite for the marvelous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary; and both had been increased by his residence in this spell-bound region. International Short Stories American Scarcely inside the room, she stood like one spell-bound, unable to move or speak; her features, flushed by exercise, became pale as death, her lips actually livid. One Of Them Still upward we rose into the spell-bound sky, feeding on the savage sweets of nature, the rhythm of the golden cliffs, the echoes of the waterfalls. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar When the preacher finished, the people stood as if spell-bound, then they all crowded and pressed round him, full of love and kindness towards the man who had brought them such good news. The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls No wonder that the spectators stood spell-bound, powerless, with a nerveless, unconquerable repulsion. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War For him, surely, no ties of kindred, no affections of the heart are the motives which hold him thus spell-bound: nor wife nor child are his, for whose coming he watches thus eagerly. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Ivo remained spell-bound long after the men had passed on: it seemed as if a saint had appeared and conversed with him. Black Forest Village Stories Walk thy slow and spell-bound way; Keep on thy mask, or shun the day,— Let go my hand upon the way. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) I stood spell-bound for a moment longer, and then, with a cry of 'Soldiers!' The Golden Age It were of course better if I could let her speak for herself; for her voice, though firm, has an indescribably mellow and touching tone, and seems to hold the listener as if spell-bound. Waldfried A Novel How was it that Gerald stood and gazed at all these like one spell-bound? Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Almost unconsciously, he entered, and stood spell-bound; for there lay Emmerence. Black Forest Village Stories Impressively the Indians threw back the massive doors and on the threshold the Spaniards stood, spell-bound by the beauty and the majesty of what they saw, so the historian of the party tells us. Ten Girls from History The solemn awe which great illness inspires was felt in all its force by the old man, as he sat like one spell-bound, and unable to depart. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago She stared up at him, spell-bound, insensibly yielding to the domination of his will. The Destroying Angel But if Bumpus, and some of the others, were spell-bound by what they saw, gazing as though fascinated at the blood dripping from the man's fingers, Thad Brewster was not included in this group. The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners The dragging anchor may fasten, spell-bound by some fluke-enamored reef, as the vessel seems on the point of striking. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 The recently despised young singer became instantly the heroine of the hour, while Herr Berg, watching behind the scenes, was spell-bound with surprise and joy. Ten Girls from History But farther went he not: he stood as if spell-bound, as if rooted to the ground at the sight which presented itself to him. Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 "If you would say that the Abb� D'Esmonde—" He had got thus far when, lifting his eyes, his glance fell upon her features; and then, as if spell-bound, he stood silently gazing at her. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life I was so overwhelmed by the shock of my own impudence that I stood where Falkoner left me, for full five minutes, motionless and spell-bound. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Saniez had a marvellous voice, and when he sang he held us spell-bound, and he knew it. On the right of the British line As if spell-bound, Nathaniel reclined against the window, meditating on the charming Olympia. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Hubert stood silent, spell-bound, as it seemed, with sorrow and dismay; but Miss Vane, shaking off her unwonted timidity, went up to her brother and laid her hand upon his outstretched quivering arm. A Life Sentence A Novel I knew from their spell-bound attitudes that I was the first white man they had seen and an apparition. The Portal of Dreams Stunned, and like one spell-bound, I could not move for a few seconds; and then, with a wild cry, I bounded after her through the garden. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Little Wolf stood for a moment as if spell-bound. Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier The last two sentences having fallen on his ears, he stands as if spell-bound, and waits eagerly for what may come next. Portia or By Passions Rocked As Traugott was going back to the other room, he noticed a picture close to the door, before which he paused as if spell-bound. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Judge Ronald never relaxed his attention during the entire examination, the jury was spell-bound, and it was only by an obvious effort that the spectators kept from applauding the various telling points. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry At last he scarcely heeded the words of the auctioneer, but sat staring before him like one spell-bound. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 With some difficulty they gained the summit—to stand, silent and spell-bound, in contemplation of a spectacle which more than realizes the terrors of the ancient Phlegethon. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Conrad stood as if spell-bound, his eyes cast down upon the ground; and rubbing his forehead, he said in a low voice, "Ay, it is so," and did as he was bidden. Weird Tales, Vol. II. At a spot where the purple lilacs parted, and the little island-home was visible, Michael stood spell-bound. Timar's Two Worlds Lady Adelheid followed her, and I was left alone as if spell-bound. Weird Tales. Vol. I The ladies, heart and soul in the fun, fell into line and followed, as if spell-bound by the magic of the Piper. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time It matters not that there are times, When words to us are wanting; For then, within, mysterious sounds Our spell-bound hearts are haunting. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. Do we not feel spell-bound as Macbeth was? English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century We do not wonder, considering the primitive state of religion, why men were spell-bound under its influence. The Defects of the Negro Church The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 10 From the moment that their eyes first meet with Macbeth’s, he is spell-bound. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature What was there about it that caught and held his gaze spell-bound? Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain I stood spell-bound, knowing that my life depended by a hair, knowing that I had stumbled on a celebration of the rites of Hoodoo. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) Mrs. Browning was spell-bound with its marvelous sublimity, as they looked around “on the world of innumerable mountains bound faintly with the gray sea, and not a human habitation.” The Brownings Their Life and Art She was spell-bound for a few minutes with the strangeness of it all. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John He is spell-bound, and must follow her into fairyland. Shirley There was a sternness in his voice that held her spell-bound for an instant. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain "If I could write a book, or paint a picture, or design exquisite adornments, or if I could hold the world spell-bound by my voice"— "You do sing," returned Sylvie. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Wilkie was soon called away by the duties of his station; but Washington Irving remained for several months, spell-bound in the old enchanted pile. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches Mr. Gladstone can go on indefinitely, and in very recent times has been known to hold his audience spell-bound for three hours. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly "Do they keep doing that all the time!" said Matilda, when she had stood spell-bound before the cage for some minutes. The House in Town We were spell-bound by this vision of beauty. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons “What’s the matter, my boy?” he asked, in a low, laughing tone, “Are you spell-bound?” The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West And it was Jimmie who had held the table spell-bound with his tales of danger and narrow escapes. The Harbor of Doubt She knew that she should have slipped from her place of concealment and quitted the room, but she seemed to have been held spell-bound by a power she could not control. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover It disarmed even the keen hostility of Hazlitt, and kept him for a whole forenoon spell-bound beneath its power. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. The Colonel yet stood on one of the steps of the piazza, apparently spell-bound. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 And as he gazed with spell-bound attention, much to his disgust he saw the young woman stop in front of a wine-room and peer in at one of the windows. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife He stood looking after the stranger as though spell-bound, his slow mind groping vainly for some explanation of his presence in Freekirk Head. The Harbor of Doubt "Ah!" she exclaimed, catching her breath sharply, and moving swiftly toward it, she seemed to forget everything, and stood, with clasped hands and heaving bosom, spell-bound before it. The Masked Bridal The most lovely, the most unfortunate Mary of Scotland was before me, and, as if spell-bound, I could not withdraw my gaze. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 Well, as I was saying, there stood my horribly beautiful fiend, and there I sat spell-bound before her. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 “When the bard ceased playing no shout arose from the mighty multitude, for the strains of his harp, long after its chords were stilled, held their hearts spell-bound.” Irish Fairy Tales I waited, spell-bound, in the vague idea that my eyes might open and I find that I had been dreaming. The First Violin A Novel He held me spell-bound for an afternoon as he narrated in graphic language the hardships of the Skye students in former times. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland He comes to conquer—lo! on bended knee The spell-bound Roman pleads, and yields to thee! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 There was in the clear voice of the child singer a strange, wistful tone, of which she herself was unconscious, but which held the listener spell-bound. Harper's Young People, June 1, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly When the bard ceased playing no shout arose from the mighty multitude, for the strains of his harp, long after its chords were stilled, held their hearts spell-bound. Irish Fairy Tales He danced before his listeners, lifting his striped legs high, and swaying his body this way and that till the designs in white and red hypnotized the natives and held them spell-bound. In the Musgrave Ranges As the sun arose, and the curtain of fog rolled off, Tom gazed on the landscape, spell-bound; for, accustomed as he was to prairie scenery, he had never seen any view that equalled this. The Cabin on the Prairie The Indians sat spell-bound, charmed by the mournful music of the prophet’s voice and awed by the dread vision he had revealed. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Bowing and smiling, she gracefully seated herself upon the throne, and tenderly placed the spell-bound Charley upon the rose-leaf couch at her feet. The Fairy Nightcaps A cold sweat stood upon my brow, and spell-bound with terror, I awaited my fate. Typee Lady Elliston sat still, as if arrested and spell-bound by the unexpected words. Amabel Channice “But,” said the minister, “how many of these little folks”–for most of the children had ventured in, and stood listening spell-bound to his recital–“will come to Sunday school next Sunday?” The Cabin on the Prairie Both had seen mirages before—mirages that, like a faulty glass, distorted shapes and outlines, and mirages that brought real and recognizable places into view like the one they were staring at in spell-bound fascination. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country And even his assailant gazed, in a sort of spell-bound wonder. Say and Seal, Volume II The boatman on the river Lists to the song, spell-bound; Oh! what shall him deliver From danger threat’ning round? Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Its markings, in alternate rings of cream, vermilion, black and orange, were strangely beautiful, but she was in no mood to admire them as she sat there—spell-bound under its cold tawny eyes. In Brief Authority The men and women stood spell-bound in the middle of the room, and looked silently at the fiery volumes, which rose higher and higher into the heavens above. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story He had a fine voice, and I remember seeing him on one occasion hold his audience spell-bound while singing "The Temptation of St. Anthony." As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Some one suddenly played the piano overhead and Beth listened spell-bound. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius This great event, by the sublimity of its music, held the nation spell-bound. Music and Some Highly Musical People A more eloquent speech never was uttered in this town than Miss Brown delivered; for an hour and three-quarters the audience was spell-bound as she advanced from point to point. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Her narrative held us spell-bound until the lengthening shadows of the twilight hour made her departure safe for Canada. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I And Mytyl, like the vain little thing she was, stood spell-bound before the beauty of the fair princess' dress. The Blue Bird for Children The Wonderful Adventures of Tyltyl and Mytyl in Search of Happiness She glimpsed enthusiastic admiration in the countenances of the spell-bound students, many of whom had never before heard Constance sing. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore He was enticed, and threw the scarf around; but, the moment it touched her, she became spell-bound, and is supposed to die, but is released by a fairy of superior power. Music and Some Highly Musical People The four people standing beneath the portico of the police-station remained as if spell-bound for a full moment after the sudden flash and the sudden roar. The Chestermarke Instinct I suppose she spoke for two hours, but after the first moment she never faltered or failed to hold the multitude spell-bound, and waiting on her words. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I But, suddenly, amid the general rejoicings, the old people stopped spell-bound: they had heard the small voice of the clock indoors strike eight! The Blue Bird for Children The Wonderful Adventures of Tyltyl and Mytyl in Search of Happiness Phœbe leaned her face close to the glass and gazed spell-bound at the wonderful landscape spread before her. The Panchronicon In Miss Anna's part there are some beautiful rouladial passages, which were delivered by the young lady smoothly and distinctly; and, when she became spell-bound by the scarf, her espressivo and energico were fine. Music and Some Highly Musical People Dolly's eyes followed his pencil point, spell-bound with interest. The End of a Coil Thus for twenty minutes the young and beautiful stranger held her audience spell-bound with her eloquence, in a voice whose pathos thrilled every heart. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I She felt the thrill of his tender voice; perceived the impression: the buzz, the subsiding confusion, the spell-bound stillness. The Mother Onward, onward, through the spell-bound forest; and at last the windows of the house glimmered, reflected in the water. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories All in spell-bound attention watch for his first action, his first words. The Wagnerian Romances The Huron pointed to the spot where Edith had stood spell-bound while the contest was going on. The Riflemen of the Miami All through the years that Angelina was illustrating woman's capacity on the platform by holding her audiences spell-bound, Sarah was defending woman's right to be there with her pen. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I For a few moments I was spell-bound—motionless—speechless. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf I sat upon my horse as if spell-bound, looking about me in consternation and wonder. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography I cannot move from here," she answers; "I am spell-bound upon this spot. The Wagnerian Romances As a spinner of entirely bewitching stories, that hold a child spell-bound, and can be read and re-read by adults, he is a near rival of Andersen himself. Children's Books and Their Illustrators He absolutely was one of them; the children stood spell-bound, dazed at the sudden transformation of a man into a child. An Anarchist Woman Chronicle.—A strange, weird, mysterious story that holds the reader spell-bound, from the first page to the last. The Crack of Doom The first words she heard held her spell-bound—an unintentional eavesdropper. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City The Knight fixes his eyes sternly upon the offender, who somehow cannot look back bold insult as she would wish, but stands spell-bound under the calm severity of his glance. The Wagnerian Romances Douglas did not reply for he was held spell-bound by the beautiful and interesting scene before him. The Unknown Wrestler But when thrown from his self-possession, he can do nothing better than mechanically string together words, while there is no soul in them, because his mental powers are spell-bound and imbecile. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching Charles paused, spell-bound, hardly knowing what to make of the strange conduct of the negroes, and wishing he could lay the whip about their own bare shoulders. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad He was greatly amazed and was about to express his surprise, when something about the appearance of this unexpected visitor kept him spell-bound. Chinese Folk-Lore Tales Eva at sight of him in his splendour utters a cry, and remains spell-bound, gazing. The Wagnerian Romances But he, “fearing the scoldings of his too tongue-banging wife more than God’s justice, and being, moreover, spell-bound by her viperine hissings,” affected utter innocence. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England Neither of these two suspected that she was a spell-bound maiden skimming over the blue waves in an enchanted shallop to some blest island, where waited a magical berry that would set her free. The Opened Shutters A thousand thanks, O noble knight, for relieving a spell-bound lady! Fifty-Two Stories For Girls He even felt himself a trifle spell-bound in her presence. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 Siegfried stands spell-bound, in solemn awe at the sound of her voice and the superhuman splendour of her beauty. The Wagnerian Romances "Oh, if I could catch it!" cried more matter-of-fact Jemmy; and then, as the bird flew away, we followed it as if we were charmed, spell-bound. Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) He looked at the great building like one spell-bound. The Day of Judgment The amazing experience of being on a vehicle that glided directly over a rushing stream of water while there was no apparent land to uphold the vehicle, held Sary and Jeb spell-bound. Polly and Eleanor Those simple airs were more congenial to the depressed spirits of the whole assemblage than the most showy bravuras; and, sung by those handsome creatures—for beauty adds a charm to everything—retained me spell-bound. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 Where'er I stand, where'er I go The troubled waters cease to flow, Each spell-bound wave is mute and still And the fierce sun himself is chill. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The audience listened as if spell-bound, and, when the last note died away, broke into a storm of applause. A harum-scarum schoolgirl He had barely gone half-way across the field, when he stood still and gazed at one of them like a man spell-bound. The Day of Judgment On the other hand, he who enters Fairyland and partakes of fairy food is spell-bound: he cannot return—at least for many years, perhaps for ever—to the land of men. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology The latter took no note of this strategy or else seemed spell-bound by the blazing eyes of its adversary. The Black Phantom Floyd Grandon watches in a spell-bound way, coming nearer, and suddenly realizes that the tree will give way before he can reach her. Floyd Grandon's Honor The spell-bound ships stand as at gaze To let the marvel by. The Song of the Sword and Other Verses The latter, 'Couci' by name, declared that when he played upon his 'king,' the animals ranged themselves before him spell-bound by his melody. Chatterbox, 1906 For five minutes she held the crowd spell-bound with a dance so beautifully sensual no theatrical manager would have dared present it. The Root of Evil The unblinking eyes transfixed him—held him spell-bound. The Black Phantom Rosa Blondelle, who had stood spell-bound by the terrible gaze and overwhelming words of Sybil, the wronged wife, now suddenly threw up her hands, and with a low cry, fled from the room. Cruel As The Grave Mrs. Magill comprehended the situation; and, spell-bound, she stood on the veranda, with arms outstretched, a statue of anguish and expectancy. Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas She watched spell-bound: spell-bound by the magic of the world itself. The Lost Girl Luke neither stirred nor spoke, but, still maintaining his hold, gazed searchingly upon her features, while Eleanor, as if spell-bound, could not withdraw her eyes from him. Rookwood I felt spell-bound—unable to fly, or even to move. In the Wilds of Africa The mood was destined to pass, but for a while the neophyte was spell-bound. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Briefly she recounted the unlucky adventure and the sad, weary days that had followed, while the preacher listened spell-bound,—shocked at the sorrowful tale. Heart of Gold Ciccio at her side was as nothing, as spell-bound she watched, away off, behind all the sunshine and the sea, the grey, snow-streaked substance of England slowly receding and sinking, submerging. The Lost Girl Thus they stood, as if spell-bound, while the sounds slowly but steadily increased in volume and approached their retreat. The Eagle Cliff Here my horse suddenly stopped, and I sat in my saddle as if spell-bound. The Scalp Hunters Despite difficulties, he held his audience spell-bound while he discoursed of the “wonderful words of God” and the shower of blessing which had begun to fall. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar The spectator seems to hang over this mummy as if spell-bound. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 He appeared unable to reply; surprise and fright held him spell-bound and speechless! The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse No longer spell-bound by the magic of his eye, and the alluring grace of his manners, he could recall a thousand circumstances which had previously made no impression on his mind. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel They stretched out their hands to me to help them, and moaned piteously, as I stood spell-bound, unable to move. Old Jack In the breathless calms that held me spell-bound on the coast, the rain came down in such torrents that I often thought the solid water would bury and submerge our schooner. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Then he told them a story of adventure which held them spell-bound. The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow It was not hope that had held him thus spell-bound; he had entertained no such feeling from the first: it was rather a paralysis produced by despair. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse The forehead is noble and intellectual, and the whole countenance so exquisite in its beauty, that one pauses spell-bound to gaze on so perfect a conception. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Tom Leicester was listening, spell-bound, on the outskirts of the throng, to the songs and humorous tirades of a pedler selling his wares; and was saying to himself, "I too will be a pedler." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 But nothing broke the charm of his spell-bound sobriety. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver In this chapter, of which my text is a sentence, the Lord Jesus addressed his disciples, and the multitude that hung spell-bound upon the words that fell from his lips. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time Sir Penthony gazes, spell-bound, at the gracious creature before him; the color recedes from his lips and brow; his eyes grow darker. Molly Bawn It is, however, probable that, had it not been for the hideous vision that shook my nerves free of paralysing torpor, I should never have awakened from that spell-bound silence. In the Forbidden Land Nay, women like Catherine of Siena could hold Europe, its kings, and popes spell-bound, when "mere men" were powerless. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles He took them up again and again, completely lost to all around—in a word, spell-bound. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Leek's pistol fell to the floor and he shut out the sight with his hands, but the others, crowding forward, gazed spell-bound at the dead face of Hirst. Light Freights Instinctively she shrank from him with a sensation almost of fear, but something in his gaze held her as though spell-bound. At the Time Appointed To the beautiful girl who listened, spell-bound, he seemed as one inspired. The Sins of Séverac Bablon She has certainly fine eyes, for they hold you spell-bound by the soul shining through them. French and Oriental Love in a Harem He had not been talking five minutes however, before they realized that he was a born orator, and could hold an audience spell-bound by his eloquence. The Boy Scouts of Lenox While he sat there spell-bound, a shabby-genteel man entered and sat down beside him. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure Something in the song held him entranced, spell-bound. At the Time Appointed The crew of the steamer stood spell-bound, unable to fight even if there had been occasion for so doing. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables Every one remained perfectly still, as if spell-bound. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew At first the Blackfoot chief was on the point of ordering them to cease, but as the sweet notes arose he seemed to be spell-bound, and remained a silent and motionless listener. The Prairie Chief The verses were polished and pointed; a happy echo of that style of Mr. Pope which still lingered in the spell-bound ear of the public. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The listeners on such occasions have all the air of being spell-bound, especially while hearing some of their native songs, which are frequently extemporized, full of fire, and appealing with irresistible force to the passions. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. One glance at Miss Deborah's rounded contour and twinkling eyes was quite enough; but Miss Latimer's peaceful countenance fascinated the young girl, and seemed to hold her spell-bound. Aunt Judith The Story of a Loving Life She hung upon his words; and when they ceased, she still sat motionless, spell-bound; loath to believe that accents so divine could really come to an end. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 At present he is spell-bound, and smouldereth in a hot cloud of passion; but when he once makes his way, he will soon disperse his free spirit abroad over the inspired heavens. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) The crowd about the gypsies stood spell-bound; the official never stirred. The Black Cross All seemed completely stupefied by the unexpected shock, their consternation being too great for words—they stood as if spell-bound! The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land He sat almost spell-bound as the street-door closed and the steps ascended the stairs. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life Held spell-bound as the castaways were by that spectacular duel, yet Stevens' trained mind warned him of the perils of their position. Spacehounds of IPC Merlin died spell-bound, but the author and manner of his death are given differently by different authorities. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 The young lady waved her hand and smiled, the powdered footman closed the door, and they drove off, leaving me spell-bound, rooted to the door-sill of the shop. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I The story is charmingly written, and is more than interesting—it holds one spell-bound. The Blunders of a Bashful Man Mrs. Hignett, bold woman though she was, stood for an instant spell-bound, and for one moment of not unpardonable panic tried to tell herself that she had been mistaken. The Girl on the Boat They will pass me into the Roman Forum, where I can hear Cicero, or to the rostrums of Greece, where I may listen spell-bound to the magic oratory of a Demosthenes. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Others say he was spell-bound in a hawthorn bush, but this is evidently a blunder. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 He is said by Leland to have promised Percy to be present at that struggle: he is reported by Pennant to have remained, as if spell-bound, with twelve thousand men at Oswestry. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth This story of love, passion, mystery and revenge, makes the sluggish blood course wildly through every artery of the spell-bound frame. The Blunders of a Bashful Man Balzac exacts more attention than most novel-readers are inclined to give; he is often repulsive, and not unfrequently dull; but the student who has once submitted to his charm becomes spell-bound. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) He gazed at it spell-bound for a moment, as it slowly made its way along toward the Hollow. The Young Mountaineers Short Stories The notes of these birds were so sweet that warriors remained spell-bound for eighty years together, listening to them. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 For when plays are given, the spectators, with their wives and children, sit through them spell-bound, and their bodies, motionless from enjoyment, have the pores open, into which blowing winds find their way. The Ten Books on Architecture Unflagging interest holds your spell-bound attention from cover to cover. The Blunders of a Bashful Man Dazed and confounded by the spectacle, as grand as it was weird and unexplainable, they stood spell-bound, powerless each to take the first stride. The Lion's Brood The audience seemed relieved, so crushing was the expression of his face which they held onto as 'twere spell-bound—when he turned to other topics. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail The snow-white bird which the monk Felix listened to, sang so enchantingly that he was spell-bound for a hundred years, listening to it.—Longfellow, Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 For a moment he gazed upon her as though spell-bound, then dropping his face into his clasped hands, sat actually shivering before her. Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest A story that grips the heart and holds the reader spell-bound from start to finish! The Blunders of a Bashful Man We have legendary lore concerning the supernatural, we have mythological fables, forecasts, fatalities, our spell-bound individuals, our fey persons, and those who have had glamour cast into their eyes. 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 latter gazed spell-bound at its size and beauty. Jack Haydon's Quest It was a terrifying and enthralling phantasmagoria which held her spell-bound on the threshold of this ruined hovel, her husband's last shelter. Cobwebs and Cables For an hour or more he then listened spell-bound to Robert Y. Hayne, the formidable antagonist even of Webster in a debate now historic. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective He gazed at her spell-bound for a second or two. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York The tall green grass of the churchyard was already trampled down by the feet of hundreds of spell-bound listeners. A Book of Quaker Saints And that which did follow held him spell-bound with amazement and wonder. Jack Haydon's Quest She felt spell-bound; and as if she had been suddenly thrust back upon those old times. Cobwebs and Cables He lingered spell-bound among the scenes of mediaeval chivalry. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Something in that straight and stately form struck with a nameless thrill to Rose Stanford's heart; and she stood in the doorway, spell-bound. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel One window held him spell-bound— From end to end 'twas piled With loaves of bread a tempting sight To a half-famished child. Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect The other, half in charm, half in awe, listened like one spell-bound, with his fingers tingling and his eyeballs throbbing. Bohemian Days Three American Tales After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes The rapid operations of the fire fighters held him spell-bound. The She Boss A Western Story Often, as she sat propped against the trunk, her sewing fell to her lap and she looked out with shining, spell-bound eyes. The Emigrant Trail At this instant one of the other clerks caught sight of Guly, who had stood where he stopped, as if spell-bound, through all this scene. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans He rolled up his cuffs as he descended from the pulpit, the congregation watching him spell-bound. Benefits Forgot A Story of Lincoln and Mother Love Some of the sheep were hit, and they made up their minds to go on; but the rest remained spell-bound by the music. Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match Fleda stood spell-bound a good while, with a breath oppressed with pleasure. Queechy, Volume II Yet still Ellen sat with her face glued to the window as if spell-bound, gazing out at every dusky form that passed, as though it had some strange interest for her. The Wide, Wide World Again it glimmered and gradually expanded until the whole cavern became aglow with light, and presented a scene of such enchanting beauty that all on board were spell-bound with admiration. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family I asked myself all these questions over again, as I stood spell-bound, gazing at this beautiful vision. Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches Though much of the wolf-howling has been of little appeal, I have heard wolf concerts that held me spell-bound. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure She dropped her hands, the tender lids covered again those wondrous eyes, and we sat as if spell-bound, wrapt in holy thought. The Harvest of Years One reached the spot where the commander and the shaman were standing spell-bound. The Delight Makers Here he stayed to listen and to wonder, spell-bound by the strange high music;—now swelling to a triumph, now sinking to a soft echo; now it told of gladness, and again of sorrow. Woodside or, Look, Listen, and Learn. An audience would sit spell-bound and motionless for a whole night, soothed and cheered by the strains of the Burmese band—that unique and original collection of sounds and instruments. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma For some time there was silence; and then a laugh—low, monotonous, unmirthful, metallic—coming as it were from some adjacent chamber, and so unnatural, so abhorring, that it held everyone spell-bound. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter I had one once on five acres of timber, and—” “Shut up, Lute!” came in low chorus from the spell-bound audience. An Alabaster Box It was a magnificent wilderness of snow, and we viewed it spell-bound till our eyes ached with the glare and we felt a strange desire to lie down and sleep. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 The world seems dazed with purity, There hangs, this spell-bound afternoon, Beyond the naked cherry tree The new-wrought sickle of the moon. Songs of Angus and More Songs of Angus Or dost thou, hid from sight, Wait, like some spell-bound knight, Through blank oblivious years the appointed hour, To break thy trance and reassume thy power? The Hundred Best English Poems She no longer needed to survey my actions, my words, my thoughts; but she accorded me the sincere flattery of spell-bound attention, and it was made intoxicating by her smile. Romance When the old gentleman saw the huge silver coins, each more than double the size of a five-shilling piece, he seemed spell-bound. Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles He felt spell-bound, incapable of moving hand or foot. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa For three hours we gazed, spell-bound, though it seemed but a few moments: we were chained to the spot, as is every one else who visits Kilauea. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 They listened spell-bound as he preached from Al Akaba, and besought him that he would come or would send disciples with them to their northern town. The Days of Mohammed They admitted him to a magic world in which he sat spell-bound until silence brought him back to his tiny bare shop which seemed suddenly to have been glorified. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe Now, Paul's position at table faced the fireplace, and as he raised his head after Grace a large text in red and blue upon the mantelshelf caught his eye, and held him spell-bound. The Astonishing History of Troy Town Signe did not thrill him, did not hold him spell-bound with her presence. Added Upon A Story While the annoyance came purely from the external, there was an interior attraction that was, irresistibly, holding him spell-bound to her side. Within the Temple of Isis Perhaps he was under other magic—under other magic, but not spell-bound beyond his strength to break the charm. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax But the transformation in the beautiful face of the man before him held him spell-bound. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe After an exquisitely rendered interlude, Dexie's clear whistle joined the accompaniment, and seemed to hold the listeners spell-bound. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces These, when they arise, hold him spell-bound and possess him wholly, like a hypnotic trance which is at the same time the ecstasy of a poet. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth Rathunor was held spell-bound, the thrilling sensations, the emotions that sprang forth from the heart were electrifying. Within the Temple of Isis The situation was so fearful to me that I could only sit and look spell-bound at my friend. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories He pictured his father's death, his sister's two attempts at revenge with a vividness and power that held even Levine spell-bound. Lydia of the Pines For the space of a moment each gazed on the other, spell-bound. Elster's Folly Or dost thou, hid from sight, Wait, like some spell-bound knight, Through blank, oblivious years the appointed hour To break thy trance and reassume thy power? The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation They were held spell-bound to the spot, when the Prince was warned, by the trembling and the gradual loosening of Nu-nah's hand upon his arm, to quit the spot at once. Within the Temple of Isis It startled her at first, and she stood spell-bound listening to its reverberation up and down the long woody reaches. Under Sealed Orders Still shouted the captain his savage joy till—a-sudden he paused, gazed as if spell-bound on the mill's mad work, with a cry of terror sprang forward and grasped the check. Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories The gentlemen had stood spell-bound, listening to the sound, their faces a mixture of surprise and credulity. Elster's Folly At sight of her he paused as though spell-bound, and the maiden blushed under his earnest scrutiny. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Obediently the young man opened his mouth, and in a magnificent baritone voice declaimed that reverently, and from a great way off, he ventured to worship at his beloved's shrine, while Diana listened spell-bound. The Splendid Folly His sister was equally occupied with uneasy reflections, and Bluebell seemed as spell-bound as the rest. Bluebell A Novel The library window was quite close to the door of the side hall, and as Beth came up the terrace, through the open window a picture met her eyes that held her spell-bound. Beth Woodburn The arguments of the free-thought lecturer are well reasoned, the sophistries artistically concealed, whilst his mastery over the graces of elocution holds his audience spell-bound. The Young Priest's Keepsake I stayed for a week, held spell-bound by the charm and ease of everything, by the middle-class paradise, without a sin, without a victim, without a blot, without a tear. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals "This work cannot but exercise a pleasing charm over the reader, and serve to hold his attention spell-bound throughout." The Purpose of the Papacy Sometimes in their wanderings they would come upon a "fairy-ring," and as they listened to the strange stories told by the islanders, they seemed to be really in some bewitched and spell-bound place. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated Our whiskers twitched—joy filled my brain to intoxication—I crept—I crouched—I sprang— He was not spell-bound—he did not even run away. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men It is a wicked look that overspreads the man's face—a cruel, implacable look that seems to freeze her as she gazes at him spell-bound. The Haunted Chamber A Novel Minutes crept into hours, and still she sat there in the same position, without motion, thought, or feeling—stricken, spell-bound, entranced. The Lost Lady of Lone It was a very long conversation—it was fully three o'clock before Miriam departed—but it held me spell-bound with its interest from beginning to end. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week There was a strange fascination in his manners, and a real goodness of heart, which spell-bound every one who came within the range of his acquaintance. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Her hands fresh from the burial earth, she slowly went back to the beach, with unshaped purposes wandering there, her spell-bound eye bent upon the incessant waves. The Piazza Tales The two boys, standing at the open door, were spell-bound in a sort of panic. Ishmael Or, In the Depths They listened spell-bound as he related his experiences at the various stopping-places, and his adventures at sea. Round the World in Seven Days Mollie danced away to the piano, and held her infatuated baronet spell-bound until luncheon time. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week Subsequently he spoke in New York, and for three hours held spell-bound an immense audience. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest We are arrested and spell-bound by the same understanding, the same directness of touch, the same beauty. Little Essays of Love and Virtue Observing Spurlock's spell-bound attitude, he clapped the boy on the shoulder. The Ragged Edge If Sir Everard had one taste stronger than another it was his taste for music, and Lady Louise held him spell-bound now. The Baronet's Bride He had made scarcely any noise; he stood gazing at her spell-bound; but that very gaze awoke her. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week Again, as spell-bound, he looked; the wave had receded—they still lived, and rose above the waters. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 The people were spell-bound by noble hopes and emotions which carried them upward. The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making His bow unstrung and forgotten hung With his beaver hood and his otter quiver; He sat spell-bound by the artless grace Of her star-lit eyes and her moon-lit face. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems Not a sound escaped the spell-bound multitude in the streets, for in a moment more the fate of the doomed adventurers must be decided. Idle Hour Stories A Chinese in the early days of San Francisco stands spell-bound at the sight of a cable car. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy Examining its magnificent libraries, seventy thousand dollar chapel and its hospital, the finest in the world, he was spell-bound. The World As I Have Found It Sequel to Incidents in the Life of a Blind Girl When he comes to a syllable it begins, he is spell-bound; though he longs to go on, he pulls up quite short, and sticks fast. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 18, 1841 They wanted to be spell-bound—and they were. The Inheritors Still she could not move; still she was speechless and spell-bound, but no longer from terror. The Taming of Red Butte Western On and on it came, and still she gazed, spell-bound. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 There was such magnetic power in her intense earnestness, her strong emotions, and her certain and exultant trust in God and his providence, that it held me spell-bound. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy She sat for some moments in silence observing her husband, and spell-bound by the splendid possibility which presented itself. Unleavened Bread I had been spell-bound while she spoke, creeping closer and closer to her until my head was on her breast. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill But when she reached the door and looked within, the trembling terror returned and held her spell-bound, speechless, unable to move or even to cry out. The Taming of Red Butte Western The youth was astounded at Preciosa's decision, and remained as if spell-bound, with his eyes bent on the ground, apparently considering what answer he should return. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes We stood silent and spell-bound, for beyond the Longships Lighthouse was the setting sun, which we watched intently as it slowly disappeared behind some black rocks in the far distance. From John O'Groats to Land's End Her moral nature was stirred to resentment, and she sat spell-bound, seeking in vain for a point of consolation. Unleavened Bread I had dropped my head again, but under my eyelashes I could see that the company were sitting spell-bound. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill The audience is held spell-bound,—yet, for my part, I should have welcomed a greater variety in tone and action. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 16, 1892 Katherine's meek And gentle spirit cowers beneath her eye, As spell-bound by some witch. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 And when she had come to the edge of the mow and stopped there in a reverie, August had been utterly spell-bound. The End of the World A Love Story Although this opening peroration seemed scarcely germane to the occasion, the audience listened in absorbed silence, spell-bound by the magnetism of his delivery. Unleavened Bread He held the vast meeting spell-bound, and as 218one by one his oddly expressed but trenchant and convincing arguments confirmed the soundness of his political conclusions, the house broke out in wild and prolonged enthusiasm. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him I stood as if spell-bound, and could neither stir nor utter a sound. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories The Irish Parliament in the later half of the eighteenth century frequently sat spell-bound under the magic of his voice. The Glory of English Prose Letters to My Grandson For an instant spell-bound I stood; while with a slow, apprehensive movement, and still gazing fixedly, the captive gathered more closely about her a gauze-like robe. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Rutherford, having a high-keyed voice, was a poor speaker; but that did not prevent him from holding multitudes spell-bound. Sketches of the Covenanters And there was Connie listening spell-bound in a low chair opposite, her delicate pale profile distinct against the dark panelling of the room, her eyes fixed on him. Lady Connie He watched it spell-bound, utterly unmindful of the man behind him. Greatheart But what a triumph, to stand spell-bound by the art of a writer whose name you never heard, and then discover that he is one of the great ones of the world! A Librarian's Open Shelf There were no tears in my eyes; indeed, it seemed too big a thing for tears, a revelation and an outlook upon life so vast that it held me spell-bound. Sweetapple Cove This amazing creation arrested the attention of my friend Chapman, and myself, and we stood half spell-bound under the influence of its seraphic and potent beauty. The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars Their bodies seemed to float rather than tread the ground, as they passed the spell-bound visitors. Punch Among the Planets A lot of us came out of the tents, and were spell-bound by the sight. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. Or dost thou, hid from sight, Wait, like some spell-bound knight, Through blank oblivion's years th' appointed hour, To break thy trance and reassume thy power? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Twain and his friend were found spell-bound by the Rangers, at the impressiveness of the fire. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter I was not at all in love with her, yet those eyes held me spell-bound. Coralie Everyday Life Library No. 2 The appearance then vanished, and for some time Bernadette remained spell-bound and still kneeling and gazing abstractedly into the grotto, from which the luminous quality had faded. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 But the fact remains that something like this story in one form or another held Egypt spell-bound for many hundred years. The Art of the Moving Picture The little girls now opened the circle and stood as if spell-bound on one foot, with the other stretched out, holding the garlands of flowers high above their heads with both hands. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English Until they had heard the colonel go out upon the steps below the entire group of younger officers stood as though spell-bound. Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche Instantly they are spell-bound--that face--why--it is the Master!! Quiet Talks about Jesus St. Stephen's Guest is spell-bound by the eye of the Grand Old Seafaring Man, and constrained to hear his tale. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 29, 1890 List! scarce a sound can be heard in our thoroughfares-- Look! scarce a ship can be seen on our streams; Heart-crushed and desolate, spell-bound, irresolute, Ireland but lives in the bygone of dreams! Poems She stopped abruptly, as if spell-bound, then rushing towards the man, she gazed intently and with horror unmistakable on his face, which was now upturned to the heavens and smiling ghastly. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Barefoot had also intended to go to church, but while the bells were ringing she had sat as if spell-bound beneath her window, until it was too late to go. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes So for full thirty seconds they faced one another, speechless, spell-bound, while through the awful silence the cry of a jackal sounded from afar, seeking its meat from God. The Way of an Eagle She could not hear what he said, but spell-bound she watched, while a curious sensation of awe tingled through her. The Knave of Diamonds She had sat as if spell-bound, drinking in every word. The Mother's Recompense, Volume 2 A Sequel to Home Influence Earth and sea seemed to have passed away, and our motionless ship floated, spell-bound, in vacancy—the only earthly object in an encircling universe of stars and planets. Tent Life in Siberia That is the most exquisite kind of charm, when you find that half-a-dozen of the simplest words in the language have expressed a thought which holds you spell-bound with its truth and loveliness. Father Payne "Dazzling, by God!" whispered some of the masculines that stood apart, and there were others that spoke not a word, but stood spell-bound at her majestic mien. Mistress Penwick Over their heads a thrush had suddenly begun to pour out his soul to the June sunshine, and she stood spell-bound, listening. The Knave of Diamonds The policeman and his companions, all but the spell-bound Marcus, could not help laughing at these ridiculous mistakes. Round the Block For a few minutes only, these men were spell-bound by the terrible scenes before them. The Gentleman from Everywhere How has this simple substance originated dreams of spell-bound ignorance, and realities of godlike intelligence. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832 Stooping down, you will then throw dust or milk at the procession, whose members are then obliged to surrender your spell-bound friend. The Glories of Ireland Who could believe that such a tremendous physical force would remain forever spell-bound and quiescent? A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia Around him, spell-bound, squatted the ring of his dark-faced and unwashed hearers. O. 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