| 单词 | stilly |
| 例句 | He would have said that she had scarcely thought of the child, so stilly had she gone about her work, day in and day out. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It was as if nothing wrong could happen in a world where things balanced so stilly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The candle flames, rising up stilly on the night air, were reflected from the golden lioncels which studded the deep blue canopy of the bed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes dropped as she came in and she moved stilly and did only what she was told to do and she went quickly out again. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z That has been a theme for me over the past year and a half, trying to power through under my own steam and realizing that that is stilly. Evangelical Lutherans Elect First Female Leader 2013-08-18T20:20:27Z May halcyon-birds that hover o'er the brine Diffuse abroad their own tranquillity, Till ocean stretches stilly as the wine In this deep cup which now we drain to thee. A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z My languid lily, my lank limp lily, My long, lithe lily-love, men may grin— Say that I'm soft and supremely silly— What care I, while you whisper stilly; What care I, while you smile? Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z "Oft in the stilly night," when the moonlight sheds a silvery radiance about every sleeping creature, the mockingbird sings to his mate such delicious music as only the European nightingale can rival. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The stream of life runs stilly for the reason that it runs more deep; centring again to that Within and Spiritual, whence it issued in Birth, and will issue again in re-Birth. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z Then in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain hath bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z In the stilly night one had sometimes to bury one's head in the bed-clothes to avoid hearing the conversations of the husband and wife in the next house. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z And some have seen on stilly nights, And when the moon was clear and round, Bubbles which to the surface swam And burst as if they held the sound.— The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z She had been doing too much of the work herself instead of lying at her ease and stilly willing it to be done. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z A ringing cheer woke echoes of the stilly night; Mr. G. escorted home in triumph to Downing Street. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 9, 1893 2011-09-30T02:00:15.237Z Then in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain hath bound me, Sad memory brings the light Of other days around me. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z "I can't this afternoon," she said, very stilly but decidedly; "I have something that keeps me here." In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z She talks to the flowers, and the stars, and the changing clouds; and their voiceless answers come back to her soul at morn, and noon, and stilly night. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z At any rate she herself had this curious stilly state of painless but rather sickening knowledge. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z III What is the witchery rare Which snares me in her hair So deeply that I dare, I dare not move, I dare not move,— Lie stilly? The Triumph of Music And Other Lyrics 2011-09-11T02:00:09.677Z But the silence of the stilly veldt, broken only by the hum of some buzzing insect, would more often put us to sleep. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Thus in the stilly night the angels sang twenty centuries before, and we—after all those centuries, we had not peace on earth, but the sword. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Now, "in the stilly hour of night," let us pause, and give our consciences time to render faithful answers. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z It did sound so romantic and chivalrous, in spite of Clara’s ill-natured prattle, having one’s lover coming up a ladder of ropes in the stilly midnight hour, when all were dreaming around. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z There was pleasure even in the rustling sound of the dew-drops that fell like showers of diamonds, amid the myriads of insects that danced hummingly through the stilly air of the sheltering thickets. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z She knelt again by the boy and kissed his cold lips, smiling so stilly. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z When perchance the sunny days were even more sunny; when the stilly oaks were full of mystery, lurking like the Druid's mistletoe in the midst of their mighty branches. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z "I hear a whisper of activity in the dark and stilly morn," he remarked brightly. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z As they walked the deck of the steamer together, then, with a calm sea and a stilly night, he deemed the moment favourable to open his investigations. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z He glanced now and then at the people who were coming and going so stilly and so sadly through the little broken gate. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z But Pierre remained in his chair; his gaze fixed upon the stilly sunset beyond the meadows, and far away to the now golden hills. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z A glow-worm burned stilly, lighting up the whole leaf as a ship's sidelight lights up its painted box. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Starry sea-blossoms grow stilly, by the winnowing of broad fins stirred only. The Unknown Sea And faintly whispered in the stilly night the ocean voice. Rockhaven The “stilly sound” of the low murmuring brook, and the far off water fall, were faintly heard. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Thus far she hath floated as stilly through this life, as thistle-down floats over meadows. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z My lady flushed, averted her head and walked on in a dignified silence until they reached the rustic bridge; here she paused to look down into the stilly pool. Our Admirable Betty A Romance Some sat talking in low and whispering voices, as if unwilling, even by a sound, to break the stilly calm. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) He looked up at her stilly from under the beautiful arch of his brows that she so loved.... Shadows of Flames A Novel The “stilly sound” of the low murmuring brook, and the far off water fall, were faintly heard. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Already the bell has ceased, and through the stilly air rises the murmur of many voices. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) He laid his finger slowly to the side of his nose and smiled stilly. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Thus in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Sad memory brings the light Of other days around me. The Bible Story "Foul Annandale thief!" said I, but stilly to myself, for who was I to stand against all of them? The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Telepathically both turned toward the moonlit plain awaiting the answering cry; as it rang out in not unmusical cadence through the stilly night she shivered slightly and her hands trembled in his warm grasp. The Song of the Wolf "I saw from the beach" is not a trifle, nor "When in death I shall calm recline," nor "Oft in the stilly night," nor "Tell me, kind sage, I pray thee," nor many others. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) You would no more dream of wishing him to be mute for a while, than you would a river that "imposes silence with a stilly sound." Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Thus in the stilly night Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Sad memory brings the light Of other days around me. The Bible Story The desert heavens have felt her sadness; The earth will weep her some dewy tears; The wild beck ends her tune of gladness, And goeth stilly, as soul that fears. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas From the mysterious depths of stilly night, intensifying the soothing charm of moonlight; there came softly stealing through the open window, the balmy airs of evening, laden with the fragrant breath of a thousand flowers. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century And where the hazel forms a leafy screen Of verdant matting, the cuckoo, unseen, Chaunts forth her woodnotes through the stilly air, Whose silent motions far the accents bear. Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems It was no more that clear, visible interior, like a house roofed with glass, where the green submarine sunshine slept so stilly. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI The natural inclination of man to sleep, is in the stilly hour of night, when all nature reposes, and to be in action during the light of day. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) The sunbeams filtered through A tamarind in a stilly place; I saw the brazen blue: And suddenly Christ's healing grace Fell round like holy dew. Ioläus The man that was a ghost But "Oft in the stilly Night" itself is far above the others. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 Thus mindlesse of what idle men will say He takes his own and stilly goes his way. Democritus Platonissans Gay shops, stately palaces, bustle and breeze, The whirring of wheels, and the murmur of trees, By night, or by day, whether noisy or stilly, Whatever my mood is—I love Piccadilly. London Lyrics In the preparation of this book the author has made use of many records of personal experiences of those who have dared the air's high altitudes and the sea's stilly depths. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Like music at the stilly hour, When twilight veils the light of day, A gentle voice, with winning power, Allured me from the world away. Hymns from the Morningland Being Translations, Centos and Suggestions from the Service Books of the Holy Eastern Church White as a lily, Light as a feather, Hosts so stilly Are falling together. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad In stilly calm They shed around me beauty's power, Yet gave no peace, and brought no balm. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 And forth from the stilly air seemed to come to the good old butler's ear, "Dear little Jennie! dear little Jennie!" The Elm Tree Tales Thy brow unworked by lines of care, Decked with locks of raven hair, Seems ever beautiful and fair At moonlight’s stilly hour. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement The rocks, the bosky thickets, sleep 345 So stilly on thy bosom deep, The lark's blithe carol, from the cloud Seems for the scene too gaily loud. Lady of the Lake Drifting about with the winds at play, Hiding in hollows along the way, White as a lily, Light as a feather, Coming so stilly In cold winter weather. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad The air was stilly cold, with a sparkling clearness; the sky as blue and brilliant as midsummer. Soap-Bubble Stories For Children The “stilly sound” of the low murmuring brook The “slitty sound” ... Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father The archbishop sat on his golden throne—a thin, small man with a wrinkled face, with dead and listless eyes; in his gorgeous vestments he looked hardly human, he seemed a puppet, sitting stilly. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia Morpheus had drawn his stilly presence nigh, And hush’d all things into a calm profound. A Leaf from the Old Forest These woven leaves that stilly nod, These violets, ope their eyes on God. Song-waves The stilly rhythm of frogs drowned the clank of their pedals, and the sky was vast and pale and wistful. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Nowhere does the night seem more "stilly," or the sense of seclusion more profound, than in the middle of the broad bay on a midsummer night before or after the theatre-goers have crossed. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 Oft in the stilly night, Ere slumber’s chain has bound me, Fond memory brings the light Of other days around me. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria A stilly calm prevailed to rest On the surrounding scene; Scarce could upon the ocean’s breast Be a faint ripple seen. A Leaf from the Old Forest The entertainment was pure magic, untouched by human clumsiness, rare and spellbound as a stilly afternoon in oak woods by a lake. The Job An American Novel It was beautiful in the stilly sitting-room, away from the noisy crowd, to hear love's heart beating. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life She never did when sleep did not come naturally; but always remained calmly waiting for the soother, till slumber dropped uncalled and stilly upon her eyelids. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 The little river flowed as stilly and darkly as the water of Lethe at their feet; and the gaunt pines over the way stood transfixed like souls that had drunk of it. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest She watched with an unceasing care From morning until night, Nor left him in the stilly hours Before the morning light. A Leaf from the Old Forest Sometimes, if she got out early, a stilly afterglow of amber and turquoise brought back the spring. The Job An American Novel You will doubtless recall the man-hole worked through the heavy brick wall, made during the 'stilly nights,' opening into the attic of an annex to the main building. Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons A Personal Experience, 1864-5 “Having a sort of ‘oft in the stilly night’ experience, Jim, or a case of William the Conqueror on the Field of Hastings?” Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic “Why do they talk to me of Helen?” said he, and his voice stole through the stilly air as gently as the falling dew. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Into the stilly woods I go, Where the shades are deep and the wind-flowers blow, And the hours are dreamy and lone and long, And the power of silence is greater than song. The Ontario High School Reader There was there no gate with hinges to creak or bars to clang, and into the stilly darkness Iris walked unhindered. A Book of Myths There is music by the shore, In the stilly noon of night, When the murmurs of the ocean fade In the clear moonlight. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century "Something about 'stilly night,' 'fond recollections,' 'starved cats,' and the like." The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall Was this the quiet, practical housekeeper, who always went with stilly steps so noiselessly about her daily tasks that no one would think she was doing anything if it were not for the results? Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Into the stilly woods I go,5 Where the leaves are cool and the wind-flowers blow. The Ontario High School Reader The mother, with her blooming child, Sat by the river pool, Deep in whose waters lay the sky, So stilly beautiful. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Her hand sought his in the stilly dusk. The Wind Bloweth He sings, and the strains fall upon the stilly night, soft as the silver dew. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author The darkened room, the stilly tread, the muffled knocker and slowly closing door, announced the presence of that kingly guest, who presides over the empire of terror and the grave. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel With solemn sound they echo through The stilly summer air, Winning the heart of wayward man Unto the house of prayer! Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems Cradled on high lie thy lakes pure and stilly, Surrounded by mountains gigantic and gray! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century No more the sweet aroma Of your golden cups shall rise, To scent the morning's stilly breath, Or gloaming's zephyr-sighs. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century While I was thus cheating my benefactress of her fair perfections, she came in with her usual quiet and stilly step, and sat down beside me. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author "Bind the sea to slumber stilly— Bind its odour to the lily— Bind the aspen ne'er to quiver— Then bind love to last forever!" Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel Thus in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language To the New York episode the widow contributed the imaginative touch of a baffled detective, while Mrs. Bowers's shots in the stilly night passed into the province of undisputed fact. The Henchman He stood there stilly for a long time, looking out of the window. The Way of the Wind She moved about the house with a step as stilly as the falling dews. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Stilly the streams Retiring sound; midnight's high hollow vault 170 Faint echoes; stilly sound the distant streams. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan Thus in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language Thus, in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Going down a few steps, Seth opened wide the door of their dugout, looking gladly up at her, standing stilly there, a picture daintily silhouetted by the pearl pink of the twilit sky. The Way of the Wind Edith wandered with Julian in the stilly moonlight, and their low voices were heard by each other amid the din of the roaring cataract. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author The river spake through the stilly hour, In a voice like the deep wood’s evening sigh: “I am wand’ring on, ’mid shine and shower, But that grave I pass not by.” The Poetry of Wales Bind the sea to slumber stilly, Bind its odour to the lily, Bind the aspen ne'er to quiver, Then bind Love to last for ever. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language Thus, in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book To-morrow eve, more stilly laid, My couch may be the bloody plaid, My vesper song, thy wail, sweet maid! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century He went up another flight, and Holden went with him in a sort of stilly, unnatural calm. Operation: Outer Space The noise it made in that stilly wood was astonishing, and ere the twig had reached the earth there wasn't a bank-vole above ground. The Way of the Wild I know a hectic flush On thy sweet cheek is burning, That thou dost stilly hush Thy wrung heart's deepest yearning. Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems Gay shops, stately palaces, bustle and breeze, The whirring of wheels and the murmur of trees; By night or by day, whether noisy or stilly, Whatever my mood is—I love Piccadilly. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 13, 1917 The moping heron, motionless and stiff, That on a stone, as silently and stilly, Stood, an apparent sentinel, as if To guard the water-lily. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood To view the Courts at midnight now, The Courts all in the stilly Strand, With rodents squeaking out their pleas, That would be grand! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 15, 1892 She took it stilly, and turned him a marble, storm-purged face, a pair of eyes which seemed all black. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay Thy wing Hath swept the ancient folds of light Which once wrapt stilly everything, Before the advent of a Night. Thoughts, Moods and Ideals: Crimes of Leisure Oft in the stilly night Ere slumber's chain hath bound me Fond memory brings the light Of other days around me. Three Wonder Plays And here, alas! he lies across my knees, With cheeks still colder than the stilly wave. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood The river, too, was colored, and every tree was like a torch burning stilly in the quiet of the evening. Audrey But on heaven high two suns never burn, Two moons never shine in the stilly night; And an honest lad never loveth twice! Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations If holy peace she tries to seek, She hears Clorinda's maniac song, Or Florabel's ecstatic shriek, Sounding the stilly woods among. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. "Thus in the stilly night—ere slumber's chain hath bound me Fond memory brings the light Of other days around me!" Three Wonder Plays Arthur caused soon his host to be assembled, stilly by night his best knights; and forth the king marched with his good folk. Brut O say! whom, sent by Skulda, Wilt thou devote upon the stilly mountains? The Death of Balder His boyhood had been spent in a sooty Lancashire town, and to him the green garden, the quay-door, the barque, and the stilly water, seemed to fall little short of Paradise. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts When she arrived at the white boat which floated so stilly on the morning glitter of the water, only just stirred by a breeze from the south, she stepped at once on board. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 I have oft wondered in the stilly night season what the effect on English Letters would have been, had the dog really barked! Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors The knights then answered, stilly under heaven: "All we shall well do, and all we shall undertake; nuthing be the knight, that sheweth not his might here right!" Brut In the stilly fields, in the stilly way, All secret shadows and mystic lights, Late lovers, murmurous, linger and gaze— Midsummer nights! The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour Here the retiring flood had stranded a number of open coffins, about and among which it gurgled with low sobbings and stilly whispers. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians O! the world is wide, you lily flowers, It hath warm forests, cleft by stilly pools, Where every night bathe crowds of stars; and bowers Of spicery hang over. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. How may heroes' bosoms, wars, and creeds Have sought in stilly death a resting place, Since thou first gave thy presence to the air, Thou, who art looking scarce the worse for wear! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 357, February 21, 1829 And thus say thy men, where they sit together, because the twain brothers are both royally born, of Androein's race, these noble Britons; and thus thy folk stilly condemn thee. Brut Soft sigh the boughs in the stilly air, Soft lap the beach the billows there; And in the woods or by the streams, You needs must nod in the Land of Dreams. John Marr and Other Poems I should see, in everlasting evening beams, the stilly world at my feet, every height on fire, every vale in repose, the silver brook flowing into golden streams. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style The desert heavens have felt her sadness; Her earth will weep her some dewy tears; The wild beck ends her tune of gladness, And goeth stilly as soul that fears. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. Beside me flowed a river—or rather, a broad, bright, lovely lake—slumbering as stilly in the morning light as those who are at peace with the world, and with Heaven. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 482, March 26, 1831 Forth went—while the king lay in slumber—the traitor Appas to his inn, and spake with his men; and with stilly counsel stole from the town. Brut A moonless night—a friendly one; A haze dimmed the shadowy shore As the first lampless boat slid silent on; Hist! and we spake no more; We but pointed, and stilly, to what we saw. Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War We go down there, and in there, in the stilly eve.—A world of spirits reigns within. Pictures of Sweden It must have been like heaven, this city so stilly and so fair,—for, you see, there were no people there. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 "From camp to camp, through the foul womb of night, The hum of either army stilly sounds, That the fixed sentinels almost receive The secret whispers of each other's watch." Who Goes There? She paused a moment, and grew more pensive as she looked stilly and solemnly at me. Red Axe What may this mean? this ruddy blaze of light, Breaking effulgent through the stilly night; Darting its blood-red form along the sky, Glowing with heaven's glorious majesty. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 280, October 27, 1827 And the note of the tomcat as he sings to his love in the stilly night outside on the tiles becomes positively distasteful when heard so near. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow She waded down stilly cloisters between burnt stump and icy oak, through drifts marked with a million hieroglyphics of rabbit and mouse and bird. Main Street Shortly after dawn, moving stilly as the break of day, trembling with fear, she came slipping to the river for a drink. The Song of the Cardinal When perchance the sunny days were even more sunny; when the stilly oaks were full of mystery, lurking like the Druid’s mistletoe in the midst of their mighty branches. Pageant of Summer There seemed to stand gazing at them from between its folds a tall kingly youth with deep eyes in which the stars of God were stilly shining, and with a smile wonderful to behold. The Lost Prince It was no more that clear, visible interior, like a house roofed with glass, where the green, submarine sunshine slept so stilly. Merry Men Under the stilly boughs and the black gauze of dusk the street was meshed in silence. Main Street Two little bells rang shrilly— The dream went with the hour: She lay in the cloister stilly, He far in the dungeon-tower! The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 When they had made themselves mosquito-proof, they would come back to the lily beds and I would swim among them stilly, steering by the red reflection of my camp-fire in their eyes. The Trail Book And he hovered one moment stilly O'er the thicket, her mazy bower, Then he sank to the heart of the lily, And they seemed but a single flower. Ride to the Lady And Other Poems I'll never forget that time we sang 'Oft in the stilly night' in front of your window when you were studying for the exams. In the Midst of Alarms Those who have tried to mount and successfully ride a wheelbarrow in the darkness of the stilly night will agree with me. Remarks Grant that, beneath thine eye, securely, Our souls awhile from life withdrawn May in their darkness stilly, purely, Like "sealed fountains," rest till dawn. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Wondering, he bent to look and thus from the stilly water his mirrored image looked back at him; now as he stooped so stooped she, and in this watery mirror their glances met. The Geste of Duke Jocelyn The sounds of this most stilly night are almost wholly of the faintly pulsing sea—sibilant and soft. My Tropic Isle A hot, stilly afternoon full of the drowsy hum of insects and droning bees; birds chirped sleepily from motionless tree and thicket; even the brook seemed lulled to a slumberous hush. Peregrine's Progress Hazel sat down on the hilltop and saw the sleek farm-horses far below feeding with their shadows, swifts flying with their shadows, and hills eyeing theirs stilly. Gone to Earth Thus, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Adj. silent; still, stilly; noiseless, soundless; hushed &c. v.; mute &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases On this stilly, damp evening the air in the corner of the veranda happened to be resilient to the mellow notes of far-away pigeons. My Tropic Isle This I learned from the leaves, Dear heart, On stilly, starry eves Apart, Though their words were few, That all their sighing the summer through Was for you, for you. Cap and Gown A Treasury of College Verse With his kukri he did wonders out there on stilly nights, when he wriggled "over the top," gripping its good blade in his teeth. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 19, 1917 Thus, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes And ever upon the stilly air the rustle of leaves grew louder. Beltane the Smith Again, nothing did happen, save a stilly night and grey. My Tropic Isle At length, however, footsteps were heard approaching, the door opened, and Barty Burt stilly glided into the apartment, and approached the bedside of the sufferer. The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont As stilly stole by a bold legion of horse, For Hale in the bush; for Hale in the bush. Once Upon a Time in Connecticut Not harmony's serenest touch So stilly could the notes prolong; They were not heavenly song so much As they were dreams of heavenly song! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes While, upon the stilly air, loud and more loud rose the fierce baying of the hounds. Beltane the Smith He lay in the stilly silence Of a quiet, darkened room, Feeling that the dread death angel Stands in the gathering gloom. Verses and Rhymes By the Way So, when our day is past; When we lie stilly Under the earth at last, Clod by white lily. Perpetual Light : a memorial Silently the Gauls climbed, so stilly that not even a dog heard them; and the sentinel nearest to the post, who had fallen into a dead sleep of exhaustion from hunger, never awoke. A Book of Golden Deeds She makes no noise, but stilly seizeth on The flower or herb appointed for her food, The which she quietly doth feed upon While others range and glare, but find no good. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 Then turned he to the outlaws, and catching up his axe therewith pointed downwards to that stilly pool whose placid waters seemed to hold nought but a glory of floating stars. Beltane the Smith The winter night is hard as glass; The frozen stars hang stilly down; I sit inside while people pass From the dead-hearted town. The Five Books of Youth Where stilly blackness had been, now four or five hundred crazy shadows leaped and danced, murdering the silence with marrow-curdling noises intended to express joy. The Ivory Trail Dark deeds are done in the stilly night, And who shall say if they're wrong or right? Old Granny Fox He sat back, satisfied, and caught the sound of emptiness in his room, emphasized by the stilly tick of his watch. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man And, upon a soft and stilly eve as they walked together in the garden, she wooed Johan with tender look and word, and wreathed her white arms about him and gave to his her mouth. Beltane the Smith Oft on a stilly night one hears the blinds rattle never so slightly. Half a Rogue Pity those who suffer fright In the dark and stilly night. Whitefoot the Wood Mouse So she rose, stilly and blithe, smiling at him. Women in Love So did Helen, and her breath came fast; for in the stilly night she heard light but mysterious sounds. Foul Play He awoke at last with a start; it was evening; the stilly twilight was settling over all the land, and the train was still rushing onward, fleet as the wind. Under Two Flags Its nobility cannot be questioned, but I did not stilly rejoice in it, as in the nobility of Luxor, or the free splendor of the Ramesseum. The Spell of Egypt His face was curiously still as he regarded the beautiful Elfgiva,—and stilly curious, as though he were examining some familiar object in a new light. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest Oft in the stilly night, By yellow candle-light, With finger in the sand We mapped and planned. At Suvla Bay Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war. It was a beautiful and stilly night; all sounds were magnified; and the father of all rats seemed to be gnawing the ship down below. Foul Play At last Paula spoke, so stilly that she seemed a statue enunciating: 'Are the verses known that he wrote with his blood?' A Laodicean : a Story of To-day There was another looming Whose life we did not see; There was one stilly blooming Full nigh to where walked we; There was a shade entombing All that was bright of me. Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses Then she told him to look in the water, and there, reflected from its stilly surface, was that dead scene of many years gone by, as it was recalled to our retainer's brain. She The river flows So deep and wide and stilly, And waits to catch the fallen rose And clasp the broken lily. Forty-Two Poems The rocks, the bosky thickets, sleep So stilly on thy bosom deep, The lark's blithe carol from the cloud Seems for the scene too gayly loud. The Lady of the Lake Something supernal has the sound As verse by verse the strain proceeds, And stilly staring on the ground Each roysterer holds and heeds. Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses The river's black water was making stilly, slow recessional under a half-moon. The Patrician The river flows So deep and wide and stilly, And waits to catch the fallen rose And clasp the broken lily. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 Thus in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain hath bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 With all his caution, steel grated against steel, and made too much noise in the stilly night. Put Yourself in His Place So came I where she lay, her wet draperies clinged fast about her; and standing above this stilly form I looked down upon her slender shapeliness yet feared to touch her. Black Bartlemy's Treasure The night is calm and stilly, No other sound is there Except their happy voices: What is that cold bleak air That passes through the Lime-trees And stirs the Bridegroom’s hair? Legends and Lyrics Part 2 Bind the sea to slumber stilly, Bind its odor to the lily, Bind the aspen ne'er to quiver, Then bind Love to last forever! The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 Thus in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain hath bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 But no longer does “Your horse’s hoof tread sound too rude, So stilly is the solitude.” Angling Sketches Sudden upon the stilly air was the beat of oars, and we beheld a boat rowed by a couple of mariners and in the stern-sheets Sir Rupert Dering and the three gentlemen, his companions. Black Bartlemy's Treasure They do not think of it as just those stalking, stilly standing birds! 1492 Does she kneel In the twilight stilly, Lily clad from throat to heel, She, my virgin Lily? The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 And a stranger,—when he sees her In the street even—smileth stilly, Just as you would at a lily. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 So, to avoid doing anything improper, she had stood stilly silent and done nothing, as the custom of English ladies in such cases is. An Unsocial Socialist In the stilly fields, in the stilly ways, All secret shadows and mystic lights, Late lovers murmur and linger and gaze - Midsummer nights! Poems Thus, in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. Bulchevy's Book of English Verse When Sir Lionel saw him do thus, he thought to assay him, and made him ready, and stilly and privily he took his horse, and thought not for to awake Sir Launcelot. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 Into the stilly world, Into the lily world, Gone! oh gone! The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 Thus, in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me. Bulchevy's Book of English Verse Does she kneel In the twilight stilly, Lily clad from throat to heel, She, my virgin Lily? Bulchevy's Book of English Verse |
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