In such lines as the following (IV., 1) there is a little flickering of pathos: "Enough, good friend; no more.

Giulio Romano alone, by dint of robust energy and lurid fire of fancy flickering amid the smoke of his coarser nature, achieved a triumph in this line of labour.

To penetrate the dark mystery of the forest with only this little lightalready flickering outwould probably result in becoming lost herself.

She knew that not only her uncle's days, but that his very hours, were numbered; and that, notwithstanding this momentary flickering of the lamp, in consequence of fresh oil being poured into it, the wick was nearly consumed, and that it must shortly go out, let Roswell's success be what it might.

" For four days we were anxiously watching for some indications of a breeze, but were so frequently deceived with "cat's paws," and the occasional slight flickering of the dog vane, that we sank into listless resignation.

It was a close, dark night that had only phantom flickerings of sheet lightning to illuminate it.

But these fancies, if they were fancies, might well seem the last sickly flickerings of an old-world order now finally wounded to the death.

" For four days we were anxiously watching for some indications of a breeze, but were so frequently deceived with "cat's paws," and the occasional slight flickering of the dog vane, that we sank into listless resignation.

He opened the stove door and from the bunk watched the faint flickerings of the dying firelight on the log walls.

He shows the weird flickering of the flame that pulsed so feebly and intermittently in her.