Here, during the greater part of the day, I maintained a strict watch over the gardens.

The wind was in his face and he kept a sharp watch for game.

Four hundred and seventy surgeons and assistant-surgeons were attached to the hundred regiments of infantry.[80] It is made the duty of the medical officer to keep constant watch over all the means and habits of life among the troops,"to see that all regulations for protecting the health of troops, in barracks, garrisons, stations, or camps, are duly observed."

Slowly, and keeping a careful watch in all directions, I made the circuit of the Pit; but found little else, that I had not already seen.

The squirrels, leaving their accustomed feeding-grounds, betook themselves to the leafy oaks to gnaw out the acorn stores of the provident woodpeckers, but the latter kept up a vigilant watch upon their movements.

"I will pretend to-morrow to lose this watch-bracelet in the wood," and she held up her slim wrist to show me the little enameled watch set in her bracelet.

Armstrong had the middle watch, which ends at four in the morning, and he was relieved by Allardyce.

He himself during the fourth watch, hastens to them by the same route by which the enemy had gone, and sends on all the cavalry before him.

But men preoccupied with their own concerns do not keep anxious watch, and our precautions were needless.

Then came the arrival of the Ramchunder, the going ashore, and the entrance of the two men into the little home where Amelia was keeping her faithful watch over her feeble father.

The black disguise, the warning whistle shrill, 420 And ear still busy on its nightly watch, Were not for me, brought up in nothing ill: Besides, on griefs so fresh my thoughts were brooding still.

Andy saw the clown go over to a stool and place a homely, old-fashioned watch and a spoon and medicine bottle Miss Nellis had given him upon it.

There is another class of songs, half of the sea, half of the shore, which the fishermen and coasters croon in their lonely watches.

The fuddy duddy watch maker.

The fuddy duddy watch maker.

Shih-niang waited until the fifth watch; then she drew from under her mattress a bag containing a hundred and fifty ounces in small silver, and said: "This is my secret reserve.

Scarcely had the soft, liquid sound therefrom resulting been addressed for a minute to the auricular orifice, when a singularly pleasing smile wreathed the countenance of the Ritualistic organist, his eyelids flew up like the spring-covers of two valuable hunting-case watches, and he suddenly arose to a sitting position upon the rug and began feeling around for the bed-clothes.

"Nonobut she lost her watch as we came along, a very handsome watch, and that troubles her.

"He may have one of those cheap watches, though it isn't like him to buy that kind.

But while he kept a continual watch on every movement of Rodolph's, his quick ear lost not one word of the speech that Hobomak was rendering into his native tongue.

Dragging an old chair to the table, he sat down, and took from it a magnificent gold watch, sparkling with jewels.

Both kept a keen watch, for it was at this time they stood the greatest chance of taking part in an unfortunate collision that might result in a fatal disaster.

Through the long weary watches of many nights Avery pondered his attitude, and sought in vain for any other explanation.

I'm willin' to stand double watches and take the wheel myself, and, with the Dutchman doin' the same, we'll manage to get the old packet to port right enough.

Some of Durell's ships destroyed the French 'long-shore batteries near this Traverse, at the lower end of the island of Orleans, while the rest kept ceaseless watch to seaward, anxiously scanning the offing, day after day, to make out the colours of the first fleet up.