Norine, utterly distracted, was possessed by one painful desirea desire that he might take himself away, and cease torturing her by his presence, to such a degree did remorse, and pity, and fright, and horror now wring her bleeding heart.

Credit is certainly due to Spain for having bettered the condition of a people who, though comparatively speaking highly civilized, yet being continually distracted by petty wars, had sunk into a disordered and uncultivated state.

she said, "you must please 'scuse me, kase I hasn't de clothes done; but I'se been so nigh distracted dis week, dat I aint had heart nor strength to do anything.

I have heard Chinese singing, and have come to the conclusion, that, next to it, Welsh prize-vocalism is the most ear-distracting thing imaginable.

At such a time there are usually other ideas in the mind not relevant to the fatiguing task of the moment, and exceedingly distracting.

The public mind was alarmed and apprehensive, though fortunately not distracted or disheartened.

Formalities, familiar as they may become, necessarily occupy attentionnecessarily multiply the occasions for mistake, misunderstanding, and jealousy, on the part of one or othernecessarily distract all minds from the thoughts and feelings that should occupy themnecessarily, therefore, subvert those conditions under which only any sterling intercourse is to be had.

For some days past, the attention of the public had been so distracted by various other events that for the time being the spy was forgotten.

Now this hourly life-and-death excitement is a keen delight to most wild creatures, but must be peculiarly distracting to the comfort-loving temperament of others.

Make a list of the things that most persistently distract your attention during study.

While he was thus in the midst of his Exercise, God smote him with horrible Madness; he was taken ravingly distracted; the People were forc'd with violent Hands to carry him home....

Telly, thinking quickly, distracted her for a moment and switched the screen back on while at the same time calling up an image of Eva Gabor from his archives.

If the condition of our relations with other nations is less gratifying than it has usually been at former periods, it is certainly more satisfactory than a nation so unhappily distracted as we are might reasonably have apprehended.

Every student of this subject early recognizes that the man at the physical task should not be unnecessarily distracted by the vexing problems of planning and directing the work.

Several days before he had been visibly distracted in his mind, and almost mad, which makes such an action the less wonderful.

Thou wouldst not willingly distract my mind with care for thee, at such a moment!"

CHAPTER XII 1870-78 In July, 1870, public attention was abruptly distracted from Irish and educational questions by the outbreak of the Franco-German War, which followed immediately upon the King of Prussia's refusal to promise France that he would never, under any circumstances, countenance his cousin Prince Leopold's candidature for the Spanish throne.

I do not speak falsely, I tell you again, (exclaimed some one) think on my words, O ye distracted one!"

That line with the monosyllable lys like a sprig, evoked the image of something rigid, slender and white; it rhymed with the substantive ingenuite, allegorically expressing, by a single term, the passion, the effervescence, the fugitive mood of a virgin faun amorously distracted by the sight of nymphs.

And (as I may) to drive away the thoughts That diversely distract my passions, Which as I can, I'll labour to subdue, But sore I fear I shall but toil in vain, Wherein, good aunt, I must desire your pain.