The first evening that I was with him at Thrale's, I observed he poured a large quantity of it into a glass, and swallowed it greedily.

" He crushed a little pink tablet in a spoon, mixed it with water, and watched the old lady while she eagerly swallowed it.

In this instance, however, he seemed in earnest, for, after having hastily swallowed his breakfast, he sat down to sketch out the piece.

By his mother's advice, he steeped rue, wormwood, and sage in his drink, till it was so abominably nauseous that he could scarcely swallow it, and carried a small ball in the hollow of his hand, compounded of wax, angelica, camphor, and other drugs.

Now, no Englishman would readily swallow such a thing: he would go and inquire of somebody else.'

"Yes." Unconsciously the man swallowed.

" They both sat down and opened their baskets, and while they hurriedly swallowed their luncheon, they talked a little.

Earthquakes have swallowed up not hundreds merely, but many thousands, in many countries, and at many times.

"Wait" He swallowed nervously.

" A.B. makes a very polite bow, fills his glass in a great hurry, holds it up with his right hand, C.D. doing the same thing with his; and then A.B. and C.D., making another polite bow to each other, simultaneously swallow their glasses of wine!

"Can you stay and have some dinner with me?" he asked, adding, "I am quite presentable at table, still, though I don't swallow very comfortably.

*** We are pleased to be able to say that the recently demobilised soldier who accidentally swallowed some "plum and apple" in a London restaurant is well on the road to recovery.

He haled him by his legs to the side of the ship and flung the body in the sea, where it was swiftly swallowed by the waves.

" The boundless admiration with which Agony regarded Mary's act of bravery was gradually swallowed up in envy.

Time has swallowed up all that we Contemporaries did Yesterday, as irrevocably as it has the Actions of the Antediluvians:

Burgess, you and I are neglecting our duty as heroes; there's much shouting to be done yet, much yelling in the streets, much arguing to be done, many, many cocktails to be firmly and uncompromisingly swallowed.

And his mouth was open, and his glance was frightful, and seemed as if he would forcibly swallow up the world.

Very soon she will have her foot upon the first rung of the judicial ladder, and be able to write J.P. after her name, for the LORD CHANCELLOR, pointing out that in this matter the Government were bound to honour the pledges of the PRIME MINISTER, gracefully swallowed Lord BEAUCHAMP'S Bill.

Guide it to his mouth, he swallows heartily.

Kate paused, swallowing heavily.

Frank, the dog, swallowed the cake hungrily, eating it with a terrible ease, as he was wont to eat enemy dogs.

As a matter of fact, a person inadvertently swallowing hot tea or coffee will burn or scald his mouth or tongue much more painfully than will a professional fire-eater.

Brodie's throat corded, the Adam's apple moved repeatedly up and down as he swallowed inarticulately.

"Now, drink this strong coffee, and all will be well again," said Clayton, putting a cup of the smoking beverage to my lips, which I swallowed eagerly, instinctively.

She spilled more than went into his mouth but she was rewarded by seeing the throat muscles contract as involuntarily he swallowed.