All of the misshapen, monstrous fancies which are bred of a sleepless and nervous night made for her a period of such stress that as the hours wore on they blanched her cheeks and put dark shadows under her eyes and taunted her with longings for a rest which they denied her.

As these thoughts chased each other through her mind, she felt as if her great terror was slowly blanching her face, and her limbs began to tremble till she could hardly drag herself over the ground.

Then she went on reading, clutching at the sheet so tightly that her nails blanched white under the dye.

To blanch the almonds, put them into a small mug or teacup, pour over them boiling water, let them remain for 2 or 3 minutes, and the skins may then be easily removed.

CHESTNUT STUFFING Shell and blanch two cups of chestnuts.

The one to blanch your Bread from chippings base, and in a moment, as thou wouldst an Almond; the Sect of the Epicureans invented that: The other for thy Trenchers, that's a strong one, to cleanse you twenty dozen in a minute, and no noise heard, which is the wonder, Gilbert; and this was out of Plato's new Ideas.

12 The great horror of Invasion did not reach only a few villages in France and blanch the hair of only a few poor women.

Break the stones, blanch the kernels, and put them with the sugar and fruit into a preserving-pan.

Terror blanches her lips and makes her confess Bonds with demons that her heart knows not.

" Tom blanched a little at these words, and one of the bystanders said, "I don't think we have such people about here, Uncle Jed.

For a sauce, blanch some very finely chopped young onions.

They were made by first blanching two ounces of almonds by pouring boiling water on them and then slipping off their brown overcoats.

" The cheek of her companion blanched even paler than before, two or three large tears gathered in her eyes, then slowly fell, one by one, upon her tightly-clasped hands.

Keep the liquor in which you have blanched the softer parts, and let the bones stew thoroughly in it, as this liquor must be used to moisten all the sauces.

CHESTNUT SOUP.Shell and blanch a pint of Italian chestnuts, as directed on page 215, and cook in boiling milk until tender.

Take a pound of sugar and eight eggs, beat them well an hour, then put them into a pound of flour, beat them together, blanch a quarter of a pound of almonds, and beat them with rose-water to keep 'em from oiling, mix all together, butter your tins, and bake them half an hour.

The gardeners blanch the stalks as they do celery; and they are eaten raw with oil, pepper, and vinegar; or, if fancy directs, they are also either boiled or stewed.

no sister! Has grown and grown, and with her mellow shade Has blanched my thornless thoughts to her own hue, And even now is budding into blossom, Which never shall bear fruit, but inward still Resorb its vital nectar, self-contained, And leave no living copies of its beauty To after ages.

I doubt no vote of Parliament will be able to blanch such asuch aI don't know what the word is for it; he must get his uncle the Archbishop to christen it; there is no name for it in any Pagan vocabulary.

The shaggy peaks blanched whiter in it.

L'eau, Un bassin qu'assombrit le pin et le bouleau; Ce qu'elle a devant elle; un cygne aux ailes blanches, Le bercement des flots sous la chanson des branches, Et le profond jardin rayonnant et fleuri.

We then make our linen from the hemp, patch up the clothes, prepare the walnuts for pressing, and blanch the chestnuts.

Well saidwe'll stay; so this bright enterprise Shall blanch our private clouds, and steep our soul Drunk with the spirit of great Christendom.

Guerroyer, se chamailler pour rien, Pour un oui, pour un non, pour un dogme arien Dont le pape sournois rira dans la coulisse, Pour quelque fille ayant une peau fraîche et lisse, Des yeux bleus et des mains blanches comme le lait, C'était bon dans le temps où

Women stood on the battle-field, their necks blanched with powder, their cheeks bearin' the red badge o' courage, an' every man you met had a ham in his hand.