1165 collocations for cast

But Lachesis, quite as ready to cast a favourable eye on a handsome man, spins away by the handful, and bestows years and years upon Nero out of her own pocket.

At the same time they cast many glances in my direction.

At length he awoke, and casting on me a look of placid benignity, said,"Atterley, my time is not yet come.

The unlighted lamp cast its shadow on wood stained black by much use, but polished like ebony from the continued friction of men's garments.

Arriving they cast their anchor near the city, which was at the top of a high mountain.

In that strange place, with the dripping spell of night about me, and the fire casting weird lights and shadows, he seemed like some devil of the hills awakened by magic from his ancient grave.

Mr. Brush was quick to perceive the advantages which this might have in an advertising way for the city with which he had cast his lot and subscribed to the stock.

There'll be a debate and a chance to cast a vote.

He took him to the mountains, cast a stone at him, and went away.

I cried on the other men to help me, but none stirred, for Gib seemed to cast an unholy spell on ordinary folk.

My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.

The river was low, and a broad rock, smooth and bare, sloping gently to the water's edge, under which the stream whirled as it entered the lake, and above which tall trees towered, casting over it a pleasant shade, presented a tempting place to throw the fly.

To be sure, Abraham's Sunday suit had long since become his only, every-day suit as well, but he wore his Sabbath-day hat, a beaver of ancient design, with an air that cast its reflection over all his apparel.

Now is the time for reactionto 'cast all your care upon Him'.

Also a man may die calmly in the consciousness that he is a distinguished individual, and yet, years afterwards, some magazine writer may cast historic doubts upon his greatness.

He who repeats the inspired words of the Koran is purged of all evil, and his breath alone, surcharged with the utterances of divinity, has power to cast out the devils of sickness.

Two lanterns cast a feeble glow on the sheets of water that rolled under us, shouldering our frail boat impatiently in their haste to move along.

The Sea, Sir, where the Emperor's Fisherman casting his Nets, drew me up, and took me for a strange and monstrous Fish, Sir,and as such, presented me to his Mightiness,who going to have me Spitchcock'd for his own eating Doct.

Although extremely exorbitant, we paid it without a murmur, being too much exhausted from casting up accounts ourselves, to bring him to Book for his misconduct.

Somehow up there alone with him, as at least I thought, in the dark, my courage gave way, and it was only when the man sought in his vehemence to take hold of me that anger and disgust cast out fear.

" CHAPTER XXII THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.

The great searchlight forward lighted the water for some distance ahead, and aft a second light cast its powerful rays first to port and then to starboard.

As the sun sank to his rest behind the western hills, and the twilight began to gather in the forest and over the lake, the moon rose over the eastern high lands, walking with a queenly step up into the sky, casting a long line of brilliant light across the waters, showing the shadows of the mountains in bold outline in the depths below, and paling the stars by her brightness above.

Now Roger's blow had been full lusty and Sir Robert yet lay a-swoon, seeing which, divers of his company, casting down their arms, cried aloud for quarter; whereat the townsfolk shouted but the fiercer: "Slay them!

"We cast our bread on the waters," she answered, "an' Providence jest kept a-handin' out the loaves."

1165 collocations for  cast