But to complete the disgust we seem so careful to inspire, the learned languages are ever surrounded with the severity verity of discipline; and it would probably be thought little short of sacrilege to discompose their features with a smile.

To discompose still further the disordered mind of Saul, she announces the pretended approach of the apparition by a loud acclamation, tells the king she knew him, which till now she affected not to do, and describes the resurrection of the prophet, under the awful semblance of God's rising out of the earth.

I have travelled in all waysby seasby landon footon horsebackin a carriagein a shipin a palanquinin a muff; but the motion of the camel I never could bear, it so jolted my poor old bones, and discomposed my whole body.

Such miserable Objects affect the compassionate Beholder with dismal Ideas, discompose the Chearfulness of his Mind, and deprive him of the Pleasure that he might otherwise take in surveying the Grandeur of our Metropolis.

The Russian, astonished and provoked, endeavoured to push him away, and a jostle began that discomposed the faces and curls of both; and the Russian even dropped the word impertinent.

The whole party then separated with an exchange of cordial good feeling which proves that, however much men may be disposed to jostle and discompose their fellows in the great highway of life, nature has infused into their composition some great redeeming qualities to make us regret the abuses by which they have been so much perverted.

" This invitation, as may be well imagined, discomposed me not a little.

If so, Lapo might have reminded the poet of what Cicero says of his beloved Cæsar;that he once saw him scratching the top of his head with the tip of his finger, that he might not discompose the locks.

He fancied that his visit had in no kind of way discomposed the magistrate; on the contrary, it was Raskolnikoff who had been caught in a trap, a snare, an ambush of some kind or other.

The old man felt, indeed, seriously discomposed by the prolonged absence of this the only member of his family.

Leave the roomthis instant?" The child stood a moment almost transfixed with surprise; but as she saw my grandmother preparing to advance upon herher ample skirts and portly person somewhat resembling a ship under full sailshe made rather an abrupt retreat; discomposing the nerves of a small nursery-maid, whom she encountered in the passage, to such a degree that, as the girl expressed it, "she was took all of a sudden.

"I was afraid," said Miss Prim, "it would have discomposed Miss Cranley's petticoats."

" July 18, 1845."Returned to London: did little more there: arrived in Edinburgh for Mr. Sandiland's marriage, a great stretch of friendship in me, for it has discomposed all our summer plans."

The day approaches which shall discompose All earthly sects, the elements shall blend In utter ruin, and with joy shall send Just spirits to their spheres in heaven's repose.

The periods of mental change are not to be stated with equal certainty; our bodies grow up under the care of nature, and depend so little on our own management, that something more than negligence is necessary to discompose their structure, or impede their vigour.

RULE XXI.ADVERBS. Adverbs relate to verbs, participles, adjectives, or other adverbs: as, "Any passion that habitually discomposes our temper, or unfits us for properly discharging the duties of life, has most certainly gained a very dangerous ascendency.

What is it that can thus have discomposed thee?" "Alas," said she, "thou wouldst be as much enraged as I am hadst thou seen what I have just beheld.

Thou would'st but discompose their pious thoughts, And do thyself no good: for how could'st thou pray, With unwash'd hands, and lips unus'd to the offices?

And she put on a most charming smile, which Mr. Bowater received with something inarticulate that might be regarded as a polite form of 'fudge,' which made Cecil think him a horribly rude old man, and evidently discomposed his wife very much.

[A] The Lama's bend their knees and stoop their body in such a manner as not to discompose their burden.

The Tzar had a favourite monkey, which sat upon the back of his chair; as soon as the King was sat down, the monkey jumped upon him, in some wrath, which discomposed the whole ceremonial, and most of the time was afterwards spent in apologies for the monkey's misbehaviour."[10