41 collocations for transfixed

Jemshíd thus rejoined: "Unjustly am I brought in chains before thee, Betrayed, insultedthou the cause of all, And yet thou wouldst appear to feel my wrongs!" Incensed at this defiance, mixed with scorn, Fiercely Zohák replied, "Then choose thy death; Shall I behead thee, stab thee, or impale thee, Or with an arrow's point transfix thy heart!

At the same time, the centurion Abenadar, with great difficulty, drew out the large nail which transfixed the feet.

Nor ever is he wont on aught to feed But toads and frogs, his pasture poisonous, Which in his cold complexion do breed A filthy blood, or humour rancorous, Matter of doubt and dread suspicious, That doth with cureless care consume the heart, Corrupts the stomach with gall vicious, Cross-cuts the liver with internal smart, And doth transfix the soul with death's eternal dart.

The beauties of the upper world transfixed her rapt vision, and no earthly object stood between her soul and God.

But the Mandell spearmen were crowding up into closer range, and a strong cast transfixed the wounded man.

" "O most sweet Lord Jesu, transfix the affections of my inmost soul with that most joyous and most healthful wound of Thy love, with true, serene, most holy, apostolic charity; that my soul may ever languish and melt with entire love and longing for Thee.

His eye pierces through the tobacco smoke and transfixes the unhappy bookmaker.

I see the time at hand when a descendant of mine will be called into Italy, and the spear that Judas jousted with shall transfix the bowels of Florence.

He calls people names, and tries to transfix a character with an epithet, which does not stick, because it has no other foundation than his own petulance and spite; or he endeavours to degrade by alluding to some circumstance of external situation.

Finally he raised his eyes from the pommel of his saddle, transfixed the guilty Dodd with a glance of severe rebuke, and demanded solemnly, "How many times must a given fish swim past a given settlement, in order to supply the population with food, provided the fish is caught every time he goes past?"

Four lamps, lighted before the shrine of St. George, cast a dim radiance on his armour and steed, represented as he was in the act of transfixing with his lance the prostrate dragon, whose outstretched wings and writhing neck were in part touched by their beams.

And Jinks, with a terrible gesture, transfixed imaginary enemies against the atmosphere.

Joe felt as if a fork of lightning had transfixed hima sharp white fire darting from head and feet and arms to his heart, and whirling there in a spinning ball.

Each lance, in the hand of some mediaeval hero of the name, has transfixed a foe, every sword has been dyed in the life-blood of a Ghibelline.

" Miss Sallianna darted a glance of scorn at the unlucky Verty, which would have transfixed that gentleman; but unfortunately he did not see it.

Why should we not in our endeavors attempt in some measure to transfix the brilliant harmonies that follow the sun in his liberal and gracious course?

Now the shrewd and able tribe of advertising managers do not pay to any but a master-draughtsman the prices which "J.T."with an arrow transfixing the initialsgets; and Julien was as deft and rapid as he was skillful.

But Rustem with his javelin soon transfixed The Tartar knightwho in the eyes of all Looked like a spitted chickendown he sunk, And all his soldiers fled in wild dismay.

The uplifted cane and the red, perspiring face of his father transfixed the lad, yet he felt called upon to say something.

She paused as though transfixed, her ladle poised in the air.

Do they look like rough uns?" A stir had passed among the cowpunchers and solemn stares of hate transfixed Lawlor, but he went on: "I'm askin' you, do these look rough?" "I should say," answered Bard courteously, "that you have a pretty experienced lot of cattle-men.

Following the example of their Master, many of the priests of his cult refrained from sexual relations, and as a mortification of the flesh they practiced a painful rite by transfixing the tongue and male member with the sharp thorns of the maguey plant, an austerity which, according to their traditions, he was the first to institute.

"From such meditations, how horrible to start up amid the dreariness of night, nor find a human heart unto which to appeal for comfort,a human voice from which to claim reply in annihilation of the spell that transfixed her mind.

This man transfixed Quinctius with a spear while off his guard, and engaged at once in fighting and encouraging his men, and he immediately fell headlong with his arms over the prow.

In the mahogany-panelled room A. Lincoln Wilbram turned from the window and transfixed his servitor with eyes that bored like steel bits.

41 collocations for  transfixed