Frighten, affright, alarm, terrify, terrorize, dismay, appal, daunt, scare.

" Moore gives this warning: "The phantom shapesoh, touch them not That appal the maiden's sight, Look in the fleshy mandrake's stem,

There, either in the cool, vine-shaded garden, in the long, low-ceilinged dining-room, or in some smaller and more ornate apartment, one might breakfast, dine, what not, in the fashion of the countrywhich, for the most part, meant the drinking of a muddy liquid with an unpronounceable name and the eating of wafelen and poffertjes, and of little cheeses calculated to appal the strongest stomach.

August 5] the most determined energy, whom no dangers could appal, no difficulties subdue.

But assuming that there is some radical error about it all from her point of view, and assuming that there will not be either a conclusive peace favourable to Prussian interests, or even an inconclusive peace, but one in which the Allies will be able to dictate and enforce their own terms, the magnitude of the problems that will await their decision may well appal the most ingenious of their statesmen.

Lady, I bear no high resounding lyre To hymn thy glory, and thy foes appal With thunderous splendour of my rhythmic ire; A little lute I lightly touch and small

All the terror life had to appal the human spirit had been faced, in that moment when the doctor's hand upon his shoulder had told him Jenny was to die.

Such thoughts indeed had come to him, but unwelcomed, involuntarily, as those foul thoughts which will sometimes torture the pure, or those base thoughts which may appal the noble.

Foreign kings and other potentates reappear, as with De Quincey, in ghostly and repellent forms: "I know not how, but I am brought Into a large and Gothic hall, Seated with those I never sought Kings, Caliphs, Kaiserssilent all; Pale as the dead; enrobed and tall, Majestic, frozen, solemn, still; They make my fears, my wits appal, And with both scorn and terror fill.

Such burnt-out worlds may well appal, If they must still continue dead, And universal night end all; But, one by one, as speed shall fail, Each may some rival mass assail, Till nebulas again prevail.

portentous, like a withering spell From lips unbleststrange sounds mine ear appal; Now the dread omens more distinctly swell That thrilling shriek from Claremont's royal hall, The death-note peal'd from yon terrific bell, The deepening gale with lamentation swoln These, Albion!

The consequences were such as might well appal the stoutest heart.

The sight of the gibbet, however, which was raised fifty feet high, seemed to appal him, for he had not been apprized of the ignominious nature of his punishment.

The book deals with problems which of all others are most calculated to appal, and overwhelm the minds with the sense of desolation and despair, yet it is instinct throughout with a joyous hope and glowing confidence.

There are facts which may appal the bravestbut

Whilst expostulating with the turnkey, I caught a glimpse through a barred window of the interior court, athwart which the chains lay extended, whilst in one railed off even from this the convicts were crowded, marching round and roundprecaution forbade their remaining stilland uttering from time to time such yells and imprecations as might deafen and appal a Mohawk.

Here were no cliffs to scale, no mysterious mountain to appal, nor any visible obstacle to oppose his conquests.

The tales of ghosts which old wives' ears drink up, The drunkard reeling home from tavern cup, Nor prowling robber, your firm soul appal; Arm'd with thy faithful staff thou slight'st them all.

They employ several verbs that are not used in prose, or are used but rarely; as, appal, astound, brook, cower, doff, ken, wend, ween, trow.

There was in all this enough to appal the stoutest heart; and those who can recall the feeling of those days will at once remember the deep depression into which the Church had fallen, and the gloomy forebodings universally prevalent.

That thought is one which neither can appal Nor cheer him; for the illustrious Swede hath done The thing which ought to be; is raised above 10 All consequences: work he hath begun Of fortitude, and piety, and love, Which all his glorious ancestors approve: The heroes bless him, him their rightful son.

He had a gentleman's horror of those resorts in gin-shops, or kept by the disciples of gin-shops, where he would surely be robbed,which did not appal him,but robbed in bad company.

The law of the land may the petty appal.

My Christian brethren, think awhile, and such thoughts will cease to appal you.

Proceeding on our journey, we came suddenly to a large river, the sight of which would appal the firmest heart.