As I sped across the dividing dark, I watched, steadily, the ever-growing brightness and size of our sun.

And all the time, the brightness of the fiery arc grew ever duller.

At night, I had been surprised to find that there were very few stars overhead, and these small, though of an extraordinary brightness; which I attributed to the peculiar, but clear, blackness of the nighttime.

All this time, the great crescent was increasing in brightness, and began, now, to shine with a perceptible shade of green.

For a most beautiful lady, come to my private chamber I know not whence, presented herself before my eyes, enveloped in such dazzling light that scarcely could my sight endure the brightness thereof.

And, finally, hiding his brightness under the form of a shepherd, did not Apollo tend the flocks of Admetus?

So the woodman turned wearily away from the sole spot of brightness in the waste, and went back up the hill in the dark and the cold, to busy himself about his own work, even to spin it out, if necessary, till he should hear the gruff "Grub's ready!"

She turned from the brightness to look at this, and when she had looked for some time, she saw, what pleased her still more, though she had been so happy before, people coming in.

Was it" Her face grew so bright that all the past brightness was as a dull sky to this.

In the darkness of the night, only the great waves were to be seen, breaking on one another, and emitting a brightness like that of fire, with huge turtles and other monsters of the deep all about.

The brightness of her charms was piercing as an arrow.

By virtue of his own faith he inspired Bachelor Billy with equal confidence in the truth of the story; and, by virtue of his own enthusiasm, he kindled a blaze of enthusiasm in the man's heart that glowed with hardly less of brightness than that in his own.

His brightness and enthusiasm were quenched in a moment, and a chill crept up to his heart, as he saw the lady come down from the witness-stand, throw her widow's veil across her face, and resume her seat at the table.

Then, when the time came, she would revel in the brightness of his presence.

y and manliness of style, or general breadth and brightness of effect, equal those of the New Town of Edinburgh.

This, then, may be called a qualitative estimate of relative brightnesses; but I wish now to introduce to you what was novel last year, a quantitative method of measuring the brightness of any part.

In the brightness of the wintry sun next morning as it streamed over the breakfast table he laughed at his fears.

half this brightness betwixt you two was enough to have lighted me; I could never miss my way: Here's fair Olinda has beauty enough for one family; such a voice, such a wit, so noble a stature, so white a skin!

The three youngest sons were tall and fair, with eyes as blue as cornflowers, and locks like the summer sun for brightness, and no princes in all the land were so brave and beautiful as they.

He seemed very dark to Kate, menacing even; but Honora found it worth her while to shed her brightness on his tenebrosity, so that was, of course, Honora's affair.

When the last has ended a sudden brightness shines around and 'there descended with wondrous noise a column of pure flame, even such as by night went before the Israelitish people in the desert places,' Out of the brightness cornes the voice of Venus: Io son luce del cielo unica e trina, Principio e fine di ciascuna cosa, Del quai men fù, nè fia nulla vicina.

When the last has ended a sudden brightness shines around and 'there descended with wondrous noise a column of pure flame, even such as by night went before the Israelitish people in the desert places,' Out of the brightness cornes the voice of Venus: Io son luce del cielo unica e trina, Principio e fine di ciascuna cosa, Del quai men fù, nè fia nulla vicina.

Look if the stars have not withdrawn themselves, As they had waited on her richer brightness, And missing of her eyes are stolen to bed.

" There was a peculiar brightness in his eye, which would have seemed to denote something absolutely great in his character had it not been for the wavering indecision of his mouth.

As he looked up at his brother, he too saw the involuntary brightness that the tidings had produced, and said, "Is any one else better, Julius?