2250 examples of galloping in sentences

We were riding then in open order among the great trunks, when one of my flankers came galloping up.

I did not wait to hear the end of her tale, but clapped spurs into Violette, and in five minutes was galloping her into the town.

It was the same feeling that I had at Eylau when I lay with my broken leg and saw the horse artillery galloping down upon me.

I was not more than a hundred yards from the Uhlans when, suddenly, you can imagine my feelings when I saw a real Cossack coming galloping along the road towards me.

I am sure that five minutes had not passed before I was galloping Violette out of the town with the bridle of one of the Emperor's own Arab chargers in either hand.

For myself, I dared not say a word, remembering how I had already brought a rebuke upon myself; but I rode by his side, hardly able to believe that this was indeed the great Emperor, the man whose glance sent a thrill through me, who was now pouring out his thoughts to me in short, eager sentences, the words rattling and racing like the hoofs of a galloping squadron.

He rode off accordingly; but long before they had reached the place of combat, they saw the English horses galloping off, many with empty saddles.

[Illustration: Round Tower at Newport] HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX By ROBERT BROWNING I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris and he; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three; "Good speed!" cried the watch as the gate-bolts undrew, "Speed!" echoed the wall to us galloping through.

His fierce lips shook upward in galloping on.

So we were left galloping, Joris and I,

Do they not remind you of the galloping of a horse, with their regular rise and fall?

The general theory among ethnologists is that the horse was first harnessed to a chariot, and that riding came much later; but it is my opinion that riders were known earlier, but could not be efficiently employed in war because the practice had not begun of fighting in disciplined troops of horsemen, and the art had not been learnt of shooting accurately with the bow from the back of a galloping horse, especially shooting to the rear.

A horseman soon appeared under the trees and came galloping after them, and when he had drawn nearer, the priest saw, with some annoyance, that it was Tommy Dye.

In the height of her frenzied fear she heard the galloping of a horse and knew that it was coming nearer.

The power of agitation upon the spirits is well known; every man has felt his heart lightened in a rapid vehicle, or on a galloping horse; and nothing is plainer, than that he who towers to the fifth story, is whirled through more space by every circumrotation, than another that grovels upon the ground-floor.

The fact that the horse is galloping away from Weymouth has often been remarked; this was a blunder on the part of "Mr. Wood, bookseller, who carried the great work to a successful conclusion.

Very haunting indeed was the booming of a bassoon, and like the dangerous advance of some galloping beast were the blows wielded by a powerful man on the huge, sonourous drum.

Yet one of the judges had himself wheeled his horse about and was galloping off, and Marian Devant had pushed through the crowd and was riding toward the bewildered dog.

Here and there were groups of half-naked Indians galloping to and fro, with fluttering blankets, gazing at the show with the curiosity and delight of children.

After intransitive verbs signifying to begin or to continue, the participle in ing, relating to the nominative, may be used in stead of the infinitive connected to the verb; as, "The ass began galloping with all his might.

my army-leader Lannes Waver at yonder wall" Out 'twixt the battery-smokes there flew A rider, bound on bound Full-galloping; nor bridle drew Until he reached the mound.

She was running towards the burning house, when she heard a horse galloping on the road leading from the gate.

I am Denys of Bonaventure, galloping hither out of Acadia at her word of command.

But the next moment hope revived, and fear with itthis is a law of naturefor a man, bare-headed and his hair flying, came galloping on a bare-backed pony, shouting and screaming with terror louder than both the women.

" "Well, sir, is not a race-horse a poor mincing thing until her blood gets up galloping?"

2250 examples of  galloping  in sentences