43 examples of harkened in sentences

But to read a single page or harken for thirty seconds to oral discourse with our minds intent on such states of wedlock is to convince ourselves that they abound.

But see, they comming are; how they agree Heere will I harken; shroud me, gentle tree.

And moves you not the misery of a Prince? O stay, my friends, stay, harken to the voyce Which once yee knew.

When she harkened to the wind that rattled in the chimney and dislodged the tiles on the roof, she imagined that he was being buffeted by the same storm, perched on top of a shattered mast, with his whole body bent backward and covered with sea-foam; or,these were recollections of the engraved geographyhe was being devoured by savages, or captured in a forest by apes, or dying on some lonely coast.

And by that we had come unto sleep, it was twenty good hours since last we had slumber; and truly we did be very wearied; but yet came unto our rest with our spirits set anxious to harken on danger the while that we did sleep.

And, indeed, I was all shaken in my courage; for it did be the shouting of giants that I heard; and you do know somewhat of the utter horror and terror that did be alway in the heart that did harken unto those monstrous voices, for you do know my tale.

Ia. I, my Lord, for we have better newes for you to harken after.

"It is said," old Gnob piped on, "that he has harkened to the speech of the white man up at the Big House, and that he bends head to the white man's god, and, moreover, that blood is displeasing to the white man's god.

"And his word was harkened to, and we Whitefish became known for our dogs, which were the best in the land.

In listning after bawdery; I see, let a Lady live never so modestly, she shall be sure to find a lawful time, to harken after bawdery; your Prince, brave Pharamond, was so hot on't.

"Mike," said Seraphina to her brother, who was now raking the grass near the kitchen window, "did you hear dat ar ole cook a talkin' jes' now?" "No," said Mike, "I hain't got no time to harken to people talkin', 'cept they're talkin' to me, an' it 'pends on who they is whether I listens then or not.

He will ask you to harken to the "going in the mulberries," and if you say you don't hear he is surprised.

With the cup half lifted he harkened.

But presently he halted, harkened after the Creole's receding step, thought long, softly called himself names, and then did a small thing which, although it resulted in nothing tragic at the time, marked a turning point in his life.

Tremblingly the book slid into the drawer, inner and outer lock clicked whisperingly, and gliding to a door she harkened for any step of the household, while she drank the strains, her bosom heaving with equal alarm and rapture.

" Madame smiled her contempt: "Nevertheless you will risk all just to show Anna" Flora made a gesture of delight but harkened on "That she cannot have her Captain till" "Till I'm sure I don't want him!"

From her concealment Flora, sinking noiselessly again to the carpet, harkened without avail.

She lifted her head and for a full three minutes harkened toward the camp.

The boys harkened again.

For the back gate, Corinth, which just now seemedthe speaker harkened. "Seemed," he resumed, "so much more like the frontlisten!"

As he reached the edge of that narrow opening from whose farther side Anna had called he halted, glanced furtively about, and harkened forward, backward, through leafy distances grown ominously still.

Harken, for I am afraid!

Like the Scotch girl in the besieged fortress of India, I felt like laying my ear to the ground, to harken for the sound of the bagpipes, the tramp of the Campbells coming.

Harken, O you wise men and sachems!

Heart, 'tis fatal thus to harken, Let not fear thy courage darken, Though the past be all regretting And the future helpless fretting.

43 examples of  harkened  in sentences