Hearken to the interpretation of the sign.

"Lords," said the king, "who are here with me, nay, rather my companions and my friends, companions alike, whether the day be good or evil, by whose sustenance alone I have endured such divers quarrels, hearken well to me.

"Hearken, gentle lords," cried Lucius, "give ear, ye liege men, fair conquerors, honest sons of worthy sires, who bequeathed you so goodly an inheritance.

"I see them hearken, I see them wait; Their light eyes darken The diamond gate.

Accordingly the Lords, who knew nothing of the business, could not but hearken to it; and those few that guessed it, and saw the consequence, yet wanted time enough for concerting together about so nice, and very important a matter, as saving, or losing a King's life.

But my head did go downward something clumsy and heavy upon her; and I then to hearken, and surely she did live and her heart did beat; though, in verity, mine ears did have at first a thundering; but afterward a quietness in them, that made the sounding of her pulsing to seem an utter long way off; and very faint it did be.

We are most part too inquisitive and apt to hearken after news, which Caesar, in his Commentaries, observes of the old Gauls, they would be inquiring of every carrier and passenger what they had heard or seen, what news abroad? "quid toto fiat in orbe, Quid Seres, quid Thraces agant, secreta novercae, Et pueri, quis amet," &c. as at an ordinary with us, bakehouse or barber's shop.

The traveller seated himself beside us on the sand, and crossed his legs and answered: 'Hearken, and I will tell you of Babbulkund, City of Marvel.

Hearken, sonne.

Hearken to me, and I will tell thee how; Thou knowst his fathers goods, his houses, lands, Have much advaunc'd our reputation, In having but their usage for a time.

Forbeare, Allenso; hearken to my doome, Which doth concerne thy fathers apprehension.

Hearken carefully, child.

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear; yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone."

"Sire," said one of the two damsels, "hearken now to me.

"Sire," said she, "hearken to me, and you, lord barons, give heed to my pleading.

Hearken all to what befell.

And, yes, I did observe the presence of a dull, continuous drone, which proceeded from the direction of Baltimore Street, but just as I sat up to hearken, some one passing whistled, "Silver Threads among the Gold," the melody tracing itself upon the stillness like phosphoric letters in a dark room.

[Footnote 39: Hearken.]

[To them] Hearken.

Hearken:you, Michael, go to Rudersheim; And tell the nuns BARBARA No, no!

And hearken here!

Hearken not to him! WINKELRIED.

WAKEFIELD, H. RUSSELL. Hearken to the evidence.

Hearken unto the voice.

For, hearken to me, Helene, my heart is bound up in you, as indeed you know.