but always with humorous asides, and an utter absence of pose or pretence; flashing now into scorn and now into tenderness, as she described the conduct of the German officers who searched her hospital for arms, or the helplessness of the wounded men whom she protected.

There is all the helplessness, and humble hope, and death-like prayer that can arise from the grave'implora pace.'

She dragged him to her castle and laughed at his utter helplessness.

Just as Austrian troops had so often done in Italy, so now a huge Russian horde poured over Hungary, beat down all resistance, and having reduced the land to helplessness returned it to the angry grip of its insulted sovereign.

In our helplessness she does all for us as though we were yet part of her; but in the measure that we are weaned and begin to fend for ourselves as responsible agents, we are deprived of the aids and easements befitting the childhood of our race.

Whirling to assist the others, assured of the fellow's helplessness, I found no need.

His first impulse upon him, strengthened by Gloria's helplessness, he took her into his arms, holding her close to him.

At length conducted us to Rossland,there, Our melancholy story moved a Stranger To take thee to her homeand for myself, Soon after, the good Abbot of St. Cuthbert's Supplied my helplessness with food and raiment,

But there's a Providence for them who walk In helplessness, when innocence is with them.

He cautioned him to pursue the path of virtue and rectitude, and to cast from his heart every feeling of vanity and pride; above all he implored him to be just and merciful, and said: "Think not that thou art wise, but ignorant, And ever listen to advice and counsel; We are but dust, and from the dust created; And what our lives but helplessness and sorrow!"

Juanita's helplessness seemed to have aroused a steady determination to help her at any cost.

But they plead helplessness and tell us that the Government of India and Mr. Montagu have done all it was humanly possible for them to do.

Were it not for our utter servility, helplessness and want of confidence in ourselves, we would certainly grasp this clean weapon and make the most effective use of it.

The British know our helplessness and

To get Swaraj then is to get rid of our helplessness.

Under its spell continuously we feel the feeling of helplessness.

India feels weak and helpless and so expresses her helplessness by hating the tyrant who despises her and makes her crawl on the belly, lifts the veils of her innocent women and compels her tender children to acknowledge his power by saluting his flag four times a day.

Fear had produced not only all the helplessness of despondency, but all the mischievous freaks of insanity.

His repose was the repose of helplessness,not that of grace or nature.

Ah, she did not!did not see the figure that came moving like a spectre through the gates!did not hear the slow dragging step of one who is weary almost to helplessness,the listless step that has lost the spring of hope, the exultation of life, the expectation of spirit, the strength of manhood!She did hear, did see the man.

The manager did see, and shrugged his shoulders with a gesture of helplessness.

Add to this physical pain the overwhelming terror which only utter helplessness can feel, and which is the most recognizable quality in the cry of a very young child under whipping; add the instinctive sense of disgrace, of outrage, which often keeps the older child stubborn and still through-out,and you have an amount and an intensity of suffering from which even tried nerves might shrink.

Most sacred and inalienable of all rights is the right of helplessness to protection from the strong, of ignorance to counsel from the wise.

Helplessness in the hands of power,that is the whole story.

In case of sons, the question is rarely a practical one; in those exceptional instances where invalidism or some other disability keeps a man helpless for years under his father's roof, his very helplessness is at once his vindication and his shield, and also prevents his feeling manly revolt against the position of unnatural childhood.