" "That's right hopeful," observed the man, with a plainly intentional, dry ludicrousness.

To him Abdulla half-hopeful, half-desperate, repaired: and the Syed came into his house and gave Afiza a potion composed of incense-ashes and water from the Miran shrine.

"He is dead," said Burton, as I stared down in horror at what an instant before had been a brave, strong, hopeful human being.

Mr. and Mrs. Judson might well have been excused had they hesitated to settle in Rangoon, for the prospects before them in that place were anything but hopeful.

The doctor was very hopeful of Annie, and said she had nine chances out of ten of getting better, but this little woman's was a worse case.

Knowing as I did the uncertainty of our position, I needed her blind faith to keep me hopeful.

It is, I believe, one of the most hopeful among the many hopeful signs of the times, that the civilised nations of Europe and America are awakening slowly but surely to this truth.

It is, I believe, one of the most hopeful among the many hopeful signs of the times, that the civilised nations of Europe and America are awakening slowly but surely to this truth.

There has been, however, a colossal change in discipline, from the days when disobedience was punishable with death to the agreeable moral suasion of the nineteenth century, as exemplified in the "fin de siècle" nonsense rhyme: "There once was a hopeful young horse Who was brought up on love, without force: He had his own way, and they sugared his hay; So he never was naughty, of course.

Though many motives have their place in early will-training,love of approval, deference to public opinion, the influence of beauty, hopeful occupation, respect and rev for those in authority,yet these are all preparatory, the preliminary exercises, which must be well practiced before the soul can spread her wings into the blue.

The ladies rushed ina groom galloped off for the doctormet him luckily in the village, and, in a few minutes, the squire was bled and put to bed, and showed hopeful signs of returning consciousness.

" "You're a hopeful young person, aren't you?"

More recently a spirit of free speculation has sprung up, giving a more encouraging prospect of the gradual mental emancipation of England; and concurring with the renewal under better auspices, of the movement for political freedom in the rest of Europe, has given to the present condition of human affairs a more hopeful aspect.

The vigor of all new endeavors will be enfeebled; the king himself will be a loser of the wonted benefit by customs, exported and imported from hence into England, and this hopeful plantation will in the issue be ruined.

Maxine grew calmer, though not, I think, more hopeful as I talked; and at last she folded up the diamonds neatly in the red case, which she gave to me.

After a stay in Memphis of six weeks we went on to Cincinnati, hopeful of meeting some, at least, of the family that, though free, in defiance of justice, had been consigned to cruel and hopeless bondagebondage in violation of civil as well as moral law.

He was once more brave, hopeful, free-hearted, ready to do anything or all things, that justice might be done and truth become established.

She became more hopeful about her son, and more interested daily in the beautifying and restoration of his house.

" "I know," said Sarah; "but she has been looking so bright and hopeful, ever since we heard Peter was coming homeuntil to-daywhen he has actually come; and that is what puzzles me.

I had not read the extracts then; so I had resolved to begin a new course, and, if possible, to banish all jealousy and suspicion from her heart: and yet I had no reason to be much troubled at her past suspicions; since, if a woman will continue with a man whom she suspects, when she can get from him, or thinks she can, I am sure it is a very hopeful sign.

"Will I be a success, too?" asked Eric in a faint but hopeful voice.

The children laid the fire, together,shivering but hopeful.

Hour after hour they had shot beneath the varying surface of the floe, but not for one hopeful second had they caught the dark shadow of open water.

But allow this as the fair and hopeful side of the Empire.

The disciple of Niebuhr, who at one time had seen all things very much as Niebuhr saw them in his sad later days of disgust at revolution and cynical despair of liberty, had come since under the influence of Arnold, and, as his letters to Arnold show, had taken into his own mind much of the more generous and hopeful, though vague, teaching of that equally fervid teacher of liberalism and of religion.