Darkness is over the skirts of the gods of the pastgloom receives them, Erebus holds outstretched arms.

Presently, he wriggles a little in the water, as though vexed at the slackness of offers; then he drops one of the hands and leaves the other outstretched.

Whereat up sprang Giles and came running with hands outstretched in welcome, yet of a sudden, paused and stood staring upon Beltane, as did the others also, for the place was very bright and moreover Beltane's mail-coif was fallen back.

Yet his frown was not for them, nor did his blue eyes pause at any one of them, whereat hope grew within them and with white hands outstretched they implored his pity.

Cordial as our relations had beenthough he was hardly one of my ilkI noted no instinctive outstretching of his hand, and so did not reach out mine.

His arm was outstretched steadily.

Her loosened hair fell in a long wave of gold down to the bloodstained hand outstretched toward her.

Will she not stand with outstretched hands

What wind blows thee hither, my boy, in such sad plight?" replied Hoffman, grasping the slender hand outstretched to him.

I shall have left a name unstained, unsullied, to the son I love!" There was a catch in his voice, and it broke as he turned suddenly with outstretched hand.

Mrs. Heron rose with outstretched hands.

And when I paddled ashore to watch them one ran swiftly past without heeding me, his nose outstretched, his eyes green as foxfire in the moonlight, while the others vanished like shadows among the black rocks, each intent on his unknown quest.

It was just as she was turning away with Peggy, when she saw that angry face barring her way, when she heard those ominous words, "Miss Smithson," and thenand then that outstretched hand thrusting forth to Peggy that fluttering, dreadful slip of paper!

On the remaining three the subjects were strangely unusual,a palm and tent, with a patch of sky; a bird with outstretched wings, soaring upward with open beak, as if singing in its flight; a cherub head with a soft halo about it.

He flung himself among them with outstretched arms, with words of reason, with shouts, with gaspings.

He lay back with his legs outstretched, his back against the corner-post, and one gloved hand upon each rope.

Then she carried him into the church, where, kneeling before the Mother of Sorrows, whose outstretched hands seemed to touch her own in responsive sympathy and gift of calm, she prayed and wept.

Then, without warning, a tremendous convulsion laid hold on her body and soul, and she was racked and shaken by it, and at its crisis her outstretched hands opened and showered the top of the desk with jewels, then flew to her head and clutched her throbbing temples.

She turned to him with outstretched hand, but he put it gently aside.

Wait till night Brings black hours and white delight; Then, as now, your limbs outstretching, Yield yourself to her bewitching.

Already he was so close that she could have touched his shoulder by outstretching her arm.

With thee to thine agèd father, To the everlasting ocean, Who, with arms outstretching far, Waiteth for us; Ah, in vain those arms lie open To embrace his yearning children; For the thirsty sand consumes us In the desert waste; the sunbeams Drink our life-blood; hills around us Into lakes would dam us!

'Good God!' exclaimed Cadurcis, starting; and then, outstretching his hand, he contrived to add, 'have I, indeed, the pleasure of seeing one I have so long admired?' 'Lord Cadurcis!'

It was dark behind the stairs, but she saw me instantly, greeting me with a little cry of delight and a quick outstretching of the hands.

There the monster lay, outstretching its enormous sextuple wings, each wing with an area of 376 by 82.5 feet.