Three months, however, of an extraordinarily hard winter gave them a respite, and enabled them to veil the facts from their own people.

But in spite of secrecy and fog, how little respite we had given him!

Is any night-walk comparable to a walk from St. Paul's to Charing Cross, for lighting and paving, crowds going and coming without respite, the rattle of coaches, and the cheerfulness of shops?

CANUTE BECOMES KING OF ENGLAND A.D. 1017 DAVID HUME (After the success of King Alfred over the Danes in the last quarter of the ninth century, England enjoyed a considerable respite from the invasions of the bold ravagers who had caused great suffering and loss to the country.

The Danes were gradually incorporated with his new subjects; and both were glad to obtain a little respite from those multiplied calamities from which the one, no less than the other, had, in their fierce contest for power, experienced such fatal consequences.

Yet she could think forward to one occurrence only that could give her respite and a frail chance for freedom: if they would only fight as, in some dim instinctive way, it was given her to understand that such men would fight once a wrathful blow had been given and takenif the others would only watch them and not her, if she could come to one of the riflesor outside She turned to Jarrold.

Gray vapors from river and paddy-field, lingering like steam in a slow breeze, paled and dispersed in the growing light, as the new day, worse than the old, came sullenly without breath or respite.

By this they will be released from their present dread of perpetual slavery, and be certain, as they are when in the service of the merchants, of a respite from their fatigues.

Then returned he to the people ami demanded eight days' respite, and they granted it to him.

But as for Christian, he had some respite, and was remanded back to prison; so he there remained for a space.

But at last came the day when the Law gave release, Just a moment of respite from merciless fate, For they took him to prison, and purchased me peace, Till I welcomed him home like a wifeat the gate! "Was it wrong in repentance of Man to believe?

"Isn't it their turn for a respite?

Lulu spoke not at allit was enough to have this respite.

Thee the harass'd brain And aching heart with fond orisons greet; The respite thou of toil; the balm of pain; To thoughtful mind the hour for musing meet, 'Tis then the sage from forth his lone retreat, The rolling universe around espies; 'Tis then the bard may hold communion sweet With lovely shapes unkenned by grosser eyes, And quick perception comes of finer mysteries.

The Senate might indeed be weary of these interminable discussions and unending compliments, and glad of a respite in which to turn to other matters.

Then, good my lord, let me some respite take.

Both the government and the people, rich and poor, take a longer or shorter respite from their cares and their labours at the new year.

After a brief, brief respite she began to dream.

The respite could not last, but while it lasted he knew no pain.

I had no pleasure, even though I pursued it fiercely during the brief respite of vacations.

We were to have left Pekin on the 8th, so I was obliged to send to beg one day's respite from the General.

All day long they have to work; those women who have babies get a little respite on the excuse of suckling their babies; but those who have no children get no rest at all; and the men are allowed to break off to chew tobacco but those who have not learnt to chew have to work without stopping from morning to night.

He was the only person I saw in the grounds, whose quiet I had sought for an hour's respite from war.

The respite is brief, and is soon followed by the abrupt renewal of the violent wind and rain, but now coming from the opposite direction, and the storm passes off with the several features following each other in the reverse order."

There is little relief, little respite, and he is almost entirely deprived of bodily exercise.