193 examples of unquiet in sentences

He sitteth upon His throne, be the nations never so unquiet.

In the unquiet night, With all her beauty bright, She walketh my silent chamber to and fro; Not twice of the same mind, Sometimes unkindunkind, And again no cooing dove hath a voice so sweet and low.

There was one tribe that in unconscious ease Slumber'd and thought of danger but in dreams, Heard not the tramp of men upon the breeze, While the stars, watching with faint trembling beams, Saw noiseless spectres round the village creep, Like apparitions of unquiet sleep.

Emily, although confiding in the fullest manner in the truth and worth of her lover, had felt an inexplicable sensation of pleasure, as she heard the earl speak of his sister by the name of Marian; love is such an unquiet, and generally such an engrossing passion, that few avoid unnecessary uneasiness while under its influence, unless so situated as to enjoy a mutual confidence.

What ails my heart, that in my breast It thus unquiet lies; And that it now of needful rest Deprives my tiréd eyes? Let not vain hopes, griefs, doubts, or fears, Distemper so my mind; But cast on God thy thoughtful cares, And comfort thou shalt find.

But the unquiet and impetuous disposition of the caliph would not allow him to rest there; he had studied so much for amusement in the lifetime of his father as to acquire a great deal of knowledge, though not a sufficiency to satisfy himselffor he wished to know everything, even sciences that did not exist.

The more turbulent and unquiet made an expedition into France, under the command of Hastings

Brussels will become the sink of Europe, and every unquiet spirit will go there.

In his short and unquiet sleeps he dreams of thieves, and runs to the door and names more men than he hath.

His religion is too full of fears and jealousies to be true and faithful, and too solicitous and unquiet to continue in the right, if it were so.

This is what De Tocqueville meant when writing of France, before the Revolution, he said, "According as prosperity began to dawn in France, men's minds appeared to become more unquiet and disturbed; public discontent was sharpened, hatred of all ancient institutions went on increasing, till the nation was visibly on the verge of a revolution.

So as soon as I saw that, I knew I was near what I sought, and that Colonel John Mohune had put this sign there a century ago, either by his own hands or by those of a servant; and then I thought of Mr. Glennie's story, that the Colonel's conscience was always unquiet, because of a servant whom he had put away, and now I seemed to understand something more of it.

Both vanished from my fancy just as the pursuer had his hand on the pursued; but Mr. Glennie's story came back again to my mind, how that Colonel Mohune's conscience was always unquiet because of a servant he had put away, and I guessed now that the turnkey was not the first man these walls had seen go headlong down the well.

But closely as they cling to it, "cursed be Canaan" is a poor drug to stupify a throbbing consciencea mocking lullaby, vainly wooing slumber to unquiet tossings, and crying "Peace, be still," where God wakes war, and breaks his thunders.

For the prosecution had suggested that Morris's presence at the scene of the murder the day after was suspicious, as if he had come back uneasily and of an unquiet conscience.

I believe the message of Christmas-day, that thy will is peace on earth, even peace to me, restless and unquiet as I am; and goodwill to men, even to me, the chief of sinners.

Example: "The Lord reigneth, be the earth never so unquiet.

Here, I suppose, the sense to require everso, an adverb of degree: "Be the earth everso unquiet.

ordered Wilbur, though Frank had not been unquiet.

We may guess at the severity of the Judge by the lesser strokes of that judgment which He is pleased to send upon sinners in this world, to make them afraid of the horrible pains of doomsdayI mean the torments of an unquiet conscience, the amazement and confusions of some sins and some persons.

MONK (glancing round in terror, with unquiet looks).

Like a black storm thou roll'st about us all, Even to thyself unquiet, till thy fall.

The altars shall be crowned with funeral boughs, Peace-offerings paid,but with unquiet vows.

All these passed like clouds over the unquiet sea of her nature, reflecting the changing skies of circumstance, and were fitted to produce a fascination ever on the verge of repulsion even when it was strongest.

But Archie was so excited that he found it difficult even to lie still; and he lay awake almost two hours, thinking of the sport they should have in the morning, and at last dropped into an unquiet slumber.

193 examples of  unquiet  in sentences