Do we say whish or wish

whish 11 occurrences

Presently George crossed the floor with a burden; there was the "whish" of the blankets being unrolledand then a slight pause.

Clang, clang, would go his anvil, whish, whish, would respond his bellows, creak, creak, would go the hickory sweephe was helping the world go round!

Clang, clang, would go his anvil, whish, whish, would respond his bellows, creak, creak, would go the hickory sweephe was helping the world go round!

By Jove, Sir, till common sense is well mixed up with medicine, and common manhood with theology, and common honesty with law, We the people, Sir, some of us with nutcrackers, and some of us with trip-hammers, and some of us with pile-drivers, and some of us coming with a whish!

A long silence followed, broken only by the whish of the fly-brush as a white-clad Baluchi whisked it lazily to and fro over the Khan's head.

Then to pick one's way across the plashy meadows, and, after a ticklish pass of jumping from one reedy tussock to another, to get once more upon the firm soil, while the grass, dry and crisp under your feet, gives a pleasant whish, whish, as it does the duty of street-door-mat to your mud-beclogged sandals.

Then to pick one's way across the plashy meadows, and, after a ticklish pass of jumping from one reedy tussock to another, to get once more upon the firm soil, while the grass, dry and crisp under your feet, gives a pleasant whish, whish, as it does the duty of street-door-mat to your mud-beclogged sandals.

This time he was cursing one of his horses, and she could hear the stinging whish of a whip, a wicked and sinister emphasis to the beast's snorting and frenzied thumping of hoofs.

It was not long before we heard the whish of German shells passing some distance away.

Weel, Jimmy, there was a couple whish-bangs came intil REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS.

"They'll no stop a whish-bang," conceded the apostle of progress, "but they would keep off splunters, and a wheen bullets, andand" "And the rain!" supplied Jimmy sarcastically.

wish 23995 occurrences

Addressing myself to you, as teachers, I would say, mere book learning in physical science is a sham and a delusionwhat you teach, unless you wish to be impostors, that you must first know; and real knowledge in science means personal acquaintance with the facts, be they few or many.

[Footnote 20: It will be understood that I do not wish to deny that the earth's rotation may be undergoing retardation.]

I do not wish to "Hansardise" Sir William Thomson by laying much stress on the fact that, only fifteen years ago he entertained a totally different view of the origin of the sun's heat, and believed that the energy radiated from year to year was supplied from year to yeara doctrine which would have suited Hutton perfectly.

Vincent's mother had been one of Mistress Sprague's bridesmaids, and it was her wish that the children might grow up in the old kindly ties.

The day before he was to bid the kind house adieu he had his wish.

"On the whole, sir, I cannot help expressing a wish that every member of the convention who may still have objections to it, would with me, on this occasion doubt a little of his own infallibilityand to make manifest our unanimity, put his name to this instrument.

He remained as he had fallen; crouched, alert, with one hand spread out on the boards to balance him and give him a leverage and a start in case he should wish to spring in any direction.

He might also regret my death, but, at any rate, I have no wish to be the fourth.

I wish I had done that.

I wish I had given him his life.

"I wish you had not taken it up.

"I do not wish to know how you have wronged me.

Those who wish to read a curious monument of the follies of the alchymists, may consult the diary of Elias Ashmole, who is rather the historian of this vain science, than an adept.

She only shook her head and tried to laugh him out of such a wish; but by-and-by when she attempted to carry him back down the mountain he refused to move from the spot; nor would he speak to her nor look up into her pleading face, but kept his eyes fixed on that distant blue ocean which had so enchanted him.

For hours he lay there in that drowsy condition, his mother keeping watch over him, and when it passed off, and he got up again, his temper appeared changed: he was more gentle and affectionate with his mother, and obeyed her every wish.

She had succeeded in making him happy during the last few days; but she wished to do moreshe wished to make him fear and hate the sea so that he would never grow discontented with his life on the hills nor wish to leave her.

So now, one morning, when the mist was out over the land, she said to Martin when he woke, "Get up and go out on to the hill and see the mist; and when you feel its coldness and taste its salt on your lips, and see how it dims and saddens the earth, you will know better than to wish for that great water it comes from.

"It's very good of you, Mr. Gregg, to wish me all sorts of such pleasant things.

I need not tell you anything about it" "Yes, Miss Leithcourt, I only wish you would tell me about it," I said gravely, inviting her to a chair and seating myself.

"Then you wish me to assist you in this search, Miss Leithcourt?"

" "Tell him the truth then, Cebes," he replied, "that I did not make them from a wish to compete with him, or his poems, for I knew that this would be no easy matter; but that I might discover the meaning of certain dreams, and discharge my conscience, if this should happen to be the music which they have often ordered me to apply myself to.

"But now I wish to render an account to you, my judges, of the reason why a man who has really devoted his life to philosophy, when he is about to die appears to me, on good grounds, to have confidence, and to entertain a firm hope that the greatest good will befall him in the other world, when he has departed this life.

In this way Timon but the other day had given to one of these mean lords the bay courser which he himself rode upon, because his lordship had been pleased to say that it was a handsome beast and went well; and Timon knew that no man ever justly praised what he did not wish to possess.

Mais, here is five hondred dollar'; I wish you shall take it.

In the present question, my lords, I have only supposed that envy may be one motive among many, and wish its influence were so small, as that it might have been less proper to mention it.

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