Well, it was not like the collision of two hard substances, but rather of the heavy "thud" order of sound, like the descent of a solid into a soft substance; say, for instance, of a flat-iron into a jar of unrisen buck-wheat batter.

While the ground jarred with occasional tremors and the mountain puffed forth its vaporous threats, he and the surgeon, seated on a rock, gave themselves with complete absorption to the reading.

To this day it is likely that a last auspicated volume still sits on its shelf with the spice jars in some English country kitchen and that a worn and toothless cook still thumbs its leaves.

'He seems charming,' he repeated, then said with a change of tone and with his occasional impulsive brusqueness, 'I wonderdoes he ever jar on you in any way?' 'Oh no.

This thickening may be made in larger quantities, and kept in a stone jar for use when wanted.

Even the Puritans saw that the inevitable must come, and, in 1660, Charles II. was restored to the throne of England without any serious jar to the country or colonies.

You can only jar against it, and cringe under the agony of the reminder all your life long....

But one morning the Boy was found pouring the fruit out of the jars into some empty cans.

Backwards, forwards he swung, with a tingling jar at the end of each sway, until he ached from his neck to his knees.

He was sunfishing now in that most deadly manner when the horse lands on one forehoof, the rider receiving a double jar from the down-shock and then the whiplash snap to the side.

Who can tell whether they do not go jarring through the universe, marring the music of the spheres, throwing discord into the anthems of the morning stars when they sing together, a wail among the glad voices of the sons of God, when they shout for joy?

A great weight jarred between his shoulders.

Loosening the soil all around, we attempted to raise the jar out of the ground, but all our efforts were unavailingits great weight preventing us from lifting it one inch out of the bed.

Never shall the sacred tie, which should only unite congenial spirits, be violated by two souls, distant as the poles, jarring as contending elements.

" "You talk too much, miss," said the captain, drawing the tobacco jar towards him and slowly filling his pipe.

Slowly he tilted the jar toward the thirsty sands.

It was a jar after that music.

And thus, whilst severed from all kindness and all love, whilst the stern harsh voice of his task-master is grating in incessant jars within his ear, take all rest out of his flesh, and plant the thorn; take all feeling out of his heart, and leave the withered core; take all peace out of his conscience, and leave the worm of remorse; and then let any one come and dare to tell me that the man is happy because he has bread and meat.

I can say no more than in particular, but in general terms to the rest, they are all mad, their wits are evaporated, and, as Ariosto feigns, l. 34, kept in jars above the moon.

Like trains of cars on tracks of plush I hear the level bee: A jar across the flowers goes, Their velvet masonry Withstands until the sweet assault Their chivalry consumes, While he, victorious, tilts away To vanquish other blooms.

He pretends to set a jar before the Cauzee.]

" Before the prosecutor could interfere, Kennedy had picked up the note found in the ammonia-jar beside the dying girl and had jammed the state's evidence into the long-necked flask of sulpho-cyanide vapor.

Then the voice came forth, all sweet and clear, Though jarred by inward pain; She spoke like one that speaks in fear Of the judgment she will gain, When the soul is full as a mountain-mere, And the speech, but a flowing vein.

If moved or jarred during the cooking, it will be likely to fall.

"Would you care to paint me as the Goddess of Love?" He, still, did not look at her; but answered, while, with deliberate care, he selected a few brushes from the Chinese jar near the easel, "Venus is always a very popular subject, you know.