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The gangway began its slow swing round preparatory to lowering into place.
Then we discovered that they had collected and lowered to the beach a quantity of stateroom doors from the wreck, and had trundled the galley stove to the edge where it awaited our assistance.
So saying, Beda rose, and taking the lanthorn, began to descend through the floor, having first shown how the flagstone must be lowered in place.
" "Don't talk," she said, a frown lowering over her closed eyes and pressing two fingers against each temple.
" Mary was lowered from the great ship into a large canoe.
"A power that if but named In casual converse, be it where it might, The speaker lowered at once his voice, his eyes, And pointed upward as at God in heaven.
Officers and men were lowered with the launches.
I went the old way; and the old longing recurring at the one charmed spot on the road, I cast a quick look at the towering sycamore and the desolated house beneath, which, short as it was, roused feelings which kept my head lowered for the remainder of my walk north and to the very moment, when, on my return, the same chimneys and overhanging roofs came again into view through the wintry branches.
Another house, lower down the hill, was also on fire.
It seemed somehow as though a spell were broken, as though the curtain had lowered on some final act in the theatre.
Undine muttered, her brows lowering like her father's; and Mrs. Spragg, wheeling about to screen her daughter, addressed herself protestingly to the half-open door.
The phenomena noted in Napoleon's case were often present: lowering of the pulse, chilliness, and an increased irritability of the bladder.
My spirits have been much lowered about the whole thing this morning, as Mr. Trevelyan has been here and persuaded John that it would be madness for me either to remain in this house or go to Downing Street, both of which would be marks in case of a fight.
EXTEMPORE VERSES Lowering as Barkaidy's face The wintry night came in, Cold as the music of his bass, And lengthen'd as his chin.
It was a pleasing sight to the multitude that the insignia of authority were lowered before them, and that acknowledgment was made, that the dignity and power of the people were greater than that of the consul.
The portrait of a schoolboy,an Eton boy with a long nose and small, grey eyes, and an expression distinctly rather sulky and lowering than open or pleasing.
The moon, on the wane,a small crescent lying on its back,was lowering toward the horizon.
I think he has become lowered by associating with bad companions.
The men were but dimly revealed, sitting with heads lowered beneath the slight protection afforded by the lug sail, although one was upon his knees, throwing out the water which dashed in over the front rail.
Care must be taken that he does not remain in too long, as the animal heat will be lowered below the proper degree, which would be most injurious.
With clouds lowering around his own head, it comforted him to feel that her future would be safe whatever came.
He hesitated, and lifted his eyes to the black brow of the skipper, lowering within touch.
The sun lowered through a brown, burnt haze, the night sped up from the ocean, covering the sky with sudden darkness, in which stars appeared, many and cool, above the torrid earth and the insensate turmoil.
This annulus may be raised or lowered without being resisted by the pressure of the steam, and in rotative engines it is usually worked by a cam on the shaft.
[Illustration: L'Envoi] Heavy skies lowered above us, the landscape seen through the driving mist-wreaths showed a depressing repetition of drabs and greys as we journeyed towards Calais.