And at last, one night, after leaving the instrument silent, mute in the corner of the parlor for many years, Aunt Nancy Smith dragged out her harp, and, seating herself, reached out her knotted, trembling hands and brought forth what seemed the very echo, so faint and faltering it was, of "Douglas, Douglas, Tender and True.

They are mute as Sphinx to souls which cannot supply the music and the poetry which fell from their marble lips upon the ear of him who created them.

Whereat Beltane, forgetful of all but her loveliness, heedful of nought in the world but her warm young beauty, rose up from his knees and, trembling-mute with love, would have caught her to his eager arms; but of a sudden cometh Giles, breathlesshasting up the narrow stair and, all heedless of his lord, runneth to fling himself upon his knees before the Duchess, to catch her robe and kiss it oft.

"On these terms," the smile seemed to say, "I will be mute for an age.

But Avery stood mute before him, very pale, desperately calm.

The idea is taken from Dante's Inferno, v. I came into a place mute of all light, Which bellows as the sea does in a tempest, If by opposing winds 't is combated.

All rested with the telephone that stood mockingly mute at the man's elbow, callous alike to his anxiety and the rancorous regard in which he held it.

The harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls, As if that soul were fled.

The famous violinist, Mr. ALBERT SAMMONS, has so far returned no final answer to the offer of the Crown of Sordinia, but it is believed that he cannot long remain mute to the touching appeal of the signatories.

And we, who are endowed with speech in order to interpret the dumb eloquence of the works of Godwe cannot be mute amid the longings, the fears, and the hopes which agitate the minds of our children.

We all knew that the mother's heart was the bereaved one, however impressed the father's imagination might be by the picture of his own desolation; and we saw her mute about her own trial, and growing whiter in the face and smaller from month to month, while he put no restraint upon his tears and lamentations.

Cedric, struck mute by the sudden appearance of his banished son, now rushed forward.

Before μ a kappa-mute is changed into γ, a pi-mute into μ, and a tau-mute into σ. § 16.

He said, that such persons when they are alone, can neither think nor express their thoughts, but stand mute like machines, and as in a deep sleep; but that they awake as soon as any sound strikes their ears: and he added, that those become such, who are inmostly wicked; into these no heavenly light can flow from above, but only somewhat spiritual through the world, whence they derive the faculty of confirming.

Then her | cheek was | pale, and | thinner | than should | be for | one so | young; And her | eyes on | all my | motions, | with a | mute ob | -servance, | hung.

Never did she lisp it, And 't was not for me; She was mute from transport, I, from agony!

Through the calm and silent air Floats the tolling funeral bell, Swooning over hill and dell, Heavy laden with despair; Mute between each muffled stroke, Sad as though a dead voice spoke, Out of the dim Past time spoke, Stands my heart all mute with care.

And while the Pony moves his legs, In Johnny's left hand you may see The green bough motionless and dead: The Moon that shines above his head 80 Is not more still and mute than he.

" As he leaned slightly round towards her Laura looked up, but she was mute through surprise.

His pipe hangs mute beside the river; Around it wistful sunbeams quiver, But Music's airy voice is fled.

vowel, of e mute after a sing.

But, convinced of its truth, De l'Épée set to himself the problem of discovering how this idea could be presented to the mind of the mute without words; and in their gestures and signs he found his problem solved.