he cried, his voice shrill with fear.

It was one of those low, light voices which are apt to have very little range or volume, and which break and tremble absurdly under any stress of emotion; and often they become shrill in a higher register; but inside conversational limits, if such a term may be used, there is no fiber so delightful, so purely musical.

The Federal camp lay on a distant hill-side below Romney: through the dim winter shadows he could see points of light shifting from tent to tent; a single bugle-call had shrilled through the mountains once or twice; the regiments ordered for the attack were under arms now, he concluded.

But as they topped the hill crest came the shrill of a whistle from the opposite ridge, and there was half a battalion of the Rutlands back-casting for the enemy that had broken through their posts.

Under the pines one catches a distant gleam of the snow plant, an exquisite sharp note of color, of true Roman shade, such as Rossetti loved to introduce into his pictures, shrill like the vibrant wood of the flute.

Suddenly the noontide stillness was broken by a sound, deafening and shrill on ordinary occasions, but falling now like music on Madam Conway's ear, for by that sound she knew that Margaret was near.

He returned to his packing, whistling away as shrill as any blackbird.

The Limited's whistle had shrilled for a stop.

The bell, I say, rang fiercely; and a voice, More shrill than bell, call'd out for "Coachman Philip.

he screamed, his voice shrill above the bellowing, booming waters.

Far off he heard Tod shrilling at him, "Bull!

he said, in so low a voice that, the note of the curlew flying above them sounded loud and shrill by contrast.

The voice of Jim Silent, strangely changed and sharpened from his usual bass roar, shrilled over the sudden tumult: "Each man for himself!

The boatswains' whistles shrilled across the water as the seamen ran to quarters and cleared the decks for action.

I reduced my attire to boots and underclothing, and toiled through Belle Espérance, the curs of the village nibbling my calves, the children shrilling to their mammas to come and see the strong man from the circus.

His eyes were bright, his cheeks bluish, and he spoke in a thick, excited voice that broke and shrilled toward the end of each sentence.

It was high and light, and one could suspect that it might become shrill under a stress.

O'er the wide worldthe world that knows not why, And stares with stupid scorn to see me go; Whilst I with solemn secret face pass by, To laugh in desert spots where none are nigh, Laugh loud and shrill unto the winds, Ho!

A policeman's whistle shrilled outside the window.

Mrs. Bett's voice shrilled from within the house, startlingly closejust beyond the blind, in fact: "Go on, Lulie.

With a jangle that tore through her half-wakened senses the telephone at her bedside shrilled into life.

The winds of fear and ruin blew shrill about his naked soul.

Thou takest all young hearts captive with thine eyes; At rumour of thee the tongues of children ring Louder than bees; the golden poplars rise Like trumps of peace; and birds, on homeward wing, Fly mocking echoes shrill along the skies, Above the waves' grave diapasoning.