At a moment when the shadow of world-war was over the country like a pair of black wings lowering Mrs. Harry Ross, who swooned at the sight of blood from a penknife scratch down the hand of her son, but yawned over the head-line statistics of the casualties at Verdun, lifted a lid from a pot that exuded immediate savory fumes, prodded with a fork at its content, her concern boiled down to deal solely with stew.

And one of his great charities Is music; and it doth not scorn To close the lids upon the eyes Of the weary and forlorn.

For many hours together they never raised their lids, looking out through slits, cat-like, on the world.

When day came the Cyclop awoke, and kindling a fire, made his breakfast of two other of his unfortunate prisoners, then milked his goats as he was accustomed, and pushing aside the vast stone, and shutting it again when he had done, upon the prisoners, with as much ease as a man opens and shuts a quiver's lid, he let out his flock, and drove them before him with whistlings (as sharp as winds in storms) to the mountains.

There were six or seven miniature-cases in the compartment of the dressing-box, and supposing that the one which lay uppermost belonged to the miniature in his hand, he raised it, and opened the lid with a view to replace the picture of Eve's mother, with a species of pious reverence.

Betty slit the waxed paper and took off the box lid, revealing a perfectly packed box of expensive chocolates.

Take as much lobster as is required, mince the meat very fine, and add the above ingredients; stir it over the fire for 6 minutes; remove the lids of the patty-cases, take out the bread, fill with the mixture, and replace the covers.

And so, walking proud and tall, she passed out before them, whereat Duke Ivo's black brow grew the blacker, and he stared before him with narrowed eyes, beholding which, the faces of my lady's counsellors waxed anxious and long; only Winfrida, chiefest of the ladies, watched the Duke 'neath drooping lids and with a smile upon her full, red lips.

Fill the vol-au-vent with a rich mince, or fricassee, or ragoût, or the remains of cold fish flaked and warmed in a good white sauce, and do not make them very liquid, for fear of the gravy bursting the crust: replace the lid, and serve.

Pour in the water, and let it stew very gently for 2-1/2 hours, keeping the lid of the stewpan closely shut the whole time, and occasionally shaking it to prevent its burning. Time.2-1/2 hours.

Rigouthe bent down to reach the objects placed at the bottom of the box; upon which Frédégonde immediately lowered the lid on her daughter, and pressed upon it with so much force that the eyes began to start out of the princess's head.

Then he looked into the staring eyes, drew down the lids, watched them snap up again, and then hastily opened his case.

The ice tried to push the cork out of the bottle, just as you would try to push up the lid of a box if you were shut up inside one.

He turned upon Lulu his bright smile, lifted his eyebrows, dropped his lids, stood for a moment contemplating the yellow tulip, and so left the room.

Hinges and lock yielded in their turn, holding in their grasp fragments of the boards, and with a crash he threw off the lid, and all was open.

Whatever it was, it undoubtedly heeled the ship sufficiently to bring down both lids, which were rather delicately balanced.

"Show us"Mac had taken the shut tin, and now held it out"show us how you got the lid off.

Then, fastening down the lid, he covered the coffin over with boards and began slowly and mournfully shovelling the earth upon it.

Put the movable filter over this, and screw the lid, inverted, tightly on the end of the centre pipe.

" "That's for holding the lid up," said the mate.

He started toward the bed, and as he came to the trunk he paused, looked at it, muttered something about "ruin," and something about "fortune," kicked the lid down and threw himself across the bed.

Higgins, who held an open penknife, seemed to have been attempting to pry the lid.

Roll out the paste to the thickness of about 1-1/2 inch, and, with a fluted cutter, stamp it out to the desired shape, either round or oval, and, with the point of a small knife, make a slight incision in the paste all round the top, about an inch from the edge, which, when baked, forms the lid.

She told him to go to King Upang's palace and to beg from him the lid of the sacred casket in which the accessories of worship were kept.

While the officer rattled the steel lids the cook himself stood rigidly alongside, with his fingers touching the seams of his trousers.