West glanced up once and glared at one offending junior, and an admonitory "Hush!
Another gnomic poet was Phocylides of Miletus; an admonitory poem extant under his name is probably the work of an Alexandrine Jewish Christian.
It is a fault which could not be avoided without falsifying chronology at a period familiar to every well-read person, or losing sight of the admonitory lesson which the tale was intended to convey.
Davies, whose extravagance had been checked by theadmonitory frown of Morgan, took advantage of the dilemma to which Dr.
The artifices of Cromwell and his adherents need not be minutely detailed in a work intended only to give an admonitory picture of those times.
You depreciate yourself," said the Princess, in an admonitory tone; "but I do know who were Adam and Eve.
You are first in the field," said the doctor, in spite of an admonitory shake of the head from his lady.
He turned earnestly to Bryce and waved a tremblingadmonitory finger.
Bill Henderson raised an admonitory finger and shook it under the Colonel's nose.
Even in the inspirational utterances I find frequently shortadmonitory paragraphs where rude rhymes are introduced.
If an order were given to a negro without that admonitory tag to it, it would fall idly upon heedless ears.
To gross minds this abrupt, admonitory ending of the poem will be disappointing.
But the patriotic impulses of the popular heart, guided by the admonitory advice of the Father of his Country, rose superior to all the difficulties of the incorporation of a new empire into the Union.
An admonitory gesture from Perker restrained him, and he listened to the learned gentleman's continuation with a look of indignation, which contrasted forcibly with the admiring faces of Mrs. Cluppins and Mrs. Sanders.
The coachman shouts anadmonitory "Now, then, gen'lm'n!
She shook an admonitory forefinger in his direction, and pouted in the most dangerous fashion.
So much for the admonitory side of instructions for travellers at the opening of the seventeenth century.
By no means a negligible element in Nelson Langmaid's professional success had been his possession of what may called a sixth sense, and more than once, on his missions of trust, he had listened to its admonitory promptings.
This was more remarkable when the men were left alone; and Lester, in surprise and anger, darted significant and admonitory looks towards his nephew, which at length seemed to rouse him into a more hospitable bearing.
Bull's-eye wagged his tail in acknowledgment of this unusually endearing form of speech; and, giving vent to another admonitory growl for the benefit of Oliver, led the way onward.
