The sun had set, and the moon and stars rose brilliantly over the still waters, which gave back the reflections of their glorious multitude of heavenly bodies.
He had won no great victories, done nothing to dazzle the eyes of men; but I make bold to say that, in the long roll of England's worthies no name will ever shine morebrilliantly to a seaman's eyes than that of honest John Benbow.
When I awoke, the sun, which had shone brilliantly all day, was already sloping to the west.
The brilliantly coloured red and blue lizard (Agama colonorum) is found in the coast region of eastern Liberia.
The final touches had been given to the brilliantly decorated supper table, and the chef, who had done his best for the greatest connoisseur and the most liberal member in the club, had twice looked at his watch.
What was in truth a monologue seemed to be a brilliantly sustained conversation, in which Maddison himself was at once the promoter and the background.
These men had no brilliantly lighted saloon for a resort, but human nature is the same under all circumstances.
A pair of dark eyes, brilliantly soft, and fierily tender, encountered and held his own.
Then, a few days later, he suddenly emerged brilliantly radiant in the hectic glow of his belated midsummer madness.
It was brilliantly lighted; the table was covered with wine and fruit, and was laid for four.
So they set out for the spot where the light was to be seen shining faintly in the distance, but the nearer they approached it the brighter it grew, till at last they came to a brilliantly lighted house.
When his feet touched the bottom he found himself in a large, brilliantly lighted hall, and in the middle sat the eldest princess, and in front of her lay a huge giant, fast asleep.
The whole scene was brilliantly lighted, and remained so for many seconds.
The doors were now closed, as the air had cooled off outside; the windows likewise; but the curtains had not been let down, and one could see from the outside all that was going on in the brilliantly lighted rooms.
The sun had just sunk into the ocean, and seemed to draw down with it the clouds shining brilliantly in a variety of gold and crimson hues.
I saw them in the evening, wandering once more in the garden, or slowly walking up and down in the brilliantly lighted rooms, while Aunt Grenwitz was sitting on the sofa, reading, or pretending to read.
His parliamentary career, which, though not brilliantly successful, had won him high general esteem, was terminated by his elevation to the judicial bench as Lord Jeffrey in May 1834.
It seemed a bit curious that these wild cannibals should exhibit such a taste for these gay and brilliantly coloured leaves and flowers, which they had evidently transplanted from forest and jungle to their own village.
Many were mostbrilliantly coloured, indeed the fish in these tropical waters are often the most gorgeous objects in nature, and would greatly surprise those who are only used to the fish of the temperate zone.
She knew that Louis was making some brilliantly cynical remarks,--asserting that the apparent privacy of the latter was delusive, and that the reputed publicity of the former was deceptive, as it was even more isolated than the latter.
The wonderful eyes which had not their equal, and which asked questions like a doctor or a priest, are brilliantly portrayed.
For the first night of "Les Ressources de Quinola" the audience was to be brilliantlyrepresentative of the aristocracy, beauty, and talent of France.
The house wasbrilliantly lit, and through the windows they could see the flowers with which the rooms were decorated; but in vain they rang at the courtyard gate--no one appeared to let them in.
The candle at the head of the bed lit up brilliantly the portrait of a young man, fresh-coloured and smiling, which was hanging near the fireplace.
With great qualities, both civil and martial, Brilliantly he affects his meritorious ancestors [1].
Ever thinking how to be filial, He brilliantly continued the doings (of his fathers).
Bertha's eyes lighted up more brilliantly than ever, as she beheld her lover, whose cheeks glowed with the ardour of youth, and whose looks bespoke the fire of his noble spirit.
The house was brilliantly lighted and everywhere was a profusion of cut flowers and potted ferns.
They arose and went to the window and there in the brilliantly lighted street in front of the hotel were two carriages containing several gaily dressed women.
The Scotch mist which for days had obscured the harbor was swept away by a stiff breeze, and the moon shone brilliantly out of a clear sky.
The Second Brigade, with the regiments from Genoa and Italian and Allied airmen, brilliantly maintained exceptional activity.
In the end Denis bethought him brilliantly of a way to end the struggle with fairness to both sides.
On the occasion of Nell's first essay at accounts, she had worried and fought and wrestled over a missing sixpence, till Sheila Pat brilliantly bethought her of the account-book, price sixpence.
Brilliantly received there, he thought of devoting himself to literature, and commenced a romantic drama, A Georgian Night.
The tale is original in scheme and setting, and the atmosphere and thought of another age are brilliantly reproduced.
I felt that it was bad manners to appear as I felt--just as when one has a headache one makes an effort to appear more brilliantly well than usual.
How brilliantly he had planned it, forged the letter of introduction and got into the laboratory, and how brilliantly he had seized his opportunity!
It isbrilliantly written, and the illustrations are supplied on a scale of profuse magnificence.
These upper regions presented an appearance of spacious stately halls with very high ceilings and brilliantlypolished floors.
After having been discarded from the real life of this colony and forced to her present anomalous mode of livelihood, she shrank from encounter with the brilliantly successful ones whose rival she had once essayed to be.
The hall was brilliantly lighted, and filled with servants.
