In this French and Provençal poetry, if we come to the consideration of it historically, descending from an earlier period, we are at once struck by the vast preponderance of amorous ditties.
The formidable Adamastor is rendered mean by particularity of description, descending even to yellow teeth.
Neglected by the enemy's artillery they pushed rapidly forward and reached a point only about 800 yards from the enemy's trenches, descending the smooth, grassy slope, which led gently down to the river.
The house was on the same side as the Rectory, its park stretching eastward, its grounds, far more beautiful and extensive than those of the Rectory, descending to the river.
He was descending the stairs as he spoke the last sentence, delivered in loud tones, probably for the benefit of Miss Rebecca Jones.
In descending the Shire, we found concealed in the broad belt of papyrus round the lakelet Pamalombe, into which the river expands, a number of Manganja families who had been driven from their homes by the Ajawa raids.
We still think it may be a centre for civilizing influences; for any onedescending from these cool heights, and stepping into a boat on the Upper Shire, can sail three hundred miles without a check into the heart of Africa.
In some places the descending beam is weighted with heavy stones, but here the hard heavy wood is sufficient.
The flood in the river might be an early one, or so small in volume as to give but one chance of the "Pioneer" descending to the ocean.
A crimson cloak in wide descending folds around him, fastened at his neck with precious stones.
The zygomatic arch is powerful, with sometimes a large descending process, such as is found in Diprotodon, more faintly in Kangaroos, and in Sloths and certain extinct Edentates.
Very frequently the two uteri fuse above, and from the point of junction an unpaired descending passage is formed (see Fig.
The track of the animal is like that of a railway in mountainous country; it burrows for a short distance, emerges, and thendescending beneath the surface re-emerges.
The descending process of the zygomatic arch is not so extraordinarily exaggerated as it is in Glyptodon.
On smooth spots, level or ascending, the hounds gained on the sheep, but on descending ground, and over rough masses of angular rocks they fell hopelessly behind.
Large flocks dwell here from year to year, winter and summer, descending occasionally into the adjacent sage plains and lava beds to feed, but ever ready to take refuge in the jagged crags of their mountain at every alarm.
In descending precipices they would be thrown out of balance and killed, by their taggy wool catching upon sharp points of rocks.
Descending the spurs of the Rocky Mountains into the basin of the Columbia, we see hot, hundred-mile plains, roughened here the there by hills and ridges that look hazy and blue in the distance, until we have pushed well to the westward.
Descending from the tree I hastily collected what remained of my provisions and set off as fast as I could go towards it.
No one spoke to me, they even appeared to hasten over their dreadful task, and I speedily found myself descending into the gloomy pit, with my seven loaves and pitcher of water beside me.
In descending the stairs the doctor accidentally knocked over the corpse, and finding him dead believed that he himself was the murderer.
The Duke watched hisdescending footsteps on the staircase, until they could be heard no longer, and then exclaimed to Jerningham, who entered, "Victoria!
The stairsdescending to this place of terrors are not above thirty, but so steep and narrow, that they are very difficult to go down, a child of eight or nine years not being able to pass them but sideways.
These were his thoughts, while descending to the hall.
Descending in haste, she encountered her brother, Sir William Orm, and Mr. Geoffrey Arden in the entrance hall.
And the heavy jack-boots were heard descending the stairs.
Now for a little rest," he continued, descending from the table as quietly as a cat, and putting it in another part of the cell.
Descending then through a gorge to the plain of San Jose, the army next encountered the Alamos and Sabinos Rivers, each about four feet deep and racing like a torrent.
On descending the bluff, where footprints were sharply defined in the yielding sand, Frank exclaimed: "Here is William's track!
Descending between decks, they found in the side of the vessel, contrary to custom, the cook's room.
They saw the descending pillar gradually ascend, and spread itself into a dark mass of cloud, which poured out such a shower of rain as entirely to hide the vessel from sight.
Descending by their rope, they found themselves on the inner side of the inverted deck.
The quarter of an hour allowed by Muffling had not yet elapsed when the Prussians commenced slowly descending the heights of Kreckwitz, and marching down the turnpike toward Weissenberg.
Quickly descending from his father's knee to the carpet on the floor, the little King of Rome walked several steps toward the gentlemen, and bowed so deeply to them that his blond ringlets rolled down over his face.
The passenger cars were pulled up by a train, loaded with stones, descending the hill.
But I knew enough of horses and riding to see at a glance that he was a failure, with his low withers and high haunches, for descending steep mountains.
We found descending still more difficult, as we were in constant fear of slipping, losing our hold, and rolling to the bottom.
It was a distinctive sound, beginning rather high on the scale as a loud whistle and descending into a deep bass bawl.
On descending he thanked the Athenians for their confidence in him, but advised them if they consulted their own interest never to admit any king within their walls.
The Ætolians, as soon as they saw the Romans descending from the hills, fled to the main body, and filled it with confusion and terror.
Hortensius having encamped there during the day repelled the attacks of the enemy, and at night descending to Patronis, through a difficult path joined Sulla, who met him with his forces.
After descendingthe four flights of the service stairs, and traversing a long passage running parallel with the kitchen, the two found themselves opposite a door, which, on being unlocked, gave access to another flight of stairs.
He fancied he could hear a thousand snores peacefully descending from the upper realms.
Mr. Gray, occupied with his toilet about noon, heard his partner descending to the office with a heavy step, and issued from his room to call a hearty greeting.
The road in descending approaches in several places the very brink of a deep and narrow gorge, from whose hidden depths arises the deep gurgle of the mountain torrent on its hurried way to join the waters of the fjord below.
The barge is entered through the roof by a stairway, and the first impression one gets on descending these is one of cosiness and restfulness that is never forgotten.
It was too risky to go through the centre of the town on account of falling walls, chimneys, and the swiftly descending fragments of houses blown skyward.
On the far side of the village, where the hill descending swept away off towards Bethune, a fine big French chateau nestled in the midst of a huge park of enormous trees.
When she did not answer it, it rang again, and after an interminable pause the footsteps of Miss Amelia were heard descending the stairs.
The sound of the old maids from the floor above descending on their way to a funeral disturbed her for a minute, and she thought with an extraordinary clearness, "That is what my life will be if George never comes back.
