And the men raised their drooping heads and pressed forward at the encouragement in the well-known voice.
A nervous gentleman leaned forwardand told me that we were in great danger, and, speaking in the same manner to many of the ladies, suggested that, if we made the request, the conductor would doubtless back into a safe place.
I had always looked forward to the prospect of rain with pleasure, as procuring us some respite from the incessant noise of explosions, and from the whistling and falling of balls.
How many that are now happy and full of life, looking forward with confidence to the laurels that may be won, before the struggle is over will be silent forever in death!
I was delighted at the prospect of a change in our mouldy lives, and looked forward to our ride--after dark though it was--with the utmost pleasure.
I could not sit quietly within hearing of so much grief; and, leaving my seat, I paced backward and forward before the low entrance of my house.
I replied, rather to help him forward in his statement, than because I experienced any astonishment at his apparent contradictions.
Beyond the party, I lookedforward to pleasant hours when our friends should gather in this room on Sunday evening to sing sacred music, for which Tom Flynn had a decided partiality.
Never did a young man look forward to a brighter future than I did.
The emperor bowed kindly to the major, who stepped forward in a soldier-like manner and placed a writing in the emperor's hand.
A Prussian battery had been brought forwardand the shells suddenly fell amongst the storming party, whilst a fresh and tremendous fire from the needle-guns opened upon them from the mill.
The commander of the second square nearest to the dragoons came forward and waved a handkerchief.
And he walkedforward to meet Count Mensdorff, who, at a sign from Major von Fejervari, appeared on the threshold of the royal cabinet.
King John led the King of Hanover to the chair before his table, and drew forward one of the arm-chairs standing near for himself.
Events did indeed hurry on during those memorable days, and history took as many forward steps in the annals of the world in hours as she had formerly done in years.
These kings thrust themselves impertinently forward by bust, statue, and picture, on all occasions, and it is not wise in them to show their shallow foreheads among men of mind.
We had a good many passengers on board, most of whom were of the second class, and congregated on the forward deck; more women than men, I think, and some of them with their husbands and children.
A gentleman who accompanied him was just stepping forward to offer his assistance, but Boswell whispered him to take no notice, lest Johnson should be offended; so they left him to get out as he could.
The cause of this revival of interest is the new point of view brought forward by Professor Bergson in the paper which is here made accessible to the English-reading public.
I have gone forward with you as far as I can; I stop upon the threshold of the mystery.
In the high-backed chair before the hearth the hermit sat, his chin dropped forward on his breast.
Again Frank leaned forward to speak, a new light shining in his face, and again she raised her hand to restrain him.
The rain came faster and they hurried forward now and presently stood at the door of a habitation, though even in the mist and gloom it impressed them as being of a curious sort.
As he stepped from the vehicle Constance cameforward with extended hand.
Then, seeing who it was, she sprang up and ran forwardwith extended arms.
He ascended the steps with a resolute tread and went directly to Constance, who came forward to meet him.
They all moved in a body, and when the chief, who walked in front, raised his weapon they all ran forward to try and tear down the outer fence.
I jumped forwardand seized him, saying: "What's the matter with you?
Naturally, I was keen to complete my duty; so as soon as I had taken a good look at my carbine and revolver I entered the gully and rode forward at a steady pace.
The skipper and mates not only proved themselves good seamen, but good fellows; so we were all well contented and looked forwardto great profit and more fun.
During the day they rarely saw each other, so that the evening meeting was looked forward to with all the more anxiety.
The course of the future was hurried impetuously forward by his own secret wishes.
In Ottilie's presence she said to him, "Well now, you have looked closely enough into everything which is going forward in my circle.
Indeed," said the latter, "This thinking and arguing backward and forward leads to nothing.
As she spoke, she rushed to the forwardpart of the vessel, and from thence she sprang into the water.
Nothing was brought forward except things which were quite familiar, and yet I cannot tell the least how I should begin to bring them to be discussed in so short a time so methodically, with all this questioning and answering.
Common-sense, which is here put forward as the genius of humanity, must be examined first of all in the way it shows itself.
You, my love, are provided for, and now we can get forward with our work.
But as youth will always be too forward and old age too backward, the really mature man is always hemmed in between them, and has to resort to strange devices to make his way through.
In order to get forward with the buildings, they had already thrown out the whole of the soil at the opposite corner; indeed, they had begun to raise the wall, and for this purpose had reared a scaffold as high as was absolutely necessary.
When the monster had drawn its head sufficiently out of the water, it let its body drop, as it were a log of wood, prior to darting forward under the water.
But, for all her high spirits and hauteur, Beatrice almost trembled as the library door opened and Lady Earle came forward to met them.
Every morning she looked forward to seeing Hugh--to learning more of those words that seemed to her like sweetest music.
You can not bring forwardone valid reason against my marriage.
Ronald was asked to join them, and he had been looking forward for many days to a few pleasant hours away from all care and anxiety--out in the beautiful country with Valentine.
She tried to run forwardand meet the figure coming slowly through the meadows, but she was powerless to move.
He stood with his head forward for a moment as if looking or listening; and then set off at a trot towards the tower, still trailing the hose behind him.
For miles and miles, forward and back, there was no breathing soul, save two pedestrians, walking at a brisk pace, though one had much longer legs and took much longer strides than the other.
The sentry who had fired, according to the strict orders of the garrison, naturally ran forward to find some trace of his quarry.
She is delighted that her hands are turning red and rough, and in the midst of these humble occupations is looking forward to the scaffold!
I think," Sipiagin went on, bending forward and touching Nejdanov with the tips of his fingers, "that decent people can settle such things in two words.
They did not come forward to kiss the master's hand (an Asiatic custom they had abandoned long ago), but bowed respectfully.
After they had gone he took a step or two forward and sat down on a chair facing Mariana.
A dark-skinned woman, bearing a tray of glasses, with flasks of the delusive Lachrymae Christi (made from the grapes ripened upon these slopes) came forward to greet them.
His banker had no instructions to forward anything, and I won't tell you all the ups and downs of trying to get at him.
He saw one girl pushed forward by the shoulder with such suddenness that she nearly fell; another flinched at a passionate command; another scowled as she passed her mistress.
His horse dropped lifeless, and when it was perceived that the rider did not fall, one of the soldiers rushed forward with a fixed bayonet intending to run him through.
Almost immediately after sending to Gates for a reinforcement, Arnold resolved to march forward with such troops as he had; and the news of St. Leger's retreat met him twenty-two miles from the fort.
Having seen all the troops embarked, Arnold followed them in a birch canoe, and pushing forward he passed the whole line at different points, overtaking Morgan's advanced party the third day at Norridgewock Falls.
It is surprising, therefore, that the idea of a flag should have been put forwardin any shape as a favorable circumstance.
Here were found Lieutenants Steel and Church, who had been sent forward a second time from the Great Carrying-place with a party of men to explore and clear paths at the portages.
Generals Silliman and Wooster had succeeded in collecting suddenly about six hundred men, of whom one hundred were Continental troops, and the others militia, and pushed forward in pursuit of the enemy.
As soon as the army had retreated to Crown Point and Ticonderoga, no time was lost and no efforts were spared in pressing forward preparations for defence, both by land and water.
It being necessary that General Schuyler should be made acquainted, as soon as possible, with the present condition of the army, and the progress of the enemy, General Arnold consented to go forward for that purpose.
We accordingly left our donkeys and walkedforward upon a kind of high ridge, which serves to fortify the Hermitage and its environs, against the lava.
Then David moves forward amidst this chaos of lively sounds.
Move forward a little, Rubin, and bow to our master David.
Law was the next thing thought of, and his uncle Contarine, who had married his father's sister, came forward with fifty pounds.
The so-called acting personages whom he brings forward are not men with living flesh and blood, but miserable wooden puppets, moved according to his fancy and made to produce all sorts of contortions and grimaces.
Now shall I go forward to give you a relation of other of the Lord's dealings with me.
Their rising forward and falling back at their oar is a miserable spectacle, and the noise of their chains with the roaring of the beaten waters has something of the strange and fearful to one unaccustomed to it.
Now, reader, from 1813 please walk forward about three years more, and you shall see me in a new character.
Now of course as soon as Billy stopped moving forward he had to drop to earth, so down, down, down he went, with the excited bee soldiers clinging to him and flapping their wings in a vain endeavor to keep him and themselves up in the air.
He even tried to swim through the air, but, though this helped him a little, it didn't carry him far enough forward to reach the shore.
Up, up, up he went, floated forward quite a distance, stopped just a second, and then began to fall.
I'm not afraid," he panted to himself, and then with a rush and a wild shriek the enemy hurled itself forward in a solid mass.
The idea of bringing him forward as a candidate for the city of St. John seems to have originated with his employers, but when he gained a seat in the legislature he speedily made his influence felt.
In prosecuting our work in this matter, we must have faith; but as faith without works is dead, let us put forth our exertions and go steadily forward to a speedy and glorious completion of our great enterprise [cheers].
When Mr. Gordon returned he was an entirely changed man, and whatever influence he was able to exert from that time forward was used in favour of confederation.
They put forward the plea that the legislature had no right to alter a royal charter, that to do so was an interference with the royal prerogative, and that the direst consequence would ensue if the constitution of the college was changed.
He has also said that I was brought forward at the last election by the Conservatives.
Likewise, as he was alighting, one of the guard, being pushed forwardby the crowd, had very nearly wounded him with his lance.
No chairs being offered, Mr. George brings one forward for Bagnet and one for himself.
Mr. Guppy draws his chair a littleforward and seats himself again.
Ada blushed, and Mr. Boythorn, trotting forward on his comely grey horse, dismounted at his own door and stood ready with extended arm and uncovered head to welcome us when we arrived.
Mr. Tulkinghorn brings it a little forward for her with his clumsy bow and retires into a window opposite.
When he saw us, he came forward a step with his usual heavy tread, and there stopped and made a slight bow.
Mr. Chadband, leaning forward over the table, pierces what he has got to follow directly into Mr. Snagsby with the thumb-nail already mentioned.
The big boom of the forward sail swung across the deck over the heads of the boys.
The cabin of the Skip took up about half of the boat, the forward part.
Frank went to the forward bull's-eyes and looked out.
The piccanninies were brought forward by their parents to have red ribbons tied round their dirty little heads.
I hurried forwardthere too, although fearing I should witness the shedding of blood and the sacrifice of human life; but as I approached I was agreeably disappointed at hearing loud roars of laughter, and jeering outbursts of 'Joe!
On the 9th of February, King and Gray were left behind with the bulk of the provisions, while Burke and Wills, taking the horse with them to carry supplies sufficient for three days, pushed forward towards the sea.
The horse had by this time become too weak to advance further, therefore they hobbled him, and hastened forwardwithout him.
Civilians in Melbourne, Geelong, and various towns in the colony were requested to come forward and be sworn in as special constables.
In fact, gentlemen, I expected someone who is really well known to you to come forward and direct our movement!
They rolled forward into the soft and perfumed dusk of over-arching trees.
Suddenly he felt a forward inclination; the ship was certainly tipping.
This spacious room occupied the whole forward end of the gondola.
David laughed, and followed Red forward to the chart room, where the indicator stood stubbornly at seventy miles.
I hate to have the chief set his heart on such a record," he said to Red, as they later went forward to the control room.
Sire, when the hanging was going forward I did not then know you were so near," explained Monceux, making matters worse.
Then Carfax, believing that these arrows came from Will's band, sounded a charge and spurred his horse forwardamongst his pikemen.
It fell to Geoffrey to ride forward and accept the coveted laurel wreath.
A silence fell upon the onlookers, and even the smiling Prince leanedforward in his box.
The clerk himself has been suspected of colleaguing with these robbers of the forest, friend Gamewell," whispered the Sheriff, leaning forward towards the Squire.
A man, clad in doublet and hose of Lincoln green, strode forward into the center of the picture.
They rushed forward with swinging axe and clanking sword upon the outlaws, who now delivered a sudden stream of shafts.
