The bird himself is almost hidden in his own shower-bath, but the emerald throat and the yellow-plush head look out of it and gleam like jewels as he peeps and peers about from side to side to see if any one is looking at him.
And so they all grow and grow till at last they gleam softly through the soft leaves, and see the beautiful deep blue sky and the glorious, golden sun.
You know how they flash and gleam in the sunshine when the Horse-Guards ride by.
They gleam and flash and sparkle and glow, and try to out-glory each other; but I think that that wonderful green is the strongest, although he has such a lot of blues to fight against.
But the end was not yet; the disease fluctuated, some days arousing a gleam of hope, only to be extinguished by the next day's weakness.
With a gleamof hope in her deep blue eyes she rose trembling: "You really mean that?
And yet he was listening to the soft tones of this girl's voice with a smile as he watched with good-natured indulgence the light gleam mischievously from her impudent big eyes while she moved about his room.
The boy turned good-naturedly, threw his leg over the corner of the table and raised his eyebrows with a gleam of mischief: "Oh, a lady!
The eyes of Franzini, Count of Peschiera, and Randal Leslie no sooner met, than a gleam of intelligence shot from both.
Lady Georgiana makes clear the child's hero-worship, the brief gleam of gladness, the brave resolve not to interfere with duty and honour, and the dreary deserted condition.
It was decided that the curate was to go, and that this late gleam of love-making was to be extinguished and the old dim atmosphere to settle down again for ever.
The young man looked down into the dimpling mirror of the fountain, and saw what he took to be the reflection of the bird, which seemed to be flying at a great height in the air, with a gleam of sunshine on its snowy or silvery wings.
They see in the serene space of sky armour gleam red through a cloud in the clear air, and ring clashing out.
In the centre were visible the brazen war-fleets of Actium; thou mightest see all Leucate swarm in embattled array, and the waves gleam with gold.
For one hath heard the dryad's sighs Behind the covering bark; And one hath felt the satyr's eyes Gleam in the bosky dark; And one hath seen the naiad rise In waters all a-spark.
Suddenly, however, a gleamof hope seemed to shoot across his mind; he withdrew his hand; he looked up with some light in his eyes.
Heideck, into whose sadness of heart the sight of the Circassian brought a faint gleam of hope; "and your master--the Prince?
At these words, spoken almost in a jovial tone, a gleam of hope showed itself in the countenance of the two men.
And not much time to do 'em in," added Tom grimly, as he held the lantern where the gleam would fall best for his companion.
There, in the beams of the lantern, he saw the gleam of white porcelain.
His eyes shone at her, his erect form outlined against the black of the earth and the gleam of the stars was eloquent of mastery.
Along its edges the grass was thick and rich, shot through everywhere with little blue blossoms and the golden gleam of the starflowers.
He owned a big residencia just yonder; you could catch the gleam of its white walls through a clump of cottonwoods, withdrawn aloofly from San Juan's street.
As he turned the corner of the building his eye was startled by the unexpected gleam of a white dress.
Then there came over her countenance a strangegleam of joy, as if she triumphed in self-conquest.
Mrs. Waltham's hands trembled as she doubled the sheet: there was a gleamof pleasure on her face.
Mr. Wyvern remarked, his wonted solemnity lightened by the gleam of a brief smile.
Righteous anger might gleamin her eyes and quiver upon her lips, but the fire always burnt clear; it is smoulder that poisons the air.
Inspecting the front of the house before knocking at the door, she saw a light in the kitchen and a dimmer gleam at an upper window.
As Ted looked up hastily he caught a gleam of blue across the circle as it dodged behind the group of yelling and shooting Indians.
Only Silver Face was awake, and he sat wrapped in his cloak near the fire, his eyes taking on a fiercer gleamas the flickering lights struck them.
A sudden gleam of light began to glimmer through the mist--a dreadful gleam.
On the contrary, in the rapid glances which they exchanged one with the other there was a rancorous gleam which suggested that a fresh element of personal dislike had been generated in their bosoms by the mere sight of her.
But, some hundred yards off, there was the gleam of lights, the roar of traffic, and evidently close at hand was some big thoroughfare.
The tops of the towering spires above them had caught the gleam of the distant forest fires, and reflected it as from a gilded dome.
There was a gleam as of golden water everywhere along the horizon, washing out the cold snow-peaks, and drowning even the rising moon.
The level distance glittered in the sharp light, a few crows with slant wings dipped and ran down the wind before her, and a passinggleam on the marsh was explained by the far-off cry of a curlew.
And yet this very situation offered her that gleam of hope which had thrilled her; a hope so wild in its improbability, so degrading in its possibility, that at first she knew not whether despair was not preferable to its shame.
The shadow of grief and restraint seemed to have fallen from her face, and a half mischievous, half coquettish gleamin her dark eyes touched the susceptible Cass in so subtle a fashion that he regained the street in some confusion.
A quick and half insane gleam of terror and suspicion lit up his deep eyes.
Early this morning as the little daughter of Mathes was on her way to plant wild-rose trees upon her father's grave, she saw the gleam of something white.
In the hut a red gleam dances up and down the walls, like a feeble flash of lightning.
And if I saw the gleam of that window, then would I willingly turn about and enter heaven again.
His hair is no longer black, as at that time in the Felsenthal; his face is earnest, and bright as the gleam of a rainbow.
I looked toward the north to the farthest horizon, whence one might perhaps see the plain and the city, the turret of the house, and the gleam of the windows.
Perhaps I might see the gable of the house, or even the gleam of the window where she is standing.
Through the branches yonder I see the gleam of a white plateau; that is a snow-field.
But only the stars gleam above the forest hills, to-day as yesterday and always.
Meanwhile Marti, though he had still nominal possession of his farm, had likewise been drifting from bad to worse, without any gleam of hope.
They sat once more on the hard soil of their misery, and the happy gleam of childhood had vanished, and their minds were oppressed and darkened.
At this moment lightning flashed into the room: the brightness of the gleam was dazzling, yet it afforded me an exact knowledge of my situation.
Never had I witnessed so luminous a gleam and so tremendous a shock, yet my father's slumber appeared not to be disturbed by it.
But being on the landward side she could not see the faint gleam of a cigarette that marked Henri's anxious figure at the rail.
Then Harvey saw her, and the gleam of happiness and relief in his eyes made her own eyes misty.
An odd gleam passed behind his eyes, and she instantly guessed that he was thinking: "And what else am I to you?
Not a word of sympathy for the ruin of her brief bliss, not even a gleam of curiosity as to its cause!
A gleam of commiseration flashed through Nick's mind: there was something quaintly poignant in the sight of the brisk and efficient Mr. Buttles reduced to a limp image of unrequited passion.
He could look at the far snows, the bluish gleam of the glaciers, the restful green of the valley floor, with a new quality of appreciation.
Hollister had finished his breakfast before the first gleam of light touched the east.
They were still looking when Hollister gave his last backward glance, then turned his attention to the reddish-yellow gleam of new-riven timber which marked his own dwelling.
It was like an unexpected gleam of sunshine out of a sky banked deep with clouds.
He looked at Eugene, and a last gleam of intelligence shone in his eyes.
There was a terrible suggestion of strength mingled with cunning in the short, brick-red crop of hair, the whole head was in harmony with his powerful frame, and at that moment the fires of hell seemed to gleam from his eyes.
Suddenly, too, he saw a faint gleam of light on the second story; it came from M.
