But it was impossible to look on this lonely spot without recalling to mind the beautiful lines of Cowper-- "O Solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face?
I paid little attention to the performance, for the moment I came to the house, my eyes were riveted on an object from which I found it impossible to remove them.
It isimpossible that you can esteem the man who has trifled with the feelings of your sister; and I sincerely hope that the next letter from you will inform me of your having separated.
To land was impossibleon the part of the coast now under our inspection, and we coasted along in hopes of finding some haven into which we might haul our boat, and secure her.
As I saw it was impossible to regain his good opinion, I thought it was quite as well that we should part company.
Therefore, it isimpossible for me to be of any assistance to you.
It wasimpossible to hate a robot, but one could certainly hate those who set it into operation.
But surely 'tis impossible they have bolted all the figs!
There is a pun on the name Gela and 'ridiculous' which it is impossible to keep in English.
The mountainside fell off so steeply it was impossible for them to deploy in line, and, knowing it, he sighted high and fired.
It was impossible to overlook his sudden disappointment.
It is impossible for us to speak of all the miracles of Christ.
But, it is impossible to decide positively which was the Mount of Transfiguration.
And when he himself has not spoken on such a point as this, it is impossible for us to say certainly which way it will be.
It is impossibletherefore to speak of all the parables.
The wind blew such a gale that it was impossible to go on with the work.
There is so much that is lovely and excellent in Jesus that if people will only "come and see," if they will only prove for themselves what a glorious Saviour he is, they will find it impossible to help loving and serving him.
For, it is impossible for us to do a kind act, or to make any one else happy, without feeling better and happier ourselves.
About a century since, this person, finding it impossible to succeed in business, hanged himself in his own mill, and was buried in a neighbouring "crossways.
It is impossible for a practised numismatist to confound the coins of these emperors, not only from the difference of lettering and workmanship, but from the change in the size, thickness, &c.
It is impossible a person so exquisitely skilled in music and every accomplishment can be of base extraction and character," sighed Arabella.
It is, perhaps, impossible for human wisdom to contrive any system more subservient to these purposes than such a reciprocal exchange of intelligence by Committees of Correspondence.
Along with Hutchinson's public and private papers perished many invaluable manuscripts relating to the history of the province, which Hutchinson had been thirty years in collecting, and which it was impossible to replace.
Rewards were offered for the rioters, and Mackintosh and some others were apprehended, but were rescued by their friends; and it was found impossible to proceed against them.
Footnote 46: It is impossible to discuss here the atelier repetitions in the collections of the National Gallery and Lord Wemyss respectively, or the numerous copies to be found in other places.
The stripes on the tiger's skin so exactly assimilate with the long jungle grass amongst which it lives, that it is impossible for unpractised eyes to discern the animal at all, even when a considerable portion of its body is exposed.
He was at the same time so much hurt, two of his ribs being broken, that he found it impossible to make any attempt to extricate himself from his perilous situation.
If by chance you receive a stroke before the fish is wounded, or wearied by a long pursuit, the pain and numbness are so violent, that it is impossible to describe the nature of the feeling they excite.
In all the Arctic expeditions which have been sent out at various times, a good supply of sledge dogs has been one of the greatest desiderata, as without them it would be absolutely impossible to proceed far.
The curiosity of this little pet is unbounded, for it is impossible to open a drawer or box, without its roving through every part of it; if even a piece of paper or a book is looked at, it will also examine it with attention.
He has a history which is full of interest but which it is quite impossible to give within the limits of our present opportunity.
According to Mr. Pringle he is considerably larger than the domestic ox; the bony pad on his forehead making a complete helmet, and it is impossible to pierce him with bullets which have not been hardened by tin.
A more melancholy sight it was impossible to behold; but so efficacious was this treatment, that for more than two years I hardly ever saw a monkey in the neighbourhood.
Its weight was so great that it was impossible to ascertain it at the time; but some idea may be formed of it when I assure you that it was with difficulty that forty men, with two lines attached to it, could drag it along the ground.
Having gone in this way for some time he came to a stop, and laid himself to the bottom, when, with all the lines that were attached to him, it was quite impossible to move him.
Dogs have a remarkable sense of locality, and will find their way to a spot they have once visited with an unerring instinct under circumstances which make it impossible for them to rely entirely upon their sense of scent.
This circumstance, with his great strength, is the cause of the name which has been given him by the fishermen here, as they have never been able to succeed in taking one of them, and were firmly of opinion it was impossible to do so.
If any part of the furniture has carving about it, where it will be impossible to polish, it must be done with mastic varnish, and a camel’s hair brush, after the rest is finished.
Give your directions to your assistants, and begin your business early in the morning, or it will be impossible to have the dinner ready at the time it is ordered.
All erudite gourmands know that these two important functions cannot be performed by one artist; it is quite impossible at the same time to superintend the operations of the spit and stewpan.
There is such an infinite variety of sorts and sizes of potatoes, that it is impossible to say how long they will take doing: the best way is to try them with a fork.
It is almost impossible for a cook in a large family, to attend to the business of the kitchen with any certainty of perfection, if employed in other household concerns.
In making biscuits and cakes where butter is not used, the different utensils should be kept free from all kinds of grease, or it is next to impossible to have good ones.
It is almost impossible to seize the precise instant when it ought to be eaten; which epicures in roasts express by saying, ‘It is done to a turn.
In small families, where the cook is also the roaster, it is almost impossible the roasts should be well done: the spit claims exclusive attention, and is an imperious mistress who demands the entire devotion of her slave.
Cayenne pepper varies so much in strength, that it is impossible to season soup any other way to the precise point of piquance.
It is impossible to ascertain whether the German tribes immediately followed the Celts, and took possession of the territory which they vacated in pushing westward, or whether they formed a third migration, at a later date.
Nevertheless, it was almost impossible to reinforce the Prussian army, and Alexander I.
The idea was grand, and at that time did not seem impossible to fulfil; but the further course of history shows how hostile the two principles may become, when they both grasp at the same power.
As formerly in her history, it appeared nearly impossible for Germany to grow by a gradual and healthy development: her condition must be bad enough to bring on a violent convulsion, before it could be improved.
Prussia was in such an exhausted condition that it seemed impossible to raise more men or more money, to carry on the war.
It seemed impossibleto break their solid front, or even to reach them with the Swiss weapons.
At low tide this might be accessible from below, but just now the water was almost on a level with the top of the piles, making all approach impossible save by boat.
He had been located somewhere in the mountains of lower Colorado, but, strange to say, It had been foundimpossible to enter into direct communication with him; nor was it known whether he was aware as yet of his wife's tragic death.
But it was impossible to see her face or who was with her.
Buys Ballot, a Dutch meteorologist, for an invaluable generalization, the importance of which it is almostimpossible to over-estimate.
It is therefore impossible at the present time to make a close estimate of the total expenditure involved in the execution of the entire scheme.
The freight capacity of the Pennsylvania System at New York has been greatly enlarged by the construction of the Greenville Yard and the facilities connected therewith, but it is impossible to estimate the amount of this increase.
Thank God, it was still impossibleto injure him except by her will and assistance.
It was impossible to hear the strain any longer without crying out, and to give physical expression to her feelings she lifted the portrait to her lips again and kissed and kissed it.
You've been flinging away your chances with this Rossi and making yourself impossibleto the Minister.
I know quite well it is impossible for you to forgive me, David.
Suddenly it occurred to him that the Rota had been long since closed, and therefore it was physically impossible that anybody could have put a child into the cradle.
Some of them will find that the air of Rome is a little dangerous to their health to-night, and may wish to fly to Switzerland or England, where it would be impossible to follow them.
She must claim the parentage of the noblest soul that ever died for liberty, and David Rossi must trust his secret to the bond of blood which would make it impossible for her to betray the foster-son of her own father.
Whatever happens now, it is impossible that you and he can ever come together again.
The glamour of mystery added to the romance of the lovers, gives the novel an interest that makes it impossible to leave until the end is reached.
It was wholly impossible for the Schoolmaster to entertain a doubt respecting the identity of the persons to whom those names belonged.
The disclosure made by the woman to-day is alike to be lamented and feared; but could I, in anticipation of an almost impossible casualty, sacrifice your present comfort and future repose?
And, as long as my strength holds out, I will exert myself to the utmost; but it is quite impossible for me to attend to my business, and be at once a keeper to a mad woman and a nurse to sick people and young children.
It is impossible for a young person like you to notice her in any way without disgracing herself.
Tell him that it wasimpossible to do anything to-day, but that to-morrow she shall be carried off.
But it is impossible for me to leave diamonds of such value as these exposed, to be lost or even stolen in my absence.
I will have to hire four men to carry me first, though; and that's impossible till next pay-day.
They even called the White Hussars children of the devil and sons of persons whom it would be perfectly impossible to meet in decent society.
It is impossible to suppose that some of the charges of ill-treatment of Germans by the British are more than the squeals of the bully on feeling the pinch.
In the dark night it was impossible to see the flying-machine.
But in politics one must be able to recognize when it is impossible to continue at peace; when peace is at the cost of our friends, our own security, and the future of European peace.
The reverend Father comments as follows: "On following up this case, it was impossible to prove whether the patrol had seen rightly or whether they had really made the report at all.
At present it is impossible to test the value of this evidence.
Perhaps Herr Bethmann-Hollweg could explain why it was impossible to send trunk-messages on Germany's telephone system during the last three days of July, 1914.
It is impossible to get rid of the suspicion that Germany thought Austria might accept the proposal; in any case, Germany deliberately shattered the last chance of a settlement by her demand that Russia should demobilize.
The equipment of the German army does not include either the jars or the chemical fluids for preserving hacked-off limbs, hence it is impossible to display exhibits as in a museum.
It is impossible to imagine what will happen when serious events really come.
Five steps from me a machine gun hammers away at full speed; it is now impossible to hear commands, so they are roared from man to man--it could not be termed shouting.
It rather leads one to consider that an action which drives a weak nation to arrive at a decision on so awful an issue in so short a time, is an action discreditable to a stronger, and impossible on the part of a morally great, power.
It is impossible after the lapse of time to test the truth of the narrative.
It is impossible to comprehend the senselessness of this conduct, for which no reasons of military necessity can be advanced.
It is impossible to describe the enthusiasm with which the poet was received all through the South.
It is impossible to describe the enthusiasm of the meeting at this supreme moment.
Charles Nodier said of Lou Tres de May that it contains poetic thoughts conveyed in exquisite words; but it is impossible to render it into any language but its own.
The various browns and yellows and pale ash-colour that occur on fallen leaves are all reproduced in its plumage, so that when according to its habit it rests upon the ground under trees, it is almost impossible to detect it.
With singular unanimity it was agreed that the sufferers were really afflicted with some incapacitating disease, the nature of which it was impossible to discover, and for which it was vain to seek a cure.
Though it is impossible to lay too much stress on the importance of good surroundings, the term “moral treatment” has come to be employed in a wrong sense.
It would have been impossibleto convince him of the fact that I suffered when the window was shut as much as he did when it was open.
They may be found, too, equally well marked, under the existing high-water line; and it is obviously impossible that the dressing process could have been going on at the higher and lower levels at the same time.
The grandeur and breadth of character which had led her silently into making almost impossible sacrifices would be sufficient to carry her to the end without faltering.
How far the intense affection, which death could not diminish, had approached insanity, it would be impossible to say; but all unconsciously, the young man had made the minister quiver in every nerve by the genuine sympathy he had given.
She would have dismounted within the shelter of the trees, but was so overcome with fatigue that it seemed impossible for her to walk across the open space that lay in front of the meeting-house.
The captain and crew expostulated with me, but it was impossible to heed their reasonings with the shore in sight.
How he was persuaded to let down the boat, unless impelled by the witchery in her look and voice, it was impossible for him to say.
It is impossible for you or this youth to reach the town to-night.
Speak softly to Abigail Williams at such times, or look at her with a glance of love, and her quiet eyes would fill and her childish heart would heave, it was impossible to say why.
My wife, bear with me--neither give way to anger nor fear--and I will tell you why it is impossible that this woman can receive a pardon at my hands.
After admitting so much it was impossible for a just man to feel any thing but holy indignation against the person who had, by satanic power, disturbed the beautiful character of his favorite Elizabeth Parris.
Frequently, the unscrupulous baron forced his ward to marry the highest bidder, or proposed some absolutely impossible candidate for her hand merely to have her buy her freedom.
By her own account, it was some six or seven years after she first felt called by the heavenly voices before she found courage to attempt the apparently impossible things they commanded.
Finding it impossible to avenge herself in any other way, Eleanor stirred up her sons against their father.
Under the barbarous customs then in vogue it would not have been impossible for the English to put her to death under military law; the inviolability of prisoners of war was by no means an established principle among the nations.
With admirable appreciation of her duty, Anne sunk the woman in the wife and queen, subordinating her own personality to that of a man whom she could not have respected, whom it seemsimpossible she could have loved.
The miseries of her declining years make us more charitable toward her; but it is impossible to respect a character such as that of England's troubadour queen.
It is not impossible that the oracle was tampered with by the enemies of Pierre de la Brosse; but, however that may be, she returned an answer that set Philippe's heart at rest.
He reaped the reward of courage and skill, extricating his musketeers from what seemed an impossible position.
It became physically impossible for him to take Finlay's hand in his, to speak smooth words to this hypocrite who inquired of the good health of the very people he had betrayed.
It seemed to him totallyimpossible that Neal could escape.
It was impossible in the dim light to see the faces of the men around him, but some instinct told him that Neal alone felt any pity for him, that from Neal alone he could look for mercy.
Maurice saw that it would be impossible to approach the man unseen, impossible to steal on him or rush at him without having a shot fired which would startle every one in the inn.
It was impossibleto eat a meal in any comfort elsewhere in the inn.
It is impossible to tell how far the influence of a great territorial lord may stretch.
It became impossible to believe in the reality of the battle, the fierce passion of it, the smoke, the sweat, the wounds, the cries.
Beyond that the floor lay dimly visible, but it was impossible to distinguish one stone from another.
It became impossible to see plainly what was happening.
Conceive it yourself, Susanne, she was catching fish, and her companion was the son of the curé, a man of some altogether impossible Protestant sect.
