Nobody ever saw a song-sparrow manifesting the spirit of a chipper, and I trust it will not be in my day that any of our American sparrows are found emulating the virtues of their obstreperous immigrant cousin.
The obstreperous woodpecker was awed into silence, and the more industrious ones dropped in amazement the acorns which they were tapping into the trunks of the trees, and flitted silently away.
They are not so obstreperous as the wren, nor so shy as the lark and the robin.
Among others the redoubtable John Forster professed to be completely "captured," and was her most obstreperous slave.
He thoroughly enjoyed a jest, and furnished his own obstreperous laugh by way of applause.
A deep sigh followed; but its pathos was drowned in the obstreperous ha, ha, ha!
It seemed as though Don Serapio and the organ had entered into a tremendous contest, a duel to the death, and the obstreperous consequences fell upon the ears of the faithful.
Among those I fixed my residence, and for a time enjoyed the felicity of disturbing the neighbours every night with the obstreperous applause which my sallies forced from the audience.
She would go carefully to work and soon secure a band of followers, who would increase by-and-by, becoming extremely obstreperous and doing all sorts of naughty things, for Holly had no intention when at school to be good or to learn much.
I can talk and reason with thee, avoiding loud and obstreperous argument.
This obstreperous conduct produced a shower of blows with the backs of the cutlasses.
The audience are ready to die with laughter; but he preserves the most serene and staid deportment amidst the broad grins, suppressed titters, sudden guffaws, and obstreperous explosions, by which he is surrounded.
In vain they tickled and tousled him; instead of chirruping and smiling, he showed his dissatisfaction at this appeal to his cutaneous sensibilities, by sneezing and snarling; and if it was prolonged, by obstreperous lamentation.
The fight was drawn out for a long time and even reached into the following reign, but the victory remained with the obstreperous masses.
Blasts of obstreperous music rush upon you from every door; the shrill squealing of a flageolet being heard above everything else.
From each of them there streamed the mingled sounds of obstreperous music and human voices, while in several there appeared to be a sort of conjuring exhibition in course of performance.
Scarcely a month, sometimes hardly a week, went by that Field did not print some yarn about the sayings or doings of the obstreperous Stuart Robson Crane.
This sudden attack of obstreperous joy formed a lovely contrast with the usual seriousness of her character.
But in the midst of this obstreperous gayety, she would suddenly stop for several moments, with her eyes set and ecstatic, and then her face would take on a very strange expression of pain.
They instantly set up a loud wail, and wept three tears each for him; at which he was so pleased, that he jumped up among them, and hugged in his arms those who had been most obstreperous in their sorrow.
Philip and Margery appeared on the threshold, seeking their obstreperous offspring.
We may expect to catch him in a very ugly and obstreperous mood.
Have you been reading what the papers are saying about your friend Mr. Blithers and his obstreperous Maud?
Lorraine, watching with sympathy while her friend made another effort to soothe the obstreperous new little brother to sleep.
Mervyn's exodus was really somewhat of a relief, for he had been getting rather out of hand lately, and had waxed so obstreperous on occasion that his father had decided to pack him off at once for a taste of the discipline of a public school.
But all the same, Violande had stated, this preparation was potent enough to turn the heads of a half dozen of obstreperous men.
But then he was scolded by her for refusing this, and when her mother took sides against her she became quite obstreperous with the latter as well.
He was wholly at ease now, and assumed the manner which he had found effective in dealing with obstreperous customers of his bank.
Several obstreperous steers showed an inclination to bolt at the crossroads, but the horsemen brought them back with much yelling and a great shuffling of hoofs which sent a cloud of dust into the quiet air.
