Perchance it never comes, and the weary one may be joined to that which heaven never intended it to be joined, or it repines and goes to the grave unloved.
Then, wheeling about, he broke into a run straight for his home, whence came the shots that left no doubt that Professor Grimcke, Jared Long, and perchance their servants were fighting for their lives.
Children followed in the mournful train; perchance they followed a brother’s bier, one with whom they had sported and played for many a healthful day among their native glens.
He dreaded a single step in the wrong direction, and therefore forbore to hang on any of his conjectures; for he might perchance be unjust to the blessedest heroine on the surface of the earth--a truly awful thought!
Others perchance might equal his love, none the wisdom of it; actually none the vigilant circumspection, the shaping forethought.
The owner of the piano, it seemed, had been present on the previous evening, and beingperchance a prophet and able to foresee the future, had taken time by the forelock and demanded in advance the money due for the hire of his instrument.
It would require true insight and discretion, perchance a deal of patience and forbearance, to render any lifelong union naught but an added inspiration, an unfailing stimulus, an additional happiness to this now ardent lover.
Or perchance it had all been preordained by some Supreme Being as a test, a needful trial.
It would be worth while—to think a little at Gettysburg and think again in Georgia, walking perchance to the sea after General Sherman.
From this delight, From this wild laughter's surge, Perchancethere may emerge Foul jealousy and scorn and spite.
He found not what he was seeking; for the belief that her beloved face might perchance be lying hid behind some odious mask was what he could not possibly bring himself to.
He thought to himself, "Perchance all are fallen asleep whenas the time for action is now at hand, so I must e'en awaken them without stay or delay.
And yet I fear me greatly lest perchance whenas this sorceress, this Ghulah, shall find herself restored to woman's form and resumeth her conjurations and incantations she may--who knoweth?
Ali Baba remained still perched on the tree and watched their departure; nor would he descend until what time they were clean gone out of sight, lest perchanceone of them return and look around and descry him.
Perchance the dishes are not as delicate as those whereof thou art wont to eat, still deign grant me this request I pray thee and refresh thyself with my victual.
Perchance some mighty foeman hath made you prisoners so that ye cannot escape; and I may never return unto Harran till I find you; for this will be a matter of bitter regret and repine to the King.
I thought also that perchance she hath already broken her fast and lost appetite, or haply it hath been her habit to eat alone.
It was somewhere in this bay where the great Cortes became tossed about in his crazy bark--perchance it may have been the haven we had sought--and in gratitude for our escape, we voted a candle to the Virgin.
Perchance unto this bosom's yearning, Thou'dst answer with some kindred sigh, Or seek to quell its secret burning, With one glance from thy pitying eye.
Perchance thy path was rich with flowers, That glittered in thy joyous way; Perchance the Day's pure eye of light Was one interminable smile, And visions eloquent and bright Stirred thy wrapt soul with bliss the while.
He looks the veriest cutthroat, and, curious to penetrate the secret of his intentions, and perchance secure something interesting for my note-book, I at length make pretence of acceding to his wishes.
The teeth are stained black at marriage, and henceforth a smile that heretofore displayed rows of small white ivories, and perchance was fairly bewitching, becomes positively repulsive to the Western mind.
Some of them wear broad bamboo hats, while others wear nothing but nature's covering, or perchance a handkerchief tied around their heads.
Perchance it is the hour when dawn unveils The visage of the day; when o'er the bar The radiant morning rides with saffron sails, Streamers of light on each resplendent spar, Fraught with rich gifts.
Or perchance a blow may befal your lord, and you will all die the vilest of deaths; so it were better for you not to interfere.
When he had ended his verse he said, "By Allah, there is no help but that I make trial of them all: perchance there be one amongst them who will stand me in the stead of all the rest.
And if perchance thine own counsels are troubled at so grievous a chance, be thou obedient unto mine.
This levying the tribunes of the Commons sought to hinder; and perchance had done so, but there also came well-nigh to the walls of the city a great host of the Sabines plundering all the country.
From his arms thou shalt start with horror, as from those of thy wronged father's betrayer,--perchance his deathsman!
I will stay, and perchance save the house and the chattels, and poor master's deft contrivance.
Gradually his thoughts turned homeward, and he thought of the dear ones who circled round his own fireside, and perchance talked of him--of the various companions he had left behind, and the scenes of life and beauty where he used to wander.
But birds, and perchance beasts, might be expected to take themselves off when the winter arrived, and leave the crew without fresh food.
If I should pay your worship those againe, Perchance you will not beare them patiently Ant.
If some one in times past had preached the Word to our forefathers, they would perchance have acted differently.
Being such subtle dialecticians, perchance they have done this in order to relate it to the first unction of baptism and the two succeeding unctions of confirmation and ordination.
Nay, those who are under a just ban ought most of all to hear it, that they may perchance be moved by it to acknowledge their sin and to reform.
Yet he is hopeful, and he feels that perchance the world is wholly fair, and that his doubts come because he has not the power to see it as it is, and may not see it to the close.
Least they perchance might use them for boates (as they thought) to sayle in by night,’ Note (Wr.
Many moons may perchance rise and fade ere I return to Algiers.
By woman's wit I may perchance escape the hateful doom that Hadj Absalam hath devised, under the advice of our enemy, Labakan; therefore let the burdens of my peril be uplifted from thine heart.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "perchance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: incidentally; perchance; perhaps; somehow
