Though we might not reach and rescue her, her sharpest peril would be blunted upon the quieting of this fiend-in-chief.
She was unable to comprehend what was taking place, but recognized Mara, whose soothing touch and words alone had the power of quieting her.
Mr. Birdsall, with his youngest child in his arms, had been exhorting those of his people near him, but his words had been of little effect in quieting Sissy and Uncle Sheba.
Bess released her feet from the stirrups and sprang quickly to the ground to hold the animal by the bit; and by patting and talking softly to him succeeded in quieting him.
Guy could not explain all this to the doctor, who would have been tempted to knock him down, if he had; but he succeeded in quieting his fears, and even suggested bringing Maddy in there, if the doctor wished to know his fate that morning.
Such was the substance of Maddy's passionate outpouring of her griefs to the highly perplexed doctor, who, after quieting her somewhat, ascertained that the greatest present trouble was the deciding what dress was suitable to the occasion.
At length, through such dailie sute as was made for the quieting of the kings hot displeasure towards the Londoners, he was contented to pardon all offenses past.
The medicine will most probably be ejected; but, as it is very volatile, it may be retained sufficient time to have some influence in quieting the spasmodic irritability of the stomach.
For false pains nothing need be done for some time; but if they continue, and seem to distress the animal, ether and opium may be freely given by the mouth; this will have the effect of quieting the spasm without injuring the pups.
Not less quieting is the influence of {406} such records in our own time.
While the coupe was trembling for some seconds before quieting down, I sighed a double relief, at Miss Francis' forgetfulness of the money due her and the soothing of my fears for the lawn's eating its way downward to China or India.
The sturdy cur refused to be bribed, so there was only one way of quieting him; and you see what a thrashing does for that sort of beast.
All soothing syrups, cordials, and quieting medicines contain opium in some form, and all experienced physicians realize the danger of giving these mixtures to babies.
Berry juice is quieting and soothing; it contains tannin.
Bromide of potash in ten-grain doses one-half hour apart, for three doses, if necessary, is quieting in many attacks.
Its virtue is in its soothing and quieting action.
The patient should lie in bed with the leg elevated and swathed in flannel or cotton wet with some quieting lotion.
Rest in bed, the avoidance of all muscular exercise and quieting medicines may enable the mother to carry the child until it can live, when pregnancy must be quickly terminated.
Hops does its work by the soothing and quieting action on the whole system, and should be taken regularly for some time.
Remove a grievance, and, when men act from feeling, you go a great way towards quieting a commotion.
We had a big riot, but things are quieting down now, and both sides are awaiting developments.
But it’s resky to rile him,” said Bill, facing his Honor and quieting the dog at the same time.
A moment of silence followed, broken only by Clementina's failures in quieting herself.
The calm, truthful, believing, almost for the moment enthusiastic, expression of the young fisherman's face wrought upon her with a strangely quieting influence.
The artillery "support" had no more effect in quieting that incessant hammering than if their shots had been fired into the air.
She declared her resolution to grant whatever could in reason be demanded for quieting the minds of the people.
The necessary steps being taken for quieting the intestine commotions of the kingdom, the two houses began to convert their attention to the affairs of the continent.
I seized the opportunity ofquieting his mind to good purpose by suggesting a change of subject.
How can I thank you as I ought for quieting my mind?
In this way you can gain control over nerves and this quieting effect is very good for them.
If you are in the habit of losing your poise, form the habit of reading literature that has a quieting power.
I am happy, dearest Uncle, to give you these quieting news, which I assure you are not partial.
He mentioned it to the gentleman who attends him, and he said that it was a very good thing, and certainly has a soothing and quieting effect, and that in fact there was some in the draught which Lord Melbourne now takes at night.
