That wife sits fearless by thy side, That cherub on thy knee; They do not shudder at thy looks, They do not shrink from thee.
Now did I hug myself to think How much that glorious structure would surprise, How from its awful grandeur they would shrink With open mouths, and marv'ling eyes!
Thanks to the piety of this gentleman, who did not shrink from the immensity of the price, the church of Saint-Paul possesses to-day a masterpiece of the jeweller's art designed by Monsieur de Sommervieux.
He had expected and dreaded it, but he did not shrink like a coward from its persual.
It is not a pleasant subject to touch, and we should shrink from it if it were not as notorious as everything else by which she has become famous in her time.
It is natural that I should at present shrink from seeing Susan Mivers.
The worthy pair saw the girl shrink back, with a kind of tremulous movement; presently there came the sound of a footstep below, the creak of a hinge on the ground-floor, and again all was silent.
Nor did Gabriel shrink from his father's eye, stern and scornful as it was, but rather braved the glance with an impudent leer.
Lucretia loved too ardently not to shrink at that name thus suddenly pronounced.
As you shrink from its light, it seems to you as if the mind, that had lost coherence and harmony, still retained latent and incommunicable consciousness as its curse.
However, it must be known sooner or later, and he must not shrinkfrom telling her.
The picture of health and physique, they seemed almost like some of those heroes of old beside whom poor everyday man was wont to shrink into insignificance.
Why, my dear fellow, one would think my friends were all as abandoned wretches as I am, by the manner in which you shrink from the notion of meeting them, but they aren't.
If such is your opinion," said the Bannerman of Berne, "not a man here will shrink from you.
Well-bred peopleshrink from the vulgarity of violence, and avoid the publicity of any open rupture in domestic and social relations.
Defn: Tending to wither; causing to shrinkor fade.
To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice.
Defn: To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb.
To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings.
What happier natures shrink at with affright, The hard inhabitant contends is right.
I have not found that water, by mixture of ashes, will shrink or draw into less room.
To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
Such treatment causes the fiber to shrink in length and become stronger and more receptive of dyes.
Defn: To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
In putting on linings of skirts at the bottom, be careful to have it a very little fuller than the dress, or it will shrink and look badly.
When a man coldly and dispassionately goes at it to eradicate from his work all that may not come up to his standard of merit, he can make a large volume shrink till it is no thicker than the bank book of an outspoken clergyman.
It is so easy and seductive, especially for boys and girls in school or college, to shrinkfrom the public debates or speaking, on the ground that they are not quite well enough educated at present.
How we shrink from the task and evade the lessons which were intended for the unfolding of life's great possibilities into usefulness and power, as the sun unfolds into beauty and fragrance the petals of the flower!
They shrink from exposing their sore spots and sensitive points, which smart from the lightest touch.
When they are near us our laudable purposes and desires shrink into insignificance and mere foolishness; the charm of sentiment vanishes and life seems to lose color and zest.
If you have an invitation to speak, no matter how much you may shrink from it, or how timid or shy you may be, resolve that you will not let this opportunity for self-enlargement slip by you.
When a man is once liberally educated, he will generally remain a man, not shrink to a manikin, nor dwindle to a brute.
For example, you may be naturally timid and shrink from meeting people; and you may distrust your own ability.
On the other hand, we frequently meet people who make us shrivel and shrink into ourselves.
The mere thought of asserting themselves, of putting forward their views or opinions on any subject as being worthy of attention, or as valuable as those of their companions, makes them blush and shrink more into themselves.
Then, as he saw the children approach, an involuntary feeling of repugnance came over him, and his heart seemed to shrink from the encounter.
It will be painful, my boy, but we must not shrink from our duty because it is a difficult one to perform.
But surely, think a moment; is it a proof of manliness that the pure and weak should fear you and shrink from you?
A gentleman should shrink from the possibility of having to come on others, even on his own father, for the fulfillment of his obligations, as he would from a lie.
Mr. Murray, with a short, mirthless laugh that made his companion shrink back a few steps.
From the species of fascination which you exert, I shrink with unconquerable dread and aversion, and would almost as soon entertain the thought of marrying Lucifer himself.
The hate I bore him made me shrink from a deed which I felt would instantly set us face to face once more in the land of souls.
At this blunt question, so characteristic of the speaker, Castell seemed to shrink like a pin-pricked bladder, or some bold fighter who has suddenly received a sword-thrust in his vitals.
Your Majesties, I make no plea for myself, and when I am questioned before your Inquisition the task will be easy, for I desire to hide nothing, and will tell the truth, though not from fear or because I shrink from pain.
Now, though he could not move, he appeared to shrink into himself, to cringe before an encroachment which he could no longer avert.
There was no strength in her arms, but he had felt her whole body cower and shrink from him and he stood back from her as though she had struck him.
Some people shrink from it and cringe at home, and when they're taken by the scruff of the neck and flung out they're frightened and helpless.
Do you think I haven't been lonely--among these strangers who turn their backs on me, shrink from me as though I were a leper?
A tame elephant has been observed to regard with indifference a spear directed towards his head, but to shrink timidly from the same weapon when pointed at his foot.
The very weakness which makes you shrink from this, my dearest mother, is the strongest proof that such a visit should be sought, and not avoided.
It is in consequence of the reverence in which I hold this sacred duty, that I shrink from seeing it performed irreverently.
And, trust me, the minister who would shrink from this is unworthy--utterly unworthy the post to which he has been called.
Your offers sound too liberal, and I fear that I must earn your bounty by the doing of work that honest men might shrink from.
For even now a man can force his daughter into marriage while she is under age, and Squire Bozard was not one to shrink from such a deed, holding as he did that a woman's fancies were of no account.
May his soul have peace also, for if he was cruel, at least he was brave, and did not shrink beneath those torments which he had inflicted on many others.
I looked at her beauty, it was great; I thought of her devotion, a devotion that did not shrinkfrom the most horrible of deaths, and a wind of feeling which was akin to love swept through my soul.
Shall I then shrink from such a deed when I can satisfy my hate by it?
If I were disposed to shrink from this discussion, the boundless assumptions made by Senators on the other side would not allow me.
In such obedience I hope to live, while, as a servant of Massachusetts, I avoid no labor, shrink from no exposure, and complain of no hardship.
To this work I am not equal; but I do not shrink from the duties of my post.
