At the age of twenty or thirty years it becomes fruitful, and hangs out its beautiful purple cones at the ends of the slender sprays, where they swing free in the breeze, and contrast delightfully with the cool green foliage.
Suspend the spool with thread from the top of the swing crosspiece.
Yes, I remember how he pulled it up in order to swingopen the window.
Jacob left the room, and Ada, aroused to some little interest in the person who had so peremptorily demanded admission to her presence, threw off something of her languor as she saw the door swing open to admit her singular guest.
Lights were burning in tall candlesticks on each side of a swing mirror, whose frame of filagreed and frosted silver gleamed ghastly and cold on the pale face of the bride.
After this will follow, for a like reason, the other phase of the wave, the rarefaction, which will swing the strip of air towards the tube.
One push makes the swing to move a little, upon its return another is given, in like manner a third, and so on until a person may be swung many feet high.
How long this pendulum will continue to swing no one can tell.
Once back at the cottage, he drew her within and let the door swing to behind them.
Santa Beata had only been sixteen at the time of her death and Sophia was twenty-two, but the earlier ripening of the South made the apparent years swing level.
Lifting her eyes from the regular, pendulum-like swing of her skirt that had almost mesmerized her lulled vision, she saw, dark against the sunset, the figure of a man.
As for Keast, it was true that since his nephew Dan had been knocked on the head by a swing of the boom, he needed some one to take the lad's place.
Every one will admit that recreation is one swing of life's pendulum; and in proportion to the swing in that direction will be the strength of the swing in the other direction, and vice versa.
It consisted of a captain standing at his post and as many as were take hold of hands and when he gave the word, all start on a swing to run around him.
Joseph craned his long neck, while Nicodemus, the disciples and bystanders all leaned forward, to catch, if possible, from the angel face the last gleam which might swing the gates of death ajar.
The last time they were called back, Rarus turned sooner than usual, and before Hopeful could turn he was at full speed and came under the wire far ahead and got the word "go," which gave him time to swing in and take the pole.
Often with me in the saddle he would rear up and come over on his back, which, when I felt him going, I would swing around and land on my feet, then mount him again when he was springing up.
You can't swing it on your finger," said Margaret, laughing.
Mothers scream to their children not to swing on the garden gate for fear they may be drowned.
He held it steady for a moment, watching the needle swing around.
He placed a nervous finger on a small button, waited for the gauge below to register with a swing of the hand, and then released it.
What a remarkable thing it was, when one came to think of it, that a door should swing true upon its hinges, and fit exactly into its frame, and latch with a precise and soul-satisfying snap!
All at once, with some noise, an officer walked in very jauntily, with a peculiar swing of his shoulders at each step.
Ilya Petrovitch drawled with gentlemanly nonchalance; and he walked with some papers to another table, with a jaunty swing of his shoulders at each step.
But I'm ready to confess I like room enough to swing a cat in,--even if I've no intention of swinging poor puss.
Just as I get right into the swing of your hifalutin ways, I go and upset the applecart!
The swing of possibility they suggested was too great.
Be quick then," growled the other, "I've no mind toswing for this job.
A dozen or so of these Oliverians must swing as an example to the rest, and he, their leader, and a felon to boot, at their head.
He walked lightly and quickly, with a free, lithe swing of his body.
She heard the swing of the garden gate and felt her feet on the road and remonstrated, but she was coaxed on and through another gate, and a path where Allen had to walk in front of her, and the little ones fell behind.
You know he had always been so tiresome and jealous, and always teased me when I wanted any fun—-at least I thought so, and I did want to have my swing before he called me engaged to him again.
Frosty got down to swingit open, and his fingers touched a padlock doing business with bulldog pertinacity.
At a suggestion from Marble, I affected great indignation at this treatment, directing Neb to clear away a place in the steerage, in which to live, and to swing hammocks there for Marble and myself.
The effect of this restraint was to cause the whole body of the wreck to swing slowly round, until it rode by this rope, alone.
At six o'clock we cleaned our cells, At seven all was still, But the sough and swing of a mighty wing The prison seemed to fill, For the Lord of Death with icy breath Had entered in to kill.
With slouch and swing around the ring We trod the Fools' Parade!
I had been on some good horses, but never on one with a swing like his, and I grew more and more possessed with the desire to let him run.
Then I saw Dick swing back his shoulder and shoot out his arm.
A Chenille Massacre was in full swing on the 3d floor, just between the Porch Furniture and Special Clothing for Airmen.
They boosted at Headquarters, so the first thing you know Aleck was a Drummer, with two Grips bigger than Dog- Houses and a chance to swing on the Expense Account.
Beautiful trees and a pergola with a concrete floor, rustic seats and a swing were at the right of the court and the house walls, which made the court more or less retired.
Lazily the girls rested in the swing for perhaps half an hour before they felt like returning to the attic.
