In touching the earth, the balloon happened to strike against the tomb of the Emperor Nero, and, owing to the concussion, a portion of the crown was left upon this ancient monument.
In this instance the balloon fell gently; its form distended at the same time, and, after touching the ground, it rose again a foot or two, when its human passenger had jumped out.
This feeling of flight through the air, which you can command by touching a handle, supplies you with an evanescent interest in life which, in ordinary, everyday existence you find lacking.
Mr Stacey blew his nose as if all at once conscious that they were touching a subject which was not strictly professional.
She ought to have checked him then, and the instant she had spoken she knew it; but before she could speak again he had taken the hand he was already touching between both of his, and was looking straight in her face.
The old sun, the golden bowl of life, is touching earth's lips, and soon there will be none of the wine of light left in him.
The habit of touching life lightly had become second nature with him, and even now he did not seem quite serious.
And there was something in her voice, in her manner of touching Tony Cornish's arm with her fan that suggested in a far-off, cold way that this social butterfly had reached one of the still strings of her heart.
The wrens will warble in chorus, Rare music, so touching and sweet; The orioles sent for their tickets, And will surely give us a treat.
The bell was a sort of gong, fastened to the outside of the building, and the master of the school could ring it by touching a knob in the wall near his desk.
Gyda met her eyes, first without replying; her hand left Wych Hazel's shoulder and came upon her hair, touching it softly.
I was talking of loving myself,' said Hazel, touching up her flushed cheeks with vivid carnation.
The accent of forlorn anxiety was touching from the usually so imperturbable sister.
She bent thoughtfully over her flowers for a minute, touching them here and there; then looked up again.
Hazel started up, and went to him, just touching each arm with one of her little hands.
All the while she was standing just at Wych Hazel's shoulder, touching her head with a slight touch; in her face and voice the utmost soothing charm of tender tranquillity.
When he passed the tomb of the Lady of Montjoy he thought that a warmer light laved it, touching the stone almost to life.
Sir Robert Somerville, having need to see Silver Cross as to a bit of debatable groundtouching Abbey fields and manor wood, rode into Abbey close upon a misty, pearly day.
Now, touching the facts you have been collecting, have you them about you?
In order more effectually to convince you, madame, that nothing is more correct than all I have asserted, let us make a few observations touching the fine effect of praise in animating and lighting up the countenance.
Now tell me, have you been equally successful in the information collected touching the son of the Schoolmaster?
The one glittered with sharp-cut gems of speech, the other struck chords of deep and touching music.
Now and then my mother visited him; once she brought back to me a letter from him, little of which I understood then, although I have since read often the touching words of his message.
It was odd to think of her sleeping peacefully in the opposite wing, without an idea that anything touching her fortunes was being done in the Garden Pavilion.
The race-horses are trained not only to stand with their hoofs touching a line, but to draw all four feet together, so as at the first spring to bring into play the full action of the hind-quarters.
The stranger seemed to be touching on a subject which always excited the Sergeant--to the point of hands trembling, twitching, and itching.
The others, aghast at the mere thought oftouching a madman, shrank back.
It would be a godsend to be the sort who permits oneself to do such things," she told herself, a suggestion of a smile touching her lips, and mentally she sent dish after dish at him, watching them fall shattered to the floor.
As a matter of fact, Martin had no intention of ever touching Rose's little capital, but he had made up his mind to direct the spending of its income.
But the voice itself was beautiful beyond all comparison with ordinary voices, full of deep and touching vibrations and far harmonics, though she sang so softly, all to herself.
It is your custom," she said, just touching his eagerly outstretched fingers.
Her strong dramatic instinct told her when to speak and when to be silent, and how to modulate her voice to a tender appeal, to a touching sadness, to the strength of suppressed emotion.
Francesca at last, as he stood aside, still touching the enormous sketch here and there with his long brush, at arm's length.
Then he thrust his hands into his pockets, and turned thoughtfully to the window without touching the parcel, of which he had not even untied the black string.
Quite instinctively he rose to his feet and tried to take one of her hands from her veil, touchingit comfortingly.
It was dark, beyond the first turning, but she went on, touching the damp walls with her hands.
When she spoke, her voice was full of a profound sadness that irritated him instead of touching him, for his nerves were strung to passion and out of tune with regret.
But besides this we are able to assist at some of the stages of a rather touching experiment: no less than an attempt to secure Charles Peebles heir to George's favour.
I know I amtouching here upon a nerve acutely sensitive.
And what she wanted was plain obedience touching the disposal of her trust.
She had looked to him like the Mother of Sorrows and, though the shock of that vision was over, she seemed to him now scarcely less touching in her beautiful maternity and her undefended state.
Our friend Mr. Linley will tell you that the pauses in music are quite as important as the combination of notes in interpreting the emotions; and you have made some eloquent and touching pauses, Mr. Sheridan.
I am the most fortunate of men, indeed," he said, bowing low, and touching the grass of the border with the sweep of his hat.
My dear madam," said he, "I was not sufficiently interested in the matter to put any question to her touching so indifferent a topic.
In the marvellous world of the pathetic conceptions of Dickens there is nothing more exquisitely touching than the loving, love-seeking, unloved child, Florence Dombey.
With respect to the curtain-rod package, would you be good enough to leave it intact, don't touch it, just leave it where it is without touching it at all.
It would be hard for me to say, but it seemed to me like it was almost touching him.
Meanwhile, an animated discussion had arisen between Guatimozin and the Prince of Tezcuco, touching the propriety of receiving gifts from the strangers, or, in any way, acknowledging their claims as friends.
Stepping forward with a bland and dignified courtesy, he made the customary Mexican salutation to persons of high rank, touching his right hand to the ground, and raising it to his head.
David was sued by one Venables, before the chief justice of Chester, touching the villages of Hope and Eston.
France, to king Philip; and there was the difficult question, in which Edward had consented to act as umpire between the houses of Aragon and Anjou, touching the crown of Sicily.
The great question touching the divinity of Jesus Christ, which so much agitated the church, was there decided.
The riches and goods of Christians are not common, as touching the right, title, and possession, of the same, as some do falsely boast.
Attila took his course from Champaigne to Orleans, returned thence into Champaigne, withouttouching Paris, and was defeated in 451.
The riches and goods of Christians are not common, as touching the right, title, and possession, of the same, as certain Anabaptists do falsely boast.
This was touching Martin on his weak point, and having him at a great advantage.
During this touching address, Mrs Prig adroitly feigning to be the victim of that absence of mind which has its origin in excessive attention to one topic, helped herself from the teapot without appearing to observe it.
Neither have I,' said Tom, touching the young man's hand with his own and timidly withdrawing it again.
