And as he struggled to get the problems the other laid before him through his brain, the tranquil face of the unlettered peasant was clouded with an increasing sorrow.
Oh, Silvine will come back all right," he concluded in histranquil voice.
And so he passed from life, peacefully, without a struggle; and on his wasted, tranquil face rested an expression of unspeakable melancholy.
And the end of it was that they again came out on the poplar-bordered road not more than ten paces from the sentry, and quite near the soldiers, who were toasting their toes in tranquil comfort.
And Father Fouchard really came out very strong under those untoward circumstances, exhibiting all the impassability of a shrewd old peasant, who knew the value of silence and a tranquil demeanor.
After another night of tranquil slumber in the little wood he was so fortunate as to secure another meal, Jean having come across an old woman at the Chateau of Villette who was selling bread at ten francs the pound.
The first thing that Maurice did was to address a question to a Bavarian officer, who was seated astride upon a chair, enjoying a tranquil smoke.
The first that they encountered was a sergeant, propped against a hedge, a superb man, in the bloom of his youthful vigor; his face was tranquiland a smile seemed to rest on his parted lips.
And still, beyond the flames of that furnace whose fiery glow had not subsided yet, Hope, the eternal, sat enthroned in the limpid serenity of the tranquil heavens.
He stepped back and placed himself against the wall, and the face of the self-contained, strong young man, as he stood there in his tattered coat, was sublimely beautiful in its expression of tranquil courage.
No breath may trouble now her eyes' repose Where haunt the veilèd ghosts of cities dead; Adown dim corridors with tranquil tread Singing she passes where an idle fountain idly flows.
Tranquil in inexperience, Call on Death for your defence, And leave the tangle down below, Little brother of mine.
His enthusiastic manner, and the tranquilfervor of his character, charm me very much.
That's for you,' said Louis, as a merry peal of bells broke out from the church tower, and came joyously up through the tranquil air.
The frame, hitherto so vigorous and active, had been spared long or weary decay; and tranquil torpor had mildly conducted the happy, gentle spirit to full repose.
The Footprint on the Shore Jesup's River was a tranquil stream that came from a region of swamps, and would have been easy canoeing but for the fallen trees.
It is true; it has brought me much sorrow, but it has afforded my soul many pure and tranquil experiences, and I said to myself, "This is not the time for tender sensibility.
I could truthfully assure her that I had none, and after that she seemed as tranquil as if she had been speaking of an indifferent subject.
Martella might well feel anxious, for she was a living proof that our family was incomplete; she, too, had been obliged to accustom herself to constant sorrow, and to learn to lead a life tranquil and resigned.
Never perhaps had the fine grounds, with their soft mossy sloping lawns, and tranquil brimful waters and shadowy groves of oak and elm, great immemorial trees, looked lovelier than they did that day to greet their long absent master.
In this tranquil town, almost voluptuous in its richness of colour and balminess of atmosphere, you lose yourself in laziness.
She slept that night in the same little room, and the next day sat in the small parlor, busy with her needle, and more calm and tranquil than she had been on the day preceding.
Sorrow was dead indeed in her, but peace and perfect happiness were born--imaged in hertranquil beauty and profound repose.
But I know that when I saw her turn round, in the grave light of the old staircase, and wait for us above, I thought of that window; and I associated something of its tranquil brightness with Agnes Wickfield ever afterwards.
The old man cast no longer fearful looks behind, but felt at ease and cheerful, for the further they passed into the deep green shade of the woods, the more they felt that the tranquil mind of God was there, and shed its peace on them.
Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, withtranquil and submissive hearts they turned away, and left the child with God.
And all the noise of life were hushed away, And tranquil gladness reigned with gently soothing sway.
While this is an easy day's march on a good road, under tranquil conditions, it would have been an altogether unreasonable demand upon any infantryman during the stress and nervous excitement of battle.
During tranquil times little movement could ever be seen on the enemy's roads in the hours of daylight, for the very good reason that he took care to carry out all his transportation to and from his front zone under cover of darkness.
One may be permitted to doubt it, even amid the tranquil and salubrious surroundings of Healthful House.
Nothing had hitherto occurred to disturb their tranquil existence.
Give yourself up to the tranquil delights of this subterranean life.
The rivers, almost lost in their wide and naked beds, seem like thirsty rills winding in serpentine mazes through deserts of sand and stones, and so shallow and tranquil in their course as to be forded in safety in almost every part.
It was surrounded on one side by vineyards, gardens, and orchards, which covered the hills with verdure; on the other side its walls were bathed by the smooth and tranquil sea.
Her peaceful days were passed in a kind of picturesque haze, like the mist that, seeming in itself a rosy light, sometimes veils a tranquil September sunset.
But in the changeful and tumultuous atmosphere of England, to be tranquil is a labour, and employment is necessary to ward off the attacks of ennui.
The next event of her tranquil life was the receipt of a box of bride-cake, and a letter from Harriet Conway.
The boy and girl are quiet for a time, dreaming their tranquil little dreams in the silence of utter satisfaction, while the waves wash the beach with the old lulling sound, and the rock-shadows are slowly lengthening on the sand.
But I wonder to find all so tranquil here in the midst of such troublous times!
And then the stranger passed on; and his words fell on the peaceful hamlet like a stone thrown into the bosom of a tranquil lake.
Certain wild blood that lay latent in Cecil under the tranquil gentleness of temper and of custom, woke, and had the mastery; he set his teeth hard, and his hands clenched like steel on the bridle.
And the sweet tranquil radiance came back into her eyes, and her thoughts wandered into the memories of this perfect passion which possessed her, and she forgot that I was there.
The conversation easily and gradually deviated into topics of a calm and tranquil kind.
True, a life of study and of thought may seem to most men a calm and tranquil state of existence.
Calm and tranquil in speech, thoughtful and prudent in act, he never commits himself till his purposes are matured.
Julia was much less so, for the tranquil air of the young earl showed her at once that nothing was to be feared.
While here," he said to himself, "the feeling of security will spread a calm and tranquil atmosphere around us, which we could not obtain in a less wild and solitary spot.
This figure represents the phlegmatic temperament, which reviews its own thoughts in tranquil reflection.
Opposite sits a fisherman in tranquil expectation, typifying the confident hope of the simple believer.
My ministry there was exceedingly pleasant and tranquil for several years.
Prescott taking his walk on Beacon Street, in the sun, and have often sat in his study in his tranquil hours, and heard him talk.
Gradually the splendor faded, to be succeeded by a softer and more tranquil gleam, less stimulating but not less beautiful or glorious.
