But she had already remembered her position and by a violent change now stood before me calm and collected as of old.
Insane persons sometimes do strange things," she continued; "and that he did not show himself violent before folks is no sign he did not let himself out sometimes when he was alone.
But we have broke a little into the thread of our history, and must therefore go back in order to trace the causes which brought on Jonathan's last adventures, and finally his violent death.
While a girl she discovered marks of so violent and turbulent a temper that she totally threw off all respect and obedience to her parents, giving a loose to her passions and gratifying herself in all her vicious inclinations.
But Grace and Shepherd quarrelling about the division, Shepherd wounded Grace in a violent manner, and on this quarrel betraying one another, they were all taken, Shepherd only escaping.
But when people sin, not only against knowledge but deliberately, and without the incitement of any violent passion such as anger or lust, even as nothing can be said in alleviation, so there is little or no room left for compassion.
But a jury of matrons found neither of them to be quick with child; yet both to the time of their death averred they were so, and seemed exceedingly uneasy that their children should die violent deaths within them.
She was trying to comfort herself with this reflection when suddenly she heard him enter his room, and in a moment all her lassitude vanished in so violent an agitation that she found herself gasping for breath.
And then a sudden violent storm in the cream-jug, and we are flung into each other's unwilling arms where we cling for safety till the crack of doom when all the milk is spilt!
Robin gave a violent jerk, and in a moment stumbled to his feet.
Robin gave a violent start, and then a shuffling, reluctant movement as if prodded into action against his will.
Then with a sudden violent start she picked up one of the volumes and looked at it closely.
Oh, I pray for them: The violent thunder is adored by those Are pasht in pieces by it.
Of all deaths, the violent death is best; For from ourselves it steals ourselves so fast, The pain, once apprehended, is quite past.
So, 'twas well fitted; now shall we discern How his wish'd absence will give violent way To Duke Brachiano's lust.
The law doth sometimes mediate, thinks it good Not ever to steep violent sins in blood: This gentle penance may both end your crimes, And in the example better these bad times.
Oh, thou 'rt a foul black cloud, and thou dost threat A violent storm!
The interpreter having repeated the above, a violent debate took place among the principal natives.
The day we laid by I was taken with a very violent fever and remember but little that happened till we got to Sweet Water, where I became convalescent.
He had no liking for violent methods or for "obstruction" in parliament; and his leadership gradually became a nullity.
They were all discarded singly, and isolated, afterviolent disagreements, from the rest of the ministers.
Two hours later he was seized with ague and violent rheumatic pains.
The Liberals, once in power, initiated a violent campaign against foreigners in general and the Russians in particular; they passed an alien law, and ejected foreigners from every lucrative position.
From the same cause arose the violent intestine contests which ended in the establishment of a rude and turbulent democracy.
The scene grew still more sinister in his eyes after the march of the mob from Paris to Versailles in October, and the violent transport of the king and queen from Versailles to Paris.
This violentact met with instant disapproval on the part of the great majority of the nation.
The hot sun and the violentexercise brought on one of those many fevers which weakened his constitution and shortened his life.
He resembled his more famous uncle in the manner and direction of his studies, and in his violent disposition, which involved him in quarrels with contemporaries, notably Saxe and Klotz.
Caesar supported proposals in Pompey's favour which brought him into violent collision with the senate.
A similar stimulation of the non-striped muscle in the alimentary canal results in violent vomiting and purging, if a large dose has been taken.
He came drenched to his lodgings on Snow Hill, was seized with a violent fever, and died in a few days (August 31).
Pompey in the civil wars, and published a violent tirade against Caesar, for which he was banished.
This court is not enclosed - or is enclosed, at least, only by the gardens, portions of which are at present in a state of violent reforma- tion.
That violentand complicated genius was a child of the good-humored and succulent Touraine.
Then--with the 27th of June, along the whole British battle-front of 90 miles, there sprang up a violent and continuous bombardment varied by incessant raids on the enemy lines.
Then comes the shock--not so violent as I had expected--and the cartridge-case drops out.
Violent means are bad as a remedy for any thing but violent evils, but the greatness of the evil will often justify any degree of vigor in the means.
His tone was one that admitted no reply, and Lady Hastings made none; but she entered her protest quite as well, by falling into a violent fit of hysterics.
There had, it is true, been no vehement demonstration of passion; no fierce blaze; no violent flash; but there had been indications enough to show the man of law all that was raging within.
Hardly a minute more had passed ere the poor brute started up, ran round once or twice, as if seized with violent convulsions, staggered for an instant to and fro, and fell over on its side.
But even as she spoke she perceived the traces of violent agitation which had not yet departed from John Ayliffe's visage, and she added, "What is the matter?
The only reply was a coarse and violent expletive, and a blow with a thick heavy stick, aimed right at Sir Philip's head.
These he grasped desperately as he sank, and by a violent effort restored his balance and drew himself back upon the log.
It began to roll a little in the violent current, which steadily rose around it.
The Bradfords brought in their cache that day, in spite of violent snow-squalls which evidently prevented the Thirty-six from making their final dash across the summit.
For if you say: I accuse myself of having had movements of violent anger for two days, but I did not give way to them, you are telling your virtues, not your sins.
Do not make violent efforts to excite your soul to contrition, for these only have the effect of producing anxiety, weariness and oppression of mind.
The high empty austerity of my room enveloped me in a happy tranquillity; its effect was exactly that of increasing age, substituting for the violent contrasts of life an impersonal spacious whiteness.
At first I could see nothing but the violent activity of the players, frozen into statuesque attitudes of throwing; vigorous figures in, mostly, white, with soft red silk sashes.
It was fascinating merely to sit and watch that chromatic splash, the violent color, shift with the afternoon, to surrender the mind to its suggestions.
This I doubted--I had heard the same thing so often before without subsequent justification--but I could believe it possible if there was any violent discharge of primitive emotion.
The horrible detail of faces "as if they had been bitten to pieces" had made its violent impression on him, that was all.
It is possible that the first impact of the Ray produces violent nervous excitement, which would manifest itself externally.
Commodore Nutt was exhibited with her, and although he was several years her junior, he at once took a violent fancy to her.
There have been three Shocks every Day since the first, but none so violent as the first.
He had seen quickly, guessed with a diabolic shrewdness, yet would remain on the surface, always, of a mystery so violent and so profound.
Bare feet kicked him in violent rebellion, and a muscular knee jarred squarely under his chin.
For in judging me there is a lie: my arrow is violent without any sin.
A violent wind came on a sudden from the side of the desert, and shook the four corners of the house, and it fell upon thy children, and they are dead: and I alone have escaped to tell thee.
Who gave a course to violent showers, or a way for noisy thunder: 38:26.
They shall suddenly die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass, and take away the violent without hand.
Clearly they would prevent her from drifting out to sea on the tide, but they would also render her final break-up inevitable in the event of a violent storm from the north-west.
Then by ill hap, as we sailed for Cartagena, we were caught in a most violent and terrible storm, the which battered us mightily for the space of four days; in sooth, we feared we should go to the bottom.
A preacher took a snapshot of that violent expose, and sent it off to Comstock, to New York, U.
The creatures of the world stood in awe of her, because of her dignity, and they feared her because of her violent temper.
And he could not get to sleep until daylight, and woke with a violent headache, and quite unrefreshed.
He married Hester Johnson (Stella) and buried Esther Vanhomrigh (Vanessa) who had followed him to Ireland from London, where she had contracted a violent passion for him.
A violent altercation had taken place before the queen in the Council-chamber; and all the coffee-houses had their version of the quarrel.
At last she was seized withviolent cramps, and was obliged to go to bed to tea and warming-pans.
Three days afterwards, my mother was struck with apoplexy, and the poor bride lay insensible in a violent fever.
This may be explained as follows: The hot gas flame contains molecules in violent vibration and those striking the wire set its molecules rapidly vibrating.
Other evidence supporting this idea is found in the fact that when a magnet is heated red hot, to a temperature of violent molecular motion, its magnetism disappears.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "violent" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
